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1、初三英语阅读理解20练1.TheworsttouristintheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrivedhome.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomee

2、thim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybetheywereheldupbyheavytraffic.Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold“Rome”hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.Mr.Scottieknewveryl

3、ittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemanthewaytothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.Aftertwelvehour’stravelingroundonabus,thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeaking

4、EnglishinsteadofItalian.Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens(警报)on.“Look,”saidScottietohisinterpreter(翻译),“IknowI’minItaly.That’showtheydrive.”1.WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethim

5、because_______.A.hewasinNewYorkB.hewasnotinRomeC.policemancouldhelphimD.bothAandB2.InwhatdirectiondidtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?A.TotheeastB.TothesouthC.TothewestD.Tothenorth3.WhywasMr.ScottiesosurethathewasinRome?A.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.B.Becauseheknewlit

6、tleboutItaly.C.Becausehetraveledalot.D.Becausehedidn’ttravelmuch4.AtlastMr.Scottie__________.A.knowhedidsomethingwrongB.stillthoughthewasinRome.C.knewhewaswrongD.knewhewasathome5.DoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottiedid?A.NobodybutMr.Scottiemadethiskindofmistake.B.Manypeoplem

7、akethiskindofmistake.C.FewpeoplemakethiskindofmistakeD.50%ofpeoplewillmakethesamemistakeKey:1-5DAABC2.“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,theworldhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsof