初二阅读练习(1)Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveissweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.YoungpeoplearegoingcrazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoandtheKoreanlanguage.TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“WinterSonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,likethebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun(裴勇俊).Inthemusicworld,KoreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardinChina.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.SandFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusiccharts(排行榜).TheKoreanWavehasalsomadeyoungpeoplewanttotrytheclothesandhairstylesofpopstars,too.Notonlythat.NowsomegirlsinChinaarehavingplasticsurgery(整容)tochangethewaytheylook.PeoplesaysomebeautifulKoreanstarshavehadplasticsurgery.Thesestarsdon’tmakeplasticsurgerylookshameful(丢面子的).AreallthefacesofbeautifulKoreangirlsnotreal?FindoutforyourselfwhenyounextvisitSouthKorea.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1.WhatdoestheKoreaWavereferto?Itrefersto____.A.KoreanTVdramasB.KoreancultureC.KoreanlanguageD.Koreanactors2.WhendidtheKoreanWavestart?Itstartedwith____.A.theKoreanpopsongsB.TaekwondoC.theTVseries“WinterSonata”D.theKoreanfood3.WhoisthefamousactorinKoreandramas?A.BaeYongJunB.BabyVoxC.S.E.SD.Finkle4.Koreanstarsoftenchangetheirlooksby____.A.singingpopsongsB.actinginTVdramasC.tryingdifferentfoodD.havingplasticsurgery5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WinterSonatatellsaveryfamouslovestory.B.YoungpeoplelikeKoreanpopstars’clothesandhairstyles.C.Chinesegirlsalsowanttotryplasticsurgery.D.Koreanpopstarsthinkplasticsurgeryisshameful.(2)完形填空：TheTajMahalisIndia’smostfamousbuilding.Itisknown1theeighthwonderoftheworld.Italso2agreatlovestory.Intheyear1607,EmperorShahJahanofIndia3agirlinamarket.Shewassobeautiful4hefellinlovewithheratonce.Thegirl’snamewasMumtazMahal.Fiveyearslater,MumtazandShahJehangotmarried.Theyhad14children.5Mumtazdiedin1630.ShahJahanmissedhiswifesomuchthatin1638,heorderedthebuildingof6beautifulmausoleum(陵墓)onearthforher,theTajMahal.It722,000workmen22yearstofinish.Thebeautifulwhitemarble(大理石)buildingstandsbesidetheYamunaRiver.Ithasexpensivestones8itswalls.Bytheway,tovisittheTajMahal,you’llhavetotakeoffyourshoesandleavethematthefrontdoor.1.A.asB.forC.toD.at2.A.speaksB.tellsC.saysD.talks3.A.seesB.seeingC.sawD.seen4.A.ifB.thatC.asD.while5.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So6.A.themoreB.themostC.muchD.quite7.A.tookB.takesC.takingD.take8.A.inB.onC.withD.at(3)Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandears.Theydon’twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpatupto74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump!Kangaroomothershavepouches(育儿袋)tocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Thegovernmentevenwantstoputthemonpassports(护照).Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That’smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecountry!Somekangaroosgohungrybecausethereisnotenoughtoeat.Theybreakintofarmsforfood.Farmersareveryangrywiththem.Tohelpthefarmers,theAustralianGovernmentkillssomekangarooseachyear.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees,wheretheyspendmostoftheirtime.Koalashaveaspecialsmell.Theyuseittomark(标识)theirhome...
