小学六年级英语阅读强化训练100篇(Passage 21-25)Passage 21The World’s First Underground railwayThe world’s first underground railway opened in London in 1863. It is part of today’s London Underground.Today, the London Underground is a major public transport of the city. Three million passengers use the underground every day. It has 270 stations and is over 402 kilometres long.The London Underground has become the most important part of public transport in London.生词点拨underground地铁railway铁路；轨道major主要的public 公共的transport交通工具million百万passenger乘客小试身手根据短文内容选出正确答案。
（）1. The world’s first underground railway opened in_______A.1863.B.1985C.1862D.1986（）2. ______people use the underground each day in London.A.2 millionB.3 millionC.27 millionD.5 million（）3.-How many stations does the London Underground have?-________.A.402B.300C.198D.270（）4.Londo’s most important public transport is_______A.bikeB. undergroundC. carD. planePassage 22CanadaCanada is the second largest country in the world. Both Canada and America are in North America. They are neighbors. Canada’s capital is Ottawa. There are many large rivers and lakes in Canada.Canada is a nation of differences. In the north, there is ice and snow almost all year round. In the south, there are great forests. The most important difference in Canada is the language. Most Canadians speak English, but some speak French and may speak both.生词点拨country 国家neighbor邻居capital省会difference差异；差别language语言both两者Ottawa渥太华（加拿大首都）小试身手根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（）1.Canada is in South America.（）2.Ottawa is the capital of Canada.（）3. Canada is large.（）4.The people in Canada can only speak English.（）5.The weather and the languages are different in different parts of Canada.Passage 23It isn’t My HouseJack is a doctor. He is my good friend. He was back from London yesterday, and he called me to have dinner with him 7:00 pm at my house. But he didn’t know my new address, so I told him and I left the key under the door mat. Iworked for a long time yesterday evening. When I was working, Jack called me again. He said, “I’m at your house. I had some cake and now I’m watching TV. But I didn’t find the key.”“How did you get into the room?” I asked. “I climbed up a pear tree beside your open window, then came in.”“There isn’t a tree beside my window. That’s my beighbour’s house!” I said.生词点拨key钥匙mat垫子pm下午；午后pear梨小试身手根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（）1.Jack is my good friend.（）2.Jack wanted to see a doctor at 7:00 pm yesterday.（）3.Jack ate some cake at the home.（）4.I didn’t tell Jack about my new address and I didn’t leave the key under the door mat.（）5.Jack climbed into another house.Passage 24An Honest BoyOne afternoon, Tom got on a bus and sat at the back of the bus. Five minutes later, the bus stopped and seven or eight people got off. Suddenly Tom saw a wallet under a seat. Tom picked it up and asked the bus driver to help him find its owner. Tom asked all the people on the bus, but no one said it was his or hers.Suddenly an old man got on the bus again and asked about the wallet. He looked very worried. At that moment Tom knew he was the owner. Tom gave the wallet back to him, and the old man thanked Tom again and again.生词点拨wallet钱包worried焦虑的小试身手根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（）1.Tom got on a bus one morning.（）2. Seven or eight people got off the bus minutes later.（）3.Tom found a wallet beside the driver.（）4.Tom picked up the wallet and gave it to a policeman.（）5.An old man got on the bus again and took the wallet away.Passage 25PushupsUp, down. Up, down. Billy was doing pushups. His arms were bent. His palms were on the ground. His toes were on the ground. His back was straight. His belly was close to the ground. His nose was close to the ground. Then he straightened his arms. Now his nose was almost half a metre above the ground. His back was straight. His arms was straight. His head was higher than his feet. His feet were lower than his head. That was one pushup. Then Billy bent his arms. His nose and belly almost touched the ground. Then he straightened his arms again. That was another pushup. Billy did eight more pushup. He did ten pushups. He did ten pushups every day to stay fit.生词点拨pushup俯卧撑palm手掌belly肚子straighten伸直bent bend（弯曲）的过去式stay fit保持体型；保持健康小试身手根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
（）1.Billy was doing sit-ups.（）2.Billy’s palms were in the air. （）3.Billy’s toes were on the ground. （）4.Billy did 10 pushups every day.。