初三英语阅读理解练习题及答案

　　就读初三，是我们升向高中最后一个年级，在这一年里，我们可以好好练习一下我们的英语阅读理解答题效率。今天小编给大家带来初三英语阅读理解练习题，希望大家喜欢并且能够有所收获。

　　初三英语阅读理解练习题1

　　Visitors to the United States are often surprised to learn the distance from the east coast to the west coast. It is more than 3,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast to the Pacific Ocean on the west. A jet plane crosses the continental United States in about five hours, but a traveler in a fast railroad train needs more than forty-eight hours to cross the country.

　　The new state of Hawaii is very far from the states on the east coast of the continent. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. It is more than 3, 000 kilometers from Hawaii to the mainland of the United States.

　　1. This passage tells us _________.

　　A. the United States is smaller than most people think it is

　　B. the United States is a very big country

　　C. the new state of Hawaii has greatly increased the size of the United States

　　D. the United States is a very famous country

　　2. From this passage we can know the distance

　　A. from New York to Chicago B. from the east coast to the west coast

　　C. from the Canadian border to the Mexican border

　　D. from Hawaii to the east coast

　　3. People who visit the United States are often surprised when they ______.

　　A. come to the east coast of the United States

　　B. know how far it is from the east coast to the west coast

　　C. are in a jet plane D. travel in a fast train

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. It fakes a traveler more than 48 hours to cross the country by fast car.

　　B. There are no mountains in the continental U.S.

　　C. America is in the Atlantic Ocean.

　　D. Hawaii is far away from the mainland of the U.S.

　　Key: BBBD