初中英语阅读理解篇卷九(社会现象类)

中考英语阅读理解之社会现象30题1<背景文章>Shared Bikes: A New Trend in CitiesIn recent years, shared bikes have become extremely popular in cities all over the world. These brightly colored bicycles can be seen everywhere on the streets, providing a convenient and eco-friendly way for people to travel.The popularity of shared bikes is mainly due to their many advantages. Firstly, they are very convenient. People can easily find a shared bike nearby through a mobile app and unlock it with a simple scan. This saves time and effort compared to traditional transportation methods. Secondly, shared bikes are environmentally friendly. They do not produce any emissions and help reduce air pollution. Moreover, using shared bikes is also a good way to exercise and keep fit.However, shared bikes also bring some problems. One of the main issues is the disorderly parking. Some users park the bikes randomly on the sidewalks or in other inappropriate places, which not only affects the appearance of the city but also causes inconvenience to pedestrians. Another problem is the damage to the bikes. Some users are not careful when using the bikes and may cause damage to them.1. Shared bikes are popular because ___.A. they are expensiveB. they are inconvenientC. they are convenient and eco-friendlyD. they are only for short distances答案：C。

初三社会现象英语阅读理解30题1<背景文章>The Internet has become an integral part of our lives. For teenagers, it brings both positive and negative impacts.On one hand, the Internet provides a wealth of information and learning resources. Teenagers can use it to do research for school projects, learn new skills, and expand their knowledge. It also offers opportunities for communication and social interaction. They can connect with friends and family members who are far away through social media and messaging apps. Moreover, online educational platforms enable them to access courses and tutorials from around the world.On the other hand, excessive use of the Internet can have negative effects. Some teenagers may become addicted to online games or social media, which can affect their studies and social lives. Spending too much time in front of a screen can also lead to health problems such as eye strain and obesity. Additionally, the Internet can expose teenagers to inappropriate content and cyberbullying.1. What is one positive impact of the Internet on teenagers?A. It causes eye strain.B. It leads to obesity.C. It provides learning resources.D. It causes addiction to online games.答案：C。

外研版中考英语阅读理解专题复习：社会现象类(一)DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK——“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. A number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn(经济萎缩) at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.DIY can be difficult. There is a big market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions(意图). Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional(专业的) worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.So DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew(贪多嚼不烂). Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.( )1. The word “afford” in the passage means_______.A. 买得起B. 丧失C. 赚到D. 住进( )2. How do many English people spend their holidays to the passage?A. Making their homes beautiful.B. Visiting their friends.C. Travelling all over the worldD. Making a lot of money( )3 Why do English people like DIY?A. Many stores sell DIY things.B. DIY can bring them fun.C. TV programmes teach them to DIYD. All DIY projects are easy.( )4. What can we learn from the passage?A. DIY is a waste of money.B. it is always difficult to DIY.C. It is very safe for us to DIY.D. We should be careful while doing DIY.( )5. In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means .A. We can eat everything we like.B. We should do something difficult.C. We do something that is too difficult.D. We eat too much food that is not safe.答案1A 2A 3B 4D 5C（二）In September 2013, the China National Tourism Administration（国家旅游局）issued a new set of tourist guideline in order to improve tourists' behavior when they travel abroad. Although the 64-page handbook contains suggestions for Chinese tourists when traveling at home, the main purpose is to improve the poor reputation（声誉）of Chinese tourists abroad.In 2013, more than 83 million Chinese people traveled overseas, up 18 percent from the year 2012, according to the China Tourism Academy. But even as they travel farther, the Chinese tourists continue to take bad habits with them. From damaging ancient Egyptian temples to letting children defecate（排便）in the middle of airports, Chinese tourists have earned a bad fame. Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang even stressed the need for Chinese tourists to behave better while traveling overseas so as to protect China's image abroad.Now with the latest "guidebook", Chinese travelers should have no excuse for rude behavior. According to the guidelines, when using the restroom, Chinese tourists are asked not to forget to flush the toilet after using it.The guidelines also remind tourists of not fighting with others when they want to take pictures at tourist attractions. When flying, the guidelines advise travelers not to take life vests（救生衣）away from airplanes.Chinese tourists are also encouraged to be respectful of local customs wherever they travel. In t he United Kingdom, for example, it is not polite to ask people "Where are you going?" or"Have you eaten?", the handbook says.Nevertheless, with a very short history of traveling overseas, it is not surprising that many Chinese tourists behave badly on their foreign trips. We should give them time to change.（）1. What's the main purpose of the new guideline?A. To improve the Chinese tourists' behavior abroad.B. To guide the Chinese tourists how to travel farther.C. To introduce the famous places of interest all over the world.D. To give suggestions to Chinese tourists when traveling at home.（）2. How many people traveled abroad in 2012?A. About 83 million.B. About 18 million.C. About 98 million.D. About 70 million.（）3. Which of the following behavior is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Damaging ancient Egyptian temples.B. Taking life vests away from airplanes.C. Fighting with others when taking pictures.D. Taking photos in areas marked "No photos".（）4. What are Chinese tourists encouraged to do?A. Respect local customs wherever they travel.B. Try to be polite both at home and abroad.C. Ask questions when they meet with difficulty.D. Take the guidebook with them when traveling abroad.答案：1A 2D 3D 4A（三）Baltimore, MarylandSeptember, 16th, 2014Dear Editor,Can’t your newspaper do something about the habit if hitchhiking?On a recent car trip I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young girls.Don’t they understand how dangerous it is to get into a car driven by a stranger? What do they know about the driver’s character or ability to drive? Nothing.Many of the young hitchhikers probably come from good families. Don’t their parents teach them anything about the world? I always teach my children not to talk to strangers. I never allow them to accept rides from people they didn’t know.Isn’t there enough crime (犯罪) today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking?A Worried Grandfather( ) 1. The word hitchhiking” means __________________ in Paragraph One?A. to stand by the roadside, waiting for a busB. to drive in a dangerous wayC. to go on a long journey by getting rides on other people’s carD. to get to now strangers( ) 2. The Worried Grandfather _______________________.A. doesn’t like young girls to ask for a rideB. thinks it dangerous for a young girl to get into a stranger’s carC. doesn’t like the way some young drivers drive carsD. never allows his children to get into other people’s car( ) 3. According to the Worried Grandfather, people who often hitchhike ________.A. have never received good educationB. don’t know good mannersC. will probably get into troubleD. all come from very good families( ) 4. The aim of the Worried Grandfather writing the letter to the editor is _______.A. to tell the newspaper to warn its readers of the danger of hitchhikingB. to tell the family not allow their young children to talk to strangersC. to tell young girls never to go on a long journey aloneD.to tell young people to listen to their parents( ) 5. The Worried Grandfather might be a person ____________________.A. who always thinks of othersB. who has been kidnapped (绑架) by hitchhikersC. who has seen much of the world and is very carefulD. who dislikes to hitchhike答案：1C 2B 3C 4A 5C（四）(B) Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport (机场) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off（起飞）and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes ar e fast, but it still takes you hours to go out of the airport and into the city.I like taking the train. I think trains are safe (安全的). Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don’t need to go to a train station or a bus stop. Also you can take many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.( )1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?A. Because it’s fast.B. Because you can go around in the plane.C. Because it’s safe.D. Because it’s cheap.( )2. Which is NOT the good thing about the train?A. It is safe.B. It takes a little more time.C. You can open the windows.D. You can walk around in the train.( )3. If you want to take a lot of things with you, what should you take to go out?A. A bus.B. A train.C. A car.D. A plane.( )4. Which of the following is the bad thing about a car?A. You can start your journey when you want.B. You needn't go to a train station or a bus stop.C. You can take many things with you in a car.D. There are too many cars on the road.( )5. What does the writer think of the plane, train and car?A. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and out of the airport.B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.D. He likes to take a plane because it is fast.答案：1A 2B 3C 4D 5A（五）Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It’s good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free. There is more fun in reading, if you want to look for more books to read.Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!" ( ) 1. This article mainly tells us that ________.A. some children wish to be writers some dayB. it is good to write something for people to readC. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writerD. writers like to read more books for fun( )2. Some children want to be writers ________.A. because they want to be good readersB. to write stories or books for people to readC. to find good work some dayD. to get more money to keep a family( )3. It's good for ch ildren ________.A. to do a lot of readingB. to watch TV in the eveningC. to have wishes onlyD. to be good writers right now( ) 4. Reading can ________.A. help you to be a good playerB. help you write wellC. make you work betterD. make you watch more TV at home( ) 5. From the passage we know that ________.A. all children like to be writersB. people like to read for childrenC. all writers are childrenD. children need to read more and more books答案：1.C2.B3.A4.B5.D（六）My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.Families aren’t families the way they used to be．A lot of families have broke down．If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together．And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyone’s working．No one has time to look after children at home．And the cars! No one walks any more：everyone drives．We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter．But now they don’t．And in schoo1．the children don’t have to think any more．In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract, multiply and divide in our heads．Kids don’t use their heads any more；instead，they use calculators(计算器)．Most families have computers now．In the past we didn’t have computers．We didn’t even have lights．My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen．But now nobody eats home．cooked food any more．And people don’t talk to each other any more．They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too, busy to think……Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more．( )1．My grandfather thinks the 1ife ．A．is better than it used to be B．is worse than it used to beC．is as good as it used to be D．is as bad as it used to be( )2．What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?A．生活B．工作C．婚姻D．家庭( )3．What changes have happened to some families?①There are lights at home．②People like to eat home．cooked food．③Lots of families have computers．④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems．A．①②④B．②③④C．①②③D．①③④( )4．Which is TRUE according to the passage?A．People have too much time to talk with each other．B．Life now is very simple．C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives．D. Mothers stay at home and look after their children．( )5.．Which is the best title for this passage?A．How life used to be B．The better lifeC．The changes in our life D. Hard-working students答案：1.B2.C3.D4.C5.C（七）Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.Mary Bluett, an of ficial, said mobile phone’s use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies. Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.( ) 1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones __. A．because they are students B．when they are freeC．when they are at school D．because they are children( ) 2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____.A．the makers and sellers B．the passer-by and strangersC．their parents and friends D．some mobile phone users( ) 3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?A. 聊天B. 作弊C. 查询D. 核对( )4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ___ during school hours.A．use their mobile phones B．leave their mobile phones at school officeC．help the teachers with their work D．get in touch with their children( ) 5. The passage tells us that ___.A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasonsB．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at schoolC．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at schoolD．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours答案：1.C2.C3.B4.D5.A。

中考英语阅读理解集练——社会现象类1、We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time．They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies．In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．Recently (近来), scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾)．Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go．So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don‟t．Maybe living things just like to travel．【小题1】Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______．A．give birthB．find food more easilyC．enjoy warmer weatherD．find beautiful places【小题2】The fish called “salmon” spends a long time in ______．A．fresh waterB．riversC．salt waterD．its birthplace【小题3】The mice in northern Europe move when _______．A．they give birthB．they haven‟t enough foodC．the weather is badD．the place gets too crowded【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?A．Animals move to find food more easily．B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration．C．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to a nother, but sometimes we don‟t．D．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel．2、A soap opera called “Tiger Mother and Cat Father” is popular in China now. The tiger mother is pretty strict with her daughter and the little girl is not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. On the other hand, she makes all efforts to buy the expensive house near the key school, in order to let her daughter have a better education. However, the cat father has an opposite view of how to raise their child. He gives her daughter more independence and doesn‟t make many rules for her. Which one is better, “ Tiger Mother”or “Cat Father”?In China, it seems that in each family, there is tiger mother and a cat father, even worse, some families have t wo tigers. Children can‟t decide anything for themselves. What‟s worse, Chinese mothers believe key school will bring a better future to their children. This soap opera fully shows us a common problem in China. And maybe it is the real reason why such kind of TV shows can get popular.Whether the tiger mother or the cat father, respecting(尊重)children and growing together are the keys to family education. Confidence, kindness, honesty and independence are the most important qualities to develop a child, not the grades. Just like a poem said, “Educating children is like walking with a snail(蜗牛), and the steps are gentle and slow.”【小题1】In the soap opera, the little girl isn‟t allowed to_______.A．eat vegetables B．get good gradesC．go to the key school D．watch TV or play computer games【小题2】In the soap opera, the father is called “Cat Father” because______A．he enjoys eating fish just like a catB．he gives her daughter more independenceC．he is afraid of his wifeD．he always stays up late just like a cat【小题3】The underline word “view” mean“________”in Chinese in this passage. A．风景B．磁带C．观点D．观察【小题4】We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph(段落)that the writer thinks it‟s good to_______.A．slow your steps and grow together with your childrenB．take a walk with your children oftenC．be strict with your children like “Tiger Mother”D．buy an expensive house near the key school3、Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the jobthemselves.Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.【小题1】What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?A．Watch TV. B．Read newspapers.C．Swim in the lake D．Bring their husbands and children.【小题2】Why would some mothers like to be alone?A．Because they don't like their husbands or children.B．Because they have to work full-time.C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves.D．Because they want a new life.【小题3】What do most working women have to do after they get home? A．Look after their children and families.B．Read novels.C．Play computer gamesD．See a film【小题4】What's the best title for the passage?A．Busy Working MothersB．Welcome to Mother's Camp.C．Mother Relax away from HomeD．Mothers in the US.4、Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their carsto work. People can trave l anywhere by train or by plane. It‟s fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people‟s life. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship someday.Passage 2Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）【小题1】Passage 1 mainly tells us in China.A、the most popular means of transportationB、people can fly to the moon by spaceship somedayC、the changes of means of transportation【小题2】In the 1970s, Chinese people usually to work.A、walked or took a trainB、took a bus or rode a bikeC、walked or rode a bike【小题3】What‟s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase in Passage 1?A、人们猜测B、据调查C、人们相信【小题4】There are ways of getting to school in Class Two.A、fiveB、sixC、seven【小题5】There are students riding their bikes to school in Class Two.A、10B、15C、205、Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought wa s called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can‟t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can‟t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I‟d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.【小题1】The best title for the text is ________.A．A Hungry Childhood Caused by DroughtsB．Food and HungerC．Protecting the EnvironmentD．Droughts and Their Names【小题2】What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?A．Many animals needed food dropped by planes.B．People had to eat animals because of hunger.C．Many animals died because of the droughts.D．People died of hunger even if they had money .【小题3】Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling? A．To wait for her father to come back to have supper .B．To cook the food that her father would bring back .C．To keep her house warm all night .D．To make her hungry mother happy.【小题4】The se ntence “I slept like that ” means “ ________ .”A．I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handedB．I felt sorry because my family got hungry againC．I went to sleep with no food for breakfast.D．I went to bed with nothing to eat6、Dear readers,Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can‟t fill her stomach with water because it‟s polluted (被污染), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria‟s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That‟s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can‟t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.For the childrenDavid Li Guyer【小题1】We can read the letter in _____.A．somebody‟s diary B．a piece of newspaperC．a progress report D．a story book【小题2】What‟s Maria‟s most serious problem?A．She has no chance to go to school.B．Her father died of a serious disease.C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot.D．Her mother needs her badly at home.【小题3】What is “Save the Children”?A．An activity to help poor children go to school.B．An office of the government to collect money.C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor.D．A group who works for children in poor places.【小题4】The last sentence in the letter means “_____”.A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewardedB．What you give is more than what you takeC．Both Maria‟s life and yours will change a lotD．Maria and you can help each other at school【小题5】Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?A．English Corner B．Project HopeC．The Summer Camp D．Job Training7、According to a new survey, students‟ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.Here‟ some advice on how to deal with danger.If you are robbedKeep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.If you are in a traffic accidentIf a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.If it is raining hard and there is lightningDon‟t stay in high places and stay away from trees.When there is a fireGet away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.If someone is drowningIf you can‟t swim, don‟t get into the water. Cry out for help.Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times! 56.【小题1】Why do students like the self-protection lesson?①Because there are no tests.②Because the lessons are boring③ Because they can learn how to save lives.④Because they know how to stop danger before it happens.A．①②B．②③C．①②④D．①③④【小题2】What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?A．I will remember the bicycle number.B．I won't let the rider go until I call my parents.C．I will let the rider go before I call my parents.D．I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.【小题3】lf your house is on fire, you must _______.A．put dry things on your bodyB．run quickly and take the liftC．run away and find an exit as quickly as you CanD．take everything you have and then run away【小题4】There are _______ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage. A．3 B．4 C．5 D．6【小题5】The best title for this passage is ______ .A．How to Keep Calm B．Self-protectionC．An usual lesson D．Danger8、Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.【小题1】From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to ____________. A．have dinner with their friends B．go shoppingC．watch a football game D．enjoy themselves【小题2】Which of the following is true?A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.B．Children have to finish middle school in one place.C．People go to the nearest college.D．When people begin to work, they don‟t move any more.【小题3】Job-hopping means “_______________”.A．looking for a job B．having a jobC．changing jobs often D．losing a job【小题4】In the USA job-hopping _______________.A．is very popularB．helps young people go to collegeC．helps workers in travelingD．helps students begin to work【小题5】The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.A．does good only to the workersB．does good only to the bossC．must be stoppedD．is helpful9、According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year‟s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies.Volunteers were asked to make a record.They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country.Then, they compared the results to the year before.They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years.They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butte rflies are in long-term decline.Studies have been done since the 1970s.They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”He added, “We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物).The only way is by stopping the damag e that has been done to the butterflies‟ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”【小题1】The volunteers were asked to ______.A．study 830,000 butterfliesB．help scientists take notesC．record the number of each kind of butterflyD．find how many kinds of butterflies there are【小题2】What can we learn from the study?A．There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.B．50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.C．The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.D．There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.【小题3】What does the underlined part “the same result” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．The weather is cold.B．The weather is warm.C．UK butterfly numbers decline.D．UK butterfly numbers increase.【小题4】The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph means “_________”. A．stop B．study C．make D．plan【小题5】What would be the best headline of the passage?A．Different kinds of butterflies in the UK.B．Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013.C．UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase.D．Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase.10、These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also canhelp me to get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.◆ Clear your purpose for readingBefore you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.◆ Read only what you are interested inNo matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.◆Give up books that you don‟t enjoyYou may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don‟t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren‟t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn‟t be a chore.◆ Set a reading goalIt is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don‟t have a due date! I don‟t need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

初二英语社会现象阅读理解20题1<背景文章>Bike-sharing has become increasingly popular in recent years. It offers a convenient and eco-friendly way for people to get around.Shared bikes can be found on the streets and in public places. With a simple scan of a QR code, users can unlock a bike and start their journey. This is especially useful for short trips within the city.One of the major advantages of bike-sharing is its environmental friendliness. By choosing to ride a shared bike instead of driving a car or taking a taxi, people can reduce air pollution and carbon emissions.Another advantage is its affordability. Compared to other forms of transportation, bike-sharing is relatively inexpensive. Users only need to pay a small fee for each ride.However, bike-sharing also faces some challenges. One problem is the improper parking of bikes. Some users park the bikes in inappropriate places, which can cause inconvenience to others and affect the city's appearance. Another issue is the maintenance of bikes. As bikes are used frequently, they need regular maintenance to ensure their safety and functionality.In the future, bike-sharing is expected to continue to grow. With thedevelopment of technology, more advanced bike-sharing systems will be developed. For example, bikes may be equipped with GPS tracking devices to make it easier for users to find and return them. Additionally, efforts will be made to improve the management and maintenance of bikes to ensure a better user experience.1. What is one of the major advantages of bike-sharing?A. High cost.B. Environmental friendliness.C. Slow speed.D. Difficult to use.答案：B。

中考英语阅读理解——社会现象类30例（71）1、Many of us have been troubled by junk mail or phone calls from salespeople. We are especially that our personal information has been leaked(泄露）。

Here comes some good news. On Dec. 28，China’s top law-making body made rules to personal information online and public interests(利益）。

Such a decision is timely and . Online information safety has been a problem no Internet laws. Some people are making use of the Internet to damage(损害）the rights and interests of the nation and people.Liu Yang ,a bank officer in Beijing said to China Daily that he has received many from a school that asked he was interested in security(证券）classes.” I am for a licensing examination, but I’d like to know how those schools could know that if the examination organizers didn’t my information,”he said.The trading of personal information is not in therules .Companies and government staff who break the rules willbe .If people find their information hasbeen online, they have the right to ask websites to delete it .The rules also ask Internet to give their real names to service providers. Some main micro-bloggingservices, Tencent Weibo and Sina Weibo, already started asking users to stop online rumors(谣言）and create a healthyonline .But users can continue to use their Web names when posting something online.Making laws to protect personal information and stop junk electronic。

九年级英语阅读理解-社会现象类（含解析）阅读理解1.Nowadays, many ladies prefer fur coats rather than clothes made of other materials.Animal fur can be used to make a variety of clothes: hats, coats and even dresses. Common sources of fur include foxes，rabbits and raccoons (浣熊). The clothes made of animal fur are considered to be more luxurious (奢侈的) than others and they're very expensive.One full-length fur coat is made of the fur of sixty rabbits. To produce just one coat, a lot of animals have to die. Many people including me believe that killing animals for their fur is really cruel. They also have rights and should be respected.For some groups of people, wearing real fur is a cultural tradition and it also shows their way of life. For others living in very cold climates such as Siberia, wearing fur coats is a matter of survival. Without them, they may not be able to live through the cold winter. However, there are many people in the Western world who still see fur as a symbol of wealth. In fact, they can still live without a fur coat.British fashion designer Stella McCartney refuses to use any animal products in her collections. Many stores have also banned (禁止) the sale of products of real fur. Instead, they use fake fur which is made to look and feel like real for. It is a lot cheaper, but will still keep people warm. （1）How many kinds of animals are mentioned in this passage?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five. （2）What does the underlined word “They” refer to?A. Some groups.B. Animals.C. Many ladies.D. Fur coats. （3）Which is the writer's opinion in this passage?A. People should wear real fur coats.B. Animals should be killed for their fur.C. It's unfair to kill animals for their fur.D. Coats made of fake fur are not warm.（4）What does the writer want to tell us by writing the passage?A. People should stop wearing fur coats.B. How to make a fur coat.C. Fur coats have become a fashion.D. Why people wear fur coats.2.My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was young. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watched it at night. She doesn't remember watching it in the morning or afternoon.“When I was young we had only a few different channel(频道). I think they were channel l, 4 6, and 9. My brothers and sisters and and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows, "my mother said.Something is different now. There are channels with only old movies, and channels with only cooking, and channels with only fishing. There is a channel for everything. It's amazing!Of course my mother had only one TV set at that time. These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from fighting about which channel to choose（选择）.What and of TV shows do you like to watch?（1）What did the first TV of my mother's family look like?A. Very colorful.B. Very big.C. Black and white.D. Very small. （2）My mother could watch TV______when she was young.A. on weekendsB. in the morningC. in the afternoonD. in the evening （3）How many channels did the TV have when her mother was young?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five （4）We can learn from the third paragraph(段落)that______.A. we have only one TV setB. there are many channels on TV nowC. we have two or three TV setsD. we need more channels on TV3.Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that hi s 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 m illion of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.（1）What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?A. Lung cancer.B. Blood disease.C. Heart disease.（2）From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was years old.A. 13B. 14C. 18（3）The city's young people .A. knew that smoking was a bad thingB. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3C. started smoking earlier than those in the country（4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.（5）What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?A. People who like smoking.B. People who smoke.C. People who don't smoke.4.Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of children of your age will, say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of schools bags being too heavy for them."It's hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it's so heavy, "said Rick Hammond, an11-year-old student in the US.Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的)bags.But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight(重量).Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don't stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. "Children are losing their balance(平衡) and falling down with their school bags," he said.Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!（1）From the passage we can know that .A. only children in China carry too heavy school bagsB. children in other countries don't carry too heavy bagsC. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bagsD. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags（2）Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because ____________.A. they are too youngB. their school bags are too heavyC. they don't know how to go upstairsD. their parents don't always go upstairs with them together（3）According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs(重) about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be overA. 5 kilosB. 3 kilosC. 5. 5 kilosD. 4.5 kilos5.Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. In the van, the sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats. Then they can carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.（1）From the passage, a van is also called ____________.A. a motor carB. a motor homeC. a motorbikeD. a big truck （2）Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.A. sold their old houseB. moved to their grandparents' houseC. built a new place for a vanD. sold their second car（3）A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.A. a babyB. much moneyC. more than two childrenD. interest in vans （4）Americans usually use motor home____________.A. to travel with all the family members of holidayB. to do some shopping with all the family membersC. to visit their grandparents at weekendsD. to drive their children to school every day （5）Motor homes have become popular because___________.A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidaysC. some people think motor homes are cheapD. big families can put more things in motor homes6.Shopping online is one of the most important parts of our life now. Taobao is China's largest online shopping website. People spend lots of money oil Taobao every year.Now more and more Internet users have enjoyed online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line then men. Clothing and home-use things are the most popular online. It's said that people spend more than 250 billion online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.People can find almost everything that they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, DVD players and so on.Shopping on it is very safe and convenient, too. You can finish it without leaving home. If you receive the products from the sellers, but you aren't happy with them, the shop keeper will notget the money. You can also get your money back if you want return the products.（1）According to the article, we know Taobao is .A. a shopping mallB. an online shopperC. an online shopping siteD. a supermarket （2）Most online shoppers are .A. youngB. oldC. babiesD. mothers （3）What are the most popular products on Taobao?A. Clothes and DVD players.B. Clothes and books.C. Food and clothing.D. Clothing and home-use products.（4）Which is the passage about?A. Our romantic life.B. Our convenient life.C. Safe shopping online.D. Shopping on Taobao.7.What is the number one favourite pet in the UK? If you think the answer is “dog” – you are wrong. There are 8.6 million cats and 8.3 million dogs in Britain according to recent figures. But experts predict (预测) that there will be more dogs than cats next year as dogs become more and more popular.Dogs as accessories (配饰)We like to spend time with our pets. The Queen is famous for her corgis (威尔士矮脚狗) and is often photographed with them. Nowadays some dog owners are more extreme（极端的）– a few TV celebrities even take their dogs shopping or to restaurants. Chihuahuas (吉娃娃犬) are especially popular as “handbag dogs” because they are so small.Dog holidaysPeople are also giving their pets holidays. Many UK hotels and holiday parks now welcome dogs as guests. What about owners who go abroad? They can leave their pets at a dog hotel or dog spa while they are away. Some even provide their canine (犬) guests with a TV.Dogs are for lifeThe British charity, Dogs Trust, finds homes for thousands of lost and homeless dogs every year. Their famous slogan（口号）“A dog is for life and not just for Christmas” was created in the 1970s to teach people about the responsibility（责任）of owning a dog. Dogs Trust told British people not to give dogs as gifts or treat them like toys.Dogs on TVVictoria Sitwell is the host（主持人）of the popular TV programme called “It's me or the dog”. In the show Victoria helps dog owners with their pets' bad behavior. She tries to find ways to problems such as a Dalmatian who thinks he owns the house and won't let the family sit on the sofa, dogs that will only eat ice cream and biscuits and even a bulldog（恶犬）who uses the owner's bed as a toilet. Yuck!Fashion for dogsYou can shop online or on the high street for the latest in dog clothes and accessories（配件）. Specialist shops sell dog boots, dog dress costumes, dog coats, dog dresses and dog pants.（1）What does the article mainly talk about?A. Cats as number one favorite pet in the UK.B. A culture of dogs as a pet in the UK.C. Small dogs like Chihuahuas becoming more and more popular.D. Dogs equally treated as human beings.（2）Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?A. Dog owners should show respect for dogs' lives.B. Dog owners should not use dogs as Christmas gifts.C. Dog owners should care for the dogs more than anything else.D. Dog owners should devote all their lives to treating their dogs well.（3）From the passage we can know that _____.A. dogs will become the number one pet in the US in the years to comeB. some dogs are treated as human beingsC. Victoria Sitwell host a programme to help dog owners to treat sick dogsD. fashion for dogs causes the economy of the UK to develop quickly8.American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.Television（电视）is like books and films . A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films, they can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.（1）In America, some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday .A. studyingB. playing gamesC. watching TVD. helping their parents（2）With TV, children can ________ at home.A. play footballB. hold a sports meetingC. see some filmsD. have a swim（3）What does the underlined word “programs” mean?A. 频道B. 节目C. 新闻D. 小品9. 阅读下面三部分内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答问题所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

初三社会现象与文化理解英语阅读理解20题1<背景文章>Social media has become an integral part of the lives of teenagers. It has both positive and negative impacts. On one hand, social media provides a platform for teenagers to connect with friends and family who are far away. They can share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences easily. It also helps them to learn about different cultures and expand their knowledge. Moreover, social media can be a source of inspiration and creativity. Teenagers can find various art forms, music, and literature on social media platforms.On the other hand, excessive use of social media can lead to negative consequences. It can cause addiction and affect their mental health. Teenagers may become overly concerned about their online image and compare themselves to others, which can lead to low self-esteem. Additionally, social media can expose them to cyberbullying and inappropriate content.1. What is one positive impact of social media on teenagers?A. It causes addiction.B. It leads to low self-esteem.C. It helps them connect with friends and family.D. It exposes them to cyberbullying.答案：C。

社会现象类1、We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time．They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies．In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．Recently (近来), scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾)．Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go．So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from o ne place to another, but at other times we don’t．Maybe living things just like to travel．【小题1】Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______．A．give birthB．find food more easilyC．enjoy warmer weatherD．find beautiful places【小题2】The fish called “salmon” spends a long time in ______．A．fresh waterB．riversC．salt waterD．its birthplace【小题3】The mice in northern Europe move when _______．A．they give birthB．they haven’t enough foodC．the weather is badD．the place gets too crowded【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?A．Animals move to find food more easily．B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration．C．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to a nother, but sometimes we don’t．D．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel．2、A soap opera called “Tiger Mother and Cat Father” is popular in China now. The tiger mother is pretty strict with her daughter and the little girl is not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. On the other hand, she makes all efforts to buy the expensive house near the key school, in order to let her daughter have a better education. However, the cat father has an opposite view of how to raise their child. He gives her daughter more independence and doesn’t make many rules for her. Which one is better, “ Tiger Mother”or “Cat Father”?In China, it seems that in each family, there is tiger mother and a cat father, even worse, some families have two tigers. Children can’t decide anything for themselves. What’s worse, Chinese mothers believe key school will bring a better future to their children. This soap opera fully shows us a common problem in China. And maybe it is the real reason why such kind of TV shows can get popular.Whether the tiger mother or the cat father, respecting(尊重)children and growing together are the keys to family education. Confidence, kindness, honesty and independence are the most important qualities to develop a child, not the grades. Just like a poem said, “Educating children is like walking with a snail(蜗牛), and the steps are gentle and slow.”【小题1】In the soap opera, the little girl isn’t allowed to_______.A．eat vegetables B．get good gradesC．go to the key school D．watch TV or play computer games【小题2】In the soap opera, the father is called “Cat Father” because______ A．he enjoys eating fish just like a catB．he gives her daughter more independenceC．he is afraid of his wifeD．he always stays up late just like a cat【小题3】The underline word “view” mean“________”in Chinese in this passage. A．风景 B．磁带 C．观点 D．观察【小题4】We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph(段落)that the writer thinks it’s good to_______.A．slow your steps and grow together with your childrenB．take a walk with your children oftenC．be strict with your children like “Tiger Mother”D．buy an expensive house near the key school3、Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.【小题1】What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?A．Watch TV. B．Read newspapers.C．Swim in the lake D．Bring their husbands and children.【小题2】Why would some mothers like to be alone?A．Because they don't like their husbands or children.B．Because they have to work full-time.C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves.D．Because they want a new life.【小题3】 What do most working women have to do after they get home?A．Look after their children and families.B．Read novels.C．Play computer gamesD．See a film【小题4】What's the best title for the passage?A．Busy Working MothersB．Welcome to Mother's Camp.C．Mother Relax away from HomeD．Mothers in the US.4、Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their cars to work. People can trave l anywhere by train or by plane. It’s fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people’s life. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship someday.Passage 2Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）【小题1】Passage 1 mainly tells us in China.A、the most popular means of transportationB、people can fly to the moon by spaceship somedayC、the changes of means of transportation【小题2】In the 1970s, Chinese people usually to work.A、walked or took a trainB、took a bus or rode a bikeC、walked or rode a bike【小题3】What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase in Passage 1?A、人们猜测B、据调查C、人们相信【小题4】There are ways of getting to school in Class Two.A、fiveB、sixC、seven【小题5】There are students riding their bikes to school in Class Two.A、10B、15C、205、Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly b ad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger.I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.【小题1】The best title for the text is ________.A．A Hungry Childhood Caused by DroughtsB．Food and HungerC．Protecting the EnvironmentD．Droughts and Their Names【小题2】 What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?A．Many animals needed food dropped by planes.B．People had to eat animals because of hunger.C．Many animals died because of the droughts.D．People died of hunger even if they had money .【小题3】Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling? A．To wait for her father to come back to have supper .B．To cook the food that her father would bring back .C．To keep her house warm all night .D．To make her hungry mother happy.【小题4】 The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ ________ .”A．I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handedB．I felt sorry because my family got hungry againC．I went to sleep with no food for breakfast.D．I went to bed with nothing to eat6、Dear readers,Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted (被污染), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.For the childrenDavid Li Guyer【小题1】We can read the letter in _____.A．somebody’s diary B．a piece of newspaperC．a progress report D．a story book【小题2】What’s Maria’s most serious problem?A．She has no chance to go to school.B．Her father died of a serious disease.C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot.D．Her mother needs her badly at home.【小题3】What is “Save the Children”?A．An activity to help poor children go to school.B．An office of the government to collect money.C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor.D．A group who works for children in poor places.【小题4】The last sentence in the letter means “_____”.A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewardedB．What you give is more than what you takeC．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lotD．Maria and you can help each other at school【小题5】Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?A．English Corner B．Project HopeC．The Summer Camp D．Job Training7、According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.Here’ some advice on how t o deal with danger.If you are robbedKeep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.If you are in a traffic accidentIf a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.If it is raining hard and there is lightningDon’t stay in high places and stay awa y from trees.When there is a fireGet away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.If someone is drowningIf you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times! 56.【小题1】Why do students like the self-protection lesson?①Because there are no tests.②Because the lessons are boring③ Because they can learn how to save lives.④Because they know how to stop danger before it happens.A．①② B．②③C．①②④D．①③④【小题2】What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?A．I will remember the bicycle number.B．I won't let the rider go until I call my parents.C．I will let the rider go before I call my parents.D．I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.【小题3】lf your house is on fire, you must _______.A．put dry things on your bodyB．run quickly and take the liftC．run away and find an exit as quickly as you CanD．take everything you have and then run away【小题4】There are _______ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage. A．3 B．4 C．5 D．6【小题5】The best title for this passage is ______ .A．How to Keep Calm B．Self-protectionC．An usual lesson D．Danger8、Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job t o job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.【小题1】From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to ____________. A．have dinner with their friends B．go shoppingC．watch a football game D．enjoy themselves【小题2】Which of the following is true?A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.B．Children have to finish middle school in one place.C．People go to the nearest college.D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.【小题3】Job-hopping means “_______________”.A．looking for a job B．having a jobC．changing jobs often D．losing a job【小题4】In the USA job-hopping _______________.A．is very popularB．helps young people go to collegeC．helps workers in travelingD．helps students begin to work【小题5】The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.A．does good only to the workersB．does good only to the bossC．must be stoppedD．is helpful9、According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies.Volunteers were asked to make a record.They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies. Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country.Then, they compared the results to the year before.They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years.They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline.Studies have been done since the 1970s.They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”He added, “We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物).The only way is by stopping the damage that has been done to the butterflies’ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”【小题1】The volunteers were asked to ______.A．study 830,000 butterfliesB．help scientists take notesC．record the number of each kind of butterflyD．find how many kinds of butterflies there are【小题2】What can we learn from the study?A．There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.B．50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.C．The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.D．There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.【小题3】What does the underlined part “the same result” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．The weather is cold.B．The weather is warm.C．UK butterfly numbers decline.D．UK butterfly numbers increase.【小题4】The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph means “_________”. A．stop B．study C．make D．plan【小题5】What would be the best headline of the passage?A．Different kinds of butterflies in the UK.B．Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013.C．UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase.D．Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase.10、These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me to get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.◆ Clear your purpose for readingBefore you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most peopleread for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.◆ Read only what you are interested inNo matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.◆Give up books that you don’t enjoyYou may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn’t be a chore.◆ Set a reading goalIt is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

九年级社会问题英语阅读理解20题1<背景文章>Environmental pollution has become one of the most serious problems in the world today. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil we live on are all being polluted.The main causes of environmental pollution are industrial activities, transportation, and improper waste disposal. Factories release harmful gases and chemicals into the air and water. Cars and trucks emit exhaust fumes, which contribute to air pollution. People also throw away a large amount of waste every day, and if not properly disposed of, it can pollute the environment.The harmful effects of environmental pollution are numerous. It can cause health problems such as respiratory diseases, cancer, and skin disorders. It can also damage the ecosystem and endanger the survival of many species. Polluted water can kill fish and other aquatic organisms, and polluted soil can affect the growth of plants.To address environmental pollution, we need to take a series of measures. For example, we can reduce industrial emissions by using cleaner production technologies. We can also encourage the use of public transportation and alternative energy sources to reduce vehicle emissions.In addition, we need to improve waste management and recycling to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfills.1. What are the main causes of environmental pollution?A. Natural disasters.B. Industrial activities, transportation, and improper waste disposal.C. Overpopulation.D. Lack of education.答案：B。