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中考英语阅读篇1 Greenland is the largest island in the world.It is in the north ofEurope(欧洲). Near Greenland is another island.It is named Iceland(冰岛).Do youthink that Greenland is green and warm ?Do you think that Iceland is white withice?If you do，you are wrong.Not more people live on the big island ofGreenland.There are more people in your hom etown than those in all ofGreenland.That is because Greenland is not green.Greenland is white.Most of theisland is covered with lots of ice.The ice covering Greenland is higherthan the worlds tall buildings.What about Iceland?Is it colder than Greenland?No，it isnt.Iceland has ice，but not so much as Greenland.Iceland has a lot ofsprings(泉)，and they give out hot water and steam(蒸汽).The climate(⽓候)is not ascold as Greenland.And there are a lot of people who live on Iceland. 1)Where is the largest island in the world? _________________________________ . 2)Which is the larger island，Iceland or Greenland? _________________________________ . 3)There are fewer people in Greenland than those in your hom etown，arentthere? _________________________________ . 4)What is most of Greenland covered with? ________________________________ . 5)Why isnt the climate in Iceland so cold as that in Greenland ? _________________________________ . 中考英语阅读篇2 Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America． His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself． So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him． As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening． At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better． He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased． Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word． When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question． The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it． 根据短⽂内容填空，每空限填⼀词。

中考英语阅读理解精选10篇(带答案)（一）People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house an d the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? have you marked thespace around yourself as your? If you are on the trainyou may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner orchair which is your own.Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a se ction for four people and there was a table between us .Th e man on the space on my side of the table at all. I wa s angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefca se! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly poppe d(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯)his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the sa me in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside ”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel tha t they like you to be outside them so that they will enjo y being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it help s you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?( )1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to Londonbecause______.A.he had no place to sitB.someone had invaded his “space”C.too many people shared a section with himD.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about ( )2. “…you feel lonely and ‘outside’”in paragraph4 means that_______.A.you are alone outside the houseB.you feel lonely because you travel on your ownC.you are alone and therefore you go outside tohave some funD.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or t hat group of people( )3.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’refers to（所指）“___________”.A.public spacesB.private spacesC.local peopleD.other countries( )4.Which of the following is TRUEaccording to the passag e?A.British people dislike marking their space.B.You always feel at home in another country. 全品中考网C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country. ( )5.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell reader s to _______.A.own private spaces by living in housesB.have one corner of their own in public placesC.realize the importance of “space”in communicationD.create their private spaces by talking with local people答案:BDCCC(二)Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually i t is in January or February. It is the most important fest ival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepar e things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many oth er things. And they often make a special kind of food—“du mplings”.It means “come together”.On the day before the f estival，parents buy new clothes for their children. Childre n also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festiv al Eve（除夕）all the family members come back to their home town. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjo y the meal, they give each other the best wishes for th e coming year. They all have a good time.( )6. Which is the most important festival in China?A. The Mid-Autumn Festival.B.The Spring Festival.C.Childre n’s Day.( )7. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrat ed?A. In March or April.B. In May or June.D.In January or February.( )8. is the special kind of food for th e Spring Festival in China.A. ChickenB. DumplingC. Fish( )9. What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings”for C hinese people in the Spring Festival?A. Look up.B. Help yourself.C. Come together.( )10. The family when they are having dinn er together on the Spring Festival Eve.A. give each other the best wishesB. buy each other presentsC. sing，dance and play cards【答案】6—10 BCBCA(三)More and more people like bicycling and it is no surpris e. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Mayb e that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 m illion cars on roadsworldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and the re is no oil cost!Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You ma y discover something new all around you. Stopping and gettin g off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of y our car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益)from the enj oyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the trai n. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do t he same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed i n a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you wh en you fly. But be sure to look for information by gettin g on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendl y to travelers.Health Benefits of Bicycling:It helps to prevent heart diseases.Bicycling helps to con trol your weight. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work t hree times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a yea r. Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people fee l better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healt hier than driving.( )11. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becomi ng very .A. surprisingB. excitingC.expensiveD. popular( )12 When you are riding your bicycle around your neighb ourhood, you may .A. pollute the environment aroundB. find something you didn’t noticeC. go everywhere and use a little oilD.get off your bike and begin to work( )13. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fol d it and _ .A. get out of the carB. take it onto a trainC. put it in your purseD. go on airline websites ( )14. One of the benefits from bicycling is thatA. you can fold the bicycleB. you will be friendl y to othersC. you will be more relaxedD. you may get fatter an d fatter( )15. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.B. Driving ca rs is healthier than riding bikes.C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.D. Common bike s are welcomed by all airlines.【答案】DBBCA(四)It’s not easy to be an astrona ut’s son．Everybody expects y ou to be special or perfect．Ioften wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mea n he’s so special and so good ateverything he does．Even in middle school he was class presi dent and captain of the footballteam．Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind o f hero or doing somethingspecial—like saving a child from a burning building or disc overing a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writ ing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a wi nner right here in my class．”When I got home，I started to think about what to write．M y father is an astronaut．N0，Iwouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．H ow did I see my father? Hmm．I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terri ble dream．I remembered how hehugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a ca r．Yes，these were the things Iwas going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous a stronaut．He was my dad．My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were s o many people in the bighall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was rel ieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My f ather’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and chee red．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running do wn my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his han d on my shoulder．“Son，thisis the proudest moment of my life．’’It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll neve r be a great hero or win aNobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

中考英语阅读理解精选100篇(1) The WeatherIn winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days in summer.When the temperature is over 27℃, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm.In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain（1） and in North Africa（2） the summer is always hot. Water freezes（3） at 0℃. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid（4） into ice. Water boils（5） at 100℃. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam（6）.Notes: （1）Spain/speIn/n. 西班牙（2）Africa/`frIk/n.非洲（3）freeze/fri：z/v.结冰（4）liquid/`lIkwId/n.液体（5）boil/bIl/v.沸腾；（水）开（6）steam/sti：m/ n.蒸汽1.What is the weather like in summer in England?A.Very hot.B.Warm.C.Cool.D.Both A and C.2.What do you think “the north of Europe" means?A.A part of a country.B.The capital of Europe.C.A country in the north of Europe.D.A part of Europe.3.When water freezes, it changes from_____into_____.A.water, iceB.water, steamC.steam, iceD.ice, water4.The writer wants to tell us something about______.A.the weather in EuropeB.the weather in EnglandC.some knowledge of the temperatureD. three states of water答案：1—4 DDAC(2) The Artist and the Beggar（1）An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn’t much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn’t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.In the end, the artist could not pay the bill（3）, and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend.And I’ll give you the money for our lunch."“Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home!"Notes: （1）beggar/`beg/ n.乞丐（2）coin/kIn/n. 硬币（3）bill /bIl/n.帐单1.What kind of man was the artist?2.What did he do to the first beggar?3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?4.Who paid for the meal?5.What did the artist want to do at last?6.Why didn’t the beggar go home with the artist?答案：1.The artist is a kind man.2.He gave his last few coins to the first beggar.3.He forgot that he had no money then.4.The beggar paid for the bill.5.He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home.6.Because he wouldn’t pay for the taxi.(3) A Common LanguageThere is a common（1） language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.It’s everybody’s second language. It’s easy to learn, though（2） you don’t hear it.It’s sign language（3）.When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me.I know the correct answer." When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean“Be quiet." The deaf use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people.They use sign language to tell everybody.Notes: （1）common/`kmn/adj. 共同的（2）though/u/ conj. 尽管（3）sign language 手势语（4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥手1.E uses sign language.2.Sign language is not d , so we can learn it.3.Most people who can s use sign language, too.4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t you.5.If you can a a question, you should put up your hand first.6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s anything.7.The deaf can talk to each other w sign language.8.Some A deaf people can learn sign language in the university.答案：1.Everyone 2.difficult 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with 8.American(4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch?It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to（1） playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimesa bird would come down to perch（2） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have thegreatest fun（3） by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（4） was heard and the little boy began crying.“What’s the matter,Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen（5） window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum," he sobbed（6）. "I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile（7）."His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch（8）!Notes: （1）be used to 习惯于（2）perch/p：t/n. 停歇（3）fun/fn/n. 爱好（4）crack /crk/n.破碎声（5）kitchen/`kItn/n. 厨房（6）sob/sb/v. 抽泣（7）fragile/`frdaIl/adj. 易碎的（8）gold pocket watch 金怀表1.When did the story happen?A.On a Sunday afternoon.B.On a Sunday morning.C.At noon.D.In the evening.2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom .A.would like to play with itB.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at itC.would like to give it something to eatD.would smile3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means .A.menB.dogsC.childrenD.birds4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?A.An hour.B.A day.C.Two hours.D.Half an hour.5.“Though he never made it" means“".A.Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or somethingB.Though he couldn’t catch the birdC.Though he couldn’t have fun from the birdD.Though he couldn’t eat the bird答案：1—5 BBCDA(5) EatingAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s."This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice."American customs（1） about who pays for dates（2） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university（3） girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her wayduring the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest（4）.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.Notes:（1）custom/`kstm/n. 风俗（2）date/deIt/n.约会（3）university/、ju：nI`v：sItI/n.大学（4）guest/gest/n. 客人1.The passage tells us .A.how to eat outB.where to eat outC.what to eat outD.who pays for the meal2.If you have little money, .A.you’ll have a cheap mealB.you’ll borrow some from othersC.you’ll ask your friend to pay for your mealD.you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means .A.去饭馆B.就餐C.订餐D.各自付款4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means .A.he’s going to lend some money to youB.he’s going to pay for your meal, tooC.he’ll be angry with youD.he can’t understand you5.In America,some girls and women now.A.ask men to pay for their mealsB.try to pay for the men’s mealsC.try to pay for their own mealsD.never have anything outside答案：1—5 DADBC阅读理解（6）Most children like watching TV.It’s very interesting.By（1） watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they can also learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV.Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they can’t see anything over the radio.TV helps to open children’s helps to open their minds（2）,too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.They may find the world is now smaller than before.Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very late.They can’t have a good rest.How about you,my young friends?Notes:（1）by/baI/prep.通过（2）minds/maIndz/n.智力1.A few children go to bed late because they .A.are busy with their lessonsB.do their homeworkC.watch TVD.listen to the radio2.Children can’t see anything .A.in the radioB.on the radioC.on TVD.by watching TV helps to open children’s .A.eyes and mindsB.mindsC.eyes or mindsD.eyes4. children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.A.A lotB.MuchC. A lot ofD.A little5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because .A.they like to watch TVB.they can hear at the same timeC.they can watch at the same timeD.they can listen to and see something at the same time参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D阅读理解（7）John was ten years old and he was very lazy[1].He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored[2]there and tried to do as little work as possible.His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew up.But one day John said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector[3].”“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered.“Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”Notes:[1]lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的 [2]bored/bd/adj.厌烦 [3]garbage collector 垃圾工1.John at school.A.didn’t do any workB.did much workC.did very little workD.tried to finish his work2.John’s parents wanted him to become .A.a garbage collectorB.a doctorC.a teacherD.a worker3.John hoped to be a garbage collector because .A.he knew it was an important and necessary jobB.he thought he would work only one day a weekC.he often saw some garbage collectors come to his houseD.the garbage collectors really work only one day a week4.John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because .A.it was a ruleB.some garbage collectors told him soC.his parents told him soD.he saw them work only on Wednesday参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D阅读理解（8）Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Let’s take our holidays in a trailer[1], Bill. It’s cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. They wanted toget up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn’t have an alarm[1] clock.“That’s all right, Bill," Fred said. “I’ll put these pieces of bread on the roof[3] of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning." Bill was very surprised, but he didn’t say anything.Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.Notes:[1]trailer/`treIl/ n. 活动房屋式的拖车 [2]alarm/`la:m/ n. 警报 alarm clock 闹钟[3]roof/ru：f/ n. 顶；房顶1.Bill and Fred were both university s .2.The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.3.The two young men tried to s some money,so they borrowed a trailer.4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were a to wake up too late the next morning.5.Fred had a good i .6.Bill didn’t know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.7.The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e it.8.In fact, the b woke the two young men up.9.The birds began to look for f as soon as it got light.10.Fred was very c .参考答案：1.students 2.traveling 3.save 4.afraid 5.idea 6.why 7.eat 8.birds 9.food 10.clever阅读理解（9）Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which many persons will read. I would like to remind[1] them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to[2] be good writers.Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare[3] time reading books.If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read.While making up your mind[4] to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself,“I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer."Notes:[1]remind/rI`maInd/v. 提醒 [2]in order to 为了 [3]spare /spe/adj. 多余的 [4]make up one’s mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the g writers.2.The writer told the children to read m before they hope to be writers.3.A lot of writers l a lot from other writers' books and stories.4.For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f .5.Doing much good reading can h you to be a good writer.参考答案：1.great 2.more 3.learned 4.first 5.help阅读理解（10）Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winterin Australia.Australia is big,but the population[1] has small.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos[2].After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have you seen a kangaroo?It has a “bag” in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”.It is very interesting,isn’t it?Notes:[1]population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口 [2]kangaros /、kg`ru:/n.袋鼠根据短文内容判断正(√)、误(×)。

阅读理解10篇命题：审题：Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number.Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission (允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.Treat oth er people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.()1. If you want a true friend on the Internet , you can ____________ .A tell the people what your name is .B meet the people on line alone.C write an e-mail about yourself .D get your parent’s permission.()2. It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.A. give password to othersB. get useful knowledge and informationC. give out a credit card numberD. go into a chat room as they’d like to()3. The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean“________.”A. give awayB. leave outC. give outD. put away()4. If your parents don’t agree, never ________.A. read anything on the InternetB. relax in your free timeC. have a face-to face meeting with anyone you met onlineD. treat other people as you’d like to be treated()5. This passage is mainly about “________”.A. How to use ComputersB. Surfing on the InternetC. Information on the InternetD. Internet Safety RulesKey: D BCCDDo you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.()1.From the passage we learn that locusts________.A. are small animalsB. are easily found by birdsC. are dangerous to their enemiesD. change their colors to protect themselves()2.How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?A. They run away quickly.B. They have the colors much like their enemies.C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.D. They have to move quietly.()3.Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.A. they have the colors much like the treesB. they move quietlyC. they like brown and gray colorsD. they live in forests()4.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?A. Because it is very and strong.B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.()5.Which is the best title for this passage?A. The Change of Colors for Animals and PestsB. Colors of Different Animals and PestsC. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and PestsD. Some Animals and PestsKey: DCABCIn 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Micke y Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.In the 1930S, ‘ 40s and ‘ 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.()1. Who made Donald Duck film? ______A. Mickey Mouse.B. Clarence Nash.C. Walt Disney.D. Pluto.()2. When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______A. In 1933.B. In 1934.C. In 1966.D. In 1930.()3. Who was Clarence Nash? ______A. A cartoonist.B. Donald Duck’s voice.C. A film-maker.D. A film star.()4. Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______A. In new film.B. At the cinema.C. On television.D. At concerts.()5. The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .A. readsB. formal interviewC. law freedomD. the people who watch a film at a cinemaKey: CBBCDThere once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”The doctors thought it impossible, but they d ared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLunMountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.()1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.A.ToothlessB. hairlessC. unusualD. small()2.The doctors would be beaten if ______.A. the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicineB. they refused to obey the king’s orderC. the baby daughter grew to the right sizeD. the baby daughter became a monster()3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.A. they needed a lot of different plantsB. they need a lot of different mineralsC. this would give the baby time to grow upD. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time()4.The doctors thought it impossible ______.A. for them to change t he king’s orderB. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve yearsC. for the small baby to drink the medicineD. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once()5.______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.A. Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girlB. If the doctors hadn’t found the mineralsC. Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicineD. If the daughter were still a monster twelve years laterKey: C B C D DLong ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.One day a student asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do? But I think we students have far more than you.”With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”()1. The learned man drew two circles to show _____.A. he was good at drawing circlesB. his knowledge had something to do with the circlesC. why he had more questions than the studentsD. how he could get more knowledge()2. The student didn’t agree that ______.A. the teacher had so many questions as a learned manB. the teacher had so many questionsC. the students had fewer questions than the teacherD. the students had more questions than 0the teacher()3. The teacher was famous for his ______.A. kindnessB.knowledgeC.patienceD.questions()4. From the passage we can learn that_____.A. the more questions we have,the more knowledge we may getB. it’s never too old to learnC. every one of us should try to be a learned manD. a teacher should have many questions( )5．Which of the following shows us what the teacher drew?Key: 1.C 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.AFM a n y p e o p l e g o t o s c h o o l f o r a n e d u c a t i o n.T h e y l e a r n l a n g u a g e s,h i s t o r y,p o l i t i c s,g e o g r a p h y, p h y s i c s,c h e m i s t r y a n d m a t h e m a t i c s.O t h e r s g o t o s c h o o l t o l e a r n a s k i l l s o t h a t t h e y c a n m a k e a l i v i n g.S c h o o l e d u c a t i o n i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t a n d u s e f u l.Y e t,n o o n e c a n l e a r n e v e r y t h i n g f r o m s c h o o l.A t e a c h e r,n o m a t t e r h o w m u c h h e k n o w s,c a n n o t t e a c h h i s s t u d e n t s e v e r y t h i n g t h e y w a n t t o k n o w.T h e t e a c h e r’s j o b i s t o s h o w h i s s t u d e n t s h o w t o l e a r n.H e t e a c h e s t h e m h o w t o r e a d a n d h o w t o t h i n k.S o,m u c h m o r e i s t o b e l e a r n e d o u t s i d e s c h o o l b y t h e s t u d e n t s t h e m s e l v e s.It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school .Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison did not even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school . They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all , they knew how to use their brain.()1. People go to school to _______.A. learn several subjectsB. make a livingC. get an educationD. to learn a skill()2. According to the passage,the most important thing a teacher should do is________.A. to teach his students everything he knowsB. to know everythingC. to teach the students how to thinkD. to teach the students how to study by themselves()3. To work out a math problem ,you need to know ________.A. only a certain formulaB. how to memorize some factsC. only some factsD. the method to work it out()4. Why were many scientists so successful?A. They received good education.B. They were very clever.C. They knew how to learn.D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.()5. How did great scientists study?A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.B. They did thousands of experiments.C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.D. All of the above.Key: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.DGA Children RestaurantIn Amsterdam, the capital of Holland, there is a unique Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members are all children form 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work.This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society. And now she is the only adult there, but her job is just to take care of the children.The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.So you should make a reservation months in advance. The cost of a meal differs according to the customers. Usually US $ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.()1.The children in this restaurant__________________.A. can earn only four dollars a dayB. are fond of working thereC. will have to work there for over a monthD. do all the work except cooking()2. The word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means_________________.A. a person who cooks foodB. a person who does cleaningC. a person who receives and pays out money in a restaurant etc.D. a person who serves food to customers()3. Which can be TRUE according to this passage ?A. All the children in the restaurant form AmsterdamB. If you don’t order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city.C. Everybody likes the Restaurant , so it is often filled with customers.D. In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes()4. Which is NOT true according to the writer?A. This Restaurant has a history of about 20 years.B. For the same meal a child will pay less while an adults pay more.C. The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.D. There are more than a score of seats.()5. The Children Restaurant was managed by_______________.A. the government of AmsterdamB. a woman cookC. the children themselvesD. one of the children’s parentsKey: 1.B 2. C 3.A 4.D 5.CMark Twain’s First MoneyM a r k T w a i n w a s a s k e d o n e d a y i f h e c o u l d r e m e m b e r t h e f i r s t m o n e y h e e v e r e a r n e d.He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it . School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.”“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollar s. So that’s what I did. That was the first money I ever earned.”()1. Mark Twain earned his first money _________.A.when he was a pupilB.when he became a writerC.when he taught at a schoolD.when he was beaten by his father()2. The school made the rule so that they could_____.A. teach the students wellB. give the students a beatingC. keep the desks and chairs wellD. ask the students for more money()3.Mark Twain’s father______.A. was happy to give him the moneyB. got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at schoolC. said sorry to the teacher when he heard the newsD. agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money()4.Mark Twain’s father thought if he gave Mark Twain the money______.A.he would not be beaten in front of the whole schoolB.he would go to the school againC.he would never do that againD.he would earn the money()5. Mark Twain was beaten_______.A.at homeB.only by his fatherC.at schoolD.both at school and at home()6.Mark Twain______.A. gave the money to the teacherB.bought a desk for the schoolC.asked his father to go upstairsD.kept the money for himself()7.Mark Twain’s father neat him because________.A.he wanted to teach the boy a lessonB.he didn’t want the boy to be beaten by the teacherC.he didn’t want to give him the moneyD.he didn’t want to have his family disgracedKey:1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.DThe Piano ConcertA young woman in a small German town was going to give a piano concert. Her posters said that she was a pupil of Franz Liszt, the great Hungarian pianist..This was not true.One day the woman learned that Liszt himself was in town. Now people would find out that, she would never be able to give a concert again . What should she do?Finally she went to see the famous man himself. She told him everything .Her parents were dead and she was alone. She had to make a living. She decided to give piano lessons to rich children. But who would send their children to an unknown young woman? She told people that Franz Liszt was her teacher.“I believe you,” Liszt said , “ You have done wrong, but I can see you are truly sorry about it. That’s enough. Now let me hear you play.”The young woman was shy at first ,But then she saw Liszt smiling. It made her feel better. Now she wasn’t afraid any more. She started playing .She put her heart into it and she played wonderfully, Liszt was quite pleased.When she finished , she turned to look at Liszt. There was a smile on his face. She could see he was pleased. Then Liszt gave her some advice, After he finished , he said, “ Now you really are my pupil. Go ahead with your concert. And you can add a note to the posters. Say that your teacher himself will be there. He will play the last piece.”()1.A pupil of Franz Liszt was going to give a piano concert in a small German town before the great pianist himself came.()2.Franz Liszt himself went to say something to the woman about her mistake.()3.When the woman knew the pianist came to town, she was very worried and afraid.()4.In fact the woman played the piano very well.()5.At last Franz Liszt took the young woman as his pupil.Key: 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.TFire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.()1. Which is true?A. We are not sure how people started to use fire.B. It is an Australian who started a fire.C. We know how people began to use fire.D. Nobody knows how to make a fire.()2. Children mustn’t play with matches because ______.A. matches burn paperB. it is not interestingC. matches can be dangerousD. they don’t know how to make a fir e with matches()3. If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.A. must be careful with matchesB. ought to know it can be harmfulC. have to cover it with water onlyD. should keep air away from it()4. We must be careful with fire, or it ______.A. can beB. warms our housesC. might burn usD. will help us()5. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Fire can help people in many ways.B. Fire can be both helpful and harmful.C. Fire can burn things and peopleD. We must be careful with matches.Key: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B11 / 11。