D篇任务型阅读理解期末17-18浦东新区D. Answer the questions.A Dragon’s Lullaby（摇篮曲）（1）In a castle high on a mountain lived a kindly dragon called Dario. The dragon looked after the people who lived in the village below. Each evening, Dario flew over the village. When it was completely dark, Dario began to sing his lullabies.（2）When Dario began to sing, the children ran to their windows and tried to find Dario. However, Dario’s song made the children so sleepy that they went back to bed and closed their eyes. The dragon’s song soon put everyone in the village to sleep. After singing his lullabies, Dario said‘Good night, everyone, Sleep tight.’But no one ever answered.（3）One night, Dario didn’t show up. His lullabies were not heard in the village. Without it, the villagers couldn’t fall asleep. The next day, the babies cried. The villagers got very little work done. Everyone was tired. A week passed. Dario still didn’t sing. The villagers were miserable. They couldn’t sleep. Work or even eat! Something had to be done.（4）At last, the mayor climbed the mountain and reached Dario’s castle. It was daytime, but the mayor found Dario in bed. Dario looked sadly at the mayor.“Every night I sing lullabies to the villagers. Then I wish them good night. But no one ever wished me good night. People don’t care about me.”Then Dario cried and hid under the covers.（5）The mayor went back. He told all the villagers what Dario had said.‘We can do something for Dario!’said a little girl named Olivia. Everyone agreed. They wrote a letter to invite Dario to Olivia’s home. Dario just had no idea what would happen. But the next day, he still flew into the village. The girl’s house was dark when he arrived. Dario slowly opened the door. Suddenly, the light came on. People _____________________________________________________________. Dario’s heart was filled with joy and soon fell asleep!（6）The next night, Dario returned to the village with his songs. When he said,‘Good night,’no one answered. But this time Dario knew why.76. The children were afraid of Dario, weren’t they?77. No one answered Dario, because ______________________________________.78. What happened to the villagers a week after Dario didn’t show up?79. Who finally found out the reason why Dario didn’t sing anymore?80. Fill the blank in paragraph 5.People ____________________________________________________________76. No, they weren’t.77. all villagers fell asleep. / they all fell asleep.78. They couldn’t sleep, work or eat.79. The mayor did.80. shouted,‘We love you, Dario!’Then they sang their lullaby. , 18-19浦东新区D. Read and answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）Chocolate is a favorite food for people all over the world. People prefer chocolate over ice cream, cakes and cookies.The idea of eating chocolate didn’t begin until the 19th century. Before that people drank chocolate. The habit began in Central America where the Aztecs drank bowls of chocolate to stay watchful. When the liquid chocolate was brought to Spain in the 1500s people thought it was medicine because it had a medicine taste. In fact, the people who made chocolate into drinks were doctors. Then people discovered that mixing chocolate with sugar made a wonderful drink King Ferdinand of Spain loved this drink so much that he put out an order: anyone who talked about chocolate outside the court would be killed For about 100 years, “chocolate” was a secret In Spain.People finally found out about chocolate, and it became a popular drink in Europe. The Swiss mixed milk and chocolate Today most Americans prefer milk chocolate, while Europeans prefer dark chocolate.New research shows that chocolate is actually good for us. “Chocolate has more than 300 different chemicals. One chemical works on the parts of the brain that feels pleasure. People who feel good when they eat chocolate are.. actually healthier. Feeling pleasure is important for health and can protect against illness.” “Good chocolate doesn’t have much fat or sugar. You can enjoy it if you eat a little at a time says Tara Berish, another chocolate lover.55. When did the idea of eating chocolate begin?56. Why did people think the liquid chocolate was medicine in the 1500s?57. Who in fact made chocolate into drinks at that time?58. What did people discover then?59How many different chemicals does chocolate have?60. What can we learn from the passages?55. It began in the 19th century.56. Because it had a medicine taste.57. Doctors58. They discovered that mixing chocolate with sugar made a wonderful drink.59. Chocolate has more than 300 different chemicals.60. We can learn that chocolate has a long history and it has different kinds.18-19五四制浦东新区D. Answer the following questions.（根据短文内容，回答问题）A few days ago, I ran into（撞上）a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too,I wasn’t even watching you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.Later in the kitchen at home, as I was cooking our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself — pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.”When I heard this, I thought deeply: While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but I was not patient to my daughter. I felt sad and tears began to fall.I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated you that way today.” And she whispered（悄声说）, “Mommy, that’s okay — I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and now I realized how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.54. Who did the writer run into a few days ago?55. What was the writer doing when her daughter walked up to her?56. Why did the writer feel sad?57. The writer liked the blue flowers best, didn’t she?58. How many people were there in this family?59. What did the writer learn from her daughter?54. A stranger.55. She was cooking their meal.56. Because she was rude/not patient to her daughter.57. Yes, she did.58. (There were) three (people).59. (She learned) how to get along with each other in the family/ they should be patient to each other. She realizedhow important family life was/family life was very important.（必须提及两点才能得2分）18-19普陀区E. Answer the following questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）（5分）Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling makes rubbish into something useful, so it is good for our environment. Recycling often helps to cleanup the litter that makes our streets dirty.We can recycle all kinds of things. The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these things are broken down (降解) to make the same kinds of things. An example of this type of recycling is using paper to make more paper. Rubbish can also be broken down to make completely new things, too!We can recycle some materials forever. Glass is one of them. We use glass things, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum cans (铝罐) are one of the most useful recycled metals. We can recycle them again and again. We have recycled nearly 60% of all aluminum can.A family of four can make nearly 2,000 pounds of rubbish each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all the rubbish in. Recycling is one way to limit (限制) the amount of rubbish we need to put into the land.The next time you throw a can or bottle into the rubbish bin, look to see if there is a recycling sign on the label （标签）or on the bottom.79. Why is recycling good for our environment?(1分)____________________________________________________________.80. According to the passage, can we recycle glass bottles forever ?(1分)___________,_________________________________________________.81. How many aluminum cans have we recycled?(1分)____________________________________________________________.82. What can be the best title for this passage? ( In no more than 10 words) (2分)____________________________________________________________79. Because it makes rubbish into something useful.// Because we can take the rubbish and it into something new.意思对即可。
