中考閱讀理解專練

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B,C,D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

練習(xí)一、

A

IfyouhaveachancetogotoTaiwan,there'soneplaceyoushouldnotmisstheTaipei

PalaceMuseum（故宮）whichhasaround650,000piecesofancientChineseTreasures（珠寶）.

ThesetreasureswereoriginallyinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.Buthowdidtheygetto

Taiwan?In1931,theJapaneseinvaded（侵略）thenortheastpartofChina.Toprotectthenational

treasuresfromtheJapanese,thegovernmentofChinadecidedtomovesomeimportantpiecesto

Nanjing.However,theydidnotstaylonginNanjing.In1949,thePLA（解放軍）woninthe

LiberationWar（角星放戰(zhàn)爭）.TheKuomintanggovernmentwentfromNanjingtoTaiwan.Along

withthemtheytooktheartpieces.TheTaipeiPalaceMuseumwassetupin1965toholdthe

nationaltreasures.TaiwanpeopleareveryproudoftheTaipeiPalaceMuseum.Someofthe

collectionsareworldfamous.Oneofthemisthe“Jade（玉）Cabbage”.Itiscarved（雕亥（J）from

asinglepieceofjade.Ifyoutakeacloselook,youcanseetwograsshoppers（蝗蟲）ontheleaves,

alargeoneandasmallone.

Ifyouareinterestedinthetreasures,youcouldtakealookata12-eposode（劇集）

documentarycalledTaipeiPalaceMuseum.ChinaCentralTelevisionshoweditrecently.

76.TheimportantpieceswereprobablymovedtoNanjingin.

A.1920B.1931C.1949D.1965

77.ThemuseumwassetupyearsafterthenationaltreasuresweretakentoTaipei.

A.11B.13C.16D.19

78.TaiwanpeopleareveryproudoftheTaipeiPalaceMuseumbecause.

A.it'sworldfamousB.ithasmanyfamousculturalrelics（文物）

C.it'saverymodernmuseumD.itwassetupbytheKuomintanggovernment

79.HowcanyoulearnabouttheTaipeiPalaceMuseum?

A.Byvisitingit.B.BywatchingthedocumentaryTaipeiPalaceMuseum.

C.Byreading.D.AandB

80.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AbeautifulcitytovisitB.Culturalrelics

C.AplaceofinterestD.TheTaipeiPalaceMuseum

B

：Part-timewaiter

Busycafeneedshonestandreliablewaiterforweekends.Mustenjoyworkingwithateam

?anddealingwithcustomers.CallSergeat95562476after6pm.

IDelivery（投遞，傳送）person

Young,fitpersonrequiredtodeliverheavyboxesofbooks.Musthaveadriver'slicenseand

：beabletocarryheavyboxes.Wearelookingforatrustworthypersonforthisposition.CallGary

jat0556-805987anytime.

Nannywanted

Kind,hard-workingnannywantedtolookafterthreefriendlychildren.Mustbeexperienced

andhavechildcarequalifications（資格）.PleasecallTessat98674451between10amand3pm.

Alice,SoniaandBobbyarelookingattheemploymentsectionintheirlocalnewspaper.They

arelookingatadvertisementsfbrdifferenttypesofjobs.

“Whydon'tyouapply（申請）forthejobasawaiter,BobbysaidAlice.

“DoyouthinkIwillhaveachance?vBobbyreplied.

“Ofcourseyouwill,“saidAlice."You'recertainlyhonestandreliable（可靠的）.Everyone

trustsyou,andyou'reneverlate.”

“IthinkSoniashouldapplyforthejobasananny,“Bobbysaid.

“Yes,Sonia,“Alicesaid."Youalwaysworksohardandyoulovechildren.Youwouldbe

perfect!”

'Tdlovetodoit,“Soniasaid,‘‘buttheadvertisementsaystheywantsomeonewhois

experienced.Idon'thaveanyexperienceorqualifications.Butwhataboutyou,Alice?

“Yes,Alice,"Bobbysaid.ctWhichjobwouldyoulike”?

“IthinkIshouldbecomeacareeradvisor!”saidAlice.

81.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nanny"mean?

A.女工B.阿姨C.傭人D.保姆

82.Thefriendsarelookingattheemploymentsectioninthenewspaperfor.

A.moneyB.advertisementsC.jobsD.chances

83.Whoissupposedtobeagoodwaiter?

A.AliceB.SoniaC.BobbyD.Serge.

84.IfBobbywantedthejobsatthecafehecouldcallSerge.

A.anytimeB.after6pmC.before10amD.after3pm

85.Alicewasthemostactiveofthethreein.

A.givingsuggestionsB.applyingfbrjobs

C.makingexperiencesD.lookingattheemploymentadvertisements

C

Anoldforeignfriendwhowastostaywithmetelephonedfromtheairporttotellmethathe

hadarrived.Iwasstillattheofficeatthetime,but1hadmadearrangementsforhiscoming.After

explainingwheremynewhousewas,ItoldhimthatIhadleftthekeyunderthedoormat.AsI

waslikelytobehomeratherlate,Iadvisedhimtogotothekitchenandhelphimselftofoodand

drink.

Twohourslatermyfriendtelephonedmefrommyhouse.Atthemoment,hesaidhewas

listeningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavingjusthadatrulywonderfulmeal.Hehadfoundapan

onthegasstoveandfriedtwoeggsandhadhelpedhimselftosomecoldchickenfromthefridge

too.Now,hesaidhewasdrinkingaglassoforangejuiceandhehopedIwouldjoinhim.WhenI

askedhimifhehadenteredthehousewithoutdifficulty,heansweredthathehadnotbeenableto

findthekeyunderthedoormat,butfortunatelytheliving-roomwindowjustbytheappletreehad

beenleftopenandhehadclimbedin.Ilistenedtoallthisinsurprise.Thereisnoappletreein

frontofmyliving-room,butthereisoneinfrontofmyneighbor's

86.Whenanoldfriendtelephonedfromtheairporttotellmethathehadarrived,howto

gettomyhouse.

A.IwassobusythatIforgottotellhimB.Iwastoobusytotellhim

C.ItoldhimD.Iwantedtotellhim

87.Sometimelatermyfriendrangmeupandtoldme

A.hedidn'tfindanythingtoeatB.hehadonlyhadsomecoldchickentoeat

C.hewasfryingtwoeggsD.hehadhadafinemeal

88.Myfrienddidn'tfindthekeytomyhouse,because

A.therewasnokeyundermydoormatB.Iforgottoleavemykeyundermydoormat

C.hedidn'tgotomyhouseD.thekeyhadbeenstolen

89.Myfriendgotintothehouse

A.throughtheliving-roomwindowB.throughthebedroomwindow

C.bythebackdoorD.bythefrontdoor

90.Myfriend.

A.tookmyneighborformeB.tookmyneighbor'shousefbrmine

C.tookmefbrmyneighborD.tookmyhouseformyneighbor's

D

Americanteensareaware（意識至lj）ofthepooreconomy.Afewhighschoolstudentstalk

abouthowthepooreconomy（經(jīng)濟）hadchangedtheirlife.

Q:Howhasthepooreconomyaffectedyouandthosearoundyou?

Hallie,LorettoHighSchool:Mostly,theeconomyhasaffectedmyfamily.Andmymom

worksattheschool,soshe'llbelosingherjob.

KikiVo,WestCampusHighSchool:Alotofpeople1knowthroughchurchhavehadtheir

hoursreduced（減少）.Andalotofmyfriendsaretalkingaboutquittingschooltogetwork.It's

terrible.

Tamar,LorettoHighSchool:I'mateacher'sassistantataweekendlearningcenter,and

nowI'mworkingfewerhours....Parentscan'taffordtosendtheirkidsforasmanyhours.

Jacob,GraniteBayHighSchool:Bothmyparentsdon'tknowwhal'sgoingtohappennext.

ThiswillaffectifIcanaffordtogotocollege,whichwillinfluencetherestofmylife.

Q:Astudyfoundthatthepooreconomyhasmadeteensmoreawareoftheneedsof

others.Wouldyouagreewiththis?

Hallie:Ithinkinsomewaysthat'strue.ItHlalsomaketeensmoreawareoftheirownneeds.

Parentsaren'twillingtogive$20togoshopping,andweallhavetolookathowmuchmoney

wespend.

Kiki:Yes,definitely（肯定地）.Whenyouseetheworst,youstarttorealizehowluckyyou

are.Mylifeisn'tmuchbetterthanmostpeople's,butI'mreallyawareofwhatothersdon'thave.

Tamar:Yes,likeatschool,wedolotsofcollectionsfbrcharity,andpeopleseemmuchmore

wilingtogivetowardthat.

Jacob：That'snotforme.I'veknownforsometimeanditdidn'ttakeacrisis（危機）tosee

what'swrongwiththeworld.

91.arefromthesameschool.

A.JacobandKikiB.KikiandHallieC.TamarandJacobD.HallieandTamar

92.Whoisateacher'sassistantatweekendlearningcenter?

A.JacobB.KikiC.TamarD.Hallie

93.Whodoesn'tthinkittakesacrisistounderstandtheneedsofothers?

A.HallieB.JacobC.TamarD.Kiki

94.Theword“quitting“means.

A.stoppingB.enteringC.preferringD.enjoying

95.Accordingtothepassage,thepooreconomy.

A.makessomestudentspreferstudyingtoworking

B.makespeopleworryabouttheirlives

C.makessometeensmorecarefulaboutthemoneytheyspend

D.meansthatparentsareunabletoaffordtheirkids,highschooleducations

練習(xí)二、

AlmondFriedRiceFreshCrab

WhatyouneedwithGingerSauce

?4cupsofcookedrice,coldWhatyouneed

?1teaspoonofsalt

?1largecrab

?halfacupofalmonds

?3slicesofcookedham?1tablespoonofwater

?1cupofvegetableoil?1largepieceoffreshginger

?choppedonions?3or4tablespoonsofchopped

greenonions

?4eggs

?1tablespoonofsoysauce?1doveofgarlic

WhatyoudoWhatyoudo

1.First,useawetforktostirthe1.Washandscrubthecrabthor-

riceandseparatethegrains.Next,oughly.Thenputthewholecrab

cutthealmondsandthehamintointoabigpotreadyforsteaming.

long,thinpieces.Heattheoilina2.Getthegingerreadynext.Wash

panandfrythealmondsinituntilit,peelit,andshredit.Sprinkle

theyturnlightbrown.Thendrainitontopofthecrab.Crushthe

theoilfromthealmonds.garlicandputthatonthecrab,

2.Nowbreaktheeggsintoasmalltoo.Pourthewateroverthe

bowlandbeatthem.crab.

3.Heattheoilagainandpourinthe3.Steameverythinginthepotfor

eggs,stirringallthetime.Addtheabouttwentyminutes.Just

riceandsalt.Frythericeandstirsobeforeyoutakeitofftheheat,

thattheeggscoatthericegrains.sprinklethegreenonionsontop.

ContinuefryingforfiveminutesSteamitforanotherminute.

beforeaddingtheham,onions,and4.Nowyoucanserveit.Youwill

soysauce.Mbablyneedafingerbowlto

4.Sprinklethealmondsoverthewashyourfingerswhileyoueat.

riceandserve.Enjoy!

48.Whatdon,tyouneedwhenyoucookAlmondFriedRice?

A.4eggs.B.1largecrab.C.1teaspoonofsalt.D.Choppedonions.

49.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowiththecrab?

A.Cleanit.B.Cookit.C.Cutitup.D.Serveit.

50.HowmanystepsdoyouneedtocookAlmondFriedRice?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

B

MillionsofchildrenintheUnitedStatesgotosummercamp.Somegotoplay

outdoorsattraditionalcampsinthewoods,inthemountainsoronalake.

Butfamiliesnowhavemanychoicesofspecialtycamps.Thesecanbeinthemiddle

ofnatureorabigcity.Specialtycampsofferyoungpeoplethechancetolearnabout

differentsubjects.

Intechnologycamps,onesubjectthatchildrencanlearnaboutisvideogame

design.Theylearnhowtousecomputerprogramstocreategamesoftheirown.

OneprogramthatteachesvideogamedesigniscalledCybercamps,locatedatthe

UniversityofMaryland.Childrencanlearnhowtodesigntheirownvirtualworlds

tosettheirvideogamein.Thentheyprogramtheirownrulesandobjectsintothe

game.

Cybercampsalsoofferscoursesinrobotbuildingandwebdesign.Arecentstory

intheWashingtonPostdescribedhowonechildmadearobotthatcouldsingasong.

Anothermadearobotthatcouldfollowablacklinedrawnonapieceofcardboard.

Also,chiIdrencanlearnhowtomakewebsites.OnechildmadeasiteforPokemon,

oneofhisfavoritecartoonshows.

Kids-N-TechnologyisadaycampofferedinseveralAmericancities.Inthepast

twentyyears,thenumberofdaycampsintheUnitedStateshasgrownbyalmost90%.

Still,morethanhalfofal1campsareovernightcamps.ButtheAmericanCamp

Associationsays,overall,themostpopularlengthoftimeforkidstoattenda

summercampisoneweekorless.

51.Whydosomefamilieschoosespecialtycampsfortheirchildren?

A.Becausechildrencanmakerobots.

B.Becausechildrencanswiminthelake.

C.BecausechiIdrenusuallystayinthewoods.

D.BecausechiIdrencanlearndifferentsubjects.

52.Whichofthefollowingismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Videogamedesign.B.Technologycamps.

C.Takingatrip.D.Afterschoolactivities.

53.Howmanydaysarebetterforchildrentoattendacamp?

A.Oneday.B.Threedays.C.Aboutaweek.D.Twoweeks.

C.

Lifeisshort.Areyoudoingwhatyoulove?Areyoulivingyourpassion?Ifnot,

why?Iamguessingmostpeoplewillanswerthatquestionwith“Ihavealoan,a

loverandthreekidstosupport”.Intherealworldpeoplehaveresponsibilities.

Theyhavetomakesacrifices（犧牲）.Youaren,tsupposedtobehappywithyour

jobbutyoudoitbecauseyouhaveto.

Withal1duerespect,theyarewrong.Youcantakecareofyourresponsibilities

andbehappywithyourjob.Wespendover1/3ofourday,atleastfivedaysaweek

performingorjobs.Thisisalotoftimetobewastedonsomethingwedon'tenjoy,

isn'tit?Whynotspendthattimedoingsomethingyoutrulyarepassionateabout

for50hoursaweekinsteadofsomethingthatlacksmeaning?

Ithinkthereisonemainreasonpeopledon'tfollowtheirpassion:Fear.Fear

ofhowotherswillreact,fearoffailure,andfearthattheycan,tdoitthemselves.

Ithinkthefirstpartisforpeopletorealizethattheycanconquer（戰(zhàn)月生）their

fear.Youwillfailattimesandotherswillthinkyouarecrazyattimes,butif

youbelievethatyouwillsucceedthenyoufinallywill.

Iunderstandthatitisnoteasy.Iaminthemiddleofgoingthroughitright

now.Butunderstandthatthereareotherpeopleouttherewhohavebeenthroughwhat

youaregoingthroughandcanhelpyou.Theyhavefailed,beenridiculed,andcome

outontheotherendextremelysuccessful.Theyarelivingproofthatyoucando

whatyoulove.

54.Inthefirstparagraph,thewritertriestotellus.

A.peoplealwaysliveahappylife

B.allpeoplecanhaveajobintherealworld

C.peoplehaveresponsibilitiestodotheirjobsandtobehappy

D.peopleareusuallyunhappywiththeirjobsbutdothembecausetheyhaveto

55.Theunderlinedphrase“arepassion”leabouI“means.

A.areinterestedinB.areproudofC.findoutD.thinkabout

56.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ResponsibilityB.EnjoyYourLife

C.LoveWhatYouDoD.DreamsComeTrue

D.

uLoveyourneighborasyourselfnisasayingfamiliartomostofus.Itmeans

thatyoumusthavetheabilitytoloveandacceptyourselfinordertoformandkeep

satisfyingrelationshipwithothers.Self-esteemmeansacceptingyourselfforwho

youreallyare,andbelievingthatyouareindeedaworthwhilepersonwhoisdeserving

ofloveandrespectfromothers.

Self-esteemisoursenseofhowgoodwefeelaboutourselves.Itisbasedonour

judgmentofourselves,notonotherpeopleJsassessment,butsimplyonourown.

Ourself-esteemisnotdependentonourtalent.Someveryordinarypeoplefeelvery

goodaboutthemselves,whileotherextraordinarilyhighachieversholdlowopinions

ofthemselves.

Self-esteemistheprimarykeytolong-termstressmanagement.Why?Thefirst

threesourcesofstressare:predictable1ifeevent,unexpectedchangesandbuild-up

ofdailystresses.Thesearemucheasiertohandlewhenwebelieveinourselves.

Apositive,healthyself-esteemgivesusthe“hardiness（強?。皌odealwiththe

difficultiesoflife,andtoseethemaschallengestobemet,ratherthanthreats

tobefeared.

Theforthcategoryofstressisentirelytheresultofalowself-esteem.Itis

thecategoryofstressthatismostcommonandtiringoverthelongrun.Thiskind

ofstresscannotbeovercome,orevenchanged,unti1theself-esteemproblemsthat

causeitarecorrected.

Learningtoloveyourselfforwhoyouareisthekeytoovercomingstress.

Self-esteemcomesfromtheself,andcannotbepromotedbyothers.Apersonwhofeels

thathisself-esteemcomesfromtheapprovalofthosearoundhimorherisbound

toself-destruct（自毀）.Onecannotkeepthelevelof“performance”requiredto

pleaseeveryoneelse,especiallyifthatperformancedisagreeswithwhoyouareand

issimplyafacadethatmakesyoupopularwiththeworld.Whentheapplauseisgone,

thereisnothingleft.

Onlythosewhocanfeelthestrengthofknowingwhotheyareandthosewhocanfeel

goodaboutthatwillsurvivethestressesoflife.Self-esteemisthebasisof

contentmentandpositiveliving.

57.Accordingtothewriter,whatisself-esteem?

A.Akindofpositivelifestyle.

B.Theimpressionwehaveonotherpeople.

C.Thesenseofhowgoodwefeelaboutourselves.

D.Ourunderstandingofhowweareseenbyothers.

58.Whatcanhelppeopleovercomedifficultiesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Gettinghelpfromfriends.

B.Apositive,healthyself-esteem.

C.Learningtoloveyourselfforwhoyouare.

D.Removingyourselffromstressfulsituation.

59.Whydopeopleneedtolearntolovethemselves?

A.Becauseitcanhelpthemovercomestress.

B.Becausetheyoftenmeetdifficulties.

C.Becausetheyneedtolovetheirneighbors

D.Becauseitcanmakethempopularwiththeworld.

60.Thewriterwrotethearticleto?

A.tellpeoplehowtoovercomestress

B.helppeopleformgoodrelationshipwithothers

C.showtheimportanceoffeelinggoodaboutyourself

D?providethedifferentmethodstogetaclearviewofyourself

練習(xí)三、

A

TwopolicemenstoppedAndrewKershawinhissportscaronenight,becausehewas

speedinginthestreetofthetown.Theyoungmanwasverydrunk.Heknewhewasintrouble,so

hedecidedtomakefunofthem.Hewasalawstudentattheuniversity,soheknewthelawvery

well,betterthanmostpeople.

Whenthepolicemencametohiscar,Andrewaskedoneofthepolicementowritedownin

hisnotebookeverythingtheysaid.Thepolicemenhadtodothisbecauseitisthelaw,although

peopleusuallydon'tknowit.ThepolicementestedAndrew'sbreathandthebreathalyzershowed

thathehadtoomuchalcoholinhisblood.Thisalltookalongtimebecausethepolicemenhadto

writedowneverythingthatheandthepolicemensaid.

Intheend,bylaw,thepolicemenhadtoaskAndrewifhewantedtosayanything.Andrew

decidedthathehadtwothingstosayandthepolicemenhadtowritedown.Thefirstthingwas

“Pleasedon'thitmeagain,officer”.Andthesecondthingwas“Doestheotherofficerwant￡5,

too?”O(jiān)fcourse,thepoorpolicemanhadtoreadthisincourt,infrontofthejudge,andhewas

veryembarrassed.Andrew,whowasincourt,thoughtitwasveryfunny,untilthejudgetookaway

hislicenseforayearandfined（罰款）him￡100,￡90fordrunkdriving,and￡10forhis

rudeness!

21.ThepolicemenstoppedAndrewinhiscarbecause.

A.itwasverylateB.hewasdrunkC.hewasdrivingtoofastD.hehardlybrokethelaw

22.Theunderlinedword“breathalyzer“means.

A.atoolusedforrepairingmachines

B.amachineusedforexaminingpatients

C.apersonwhoisinchargeofgivingbreathtest

D.aninstrument（儀器）usedfortestingandanalyzing（分析）one'sbreath

23.Andrewmadefunofthepolicemen,only.

A.tobepraisedbythejudgeB.tobeaskedbythejudge

C.tobetakenawaybythejudgeD.tobepunishedbythejudge

B

Manyyoungpeoplewanttobecomepop-stars.Itistheirgreatambition（雄）inlife.They

thinkpop-starsearnalotofmoney,theyleadinterestingandexcitinglives,thousandsoffanslove

them,andtheybecomefamous!

Yes,butfirsttheymustbecomestars.Mostperformersstarlifewithagroup.Thisisthe

patternnowadays.Buttherearemanygroupsandcompetitionsarehard.Groupsappearand

disappearalmostovernight.Onlyasmallnumbersurvive.Almostwithoutexceptiontheyhaveto

workveryhardbeforetheyreachthetop.

Andveryfewreachthetopandstaythere.InEnglandthereareperhapsthirtyorsogroupsat

thetop.Mostofthesedonotearnsomuchmoney,perhaps500poundseachtimetheyperform.

Whal'smore,theyhavequitealotofexpenses（開銷）.Theyhavetopayamanager,forexample.

Heisthekeypersonintheirlivesandtakesabout20%oftheirearnings-perhapsmore.Thenthere

aretheirclothes,theirinstrumentsandtheirvan.Sometimestheyarestillplayingforthelasttwo

items.

Anddon'tforget,theyhavetotravelagreatdeal-sometimes2,000milesinoneweek.At

timestheyevensleepintheirvaninsteadofahotel,justtosavemoney.

Sonow,whatdoyouthink?Arepop-starssorich?Anddotheyhavesuchexcitinglives?

24.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonthatmanyyoungpeoplewanttobecomepop-stars?

A.Livinganexcitinglife.B.Becomingarichman.

C.Beinglovedbythousandsoffans.D.Ailoftheabove.

25.Whyisthegroup'smanagerwellpaid?Because.

A.herunsthisgroupB.helooksafterthem

C.heisimportanttothemD.hebuysthemclothesandinstruments

26.Thewritermakesusbelieve.

A.itispleasanttobecomeapop-star

B.ifyouworkveryhardinpopgroups,youwillreachthetop

C.pop-starsareneithertoorichnortoohappy

D.generalpersonshadbetternotdreamofpop-stars

C

Togetagoodmarkinexaminationshasbeenregardedasbeingmostimportantforastudent,

anditisalsowhatparentsalwaysexpecttheirchildrentodo.Butisitenough?Thesedays

increasingattentionhasbeenpaidinschoolsacrossthecountrytowhatiscalledquality

education.Itmeansthatastudent,besidesdoingwellinexams,shoulddevelophisskillsinother

waysinordertoturnhimselfintoaqualified（合格的）graduateofthecountry.

“Qualityeducation",saidXingJizu,PartySecretaryoftheEducationBureauofdowntown

HongkouDistrictShanghai,4taimstohelpstudentstogainahighmoral（道德的）standard（水平）,

astrongsenseofpatriotism（愛國主義），astrongwishfbrlearning,aswellasasoundmindand

body.

“Weneedreforms（改革）toachieveourgoalforqualityeducation,Mr.XingJizusaid.He

alsooutlinedwhattheyplanned.

XingsaidthatthereturnofHongKongtothemainland（大陸）inJuly1997,forexample,

wasregardedasaverygoodchanceforeducationaladvance.Alotofrelatedactivitieswere

organizedatalltheschoolsinHongKou.

Besides,allschoolsinthedistrictwereadvisedtosetupafter-classartorsciencegroups.A

students'artfestivalistobeheldineachschooleveryyear.

Asforphysicaleducation,everystudentisrequiredtohaveatleastonehourofexerciseaday.

Everyyear,asportsmeetingwilltakeplaceateachschool.

Besides,variouskindsafter-schoolactivitieswillbeorganizedtohelpdevelopthestudents?

practicalandsocialabilities.

“Whatwearedoingisbynomeansweakentheimportanceoftheregularclassroom

teachingorexamresults.^^Xingpointedout,“Instead,wehopethatthroughqualityeducation,

studentscanlearnmore,inlesstime,inaneasyway.Onlyinthiswaycanwebringupchildrenfit

forthebrightfutureofChina.”

27.Thewriterthinksthattogetagoodmarkinexaminationshasbeenregardedasmostimportant

forastudentis.

A.completelyrightB.one-side

C.completelywrongD.theonlysignofagoodstudent

28.Theunderlinedword“outlined”means.

A.gavemainpointsofB.toldsomethingabouteducation

C.answeredsomequestionsofD.hadalotofexams

29.Thetextmainlytellsusthat.

A.qualityeducationisamustinschools

B.politicsmustbeputinthefirstplace

C.studentsshouldbeabletobear（忍受）hardshipsandstand（忍受）hardwork

D.itisnevertoolatetolearn

D

ThecountryofEnglandiswheretheEnglishlanguagedeveloped.Usednoweverywhereinthe

world,ithasbecomethelanguageusedmostontheInternetandforinternationaltrade.

Buckinghampalaceisthehomeoftheroyalfamily.ItisinLondon,thecapitalcityofEngland,

whichisalsocalledBritain,whereanewqueenorkingiscrowned.Thisspecialceremonytakes

placeatWestminsterAbbey,abeautifulchurch.WhenPrincessDianamarriedPrinceCharles,they

hadaweddingceremonyatanotherchurchcalledSaintPaul'sCathedral.

SinceLondonisthecapitalcity,theParliamentBuildingiswheregovernmentleadersdotheir

business.OnoneendofthisbuildingisaclockcalledBigBen.

Thereareotherfamoust