第65頁（共65頁）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語外研版九年級同步經(jīng)典題精練之閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共15小題）1．（2024春?肇源縣期中）Doyoulikefastfood？Itischeap，andsomeofitisverydelicious.Ifyouarebusyandhavenotimetocook，afastfoodrestaurantisagoodplace，butitisnotahealthyone.Eatingfastfoodoftencanbringlotsofdifferenthealthproblems.Itcanmakeyoufat.Ifyouwanttokeephealthierandstillwanttogotothecheapfastfoodrestaurants，herearesometips（技巧）foryoutoeatfastfoodtobehealthy.★Itisgoodforyoutodrinkwaterwithyourfastfood.Putalittlelemonintoyourwater.★Youcanhaveaspecialmenu.Eatvegetablesandmaindisheswithoutthesauces（調(diào)味品）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsalad，pleaseaskforsomeoliveoil（橄欖油）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsomefriedfood，askthewaiterstosteamitforyou.Inaword，itisimportantforustobehealthy.Pleasebecarefultoeatthefastfood.（1）Ifyouofteneatthefastfood，youwillbe.A.healthyB.fatC.thinD.poor（2）Accordingtothepassage，youcaneatfastfood.A.withsometeaB.withsomehotwaterC.withsomelemonwaterD.withnothing（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.ToKeepHealthyB.FastFoodC.FastFoodandHealthD.FastFoodisBad2．（2024春?肇源縣期中）TherearelotsofdangerousandterribleinsectsinnortheasternIndia，butthetree﹣beesarethemostterrible.Theyarekillers.Unlikemostbeeswhichwillsting（叮咬）youonlyiftheyaredisturbed（打擾），tree﹣beeswillattack（攻擊）youfornoreason.Andtheywillchase（追趕）youforyourlife.WalkingalongadustyroadwhileIwasonholidaytherelastyear，Ifoundmyself，withouttheleastwarning，inthecentreofsuchanattack.Theairabovemesuddenlybecamethickwithbees.Thoughtheweatherwashot，Ifeltcoldbecauseofthem.UntilthenIhadneverheardofIndiantree﹣bees，butIhadrecentlyseenafilmcalledTheAngrySwarmbefore，itwasaboutkiller﹣bees.Ibeganrunningtothevillageanditwasareallyhardtime，becausethekiller﹣beesfollowedmeallthetime.WhenIreachedthevillage，Ifoundsomeworkersbuildingahouse.Irantowardsthemforhelp.Butassoonastheworkerssawthebeeswithme，theyranforsafetyattopspeed.Soonmyeyeshavecompletelyclosed.Ifellintoapileofbrickdust.Ipushedmyselfwildlydownintoituntilmyheadandshoulderswerecovered.AndthenItriedhardtogetoutofthedust，buttheangrybeesmadeanewattackonme.IwastiredoutandsoonIlostmyconsciousness（意識）.LaterIlearnedthattwoquick﹣mindedvillagersrantoapileofdrygrassandquicklysurrounded（包圍）mewithathickwalloffireandsmokeuntilthebeesweredrivenaway.Theystayedwithme，takingstings（蜂針）outofmybodyforthenextthreehoursuntiladoctorcameandgavemefurthertreatment.（1）Fromthispassage，whoattackedthewriter？A.Farmersworkinginthevillage.B.Theweather.C.Thetree﹣bees.D.Thebirds.（2）Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthesecondparagraph？A.Thetemperaturewentdownatthattime..B.Theairsuddenlybecamethickbecauseofthedust.C.Thewriterdidn'tknowIndiantree﹣beeswerequitedangerousbeforeseeingthefilm.D.Somebodyhadwarnedthewriteraboutthedangeroftree﹣bees.（3）Thewriterfellinto.A.apileofbrickdustB.apileofdrygrassC.athickwalloffireandsmokeD.ariver（4）Inwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentothewriter？a.Hetriedtodriveawaythebeesbutfailed.b.Hewastiredoutandlostconsciousnesslater.c.Hewassurroundedwithathickwalloffireandsmoke.d.HewatchedafilmnamedTheAngrySwarm.e.Hewasattackedbytree﹣beeswhiletakingawalk.A.e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣dB.d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣bC.e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣cD.d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c3．（2024春?肇源縣期中）Therearestock（股票）marketsinlargecities.StockmarketsinParis，London，Tokyo，ShanghaiandNewYorkarethelargestandmostwell﹣known.ThestockmarketalsocalledStockExchange，isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellsharesofafactoryorcompany.Andeachsharemeanscertainowner﹣ship（股份）ofafactoryorcompany.Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich，whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyalreadyhave.Othersarenotveryrich，whobuystockstotrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplanstosavemoney.Ofcourse，investing（投資）moneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactoryorcompanymaydobadly.Thenstockswillgodown，andinvestors（投資者）willlosemoney.Thestockmaygoup，butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob，thestockmaystillgodown.Nowondergoingtothestockmarketiscomparedtogambling（賭博）.Allareeagertomakemoneyby"gambling"inthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoneyarepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingto"gamble".Indeed，thestockmarketisanattractiveandcomplexpartofthebusinessworld.（1）Ifyouareaninvestor，you.A.cantellexactlywhenthestockgoesupanddownB.maylosemoneyinaperiodC.arealwayssafeinthegamblingD.canalwaysmakemoney（2）Thepassagemainlywantstotellus.A.howtobuyorsellsharesB.thestockmarketislikegamblingC.ageneralideaofstockmarketD.investingmoneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestway.（3）Factoriesandcompaniesarepleasedthatsomanypeople"gamble"because.A.theyneedtheirmoneytodobusinessB.theyneedmorepeopletoworkforthemC.theycanmakethemrichD.somepeoplewinandsomelose（4）Theunderlinedword"complex"inthelastsentenceprobablymeans.A.completeB.worthyC.modernD.difficult4．（2023春?義烏市期中）＞FROMTHEEDITORDEARREADERS，Happybirthdaytous!TIMEmagazine'sfirstissue（期刊）cameoutonMarch3，1925.Sure，98thisn'tthemostspecialbirthday，comparingwiththe100thbirthday.Butwetakeeverychancetocelebrate.TIMEforKids（TFK）camealongjustalittlebitlater，in1997.Soon，wewillhaveour27thbirthday!WehaverunourKidReporterprogramformanyyears.Manykidswhotookpartintheprogramasareporterareprofessionaljournalists（職業(yè)記者）now.WhiletheywereworkingwithTFK，theycaughtsomegreatchances，likeinterviewingpoliticalleaders，famouspeople，Olympicathletes，scientists，andmore.Doyoudreamofbeingareporter？Comeandjoinus!OnMarch15，wewillholdourannual（一年一度的）competitiontofindournextgroupofTFKreporters.EditorsfromTFKwillchoose10beststudents.Ihopeyouwillhaveachancetoreportforourmagazinesandwebsitesduringthe2023﹣2024schoolyear.Allthebest，AndreaDelbancoEDITORIALDIRECTOR（1）Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？A．IntroduceTFKtoreaders.B．InvitereaderstobethereportersofTFK.C．AskreaderstobuyTFK.D．CallonreaderstoknowmoreaboutTFK.（2）HowlongwillthenextgroupofreportersworkwithTFK？A．Halfayear.B．Oneyear.C．Twoyears.D．Threeyears.（3）Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom？A．a(chǎn)website.B．a(chǎn)book.C．a(chǎn)magazine.D．a(chǎn)diary.5．（2023春?義烏市期中）Inthepicture，agirlisstandingonabamboopole（竹竿）ontheriveranddancingbeautifully.It'snotascenefromamovie，butaformofintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）﹣bamboodrifting（獨竹漂）.YangLiu，24，isaninheritor（傳承人）ofbamboodrifting.Shestartedtolearnitfromhergrandmotherwhenshewas7.Asshewasweakinhealthasachild，hergrandmotherwantedhertogetintobettershapethroughthissport.Yangthrewherselfintopractisingbamboodriftingallyearround，eveninthewintercoldandsummerheat."ItwascommonformetofallintothewaterwhenIstartedpractising，"recalledYang，addingthatittookherthreeyearstolearnthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.Inordertoacquiremorebamboodriftingskills，Yanghadtopractisecountlessdifficultmovementsonabamboopolethatwas9minlengthand15cmindiameter（直徑），andstandallthephysicalpainthatcamewithit.Throughyearsofhardtraining，Yangnowconsidersthebamboopoleasher"bestfriend".Atonepoint，inspiredbyhergrandmother，Yangbegantocombinedancewithbamboodrifting."Mygrandmothercameupwithanidea.ShesaidthatIhadbeenpractisingbamboodriftingsinceIwasachild，sowhynottrytocombinedancewiththeskill？Itmightbesomethingdifferent，"theyoungwomanexplained.Yang'shardworkgraduallypaidoffwhenshewasabletoperfectlyperform（表演）dancingwiththetraditionalbamboodriftingskills."Ihopethatmorepeoplecanknowaboutbamboodriftingandenjoythisformofart，"saidYang.（1）Theunderlinedword"acquire"probablymeans.A．sellB．collectC．learnD．refuse（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Yangisalittletiredofbamboodriftingnow.B．Yanghopesbamboodriftingcanbeknownbymorepeople.C．Yangusedtostoppractisingbecauseitwastoocoldinwinter.D．Yangspent3monthslearningthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.（3）Fromthepassage，weknowYang'sgrandmothercanbedescribedas.A．hard﹣workingB．hopefulC．kind﹣heartedD．creative（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．Bamboodrifting.B．Agirlperformingbamboodrifting.C．Anicegrandmother.D．Thebestfriend.6．（2023春?義烏市期中）Howcanyoucombine（結(jié)合）gameswithEnglishlearning？TheanswerisWordle!Wordleplayersmustcorrectlyguessafive﹣letterwordwithjustsixtries.Youeitherwinbyguessingitorlosebecauseyourunoutoftries.InventedbysoftwareengineerJoshWardle，thegamehasbeenpopularwithmillionsofplayersacrosstheworld.Everymidnight，Wordlerefreshesitswordoftheday.Forexample，theanswerforMarch3isALOUD.Asyouguess，thegamegivesyouhints（提示）.Forexample，ifaletteriscorrectandintherightplace，itturnsgreen.Iftheletterisnotintheword，itturnsgray.Iftheletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace，itturnsyellow.Thesehintsmakethegameintoapuzzle（謎）.Youneedknowledgetowinthisgame，notjustluck.Everysyllable（音節(jié)）inanEnglishwordincludesatleastonevowel（元音），sofindingvowelsisausefulmethod.Forexample，intheword"think"，thereisonlyonesyllableandthereisonevowel"i".Severaldaysago，Iplayedthisgameandfounditveryinteresting.First，Iguessedtheword"table".Only"a"wasgreen.Then，Iguessed"maker"andthe"r"turnedyellow.Intheend，Iguessed"carry"andIwascorrect！Wordleisnotonlyaperfectgametohavefun，butalsoanexcellenttooltoincreaseyourEnglishvocabulary.Whynothaveatryinyoursparetime？（1）Thewriterstartstointroducethetopicby.A．tellingastoryB．givinganexampleC．a(chǎn)skingaquestionD．sharinganexperience（2）Matchthecolorhintswiththesituationsandchoosetherightanswer.①Theletterisnotintheword.②Theletteriscorrectandintherightplace.③Theletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace.a.Green.b.Gray.c.Yellow.A．①﹣a②﹣b③﹣cB．①﹣c②﹣b③﹣aC．①﹣c②﹣a③﹣bD．①﹣b②﹣a③﹣c（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．UserscanwinWordlewithoutknowledge.B．EverysyllableinanEnglishwordincludesonlyonevowel.C．ThereisonlyonecorrectwordinWordleeveryday.D．Wordleplayerscanguessasix﹣letterwordwithfivetries.（4）Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage？A.B.C.D.7．（2023春?義烏市期中）Ihave422friends，yetIamlonely.Ispeaktothemeveryday，yetnoneofthemreallyknowme.TheproblemIhaveliesinthewayIcommunicatewithmyfriends，talkingtothemfacetofaceorlookingatanameonascreen.Itakeastepbackandrealisethemedia（媒體）wecallsocialisnothing.Itisthemediathatmakesusstayawayfromreallife.Inthatworld，you'recontrolledbythetechnology（技術(shù)）youuse.Inthatworld，evenyourpersonalinformationcanbefoundouteasily.Inthatworld，youallsharebeautifulphotos，interestingstories...Peopleintheworldknowyourname，yourlook，yourhobby...Butwhoknowsyourtruefeelings？Youarelonely.Youmightsayeveryonecanbelonelysometimes.Letmeexplainittoyou.Ifyoureadabook，paintapictureordosomeexercise，you'rebeingawakeandputtingyourtimetogooduse.Doyourememberthetimewhenyourunandplaygameswithyourfriends？Doyourememberthefeelingwhenyouseeagirlorboyyoulike？Doyourememberthelaughteryouhearwhenyourfamilyistalkingoverdinner？Whenyou'retoobusylookingdown，youmissallthosehappymoments.▲.Youdon'tneedtocheckthenewinformationorthenamelistallthetime.Givepeopleyourlove.Don'tgivethemyour"like".（1）Whatproblemisthewriterfacedwith？A．Manyofhisfriendsknowhimwell.B．Hecanonlytalktohisfriendsonline.C．Hecan'tseparatethemediafromreallife.D．Althoughhehasmanyfriends，he'sstilllonely.（2）Inthewriter'sopinion，peopleinthemedia.A．hardlyunderstandusB．onlycareaboutourlookC．usetechnologytohelpusD．havedifficultygettingourpersonalinformation（3）What'sthemainideaofthefifthparagraph？A．Wehavehappytimesinthemedia.B．Wewastetoomuchtimeinthemedia.C．Themediamakesusclosertoeachother.D．Themediahelpsrecordourhappytimes.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe▲inParagraph6？A．Lookupfromyourphone.B．Stayawayfromthemedia.C．Don'tfeellonely.D．Youdon'tneedtotalkallthetime.8．（2023春?義烏市期中）DragonCityUndergroundTimetableRedLineBlueLineGreenLineStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainPinkWall5：05amNorthStation5：01amWestPoint5：16amMilton5：15amRiverside5：30amOakTree5：20amGiantTree5：16amTonyLane5：34amForestHills5：22amEastPoint5：25amGiantTree5：36amSunValley5：27amLowland5：40amWestPoint5：42amMidWest5：45amFREQUENCYOFTRAINS：EVERY7MINUTESFareInformationMonthlyUndergroundPassCost：＄106Entitles（授權(quán)）theusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenline.MonthlyIndividual（個人的）LinePassCost：＄42EntitlestheusertounlimitedtraveleitherontheRed，BlueorGreenline.DailyUndergroundPassCost：＄10EntitlestheusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenlineforasingleday.SingleTripPassCost：＄5Entitlestheusertoasingletrip.（1）BoththeBlueLineandtheGreenLinegoto.A．WestPointB．GiantTreeC．SunValleyD．PinkWall（2）IttakesatleasttotravelfromNorthStationtoMidWest.A．29minutesB．41minutesC．44minutesD．72minutes（3）WhowillgetmostfrombuyingaMonthlyUndergroundPass？A．AbusinessmanwhoisvisitingDragonCityforthreedays.B．Aclerkwhotakesallthreelinestohisofficeeveryday.C．AstudentwhotakestheBlueLinetoschooleveryday.D．Aretiredteacherwhovisitshergranddaughterbyundergroundonceaweek.9．（2023春?義烏市期中）Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon，oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks，leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet，Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class，theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s，Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself，notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!Thenightbeforemymarathon，IdreamtthatIcouldn'tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous，butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline，myshoelacesbecameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!Atmile3，Ipassedasign"GOFORIT，RUNNERS!"Bymile17，Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain，Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21，Iwasstarving!AsIapproachedmile23，Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact，Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.Determinedtobemyself，moveforward，freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗標(biāo)簽），Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".（1）Amonthbeforethemarathon，theauthor.A．waswelltrainedB．feltscaredC．madeuphismindtorunD．losthope（2）WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear？A．Tomentionthesupportofhisteacher.B．Totellthereadersafunnystory.C．Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.D．Toshareapreciousmemorywithreaders.（3）Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon？A．Hemadeit.B．Hegaveuphalfway.C．Hegotthefirstprize.D．Hewalkedtotheend.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．AFinalRunnerB．AHarderTrainerC．MymarathonMedalD．MyFirstMarathon10．（2023春?義烏市期中）Supposeyouareearning30，000yuaneverymonth.Doyouthinkyouarerich？Doesyourincomemakeyoufeelhappy？Well，thesedays，noteventherichfeelrich.Accordingtoasurvey，only13percentofAmericanmillionairesconsideredthemselveswealthy.Someofthemhadmorethan＄5million，buttheystilldidn'tfeelrich.Ifmultimillionairesdon'tfeelwealthy，thenwhodoes？IdecidedtovisitElizabethDunn.Sheisapsychology（心理學(xué)）professorattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Iaskedher，"Oncepeoplehaveenoughmoneytocovertheirbasicneeds，whatwouldmakethemfeelsatisfiedwithwhattheyhave？"Dunnsaidshedidn'tknowofanystudiesthattriedtodirectlyanswerthisquestion.Butshedidpointtosomeresearchthatseemedtoprovidesomepossibleanswerstoit.Firstcomessocialcomparison.Dunnsaysthatitplaysaveryimportantrole.Ifapersonisricherthanthepeoplehecompareshimselfwith，thenheisgoingtofeelrich.Ina2005studyinGermany，peoplewerehappierthelargertheirincomeswereincomparisonwiththosewhoweresimilartothemintermsofageandeducation.Anotherstudyfoundthatpeoplewerelesshappythemoretheirneighborsearned.Thingswereworsewhentheirneighborswonthelottery（彩票）.Dunnalsonotedacoupleofotherfactors（因素）thatmightleadpeopletofeelricher.Shebroughtupa2016study.Itfoundpeople'sbankbalance（賬戶余額）couldaffecttheirlifesatisfaction.Somepeoplefeelprettygoodabouttheirlevelofincome，butit'snotbecausetheyareearningalot.Instead，itmaybebecausetheyalwayshaveatleast5，000dollarsinthebank.Thatnumberisabletoshapetheirsenseoffinancialsecurity（安全）.Italsomattersalotwhatpeopledowiththeirmoney.Spendingmoneyincertainwayscanmakepeoplefeelbetter.Generallyspeaking，ithelpstospendmoreonunforgettableexperiences.Payingotherstodothethingsthatonehatesthemost，suchascooking，alsobringsfeelingsofhappiness."It'snotjusthowmuchyouhave，buthowyouspendit，"Dunntoldme."Ifyoumakeexcellentspendingdecisions，thenyoucanreallyturnamiddleincomeintoafairbitofhappiness."（1）Accordingtothesurveyinthesecondparagraph，feltrich.A．a(chǎn)llmillionairesintheU.S.B．fewmillionairesintheU.S.C．mostmillionairesintheU.S.D．notasinglemillionaireintheU.S.（2）Altogether，Dunnbroughtupfactorsthatmightaffectpeople'sfeelingsofwealth.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five（3）Supposexmeansone'slevelofincomeincomparisontohispeers'（同輩）andthatymeanshisfeelingofhappiness.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectrelationshipbetweenxandy？A．B．C．D．（4）Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？A．Toshowushowsocialcomparisonsinfluenceourfeelingsofsatisfaction.B．Totellushowone'sbankbalanceinfluenceshisorhersenseoflifesatisfaction.C．Toencourageustothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness.D．Tomentionthemillionaires'feelingsofsatisfactiontoreaders.11．（2023春?義烏市期中）Anewschoolhasopenedrecently.Itspupilsfileintoclasstostarttheirlessons，turnontheircomputersandfollowtheirteacher'sinstructions.Foranhour，theyaretaughthowtousethemouse，thekeyboardandthecomputer.Nothingunusualaboutthat，youmightthink；exceptthatthesepupilsaretoddlers，agedjusttwoorthree.Weaskedtwoexpertstheiropinionsonthegrowingphenomenon（現(xiàn)象）of"technologyfortoddlers"：Doyouthinkweshouldteachcomputerskillstoveryyoungchildren？YESJudyClarke，DirectorofTechnology，YorkCollegeAtmycollege，wethinkthat"▲."Althoughtheusualageforthenationalschoolexamsis16，weputourbestpupilsforwardforexamsifwethinktheyareready.Theymightbejustsevenyearsold.Havinghadgreatsuccesswiththesecourses，webegantothinkabout"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.Theyareaimedatgivingpre﹣schoolpupilsaheadstartnotonlyintechnologyskills，butalsoinwriting，readingandcommunicationusingthecomputer.Apartfromtheactuallessons，wealsoencourageparentstogetthechildrentopracticetheirnewskillsathome.Parentssaytomeallthetime，"Sarahcancountupto30andisaheadofherpeers"or"Jackhasgainedsomuchconfidencefromyourclasses."Commentslikethesemakeitallworthwhileforme.Somepeoplemaybecritical，butIwouldarguethatit'sacrimetoholdchildrenback.Mostchildrenlovecomputersandtheylearnquickly.Startingyoungmeanstheywon'thavetowastetimeintheirsecondaryschoolyearscatchinguponallthecomputerskillstheyneed.NOAlanJackson，educationalpsychologist，CardiffI'veworkedasaneducationalpsychologist（教育心理學(xué)家）formanyyearsandImustsaythatI'mveryconcernedaboutthistrend（趨勢）thatencouragesyoungerandyoungerchildrentousecomputers.Thenegative（負(fù)面的）aspectsofstaringatascreenforalongtimeatayoungageareobvious.Thelackofphysicalexercise，forexample，canleadtoobesity（肥胖）andthelackofinteraction（互動交流）withrealpeoplecanleadtoproblemswithspeechdevelopment.Thesearejusttwooftheproblems，butIcouldgoonandon.Itisbadenoughforolderchildren，buttheideaofchildrenasyoungastwobeingactivelyencouragedtogotocomputerlessonsappealsme.Ifeelsorryforthesechildrenwhoclearlyneedtoberunningaroundandclimbingtreeswiththeirfriends.Inmyopinion，twopartiesaretoblame：thecollegeswhichrunthesecoursesandtheparentsofthesechildren.Theyshouldbeashamedoftheirinabilitytothinkabouttheshort﹣andlong﹣termeffectsonthechildren.AsfarasIcansee，theformerisjustinterestedinpublicity（宣傳）andprofit，andthelatterpurelyinsatisfyingtheirownegos（自我價值感）.（1）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲inparagraph3？A．practicemakesperfectB．it'snevertoooldtolearnC．it'snevertooyoungtostartD．nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart（2）JudyClarkeusesexamplesofSarahandJacktoshow.A．howmuchshelovesherstudentsB．howhardSarahandJackhaveworkedC．whyparentsshouldfeelproudoftheirchildrenD．thatveryyoungchildrencangainsomethingusefulfromit.（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue？①AlanJacksonprobablyteachesatthenewschoolfortoddlers.②JudyClarkeisnotsurewhetherherschoolisdoingtherightthingornot.③AccordingtoAlanJackson，playismoreimportantforyoungchildren.④AccordingtoJudyClarke，youngchildrenshouldbeencouragedtolearncomputertechnology.A．①②B．③④C．②③D．①④（4）WhatdoesAlanJacksonmeanbysaying"butIcouldgoonandon"inthelastparagraph？A．Hethinkstoddlershavemuchtolearninadditiontocomputertechnology.B．Hewillkeepstudyingthematterofteachingtoddlerscomputertechnology.C．Hethinkstherearealotmoreproblemswith"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.D．Hestillhasmuchtodotodealwiththeproblemsthattechnologyhasbroughtabout.12．（2020?福建）NoticesfromtheStudentCenterSlogan（標(biāo)語）DesignCompetitionPurposes：TouseEnglishcreativelyandhelpprovideacleanandsafeschool．ClassicalDramaEnjoyanewseasonofgreatdramaswrittenbyHansChristianAndersenatthemusichall!PlacePrizeDate&TimeDrama1stplaceAnelectronicdictionarySep．68：00pmTheLittleMermaid2ndplaceAnovel：HarryPotterOct．27：30pmThumbelina3rdplaceAmovieticket：MulanNov．78：30pmTheRedShoesEachstudentcansend3slogansbye﹣mailtoinfo@smartschool．combeforeAug．30Starring：HappyTreeDramaTeamDirector：TomWeaver30﹣minuteFitnessClub30﹣a﹣dayFitnessisafunfitnessclassforstudents．Herearesomeadvantages：☆Keepinshape．☆Makebonesgrow．☆I(lǐng)mproveasenseofbalance．☆I(lǐng)ncreasedailyphysicalactivity．Don'tmissthechance!Visitwww．smartschool．comLittleCookTrainingProgramIfyouenjoycreatingdeliciousdishes，whynotattendour"LittleCookTrainingProgram"？Eachstudentwhotakespartinitwillgetacertificate（證書）．Date：Aug．3﹣15Time：11：00am﹣4：30pmPlace：dininghallIfyouareinterestedinit，pleasee﹣mailinfo@smartschool．comForinformation：AdelinaSantosTel：5323009（1）Whatistheprizefor2ndplaceinSloganDesignCompetition？A．Acertificate．B．Anovel．C．Adictionary．D．Amovieticket．（2）WhenisThumbelinaputon？A．8：00pm，Sep．6B．7：30pm，Oct．2．C．8：30pm，Nov．7．D．11：00am，Aug．3．（3）Howmanyadvantagesdoesthefitnessclasshave？A．Two．B．Three．C．Four．D．Five．（4）WhatwillthestudentsprobablydoinLittleCookTrainingProgram？A．EnjoyTheRedShoes．B．Increasedailyphysicalactivity．C．LearnhowtomakeBeijingduck．D．Helpthecookswashdishes．（5）Theorganizeroftheactivitiesaboveis．A．theStudentCenterB．TomWeaverC．FitnessClubD．AdelinaSantos13．（2022春?電白區(qū)期中）Chinesebuyersusedtoprizeforeignbrands，thinkingthatproductsmadebyAmericanorEuropeancompaniesareofhigherquality（質(zhì)量）thanChineseones.Increasingly，that'snolongerthecase.Chinesepeoplebornbefore1985generallythinkthatforeignbrandsarebetterthanChineseones，billionaireWilliamLitoldBusinessInsiderduringarecentinterviewonCCTV9.Butforwhowerebornafter1985，itisadifferentpicture."WhenIfirstwenttotheUnitedKingdomin1997，IthoughtthatthedifferencebetweenChinaandEuropewasquitebig，"Lisaid."Butforthoseborninthe1990s，whentheyvisitEuropeortheUS，theydonotthinkthereisabigdifference."ThechangeinthinkingamongChinesebuyersisshowingupinmanymarketsinChinawherewesterncompaniesusedtocontrol.AstudybyCreditSuissepublishedinMarchfoundthatyoungChinesebuyersareincreasinglyshowingahomebrandbias.Morethan90%ofyoungChinesebuyerswouldprefertobuyhomeappliancebrands，accordingtothestudy.Meanwhile，homecompaniesproducingfood，drinks，orpersonalcareproductsincreasedtheirshareofthemarketby3.3%overthelasttenyearstonearly70%."Chinesebuyers，especiallytheyoungerones，don'tjustbelievethatforeignbrandsarebetter.Rightnow，ChinesebuyersthinkChinaisgoodand'MadeinChina'isnotbadatall."CharlieChen，headofChinabuyerresearchatCreditSuisse，toldSouthChinaMorningPostinMarch.TheChinesesmartphonemarketiscontrolle