北京萬壽寺中學(xué)八年級英語閱讀理解專題一、八年級英語下冊閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解

ThefilmForeverEnthralledwasdirectedbythedirector（導(dǎo)演）ChenKaige,andfamousstarsactedinit,suchasZhangZiyiandChenHong.ThisfilmshowsMeiLanfang'slife.

Mei,amasterofBeijingopera,grewupinafamilyofBeijingoperaperformers.Hebegantoperformonthestage（舞臺）in1904whenhewas10yearsold.Helearnthisactingskillsandplayedfemalerolesandbecamehighlygoodatsinging,dancingandacting.Heturnedhimselfintoaperformerofalmostalltypesofthe"Dan"femaleroles.

InJuly1937,theJapanesearmyoccupied（占領(lǐng)）Beijing.TheofficerofthearmytoldMeitoperformforthemandpromisedtogivehimalotofmoney.Meirefusedtodoso,andfromthenon,hegaveupperformingonstageduringthewar.Thismadehimpooruntilthewarendedin1945.After1949,hemadetheDanhaveanimportantplaceinBeijingoperathroughmanyyearsofhardworking.Inhis50-yearstagelife,heusednewactingskillsandmadelotsofgoodoperas.SohebecamethesymbolofBeijingopera.（1）ThemovieForeverEnthralledshowsthelifeof_________.A.

afamousactress

B.

afilmdirectorC.

anunknownfilmstar

D.

amasterofBeijingopera（2）Duringthewar,Meirefusedtoappearonstagebecausehe_______.A.

hadalotofotherthingstodo

B.

didnotliketoperformBeijingoperaC.

hadenoughmoneytoliveagoodlife

D.

hatedperformingfortheJapanesearmy（3）HowdoesthewritermainlyintroduceMei'slifeinthepassage?A.

Bypresentingseveralfacts.

B.

Bydiscussingapointofview.C.

Byusingatimelineofevents.

D.

Bylistingagroupofexamples.2．閱讀理解

WelcometoLondon!Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutthiswonderfulcity.London,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom,isthebiggestcityinWesternEuropewithover7millionpeople.ItsitsbytheRiverThames.Londonhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Becauseofitslonghistoryanddifferentcultures,Londonisaveryfamouscityintheworld.Peopleallovertheworldarefamiliarwiththecity'sreddouble-decker（雙層的）busesandblacktaxis.People

TheBritishEmpireusedto（過去常常）rulearoundtheworld,somanypeoplefromaroundtheworldmovedtoLondon.Theyhavebroughtwiththemtheirownlanguagesandcultures.Morethan300differentlanguagesarespokeninLondon.Culture

Londonisknownforitsmuseums.OneimportantmuseumisBritishMuseum.Itistheoldestpublicmuseumintheworld.TherearetwomainartmuseumsinLondontheNationalGalleryandtheTateGallery.Besides,Londonisalsohometoarts,suchastheaterandmusic.TheGlobeTheater,whichwaspopularinthelate16thand17thcenturies,wasopenedforperformancesofWilliamShakespeare'splays.Touristattractions

Londonhasmanywonderfulplacestovisit.Forexample,thewell-knownClockTower,a320-foot-hightower,wascalledtheBigBen.AnotherfamousLondonbuildingisBuckinghamPalace.Themembersofroyal（皇家的）familyofEnglandlivethere.Besides,HydeParkisthelargestopenareaincentralLondon.（1）What'sthepopulationofLondon?A.

Lessthan7million.

B.

Only7million.

C.

Morethan7million.

D.

Nearly7million.（2）HowmanymuseumsarethereinLondonaccordingtothepassage?A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.（3）ThemembersofroyalfamilyofEnglandlivein.A.

thebigBen

B.

BuckinghamPalace

C.

HydePark

D.

BritishMuseum（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned（提及）inthepassage?A.

ThelocationofLondon.

B.

ThehistoryofLondon.C.

TheinterestingplacesinLondon.

D.

ThefoodinLondon.3．閱讀理解

Perhapsyou'vealreadywatchedorheardaboutReaders,aTVshowthathasrecentlybecomepopular.Itinvitesdifferentpeopletoreadaloudonthestage,aswellastellthetouchingstoriesbehindthem.Theycanreadeverything,likepoems（詩）,book,andletters.

Manypeoplearefansoftheshowandbegintoenjoyreadingaloudathome.NowtheshowgivespeopleaspecialplacetoreadacrossChina.Readingpavilions（亭）arenowincitieslikeShanghai,HangzhouandXi'an.

Thepavilionisquitesmall.Onlyonepersoncancomeintoiteachtime.Thereisamicrophoneinitanditrecordspeople'svoices.Everyonecanreadanythingtheylikeforthreeminutesinthepavilion.TheshowwilllaterpicksomeofthereadersandinvitethemtoreadonTV.

Peopleofallageshavecomeandreadinthepavilion,accordingtoPeople'sDaily."Readingshouldbejustlikesingingandtalking,"saidDongQing,thehostoftheshow."Wecanactuallyexpressourdeepfeelingsthroughreadingaloud."

BoththeTVshowandthepavilionareencouragingreadingamongthepublic,reportedChinaYouthDaily.Infact,thisisalsowhatourcountryistryingtodonow.Duringthetwosessions（兩會）thismonth,deputy（代表）LuYapingsuggested（建設(shè)）thatanationalreadingdaybesetup.Manyotherdeputiesagreedwithit.（1）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.

ReaderisapopularTVshow.

B.

PeoplecanonlyreadpoemsonReader.C.

PeoplecanonlyreadpoemsonReader.

D.

PeopletellstoriesforkidsonReader.（2）Whatisinareadingpavilion?A.

Telephone.

B.

Ataperecorder.

C.

Acamera.

D.

Amicrophone.（3）Whatarethereadingpavilionsmadefor?A.

Tohelpordinarypeoplebecomesuperstars.B.

Tohelptheshowpickpossiblereaders.C.

Toteachpeoplehowtoreadaloud.D.

Tohelppeopleexpresstheirfeelingsfreely.（4）Fromthestory,welearnthat

.A.

peoplemustpaytorecordtheirvoicesinthepavilionB.

fewpeopleareinterestedinthereadingpavilionsC.

theTVshowsaimstoencouragemorepeopletoreadaloudD.

thereisanationalreadingdayinChina4．閱讀理解

Youdon'thavetobegreattogetstarted,butyouhavetogetstartedtobegreat.Ibelieveitisanormalthoughtintoday'ssocietytojustletlifehappentous.Ialsobelievethatwesometimesdestroy（毀滅）ourwell-plannedthoughtsaboutsuccessbecauseit'seasiertojustcontinueasusualratherthan"try"withthepossiblefailureinmind.

Mostpeoplenevergetmovingbecausetheydon'tknowwhattheywant.Withoutacertainresultalreadysetinyourmind,it'sreallydifficulttogetgoing,andevenifyoudo,yourattentionmaysoondisappearandyougiveupbeforelong.

Whynotconsiderwhat'sreallyimportantinyourlife?Writedownwhatexcitesyou,whatwouldtrulymakeyouhappyandwhatproblemsyouhave.Attheendoftheweek,takeacarefullookatthenotesyou'vetaken.You'llsoonbegintoseeaclearerpictureofwhatdirectionyoushouldbegoingtowards.

Knowledgeisuselesswithoutaction.Youreadmanybooksbutyourlifewillstaythesameifyoudon'tusetheknowledge.Knowledgeisfantasticbutitwillnotchangeyourlifeuntilitisused.Ilovetoreadpersonaldevelopmentmaterialtokeepapositiveattitude（積極的態(tài)度）towardsmylife,butIalsorealizethatifIdon'tsetgoalstoachieve,thenIwillalwaysbeatalkthetalkpersonwhoisgreatatgivingadvicebutuselessatrealizingit.Ifyouhavenoplansofpracticingwhatyousay,thenitmaybebesttokeepyourmouthclosed.

Doyouwanttoknowwhoyouare?Don'task,Act!Actionwillexplainyou.Whateverexcuseswehavefornotlivinguptoourtalent,thefactisthattimewillalwaysmoveforward.Bewhateveryouwanttobeandwhateveryoucanbe.Alwaysremembertheonlylimits（限制）wehavearetheoneswecreateforourselves.Lifeisnotwhatwethink.Itiswhatweexperiencewhenwebehaveaccordingtothethoughtswehave.（1）Whatwillhappenifyouhavethepossiblefailureinyourmind?A.

Youwilldestroyyourwell-plannedthoughtsaboutsuccess.B.

You'llhavegreatpressureandtrynottomakeanymistakes.C.

Youwilltryyourbestandcomeupwithamuchbetterplan.D.

You'llputalltheopportunitiestogoodusetotryyourplan.（2）InParagraphTwo,thewriterwantsto

.A.

telluswhatpeopleneedtogetsuccess

B.

showuswhatpeoplesetintheirmindC.

talkaboutwhypeopleshouldpractice

D.

explainwhypeoplestopgoingahead（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"atalkthetalkperson"meaninthepassage?A.

Apersonwhoisgoodatgivingtalks.

B.

Apersonwhotalksbigbutdoesnothing.C.

Apersonwhoisactiveintalking.

D.

Apersonwhoisanenergetictalker.（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthepassage?A.

Knowledgeisfantasticwhenit'sused,orit'suseless.B.

Knowledgeisuselesswithoutaction.C.

Successalwaysstopsusfromsucceedingbutourselves.D.

Actionwilltellyouwhoyouare.（5）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

SeeaClearPictureofLife

B.

TakingActionsLeadstoSuccessC.

SetYourGoalstoAchieve

D.

ActionsSpeakLouderthanWords5．閱讀理解

Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump（垃圾堆）.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（排污）system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets（廁所）,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmice（老鼠）andfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal（金屬）.Thementalcanbereusedandrecycled.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpiles（堆）wheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumans,whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpthemgrow.（1）Youcanmostlyprobablyreadthepassagein_____________.A.

asciencebook

B.

aTVguide

C.

ahistorybook

D.

atelephonebook（2）Accordingtothepassage,therightorderis_____________.①Ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere.②Therubbishiscollectedandtakentoadump.③Grassisplantedontherubbished-filledearth.④Therubbishdumpiscoveredwithsomeearth.A.

②④①③

B.

③①④②

C.

①④③②

D.

②④③①（3）Howshouldwetakecareofausedmetalboxaccordingtothepassage?A.

Byburningitoff.

B.

Byputtingitinwater.C.

Bythrowingitaway.

D.

Byreusingandrecyclingit.（4）Themainideaofthepassageis__________.A.

toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjobB.

toexplaintheneedorrubbishcollectionC.

tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbishD.

totellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish6．閱讀理解

Youmayfeelinterestedinstudentsinothercountries.Dotheyhavesomuchhomework?Whatdotheydointheirfreetime?Dotheyoftengotoparties?PeopledidasurveyinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUSlastyear.Herearetheresults.

Whostudiesthehardest?

Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimeinstudying.Aboutoneintwospendsmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.Why?Maybethey'justwanttoimprovethemselves,ortheydothatjustbecauseoftheschoolandtheirparents.

Whosleepsmostofteninclass?

About45percentofJapanesestudentsdozeoffinclass.32%ofusstudentsfeelsleepyinclass,whileinChina,thereare5%studentssleepinginclass.WhydoJapanesestudentsgettiredandsleepyinclassmoreeasily?Becausetheyalwaysliketostayuplateatnight!

Whoisthemostdistracted?

Americanstudentsarethemostactiveinclass,butalsothemostdistracted.64.2%ofthemtalktofriendsinclass.46.9%ofthemeatinclass,and38.9%ofthemsende-mailsorreadotherbooksinclass.

Whatdotheydoafterschool?

Intheirfreetime,mostChinesestudentsstudyorsurftheInternet.MostAmericanstudentshangoutwiththeirfriendsorgotoparties.MostJapanesestudentsdoexercisewhilemostSouthKoreanstudentswatchTV.（1）WhatpercentofChinesestudentsspendmorethan2hoursdoingtheirhomeworkeveryday?A.

32%

B.

45%

C.

50%

D.

64.2%（2）Whatdoesa"distractedstudent"usuallydoinclass?A.

Helistenstohisteachersverycarefully.B.

Hekeepsquietanddoeshishomework.C.

Healwaysfallsasleepinclass.D.

Hedoesthingsthathavenothingtodowithlearning.（3）Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?A.

Thestudentsfromdifferentcountrieshavedifferentcharacter.B.

Chinesestudentsworkmuchharderthanthosefromothercountries.C.

Thestudentsaroundtheworlddosomethingdifferentintheirfreetime.D.

MoststudentsintheworldareinterestedingoingonlineorwatchingTV.7．閱讀理解TraveltoItalyCitiesMilanVenicePopulationin20101，307，900270，500AreaLargerthanFlorence's7.6squarekilometersTypicalfeature（特征）ThesecondlargestcityinItalyAwatercityClimateWetWarmwinterandhotsummerCitiesFlorenceRomePopulationin2010369thousand2.74millionArea104squarekilometersOver1，507squarekilometers（Cityarea）Typicalfeature（特征）ThebirthplaceoftheRenaissance（文藝復(fù)興發(fā)源地）ThecapitalcityClimatePleasantclimateWarmandwetinwinterwhilehotanddryinsummer（1）Thereare________famousItaliancitiesmentionedintheform.A.

two

B.

three

C.

four（2）Milanhasa________climateaccordingtotheform.A.

wet

B.

hot

C.

dry（3）Accordingtotheform,________isthesmallestinarea.A.

Rome

B.

Venice

C.

Milan（4）Florenceiswellknownas________.A.

thelargestcityinItaly

B.

thewatercity

C.

thebirthplaceoftheRenaissance（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheform?A.

In2010,thepopulationofFlorencewaslargerthanthatofMilan.B.

ThepopulationofRomewas2，740，000in2010.C.

Thecapitalcityhasanareaoflessthan1，507squarekilometers.8．閱讀理解ZhaoMin,ChinaIhavegreatinterestinstamps.Ihavestartedcollectingmanykindsofstampssince2011.Ihavecollectedover300differentstamps.They'rereallyamazing.Julia,theUSThistoybearismyonlytoy.Ihavekeptitforthreeyears.Avolunteerwhocametoourvillagegaveittome.Thetoybearhasbecomemybestfriend.Heknowsallofmysecrets（秘密）.Frank,EnglandLook!Ihaveatoygun.MyunclegavemethefirsttoygunwhenIwasfive.Ihavegottwelvegunsfromhimsofar.Beingapolicemanlikehimisalwaysmydream.Weoftenplaytogetherontheweekend.It'sreallyfun.Lisa,CanadaIwasbornonabigfarm.Therearealotofhorses.Theyaremyfriends.Feedingthemisoneofmyfavoritehobbies.NowI'moldenoughtohelpmyfatherworkonthefarm.（1）HowlonghasZhaoMincollecteddifferentkindsofstamps?A.

Foraboutsixmonths.B.

Foraboutthreeyears.C.

Forabouteightyears.D.

Forfiveyears.（2）What'sFrank'sdream?A.

Beingaworker.

B.

Beingateacher.

C.

Beinganactor.

D.

Beingapoliceman.（3）What'soneofLisa'sfavoritehobbies?A.

Ridinghorses.

B.

Feedinghorses.

C.

Playingwithhorses.

D.

Lookingafterhorses.（4）WhohasbecomeJulia'sbestfriend?A.

Atoybear.

B.

Avolunteer.

C.

Herpet.

D.

Atoygun.（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

ZhaoMinhascollectedover400differentstamps.B.

Frankoftenplayswithhisuncleontheweekend.C.

LisaisagirlwhocomesfromAmerica.D.

Julia'sfriendgaveheratoybear.9．閱讀理解

Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.

Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtospeaktoanyone.

EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.

Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends,Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme,withasmile.

Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.

OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiled,buthecouldn'trememberdoingso!

Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.（1）Whendidthewritergetthegift?A.

Attheageof16.

B.

Aftermakingfriendswiththeboy.C.

Inthefirstyearatamiddleschool.

D.

Afterbecomingclosertoeveryoneintheclass.（2）Whywasthesmileanimportantgift?A.

Becausethewriter'soldschoolwasfaraway.B.

Becausethewriterdidn'tknowwhotheboywas.C.

Becausethesmiledidn'tmeananythingtotheboy.D.

Becausethewriterfeltlonelyandhadnofriendsanditmadeherfeelhappyandwarm.（3）Whydidn'tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems?A.

Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.B.

Becauseshedidn'tknowanyoneatthetime.C.

Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.D.

Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.（4）Howdidthesmilechangeherlife?A.

Shestartedtomakefriends.

B.

Shebecamethebestfriendoftheboy.C.

Herparentsdidn'tworryaboutheranymore.

D.

Sherealizedthatshewaslonely.10．閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Thebestwaytoteachyourchildrentoliveagreenlifestyleistolivethatgreenlifestyleyourself.Whenkidsseeyoupickinguprubbishfromthepark,theyseevalue（價(jià)值）inkeepingpublicplacescleanUsethesetipstointroduceyourchildrentogreenliving：

Usepublictransport.Usethecaronlywhennecessary;atothertimes,taketrainsandbuseswithyourchildren.

Askfortheirhelp.Youngerchildrenoftenlovegrown-upactivities.Sohavethemcarryasmallbagoffoodwastetothebin,orletthemhelpseparate（分開）yourrecycling.OlderchildrenmaywanttotakepartintheactivitieslikecleaninguptheneighbourhoodandorganizingthedailyrecyclingIfthey'renotveryinterested,makeenvironment-friendlyactivitiesafamily-timepriority（優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)）

_________________________Pettingfarmsforyoungerkidsmayhelpprevent（防止）farmanimalsfrombecomingsomethingthattheyseeonlyinbooksorontelevision.Manypeoplebelievethatwildanimalsshouldn'tbekeptinanykindofzoos,buttheydoofferavaluableeducationalandconservation（保護(hù)）lesson.Soifyouwanttovisitazoo,findazoothatprovidesitsanimalswithasnaturalanenvironmentaspossible（1）Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.

Childrenatschool.B.

Schoolteachers.C.

Parentswithyoungkids.D.

WildAnimallovers.（2）Howmanytipsforchildrengreenlivingarethereinthepassage?A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.（3）Whichisthebestsentencefor___________inParagraph4?A.

ProtectthewildlifeB.

WildlifearoundusC.

ValuablelessonsfromzoosD.

Introducethemtowildlife（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.

TheimportanceofgreenlivingB.

HowtoreducepollutionC.

ThewaystoliveagreenlifeD.

Howtomakechildrenlivegreen11．閱讀理解

FirstFrenchman：Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout."Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabucket（桶）ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"Don'tlookout".

SecondFrenchman：Iwasonceonashipandheardthecaptainshout,"Allhandsondeck（甲板）."Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem.

ThirdFrenchman：Ioncewentearlyinthemorningtothedoctor'sandhisnursecametothedoorandsaid,"He'snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour."WhenIwentasecondtimeforhim,Shesaid,"He'snotdownyet."Ihadtogoawayagain.LaterIthoughtthedoctorshouldbeinthehouseintheevening,soIwentthereoncemore.

"Oh,howsorryIam!He'snotin!I'dbettertellhimtowaitforyouifyoucouldcometomorrow,"saidthenurse."Well!He'snotup,heisnotdown,andheisnotin.Pleasetellmewherehestays!"Isaidangrily.（1）ThefirstFrenchmanheardsomeoneshout"Lookout.".Here"Lookout"means“

”.A.

Putyourheadout

B.

Takecare

C.

Hurryup

D.

Helpme（2）Whenthecaptainshouted,"Allhandsondeck.",whathemeantwas

.A.

puttingyourbothhandsondeck

B.

puttingupyourhandsC.

givingyourhandstome

D.

that"Allthesailors（船員）ondeck"（3）Whenthenursesaid,"He'snotupyet.",shemeantthat

.A.

hehadnotstoodupyet

B.

hehadnotyetgotupC.

hehadnotwokenupyet

D.

hehadnotyetcomedownstairs（4）WhenthethirdFrenchmanwentbackforthesecondtime,thedoctor

.A.

wasstillinanupstairroom

B.

wasreadingC.

washavinghisbreakfast

D.

waswashinghimself12．閱讀理解

Asspacesciencedevelops,manhaslearnedmoreandmoreaboutspace.Spaceisnotonlyamazingbutalsodangerous.Whileworkinginspace,spacemenarefacingdangeraswellassuccess.

Scientistshavefoundoutthattheradiation（輻射）isthegreatestdangertospacemeninspace.Whenspacemenareworkinginspace,theyareindangeroftheradiationfromthesunandotherstars,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Theharmoftheradiationwon'tbefounduntiltheirchildrenevengrandchildrenareborn.Somespecialmedicinemayworkalittle,butnoreallyeffectivemedicinehasbeenfoundsofar.Spacerubbishisalsothoughttobeagreatdangertospacemen.It'sreportedthattherewere9,000man-madethingsflyinginspace.About30%ofthesearesatellites,10%arespaceships,andtherestarespacerubbish.Anexplosion（爆炸）inspacein1999madeacloudof300,000fragments,eachatleast4mminsize.Asmallpieceoftheseevenknockedaspaceshipwindowandcausedsomedamage（損壞）.

Scientistsarewatchingandreportinganypossibledangerallthetime.Theyareworkingtodealwithspacerubbish.Althoughspaceisreallydangerous,itinterestsmanypeopleontheearth.Inthenearfuture,itmaybecomepossibleforpeopletospendafewdaysinaspacehotel.Peoplemayevenchoosetoleavetheearthandliveinspaceinafewyears.Soscientistsaredoingeverythingtheycantohelpimprovethespaceenvironment.（1）Howmanykindsofdangersinspacedoesthepassagemention?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

Scientistshavefoundoutmanywaystosolveproblemsinspace.B.

Peoplecanhaveatraveltospaceorevenliveinspaceintenyears.C.

Theharmoftheradiationmaybefoundinthespacemen'schildren.D.

Spaceisreallydangerous,soitonlyinterestsscientistsontheearth.（3）______showstheman-madethingsinspaceinthecorrectway.A.

B.

C.

D.

（4）Themainpurposeofthispassageisto______.A.

introducewhatthespaceenvironmentislikenowB.

warnusthedangersinthespaceenvironmentnowC.

tellusspacemenareworkinghardtoimprovethespaceenvironment

D.

explainwhyspacerubbishhascausedlotsofdamagetotheenvironment13．閱讀理解

NorthAmericanblackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,andwillusuallyrunawayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultforscientiststolearnabouttheseanimals.

Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,theUS,catchbearsandusedrugstohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeandtheweightofthebears,takeblood,totestfordiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothelabtofindoutitsage.Fromthesestudies,researcherswanttofindouthowmanybearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,andhowmanybabiestheyproduce.

ButinMinnesota,theUS,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.Thebearsknowtheresearchers'voicesandtheyarenotafraidoftheresearchteam.Withthehelpofafewgrapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtochecktheirhearts,lookattheirteeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsitwithbearsforhoursandmakevideostolearnabouttheireverydaylives."

Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame—tomakesurethereisahealthypopulationofblackbears.Buttheresearchmethodsandthekindsofinformationthatresearchersareabletocollectarequitedifferent.（1）Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackb