成都玉林中學(xué)(石羊校區(qū))八年級英語下冊期末閱讀理解匯編一、八年級英語下冊閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解Welcometoourbookstore!WarandPeace--ByLeoTolstoyItisoneofTolstoy'sfinestachievements.Afteryoureadit,youcanhaveabetterunderstandingofRussianpeopleandtheirlives.Price:68yuan（IfyoubuyitonNewYear'sDay,youcanjustpayhalf.）Notre-DamedeParis--ByVictorHugoThelovestorybetweenthebeautifulwomanandtheterrible-lookingmantouchespeople'shearts.Hugoteachespeopletolovebeautyandtruth.Price:36yuan（Ifyoubuyitonourwebsite,youcanonlypay30yuan.）TheRedandtheBlack--ByStendhalItdescribesthefightbetweenamanandthesocietyanditgivesafullpictureoftheFrenchsociety.Price:36yuan（Ifyoubuytwocopies,youcangetabeautifulcupforfree.）OliverTwist-ByCharlesDickensItisabouthowanorphan（孤兒）workshardtoachievehissuccess.Inspired（受啟迪）byit,DisneymadethefilmOliver&Companyin1988.Price:19yuan（EveryMonday,it'sonsalefor12yuan.）（1）___cangiveusabetterunderstandingofRussianpeople.A.

TheRedandtheBlack

B.

OliverTwist

C.

WarandPeace

D.

NotreDamedeParis（2）WecanbuyNotreDamedeParisatalowerpriceifwe______.A.

buyitonNewYear'sDay

B.

buyitonthewebsiteC.

buytwocopiesatatime

D.

buyitinthebookstoreonMonday（3）Jimcanget______forfreeifhebuystwocopiesofTheRedandtheBlack.A.

acup

B.

aCD

C.

ahat

D.

apen（4）Jimwillpay______ifhebuystwoNotreDamedeParisontheInternetandoneOliverTwistonMonday.A.

91yuan

B.

72yuan

C.

84yuan

D.

74yuan（5）WhatisOliverTwistabout?A.

Awar.

B.

Alovestory.

C.

TheFrenchsociety.

D.

Anorphan'ssuccess.2．閱讀理解

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplecouldn'tliveforlong.Mostpeopleonlylivedtobetwenty-fiveorthirtyyearsold.20%ofpeoplediedbeforetheyweretwelvemonthsoldandanother30%couldnotlivetobefiveyearsold.

Today,peoplecanlivemuchlonger.Onereasonisthatthewaterwedrinkiscleaner.Cleanwaterdoesnotcausediseases（疾病）.Besides,medicaltreatmentisbettertoday.Moreandmorepeoplelivetobeovereighty.

Womenoftenlivelongerthanmen.Forexample,inJapan,womenusuallycanlivetobeeighty-five,butmencanonlylivetobeeighty.

Inthefuture,peoplewillprobablylivelongerthantoday.Herearemanythingswecandotohelppeoplelivelonger.Forexample,wecanmakesurethateveryonehasenoughmedicinetofightagainstdiseases.Also,itisnecessaryforeveryonetohaveenoughtoeat.Todaymanypeoplediebecausetheydonothaveenoughfood.（1）Thousandsofyearsago,

ofpeoplecouldn'tlivetobe5yearsold.A.

20%

B.

30%

C.

50%

D.

80%（2）Whycanpeoplelivemuchlongertodayaccordingtothepassage?A.

Wedrinkcleanerwaterandeatbetterfood.B.

Weeatbetterfoodandgetbettermedicaltreatment.C.

Wegetbettermedicaltreatmentanddoenoughexercise.D.

Wedrinkcleanerwaterandgetbettermedicaltreatment.（3）Fromparagraph3，wecanknowthat

.A.

womenoftenlivelongerthanmenB.

allJapanesewomencanlivetobeeighty-fiveC.

mostmencanlivelongerthanwomenD.

husbandsoftenlivelongerthantheirwives（4）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.

Peoplewilllivelongerandlongeriftheygetenoughfoodtoeat.B.

Enoughmedicinecanhelppeoplefightagainstdiseases.C.

Peoplewon'tgetenoughfoodinthefuture.D.

Everyonecangetgoodmedicaltreatmentnow.3．閱讀理解

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameformenasitisforwomen.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hewilldecidewhattobuyinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisaimistofinditandbuyit.Mostmensimplywalkintoashopandasksomeoneforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasit,andthepriceisgood,theyoftenfinishshoppinginlessthanfiveminutes,toeveryone'ssatisfaction.

Foraman,someproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants.Atthattime,thesalesmantriestosellthemansomethingelse.Heofferssomethingthatisalmostthesameasthearticlethemanwants.Goodsalespeoplesay,"Iknowthisjacketisnotwhatyoureallywant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoulike."Mostmendon'tcareaboutthisandmayanswer,"Thismaybetherightcolorandtherightsize,butIwon'twastemytimetryingiton."

Forawoman,itisdifferent.Mostofthetime,shegoesshoppingnotbecausesheneedssomething.Shehasn'tdecidedwhatshewantsbeforeshegoesshopping.Shejustgoesto"havealookaround".Atfirst,shethinksaboutfindingsomethingthateveryonewillsay"Itlooksgoodonyou."Mostwomenarealwayslookingforbargains（特價商品）.Awomanmayeasilyspendanhourlookingatdressesbeforeshewantstotryon.Itisatiresome（令人厭煩的）process.Mostclothesstoresprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.（1）Accordingtotheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraph,weknowthatmendecidewhattheywant

.A.

beforetheygoshopping

B.

aftertheygointoshopsC.

rightaway

D.

afterthinkingaboutitforawhile（2）Whatdoes"…butIwon'twastemytimetryingiton"meaninthesecondparagraph?A.

Thejacketisnottherightcolor.

B.

Themanhasnotime.C.

Thejacketisnotwhatthemanwants.

D.

Themandoesn'twanttobuyanythingatall.（3）Theunderlinedword"article"inthesecondparagraphis

.A.

apieceofwriting

B.

apartofanagreement

C.

athing

D.

ajacket（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.

Menbuyclothesfasterthanwomen.B.

Mostwomenalwayslookforbargains.C.

Mostwomenliketohavealookaround.D.

Mostclothesstoresprovidechairsforthechildren.4．閱讀理解

Anewreportsayspromisingchildrenmoneytopassexamsdoesnothelpexamgrades.Thereportsaysparentsmaywastetheirmoneybyusingittogettheirkidstostudymore.

However,thepromiseofatripcouldencouragestudentstotryharderanddobetteratschool.Scientistslookedathowpromisesofmoneyandticketstoshowsaffectedstudents'studyingandlearning.Over10,000studentstookpartinthesurvey.Therewasanimprovementinclassworkandhomework,butthisdidnotresultinbettertestscores.

LeadscientistDr.SimonBurgessthoughtthesurveyshowedsomethingimportantandinteresting.Hesaidithadnotfoundsomethingthatreallygotstudentstoworkharder.Headdedthat,clearly,somestudentshavealotofgoals.Theybelievethateducationisawayofgettingabrighterfuture,buttherearekidswhothinkthatworkingharddoesn'tmakeadifference."Hesaidthesechildrenthinkexamsuccessisallinyourgenesbecauseoftheirfamilyenvironment.

EducationexpertDr.KevanCollinssaidgoodteacherswerebetterthanpromisesofmoneytogetchildrentostudy,especiallyforchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Hewrote,"Whatreallymakesthedifferenceishowstudentsaretaught."（1）Wecanseefromthenewreportthat

.A.

studentsdon'tliketotravelatallB.

lotsofstudentsarehardertogetmoremoneyC.

moneycannothelpstudentsgetbettergradesD.

parentsneedalotofmoneytohelptheirchildren（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.

Thesurveyshowssomethingmakesstudentsreallyworkharder.B.

Somestudentsthinkeducationisveryimportantfortheirfuture.C.

Studentswillworkharderiftheydon'tthinktheyhavegoodgenes.D.

Havingtripsismoreimportantthanowningmuchmoneyinourlife.（3）Ifastudentthinksgeneisthemostimportant,hemightagree

make（s）thedifference.A.

goodteachers

B.

workinghard

C.

muchmoney

D.

familyenvironment（4）Wemightreadthepassageinthepartof

inanewspaper.A.

health

B.

culture

C.

sports

D.

education5．閱讀理解

Developinghealthyeatinghabitsstartsfromchildhood,thereforeitisimportantforparentstoteachandprovidechildrenwithahealthydiet.

DPHSSadministratoroftheBureauofNutritionServices,CharlieMorrissaid,"Ahealthydietforachildalwaysincludesalotoffruitsandvegetablesinthedietlimitingtheamountofsimplesugarsinthedietandhighfatfoodandhighlyprocessed*food."Thismeansstayingawayasmuchaspossiblefromfoodsuchaschips,cookies,candiesandsugarydrinks,becauseallchildrenneedtohavemealsandthemealsshouldbeawell-balanceddiet.

Communitynutritionist*ThelmaRomososaid,"Thefruit,thevegetable,thegrain,theprotein,andalsothemilk,thediaryproductareallnecessaryinthedietforachild.Amongthem,thefruitandthevegetableshouldcomefirst.It'seasyforamothertogointothetwoplusthreeconcept*offruitsandvegetablesorfiveaday."Thisconceptmeansthatthereareatleasttwoservings*offruitsaday,threeservingsofvegetablesadaywhichcanbeservedforlunchanddinner.

Morrisalsosaidthatthechild'shungerlevelinfluenceshowmuchiseatenandtheparentcontrolswhatandwhenthemealisoffered,saying,"Momneedstomakesurethatthefoodofferedisgoodfoodforthechildtoeatandshealsoneedstoconsiderhowactivetheyarethroughtheday.Snacks*arenotabadthing,sothemomshouldoffergoodkindsofsnacksaswell."

Whenitcomestopreparingyourchild'slunchandsnacksforschool,makesuretokeepinmindthatthefoodyouprovideshouldnotonlyprovideenoughenergybutalsobehealthysuchasfreshfruits,andwholegrainbread.Butparentsmustbesuretorememberthatagoodhealthydietmustbebalancedwithphysicalactivity,thatistosay,itisimportantthatchildrengetoutsideandrunaroundandplayandgetactivitybesideseatingagooddiet.（1）AccordingtoCharlieMorriswecanknowthat____________.A.

activechildrenliketoeatmoreandmoresnacksB.

therearesugarsandhighfatinfewkindsoffoodC.

mothersshouldpreparedeliciousfoodallbythemselvesD.

childrenshouldeatlesshighlyprocessedfoodindailylife（2）Whatdoestheword"served"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.

given

B.

told

C.

bought

D.

played（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.

Physicalexerciseisnotasimportantasahealthydiet.B.

Thereshouldbeatleast5servingsofvegetablesaday.C.

Thechildshouldalsoeatfruitsandwholegrainfoods.D.

Momdoesn'tneedtopreparesnacksforthechild'sdiet.（4）Itcanbeinferred（推斷）fromthetextthat____________.A.

AgoodnutritionaldietmaycosttoomuchB.

Parentsplayanimportantroleinchildren'sdietC.

ChildrenoftenpaylittleattentiontofreshfruitsD.

Choosinghealthyfoodisusuallyveryexpensive6．閱讀理解

TechengIsland（特呈島）liesinthesoutheastofZhanjiang.Thevillagersthereusedtomakealivingbyfishing.Butnow,mostofthemmakemuchmoneybydoingbusiness.Theybelievethattheirislandisagiftfromnatureandtheygivethankstoiteveryday.In2003,PresidentHuJintaocametovisittheislandandpointedoutthatthegovernmentofZhanjiangshouldtaketheislandintoa"civilizednewecotourismisland"（文明生態(tài)旅游新海島）.Sincethen,theislandhasopenedanewpageinhistory.

Today,theislandhasbecomeapopularplacefortourists.Ittakesyouabout15minutestogettherebyboatfromMaxiePier（碼頭）nearHaibinPark.Butitisajust8-minuteboatridefromZhanjiangPortPier.Intheresort（度假村）,youcannotonlyenjoythefantasticsightsbutalsohavealotofinterestingthingstodo,likewalkingonthebeach,visitingthemuseumandenjoyingthedeliciousseafood.Thebestwaytorelaxyourselfistoenjoythehotsprings（溫泉）there.

WelcometoTechengIsland!It'saplacetovisit!（1）HowdidthevillagersonTechengIslandmakealivinginthepast?A.

Bydoingbusiness.

B.

Byenjoyingthefantasticsights.C.

Byfishing.

D.

Bygivingthankstonature.（2）Whenhastheislandopenedanewpageinhistory?A.

In2003.

B.

Since2003.

C.

Nobodyknows.

D.

Inthepast.（3）HowlongdoesittaketogettherebyboatfromZhanjiangPortPier?A.

8minutes.

B.

15minutes.

C.

Alongtime.

D.

23minutes.（4）Thehotspringscanhelpyou________.A.

enjoythesights

B.

relaxyourself

C.

eatseafood

D.

visitthemuseum（5）TechengIslandisaplace________.A.

thatliesinthewestofZhanjiang

B.

whereallthevillagersliveapoorlifeC.

thatyoungpeoplemayfindboring

D.

thattouristsliketovisit7．閱讀下面的材料，然后從各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選出一個最佳答案。

Ineverycountry,therearethousandsofpeoplewhowanttohelpout.Manyjoinorganizationsrun（管理）bytheirgovernments,forexample,thePeaceCorpsintheUnitedStatesandVoluntaryServiceOverseasinBritain.Sincethepowerful（猛烈的）earthquaketookplaceinSichuan,morethan200thousandvolunteersacrossChinahavebeenhelpingthere!Theydoallkindsofworkorcomeupwithwaystohelpimprovelife.Someoffertheirprofessionalskillsforfree.Othershavenoqualifications（資歷）,buttheylovetoworkhardtohelp.

OneofthemostfamousvolunteersintheworldwasMotherTeresa.ShecouldbethebestvolunteerbecauseshegaveherlifetohelpingthepoorestpeopleofCalcutta.Shehelpedthehomeless,caredforthesick,gaveoutfood,andbecamethemotherofthosewithoutfamilies.

Nowmoreandmoreteenagersactivelylookforvolunteeringopportunities,too.Theyvolunteerbecausetheythinkitwillbefunortheywilllearnsomething.Theyalsoliketheideaofbeinghelpfultoothers,evenifitisjusthandingoutbooksfortheteacher.Astheygetolder,thesereasonsarestillthesame,butthereareotherimportantreasonsforvolunteeringsuchaslearningon-the-job,gettingworkexperience,andimprovingtheirsociallife.

Allvolunteersbringjoytothepeopletheyhelpinsomanyways.Theymightreadbookstotheblind,fixupbrokenhomes,findwaystogetwaterforvillages,Couldyoubeavolunteer?Whatkindofvolunteerworkcouldyoudo?Thereissomeoneintheworldwhoneedsyou.（1）ThePeaceCorpsis________intheUnitedStates.A.

acity

B.

anorganization

C.

avolunteer

D.

aschool（2）Theunderlinedword"those"inthepassagemeans"________".A.

thehomeless

B.

thesick

C.

thepoor

D.

thekids（3）WhatisNOTthereasonforteenagerstobevolunteersaccordingtothepassage?A.

Theywanttomakemorefriends.B.

Theywanttobehelpful.C.

Ithelpsthemgetworkexperience.D.

Itcanimprovetheirsociallife.（4）Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.

Theworldneedsvolunteers.B.

MotherTeresawasagreatvolunteer.C.

Volunteersdoallkindsofwork.D.

Therearedifferentwaysofvolunteering.8．閱讀理解

Imaginethereisabankthatgivesyou$86,400eachmorning.Everyeveningthebankdeletes（刪除）thepartthatyoufailtouseduringtheday.Whatwouldyoudo?Takeouteverycent,ofcourse!

Eachofushassuchabank.ItsnameisTIME.Everymorning,timegivesyou86,400seconds.Everydayitopensanewaccountforyou.Everynightitburnstheremainsoftheday.Ifyoufailtousetheday'ssavings,thelostisyours.

TorealizethevalueofONEYEAR,askastudentwhofailedinSSCExam.

TorealizethevalueofONEMONTH,askamotherwhogavebirthtoapremature（早產(chǎn)的）baby.

TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.TorealizethevalueofONEHOUR,asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.TorealizethevalueofONEMINUTE,askapersonwhomissedthetrain.

TorealizethevalueofONESECOND,askapersonwhojustavoided（避免）anaccident.

Makegooduseofeverymomentthatyouhave.Rememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Yesterdayishistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.That'swhyit'scalled"ThePresent".（1）Ifyouwanttoaskapersonwhojustavoidedanaccident,youcanrealizethevalueof

.A.

onemonth

B.

oneweek

C.

oneminute

D.

onesecond（2）IfyouwanttorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,

.A.

youcanaskastudentwhofailedinSSCExamB.

youcanasktheeditorofaweeklynewspaperC.

youcanaskapersonwhomissedthetrainD.

youcanasktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet（3）Inthispassage,thewritertriestotellus

.A.

tovalue（珍視）friendshipB.

tospendtimewithourfamilyC.

tovalueourtimeD.

toknowthedifferenceoftimeunits（單位）9．閱讀理解

AlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecite（背誦）thetwolinesofthefamouspoem,"Everygrainontheplatecomesfromhardwork."Butsadly,manyofusdon'tgettherealmeaningoftheselines:Don'twastefood.

ACCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200million（百萬）peopleforayear.Dowehavetoomuchfood?Ofcoursenot.Therewere925millionhungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2011.Sixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.

Chinesepeoplearewell-knownforbeingfriendly.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenupallthefoodonthetable.Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaveknowntheimportanceofsavingfood.Whatshouldwedoinourdailylifetowastelessfood?

⑴Don'tordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouordered,taketherestofithome.

⑵Don'tleaveanyfoodinyourbowlswhilehavingmeals.

⑶Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don'tbuytoomuch,especiallyforvegetablesandfruit.（1）What'stherealmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.

春種一粒粟，秋收萬顆子。

B.

誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。C.

吏祿三百石，歲晏有余糧。

D.

足蒸暑土氣，背灼炎天光。（2）Whatshouldwedotowastelessfood?A.

Ordermorefoodinarestaurant.B.

Everytimeyoueat,leavesomefoodinyourbowls.C.

Takeallthefoodyouorderedhome.D.

Don'tstoretoomuchfoodlikevegetablesandfruit.（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Anumberofpeoplehaveknowntheimportanceofsavingfood.B.

ThefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.C.

200millionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.D.

ManyChinesefeelthattheylosefaceifguestshaveeatenupallthefoodonthetable.（4）What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.

Don'twastefood.

B.

Chinesepeoplearefriendly.C.

Wecan'tdieofhunger.

D.

Everygrainisgrownbyfarmers.10．閱讀理解

Oneday,Susiewasunhappywhenshecamehomefromschool."What'sthematter,mydear?"askedhermother,drawinghertohersideandsmiling.

"Allourclassmusthandincompositionstomorrow.Wemustwrite12linesatleast.ButIcanneverwriteone.I'llhavetogotoschoolwithoutacomposition,forIwon'tcopyonefromabook,oraskyouorpapatowriteoneforme."

"That'sright,"saidhermother."You'llbehappierwithapoorcomposition,ifit'syourown,thanwithafineonewrittenbysomebodyelse.Butcheerup.Runintothegardenandplay.I'llcallyouinhalfanhour.Don'tthinkaboutyourcompositionnow.Justhaveagoodtime."

ItseemedjustafewminutestoSusiebeforesheheardhermothercallingher.Shewentintothehouseimmediately—herhandsfullofsweetflowers,andherfaceredwithexercise.

Thenhermotheraskedhertositbythewindowwithanicepieceofpaperandapencil,andwritesomethingaboutwhatshecouldsee."Nevermindyourcomposition;dothistopleaseme,andwe'lltalkaboutthatlater."

AlthoughSusiethoughthermother'srequestwasstrange,sheknewshealwayshadagoodreasonforeverythingshedid.Soshedidashermotherrequested.

Asshelookedout,shefirstsawthewesternskyandsomebright,sunsetclouds."Oh,mother,whatasunset!"

"Don'ttalk.Justwrite."

Thepencilbeganmovingrapidlyacrossthepaper.Shewroteaboutthesunsetclouds,thelookofthedistanthills,thestreets,theriver,thegardenwithitsflowers,andthebirdsflyingpastthewindow.Sheforgotallabouttheterriblecomposition!

Justasshehadreachedthebottomofthepage,hermothercameinandsaidwithasmile,"Well,Susie,howdoesthatcompositioncomeon?"

"Composition!Youtoldmenottothinkaboutit,andI'veneverthoughtofitonce.I'vehadsuchanicetimewritingaboutwhatIcouldseefromthewindow."

Mrs.SmithtookthepaperandreadwhatSusiehadwritten.Shesaid,"There,Susie,that'saverynicecomposition,really."

"Acomposition!Isthatacomposition?"Susieaskedinsurprise.

"Yes,mydear,andaverygoodone,too,ifwefindatitleforit,"repliedhermother.Thensheadded,"I'msureitwillpleaseyourteacher,asitdoesme.Yousee,it'seasyenoughtowriteacompositionifyouhaveanythinginterestingtowriteabout."（1）Susiewasunhappywhenshecamehomebecause_____.A.

shewaspunishedbyherteacherB.

shecouldn'twriteacompositionC.

sheforgottotakehercompositionhomeD.

shedidn'tgetonwellwithherclassmates（2）FromthestorywecanknowSusie'smother_____.A.

hadneverunderstoodherdaughterB.

hadnevertalkedwithSusie'steacherC.

knewhowtowriteagoodcompositionD.

wrotethecompositionforherdaughter（3）ThetitleofSusie'scompositionmightbe_____.A.

MyHelpfulCleverMotherB.

TheBeautifulSightsatSunsetC.

HowtoPleaseYourTeacherD.

HowtoHaveaPleasantTime（4）Whatmighthappenthenextmorning?A.

Susie'sclassmateswouldlaughather.B.

Susie'steacherwouldbeangrywithher.C.

Susie'smotherwouldaskhertostayathome.D.

Susiewouldhandinhercompositionhappily.11．閱讀理解

Somefamousbigcitiesgotinterestingnicknames（昵稱）forsomereasons.Herearethreeofthem.NewYork：TheBigAppleNewYorkgotthenicknamebecauseitisacityfullofchances.ItissaidNewYork'smusiciansbegantouseitinthe1920s.Thereisanoldsayinginshowbusiness，"Therearemanyapplesonthetree，butonlyonebigapple.WhenyouchoseNewYork，youpickedthebigone.”Paris：TheCityofLightParishasthenamebecausetherearesomanylightsinstreetsatnight.However,therewasatimewhenParishadalmostnolights.In1828，Pairsbegantobuildanetworkofstreetlights.ItwasthefirstcityinEuropetodoso，andithasthenickname"TheCityofLight".London:TheBigSmokeLondongotitsnicknamebecauseoftheseriousairproblemduringthelate19thcentury.Butnow,smokeinLondonisnotthatcommon.In1956,thegovernmentmadelawstoclearthefog（霧）inthecity.Now，it'seasyforpeopletoenjoyasunnyskybesidethebeautifulThamesRiver.（1）TheBigAppleisthenicknameof

.A.

London

B.

NewYork

C.

Paris

D.

Sydney（2）Parisbegantobuildanetworkofstreetlightsin

.A.

1828

B.

1883

C.

1920

D.

1956（3）Londoniscalled"TheBigSmoke"mainlybecauseof

.A.

brightlights

B.

cleanrivers

C.

airproblem

D.

waterproblem12．閱讀理解

Rockclimbingdidnotbecomeasportuntillateinthe1900s.Butnowithasbecomeapopularoutdooractivity.Whilerockclimbingmaystillbenecessaryformountainclimbingmostpeoplejustclimblowhillsforfun.

Ifyouhaveeverdonerockclimbing,youwillknowthatitisnotaveryeasysport.Indoorandoutdoorrockclimbingbothneedpracticemostpeopledon'tknowthatrockclimbingsportsthatdependonyourbodyandmind.

Toclimbsuccessfully,onemustusewonderfulskills.Oneoftheimportantrulesistoalwayshavethreepartsofyourbodyontherockface.Anotherimportantruleisthatyourarmsonlyholdyouclosetotherockfacewhileyourlegsarepushingyouup,thecloseryouaretotherockface,theeasieritistoclimb.

Rockclimbingisawonderfulsport.Onceyoustarttolearnhowtoclimb,you'llfindmoreTu.Peoplewholikegamessuchaschessplayingorproblem-solvingmayloverockclimbingbecausetheyarenearlythesameinthewayofthinking.Foranyonewhowantstogetintobeautifulshape,rockclimbingisafunandgoodway.Anyonewhoenjoysadifficultgameandlovestheoutdoorsshouldthinkoftakingrockclimbingasanewhobby.（1）Whendidrockclimbingbecomeasport?A.

In1900.

B.

Lateinthe1900s.

C.

Earlyinthe1900s.

D.

Inthemiddleofthe1900s.（2）Whatdoesrockclimbingdependon?A.

Itdependsonyourbrain.

B.

Itdependsonyourhobby.C.

Itdependsonyourinterests.

D.

Itdependsonyourbodyandmind.（3）Whymaythechessplayerslikerockclimbing?A.

Theyreallyliketodosports.

B.

They'dliketogetintobeautifulshape.C.

Itismoreinterestingthanchessplaying.

D.

Itislikechessplayinginthewayofthinking.（4）Whoshouldthinkoftakingrockclimbingasanewhobby?A.

Peoplewholovemusic.B.

PeoplewholovedancingC.

P