北京延慶縣第二中學(xué)八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)題一、八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下冊(cè)閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解

McDullisacartoonpigcharacterthatwascreatedinHongKongbyAliceMakandBrianTse.AlthoughMcDullmadehisfirstappearancesasasupportingcharacterintheMcMugcomics,McDullhasbecomeacentralcharacter,attractingahugefollowinginHongKong.

McDullisamalepigwhocanbedistinguishedbyabirthmarkonhisrighteye.Hehasaheartofgold,butheisn'tverysmartandordinaryineveryway;nevertheless,hehasmanydreams.

However,everytimehetries,hefails;heisdisappointed,buttriesagain,exploringotherdreams.Inthiswayhecreateshisowncolourfulworld.Heliveshislifesimplyandnaturally.Heisnotperfect,buthisattitudetowardslife,namelynevergivingup,makeshimapopularcharacter.

ThefirstMcDullmoviedocumentedhislifeandtherelationshipbetweenhimandhismother.Asinthecomics,McDullisapigletwholiveswithhismother,MrsMak,inHongKong.Heisakindergartenstudent.Hehasahappyschoollifewithhisclassmatesincludinggeese,tortoisesandotherpigs.McDullandhismumloveeachotherverymuch.McDulltrieshisbesttomakehismotherproudofhimandhismothertrieshardtogiveMcDullahappychildhood.Afterrealizinghisdream,McDullsetshimselfanothertarget:tobecomeanOlympicchampionjustlikefemalewindsurferLeeLaishan.（1）WhocreatedMcDull?A.

AliceMak.

B.

BrianTse.

C.

MrsMak.

D.

BothAandB.（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?A.

McDullisafemalepig.

B.

McDullhasaheartofgold.C.

McDullisverysmart.

D.

McDullisn'tordinaryineveryway.（3）What'sMcDull'sattitudetowardslife?A.

Heliveshislifesimply.

B.

Hetriesandhefails.C.

Henevergivesup.

D.

Heisnotperfect.（4）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.

MrsMaklovesMcDullverymuch.B.

MrsMaktrieshardtogiveMcDullahappychildhood.C.

MrsMaklivesinHongKong.D.

MrsMakliveswithMcDullandherhusband.2．閱讀理解

NowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother'sCamp.There,husbandsandchildrenarenotallowed.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavacationwithoutherfamily?Somewomensaytheyneedtimetobealone.

AtMother'sCampawomanhasroomtoherself.Shecansleep,readorwatchTV,andnoonewillbotherher.Nochildrenwillask,"Mom,what'sfordinner?"Nohusbandwillsay,"Oh,dear,Ican'tfindanycleansocks."Infactalmost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethehome.Manyofthemworkfull-timeandthencomehometoasecondjob-takingcareoftheirhomesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.

IntheUnitedStates,workingwivesdoabout75%ofthehousework.Manyoftheirhusbandssaytheywanttohelp.Butthentheyburnthericeortheycan'tfindthepans.Theyasksomanyquestionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.

SomewomengotoMother'sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaystheydon'tcook,theydon'tclean,theydon'tlookaftertheirchildrenandhusbands.Whatdotheydo?Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather,walking,swimmingorboatinginaclearbluelakeandsingsongsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.TheyhaveareallywonderfulvacationatMother'sCamp.（1）Fromthispassagewecansee

intheUnitedStates.A.

womenwanttoworkoutsidethehomeB.

husbandsdoasmuchhouseworkastheirwivesC.

workingwivesdomostofthehouseworkD.

womendonotliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies（2）AtMother'sCamp,womencan't

.A.

bringtheirhusbandsandchildren

B.

readnewspapersC.

swiminthelake

D.

watchTV（3）Whywouldsomemothersliketobealone?A.

Becausetheywantanewlife.B.

Becausetheywanttorelaxthemselves.C.

Becausetheyhavetoworkfull-time.D.

Becausetheydon'tliketheirhusbandsandchildren.（4）

isoneofthebiggesttroublesforworkingwivesintheUnitedStates.A.

Lookingaftertheirchildren

B.

WorkingoutsidethehomeC.

Whentotakeavacation

D.

Housework（5）What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

MothersintheUS

B.

MothersAreBusyintheUSC.

WelcometoMother'sCamp

D.

MothersRelaxAwayfromHome3．閱讀理解

Maybeyourchildhoodpianolessonsmadeyounever,wanttoplaythepianoagain.Perhapsapianoistooexpensiveforyou.Now,thankstoaprograminSydneycalled"PlayMe,I'mYours",peoplecanplaythepianoinpublicplacesforfree.Theysharebeautifulmusic,andtheprogramalsohelpsthemcommunicatewitheachother.

Thegovernmenthasplacedthirtypianosindifferentpartsofthecity,includinginseveralparks,atabusstopandonsomestreets."PlayMe,I'mYours"arewrittenonthem.Peopleareinvitedtoplaymusicorsingsongswiththepianos.Theprogramhasinterestedlotsofpeopletostoptowatchorplaythepianos.

"PlayMe,I'mYours"isapartoftheSydneyFestival.ItisaprojectoftheBritishartist,LuckJerram.Hewantstohelppeopleinthecityknoweachotherbetter.Hethinksthatsomanypeoplearesittinginfrontofcomputersandbusywiththeirworkallhours,andtheyalmosthavenochancetoenjoymusic.Sohehopesthiscanhelpthemrelaxandmakenewfriends.

Theprogram"PlayMe,I'mYours"hasalsoreachedEnglandandBrazil（巴西）before.Itwaswarmlywelcomedthere.ButitsgreatestsuccessseemstocomeattheSydneyFestival."It'sachanceforpeopletobecreative,knowothersbetterandjusthavesomefun,"Jerramsaid.（1）Accordingtothefirstsentenceofthepassage,yourchildhoodpianolessonsmaybe

.A.

boring

B.

valuable

C.

interesting

D.

meaningful（2）ThirtypianosareplacedinpartsofthecityEXCEPT

.A.

inparks

B.

atabusstop

C.

onstreets

D.

inaschool（3）LuckJerramwantstohelppeople

.A.

singsongs

B.

playthepianoforfreeC.

relaxandmakefriends

D.

enjoybeautifulmusic（4）

countrieshavehadtheprogram.A.

Two

B.

Three

C.

Four

D.

Five（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Beautifulmusic

B.

ABritishartist,LuckJerramC.

TheSydneyFestival

D.

Aprogram"PlayMe,I'mYours"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

Everystudentcanlearnropejumping.Youcanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmate.Youcanalsohelpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpover,oneatatime.Ifyoujumpalone,youwillneedashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.Tryropesofdifferentlengthsuntilyoufindarightoneforyoursize.

Aropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsobeturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyandsafely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumping,timingmeansturningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyourfeet.

Whenyoujumprope,youbreathefasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.Butifyoujumptoomanytimesatfirst,youwillgettired.Youmustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujumpagain.Ifyoupractice,youcanincreasethenumberoftimeswithoutresting.（1）Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?A.

Onealone.

B.

Two.

C.

Oneormore.

D.

Twoormore.（2）Whyshouldtheropebeturnedhighandslowly?A.

Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphigh.

B.

Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpslowly.C.

Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphappily.

D.

Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpsuccessfully.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"increase"inParagraph3mean?A.

甩動(dòng)

B.

保持

C.

減少

D.

增加（4）Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?A.

Sports.

B.

News.

C.

Travel.

D.

Food.6．閱讀理解

Sarawassittinginthekitchengoingoverthepartylistwithhermother.TheexamswereoverandSarawantedtoinviteherfriendsforapartyandhavefun.

"Sara,aren'tyougoingtoinviteAda?"hermotherasked.Adahadbeenherbestfriendsincechildhood.

"Mother,youknowIamnowamemberofPurpleGirlsClubandwehavesomerulesaboutpeoplewecanbefriendswith."Saraansweredinalowvoice.

"Really?Andwhataretherules?"hermotheraskedinsurprise.

"Well,onlyveryprettygirlscanbepartofourgroup.AndAdaisso...youknow...dark."

"Ican'tbelieveit."hermothersaidangrily.

AsSaraleftthekitchen,herfathercalledherfromthelivingroom.Sarawenttoherfatherandgotnervouswhenshesawtheexamreportinhishands.

"Sara,whathashappenedtoyourgrades?Youhavefailedinmath."herfathersaid.

Sarahadnoanswer.ThetruthwasthattheactivitiesofPurpleGirlsClubleftherwithverylittletimeforstudies.

"Sara,itsaysthatyoucantakepartinsupplementaryexams.Ifyourgradesdon'timprovethen,I'llcancelyourtriptoSpaininthecomingholiday."

SarawenttoherroomandcalledGina,theleaderofPurpleGirlsClub.

"Gina,canyouhelpmetocompletemynotesbeforetheexams?"

Ginajustsaid,"Exams?Whocaresaboutexams?"

Onebyone,shecalledallherfriendsintheclubbutnooneseemedtocareorwantedtohelpher.ThenSarathoughtofAda.SheknewAdawouldhelpher.ShealsoknewAdahadbeenhurtbyher,butAdasaid,"Ifyouneedanyhelp,justletmeknow.Wecanstudytogethertillyourexams."

NextMonday,asthetwofriendsenteredtheschooltogether,Ginacalledout,"Sara,youknowourclubrules.Youcan'tbefriendswiththosewhodonotbelongtoourclub."

"Gina,Ihaveanewruleaboutfriendship."Sarareplied,"AndI'vedecidedtoleavetheclub."（1）AfterSarabecameamemberofPurpleGirlsClub,shechoseafriendaccordingtoaperson's____________.A.

grades

B.

looks

C.

usualactivities

D.

favoritecolors（2）Sarabecamenervousaftergoingtoherfatherbecause____________.

A.

shedidn'tdowellinherexamsB.

hedidn'tallowhertogotoSpainC.

shehadtoleavePurpleGirlsClubD.

heaskedhertoimprovehergrades（3）FromthepassageweknowthatAdais____________.A.

Silly.

B.

Rude.

C.

Kind.

D.

Beautiful.（4）WhydidSaraleavetheclubatlast?（請(qǐng)用約30-50個(gè)詞回答）7．閱讀理解

JohnnieMartinwasborninaworker'sfamily.Hisparentslivedasimplelife,savingmoneyforthedaywhentheycouldsendhimtoagooduniversity.Theyhaddreamedthattheirsoncouldgetagoodjobandliveabetterlife.However,toJohnnie,schoollessonsseemedlikeawallthatwasimpossibletogothrough.Theywerenotsoeasyforhim.

OnedaywhenhewasinGrade11,Johnniewenttotheschoolpsychologist's（心理學(xué)家的）officetoaskforhelp."I'vebeentryinghard,but…"Johnniewasabouttocry.

Thepsychologistputhishandontheboy'sshoulder,"Peoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents,Johnnie.Therearepainters,whowereneverabletolearnmath,andsomedayyouwillfindwhatyouaregoodat.Whenyoudo,youwillmakeallofusveryproudofyou."

Johnniedidn'tgotouniversity.Hefoundajobinthegardeninthetown.Soonsomethingamazinghappened.PeoplebegantonoticethatJohnniehadwhattheycalleda"greenthumb".Theplantsgrewwellandtheroseswereinbloom（花）.Peoplestartedtoaccepthisadviceforgardening（園藝）.

Onedaywhilehewaswalking,hefoundanunusualdirtyland.Hevolunteeredtomakeitintoagarden.Thatafternoonhestartedthework,buthecouldn'taffordallthetoolsortheplants.Peoplegavehimyoungtrees,rose-bushes,benchesandmanyotherthings.Beforelong,ithadbecomeabeautifullittlepark.

TodayJohnnieistheheadofthebusinessingardening.Whereverheandhismengo,theyspreadbeautybeforetheeyesofpeople.（1）Schoollessonswere

forJonnie.A.

easy

B.

boring

C.

difficult

D.

interesting（2）WhydidthepsychologistsaythosewordstoJonnie?A.

TomakeJohnnielearnmathwell.B.

TohelpJohnniegetgoodgrades.C.

ToaskJohnnietofindagoodjob.

D.

ToencourageJohnnietobelieveinhimself.（3）Apersonwitha"greenthumb"isapersonwho

.A.

canpaintwellB.

isgoodatgardeningC.

hasgreenfingersD.

lovesplantsandroses（4）WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofJonnie?A.

Peopleshouldmakeuseoftheirowntalent.

B.

Peopleshouldgrowplantsandflowers.C.

Peoplemusthelpotherswhennecessary.

D.

Peoplemuststudyhardtolivebetter.8．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.9．閱讀理解

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

ACCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200million（百萬(wàn)）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(wàn)顆子。

B.

誰(shuí)知盤(pán)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

MostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVbecauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolours.ButisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsonTV?

SomepeoplethinkitleavesnothingforchildrentoimaginewhentheyarewatchingcartoonsonTV.Theycanseethedifferentcharacterssotheyneednotimaginetheappearanceofacharacteroranysituationinthecartoon.Butwhenreadingabook,hehastoimaginewhatthedifferentcharacterslooklike.Hehastoimagineaplaceorasituationdescribedinthestoryheisreading,sotheimaginativepowerofthechildimproves.

Verylittlechildrenmaynotbeabletoreadbooks.ButtheywillbehappytowatchTV,especiallywatchcartoons.Watchingcartoonswillimprovetheirlanguageability.AsmostofthecartoonsareinEnglish,watchingthemwillimprovetheirEnglish.Theywilllearntounderstandtheconversationsbetweenothers.Theirvocabularywillgetimproved.

Theywilllearnhowtopronouncedifferentwords.TheirspokenEnglishwillalsogetgreatlyimproved.Thesearetheadvantagesofwatchingcartoons.

Butthereshouldbealimittoeverything.Parentsshouldcontroltheirchildren'stimeonTV.However,youcannotkeepchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.Itwillonlydomoreharmthangood.（1）WhydomostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVaccordingtothepassage?A.

Becauseofthefunnylanguageandtheinterestingads.B.

Becauseofthemeaningfulstoriesandthefunnylanguage.C.

Becauseoftheinterestingadsandthefunnycharacters.D.

Becauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolours.（2）What'stheopinionofthepeoplewhoareagainstchildren'swatchingcartoonsonTV?A.

TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'simagination.B.

TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'seyes.C.

TheythinkthecartoonsonTVarenotinterestingatall.D.

TheythinksomecartoonsonTVarenothealthy.（3）whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.

HowyoungchildrenlearnEnglish.B.

Theadvantagesofwatchingcartoons.C.

WatchingcartoonsisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.D.

Childrenarehappywhentheyarewatchingcartoons.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.

WatchingcartoonsonTV.B.

Alimittoeverything.C.

Parents'controlovertheirchildren'stimeonTV.D.

KeepingchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.11．閱讀理解

Tomostofus,homeisthesafestandwarmestplaceintheworld.ButeighthgradersatShenzhenSunshineMiddleSchoolaretryingtofigureoutwaystoescapetheirhomesasquicklyaspossibleincaseofanemergency.

Teachersaskedstudentstodrawemergencyevacuation（緊急撤離）mapsoftheirhomestolearnabouthowtoescapeintheeventofafire.

TheprojectmeantalottoShenWei.Whenhewasyounger,the10-year-oldonceplayedwithfireandalmostburnedhisfamily'shousedown.Sincethen,thepossibilityofanotherfirehasalwaysbeenonhismind.Bydrawingthemap,hesaidhewasabletosurmounthisfear.Now,heisfeelingrelaxed.

Onhismap,Shenmarkedpossiblesourcesoffireathome,includingthefridge,computerandbookshelvesHesaidtheseareasshouldbeavoidedintheeventofafire.

Whilemoststudentsonlymappedoutoneevacuationroute,YanJun,13,madethreeYanandhisparentsliveonthethirdflooroftheirbuilding.Atfirst,hethoughthisfamilycouldonlyescapebygoingdownthestairs.Butlater,hegottheideafromthewayhisfamilylaundry.

Usually,Yan'sfamilyhangclothesontheirbalcony.Sometimestheirclothesfalltothesecondfloorbecauseofthewind.Insteadofwalkingdownthestairs,Yan'sfathersometimesclimbsdownoutdoorair-conditionerunitstogettheclothes.

Doesthissoundlikeagoodevacuationroute?Yanalsosuggestedusingaropetoclimboutthewindow.Withsomanywaystoevacuate,Iwon'tbescared,evenifthereisarealfire,"saidYan.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsurmountmean?A.

reuse

B.

keep

C.

produce

D.

control（2）AccordingtoShen,whichofthefollowingmaynotcauseafire?A.

Fridge

B.

Watertank

C.

Comp

D.

Bookshelves（3）HowdidYangetinspiration（靈感）forhissecondevacuationroute?A.

Fromhishomework.B.

Fromtheinternet.C.

Fromhisfamily'slaundry.D.

Fromhisfather'sjob.（4）Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthispassage?A.

Escapingyourhomeduringafire.B.

Safetyrulesduringafire.C.

Emergencysituationsinpublic.D.

Don'tbeafraidoffire.12．閱讀理解

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsports,andsimplybecausetheywereintheway.ThousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheEarthforever.Hundredsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks,thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseatratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.（1）Howdidpeoplewastenaturalresources?A.

Peoplesavedthetrees.B.

Peoplekilledanimalsfortheirfur,feathers,foodandsoon.C.

Peopleprotectedallkindsoflittleanimals.D.

Peoplegotusedtolookingafteranimals.（2）HowmanykindsofanimalsareconsideredindangerinAmerica?A.

About170.

B.

About1,700.

C.

About70.

D.

About77.（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanimals?A.

Animalsareonlyasourceoffood.B.

Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.C.

Protec