上海曲陽第二中學(xué)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訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解

Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinacollege.Onthestepsofbuilding,agroupofengineeringstudentswerewaitingforthelastexam.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.

Theyknewtheexamwouldbeeasy.Theprofessor（教授）hadsaidtheycouldbringanybooksornotesduringthetest.

Rightaftertheycameintotheclassroom,theprofessorhandedoutthepapers.Therewereonlyfivequestionsonit.

Threehourspassed.Thentheprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasnervousexpression.Theprofessorwatchedtheworriedfacesbeforehim,andthenasked,"Howmanyofyouhavecompletedallfivequestions?"Nohandwasraised."Howmanyofyouhaveansweredfour?"Stillnohands."Three?Two?"Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats."One,then?Certainlysomebodyhasfinishedone."Buttheclasskeptsilent.Theprofessorsaid,"ThatisexactlywhatIexpected.Ijustwanttomakeyouknowclearlythateventhoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthesubjectyoudon'tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarecommonineverydaypractice."Then,smiling,headded,"Youwillallpassthiscourse,butremember,youreducationhasjustbegun."

Theyearshaveobscuredthenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.（1）Whydidthestudentsthinktheexamwaseasyatfirst?A.

Becauseitwastheirlastexaminthecollege.B.

Becausetheyknewtherewereonlyfivequestions.

C.

Becausetheythoughttheywerecleverandtalented.D.

Becausetheywereallowedtobringanybooksandnotes.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obscured"meaninthelastparagraph?A.

模糊

B.

回憶

C.

提醒

D.

改變（3）Whatcouldthestudentslearnfromthelastexam?A.

Helaughsbestwholaughslast.

B.

Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C.

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

D.

Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.（4）What'sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.

SomeConfidentStudents

B.

AnEasyExamC.

AnInterestingProfessor

D.

AnUnforgettableLesson2．閱讀理解

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatkindofmusicyoungpeopleacrosstheUnitedStatesarelisteningto?AretheycrazyaboutBritneySpears?DotheylovetheBackstreetBoys?OrdotheydancewithEminem?

Well,nearly6,000teenshavetakenpartinaTeen&Musicsurvey,madebytheUSAWeekendMagazinelastautumn.Andtheresultshowedwhattypeofmusicwashotandwhatwasnot.

Itcomeswithoutsurprisethathip-hopandraparethemostpopulartypesofmusicamongAmericanteenagers.Theybeganinthemid-1970swithyoungblackkidsinNewYork,takingmusicontothestreets.Hip-hopandraparewell-knownforthebreak-dancingthatgoeswiththem.

Theword"rap"comesfromaslangword.Itisarapidrhymethatisspokenratherthansung.

Popmusic,suchasBritneySpearsandtheBackstreetBoys,hasalwaysmetthetastesofthegeneralpublic.Itcontinuestoenjoysupportfromteensandisthesecondmostpopularmusicafterhip-hopandrap.

Thethirdisrockmusicwithexcitingdancebeatsandsimplelyricsthatspeakloudlyofsocialproblems.Themelodiesareledbyelectricguitars.RockbecamepopularintheUSAintheearly1950s.TheAmericansingerElvisPresleyandBritishgrouptheBeatlesbecameworldfamousrockartists.

ThesurveyalsoshowsthatjazzisleastlovedbyAmericanteens.Itdevelopedinthelaterpartofthe19thcenturyfromamixtureofAfricansongsandhymns.Jazztendstobethetypeofmusicthatpeopleenjoymoreastheygetolder.（1）Americanteenagerslike

best.A.

hip-hopandrap

B.

popmusic

C.

rockmusic

D.

jazz（2）BritneySpearsandtheBackstreetBoysbelongto

.A.

popmusic

B.

hip-hop

C.

rockmusic

D.

jazz（3）Inthelaterpartofthe19thcenturydeveloped

.A.

rap

B.

jazz

C.

theBeatles

D.

theelectricguitar（4）Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellthereaders

.A.

aboutastudyconductedamongUSteensB.

whattypesofmusicarepopularamongUSteensC.

thatbothAmericanandChineseteenslovemusicD.

thatkidslovedifferenttypesofmusicbecauseofthestars3．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.

thattouristsliketovisit4．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Nancy'sGymKeepfit!Loseweight!Open:1:00p.m.to8:00p.m.

SaturdaysandSundays$25/hour

Tel:4556-2233IceWorldHavefunskatinghere!$20/hourforchildren

$30/hourforadults*Open:10:00a.m.to8:00p.m.

Tel:8868-2526WaterWorldAdults:$10

Children（aged15orunder）:$7Open:9:00a.m.to9:00p.m.

Tel:2151-8296（1）WhenisNancy'sGymopen?A.

Everyday.

B.

Onweekdays.

C.

Onweekends.

D.

FromMondaytoWednesday.（2）Mrs.GreenwantstogotoWaterWorldwithher11-year-oldson,howmuchdoessheneedtopay?A.

$7

B.

$10

C.

$17

D.

$20（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

YoucanplayinWaterWorldat8:00a.m.B.

YoucangotoNancy'sGyminthemorning.C.

Youshouldpay$25foranhourinIceWorld.D.

Youcancall8868-2526ifyoulikegoingskating.5．閱讀理解

Goodhealthdependsongoodlifestyles（生活方式）.Readthefollowadviceanditcanhelpyouhavegoodhealth.

Haveabedtime.Sleepisconsideredthethirdpillar（支柱）ofhealth.Asaresult,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.Oneofthesimplestthingsyoucandotogetenoughsleepeachnightistosetabedtimeandfollowitstrictly.

Cutoutsugarwhereyoucan.Iusedtohaveasweettooth.Ifyouputcupcakes,ice-creamorcookiesinfrontofme,I'dcertainlyeatthem.ButthemoreIlearnedabouthowmuchsugarisbadformyhealth,themoreIrealizedIhadtocutoutsugarofmyeverydayfood.Nowinsteadofjuiceandsoda,Ionlydrinkwater.AndI'malwaystryingmybesttostayawayfromsugar.

Knowwhentostayoffyourphone.ThisisanotherthingI'mstilltryingtobebetterat.We'reusedtoputtingoureyesonthosesmallscreens.Andweoftenforgetsomethingelsethat'smoreimportant.It'snotfriendlytoletyourfriendswaitwhileyouarebusyansweringyoure-mails.

Cookfoodyourself.Saladlookshealthy.Butwhenit'smadewithsugarinarestaurant,itcanbedifferent.Thesamegoesforanyotherfood.Sothebestwaytotrulyknowwhatyou'reeatingistojustmakeityourself.（1）Whatkindoffoodmighthavelesssugarandbebetterforpeople'shealth?A.

Waterandsalad.

B.

Juiceandcakes.C.

Ice-creamandcookies.

D.

Cupcakesandsoda.（2）Whyisitbetterforyoutocookfoodyourself?A.

Becauseitcanhelpmesave,money.B.

Becauseitcanmakemeeathealthierfood.C.

Becauseitcanhelpmeeatmoredeliciousfood.D.

Becauseitcanmakemeeatfoodwithlesshoney.（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

Settingabedtimecanhelpyougetenoughsleep.B.

Ifyouwanttobehealthy,it'sbestnottoeatsugar.C.

We'dbetterusethephonetobefriendlyandhealthy.D.

Thepassagegivesusfourpiecesofadvice.（4）What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.

Healthyfood.

B.

Goodlifestyles.

C.

Goodactions.

D.

Homecooking.6．閱讀理解

Formostofus,theideaofgivingupourjobstotravelaroundtheworldseemsimpossible.However,oneyoungcouplehasmadeitcometrue.What'smore,they'regettingalotofmoney.Howcantheydothis?

WhiletravelinginFijiin2016,JackMorris,26,methisgirlfriendLauranBullen.Afterthat,theybegantotravelaroundtheworldtogether.

NowthetwohavebecomeInternetstarswithnearlythreemillionfollowersfrom45differentcountries.Toeveryone'ssurprise,asimplephototakenduringtheirtripscaneasilybringthemthousandsofdollars.

TalkinginhisblogDoYouTravel,Jacksharedmanystoriesbehindtheirwonderfulphotos.Hesaidthattheywereusedtotakingphotosatacertaintime.

"Mostofthetimeweliketotakephotosaroundonehouraftersunrise.Atthistimeofday,mostplacesofinterestaren'tsobusy,"Jackwrote.Healsosaidthattheyneverdresseduptheirphotosandtriedtokeepwhattheywerelike."Peoplepreferatruelife,Ibelieve."

NowthecoupleliveinBail.Theyarealwayspostinginspirational（靈感的）photostotheInternet.Atthesametime,theyareplanningtovisitonenewcountryeachmonth.（1）JackandLauranstartedtotraveltogetherafter__________.A.

TheygotmarriedB.

theylivedinBailC.

theygaveuptheirjobsD.

theymeteachotherinFiji（2）JackandLauranmakemoneyby__________.A.

doingjobsonvacationB.

sharingtheirtripphotosC.

takingphotosforothersD.

settingupblogs（3）ThephotostakenbyJackandLauranare__________.A.

common

B.

untrue

C.

natural

D.

boring（4）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

HowtoGetMoneyB.

GreatInternetStarsC.

HowtoTravelD.

SpecialLifeByTraveling7．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.

Peoplewhoenjoyindooractivities.D.

Peoplewhoenjoyadifficultgameandlovetheoutdoors.（5）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

Rockclimbingisaveryeasysport.B.

Whenyouclimb,yourarmspushyouup.C.

Rockclimbingisakindofindoorandoutdooractivity.D.

Thecloseryouaretotherockface,themoredifficultitistoclimb.8．閱讀理解

Onlyafewdaysago,thefirstChinaHuafuDaywasheldtoencourageyoungChinesepeopletowearandtakepridein（以..為傲）hanfu,thetraditionalclothingoftheHanethnicgroup（漢族）

Theorganizerssaid,"TraditionalcultureisthelifebloodofChina.WehopeyoungChinesepeoplecanwearourtraditionalclothingduringfestivalstoshowChina'sunusualculturetotheworld.Thiswillalsomakethemunderstandtheculturebetterandfeelproud（自豪的）ofbeingaChinese."Theeventinvitedpeopletoposttheirpicturesintraditionalclothes.ByApril22nd2018.ithadalreadygotover155millionpageviews,withthousandsofpeoplesharingtheirpictures.

Historically,hanfuhasinfluenced（影響）manyoftheneighboringculturalclothingincludingtheJapaneseKimonoandKoreanHanbok.However,hanfustartedtofade（衰弱）whenManchupeopletookcontrolofChina.Luckily,therehasbeenariseinpopularity（普及）overrecentyears.AccordingtoHanfuInformation（HI）,ahanfupromotion（宣傳）group,over21,000setsofhanfuweresoldonlineearlierthisyear.AnotheronlinesurveybyHIin2017showedthatover88%ofpeoplebelievethatwearinghanfuisagoodwaytolearnaboutChineseculture.It'struethatthenumberofhanfufansisgrowing.

TheorganizerssaytheywillmakeChinaHuafuDayayearlyeventandtheyhavesetthethirddayofthethirdmonthofthetraditionalChinesecalendarasthedateoftheevent?（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.

Fewpeoplehadheardoftheevent.B.

Fewpeoplewereinterestedintheevent.C.

Theeventwasenjoyedbymanypeople.5D.

Theeventachievedlittlesuccess.（2）ThefirstChinaHuafuDaytookplacein______.A.

January

B.

February

C.

March

D.

April（3）Paragraph3mainlytellsus______.A.

thedevelopmentofhanfuinChinaB.

HIisapopulargroupamongyoungpeople.C.

wearinghanfuisagoodwaytolearnaboutChina.D.

thetypesoftraditionalclothing（4）Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?A.

Theyoungdon'tliketowearhanfuduringfestivals.B.

The4thChinaHuafuDaywilltakeplacein2021.C.

Hanfuisverypopularwithforeigners.D.

Hanfuhasastronginfluenceonpeople'severydaylife.（5）Inwhichcolumn（專欄）ofanewspapercanmostprobablyfindthepassage?A.

CULTURE

B.

OPINION

C.

LIFESTYLE

D.

EDUCATIONB39．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．閱讀理解

Onedayinarestaurant,theAmericanwriterAnneHerbertwrotethissentenceonapieceofpaper:"Random（任意的）actionsofkindness."LatersherepeateditinaninterviewonaTVshow,anditsooncaughtpeople'seyesandmadepeoplethinkabouthowsmall"kind"actionscouldmakeourdailylivesbetter.

Onerainynight,awomanwasstandingatabusstopwaitingforthebus.Amancamebyonamotorcycleandofferedtogiveheraride.Ofcourse,thewomansaidno.Itwouldbecrazytoacceptaridefromastrangeronamotorcycle.Suddenlythemanreachedoutandputa50-dollarbillinherhand.Hesaid,"Pleasetakeataxi.Ithurtsmetoseeyoustandinghereintherain."Beforeshecouldrefuse,heleftquicklyonhismotorcycle.

Kindactionscanbecontagious.Once,awomanwasgoingthroughatollstation（收費(fèi)站）onahighway.Insteadofpayingforoneticket,sheaskedfortwo.Shesaidtothetollcollector,"Thesecondticketisforthecarbehindme."Shedidn'tknowthepersoninthatcar.Shejustdiditwithoutthinkingmore.Sowhenthenextcarcameup,thetollcollectorsaidtothedriver,"Youdon'thavetopay.Thewomaninthebluecarjustpaidforyou."Thedriverwassosurprisedthathedecidedtopayforthepersonbehindhim.Thiscontinuedwith14driversthatday.

Sojustimaginewhattheworldwillbelikeifweallpracticerandomactionsofkindnessfromtimetotime?（1）Whenthemanonthemotorcycleofferedtogivearide,thewomanprobablyfeltheis______.A.

helpful

B.

friendly

C.

silly

D.

strange（2）Theunderlinedword"contagious"inParagraph3probablymeans______inChinese.A.

有感染力的

B.

有用的

C.

有生機(jī)的

D.

有說服力的（3）Oneofthefeatures（特征）of"randomactionsofkindness"is______.A.

it'snecessarytotaketimetoplanforit

B.

youshouldwaitforapropertimetodoitC.

todosomethinggoodwithoutthinking

D.

toperformkindlyforacertainneed

（4）Whichofthefollowingbestendsthepassage?A.

Wewillnotonlygive,butalsogetalotoutofit.B.

Ithelpsusunderstandwhypeoplehelpeachother.C.

Haveyoueverdoneanyrandomactionsofkindness?D.

Willmorepeopleacceptrandomactionsofkindness?11．閱讀理解

April15wasasaddayforFrance.AfirebrokeoutinNotreDame,acenturies—oldcathedral（大教堂）intheheartofParis.Thecathedral'sspire（尖頂）andalargepartofitsroofweredestroyed.

Builtbetween1163and1250,NotreDameisoneofthefinestexamplesofFrenchGothicarchitecture（哥特式建筑）.Thecathedralishometomanyvaluableworksofart.Amongthemostfamousartworksinsideareitsthreestained—glassrosewindows,andthecathedralsbronzestatueswhichhadbeentakenawaybeforethefireforrepairs.

NotreDameisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustouristattractions.About13millionpeoplevisititeveryyear.ItliesinthecenterofParis,alongtheSeineRiverFrenchwriterVictorHugouseditasthesettingofhisfamousstoryTheHunchbackofNotre-Dame《巴黎圣母院》.

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrondescribedthefireasa"terribletragedy,butadded,the"worsthadbeenavoidedMacronhaspromisedthattheFrenchpeoplewill"rebuildthecathedraltogether".Heannouncedthathewilllaunchaninternationalfundraisingcampaign（募捐活動）.NotreDameisour,it'sourliterature,andit'sourimagery.Wewillrebuildit.ThisisprobablypartoftheFrenchdestiny,andwewillfinishitinthenextfiveyears.Startingtomorrow,anationaldonationplanwillbestartedathomeandabroad,"Macronsaid."PariswithoutNotreDame?Madness".（1）HowoldistheNotre-DamedeParisCathedral?A.

About850years.

B.

About1160years.

C.

About1250years.

D.

About2410years.（2）WhichofthefollowingwasNOTdamagedinthefire?A.

Thecathedral'sspire.B.

Thecathedral'sroof.C.

ThetopoftheGothiccathedral.D.

Thecathedral'sbronzestatues.（3）WhatdoyouknowaboutNotreDamedeParis?A.

Youcanbuylotsofartistictreasureinit.B.

ItsitsincentralParis,bytheSeineRiver.C.

FrenchwriterHugofinishedhisfamousstoryinit.D.

It'soneofBritishmostfamousplacesofinterest.（4）Whatcanyouinfer（推斷）fromthelastparagraph?A.

Themostvaluablepartofthechurchwasdamagedinthefire.B.

Frenchgovernmentwillpayallthemoneyfortherebuild.C.

TouristscanvisitNotreDamedeParisinthenextfiveyears.D.

Peoplearoundtheworldmayhavealreadydonatedsomemoney.12．閱讀理解

1970wasWorldConservation（保護(hù)）Year.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknowthattheworldwasindanger.Theyhopedsomethingcouldbe"done.

Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewere1,300kindsofplants,treesandflowersinHolland（荷蘭）,butnowonly866areleft.Theothershavebeendestroyed（毀滅）bymodernpeopleandtheirscience.Wearepollutingearth,air,waterandeverythingaroundus.Wecan'tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifthingsgoonlikethis,weshalldestroyourselves.

Whatwillhappeninthefuture?Perhapsit'smoreimportanttoask"Whatmustwedo?".Moreandmoreyoungpeoplehaveknownthis.Manyofthemarehelpingtosaveourearth.Forexample,theyplanttrees.InasmalltownintheUnitedStatesalargegroupofgirlscleanedthebanksof11kilometresoftheirriver.Youngpeoplemayhearaboutconservationthroughasongcalled"Noone'sgoingtochangeourworld".ItwasmadebyCliffGichardandothersingers.Themoneyfromitwillhelptoconservetigers,elephantsandpandasontheearth.（1）TheUnitedNationshopedsomethingcouldbedone

.A.

toconservetheworld

B.

tochangetheworldC.

todeveloptheworld

D.

todestroytheworld（2）Whyaren'ttheremanyplants,treesandflowersinHollandnow?A.

Becausepeopletheredidn'tneedsomanyplants,treesorflowers.B.

Becausepeopletheredestroyedthem.C.

Becauselittleconservationhasbeendonethere.D.

Becausepeopleneedmorelandtoliveon.（3）Howmanykindsofplants,treesandflowershavebeendestroyedinHolland?A.

1,300

B.

2,166

C.

866

D.

434（4）Weshalldestroyourselvesifwegoon

.A.

plantingtreesandflowers

B.

pollutingearth,airandwateraroundusC.

savingtheworld

D.

helpingtoconservetigers,elephantsandpandas13．閱讀理解

ClassThreehadaninterestingclassmeetinglastweek.Hereiswhatfourofthemsaid.LiLeiIn2050,Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Shanghaiwillprepareforthe40thOlympicGamesin2052.Theskywillbebluerandclearer.Theairwillbefresher.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.Ibelievethat2050willbetheyearofChina.WeiHuaAholidaytoflytothemoonwon'tbeadream.Wecanalsoflytootherplanetsandtalkwithaliens.Wemightalsoeatsomethinglikemedicinepills（藥丸）butnottoday'smeals.Everyonewillenjoyamorecomfortablelife.LiuTaoRobotswillbeverypopular.They'lldowhatwedon'twanttodo.We'llbuildnewhomesonotherplanets.Bythe40thOlympicGames,I'llbe'fifty-twoyearsold,Andmaybewe'llhaveanexcitingtalkwiththepeopleontheearthinmynewhomeonanotherplanet!MeiMeiBytheyearof2050,cloning（克?。﹚illbeusedinmanyplaces.Itwillbringbackanimalsinthepastthatwecan'tseenow.Theworldwillb