蘭州市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．閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Somestudentsaretalkingaboutdoingchoresintheirfamilies

Myfatherisstrictwithus.Hethinkseveryoneinthefamilyshouldhelpoutwiththechores.MysisterandIareourparentsgreathelpers.Mysisterhelpstodothedishesandsweepthefloor.Myjobistotakeouttherubbishandcleanthelivingroom.Jenny

Inmyfamily,mybrotherandIdon'tdomuchchores.Ionlymakemybedandmybrotherfoldshisclothes.Infact,mymumdoesmostofthechoresalthoughsheisbusyManypeoplesaywearespoiled（寵壞的）.ButmymumthinkschildrenshouldspendalotoftimestudyinginsteadofdoingchoreAllan

Ihaveasisterandsheiseightyearsolderthanme.Sheisindependentandsheusedtodothechoresinmyfamily.Butshewenttoanothercountrytogotocollegelastyear.SoIoverthejobandstartedtodothechores.Grace（1）WhatkindofchoresdoesJenny'ssisterdoathome?A.

Takingouttherubbish.B.

Makingthebed.C.

Sweepingthefloor.D.

Cleaningthekitchen.（2）WhodoesmostofthechoresinAllan'shome?A.

Allan.

B.

Allan'sbrother.

C.

Allan'sfather.

D.

Allan'smother.（3）WhydidGracestarttodothechores?A.

Becauseshewasanindependentgirlathome.B.

Becausehersisterlivedandstudiedinanothercountry.C.

Becauseshethoughtdoingchoreswasinteresting.D.

Becauseherparentsaskedhertodothechoresstrictly.2．閱讀理解

Marycomplainedtoherfatherabouthowhardshethoughtlifewas.Shedidn'tknowhowtomakeitandwantedtogiveup.

Mary'sfathertookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandputeachonabigfire.Soonthepotsstartedtoboil（沸騰）.Inoneheputcarrots,inthesecondheputeggs,andinthelastheputcoffeepowder.Hewatchedthemboil,withoutsayingaword.

Marywaited,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedoffthefire.Hetookthecarrotsandeggsoutandputthemondifferentplates.Thenhepouredthecoffeeinacup.Heasked,"Mary,whatdoyousee?"

HeaskedMarytotouchthecarrots.Shefoundthattheyweresoft.

Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Shesawahard-boiledeggaftertakingofftheshell.Finally,heaskedhertotastethecoffee.

Itsrichsmellbroughtasmiletoherface.

Eachofthemhadthesametrouble,buteachreacteddifferently.Thecarrotwasstrongandhardatfirst,butitbecamesoftandweak.Theeggwasweak,too.Butaftergoingthroughtheboilingwater,itsinsidebecamehard.Thecoffeepowderchangedthewater,andcreatedsomethingnew."Whichoneisyou?"heaskedMary."Whentroublecomestoyou,areyouacarrot,anegg,orthecoffeepowder?"（1）Marycomplainedtoherfatherabout

.A.

howsadherschoollifewas

B.

howbadtheweatherwasrecentlyC.

howhardshethoughtlifewas

D.

howunluckyshewasrecently（2）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rich"inParagraph4?A.

Havingalotofmoney.

B.

Strongandpleasant.C.

Containingalotofsomething.

D.

Fullofinterestingorimportantfacts.（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Thecoffeepowderchangedthewaterintocoffee.B.

Thehard-boiledeggusedtobehardinside.C.

Theboilingwateristhesamechallengeforthethree.D.

Aftergoingthroughtheboilingwater,thecarrotsbecamesoft.（4）WhatdoesMary'sfatherwanttotellherthemost?A.

Hardcarrotsturnsoftinboilingwater.B.

Learnfromthehard-boiledeggwhenfacingtrouble.C.

Alwaysaskforhelpwhenyoudon'tknowwhattodo.D.

Ifyoucan'tchangethesituation，changeyourself.3．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.4．閱讀下面的材料，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Doyouknow"WeiboAddicts"（微博控）?DoyouwriteaWeibo?Ifyoudon't,youare"out"!

Weibomeansmicroblog.Peoplemayspendmuchtimewritingablog,butittakesalittletimetowriteamicroblog.Why?Becauseeverymessageonamicroblogislessthan140words.

MicroblogstartedintheUSA.ItcametoChinain2009anditgrowsveryfast.In2011,thenumberofChinesemicro-bloggersgrewto300million.Peoplewritemicroblogsformanyreasons.Formanymicroblogusers,itisagreatwayoflearningthefreshestnews,talkingwithfriendsandsharingdifferentkindsofinformation,includingnews,everydaylife,pictures,music,videosandsoon.

Itiseasyandfasttosendamessageonamicroblog.However,thiscanalsobringproblemsandevenpanic（恐慌）.Forexample,whenthebigearthquakeandtsunami（海嘯）hitJapaninMarch,2011,messageslike"Saltcanhelppeoplefightradiation（輻射）"werehotonmicroblogs.Thenacrazybuyingofsaltfollowed.Laterpeopleknewitwasjustarumor（謠言）.

Inaword,microblogplaysanewpartinthelifeofChinesepeople.（1）WhatdoesWeiboAddictsinthefirstparagraphmean?A.

PeoplewhoarecrazyaboutWeibo.B.

PeoplewhoseldomuseWeibo.C.

PeoplewhofirstmadeWeibo.D.

PeoplewhoneedWeiboleast.（2）WhatisNOTanadvantage（優(yōu)勢）ofWeibo?A.

Itisshortbutcarriesmanymeanings.B.

Itcanhelpuslearnthelatestnews.C.

Itcansendrumors.D.

Itiseasytouse.（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

Writingamicroblogneedsmuchtime.B.

MicroblogappearedinChinaonlyoneyearagobutitissopopularnow.C.

Asapopularthing,microbloghasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.D.

MoreChineseshowgreatinterestinmicroblogbecauseitstartedintheUSA（4）WhatdoesPara.3mainlytalkabout?A.

HowtouseWeibo.B.

WhyWeiboissopopular.C.

WhoisusingWeibo.D.

WhatWeibois.5．閱讀理解

TonyWheelerwasborntotravel.Hisfatherworkedforanairline.Forthefirst16yearsofhislife,Wheelerandhisfamilylivedinmanycounties.

Intheearly1970s,TonymetayoungwomannamedMaureen.Soontheygotmarried.Beforegettingjobs,TonyandMaureenwantedtotravel.Theytookayear-longtripfromEngland,throughAsia,toAustralia.Onthetrip,theyvisitedplaceslikeIran,Indiaandsoon.

WhenTonyandMaureenarrivedinAustralia,peopleaskedmanyquestionsabouttheirtrip.Toanswerthesequestions,WheelerwroteabookcalledAcrossAsiaontheCheap.Thebooktoldpeopleaboutdifferentcountriesweather,customs,andplacestosee.Butunlikeothertravelbooksofthattime,TonyWheeler'sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidn'tgo.Healsowroteaboutspecialthingstoseeandtodo.Thebookwasverypopular.

TonyandMaureenstartedacompanycalledLonelyPlanet.Theywentontraveling.Theywrotebooksforeachplacetheyvisited.Today,800peopleworkforLonelyPlanet.Thecompanyhasover650books.TonyWheeler,thegreattraveler,stillwritesabouttravelstomanyplacesandwillbringusmoresurprises.（1）TonyWheelerwrotethebookAcrossAsiaontheCheapto______.A.

makemoneyforhisnexttrip.B.

tellpeopleabouthisnewcompanyC.

drawpeople'sattentiontohisfamilyD.

answerpeople'squestionsabouthistrip（2）AcrossAsiaontheCheapwasdifferentfromothertravelbooksofthattimebecause______.A.

itwaslongerandmorepopularB.

itwasthefirsttravelbookintheworldC.

ittalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidnotgoD.

ittalkedaboutacountry'sweatherandcustoms（3）WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTonyWheeler'scompany?A.

Hisfatherstartedit.B.

Itisanairline.C.

Hundredsofpeopleworkforit.D.

Ithasnobooksabouttraveling.（4）Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.

agreattravelerandhisbooksB.

atourofdifferentcountriesC.

agreatwriterandhisfamilyD.

differentkindsofcompanies6．閱讀理解

ItwasaSundaymorning.PeterwaswatchingTVintheroomwhilehisbrotherBillwasdoinghishomework.Attentheirmothercamebackwithabagoforanges.Peterlikedthemandwantedtoeatthemquickly.Buthismotherstoppedhim.Shegavefivetoeachsonandwenttothekitchen.Peteratehisorangessoonbuthisbrotherwasbusydoinghishomeworkanddidn'teathis.Justthen,thetelephonerangandBillrantoanswerit.Bill'sfriendsaskedhimtoplaysoccerwiththem.AndwhenBilltalkedwithhisfriend,Petertooktwoofhisorangesawayandatethem.Billfounditandcalledhimoutandbeathimbehindthehouse.Peterdidn'ttellhisparentsaboutit.

ThenextmorningPeter'steacher,MrsBall,taughtthestudentssubtraction（減法）.Peterwaslookingatthebirdinthetreeoutofthewindowandcouldn'tanswerherquestions.Theteacherstartedtogivehimanexample,"Ifyourbrotherhasfiveorangesandyoutaketwofromhim,whatwilltheresultbe?"

"He'llbeatme,teacher,"answeredtheboy.Allhisclassmatesstartedtolaugh.（1）WhendidPeter'smothercomeback?A.

Atfive.

B.

Atsix.

C.

Atseven.

D.

Atten.（2）WhatwasPeterdoingbeforetheirmothercameback?A.

WatchingTV.B.

Doinghishomework.C.

Listeningtomusic.D.

Playinginthegarden.（3）WhatdidBill'sfriendscallhimfor?A.

TheywantedBilltoplaysoccerwiththem.B.

TheywantedBilltoplaycomputergameswiththem.C.

TheywantedBilltogotothemoviewiththem.D.

TheywantedBilltogototheparkwiththem.（4）Petercouldn'tanswertheteacher'squestioncorrectlybecause________.A.

hewasnotcleverB.

hewantedtotellajokeC.

hedidn'tlistentotheteachercarefullyD.

hewasthinkingabouteatingoranges7．閱讀理解

YoumighteatdinnertogetherasafamilyoryoumayallsitinthelivingroomandwatchTV,butyoumightnottalkmuch.Soafamilymeetingisnecessary.Ifyouhaveabusyfamily,aweeklymeetingisagoodidea.Youcantalkaboutaproblemormakeaplaninthemeeting.

Havingfamilymeetingsisagoodwaytoimprove（改善）communicationamongallfamilymembers.Everyonewholivesinthehomeshouldbeencouragedtojoininthefamilymeeting.Thatincludes（包括）notonlythenuclearfamily,butalsoanyrelative（親戚）thatlivesinthehouse,suchasgrandparentsorcousins.

Everyoneinthemeetingshouldgetsometimetotalk.Ifsomepeopledon'twanttotalk,justaskthemaboutthebestthingthathappenedtothemthatday.Itmighthelpstarttheconversation（交談）.

Youalsoneedtomakesomesimplerulesforyourmeetings."Onlyonepersontalksatatime"or"Nosmartphoneuseduringmeetings"maymakeeveryonestayrespectful（尊重人的）.Youcanuseyourfirstmeetingtomakeafewsimplerulesthateveryoneagreeson.Ifyourkidshavetroublewaitingtheirturntotalk,youcanfindafunwaytoletthemknowthatonlyonepersontalksatatime.Useapenoraballtoshowthatit'syourturntotalk.Whenyoufinishspeaking,youpassthepenortheballtosomeoneelse.（1）Whatshouldpeopledoinafamilymeetingaccordingtothepassage?A.

Havedinnertogether.

B.

WatchTVinthelivingroom.C.

Communicatewitheachother.

D.

Cleanthelivingroomtogether.（2）Whatdoesanuclearfamily（Paragraph2）include?A.

Parentsandrelatives.

B.

Parentsandchildren.C.

Parentsandgrandparents.

D.

Allthemembersinthehouse.（3）Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.

Howtomakeafamilymeetinggowell.B.

Whatyoushouldn'tdoinafamilymeeting.C.

Howtomakeafamilymeetinginteresting.D.

Whatchildrencanlearnfromafamilymeeting.（4）Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.

Parents.

B.

Children.

C.

Volunteers.

D.

Teachers.8．閱讀理解

AnewcameramadebyacompanynamedNetatmohasfacialrecognitionsoftware（人臉識別系統(tǒng)）thatcantellparentsatworkthattheirchildrenhavereturnedfromschool,orthatapackage（包裹）hasbeentakentotheirhome.Itcanalsotellthemifastrangerhasenteredtheirhome.

JaninaMattauschisaproductmarketingmanagerforNetatmo.

"Thecommonsecurity（安全）camerasatpresentarenotthatsmart.So,theycantellyouifsomethingismovingbuttheydon'tnecessarilyknowifit'sahumanbeingor,ah,ifit'syourkid-theydon'tknowthedifference,sotheywillwarn（警告）youallthetime."

Whenfamilymembersenterahome,thenewcamera"recognizes"（識別）themandsendsinformationtotheowner'ssmartphone.Theownercanchoosetoseethevideothenorlater.Butifanunknownpersonentersahome,thecamerawillsendtheownerawarningthatwillcauseanalarmtosoundontheowner'ssmartphone.

ThatiswhathappenedrecentlytoasmarthomecameraownernamedDamien.HelivesinParis.

"OnaFridayIwasatwork,attendingabigmonthlymeetingwhenmyphonewarned.AtfirstItoldmyself'Oh,itmustbeamistake,maybeIhavetosetthesystemagain.'—butthenoticeonmyphonewastellingmethattherewasamovementinmyflatandalsoafacethatthesoftwaredidnotrecognize."

Hewatchedthevideoandwasverysurprisedbywhathesaw.

"IsawapersonIdidnotknowwithhisshoeson.Iwaswatchingitliveonvideo.SoIfelttotallyunbelievable,frozen.IaskedaworkmatetotakemebackhomeasfastaspossibleandIcalledthepoliceontheway."

Withthehelpofthevideo,thepolicefoundtheintruder（闖入者）laterthatday.（1）ThenewcameramadebyNetatmocan

.A.

stopthevisitorsB.

recognizethecomersC.

warnthestrangersD.

welcomethechildren（2）Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus

.A.

whenthenewcameraisusedB.

howthenewcameraworksC.

whatthenewcameralookslikeD.

wherethenewcameraisplaced（3）Fromthepassage,whatcanweknowaboutDamien?A.

Damienfoundthewarningwasamistake.B.

DamienwastoobusytonoticethewarningC.

Damiencaughttheintruderbyhimselfthatday.D.

Damienfeltshockedtoseeastrangerinhisflat.（4）Howdoesthewriterprove（證明）thenewcameraworkswell?A.

Bygivingareport.B.

Bydoingaresearch.C.

Bygivinganexample.D.

Bydoinganexperiment（實驗）.9．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.10．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.

EDUCATIONB311．閱讀理解

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyotherviolin.Theyevensoundbetterthantheviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.

Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Butnotalltheoldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlytheoldviolinsfromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbethecorrectanswer.

Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.

MusicianssometimesthinkthatitisthesecretoftheItalians.Possiblytheyunderstoodmorethanusabouthowtocutthewood.

Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistscanmakenewoneswhichareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish（清漆）.Varnishiswhatcoversthewoodoftheviolin.Itmakesthewoodlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.ButnooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.（1）ViolinsfirstmadeinCremona

.A.

areworsethantheviolinsmadetodayB.

arethesameastheviolinsmadetodayC.

soundbetterthantheviolinsmadetodayD.

havethesamevarnishastheviolinsmadetoday（2）Whyistheviolinpaintedwiththevarnish?A.

Tomakeitsellbetter.B.

Tomakeitlookshiny.C.

Tomakethesoundbetter.D.

BothBandC.（3）FromParagraph3,wecanlearn

.A.

alltheoldviolinssoundwonderfulB.

woodforviolinsmustbecutcarefullyC.

thekindofwoodmustbeveryimportantD.

theageoftheviolinsmustbethecorrectanswer（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Scientificideasaboutviolinsmadetoday.B.

Thewaysofmakinggoodviolins.C.

Themusicalinstruments.D.

TheoldItalianviolins.12．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

MostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVbecauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolours.ButisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsonTV?

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

Verylittlechildrenmaynotbeabletoreadbooks.ButtheywillbehappytowatchTV,especiallywatchcartoons.Watchingcartoonswillimprovetheirlanguageability.AsmostofthecartoonsareinEnglish,watchingthemwillimprovetheirEnglish.Theywilllea