【英語(yǔ)】成都市青羊?qū)嶒?yàn)聯(lián)合中學(xué)初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解閱讀專項(xiàng)練習(xí)試卷一、英語(yǔ)閱讀理解閱讀1．閱讀理解

Everyonehaseateninstantnoodles（方便面）.Itisveryeasytocookitinstantlybyputtingthenoodlesintotheboilingwaterandaddinginingredientpackets,togetherwithotherfoodlikeeggsorvegetables.However,haveyoueverwonderedwhetherthisisthecorrectwayofcookingit?

Whenyoufirsttakeoutthenoodlesfromthepackaging,youwillnoticethatthenoodlesarejoinedtogethernicelyasapiece.Inordertomakethenoodlesjoinedtogethernicelysidebyside,itneedssomeformofwaxcoating（石蠟涂層）toachieveanattractiveinstantnoodlesinfrontofus.

However,researcheshaveshownthatthelayerofwaxcoatingonthenoodlesisquiteharmfultoourbodyandweshouldnoteatittoooften.Itisadvisabletohaveabreakof2-3daysbeforewestarttoeatanotherpacketofinstantnoodlesasourbodyneedabout3daystoclearthatlayerofwaxcoatingawayfromourbodysystem.Doyouknowthedangerofhavingtoomuchwaxcoatingstoredinourstomach?ItwillleadtoCANCER.

Therearetwokeypointstotakenotewhilepreparinginstantnoodles:（1）Washtheinstantnoodleswithwarmwaterfirst,stiritandpourawaythewatercontainingthewaxcoating.（2）RepeatStep1andtrytostirthenoodlesagaintowashawaythewaxcoatingonthenoodlesbeforecookingitinanewpotofwater.

Hopethisarticlewillhelpyouwhenyouchoosetoeatinstantnoodles.（1）Thefunctionofthewaxcoatingintheinstantnoodlesisto_______.A.

makethenoodlesmoredeliciousandtastyB.

makeiteasiertocookfortheconsumersC.

maketheinstantnoodleshealthierandmoreattractivetotheconsumersD.

makethenoodlesjoinedinapieceandavoidthemstickingtogether（2）WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.

Thehiddendangersoftheinstantnoodles.B.

Thewayofhowourbodyclearsthewaxcoating.C.

Howtocookinstantnoodles.D.

Researchesonadvantagesofthewaxcoating.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"contain"mean?A.

去除

B.

包含

C.

儲(chǔ)存

D.

需要（4）Whatisthepurposeofthewritertowritethepassage?A.

Totellusthedangersofinstantnoodles.B.

Totellushowtocookinstantnoodles.C.

Totellussomethingaboutthelayerofwaxcoatingonthenoodles.D.

Totellushowtoeatinstantnoodlessafelyandhealthily.2．閱讀理解

ATheDragonBoatFestivalisafolkfestivalwhichhasahistoryofmorethantwothousandyears.ItisalsonamedChongwuFestival.Therearemanyactivitiesontheday.

Dragonboatrace

Thedragonboatraceisanimportantcompetitionduringthefestival.Peoplehelddragonboatracesintherivertorememberthepoet,QuYuan.Now,thedragonboatraceisatraditionalactivityforChinesepeople.

Wearingsweet-smellingbags

DuringtheDragonBoatFestival,childrenusuallywearsweet-smellingbagstoavoidbadthings.InsomeareasofChina,asweet-smellingbagisalsousedasasymboloflovebetweenlovers.

Girls'Day

Alongtimeago,amarrieddaughterwouldreturntoherparents'shomeduringtheDragonBoatFestival.SotheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledGirls'Day.

Eatingricedumplings

EatingricedumplingsisalsoacustomforChinesepeople.Thericedumplingisakindoffoodwithdifferentdesignsandstyles.Forthousandsofyears,thecustomofeatingricedumplingshasbeenpopularinChinaandhasspreadtoKorea,JapanandcountriesinSoutheastAsia.（1）TheDragonBoatFestivaliscalled________.A.

TheSpringFestival

B.

YuanxiaoFestivalC.

Mid-AutumnFestival

D.

DoubleFifthFestival（2）WhatshouldChinesedoduringtheDragonBoatFestival?①Takepartinadragonboatrace.②Wearbagsthathavesweetsmells.③Eatdeliciousnoodles.④Throwwaterateachother.A.

①②

B.

②③

C.

①④

D.

③④（3）Ricedumplings________.A.

canexpresslovebetweenloversB.

areeatentoavoidbadthingsC.

havedifferentdesignsandstylesD.

areonlyeateninChina3．閱讀理解

Ibelievethatwecanhaveanimportanteffectonanyonewemeet.Therightwordsatjusttherighttimecouldchangesomeone'slife.WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwasdeaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeinanormalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.AndthenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalledme.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmileshecried,

"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（劇增）.Atthatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome（克服）them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.

WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwasdeaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeinanormalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.AndthenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalledme.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmileshecried,"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（劇增）.Atthatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome（克服）them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.（1）Thewriterfelt

whenheansweredthequestion.A.

excited

B.

happy

C.

afraid

D.

nervous（2）WhatisTRUEaboutthewriter?A.

Heoftenmadefunofhisclassmates.B.

Hedidn'thaveconfidenceinhimself.C.

Hewasoutgoingandcouldlearnquickly.D.

Hegotalongverywellwithhisclassmates.（3）Whatdidthewriterwanttotellusinthestory?A.

It'stheteachers'dutytohelpstudentsbuildtheirconfidence.B.

Therightwordsattherighttimecanmakeadifference.C.

Beingdeafdoesn'tmeanbeinglessimportantthanothers.D.

Weneedtoproveourselveswhenwearegivenachance.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

WeShouldBeConfidentB.

Mrs.JordanIsMyTeacherC.

TheWordsThatChangedMyLifeD.

TheDeafBoyHasaGoodChance4．閱讀理解

Manyscientistsfindthatcolorscanchangepeople'sfeelings.It'sveryinteresting.Somecolorscanmakepeoplefeelrelaxed,andsomecolorscanmakepeoplefeelnervous.Now,thiskindofknowledgeisbeingusedinmanyplaces.Forexample,schoolwallsarealwayspaintedgreenbecausegreenmakesstudentsfeelrelaxed.Itisalsogoodforthestudents'eyes.Somebooksarealsogreenorlightblueforthesamereason.Restaurantownersnotonlyhavetoknowhowtomakefood,butalsohavetoknowhowtomakemoney.Herearesomethingsthey'velearnedfromscientificstudies.Thecolorredmakespeoplehungry.Manyfastfoodrestaurantshaveredfurnitureorwalls.Softcolorslikepinkandlightbluemakepeoplefeelrelaxed,sotheyspendmoretimeeating.Loudmusicmaybeniceatfirst,butitsoonmakespeoplewanttoleave.Hardseatsalsomakecustomerswanttoeatquicklyandleave.Manyrestaurants,especiallyfastfoodrestaurants,usethisknowledgetomakecustomerseatfaster.（1）Howdoesthecolorgreenmakethestudentsfeel?A.

Hungry.

B.

Nervous.

C.

Angry.

D.

Relaxed.（2）Whichcolorisn'tmentionedinthispassage?A.

Green.

B.

White.

C.

Lightblue.

D.

Red.（3）Whatdomanyfastfoodrestaurantsdo?①Playloudmusic.

②Playsoftmusic.③Havehardseats.

④Painttheirwallsred.A.

①②③

B.

①③④

C.

①②④

D.

②③④（4）What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

ColorandRestaurant

B.

UseColortoMakeMoneyC.

ColorandScience

D.

UseColortoChangeFeelings5．閱讀理解

My14-year-oldson,John,andIsawthecoatatthesametimeinasecond-handclothingstore.Itstoodoutamongbigandoldcoats.Itwassobeautifulandhadanunbelievableprice,$28.Ilookedatmysonandwebothsaidnothing,butJohn'seyesshone.Dark,woolencoatswerepopularwithteenageboys,butnewonescouldcostseveralhundreddollars.Thiscoatwasevenbetter.Johntrieditonandturnedfromsidetoside,eyeinghimselfinthemirror.Itfithimsowell.

Johnworethecoaltoschoolthenextclay.Afterhecamehome,Iasked."Didthekidslikeyourcoat?"

"Theylovedit,"hesaidwithabiggrin.

Overthenextfewweeks,Johnchanged.Hewaspolite,lessargumentative,morethoughtful,andmuchhappier."Gooddinner,Mom,"hewouldsayeveryevening.Withoutawordofcomplaining,hewouldcarryinwoodforthestove.OnedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhishomeworkbeforedinner,John,whoalwaysputthingsoff,said,"You'reright.IguessIwill."WhenImentionedthischangetooneofhisteachers,shejokedthatthecoatmusthavechangedhim.

JohnandIbothknowweshouldneverjudgeapersonbyhisclothes.Butitistruethatwhenwearingbeautifulandsuitableclothes,wemaytrytobebetterinthought,speechandbehaviortomatchwhatisontheinsidetowhatisontheoutside.（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.

Thepriceofthecoatwastoohigh.B.

Johnlikedthecoatverymuch.C.

Theyoftenwentshoppingtogether.D.

Thewriterdidn'twanttobuythecoat.（2）WhatdidJohnusetodowhenhewasaskedtostudy?A.

Startatonce.B.

Putoffhishomework.C.

Workhardonschoolwork.D.

Carryinwoodforthestove.（3）WhichofthefollowingchangesdidNOThappentoJohnafterheworethecoat?A.

Hewaswillingtofollowsuggestions.B.

Heoftenhelpedtodosomehousework.C.

Healwaysworriedabouthisstudy.D.

Hesaidsweetwordstomakehismotherhappy.（4）Whatdoesthewriterwanttosaythroughthispassage?A.

Whatwewearcouldhelpshapewhoweareinside.B.

Lifeisfullofpossibilitieswhenweareyoung.C.

Weshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.D.

It'sagoodchoicetotrydifferentthingsinourlives.6．閱讀理解

SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtomakemoneyformyschooling.

Oneday,mymotherwassewingaquilt（縫被子）.Isilentlysatbesideher.

"Mom,istherelovebetweenyouandDad?"Iaskedinaverylowvoice.

Withsurpriseinhereyes,shestoppedherworkforawhile.Thenshesaid,"Susan,lookatthisthread（線）.Itcanhardlybeseen,butit'sreallythere.Itmakesthequiltstrong.Iflifeisaquilt,loveshouldbeathread.Loveisinside."

Icouldn'tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattime,myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.

Aftertheywereback,mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroadeveryday.Theyweresokindtoeachotheranditseemedtheywerethehappiestcouple.

Aftertwomonthsmyfatherstillcouldn'twalkbyhimself.

"Dad,howareyoufeelingnow?"Iaskedhimoneday.

"Susan,don'tworryaboutme,"hesaid."Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmom.Ilikethiskindoflife."Readinghiseyes,Iknewhelovesmymotherdeeply.

NowIunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.（1）Susan'sfatherstayedinhospitalfor_________.A.

oneday

B.

onemonth

C.

twomonths

D.

threemonths（2）Susancametounderstandhermother_________.A.

whilehermotherwassewingaquiltB.

beforeherfatherwasinhospitalC.

whenshewassittingbesidehermotherD.

afterherfatherwasseriouslysick（3）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.

Susan'sfatherisverylazy.B.

Susan'smotherisanurse.C.

Susan'sparentsloveeachother.D.

Susandoesn'tlikeherfather.（4）Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

HowtomakeaquiltstrongB.

LoveisjustathreadC.

WalkingonthecountryroadD.

Aseriouslysickfather7．閱讀理解

Stonehengemeans"hangingstones".Theystoodinacircle,with30morestoneslyingontoptoformaringofrocks.Therewasalsoaninnercirclebuiltwithsimilarstones.Thestonessetupinatrilithon（巨石牌坊）pattern.

Atrilithonismadeoftwostonepillarswithastabofrocklaidacrossthetop.Thestonesweighupto20tonseach.Peoplewonderhowthehugerockswereplacedthatway.

HistoriansagreethatStonehengewasbuiltinthreedifferentstages.Thefirststagetookplaceabout5,000yearsago.Atthattime,alargecircularearthwallwasmade.Historiansbelievethewallwasdugandcutwithtoolsmadeformanglers（鹿角）ofreddeer.Theearthwallwasabout98mindiameter（直徑）a5-meter-tallstonewasplacednearthecenter.Then,theyhadtotransportthelargebluestones（upto4tons）384kilometerstoStonehenge.Expertsthinktheymightbemovedacrossiceandsnow.Thegroundinwinterinthisareaisusuallyfulloficeandsnow,makingiteasiertomovetherocks.Thenexttaskwastostandthestonesup.Themostdifficulttaskwasputtingthetopstonesinplace.Eachoneofthesetaskstookalotofplanningandalotofstrength,buttheworkersofStonehengewereexcellentbuilders.

Whywasthemonumentbuilt?Somescientiststhinkit'saburialground.Thereareover400graves（burialsits）nearby.AmanwasburiedwithtwogoldearringswhicharetheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritain（datedto2470BC）.OthersthinkStonehengewasbuiltbyearlyastronomers.Scientistsbelievethatwhenapersonstandsinthecenterofthemonument,thechangingofseasonscanbeseen.Certainstonesmarkthelocationoftherisingandsettingmooninmidwinter.Otherstonesmarktherisingandsettingsuninmidsummer.Theancientpeopleheldreligiousceremoniesonthesedays.Theseceremoniesprobablyaskedthegodstobringgoodweatherforcropsandtoprotectthepeoplefrombadweather.

Stonehengeisanengineeringsuccess.Thousandsofyearslater,itstillstands.Asacalendar,Stonehengeisveryaccurate.Itshowsthatearlypeoplehadadeepunderstandingofthemovementstothesunandthemoon.Theydidn'thavemachinesorcomputers,butStonehengeshowspeoplecoulddomanythingsusingonlytheirmusclesandtheirbrains.（1）hefirstbuildingstageofStonehengewas________.A.

todigandcuttheearthwallB.

tomovethebluestonesacrosstheiceC.

tostandthestonesupD.

toputthetopstonesinplace（2）Whichevidence（證據(jù)）isgiventosupporttheideathatStonehengewasaburialground?A.

Stonehengewasmadeofstones.B.

Itisaplaceforcelebratingceremonies.C.

Thepassingofseasonscanbeseenthere.D.

Twogoldearringswerefoundinagrave.（3）Theunderlinedword"accurate"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"________".A.

correct

B.

strange

C.

huge

D.

heavy（4）StonehengewasprobablyNOToriginallybuiltfor________.A.

tourists

B.

religiousreasons

C.

aburialground

D.

tellingtheseasons8．閱讀理解

Theunknownworld'smystery

Theseaisthebiggestunknownpartofourworld.Itcoversaboutseventy-onepercentoftheearth.Thereisstillmuchtobediscoveredaboutthishugepartofwater.Ifthewatersoftheoceancouldberemoved,theseafloorwithitswidevalleys（峽谷）,tailmountainsandlongriversintheseawouldbeaspecialsight.

Tourismunderthedeepbluesea

Fromtouristsubmarines（潛艇）tounderwaterdining,underseatourismismakingabigsplash.

Touristscannowexplore（探索）theworldundertheseawithoutevergettingwet.

Touristsubmarines

Thepopularityofsubmarinetourshasgrownfastduringtheseyears.Now,submarinetourshavebeenoninmorethan20placesworldwide,includingthewatersaroundOkinawaandTaiwan'sGreenIsland.Thesubmarinescarrynearly2milliontouristseachyear.Largewindowsgivepassengersspecialviewsasthesubmarinesexplorecolorfulcoralreefsandsunkenships.Mostone-hourtourscostabout$80.

Underwaterdining

Foramorefantasticexperience,touristscanenjoyfinediningunderthesea.In2016theHiltonMaldivesResort&Spaopenedtheworld'sfirstunderwaterrestaurant,Ithaa.Touristswalkdownastaircaseintotherestaurant,whichrests35feetintheIndianOcean.Youcanhaveagreatoceanview.Butthisexcellentviewdoesn'tcomecheap.Thedinnercostsabout$400perperson.Besuretobookitearly,too,Therestaurantseatsonly14people.（1）WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph1?A.

Theseaisthebiggestunknownpartofourworld.B.

Theseacoversaboutseventy-onepercentoftheearth.C.

Thereasonsforresearchingunderseatourism.D.

Theseaisapartoftheunknownworld'smystery.（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttouristsubmarinesisTRUE?A.

Therearetouristsubmarinesineverypartoftheworldnow.B.

Touristsubmarineshavecarriedabout2milliontouristssofar.C.

PeoplecanenjoytouristsubmarinesinthewatersaroundOkinawa.D.

TheHiltonMaldivesResort&Spaopenedtheworld'ssecondunderwaterrestaurant.（3）ThewallsoftherestaurantIthaaaremostprobablymadeof________.A.

stone

B.

metal

C.

glass

D.

wood（4）Fromthepassage,Wecaninferthattheauthor________.A.

isworriedaboutunderwatertourismB.

showsgreatinterestinunderwatertourismC.

isalittlenervousaboutunderwatertourismD.

doesn'tthinkunderwatertourismisagoodidea9．閱讀理解

PublicholidaysintheUnitedStatesDatesOfficialNamesRemarksJanuary1NewYear'sDayItcelebratesthebeginningoftheyear.Festivitiesincludecountingdowntomidnightontheprecedingnight,NewYear'sEve,evenwithfire-workdisplayandparty.LastMondayMemorialDayIthonorsthenation'swardeadfromtheCivilWaronwards,andmarksthebeginningofthesummerseason.July4IndependenceDayItcelebratesthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence（獨(dú)立宣言）fromBritishrule,alsocalledtheFourthDayofJuly.Fireworkcelebrationsareheldinmanycitiesthroughoutthenation.FirstMondayinSeptemberLaborDayItcelebratestheachievementsofworkersandthelabormovement；markstheunofficial（非官方的）endofthesummerseason.SecondMondayinOctoberColumbusDayIthonorsColumbus,traditionaldiscovereroftheAmericas.InsomeareasitisSecond,alsoacelebrationofItalianculture.（TraditionallyOctober12）.Insomestates,itiscelebratedas"Indigenous（土生土長(zhǎng)的）People'sDay"asacelebrationoftheNativeAmericans,notColumbus.FourthThursdayinNovemberThanks-givingDayTraditionallyitcelebratesthegivingofthanksfortheautumnharvest.raditionallyitincludesthesharingofaturkeydinner.TraditionalstartoftheChristmasandholidayseason.（1）MemorialDayis

.A.

onMay30B.

tohonortheGivilWarC.

onlastMondayinMayD.

attheendofthesummerseason（2）WhichdayistohonorthediscovereroftheAmericas?A.

LaborDay.

B.

ColumbusDay.

C.

ThanksgivingDay.

D.

IndependenceDay.（3）TraditionallyThanksgivingDayisadayofthankingfor

.A.

parents

B.

god

C.

theautumn

D.

theautumnharvest（4）WhichholidayisinSeptember?A.

MemorialDay.

B.

ColumbusDay.

C.

LaborDay.

D.

IndependenceDay.10．閱讀理解

Howdoyouturnyourinterestsintoabusiness（生意）?MohammedAli,15,ateengamerfromDewsburyinWestYorkshire,UK,isagoodexample.

Attheageof12,helearnedhowtocode（編程）byusingYouTubeandevenmadehisownvideogame.Usershavetopay5.99pounds（56yuan）permonthtoplaythegame.Hehasalreadymade30,000pounds.Healsomakeswebsitesandisworkingonafinanceapp（理財(cái)應(yīng)用軟件）,whichwillbeopentothepublicinAugust.

Alihassavedlotsofmoneyforhisfutureuniversitycostsandevenboughttwosofasforhisfamily'slivingroom.

"WhenIfirststartedmakingmoney,IthoughtI'djustspenditall.ThenIthought,whyshouldIspenditall?Isavemostofitinthebank,becauseIwanttodomoreinthefuture,"hetoldtheDailyMail.

Hebecameinterestedincomputerswhenhisparentsboughthimoneattheageof6.Heoftenplayedvideogamesonhiscomputer.Butafterplayingsomanygames,hedecidedtomakehisown.

Then,AlilearnedhowtocodeusingYouTubevideosandbyreadingbooksonthesubject.In2012，hemadehisowngamecalledProject2006afterworkingonitforsevenmonths.Itwasarole-playinggameandmorethan3,000peoplearemembers.Afterhisgamebecamepopular,hestartedawebsite-makingbusiness.

Inthefuture,hewantstogotouniversityandstudycomputerscience."I'mlookingforwardtostudyingcomputerscience,notbusinessbecauseI'vegotalotofexperienceinbusinessalready,"hetoldtheDailyStar.（1）WhatdidMohammedAlido,accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.

HelearnedhowtocodeforYouTube.B.

Hemadeavideogamebyhimself.C.

Hestartedavideostoreandhasmade287,000yuan.D.

Hesetupawebsiteforpeopletodobusiness.（2）WhatdidAlidowiththemoney?A.

Hekeptittopayforuniversity.B.

Hespentitallonhisfamily.C.

Heputallofhismoneyintohisnewapp.D.

Heboughtcomputersforhisparentsandhimself.（3）Whichoneisintherightorder?①Alimadeawebsite②Aligotacomputerfromhisparents.③Alimadeagameproject.④Alilearnedhowtocodefromvideos.A.

②④①③

B.

④②①③

C.

④①②③

D.

②④③①11．閱讀理解

DeniesWalmeinTexas,USA,now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnbendingGisulaeightyearsago.ThebookisaboutalittlewhalenamedGisul.

Oneday,Gisuladidnottakehismother'swordsandwentupthebeach.Thenhegotlostandhadtolearntolivebyhimself.ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshimself.DeniespublishedthebooksattheageofsixHeissaidtobetheyoungestwriterandpictureartist.

Anothersurprisingthingaboutthebookisthatitbecameabestsellerimmediatelyafteritwaspublishedandbroughthimalotofmoney.Becausehespentmuchtimewritingthebooks,hisstudywasnotverygoodandhehadtolearntheyear'sworkagainbuthisgiftofwritingishighlypraisedbytheteachersandstudent.Andhewaseveninvitedtogivetalksonwriting.

ButDeniesdoesnotwanttobeawriter.Hesaid,'Ilikeplanesmost.Idreamofbecomingapilotsomeday.'（1）FromthestorywecanlearnthatDenies__________.A.

publishedhisUnbendingGisulaattheageof14B.

wantstobeawriterwhenhegrowsupC.

drewthepicturesforhisownbookD.

doesnotgotoschoolanymore（2）WhatDenieslikedmostis________.A.

writingstories

B.

drawingpictures

C.

whales

D.

planes（3）WhendidDeniespublishthebooks?A.

Attheageofsix

B.

Attheageofeight

C.

Attheageofsixteen

D.

Idon'tknow.12．閱讀理解

Australiaatlast!Theflightwastiring,buthereIamatlast,inSydney!Look!Hereweareatlast!TheSydneyOperaHouse!Itlookslikeshells!

It'swonderfulandamazing!AndI'mtakingtheplanetoNewZealandonTuesday.I'llpostagainfromthere.

CoffeeandParis!Parisisbeautiful!Wewentonagreatcitytour.

WealsotookaboatrideontheRiverSeine.Andit'snicertojustsitatastreetcareandwatchtheworldgoby.But,totellyouasecret.Frank'sdisappointedbecausenoonecanunderstandhisFrench!

Don'tcomehere!We'restayingatafarminUtah.Thereisnearlynothing!It'stooquiet.Everymorning,wegetupreallyearly,andweridethehorses.Thenit'sbreakfastandmoreriding--notmyideaoffun!So,todayIwalkedtoalittletownnearthefarmwheretheyactuallyhaveInternet!

Nextweek,we'reshoppinginNewYork.Ican'twait!（1）WhereisJessywritingfrom?A.

Sydney.

B.

NewZealand.

C.

Paris.

D.

Utah.（2）WhatdidDonnaandFrankdoduringtheirtravelling?A.

Theyvisitedmuseums.

B.

Theytookaboatride.C.

Theysatatastreetpark.

D.

Theywatchedmoviesinthecinema.（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoAnna'sMoments（朋友圈）?A.

Itistoonoisyaroundthefarm.

B.

Herideaoffunishorseriding.C.

SheisgoingtoLondonnextweek.

D.

ShecannotuseInternetatthefarm.13．閱讀理解

Twomenweregoingthroughaforest.

"Iamafraid,"saidone,"thatwemaymeetwithwildanimals.""Fearnothing,friendQuickwit,"criedtheother,whosenamewasBraggart,"Iftheycomeatus,weshallstandbyoneanotherlikemen.Ihaveastrongarm,astrongheart,and…"

"Hark!"criedthefirstinfear,asalowsoundwasheardfromsomewherenearby,Braggart,whowaslightandnimble,climbedupatreelikeasquirrel（松鼠）,leavinghisfriend,whowasnotsoactive,tofacethedangeralone!Quickw