南京市八年級(jí)英語閱讀理解專題一、八年級(jí)英語下冊(cè)閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解

Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysamealofgood,thickpaper,oldletters,forexample.Shedoesn'tlikeoldnewspapersverymuch.Ofcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?

Scientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?Animalseatgrassandgrowfat.Thenweeattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,andthenbiggerfishswimalongandeatthem.Chickenseatbitsofgrassandgiveuseggs.Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?

Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.It'sverygoodfood,too.Theyhavebeguntosay,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnotverydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?Perhapsitisfoodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturnpaperintofood.Itwillbecheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."

Sopleasekeepouroldbooksandletters.（Don'tfeedyourcat.）Oneday,theywillbeonyourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.（1）Whydoesthewritermentionthatbabiesandthecateatpaper?A.

Totellusbabiesandhiscatliketoeatpaper.B.

Totellusthewriterlikesbabiesandhiscat.C.

Totelluspeoplecaneatpaper.D.

Totellussometimespapercanbeeaten.（2）WhatcanNOTcomefromplantsinsomeway?A.

Nothing.

B.

Meatandfish.

C.

Cheeseandchicken.

D.

Woodandpaper.（3）Whatdoscientiststhinkofmakingfoodfromwood?A.

It'sverydifficult.

B.

Peoplecanmakeeggsfromwood.C.

It'seasierthanpeoplethink.

D.

It'snotpossible.（4）Wheremayweseethepassage?A.

Inastorybook.

B.

Inasciencemagazine.

C.

Inacookbook.

D.

Inatravelmagazine.（5）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

WeShouldProtecttheWood

B.

HowtoMakeFoodCheaperC.

KeepYourOldBooksandLetters

D.

WhereMayFoodComefromintheFuture2．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

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(jià)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

Policearen'tsurehowelsetoexplainit.ButwhenapolicemanwalkedintoanapartmentonThursdaynighttoanswera911call,acatwaslyingbyatelephoneonthefloor.Thecat'sowner,Gary,wasonthegroundnearhisbedhavingfallenoutofhiswheelchair.

Garysaidhiscat,Tommy,musthavehittherightbuttons（按鈕）tocall911.Hesaidhecouldn'tgetupbecauseofgreatpainfromhischest（胸口）.Healsocouldn'treachthemedicineonthetable.

Thepoliceman,Patrick,saidpolicegota911callfromGray'sapartment,buttherewasnooneonthephone.PolicecalledbacktomakesureeverythingwasOK,andwhennooneanswered,theydecidedtocheckthingsout.That'swhyPatrickfoundTommynexttothephone.

Garygotthecatthreeyearsagotohelplowerhisbloodpressure（壓力）.Hetrainedhimtocall911,butunsureifthetrainingwouldwork.Thephoneinthelivingroomisalwaysonthefloor,andthereare12smallbuttonsincludingaspeeddial（快捷鍵）for911rightabovethebuttonforthespeakerphone.

"He'smyhero（英雄）."Graysaid.（1）Whomadea911calltothepolice?A.

Gary.

B.

Patrick.

C.

Thecat.

D.

Gary'sneighbor.（2）Thepolicegotthecallbecause____________.A.

someonebrokeintoGary'shousethroughthewindowB.

TommylikedtoplaywiththephoneC.

thecatwasingreatdangerD.

Garywasindangerandneededsomehelp（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Garyisadisabledman.

B.

Garywassavedatlast.C.

Garythoughtthepolicewashishero.

D.

Tommyisveryclever.5．閱讀理解

Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump（垃圾堆）.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（排污）system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets（廁所）,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmice（老鼠）andfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal（金屬）.Thementalcanbereusedandrecycled.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpiles（堆）wheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumans,whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpthemgrow.（1）Youcanmostlyprobablyreadthepassagein_____________.A.

asciencebook

B.

aTVguide

C.

ahistorybook

D.

atelephonebook（2）Accordingtothepassage,therightorderis_____________.①Ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere.②Therubbishiscollectedandtakentoadump.③Grassisplantedontherubbished-filledearth.④Therubbishdumpiscoveredwithsomeearth.A.

②④①③

B.

③①④②

C.

①④③②

D.

②④③①（3）Howshouldwetakecareofausedmetalboxaccordingtothepassage?A.

Byburningitoff.

B.

Byputtingitinwater.C.

Bythrowingitaway.

D.

Byreusingandrecyclingit.（4）Themainideaofthepassageis__________.A.

toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjobB.

toexplaintheneedorrubbishcollectionC.

tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbishD.

totellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish6．閱讀理解

Alittlegirlhadadoll.Sheloveditsomuchthatshewouldtreatitwithgreatcare,eventhoughherfriendswouldlaughatherforbeingsocareful.

Astimepassed,thegirlgrewup,movedhouses,becameanadult,gotmarried,hadchildren,andfinallybecamealovelylittleoldwomanwithmanygrandchildren.

Oneday,shereturnedtoherhometown,foundheroriginalhouse,andwentin.Amonghundredsofoldthings,shefoundherdoll.Itwasaswelllookedafterasbefore.Shetookithomewithherandgaveittohergranddaughter.Hergranddaughterlovedit.

Eachtimetheoldwomansawhergranddaughterplaywiththedoll,tears（眼淚）ofjoywouldrolldownhercheeks（臉頰）.Shewassogladtoseethatitwasinthehandsofhergranddaughter.（1）Whenthewomanwasalittlegirl,shehada______andsheloveditsomuch.A.

dog

B.

doll

C.

toycar

D.

ball（2）Thosefriendslaughedatherbecauseshe______.A.

lookedsothinanduglyB.

didn'tgetonwellwithherfriendsC.

treatedherdollsocarefullyD.

didn'tliketoplaygameswiththem（3）Whentheoldwomanfoundherdoll,________.A.

itlookedoldandterribleB.

shethrewitawayC.

shetookithomeandkeptittoherselfD.

itwasaswelllookedafterasbefore（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"original"meaninthethirdparagraph?A.

豪華的

B.

原來的

C.

新建的

D.

木質(zhì)的（5）Whenevertheoldwomansawhergranddaughterplaywiththedoll,shewould________.A.

feelverygladandjoyfulB.

thinkofheroldfriendsC.

wanttobuyhergranddaughteranewdollD.

wishtogobacktoherhometownagain7．閱讀下面的材料，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

HaveyoueverpaidattentiontotheAirQualityIndex（空氣質(zhì)量指標(biāo)）orAQIreportedinthenewspaper?TheAQIhelpsusunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundusmeanstoourhealth.TheAQIusescolors,numbersandwordstotellusabouttheair.Let'sseewhatthesecolorsandnumbersmean.ColorsNumbersHealthword（s）WhattodoGreen0-50GoodJustenjoythecleanair!Yellow51-100Moderate（適中）Airqualityisfineformostpeople.Orange101-150UnhealthyforsensitivegroupsActivechildrenandadultswithlung（肺）diseaseshouldspendlesstimeoutdoors.Red151-200UnhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldn'tspendtoolongtimeoutdoors.Everybodyelseshouldtrytospendlesstimeoutside.Purple201-300VeryunhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldnotspendanytimeoutdoors.Everybodyshouldtrynottogooutside.（1）IftheAirQualityIndexis________,theairqualityisgoodformostpeople.A.

orange

B.

red

C.

purple

D.

yellow（2）The________AQInumbersare,the________airqualityis.A.

bigger;better

B.

bigger;nicer

C.

smaller;better

D.

smaller;worse（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

IftheAQInumberis140,theAQIcolorwillbered.B.

IftheAQIcolorispurpletheairisthebestforpeople.C.

Peoplewithlungdiseaseareverysensitivetotheair.D.

TheAQIcan'thelppeopleknowtheairquality.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

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．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Haveyoueverhadthoughtaboutbuildingarobot?Orputtingtogetheraspaceship?Orevenseeingyourfacemadeoutofchocolate?Done.Allyouneedisa3-Dprinter.

Thepossibilitiesof3-Dprintingseemendless.Alltheuserhastodoistodesignanobjectonthecomputerandchooseamaterialtoprintin.Theprintersprintinhundredsofdifferentmaterialsincludingglass,sugarandevenskin!Whentheuserpresses"print",the3-Dprinterspreadsthematerialslayerbylayerandlikemagictheobjectisproduced.

Thefirst3-Dprinterwasinventedin1986byAmerican,CharlesHull.But3-Dprintinghasonlybecomecheapenoughrecentlyformostpeopletouse.Designersnowuse3-Dprintingtocreateunusualthings.TheDutchartistDirkVanderKoojprintsfurnituremadefromoldfridges.

Anddoctorshaveused3-Dprintingtoprinthumanbodyparts!TheTelegraphreportedinFebruarythatscientistsfromCornellMedicalCollegeevenprintedaman-madeear.

Butlikealotofnewtechnologies,if3-Dprintinggetsintothewronghands,itcanbedangerous.

In2011agroupoffourmenintheUSused3-DprintingtoproduceATMskimmers.ThesewereplacedonanATMandstoleover$400,000fromusersoftheATM.Itisterribletothinkthatcriminalslikethemmightonedayusea3-Dprintertoprintagun.

Butforbetterorforworse,3-Dprintinghasbeenputintouse.Inafewyears,you'llprobablybewonderinghowyoucouldeverlivewithoutyour3-Dprinter!（1）________inventedthefirst3-Dprinter.A.

CharlesHull

B.

FourmenintheUS

C.

DirkVanderKooj

D.

AdoctorcalledCornell（2）Whatisthecorrectorderforpeopletousea3-Dprinter?a.chooseapropermaterial.b.Press"print".c.The3-Dprinterspreadsthematerial.d.Useacomputertodesignanobject.A.

a-b-c-d

B.

d-c-b-a

C.

a-c-d-b

D.

d-a-b-c（3）Accordingtothepassage,peoplehaveNOTyetproduced________witha3-Dprinter.A.

agun

B.

somefurniture

C.

aman-madeear

D.

ATMskimmers（4）Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe3-Dprinter?A.

Itisuselessinourdailylife.

B.

Itishelpfulbutdangerous.C.

Itisimportantonlyforourwork.

D.

Itistooexpensiveformostpeople.11．閱讀理解Let'senjoyamovie!ZootopiaFromalargeelephanttoasmallmouse,animalslivehappilytogetherinDisney'sZootopia.Language:EnglishRunningTime:1Hourand49MinutesPrice:Weekdays—$50$25（childrenunder6）Weekends—$60$30（childrenunder6）

I'veneverimaginedthemovieissointeresting.Therearemanykindsofanimalsinit.AfterIwatchedthemovie,Ilearnedmoreaboutanimals.Iwouldhighlyrecommendthismovietothoseanimallovers.—John

Ihaveseenmanycartoonsofthiskind,butthisoneissurprisinglyfunnyandIlovethesweetvoiceinit.MybrotherandIjustcouldn'thelplaughingfromthebeginningtotheend.—David

ThismovieissowellmadeIwenttoseeitwithmy5-year-oldsonlastSundayafternoon.IlovethebeautifulmusicwhilemysonlovestherabbitpoliceofficerJudyverymuch.Itshowsthatsmallanimalslikehercanalsodoseriouswork.—Nancy（1）Thepostershowsthat

isspokeninthemovie.A.

Japanese

B.

French

C.

English

D.

Chinese（2）Fromtheposter,wecanknowthatthemovielasts

.A.

60minutes

B.

109minutes

C.

99minutes

D.

120minutes（3）Johnlikesthismoviebecauseof

.A.

thedifferentkindsofanimals

B.

thefunnyactorsC.

thesweetvoice

D.

thebeautifulmusic（4）ItcostNancyandherson

towatchthemovie.A.

$75

B.

$90

C.

$100

D.

$12012．閱讀理解

ThefilmForeverEnthralledwasdirectedbythedirector（導(dǎo)演）ChenKaige,andfamousstarsactedinit,suchasZhangZiyiandChenHong.ThisfilmshowsMeiLanfang'slife.

Mei,amasterofBeijingopera,grewupinafamilyofBeijingoperaperformers.Hebegantoperformonthestage（舞臺(tái)）in1904whenhewas10yearsold.Helearnthisactingskillsandplayedfemalerolesandbecamehighlygoodatsinging,dancingandacting.Heturnedhimselfintoaperformerofalmostalltypesofthe"Dan"femaleroles.

InJuly1937,theJapanesearmyoccupied（占領(lǐng)）Beijing.TheofficerofthearmytoldMeitoperformforthemandpromisedtogivehimalotofmoney.Meirefusedtodoso,andfromthenon,hegaveupperformingonstageduringthewar.Thismadehimpooruntilthewarendedin1945.After1949,hemadetheDanhaveanimportantplaceinBeijingoperathroughmanyyearsofhardworking.Inhis50-yearstagelife,heusednewactingskillsandmadelotsofgoodoperas.SohebecamethesymbolofBeijingopera.（1）ThemovieForeverEnthralledshowsthelifeof_________.A.

afamousactress

B.

afilmdirectorC.

anunknownfilmstar

D.

amasterofBeijingopera（2）Duringthewar,Meirefusedtoappearonstagebecausehe_______.A.

hadalotofotherthingstodo

B.

didnotliketoperformBeijingoperaC.

hadenoughmoneytoliveagoodlife

D.

hatedperformingfortheJapanesearmy（3）HowdoesthewritermainlyintroduceMei'slifeinthepassage?A.

Bypresentingseveralfacts.

B.

Bydiscussingapointofview.C.

Byusingatimelineofevents.

D.

Bylistingagroupofexamples.13．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"inthelastparagraphrefert