上海民辦張江集團學(xué)校八年級英語閱讀理解專題一、八年級英語下冊閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練1．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.2．閱讀理解

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

ACCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200million（百萬）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，秋收萬顆子。

B.

誰知盤中餐，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.3．閱讀理解

Whenyouareill,youmustbeunhappybecauseyoufeeluncomfortable,youdon'twanttoworkandyoumayhavetostayinbed.Thismakesyoufeelverysad.

Whatmakesusill?Theyaregerms.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes.Butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope（顯微鏡）.Theyarevery,verysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonalittlepieceofsomething.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope.Wewillseealotsoftheminit,soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsarenotonlyfoundinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust（灰塵）,ifyougetacutinthefinger,andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut,germswillcomeintoyourfinger.Yourfingerwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesifthegermsgointoallofyourbody,youmayhavepainineverypartofthebody.

Whatcanyoudotofightgerms?Youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwater.Soapkillsmanygerms,andwaterwashesthemaway.（1）Theunderlinedword"germs"means________inChinese.A.

塵埃

B.

細胞

C.

贓物

D.

病菌（2）Ifwewanttofindouthowmanygermsthereare,wecanuse________.A.

eyes

B.

glasses

C.

microscopes

D.

cameras（3）Accordingtothepassage,wecanfindalotofgermsat________places.A.

clean

B.

dirty

C.

quiet

D.

noisy（4）Fromthepassage,weknowthatgermsare________tous.A.

friendly

B.

bad

C.

useful

D.

important4．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。

Afewdaysago,Iwalkedintoastrangerashepassedby.Isaidsorrytohim,andwewereverypolite.Thenwewentonourwayaftersayinggoodbye.

Laterinthekitchenathome,asIcookedourmeal,mydaughterBettywalkeduptome,veryquietly.WhenIturnedaround,Inearlyknockedherdown."Getoutoftheway!"Ishoutedangrily.Sheranaway,crying.

Thatnight,whenIlayinbed,myhusbandsaidtome,"YouweresorudetoBetty.Goandlookaroundonthekitchenfloor,andyou'llfindsomeflowersthere.Bettybroughtthoseforyou.Shepickedthemherself,pink,yellow,andyourfavouriteblue."

WhenIheardthis,Ithoughtdeeply,"Whilemeetingwithastranger,Iwascalmandpolite;butwithmydaughter,Iwasnotpatient（耐心的）.Ifeltsadandtearsbegantofall.

IquietlywenttoBetty'sbed,"Wakeup,mydear,"Isaid,"Arethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?"Shesmiled,"Ifoundthembythetree.Iknewyou'dlikethem,especiallytheblue."Isaid,"IamsosorrythatItreated（對待）youthatwaytoday."Andshewhispered（悄聲說）,"Mommy,that'sokay.Istillloveyouanyway."Ikissedherandsaid,"IloveyoutooandIdolovetheflowers."

ThatdayBettygavemealessononhowtogetalongwitheachotherinthefamily.Ispentmuchtimeonworkbeforeanddidn'trealizehowimportantfamilylifewas.Idecidedtodobetterinthefuture.（1）Whatdidthewriterdowhenshewalkedintoaman?A.

Shegotangrywithhim.B.

Shedidn'tsaysorrytohim.C.

Shesaidsorrytohimpolitely.D.

Sheleftwithoutsayinganything.（2）Howdidthewriterdealwithitwhenshenearlyknockeddownherdaughter?A.

Sheheldhertemper.B.

ShetalkedtoherquietlyC.

Sheshoutedatherangrily.D.

Shesaidnothingtoher.（3）Whydidthewriterfeelsorryforwhatshehaddone?A.

Herhusbanddidn'tloveher.B.

Herdaughterboughthersomeflowers.C.

Sheusedtobefriendlytoothers.D.

Shespentlittletimeonherfamilylife.（4）Accordingtothepassage,whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.

Howtogetalongwithastranger.B.

Ilovemydaughter.C.

Daughtergavemeagoodlesson.D.

Howtobeapoliteperson.5．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

B.

保持

C.

減少

D.

增加（4）Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?A.

Sports.

B.

News.

C.

Travel.

D.

Food.6．閱讀理解HelpLostAnimalsWeneedtoraisemoneytotakecareoflostdogsandcats.Youcanalsoadopt（收養(yǎng)）oneifyoulikefromMarch25toApril15.Pleasehelp!AnimalCenterwww.sa-animalfoundation.orgDonateYourOldClothesDoyouhaveclothesyoudon'twearanymore?We'llcollectthemandgivethemtothepoorallyearround.LoveFoundation:4237-6854SeventhGradeFoodStand（貨攤）Doyouwanttoenjoyfreshfruitjuiceanddeliciousfastfoodatalowprice?VisitusattheschoolmarketonMarch15!PingliangJuniorHighSchoolCoolPetShowBringyourpettothetalentshowat1:00p.m.onMar,22.Havefunandwinbigprizes!Expecttoseeyou!RedwoodCityZoo（1）Peterwhowantstogetapetshouldgoto__________________.A.

AnimalCenterB.

LoveFoundationC.

RedwoodCityZooD.

PingliangJuniorHighSchool（2）CarolcangivetheoldclothestoLoveFoundation___________________.A.

onMarch15

B.

onMarch22

C.

fromMarch25toApril15

D.

atanytime（3）Sallycan______________inordertowinbigprizes.A.

makenewclothesforherB.

visittheanimalsatAnimalCenterC.

takeherpetdogforthetalentshowD.

helpastudentfromPingliangJuniorHighSchool7．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.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

Asavolunteerteacher,ItraveledalongwaytoasmallvillageschoolinLongzhou,Guangxi.Onmywaythere,Ithoughtaboutthevillage,theschool,andthechildrenthere.However,myheartsankwhenIarrivedthere.Itwasn'twhatIexpected.Itdidn'tlooklikeaschoolatall!Theschoolhadonlythreerooms,oneforGrades1,2and3,andtheotherforGrades4,5and6.Therewasathirdoneforme.

Thechildrenwelcomedmewarmlyonmyfirstday.Theyaskedmealotofquestions,andItoldthemstoriesaboutmyselfandmylifeinBeijing.Thenextday,Igavethematesttofindouttheirlevel（水平）.Tomysurprise,thoughthetestwasveryeasy,overhalfofthestudentscouldn'tpassit.Iknewtheyneededme.

Iwasbusypreparinglessons,readingtestpaperseverynight.Ienjoyedteachingtheselovelyandhard-workingchildren,andIcouldseethattheyweremakingprogresswithmyhelp.Ihavealsolearnedalotfromthem.Iunderstandtheirlivesbetter,andwearenowgoodfriends.

IhaveworkedinLongzhouforayearnow.I'mhappy,andtheexperiencehasbeenveryusefulforme.Ilovethesmallvillageandthechildren.Infact,Iwouldliketocontinueworkinghere.（1）Thewriterisavolunteerteacherwhocomesfrom________.A.

Guangxi

B.

Xiamen

C.

Beijing

D.

Shanghai（2）Inthepassage,"myheartsank"meansthatthewriter________.A.

feltupset

B.

washappy

C.

gotangry

D.

wasexcited（3）Thewriterfoundthestudents'levelwas______whatsheexpectedafterthefirsttest.A.

justas

B.

higherthan

C.

lowerthan

D.

thesameas（4）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.

Boththevolunteerteacherandthestudentsareworkingsohard.B.

Thevolunteerteacherdoesn'tliketoworkthereanylonger.C.

Thestudentsbecamebetterandbetterwiththehelpofthevolunteerteacher.D.

Thevolunteerteacherbecamefriendswiththestudents.10．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.

explainwhyspacerubbishhascausedlotsofdamagetotheenvironment11．閱讀理解

Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseeds（種子）thathavebeentakentospaceandbroughtbacktotheearth.Theseedsareaffectedbytheradiation（輻射）andlowgravityinspace.Whentheyarebroughtbacktotheearth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerandhealthierthannormalvegetables.However,somepeopleworryabouteatingspacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldmakeusgetsickbecauseoftheradiationinspace.However,peopleshouldnotbefrightenedbecausespacevegetablesareveryhealthy.

Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthatarecarefullychosen.Whenseedsarebroughtbackfromspacetheyaretestedtomakesurethattheywillbesafetoeat.

Spacevegetablesarebetterforyouthannormalvegetables.Forexample,spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes。

Aftergeneticallymodified（轉(zhuǎn)基因）foodappearedinthemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeatingunknownthings.Forexample,ifnutgenes（堅果基因）areputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergic（過敏的）tonutsmightgetsickfromeatingthesepotatoesbecausetheydonotknowtheyarealsoeatingnuts.Unlikegeneticallymodifiedfood,spacevegetableshavenotbeengeneticallychanged.Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.Therefore,therearenodangersofeatingunknown.（1）AccordingtoParagraphOne,howarethespacevegetables?A.

Moredelicious.B.

Healthierandbigger.C.

Moredangerous.D.

Cheaperandhealthier.（2）AccordingtoParagraph4,howlongcannormaltomatoesstayfresh?A.

Forsevenday.

B.

Fortwentydays.

C.

Forthirteendays.

D.

Fortwenty-sevendays.（3）What'sthedifferencebetweenspacevegetablesandgeneticallymodifiedfood?A.

Spacevegetableshavenonewgenes.B.

Spacevegetablesaregrowninspace.C.

Spacevegetableshavenothingunknown.D.

Spacevegetablesaregeneticallychanged.（4）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.

Theseedsofspacevegetablesaretakentospace.B.

Everybodyworriesabouteatingspacevegetables.C.

Spacevegetablesaresafeandgoodforpeopletoeat.D.

Spacevegetablesbringusillnessbecauseoftheradiation.12．閱讀理解

Noteverydogisrightforchildrenandnoteverychildisrightforadog.MostdogorchildproblemsImeetinvolvechildrenundersixyearsold.Ifyourchildrenareundersix,youshouldinvestagreatdealoftimeandthoughtsbeforechoosinganewdog.Largeguarddogsordogswhichhaveahistoryofbeingaggressive（好斗的）orbitingshouldbeavoided.Largeandhigh-energydogsthatcanknockchildrenoverwouldnotbegoodchoiceseither.Instead,parentsshouldconsiderthelittlegentledogs.

Parentswithlittlechildrenareusuallyverybusy.Theyoftendonothavefreetimeordesiretospendhourscleaningorwalkingadog.Infact,adogrequiresalmostasmuchtimeasachilddoes.Soaskyourselfifyouarereadytokeepadogwhenyouarealreadyverybusy.Asaveterinarian,manyoftheproblemsImeetarecausedbytheexcuseslike"thedogwouldbegoodforthekids"or"thechildrenbeggedforone",buttheparentsdonotreallywantadog.Iftheparentscannotcompletelycareforortrainthedog,thenIusuallystopthemfromkeepingadog,otherwiseitisnotfairtothedog.（1）Accordingtothewriter,mostdogorchildproblemshappentochildrenwhoare

.A.

under6yearsold

B.

from6to8yearsold

C.

under10yearsold

D.

over12yearsold（2）Whichkindofdogmightbesuitableforchildrenunder6?A.

Largeguarddogs.

B.

Largeandhigh-energydogs.C.

Largeaggressivedogs.

D.

Littlegentledogs.（3）Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatthewriterisa（n）

.A.

reporter

B.

animaldoctor

C.

expert

D.

teacher（4）Thewriterthinksthatitisunfairif

.A.

parentsdon'traiseadogfortheirchildrenB.

childrenarenotallowedtowalkthedogC.

amotherwithyoungkidsneedstowalkthedogD.

parentskeepapetdogbutdon'tcareforitwell13．閱讀短文，從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Becomeavolunteerandhelpthoseinneedinyourcommunity!Voluntaryworkincludesgivingahandtothepoor,helpingthefamilieswhosehousesweredestroyedbynaturaldisastersorcreatinggreenareasfortheneighborhood.Whicheverserviceactivityyouchoose,youcanmakeadifferenceandcreatearealchangeinthecommunity!

Let'sworktogethertomaketheworldabetterplace.

Weneedstudentsattheageof16andupwhostudyatschoolandwanttogivethemchancestousetheirtalents,skillsandknowledgetohelpthelittlekids.

Theymustbewarm-heartedandhaveenoughpatience.

Oursummerholidayvolunteerjobsareopentoall.Youdon'tneedanyspecialskillsandtherearenoagelimitswithBiosphereExpedition（生物圈探險）.Youcanbeawildlifeandenvironmentalvolunteerforanywherefromtwoweekstotwomonths.You'llworkwithlocalscientists,andtheleadersfromBiosphereExpeditionwillbebyyourside.（1）Accordingtothepassage,thevolunteerscan________inthecommunity.A.

helpthepoor

B.

takecareofpetanimalsC.

cleanupthehouses

D.

buildahouseforthehomeless（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutBiosphereExpedition?A.

PeopleofdifferentagescantakepartinBiosphereExpedition.B.

TojoininBiosphereExpedition,specialskillsarerequired.C.

You'llworkaloneifyoutakepartinBiosphereExpedition.D.

BiosphereExpeditionislikelytobeheldformorethan90days.（3）IfJames________isyearsold,hemightbeavolunteertohelpthelittlekids.A.

11

B.

13

C.

15

D.

17（4）Thepassagewaswrittento________.A.

introduceascienceclubB.

lookforvolunteersC.

offercommunityserviceD.

helpwithjobinterviews14．閱讀理解

Wesometimessaythelionis"thekingofthejungle"becauseitisstrongerandmoredangerousthantheotheranimals.Itcanrunfasterthanmostotheranimalsanditcanhuntbetter.Thelionisthehighestanimalinthelandfoodchain.Intheseathesharkisatthetopofthefoodchain.Itcanswimfasterthanmostotherseaanimals.Itcanalsouseitsbigteethtocatchotherseaanimalsandeatthem.

Whatisatthetopoftheworld'sfoodchain?Humansare!Wearenotthebiggestorfastest,butwearethecleverest.Wecouldnotrunfasterthanmostanimals,soweinventedcarsandnowwecanmovethefastest.Wecouldnotfigh