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22.一、阅读理解1．Somepeoplesay,“Extremesportsaresodangerous．Whywouldanyonewanttodothem?”Butthedangeriswhatmakesthemsoexciting.Keepreadingtofindoutaboutthemostpopularones．Bungeejumping：PeopleonsomeSouthPacificislandshavebeenbungeejumpingforhundredsofyears．In1979,somepeoplebungeejumpedoffabridgeinEnglandandmadethesportpopulararoundtheworld．BungeejumpingcametoChinain11)Skateboarding：Atfirst，thissportwascalled“sidewalksurfing”.Skateboardersoftenjumphighintotheair，godownstepsorslide(滑行)downrailsontheirboards.Theywearbaggytrouserssotheycanmovemorefreely．Skydiving：Thisisprobablythescariestextremesport．Skydiversjumpoutofairplanesaboutfourkilometersupinthesky．Theyusuallyfreefallforawhileandthenopenaparachutetoslowdownforasafelanding．Snowboarding：ThisbecameawinterOlympicsportin13)Peopletiedtheirfeettotheboardwithspecialshoes．Theydon'tuseanyskisticks．Then，theyridedownhills,jumphighanddotricks．Whatmadebungeejumpingpopularallovertheworld?A．AhistoryofhundredsofyearsB．JumpingoverariverinEnglandC．ComingtoChinain1996D．JumpingoverabridgeinBritainInwhichsportsdopeoplejumpfromaplaneoffromahighplace?A．Bungeejumping.B．skydivingC．skateboarding.D．SnowboardingWhichsporthasbecomeaWinterOlympicsport?A．Bungeejumping.B．Skateboarding.C．Skydiving.D．Snowboarding.Whydosomepeopleliketodotheextremesports?A．It'sexcitingandsafe.B．It'sdangerousbutexciting.C．It'sscaryandsafe.D．It'sscarytolearn.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderword“extreme”(paragraphone)mean?A.危险的B.紧张的C.极限的D.兴奋的|A,-：：Il-l：-I，'■走al：-：r'jiLaym呂WalctmigGcdtigioTel曲gCompulJSfGflffiesTVtheMo™e凯WalkWetalkedto300people.Onehundredwerefrom11to18yearsold.Onehundredwerefrom19to26.Onehundredwere27to35yearsold.Weaskedthemwhattheyliketodoonweekends.Pleaselookatthechart.Favoritethingstodo(byage)Peopleof19-26mostenjoyA．takingawalkB．playingcomputergamesC．watchingTVD．goingtothemoviesPeopleaged11-18enjoymost.A．talkingawalkB．watchingTVC．goingtothemoviesD．playingcomputergamesHowmanypeopleenjoyplayingcomputergamesinthe19-26group?A．75B．60C．25D．50Whichthingsdomostpeopleenjoydoing?A．WatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.B．Playingcomputergamesandtakingawalk.C．GoingtothemoviesandwatchingTV.D．TakingawalkandwatchingTV.Whichofthesesentencesistrue?A．Peopleaged27-35likeplayingcomputergamesbest.B．Peopleaged11-18likegoingtothemoviesbest.C．Peopleaged19-26enjoyplayingcomputergamesmorethanwatchingTV.D．BothAandC.3．阅读短文，从各题所给的三个答案中选择最佳答案回答问题或完成句子。Herearesomestudents'NewYear'sresolutionsof2016.Hi,mynameisSelina.I'mgoingtodomybestatschool.I'mgoingtofinishmyhomeworkontime.IfIneedsomehelpwithasubject,I'mgoingtoaskmyteacherforhelp.MynameisDave.I'mgoingtoeatfruitandvegetableseveryday.I'mgoingtodrinkmorewaterandmilk.I'malsogoingtobrushmyteethaftermealseveryday.MynameisTina.I'mgoingtomeetmorepeopleandmakemorefriendsthisyear.I'malsogoingtobenicetootherkidsinmyclass.I'mgoingtobefriendlytokidswhoneedfriends—likesomeonewhoisshyornew.I'mTony.I'llnevergiveoutpersonalinformationsuchasmyname,homeaddress,schoolnameandtelephonenumberontheInternet.Also,I'llneversendapictureofmyselftosomeoneortalkwithsomeoneonline.1)HowmanystudentsmadetheirNewYear'sresolutionshere?A．TwoB．Three.C．Four.

WhomadeNewYear'sresolutionsaboutstudying?A．Selina.．DBave.．CTina.Whatisn'tDavegoingtodotokeephealthy?A．Eatfruitandvegetableseveryday.B．Drinklesswaterandmilk.C．Brushteethaftermealseveryday.WhatisTinagoingtodo?A．Sheisgoingtofinishhomeworkontime.B．Sheisgoingtodrinkmorewaterandmilk.C．Sheisgoingtobefriendlytootherkids.WhatdoyouthinkofTony?A．Helovesstudying.．HeBisn'thealthy.．HeClovesusingtheInternet.ChiAnqi,14,GuangdongInthenewterm,I'dliketotryharderandbehappier.Iwriting.Iwanttoread30books!What'smore,IhopetowsomethingIlearnedfromthebooks.Itwouldbeniceformeachweekoreveneveryday.Iamlookingforwardtowriti1,000wordsChiAnqi,14，GuangdongChiAnqi,14,GuangdongInthenewterm,I'dliketotryharderandbehappier.Iwriting.Iwanttoread30books!What'smore,IhopetowsomethingIlearnedfromthebooks.Itwouldbeniceformeachweekoreveneveryday.Iamlookingforwardtowriti1,000wordsChiAnqi,14，Guangdongeachday.Thiswillpushmetoo观察Tvenylifecarefullyan(thinkalot.ChenHuan,12,BeijingMynewtermresolutionisthatIwouldliketosuccessfullfourthgradepianoexamheldbytheAssociatedBoardofthSchoolsofMusi英国皇家音乐学院)，knownasABRSM.MyparentshavebeentalkingaboutitsincelastyearandIdthemdown.IguessthatI'llhavetokeepontrying!!WishXuFeiyang13，ZhejiangWell,Ihavethreeresolutions.Myfirstresolutionistogrades,especiallyinEnglish.ThenIhopetogetachanceLangLang'sconcert.IlovemusicanditmakesmehappyanLast,IhopeIcanbecomemorem成t熟'的().Iwanttounderstandhelpothersmore.4．Thenewtermiscomingsoon.Whatisyourresolution?Let'sshareit!lovereadingamriteetowritengatleastypasstheeRoyalon'twanttolemeluckgetbettertolistentodrelaxed.andWheredothethreeteenagerscomefrom?A．America.B．China.C．Australia.D．England.Whowilltrytoreadandwritemore?A．ChenQi.B．ChenHuan.C．XuFeiyang.D．ChiAnqi.WhatdoChenHuanandXuFeiyanghaveincommon?A．TheywillgotoLangLang'sconcert.B．Theylikemusic.C．TheirparentshelpthemstudyEnglish.D．Theylikewriting.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ChiAnqiwillwritemorethanamillionwordsinamonth.ChenHuan'sparentsencourage(鼓励)himtotakethefourthgradepianoexam.C．XuFeiyangwantstogrowstronger.D．ChiAnqihopestolistentoLangLang'sconcert.Wecanprobablyreadthepassage.inanewspaperB.inanadvertisement(广告)C．inasciencebookD．inatravellingmagazine5．Whodoyouthinkarethemostimportantpeopleinyourlife,yourparents,yoursistersorbrothers,oryourfriends?Ithinkyouranswermustbe“myfriends”.Someteenagersoftensaytheirparentsdon'tunderstandthem.Inlargefamilies,brothersandsistersoftenarguewitheachother.Somostofusthinkfriendsarethemostimportantpeopleinourlives.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoragroupoffriends.Asforthereason,itmaybebecausewecandiscusssomeprivatethingswithfriends.Ofcoursewewon'ttellthesethingstoourfamilymembers.However,parentsoftentrytochoosefriendsforus.Theymayevenstopusfrommeetingsomeofourbestfriends.Infact,theydoitjustbecausetheycareforustoomuch.Buttheyoftenneglectourrealfeelings.Howcanyousolvethisproblem?Ithinkthebestwayistofindarighttimetotalkwithparentsaboutourrealfeelings.Manyteenagersthinkarethemostimportantpeopleintheirlives.A．friendsB．parentsC．brothersandsistersD．familymembersIt'simportantforteenagerstohavegoodfriendsbecauseA．friendsarebetterthanfamilymembersB．friendscanhelpthemwiththeirlessonsC．theyhavethesameinterestsD．theycandiscusssomeprivatethingswithfriendsTheunderlinedword“private”means“”inEnglish.A．publicB．personalC．difficultD．interesting4)Whydoourparentsevenstopusfrommeetingfriends?A．Becausetheydon'tthinkit'stherighttimetomeetfriends.B．Becausetheywantustostayathomeallday.C．Becausetheycareforustoomuch.D．Becauseourfriendsarenotfriendly.5）Thewriterthinksthebestwaytosolvetheproblemis．A．tomakemorefriendsB．totellparentsourrealfeelingsC．toavoidmeetingfriendsD．toletparentschoosefriendsforus6.Sonialookedatthedrycereal（麦片）inherbowl.ThemilkwasacrossthetableinfrontofSonia'slittlebrother,Trenton.SoniawaitedforTrentontostoptalking,soshecouldaskhimtopass（递）themilk."IhopeIhaveenoughpencils,"Trentonsaid.ItwasTrenton'sfirstdayofschool.Hewasveryexcitedandalittlenervous（紧张的）.Soniadidn'twanttointerrupt（打断）,butaftersometime,thethirdgraderdecidednottowait."Trenton—"Soniasaid."IthinkJorgeisinMs.Rick'sclasstoo,"Trentonsaid.Hedidn'tevenhearhissistercallhisname.Hewasbusytalkingtohisfather."Trenton—"Soniasaidloudly."Dad,doyouthinkIwillfindmywayaround?""Trenton!"Soniasaidalittlemoreloudly.Trentonstoppedtalking.Dadlookedupfromhiscupofcoffee."I'msorry,butIneedTrentontopassthemilk,"Soniasaid,"Hetalkedforanhour!""Ididn'ttalkforanhour,"Trentonsaid."Youdid,"Soniasaid."Ididn't,"Trentonsaid."That'senough,"Dadsaid.DadsaidtoSonia,"Irememberthebreakfastonyourfirstdayofschool."Soniathoughtbacktothatday.Shewasnervous,andsheaskedDadmanyquestions.Dadansweredeveryone.MaybesheneededtoshowmoreunderstandingtoTrenton.SoniaturnedtoTrentonandsaid,"Don'tworry.Yourteacherwillhelpyou.Icanlookinyourschoolbagtoseeifyouhaveeverythingyouneed.""Really?"Trentonfelthappy."Butyouhavetodosomethingfirst,"Soniasaid."What'sthat?"Trentonasked."Passthemilk,"Soniasmiled.1）Whatisthemainprobleminthestory?Soniadidn'twanttohelpherbrother.TrentonandSoniawerelateforschool.SoniawantedTrentontodosomethingforher.Trentondidn'twanttogotoschoolwithhissister.2）BeforeTrentonstoppedtalkingtohisfather,Soniacalledhisname.A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimes3）HowdoyouknowthatTrentonwasexcitedandnervousaboutthefirstdayofschool?A.Heatebreakfastquickly.B．Hetalkedalotatbreakfast.C．Hetriedtofindsomethingtodo.D．Hewantedtogettoschoolearly.WhydidSoniadecidetohelpTrenton?A．ShewantedTrentontopassthemilk.B．HerdadaskedhertotakecareofTrenton.C．ShebegantounderstandhowTrentonfelt.D．Herteacheraskedhertobekindtoothers.Putthefollowingintherightorder(顺序)accordingtothepassage.①SoniatriedtospeaktoTrenton.②SoniatoldTrentonaboutschool.③SoniawaitedwhenTrentontalked.④Soniathoughtaboutherfirstdayofschool.A.③①④②B.①③②④C.③②①④D.①④③②7．Therearethreephotosofmygoodfriendsonmydesk.InthefirstphotoyoucanseeJerry.Heisatallandcoolboywithshortandstraighthair.Heisthecaptainofourbasketballteam.Heisverypopular.Allmyclassmateslikehimverymuch.Inthesecondphoto，youcanseetheboywithglasses.HisnameisJack.Heisshortandalittlebitheavy.Butheisverysmartandfunny.Heoftentellsusfunnystoriesandmakesushappy.Inthethirdphoto，youcanseetwogirls.Theyaredrinkingwater.ThegirlontheleftisLucy.SheisabeautifulgirlfromLondon.Shehaslongblondhairandbigeyes.Shecansingverywell，andshecanalsospeakalittleChinese.ThegirlontherightisLiXiaoyun.SheisaChinesegirlwithbeautifulblackhair.Shestudiesveryhard.Shesaysshewantstobeascientistwhenshegrowsup.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。Jerry，Jack，LucyandLiXiaoyunareallmygoodfriends.Theboywithglasseshasshortandstraighthair.LucyisanEnglishgirl.Jerryplaysbasketballverywell.ThegirlontherightofthethirdphotoisLucy.8.WonderfulEventsHorseRacingAllYearRoundRacesstartingat3p.m.everySundayRacetrackonly20milesawayLotsoffreeparkingspaceFreepresentsNochildrenallowed100YearsOfPicturesThen&now(photoshow)Seethehistorypictures(1917-2017)February1-April30CityArtMuseum750HighStreetTuesdaytoSunday,10a.m.-5p.m.WeekendSalesThisSaturday2-6p.m.Everything20%-40%offDancePartyCelebratespecialdateBringingyoursweetheartVisitusatBlockG.GrandviewMallRealizeyourdreams,savetimeandmoneyFallinlovewithpricesweofferSundaynight,countryclubLivebandfrom9p.m.-1a.m.$25acouple(夫妇)；$15asingleperson1)WhocanNOTgotothehorserace？Asingleperson.B.Acouple.Children.D.Thesweetheart.Peoplecanseethephotoshowat.A.GrandviewMallB.CityArtMuseumC.RacetrackD.CountryClubWhatcanyoudoifyouonlyhavetimebetween5p.m.and6p.monSaturday？A.Goshopping.B.Gotoseethephotoshow.C.Gotothedancewithyoursweetheart.D.Gotowatchthehorserace.HowmuchwillMr.andMrs.Smithpayiftheywanttogotothedanceparty？A.15dollars.B.25dollars.C.20%-40%off.D.Forfree.Wherecanyouseetheaboveadvertisements？A.Inabook.B.Inamagazine.C.Inanewspaper.D.OnTV.9.Thereisanoldsaying：Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise．Itmeansweshouldgotobedearlyandgetupearlynextmorning．Bydoingthis,wewillbeingoodhealth．Andwe'llberichandclever．Itistruethatourbodiesneedtohaveaten-hoursleepeverynight．Thosewhodonothaveenoughsleepcan'tdotheirworkwell．Theywillnotbecleverandtheymaynotbewealthyinthefuture.Thebodyneedsexerciseaswell．Walking,running,jumping,ridingbikesandplayinggamesareallexercise.Exercisehelpstokeepthebodystrongandfit.Italsohelpstheblood(血液)tomovearoundinsidethebody．Thebloodtakesfoodtoallpartsofthebody．Theheadneedsblood,too．Soexercisehelpspeopletothinkbetter．1)Whatdoestheword“rise”mean?A．Todoexercise．B．Togetup．C．Tostandup．D．Toputup．Ifchildrendon'tsleepfor10hours,theymayA．notbelateforschoolB．becomewiseC．dobadlyintheirworkD．becomerichApersonneedsexercisebecauseA．itmakeshimhealthyB．hehasalotofworktodoC．heisstrongD．hedoesexerciseWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Exerciseisgood{orpeople'ssleep．B．It'sgoodforyoutogotobedearlyandgetupearly．C．Ifyouhaveenoughblood，youwillbewise．D．Astudentshouldhave10hours'sleepaday．5）“Wealthy”heremeans．A．healthyB．richC．strongD．happy10．WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn'tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.Readingandsendingtextmessageswhileasleep—called“sleeptexting”—isanunusualsleepbehaviour,similartosleepwalking.It'salsoagrowingconcern关心的事）amongdoctors:youngpeoplecan'tlivewithouttheircellphones.Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleepingtexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It'spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskills（动作技能）towakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgment（判断）maybestillasleep.That'swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements---suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving—whilethey'resleeping.SomeofDowdell'sstudentssaidthatthey'redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious,it'sadifficulthabittobreak.Dowdellsadisheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevices（电子设备）outsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.1）WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?A．Shesleepwalkedtoafriend'shouse.B．Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.C．Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.D．Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.2）.Whichpartthebraincontrolskeepsawakewhileasleep?A．judgmentB．languageC．memoryD．motorskills3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unconscious”mean?A.无法B.无意识的C.无反应的D.无规律的4）.WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?Stoptextduringthedaytime.Takesomemedicinetocontrolthebehaviour.Keeptheirphonesoutoftheirbedroomswhiletheysleep.D．Wearsocksontheirhandstostopthemselvesfromtexting.5）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．It'seasytogiveupasleeptextinghabit.B．Oneinthreeteenagershasasleeptextinghabit.C．Sleeptextingcanreducethequalityofone'ssleep.D．Sleeptextingdoesmoreharmtoone'shealththansleepwalking.（题文）Itwasaveryhotdayinthemiddleofsummer,andtherewerenotreesalongthestreet.Mr.Readhadanotherbadday:forthewholedaynoonehadcometohissmallshoptobuyanything.Heclosedhisshopathalfpastfive,andwentoutintothestreetandbeganwalkingtothebusstop.Hewasveryfat.Thesunshonestraightdownthestreet,andinafewminutesMr.Readfelthot.AsmallboycameoutofanothershopinthestreetandfollowedMr.Read.Hestayedverynearhimallthetime,andhesteppedonMr.Read'sshoesseveraltimes.Mr.Readlookedathimangrilyeachtime.Afterthefourthtime,Mr.Readstopped,turnedroundandsaidtotheboy,“Whatareyoudoing?Stopfollowingmelikethat!You'regoingtohurtmyfeet.”“I'msorry,butdon'tstopme,please!”Thesmallboysaid.“It'sveryhottoday,andthereisn'tanyshadeanywhereelseinthestreet!”1）（小题1）NoonecametobuythingsfromMr.Read'sshopbecause.A.itwastoosmallB.heclosedittooearlyC.itwastoohotD.therewerenoshopsnearhisshop2）（小题2）Mr.Readatabout5:30.A.wasgoingtothebusstopB.waslookingforhisboyC.wasgoingtoanothershopD.waslookingforashadeinthestreet.3）（小题3）Inafewminutes,Mr.Readfelthotbecause.A.hewalkedtoofastB.hewasafatmanC.heboyfollowedhimtoocloselyD.hestoodtoolonginthesun4）（小题4）whydidMr.Readbecomeangry?A.Thesunwastoohot.B.Theboywastoofat.C.Therewerenotreesinthestreet.D.Theboywasgivinghimsometrouble.5）（小题5）TheboyfollowedMr.ReadsothatA.hecoulddoshoppinginMr.Reid'sshopB.nobodywouldseehimC.hecouldfindthebusstopD.thesunwouldn'tshineonhimTherearesomephotosofmygoodfriendsonmydesk.InthefirstphotoyoucanseeJerry.Heisatallandcoolboywithshortandstraighthair.Heisthecaptainofourbasketballteam.Heisverypopular.Allmyclassmateslikehimverymuch.Inthesecondphoto,youcanseetheboywithglasses.HisnameisJack.Heisshortandalittleheavy.Butheisverysmartandfunny.Heoftentellsusfunnystoriesandmakesushappy.Inthethirdphoto,youcanseetwogirls.Theyaredrinkingwater.ThegirlontheleftisLucy.She

isabeautifulgirlfromLondon.Shehaslongblondehairandbigeyes.Shecansingverywell,andshecanalsospeakalittleChinese.ThegirlontherightisLiYun.SheisaChinesegirlwithbeautifulblackhair.Shestudiesveryhard.Shewantstobeateacher.Thewriterhasgoodfriends.A．twoB．threeC．fourhasshortandstraighthair.A．JerryB．JackC．LucyInthephoto,wecanseeJack.A．first.B．second.C．third.LiYunisfrom.A．LondonB．ChinaC．Japanwearstheglasses.A．JerryB．JackC．LiYunWordBox:calligraphy书法WordBox:calligraphy书法CC．ErhuC．fourC．HuoYuanjiaC．DrunkenBeauty根据上面表格所提供的信息，选出正确答案。camethelatestofthefour.A．CalligraphyB．PekingOperaTherearekindsofcultureaboutmusic.A．twoB．threewasgoodatChineseKungfu.A．MeilanfangB．WangXizhiBoththeoldandyounglikebetter.A．ThemoonoveraFountainB．LanTingJiXuWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheinformationintheform?A．MeiLanfangisfondofErhuandChineseKungfu.B．Calligraphyhasahistoryoffiftycenturies.C．TheyoungpeoplepreferPekingOpera.14．JackandHobaregoingtohighschool.Jackwantstobeanengineer.Heisgoingtobuildroads,bridgesandhouses.Hobisinterestedinmathandscience,butheisgoingtostudymedicine.Heoftensearches（搜寻）theinformationaboutmedicineontheInternet.Hewantstobeadoctor.Kateisgoodatmusic.HerfavoritesingersareZhouBichangandJiroWang.Shewantstobeanartist.Sheisgoingtosinganddanceforpeople.Joanwantstobeanastronaut（宇航员）.Shesays,“Iamgoingtoexpectspace（太空）someday.”“Whatdoyouwanttobe,Alice?”Joanasksme.“Oh,Iwanttobeateacher.WhenIgrowup,I'mgoingtoteachinthecountryside,”Isay.Allofusaredoingourbestatschool.Iamsurewewilldosomethinggoodforourcountry.1）studentsarementioned（提至到）.A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five2）Whowantstobeanartist?A．JoanB．JackC．KateD．Alice3）WherecanHobsearchmoreinformationaboutmedicine?A.InamedicinebookB.IntheInternetC.ontheInternetD.Inalibrary4）WhatdoesJoanwanttobe?A.AnastronautB.A.teacherC.AdoctorD.Anengineer5）WheredoesAlicewanttoteach?A.Onafarm.B.Inthecountryside.C.Athome.D.Abroad（在国外）15.ThemostfamousfoodinKorcaiskimchi（泡菜）.Itisthefoodtheyeateveryday.Also,thereareabout190kindsofkimchi.Therearedifferentkindsisofkimchifordifferentseasonsoftheyear.Forexample,inspring,waterykimchi,whichiscalledmoolkimchi,andChinesecabbagearepopular.Insummer,youngradish萝卜）kimchiwhichiscalledchongkaikkimchiandcucumber（黄瓜）kimchiarecommon.Koreaisasmallcountry.Therearenotenoughfieldstogrowvegetables.Inwinter,itoftensnowsanditisverycold.Intheolddays,peopletherefoundpepperwasverygoodforthem.Theyalsofoundsaltywatercouldhelpthemkeepcabbagelonger,sotheymixedpepper,saltandcabbagetogether.Theynameditkimchi.Today,lotsofthingsareaddedtokimchi,suchasfish,letuce,pears,applesandotheringredients.Somescientistssaykimchiisverygoodforhealth,butothersdon'tagree.Whatdoyouthinkofit?1）WhatdoKoreanpeoplemakeinspring?A.Moolkimchi.B.Chongkakkimchi.C.CucumberkimchiD.Fruitkimchi.2）WhydidpeopleinKoreamakekimchiintheolddays?Becausepeopletheredidn'tgrowvegetabls.BecausetherewastoomuchpepperBecausetherewerenotenoughvegetablesD．Becauseeatingkimchimadethemwarm.3）What'sthesecondparagraph（段）mainlyabout?A．Kimchi'singredients.B．Differentkindsofkimchi.C．Koreanpeopleandkimchi.D．Thehistoryofkimchi.4）isnotmentioned（被提到）abouttheingredientsofmakingkimchi.A．CabbageB．YogurtC．FishD．Lettuce5）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．PeopleinKoreaeatkimchieverydayB．Chongkakkimchiismadeofradishes.C．ScientistshavethesameideasaboutkimchiD．Therearedifferentkindsofkimchiindifferentseasonsoftheyear.16．Iwasinastrange（陌生的）town.Ididn'tknowanyone,andIcouldnotspeakawordofthelanguage.Onthesecondday,Igotonabus.Afterridingforafewstops,Igotoffandwalkedon.Ifelthappyenoughinthefirstthreehours,thenIdecidedtowalkbacktomyhotelforlunch.Afterwalkingaroundforhalfanhour,IthoughtIshouldasktheway.TheproblemwasthatIonlyknewthenameofthestreetandIpronounced（发音）itbadly.Istoppedtoaskanewspaperseller.Hegavemeapaper.Ishookmyhead（摇头）andsaidthenameofthestreetagain.Buthegavemeanotherpaper.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.ThenImetapolicemanandaskedtheway.Helistenedtomecarefully.Hesaidsomethingandpointed（指）leftandrightandleftagain.Ithankedhimandbeganwalkinginthedirection（方向）hepointed.Aboutanhourlater,Ifoundthehousesbecamefewerandfewer.Icametothecountryside!Theonlythingformetodowastofindthenearesttrainstation.1）Thewritergotonabusonthesecondday.A．inthemorningB．intheeveningC．afterlunchD．beforedinner2）Thenewspapersellergavethewriterpaper（s）.A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four3）Whatwasthewriter'sproblem?A．Hewaspoor.B．Hewasbusy.C．Hedidn'tknowthelanguage.D．Hedidn'tasktherightperson.4）Intheend,thewriterhadtogobacktohishotel.A．bybikeB．bybusC．bytrainD．bysubway5）Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterarrivedathishome.B．Thewriterenjoyedthecountrysidelife.C．Thewritergottohishotelwiththepoliceman'shelp.D．Thewriterfoundhewasfartherawayfromhishotel.17．WhatIlikemostaboutmybestfriendLilyChen,TaiwanKayisthemostconfidentgirlthatIhaveevermet.Althoughshelookstough,sheisreallykind.ItmaysurprisesomepeopletofindoutKayandIarebestfriends,becausewehavedifferentpersonalities.I'mnotconfidentandIamveryshy,whichistheoppositeofKay,butIthinkthisiswhywearesuchgoodfriends.AlanCordoba,MexicoMybestfriendisFanny.Icanalwaysdependonher.Wealwaystakecareofeachother.Thefirstweekwemet,Igotsickwithfluandshecametomyhousetotakecareofmeeveryday.Sheisalsoveryintelligentandinteresting,althoughsometimesshegetsangryeasily.Sheshoutsatmeforalwaysbeinglate.3.IsabelFamosa,CubaMybestfriendisAnnaHernandez.Sheishonest，kindandsensitive.WewereborninthesamecityinCuba.Wespentalotoftimetogetheruntilwewere12.Then,ImovedtoAmericawithmyfamilyandthoughtthatIwouldneverseeAnnaagain.WhenIwenttocollegeinNewYork,Annahadaroominthesamebuilding.ShenowlivesnearmeinNewJerseyandweseeeachotherallthetime.4.KenIchigawa,JapanIlovetospendtimewithDaisukebecausehemakesmelaughsomuch.He'sveryfunny.Wesharethesamesenseofhumor(幽默感)，andknowhowtomakeeachothercrywithlaughter.Weenjoytalkingaboutthefunnythingswedidwhenwewerechildren,andtellthestupidjokesoverandoveragain.InParagraph1,thetwofriendsare.A．quitedifferentB．quiteconfidentC．thesameD．friendlyInParagraph2,Alan'sfriendgetsangrysometimes.A．whentheyhavedifferentopinionsB．whenAlandoesn'tkeepthetimeC．becauseAlanneedstobelookedafterD．becauseAlanisnotintelligentandinterestingInParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thetwogirlswereborninthesamecity.B．Thetwogirlsdepartedwhentheywere12.C．ThetwogirlsmetandlivedawayfromCuba.D．Thetwogirlsmetbecausetheykeptlookingforeachother.InParagraph4,theybecomegoodfriends.A．becauseofthefunnythingstheydidtogetherB．becauseofthesameinterestandsenseofhumorC．becausetheylovestupidjokesD．becausetheygrewuptogetherFromthewholepassageweknowthatA．friendsmustbedifferentB．friendsmustbethesameC．friendscanbeofdifferentkindsD．friendscanmeetagain18．Wehumanscanplaythepiano.ofcourseweplaythepianowithourtenfingers.ButTeotronicacanplaywithits19fingers.Teotronicaisnotahuman.Itisarobot.Itisaspecialrobotwhichcanplaythepianolikehumans.NatteiSuzziistheinventorofTeotronica.MatteoSuzzicomesfromItalyandheismorethanthirtyyearsold.Hewasinterestedinsciencewhenhewasyoung.Healwayslikestousehisheadtocreateamazingthings.Hespentfouryearsmakingthemusicalrobot.Hemadethepianoplayingrobotatacostofabout4,700dollars.Teotronicaisaspecialandgreatrobot.Ithasmorefingersthanhumans.Itplaysthepianofasterthanahuman.Teotronicacansingaswellwhenitplaysthepiano.Itisthefirstrobottodosoandmanypeoplefeelexcitedtoseeit,.Teotronicacanevenuseitseyestointeractwithhumansbecausetherearecamerasinitseyes.Teotronicaisamazing,isn'tit?HowmanyfingersdoesTeotronicahave?A．TenB．FifteenC．NineteenD．TwentyHowlongdidittakeMatteoSuzzitomakeTeotronica?A．Twoyears.B．Threeyears.C．Fiveyears.D．Fouryears.HowcanTeotronicainteractwithhumans?A．Byusingitseyes.B．Byusingitsarms.C．Bymovingaround.D．Byplayingmusicandsinging.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MatteoSuzziisonlynineteenyearsold.B．MatteoSuzziwasinterestedinmusicwhenhewasyoung.C．MatteoSuzzispent7,400dollarscreatingTeotronica.D．Teotronicacansingwhenitplaysthepiano.5)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnAmazingRobotandaMusician.B．AMusicianRobotandItsInventorC．AnInventorfromtheUSAD．DifferencesBetweenHumansandRobots19．TodaywasEmily'sbirthday.Shewashappyandwenthomequicklyafterschool.“Youhavetolookforyourgiftonyourown,”hersistersaid.“Hereisthefirstclue（线索）.”ShegaveEmilyapieceofpaper.Emilyopenedthenoteandread,“ClueNumber1:Lookinsidethecar."Shefoundabone（骨头）fordogsandanothernoteinthecar.“ClueNumber2:Lookattheswing.”Ontheswingtherewasabagofdogfoodwiththethirdnote.Againshequicklyreadthenote,“ClueNumber3:Lookintothehouse.”Emilyfoundadog'sleash（皮带）there.Thenoteontheleashaskedhertogooutside.Thereshesawabeautifulreddoghouse.Beforeshegotthere,ablackpuppyranuptoher.Ithadanoteonit.Thenotesaid,“HappyBirthday,Emily.”“Oh,suchacutedog!”shecried.Shewassohappy.“IwillnameherHappy,becauseshemademesohappytoday,”Emilysaid.1）WhywasEmilysohappytoday?A．Becauseshegotgoodgradesatschool.B．Becauseshedidn'tgotoschool.C．Becauseitwasherbirthday.2）WhatdidEmily'ssisterdo?A．ShegaveEmilyagift.B．ShegaveEmilyacake.C．ShegaveEmilycluestothegift.3）Whatwasthefirstclue?A．Abonefordogs.B．Somedogfood.C．Adoghouse.4）WhatwasEmily'sbirthdaygift?A．Acar.B．Adog.C．Ahouse.5）WhatdidEmilynamehergiftandwhy?A．Honey,becauseshelikedhoney.B．Happy,becauseitmadeEmilyhappy.C．Birthday,becauseitwasherbirthday.20．（题文）回答下列问题DearDonald,LastsummerIhadachancetovisittheothersideoftheworld.|wenttoBeijingwithmyfriends.IvisitedtheGreatWallandwasdeeplyimpressedbyitslength.Ihadneverseensuchagreatwallbefore!Walkinglessthanamileonthewallmademeverytired,butIwasveryexcited.Iusedupthreecamerafilmsinfourhours.Shoppingwasanotherinterestingpartofthetrip.IntheSilkMarket,Iboughtasilkshirtforjustaquarterofthepricethetraderaskedfor.Ihavemanymemoriesandexperiencestoshare.Iamsoluckytohaveseensuchaculturesodifferentfrommyown.Iwillremembermytriptochinaforever!Yours,Jane1）（小题5）WhovisitedBeijinglastsummer?2）（小题5）HowmanycamerafilmsdidJaneuseupinfourhoursontheGreatWall?3）（小题2）Whichwasanotherinterestingpartofthetrip?4）（小题3）DidJanebuyasilkshirt?5）（小题4）WhyisJanesolucky?21．Whydon'tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflights（飞行）fromoneplacetoanother?Scientistshavestudiedthispuzzleforalongtime.Nowthey'restartingtofillintheblanks（空白）.Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsusethesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Howdobirdsflyatnight?Testswithartificialstars,whicharemadebypeople,haveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.Theyfoundabirdthatspentitslifetimeinacageandneverflewunderanaturalsky.Butitwasbornwiththeabilitytousethestarstolookforthedirection.Thisbird'scagewasplacedundertheskyfilledwithartificialstars.Anychangeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofthebird'sflight.Fromtheexperiment,theyfoundthatthebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthoseartificialstarsmovingunderthenaturalsky.Butthestarsareofcoursebirds'mainwaysofnavigation（航行）,whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theycanstillfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarks（路标）asrivercourses,mountainranges（山脉）,coastlinesandsoon.Becauseofthisability,peopleusethedove（鸽子）tosendmessagesinsomefields.Forexample,thedoveswereusedtosendmessagesinbothWorldWarIandWorldWarII.Duringthattime,thousandsofdoveswereusedtocarryimportantmessagesinordertosavethelivesofmanythousandsofpeople.Soitisalsothesymbolofpeace.Butwhenit'stoodarktoseethesethings,th