2020年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇

2020年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇（含答案）（名师精选训练题，绝对精品，建议大家下载打印练习）Passage1InEngland,afternoontea,takenbetweenfourandfive,isthemostinformal（非正式）mealoftheday.Ifyouareafriendofthefamily,youmaydropinforteawithoutaninvitationortellingthatyouarecoming.Veryoftenitisnotservedatatable.Themembersofthefamilyandvisitorstaketeainthesitting-room.Eachpersonhasacupandsaucer（托盘）,aspoonandasmallplateforbread-and-butterandcake.Bytheway,donothelpyourselftocakefirst;bread-and-butterfirst,thencakeifthereisany.Anotherpieceofadvice:Donotputmorethanonepieceofbreadorcakeonyourplateatthesametime.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z（）1.Afternoonteaisusuallyservedwith.teaonlyB.teaandsomefoodC.tea,dessertandmeatD.cakeandbread（）2.Ifyouwanttohaveafternoonteainafriend'shome,.itisnecessaryforyoutosendamessageB.youshouldwaitforhisinvitationitisimpoliteforyoutogotherewithouttakinganythingwithyouitisunnecessaryforyoutocallhimorsendamessage（）3.Inthepassage,“dropin”means“”.payaninformalvisitB.falldownC.drinkatafriend'shomeD.break（）4.It'simpoliteforyou.helpyourselftocakefirstB.shareacupwithyourfriendC.putmorethanonepieceofbreadorcakeonyourplateonceD.alloftheabove（）5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Afternoonteaisoftentakeninthesitting-room.Themembersofthefamilyoftenshare（共用）acupandsaucer,aspoon,etc.Afternoonteaisusuallytakenbetweenlunchandsupper.Helpyourselftobread-and-butterbeforecakeifthereisany.Passage2SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathome.Youshouldnotbeupset(不安的)ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.Ifyouwanttobeverypolite,sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember－it'snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.Inmanyfamilies,thehusbandsitsatoneofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherend.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmall,thenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthendessertfollowedbycoffee.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosay“thankyou,thank,thankyou”allthetime!()1.IfyourEnglishfrienddoesn'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tmeanheorshe.doesn'tlikeyouB.likesyouC.can'taffordtodosoD.istoobusy()2.It'simpolite.toaskaboutthepriceofacertainthingB.tosay“thankyou”tohostsC.takenothingwithyouwhenyouareinvitedtodinnerD.toeatupeverythingonyourplate()3.Themealendswithusually.soupB.coffeeC.meatorfishD.dessert()4.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinnerparty,you'dbetter.askwhattimeyoushouldarriveB.takeyourwifewithyouC.drinkasmoreaspossibleD.eatmoresnacksasyoucan()5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?Thehostslikethepeoplewhositclosertothem.Thehostslikethepeoplewhoaskthemtime,price,age,etc.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallysittogether.Youcancallyourhostthenextdayorwritealetterofthanksafterthat.Passage3ThoughchopsticksareusedinmanyAsiancountries,theyhavetheirbeginninginChina.ChinesehistorysaysthattheChinesehadchopsticksasfarastheXiaDynasty（朝代）（about4,00yearsago）.IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod（时期）copperandironchopsticksappeared.WiththeHanDynastylacquered（上漆）chopstickscame,followedbygoldandsilverchopsticksstilllater.Todaywehavechopsticksmadeofplastics.Themostexpensivearemadeofpartoftusksofelephantsandhardgreenstone.ChopstickstellChinesetraditionintheirway.Inancient（古代的）timestherichusedhardgreenstoneorgoldchop-stickstoshowtheirwealth（富有）.Inhistorymanykingsusedsilverchopstickstotaketheirfoodtoseeifitwaspoisonous（有毒的）.Itwassaidthatifitwas,thesilverchopstickswouldturncolour.Chopsticksaretraditionallygiventoadaughterwhenshemarriestoshowthattheyshouldhaveasonverysoon,for“Chopsticks”inChineseispronouncedlike“quickason”!TianzhuchopsticksfromHangzhou,woodenchopsticksfromShanyangofShanxiProvince,andBeijing'schopsticksarewell-known.Manywesterners,businessmen,touristsputaside（一边）theirknivesandforksinfavour（爱好）ofchopsticksinChina.ChopsticksappearedintheoldChinesestory:anoldmanteacheshissonsalessonbyshowinghowhecouldeasilybreakasinglechopstickbutnotanumberofthem.InChina,chopsticksareconnectedwithgoodluck.Soonthecountry'sNewYear'sEvemanyfamilieswilllayoutnewchopsticksatdinnersasawayofmakingrequestsforluck.Chopstickshavetheirbeginningsin.ChinaB.manyAsiancountriesC.AfricancountriesD.allovertheworldCopperandironchopsticksappearedin.theXiaDynastyB.theSpringandAutumnPeriodC.theHanDynastyD.theTangDynastyA.Thehistoryofchopstickscantellus.somethingaboutChinesefoodnothingbuthowmanykindsofchopsticksareusedinChina.aboutthelivesofChinesekingsmuchaboutChinesewayoflifeinthepastManyWesternersinChinaliketouse.A.chopsticksB.theirknivesC.theirforksD.chopsticksandknivesandforksatthesametimeChineseusechopsticks.A.toliftfoodtothemouthonlytoteachothersalessononlyinmanyotherwaysbesidestakingfoodinmanyotherwaysexcepttakingfoodChinesenoodleshavealonghistory.TheywerefirstmentionedintheEasternHanDynasty（朝代）,over1,900yearsago.Atthattime，noodleswerecalled“cakes”.Theywere“cakes”thatwereboiledinwater.FromthebeginningoftheEasternHanDynastytotheQingDynasty，therewerewrittenrecordsaboutnoodles.“Mian”becamethenameofnoodlesintheSongDynasty.Beforethat，therewasnospecificnameforthiskindoffood.Thereareallkindsofnoodles，suchascoldnoodles，warmnoodles，andfriednoodles.Therearealsoallkindsofnoodle-makingmethods（方法），suchasbrushing，pressing，rollingandpulling.Chinaiswhereallnoodlesoriginated（起源），includingthenoodles，suchasspaghetti（意大利面条），thatwethinkcamefromothercountries.IntheYuanDynasty，MarcoPolocametoChina.Helearnedtomakenoodles，andthentaughtthemethodwhenhewentbacktohiscountry.In1912，thetraditionalChinesemethodofnoodle-makingwasbroughttoJapan.Japanesenoodleswerefirstcalled“DragonNoodles”，meaningfoodeatenbytheChinese—thedescendants（后代）oftheDragon.AmongallChinesenoodles,themostspecialtypemaybeYiNoodles（伊府面）.TheywerecreatedbyachefintheQingDynasty.YiNoodlesaremadeinbothsouthernandnorthernChina，butFujianandJiangxiProvincesaremostfamousformakingYiNoodles.YiNoodlescanbeserveddryorwithsoup.SinceYiNoodlesaresimilartomoderninstantnoodles（方便面），theyareconsideredtobethefatherofmoderninstantnoodles.（）1.“Mian”becamethenameofnoodlesintheDynasty.EasternHanB.TangC.SongD.Yuan（）2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Thereareonlytwokindsofmethodsofnoodle-making.MarcoPolocametoChinaintheYuanDynasty.NoodleswerenotboiledinwaterintheEasternHanDynasty.JapanesenoodlesaremorefamousthanChinesenoodles.（）3.Fromthefourthparagraph，wecanlearnthat.therewerenowrittenrecordsofnoodlesuntiltheYuanDynastyinancientChina，onlypoorpeopleatenoodlesChinesenoodlescamefromItalyitisbelievedthattheChinesearedescendantsoftheDragon()4.YiNoodles.arenotspecialwerecreatedbyapersonintheYuanDynastyaresimilartomodeminstantnoodlesareonlymadeandeateninthesouthofChina()5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe“TheCultureofChineseNoodlesTheLegendofInstantNoodlesTheMethodsofNoodle-makingTheHistoryofYiNoodlesInBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicensebeforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren'tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon'thavetogotoadrivingschool----afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn'tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe'sgotateacher'slicense.Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon'tpassthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou'vepassedyourtest,youdon'thavetotakeitagain,andyouareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.Britain'soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.Buttheydidn'thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren'tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.()1.Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?Heshouldreachtheageof17.1Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.1Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense()2.Apersoncan'ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe.haslearnttodriveinadrivingschool.B.hasafulldrivinglicense.C.hasafulllicenseandateacher'slicense.D.isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense()3Inthedrivingtest,one.A.mustn'tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroad.isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometime.hastobeexaminedonlyincardrivingskillsmustdriveroundformorethananhour()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.Therewasaspeedlimittocarsbefore1878Acardriverdidn'thavetogetalicenseuntil1935.()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.DrivinglicensesinBritain.B.TestsforBritainpeople.C.Drivingcars.D.YoungMen'sdrivinglicensesBritishpeoplearefamousfordrinkingtea.Butbrotherandsister,SaharandBobbyGreen,becameyoungmillionaires(百万富翁)whentheyopenedachainofAmerican-style(美国风味的)coffeeshopsintheU.K.Havingtheidea:ItstartedwhenSahartookaweekendtriptoNewYorktovisitherbrotherBobby.Oneevening,inaThairestaurant,SahartoldBobbyhowmuchshewishedshecouldbuyAmerican-stylecoffeeinLondon.Bobbysuggestedtheystarttheirowncoffeeshop.Saharfellinlovewiththeidea.DoingtheResearch:BackinLondon,shespentawholedayontheLondonsubway,gettingoffthetrainatdifferentstationstotastethecoffee.“Itwasterrible,andIknewtherewasagapinthemarket.”InNovember1995,theyopenedtheirfirstCoffeeRepublicshopincentralLondon.Makingitwork:Thefirstyearwasverydifficult.Therewereproblemsfindingandkeepingstaff,andBritishpeoplewerenotusedtothenamesofAmericancoffees,likelatteandmacchiato.Butbeingsuccessfulwastheirdreamandtheywerenotgoingtogiveup.Today,thereareover100CoffeeRepublicshopsalloverthecountryandthecompanyhasrevenues(收入)of£30millionayear.Adviceforothers:Saharhasnowwrittenabest-sellingbookabouttheirexperience,calledAnyoneCanDoIt!Shehopesitwillhelpotheryoungpeopletostarttheirownbusinesses.Shebelievessuccessis1%ideaand99%hardwork,butshesays,"Ifyouthinkyouhavetheenergy,thengetoutandfollowyourdream."Whatkindofcompanydothesepeoplerun（经营）？A.Afast-foodrestaurant.B.Ateashop.C.Acoffeeshop.D.Ahotel.Howmanypeoplerunthecompany？A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.WherearetheirCoffeeRepublicshops？A.AllovertheU.K..B.AllovertheUS.C.IncentralLondon.D.InNewYork.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright？Britishpeoplepreferteatocoffee.SaharwasnotinterestedinBobby'sidea.Assoonastheyopenedtheirfirstcoffeeshop,theywereverysuccessful.Thebest-sellerwrittenbySaharisabouthowtomakecoffee.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A.Sahar'slifestory.B.Sahar'strip.C.TheAmerican-stylecoffee.D.Thesuccessofafamilybusiness.Duringthesummerholidaystherewillbeachangedscheduleofservicesforthestudents.Changesfordining-roomandlibraryservicehoursandforbusscheduleswillbeputuponthewalloutsideofthedining-hall.WeeklyfilmandconcertscheduleswillbeputupeachWednesdayoutsideofthestudentclub.Inthesummerholidays.busesgoingtothetowncentrewillleavethegateeveryhouronthehalfhourduringtheday.Thediningroomwillservethreemealsadayfrom7:00amto7:00pmduringtheweekandtwomealsfromnoonto7:00pmonweekends.Thelibrarywillbeopenatitsusualhoursduringtheweek,buthaveshorterhoursonSaturdaysandSundays.Theweekendhoursarefromnoonto5:00pm.Studentsmusthaveanewsummercardifyouwanttousethelibrarylendingservices.Thisannouncementwillalsobeseeninthenestweek'sstudentnewspaper.Thisannouncementisto.tellstudentsofimportantschedulechangestellstudentsofnewbusandlibraryservicesshowtheexcellentservicesforstudentsaskstudentstochangetheirlibrarycardsFromthispassageweknow.thereisafilmeachweekinthestudentclubthereisafilmoraconcerteachweekinthestudentclubthereisafilmoraconcertoneveryWednesdayinthestudentclubtherewillbenochangesabouttheschedulesoftheweeklyfilmandconcertduringthesummerholidaysAtwhichofthefollowingtimeswillthebusleavethegate?8:00,9:00,10:00,11:008:30,9:30,10:30,11:308:00,9:00,10:30,11:008:00,9:30,10:00,11:304.Inthesummerholidays,thelibrarywillhave.nospecialhoursspecialhoursonweekdaysspecialhoursonweekendsspecialhoursbothonweekdaysandweekends5.Wemayknowthatduringthesummerholidays.A.FewstudentswillstayintheuniversityNobreakfastwillbeservedonweekendsThestudentnewspaperwillsellmorecopiesTherewillbeaconcertorafilmeachWednesdayAliftiswonderful.Itisreallyonlyasmallroom.Roomsusuallystayinoneplace.Liftstravelupanddownalldaylong.Sometimesaworkerstandsinthelift.Heorsheoperatesitupanddown.Inmodernliftsthereisnoworker.Thepeoplewalkin.Theyknowwhatfloortheywant.Theypushabuttonandtheliftgoestothatfloor.Itisallveryfastandeasy.Liftsareveryimportanttous.Why?Thinkaboutatallbuilding.Maybeithastwentyfloors.Maybeithasfiftyormore.Whocanwalkupallthestairs?Maybepeoplecanclimbthemonetime.Cansomeoneclimbthirtyfloorstoanofficeeveryday?Cansmallchildrenwalkuptotheirroomonthetwenty-fourthfloor?Cantheirmotherandfathercarryfoodupallthosestairs?Ofcoursenot.Wecanhavehighbuildingsbecausewehavelifts.Wecouldnothaveallthebeautifultallbuildingsintheworldwithoutlifts.Theyarereallywonderful.Aliftlookslike.asmallroomB.asmallhouseC.asmallladderD.asmallstairWhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Amodernlifthasnobuttons.Amodernlifthasaworkertooperateit.Amodernliftcangoupanddownwithnoworkerinit.Amodernliftknowswhatfloorpeoplewant.3.Ifyouwanttogototheflooryouwant,you.A.askforhelpB.openthedooroftheliftC.ringthebellD.pushtherightbuttonWhydopeoplehavetouselifts?Because.A.theyhavetallbuildingstheycan'twalkupanddownoldpeopleandchildrenneedthemliftsarewonderfulChoosethebesttitleforthistext.A.ButtonsB.LiftsC.TallBuildingsD.ClimbingStairsPassage9Spainisfamousforitstomatofestival，calledLaTomatina.IthappensinasmalltownHanoionthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Duringthefestivalthereareallkindsofactivities，butthemostexcitingpartisthetomatofight.Ittakesplaceattheendoflongcelebration.Youareencouragedtothrowtomatoesinthefight.There'remanystoriesabouthowthefestivalbegan.Oneofthestoriesgoesthatduringthe1940's，somefriendsstartedatomatofight，whileanotherstoryisaboutalocalband.Anyway，everyoneinBunolseemstohaveadifferentstory.Beforethetomatofight，thereareparades，musicalbands，streetpartiesandsoon.Onthedayofthefight，shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoorsinordertokeepawayfromthetomatofight.Atthesametime，thousandsoftouristsandlocalpeoplecometothetownsquaretogether.Thenlargetrucksfulloftomatoesarrive.Fromthebackofthelargetrucks，agreattownbandstarttothrowtomatoesatothers.Thenthecrowdsfightback，throwingthetomatoesatanythingandanyone.Soonthestreetsareintheseaofredtomatojuice.Everyoneissupposedtoobeyasmallnumberofrules:Youmustsquash(压烂)thetomatobeforethrowingitandyouareallowedtothrownothingbuttomatoes.Itisusuallyoverinlessthanhalfanhour.Everyonethensetsofftotherivertoclearup.Soundslikefun!()1.Themostexcitingactivityofthefestivalis.paradesB.streetpartiesC.thetomatofightD.themusicalbandshow()2.Thestoriesabouthowthefestivalbeganareaccordingtothepassage.A.veryclearB.rathersadC.veryfamousD.quitedifferent()3.Onthefightday，.A.peoplefightforthewholedayB.peoplecanthroweverythingC.shopkeepersarenotallowedtowatchpeoplefightlotsoftouristsandlocalpeopletakepartinthefight()4.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe“”.A.TravelinSpainB.TheTomatoFestivalinSpainC.TheHistoryofSpainD.RulesoftheTomatoFestival()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefestivalhappensonthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Onthefightday，shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoors.Thefightdayusuallylastshalfanhour.Everyoneissupposedtoobeysomerulesonthefightday.WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性),aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry”uptoeighttimesaday.AftersomeresearchIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhytheyarelikethis.Isuppose,forcenturies,manners,includinghowtheybehaveattableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenoneofthedifferencesbetweenthelowerandupperclassesandthosemannersshowtheirsocialclasses.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservative(保守的)country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthattheirseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssaying“please”and“thankyou”isquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibleforapersontoalwaysfeelthatheorshewantstothanksomeoneorsay“please”.Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways:theyaretoopoliteandholdbacktheirfeelingsortheyarenotpoliteatallandexpresstheirtruefeelingsdirectly.SomeBritishpeoplearetiredofpretendingthattheyarealwayshappyandhavingtopleaseothers.Butsometimesbecausetheyfeeltheyhavetobepolite,theyarepreventedfromsayingwhattheytrulythink.()1.Whatdon'ttheBritishpeopleoftendo?Eatfishandchips.B.Havenoquitegoodmanners.C.Bepolitetoothers.D.Talkabouttheweather.()2.WhatdotheBritishpeoplesayuptoeighttimeseveryday?A.Hello.B.Thankyou.C.Idon'tknow.D.Sorry.()3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkarethereasonswhytheBritishpeoplearesopolite?Theupperclassesshouldhavegoodmanners.Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutpolitenessatschool.Theyliketoholdbacktheirtruefeelings.Theyarenothonestatall.A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretending”meaninChinese?A.打算B.假装C.想象D.体验()5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.BritishpeoplearetoopoliteB.BritishpeopleshouldnotbesopoliteC.HowtolearntheBritishmannersD.It'stimetochangeourmannersComparedwithotherEuropeancountries，lifestyleinItalyisslowerandmorerelaxinginitsownway.Italianslovetochatoveracupofcoffee，gooutforawalkinthemiddleoftheday，andenjoylonglunchesanddinners.ThefamilyisimportanttoItalians.Theycan'tthinkofspendingadaywithouttalkingabouttheirparentsandchildren，oraweekendwithoutafamilylunchordinner.Italianslivingoutsidetheircountrymisstheirfamilyalot.Italianslikesimplelife.Theirdaysstartandendwithacupofcoffee.Acupofcoffeeaftereverymealisamust.Italianslovetospendtimeoverahotcupofcoffeeandevenhotterconversationwithfriends.Topicsareusuallyaboutfamily,footballandpolitics(政治).SportisaveryimportantpartinthelivesofmanyItalians.Footballistheirfavoritesport.TherearehundredsoffootballclubswithtopfootballteamsinItaly.Also，manytopplayersfromallovertheworldplayinItaly.Volleyballisalsopopularandsoisrugby，withthetoprugbyteamplayingfortheEuropeanChallengeCup.EveryItalianprovince，city，townandstreethasahistoricaleventthattookplacethereandtheItaliancalendarisfilledwithnationalholidaysthattheylovetocelebrate.()1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.peopleinmostEuropeancountrieslikequickandbusylifestylesthelifestyleinItalyismuchlikethatoftheothercountriesinEuropeItaliansenjoylonglunchesanddinnerstheweatherinsummeristoohotforItalianstotakeawalkatnoon()2.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthesecondparagraph?FriendsareveryimportanttoEuropeans.Italianscan'tspendadaywithouttheirparents.Italianswouldn'tliketolivewiththeirchildren.ThefamilyisveryimportanttoItalians.()3.WhichofthefollowingsportsislovedmostbyItalians?A.Football.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.D.Rugby.()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Italianslovetospendnationalholidays，buttherearen'tsomany.Italiansnevertalkaboutpoliticswiththeirfamily.Italianslikedrinkingcoffeeaftereverymeal.VolleyballisnotverypopularinItaly.()5.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheRelaxingItalianLifestyleB.ItalianFamiliesC.PopularSportsinItalyD.ItalianHistoryAspartofthefirstInternationalHotSpringCultureandTourismFestivalinXianning,HubeiProvince,MissFriendshipInternational2009washeldinWuhan,Hubei,Chinafrom20thOctober2009to9thNovember2009with70gorgeouscontestants(佳丽)gatheringfromacrosstheworld.Thecityisapopulartravelspotlight,knownforitshotspringsandredtourism.Beginningin2005inNewYork,MissFriendshipInternationalisaninternationalbeautycontest,withthetheme“beautypromotes(促进)internationalfriendshipwhichleadstoworldpeace.”From2:40pmto3:42pmonNovember7th,7tophotspringhotelsandscenicareasinXianning,Hubeiprovincebegananactivitycalled“Tensofthousandsofpeoplebathinthehotspringtogether”.450femaleuniversitystudentsfromXianningCollegeformedtheshapeoftheArabicnumber“10000”inthebigbath.Xianning1stInternationalHotspringculturalandTourismFestivalended.on20thOctoberB.on7thNovemberC.on9thNovemberD.in2005Wheredidthegorgeouscontestantscomefrom?XianningB.WuhanC.collegeD.worldWhat'sthepurposeofMissInternationalbeautycontest?A.bathinthehotspringB.travelinChinaC.promoteinternationalfriendshipD.choosebeautyFromthepassageweknowXianningisfamousforA.universitystudentsB.gorgeouscontestantsC.hotelsD.hotspringsWhichistrueaccordingtothepassage?InternationalHotSpringCultureandTourismFestivalhasbeenheldinXianningtwice.ThefirstMissFriendshipInternationalbeautycontestwasheldinChina.10000peoplebathedinthehotspingexceptcollegestudentsduringtheFestival.XianninghasbecomeoneofthemostpopularcitiesbecauseoftheFestival.Passage13Valentine'sDayisaveryoldholiday.ItgoesbacktothetimesofAncientRome(古罗马).OneofthecharactersweoftenseeonValentine'sDayisCupid.HewasthesonofVenus，thegoddessoflove.Heshootspeoplewitharrows(箭)oflove.Whenamanandawomanarehitbyhisarrows,theywillfallinlove.TodaypeoplecelebrateValentine'sDayonFebruary14.Ifamanandawomanareinlove，theywillgiveeachothergifts.Themostpopulargiftsareflowers(especiallyroses)andchocolates.Couplesmayalsogotoarestaurantforaverynicedinnerorplansomethingelseromantic.IntheUnitedStates，Valentine'sDayisnotjustforlovers.ChildrenmakespecialValentine'scardsfortheirclassmates.Familiesandfriendsmaygivecandyorothersmallgiftstoeachother.Itcanbeafunday.()1.WhoisCupid?A.Thearrowoflove.B.Thegoddessoflove.C.Thesonofthegoddessoflove.D.ThefirstpersontocelebrateValentine'sDay.()2.WhenamanandawomanarehitbyCupid'sarrows，theywill.fallinloveB.getgiftsfromGodC.hateeachotherD.fighteachother()3.WhatarethemostpopulargiftsonValentine'sDay?A.Rosesandchocolates.B.Rosesandcakes.C.Arrowsandcakes.D.Cardsandchocolates.()4.WhatdoschoolchildrenintheUnitedStatesdoonValentine'sDay?A.Theyplansomethingelseromantic.Theymakespecialcardsfortheirclassmates.Theygotoarestaurantforaverynicedinner.Theygivecandyorothersmallgiftstoeachother.()5.Fromthepassage，wecanNOTgetinformationabout.A.thedateofValentine'sDayB.themostpopulargiftsofValentine'sDayC.thestoryofValentine'sDayD.thefeelingsofclassmatesandfriendsOnThanksgivingDay,about88percentAmericaneatturkey.Butoneluckyturkeynotonlywillnotbeeatenbutalsowillbecomefamous.Everyyear,turkeyfarmerspresentturkeystotheUSpresident.Butinsteadofeatingthisturkey,thepresidentgivesita“Pardon".TheturkeyisflowntoFloridaforathanksgivingparade游彳亍).Thenitlivesonthefarmfortherestofitslife.TurkeyscomefromAmericaandhavebeenpartofAmericancultureforcenturies.BenjaminFranklinevenwantedtheturkeytobeAmerica'snationalbird.Turkeysthatarekeptonfarmsarelarge,awkwardbirdsthatcannotfly.Butwildturkeysarequitefast.Theycanflyatspeedupto88kilometersperhour.Theycanalsorunat40kilometersperhour.Turkeysdon'thaveears.Theyhearbyusingthegrowthofbeaks(尖喙).Buttheirhearingisaboutfivetimesbetterthanhumanhearing.Turkeysaresuchinterestingbirds.NowonderBenjaminFranklinwantedthemtobeAmericannationalbirds.()1.peopleeatturkeyonThanksgivingDay.A.AfewB.SomeC.MostD.All()2.Theunderlinedword“pardon"means.A.赦免B.赐死C.礼物D.原谅()3.Awildturkeycanflyatthespeedof.A.88kilometersperhourB.40kilometersperhourC.asfastasakeptoneD.fivetimesfasterthanman()4.Theturkeydoesn'thave.eyesB.earsC.amouthD.wings()5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheTurkeyontheFarmB.TheHistoryoftheTurkeyC.HowtoKeeptheTurkeyD.TheStarofThanksgivingNewspaperCarrierDayhappensonSeptember4tocelebrateBarneyFlahertyandallpastandpresentnewspapercarriers.Everyday,thousandsofnewspapercarriersgetupearlyandcarrynewspapersaroundthestreets.Theydeliver递送)ournewspapersbeforewewakeupbutfewpeoplethinkabouttheirhardwork.IntheUSA,10—year—oldBarneyFlahertybecamethefirstnewspaperboy.HestartedworkingforTheNewYorkSunonSeptember10，1833.Today，manyyoungpeoplemaketheirpocketmoneybydeliveringnewspapers.Perhapsmillionsofpeoplehavebeenanewspaperdeliverer.Deliveringnewspapersusedtobeapart—time(兼职的)jobforthechildrenaged(岁的)between13and16.Butnowmanyadultsoftendelivernewspapersbycar.Ithasbecomedangerousforchildrentobeonthestreetsalonebeforesixinthemorning.Thenewspapercarriersintheworldarepaiddifferently.Forexample,thenewspapercarriersinBritaincanmakeabout$25everyday.Andtheyusuallyworksevendaysaweek.Whenyouseeyournewspapersnexttime,thinkaboutthepersonswhodeliveredthem.()1.BarneyFlaherty,thefirstnewspaperboyintheUSAwasbornin.A.1843B.1833C.1823D.1820()2.Whousedtodelivernewspapersasapart-timeworker?Theyoungpeopleundertheageof16.Thechildrenbetweentheagesof13and16.Thepeopleofallages.Thechildrenovertheageof10.()3.Howdoadultsusuallydelivernewspapersnow?A.Bybike.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.D.Bycar.()4.HowmuchmoneycananewspapercarriermakeeveryweekinBritain?A.About$175.B.About$125.C.About$100.D.About$25.()5.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.allthenewspaperearnersintheworldareboysagedbetween13and16itisn'tsafeforchildrentowalkonthestreetsalonebefore6：00a.m.newspapercarriersmusthaveallkindsofskillsbesidesdrivingthewriterusedtodelivernewspapersonfootAlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChinese,itisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwaysmakingupnewwords,andweareoftenabletoknowwheremostcomefrom.Sometimes,however,noonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgersarecalled“hamburgers",especiallywhentheyarenotmadewithham（火腿）？Aboutahundredyearsago,somemenwenttoAmericafromEurope.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.Theydidn'tspeakgoodEnglish,buttheyategoodfood.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef,theyaskedtheGermanswhattheywere.TheGermansdidn'tunderstandthequestionandanswered,“WecomefromHamburg."OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurant,andhadanidea.Hecookedsomeroundpiecesofbreadwithbeefinthemandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalled“hamburgers".Today,“Hamburgers"aresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.Whetherthisstoryistrueornot,itcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting,too.Thisreason,formostEnglishwords,canbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.Englishisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday,butEnglishis.A.asoldasChineseolderthanChineseA.asoldasChineseolderthanChineseyoungerthanChineseolderthanGermanyoungerthanChineseolderthanGermanHamburgisA.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofacountryD.acityinGermany3.Accordingtothestory,theword“hamburger"comesfromA.Englishspeakersbecausethey'realwaysmakingupnewwordsB.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofacountryD.acityinGermany3.Accordingtothestory,theword“hamburger"comesfromA.Englishspeakersbecausethey'realwaysmakingupnewwordsB.theroundpieceofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgateC.EnglishbecauseGermansdon'tspeakgoodEnglishD.alargeEnglishdictionary4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.FewAmericanslikehamburgers.Hamburgersaremadewithham.Hamburgerswerefirstsoldacenturyago.Hamburgersweresomepeople.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundinanylargedictionary?WhereGermanscamefrom.Whereallthenewwordscamefrom.Thereasonwhyanewwordhasacertainmeaning.WhyEnglishisspokenallovertheworld.SINAinordertoletpeoplegooutmoreeasilyduringthe2008OlympicGames,Beijingisgoingtostartaspecialbuslineandsevenmorenightbuslines.40%ofthetaxieswillbeinservicefor24hours.Thesubwaywillrunlongerhourstoo.（December27,2007）YAHOOAnoldmancalledShenYuanyanmadefiveFuwatoyswith6000piecesofpaper.Ittookhimnafewmonthstofinishthem.Mr.Shenwi