2017初中英语阅读理解及解析

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.thisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheworldcup.theworldcupisheldeveryfouryears.toremember2002fifaworldcup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled"dream(梦幻)worldcups"inJapan.thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags(旗帜)ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheworldcupinJapanandsouthkorea.thepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinyokohama.somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.areyouafootballfan(迷)？theworldcupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballteenagers(青少年)likeplayingandwatchingfootball.manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavoriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.thatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheworldcupaschildreninjapan.1.ifacountrywantstodoyouknowhowtoplayagamecalled“musicalchairs”？itiseasytoplayandmostpeopleenjoyit.allyouneedaresomechairs，somepeopleandsomewayofmakingmusic.youmayuseapianooranyothermusicalinstrument，ifsomeonecanplayit.youmayuseataperecorder.youcanevenusearadio.putthechairsinarow.thechairsmaybeputintwos，backtoback.abetterwayistohavethechairsinonerowwitheachchairfacingintheoppositedirectiontothechairnexttoit.thegameiseasy.whenthemusicstarts，theplayerswalkroundthechairs.everyonegoesinthesamedirection，ofcourse，theyshouldwalkintimetothemusic.ifthemusicisfasttheyshouldwalkquickly.ifthemusicisslow，theyshouldwalkslowly.thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame.whenthemusicstops，theplayerstrytositonthechairs.ifapersoncannotfindachairtositon，hedropsout.then，beforethemusicstartsagain，onechairmustbetakenaway.whenthemusicstopsagain，onemoreplayerwillbeout.atlast，therewillbetwoplayersandonechair.theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.iftenpeopleareplayingmusicalchairs，youmustbeginwith_______.a.ninechairsb.tenchairsc.elevenchairsd.onechair2.whichofthefollowingisnotsuitableforplayingmusicalchairs？_______.a.apianob.aradioc.ataperecorderd.atelephone3.thechairsshouldbeput_______.a.withthedesksb.beforethewinnerc.allovertheroomd.inaline4.whenthemusicstarts,theplayersmust_______.a.runabouttheroomb.getdownc.walkaroundthechairsd.sitonthechairs5.whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue？a.thegame“musicalchairs”isnotdifficulttolearn.b.thelastonecansitonthelastchair.c.thewinnercansitonthechair.d.ifthepersonplaysmusic,hecannotbethewinner.「答案与解析」1.选a.因为在第4段有这样一句ifapersoncannotfindachairtositon，hedropsout.那么肯定是椅子比人数少1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选a.2.选d.在第1段中提到了a、b、c三种可以播放音乐的器具，而d项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选d.3.选d.第2段的putthechairsinarow就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选d.4.选c.由第3段中的句子whenthemusicstarts，theplayerswalkroundthechairs.可知答案为c.5.选b.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句itiseasytoplay可知道a项正确；由最后一句theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.可知c项是正确的；由第4段的句子thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame可知d项也是正确的。故答案选b.akepartintheworldcup,shemusthave______.a.manyfootballfansb.averygoodteamc.manyfootballplayerd.abigplayground2.thenextworldcupwillbeheldin_______.a.2006b.2007c.2005d.20043.fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________.a.peopleplayingfootballb.picturesofsomefootballstarsc.asunnyskyd.flowers4.in"dreamworldcup",thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.a.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountryb.totellthepeopletheirstoriesc.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteamsd.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball5.manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.a.theyareinterestedinfootballb.theyarefootballfansc.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatdallofa,bandc2）in1826,afrenchmannamedniepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.buthewasnotagoodartis.soheinventedaverysimplecamera(照相机).heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhiagarden.thatwasthefirstphoto.thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography(摄影术)wasin1837.thatyeat,daguere,anotherfrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.inhispictureyoucouildseeexerythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.thiskindofphotowascalledadaguerreotype.soon,otherpeoplebegantousedaguerre'lersbroughtbackwondefulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.thatwasnotsimple.thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheunitedststesworkedsohard.mathewbradywasafamousamericanphotographers.hetookmanypictureofgreadpeople.thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的)photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.somephotodwerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.theyshowedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.6.thefirstphototakenbyniepcewasapicturteof____________a.hisbusinessb.hishousec.hisgardend.hiswindow7.thedaguerrotypewas____________.a.afrenchmanb.akindofpicturec.akindofcamerad.aphotographer8.ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840j,hehadto__________.a.watchlotsoffilmsb.buyanexpensivecamerac.stopinmostcitiesd.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim.9.mathewbrady______________.a.wasverylifelikeb.wasfamousforhisunusualpicturesc.wasquitestrongd.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople10.thispassagetellsus_____________.a.howphotographywasdevelopedb.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesc.howtotakepicturesintheworldd.howtousedifferentcameras3)americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车)asmallcarcanhold(容纳)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded(拥挤).avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytraveltheycouldalltraveltogether.mr.hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.americanscallvansmotorhomes.amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.inamericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.11.fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled____________.a.amotorcarb.amotorhomec.amotorbiked.abigtruck12.beforemr.hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they__________.a.soldtheiroldhouseb.movedtotheirgrandparents'housec.builtanewplaceforavand.soldtheirsecondcar13.amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.erestinvans14.americansusuallyusemotorhomer____________.a.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholidayb.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembersc.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekendsd.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday15.motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.a.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreeb.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidaysc.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapd.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes4)iwillalwaysremembermymother‘slastfewdaysinthisworld.onfebruary14th，2000，myclasswentonafieldtriptothebeach.ihadsomuchfun.whenwereturnedtoschool，myteachertoldmetogototheheadmaster‘soffice.whenigotintotheoffice，isawapoliceofficer.suddenlyirealizedsomethingwaswrong.thepoliceofficertoldmewhathadhappenedandwewenttopickmysisterup.afterthat，wewenttothehospitalandwaited.timewentslowly.finally，wegottoseeourmother.itwasterrible.onthenextday，theheadmastercameandtoldmytwoteacherswhathadhappened.iwastakingarestthatday.iknewithadsomethingtodowithmymother.ikeptthinkingthatsheeitherdiedorhadgottenbetter.howiwishedthatshehadgottenbetter.whenmyteachertookmeoutside，mysisterranuptome.shestartedcrying，“she‘sgone.teresa，mommy’sgone.she‘sdead.”icouldn’tbelieveit.wejumpedintothecaranddrovestraighttothehospital.mostofmyfamilywerethere.thesilencewasterrible.iknewihadtosaygoodbye.todaywhenilookback，istillmissmymotherverymuch，butiknowthatiwilllive.mymotherwasastrongmother，whohadthebiggestheart.mymotherwasanangelwalkingontheearth.iwillalwaysrememberherasliving.whensomeoneisaskedwhotheirhero（英雄）is，theyusuallysaysomeonefamous，likemichaeljordanorbritneyspears.whensomeoneasksmewhomyherois，itellthem，mymother.mymotherliveseveryday.thatiswhatmakesheratruehero.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.wherewasthewriterwhenshelearnedhermotherwasveryill？a.onthebeach.b.atthehospital.c.atschool.d.athome.2.whobroughtthewriterthebadnewsthathermotherwasill？a.hersister.b.theheadmaster.c.herteacher.d.thepoliceofficer.3.whatdidtheheadmastertellthetwoteachersonthenextday？a.hermotherhadbeenveryill.b.hermotherhadbeendead.c.hermotherhadgottenbetter.d.hersistercametoseeher.4.fromthelastparagraphofthepassageweknowthat_______.a.thewriterisafraidofhermotherb.thewriterisproudofhermotherc.thewriterfeelssadabouthermotherd.thewriterfeelssorryforhermother5.thewritermustthinkhermotherisa_______woman.a.famousb.freec.richd.great「答案与解析」1.选c.根据短文的第2段句子whenwereturnedtoschool，myteachertoldmeto…可知，当我回到学校以后，才得知母亲生病的消息，即当作者得知母亲病重时，当时她isatschool（在学校）。2.选d.根据第2段的句子thepoliceofficertoldmewhathadhappenedand…可知，老师叫我去校长办公室，但真正告诉我发生了什么事的是thepoliceofficer.故答案选d.3.选b.在短文的第3段开头讲到了第二天发生的事。校长告诉我的两个老师发生了什么事，然后紧接着借妹妹之口：she‘sgone.teresa，mommy’sgone.she‘sdead.使读者知道，校长告诉老师的事是mymotherhadbeendead（我的母亲死了）。4.选b.在短文的最后一段，作者反复提到这样的字眼：astrongmother，hadthebiggestheart，anangel，字里行间都充满着自豪之情。故答案选b.5.选d.最后一段说母亲有世界上最宽容的心，她是一位strong母亲，她是一位真正的英雄，这些都说明了在作者心中母亲很great（伟大）。5)mrkingworksinashopanddrivesacarforthemanager.hedrivescarefullyandcankeepcalmintimeofdanger.andheescapedfromseveralaccidents.themanagerpayshimmoreandthetrafficpolicemenoftenspeakhighlyofhim.mrbaker，oneofhisfriends，worksinafactoryoutsidethecity.it‘sfarfromhishouseandhehastogotoworkbybus.asthetrafficiscrowdedinthemorning，sometimeshe’slateforthework.hismanagerwarnstheyoungmanthathewillbesentawayunlesshegetstohisofficeontime.hehopestobuyacar，buthehasn‘tenoughmoney.hedecidestobuyanoldone.hewenttotheflea（跳蚤）marketandatlasthechoseabeautifulbutcheapcar.hesaidhewantedtohaveatrial（试验）drive，theselleragreed.hecalledmrkingandaskedhimtohelphim.mrkingexaminedthecaratfirstandthendroveitaway.itwasfiveinthemorningandtherewerefewcarsinthestreet.atfirsthedroveslowlyanditworkedwell.thenhedrovefast.andwhenhereachedacrossing，thelightsturnedred.hetriedtostopit，buthefailedandnearlyhitanoldwomanwhowascrossingthestreet.apolicemantoldhimtostop，butthecarwentonuntilithitabigtreebytheroad.“didn‘tyouhearme？”thepolicemanaskedangrily.“yes，idid，sir，”saidmrking，“sinceitdoesn‘tlistentome，canitobeyyou？”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.mrkingispaidmorebecausehe_______.a.alwaysdrivesveryslowlyb.isnotafraidofdangerc.haddrivenforyearsd.drivesverywell2.mrbakerwenttothefleamarketto_______.a.buyasecond-handcarb.haveatrialdrivec.chooseanewcard.sellhisoldcar3.mrkingtriedtostopthecarwhen_______.a.hesawanoldwomancrossingthestreetb.hesawabigtreec.thetrafficlightsturnedredd.thepolicemanshoutedangrilyathim4.whichofthefollowingistrue？a.mrkingwillbesentawayifhekeepsbeinglateb.mrbakercan‘taffordtobuyanoldcarc.mrkingdidn‘thearthepolicemand.somethingwaswrongwiththecar「答案与解析」1.选d.由句子hedrivescarefullyandcankeepcalmintimeofdanger.andheescapedfromseveralaccidents.可知，mrkingdrivesverywell，因此老板付给了他更多的薪水。答案选d.2.选a.mrbaker因为交通拥挤而经常迟到，受到老板的责骂，所以hehopestobuyacar.但是他没有足够的钱，所以hedecidedtobuyanoldone，可见他去跳蚤市场是buyasecond-handcar（想买一辆二手车），因此答案选a.3.选c.mrking试车到了一个十字路口时，thelightturnedred，所以hetriedtostopit，因此答案选c.4.选d.mrking在交警的警告下也没有停住车，最后撞到了树上，他的解释是：itdoesn‘tlistentome（车不听我的话），可见车有问题，所以答案选d.6)in1995，oseolamccartygaveapresentof$150000totheuniversityofsouthernmississippi.shewantedtohelppoorstudents.itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.mccartywasagoodwoman.shewenttochurch.shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.buteveryoneinhertownknewthatmccartywasnotrich.infact，shewaspoor.howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney？oseolamccartywasbornin1908inhattiesburg，he1960s，sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.butshegavethemaway.shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough！atthattime，manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.mccartydidnothavemuchwork，soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.mccartynevermarriedorhadchildren.herlifewasverysimple.shewenttoworkandtochurch.shereadherbible（圣经）。shehadablack-and-whitetelevision.butshedidnotwatchitverymuch.ithadonlyonechannel.mccartysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$250000.whenshewas86，alawyerhelpedhermakeawill.sheleftmoneytothechurch，herrelatives，andtheuniversity.mccartyjustwantedtohelpothers.shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson.butthenpeoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity.shereceivedmanyhonors（荣誉）。sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime！oseolamccartydiedin1999.shewasashyandordinarywomanwhobecamefamous.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.oseolamccartygave$150000totheuniversityofsouthernmississippi_______.a.tohelpthepoorstudentsb.tosurpriseherfriendsandneighborsc.toshowhergenerosityd.tobeagoodandrichwoman2.fromthestoryweknow_______.a.mccartywasborninapoorfamilyneartheuniversityofsouthernmississippib.everyonewassurprisedbecausetheythoughtmccartyhadnoeducationc.washersanddryersbroughtachangeinmccarty‘slifed.mccartygavehalfofhermoneytothechurchandherrelatives3.whichofthefollowingistrue？a.mccartyhadtoworktohelpherfamilyafterschooleveryday.b.mccartylearnedtoreadthebiblebyherselfintheschool.c.mccartymadeonethirdofhermoneybywashingandironingclothes.d.mccartydidnothaveherownfamilybecauseshehadnohusbandorchildren.4.fromwhichofthefollowingcanwetellmccartylivedasimplelife？a.sheworkedhardallherlife.b.shedidn‘tthinkshewasspecial.c.shedidn‘thavemanyinterests.d.shehadatvsetwithmanychannels.5.whichofthefollowingistrue？a.mccartydiedattheageofeighty-six.b.mccartydidthejobofwashingformorethaneightyyears.c.mccartygaveherpresentstobothuniversitiesandchurches.d.mccartywasgivenmanyhonorsbecauseofhergooddeeds.「答案与解析」1.选a.第1段解释了她这一举动的用意：shewantedtohelppoorstudents.她这样做都是为了要帮助贫困学生，所以答案为a.2.选a.从第2段我们知道oseolamccarty是一个poor86-year-oldwoman.她在8岁时就不得不离开学校来帮助养家，可知她的家里也是贫穷的。她出生在hattiesburg，mississippi.可见这里应该离theuniversityofsouthernmississippi不远。所以a项是正确的。3.选d.在第3段我们知道mccartynevermarriedorhadchildren.她一直自己一个人生活，因此d项是正确的。4.选c.在第3段作者介绍了她的简单生活。她只工作和去教堂，她只读她的圣经，她有一部黑白电视机但不怎么看，而且它只有一个频道。可见她并没有很多的爱好，所以说她的生活是simplelife.答案选择c.5.选d.mccarty出生在1908年，死于1999年，享年91岁，所以选项a错误；在第2段可以知道她洗衣服fornearly80years，所以选项b错误；最后一段我们知道sheleftmoneytothechurch，herrelatives，andtheuniversity.所以选项c也是错误的；而因为她所做的这些贡献，shereceivedmanyhonors.所以d是正确的。7)severalyearsago，atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinamerica.onewasaveryrichbanker，anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld，andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyork.thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.“howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant？”thereporteraskedthebanker.thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid，“ithinkanybodywhoisinvitedtothewhiterhousetomeetthepresidentoftheunitedstatesisreallyimportant.”thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“doyouagreewiththat？”sheasked.themanshookhishead，“no.ithinkthepresidentinvitesalotofpeopletothewhitehouse.you‘donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthepresident，therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry，andthepresidentoftheussaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“doyouthinkso？”“no，idon‘t，”hesaid.“idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.thatmakesthepresidentimportant.”“thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant？”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.“oh，ithinkifthevisitortothewhitehousewastalkingtothepresidentandthephonerang，andthepresidentpickedupthereceiver，listenedandthensaid，‘it’sforyou.‘”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.thisstoryhappenedin_______.a.englandb.americac.japand.australia2.thereare_______inthispassage.a.twomenandtwowomenb.threemenandonewomanc.threewomenandonemand.fourwomen3.thebankerthought_______.a.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbankerb.thevisitortothewhitehousewasreallyimportantc.thevisitorwhometthepresidentoftheunitedstatesd.thereporterwasreallyimportant4.theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.a.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesb.thebankerwasreallyimportantc.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyorkwasreallyimportantd.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthepresident，thepresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall5.theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.a.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyorkb.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportantc.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothepresidentandthepresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitord.thepersonwhoworkedinthewhitehousewasreallyimportant「答案与解析」1.选b.从第1段的首句severalyearsago，atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinamerica.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择b.2.选b.短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的sheasked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是threemenandonewoman，答案是b.3.选b.当thereporter问thebanker什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：ithinkanybodywhoisinvitedtothewhitehousetomeetthepresidentoftheunitedstatesisreallyimportant.所以答案选择b.4.选d.从第6段这位男士的回答我们很容易得出答案是d.5.选c.从最后一段可以知道theownerofmanybuildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。所以答案选择c.8)afriendofminenamedpaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasachristmaspresent．onchristmasevewhenpaulcameoutofhisoffice，astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar．“isthisyourcar，paul？”heasked．

paulanswered，“yes，mybrothergaveittomeforchristmas.”theboywassurprised．“youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyounothing？boy，iwish…”hehesitated．

ofcoursepaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor．hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.butwhattheboysaidsurprisedpaulgreatly.“iwish,”theboywenton，“thaticouldbeabrotherlikethat.”paullookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,“wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar？”“ohyes，i'dlovethat．”afterashortride，theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining，said，“paul，wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse？”paulsmiledalittle．hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted．hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.butpaulwaswrongagain.“willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare？”theboyasked．heranuptothesteps.theninashortwhilepaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.“theresheis,buddy,justlikeitoldyouupstairs.hisbrothergaveittohimforchristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.andsomedayi'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsinthechristmaswindowsthati'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayride.注：urchin顽童hesitate犹豫neighbour邻居crippled残疾cent美分1．thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen________．a．paulreceivedanexpensivecarb．paultoldhimaboutthecarc．hesawtheshiningcard．hewaswalkingaroundthecar2．fromthestorywecanseetheurchin________．a．wishedtogivehisbrotheracarb．wantedpaul’sbrothertogivehimacarc．wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikepaul'sd．wishedpaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat3．theurchinaskedpaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse________．a．toshowhisneighboursthebigcarb．toshowhehadarichfriendc．tolethisbrotherrideinthecard．totellhisbrotherabouthiswish4．wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythat________．a．paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchinb．theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherc．theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherd．theurchin'swishcametrueintheend5．thebestnameofthenamestoryis_________．a．achristmaspresentb．astreeturchinc．abrotherlikethatd．anunforgettableholidayridekey:1．b2．a3．d4．b5．c9)cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．

“cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay，“it'scool．”youmaythink，“he'ssocool，”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer．weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”．youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”．here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused．ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited．ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence，“it'ssocool．maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt．butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords．without“cool”，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning．soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）．canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”？ican．andithinktheyarealsoverycool．1．weknowthattheword"cool"hashad________.a．onlyonemeaningb．nomeaningsc．manydifferentmeaningsd．thesamemeaning2．inthepassage，theword“express”means“________”.a．seeb．showc．knowd．feel3．ifyouare_______something，youmaysay，“it’scool.”a．interestedinb．angryaboutc．afraidofd．unhappywith4．thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused．a．pleasedwithb．strangetoc．worriedaboutd．carefulwith5．inthepassage，thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”________．a．canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsb．usuallymeanssomethinginterestingc．canmakeyourlifecolourfuld．maynotbeascoolasitseemskey:1．c2．b3．a4．c5．d10)thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.missliwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“what'swater?”noonespokeforafewminutes．missliaskedagain，“whydon'tyouanswermyquestion？didn'titellyouwhatwaterislike？”

justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid，“missli，youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell．butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell．”mostofthechildrenagreedwithhim．“i'msorry，children．”saidtheteacher，“ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier．that'saproblem．1．thestudentswerehavingtheir_______class．a．englishb．chinesec．chemistryd．maths2．missliwaste