初二英语阅读理解50篇

初二英语阅读理解50篇1Whenyou'reinvitedtohavedinnerinaforeigner'shome,pleaserememberthefollowing:Attable,whenthehostess（女主人）picksuphernapkin（餐巾），youmaypickupyoursandputitonyourlegs.Ifaservant（佣人）passesfoodaround,hewillpassthedishtoyouatyourlefthandsothatyoucaneasilyserveyourselfwithyourrighthand.Neverserveyourselfwhilethedishisonyourright;itisthentheturnofyourneighbourontheright.Donotreachacrossthetableorinfrontofsomeonetogetsomethingthatisnotpolite.Askhimorhertopassittoyou.Therearethingsinthemiddleofthetable,suchasbread,butter,andcandies.Youshouldn'ttakeanyuntilthehostesstellstheservanttopassthemtoyou.Donotleaveyourseatwithoutsayinganything.Ifyouneedtoleavethetabletogotothewashroomordosomethingelse,youshouldsay“Excusemeforamoment,please.”Youshouldputyournapkinonyourlegsbeforethehostesspicksuphers.Thedishispassedtoyouoneitherofyoursides.Ifthefoodisfarfromyou,youshouldn'tstanduptoserveyourself.Youmaytakeanyfoodatanytime.Whenyouhavetoleaveyourseat,youneedtosay“Excusemeforamoment,please.”2Dolphinsarenotfish.Theyaremammals（哺乳动物）.Theyliveingroupsandspeaktoeachotherintheirownlanguage.Buttheyarequitedifferentfromalmostalllandanimals.Theirbrain（大脑）isasbigasmen'sandtheylivealonglifeatleast20or30years.Likesomeanimals,dolphinsusesoundstohelpthemfindtheirwayaround.Theyalsousethesesoundstotalktoeachotherandtohelpthemfindfood.Theydonotusetheirearstoreceivesounds,butusethejawthelowerpartofthemouth.Itisstrangethatdolphinsarefriendlytomen,andforthousandsofyears,therearemanystoriesaboutdolphinsandmen.Inthe19thcentury,inadangerouspartoftheseanearNewZealand,therewasadolphin.Theseamenlikedhimverymuchandgavehimaverygoodname,Jack.From1871to1903,Jackmeteveryboatintheareaandshowedittheway.In1903apassengeronaboatwiththenameofThePenguinshotandhurtJack.Luckilythedolphindidhtdie,andafteralongtimehewaswellagain.Heguidedtheshipsthroughtheareaforninemoreyears,butherefusedtohelptheboatThePenguin.Today,somepeoplestillkilldolphins,butmanycountriesintheworldnowprotectthem.Intheseplaces,peoplearenotallowedtokillthem.ThewordjawmeansinChinese.下颚B.嘴巴C.嘴唇D.鼻子Howdodolphinsfindtheirway?Theyusetheirnosestosmelltheway.Theyusetheirearstohearthesounds.Theyusetheireyestoseetheway.Theyusesoundstofindtheway.WhowasJack?Thewriter.B.Adolphin.C.Aseaman.D.Thepassenger.Thedolphinguidedtheshipsforabout.32yearsB.9yearsC.41yearsD.23yearsAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTright?Dolphinsarenotfish.Dolphinsdon'tliveingroups.Dolphinsarekindandfriendlytopeople.Dolphinscanlivealonglife.3Jim,asuccessfulbusinessman,toldtheexperienceofhischildhood.Whenhewas12,hisparentsdied.Hewasaloneanddidn'tgetonwellwithothers.Peoplealwayslaughedathim.Nooneshowedkindnesstohim.HisonlyfriendwasadognamedTige.Hegavehisdogenoughtoeatanddrink,butsometimeshewasnotpolitetoit.Hedidn'tknowthatanunkindworksometimescouldcutone'sheartlikeaknife.Onedayashewalkeddownthestreet,ayoungladywaswalkinginfrontofhim.Suddenlyoneofherbagsdroppedfromherarms.Asshestoppedtopickitup,shedroppedotherbags.Hecametohelpher“.Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”shesaidkindly,smiling.Aspecialfeelingcametohim.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheard.Hewatchedheruntilshewentfaraway,andthenhewhistled（吹口哨）tohisdogandwentdirectlytotherivernearby.“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy”herepeated（重复）thewoman'swords.Theninalowvoicehesaidtohisdog,“Youareanicelittledog!”Tigeraiseditsearsasifitunderstood.“Uhum!Evenadoglikesit!”hesaid,“Well,Tige,Iwon'tsayunkindwordstoyouanymore.”Tigewaveditstailhappily.Theboythoughtandthought.Finallyhelookedathimselfintheriver.Hesawnothingbutadirtyboy.Hewashedhisfacecarefully.Againhelooked.Hesawacleanniceboy.Hewasamazed.Fromthenon,hehadanewlife.Aftertellingthis,thebusinessmanstoppedforawhile,andthenhesaid,“Ladiesandgentlemen,thisistheveryplacewherethatkindwomanplantedinmethefirstseed（种子）ofkindness.Allofusshouldlearnaboutkindness.Whatagreatpower（力量）ithas!"Theboyrepeatedthewords“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!",because.hewasthinkingaboutthewordshedidn'tunderstandthewordshewantedtotalktohisdoghelikedtalkingtohimselfWhatmadetheboystarthisnewlife?Thepeoplelaughingathim.Thekindwordsspokentohim.Thehardlife.Hislovelydog.Hewasfeelingwhenhewhistledtohisdog.funnyB.sadC.lonelyD.excitedWhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?Henevertookgoodcareofhisfriend,Tige.Heusuallyhadmanyfriendsaroundhim.Hehelpedayoungladywhenherbagdropped.Heoftenwashedhisdirtyfaceinthelake.What'sthebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?ADogandaBoyAPoorBoy'sChildhoodABusinessmanandaBoyThePowerofKindnessSallywasfourteen.Shestudiedinamiddleschool.Shelikeddancingandsingingandspentalotoftimeonthem.Butshehatedmathsandevendecidedtogiveitup.Herfatherwasanxious（焦虑）aboutit.ItwasSunday.Sally'sfathergaveacalltohissisterwhotaughtmathsinanotherschool.Hehopedshewouldcomeandtellhisdaughterhowtolearnmaths.Thewomancameandsaid,"Youareaclevergirl,Sally.I'msureyouwillsoonlearnmathswellifyoudoyourbest""I'mafraidIcan't,Aunt,"saidSally."Girlscan'tbegoodatmaths.〃"Idon'tthinkso,"saidthewoman."IwasgoodatitwhenIwasagirl.Youmustdomoreexercisesandtrydifferentwaystopractisedoingmathsproblemsuntilyouworkthemoutoratleastunderstandthembetter.Hereisamathsproblem.Pleasethinkitoverandseeifyoucanworkitout.〃"OK,"saidthegirl."Letmetry."AboutanhourlaterSallytooktheexercisebooktoherauntandsaid,"I'vetriedseveraltimesandworkedouttheproblematlast!""Welldone!"herauntlookedatheranswerandsaidhappily,"Nowyousee,mathsisnotasdifficultasyouthought"Sallytriedherbesttolearnmathsbutcouldnotlearnitwell.Sallyspentmuchmoretimeinsinginganddancingthaninlearningmaths.Herauntdidn'tthinkthatgirlscouldbegoodatmaths.Thefatheraskedhissistertoteachhisdaughterhowtolearnmaths.Sallyworkedouttheproblematlast5Thisyear,Sichuanschoolsdecidetostartmorningclassesanhourlater.Thiswillhelpstudentsfeellesstired.Andmostjuniorhighschoolswillbeginthefirstclassatabout8:30am.

Thestudentsarehappyaboutthechange.LiuMingtoldusthathisclasswereexcitedbythenewsonthefirstdayofschool."Great!FromnowonwestudentsatChengduNo.4MiddleSchooldon'thavetogetupsoearly!"Liusaidthatheusedtogetupat6:40am.Nowhecangetupat7:40ambecauseclassdoesn'tstartuntil8:40am.WuHonglifeelsthesame.Shesaidthenewtimetable（时间表）wasgoodforherhealth."Iusedtogetupat6:30am.Ihadtodrinkcoffeeeverynight,orIwouldfeeltoosleepytofinishmyhomework,"saidWu."NowIcanfinishitwithoutcoffee.BecauseIcansleepalittlelonger.〃Manyteacherssaythechangewillhelpstudentslearnbetter."Studentsusedtodoze（瞌睡）forthefirsttwoclassesinthemorning,"saidHuangShan,anEnglishteacheratChengduNo.12MiddleSchool."Butnowtheyareactiveinclassandlearnmuchbetterthanbefore.""Butsomeparentsareworriedthatmoresleepwillmeanlesslearning.Thereusedtobefiveclassesinthemorning.Nowthereareonlyfour.Infact,everycoinhastwosides.Sodoesthechangeintheschooltimetable.Thisyear,mostSichuanjuniorhighschoolswillstartthefirstclassatabout8:30amB.atabout7:40amC.atabout7:30amD.atabout6:40amHearingthenews,thestudentsatChengduNo.4MiddleSchoolfeltA.worriedB.sadC.excitedA.worriedB.sadC.excitedD.angryHowmanyclassesarethereinthemorninginChengduschoolsnow?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.

A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.usedtodrinkcoffeeatnightinordertofinishhomework.SomeparentsB.liuMingC.WuHongliD.HuangShanWhichisrightaccordingtothetext?ThestudentsinChengduNo.12MiddleSchoolusedtodozeforthefirsttwoclassesinthemorning.Alltheparentsa&ythechangewillhelpstudentslearnbetter.Thestudentswillhavetogetuponehourearlierthanbefore.Manyteachersareworriedthatmoresleepwillmeanlesslearning.6Roundeyes,roundhead,roundears,roundbody!Whatisthislovelylittleanimal?Helookslikeabear.Butheisnotabear.He'saKOALA.PeopleinAustralialovekoalasandtakecareofthem.Theyhavesetupplacesforthemtolivesafely.Noonecankillthemfortheirprettyfur（毛皮）？.Whenakoalaisborn,hehasnofur.Andheisnotasbigasyourlittletoe（脚趾）！Themotherkoalahasapocketinthefrontofherbody.Thebabygoesintothiswarmpocket.Therehestaysforsixmonths.Thekoalacouldnotlivewithoutaspecialkindoftree.Thetreegiveshimbothhishomeandhisfood.Formostofthedaythekoalasleepsinthetree.Atnightthekoalalooksforfood.HemaygomilestofinditHelikesonlythebark（树皮）andtheleavesofthetree.Heeatsnothingelse.Andheeatsmorethantwopoundseachnight！Howlovelythekoalasreallyare！PeopleinAustralia.keepkoalasintheirhomesputkoalasinthetreekeepkoalasintheirhomesputkoalasinthetreesetupplacesforkoalastolivesafelyD.raisebabykoalasintheirpocketsAfterheisborn,thebabykoalalivesinhismother'spocketforsixdaysB.forsixmonthsC.foranightD.allhislifeWhatdoesthemotherkoalausuallydowhenherbabyisbad?ShetakeshiminherpocketB.Shekeepshimonherback.C.Shemakeshimcry.D.Shebeatshim.Koalascannotlivewithoutaspecialkindoftreebecause.theyhavetokeepcoolunderthetreetheyeatthefruitonthetreetheystayinthetreeallthetimetheyliveinthetreeandgetfoodfromitWhatisthetextmainlyabout?HowpeopleinAustraliaprotectkoalas.LovelykoalasinAustralia.Koalascannotlivewithoutaspecialkindoftree.Thewaymotherkoalastakecareoftheirbabies.7Akindoflittlecarsmaybeseeninthestreetsinthefuture.Peoplewilllikethiskindofsmallcarsbetterthanthebigones.Thecarisassmallasabikebutitcancarrytwopeopleinit.Everybodycandriveiteasily,justlikeridingabike.Evenchildrenandoldpeoplecandrivethemtoschoolsorparks.Ifeveryonedrivessuchcarsinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillbemorespaceforallthecarsincities,andtherewillalsobemorespaceforpeopletowalkinthestreets.Thelittlecarsofthefuturewillcostlessmoneytobuyandtodrive.Theselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersanhour,sodrivingwillbesafer.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundthecity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforalongtrip.Thiskindofcarscansavealotofgas（汽油）.Theywillgo450kilometers,thentheyhavetostopformoregas.Theyarenicecars,aren'tthey?Drivingbigcarscanmaketheairdirtier.Thelittlecarscanmakemorespaceforothercarsandpeople.Theselittlecarswillbeusefulforalongtrip.Thiskindofcarscansavemuchgas.45.Onlychildrenandoldpeoplecandrivethelittlecars.8Beingsafeinyoureverydaylifeneedsknowledge（知识）.Ifyourememberthefollowinginformation,yourlifewillbemuchsafer.Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.Youshouldn'twalkaloneoutside.Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.Ifanythingdangeroushappens,youcanfindthemeasily.Yourbagshouldbecarriedtowardsthefrontofyourbodyinsteadofputtingitonyourback.Whenabusisfullofpeople,itiseasyenoughforathieftotakeawaythethingsinthebagonyourback.Ifyouarefollowedbysomeoneyoudon'tknow,crossthestreetandgototheotherway,letthepersonunderstandthatyouknowheorsheisafteryou.Next,don'tgohomeatonce.Youaresaferinthestreetthanyouarealoneinyourhomeorinalift（电梯）.Ifyouhavetotakeabustoaplacefaraway,trytogettothestopafewminutesearlierbeforethebusleaves.Thisstopsotherpeoplefromstudyingyou.Onthebus,don'tsitalone.Sitbehindthedriverorwithotherpeople.Don'tsleep.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsafewhenyouareout?Gohomealonelateatnight.Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.Don'tgettothebusstoptooearly.Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.You'dbetterputyourbagwhentherearetoomanypeopleonabus.A.AonyourbackB.besideyouC.infrontofyouD.behindthedriverWhenyouarefollowedbysomeoneonyourwayhome,youshouldtomakeyourselfsafe.A.ArunhomefindaliftandgointurnbackandwalktowardshimorheratoncecrossthestreetandgototheotherwayWhenyoutakeabusalone,it'ssafeforyou.tositbehindthedriverorwithotherpeople,butnottosleeptotalkwiththedrivertocallyourfriendstogetoffthebusatonceWhatcanyoulearnfromthetext?Howtonoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.Howtobesafeinyoureverydaylife.Howtocrossthestreet.Howtousethepublicphones.

Oneday,Jack'sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretire（退休）afterworkingforfortyyears.Jacksaidinsurprise,“I'monlyseven,soitmeansGrandpahasbeen…er…Areallylongtime!"Hisparentssaid,“Yes.That'swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim."JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavetheposition（职位）onthatcard,sohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpa.Whenthebigdaycame,Jackwasready.Buthedidn'twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers'.Hecarrieditaroundwithhimthewholeevening.Whenalltheotherpeopleleft,hetookhisgrandpa'shandandpoughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.Hisgrandpasmiled,“Well,itmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?"“Sure!"Jacksaidexcitedly.AsGrandpaopenedthegift,tears（眼泪）cameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Theywerebusinesscardswithhisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!Jacksaid,“Nowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!"“Well,howmuchdoIgetpaid?"hisgrandpaasked,smiling.“Asmanyhugs（拥抱）asyouwant!"Withthesewords,JackgaveGrandpaahug.“Well,IguessthatmeansI'mtherichestmanintheworld!"saidGrandpa.Whowasgoingtoretire?A.Jack'sgrandma.C.Jack'smother.A.Jack'sgrandma.C.Jack'smother.Jack'sgrandpa.Jack'sfather.Jackrememberedhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbefore.A.thebirthdaycardB.thetoyA.thebirthdaycardB.thetoyC.thebookthebusinesscardC.thebookWhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.Todrawapictureforhim.Tosingasongforhim.Tobuyagiftforhim.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Jackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.Jackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeople.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithhisparents.WhyweretheretearsinGrandpa'seyes?A.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.Becausehewasnotcaredfor.BecausehewasmovedbyJack'sgift.Becausehewasunhappy.10PearlS.Buck（赛珍珠•巴克）wasaverypopularAmericanwriterOfherday．ShewasfamousforherbooksaboutChina．PearlS．BuckwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature（诺贝尔文学奖）in1938.ThewriterwasborninWestVirgini，aAmerica.ShespentalmosthalfofherlonglifeinChina.HeryouthwasspentinJiangsuProvince，China.ShelearnedtospeakChinesebeforeshecouldspeakEnglish.Hermotherhadtraveledwidelyinheryouthandlikedliteratureverymuch.AfterbeingeducatedbyhermotherandbyaChineseteacher，PearlS.BuckwenttoschoolinShanghaiattheageoffiftee.nShecontinuedhereducationintheUnitedStatesataWoman'sCollegetostudypsycho1ogy（心理学）.Aftergraduatingin1914,shereturnedtoChinaasateacher.Inthel920sherfamilymovedtoNanjing.ThereshetaughtEnglishandAmericanliteratureatauniversity.Asawriter,Buck'sbook,TheGoodEarth,appearedinl931andsoldquitewellinitsfirstYear.Ithasbeentranslatedintooverthirtylanguages.Inl938shebecamethethirdAmericantowintheNobelPrizeforLiterature.BythetimeofherdeathPearlhadpublished（出版）morethanseventybooks.PearlS.BuckdiedinMarch,1973,justtwomonthsbeforeher81stbirthday.41．BeforeshewenttoschoolinShangha，iPearlS．Buckstudiedallbyherself．【】42．PearlS．BuckwasknowntomanypeopleforherbooksaboutChina．【】43．Inl914，PearlS．BuckworkedasaliteratureteacheratauniversityinNanjing．【】44．PearlS．BuckwenttostudyliteratureataWoman'sCollegeinAmerica．】45．PearlS．BuckwontheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinl938andpublishedoverseventybooksinherlife．】11Americanslovecars．Theygoeverywhereinthem．85％ofpeopleintheUSgotoandfromworkbycar。AndmostaduItshavedrivinglicenses.Whydoesthiscarcultureexist?HowitstartedAmerica'sloveofearsstartedafterthewar（战争）whensoldiersreturnedhomefromWorldWarIItorebuildtheirlive.sTheyborrowedmoneyfromthegovernmenttobuyhousesandcarswhichbecamethesymbolsofstatus（地位）.Themoremoneytheyhad,thebiggertheirearswere.MakingofroadsDuringthewar，PresidentEisenhowernoticedwhatgoodroadsGermanyhad.Hedecidedtobuildnewfour-lane四车道）roadsinAmericaHesaidifsomethinghappenedsuddenlythetwo-laneroadswouldritbeabletocarryallthecarsthatwouldsuddenlyleavethecities.Carandoilcompanieslikedhisideaandbuildingstarted.CarloversNotjustteenagersarecrazyaboutcar.sSomeAmericanslovetheircarssomuchthattheypainttheircarsbeautifullyIThesearecalledArtCars.EveryAprilthereisanactivityinHouston，Texas，wheretheyshowtheircars.PollutionCarshavepollutedtheenvironment.AmericanPresidentBushrefusedaworldwidelawthatisagainstpollution.Manycountrieswereangryaboutit.BushsaidhehadtothinkoftheAmericaneconomy经济）andalltheAmericanpeoplethatmakemoneyfromcars.Factoriessaytheywanttomakecarsthatpolluteless.Butotherssaymakingcarsthatpollutelesswillneverbeasgoodashavingfewercars.WhendidAmericansbegintolovecars?【】Beforethenewtwo-laneroadswerebuil.tB.AfterWorldWarII.DuringWorldWarII.D.BeforeWorldWarII.Newfour-1aneroadswerebuilt.【】inGermanyB.bycarandoilcompaniesC.inAmericaD.whensomethingsuddenlyhappenedTheunderlinedword“building”heremeans“thebuildingof”．【】A．companiesB．soldiers'livesC．housesD．roads49．Whatwereothercountries'feelingsaboutBush'sdecision?【】A．Theyagreedwithhim．B．Theyshowedangertoit．C．Theypaidnoattentiontoit.D．Thepassagedoesn'ttellUS．50．Themeaningofthelastsentenceis：“”【】A．It'sbettertohavefewercars．B．It'sbettertomakecarsthatpolluteless．C．It'seasiertomakecarsthatpolluteless．D．It'seasiertomakepeoplehavefewercars．12WemovedtoanewareawhenoursonwasinGradeFive．Beforewemoved，wetookhimtospendhalfadayathisnewschoo．lTherehesawhisnewclassmatesandteachers．Heenjoyedthevisit．Duringthealmostl50-kilometerdrivehome，hetoldUSthathehadtoldsomeofthestudentsthedatewhenwewouldmovethere．Andhehadalsoinvitedthemtovisitus.Themovingday，aSaturday，wasabusyday．Butwearrivedatournewhouseatnoon．Aboutanhourlater，kidsbegantocomeandsoononeoftheminvitedoursontohishousetoplayfortheafternoon．Bythetimehereturnedheknewwheremostofthekidslivedandalloftheirfamilyhistories.OnMondaymornin9,thedoorbellrangjustbeforethetimehewouldleaveforschoo1.Thenitrangagainandagain..Bythetimehewasready，wehadeightyoungboyswaitingtowalktoschoolwithhimonhisfirstday.TheyalllivednearUS.Iaskedthemiftheirparentshadsentthem.Theanswerssurprisedandpleasedme，“No，wejustcamesothathewouldhavepeopletowalkwith.''and“Itistherightthingtodo.''Thestartingsoflasting（持续的）friendshipswereformed（形成）thatday.Wehavelivedherenearlysixyearsandthesamegroupofkidsstillplaystogether，goestopartiesonweekendstogether，andsurfstogether.Istillgetthinkinghowwelcomingandkindthosekidswere.Andhowluckymysonistohavethemasfriends！Beforethefamilymovedtothenewarea，thesonwastakentohisnewschoo1.toinvitetheteacherstovisitthemB.toplaywithhisclassmates【】C.toseeiftheschoolwasfarD.togettoknowitWhatdidthesonknowaboutotherkidsaftertheyplayedfortheafternoon?【】Theirlivingplacesandfamilyhistories.B．Theirfamilystoriesandtheirlife．C．Theirschoollifeandfamilyhistories．D．Theirlivingplacesandfamilymembers．53．Inthestory，thesonwenttoschoolonhisfirstday【】A．inhisfather'scarB．onaschoolbusC．onfootwithotherkidsD．inanotherkid'scar54．WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothestory?【】A．ThefamilymovedtothenewhouseonSaturdayafternoon．B．Thekidsvisitedthehousebeforethefamilyarrived．C．Thesonknewthekidswellbeforehegotthere．D．Thesonwasinvitedtoplayinakid'shouselaterthatafternoon．55．ThepassageshowsUSthat．【】A．it'seasytomovetoanewplaceB．it'skindofpeopletohelpanewcomerC．it'sdifficulttomakenewfriendsD．it'sbettertoliveinthesameplace13No.4middleSchoolKunming,yunnanApril2nd,2004Deareditor（编辑）,Iliveinabeautifulcity.Manyvisitorscometomycity.therearesomanycolorfulpeacocks（孑L雀）here.ThepeacocksmostlyliveonthegrasslandofDongfengSquareTheyaregivenfoodfreelybyvisitors.Theyusuallythrowfoodtothem,anddon'tthinkaboutatallwhetherthefoodisrightornot.Someofthepeacocksbecameill,someevendiedaftereatingthebadfoodgivenbythevisitors.I'msuremostofthevisitorswhothrowfoodtothepeacocksreallylikethebirds,butdon'trealize（意识到）thattheymaybedoingthemharm（伤害）.Thevisitorsshouldbetoldthatwhathavedoneisveryharmfultothebirds,andthiskindofthingmustbestoppedfromhappening.PerhapswecanbuildsomesmallshopsbesideDongfengSquaretosellpeacockfood.Foruseveryperson,it'sourdutytogivemorelovetothesebeautifulbirdsandtolookafterthemcarefully.Yours,SunYan（）6.Manyvisitorscometothewriter'scityto.dosomeshoppingB.seebeautifulpeacocksC.playonDongfengsquareD.eatnicefood（）7.Somepeacocksbecameillanddiedbecausesomevisitors;did'tgivethemanyfoodB.gavethemtoomuchfoodC.threwthemsomebadfoodD.lovedthemandplayedwiththem()8.SomeshopscanbebuiltbesideDongfengSquaresothattheymaysellfoodforvisitorsB.sellfoodforpeacocksC.makethesquaremorebeautifulD.havethebeautifulbirds()9.Fromthepassageweknowpeopleshould.liveandplaywiththebirdsstopthebirdsfromeatingtoomuchgiverightfoodtothebirdsgivemorefoodtothebirds()10.Wecanguessthewriteroftheletter,SunYan,maybea.visitorB.shopkeeperC.squarekeeperD.student6-10：BCBCD14EverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice.Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindtheminthecornerofashop.Othersarelargerbuildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturdaymornings.FromMondaythroughFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8:30to4:30.Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage邮(资)isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanywindow.Insomepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Stampsaresoldmanydifferentprices,fromonecent(美分)tomanydollars.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyouletter,youmayaskthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp.heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.Ifyouaresendingyourletterfaraway,youshoulduseairmailenvelopes(航空信封).Rememberthatpostagewillbemoreexpensiveforalettertobesentoutsidethecountry.Atapostofficeyoucanalsobuypostcards.Apostcardischeaperthanaletter.Usuallythepriceofpostageforapostcardisabouthalfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonothavepictures.However,alsotheyarenottobesentoutsidethecountry.Lettersareaneasyandcheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries.()11.ThepassagetellusthatwecanfindeasilyintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.postofficesB.largebuildingsC.smallshopsD.differentbanks()12.ThepostofficesintheUnitedStatesareopen.A.sevenhoursadayB.sixhoursadayC.fivehoursadayD.eighthoursaday()13.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youcan.A.goandbuystampsfromthemachineinthepostofficesendacheappostcardinsteadofyourlettergetintouchwithsomebodyyouknowinthepostofficeaskthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp()14.Thepriceofpostageforismoreexpensive.A.abeautifulpostcardB.aletterwrittenonenvelopeC.aletterbyairmailD.apostcardwithpictures()15.ThepassagetellsussomethingaboutintheUSAA.thepostB.thepostageC.lettersD.postcards11-15ADDCA15Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewantedtosteal偷)thebellonhisneighbour'sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdof抓住)thebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,”hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea.“Ah,I'llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise.”Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.“Stealmybell?I'llteachyoualesson(教训)，”theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell.“Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?”hewondered(感到疑惑).()16.Thethiefwastryingtoget.A.hisneighbourB.hisneighbour'sdoorbellC.somecottonD.adoorwithabellonit()17.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbeforhimtostealthedoorbell.A.safeB.difficultC.dangerousD.easy()18.Theneighbourranoutprobably(很可能)because.heknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolenhethoughtsomeonewaseager(渴望的)tovisithimherealized(意识到)somethingstrangehappenedBothBandC()19.Theneighbourhitthethiefto.A.givehimlessonsB.punish(惩罚)himforstealingC.helphimwiththebellD.behisteacher()20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Thethiefunderstoodwhyhewashitonthenose.Thethiefknewwhytheneighbourcameout.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'thearthenoisethebellmade.Thethiefdidn'twanttoknowwhytheneighbourranout.16-20BADBC16Afarmerwasputinprison(监狱).Oneday,hegotaletterfromhiswife.“Iamworriedaboutoutfarm,”shewrote.“It'stimetoplantpotatoes,butIcan'tdoallthedigging(挖)bymyself."Thefarmerthoughtoverandthenhadanidea.Hewrotetohiswife,“Don'tdigthefields.Thisidwheremygold金子)is.Don'tplantpotatoesuntilIcomehome.Afewdayslater,thefarmergotantherletterfromhiswife.Itsaid,“Twodaysago,abouttenprisonguards监狱看守)cametoourfields.Itlookedasiftheywerelookingforsomething.Theyhavedugourfield."Thefarmerwrotetohiswifeatonce.“Nowyoucanplantourpotatoes,"hewrote.()21.Thefarmerwasputinprison.becausehehaddonesomethingwrongbecausehehadalotofgoldinthefieldsThewriterdidn'tsayanythingaboutwhythefarmerwasputinprisonFornothing()22.Thefarmer'swifewasmuchworriedabout.A.herhusbandB.theirfarmC.plantingpotatoesD.herself()23.Thefarmertoldhiswife__first.A.nottodigthefieldsB.todigthefieldsC.toasktheprisonguardsforhelpD.tofindthegoldinthefields()24.Whydidtheprisonguardsdigthefarmer'sfields?.TheywantedtohelpthefarmerTheirleaderorderedthemtodosoThefarmeraskedthemtodosoTheywantedtofindoutthegold()25.Whydidthefarmeraskhiswifetoplantpotatoesatonce?Becausetheirfieldshadbeendugthegoldwasfoundouttheprisonguardsaskedhimtodosotheprisonguardswerediggingthefields21—25CBADA17Anowlisabirdwithverylargeeyes.Thoseeyesmaketheowllookclever.Theowlcannotmoveitseyesfreelyaspeoplecan.Itcanonlylookstraightahead（朝前）.Ifitwantstolookatbothsides,itmustturnitsneck.Owlsseebetteratnightthanduringtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood.Theyeatmiceandinsects.Owlsmakeastrangenoisebecausetheowlssleepmostoftheday.Theyusuallygivetheircriesatnight.Thecrysoundslike“Whoo!Whoo!”.Thisstrangesoundsometimesfrightenspeopleatnight.Anowllookscleverbecauseitcanlookstraightahead.Anowllooksforfoodatnightbecauseitseesbetteratnightthanduringtheday.Anowllivesonallkindsofbirds.Thecryofanowlisfrightening.Manmustnotkillowlsbecausetheyarehelpfultopeople.26-30BABAA18CoffeehasbecomethemostpopularAmericandrink.TodaypeopleintheUnitedStatesdrinkmorecoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkcoffeeatbreakfast,atlunch,atdinnerandbetweenmeals.Theydrinkhotcoffeeorcoffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatworkandathome.Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy.Coffeeisblackandverystrong.Differentpeopleliketodrinkitindifferentways.Somepeoplelikecoffeewithcreamorsugarinit.0therpeoplelikecoffeewithbothcreamandsugarinit.Inallwaysitisserved.Coffeehasbecomeaninternationaldrink.Coffeeisandrink.A.interestingB.internationalC.ice-creamD.AmericanDifferentpeopleliketodrinkcoffee.atworkorathomeB.indifferentwaysC.withcreamorsugarD.betweenmealsTodayAmericansdrinkcoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.asmuchasB.lessC.moreD.most“Coffeeisblackandverystrong.”ThewordSTRONGheremeans坚固的B.淡的C.清的D.浓的isthemostpopularAmericandrink.BlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceD.Whisky31-35BBCDB19Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan'tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove（提高）theirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplain（抱怨）thatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?BecauseourcountryasksustolearnititcanhelpusalotwecanuseittoplaygamesitcanhelpustofindjobsWhatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?.Theirstudentsandchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames.Computersletthemlosttheirjobs.Computersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.Computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble.Inthispassageweknowcomputers.alsobringustroublebringushappinessonlyarehatedbypeoplearebadforpeople'shealthCancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.A.Yes,theycan.B.It'shardtosayC.No,theycan't.D.Ofcoursenot.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Iputersareusedby