山东省济南市2022年中考英语阅读理解C、D篇强化练习(含答案)

中考英语阅读理解C、D篇强化练习

（一）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Youmayhavebeentoldbeforenottobea什aidofanything.Fearisoftenassociatedwithweakness.

Fe扣·issomethingtobeavoided.

Butthat'snottrue,accordingtoTimeForKidsmagazine.Fearcanbegoodforus.

Fe釭tellsusaboutdanger.Withoutfear,wewouldn'tknowtornnawayfromatigerorstepbackfroma

cliff.

InastudypublishedintheJusticeQuarterlyjournalinAugust,researchersfromMichiganState

Universitysaidthatahealthyfearofcrimekeepsteenagersawayfrompotentially（潜在地）dangerous

people,places,andactivities.

Fearmakesusjump,screamandsweat.Butinterestingly,sometimeswemakeourselvesfeelfear

onpurpose.Thinkaboutscarybooksandmovies,andalsothelonglinesforascaryrollercoasterride

MargeeKerr,aUSsociologist,explainedwhytoTimeForKids.

Fearfillsourbrainwithhealthychemicalsubstances（化学物质），especiallyendo1-phins（内啡肤）

anddopamine（多巴胺），andthesethingscreatefeelingsofhappinessandexciteus,accordingtoKerr.

Inadd山on,whenyou'rescared,yourbodyproducesachemicalwhichhelpspeoplebondwitheach

other.

"Watchpeoplewalkingoutofahauntedhouse,andyou'11seelotsofsmilesandhighfives,"Kerr

toldTimeForKids.Thatalsoexplainswhyschoolsandcompaniesorganizechallengingtripsand

physicalactivitiestobuildupteamspilit.

Peopleexperienceanddealwithfeat·indifferentways.Ifyouhappentobea"cowat·d"whogets

scaredeasily,don'tworry.Thereissomeevidencethatbeingscaredcanhelpapersonmanagestressful

situations.

Kerrsaidthatthingslikegivingareportinfrontofyourclassorperforminginaschoolplayhelp

buildasortofendurance（忍耐力）tofeat·thatmakesusmoreconfident.

"Youbecomemorecomfortablewiththephysicalexperienceoffear,andsoyou'rebetterableto

worktht·oughitduringtensesituations,"saidKerr.

Soleru·ntoloveyourfear.Itonlygrowswhenweforgethowhelpfulourfeat·istryingtobe.

I.Whyisascaryrollercoasterridehelpfultopeopleaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itimprovespeople'sabilitytosurviveinthemodernworld.

B.ltmakespeoplelesscowardlyandmoreconfidentinlife.

C.Itcausesthebraintoproducechemicalsthatmakepeoplehappyandexcited.

D.Itteachespeoplehowtokeepawayfromthingsthatcouldbedangerous.

2.Theunderlinedplu·ase"bondwith"inParagraph8isclosestinmeaningto

A.getclosertoB.fightagainst

C.payattentiontoD.bemorecarefulwith

3.Whatistherightattitudetowardfearaccordingtothearticle?

A.Avoidbeinginvolvedinscarysituations.B.Experienceitasoftenaspossible.

C.Consideritasasignofweakness..D.Enjoyhealthyfeai·occasionally.

4.Howdoschoolsbuildupteamspirit?

A.Byorganizingschooltrips

B.Byorganizingindooractivities

C.Byaskingstudentstogointoahauntedhouse

D.Byorganizingchallengingtripsandphysicalactivities

5.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.people'smisunderstandingsaboutfearB.Differentwaystodealwithfear.

C.TheadvantagesthatfearbringsusD.Anewstudyaboutfe釭

参考答案：CADDC

（二）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoing

towork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourp釭entsprobablyadviseus

tofindajobtomakesomepocketmoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhada

paperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenturnedtoaSaturday」obinasupermarket:

puttingthethingsontheshelvesinorderandworkingatthecheckout.

TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrentakeuppart-time

jobs.It'satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwith

adultsandaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!

SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedetrimentaltoa

personlater.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatemployer's（雇

主）organizationscriticizedyoungadultsbecausetheywereill-preparedforfuJJtimework.Andthey

wereprovednothavingtakenpart-timeworkatschoolage.However,arecentreporthasshownthatthe

numberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapa几timejobhasfallenby20%inthepastfiveyears.

So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhru·dwork?Probablynot.Some

expertsfeelthatyoungpeoplethinkgoingouttoworkwillinfluencetheirperformanceatschool,and

theyareundermorepressurenowtostudyh缸dandgetgoodexamresults---andagoodjobinthelong

term.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,told

BBCNewsthat"Properpart-timeworkisagoodwaytohelpyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywill

needintheirworkinglives."It'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkand

havingenoughtimetostudyandrest.

Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One

13-year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"Ienjoymyjob

becauseI'mm妇gmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespea灼ngtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleI

workwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoa

part-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?

1.Accordingtothepassage,teenagersprobablyprefer_ontheweekend.

A.doinghomeworktohavingfunwith仕iends

B.playingsportsoutsidetodoinghomeworkathome

C.havingfunwiththeirparentstoplayingsportsoutside

D.playingspmtstodeliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes

2.Whatmakessomestudentsgiveuppart-timejobs?

A.Theyarenowmoreafraidofhardwork.

B.Takingpart-timejobsmaybeharmfultotheirlaterlife.

C.Goingouttoworkhinderstheirperformanceinschool.

D.Takingpmt-timejobsisn'tagreatwaytohelpthemlearns伈Us.

3.Accordingtothepassage,GeoffBartonprobablyagreesthat

A.takinguppart-timejobsisgoodforteenagers'futureworkingJives.

B.doingpart-timejobsismoreimportantthanstudyingandresting.

C.teenagersIiket如ngpart-timejobsmorethanfull-time」obs.

D.teenagersareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodgrades.

4.Rachellikesherpart-timejobbecause

CDShecanmakesomemoney.®Shecangetgoodgrades.

@Ithelpshertalkwithpeopleconfidently.@Ithelpshergetawayfrompressure.

A.CD®B.@@C.CD®D.@@

5.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheschoolchildren

B.ToCriticizeschoolchildrenai·eoutofcontrol

C.Toshowschoolchildrendislikepai·t-timejobs

D.Toencourageschoolchildrentotakep皿timejobs

参考答案：DCACD

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（三）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

YuanLongping,agreatscientist,isthefirstpersontodevelopakindofhybridrice（杂交水

稻）whichhelpsfighthungerinChina.

FoodwasabigprobleminChinainthepast.ThiswasbecauseChinahad22percentoftheworld's

population,butonly7percentofitsfarmland.Inthe1960s,Chinasuffered（遭受）serioushunger.

Millionsofpeoplediedbecausetheyhadnofood.Asanagronomy（农学）teacher,Yuanwasverysadto

seethis."HowcanIhelpthemhaveenoughfood?"hethought.Hedecidedtoworkona灿ndofhybrid

rice.Ithasahighoutput（产量）．

Atthattime,otherscientistsdidn'tthinkhybridricewasworthstudying.ButYuanandhisteam

workedoniteveryday.Theytookverygoodcareoftheirriceseeds.

Atlast,in1973,theygrewanewkindofhybridrice.Thisriceisstrong.Farmerscangrowitin

manydifferentkindsoffarmlandandalsoinbadweather.Itcanalsofightdisease.Itsoutputwasmuch

greaterthancommonkindsofnice.Withthenewkind,about70,000,000peoplecouldhavefoodevery

year.

YuansolvedthefoodprobleminChina.Butheisstillworkingonrice.Beforeheretires（退休），he

hopestogrowriceinthesea!

1.WhywasfoodabigprobleminChinainthepast?

A.Becauset扣·mersdidn'tgrownice.

B.Becausefarmersdidn'thavericeseeds.

C.BecauseChinahadnomoneytobuyplentyoffood.

D.BecauseChinahadalargepopulationbutalittlefarmland.

2.HowdidYuanLongpinghelppeoplehaveenoughfood?

A.Hediscoveredanotherkindoffood.

B.Heborrowedenoughfoodfromothercounti·ies.

C.Hedevelopedakindofhybridricewithhisteam.

D.Hestartedbeinganagronomyteachertostudynice.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthenewkindofhybridrice?

A.Itisabletofozhtdisease.B.Itisgrownacrosstheworld.

C.Itsoutputismuchhigher.D.Itcanbegrownindifferentfarmland.

4.YuanLongpingwishesto_beforeheret订es.

A.growriceintheseaB.haveagoodrest

C.keepseveralpetcatsD.helppeopleinAfrica

5.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thenewkindofhybridriceisworthstudying.

B.ThenewkindofhybridricewasinventedinChina.

C.YuanLongpinggrewthenewkindofhybridriceformanyyears.

D.YuanLongpinghasplayedanimportantroleinsolvingChina'sfoodproblem.

参考答案：DCBAD

（四）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Wheredidyougothissummervacation?DidyouvisitafamousuniversityinChinaoranother

countJ·y?ManyChinesestudentshavedonesoinordertolearnmoreabouttheseschools.

Thissummer,crowdsoftouristsacrossthecountrytraveledtofamousuniversitieslikeTsinghua

University,Pe灼ngUniversityandFudanUniversity.TsinghuaUniversity,forexample,received6,000

visitorsaday,ChinaYouthDailyreported.Mostofthemwerestudentswhoweretravelingwiththeir

parents.

Withtherisingnumberofvisitors,ittookmanyhourstoenter（进入）theuniversities.

"TsinghuaUniversityopenstothepublicat8:30a.m,"aguard（保安）toldChinaYouthDaily.

'"However,manypeoplestarttolineup（排队）at3to4a.m.becausepeoplewhocomeat6o'clockmay

betoolateandcanonlyenterintheafternoon."

Thisisnotonly.forChineseuniversities.OxfordinBritainandHarvardintheUnitedStatesare

facingthesameproblem.Inthesummer,thebicyclepathsofOxfordarefulloftourbuses,whichare

oftenparkedillegally（违规），accordingtoTheIndependent.Thesidewalks（人行道）arealsofullof

Chinesetourists.

"Universitytourism"ispopularbecauseofthelonghistoriesanduniquecul皿esofthesefamous

universities.Moreimportantly,manyparentshopetheirchildrenwillgotoatopuniversityinthefuture,

People'sDailynoted.

1.HowmanyvisitorsdidTsinghuaUniversityreceiveeachmonth?

A.About14.,600B.About158,000C.About186,000D.About190,000

2.Paragraph2tellsusthat

A.touristsfromacrosstheworldcametoChinathissummer.

B.famousuniversitieshavebecomepopularplacesfortourists.

C.TsinghuaUniversityisstillthemostpopularone.

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D.mosthighschoolstudentswillvisittopuniversities.

3.Accordingtothegu缸d,manypeoplestarttolineupat3to4ambecause_.

A.TsinghuaUniversityopensat4:30am.B.theywanttospendmoretimetakingpictures.

C.theyhopetoentertheuniversityearly.D.theuniversityisnotopentotouristsintheafternoon.

4.WhatsameproblemdoesOxfordfaceasChineseuniversities?

A.Collegestudentsdon'thaveenoughroomtostudy.

B.Tourbusesarealwaysparkedagainsttherules.

C.Theschoolbecomesdirtyduringthesummerholiday.

D.MoreandmoretouristsvisitOxfordinthe.

5.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Thepopularityof"universitytourism"andwhyitisaproblem

B.Theinfluenceof"universitytourism".

C.Adescriptionof"universitytourism".

D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesof"universitytourism"

（五）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Foralongtimebeinghappywasconsideredsomethingthatjusthappened,andtherewasnothing

specialaboutit.Nowweknowthatgettingalongwithotherpeopleissomethingthatwecanworkat.It

ispossibletoactinsuchawaythatotherpeoplewilllikeusbetter.Onewayisbeingunselfish,not

W皿tingeverythingfromourfriends.Anotherwayistolookforgoodpoints,notbadonesinother

people.Itissurprisinghowsuccessfulthistreasurehuntcanbe.

Youdon'thavetobespineless（软弱的）inordertobepopular.Infact,youwillbelikedand

respectedifyou釭enotafraidtostandupforyourrights.Butdoitpolitelyandpleasantly.Being

friendlyandpolitetoyourgroup,tootherpeopleandtostrangersandespeciallytothosewhodonot

lookimportantordonotinterestyouisonewaytodevelopagoodcharacter.

Youcannotexpecttobepeiiect,andsoyoumustlearnnottobeunhappywhenyoumakemistakes.

Everyonemakesmistakes,andnooneistobeblamed（责备）unlessherefusestolearnfromthem.Many

youngpeoplebecomediscouragedwhentheyknowinthemselvesqualities（品格）thattheydonotlike

—selfishness,laziness,andotherunpleasantqualities.Justrememberthatweallhavesomeofthese

faultsandhavetofightagainstthem.

Atthesametime,itisimportanttorememberthat,whileyouareprobablynoworsethanothers,the

bestwaytobehappyistothinkyourselfaboveotherpeople.Whensomethingiswrong,itisgoodsense

totrytomakeitright.Perhapsyoudon'tlikeateacheroraclassmate.Trytoseewhy,andlookat

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yourself,too.Tobesurethatyou釭enotdoinganythingtomakethatpersondislikeyou.Someday,

thingsmayturnoutallright,thenyouwillhavetolearntogetalongthebestwithsituation,without

thinkingtoomuchaboutit.Won-yingneverhelpsinasituationyoucan'tchange.

1.0neofthetwowaystheauthorsuggestedforustogetalongwithothersis_.

A.todrawattentionofourfriends

B.toaskforthebestshareofeverything

C.tolookfortreasureinordertobesuccessful

D.topaymoreattentiontootherpeople'sstrongpoints

2.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstobepopularoneneedsto_.

A.bepoliteandfriendlyB.giveupsomerights

C.avoidarguingwithotherpeopleD.bereadytochangehisorherchru·acter

3.Thepassageshowsthatthereisnoperfectpersonbutsomeoneshouldbeblamedifhe_.

A.isnobetterthanothersB.isselfishandlazy

C.doesnotdrawalessonfromhisownfaultD.isveryhappyabouthisunpleasantquality

4.Thepassageimplies（暗示）thatinordertobeahappyperson,oneshouldconsideroneself_.

A.nobetterthanothersB.notthesameasothers

C.ashavingsomethingbetterthanothersD.ashavingbetterchancesthanothers

5.Thepurposeforthewritertowritethepassageisto

A.helpyoutobeperfectinyourlifeB.tellyouhowtoactinnewsituation

C.showyousomewaystobehappyD.teachyouhowtobepopularatschool

参考答案：DACCC

（六）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

AdrianandhisnewfriendManueldidnotspeakthesamelanguage.AdrianspokeEnglishand

ManuelspokeSpanish.Buttheyfoundwaystocommunicate.Theypointedtothings.Theydrew

picturesSometimes,theyactedoutwhattheywantedtosay.Andtheyeachlearnedafewwordsinthe

other'slanguage.ThathelpedaJot,too.Theyatedinnerateachother'shouse,sotheybothlearnedto

enjoynewfoods.AdriandiscoveredthatManuelwasfromHonduras.Adriandidnotknowwherethat

was,buManuelshowedhimonamapItwasfaraway!

Oneday,AdriandecidedtoinviteManueltoplaybasketball.Hedidn'tknowifManuelknewhow

toplay.buthewashopingthathecouldWhenthetwoboysgottogetherafterschool,Adriantook

Manueltothebasketballcourt.Hesaid.((Watchme"toManuel,andthenheshotabasketballthroughthe

hoop.Then,hethrewtheballtoManuel.Adriandidn'tthinkManuelwouldbeabletoscoreabasket,but

hescoredeasily.Then,ManuelpassedthebasketballbacktoAdrianandpointedtohim--itwasAdrian's

turn.Forthenexthour,thetwoboysplayed.Manuelwasagoodplayer-muchbetterthanAdrianhad

thoughthewouldbe.

Thenextday.AdriantoldhisotherfiendsaboutManuel.HetoldthemwhatagoodplayerManuel

wasHetoldbisotherfiendsthathewantedManueltoplaybasketballwiththemafterschool.Atfirst

theydidn'tknowifthatwasagoodidea.HowcouldManuelplayifhedidn'tunderstandEnglish?"He

doesunderstandsomeEnglish,"Adriansaid,"Besides,heunderstandsbasketballThat'swhat's

important."Adrian'sfriendsagreedtoletManuelplay,andtheymadeplansforthatafternoon.Everyone

gatheredafterschooltoplaybasketballManuelarrived,andAdrianintroducedhimtohisotherfriends.

Soontheystartedtoplay.EveryoneagreedthatManuelwasanexcellentplayer.Theyweregladthat

Adrianhadinvited伍m.TheyspokeEnglish.ManuelspokeSpanish.Buttheyhadbasketballincommon

Thatwaswhatmattered.

1.HowdoManuelandAdriansolvetheproblemoftheirlanguagedifference?

A.TheypointatthingsanddrawB.Theyshoutateachotherloudly

C.TheydonotspendtimetogetherD.TheygotravellingtoHonduras

2Whichisapurposeforreadingthistext?

A.IwanttoknowhowtosayafewwordsinSpanish.

B.IwanttolearnhowtobuyticketstoHonduras

C.Iwanttoknowhowtheboysworktogethertoplayagame

D.Iwanttoknowthefinalscoreofthebasketba11game.

3.WhatwilllikelyhappenthenexttimeAdrianplaysbasketball?

A.TheywillinviteManueltoplay.B.Theywon'tinviteManueltoplay

C.Adrianwon'tplaybasketballagain.D.Adrianwon'tbefiendswithManuel.

4.Whatisthelessonaboutfriendship?

A.Friendsdonotalwaysgetalongandcommunicatewell.

B.Goodfiendslikethesamethingsandhavethesamehabits.

C.Abasketballgameisnotaplacetomeetanewfriend.

D.Friendshiphappenswhenpeoplelearnandc缸eabouteachother.

5.Whichofthefollowingtextshasasimilartheme（主题）？

A.Ahow-totextaboutplayingdifferentballgames.

B.Astoryoftwomenfromdifferentplacesgettingtoknoweachother.

C.Astoryaboutabasketballteamwinningabiggameagainstallodds.

D.ALettertothemayoraskingforbasketballcourtsatthelocalpark.

参考答案：ACADB

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（七）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Chinesepeopleareeatingtoomuchsalt.Onaverage,peopleinChinaeatabout10.5gramsofsalt

eachday,muchhigherthanthe6gramsrecommended（建议）byChineseDietaryGuidelines(2016).

Chinanowhasoneofthehighestsaltintakesintheworld.Tofixthis,Chinaworkedoutthef订stsalt

reductionguideforitsfoodmdusti·yonApril18,people'sDailyreported.

Iftheguideisfollowedproperly,theaveragesaltintakeforChinesepeoplewilldropby20percent

by2030.Theguidecallsforfoodcompaniestolowerthesaltcontentintheirproductsbyimprovetheir

productionTec血ques（技术）andadjusting（调整）tastes.

Thesaltwetakeinmainlycomesfromprocessedfood.Forexample,a104-gramcanofLay'sclassic

potatochipscontainsabout0.66gramsofsalt,whichaccountsforover10percentofthe

recommended（被推荐）dailysaltintake.A100-grambagofKangShiFuinstantnoodleshasnearly2

gramsofsalt.

Asmallamountofsaltmakesfoodtastebetterandisimportantforgoodhealth,buteatingtoomuch

mcreasestheriskofhighbloodpressure,heartattacks（心脏病）andstrokes（中风），theXinhuaNews

Agencyreported.

Lesssaltleadstobetterhealth.Andthere'snoneedtoworrythatfoodwillbelesstastyinthe

future.AstudybytheMonellChemicalSensesCenterintheUnitedStatesfoundthatit'seasyforpeople

toreducethei.t-saltintake.Althoughyoumaythinkyourfoodisnotsaltyenoughatfirst,youtaste

buds（味蕾）willgraduallygetusedtoitandyouwillfeelthatyourfoodtastesthesameasitdidbefore.

Hereareglobaleffortstocutsalt.Morethanhalfoftheworld'scountrieshavealreadytakenaction

toreducesaltconsumption（消费）amongtheiI·cities,includingtheUK,FinlandandAustralia,China

NewsServicereported.Forexample,inNewYork,dinerswhoeatatchainrestaurantscanseewarning

nexttomenuitemsthathavehighlevelsofsalt.

1.HowmuchsaltdoChineseeatonaverageeachday?

A.2gramsB.6gramsC.10.5gramsD.0.66grams

2.InParagraphI,thewordthisreferto（指代）

A.Chineseeatsaltmuchlowerthantherecommended

B.Chinahasoneofthehighestsaltintakesintheworld

C.foodcompanieswilllowerthesaltcontentintheproducts

D.thefirstChinesesaltreductionguideforitsfoodindustry

3.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.whyChinaworkedoutasaltreductionguide.

B.wherethesaltwetakeinmainlycomesfrom.

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C.TheaimofthefirstChinesesaltreductionguide.

D.Saltisnecessarybuttoomuchisbadforyou

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Chinesewillreducethesaltintakewiththeguide'shelp.

B.Eatingtoomuchsaltcandroptheriskofsomeillnesses.

C.It'seasyforAmericanpeopletoincreasetheirsaltintake.

D.Onlyhalfoftheworld'scountriestookactiontocutsalt.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EatlesssaltforhealthB.Globaleffortstocutsalt

C.ThefirstsaltreductionguideD.Thewaystolowersaltintake

参考答案：CBDAA

（八）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

ZhaoMuheisa108-year-oldman仕omTaiwan.Praisedbymanyasanidealrolemodel,

Zhao'smottoisthatit'snevertoolatetolearn.Heisnowauditing（旁听）classesatNationalTsinghua

UniversityinTaiwanashepreparestoearnaPhD（博士学位）．

ZhaoenteredNationalOpenUniversityinTaiwanin1999.Hewenttoschoolbybikeeveryday,

nevermissingasingleclass.Hestudiedlateintothenight,anditonlytookZhaofouryearstofinishthe

128academiccredits（学分）requiredtograduate,whichhedidattheageof91.

Severalyearslater,Zhaodecidedtocontinuehisstudies.Hepassedtheenti·anceexaminationfor

NanhuaUniversityinTaiwanandgotamaster'sdegreetwoyearslater.The98-year-oldsetaGuinness

WorldRecordastheoldestpostgraduate（研究生）intheworld.

In2015,ZhaostartedclassesatNationalTsinghuaUniversity.Helivesaloneonthefourthfloorof

anoldapartmentbuilding.Hedoeshisownshopping,coo灼ngandlaundry,refusinghelpbecausehe

thinksitwouldmakehimfeelold.

ZhaowasborninShandongProvincein1912.InfluencedbytraditionalChineseculture,hestudied

ataprivateschoolandstartedtostudycalligraphy（书法）whenhewas14.Yearsofpracticemadehima

calligraphymaster.Overthedecades,hehasdonatedhugesumsofmoneyraisedbycalligraphycharities

topeopleinneed.

ZhaoheldacalligraphyexhibitioninHongKongin2012,andalsopublishedanautobiography.As

hecouldn'tuseacomputeratthetime,theautobiographywaswrittenbyFangYahui,basedonZhao's

oralnarration（口述）．Afterthebookwaswritten,Zhaodecidedthatheshouldlearnhowtousethe

Internet;nowhebuyshisownticketsonline.

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1.HowoldwasZhaoMuhewhenheenteredNationalOpenUniversity?

A.87.B.88.C.91.D.98.

2.WhendidZhaoMuhepasstheentranceexaminationforNanhuaUniversityinTaiwan?

A.In1999.B.In2003.C.In2008.D.In2015.

3.WhatdoesZhaodousinglargesumsofmoneyraisedbycalligraphycharities?

A.Heranaschool.

B.Hepublishedanautobiography.

C.HeheldacalligraphyexhibitioninHongKong.

D.Hedonatedtopeopleingreatneed.

4.WhatdoyouthinkofZhaoMuhe?

A.Devoted,honestat1dtalented.B.Clever,lovelyandeasy-going.

C.Active,atti·activeandunderstanding.D.Hard-working,kind-heartedandfashionable.

5.ZhaoMuhe'sstorytellsusthat_.

A.it'snevertoooldtolearnB.agoodbeginningishalfdone

C.manyhandsarebetterthat1oneD.it'sbettertodowellthantosaywell

参考答案：ACDDA

（九）

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所

给句子的最佳答案。

Readytotakeontheworld!PresidentBarackObamaandfirstladyMichelleannouncedonSunday,

May1st,thattheirdaughterMaliawillbeattendingHarvardUniversityinthefallof2017.TheWhite

Housealsoconfirmed（证实）thatshewilltakeagapyearbeforebeginningschool.

A"GapYe釭“isaperiodoftimewhenastudenttakesabreakbeforegoingtouniversity.Itisoften

spenttravellingorworking.Itcangiveyoungpeopleusefullearningexperiencesandnewskills.

Gapyears釭epopu]缸withEuropeanandAustralianstudents,butremainlesspopularinAmerica.

However,inrecentyears,moreandmoreAmericanstudents釭epreparingforcollegebytakingagap

year.Theadvantagesoftakingagapyearareasfollows:

LearnabouttheWorldandYourself

Althoughyoudon'thavetogoabroadtoexperiencegapye缸s,mostgapyearstudentscatchthe

chancetotravelabroad.Youareabletoworkoutwhoyouareandwhatyouarefor.Theexperiencesof

differentculturesofferyouinterestinglessons.Youcanlearnmoreabouttheworldandgettoknow

yourselfbetter.

FaceChallengesandHaveFun

Agapyearisnotonlyatimetotakeavacation,butalsoatimetofacechallenges.Gapyearstudents

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usuallywork,volunteerortakeserviceprojects.YouhavetoJeai·nhowtogetalongintherealworld

Thisprocessisn'talwayseasy,butitisanimportantpartofgrowingup.Only