2017初中英语阅读理解及解析

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport,thisis

becausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheworldcup.the

worldcupisheldeveryfouryears.

toremember2002fifaworldcup.childrenfromdifferent

countriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscame

togetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled"

dream（梦幻）worldcups"inJapan.thechildrendrewanimals,

flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.they

wishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags（旗帜）of

allthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheworldcupinJapanand

southkorea.thepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundin

yokohama.somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.

areyouafootballfan（迷）？theworldcupmakesmoreand

morepeopleinterestedinfootballteenagers（青少年）likeplayingand

watchingfootball.manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuch

thattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavoriteplayersonthewallsof

theirrooms,thatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheworldcupas

childreninjapan.

l.ifacountrywantstodoyouknowhowtoplayagamecalled

“musicalchairs^^?itiseasytoplayandmostpeopleenjoyit.all

youneedaresomechairs,somepeopleandsomewayofmaking

music,youmayuseapianooranyothermusicalinstrument,if

someonecanplayit.youmayuseataperecorder,youcanevenuse

aradio.

putthechairsinarow.thechairsmaybeputintwos,backtoback,

abetterwayistohavethechairsinonerowwitheachchairfacing

intheoppositedirectiontothechairnexttoit.

thegameiseasy,whenthemusicstarts,theplayerswalkroundthe

chairs,everyonegoesinthesamedirection,ofcourse,theyshould

walkintimetothemusic,ifthemusicisfasttheyshouldwalk

quickly,ifthemusicisslow,theyshouldwalkslowly.

thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame,when

themusicstops,theplayerstrytositonthechairs,ifaperson

cannotfindachairtositon,hedropsout.then,beforethemusic

startsagain,onechairmustbetakenaway,whenthemusicstops

again,onemoreplayerwillbeout.

atlast,therewillbetwoplayersandonechair,theonewhositson

thechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.

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.tenchairs

c.elevenchairsd.onechair

2.whichofthefollowingisnotsuitableforplayingmusicalchairs?

a.apianob.aradio

c.ataperecorderd.atelephone

3.thechairsshouldbeput.

a.withthedesksb.beforethewinner

c.allovertheroomd.inaline

4.whenthemusicstarts,theplayersmust.

a.runabouttheroom

b.getdown

c.walkaroundthechairs

d.sitonthechairs

5.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ifapersoncannotfindachairto

siton,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3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,theplayerswalk

roundthechairs.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theonewhositsonthechairwhenthe

musicstopsisthewinner.可知c项是正确的；由第4段的句子the

personplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame可知d项也

是正确的。故答案选b.

akepartintheworldcup,shemusthave.

a.manyfootballfansb.averygoodteamc.many

footballplayerd.abigplayground

2.thenextworldcupwillbeheldin.

a.2006b.2007c.2005

d.2004

3.fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythings

except.

a.peopleplayingfootballb.picturesofsomefootball

starsc.asunnyskyd.flowers

4.in"dreamworldcup",thechildrendrewtheflagsofsome

countries.

a.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry

b.totellthepeopletheirstories

c.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams

d.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball

5.manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstars

because.

a.theyareinterestedinfootball

b.theyarefootballfans

c.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreat

dallofa,bandc

2）

in1826,afrenchmannamedniepceneededpicturesforhis

business.buthewasnotagoodartis.soheinventedaverysimple

camera（照相机）.heputitinawindowofhishouseandtooka

pictureofhiagarden.thatwasthefirstphoto.

thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography（摄影术）

wasin1837.thatyeat,daguere,anotherfrenchman,tookapictureof

hisreadingroom.heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.in

hispictureyoucouildseeexerythingveryclearly,eventhesmallest

thing.thiskindofphotowascalledadaguerreotype.

soon,otherpeoplebegantousedaguerre'lers

broughtbackwondefulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.people

tookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.thenphotographers

couldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.thatwasnot

simple.thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandother

machines.butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheunited

ststesworkedsohard.

mathewbradywasafamousamericanphotographers.hetook

manypictureofgreadpeople.thepicturewereunusualbeausethey

wereverylifelike（栩栩如生的）

photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe

19thcentury.somephotodwerenorjustcooiesofthereal

world.theyshowedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.

6.thefirstphototakenbyniepcewasapicturteof

a.hisbusinessb.hishousec.hisgarden

d.hiswindow

7.thedaguerrotypewas.

a.afrenchmanb.akindofpicturec.akindof

camerad.aphotographer

8.ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsin

theyearof1840j,hehadto,

a.watchlotsoffilmsb.buyan

expensivecamera

c.stopinmostcitiesd.takemany

filmsandsomethingelsewithhim.

9.mathewbrady.

a.wasverylifelikeb.was

famousforhisunusualpictures

c.wasquitestrongd.took

manypicturesofmovingpeople

lO.thispassagetellsus

a.howphotographywasdevelopedb.howto

showyourideasandfeelingsinpictures

c.howtotakepicturesintheworldd.howtouse

differentcameras

3）

americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.if

bothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars,whenthe

familyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan（住房

汽车）

asmallcarcanhold（容纳）fourpersonsandalargecarcanhold

sixpersonsbutitisverycrowded（拥挤）.avanholdsevenpersons

easily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogo

onaholidaytraveltheycouldalltraveltogether.

mr.hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear,thismade

themsellasecondcarandbusavan.theirchildrensixthandseventh

seatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarry

manysuitcases（衣箱）whentheytravel,whentheyarriveattheir

grandparents'home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscan

thencarrythegrandparents.

americanscallvansmotorhomes,amotorhomeisalwaysused

forholidays,whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortothe

seaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortothe

seaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks,

allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhenthey

aretravelingtogether,thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomevery

popular,inamericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.

11.fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled.

a.amotorcarb.amotorhomec.amotorbike

d.abigtruck

12.beforemr.hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,

they.

a.soldtheiroldhouseb.movedtotheir

grandparents'house

c.builtanewplaceforavand.soldtheir

secondcar

13.amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamily

with.

a.ababyb.muchmoneyc.morethan

erestinvans

14.americansusuallyusemotorhomer.

a.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday

b.todosomeshoppingwithalldiefamilymembers

c.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends

d.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday

15.motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause.

a.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefree

b.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfor

theirholidays

c.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheap

d.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes

4)

iwillalwaysremembermymother'slastfewdaysinthisworld.

onFebruary14th,2000,myclasswentonafieldtriptothebeach,i

hadsomuchfun.whenwereturnedtoschool,myteachertoldmeto

gototheheadmaster'soffice,whenigotintotheoffice,isawa

policeofficer,suddenlyirealizedsomethingwaswrong,thepolice

officertoldmewhathadhappenedandwewenttopickmysisterup.

afterthat,wewenttothehospitalandwaited,timewentslowly,

finally,wegottoseeourmother,itwasterrible.

onthenextday,theheadmastercameandtoldmytwoteacherswhat

hadhappened,iwastakingarestthatday.iknewithadsomething

todowithmymother,ikeptthinkingthatsheeitherdiedorhad

gottenbetter,howiwishedthatshehadgottenbetter,whenmy

teachertookmeoutside,mysisterranuptome.shestartedcrying,

“she'sgone,teresa,mommy5sgone,she'sdead.^^icouldn'tbelieve

it.wejumpedintothecaranddrovestraighttothehospital,mostof

myfamilywerethere,thesilencewasterrible,iknewihadtosay

goodbye.

todaywhenilookback,istillmissmymotherverymuch,buti

knowthatiwilllive,mymotherwasastrongmother,whohadthe

biggestheart,mymotherwasanangelwalkingontheearth,iwill

alwaysrememberherasliving,whensomeoneisaskedwhotheir

hero（英雄）is,theyusuallysaysomeonefamous,likemichael

jordanorbritneyspears,whensomeoneasksmewhomyherois,i

tellthem,mymother,mymotherliveseveryday.thatiswhatmakes

heratruehero.

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O

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.thewriterisafraidofhermother

b.thewriterisproudofhermother

c.thewriterfeelssadabouthermother

d.thewriterfeelssorryforhermother

5.thewritermustthinkhermotherisawoman.

a.famousb.free

c.richd.great

「答案与解析」

1.选c.根据短文的第2段句子whenwereturnedtoschool,my

teachertoldmeto…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thepoliceofficertoldmewhathad

happenedand...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飞gone,

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：astrong

mother,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,hedrives

carefullyandcankeepcalmintimeofdanger,andheescapedfrom

severalaccidents,themanagerpayshimmoreandthetraffic

policemenoftenspeakhighlyofhim.

mrbaker,oneofhisfriends,worksinafactoryoutsidethecity,

it'sfarfromhishouseandhehastogotoworkbybus.asthetraffic

iscrowdedinthemorning,sometimeshe'slatefbrthework,his

managerwarnstheyoungmanthathewillbesentawayunlesshe

getstohisofficeontime,hehopestobuyacar,buthehasn't

enoughmoney,hedecidestobuyanoldone.hewenttotheflea

（跳蚤）marketandatlasthechoseabeautifulbutcheapcar.he

saidhewantedtohaveatrial（试验）drive,theselleragreed,he

calledmrkingandaskedhimtohelphim.

mrkingexaminedthecaratfirstandthendroveitaway,itwasfive

inthemorningandtherewerefewcarsinthestreet,atfirsthedrove

slowlyanditworkedwell,thenhedrovefast,andwhenhereacheda

crossing,thelightsturnedred.hetriedtostopit,buthefailedand

nearlyhitanoldwomanwhowascrossingthestreet,apoliceman

toldhimtostop,butthecarwentonuntilithitabigtreebythe

road.

"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.isnotafraidofdanger

c.haddrivenforyearsd.drivesverywell

2.mrbakerwenttothefleamarketto.

a.buyasecond-handcarb.haveatrialdrive

c.chooseanewcard.sellhisoldcar

3.mrkingtriedtostopthecarwhen.

a.hesawanoldwomancrossingthestreet

b.hesawabigtree

c.thetrafficlightsturnedred

d.thepolicemanshoutedangrilyathim

4.whichofthefollowingistrue?

a.mrkingwillbesentawayifhekeepsbeinglate

b.mrbakercan'taffordtobuyanoldcar

c.mrkingdidn'thearthepoliceman

d.somethingwaswrongwiththecar

「答案与解析」

1.选d.由句子hedrivescarefullyandcankeepcalmintimeof

danger,andheescapedfromseveralaccidents.可知，mrkingdrives

verywell,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hedecidedto

buyanoldone,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$150000totheuniversity

ofsouthernmississippi.shewantedtohelppoorstudents,itwasa

verygenerousthingtodo.butherfriendsandneighborswere

surprised,mccartywasagoodwoman,shewenttochurch,shewas

alwaysfriendlyandhelpful,buteveryoneinhertownknewthat

mccartywasnotrich,infact,shewaspoor.

howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney?oseola

mccartywasbornin1908inhattiesburg,mississippi.shehadto

leaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily,she

tookajobwashingclothes,sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.

oseolawashedtheclothesbyhand,thenshehungtheclothestodry.

shedidthisfornearly80years,inthe1960s,sheboughtan

automaticwasheranddryer,butshegavethemaway,shedidnot

thinktheygottheclothescleanenough!atthattime,manypeople

startedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers,mccartydidnothave

muchwork,soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.

mccartynevermarriedorhadchildren,herlifewasverysimple,she

wenttoworkandtochurch,shereadherbible（圣经）。shehada

black-and-whitetelevision,butshedidnotwatchitverymuch,it

hadonlyonechannel.

mccartysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$250000.

whenshewas86,alawyerhelpedhermakeawill,sheleftmoneyto

thechurch,herrelatives,andtheuniversity,mccartyjustwantedto

helpothers,shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson,butthen

peoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity,shereceived

manyhonors（荣誉）。sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime!

oseolamccartydiedin1999.shewasashyandordinarywoman

whobecamefamous.

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$150000totheuniversityofsouthern

mississippi.

a.tohelpthepoorstudentsb.tosurpriseherfriendsandneighbors

c.toshowhergenerosityd.tobeagoodandrichwoman

2.fromthestoryweknow.

a.mccartywasborninapoorfamilyneartheuniversityofsouthern

mississippi

b.everyonewassurprisedbecausetheythoughtmccartyhadno

education

c.washersanddryersbroughtachangeinmccarty'slife

d.mccartygavehalfofhermoneytothechurchandherrelatives

3.whichofthefollowingistrue?

a.mccartyhadtoworktohelpherfamilyafterschooleveryday.

b.mccartylearnedtoreadthebiblebyherselfintheschool.

c.mccartymadeonethirdofhermoneybywashingandironing

clothes.

d.mccartydidnothaveherownfamilybecauseshehadnohusband

orchildren.

4.fromwhichofthefollowingcanwetellmccartylivedasimple

life?

a.sheworkedhardallherlife.b.shedidn'tthinkshewasspecial.

c.shedidn'thavemanyinterests,d.shehadatvsetwithmany

channels.

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：shewantedtohelppoor

students.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-old

woman.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mccartynevermaiTiedorhadchildren.

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simple

life.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,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthe

mostimportantpeopleinamerica.onewasaveryrichbanker,

anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthe

thirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyork.

thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

“howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporter

askedthebanker.

thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“ithink

anybodywhoisinvitedtothewhiterhousetomeetthepresidentof

theunitedstatesisreallyimportant.,,

thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheveiylargecompany.<€do

youagreewiththat?”sheasked.

themanshookhishead,"no.ithinkthepresidentinvitesalotof

peopletothewhitehouse,you'donlybeimportantifwhileyou

werevisitingthepresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthe

presidentofanothercountry,andthepresidentoftheussaidhewas

toobusytoanswerit.”

thereporterturnedtothethirdman."doyouthinkso?”

“no,idon't,hesaid.t€idon5tthinkthatmakesthevisitor

important,thatmakesthepresidentimportant.^^

“thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandthe

othertwomenasked.

“oh,ithinkifthevisitortothewhitehousewastalkingtothe

presidentandthephonerang,andthepresidentpickedupthe

receiver,listenedandthensaid,'it'sfbryou.'"

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.america

c.japand.australia

2.由ereareinthispassage.

a.twomenandtwowomen

b.threemenandonewoman

c.threewomenandoneman

d.fourwomen

3.thebankerthought.

a.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker

b.thevisitortothewhitehousewasreallyimportant

c.thevisitorwhometthepresidentoftheunitedstates

d.thereporterwasreallyimportant

4.theowneroftheverylargecompanythought.

a.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargest

companies

b.thebankerwasreallyimportant

c.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyorkwasreally

important

d.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthe

president,thepresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall

5.theownerofmanybuildingsthought.

a.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthe

centerofnewyork

b.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant

c.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothepresidentand

thepresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor

d.thepersonwhoworkedinthewhitehousewasreallyimportant

「答案与解析」

1.选b.从第1段的首句severalyearsago,atelevisionreporter

wastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinamerica.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ther叩orter问thebanker什么样的人才是重要的时，

他回答说：ithinkanybodywhoisinvitedtothewhitehousetomeet

thepresidentoftheunitedstatesisreallyimportant.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)

afriendofminenamedpaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhis

brotherasaChristmaspresent,onChristmasevewhenpaulcameout

ofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar."is

thisyourcar,paul?”heasked.

paulanswered,“yes,mybrothergaveittomeforchristmas.^^the

boywassurprised,“youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouandit

didn'tcostyounothing?boy,iwish…"hehesitated.

ofcoursepaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.hewasgoingto

wishhehadabrotherlikethat,butwhattheboysaidsurprisedpaul

greatly.

“iwish,“theboywenton,“thaticouldbeabrotherlikethat.^^paul

lookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,"wouldyouliketo

takearideinmycar?”

“ohyes,i'dlovethat.

afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,

“paul,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”

paulsmiledalittle,hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted,he

wantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.

butpaulwaswrongagain,"willyoustopwherethosetwosteps

are?”theboyasked.

heranuptothesteps,theninashortwhilepaulheardhimcoming

back,buthewasnotcomingfast,hewascarryinghislittlecrippled

brother,hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

“theresheis,buddy,justlikeitoldyouupstairs,hisbrothergaveit

tohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent,andsomedayi'm

goingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfall

thenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthati'vebeentryingtotell

youabout.^^

paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.the

shining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeof

thembegananunforgettableholidayride.

注：urchin顽童hesitate犹豫neighbour邻居crippled残疾

cent美分

1.thestreeturchinwasverysuiprisedwhen.

a.paulreceivedanexpensivecar

b.paultoldhimaboutthecar

c.hesawtheshiningcar

d.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.

a.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

b.wantedpaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

c.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikepaul's

d.wishedpaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3.theurchinaskedpaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse

a.toshowhisneighboursthebigcar

b.toshowhehadarichfriend

c.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

d.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4.wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythat.

a.paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchin

b.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

c.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

d.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

5.thebestnameofthenamestoryis.

a.aChristmaspresent

b.astreeturchin

c.abrotherlikethat

d.anunforgettableholidayride

key:1.b2.a3.d4.b5.c

9）

cool^isawordwithmanymeanings,itsoldmeaningisusedto

expressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold,astheworldhas

changed,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

"cooF'canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"it's

cool.5,youmaythink,"he'ssocool,^whenyouseeyourfavourite

footballer.

weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof<,cool,\youcanuseit

insteadofmanywordssuchas"new"or"surprising”,here'san

interestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.a

teacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）they

hadvisited,ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,t4it'sso

cool,maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawand

felt.

butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords,without"cool",

somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.soitisquite

importanttokeepsomecredibility（可信f生）.canyouthinkofmany

otherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool”?i

can.andithinktheyarealsoverycool.

1.weknowthattheword"cool"hashad.

a.onlyonemeaningb.nomeanings

c.manydifferentmeaningsd.thesamemeaning

2.inthepassage,theword“express“means"

a.seeb.showc.knowd.feel

3.ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"it'scool.”

erestedinb.angryabout

c.afraidofd.unhappywith

4.thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythe

wordisused.

a.pleasedwithb.strangeto

c.worriedaboutd.carefulwith

5.inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword

“cool”.

a.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

b.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

c.canmakeyourlifecolourful

d.maynotbeascoolasitseems

key:1.c2.b3.a4.c5.d

W）

thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class,missliwas

tellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike,afterthat,sheaskedher

students,"what'swater?,,noonespokeforafewminutes,missli

askedagain,"whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?didn'titellyou

whatwaterislike?”

justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“missli,youtoldusthat

waterhasnocolourandnosmell.butwheretofindsuchkindof

water?thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandit

hasabadsmell,“mostofthechildrenagreedwithhim.

"i'msorry,children,“saidtheteacher,“ourwaterisgettingdirtier

anddirtier,that'saproblem.

1.thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.

a.englishb.