中考英语阅读理解60题

阅读理解60篇

A

Fvelovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standing

byherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemorewonderful

thingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.44Butthedesk,"she'dsaid

again,"it'sforElizabeth.

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwanted

heart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感'情的）Butshelived“onthe

surface（表面）

AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincareful

wordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive（原谅）me.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment（失望），thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.I

couldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeher

intosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.I

cleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,folded（折叠）and

refoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthan

words.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdied

B.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachild

D.whenMothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords

3.Theword"gulf'inthepassagemeans.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland

4.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn'tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMother

B.MotherandChildren

C.Mymother'sDesk

D.TalksbetweenMotherandMe

B

OnedaythefamousAmericanscientistAlbertEinsteinmetanoldfriendofhisonastreetinNewYork.

“MrEinstein,"saidthefriend,44itseemsthatyouneedtoputonanewovercoat.Look,howworn-outitis!”

“Itdoesn'tmatter,“answeredAlbertEinstein.t4NooneknowsmehereinNewYork.”

SeveralyearslatertheymetinNewYorkagain.Einsteinhadbeenaworld-famousphysicistafterthenbuthestillwore

thesameoldovercoat.

Oncemorehisfriendpersuadedhimtobuyanewone.

“Thereisnoneednow,“saidEinstein,44Everybodyherehasknownme.”

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.WheredidAlbertEinsteinmetanoldfriendofhis?

2.Whatdidthefriendwanthimtobuy?

3.HowaboutEinstein'sovercoat?

4.DidEinsteinstillwearthesameoldovercoatwhenhebecameaworld-famousphysicist?

5.WhatdidEinsteinsaywhenthefriendpersuadeoncemorehimtobuyanewovercoat?

C

OnceGoethe,thegreatGermanpoet,waswalkinginapark.Hewasthinkingaboutsomethingwhenhenoticedhecame

toavery,verynarrowroad.Justatthattime,ayoungmancametowardshimfromtheotherendoftheroad.Itwastoo

narrowforbothofthemtopassthroughatthesametime.Theystoppedandlookedateachotherforawhile.Thentheyoung

mansaidrudely,“Inevermakewayforafool."ButGoethesmiledandsaid,“Ialwaysdo."Thenheturnedbackquicklyand

walkedtowardstheendoftheroad.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.WherewasGoethewalking?

2.WhocametowardsGoethefromtheotherendoftheroad?

3.Wastheroadtoonarrowforbothofthemtopassthroughatthesametime?

4.DidtheyoungmanmakewayfbrGoethe?

5.Whoturnedbackquicklyandwalkedtowardstheendoftheroad?

D

Notmanyyearsago,somefarmerswereworriedbecausehawksweretakingmanyoftheirchicken.Thefarmersdidn't

knowwhattodo.Finallytheywenttothecountryofficialsandaskedforhelp.

“Killthehawks,“theofficialssaid,“Wewillevenpayfbrthem,^^sothefarmersbegantothinkofwaystokillthe

hawks.

Thefarmerskilledmanyhawks.Theynolongerhadtoworryabouttheirchickens.Buttheynowhadanewworry.Field

micewereeatingupalotofthefarmers'grain.

Howdidthishappen?

Hawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmice.Theyeatmorefieldmicethanchickens.Butthefarmersdidn'tknow

this.Whentheykilledalotofhawks,theychangedthebalance.

Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftendestroymanywildplants.Oftentheseplantsarefoodfortheanimals.If

theanimalscan'tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhavetoleavetheplace.

InonepartoftheUSA,forexamplethedeerthereliketoeatacertainkindofwildroses.Themountainlionsthereeat

thedeer.Thenumberofdeer,mountainlionsandwildrosesdoesn'tchangemuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.

Butpeoplekilledmanymountainlionsinordertoprotectthedeer.Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthe

wildroses.Thenthedeerbegantoeatthegreenleavesofyoungtrees.Thesetreeswereimportanttothefarmers.Sothe

farmersthoughtofwaystoprotecttheirtrees.Nowthedeerhadnothingtoeat,andmanyofthemdied.Thiswasanother

lessonfromnature.

Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantforustoremember.

根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用灯”表示，错误的用“F”表示。

1.Finallytheofficialstoldthefarmerstokillthehawks.

2.Fieldmiceeatnotonlychickensbutalsothefarmers5grain.

3.Whentheanimalscan'tfindenoughplantstoeatinaplace,theywillstarveorhavetoleave.

4.Thenumberofanimalschangesmuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.

5.Itisimportantforustokeepthebalanceofnature.

E

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors（家庭教师）,cards,special

learningcenters—inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholic（天主教的）school.

Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface.Hedidn'tkisshismotherhello.

Instead,hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.Booksandpaperswerespread（铺开）outallovertheroomand

littleTommywashardatwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,

hewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsome

time,dayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.

Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthe

books.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleTommygotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity（好奇

心）.Shewenttohisroomandasked,“Son,whatwasit?Wasitthenuns（修女）?”

LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,"No.”

“Wellthen,^^sheaskedagain.t4WHATwasit?”

LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“WeH,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailed（钉）totheplussign

（力口号）,Iknewtheyweren'tjoking.”

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.WhydidTommy'sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool?

A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.

B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.

C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhismath.

D.Becausehisparentsdidn'twanthimtolearnmathanymore.

2.Tommy'smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson.

A.wasstillthesameasusual

B.atesomuchatdinner

C.kissedherhelloafterschool

D.workedhardbutsaidlittle

3.“Hittingthebooks^^means""inChinese.

A.用功

B.捶书

C.发泄

D.振作

4.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat.

A.Tommyfeltsorryforthemail

B.Tommywasafraidofbeingnailed

C.Tommydidn'tliketheplussign

D.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers

5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudents

B.mistaking（误解）mightdogoodsometimes

C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotherones

D.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath

F

WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,but

alsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.

Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.

Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,the

wifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseI

alwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohear

whatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethe

description"old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,they

understoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.

InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewho

reachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknow

theycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.

However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“okTshowsthatapersonisgoingtoretire

orthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesor

jogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,

theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twantto

hear.

Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthemanymore;Istillrespect

them,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.

ByJack

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.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause.

A.themanageraskedhimtodoso

B.herespectedtheelderly

C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso

D.hewantedmorepay

2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame.

A.nervous

B.satisfied

C.unhappy

D.excited

3.InJack'shometown,.

A.peopledislikebeingcalled

B.peopleareproudofbeingold

C.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreighty

D.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants

4.Afterthisexperience,Jack.

A.losthisjobintherestaurant

B.madefriendswiththecouple

C.nolongerrespectedtheelderly

D.changedhiswaywitholderpeople

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.

B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.

C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.

D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.

G

Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhas

everythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean'sfamilyaresobusythatthey

canhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.

SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous（匿名）,talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowabouther

famousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwith

quiteoften.

LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullof

storiesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon（共同的）interestinrockmusicandmodemdance.Soitalwaystookthem

hourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteach

other.Davidsentapictureofhimself:Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,they

becamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.

WhenJean'sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhim

sothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.But

whensheknockedonDavid'sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!

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.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis.

A.richB.famous

C.youngD.lonely

2.Jeanthought“David“wasspecialbecausehe.

A.madeherquitehappyonQQB.wasfromSanFrancisco

C.sentherapictureofhimselfD.wastallandgood-looking

3.WhenJeanand“David“metandintroducedthemselvestoeachother,whofeltsurprised?

A."David".B.Both“David”andJean.

C.Jean.D.Neither“David”norJean.

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Don'tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.

B.Peopledon'tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.

C.Don'tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQ.

D.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.

H

LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,

swimming,horsebackriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecial

time—likemywedding（婚礼）andLinda's.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewroteless

often.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“Address（地址）Unknown.MIhadnoideahowtofindLinda.

Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtoshare（分享）happinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.

AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.Therewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlya

friendlikeLindacouldfill.

OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaand

whoselastnamewasWagman—Linda'smarriedname.'TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,Ithought,butJstillwrote

toher.

Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter."MrsTobin!”shesaidexcitedly,6tLindaEvansWagmanismymother.”

MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeach

other'slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere'sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:Wewon'tlose

eachotheragain!

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.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans.

A.attheageof13

B.beforeshegotmarried

C.aftertheymovedtonewhomes

D.beforethewriter'sfamilymovedaway

2.Theydidn'toftenwritetoeachotherbecausethey.

A.gotmarried

B.hadlittletimetodoso

C.didn'tlikewritingletters

D.couldseeeachotheronspecialtime

3.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter'sheartbecauseshe.

A.wasintrouble

B.didn'tknowLinda'saddress

C.receivedthecardthatshesent

D.didn'thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappinessorsadness

4.Thewriterwashappywhenshe.

A.readthenewspaper

B.heardLinda'svoiceonthephone

C.metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLinda

D.wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman

5.Theyhaven'tkeptintouch.

A.forabout40years

B.forabout27years

C.sincetheygotmarried

D.sincethewriter'sfamilymovedaway

I

Amanwenttoseehisdoctoroneday,becausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach.Afterthedoctorhad

examinedhimcarefully,hesaidtohim,“Well,there'snothingreallywrongwithyou,Tmgladtosay.Youronlytroubleis

thatyouworrytoomuch.Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththesametroubleasyouhereafewweeksago,andIgavehimthe

sameadviceasIamgoingtogiveyou.Hewasworriedbecausehecouldn'tpayhistailor'sbills.Itoldhimnottoworry

aboutthebillsanymore.Hetookmyadviceandwhenhecametoseemeagaintwodaysago,hetoldmethathenowfelt

quiteallrightagain.”“Yes,Iknowallaboutthat,”answeredthepatientsadly."Yousee,Tmthatman'stailor!”

根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用叮”表示，错误的用“F，表示。

1.Thetailorwenttoseehisdoctorbecausehehasgotaheadache.

2.Thereisnothingseriouswiththetailor.

3.Amanwiththesametroubleasthetailorafewdaysago.

4.Thedoctorgavethemanandthetailorthesameadvice.

5.Thetailorwasworriedbecauseamancouldn'tpayhisbills.

J

Iworkedforashorttimeasacashier（出纳员）atarestaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetables

whenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,1foundalargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.I

guessedIshouldcheckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasverybusyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewas

somethingvaluable（有价值的）inthewallet,theownerwouldbeback.Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothe

counterandaskedifanyonehadfoundawallet.Iaskedhimtodescribethelostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,I

gavehimthewallet.HeexpressedhisthankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim

“no".Atonceheopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash（现金）.Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedit

tomeandIwasamazedatthis.4tAreward（酬劳）foryourhonesty,“hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.

Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!I

thoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit.Butitalsocameintomymind

thatIactuallysavedsomeone'sChristmasplansbyfindingandreturningthewallet.Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworth

morethananythingcouldbuy.

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.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theownerofthewalletfoundatwenty-dollarbillgone.

B.Thewriterwasn'tsurprisedwhenthemangaveherareward.

C.Nothinginthewalletwasmissing.

D.Themanwasvery,veryexcitedwhenhegothiswalletback.

2.Thewriterreturnedthewallettotheownerbecause.

A.shethoughtChristmaswascoming

B.theownercamebacktoosoon

C.shedidn'tknowtherewassomuchmoneyinit

D.asanhonestperson,shedidn'tcaremuchaboutmoney

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thewriteracceptedarewardof$20.

B.Thewriterregretted（后悔）thatshehadreturnedthewallet.

C.Thewriterdidn'treturnthewalletuntiltheownercameback.

D.Thewriterfellveryhappyaftershereturnedthewallet.

K

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEve

whenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin（顽童）waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.

Paulanswered,<4Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywassurprised.uYoumeanyourbrothergaveit

toyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish...”Hehesitated（犹豫）.Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,

butwhattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly.t4Iwish,"theboywenton,"thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedatthe

boyinsurprise,andthenhesaidagain,t4Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”"Ohyes,I'dloveto,“theboyanswered.

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“Sir,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?,5

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehome

inabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarrying

hislittlecrippled（残疾的）brother.Hesatdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.

AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmas

windowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthe

threebegananunforgettableholidayride.

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.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.hemetPaul

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.toshowhehadarichfriend

B.toshowhisneighborsthebigcar

C.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4.Wecanfindfromthestorythat.

A.theurchinwishedPaultogivehiscartoBuddy

B.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

C.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

D.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

5.Thebestnameofthestoryis______.

A.AChristmasPresentB.Paul,aKind-heartedPerson

C.ABrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

L

LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,destroying（摧毁）fourteenhomes.Sevenothers

weresobadlydamaged（破坏）thattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.

Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.

Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.

Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.

“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,“hesaid,“Whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefell

downontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideand

foundhim,safebutveryfrightened.,,

Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheran

outsideatoncewithherchildren.

“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,"shesaid,“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”

Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutoftheflooded（水淹的）areaandthewelfaredepartment（福利机构）broughtthem

food,clothesandshelter.

1.Howmanyhomesaltogether（总共）weredamagedinthestorm?

A.FourteenB.Twenty-one

C.Twenty-nineD.Thirty-six

2.WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?

A.Hewasinbed.B.Hewasinsidethehouse.

C.Hewasoutsidethehouse.D.Hewasontheroof.

3.Mrs.Wooandherfamilydidn'tgethurtbecause.

A.herhusbandknewtherewouldbeastorm

B.theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestormbecameworse

C.shefeltthehousewasmoving

D.thewelfaredepartmenthelpedher

4.Theunderlinedword"shelter“inthispassagemeans.

A.somethingtoeatB.somethingtowear

C.somewheretostudyD.somewheretostay

5.Whichofhefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ATerribleStormB.ALuckyWoman

C.GoodSoldiersD.CleverPeople

M

Weknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andthere

aremorethan2,500kindsofthem.

Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecidethatshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.It'struethatmalemosquito

doesn'tbite（咬）andonlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsor

peopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn'tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeone

elseformoredeliciousblood.Nexttim