初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷

【精品英语】初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷

一、英语阅读理解阅读

1.阅读理解

IwastravellingalonethroughtheUK.Toreachplacesthatwereoffthepublictransportation

map,Iboughtanoldcar,whichcostmostofmymoney.Icouldn'taffordtostayinahotel,soI

hadtocampinmycarfortherestofthetrip.

OnemorningIwokeupinmyoldcaronacountryroadinIrelandandsawasinglehouse,The

waterinmythermos(保温瓶)hadgonecold,soIknockedonthedoorofthehouse.Awoman

openedit.Iaskedherforsomehotwater.Butshewouldn'tletmegetawaywithjustthat!Iwas

invitedindoors.Sheaskedmetositatthetableandhavebreakfastwithherfamily.Theyfilledmy

thermosbeforeIleft.

Iwasgreatlymoved.AndIdecidedtopassthekindnesson.TheotherdayImetayoungman

whohadbeendrivingaroundtolookforaparkinglot.Helookedincreasinglyupset.Iwasglad

thatIwasabletopointoneouttohim.Histhankfulsmilewasthehugestreward(奖赏)for

me.

(1)Thewriterboughtthecarinorderto______________.

A.servethepublicB.travelmoreeasilyC.takethetripaloneD.savemoremoney

(2)Whydidthewritercampinhiscar?

A.Hewasshortofmoney.B.Itwashishabit.

C.Hecouldhaveabetterrest.D.Itwouldbewarmer.

(3)Thewriteraskedthewomanfor.

A.amapB.athermosC.somehotwaterD.alightbreakfast

(4)Howdidtheyoungmanfeelatlast?

A.Funny.B.Upset.C.Disappointed.D.Thankful.

(5)What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Travellingaloneisinteresting.B.Sharingfoodisapleasure.

C.Kindnessisthesunshineinlife.D.Smileisimportanttoeveryone.

2.阅读理解

ImproveYourLearningSkills!

Wanthighermarks?

Haveanimportantexamsoon?

Cometotheworkshopandlearnhowto:

•Readfaster

•Takebetternotes

•Improveyourspelling

Wednesday,March13,3pm-5pm,Room314

Bringanotebook,adictionary,andapencil.

Seeyouthere.

(1)Peoplecanimprove______intheworkshop.

A.readingB.grammarC.speakingD.pronunciation

(2)Peopleneedtostayintheworkshopfor.

A.onehourB.twohoursC.threehoursD.fourhours

(3)Peopleshouldbringiftheygototheworkshop.

A.apenB.anotebookC.anEnglishbookD.acomputer

3.阅读理解

PublicholidaysintheUnitedStates

DatesOfficialNamesRemarks

January1NewYear'sItcelebratesthebeginningoftheyear.Festivitiesinclude

Daycountingdowntomidnightontheprecedingnight,NewYear's

Eve,evenwithfire-workdisplayandparty.

LastMondayMemorialDayIthonorsthenation'swardeadfromtheCivilWaronwards,and

marksthebeginningofthesummerseason.

July4IndependenceItcelebratesthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence(独

Day立宣言)fromBritishrule,alsocalledtheFourthDayofJuly.

Fireworkcelebrationsareheldinmanycitiesthroughoutthe

nation.

FirstMondayLaborDayItcelebratestheachievements

inSeptemberofworkersandthelabormovement；markstheunofficial(非官

方的)endofthesummerseason.

SecondColumbusDayIthonorsColumbus,traditionaldiscovereroftheAmericas.In

MondayinsomeareasitisSecond,alsoacelebrationofItalianculture.

October(TraditionallyOctober12).Insomestates,itiscelebrated

as"lndigenous(土生土长的)People'sDay"asacelebrationof

theNativeAmericans,notColumbus.

FourthThanks-givingTraditionallyitcelebratesthegivingofthanksfortheautumn

ThursdayinDayharvest,raditionallyitincludesthesharingofaturkeydinner.

NovemberTraditionalstartoftheChristmasandholidayseason.

(1)MemorialDayis.

A.onMay30

B.tohonortheGivilWar

C.onlastMondayinMay

D.attheendofthesummerseason

(2)WhichdayistohonorthediscovereroftheAmericas?

A.LaborDay.B.ColumbusDay.C.ThanksgivingDay.D.IndependenceDay.

(3)TraditionallyThanksgivingDayisadayofthankingfor_____

A.parentsB.godC.theautumnD.theautumnharvest

(4)WhichholidayisinSeptember?

A.MemorialDay.B.ColumbusDay.C.LaborDay.D.IndependenceDay.

4.阅读理解

Ibelievethatwecanhaveanimportanteffectonanyonewemeet.Therightwordsatjustthe

righttimecouldchangesomeone'slife.WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwas

deaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeina

normalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.And

thenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,

sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalled

me.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmile

shecried,

"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（剧增）.At

thatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome（克月艮）

them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.

WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwasdeaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsand

parentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeinanormalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.And

thenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,

sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalled

me.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmile

shecried,"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（居lj

增）.Atthatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome

（克月艮）them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.

（1）Thewriterfeltwhenheansweredthequestion.

A.excitedB.happyC.afraidD.nervous

（2）WhatisTRUEaboutthewriter?

A.Heoftenmadefunofhisclassmates.

B.Hedidn'thaveconfidenceinhimself.

C.Hewasoutgoingandcouldlearnquickly.

D.Hegotalongverywellwithhisclassmates.

（3）Whatdidthewriterwanttotellusinthestory?

A.It'stheteachers*dutytohelpstudentsbuildtheirconfidence.

B.Therightwordsattherighttimecanmakeadifference.

C.Beingdeafdoesn'tmeanbeinglessimportantthanothers.

D.Weneedtoproveourselveswhenwearegivenachance.

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WeShouldBeConfident

B.Mrs.JordanIsMyTeacher

C.TheWordsThatChangedMyLife

D.TheDeafBoyHasaGoodChance

5.阅读理解

Whenthrowingawayrubbish,doyouknowwhichBinitshouldgoin?Haveyouevernoticed

thedifferently-coloredBinsonthestreet?

Someofyoumightnotbeabletoanswerthisquestion.However;it'sactuallyquiteimportant

toknowhowtosortyourwaste.Notknowinghowtosortwastecanmakeithardertosave

energyandprotecttheenvironment.

Ifyoudon'tsortyourwaste,allofitwillgotoaland'llandBeBuried(埋)together.These

landfillscantakeuplargeareasofgroundthatcouldhaveBeenusedforplantingtreesorCrops.

Theelectronicwasteyouthrowaway,suchasBatteries,Canpollutethesoilandgroundwater.

Otherpiecesofwaste,likethemetalpartofapen,canbeusedtomakeotherthingsiftheyare

properlyrecycled.

Withthisinmind,manyCitiesinChinahaveBeenrunningwaste-sortingCampaigns(:舌动)

inrecentyears.Forexample,ShanghaiannouncedinJulythatwithinthreeyears,allofits

residents(居民)shouldsorttheirwasteintofourgroupswet,recyclable,harmfulanddry.

"Wet"wasteisalsoknownashouseholdwaste."Theyarethingsyoudon'twantbutthatpigs

caneat/'GuangzhouDailyexplained.Paper,metal,glassandotherthingsthatCanBereusedare

recyclablewaste.

Harmfulwasteincludesthingslikemedicine,BatteriesandfluorescentBulbs.Finally,anywaste

that'snotwet,recyclableorharmfulwillgointhe"drywaste"bin.

ManyotherChineseCities,includingShenzhen,plantousethismethodtosorttheirgarbage.

Nowthatyouknowthis,perhapsyoucandoyourparttoprotecttheenvironmentand

encourageotherstosorttheirwaste.

(1)Thepassageismostprobablyfroma(an).

A.newspaperB.notionC.AdvertisementD.sciencestory

(2)Theunderlinedword"landfill"inthispassagemeans""inChinese.

A.垃圾箱B.垃圾填埋场C.农场D.陆地

(3)Whichofthefollowingthingsareharmfulwaste?

A.medicine,fluorescentBulbsandmetal

B.Batteries,glassandmetal

C.medicine,fluorescentBulbsandBatteries

D.medicine,Batteriesandpaper

(4)Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.

A.introducewaste-sortingCampaignsinrecentyears

B.tellpeopletosortthetrashandprotecttheenvironment

C.advisepeopletosortthegarbageintofourgroups

D.describethedisadvantagesofnotsortingthegarbage

6.阅读理解

OneThursdayafternoon,whenIwasinGrade9,anewboycameintomyclassroom.Hewas

shortandthin.Hewalkeduptotheteacherandtoldher,veryseriously,thathewasnew.His

namewasChristian.Hesatdown,tookalookatme,andthenlookedaway.Ididn'tthinkhewas

veryniceandIwassurehewasn'tthetypeIwouldliketobecomefriendswith.

Duringthatyear,Ididn'ttalktohimmuch,buthesmiledatmewhenoureyesmet,always

shyly.Heneveratelunchwithanybody,andhenevertalkedtoanybodybutme.

ButonedayIjoinedthoseunkindkidswhoweremakingfunofhim.Wemadefunofhim

thoughIthoughtitwaswrong.

“Haven'tyougotanyfriends?"akidaskedChristian,whohadwalkedpastusalone,headdown.

"No,hehasn'tgotanyfriends.He'stoostupidandshy/'Isaid.ThenChristianlookedupatme

withthesaddestdogeyesIhadeverseen.Ifeltverysorryatthatmoment.

Thatnight,Icouldn'tsleepbecauseIcouldn'tgetChristian'sfaceoutofmymind.Intheweeks

thatfollowed,henevermetmyeyesinclassandneversmiledatme.Itwasreallyhardformeto

decidetowritehimanoteaskinghimtoforgive(原谅)me.ButIthoughtIshould.

Thenextdayinclass,IwrotehimanotetellinghimhowsorryIfelt.Aboutfiveminuteslater,I

turnedandsawtearsinhiseyes."Youwillneverrealizewhatyourapology(道歉)hasmeant

tome,Jimmy,"hesaidtome."Ihopewecanbecomefriends."

WehadlunchtogetherthatnoonandwehadthebesttalkIhadeverhad.Overtheyearsat

highschool,wewereclosefriends.

WhenIthinkback,Irealizethat,ifIhadnotapologized,Iwouldneverhaveknownwhata

lovelypersonChristianwas!

Apologiescanreallychangeyourlife,sonevermissthechancetotellsomebodyyouaresorry.

(1)Fromthepassage,weknowChristianwasaboy.

A.tallandfatB.shortandshyC.shortandactiveD.lovelyandfat

(2)JimmyfeltafterhemadefunofChristianwithotherunkindkids.

A.happyB.interestedC.sorryD.bored

(3)Thispassagetellsusthat.

A.weshouldmakeanapologywhenwehurtothers

B.Jimmy*sapologywasunimportanttoChristian

C.Christianwasn'tlovelyinfact

D.itisimpossibletosaysorrytoothers

7.阅读理解

Whydoestheskychangecolors?

Whatisthesky?Howhighisit?Whatcolorisit?Whatbirdscanliveaboveit?Thesequestions

aredifficulttoanswer,aren'tthey?

Infact,theskyhasnocolor.Thenwhydoestheskylookblue?

Weknowthatthereisairaroundtheworld.Whenplanesfly,theyneedairtolifttheirwings.

Planescan'tflyveryhigh.Thatisbecausetheairgetsthinnerwhentheygohigher.Thesamewill

happentousifwegohighenough.Ifwegoupabout1,200kilometersfromtheearth,wellfind

noairthere.Somebirdscanflyintotheskyashighasaplane,buttheycannotflyorlivewithout

air.

Lookingupaboveus,youwillseetheblueskywithwhiteclouds.Itisusuallylightblue.The

colorwouldbebluerwhenyouseeonthetopofahighmountain.Andyouwillseefewerclouds

intheskybetweenyouandthesun.

Sometimestheskydoesn'tlookblue.Whenthesunrisesandfalls,youwillseered,orange,

andothercolorsinthesky.Sucharethemostbeautifulmomentsoftheday.

Whocanseethecolorsoftheskyhighabovetheearth?Theastronauts!Theycanseethose

beautifulcolorsoftheskyfromtheouterspace.However,beforeflyingintoouterspace,theysit

inaspaceshiphighabovetheearth,andthereisnoairatall.Theskywouldbethatdarkandits

colorwouldbeblack.

Nowyoumayunderstandthatweseecolorsbecausetheairscatters(使散射)thesunlight,

lighttravelsthroughtheair.Withoutair,therewouldbenolightorcolors.

(1)Planescan'tflyashighaspossiblebecause.

A.theskyisblue

B.thewingsareheavier

C.theskyhasnocolor

D.theairbecomesthinner

(2)Whenyoustandonthetopofahighmountain,youwillsee.

A.moreairB.thebluerskyC.morecolorsD.moreclouds

(3)InNingbo,wemightseemanycolorsintheskyatduringtheday.

A.6:00a.m.B.10:00a.m.C.1:00p.m.D.2:00p.m.

(4)Theskychangescolorsbecause.

A.it*scolorfulitself

B.theworldiscolorful

C.thesunlighthascolors

D.theairscattersthesunlight

8.阅读理解

Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.So,azero-wastestoreisabout

providingakindofeverydayandpleasant-lookingzero-wasteproductstohelppeoplestartona

zero-wastelifejourney.

"Zerowaste"or"danshari"wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Her

ideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavethe

environmentsuchasstoppingtheuseofone-offobjects;givingunwantedthingstoothersor

givingthemawaytoorganizationsliketheRedCross.

YuYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendhavelivedinBeijingfor

manyyears.Andearliersheusedtobuythingswithoutthinkingaboutthemcarefullyuntilshe

sawavideoabout"zerowaste",inwhichafamilyoffourplacedtherubbishtheyproducedevery

yearinajar(罐).Afterwatchingthevideo,Yuwantedtoexperiencethiszero-wastelifestyle

withherboyfriend.

Azero-wastelifefollowsthe6Rrule-RefuseReduce,Reuse,Repair;RecycleandRot.Over

August-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarvey

bothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish.

Now,thecouplehaveopenedasmallshopinBeijing,wheretheyusewoodproductstotake

theplaceofplasticonesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentallyfriendlylogos(环保标

志).Mostproductssoldinthestorecanbereused.Thestorealsohassecond-handbooksand

CDs/DVDswith,ideastomakethebestoftheusedthings.

"Thosewhoonceexperiencedthenon-wastelifestylehaveslowlychangedtheirideas,"saysYa,

"Thezero-wastelifestyleisnotforascetics(苦行僧).Itisjustaroundusatourfinger-tips."Yu

expectssomeofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.

(1)BeaJohnsonsuggeststhatpeopleshould.

A.trytoproducenorubbishinlifeB.shareobjectswithothers

C.helptheirfriendslivecomfortablyD.workhardfortheRedCross

(2)WecanseefromthepassagethatYuYuan.

A.offersplasticbagsinherstoreB.isinfluenced(影响)bythe6Rrule

C.oftenbuysthingsshedoesn'tneedD.likeslisteningtoCDsverymuch

(3)WhatYuYuansaysinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.

A.lotsofpeopledoubtthezero-wastelifestyle

B.shefeelsithardtocontinueherlifestyle

C.herfriendshavefollowedherlifestyle

D.thezero-wastelifestyleisnotdifficulttolive

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Openingupasecond-handstoreB.Recycling(回收)waste

C.SavingtheenvironmentD.Joiningthecouple

9.阅读理解

SwimmingandEnglishLearningCanyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Yes?Well,howcanyou

learntoswim?Ithinkthebestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I'mafraidyou'llneverlearn

toswimjustbyreadingbooksaboutswimmingorlookingatothersswimming.It'sthesamewith

theEnglishstudy.Wemustpractice,practiceandpractice.

Listeningandspeakingareveryimportantforbeginners.ThechildreninEnglish-speaking

countriesfirstlistentoothers.Thentheytrytoimitateandspeak.WecanlistentoEnglish

programsonradio.Youmayjustunderstandafewwords.Itdoesn'tmatter.Justberelaxed,tryto

catcheveryword.

Somebodymaybeagoodlistener.Buthedarenotspeak.He'safraidofmakingmistakes.You

knowwesometimesmakemistakeswhenwespeakChinese.Don*tbeafraid.Wemustbebrave.

IfyoureallywanttolearnEnglishwell,youmusttrytospeakwitheveryonesolongasheknows

English.Whetheryouknowhimornotisnotimportant.Whenthere'snobodytotalkwith,you

cantalktoyourselfinEnglish.It'sinterestingandalsoagoodwaytopracticeyourspokenEnglish.

Remember,themoreyouspeak,thefewermistakesyou'llmake.

Readingandwritingaremoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents.Firstwemustchoosethe

bookswe'reinterestedin.Alotofreadingwillimproveyourlanguagesense.Thisisthemost

important.

KeepwritingEnglishdiaries.WecanalsowriteEnglisharticles.Youmayevenpostthemto

Englishmagazines.Don'tbeafraidoffailure.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

Easiersaidthandone.Well,let*sdomorepracticefromnowon,I'msureyou'lllearnEnglish

wellinthisway.

(1)Youcanlearntoswimby.

A.readingbooksaboutitB.lookingatothersswimming

C.havinglessonsonitD.goingintotheriverandlearning

(2)WeshouldlearnEnglishby.

A.listeningandspeakingB.readingandwritingC.AandBD.swimming

(3)Whatwillyoudowithmistakeswhenyouspeak?

A.Don'tmakemistakes.B.Studyhard.C.TrynottospeakEnglish.D.Don'tbeafraid.

10.阅读理解

Toprotecttheenvironment,weareontheway.Hereareafewthingswecando.

Unwantedgifts?Givethemaway!

Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatyoudidn'tlike?Didyouthrowitaway?Ifso,youcanhave

anotherchoicenow.TwoBritishcompanieshopespeoplewillgiveawaytheirunwantedgiftsto

them.Andtheywillresellthegiftstoraisemoneyforthepoor.Inthisway,thegiftscanbe

refusedandhaveafuturelife.Andpeoplecanmakeadifferencetotheworld.

Wearthetrousersthatreduce(减少)pollution!

Achemistryscientistandafashiondesigner(时装设计师)havecreatedanewkindof

trousers.Thetrousersaremadeofanewmaterialwhichcanhelpreduceairpollutionaroundus.

Scientistshavetestedthematerial.Theresultshowsthatitisn'tharmfultohuman.Thisnewkind

oftrousersmayappearatthemarketintwoyears.ProfessorRyansaid,"Ifthousandsofpeople

wearthetrousers,theairqualitywillbeimproved."

PlanttreeswithFelix

FelixFinkbeiner,a14-year-oldGermanboy,isnotfamousasachildactorbutanenvironment

hero.Attheageof9,Felixgottheideathatchildrencoulddosomethingtoprotectthe

environment.Sohestartedaclub.Felixsoongotsupportfromchildrenallovertheworld.Some

ofthemhavebecomehisgoodfriends.Theclubhasanaimofplanting212milliontrees.They

haveplantedover3.5milliontreesallaroundtheworld.Felixsaid,"Theanswertocontrolling

global(全球的)warmingistrees-lotsoftrees!"

(1)Thecompaniesreselltheunwantedgifts_.

A.tomaketheunwantedgiftsuseful

B.tohelppeoplelearntothinkcarefully

C.tosavemoneyfromit

D.tomakemoneyforthemselves

(2)Thetrousersmentionedinthepassage_.

A.havebeencreatedbyaphysicsscientistandafashiondesigner

B.canhelpmakeairpollutionless

C.willdoharmtopeople

D.willbepopularintwoyears

(3)Felixstartedaclub_.

A.tobecomefamous

B.tobecomeachildactor

C.toprotecttheenvironmentwithotherchildren

D.tomakefriendswiththechildrenaroundtheworld

11.阅读理解

Somepeoplethinkonlyschoolchildrendonotagreewiththeirparents,however,itisnottrue.

Communicationisaproblemforparentsandchildrenofallages.Ifit*shardforyouto

communicatewithyourparents,don'tworryaboutit.Herearesomeadviceforyoutobridgethe

generationgap（代沟）.

Don'targue（争辩）withyourparents.Don'tgettoyourparentswhenyouareangry.Your

parentsprobablywon'tconsideryourideasifyouareshoutingatthem.Andyoucan'texpress

yourselfwellifyouareangry.Gosomeplacetocooloff.Makesureyouunderstandwhyyouare

unhappy.Thenthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaytoyourparents.Ifyoudon'tthinkyoucan

speaktothematthemoment,trywritingaletter.

Trytoreachacompromise（和田军）.Perhapsyouandyourparentsdisagreeonsomething.

Youcankeepyourdisagreementandtryyourbesttoaccepteachother.MichaePsmotherdidn't

agreewithhimaboutbuyingamotorcycle.Theyarguedoverit.Buttheyfinallycametoa

compromise.Michaelboughtthemotorcycle,butonlydroveitoncertaindays.

Ofcourse,yourparentsmightrefusetocompromiseonsomething.Inthesesituations,itis

especiallyimportanttoshowloveandrespect（尊敬）tothem.Showingrespectwillkeepyour

relationshipstrong.

Talkaboutyourvalues.Thevaluesofyourparentsareprobablydifferentfromthoseofyour

own.Tellyourparentswhatyoucareabout,andwhy.Understandingyourvaluesmighthelp

themseeyourpurposesinlife.

Agoodrelationshipwithyourparentscanmakeyouabetterandhappierperson.Itisworth

havingatry!

（1）Accordingtothepassagewhohaveacommunicationproblem?

A.parentsandotherpeopleB.onlyschoolkidsandtheirparents

C.teachersandtheirstudentsD.parentsandchildrenofallages

（2）Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergiveustobridgethegenerationgap?

A.5.B.4.C.3.D.2.

（3）Theunderlinedword"bridge"inthepassagemeans"

A.建立B.消除C.通过D.到达

（4）Ifthevaluesofyourparentsaredifferentfromthoseofyours,you'dbetter.

A.arguewiththemB.keepawayfromthem

C.agreewiththemallthetimeD.tellyourparentswhatyoucareabout

（5）Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.HowtobridgethegenerationgapB.Howtodealwithfamilyproblems

C.HowtobegoodparentsD.Howtobeagoodchild

12.阅读理解

Therearemanydifferentkindsoffestivalsaroundtheworld.Herearefourofthem.

SaintPatrick'sDayinIreland

Irelandisanislandcountry.It'sinthewestofEurope,Therearewidegreenfields.

SaintPatrick'sDayison17thMarch.It'sanimportantholidayinIreland.Thisholidayisto

rememberSaintPatrick.HedidgoodthingsforthepeopleofIreland.

Duringtheholiday,thereareparadesandlotsofgreen.Youcanseepeopleingreenclothes,

andyoucanevenseegreenbuildings.

RedWednesdayinIran

RedWednesdayisafirejumpingfestivalinIran.Itisontheeve(前夜)ofthelast

Wednesdayoftheyear.Peoplejumpoverthefire.Theyhopethatitwilltakeallthebadthings

away.

QuebecWinterCarnivalinCanada

Whenwintercomes,it'spartytimeinQuebecCity,Canada.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalisall

aboutoutdoorfun.ItstartsfromtheendofJanuaryandendsinmidFebruary.

Oneofthemostpopularactivitiesisthedogsleddingrace(狗拉雪橇比赛).Ithasmore

than30teamsandtheracegoesonfor6kilometres.Youcanseehappinessoneveryface.

TheDesert(沙漠)FestivalinTunisia

TunisiaisaveryimportantcountryinNorthAfrica.EveryyearonthelastSundayofDecember,

theDesertFestivalisheldinTunisia.As"ShipsoftheDesert",camelsareveryimportantinthe

festival.Thereiscamelracingandcamelwrestling(摔跤).

(1)OnSaintPatrick'sDay,youcanseethefollowingEXCEPT.

A.camelsB.paradesC.peopleingreenD.greenbuildings

(2)WhatdopeopledoonRedWednesdayinIran?

A.Theyruninthesnow.

B.Theywearredclothes.

C.Theyjumpoverthefire.

D.Theywatchthecamelracing.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedogsleddingraceaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theracetakesplaceon17thMarch.

B.Theracegoesonfor6kilometres.

C.Theracehasahistoryofabout10years.

D.About30peoplegototheraceeveryyear.

(4)WhenistheDesertFestivalinTunisiaeveryyear?

A.OnthefirstSundayofFebruary.

B.OnthelastSundayofDecember.

C.OntheeveofthelastFridayoftheyear.

D.OntheeveofthelastWednesdayoftheyear.

(5)Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inacookbook.C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inasportmagazine.

13.阅读理解

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofthe

eighthmonthoflunarcalendar.Afewdaysbeforethefestival,everyoneinthefamilywillhelpto

makethehousecleanandbeautiful.Lanternswillbehunginfrontofthehouse.

Ontheeveningofthefestivaltherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfrom

theirhomeswilltrytocomebackforthereunion(团聚).Afterdinner,peoplewilllightthe

lanternswhich