备考期末广州市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

【备考期末】广州市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练

1.阅读理解

Rockclimbingdidnotbecomeasportuntillateinthe1900s.Butnowithasbecomeapopular

outdooractivity.Whilerockclimbingmaystillbenecessaryformountainclimbingmostpeople

justclimblowhillsforfun.

Ifyouhaveeverdonerockclimbing,youwillknowthatitisnotaveryeasysport.Indoorand

outdoorrockclimbingbothneedpracticemostpeopledon'tknowthatrockclimbingsportsthat

dependonyourbodyandmind.

Toclimbsuccessfully,onemustusewonderfulskills.Oneoftheimportantrulesistoalways

havethreepartsofyourbodyontherockface.Anotherimportantruleisthatyourarmsonly

holdyouclosetotherockfacewhileyourlegsarepushingyouup,thecloseryouaretotherock

face,theeasieritistoclimb.

Rockclimbingisawonderfulsport.Onceyoustarttolearnhowtoclimb,you'llfindmoreTu.

Peoplewholikegamessuchaschessplayingorproblem-solvingmayloverockclimbingbecause

theyarenearlythesameinthewayofthinking.Foranyonewhowantstogetintobeautiful

shape,rockclimbingisafunandgoodway.Anyonewhoenjoysadifficultgameandlovesthe

outdoorsshouldthinkoftakingrockclimbingasanewhobby.

(1)Whendidrockclimbingbecomeasport?

A.In1900.B.Lateinthe1900s.C.Earlyinthe1900s.D.Inthemiddleofthe1900s.

(2)Whatdoesrockclimbingdependon?

A.Itdependsonyourbrain.B.Itdependsonyourhobby.

C.Itdependsonyourinterests.D.Itdependsonyourbodyandmind.

(3)Whymaythechessplayerslikerockclimbing?

A.Theyreallyliketodosports.B.They'dliketogetintobeautifulshape.

C.Itismoreinterestingthanchessplaying.D.Itislikechessplayinginthewayofthinking.

(4)Whoshouldthinkoftakingrockclimbingasanewhobby?

A.Peoplewholovemusic.

B.Peoplewholovedancing

C.Peoplewhoenjoyindooractivities.

D.Peoplewhoenjoyadifficultgameandlovetheoutdoors.

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Rockclimbingisaveryeasysport.

B.Whenyouclimb,yourarmspushyouup.

C.Rockclimbingisakindofindoorandoutdooractivity.

D.Thecloseryouaretotherockface,themoredifficultitistoclimb.

2.阅读理解

Marycomplainedtoherfatherabouthowhardshethoughtlifewas.Shedidn'tknowhowto

makeitandwantedtogiveup.

Mary'sfathertookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandputeachonabigfire.

Soonthepotsstartedtoboil(沸腾).Inoneheputcarrots,inthesecondheputeggs,andin

thelastheputcoffeepowder.Hewatchedthemboil,withoutsayingaword.

Marywaited,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedoffthefire.He

tookthecarrotsandeggsoutandputthemondifferentplates.Thenhepouredthecoffeeina

cup.Heasked,"Mary,whatdoyousee?"

HeaskedMarytotouchthecarrots.Shefoundthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotake

aneggandbreakit.Shesawahard-boiledeggaftertakingofftheshell.Finally,heaskedherto

tastethecoffee.Itsrichsmellbroughtasmiletoherface.

Eachofthemhadthesametrouble,buteachreacteddifferently.Thecarrotwasstrongand

hardatfirst,butitbecamesoftandweak.Theeggwasweak,too.Butaftergoingthroughthe

boilingwater,itsinsidebecamehard.Thecoffeepowderchangedthewater,andcreated

somethingnew."Whichoneisyou?"heaskedMary.HWhentroublecomestoyou,areyoua

carrot,anegg,orthecoffeepowder?"

(1)Marycomplainedtoherfatherabout.

A.howsadherschoollifewasB.howbadtheweatherwasrecently

C.howhardshethoughtlifewasD.howunluckyshewasrecently

(2)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rich"inParagraph4?

A.Havingalotofmoney.B.Strongandpleasant.

C.Containingalotofsomething.D.Fullofinterestingorimportantfacts.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thecoffeepowderchangedthewaterintocoffee.

B.Thehard-boiledeggusedtobehardinside.

C.Theboilingwateristhesamechallengeforthethree.

D.Aftergoingthroughtheboilingwater,thecarrotsbecamesoft.

(4)WhatdoesMary'sfatherwanttotellherthemost?

A.Hardcarrotsturnsoftinboilingwater.

B.Learnfromthehard-boiledeggwhenfacingtrouble.

C.Alwaysaskforhelpwhenyoudon*tknowwhattodo.

D.Ifyoucan'tchangethesituation,changeyourself.

3.阅读理解

Asontookhisoldfathertoarestaurantforaneveningdinner.Hisfatherwasveryoldand

weak.Sowhilehisfatherwaseating,healwaysdropped(落—卜)foodonhisclothes.Many

peopleintherestaurantwatchedhimindisgust(厌恶土也),buthissonkeptquiet.

Afterhefinishedeating,hissonquietlytookhimtothewashroom,washingthefoodandthe

otherdirtythingscarefully.Whentheycameout,thewholerestaurantwaswatchingthemin

silence.Thesonpaidthewaiterfortheirfoodandstartedwalkingoutwithhisfather.

Atthattime,anoldmanintherestaurantcalledouttothesonandaskedhim,"Don'tyouthink

youhaveleftsomethingbehind?"

"Nosir,Ihaven't,"thesonreplied.

"Yes,youhave!Youleftalessonforeverysonandhopeforeveryfather,"theoldmansaid.

Therestaurantwentsilent.Noonesaidanything.

（1）Whydidthefatheralwaysdropfoodonhisclothes?

A.Becausehewasverycareless.B.Becausehewasveryoldandweak.

C.Becausehissondidn'tcareabouthim.D.Becausethewaiterwasverycareless.

（2）Whatdidthesondoafterdinner?

A.Hewenthomestraightwithhisfather.

B.Hehadafightwiththewaiter.

C.Hetalkedwiththeoldmanhappily.

D.Hehelpedhisfatherwashthefoodandotherdirtythings.

（3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thesonwasangrywiththeotherpeople.B.Thesonwaspatient（耐心地）withhisfather.

C.Thesondidn'tpayforthefood.D.Theotherpeoplewereangrywiththeson.

（4）Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat

A.thesonshouldcareforhisfather

B.thefathershouldlookafterhisson

C.thesonshouldtakehisfathertoeatdinner

D.thesonshouldleavesomethingafterdinner

4.阅读理解

Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Most

rubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhavea

mountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump（垃圾堆）.。代en

thecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishis

brokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（排污）system.Thesewagesystemtakes

awaytheusedwaterfromtoilets（厕所）,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmice（老鼠）andfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.

Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuilt

there,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal

（金属）.Thementalcanbereusedandrecycled.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecial

piles（堆）wheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumans,whichlookslikeblack

earth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpthemgrow.

（1）Youcanmostlyprobablyreadthepassagein.

A.asciencebookB.aTVguideC.ahistorybookD.atelephonebook

（2）Accordingtothepassage,therightorderis.

①

②Ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere.

③Therubbishiscollectedandtakentoadump.

④Grassisplantedontherubbished-filledearth.

Therubbishdumpiscoveredwithsomeearth.

A.②④①③B.③①④②C.①④③②D.

②④③①

(3)Howshouldwetakecareofausedmetalboxaccordingtothepassage?

A.Byburningitoff.B.Byputtingitinwater.

C.Bythrowingitaway.D.Byreusingandrecyclingit.

(4)Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjob

B.toexplaintheneedorrubbishcollection

C.tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbish

D.totellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish

5.阅读理解

Anewreportsayspromisingchildrenmoneytopassexamsdoesnothelpexamgrades.The

reportsaysparentsmaywastetheirmoneybyusingittogettheirkidstostudymore.

However,thepromiseofatripcouldencouragestudentstotryharderanddobetteratschool.

Scientistslookedathowpromisesofmoneyandticketstoshowsaffectedstudents'studyingand

learning.Over10,000studentstookpartinthesurvey.Therewasanimprovementinclasswork

andhomework,butthisdidnotresultinbettertestscores.

LeadscientistDr.SimonBurgessthoughtthesurveyshowedsomethingimportantand

interesting.Hesaidithadnotfoundsomethingthatreallygotstudentstoworkharder.Headded

that,clearly,somestudentshavealotofgoals.Theybelievethateducationisawayofgettinga

brighterfuture,buttherearekidswhothinkthatworkingharddoesn'tmakeadifference."He

saidthesechildrenthinkexamsuccessisallinyourgenesbecauseoftheirfamilyenvironment.

EducationexpertDr.KevanCollinssaidgoodteacherswerebetterthanpromisesofmoneyto

getchildrentostudy,especiallyforchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Hewrote,"Whatreallymakesthe

differenceishowstudentsaretaught."

(1)Wecanseefromthenewreportthat___.

A.studentsdon'tliketotravelatall

B.lotsofstudentsarehardertogetmoremoney

C.moneycannothelpstudentsgetbettergrades

D.parentsneedalotofmoneytohelptheirchildren

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thesurveyshowssomethingmakesstudentsreallyworkharder.

B.Somestudentsthinkeducationisveryimportantfortheirfuture.

C.Studentswillworkharderiftheydon'tthinktheyhavegoodgenes.

D.Havingtripsismoreimportantthanowningmuchmoneyinourlife.

(3)Ifastudentthinksgeneisthemostimportant,hemightagree__make(s)the

difference.

A.goodteachersB.workinghardC.muchmoneyD.familyenvironment

（4）Wemightreadthepassageinthepartof__inanewspaper.

A.healthB.cultureC.sportsD.education

6.阅读理解

LangshanMountain,lyinginXinningCounty,isabout500kilometersawayfromChangsha.Itis

oneofChina'sNationalGeologicalParksandisfamousforitsspecialDanxialandform（丹霞地

貌）.

Coveringanareaof108squarekilometers,LangshanMountainhasrichnaturalsceneryand

lotsoftourismresources（资源）.Therearemorethan60scenicspots（景点）inLangshan

（天一巷）（辣椒峰）,

Mountain,amongwhichthemostfamousareTianyiLanezChiliPeak

BajiaoStronghold（八角寨）andsoon.

OnAugust2nd,2010,LangshanMountainwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageList（世界遗产

名录）andbecameChina'seighthworldnaturalheritage.

IfyouwouldliketovisitLangshanMountain,youcantakeabusfromShaoyangSouthStation

toXinningCounty.Itwilltakeyouabout2hoursandthepriceofthebusticketis54yuaneach

adult.ThenyoucantakeataxitoLangshanMountain.ThebesttimetovisitLangshanMountain

isfromMarchtoOctober.

（1）LangshanMountainliesin.

A.XinshaoCountyB.XinningCountyC.LonghuiCounty

（2）HowmanyscenicspotsarethereinLangshanMountain?

A.Morethan60.B.Lessthan60.C.About16.

（3）LangshanMountainbecameChina'sworldnaturalheritagein2010.

A.sixthB.seventhC.eighth

（4）YoucantaketoLangshanMountainfromXinningCounty.

A.atrainB.aplaneC.ataxi

（5）ThebesttimeforyoutovisitLangshanMountainis.

A.inDecemberB.inMayC.inFebruary

7.阅读理解

Ihavegreatinterestinstamps.Ihavestartedcollectingmanykinds

ofstampssince2011.Ihavecollectedover300differentstamps.

They'rereallyamazing.

ZhaoMin,China

Thistoybearismyonlytoy.1havekeptitforthreeyears.A

volunteerwhocametoourvillagegaveittome.Thetoybearhas

>becomemybestfriend.Heknowsallofmysecrets(秘密).

Ju1lia,theUS1

Look!1haveatoygun.Myunclegavemethefirsttoygunwhen1

F

wasfive.1havegottwelvegunsfromhimsofar.Beingapoliceman

likehimisalwaysmydream.Weoftenplaytogetheronthe

weekend.It'sreallyfun.

Frank,England

IM1wasbornonabigfarm.Therearealotofhorses.Theyaremy

friends.Feedingthemisoneofmyfavoritehobbies.NowI'mold

iIt懈加enoughtohelpmyfatherworkonthefarm.

Lis3,Canada

(1)HowlonghasZhaoMincollecteddifferentkindsofstamps?

A.Foraboutsixmonths.

B.Foraboutthreeyears.

C.Forabouteightyears.

D.Forfiveyears.

(2)What'sFrank'sdream?

A.Beingaworker.B.Beingateacher.C.Beinganactor.D.Beingapoliceman.

(3)What'soneofLisa'sfavoritehobbies?

A.Ridinghorses.B.Feedinghorses.C.Playingwithhorses.D.Lookingafterhorses.

(4)WhohasbecomeJulia'sbestfriend?

A.Atoybear.B.Avolunteer.C.Herpet.D.Atoygun.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ZhaoMinhascollectedover400differentstamps.

B.Frankoftenplayswithhisuncleontheweekend.

C.LisaisagirlwhocomesfromAmerica.

D.Julia'sfriendgaveheratoybear.

8.阅读理解

Everystudentcanlearnropejumping.Youcanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmate.Youcanalso

helpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpover,oneatatime.Ifyoujumpalone,youwill

needashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.Tryropesofdifferentlengthsuntil

youfindarightoneforyoursize.

Aropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsobeturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyand

safely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumping,timingmeans

turningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyour

feet.

Whenyoujumprope,youbreathefasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.Butifyoujumptoo

manytimesatfirst,youwillgettired.Youmustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujump

again.Ifyoupractice,youcanincreasethenumberoftimeswithoutresting.

(1)Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?

A.Onealone.B.Two.C.Oneormore.D.Twoormore.

(2)Whyshouldtheropebeturnedhighandslowly?

A.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphigh.B.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpslowly.

C.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphappily.D.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpsuccessfully.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"increase"inParagraph3mean?

A.甩动B.保持C.减少D.增加

(4)Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Sports.B.News.C.Travel.D.Food.

9.阅读理解

MedicalexpertssaymostAmericansdonotgetenoughsleep.TheysaymoreAmericansneed

totakeanap-thatistorestforashortperiodinthemiddleoftheday.Theygivepeopleadvice

tosleeplightlybeforecontinuingwithotheractivities.Theexpertssaynapsmightimprovehealth

byreducingpressure.

SomeEuropeanandLatinAmericancompanieshavesupportedtheideaofnappingformany

years.Theyaskpeopletoleavework,gohomeandhaveanapbeforereturning.IntheUnited

States,somecompaniesletworkersrestsimplyintheiroffices.Theybelievethiscanhelpworkers

makefewermistakesandalsoincreasetheamountofworkthatapersoncando.

Sleepexpertssayitislikelythatpeoplemakemoremistakesatworkthanatothertimes.They

saypeopleshouldnotcarryoutimportanttaskswhentheyfeelsleepy.Andtheysaythebest

thingtodoistotakeanap.Abouttwentyminutesofrestisallyouneed.Expertssaythis

providesextraenergyandcanincreaseyoureffectsuntiltheendoftheday.Butexpertssaidthat

anapshouldlastnomorethantwentytothirtyminutes.Alongernapwillputthebodyintodeep

sleepandwakingupwillbedifficult.

(1)Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.astorybookB.aposterC.asciencefictionD.amedicalmagazine

(2)What'sthebestwaytoincreaseworkers*effects?

A.Talkingwithfriends.B.Doingrelaxingexercise.

C.Laughing,smilingandcrying.D.Havingarestfortwentyorthirtyminutes.

(3)Whatwillhappentotheworkersiftheykeeponworkingwithoutanyrest?

A.Theywillgetalotofmoney.

B.Theywillfailintheirjobsandevencausealotoftrouble.

C.Theywillliveahappylifeinthefuture.

D.Theywillfeelbetterafterfinishingeverydayjobs.

(4)Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"reducing"inthefirstparagraphisH

A.加大B.缓解C.产生D.制造

(5)Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.takinganapduringtheday

B.thedisadvantagesoftakinganap

C.Americanswhodon'thaveanapduringtheweekends

D.theadvantagesofdeepsleep

10.阅读理解

JohnnieMartinwasborninaworker'sfamily.Hisparentslivedasimplelife,savingmoneyfor

thedaywhentheycouldsendhimtoagooduniversity.Theyhaddreamedthattheirsoncould

getagoodjobandliveabetterlife.However,toJohnnie,schoollessonsseemedlikeawallthat

wasimpossibletogothrough.Theywerenotsoeasyforhim.

OnedaywhenhewasinGrade11,Johnniewenttotheschoolpsychologist's(心理学家的)

officetoaskforhelp."I'vebeentryinghard,but..."Johnniewasabouttocry.

Thepsychologistputhishandontheboy'sshoulder,HPeoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents,

Johnnie.Therearepainters,whowereneverabletolearnmath,andsomedayyouwillfindwhat

youaregoodat.Whenyoudo,youwillmakeallofusveryproudofyou."

Johnniedidn'tgotouniversity.Hefoundajobinthegardeninthetown.Soonsomething

amazinghappened.PeoplebegantonoticethatJohnniehadwhattheycalleda"greenthumb11.

Theplantsgrewwellandtheroseswereinbloom(花).Peoplestartedtoaccepthisadvicefor

gardening(园艺).

Onedaywhilehewaswalking,hefoundanunusualdirtyland.Hevolunteeredtomakeitintoa

garden.Thatafternoonhestartedthework,buthecouldn'taffordallthetoolsortheplants.

Peoplegavehimyoungtrees,rose-bushes,benchesandmanyotherthings.Beforelong,ithad

becomeabeautifullittlepark.

TodayJohnnieistheheadofthebusinessingardening.Whereverheandhismengo,they

spreadbeautybeforetheeyesofpeople.

(1)SchoollessonswereforJonnie.

A.easyB.boringC.difficultD.interesting

(2)WhydidthepsychologistsaythosewordstoJonnie?

A.TomakeJohnnielearnmathwell.

B.TohelpJohnniegetgoodgrades.

C.ToaskJohnnietofindagoodjob.

D.ToencourageJohnnietobelieveinhimself.

(3)Apersonwitha"greenthumb"isapersonwho.

A.canpaintwell

B.isgoodatgardening

C.hasgreenfingers

D.lovesplantsandroses

(4)WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofJonnie?

A.Peopleshouldmakeuseoftheirowntalent.

B.Peopleshouldgrowplantsandflowers.

C.Peoplemusthelpotherswhennecessary.

D.Peoplemuststudyhardtolivebetter.

11.阅读理解

Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher.Shewassuchanembarrassment.

Sheranasmallshopataflea(跳蚤)marketandcollectedoldclothesandsomeother

thingstosellforthemoneyweneeded.Onceduringelementaryschool,itwasfieldday,andmy

momcame.Iwassoembarrassedandwonderedhowshecoulddothistome?Ithrewhera

hatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool,myschoolmateslaughedatmez"Yourmomonly

hasoneeye!"Iwassoangrywithmymom.SoIsaidtomymom,"Whydon'tyouhavetheother

eye?"Mymomsaidnothing.

Ihatedmyone-eyedmom.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldbecomesuccessfulinthenearfuture,soI

studiedveryhard.Later,IgotacceptedbytheSeoulUniversity.IleftmymomandcametoSeoul

tostudy.ThenIgotmarriedthere.NowIamlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ienjoythelifein

Seoulbecauseit'saplacethatdoesn'tremindmeofmymomandmypast.Thiskindofhappiness

wasgettingbiggerandbigger,untilonedayIsawmymom.Shewasstillwithheroneeye.Even

mydaughterranaway,scaredofmymom'seye.Iscreamedather,"Whoareyou?Idon'tknow

you!Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter?"Tothis,mymomquietly

answered,"Oh,I'msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress."Thenshedisappearedoutof

sight.

Oneday,aletteraboutaschoolreunion(学校聚会)came.Afterthereunion,Iwentdown

totheoldshack,whichIusedtocallahouse.ThereIfoundmymomfallenonthecoldground.

Thenapieceofpaperinherhandcameintomyeyes.Itwasalettertome.

Myson,

I'msosorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Whenyouwere

verylittle,yougotintoanaccidentandlostyoureye.Asamom,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyou

havingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye.SoIgaveyoumine.Iwassoproudofmysontoseeawhole

newworldformewiththateye.Duringthecoupleoftimesthatyouwereangrywithme,I

thoughttomyself,it'sbecauseyouloveme.Don'tcryformebecauseofmydeath.Iloveyouso

much."

(1)Wheredidthewriter'smomwork?

A.Asupermarketatafleamarket.B.Asmallhotelatafleamarket.

C.Arestaurantatafleamarket.D.Asmallshopatafleamarket.

(2)WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Hewassohappywhenhismomcametoseehimduringelementaryschool.

B.Heislivinghappilywithhismomasasuccessfulmannow.

C.Hisdaughterfeltscaredwhenshesawhismom.

D.Hewentdowntotheoldshackbeforethereunion

(3)Howmaythewriterfeelafterreadingtheletter?

A.Hemayfeelangry.B.Hemayfeelsad.

C.Hemayfeelbored.D.Hemayfeelembarrassed.

(4)Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassageaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mom,ILoveYou.B.Mom,I'mSorry.

C.MyMomOnlyHadOneEyeD.IHatedMyOne-eyedMom.

12.阅读理解

MostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVbecauseofthefunnycharactersandthebright

colours.ButisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsonTV?

Somepeoplethinkitleavesnothingforchildrentoimaginewhentheyarewatchingcartoons

onTV.Theycanseethedifferentcharacterssotheyneednotimaginetheappearanceofa

characteroranysituationinthecartoon.Butwhenreadingabook,hehastoimaginewhatthe

differentcharacterslooklike.Hehastoimagineaplaceorasituationdescribedinthestoryheis

reading,sotheimaginativepowerofthechildimproves.

Verylittlechildrenmaynotbeabletoreadbooks.ButtheywillbehappytowatchTV,

especiallywatchcartoons.Watchingcartoonswillimprovetheirlanguageability.Asmostofthe

cartoonsareinEnglish,watchingthemwillimprovetheirEnglish.Theywilllearntounderstand

theconversationsbetweenothers.Theirvocabularywillgetimproved.Theywilllearnhowto

pronouncedifferentwords.TheirspokenEnglishwillalsogetgreatlyimproved.Thesearethe

advantagesofwatchingcartoons.

Butthereshouldbealimittoeverything.Parentsshouldcontroltheirchildren'stimeonTV.

However,youcannotkeepchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.11:willonlydomoreharmthan

good.

(1)WhydomostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becauseofthefunnylanguageandtheinterestingads.

B.Becauseofthemeaningfulstoriesandthefunnylanguage.

C.Becauseoftheinterestingadsandthefunnycharacters.

D.Becauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolours.

(2)What'stheopinionofthepeoplewhoareagainstchildren'swatchingcartoonsonTV?

A.TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'simagination.

B.TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'seyes.

C.TheythinkthecartoonsonTVarenotinterestingatall.

D.TheythinksomecartoonsonTVarenothealthy.

(3)whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.HowyoungchildrenlearnEnglish.

B.Theadvantagesofwatchingcartoons.

C.WatchingcartoonsisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.

D.Childrenarehappywhentheyarewatchingcartoons.

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.WatchingcartoonsonTV.

B.Alimittoeverything.

C.Parents*controlovertheirchildren'stimeonTV.

D.KeepingchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.

13.阅读理解

McDullisacartoonpigcharacterthatwascreatedinHongKongbyAliceMakandBrianTse.

AlthoughMcDullmadehisfirstappearancesasasupportingcharacterintheMcMugcomics,

McDullhasbecomeacentralcharacter,attractingahugefollowinginHongKong.

McDullisamalepigwhocanbedistinguishedbyabirthmarkonhisrighteye.Hehasaheartof

gold,butheisn'tverysmartandordinaryineveryway;nevertheless,hehasmany

dreams.However,everytimehetries,hefails;heisdisappointed,buttriesagain,exploringother

dreams.Inthiswayhecreateshisowncolourfulworld.Heliveshislifesimplyandnaturally.Heis

notperfect,buthisattitudetowardslife,namelynevergivingup,makeshimapopularcharacter.

ThefirstMcDullmoviedocumentedhislifeandtherelationshipbetweenhimandhismother.

Asinthecomics,McDullisapigletwholiveswithhismother,MrsMak,inHongKong.Heisa

kindergartenstudent.Hehasahappyschoollifewithhisclassmatesincludinggeese,tortoises

andotherpigs.McDullandhismumloveeachotherverymuch.McDulltrieshisbesttomakehis

motherproudofhimandhismothertrieshardtogiveMcDullahappychildh