Unit 3 How do you get to school- 阅读理解练习（含答案）

第第页Unit3Howdoyougettoschool?阅读理解练习（含答案）Module3Heroes

阅读理解练习

A

SirRunRunShawwasborninShanghai，Chinain1907，andreceivededucationinAmericanrunschoolsinShanghai.Hewasthesixthsonofabusinessman.Attheageof19，duringhissummervacation，hefollowedhisthirdelderbrothertoSingaporetostartafilmmarket.Sincethen，hehaddevelopedadeepinterestinthemoviebusiness.

HeandhisbrothersetuptheSouthSeasFilmStudioin1930，whichlaterbecameShawStudios.In1967，hesetupTVBwithhisfriendsinHongKong，andnowit'soneofthetop5televisionproducersintheworld.

Overtheyears，hehasgivenawayalotofmoneytobuildschoolsandhospitals.Hegave100millionHongKongdollarsforrebuildingafterthe2023Wenchuanearthquake.HehelpedalotofpeopleandhisnameisonmanybuildingsaroundChinabecauseofhisdonations．In2023，heretired(退休)．HediedinJanuary，2023.Atthattime，hewas107yearsold.

1.SirRunRunShawwasbornin________.

A．HongKongB．AmericaC．ZhejiangD．Shanghai

2.Hehadtakenadeepinterestinthemoviebusinesssince________.

A．1907B．1926C．1930D．1967

3.Inthispassage，________isoneofthetop5televisionproducersintheworld.

A．SouthSeasFilmStudioB．GTV

C．ShawStudiosD．TVB

4.Theunderlinedword“donations”means“________”inChinese.

A．出资B．捐赠C．冒险D．挥霍

5.Fromthepassage，weknow________.

A．SirRunRunShawdidn'tretireatall

B．SirRunRunShawlivedashortlife

C．SirRunRunShawwasborninabigfamily

D．SirRunRunShawsetupTVBalone

B

WhatwouldyoudoifyouhadtroubleseeingclearlyYouwouldprobablygotoaneyedoctorwhomightgiveyouglasses.Formanypeoplearoundtheworld,however,suchawayisn’tthatsimple.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationreportsthatglassescanhelponebillionpeopleintheworld.YetplaceslikeGhanahaveonlyoneeyedoctorevery8millionpeople.Thismakesglassesalmostimpossibletoget.JoshuaSilver,ateacheratOxfordUniversity,however,mayhavesolvedtheproblem.

MrSilverhasdevelopedliquid(液体)-filledglassesthatuserscanadjust(调整)bythemselveswithoutseeingadoctor!Thelenses(镜片)arefilledwithoil.Usingadialontheglasses,theuserchangestheamountofoil.Thischangesthestrength(度数)ofthelens.Aftertheuserfindstherightstrength,hethenfixesthelens.

Resultsshowthatamongthosewhohavetriedtheglasses,around80%aresatisfied.MrSilver’sgoalisforeveryonewhostillneedsglassestohavesuchglassesassoonaspossible.Withalittlemoreeffort,MrSilverthinksthathisgoalmightbeachievedinthenearfuture.

1.Theunderlinedword“This”inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.glassescanhelpmanypeople

B.MrSilverhassolvedtheproblem

C.therearemanypeopleinneedofglasses

D.therearenotenougheyedoctors

2.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_______.

A.whothenewglassesareusedby

B.howthenewglassesareused

C.whythenewglassesweremade

D.wherethenewglasseswereinvented

3.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.

A.thenewglassescandogoodtolargenumbersofpeople

B.thenewglassesmustbeadjustedbyeyedoctors

C.oilisnotnecessaryforthenewglasses

D.glassesareeasytogeteverywhereallovertheworld

4.WhatdoesMrSilverthinkofthenewglasses

A.Hethinksthey’rethebestofall.

B.He’scompletelyuncertainaboutthem.

C.Heisworriedabouttheirfuture.

D.Hethinkstheyhaveabrightfuture.

5.WhatwillMrSilverdonextaccordingtothelastparagraph

A.Hewillletmorepeopleownthenewglasses.

B.Hewillinventanothernewkindofglasses.

C.Hewilldecidethepriceofthenewglasses.

D.Hewillmakethenewglassescheaper.

C

MoYan，2023'swinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature(诺贝尔文学奖)，wasborninasmalltownofGaomiinShandongProvince.Hisparentswerefarmers.Andasayoungboy，Motookcareofthefamily'sgoats(山羊).Eachdayhetookthegoatsoutsideandwatchedoverthemwhentheyategrass.

Itwasalonelyjob，butMowasasmartboy.Heenjoyedthegreen，openlandofShandong.Heenjoyedlookingupattheblueskyandthewhiteclouds.Topassthetimehetalkedtothegoats.Hetoldthemhisthoughtsandsomestories.Itwasthebeginningofhislifeasastoryteller.

Whenhewasyoung，Mohadtoleaveschool.ThiswasdifficultforMo，becausehelovedbooksandhelovedreading.Luckily，hefoundafriendwhowouldlendhimbooks.Later，Mobecameasoldierandwasabletocontinuehiseducation.IntheendhegraduatedfromBeijingNormalUniversity(北京师范大学).Thisiswherehebegantowrite.

AlthoughMohadleftGaomi，Gaomineverlefthim.ManyofhisbookstalkaboutrurallifeandthepeopleofGaomi.ForMo，allofhumannaturecanbeseeninthevillagelifeofGaomi.Moisfamousnow，butheremainsatruesonofsoil(土地).

阅读短文，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

()1.MoYanwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein2023.

()2.Asayoungboy，MoYantookcareofhisfamily'sgoatsandhehatedthejob.

()3.MoYancontinuedstudyinginamiddleschool.

()4.MoYangraduatedfromBeijingNormalUniversityandthisiswherehebegantowrite.

()5.GaomineverleftMoYanbecausemanyofhisbookstalkaboutrurallifeandthepeopleofGaomi.

D

YuanLongping，the“FatherofHybridRice”，passedawayinChangshaattheageof91onMay22，2023.Yuanhadspenthiswholelifedoingresearchonrice.Nowaboutonefifthofricearoundtheworldcomesfromthehybridricehedeveloped.

In1949，YuanwenttoSouthwestUniversityandbeganhisspecialconnectionwithrice.Inthe1970s，hedevelopedthehybridricethatrecordedahighyearlyyield(年产量)，20%higherthantraditionalrice.Thatmeantitcouldfeedanother70millionpeopleayear.

AfterhelpingChinafeeditspopulation，Yuanhadamuchbiggerdream—tosavepeoplewhosuffer(遭受)famineallovertheworld.Sincethe1980s，Yuan'steamhasofferedtrainingcoursesinmanycountries.HewasgiventheWorldFoodPrizein2023.

In2023，hehelpeddevelopindicarice(籼稻)forareaswheretherewasheavymetalpollution.Duringhislifetime，YuanwasalwaysdrivenbyhisdreamtobetterfeedChinaandtheworld.Forhisgreatachievements，YuanwasgiventheMedaloftheRepublic，thehighesthonourinChinain2023.

Onhearingthenewsofhisdeath，largecrowdsofpeoplecametothehospitalinChangshatoseehimoff，callingoutwordssuchas“GrandpaYuan，haveagoodjourney！”

1.HowoldwasYuanwhenhewenttoSouthwestUniversity

A．19.B．30.C．49.D．70.

2.WhatmadeYuanLongpingahouseholdnameinthe1970s

A．HebeganhisspecialconnectionwithriceintheSouthwestAgriculturalCollege.

B．Yuanhadastrongwillonhiscareer.

C．Heworkedsohardthathecouldsucceed.

D.Hedevelopedthehybridricewhoseyearlyyieldis20%higherthanthatoftraditionalrice.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“famine”inParagraph3meaninChinese

A．污染B．饥荒C．战火D．病毒

4.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph

A.Toexplainwhypeoplewenttoseehimoff.

B．Toencouragepeopletolearnfromthescientist.

C．Toshowpeople'sdeepsadnessforYuan'sdeath.

D．Tocallonpeopletorememberthegreatscientist.

5.Thepassagemaycomefrom________.

A．adiaryB．anewsreport

C．astorybookD．atravelmagazine

E

Herearethestoriesabouttwofamousexplorers(探险家).

ZhengHe

ZhengHewasafamousChineseexplorer.In1405,hesetofffromChinaonthefirstofsevengreatvoyages(航行).

From1405to1433，ZhengHewentonseventripsandvisitedSoutheastAsia,theMiddleEastandeventheeastcoastofAfrica.ThesevoyagesallowedChinatotradevaluablegoodslikegold,silverandsilk.Attheendofeachvoyage,ZhengHereturnedwithmanythingsthatwereseeninChinaforthefirsttime.Besidesdevelopingtrade,thevoyagesalsoencouragedtheexchangeofculturesandtechnologies.

ZhengHediedin1433duringhislastvoyage.However,hisvoyagesweresuchahugeachievement(成就)thatpeoplestillrememberhim.

MarcoPolo

MarcoPologrewupinthecityofVenice,inpresentdayItaly.In1271,whenhewas17yearsold,hesetoffonajourneytoAsiawithhisfatheranduncleanddidnotreturnhomeuntil24yearslater.

WhenMarcoPolofinallyreturnedtoVenice,therewasawarandhewascaptured(俘虏).Whilehewasinprison(监狱),hetoldthestoriesofhistravelstoanothermanthere.ThismanwrotethestoriesdowninabookcalledTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.

ThestoriesgavemanyEuropeanstheirfirstlookatthelifeandcultureofthepeopleinAsia.MarcoPolotoldmanyamazingthingsthatwereunknowntoEuropeans,suchaspapermoney.ThebookmadeEuropeansmoreandmoreinterestedintheEast.Italsoinfluenced(影响)manyotherexplorers,includingChristopherColumbus.

MarcoPolodiedin1324.Hislastwordswere“IdidnottellhalfofwhatIsa