北京市部分区2021年中考二模英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

北京市部分区2021年中考二模英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解专题

2021年北京市燕山地区九年级二模英语试题

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳

选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

A

Don'tyouthinkrobotsareapartofyourlife?Infactories,robotsputtogethereverythingfrom

toystocars.Somehomeshaverobotsthatsweepfloorsormowthelawn（剪草坪）.Andmorerobots

aresoontocome.

LikeaHuman

Robotsdon'texpectanythanksforalltheworktheydoforus.Afterall,theydon't

havefeelings.ButthatmaybechangingwithNexi,arobotcreatedbyscientistsat

theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Nexicanmoveitsfacetoshowanger,

happinessorsadness.Itcanalsoraiseitseyebrows（眉毛）toshowsurprise.

HouseholdHelpers

Howwouldyoulikearobottohelpcleanupyourtoys,oronethatplays

hide-and-seekwithyou?Naocanbeprogrammedtodoboththoseactivities,and

more.Atwo-foot-tallrobot,NaowasdesignedbyacompanyinFrancetobea

helperandcompanion（伙伴）.Itcantalk,walkandevenrememberfaces,voices

andplaces.

RobotsatWork

Needaliftoutofbed?RIBA,shortforHRobotforInteractiveBodyAssistance11,

willlenditshelpfularms!Somepatientsathospitalsandnursinghomeshavea

hardtimegettinginandoutofbed.RIBAcangentlyliftapatientoutofbedand

helphimorherintoawheelchair（轮椅）.

WaterBots

Robotsthatworkinwater-andlooklikeseacreatures（生物）—aremaking

newslately.Oneofthemisaroboticfish.Researchersbuilttheroboticfishtoswim

inwatertofindoutpollution.There'sevenaroboticpenguin（企鹅）calledthe

AP,whichcanmoveinwaterinalldirections.

21.Bymovingits,Neximightshowitsanger,happinessorsadness.

A.headB.faceC.armD.leg

22.Ifapatientneedsaliftoutofbed,whichmaybeagoodhelper?

A.Nexi.B.Nao.C.RIBA.D.AP.

23.Accordingtothepassage,aroboticfishmightbeusedfbr.

A.discoveringfishB.pickinguprubbish

C.studyingseacreaturesD.findingoutpollution

B

"It'sawasteoftime,"IsaidwhenmymomtoldmetojoinMadcaps,amothersanddaughters

clubthathelpscharities（慈善）.WhenshetoldmeIhadtovolunteeratahomelessshelter（收容

所），Ithoughtthatthingscouldnotgetworse.

Wegottherelateandwalkedtothedirtyhomelessshelter,wherewesawaladyyelling（叫喊）

atthesecurityguard.Hedealtwithherandthenledustothekitchen,whereweranintoourfive

fellowMadcapsmothersanddaughters.

Thenhomelesspeoplestartedtowalkinandalittlegirl,aroundfiveyearsold,walkedupand

pointedtothefoodIwashandingout.Ihandedheracoldsandwichandshenoddedtosaythanks.

Shethenwalkedovertoherparents,whowereseatedatalargetable.

Asshewalkedaway,IthoughtabouthowmuchIhad.IgotooneofthetopschoolsinSan

Diego,Ihaveagreathousebythewater,andIhaveawarmmealeverynight.ThenIthoughtofhow

littleshehad.Sheprobablydidn'tgotoschool,andthatiswhereshesleepsandeatseveryday.That

littlegirlmakesmerealizejusthowluckyIam.

Afterthatmoment,Ihadachangeofheart.Now,IloveMadcapsanddon'tmissonemeeting.I

havelittletroublesocializingwithothersandnowhavemanyfriendstoplayandchatwith.

Ibelievethatifyouhaveanopenmindaboutthings,youcanlearnalotaboutyourselfandthe

peopleinyourcommunity.Youcanmakenewfriendsandrealizehowluckyyouare.Ibelieveyou

canmakeadifferencejustbydoingsomethingthatyoudon'twanttodo.

24.Whatdidthewriterseeintheshelterwhenshearrived?

A.Theshelterwasfullofhomelesskids.

B.Aladywasyellingatthesecurityguard.

C.Alittlegirlwaswaitingfbrhersandwich.

D.Therewereonlymothersanddaughtersintheshelter.

25.Comparingwiththelittlegirl,thewriterrealizedthat.

A.sheshouldstudyhard

B.shewasaluckyperson

C.sheactuallyhadapoorlife

D.sheshouldtakepartinmoreschoolclubs

26.WhathappenedtothewriterafterherexperienceinMadcaps?

A.Shedidn'tmissanybodyfromtheclub.

B.Shedidn'tworryaboutherlifeanymore.

C.Shebecamemoreopen-mindedaboutlife.

D.Shefounditeasytocommunicatewithhomelesspeople.

C

Chocolate——there'snothingquitelikeit,isthere?Chocolateissimplydelicious.Whatis

chocolate?Wheredoesitcomefrom?

cacaobeanshistoryofchocolategoesbacktothediscoveryofcacaobeans.About4000

yearsago,theAmericansmadecacaobeansintoadrinkandtheytookitasagiftfromnature.

In1519,theSpanishexplorerHernandoCortexvisitedMexicoinAmerica.Hesawpeopledrink

cacaomixedwithspices（香料）.CortextooksomecacaohomeasagifttotheSpanishKingCharles.

Sincethen,peopleinSpainbegantodrinkcacao.However,thenaturetasteofcacaowastoobitter

formostpeople,lb

sweetenit,Spanishaddedsugarandhoneytoit.Asasweetdrink,itbecamepopularinEurope.

Bythe17thcentury,richpeopleinEuropebegandrinkingcacaodrinkasafashion.

In1828,aDutchchemist,ConradJ.vanHoutenstartedusinganewprocesstoremovethefat

fromcacaobeans.Hemadeamachinethatpressedthefatfromthebeans.Theresultingpowder（粉

末）mixedbetterwithwaterthancacaodid.PeoplecalledvanHouten*scacaopowder"Dutch

chocolate*'—itisthebeginningofmodernchocolate.

Afterthat,chocolatemakersstartedtryingnewrecipes（酉己方）withDutchchocolate.Firstit

wasmixedwithsugar.Thenbutterwasaddedtothesweetenedchocolatetomakechocolatebars.In

1849,anEnglishchocolatemakersuccessfullymadethefirstchocolatebar.Inthe19thcentury,the

Swissstartedmakingmilkchocolatebymixingpowderedmilk.Milkchocolatehasnotchanged

muchsincethisprocesswasinvented.

TodaytheUnitedStatesbuysmostofchocolateintheworld,buttheSwisseatthemost

chocolateperperson.Themostchocolateeatentodayissweetmilkchocolate,butpeoplealsoeat

whitechocolateanddarkchocolate.Chocolatehasbecomeaworldwidesnackandalsoapopular

holidaygift.

27.WhatdidtheAmericansthinkofcacaodrinkabout4000yearsago?

28.Whoinventedmilkchocolate?

A.Itwaseasytomake.B.Itwastoobittertodrink.

C.Itwasagiftfortherich.D.Itwastreasurefromnature.

A.TheSwiss.B.HernandoCortex.

C.AnEnglishchocolatemaker.D.ConradJ.vanHouten.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheUnitedStatesbuysandeatsmostofchocolateintheworld.

B.PeoplecalledConradJ.vanHoutenthefatherof"Dutchchocolate".

C.ChocolatebecamepopularinSpainwhenCortextooksomecacaohome.

D.Peopleliketoeatsweetmilkchocolate,whitechocolateanddarkchocolatetoday.

30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thetastesofchocolate.B.Thehistoryofchocolate.

C.Themakersofchocolate.D.Thebenefitsofchocolate.

D

Asonlinelearningbecomesmorecommon.Nowmoreandmoreresources（资源）are

convertedtodigital（数码的）form.Somepeoplehavesuggestedthatpubliclibrariesshouldbeshut

downand,intheirplace,everyoneshouldbegivenaniPadwithane-readersubscription（订阅）.

Supportersofthisideastatethatitwillsavelocalcitiesandtownsmoneybecausetheoperating

costsoflibrariesareexpensive.Theyalsobelieveitwillencouragemorepeopletoreadbecausethey

won'thavetotraveltoalibrarytogetabook.Theycansimplyclickonwhattheywanttoreadand

readitfromwherevertheyare.

However,itwouldbeaseriousmistaketoreplacelibrarieswithtablets（平板电脑）.First,digital

booksandresourcesarerelatedtolesslearningandmoreproblemsthanprintresources.Astudydone

ontabletvsbookreadingfoundpeopleread20-30%slowerontablets,keep20%lessinformation,

andunderstand10%lessofwhattheyreadcomparedtopeoplewhoreadthesameinformationin

print.

Second,itisnotopen-mindedtostatethattheonlyservicelibrariesofferisbooklending.

Librarieshavelotsofbenefits,andmanyareonlyusableifthelibraryhasaphysicallocation.Some

ofthesebenefitsincludeactingasaquietstudyspace,givingpeopleawaytocommunicatewiththeir

neighbors,holdingclassesonvarioustopics,providingjobsandkeepingthecommunityconnected.A

surveydonein2015foundthatnearlytwo-thirdsofAmericanadultsfeelthatclosingtheirlocal

librarywouldhaveagreateffectontheircommunity.Peopleseelibrariesasawaytoconnectwith

othersandgettheirquestionsanswered-benefitstabletscan'toffernearlyaswelloraseasily.

Whilereplacinglibrarieswithtabletsmayseemlikeasimpleway,itwouldencouragepeopleto

spendevenmoretimelookingatdigitalscreens,althoughtherearevariousproblemsaroundthem.It

wouldalsoendmanyofthebenefitsoflibrariesthatpeoplehavecometodependon.Inmanyareas,

librariesaresuchanimportantpartofthecommunitynetworkthattheycouldneverbereplacedbya

simpleobject.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"converted"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Connected.B.Celebrated.C.Changed.D.Expressed.

32.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorprobablyagreesthat.

A.it'snecessaryforreaderstoreadinlibraries

B.theonlyservicelibrariesofferisbooklending

C.publiclibrariesshouldbereplacedwithdigitaldevices

D.digitalbooksandresourcesencouragepeopletospendmoretimereading

33.Thepurposeofthepassageismainlyto.

A.stressthebenefitsoflibraries

B.advisemorepeopletogotothelibraries

C.encouragecommunitiestobuildmorelibraries

D.comparedigitalbooksandresourceswithrealbooks

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

21—23BCD24—26BBC27—30DADB31—33CAA

2021年北京市丰台区九年级二模英语试题

三、阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每

小题2分）

A

黝httpsiwww.stQdyabroadxom.worldwide

StudyingAbroad

Posted5/15/20214:53PM

39Itiseasiertolearnaforeignlanguageabroad.Andyoucanenjoythecountry'sculturesuchas

/?\KWXthefoodandmusic.Also,youcangetaglobaleyeonyoursubject.Andtherearemanyculturaland

Jackeducationalreasonstostudyabroad.Tosumup,studyingabroadopensdoors.

Posted5/15/20216:25PM

yInoticedsomedifferencesbetweenbeingastudentintheUKandinFrancewhenIstudied

abroad.First,thedayswerelong.Wehadtobeinclassfbrsixoreighthourseveryday.Second,the

/、teacherwouldgiveushomework.Third,theatmosphere（氛围）attheuniversitywasmuchmore

Maryrelaxed.Overall,itwasafantasticexperience,andithelpedmetoimprovemyFrenchalot.

二不、Posted5/16/20215:20PM

WhenwestayedwithBritishfamilies,wewereshockedbytheamountofpotatoesthatBritish

peopleate.Oneclassmateoncesaidtome,"Tonight,itcouldbemashed（捣碎），itmightbefriedorit

Mikemayevenbeboiled,whateveritis,itwillbepotatoes

Posted5/16/20217:46PM

StudyingabroadinSpainwasanamazingexperience.Icouldgetmuchknowledgeandknow

moreaboutSpain.AndIgotpersonalgrowthandmemoriesduringmystudy.Iwillneverforgetthe

peopleandthefunwesharedtogetherinSpain.

21.thinksitiseasiertolearnaforeignlanguageabroad.

A.JackB.MaryC.LucyD.Mike

22.Studyingabroad,Mary

A.atealotofpotatoes

B.improvedherFrenchalot

C.hadsixorsevenclasseseveryday

D.learnedmoreaboutBritishfamilies

23.WhatdoesLucythinkofherstudyingabroad?

A.Shecouldimprovehermemory.

B.Shecouldmakemanynewfriends.

C.ShecouldknowmoreaboutSpain.

D.ShecouldcookalotofSpanishfood.

LeftOut

rishwasplayingbasketballwithherbrotheroutsidewhen

shesawherfriendJosiejumpoutofthecar.Sheheardalotofvoiceslaughingandsayinggoodbyeto

Josie.Trishstoppedpassingthebasketballandfeltherbodystarttogetuncomfortablywarm,andher

eyesstartedtowater.Trishstormedinsideandclosedthedoor.HowcouldJosiedothattome?Trish

thought.

Trish'smomcalledthroughthedoor,"Trish,areyouOK?”Trishignored（忽视）itandputher

pillow（枕头）overherhead."I'llbedownstairsifyouwanttotalklater.It'sagoodchoicetocalm

yourselfdownfirstJsaidMom.

FinallyTrishcalmeddownandwenttotalkwithhermom.Hermomalwayshadsomegood

ideastohelpher.

"What'sgoingon,Trish?”Momasked.

“Josiewentsomewherewithourfriendsandshedidn'tinviteme,“Trishsaid."Whywouldn't

sheinviteme?IthoughtwewerefHends.”"Oh,honey,I'msorry.FdbeprettyupsettooifIfeltleft

out.MaybeJosieknewthatyouwouldn'tlikewhattheyweregoingtodoJMomsaid.

“Maybe…"Trishdidn'tsoundconvinced（坚定的）.

“Whydon'tyoutalkwithJosieaboutitatschoolonMonday?^^Momsuggested.

“Idon'twanttotalktohei*.I'mmad!I'mjustgoingtoignoreher,,,answeredTrish.

“Nottalkingaboutitisjustgoingtomakeitworse,andmightmeanyoucouldloseJosieasa

friend,repliedMom.

“IstillwantJosietobemyfriend,butIjustwanthertoknowwhat'swrongandsayshe'ssorry,“

saidTrish.

“Josiemightnotrealizethatshedidsomethingwrong,sothenshe'lljustgetbestwaytosolve

theproblem,saidMom.

“OK,Mom,Tiltalktoheratschool.Thanks,"saidTrish.

Andguesswhat?Trish'smomwasright!JosieknewTrishdidn'tlikesnakes,andsheandthe

othergirlshadgonetothezootoseethenewsnakeexhibit.Trishwasgladshe'dtalkedtoJosieto

solvetheproblem.

24.Trish'seyesstartedtowaterbecause.

A.herfriendslaughedather

B.shemissedthebasketball

C.herbrotherdidn'twanttoplaywithher

D.Josiedidn'tinvitehertoplaywiththeirfriends

25.WhatdidTrish'smotheradvisehertodo?

A.ToloseJosieasafriend.B.ToaskJosietosaysorrytoher.

C.TotellJosieshewaswrong.D.TotalktoJosieabouthowshefelt.

26.WhywasTrishgladintheend?

A.ShetalkedtoJosietosolvetheproblem.

B.ShetoldJosieshewasafraidofsnakes.

C.Josieapologizedtoheratschool.

D.Josietookhertothezooagain.

C

Mostpeoplethinkthatthehumanbrainisseton“automatic”-thatmeansitlearnsallbyitself.

Butthisisn'talwaystrue.Weneedtotrainourselvestobebetterlearners-toactivelytakepartinthe

learningprocessandtoreflect（思考）onwhatwehavelearnt.Isuggestdoingfourthingstotakean

activeroleinyourlearning.

Listentotheoutervoice.Therearetwokindsofvoices:theinnervoiceandtheoutervoice.

Yourinnervoiceexpressesyourpersonalopinions,whiletheoutervoicetellsyouaboutopinions

fromwhatyouhearorread.Althoughyourinnervoicecanbeuseful,itcanalsogetinthewayof

learning.Ifyoukeeppayingtoomuchattentiontoit,youriskmissingimportantinformation.Instead,

activelearnersareopen-mindedandfocusonwhatthespeakerorthewriterissaying.Inthisway,

theyareinabetterpositiontomakedecisions.

Arguewithyourinnervoice.Ifyoufindyourinnervoicedifficulttocontrol,youcanargue

withitasmostactivelearnersdo.Whenyourinnervoicetellsyouaspeakerorawriteriswrong,

thinkaboutwhythespeakerorthewritermayberight.Beflexible（灵活的）inyouropinionsandyou

mightendupagreeingwiththespeakerorthewriterafterall.Ifnot,atleastyouhave“listenedto”

anotherpointofview.

Askquestions.Askingquestionsistheeasiestwaytopromoteactivelearning.Whenyouget

informationfromsomeone,frombooksortheInternet,asktwo,three,evenfivequestionsaboutthe

topic.Theanswerswillleadyoutofurtherlearning,andtheveryactofworkingoutquestionswill

helpyoutoachieveahigherlevelofunderstandingaboutthetopic.Inshort:Donotstopbeing

curious（好奇的）.

Gettothetruth.Activelearnersdonotaccepteverythingtheylearn.Theytrytofindthetruth

attheheartofeachidea.Evenwhenanideasoundsimpossible,theremaybeanaspectofitthatis

basedontruth.Soifsomeonesaysthatdinosaursstillexist（存在）today,thinkaboutwhytheybelieve

this.Ifyoutrytofindoutthesourceofanidea,nomatterhowcrazyitseems,youwillincreaseyour

chanceoflearningsomething.

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,weknow.

A.ourinnervoiceismoreusefulthanoutervoice

B.focusingontheoutervoicehelpsmakedecisions

C.ourinnervoicetellsusaboutopinionsfromwhatwehear

D.overlyfocusingontheinnervoicehelpsgetimportantinformation

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thehumanbrainlearnsthingsallbyitself.

B.Ifwethinkaspeakeriswrong,voiceouropinions.

C.Activelearnersrefusetheideassoundimpossibledirectly.

D.Beingcurioushelpstogetabetterunderstandingofthetopic.

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeingCuriousB.InnerandOuterVoices

C.ActiveLearningD.ChancesofLearning

D

DoBoysandGirlsHaveDifferentReadingHabits?

worldwidestudyof15-year-oldschoolpupils,scholasticperfbrmance（学业成绩）inmaths,science,

andreading.Acloserlookatthereadingtests,showstheinterestingfactthatgirlsare

oulperforming（月生过）boysinreadingandthatthisisconnectedwithgirls'greaterenjoymentof

reading.

Onekeyareawhichhasamaineffectonreadingperformance,isreadingforenjoymentrather

thansimplyforstudyorschoolworkpurposes.Interestingly,thePISAstudyfoundthatinall

countriesexceptSouthKoreaassessed（评估）girlsreadforenjoymentmorethanboys.Thestudy

foundthatinallthecountriesassessed,justoverhalfofboys,butalmostthree-quartersofgirlssaid

thattheyreadforenjoyment.

IncountriessuchasEstonia,Latvia,LithuaniaandtheNetherlands,thedifferencebetweenboys

andgirlswasmostsignificant（显著的）.What'smore,inplacessuchasAustria,verylowlevelsof

boysexpressedinterestinreading.

However,inplaceslikeJapan,boysandgirlsreadforenjoymentatalmostthesamelevel.And

therewereafewcountriesandplacesthatscoredveryhighlyinboysreadingenjoyment,forexample

inAlbania,Indonesia,ShanghaiinChinaandThailandwhereatleast80%ofboysenjoyreading.

Althoughthesepositivenumbersarematchedandpassedbygirlswhoreportedanevenhigherlevel

ofreadingenjoyment（90%）.

AninterestingareawhichthePISAstudylookedatwasthetypesofliteraturethatbothgirlsand

boysgenerallyenjoy.Boyswerefoundtoenjoyreadingmagazines,newspapers,andcomicbooks

morethangirls.GirlswerefoundtobetwiceasHkelytoenjoyworksoffictionasboys.Thiswas

clearlyrepeatedacrossallcountries.

Whilereadinginallformsiscertainlybeneficialandshouldbesupported,thelownumbersof

boysreadingforenjoymentandtheirlimitedchoiceswhentheydo,isevidenceofaproblemthat

needstobesolved.Countriesneedtothinkaboutwaystoinspireinterestforboysinreadingand

makesurethattheyareexposed（接触）toawidevarietyofdifferenttypesofliteraturefromyoung

age.

ThePISAstudyhashelpedshowaclearpatterningenders什生另ij）whenitcomestoreading.Low

levelsofinterestinorenjoymentofreadingcanhavelongtermeffectsonfuturesuccessinlife.For

thisreason,itisimportantthatgovernments,teachersandparentsallworktofindopportunitiesand

strategies（策略）toraisereadinglevels.Fortunately,studiessuchasPISAprovideclearevidencethat

canbeactedontoimproveoutcomesforallyoungpeople.

30.Accordingtothepassage,PISAstudyfound.

A.girlsinmostcountriesreadforenjoymentmorethanboys

B.boyslikedtoreadforstudyorschoolworkpurposes

C.girlswerebetterinmathandscienceteststhanboys

D.boysgothighermarksthangirlsinreading

31.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?

A.Fewgirlsenjoyreadingmagazinesandnewspapers.

B.Boysenjoyreadingworksoffictionmorethangirls.

C.MostboysinShanghaiinChinaenjoyreading.

D.BoysinThailandenjoyreadingmore由angirls.

32.Theword“inspire”inParagraph6probablymeans”

A・loseB.encourageC.expressD.hold

33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.teachersshouldofferstudentsmorechancestoimprovereadinglevels

B.readingforschoolworkhasamaineffectonreadingperformance

C.students'fiituresuccessinlifedependsontheirreadingstrategies

D.studentsshouldbesuggestedreadingtheirfavoritebooks

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

21.A22.B23.C24.D25.D26.A27.B

28.D29.C30.A31.C32.B33.A

2021年北京市昌平区九年级中考二模英语试题

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最

佳选项。（共26分,每小题2分）

Whichwillyoutakepartin?

Hereisaguidetothelargestandmostpopularyearlyculturalcelebrationsindifferentplaces.Maybe

youwillbeinterestedinsomeofthem.

Alice'sDayFestival,Oxford,England

EachyearonthefirstSaturdayofJuly,Madhatterscan

jointhefestivitiescelebratingAlice'sAdventuresin

WonderlandinOxford.Dressupasfavoritecharacters,take

awalkthroughthestory'shistory,andfeelthecitythat

inspiredLewisCarrolPsclassicchildren'stale.

SmithsonianFolkLifeFestival,WashingtonD.C,

America

MayisAsian/PacificAmericanHeritageMonth-a

celebrationofAsiansandPacificIslandersintheUS.It

showsAsianartandculturewithliveperformancesby

musiciansandartists,Pan-Asianfood,KungFuandlion

dance,culturaldisplays,andinteractiveactivities.

StockholmFolkFestival,Sweden

ItiscelebratedinearlyAugustforfourdays.Itis

celebratedinaverygrandandobviouswayformusic

lovers.Thebeautifulsettingsaddtotheperfectatmosphere

tothemusicfestival.Manyprofessionalmusiciansfrom

everypartoftheworlddisplaytheiruniquetalentinfolkas

wellasworldmusic.

InternationalGardenFestival,Chateau

Chaumont-sur-Loire,France

TheFestivalbeganin1992andhasbecomeakeypart

ofthegardeningcalendar.Gardendesignersfromtheworld

competetodesigngardensinthecastle.Eachyearthereisa

differenttheme.Duringthesummer(1Julyto31August)

thegardenscanbevisitedintheeveningandyoucantakea

candletouratnight.

21.YoucancelebrateAlice'sDayFestivalin.

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.SwedenD.France

22.Ifyou'reinterestedinAsianculture,youmaygoto.

A.Alice'sDayFestivalB.SmithsonianFolkLifeFestival

C.StockholmFolkFestivalD.InternationalGardenFestival

23.willprobablyenjoyStockholmFolkFestivalalotinSweden.

A.StoryloversB.GardenloversC.KungFuloversD.Musiclovers

Ourclassteacherwasonleave.HetaughtusMaths.Ibeingthemonitoroftheclasswenttosee

theheadmasteraskingforsometeachertoourclass.Theheadmastertoldmethatmanyteacherswere

onleaveonthatdaysoitwasnotpossibleforhimtosendanyteachertoourclass.Heaskedme

insteadtokeeptheclassbusyanddosometeaching.ItwastheorderoftheheadmasterandIhadto

takethe"job".

Ourclassisconsideredtobethebestclassintheschool.Manyatimewehavewontheflagsof

cleanliness,discipline(秩序),studiesandsports.Thestudentsareverymuchwell-behaved.It

wastheseadvantagesoftheclassthatgavemesomeconfidencetofacemyclassmatesasateacher

thoughIwasoneofthem.Idecidedtodowiththehomeworkassignedbytheteacherthedaybefore.

Iaskedthestudentstoshowmetheirhomework.Theyreadilyshowedmetheirnotebooks.Imarked

onesignonthemforchecking.

AftercheckingallofthehomeworkIfoundthatmanystudentshadnotdonethecomplete

homework.Theyhadfoundsomequestionsdifficultandhadbeenunabletosolvethem.Itookup

thosedifficultquestionsonebyone.Ihaddoneallthequestionsandknewthemwell.Isolvedthem

ontheblackboardforthosewhohadnotbeenabletodothem.The