初中英语阅读理解题库

初中英语阅读理解题库.

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Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子overherheadand

shedidnot

wanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheold

ladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.

Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackon

thegroundagain!”

Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainof

thisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,and

everythingisgoingverywell."Butshecontinuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheold

ladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,"I

amsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlikeplanesandIamnevergoing

toflyagain.ButI'llsayonething,“Shecontinuedkindly,

“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!^^1.Anoldlady

had.

A.glasses

B.ablanketoverherhead

C.acoat

D.abasket2.A.Shedidn'twantto.

A.takeitoff

B.turnitoff

C.geton

D.talkaboutit3.spoketoher.

A.Theairhostess

B.Themannexttoher

C.herhusband

D.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen

before.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital

5.Thewomandidn'tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing

.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togo

home

(3DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohis

wife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegot

someworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswife

asked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyour

addressfromthereinatelegram(电报,"hiswifesaid."Allright,"

Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfounda

nicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhis

thingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.He

puttheaddressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoa

cinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingback

tomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."

Hefoundataxi（出租车andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyou

wanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhis

hotel.

"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamI

goingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.So

Dickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswife

anothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddress

atthispostoffice."1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause.

A.hewentthereforaholiday

B.hehadworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing（观光

D.hishomewasthere

2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Because

shedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.Becauseshewantedtogoto

NewYork,tooC.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

D.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNew

York3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Inthecenterofthecity.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Athisfriend'shouse.4.Whowouldsendhimthename

andaddressofhishotel?

A.Themanager(经理ofhishotel.

B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.

D.Hiswife.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

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BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,Bob

lentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkin

anothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.

Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanother

friendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohe

wenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.

WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor.

"Well,hemustbein,"bethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"I

knowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutin

myboots,"answeredJim.TrueorFalse

1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.

2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.

3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkin

anothertownlater.

4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJim

wasinanothertown.

Key:1(5

Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotheris

gettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,

"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"

Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.

I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutI

don'tmindgettingupinthemorning.lusuallywakeupbeforemy

mothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotake

ashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andget

readytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.

ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband（军乐队in

ourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!

Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetup

immediately!"

Buthejustsleeps.Aftercallingafewmoretimesmymother

hastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayevery

daywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupon

time,butIreallydon'tthinkso.

TrueorFalse

1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoing

toschool.

2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyat

nightandgetupearlyinthemorning.

3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomfora

showerbeforemymothercalls.

4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsin

bed.

5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutof

bedasherefusestogetup.

6.Sometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowake

Herbertup.

7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupon

time.

InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausethey

canexperience（经历fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningthe

weatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackclouds

comeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthe

lateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,and

itwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhave

winterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andin

summersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglish

peopleusuallytakeanumbrella（伞oraraincoatwiththeminthe

sunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret（后

悔laterintheday.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.

BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.Becausethey

oftenhaveverygoodweatherC.Becausetheweatheriswarmjust

likeinspring

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D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday

2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,there

isaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnow

B.blackclouds

C.summerandwinter

D.springandautumn3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerin

winter."Means"itissometimestooinwinter."A.warmB.

coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakea

raincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso

B.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaregoingtosellthem

D.theyaretheirfavouritethings

5.Thebesttitle(标题forthispassageis.

A.BadSeasons

B.SummerorWinter

C.TheWeatherinEngland

D.StrangeEnglishPeople

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MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaid

tohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfather

hasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,then

besuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea."

"OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn't

rememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperand

gaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutand

lookedatiteverynowandthen.

Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboy

thoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaper

wasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.

Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboy

openedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyour

father?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedfor

thepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyremembered

hehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasvery

surprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.When

didithappen?""Burntyesterdayevening."1.MrBrowntoldhis

sonthat.

A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdays

B.hewouldbebackinsevendays

C.hewouldbebackinamonth

D.helikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdown

on.

A.thewall

B.thedoor

C.apieceofpaper

D.hisson'spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron

A.thesecondday

B.thethirdday

C.thefourthday

D.thefifthday4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause

A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdead

B.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdown

C.thechildgavehimacupoftea

D.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5.Whatwasburnt?

A.Thepieceofpaper

B.MrSmith

C.Thevisitor

D.Theboy

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Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageis

guessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningto

someonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,

soitisnecessary（必要的todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.

Herearesomeexamples.1."What'sthematter?""Iwenttoaparty

lastnight,soI..."

2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter..."

3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthe

most..."

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext

（上下文helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So

"guessing"isveryimportantin

understandingEnglish,especially（尤其spokenEnglish.

1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeign

language

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerin

EXAMPLEIis.A."...soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B.

"...soIwenttobedverylate."CJ….SoIfeltunhappy."D."...so

Igotupveryearly."

3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.A.

"Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareof

yourself."B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."

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C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."

D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."

4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.A.

"...sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."...sheisoneof

themostbeautifulwomen."C."...sheisoneofthemostfamous

speakers."D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."

5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断thatguessingis

inlearningaforeignlanguage.

A.theonlyway

B.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish

C.moreimportantthananyotherway

D.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish

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UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenextto

eachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.So

theycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.

They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuilt

newhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.They

neverfindoutwhy.

OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhis

wife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.He

toldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedto

carrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfrom

theirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthe

villagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotof

appleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afew

dayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice（价格。Theyfelt

unhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.

"Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受lossesinbusiness

whileothersalwaysprofit（盈利"UncleLiaskedoneday.

"Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithout

thinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!"

"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish（傻的wewere!"

1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbroken

housesbecause.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they're

bothpoor

C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain

D.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms

2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto

A.makeajourney

B.visitsomeplacesofinterest

C.meettheirfriends

D.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesata

lowpricebecause.A.theirsweren'tasgoodasthe

others'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofapples

hadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemon

atruck

4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause

.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhad

lostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththe

tractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.

B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.

C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.

D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.(10

OnChristmasEve—thenightbeforeChristmasDay

—childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbeds

beforetheygotosleep.

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TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswill

comeduringthe

night.

FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetop

ofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.He

fillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.

Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,

"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimb

downthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhe

quietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstocidngswithsmall

presents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworea

redcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolonger

young,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Butthey

stillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis

A.thenightofChristmasDay

B.theeveningofChristmasDay

C.ChristmasDay

D.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoften

putspresents.

A.intochildren'shats

B.intochildren'sstockings

C.underchildren'sbeds

D.intochildren'sshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,

.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.

theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC.theythoughttheir

fatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresents

intotheirstockings4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they

.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal

B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents

C.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather

D.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5.Father

Christmascomesintothehousethroughthe.

A.chimney

B.backdoor

C.frontdoor

D.window.KEY:DB

11Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报theweather.

Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.The

satellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气,becausethis

iswheretheweatherforms（形成.Theysendthesepicturesto

theweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家canseethe

weatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientists

canoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.

Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountries

receivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,the

meteorologistscompare（比较themwithearlierones.Perhapsthey

mayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.

Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,

too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.

Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.

Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecastthe

weatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegood

forecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeableto

forecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前.

1.Satellitestravel.

A.inspace

B.intheatmosphere

C.abovetheground

D.abovespace

2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesofthe

atmosphere?Because.A.theweathersatellitescando

iteasilyB.cloudsformthere

C.theweatherformsthere

D.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologists

forecasttheweather.A.whentheyhavereceived

satellitepictures

B.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlier

ones

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C.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepictures

D.duringtheystudysatellitepictures

4.Maybewe'llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor

A.oneday

B.twodays

C.fivedays

D.sevendaysorevenlonger

5.Themain（主要的ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesare

nowusedin.

A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphere

B.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere

C.doingotherworkinmanyways

D.weatherforecasting

Key（12

Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学intheUnitedStates,

footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Players

sometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.

Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhave

fourchances（机会tomovetheballtenyards（码.Theycancarryit

ortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantryto

moveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,

theyreceivesixpoints（点.

Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteam

trytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballten

yards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.

Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousands

ofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.

Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeople

shoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.

Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.

TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifa

teamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.

ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNew

Year.Manypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyothers

watchthemonTV.1.Thepassagetalksabout.

A.football

B.howtoplayfootball

C.Americansports

D.Americanfootball2.Wecanthefootballinboth

AmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kickB.throwC.run

withD.catch3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because

.A.tenyardsisalongway

B.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcome

near

C.theplayingfieldisverylarge

D.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone4.Ifthey

,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.

A.receivesixpoints

B.playelevengamesintheseason

C.arethebestteams

D.movetheballtotheendofthefield

5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheir

teamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?

A.Jumping

B.Dancing

C.Crying

D.Shouting

“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthis

questionagreatleamedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbuta

teacher.

Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwo

circles（圆.Within（在...里面thelargeroneismyknowledgeof

things,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstill

unknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,theline

thatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohas

morechances（机会tofacesomethingstillunknown.

1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat.A.ateacher

hasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestions

C.bothateacherandastudenthavequestions

D.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions2.The

studentthoughtthat.

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A.astudent'sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher'sbecauseit

comesfromtheteacher

B.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshis

studentsask

C.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestions

D.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions

3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded

（推断that.

A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacher

B.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudent

C.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacher

D.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn'tknow4.

WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthe

story?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHis

StudentC.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverToo

OldtoLearn5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein.A.

thePalaceMuseumB.anybook

C.anewspaperofmagazine

D.Anencyclopedia(百科全书

Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthand

GuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.Mexicoisaboutonequarterof

thesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillion

people.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexico

theworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthe

capitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis

7349feethigh(2240metres.Thismakesitoneofthehighest

capitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrows

biggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmore

peoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.

Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.Manyofthefoodsweeat

startedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,

peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.

Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus（仙人掌plants.Mexico

hasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.

1.MexicoistheUSA.

A.onthesouthof

B.onthenorthof

C.apartof

D.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak.

A.EnglishC.French

B.SpanishD.Latin（拉丁语

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthe

capitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.

C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.Mexico

Cityisthehighestcityintheworld.

4.Tomatoeswereoriginally（最初grownin.

A.America

B.Spain

C.Tokyo

D.Mexico

5.Thebesttitle（题目ofthepassageis.

A.MexicoCity

B.Mexico'splants

C.Mexico

D.Mexico'spopulationATriptotheForest

OnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.

Theyputuptheirtents（帐篷andthenrodeofftoaforesttosee

howthetreesweregrowing.

Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfrom

theircamp（营地，itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.

SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnot

findtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwentto

thecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.

Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothe

camp?

Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!

Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?

Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!

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Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorses

stopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlooked

around.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.

Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto.

A.buildtheircamp

B.findtheirwayhome

C.enjoythemountainsinthesnow

D.watchthetreesintheforest

2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause.A.there

wasonlyoneroadtotheircamp

B.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheir

tents

C.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatall

D.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow

3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto.

A.John'shouseB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains

4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause.

A.itwasgettinglate

B.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongway

C.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecamp

D.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened.

A.onacoldwinterday

B.onadarksnowyevening

C.inacoldcampfarfromvillages

D.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen

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Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahard

day'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupatthesky

andsawablackcloudoverhead.

"Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthe

ricewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense（胡说，the

rainwillonlykillthecrops（庄稼

Sotheybegantoquarrel（争吵.Justthenathirdfarmercame

alongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmers

explainedabouttheblackcloud.

"Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthe

sky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer

1.Thetwofarmerswere.

A.goinghome

B.goingtothefield

C.goingtowork

D.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmersonthat

day.

A.hadaholiday

B.didn'twork

C.workedhard

D.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother

3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,.

A.itwillrainsoon

B.itwillbefine

C.itwillgethot

D.thesunisshiningbrightly

4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause.A.they

werehungryB.itrained

C.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheother

didn'tthinkso

D.theybothhopedforrain

5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He

A.wantedtomakefriendswiththem

B.joinedtheminthequarrel

C.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarreling

D.hadnothingstodo

6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?

.A.NoneB.OneC.TwoD.Three

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In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.Today

theforestshavealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith

them,leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA's

example.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuilt