湖南省部分学校2021-2022学年高一年级上册期中英语试题汇编阅读理解

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2021-2022学年高一上学期期中英语试题精选汇编

阅读理解专题

湖南省衡阳市第八中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheFiveBestCountriestoMovetoforRetirement

Retiringinadifferentcountryisgainingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement.

CostaRica

Mildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretireestoCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomes

immigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocial

Securityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.

Malaysia

RetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,

thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.ImmigrantsenjoyConvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.

Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.

Mexico

BecauseifsclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.Increasing

immigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendlyEnglishspeakinglocals.Plus,legal

residentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.

Panama

Gentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractionto

foreignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000

permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.

1.WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon.

A.Convenientshopping.

B.Relativelylowlivingcost.

C.Variousculturalactivities.

D.Simpleimmigrationprocedures.

2.WhichcountrylocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?

A.Malaysia's.B.Mexico's.

C.Panama's.D.CostaRica's.

3.WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?

A.Beautifulbeaches.B.Aboomingeconomy.

C.Apleasantclimate.D.Discountsforretirees.

B

Morethan10,000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanks

yesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.

Thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverhasbeenwashedaway.Thetowniscutoffbyfloodwaters.Atthefifthmile,

JalanTengkn,thewateristwometersdeep.Itisclosedtoalltraffic.Floodingfirsthappenedatmid-afternoon

yesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peopletryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescapethedestroyingof

theflood.Mostofthefloodvictims（受害者）hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehind.

TheNationalFloodRelief（救济）Centerwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetownwas

movedout,helpedbythearmy,police,RedCrossSocietyandvolunteers（志愿者）.

ThefloodvictimsarenowhousedindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.^Everything

possibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeople/'agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodand

clothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublicorganizationsandhelpfulpeople.ADisasterReliefFund（救灾基金会）

willbestartedassoonaspossible.^^

AccordingtothelatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobewholly

coveredbythewater.Sofarnodeathshavebeenreported.

4.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.astorybookB.atextbook

C.amagazineD.anewspaper

5.Itseemsthatthefloodhappenedjustbecause.

A.thebanksweretoolowB.thewoodenbridgeissolid（坚固）

C.theriverwastoonarrowD.theyhadhadwetdaysfbrsometime

6.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.thoughthetownwasflooded,youcouldstillgotherebybus

B.assoonasthewaterflowedoverthebanks,peoplebegantogotohigherlands

C.thegovernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictims

D.thefloodhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedintheflood

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ABigFloodB.TernangIsdestroyed

C.Over10,000PeopleAreHomelessD.RescueTeamArrived

C

"Lifeisaboutdaringtocarryoutyourideas,"saidItalianmountaineerReinholdMessner.

Oneofthebest-knownlivingmountaineers,now74,MessnerbecamethefirstpersontoclimbMount

Qomolangmaaloneandwithoutthehelpofbottledoxygen（氧气）in1980.

Healsobecame,in1986,thefirsttoreachtheworld's14mountaintopsofover8,000meters,againwithout

bottledoxygen.

Alongtheway,hehaspracticedaspecialstyleofmountaineeringknownasalpinism,inwhichclimberstryto

reachthetopwithaslittlematerial（材料）andoutsidehelpaspossible.

Butitisanartthatisincreasinglygettinglost-today'sclimbersdependonSherpas（localguidesforclimbers

intheHimalayas）andready-maderoutestoreachthetop,Messnersaid.

“Thetruealpinistdoesn'twantsuchhelp.Hewantstogointothewild,“hesaid.

Hisachievementshavemadehimagreathero,butMessnersayshehasgottenintoplentyofdangerous

situationsalongtheway,too.

“Aroundhalfofthetopalpinistshavediedclimbing,9,hesaid.

“Ofcourse,ifIturnbackmoreoftenthantheothers,Icanincreasemychancesofsurvival,“headded."Butif

Ihadn'tbeenluckyafewtimes,Iwouldn'tbehere.”

Messnerlatermovedontodifferentchallenges（挑战）,crossingtheGobiDesertandAntarctica.

HeisalsoawriterandwasinFrankfurttopresenthislatestbook,"Wild”,tellingthetruestoryofa1916

Antarcticexpedition（探险）.

Today,Messnerspendshistimemakingfilmsandtalksexcitedlyabouthispresentone,whichissetinKenya,

Africa,andtellsthestoryoftwoclimberswhorunintotroubleandarefacedwithlife-changingsituations.

Afteralifetimeoffollowinghisnextdream,hebelievesfilm-makingwillbehisfinalproject.

“IwasalwaysatmybestwhenIwaslearning,whenIwascurious（求知的）hesaid.

8.Whatisspecialabouttruealpinists?

A.Theycanreachthetopquickly.

B.Theytrytodependonthemselves.

C.Theyfollowready-maderoutes.

D.Theyoftenworkwithlocalguides.

9.WhathelpedMessnersurvivedangeroussituations?

A.Goodluck.B.Belief.

C.Goodskills.D.Courage.

10.WhatdoesMessnertellusaboutthestoryofhisnewfilm?

A.Itisveryinteresting.

B.IthappensinAfrica.

C.Itisbasedonhislatestbook.

D.Itrecordshistrueexperiences.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anewfilm.B.Anewbook.

C.Agreatalpinist.D.Agreatexpedition.

Humanshavefavouredredapplesforgenerations,butrisingtemperaturescouldmeantheendofarosyred

apple.

TheancestorsofthemodernapplewerewildtreesgrowinginwhatisnowKazakhstan.Today,wildappletrees

stillgrowthere,perfumingtheairwithfallenfruitandfeedingthebearsthatmoveslowlythroughtheforest,

althoughthewildapples*numbershavebecomesmallerby90%inthelast50yearsduetohumandevelopmentand

theirfutureisuncertain.

Applecolourarisesfromtheexpressionlevelofcertaingenesintheskin,scientistshavefound.Interestingly,

colouralsodependsontemperature.Togetanapplethat'sfullyred,temperaturesmuststaycool,DavidChange,an

expertatPlantandFoodResearchinNewZealand,explains.Astemperatureswarm,hesuggests,itcouldbecome

moredifficultforapplestoturnred.

Colourprobablydidn'twinotherfeaturesofanapplewhengrowerswereevaluatinganewtree,however.

Instead,theyfocusedonthetasteandusefortheapple:somearegoodforcider,someforpies,someforsauce,and

someforeating.Itdidn'tmuchmatterexactlywhatthefruitlookedlikeandwhetheritlookedthesamefromtreeto

tree,becausefarmersweregrowingfruitforthemselvesandfortheirlocalmarket,andfunctionmatteredmorethan

looks.

Bunkersaysthatallchangedaboutahundredyearsago.Theredderapplesmightnotbebetterthanthe

yellowerones—infacttheymightbeworse--but,nredsells;that'stheproblem”.

"Ithappenstoeverysingleappleonthemarket/*saysBedford."That'sjustthenatureofourdesiretohave

applesthewaywewantthemtolook...eversincemanhasbeenmakingchoicesthey'vebeenmakingthemredder

andredder."

12.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Humanshavebeenpreferringredapples.

B.Risingtemperaturesmakeapplesnolongerred.

C.Theancestorsofmodernapplestillexist.

D.Growerspaylessattentiontochangethecolourofapples.

13.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?

A.Scientistshavefoundwaystochangethecolourofapples.

B.Appleswillbecomeredinwinterbecauseofthelowtemperature.

C.Applecolourisgreatlyinfluencedbytemperature.

D.Thehigherthetemperatureis,theredderappleswillbe.

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillNOTwinthefavorofgrowers?

A.Thecolouroftheapple.B.Thetasteoftheapple.

C.Theuseoftheapple.D.Thefunctionoftheapple.

15.WhatdoesBedford'swordsmean?

A.Everysingleappleonthemarketlooksnice.

B.Wehumansdesiretochangetheappearanceofapples.

C.Humanshavebeenchoosingvariousapples.

D.Humansinfactprefertheappleswhichlookredder.

湖南省衡阳市田家炳实验中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

WonderfulSummerCamps

iDTechCamp

AtiDTechCamps,studentsfrom10to18learntodesignvideogames,designrobots,model3Dcharacters,

workwithAI,buildlaptops,learnaboutInternetsecurity,andmore!Thetopuniversitiesontheplanet—Stanford,

MIT,Caltech.—havetrustedandhostedourprogramsfbrover19years,inspiringstudentstodreamBIG.

Date:June21st—June30th.

Tell:408-871-2227

MasterChefCamp

Thissummer,experienceoneofthegreatestcookingexperiencesontheplanet!MasterChefisheretooffera

mixtureofexcitingchallengesandinspirationalstorieswithenthusiasm,creativityandaloveoffood.We're

committedtohelpingkidsandteensfrom12to18inspiretheircookinginterestanddeveloptheircookingskills.

Date:July3rd一July16th

Tell:754-301-8885

UCIrvineSportsCamp

HereatUCIrvine,eachsportsprogramisdesignedtopromoteskilldevelopment,raiseawarenessforhealth

andfitness,andincreaseindividualconfidencethroughcharacterandleadershipdevelopmenttaughtacrosscamps.

Bydevelopingtechniquesandcreatingabetterunderstandingforsports,weguaranteearichsummerexperienceat

anaffordableprice!

Date:July19th-July31st

Tell:949-824-6120

GlobalAdventuresCamp

OurGlobalAdventureprogramsaresmallergroupexperiencesforadventuresinWesternCanadaandNew

ZealandorbackpackingprogramsinEurope,Theseadventuresquicklybringyouafeelingofbeingwithfamily

membersandwillleaveyouwithunforgettablelifelongmemories.OntheBackpackjourneys,youwilltravelby

trains,ferriesandlocaltransportation.

Date:August3rd—August20th

Tell:914-835-0699

1.Whichnumbershouldyoucalltolearnmodernscienceskills?

A.914-835-0699.B.949-824-6120.

C.754-301-8885.D.408-871-2227.

2.ParticipantsofMasterChefCampcan.

A.fallinlovewithcookingB.enjoydifferentdiscounts

C.hosttechnologyprogramsD.tryvarioustransportations

3.WhatisspecialaboutGlobalAdventoresCamp?

A.Ifllsurelyimproveourfamilyrelations.

B.It'llgreatlyincreaseourself-confidence.

C.Ifllleaveadeepimpressioninourmined.

D.It'llenableustofocusmoreonourhealth.

Our"MommyandMe"timebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmother,Christie,and

Iwereoutinourfrontyards,watchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.MIwishI

couldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalone,"saidChristie.

Thenweworkedoutaplan：WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenout,I'llwatchherotherthree.Andwhen

shewatchestwoofmine,I'lltakesomeoneout.

Thechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaof"MommyandMe"time.Christie'sdaughter,

McKenzie,wentfirst.Whenshereturned,theotherchildrenshowedherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewas

smilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.HShe*slikeadifferentchildwhenthere'snooneelsearound,

"Christiesharedwithmequickly.Withhermotheralltoherself,McKenziedidn'thavetomakeanefforttogain

attention.

JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzie,Ialsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildren

duringouralonetimes.Forexample,Iamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughter,whoisseldomclosetome,holds

myhandfrequently.Mystuttering（口口乞的）son,Tom,doesn'tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn't

havetostruggleforachancetospeak.Andtheotherson,Sam,who'salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildren

shinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.

The"MommyandMentimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild-talking,sharing,and

laughing,whichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeservestobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhile.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.

B.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies.

C.Theadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatime.

D.Thebasicneedsofchildren.

5.RightafterMcKenziecameback,theotherchildrenwere.

A.happyB.friendly

C.regretfulD.curious

6.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?

A.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.

B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.

C.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.

D.Thedaughteractslikealeader.

7.Theauthorseemstobelievethat.

A.havingbrothersandsistersisfun.

B.everychildneedsparents'fullattention.

C.it'stiringtolookafterthreechildren.

D.parentsshouldwatchothers*children.

C

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorde亡Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleast

onebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponfbrhertodefeatmystrangeproblem——inabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children'sRoom".Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksoff

theshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhada

beagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmy“secretsharer”,butonemorning,he

wasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook'scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical（相同的）tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthe

pictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos:theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadread

thetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryfbrthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabrush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpages

wereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamily

andwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendof

thestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,

runningtogether

Mymother'scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhad

lovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.Bookscouldbeincrediblywonderfuland

Iwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous（奇迹）“experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbut

remarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthather

sonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryand

fiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

8.Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto.

A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

9.Thebookcaughttheauthor'seyebecause.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndog

B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

D.helikedchildren'sstoriesverymuch

10Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwith（对某事有同感）thestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

11.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum'sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagle.D.TheCharmofaBook.

D

Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.Otherpeoplehavetroublelearninganewlanguage.Howcanyou

helpyourselflearnanewlanguage,suchasEnglish?ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasier

andmoreinteresting.

Thefirststepistofeelconfident（自信的）aboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearn,youwill

learn.Bepatient.Youdonothavetounderstandeverythingatonce.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearn

somethingnew.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.

ThesecondstepistopractiseyourEnglish.Forexample,youcanwriteinadiaryeveryday.Youwillgetused

towritinginEnglish,andyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Afterseveralweeks,youwill

seethatyourwritingisimproving.Besides,youmustspeakEnglisheveryday.Youcanpractisewithyour

classmatesafterclass.Youwillallmakemistakes,butgraduallyyouwillbecomecomfortablecommunicatingin

English.

Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethisinyourdiary.Aftereachclass,

thinkaboutwhatyoudid.Didyouansweraquestioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained?

Perhapsthelessonwasdifficult,butyoutriedtounderstandit.Writetheseachievements（成就）inyourdiary.

YoumustbeactiveinlearningEnglishandbelievethatyoucandoit.Itisimportanttopractiseeverydayand

makearecordofyourachievements.YouwillenjoylearningEnglish,andyouwillfeelmoreconfidentinyourself.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“communicating"inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Sharingideas,news,information,etc.

B.Gettinginformationfromeachother.

C.Takingpartinothers5activities.

D.Expressingthereasonandtheresult.

13.WhenyoulearnEnglish,youdonotneedto.

A.haveenoughpatienceB.makemistakes

C.understandeverythingatonceD.expressyourideasinEnglish

14.WhichoftheibllowingkeepsyoufromenjoyinglearningEnglish?

A.Toworryaboutmakingmistakes.

B.TocommunicateinEnglish.

C.Tothinkaboutwhatyoudidaftereachclass.

D.Tomakearecordoftheachievements.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Itisveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguage.

B.Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasilywhileotherpeopledonot.

C.Don'tworryaboutmakingmistakeswhenlearningasecondlanguage.

D.Therearewaystohelpyoulearnasecondlanguagemoreeasily.

湖南省邵阳县第二中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37

until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyal

CrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdating

backover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnne

Hathaway's-£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversity

cityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:Includes

aguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-£34until11

Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.

FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasonce

thehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortourist

attraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasyto

getlost!

TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33until18Marchand

£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18th

century.

1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourAB.TourB

C.TourCD.TourD

2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge

3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle

Haveyouimaginedthatplantingtreescanmakeabigdifference?Peoplesaythatonemancan'tmakea

difference,butAbdulSamadSheikh,a60-year-oldrickshaw（人力车）driverfromBangladesh,hasprovedthat

doingasmallthingoveralongperiodoftimecanmeanverymuch.Hehasplantedatleastonetreeeverydaysince

hewas12yearsold,whichmeansthathehassofarplantedasmallforestofover17,500trees.Imagineifeveryone

followedhisexample.

Abdulhasworkedasarickshawdriverformostofhislife.Hemakesalittlemoneyfromhisjob,whichisonly

enoughtoputfoodonthetableforhisfamily,buthesomehowtriestoalsobuyatleastonetreeeveryday.He

considersithisdutytotheworld.Mostlyheplantsthemongovernmentlandsonobodycancutthemdownlater.He

alsowatersthem,andifheseesanyonecuttingatree,heblamesthem.

Abdul,hiswifeJorna,andfouroftheirchildrenliveintwooldhouses,onapieceoflandthatisownedbythe

Faridpurdeputycommissioner^office.Theyhavenolandoftheirown.

Sometimes,shecommandshimnottoplanttreesbuthedoesn'tlisten.AbduFs30-year-oldson,KutubUddin,

hasnevertoldhisfathernottoplanttrees,becausehethinkshisfatherdoesagoodthingforsociety.

AbduPsneighborsallknowabouthisdailyhabit,andpraisehiswork.Whoevercanaskofhimanything,he

willdohisbesttohelp.Therefore,Abdulislovedbyneighbors.

Forhisefforts,AbdulSamadSheikhwasrecentlyhonoredbyTheDailyStar,andgiven$1,253tohelphim

buildabetterhomeforhisfamily.TheDailyStarwishedeveryonetofollowhisexample,andprotectthe

environment.

“Ican'tdoitalone.Ineedthehelpofyouall,“Abdulsaidinhisspeech.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutAbdul?

A.Hedoesn'tsupporthisfamily.B.Heplantstreeswithhisownmoney.

C.Hemakesalivingbydoingdifferentjobs.D.Heplantstreestowinhisneighbors9praise.

5.WhydoesAbdulplanttreesongovernmentland?

A.Togetmoneyfromgovernment.

B.Tosetagoodexampletopeople.

C.Toprotectthemfrombeingcutdown.

D.Togetaplacefromgovernmenttobuildhisownhouse.

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAbdul?

A.Poorbuthelpful.B.Richandreliable.

C.Uncaringandstupid.D.Activebutdishonest.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Drivingarickshaw.B.Plantingtrees.

C.Makingbigmoney.D.Buildingabetterhome.

C

ThepopularityofChinese-ownedvideo-sharingserviceTikTok（抖音）continuestogrowamongyoungpeople

intheUnitedStates.In2019,expertssaytheservicemorethandoubleditsAmericanuserbaseto37million.TikTok

isespeciallypopularwithteensandyoungadults.

Theserviceletsuserscreateandsharetheirshortvideosthattheythinkinterestinganduseful.Manyofthem

areunder15seconds.TheTikTokappoffersawidechoiceofsounds,briefpartsofsongsandspecialeffectstoolsto

helpcreateavideo.SomeTikTok-basedmemes（表情包）areverypopular.Videosoftenincludepopularsongsfrom

well-knownartistsandTikTokhasevenhelpedlaunchthecareersofnewmusicstars.

TikTokisconsideredacompetitortothevideo-sharingappSnapchat,aswellas