江苏省苏州市常熟市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省苏州常熟市

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

江苏省常熟市2020~2021学年九年级下学期阶段性质量调研试卷一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Director:NickPark

Runtime:1.5hours

Place:MoonTheater

Storyline:

DuringtheStoneAge,ayoungcavemannamedDuglivesinthe

villagewiththechief(酋长)Bobnar,andmanyothercavemen.One

day,Dugsuggeststhattheyshouldtryhuntingwoollymammoths

(猛鸡)insteadofrabbits,butthechiefbrusheshimoff.

EarlyMantellsthestoryofDug,alongwithhisfriendHognobastheyunitetheirtribe(部落)

againstastrongenemyLordNoothtosavetheirhome.

Dates:

June24-August2

Mon.—Fri.:10:00a.m.,2:00p.m.,7:00p.m.

Sat.—Sun.:9:00a.m.,11:30a.m.,3:OOp.m.,8:30p.m

TicketPrices:

¥25perchildoradult(dayshows)

¥40perchildoradult(eveningshows)

FamilyPackages:

¥85forfourtickets(10:00a.m.,2:OOp.m.shows)

¥120forfourtickets(3:OOp.m.,8:30p.m.shows)

Children:Childrenbelow3yearsoldwillnotbeallowedin.

21.Theunderlinedpart,brusheshimoff"inthepassageprobablymeans"

A.agreestohuntmammothsB.refusestolistentohim

C.failstocatchrabbitsD.isopentohissuggestion

22.HowmuchwillafamilyoffourmembersspendiftheywatchtheshowonSundayevening?

C.¥120.D.¥140.

B

Thereisanoldsayingaboutvolunteerworkthat

goeslikethis:"Noonecandoeverything,but

everyonecandosomething.u

Today,manypeoplevolunteertheirtimeand

energytohelpothers.Therearealotofwaystomeet

otherpeople'sneeds.Forexample,somevolunteers

providehelpafteradisaster.Othersarehappytoget

dirtywhilerepairing

homesorplantingtreesorflowersinpoorneighborhoods.Youngpeopleseesufferingand

lonelinessaroundthemandfindwaystohelp.Andhistorylovershelparcheologists（考古学家）

searchforancientobjectstohelpdeepenknowledgeofthepast.

Volunteersalsoworkinmanyareasaroundtheworld,includingHati.Yearshavepassed

sincea

7.0earthquakeshookthenation.Theexactnumberofpeoplewhodiedmayneverbeknown.

ThousandsofsurvivorsoftheHaitianearthquakelinedintemporary（临时的）sheltersfor

morethan3years.FormerAmericanPresidentJimmyCarterandhiswifeRosalynnjoined

fivehundredvolunteersinthetownofLeoganetobuildhouses.

Organizationsdonothavetobelargetogetvolunteers.AnactivistgroupinDharamsala,

Indiaisagoodexample.JodieUnderhillfromEnglandarrivedinnorthernIndiaseveralyears

ago.Sheplannedtovolunteerforanenvironmentalproject.Shecouldalmostnotbelievehow

muchrubbishwasruining（摧毁）someofthearea'smostbeautifulsights.MsUnderhill

learnedabouthowtodealwiththerubbishwhiletakingpartinothervolunteerprojects.Soon

enoughsheformedherowngroup,MountainCleaners.MsUnderhillsaystheworkisvery

hard.Butshepraisesthegroup'seffortsasawonderfulexperience.TheyoungEnglishwoman

saystheIndianmediastartedcallingher"GarbageGirl1'.Andshesaysshewaspleasedwith

thename.

Americanteenagersalsovolunteerinmanyways.

23.HowdidJodieUnderhillfeelwhenshesawbeautifulsightsruinedbytherubbish?

A.Pleased.B.Shocked.C.Moved.D.Interested.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.MsUnderhillformedherowngrouptomakemoney.

B.ThenumberofpeoplewhodiedinHaiti'searthquakeisunclear.

C.Historyloverscan'tlearnthehistoryfromancientobjects.

D.MsUnderhillwascalled''GarbageGirl1'bytheAmericanmedia.

25.Whatmaythenextpassagetalkabout?

A.Thereasonwhypeopleoffertheirservicestoothers.

B.Thewaytojoinavolunteergroup.

C.ThevolunteerworkthatAmericanteenagersdo.

D.Theadvantagesthatvolunteerscanbring.

C

Theysaythat"travelisthebestteacher1'andthereisnobetter

exampleofthisideathantheMingdynastytravelwriterandgeographerXu

Xiake(1587-1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiakenotonly

encouragesaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovides

importantscientificinformationaboutthecountry'slandandgeography.

BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooks

aboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu'sfather

diedandso,itseemedimpossibleforhistravellingdreams.Hethenstartedmanagingthefamily

farmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.

Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson'sloveoftravelandvaluingthe

knowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodem-thinkingwomanrefusedtokeepher

sonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyear,whentherewasless

farmwork.

Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother'ssupport,Xusetoffforthefirsttime,leaving

behindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwileaswell.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyear

formostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,

carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmany

discoveriesinadiary.Thisdiary,whichoncehadover500,000words,wouldbecomeThe

TravelNotesofXuXiakelater.

Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.

Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenatural

world.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,andthroughwildforestswhere

fewpeoplelived.However,hiswillingnesstofacehardshipscameatacost.Progresswas

slowandtingandhewasfrequentlysick,robbedandbeatenduringhisjourneys.

Sadly,Xubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yeartipthroughthe

southwestofChina.Hediedin1641,soonafterreturningtohishometownforthelasttime.

Whenhisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhepassedaway,muchofithadbeendestroyed

（毁坏）orlost.Althoughincomplete,itstillmadeXuatravellinglegend（传奇）aroundthe

world.

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake*slifestory.

B.ThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravels.

C.TheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiake.

D.TheinlluenceofXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu'smother?

A.Strictbutinteresting.B.Kindbutuneducated.

C.Helpfulandhardworking.D.Supportiveandopen-minded.

28.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu'slife?

a.Hewentonhisfirstjourney.

b.Hisbookwasfinallyprinted.

c.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttime.

d.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplaces.

e.Hestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdied.

A.a-e-d-c-bB.d-e-a-b-cC.d-e-a-c-bD.e-d-a-b-c

D

Mymotherisateacher,andIgrewupwiththechallengesateacherfaces.Ioftenaskedher,0

Whydoyouteach?Whatkeepsyouteaching?”Theanswerwasalwaysthesame."Thereis

alwaysthatonechild,thatonemomentthatisworthit."

Now,Iamateacher,too.Butdifferentfrommymother,Iteachstudentschallenging

activitiesoutdoors.Andwhenmymotheraskedmethesimilarquestions,myanswerwas,"It's

thatonechild,thatonespecialmoment.u

Oneofthosemomentshappenedrecently.Iwasworkingwithagroupofgirlsinafour-

weekprogramme.Everythingwentonwellthroughthe"Team"eventsandweweremoving

ontoa"High"onecalledtheWire（钢索）Walk.

IntheWireWalk,eachgirlhadtoclimbupthepegs（木桩）inatreetoawire,8meters

high,andthenwalk,acrossit.Ofcourse,everythingwassafeforsure.

WhenIaskedwhowouldtry,afewgirlsraisedtheirhands,andtheyfinishedtheWire

Walkwithlittledifficulty.

ButwhenitwasSusie'sturn,itseemedthatshedidn*treallywantto.IaskedSusieifshe

wasready.Sheansweredsoftly,"Isuppose."

Now,Susiewasatthefootofthetree.Shestartedtomakethelongreachforthefirstpeg.

Theothergirlscheeredforher.ThenIfoundSusiewasbecomingnervouswitheverystep.I

realizedshewouldnotgomuchfurther.

Susiewashalfwayup.Thenshestoppedandheldthetreetight（紧紧地），lookingvery

afraid.Hereyeswereclosed.Withherfaceagainstthetree,shecried,"Ican't."

Theothergirlssatinsilence.ItalkedquietlytoSusie,tryingtorelaxher.Italkedfora

longtimetillIranoutofwords.

"Iwillstillbeyourfriendnomatterwhat,Susie!"Marybrokethesilence.

Tomysurprise,Susieliftedherheadandlookeduptothewire.Thensheturnedtolook

downatMaryandsmiled.Marysmiledback.

Finally,Susiemadeitallthewayacrossthatwire.Whenshereturnedtotheground,the

firsthugshelookedforwasfromMary.Weallcheered.

MomentslikethiskeepmedoingwhatIdo.Theyoungheartscontinuetofillmewith

courage.

29.WhydidSusiestophalfwayuptothewire?

A.Becausetheteacheraskedhertodoit.

B.Becausesomethingwaswrongwithit.

C.Becauseshewastooafraidtomoveon.

D.Becauseitwastoohighforhertoreach.

30.Marybrokethesilenceinorderto.

A.comfortandencourageSusieB.relaxtheteacher

C.catchothers'attentionD.drawSusie*sattention

31.WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofSusieandMary?

A.Helpingothersishelpingourselves.

B.Awordofencouragementmattersalot.

C.Outdooractivitiesbringpeoplecloserthanever.

D.Agoodmethodisofgreatimportanceinteaching.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThatOneMomentB.TheWireWalk

C.LoveandFriendshipD.TheYoungHearts

答案：

21-22BC23-25BBC26-28ADC29-32CABA

江苏省常熟市2019-2020学年九年级英语一模试卷

三、阅读理解（共12小题;每小题2分，满分24分）

清认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

21.WhichofthefollowingorderscangiveyouafreeCoke?

A.AChickenBurgerandaComboIV.B.ACheeseBurgerandaComboIV.

C.AWhopperandaComboIII.D.AComboIIandtwoChickenWings.

22.Whatcanweknowfromthemenu

A.Youcanorderfoodbyemail.

B.Youcannoteatintherestaurant.

C.Youcannotmakeacalltoorderfood.

D.Therestaurantisonlyopenfbr24hoursonweekends.

B

Oneofthemostoftenaskedandmostcontroversially（有争议的）answeredquestionsis

"WhatshouldIdowhenImeetablindperson?"AquickGooglesearchwillturnupplentyof

answers,whicharequitedifferentfromeachother.So,obviously,

thereisnogeneralagreementonwhattodowhenyoumeetablind

person.

Therearenospecialrulesordosanddon'tsthatcandealwith

thissituation.Thereisonlyoneprinciple（原则）:Blindpeopleare

nothingmoreorlessthanpeoplewhohappentobeblind.Assuch,itisourownjobtotakecare

ofourselves,andwearegratefultonooneelseforspecialcareorleadership.

Thebestthingtodoisnothing.Don'tsupposeyouknowwhatweneed.Ifwedoneed

something,wellpolitelyletyouknow.

Forgeteverythingyou'veheardabouttheblindevenifyouconsideryourselftobean

expert.Blindpeoplehaveplentytosayabout"experts'*.Especially,forgetanythingyou've

heardorreadabout"TenThingstoDoifYouMeetaBlindPerson".Theadvicewillprobably

justcausemoreembarrassment（尴尬）.Moreofitismadeupbysightedpeopleanywayand

doesn'tnecessarilystandfortheblind*sview.

Thereiscompletelynowaytosecond——guessthesituationbyimposing（强力口）any

preformedideas.Evenifyou'veknownotherblindpeople,don'tthinkyouknowwhattodo

witheveryoneofthem.Thethingthatoftenmakesusangryistohear"It'sOK.My

mother（sister,cousin,friend）isblind.M

Blindpeopleareasdifferentfromeachetherasanytwopeopleonthisearth.Thereareno

similaritiesamongusthatyoucandependon.Eventhe

degreeofvision,hearingortouchthatweusecanbevery

different.Mostblindpeopledohavesamedegreeofvision,

andeventheveryfewofuswhoaretotallyblindmayuse

ourtouchandhearingveryeffectively.

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter.

A.isablindpersonB.hearsmoreclearlythanothers

C.neverasksothersforhelpD.thinksblendpeopleneedspecialcare

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingopinionsmaythewriterdisagreewith?

A.Mostblindpeoplecantakecareofthemselves.

B.Blindpeoplearen'tequaltosightedpeople.

C.Blindpeoplegenerallydislikethosethinkingtheyunderstandtheblindalot.

D.Eachperson,blindorsighted,isdifferentfromanyoneelse.

25.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeverHelptheBlindB.TrytoHelptheBlind

C.NotEveryHelpIsGoodfortheBlindD.LearnMoreabouttheBlind

C

Peopleallovertheworldarenowtakingactiontofightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.But

howtheybehavemaydependontheirowncultureandtraditions.Let'stakealook.

WheneveryoneinChinaiswearingmaskstostopthenovelcoronavirus,manypeoplein

Westerncountriesdon'tseemtowanttodothesame.Forexample,anItalianlawmakerwas

criticized（ftt评）byhiscoworkerswhenhewenttoworkwithamask.Theysaidhewas

"causingpanic”（恐慌）.ButwhydotheEastandWesthavedifferentideasaboutwearingmasks?

Lei'stakealook.

Westernideasaboutmasks

IntheWest,peopleshouldwearmasksonlywhentheygetsick-chronicallergies（慢性过

敏）orinfectious（传染的）diseases.Peopleseemasksasatooltoprotectsickpeopleandstop

diseasefromspreading,sohealthypeopledon*tneedtowearthem.Therefore,duringthe

novelcoronavirusoutbreak,peoplewouldbe''treatedasavirusspreader"iftheygooutwitha

mask.SomeEuropeanandAmericanpeoplesaywearingamaskoutdoorsmakesthemfeel

"worried","shy",and"afraidofbeinglookedatdifferently."

ButasthenumberofCOVID-19casesisgrowingaroundtheworld,peopleintheWestare

changingtheirideas.IntheUS,forexample,manyhealthypeoplearestartingtowearmasks

nowtoprotectthemselves.

MaskcultureintheEast

InAsiancountrieslikeChinaandJapan,wearingmasksiscommon.In1910,Chinese

doctorWuLiandeinventedthemodernmedicalmaskduringthepneumonicplague（肺鼠疫）.

Sincethen,maskshavebeenasymbolofChina'spositionasamodern,scientificnation,

accordingtoScottishmedicalanthropologist（人类学家）ChristosLynteris.Duringthe2003

SARSepidemic（传染病）,peopleinChinaandEastAsiaalsousedmaskstoprotectthemselves.

InJapan,wearingmasksshowsyourpolitenesswhenyougetacoldorflu.SomeJapanese

alsoturnmasksintofashion.Theyhavedifferentcolorsandpatternstochoosetomatchtheir

clothes.Someyoungwomenwearmaskswhentheydon'thavetheirmakeupon.Manypop

starsinAsiaalsousemaskstoprotecttheirprivacy（隐私）.Thisculturalandhistorical

backgroundhasmadeiteasierforpeopleintheEasttowearmaskswhenepidemicsbreakout.

26.WhatdidthecoworkersthinkoftheItalianlawmaker?

A.Hewastooworriedtowork.B.Hemadeotherpeoplenervous.

C.Hewasunwillingtogotowork.D.Hewasjusttryingtoprotecthimself.

27.Fromthestory,whatmightpeopleusemaskstodoinJapan?

a.Showpoliteness.

b.Protectprivacy.

c.Lookfashionable.

d.Protecttheirmakeup.

A.abcB.bedC.acdD.abd

28.Fromthestory,weknowthat.

A.healthypeopleintheWestwillneverwearmasks

B.wearingmasksistheonlywaytoprotectourselves

C.maskscanbeusedinmanydifferentways

D.masksarenotusefulduringaseriousepidemic

D

SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everyday

theyarebusytryingtomakemoneyinordertopayformybrother'seducationandmine.They

don*tactintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Forthem,"Iloveyou"istoo

difficulttosay.Evensendingflowerstoeachotheronsomespecialdaysishardlyeverseen.

Oneday,mymotherwasrepairingaquilt（被子）.Isilentlysatbesideherandlookedather.

“Mum,mayIaskyouaquestion?"Isaid.

"What?"shereplied,stilldoingherwork."IstherelovebetweenyouandDads"Iasked

herinaverylowvoice.Mymotherstoppedherworkandlookedatmeinsurprise.Shedidn't

answermyquestionatonce.Then,shebowedherheadandcontinuedtodoherwork.

IwasafraidthatIhadhurtherfeelings.IfeltsoembarrassedthatIdidn'tknowwhattodo.

ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:

“Lookatthisthread（线）.Sometimesitappears,butmostofthetime,ithidesinthequilt.

Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbea

thread.Itcanhardlybeseenanywhereoranytime,butitsreallythere."

Icouldn'tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattime,myfathersuddenlygotsick

seriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfrom

thehospital,theybothlookedverypale.Aftertheywereback,everydayinthemorningand

dusk,mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad.Myfatherhadneverbeen

sogentle.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwouldrecoverintwomonths.Butaftertwomonthshe

stillcouldn'twalkbyhimself.AHofuswereworriedabouthim."Dad,howareyoufeeling

now"Iaskedhimoneday,"Susan,don'tworryaboutme,"hesaidgently."Totellyouthetruth,

Ijustlikewalkingwithyourmum.Ilikethiskindoflife.Readinghiseyes,Iknowhelovesmy

motherdeeply.

OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers,giftsandsweetkisses.Butfromthisexperience,I

understandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinside,makinglifestrong

andwarm.

29.Whydoesthewritersometimesdoubtwhetherthereisreallovebetweenherparents?

A.Becausetheyareverybusyearningmoney.

B.Becauseherfathergetsangrywithhermothereasily.

C.Becausetheyoftenfightwitheachother.

D.BecausetheyhardlyexpressTheirlovetoeachother.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''durable"meaninChinese?

A.好看的B.廉价的C.耐用的D.朴素的

31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterunderstoodhermum'swordsatonce.

B.PeopleshouldoftensayHIloveyou".

C.Thewriter'sparentsdidn'tloveeachother.

D.Loveisthere,nomatterwhetheryousayitornot.

32.What'sthemainideaofthepassage's

A.Weshouldunderstandourparents.

B.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.

C.Loveisreallyveryimportanttoanyone.

D.Laveshouldbeoutside,andcanbeseeneverywhere.

答案：

21-22BA23-25ABC26-28BAC29-32DCDB

江苏省常熟市2019届九年级一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（共12小题;每小题2分，满分24分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

:Doyouliketolistentomusic?Thenwhynot

•learntoplayamusicalinstrument?Itdoesn'tJ

!costalotofmoney.Weofferdrum,flute,guitar;i

1piano,andviolinlessonsforbeginners.,

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Mu4toSchoof/ope^Monday9,

Friday,fronvlOO/.iruto-8

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2876-3428.

21.WhatisWagnerMusicSchooltryingtoget?

A.Students.B.Teachers.C.MusicalInstniments.D.Anewphone.

22.Accordingtotheadvertisement,whatkindofpeopleshouldlearntoplayaninstrument?

A.Peoplewhoarealreadygoodatplayingtheviolin.

B.Peoplewhodon'thaveanymoney.

C.Peoplewhoarefreeontheweekendonly.

D.Peoplewhoareinterestedinlisteningtomusic.

B

Shakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibitionof

ADMISSIONShakespeare'sWorld

Adult£4.90

Child£2.20

Family£12.00

(2adults+upto3childien)

Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564and

wherehegrewup.ThepiwertyremainedintheownershipofShakespeare'sfamilyuntil1806.

TheHousehasWelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworld,forover250years.

♦EnterthroughtheVisitors*Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibition（展览）Shakespeare's

World,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworksofShakespeare.

♦StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.

♦DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare'speriod.

♦EnjoythebeautifulEnglishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinthepoet's

works.

TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;the

nearestisWindsorStreet（3minutes'walk）.

TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors'Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenare

accessible（可进入）towheelchairusers.

TheShakespeareCoffeeHouseisoppositetheBirthplace.

23.IfMr.andMrs.Smithswiththeir4childrenwanttovisittheHouse,theyshouldpay

accordingtotheAdmission.

A.£12B.£14.2C.£16.9D.£18.6

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"property"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Theexhibition.B.Thevisitors.C.Theentrance.D.Thehouse

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorsfromallovertheworldsince1806.

B.TheHouseiswhereShakespearewasbornandwherehegrewup.

C.Thenearestcarparkisonlythreeminutes*walkfromtheHouse.

D.ThewheelchairusersarewelcometovisittheHouse.

C

Hello,I'mZhengYishifromShanghai.Tm15yearsold.

JstudyatWalshJesuitHighSchoolinCleveland,Ohio,

US.ILikereading,travelingandlisteningtomusic.Fmglad

tosharemyexperiencewithyou.

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatPEclassesarelikeinothercountries?InChina,PEtestsare

requiredtograduatefrombothmiddleschoolandhighschool,lbgetgoodgradesonthePEtests,

Chinesestudentswillneedtopracticerunningaswellasdoingsit-upsandpull-ups.However,this

isnotthewaythatPEclassesworkinUShighschools.

Inmyhighschool,wearerequiredtotaketwotermsofPEtograduate.Weplayrealsports

duringPEclasses,suchasbasketballandvolleyball.TherearealsosomeothertypicalAmerican

sportsthatweoftenplay,suchaskickballanddodgeball（躲避球）.

Ididn'tknowtherulesofkickballanddodgeballwhenIfirstcametotheUS.Theteacher

allowedmetositonthesidelinesandwatchhowotherstudentsplayeditinordertoletmefind

outtherules.

WealsolearnsomeusefullifeskillsinPE.Lastyear,IlearnedhowtodoCPR（心肺复苏）,

whichisalife-savingskill.Wewerealsotaughthowtoprovidefirstaidtosomeonewhois

choking（窒息）.TheseskillsarealargepartofthefinalgradeforthePEclassinmyhighschool.

Self-defense（自卫）istaughtinPEclassaswell.Thisincludessometaekwondo（跆拳道）and

karate（空手道）skills,aswellasChinesekungfu.Itispractical.IpreferPEclassesintheUSto

theonesinChina.Ithinktheyaremorefunanduseful.Whatdoyouthink?

26.Thewriterlearnedtherulesofkickballanddodgeballthrough•

A.ateacher'sinstructionB.watchingothersplay

C.playingthesportherselfD.watching