广州中考阅读理解专练

中考英语阅读训练〔1〕TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia，thelargestinareaisAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle，abigcity，onthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco，alsoonthePacificcoast，arelargerthanSeattle.Henry‘scousin，Susan，livesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington，D.C.Itisthecapital，butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.( )1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.？A.FiveB.Forty-Five.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.( )2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation？A.California.B.Rhode-Island.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.( )3.Whichstateistheoldest，thenewest，andthesmallestinpopulation？A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.Alaska.( )4.Whichofthefollowingistrue？TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.Henry‘scousinlivesintheSeattle.( )5.WhyisWashingtonD.C.themostimportantAmericancity？Because_________。A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulationC.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesKEY:1.C2.A3.D4.C5.D中考英语阅读训练〔2〕Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing．HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandonaboutRickJackson．Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking．“Somebody‘sgottostopthatboy！"shewasshouting．〞Rick‘stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood．Andhelovestopickon〔结交〕littleboyslikeDanny．"Mrs．Green，Danny‘steacher，wasconcernedalot．“Ididn‘tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon，"sheanswered．〞He‘sneversaidanythingaboutthistome！"Mrs．GreenlookedatDanny．“Howlonghasthisbeengoingon？"sheasked．Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor．Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis，hewouldhavetroubleafterschool．Dannyhadn‘tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysintheneighborhood．Afterall，mostofthemwerenicetohim．HehatedtoleavethegangjustbecauseofRick．Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends．Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind．( )1．Welearnfromthereadingthat______．A．DannywasnotagoodstudentB．Danny‘smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschoolC．Danny‘steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny‘sproblembeforeD．DannywantedtogetawayfromRick( )2．WhenDanny‘smothercameforMrsGreen，thematterwasnow______toMrsGreen．A．seriousB．commonC．untrueD．similar( )3．Dannynow______．A．wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriendsB．hadnofriendsatallC．wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblemD．madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood( )4．Dannydidn‘tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause______．A．shehadknownitB．theotherboyswouldtellherC．hedidn‘twanttobeintroubleD．hismotherdidn‘twanthimtosayit( )5．Theword‘gang‘inthereadingmeans‘______‘．A．aplaceforboystoplaygamesB．agroupofyoungpeopleC．aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschoolD．theteacher‘sofficeKEY:1.D2.A3.C4.C5.B中考英语阅读训练〔3〕LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney，Australia.Lindahaspromisedhermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar，tospendtoomuch，andtosaysolittle.“Iftherewereanaccident."Hesays，‘they’dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However，"shesays，"‘itdoesn’tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit‘stheothersideoftheworld.It’sonlysixpencepersecond。"〞Ifyou‘reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute，I’lleatmyhat，‘Davidsays，"Andoneminute’snearlyfourpounds."“That‘snomorethanyou’dpayforanewhat，"‘’Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.〞Hello，Mum.Isthatyou？"Shesays.“Sixpencepersecond，"Davidremindsher.〞Hello，love."ItisMrsLee，Linda’smother，speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It‘sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember？Ishoutedatthattime，andstillyoucouldn’thearmesometimes."“Yes，Mum."Lindaputsin.."Ijustwantedtoringto……."〞IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty‘shousetoeat，whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou…"MrsLeeisagreattalker“Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.〞Yes，allright，“saysMrsLee，"Butyouwillwrite，won‘tyou，asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork…"Onceagain，MrsLeetalksaboutthepass.andthereisnostoppingher.〞Fourpoundsfifty，’saysDavid.Atlast，Lindacutshermothershort，promisestowrite，andringsoff.“There！Thatwasn‘tlong，wasit？""Fourpounds，ninetypence."Davidanswers."Andyoudidn’tevensaythatwe‘vearrived."( )1.Lindaistelephoninghometo________。A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafelyC.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon( )2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring，because_____。A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhatC.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother( )3.Davidsays，’Nearlyfourpounds，because______。A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecallB.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhatC.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts( )4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause_______-。A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalkingC.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall( )5.Lindatriestostophermotherby________。A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodoC.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite，andringingoffKEY:1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D中考英语阅读训练〔4〕AFaithfulDogMorethansevenhundredyearsago，thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalledGelert.OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunt-ingwithhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeandlookafterhisbabyson.Thebabywasinawoodencradle，whichwaslikeasmallbed.WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunt-ing，Gelertranouttomeethismaster.HewaggedhistailandjumpeduptoputhispawsonthePrince‘schest.ThenthePrincesawthebloodonGelert‘sjawsandhead.“Whathaveyoudone？"thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.Thecradlewaslyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretornandtherewasbloodonthem.〞Soyouhavekilledmyson？"thePrincesaidangrily."Youunfaithfuldog！"Hetookouthisswordandkilledthedog.JustasGelertwasdying，hemanagedtobark.ThenthePrinceheardababycalltothedog.ThePrinceranoutofthehouseandsawhissonlyingonthegroundunhurt.Nearhimwasadeadwolf.ThenthePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefendedthebabyandkilledthewolf.ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelertwasdead.ThePrincewasverysadindeed.Tearsrandownhisfacewhenherealized‘hehadkilledhisfaith-fulfriend.ThePrincecarriedthebodyofhisbravedogtothetopofamountainandburiedhimthere.Afterthis，thePrinceneversmiledagain.Everymorningatdawn，hewalkedupthemountainandstoodbythedog‘sgraveforafewminutes.IfyougotoMountSnowdoninWales，peoplewillshowyouwhereGelertisburied.Thereisasignbyhisgrave.Itremindspeo-pleofabraveandfaithfuldog.( )1.GelertwasthedogofthePrinceof___。A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.IrelandD.Wales( )2.ThePrincetoldthedogto_____whenhewasleaving.A.watchthedoorB.takecareofhisbabyathomeC.welcomehisfriendsD.stopthestrangers( )3.Thedogwasvery____whenhismastercamebackfromhunting.A.gladB.fearfulC.afraidD.tired( )4.ThePrincewassurprisedtoseebloodonGelert‘s____。A.JawsB.pawsC.headD.BothAandC.( )5.ThePrinceneversmiledagainbecause__A.thewolfwaskilledbyGelertB.hehadburiedthedogonthetopofmountainC.hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriendGelertD.GelerthadkilledhisbabysonKey:l.D2.B3.A4.D5.CMydadwasafisherman.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Hewouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Hewasabigandstrongman.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledlikethesea.Sometimeshewould(hivemetoschoolinhisoldtruck.Thattrackwasolderthanhim.Youcouldhearitcoming,longbeforeyoucouldseeit.Ontheway,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontoftheschool.Thenhewouldgivemeabigkissonthecheek.Itmademefeeluncomfortable!OnedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.When,wegottoschool,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardsme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,"No,dad."ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway."Dad,I'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss."Mydadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry."Youareright,"heturnedandsaid."Youarcabigboy...aman."Itwasn'tlongafterthatmydadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Iwishthatmydadwouldgivemejustonemorekiss...tofeelhisoldface…tosmelltheseaonhim.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmydadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.()1.Fromthepassage,wecanseethewriter'sdadwas.A.bigandstrongB.oldandweakC.bigandheavyD.shortandfat()2.Sometimesthewriter'sdadwoulddrivehimtoschoolinhis.A.ownboatB.oldtruckC.newcarD.oldbus()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lean"inthepassagemeaninChinese?A.依赖B.依靠C.转身D.弯腰()4.Theunderlinedsentence"IwishIhadbeenamanthen."means""A.IwishIwouldbeaman.B.IwishIwouldalwaysbeasmallboy,C.I'mverysorryIhadsaid"Dad,I'mtoeoldforgoodbyekiss."D.Mydadhopedmetobeabigboy,aman.()5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hisdadhadhisownboat,butitwasharemakingalivingonthesea.B.Whenyougotclosetohisdad,hesmeltlikethesea.C.Hisdadwasolderthanthetruck.D.Hisdaddiedaftsea.HelloSandy,Wehavejustreturnedfromourholiday.WewentwithourfriendsEdwardSmithandhiswifeTinatotheNorthYorkshireMoors,Thisisabeautifulplace.Itisanaturalpark.Therearelotsofplacestowalkwithmilesofgrasslandwithnopeople,justsheepandbirds.Edward,whohadjustcomeoutofhospital,couldnotwalkasfarasheusedto.Thismeantthatwewalkedinthemornings,andthenstoppedatacafeforluncheachday,beforereturningtotheplacewelived.EdwardandIsleptinfrontofthefireallafternoon,whiletheladieswentforanotherwalk.Verypleasant!Ihavetakenlotsofphotosfromtheplacewelived,acrossthevalleybelowus,ofthemorningsunrise,andthemist(薄雾)inthevalley.Also,inEngland,theoldsteampoweredtrain(蒸汽火车)isverypopular.Ihavetakenmanyphotosofthetrain,andfromit.Yesterdaywehadthefirstsnowofthiswinter.Itisveryearly(weusuallyexpectsnowinJanuary).Itrainedallday;andthensnowedintheevening.Todaywehavebrightsunshine!BothJennyandIarewell.Idon'tknowifItoldyou,inthelaste-mail,thatJennyisnowworkinginahotel.Althoughshehastoworkhard,peoplethereareniceandsheisenjoyingthework.Pleasewritetoustotellusyournews..Yours,Victor()1.WhatkindofplaceistheNorthYorkshireMoors?A.Ahotel.B.Anaturalpark.C.Ahospital.D.Acafe.()2.Whendidtheladiestakeawalk? A.Onlyinthemorning.B.OnlyintheafternoonC.Bothinthemorningandintheafternoon.D.Intheevening.()3.Theyhadsnowthiswinter.A.anearlyB.alateC.ausualD.abig()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?A.Thevalley.B.TravelC.Themist.D.Thetrain.()5.Whatdoweknowfromthispassage?A.ThisisthefirsttimethatVictorhaswrittenane-mailtoSandy.B.Edwarddidn’tgotravellingbecausehebadjustcomeoutofhospital.C.Jenny'snewjobinahotelisaneasyone.D.PeopleinEnglandliketheoldsteampoweredtrainsverymuch.Almosteveryday,wediscussthetopicofhealth,especiallyforkids.Butwhatishealth?"Health"meanseatingwell,gettingenoughexercise,andhavingahealthyweight.Let'sreadthefollowingrules.Theycanhelpyoustayhealthy.Eatavarietyoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.Weallknowthateatingfruitandvegetablescanhelpusstayhealthy,butmanyofusonlyeatourfavouritefood.Rememberthatwecangetthenutritionweneedbyeatingdifferentkindsoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.Drinkwaterandmilkmoreoften.EveryoneknowsthatwaterisimportantBesidesthat,kidsneedplentyofcalcium(钙)togrowstrongbones,andmilkhasalotofit.Everyday,youshoulddrinkatleastthreecupsofmilk(1,300milligrams(毫克)ofcalcium).Youshouldalsotrytohavelesssugarydrinks,likesodaandcola.Theyincludealotofaddedsugar.Sugarjustaddscalories,notimportantnutrition.Listentoyourbody.Whenyouareeating,noticehowyourbodyfeels.Whenyourstomachfeelscomfortablyfull,stopeating.Eatingtoomuchmakesyoufeeluncomfortable.Ifyoudoittoooften,itcanmakeyouunhealthyandfatLimitscreentime.What'sscreentime?It'stheamountoftimeyouspendwatchingTV,movies,andplayingcomputergames.Themoretimeyouspendonthesesitting-downactivities,thelesstimeyouspendplayingsports,likebasketball,anddoingotheractivitieslikebikeridingandswimming.Trytospendnomorethan2hoursadayonscreentime.()1.Accordingtothepassage,"health"includesallofthefollowingexcept.A.takingenoughexerciseB.eatingwellC.keepingfitD.losingweight()2.Tokeephealthy,youshouldeat.A.onlyyourfavouritefoodB.allkindsoffoodespeciallyfruitandvegetablesC.moremeatthanfruitandvegetablesD.onlyfoodrichincalcium()3.Asakid,youshoulddrinkeverydaytogrowstrongbones.A.threecupsofmilkB.atleastthreecupsofmilkC.lessthanthreecupsofmilkD.moremilk()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Drinkingmoremilkisasimportantashavingmoresugarydrinks.B.Weshouldeatanddrinksomethingwithlesssugar.,C.Whenwearefull,weshouldstopeating.D.Weshouldspendlesstimeonsitting-downactivities,nomorethan2hoursaday.()5.What'sthebesttideofthepassage?A.HowtoEatWellB.EatingandPlayingC.TipsforKeepingHealthyD.SportsandHealthEveryday,itiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglisharoundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothes,andatthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementswhichuseEnglishwordscanyousee?Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenamesofthecompaniesthatmakethem.Thisisapopularform.Aspecialpictureorsymbolcalledalogoissometimesused.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogo,itishardtoforgetthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayandremember.Nike,forexample,hasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:"Justdoit"Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberthem.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrink,forexample,mightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.Advertisersaresayingtoyou."WhyDon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?“Youcanbeyoungandmodern."Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryou,butthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrink,askyourselfthisquestion:WhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?()1.Fromthepassage,weknowthat________.A.alltheadvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglishB.manybagshavethenameofthecompanythatmadethem.C.havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodernD.advertisementsare.onlyafteryoungpeople()2.Agoodlogois_______.A.easytorememberB.ausefulproductC.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy()3.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis.A.inEnglishB.longC.funnyD.famous()4.AlladvertisementsaredesignedtoA.sellsomethingyoudon'twantB.makeyouyoungandmodemC.makeyoubuytheproductD.showyouwhatyouneedtobuy()5.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe___A.AdvertisementsforBagsandClothesB.AdvertisementsonTVandRadioC.AdvertisementsaboutSportsD.AdvertisementsaroundUsTheAborigines(澳洲土著)havelivedinAustraliaforabout60,000years.Theypaintedpicturesinsidecaves,andthesearetherockpaintingsthathavegivenussomuchinformationaboutAboriginallife.Forexample,someofthepaintingsthatareabout10,000boomerangyearsoldshowmenwithboomerangs.FromthisweknowthattheAboriginesstartedusingboomerangsforhuntingatthattime.Otherpicturesshowkangaroos,soweknowthattherewerekangaroosatthattime.boomerangTheAboriginesbelievedthatspiritsmadepeople,animalsandplants,andthatthesespiritsstillliveintheearth.ForAborigines,noonecanowntheearth—theearthbelongstothespirits.In1700,thereweremanyAboriginalgroupswithapopulationof750,000alloverAustralia,andtherewereprobablymorethan240differentAboriginallanguages.Thegroupsdidnothavealeader.Instead,thingsweredecidedbytheoldermeninagroup.Peoplefromdifferentgroupsoftentravelledhundredsofmilestomeeteachother.AboriginallifechangedwhenanEnglishboatarrivedinAustraliain1770.ManyAborigineswerekilledinthewarsthattheyhadwiththeEnglish.MoreEuropeanscame,andtheystartedtakinglandfromtheAborigines.TheEuropeansalsobroughtnewillnessesthatkilledtheAborigines.Theresultisthattodaythereareonlyabout300,000AboriginesinAustralia.( )1.TheAboriginespaintedpictures.A.onanimals’fur B.ontheland C.onthetree D.ontherock( )2.WhatdoyouthinktheAboriginesusedboomerangstodo?A.Topaint. B.Tohunt. C.Tofight. D.Toplay.( )3.TheAboriginesthoughtwerethemostimportantontheearth.A.people B.animals C.spirits D.plants( )4.InanAboriginalgroupdecidedthings.A.theoldermen B.theleader C.theEnglish D.theEuropeans( )5.ThenumberoftheAboriginesissmalltoday.A.becausetheirlivingconditionwasverybadB.becausetheEnglishkilledalotoftheminthewarsC.becauseofthenewillnessestheEuropeansbroughtthemD.becauseofthewarsandthenewillnessesThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle，Washington，intheUnitedStates．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans．Thecoffeeshop’sbusinessdidwell，andby1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle．Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981．Thatyear，HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoran(经营)Starbucks．SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment．HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers．andhewascuriousaboutthecompany．SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid，andhelikedwhathesaw．Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany．In1982，theoriginal(原先的)StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany’sheadofmarketing．In1983，SchultztravelledtoItaly．Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye．ToSchultz,itseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces：home，work，andcoffeebars．HisexperienceinItalygaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle．SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable，andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit．Between1987and1992，Starbucksopened150newstores—andthatwasonlythebeginning．Infact，bytheyear2000，threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!Today，Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries．OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresandrestaurants．Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity，Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity．ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers．( )1．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowStarbuckshasgrownB．WhatStarbucksmakes．C．Starbucks’customers．D．HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee．( )2．WhichistrueaboutStarbucks’firsttenyearsofbusiness?A．Itgrewveryquickly．B．ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz．C．Itmadespecialcoffeemakers．D．Itwasasmallcompany．( )3．WhoisHowardSchultz?A．AcoffeesellerinNewYork．B．AnItaliancoffeemakerC．Themanwhochangedthecompany．D．Oneoftheoriginalownersofthecompany．( )4.HowmanynewStarbucksstoresprobablyopenedintheyear2000aroundtheworld?A.Three.B.About1095.C.Twothousand.D.Thirty-six.( )5．WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?A．Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear．B．Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans．C．workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies．D．Learningaboutlocalcustomers．ABABWhichofthecentrecircleslookslarger?TakeafirstlookandyouprobablythinkthatthecentrecircleinDiagramAissmallerthanthatinDiagramB.Infact,theyareexactlythesamesize.Thenlookatthepictureontheright.Whatdoyousee?Avase?Ortwofaces？Doesthepicturechangequicklyfromonetotheotheragainandagain?Maybeormaybenot,butyoucanneverseethematthesametime.“What’shappening?Issomethingwrongwithmyeyes?〞Youmaywonderatwhatyousee.Don’tworry.Hereishowitgoes:Whenwelookatthings,oureyessendmessagestoourbrainsandthenourbrainsinterpret〔解读〕theinformation.However,sometimesourbrainsinterpretthereceivedinformationinawrongway.Itseemsthatoureyesareplayingajokeonus.Thisoftenhappensandwecallit“Visualillusion〔视觉错误〕.Moviemakersoftenmakeuseofillusions.Theymaketheobjectsaroundactorsmuchsmallerorbiggerthanusual.Thismakesusbelievethattheactorsaremuchlargerorsmallerthantheyusuallyare.ThemoviesJurassicParkandHoneyIshrunkthekidsjustmakeuseofillusions.( )1.ThecentrecircleinDiagramAlookssmallerthanthatinDiagramB.That’sbecause.A.somethingiswrongwithoureyesB.thetwocirclesarenotthesamesizeC.ourbrainsinterprettheinformationinawrongwayD.thetwopictureschangequicklyfromonetotheother( )2.What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Welookatthingswithoureyes.b.Ourbrainsinterpretthemessages.c.Ourbrainstelluswhatwehaveseen.d.Oureyessendmessagestoourbrains.A.adbc B.cabd C.acdb D.bcad( )3.Moviemakersmakeuseofvisualillusionsto.A.helptheactorslookbetterB.maketheactorsmuchbraverC.helptheactorsbecomestrongerD.maketheactorsseemdifferentinsizeABCDABCDCD,butinfactLineABisaslongasLineCD.Whichparagraphcanexplainwhathashappenedtooureyes?A.Thesecondone.B.Thethirdone.C.Thefifthone.D.Thesixthone.( )5.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.A.anadvertisementB.asciencebookC.amoviemagazineD.astorybookSent:9:00.am,Tues.,Nov.12Subject:SomewhereintheGulfofMexico!Helloagain,We’reonholiday!Myfamilywonaprize–ticketsforaround-world-tripontheFreedomoftheSeas!Canyoubelieveit?Thisisoneofthebiggestcruiseshipsintheworld–it’shuge!It’saslongas37busesandcancarrymorethan4,000passengers.That’salotofpeople!YouknowthatIliketobeveryactive,soatfirstIthoughtthiscruisewasgoingtobealittleboring…Iwassowrong!Theshiphasanice-skatingrink,anoutdoorclimbingwall(morethan13metreshigh),twoswimmingpools,awaterparkandevenaboxingring.Butbestofall…theFlowrider!It’sasurfingattractionatthetopoftheship.ItriedityesterdaybutIkeptfalling!Imusttryagainthisafternoon.MomandDadwerealsoprettyimpressedbytheshoppingmallontheship.You’vereallygottoseethiswonderfulship–it’strulyspectacular.I’llwriteagainwhenIgethome(Sunday)andtellyoumoreaboutthecruise.Bye!Anne( )1．TheFreedomoftheSeasis___________.A.ashipwith40,000passengersB.aslongas37busesC.awaterparkD.ashoppingmall( )2．Annewillgoonsurfingon___________afternoon.A.MondayB.SaturdayC.TuesdayD.Sunday( )3．Youcanguessthemeaningof‘spectacular(inparagraph3)’fromtheword_____.A.wonderfulB.interestingC.boringD.dangerous( )4.．Thesurfingattractionis_________.A.nexttotheice-skatingrinkB.insidetheshipC.besidetheshoppingmallontheshipD.atthetopoftheship( )5．Themainideaofthee-mailisabout___________.A.aboutasurfingattractionB.aboutatriponacruiseshipC.aboutatriptoGulfofMexicoD.aboutthelifeofAnne’sparents“WhencanIgetacellphone?〞Theansweriswhenyourparentsthinkyouneedone,thoughmanykidsseemtobegettingthemaroundage12or13.Someyoungerkidsmayhavethembecausetheirparentsseeitasamatterofsafetyandconvenience.Forexample,akidcancallmomanddadwhensportspracticeisover.Andacellphonecangivekidsalmostinstantaccess(快捷通道)totheirparentsifsomethinggoeswrongortheyneedhelp.Itcangiveparentsquickaccesstotheirkidssotheycancheckonthemandmakesurethey’reOK.Ifyoudogetacellphone,makesomeruleswithyourparents,suchashowmanyminutesyou’reallowedtospendonthephone,whenyoucanuse