阅读理解真题汇编（35篇）Ⅱ-江苏地区2022-2023九年级英语上学期期末备考（含答案解析）

阅读理解真题汇编（35篇）II-江苏地区2022-2023九年级英

语上学期期末备考

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读单选

（2022•江苏•景山）

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SpendaweekattheBigSkyDudeRanchthemeparksandyournightswatchingthe

whereyouUllearntoridehorses,lookaftershows!

cowsandsoon.Thatsoundslikefun!Restaurants,beaches,fireworks（烟

$89perperson花）一we'vegotthemallduringthefive-day

trip!

$185perperson

LakeTahoe,CABoston,MA

SeethemostbeautifullakeinAmerica!StayattheHuntleyPlazainthecenterof

Climbmountains,enjoyfantasticscenery（风Boston,walktheFreedomTrail,visit

景）andwildlife,andgomountainbiking.Thehistoricsites.YoucanevengotoaRedSox

threedaysspentinnaturewillbeanbaseballgame!Thetwo-daytripwillbefun

experienceyou'llneverforget!fbrallyourfamily!

$199perperson$179perperson

Pricesnotvalid（有效的）duringJuly1—6andSeptember3一8.

1.Thetriptooffersactivitiesduringbothdayandnight.A.BostonB.Lake

TahoeC.OrlandoD.BigSky

2.ThetriptoLakeTahoeprovidesachanceforpeopleto.

A.enjoynatureB.trynewfoodC・playabaseballgameD.learnsome

watersports

3.Inwhatdatearethepricesdifferentfromthegivenprices?

A.May15.B.September1.C.July5.D.October8.

（2022•江苏•景山）WilliamShakespearewasbornmorethan440yearsagoandspent

hischildhoodinhishometown,Stratford-on-Avon.Littlewasknownabouthischildhood

thoughmanystoriesaretold,someofwhichmaybetrue.HeprobablywenttoGrammar

schoolatStratford.Atthirteenhehadtoleaveschoolashisfatherbecamepooreratonetime.

SoWilliamhadtomakehisownliving.Attheageofeighteenhemarriedafarmer's

daughter.

NotlongafterheleftStratfordforLondon.Londonwasgrowingquickly.Allkindsof

peoplecouldbefoundinit,andhereShakespearemettravelers,studentsandscholars,andhe

wasveryinterestedinthestoriestheytold.Healsometwritersandactors.Hesoonfound

someworkinatheater.Beforelonghebecameanactorandwriterofplaystoo.Therewerea

fewtheatresinLondon.OneofthemostfamousofthesewascalledGlobe.Shakespeare

himselfbecameoneoftheownersofthistheater.Hebecamefamousasawriterofplayssoon

after.HemadeuseofthewritingofothersandfoundideasintheoldpoemsofChaucer.By

hisgiftheturnedalltheseoldstoriesintogreatworksofhisown.Shakespearewroteno

fewerthanthirty-sevenplaysinhislife.Nowhisworksarelovedandstudiedalloverthe

world.

4.WilliamShakespearelivedin.

A.the18thcenturyB.the15thcenturyC.the16thcenturyD.the19thcentury

5.Williamhadtoleaveschoolbecause.

A.hetriedtofindajobinLondonB.hewastiredofthelifeintheschool

C.hehadtomarryafarmer'sdaughter.D.hisfatherwastoopoortogivehim

enoughmoney

6.Shakespearebecamefamoustomanypeople.

A.afterhebecameanownerofatheaterB.afterhisthirty-sevenplayswerewritten

C.afterhefoundajobinLondonD.afterhetriedtobeagoodactor

（2022•江苏•景ill）WhenIfirststartedreadingTheArtofWarbyfamousphilosopher

（哲学家）SunTzu,IreallyhadnoideawhatIwasgettinginto.Tobehonest,Ijustthought

thetitlesoundedcool.Iwasinhighschoolatthetimeandbarelyknewanythingaboutwaror

philosophy,letalone（更不必说）acombination（结合）ofthetwo.

AsIwastryingtoreaddifferenttypesofbooksatthetime,someChinesephilosophy

likeTheArtofWarsoundedlikeaninterestingchoice.ButassoonasIopeneditandstarted

reading.Iwasimmediatelyconfused.Whydidsomanypeoplefindthisbookinteresting?

Somequotes（弓I语）like"Theskillfulsoldierdoesnotraiseasecondlevy,neitherarehis

supply-wagonsloadedmorethantwice”（善用兵者，役不再籍，粮不三载）didn'tmakesense

tome.

Butlikemostphilosophy,TheArtofWarshouldnotbetakenliterally（字面上）.And

afterreadingabitmoredeeply,IfoundsomeinterestingideasthatIcouldapplytomyown

life.Forexample,thequote“Iftheenemyleavesadooropen,youmusttushin”（敌人开阖，

必亟入之）canmeantoseize（抓住）chancesquicklyandconfidentlybeforetheydisappear.I

believethatthequote“Donotrepeatthetacticswhichhavegainedyouonevictory,butlet

yourmethodsberegulatedbytheinfinitevarietyofcircumstances”（故其战胜不复，而应形

于无穷）meanstobeflexible（灵活的）andreadytochangeyourwayofthinkingwhenyou

runintochallenges.

It'sbeenalongtimesinceIreadthebook,butIstillremembersomeofitslessons.It

wasaninterestinglookintoancientChineseculturethatisstillusefultoday.It'snowonder

thatsomanybusinesspeoplearoundtheworldhavereaditovertheyears.

7.Theauthorsaidhewas“confUsed"inParagraph2because.

A.hewassurpriseB.hethoughtifsthoughtful

C.hefounditinterestingD.hewasn9tabletounderstand

8.Manybusinesspeopleliketoreadthebookbecause.

A.itmirrorsmodernChinesecultureB.itisstillusefultoday

C.it'sagoodbooktolearnaboutChinesecustomersD.itisrecommendedbymanyfamous

people

9.WiththehelpofParagraph3,whatistheChinesemeaningof"Thegoodfightersofold

firstputthemselvesbeyondthepossibilityofdefeat,andthenwaitedforachanceof

defeatingtheenemy."?

A.胜可知，而不可为。B.昔之善战者，先为不可胜，以待敌之

可胜。

C.不可胜在己，可胜在敌。D.故善战者，能为不可胜，不能使敌之

不可胜。

10.WhichisCORRECTaboutTheArtofWar?

A.Itisnotdifficulttoreadandunderstand.

B.Itcanbetakenliterallylikemostphilosophy.

C.Themoredeeplywereadit,theharderitwillbe.

D.Itisaboutthecombinationofthewarandphilosophy.

（2022•江苏♦景山）Me:Hello,TelevisionViewers!IamAzizaBellamy,andthanksfor

watching.Iwanttoespeciallythankyou,Ms.Bertha,foragreeingtothisinterviewonlive

television.It?sapleasuretomeetyou,thefirst-knowntrans-galacticvisitortoEarth.Now,I

understandthatyouarefromaplanetcalledZadernol.

Bertha:JustcallmeMissBerthaorBertha,please,butnot"Ms.”

Me:Okay,sorryaboutthat.So,you'vebeenonEarthfbraboutaweeknow.Whathave

beenyourbiggestdisappointmentsorchallengessofar?

Bertha:It'snottheworstplanetI'veeverbeento.Mercurywasmuchworse.The

aliens-oops,Imeanhumans,havebeenunkind,overall.ThefamilyI'mstayingwith,fbr

example,wereniceatfirst.ButnowtheyrolltheireyeswheneverIopenmymouthtosay

anything.They9renotinterestedinanyofmystories.AndIthinktheymaybetryingtoavoid

me.Worstofall,theymakemewashmyowndishesandbathemyself.They'resorude.

Me:Oh,um...wow.That'sjust...

Bertha:IamusedtohavinghighstandardswhenIchoosewheretostay,bytheway.I

havestayedwithroyaltyandpresidentsonotherplanets.Andtheyalladored（崇拜）meand

beggedmenottoleave.ButIgavethishumanfamilyachancetohostme.Imean,really,

theyshouldbegratefulthatIselectedthem,ofallthepeopleonEarth,towashmyclothes

andcookmymealsandentertain（款待）me.

Me:Well,whatyou'resayingissurprising,Bertha.Doyouthinkit'spossiblethatthis

familyjustwantsyoutopitchinalittle,tobeagoodguest?

Bertha:It'soddtomethatyou'renotagreeingwithme.Ifyouweresmarter,you'dagree

withme.That'sanotherthing.EveryoneonZadernolissmarterthanthesmartestpersonon

Earth.Earthisbelowme.

Me:Youknowwhat.Bertha?I'mstartingtoseewhyyou'resounhappyhereonEarth.

You'rejustaboastfUl（自夸的），spoiledalien.

11.Whoishostingtheinterview?

A.Bertha.B.AzizaBellamy.C.Atrans-galacticvisitor.D.A

president.

12.Whichofthefollowingsentencesfromthepassageisanopinion?

A.Well,whatyou'resayingissurprising,Bertha.

B.So,you'vebeenonEarthforaboutaweeknow.

C.Ihavestayedwithroyaltyandpresidentsonotherplanets.

D.ButnowtheyrolltheireyeswheneverIopenmymouthtosayanything.

13.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAzizais.

A.proudofBerthaB.interestedinZademol

C.dissatisfiedwithBerthaD.scaredofBertha'swords

14.WhatmightAzizawriteinhisdiaryabouttheinterview?

A.Itwasanunusualinterview,andanunexpectedexperienceaswell.

B.WeshouldtrytoimproveourearthasBerthashometownismuchbetter.

C.Theinterviewwasinteresting.ButIdislikethefamilyBerthaisstayingwith.

D.TalkingtoBerthawasgreatfun.InowknowmuchaboutZademol.

15.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.boastingalotisagoodwaytogetpeopletolikeusB.therearemanygoodreasonsto

beboastful

C.peoplewhoboastalotarebetterthanothersD.beingboastfulwillwinusfewfriends

（2022•江苏扬州）

CrockettTravelAgency

1-800-55-7000Foryournextvacation,bookawonderfultripwithus!

Orlando,FL

BigSky,MT

NootherplaceonEarthhasmoretheme

SpendaweekattheBigSkyDudeRanch

parksthanOrlando.Spendyourdaysatthe

whereyou'lllearntoridehorses,lookafter

themeparksandyournightswatchingthe

cowsandsoon.Thatsoundslikefun!

shows!

$89perperson

Restaurants,beaches,fireworks（烟花）一

we'vegotthemallduringthefive-daytrip!

$185perperson

LakeTahoe,CABoston,MA

SeethemostbeautifullakeinAmerica!StayattheHuntleyPlazainthecenterof

Climbmountains,enjoyfantasticscenery（风Boston,walktheFreedomTrail,visit

景）andwildlife,andgomountainbiking.Thehistoricsites.YoucanevengotoaRedSox

threedaysspentinnaturewillbeanbaseballgame!Thetwo-daytripwillbefun

experienceyou'llneverforget!forallyourfamily!

$199perperson$179perperson

Pricesnotvalid（有效的）duringJuly1-6andSeptember3-8.

16.Thetriptooffersactivitiesduringbothdayandnight.A.Boston

B.OrlandoC.LakeTahoeD.BigSky

17.ThetriptoLakeTahoeprovidesachanceforpeopleto.

A.enjoynatureB.trynewfoodC.playabaseballgameD.learnsome

watersports

18.Inwhatdatearethepricesdifferentfromthegivenprices?

A.May15.B.July5.C.September1.D.October8.

（2022•江苏扬州）FrankandhisbrotherJacklivedneartheocean.Frankwasoutgoing

whileJackwasshy.Theylikeddoingdifferentthings.Frankwasfamousfororganizing

gamesofbeachvolleyball,football,andanyothersportimaginable.Jackpreferredtodraw,

paint,orbuildsandcaslles（沙堡）.

Frankdidn'tunderstandwhyJackwouldratherdoartisticthingsthanplayball.He

believedsportsoftenallowedmanykidstoplaytogether.ThatwaswhenJack'sideahatched.

HewouldshowFrankwhatdoingthingstogetherlookedlike!

AfterJackfinishedcreatingaspecialsandcastlewithstairs,towersandwalls,hetook

picturesofit.Thenhepaintedcolorfulpostersfeaturing（突出）hissandcastleandthe

question,<4Canyoutopthis?”Hehunghisposterseverywhereintown,announcinghisplan

foradayofsandcastleartistry-allageswelcome.

WhenFranksawposter,hetoldJackthatnoonewouldcome.Still,shortlyaftersunrise

onSaturday,Jackwasonthebeachdigginginthesand.Bymid-morning,fourkidswere

sculpting（图隹塑）thesandalongsidehim.Bynoonthenumberhadincreasedalot.

AfterFrankcamebackfromhisballgame,hewenttocheckhowhisbrother'splan

turnedout.

Hecouldn'tbelievewhathesaw.Atleast30peoplewerebuildingacityofsandcastles,

andeveryonewaschattingandlaughingandworkingtogether!Itwasthemostbeautifulthing

hehadseenonthebeach.

“Iguessyou'veprovedmewrong/Franksaid."Youshouldmakethissandcastledaya

yearlytradition!,5HandingFrankashovel（铲子）withsmile,Jackgotstartedtogetherwith

hisbrotherontheirsupercreationinthesand.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hatched”inParagraph2probablymeaninChinese?

A.中断B.改变C.消失D.产生

20.WhathelpedpeopleknowaboutJack'splan?

A.Beautifultowers.B.Colorfulposters.C.Atownbuilding.D.Asandcastle

day.

21.WhenlearningaboutJack'splan,Frankwas.

A.doubtfulB.interestedC.satisfiedD.nervous

22.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJack?

A.Honest.B.Creative.C.Outgoing.D.Caring.

（2022•江苏扬州）@ItiscommontosurftheInternetathomenow.However,arecent

surveyshowedover90%ofparentsarenotclearwhatwebsitestheirchildrenvisit.Istrongly

believethatatrainingprojectshouldbestartedtohelpparentstoimprovetheirinternetand

computerskills.Thentheycanbettermonitorandguidetheirchildren.

②Providingtrainingwouldgetparentstopaymoreattentiontotheirchildren'sonline

activities.

Thisisoneadvantage.Ifparentshadabetterunderstandingoftheinternetandwebsites,

theywouldseetheneedtomakesurethattheirchildrenuseitproperlyandresponsibly.

③Providingtrainingtoparentswouldallowparentstohelptheirchildrenwiththeir

schoolworkaswell.Thesedays,somehomeworkofonlinecoursesneedstobedoneon

computer.Ifparentshavepoorcomputerskills,theywillbeoflittleornohelpwiththe

homework.Thatcanmakeparentsveryupset.Somepeoplearguethatitisgoodthatstudents

canworkindependentlyoncomputers.However,itisclearthatstudents,especiallyyoung

studentsoftenneedthiskindofhomesupport.

④Improvingparents9Internetandcomputerskillsmightalsobeagoodwayforparents

toimprovetheirrelationshipswiththeirchildren.Thesedays,childrenspendalotoftheir

freetimeoncomputers.Ifparentswanttobepartoftheirfreetime,theyneedtoseethat

playingoncomputerscanbeafunfamilyactivity.Joiningtheirchildrencanhelpparents

bridgethegapbetweenthemandtheirchildren.

⑤MostpeoplebelievethatchildrenneedtobehelpedandguidedtousetheInternetin

aproperandresponsibleway.Therefore,trainingisextremelyimportant.

23.Inthepassage,thewriter.

A.adviseschildrennottospendalotoftheirfreetimeoncomputers

B.thinksparentsshouldimprovetheirInternetandcomputerskills

C.triestohelpchildrenfindonlinecoursesandfinishthehomework

D.explainswhyparentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirchildren

24.Accordingtothepassage,thesurveytellsusthatmanyparents.

A.seldomhelptheirchildrendesignwebsitesB.nevertelltheirchildrenhowtosurfthe

internet

C.don'tknowwhatwebsitestheirchildrenvisitD.neverlimittheirchildren'stimeon

internetuse

25.Theunderlineword“that”inParagraph3refersto（指的是）.

A.BeinghelplesswiththeschoolworkB.Therearen'tenoughonlinecourses

C.ThereisnocomputerathomeD.Givingtheirchildrentoomuchstress

26.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A.①/②③④⑤B.①/②③/④⑤C.①/②③④/⑤D.①②/③④/⑤

（2022•江苏扬州）

Fromlinyseeds（种子），greatdiscoveriesgrow.Amini-gardencarriedonChina's

Chang'e4moonlanderrecentlybecamehometothefirstplanttogrowonanotherworld.

ThisisyetanothersuccessforChang9e4.OnJanuary2,theprobe（探测器）becamethe

firstlandertotouchdownonthefarsideofthemoon.Thisistheunknownfaceofthemoon

thatisalwayslookingawayfromus,soweneverseeitfromdownhereontheearth.

Althoughitisoftenregardedasthedarksideofthemoon,thefarsideactuallygetsasmuch

sunshineasthenearside.Forexample,whenallwecanseeisasilverofanewmoon,thefar

sideofthemoonisinfullsunlight.

PartofChang'e4'smission（使命）istoseehowamoonbasecouldbebuiltforhumans,

includingexploring（探索）whetherhumanscouldgrowfoodandotherplantproductsthere.

Chang'e4carriedamini-gardenwithair,waterandsoilwithseedsplantedinit.Whenplants

shootontheearth,theirstemsgrowawayfromthegravity（theforcethatkeepsyourfeeton

theground）,andsotheyalwaysshootupwards.Themoon'sgravityisasixthasstrongasthe

earth's,soChang'e4'sexperimentwasatest:wouldtheearthplantsknowwhichwaywasup

onthemoon?Fourdaysafterlanding,atinycottonshootshowedthattheydo.

Nighthasnowfallenonthefarsideofthemoon;sunlightwillnotreturnuntilthestart

ofFebruary.Asaresult,thecottonshootsdied.Besidesthedarkness,theplantscan'tstand

thecold（itcandropto-170*Conthemoonatnight）.However,theexperimentisasuccess,

sinceithasprovedthatitispossibleforplantstogrowinspace.

27.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.anothersuccessfbrChang'e4B.Chang'e4moonlander

C.tinyseedsinthesoilD.thestepsofanexperiment

28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChang'e4?

A.Itexploredthemoonbase.B.Itlandedonthenearsideofthemoon.

C.Itcarriedamini-garden.D.Itfoundplantsonthemoon.

29.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat.

A.thefarsideofthemoongetslesssunlight

B.theearthplantsknowthewaytogrowonthemoon

C.wecanseethefarsideofthemoonfromtheearth

D.thesteinsfailtogrowawayfromtheearth'sgravity

30.Whatcanbeinferred（推理）fromthepassage?

A.Plantscanbegrownonthemoonsoon.B.Itisperfecttodoexperimentsonthe

moon.

C.Thecottonshootscanlastdaysonthemoon.D.Wecanseeanewmoonatthestartof

February.

(2022•江苏盐城)Lastyear,somegroupsofstudentsintheircommunity(社区)made

asurveyabout“Howdopeoplespendtheirfreetime?”Thefollowingdiagramsshowsome

resultsofit.

Diagram(1):HoursforpeopleofdifferentageswhosurftheInternetinaweek.

Diagram(2):Differentdayspeoplegotothelibrary.(libraryattendance)

31.PeopleagedspendtheleasttimesurfingtheInterneteveryweek.

A.7—16B.17—30C.31—55D.over56

32.Diagram②showsinthelibraryondifferentdaysofaweek.

A.thehourspeoplespendB.themoneypeoplespend

C.thenumberofpeopleD.thenumberofbooks

33.AccordingtoDiagram③,ofthepeoplelikewatchingnewsandcartoons.

A.10%B.13%C.37%D.50%

（2022•江苏盐城）

Onceuponatime,ahippo（河马）livedinarivernexttoabigtree.

Oneday,abirdcameandnested（筑巢）inthetree.Thesongsofthebirdfilledthe

hippowithsomuchenvythathecouldn'tthinkofanythingelse.Everyday,hewouldthink

whyhewasn'tbomtobeabirdeventhoughthebirdtoldhimmanytimeshewasluckytobe

suchagoodswimmer.

Finally,thehippomadeuphismindthathewouldcomeoutoftheriver,climbthetree

andstartsinging.However,whenhetriedtoclimbthetree,itwasveryclearthatthehippo

didn'thavewings,norclawstoclimbwith.

Realizingthathewouldneverclimbupthetree,heangrilyhitthetreeuntilitcame

crashingtotheground.Thenhesteppedontotheleavesofthefallentree,andbegansinging.

Unluckily,hipposcan'tsing,either.Allthatcamefromhismouthwereterriblenoises,

andwhentheotheranimalsheardthis,theyallcamearoundtomakefunofthehippo.

Hewassoashamedbythis.Healsofeltbadabouthavingknockedthetreeover.Heused

allhisstrengthtoraisethetreebackupagain,andlookafterituntilitcompletelyrecovered

（康复）.

34.Thehippowasfilledwithenvybecausethebirdcould.

A.flyhighB.singwellC.buildanestD.liveinthetree

35.Thehippointhisstory________.

A.washappyallthetimeB.didnotrespecthisfriends

C.likedtotalkalotbutdidnothingD.realizedhismistakeatlast

36.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe"

A.ThehippothatwishedtosingB.Thetreethatwasknockedover

C.ThebirdthatwishedtoswimD.Theanimalsthatwereinhighspirits

（2022•江苏盐城）

V_THH毋

READER

ANDTHE

DETECTIVE

STORY

I'vebeenwritingdetectivestoriessinceIwasateenager.Somepeoplethinkit'sa

strangejobforawoman,butIthinkcrimefictionisfbreveryone.Tvestartedgivingwriting

classesandthemostcommonquestionpeopleaskis,“Wheredoyoustart?"It'simpossibleto

givefixedrules,buttherearesomegeneraltipsthatpeopleoftenfinduseful.

•Beforeyoustartwriting,chooseatimeperiodandplacethatsoundrealistic（现实的）.A

usefultipistowriteaboutwhatyouknow.IfyouwereborninParisorLondon,itmight

makesensetosetyourstoryinaEuropeancountry.Ofcourse,youcanwriteaboutany

century,butyou,llhavetodoalotmoreresearchtomakeyourstorybelievable.

•Thecharacterofyourdetectiveisveryimportant.Heorshemusthavequalitiesthat

helpthemsolvethecrime,buttheyalsoneedcharacteristicsthatmakethemanindividual（个

人）.Heorshemustalsofitinthetimeandplaceofyourstory.Readersarevery

knowledgeable,andtheywillnoticeifyougetanydetailswrongaboutthetimeperiod.

•Everydetectivestoryneedsacrime,ofcourse.Youneedtoexplainwhathappens

beforethecrime,thecrimeitselfandwhathappensnext.Rememberthatyoudon'talways

havetowriteaboutamurder.Somereadersdon'tenjoystoriesfilledwithgunsandblood.So,

whynotwriteaboutatheft,kidnapping,orsomethingdifferentlikeanenvironmentalcrime?

•Cluesareimportanttokeepthereaders?interest.Theymustbeinteresting,butnottoo

difficultorrepetitive（重复的）.Thereadersalsoneedtoknowwhothesuspectsareand

whethertheycanprovethattheyweresomewhereelsewhenacrimewascommitted.Readers

lovea“twist“attheendofthestory——asurpriseoranewfactthatbringstheactiontoits

conclusion.

37.Thewriterofthepassageis.

A.adetectiveB.awomanC.ateenagerD.areader

38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youwon'thavetodosomuchresearchifyouwriteaboutanycentury.

B.Thereadersknowwhetherthewritermakesamistakeaboutthetimeperiod.

C.Thecluesinthedetectivestorymustbeinteresting,difficultorrepetitive.

D.Thereadersenjoystorieslikeamurderbecausetheyarefilledwithgunsandblood.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“twist“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.重复B.结论C.转折D.冲突

40.Whydidthewriterwritethispassage?

A.Tokeepthereaders?interest.B.Totellarealdetectivestory.

C.Todescribethelifeofastorywriter.D.lbgiveadviceonwritingadetective

story.

（2022•江苏盐城）

IJitck'lb**'*OIM”

加,妙|川川的小1«

UncleTomsangasongaboutangelsandHeavenwithEvainthegarden.

“UncleTom,sometimesIseethosespirits,9,saidEva."Theycometomeinmysleep.

I'mgoingthere."Evapointedherfingertotheskyandsaid,"Tothebrightspirits.”

UncleTom'sheartalmoststopped.HelookedatEva.Shedidn'tlookwell:shewasoften

tired,herbreathwasshort,shehadacough,andshewasgettingverythin.

MissOphelianoticedthistoo,andshetriedtotellEva'sfather,StClare.

“Stopthat!”StClaresaid."Don'tyouseethatthechildisonlygrowingup?Ifswhat

happenstochildrenofherage.”

“Butshehasthatcough!95

“That'snothing.Maybeshehasalittlecold,“StClaresaid.

Eva'shealthgotevenworse.Shebecameveryweakandshecouldhardlyleavethe

house,soStClaresenthertothehospital.

Inaweekortwo,itseemedthatEva'shealthimprovedgreatly.StClarewashappyand

hewassureEvawouldgetbetter.ButMissOpheliawasnotsosure,andneitherwasEva

herself.Oneafternoon,whenStClarecalledEvatogiveherapresent,4tPapa,Iamgoingto

leaveyousoon.^^saidEva,andshestartedcrying.

“Oh,mydear!”saidStClare,"you'rejusttiredandalittleweakbecauseoftheillness.

Youwillbeperfectlyfinesoon.^^

“No,PapaJsaidEva,"Iwon'tgetbetter.Iamnotsad.Tmsorryforyou,Papa,andmy

friends,butIwanttogo!”

“Whydoyouwanttogo?Areyouunhappy,Eva?”

“Oh,Ifeelsadforourslaves（奴隶）：theyareallgoodandkindtome.Iwish,Papa,they

wereallfree.^^

“Don'tyouthinkwetreatthemwell?^^saidStClare.

“Butwhatwillhappentothemifanythinghappenstoyou?Thereareveryfewmenlike

you,Papa.Somepeoplebuythehusbandsbutnotthewives,somepeoplebuythemothers

andsellthechildren.Whatterriblethingspeopledo!Papa,isn'tthereanywaytomakeall

slavesfree?^^

"Slaveryisaverybadthing,butIdon'tknowwhattodoaboutit."saidStClare.

"PromisemethatUncleTomwillbefreeassoonasI'masleep.^^saidEva.

—TakenfromUncleTomsCabin

41.Howmanymaincharactersappearedatthescene?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

42.WhydidEvawanttogoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becauseshebecameveryweakandshecouldhardlyleavethehouse.

B.Becauseshetookpityontheslavesan