2017-2022北京重点校初一（上）期中英语汇编：阅读单选CD篇

2017-2022北京重点校初一（上）期中英语汇编

阅读单选CD篇

一、阅读单选

（2021•北京师大附中七年级期中）NowPmstudyingintheUS.Ifindtherearesomedifferencesbetweenschoolsin

theUSandinChina.

Onebigdifferenceistheclothesstudentswearatschoolandhowtheylook.Inmycountry,allthestudentsshouldwear

uniformswhentheygotoschool.Boysaren'tallowed（允许）tohavelonghair.Girlsaren'tallowedtohavelongorcolored

nails（指甲）.ButAmericanstudentsalwayswearcasualclothes（便装）andjewelries（首饰）.ABritishstudenttellsmethat

studentsinEnglandcanalsodresscasuallyintheschool.

Anotherdifferenceisabouttherulesforparents.Whenwebeginanewyearinmyschool,ourparentshavetogotoa

meetinginourclass.Iftheydon'tgotothatmeeting,theirchildrenwon'thaveagradeorareportcard（成绩单）from

school.However,intheUS,therearen'tsuchstrictrulesabove（以上）.

IntheUS,manystudentsworkafterschool,butstudentscan'tgotoworkinmyschoolbecausetheycan'tfindajobif

they'reunder18.IthinkAmericanstudents5part-timejobshelpthemmakemoney.Moreimportantly,takingpart-timejobs

helpsthembecomemoreindependent.They'reabletodothingsbythemselvesintheirownway,withoutaskingother

peopleforhelp.

1.Whataregirlstudentsallowedtodointhewriter'scountry?

A.Tohavelongnails.

B.Tohavecolorednails.

C.Toweartheirownclothes.

D.Tohavelonghair.

2.Whatarerulesforparentsinthewriter'sschoolinthebeginningofanewyear?

A.Theyhavetogotoameetingintheclass.

B.Theyhavetowriteareportcardfortheirchildren.

C.Theyhavetosendtheirchildrentotheschool.

D.Theyhavetosendtheirchildren'sreportcardtotheschool.

3.WhatistrueaboutthestudentsintheUS?

A.Theycandesign（设计）theirownuniforms.

B.Theycantakepart-timejobs.

C.Theycannotmovearoundintheschool.

D.Theycannotdothingsbythemselves.

4.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.Chinesestudentscanwearcasualclothesintheschool

B.attheendoftheyear,parentsinChinahavetogotoameetingintheclass

C.studentsintheUSdon5thavestrictruleslikeChinesestudents

D.Americanparentsdon'tgivetheirchildrenanymoney

（2021•北京师大附中七年级期中）Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday,butmanypeopledon'thaveit.

Commonreasonsfornoteatingbreakfastincludeshortageoftime,notfeelinghungry,traditionaldislikeforbreakfast,and

dieting（节食）.

Breakfastsimplymeans“breakthefast”.Youeatnothingforatleast6to12hourseachnight.Eventhoughyouhave

beensleeping,youhavestillbeenburningenergy.Andinthemorningyourbodyneedsenergyfortheday'sworkahead.

Agoodbreakfastshouldprovideupto1/3ofyourtotalcalories（卡路里）thatyourbodyneedsfortheday.Generally

speaking,weeat400lesscaloriesforbreakfastthanfordinner.Ifbreakfastdoesn'tinterestyouinthemorning,tryeatinga

lighterdinnerearlierintheeveningorsavehalfyourdinnerforbreakfastinthemorning.

Ifyoustillaren'thungryinthemorning,startwithsomethingsmalllikejuiceorbreadorhavenutritious（有营养的）

mid-morningsnacklaterwhenyouarehungry.

So,yousayyou'reonadiet.Somepeopleareafraidthateatingbreakfastwillmakethemhungrierduringthedayand

theywilleatmore.Itistruethateatingbreakfastislikelytomakeyoufeelhungrythroughouttheday.That'sbecauseyour

bodyisworkingcorrectly.Althoughyoumayfeelasifyouareeatingmorealldaylong,infactyou'reprobablynot.

Noteatingbreakfastmaycauseyoutoovereat,becauseafallinbloodsugaroftenmakesyoufeelhungrylater.Tomake

thingsworse,sinceyourbodyisinaslowedstate,itwillnotbeabletobumthoseextracalorieswell.Ifyoufeedyourbody

healthysnacksandmealsthroughouttheday,youmaynotbecomehungrysoeasilyandeattoomuchwhenyouhavemeals.

Sincebreakfastisthefirstandmostimportantmealoftheday,yourchoiceisimportant.Thebestbreakfastfoodsare

fruits,juice,leanmeat,andgrainproductssuchasbread,rice,noodlesandcereals.

5.Theunderlinedword"fhst”means“aperiodduringwhichsomeone

A.movesquickly

B.workshard

C.goeswithoutfood

D.sleepsinbed

6.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.breakfastprovidesusmostoftheenergy

B.breakfastmayhelptosavethedinner

C.breakfastmightmakepeopleovereat

D.breakfasthelpsourbodyworkwell

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.BreakfastandEnergy

B.WhyNotEatBreakfast

C.BreakfastandDieting

D.WhattoEatforBreakfast

（2020•北京•牛栏山一中实验学校七年级期中）Areyoualwayslookingforanexcusetoputoff（推迟）housework

andcleaningforjustonemoreday?Well,youcandoittoday.TodayisNoHouseworkDay.It'stimetoforgethousework

andberelaxed.

NoHouseworkDayisalwaysonApril7th.Itisyourchancetodoanythingexcept（除了）housework.Betterstill,have

someoneelsetodohouseworkforaday.Houseworkisadailyandendless（无止境的）job.Andmostpeoplethinkitsboring

todohousework.Ihavemanyfriendsandtheirwishistostayawayfromhousework.Actuallytheirwishcannevercome

true.

Doyouknowhowtocelebrate（庆祝）NoHouseworkDay?Well,therearetwodifferentways.Ifyoureallydothe

houseworkaroundthehouse,forgetitonthisday.Instead,kickbackandenjoytheday,relaxanddoanything,except

housework.

Ifyouneverdohousework,youcandoitforyourfamily.Itgivesyourparentsabreakfromthehousework.Andyou

justmightgetachancetoknowhowmuchhouseworkyourparentsneedtodoeveryday.

8.Thewriterhasmanyfriendsandtheirwishis.

A.tostayawayfromhouseworkB.toaskotherstodotheirhousework

C.tocelebrateNoHouseworkDaytogetherD.toaskallthefamilymemberstodohousework

9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Houseworkisadailyandendlessjob.

B.Mostpeoplethinkit'sinterestingtodohousework.

C.ThereisonlyonewaytocelebrateNoHouseworkDay.

D.Youcanenjoytheday,relaxanddoanythingonNoHouseworkDay.

10.IfLisaNEVERdoeshousework,thewriterthinksshecanonNoHouseworkDay.

A.forgethouseworkB.dohouseworkC.feelrelaxedD.doanythingexcepthousework

（2020•北京♦牛栏山一中实验学校七年级期中）Asyoungstudents,youhavemanydreams.Thesedreamscanbe

verybig,suchaswinningtheNobelPrize.Theycanalsobesmall.Youmayjustwanttobecomeoneofthetenbeststudents

inyourclass.

Once（一旦）youfindadream,whatdoyoudowithit?Doyoutrytomakeyourdreamreal?

“FollowYourHeart“byAustralianwriterAndrewMatthewstellsusthatmakingourdreamsrealislife'sbiggest

challenge.

Youmaythinkyouarenotverygoodatsomeschoolsubjects,orthatitisimpossiblefbryoutobecomeawriter.These

kindsofideasstopyoufromgettingyourdream,thebooksays.

Infact,everyonecanmakehisdreamcometrue（成真）.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistorememberwhatyourdreamis.

Don'tletitleaveyourheart.Keeptellingyourselfwhatyouwanteverydayandyourdreamwillcometruefaster

becauseabigdreamismanysmalldreams.

Youmustalsonevergiveupyourdream.

Therewillbedifficultiesontheroadtoyourdreams.Butthebiggestdifficultycomesfromyourself.Youneedtodecide

whatisthemostimportant.Studyinginsteadof（而不是）watchingTVwillhelpyoutogetbetterexamresults（成绩），while

savingfiveyuaninsteadofbuyinganicecreammeansyoucanbuyanewbook.

Asyougetclosertoyourdream,itmaychangealittle.Thisisgoodasyouhavethechancetolearnsomethingmore

usefulandfindnewhobbies.

11."FollowYourHeart^^isthenameof.

A.apieceofnewsB.abookbyAndrewMatthews

C.themostimportantdreamD.afamousAustralianwriter

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Youmustnevergiveupyourdreams.B.Youmustrememberwhatyourdreamis.

C.Youmustbegoodatallyourschoolsubjects.D.Youmustdecidewhatisthemostimportantforyourdream.

13.Thewordchallengemeans.

A.困难B.事业C.挑战D.梦想

14.Thebesttitle（题目）forthepassageis.

A.AnAustralianWriter'sDreamB.ManyYoungStudents'Dream

C.HowtoBeOneoftheBestStudentsD.HowtoMakeYourDreamReal

（2019•北京青华附中七年级期中）Photographyhasbeenapopularhobbyforalongtime.Peopleusedtotake

photoswithcamerasandthenhavethemprintedtosharewithfriends.Ifsstillpopularthesedays,butthankstotechnology,

thisoldhobbyischangingalot.Forexample,and30secondslateryourphotoisonline.Peopleeverywhereareseeing

exactlywhatyoujustsaw.

Thisiscalledphotosharing.PhotosharingisusingtheInternettoshareandstoredigitalphotos.Therearemanykinds

ofphotosharing,butwearegoingtolookattwo：socialnetwork,sharingandsubscription（订阅费）basedsharing.

Asocialnetworkisawebsitethatpeopleusetohavefunandkeepintouch.Ifawebsiteletsyouchatwithfriends,share

informationandsendpictures,it'sasocialnetwork.Theworld'sbiggestsocialnetworksareTwitter,andofcourse,

Facebook.Ifyouhaveeverpostedaphotoonasocialnetworksite,aproblembroughtbyitisthatifseasyforstrangersto

seeyourpictures.

Whenyouuseasubscriptionbasedphotosharingwebsite,youpaymoneytostoreyourphotosonline.Then,youcan

useyourphotoanytime.Thisissafer（隐私）.Theproblem,ofcourse.

Technologyhasalsobroughtusanewbusinesscalledprintondemand.Touseprintondemand,youhavetogotoa

photobookcompany.Here'showitworks.Youselectsomephotosandyousendthemtoaphotobookcompany.Thephoto

bookcompanyarrangesyourphotosintoafancybook.Youcanpickeverydetailofyourphotobook.Youcanchoosethe

size,shapeandbrightnessofeverypicture.Peoplepayphotobookcompaniestomakephotoalbums,calendars,postcards.

Technologyischangingourlivesallthetime.Whatwillbechangednext?Whoknows?

15.Whatistheproblemofsharingphotosonline?

A.Youcan'tstorephotosonline.B.It'sdifficulttoshareinformation.

C.Yourpicturesareopentostrangers.D.Postingphotosonlineisexpensive.

16.Whatcanwelearnaboutprintondemand?

A.It'sthebestwayforpeopletosharephotosonline.

B.Ithelpspeopletoprintphotosaccordingtotheirneeds.

C.Itgivesbestserviceforpeopletoenjoyprintingphotos.

D.Itenablesphotobookcompaniestomakealotofmoney.

17.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HowTechnologyHasChangedTheWorld.

B.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPhotoSharing.

C.SocialNetworks:ANewWaytoSharePhotos.

D.PrintOnDemand:ABetterWaytoSharePhotos.

（2019•北京・清华附中七年级期中）StateHistoryorWorldGardens?

JacobBarone,Principal

SandHillMiddleSchool

Richmond,VA23274

DearMr.Barone,

Iamwritingonbehalfoftheseventh-gradeclass.Thetraditionalseventh-gradespringfieldtrip（夕卜出参观/考察）isto

theStateHistoryMuseum.Thisyear,however,thebenefits（益处）ofthenewfieldtripwouldmaketheextratime

worthwhile.Thegardenhoursarefrom10:00A.M.to6:00P.M.Theclasscouldleaveschoolat8:00A.M.andarrive

justasthegardensopen.Wewouldhavetimetoexplorethegardens,eatlunch,andreturntoschoolby4:00P.M.

Manyseventh-gradestudentshavealreadyvisitedthehistorymuseum.Sincethemuseumissoclose,studentsoftengo

therewiththeirfamilies,withscoutingtroops,butthisyearwearehopingtolearnsomethingnew.

Thepurpose（目的）ofthenewfieldtripdestinationistohelpstudentsunderstandthedifferentenvironmentsofour

planet.TheWorldBotanicalGardenscontainsthesecond-largestwalk-throughAmazonrainforestexhibitinthecountry.

SomeoftheotherpopularexhibitsaretheGiantFlowers,theAridDeserts.

Sinceseventh-gradestudentsarestudyingplantsandplantenergyinscienceclass,visitingthebotanicalgardenswould

beaneducationalandhelpfulfieldtrip.Theinformationwecouldlearntherewouldbnanexcellentwaytosupplementour

sciencestudies.Wewouldobserveplantsgrowinginspecialdisplaysthataresimilartotheirnaturalhabitats.Chartslocated

neareachdisplayprovideinformationabouttheplants.Thisinfonnationwillhelpwhenlearningabouttopicssuchashow

foodwebsworkandhowplantsrespondtolight.Thebotanicalgardensalsoprovideeducationalworkshopsand

presentationstogroups.

Inaddition,thefieldtripsupportswhatwearestudyinginourEnglishclass.WearecurrentlyreadingWhichWayto

theAmazon?Thisnovel,whichissetinarainforestandbasedonscientificfacts.

Pleaseconsiderthisrequestfortheseventh-gradefieldtriptoWorldBotanicalGardens.Anyincreaseinthe

traditional（传统的）fieldtripexpenses,suchasthelongerbusride.

IfIcanprovideadditionalinformation,pleaseletmeknow.

Thankyouverymuch.

Sincerely,

RobertBurns

Seventh-GradeClassPresident（学生主席）

SandHillMiddleSchool

18.WhencouldthestudentsenjoythetimeintheWorldGardens,accordingtothewriter'splan?

A.From10:00A.M.to5:00P.M.

B.From8:00A.M.to4:00P.M.

C.From10:00A.M.to2:00P.M.

D.From8:00A.M.to2:00P.M.

19.Thesentence"Theinformationwecouldlearntherewouldbeanexcellentwaytosupplementoursciencestudies.^^in

Paragraph4means.

A.thevisittotheWorldBotanicalGardenscouldmakeoursciencestudiesbetter

B.thevisittotheStateHistoryMuseumwouldmakeuslikeschoolstudiesmore

C.oursciencestudieshavenothingtodowithwhatwecanseeinStateHistoryMuseum

D.oursciencestudiesmakeusmoreinterestedinwhatwecouldseeintheWorldBotanicalGardens

20.Thewriterusesthephrase“theseventhgrade”butnot"I"to.

A.tellmoreaboutthefieldtrip

B.makeotherstudentsmoreinterestedinthefieldtrip

C.showthatthestudentshavethesameideaaboutthefieldtrip

D.showthattheteachersalsolikethefieldtriptotheWorldBotanicalGardens

21.Thepurposeoftheletteristo.

A.tellMr.Baronemoreaboutthenewfieldtrip

B.changetheschool'straditionalplanforthecomingfieldtrip

C.showthestudents9feelingsaboutthebenefitsofthefieldtrip

D.makepeopleseewhichofthetwoplacesforthefieldtripisbetter

（2019•北京师大附中七年级期中）NowI'mstudyingintheUS,Ifindtherearesomedifferencesbetweenschoolsin

theUSandinChina.

Onebigdifferenceistheclothesstudentswearatschoolandhowtheylook.Inmycountry,allthestudentsshouldwear

uniforms（制月艮）whentheygotoschool.Boysaren'tallowedtohavelonghair.Girlsaren'tallowedtohavelongorcolored

nails（指甲）.ButAmericanstudentsalwayswearcasualclothes（便装）andjewelries（首饰）.ABritishstudenttellsmethat

studentsinEnglandcanalsodresscasuallyintheschool.

Anotherdifferenceisabouttherulesforparents.Whenwebeginanewyearinmyschool,ourparentshavetogotoa

meetinginourclass.Iftheydon*tgotothatmeeting,theirchildrenwon'thaveagradeorareportcard（成绩单）fromschool.

However,intheUS,therearen'tsuchstrictrulesabove（以上）.

IntheUS,manystudentsworkafterschool,butstudentscan*tgotoworkinmyschoolbecausetheycan'tfindajobif

theyYeunder18.1thinkAmericanstudents'part-timejobshelpthemmakemoney.Moreimportantly,takingpart-timejobs

helpsthembecomemoreindependent.They'reabletodothingsbythemselvesintheirownway,withoutaskingotherpeople

forhelp.

22.Howmanydifferencesaretalkedaboutinthispassage?

A.2B.3C.4D.5

23.Whatarerulesforparentsinthewriter*sschoolinthebeginningofanewyear?

A.Theyhavetogotoameetingintheclass

B.Theyhavetowriteareportcardfortheirchildren.

C.Theyhavetosendtheirchildrentotheschool.

D.Theyhavetosendtheirchildren'sreportcardtotheschool.

24.WhatistrueaboutthestudentsintheUS?

A.Theycandesign（设计）theirownuniforms.

B.Theycannotdothingsbythemselves.

C.Theycannotmovearoundintheschool.

D.Theycantakepart-timejobs.

25.What'sthebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?

DifferencesbetweenintheUSandinChina

A.schoolsB.studentsC.parentsD.jobs

（2019•北京四中七年级期中）Rogerisnewintown,andithasbeenhardtomakefriends.Thekidsatschoolare

nice,butRogerisshy.Hisbirthdayiscomingupsoon.Heisplanningabigparty.Itwillbealotoffun.Therewillbe

cake,andicecream,andatreasurehunt（寻宝游戏）.Butwhatifnoneoftheotherkidswanttocome?

Oneweekbeforehisparty,Rogerandhisdadgototheirfavoriterestaurant.Benny'sPizzaParlormakesthebestpizza

intown.Rogerordersalargepizza,withfourkindsofcheeseandextrapepperoni（意大利香肠）.Helovesevery

bite.Whenheisfinished,RogerandhisdadgotothekitchentotalktoBenny.

“Howwasthepizza?”Bennyasks.

“Itwasgreat!?,saysRoger.

“Thankyou!”saysBenny.

Suddenly,Rogergetsagreatidea."Benny,“hesays."Willyoucookpizzaformybirthdayparty?”

“Holdon,Roger,“saysRoger'sdad."Bennyisverybusy.Hemightnothavetimetomakepizzaforyour

party.”"Buteveryoneloveshispizza!”saysRoger."Ifwehaveit,rilbethemostpopularboyinschool.”

“Iknowwhattodo,“saysBenny."Iwon'tcookpizzaforyourparty.Instead,Filshowyouhowtomakeit

yourself!9,Thatweek,RogergoestoBenny'sPizzaParloreverydayafterschool.Bennyshowshimhowtomakepizza

andhetrieshisbest.

RogertellsthekidsatschoolthathispartywillhavepizzafromBenny's.Everyoneisexcited.Everyoneloves

Benny'spizza.Butwhentheycometohishouse,Bennyisn'tthere.Instead,theyseeRoger,wearinganapron（围裙）

andachefshat.Thekidsdon'tbelievethatRogerknowshowtomakepizza.However,he'sreadytoprovethem

wrong.Rogermakesthemhisfavoritepizza,withfourkindsofcheese,andextrapepperoni.Everyonesaysthepizza

tastesjustlikeBenny's.Itmightevenbejustalittlebitbetter.

26.Rogeris,soit'shardforhimtomakefriends.

A.shyB.rudeC.proudD.naughty

27.RogergoestoBenny'sPizzaParloreverydayto.

A.eatdeliciouspizzas

B.learntomakepizza

C.listentoBenny'sstories

D.makehisbirthdaypizza

28.Theunderlinedsentence"he'sreadytoprovethemwrong“means.

A.Rogerisgoingtosharethepizzawiththem

B.Rogerisgoingtotellthemhowtomakepizza

C.RogerisgoingtoaskBennytohelphimcook

D.Rogerisgoingtomakeagreatpizzaonhisown

29.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.HowBennyteachesRogertomakepizza.

B.HowRoger'sfatherhelpshimtomakefriends.

C.HowthekidsfromschoolenjoyRoger'spizza.

D.HowRogermakesnewfriendsbymakingpizza.

（2019•北京四中七年级期中）Momanddad—they'retwoofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlife.Youprobably

seeatleastoneofthemeverydayand,overyourlifetime,they'relikelytoinfluence（影响）youmorethananyoneelseyou

willmeet.So,ifyourdadlikesfootball,you'relikelytoplayfootballwhenyougrowup.Andifyourmomlovesto

read,youjustmightgrowupcarryingabookwhereveryougo,justlikeshedoes.

Butparentsdoalotmorethanjustpassalongtheirhobbies.Momsanddadsneedtocarefortheirkidsfromtheminute

they'reborn.It'saparent'sjobtoloveandguidekids-andmostparentswilldothisaslongastheylive,evenwhenthe

"kids"aregrownupandhavechildrenoftheirown.

Herearefivewaysyoucanstayclose,getalong,andbuildastrongrelationshipwithyourparents:

Spendtimetogether.Howmuchtimedoyouspendjustenjoyingbeingtogetherwiththem?Insteadofplayinga

computergameorwatchingTV,maybeaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyou.Gooutsidetogether,tryaboardgame,

orreadabookoutloud.

Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Manykidssaythey'dliketheirparentstohelpthemwhenthey'reupset.But

yourmomordadmightnotknowthatyou'rehavingaproblem.Talktothemandyou'llbegladyoudid.

Bekind.Littlethingsmightmeanalottoyourmomordad.Youcanbrightenaparent'sdaywithahug,acard,or

ajoke.It'salsolovelywhenakidofferstohelpfoldthelaundryorcleansuphisorherroomwithoutbeingasked.

Showyoucare.It'simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.Inadditiontokissesandhugs,kidsandparents

showtheirlovebyrespectingeachother,andbeingcaring,polite,andthoughtful.

Doyourbestatwhateveryoudo.Youdon'thavetobeperfect,butwhenyoudoyourbest,youmakeyourparents

proud.

30.Accordingtothepassage,you'relikelyto.

A.looklikeoneofyourparentsalot

B.sharethesamehobbieswithyourparents

C.playfootballandreadmuchwhengrowingup

D.loveandguideyourparentswhentheygetold

31.Whenyou,youmakeyourparentsproud.

A.spendmoretimewiththem

B.shareyourfeelingswiththem

C.doyourbestatwhateveryoudo

D.showkindnesstothepoorandtheold

32.Thewritermaywantusto.

A.showourlovetoourparents

B.learntocareforourparents

C.spendmoretimetogetherwithourparents

D.buildgreatrelationshipswithourparents

（2018•北京四中七年级期中）ThatMonday,itwasdarkandcloudy.MissLolomasaidtotheclass,"Let'ssinga

songtocheerourselvesuponthisblue,blueMonday.^^Miguelraisedhishandandasked,“WhatisablueMonday,

anyway?”

MissLolomasaid,“ManypeoplearesadonMondaybecausetheweekendisover.Manypeoplethinkthatblueisasad

color,too.”

Migueldidn'tlikethatatallandsaid,"Bluemakesmehappy,notsad.Whentheskyisblue,itmeansthesunisout.”

MostofthechildrenintheclassfeltasMigueldid,soMissLolomasaid."Whydon'twehaveahappyblueMonday?

NextMonday,we'llallwearorbringsomethingbluetoschool.^^

Everyonelikedthisidea,exceptRita,whosaid,"What'ssowonderfulaboutblue?Myfavoritecolorisorange,soI

wanttobringinsomethingorangeandhaveanorangeMonday.”

Miguelsaid,<4Youhadbetterbringinsomethingblue.Everyonehasto!”

“Allright,then,"saidRitaJTllbringabluerose.^^

“There'snosuchthing,9,saidMiguel.

“ShemustmeanapaperroseJsaidElena.

“No,Imeanarealbluerose,“saidRita,“andifIbringonetoclass,maywehaveanorangeMondaythenextweek?^^

“Thatsoundsfair,^^saidMissLoloma."Ifyoubringsomethingasspecialasabluerose.we'HhaveanorangeMonday.^^

“Itwillneverhappeninamillionyears.^^saidMiguel.

ButRitasmiledandsaid,"Youshouldstartthinkingofsomethingorangetobringtoclass.”

ThenextMonday,everyonecametoclasswearingorcarryingthebluethings.MissLolomahadonabluecoat.But

Ritadidn'tappear.

“Wemighthavealong,longwait,“saidMiguel,andeveryonelaughed.

Atlast,Ritacamein.Sheheldupabeautifulrose.Itsedges（边缘）wereblue,anditwascoveredwithtinybluedots.

“AllIdidwasaddingbluefoodcoloringtowaterandputawhiteroseinit.Therosesoakedup（浸泡）thebluecolor

withthewater“saidRita.

“Theflowerdidthework,“saidPaul.

Migueldidn'tsayanything.

“What'sthematter,Miguel?"askedMissLoloma.

'Tmthinking,saidMiguel,"aboutwhattobringinforourorangeMonday.^^

33.WhydidMissLolomathinkitwasa^blue^Monday?

A.Becauseshewasverysad.B.Becauseitwasdarkandcloudy.

C.Becauseitmadeherthinkofbluesky.D.Becauseshewantedtosingcheerfulsongs.

34.HowdidRitagetabluerose?

A.Sheboughtoneatthestore.B.Shemadearoseoutofbluepaper.

C.Shepaintedawhiterosewithbluepaint.D.Sheputaroseinthewaterwithfoodcoloring.

35.WhatisRitalike?

A.Sad.B.Foolish.C.Clever.D.Kind.

36.WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribes（描述）MissLoloma?

A.ShehateseveryMonday.B.Sheenjoyssingingsongs.C.Shelistenstoherstudents.

D.Shelikestowearabluecoat.

INmykitchenthenextdaywethoughtandthought.

“Howcanwewinhimoverwhenhethinksthatwethrewthoseeggs?”Stewartasked.

“Hedoesn'tevenlikeus,"Winstonshouted.

“Eggs,“Isaidquietly.

“Eggs?”Stewartasked.

“Eggs!”Icalledout.

Iwenttothekitchenandtookoutsomethinguseful.Momhelpedmeshowtheboyshowtodecorate（点缀）eggsthe

waymygrandmahadtaughtus.Thewaytheydoitintheoldcountry.Wemadedesignsontheeggshellswithhotwax,then

dyed（染色）themandfinallymelted（融化）thewaxoff.

Weputtheeggsinabasket.Eventhoughwewereafraid,wewalkedintoMr.Kodinski'sshopandputthemonthe

table.

Heraisedhiseyebrowsandlookedangrilyatus.Thenhenoticedthebasket.tcSpaseeba,^^hesaidsoftly.Thatmeans

“thankyou“inRussian.uPysankyeggs!”Hesaidashelookedclosely.haven'tseenthesesinceIleftmyhomeland.”

“Wedidn'tthrowthoseeggsatyourdoor,Mr.Kodinski,“wetoldhim.

Helookedatusforaminute.t4Well,then,youhavegreatcouragetobehere.Chulzpah、youhavechulzpah!”Thenhis

eyesshoneandhismouthcurledintoawarmsmile.€tCome,havesometeawithme.”

37.WhywerethechildrenafraidtowalkintoMr.Kodinski'sshop?

A.Becausetheyusedupallthewax.

B.Becausetheydidn'thavemoneytobuyanything.

C.Becausetheyfelttheireggswerenotprettyenough.

D.BecauseMr.Kodinskithoughttheythreweggsathis