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备战2024年中考英语阅读理解必做100篇专题04阅读理解（四）（一）Wouldyouliketogetfitandmakenewfriends?Joinourrunninggroupsforbeginnersandformoreexperiencedrunners．It’sfunandtherearenocompetitions．Itcosts£3tobeamember．7p．m．everyWednesday．CallMikefordetails(细节)at077—658945．JoinusandWINanewcamera!TheBartonPhotography(摄影)Clubwelcomesnewmembers．Weareabusyclubwithfamousteachers．Joinbefore1stMarchandenteroursummerphotographycompetition．FirstprizeisanewXP8iicamera!Youneedtopay£15tojointheclub．Visitwww．bartonphotoclub．comtojoin．TheatreGroupHavefunwithalocaltheatregroup．Wearelookingforactorstobeinamusicalcomedythissummer．Youmustbeavailabletwiceaweekstarting2ndApril．Passion(热情)ismoreimportantthantalent!Joinusforfree．WritetoMandyGilesonmandy76@dmail．com．34．Whatcanwedoformoreinformationabouttherunninggroups?A．VisitMike． B．GiveMikeacall．C．WritetoMike． D．SendMikeanemail．35．Howmuchdoesitcosttojointhephotographyclub?A．£15． B．£8． C．£3． 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B．modernworldhistoryC．spokenEnglish D．theChineselanguage70．Theunderlinedword"skyrocketing"means"_________"．A．risingquickly B．returningsuddenlyC．droppingslowly D．disappearingcompletely71．Wecanlearnfromtheinformationintheboxthat_________．A．thecoursesaredesignedforChinesekidsB．ChinaisanimportantpartnerintheworldC．it'sdifficulttogetaseatinaChineserestaurantD．EnglishistheNo．1spokenlanguageintheworld72．Theadvantageof"self—fitcourse"isthatyoumaychooseyourown_________．A．classsize B．speedtolearnC．languageteacher D．placetopark73．BenwishestotakeanonlinecourseonTuesdays．Howmuchdoesheneedtopayeachterm？_________A．﹩500． B．﹩650． C．﹩350． D．﹩400．74．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttobefilledintheblank？_________A．SelectedBooksBuyOne,GetOneFreeB．TurnleftintoGardenRoadanddrivetowardnorthC．FormoreinformationContactAngelaat860—343—5807D．Guestspeaker:AnnBellaRoom3002:00p．m．July1（四）In2007,BarringtonIrvingbecametheyoungestpersontoflyalonearoundtheworld．Hewasjust23yearsold—andhebuilttheplanehimself．Howdidheachievethis?Irving'sinterestinflyingstartedwhenhewas15．Hewasworkinginhisparents’bookstoreinMiami,Florida．Oneofthecustomerswasapilot,GaryRobinson．Oneday,RobinsonaskedIrvingifhewasinterestedinflying．Irvingdidn'tthinkhewassmartenough．Butthenextday,RobinsontookIrvingtoanairport．HeshowedIrvinginsidethecockpit(驾驶舱)ofaBoeing777．ThatexperiencechangedIrving’slife．Irvingreallywantedtofly,butflightschoolwasexpensive．Toachievehisdream,heworkeddifferentjobs．Hewashedairplanesandcleanedswimmingpools．Athome,hepracticedflyingonavideogame．Intheend,hegotenoughmoneyforflightschool．Atflightschool,Irvingachievedhisdreamoflearninghowtofly．Buthewasn’tfinished．Next,heplannedtobuildhisownplaneandflyalonearoundtheworld．Buildingtheplanewasdifficult．Irvingaskedmorethan50companiesforairplaneparts．Mostsaidno,buthepersisted(顽强地坚持)inasking．Threeyearslater,hehadpartsworth$300,000．Columbia,anairplanecompany,agreedtobuildaplaneusingtheparts．Soon,hisairplanewasreadytofly．OnMarch23,2007,Irvingbeganhisround-the-worldtrip．After97days—with145hoursintheair—helandedbackinMiami．Acheeringcrowdofpeoplewastheretowelcomehim．Irvingsawmanyyoungpeopleinthecrowd,andthishadapowerfuleffect(影响)onhim．Hewantedtousehisexperiencetohelpotheryoungpeopleachievetheirowndreams．“EveryonetoldmewhatIcouldn’tdo,”saysIrving．“TheysaidIwastooyoung,thatIdidn’thaveenoughmoney．Butevenifnoonebelievesinyourdream,”hesays,“youhavetopursue(追求)it．”37．WhywasGaryRobinsonimportantinIrving'slife?A．HegotIrvinginterestedinflying． B．HesentIrvingtoaflightschool．C．HehelpedIrvingbuildaplane． D．HetaughtIrvinghowtofly．38．PuttheeventsaboutIrvinginthecorrectorder．a．Irvinggotthepartsforhisplane．b．Irvingflewaroundtheworld,c．IrvingmetGaryRobinson．d．Irvinglearnedtofly．A．c—d—a—b B．c—a—d—b C．b—c—a—d D．b—c—d—a39．WhatcanweknowaboutIrving'spersonalityaccordingtothepassage?A．Cleverandhonest． B．Humorousandresponsible．C．Politeandpowerful． D．Hard-workingandpersistent．40．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BecomingaPilot． B．LifeinFlightSchool．C．AchievingaDream． D．BuildingYourOwnPlane．（五）YesterdayIwenttobuyalittletreeformyfather．WhenIwastalkingwiththecashier(收银员),heaskedwhatIwouldbedoingwiththislittletree．IexplainedthatitwasformyDad,becausehenolongerlivedathome．Thecashierjuststoppedandlookedatmewiththekindestlook．Hesharedwithmethathisgrandfathercouldn’tliveintheirhomeanylongereitherbecausehehadAlzheimer’sdisease(阿尔茨海默症)．SoIsharedwithhimthatmyDadwasonthesamejourney．Wetalkedaboutthedifficultiesbecauseoftheillness,notonlyforthosewhoareill,butalsofortheirfamilies．WhenIwaspayingforthetree,hesaid,“BecausethisisforyourDad,letmeseewhatIcandoforyou．”Hetooksomecoupons(优惠券)fromadrawerandreducedmycostbyover60%．Ithankedhimforhiskindness．WewishedeachotherMerryChristmasandthebesthopesforourlovedfamilymembers．OnthewayhomeIkeptthinkingofthekindnessheofferedme．Itwastrulyamomentof“kindnessgiven,kindnessreceived”．ImadeDad’streemorebeautifulassoonasIgothome．Sothankful．Soblessed．31．What’swrongwiththewriter’sfather?A．Hehadabadcold． B．Hehadabackache．C．HehadAlzheimer’sdisease． D．Hehadaheartproblem．32．Whendidthestoryprobablyhappen?A．BeforeChristmas． B．AfterChristmas．C．Onthewriter’sfather’sbirthday． D．Onthecashier’sgrandfather’sbirthday．33．Thewriterfelt________whenthecashierofferedhimhiskindness．A．relaxed B．angry C．nervous D．thankful34．Theunderlinedword“reduced”inParagraph3means“________”inChinese．A．增加 B．减少 C．支付 D．给予35．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MyGreatDad B．AChristmasGiftforDadC．SharingIsImportant D．FaceDifficultiesBravely（六）WhenpeoplediscoverthatIworkasafilmandTVextra(临时演员),theyalwaysaskmethesamequestions:Emily,isiteasytogetwork?Isn'titboring?Doyougettomeetfamousactors?Doesitpaywell?Myanswersareprettystandardaswell:Yes,sometimes,onceinawhile,and…kindof．Thelifeofanextraisbothmoreinterestingandmoreboringthanyoumightimagine．Extras,whoplaythepeopleincrowds,onstreets,orinthebackgroundofindoorsscenes,cancomefromallwalksoflife．Unlikemanyextras,I'matrainedactor．Idogetrealspeakingroles,butworkcanbehardtocomebyifyou'renotapopularstar．I'mregistered(注册)withanagencythatdealsonlywithextras,soIgetcallsallthetime．TheagencyexplainswhoI'llbesomeoneinacrowd,amemberofajury,aclerkandtellsmewheretogo．Calltimeisusuallybrightandearly,soItrytogettobedatareasonablehour．Sometimesbeinganextraisa"hurryupandwait"job．Inmyfirstextrarole,Iwasoneofagroupofofficeworkerswhocomeoutofabuildingjustasacarexplodes(爆炸)inthestreet．Wewaitedforhoursforthescenetobeshot,andthenwentinandoutofthebuildingaboutfiftytimes,tryingtoactterrifiedbyanexplosionwhichwasnotreal．Thenwehadlunch,changedclothes,andspenttheafternoonsascustomersinadepartmentstore．ItmaysoundlikeIdon’tenjoythework,butIdo．Beingpartofthebackgroundinaconvincing(令人信服的)wayischallenging,andbeingonafilmorTVsetisalwaysfascinating．Alotoffamousactorsdon'tevennoticetheextras,buttheoneswhodomakethejobalotoffunforeveryone．Asforthemoney,it'snothingcomparedtowhatthebigactorsmake,butitprettymuchpaysthebills．And,asabonus,I'vebeatenmyhighscoresonallmyphonegames,thankstoallthetimeIspendsittingaround,waitingforsomethingtohappen．41．Emilygivesstandardanswersbecause______．A．sheisproudofherjob B．shewantstohideherfeelingsC．shethinksit'sunnecessarytoexplain D．theyaretheexactanswerstothequestions42．WhatdoesEmilythinkofherjob?A．Busy． B．Enjoyable． C．Fashionable． D．Easy．43．Inline21,anotherwaytosayasabonuswouldbe______．A．aboveexpectation B．asaresult C．ingeneral D．afterall44．Accordingtothepassage,_____．A．thefamousactorslookdownupontheextrasB．beinganextraisalwaysa"hurryupandwait"jobC．EmilytellsthetruthaboutbeingafilmandTVextraD．thosewhowanttobefilmorTVextrasmustbetrained45．WecaninferthatEmily______．A．oftenpaysthebillsforothersB．sometimeshastogetupveryearlyC．hasbeatenallthephonegameplayersD．wasinfaceofdangerinherfirstextrarole（七）Whetherfromnewsreportsorsocialmediaarticles,youmayknowthat5Giscoming．5Gisthe5thgenerationnetwork．Itisanewnetwork(网络)after1G,2G,3Gand4Ganditcanconnecteveryoneandeverythingtogether．5GnetworkswillcovermanycitiesinChinasoon．5Gmeanssuper-fastdata(数据)speed,onecandownloadatwo-hourmovieforfewerthan10seconds,anditismakingourlivesmoreandmoreconvenient．5Gwillmakeself-drivingcarspossible．Forsafety,self-drivingcarsneedsuper-fastdatatransmission(传输)tocommunicatewiththeirnearbyenvironment．5Gisjustwhatmakesself-drivingcarsachievethis．Eyenairplaneswillbecome"smart"inthenearfuture．Passengerswillbeabletouse5GnetworksintheairtoconnecttotheInternetorplaceordersforfoodanddrinks．5Gwillbeabighelpforstudentswhotakeonlineclasses．Manypeopleliveinpoorareasintheworldwheretherearenoschools．Butwith5G,thiswillchange．StudentsallovertheworldwillbeabletoseeplacesliketheGreatWallwithoutleavingtheirrooms．Itwillbealsoeasierfordoctorstotreatpatientsremotelyby5G．Itmeanscaringforpatientsfromfaraway．Thefactslistedaboveareonlyapartofwhat5Gwillmakepossibleandpopular．JustasintheearlydaysoftheInternetinthe1990s,fewcouldseehowitcouldchangetheworld．Thesamewillsurelybetrueof5G．With5G,manythingsdonotseemlikedreamsanymore．Nowlet'sgetreadytosaygoodbyeto4Gandwelcomethecomingof5G．41．Howlongmayittaketodownloadatwo-hourmoviewith5G?A．15seconds． B．8seconds． C．10minutes． D．2hours．42．Theunderlinedword"remotely"means________inChinese．A．快速地 B．高效地 C．远程地 D．科学地43．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthat________．A．4GisnomoreusedinourdailylifenowB．thewriterisworriedaboutthecomingof5GC．with5G,someofourdreamswillcometrueforsureonedayD．inthe1990s,allthepeoplebelievedthattheInternetwouldchangeourlife44．5GwillmakethefollowingthingsmoreandmorepopularEXCEPT________．A．self-drivingcars B．"smart"airplanesC．onlineclasses D．hospitalswithoutdoctors45．About5G,________isNOTmentionedinthepassage．A．tobeusedfreely B．super-fastdataspeedC．toconnecteveryoneandeverythingtogether D．tomakelifemoreconvenientthan4G（八）Facialrecognitiontechnology(人脸识别技术）iswidelyusedtoday．Forexample,policeuseittosearchforbadguys．It'salsousedtounlockphonesordoors．Now,asimilartechnology,knownasfacialdetection(探测),isenteringanewfield:thebusinessofadvertising(广告)．Suchsystemsaregoingthroughtestsinasmallnumberofstores．Onefacialdetectionsystemcanjudgeaperson's"happiness"or"fear"level．Thathelpsbusinessesseehowpeoplefeelastheyloatproductsoradvertisementsinthestore．Anothersystemcandetectwhethersomeoneiswearingeyeglasses．Ifsostorescansendadvertisementsfornewglassestohim．Facialdetectiontechnologyisalsoplacedinsidesomelargeadvertisingboards．Camerasinthoseboardscandetectinformationlikepeople'sagesandfivelevelsoffeelings——from"veryhappy"to"veryunhappy"．Supportersofthetechnologysayitcouldimprovebuyers'experiencebyshowingproductstheymightlikeorbyofferingthemproductsatlowerpricesSomeareagainsttheideaofusingsuchsystems．PamDixon,theheadofaprivacy(隐私)group,isoneofthem．Shethinks▲．Forexample,abusinesscouldraisethepriceofaproductaccordingtoaperson'sageandfeelings．However,onestoretestingthetechnologyexplainedtheywouldn'tstorepeople'sinformationlikenamesorages．Andtheadvertisingboardsystemmakersaiditdidn'tkeepanypersonalinformationorrecordanyvideos．36．Facialdetectiontechnologycantellpeople's_________,accordingtothepassage．A．weight B．feelings C．height D．jobs37．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe_________?A．nobodylikestohavetheirfeelingscollectedB．itisveryimportanttoprotectpeople'sprivacyC．thestrangeactionsmaycausesomethingunfairD．businessesmayusethemtohavemorecustomers38．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfacialdetectiontechnology_________．A．candetectbuyers'namesandrecordthemB．isputinsidesomelargeadvertisingboardsC．maybeusedtosellcheapergoodsinallstoresD．mayneedsometimebeforebeingwidelyused39．Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe"_________．A．FacialRecognitionTechnologyEnteringaNewFieldB．FacialRecognitionTechnologyLookingforBadGuysC．FacialDetectionTechnologyGoingintoAdvertisingFieldD．FacialDetectionTechnologyImprovingBuyers'Experience（九）Peopledependonplants．Weuseplantsforfood,cloth,shelter(住处),andeventheairwebreathe(呼吸)．Plantskeepourairandwaterclean．Greenplantsgiveusoxygen(氧气)．Oxygenispartoftheairwebreathe．Plantsarealsopartofthewatercycle(水循环)．Mostofthewaterthataplanttakesingoesbackintotheair．Plantsgiveusalotofthefoodontheearth．Fruits,vegetables,andgrains(谷物)comefromplants．Withoutplants,wewouldnothavebread,rice,carrots,apples,oranges,orbananas!Manypeoplearegrowingplantstoeatintheirowngardensathome．Havingyourowngardenhelpstheearthaswell．Whenyougrowyourownfruitsandvegetables,youhelpcutdownonpollutionbecausebigtrucksdon’tneedtotakeyourfoodtoshops．Youalsohelpreducetheamountofrubbishbecauseyoudon’tneedtousebagsforpackingyourfood．Youcanjustpickitoutofthegroundoroffaplantandputitintoabasket!Treesareanimportantplantresource(资源)．Treesprovidewoodtobuildhomesandfurniture．Treesareusedtomakelotsofthingsaroundyourhomeandatyourschool．Andtreesprovidefruitsthataregoodforyou．Withouttrees,theearthwouldbeaverydifferentplace．36．________ispartoftheairwebreathe．A．Sunlight B．Water C．Food D．Oxygen37．Whathappenstomostofthewaterthataplanttakesin?A．Itgoesbackintotheair． B．Itstaysintheplant．C．Itgoesintotheground． D．Itstaysintheriver．38．Whatdoesthephrase“cutdownon”meaninParagraph5?A．Cause． B．Accept． C．Reduce． D．Expect．39．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ADifferentPlace B．TheUsesofPlantsC．FoodontheEarth D．GardensatHome40．Youwouldfindthepassagein________．A．aninterestingnovel B．abookaboutanimalsC．apopularplay D．abookaboutnature（十）Somepeopleski(滑雪)downmountains．Othersclimbhugerocksorphotographdangerousanimals．Whydopeopleenjoyriskyactivitieslikethese?Somepeopletakeriskssimplybecauseitmakesthemfeelgood．Psychologist(心理学家)Marvinsaysthatthiskindofexplorers(探险者)arealwayslookingforchangeandexcitement．Whenpeopledosomethingneworrisky,achemical(化学物质)inthebraincreatesapleasantfeeling．Theylovethisfeelingandwanttoexperienceitasoftenaspossible．Otherpeopledon'ttakerisksforthefeelingofexcitementbuttoachieveagoal．Forexample,MikeFaywentonadangerous2,000—milespecialjourneyincentralAfrica．Heworkedtohelpsavethewildlifethere．Fay’sexpeditionshelpedcreate13nationalparks．Forotherpeople,suchasextremeathletes(极限运动员),takingrisksispartoftheirjob．SportspsychologistShanesaysextremeathletesseetheworlddifferently．Inadangerousactivity,mostpeopleprobablydonotfeelincontrol．Extremeathletesaredifferent:theyfeelincontrolindangeroussituations．Thedangercanevenhelpthem．Forexample,skierDaronRahlvessaysthatbeingafraidmakeshimtryhardertosucceed．Mostofusarenotextremeathletesorexplorers．However,westilltakerisksinourlives．Someofustakesocialrisks,suchasspeakinginfrontofalargegroupofpeople．Sometimes,wetakefinancialrisks,suchasbuyingahouse．Andsometimeswetakecareerrisks,suchasleavingajoborstartingabusiness．Mostpeopletakerisksinsomeareasoflife,butnotinothers．Whatkindofrisk—takerareyou?41Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebrain． B．Somethingnew．C．Achemical． D．Apleasantfeeling．42．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedition”inParagraph3mean?A．Muchmoney． B．Ajourneywithaspecialgoal．C．Agreatidea． D．Aplanforadangerousjourney．43．Howmanykindsofextremeathletesorexplorersarementionedinthepassage?A．Three． B．Four． C．Five． D．Six．44．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．MikeFayisaprofessionalrisk—taker．B．Mostpeopledon’ttakerisksintheirdailylife．C．Extremeathletesdealwithdangerbetterthanothers．D．DaronRahlvestakesrisksmainlyforchangeandexcitement．（十一）Startinghighschoolcanbedifficult．Everyoneisnervousandnobodyknowswheretogoforclasses．Thinkingaboutmakingnewfriendsmightmakeyoufeelnervous,too．Butdon'tworry,becauseyouarenotalone．Youaregoingtoschoolwithagroupofstudentsofyourage,andwehaveseveralsuggestionsforyoutofollow．ForgetyourfearandjusttalktosomeDon'tbeafraidtogetclosetostrangers．Introduceyourselfandstartaconversationaboutsomethingyouhaveincommon．Sitinthemiddleoftheclassroomwithmanynewfriendsaroundyouaspossible．JoinclubsTakepartinafter-schoolactivitiesthatinterestyou．Trytomakefriendsinclubs．Ifyoujoinanything,youwillbejustgoingtoclassesandthengoinghome．Beinginaclubmakesyoumoresocial．StaycleanNoonelikesabadsmellthatcouldknocksomebodyover．Showereveryday,brushyourandwashyourhair．Youshouldmakeyourselflookcleanandtidy,whateveryouwear．BerespectfulofpeopleddifferencesEveryonehashisorherownopinion(观点)oftheworld．Andeveryonebelievesdifferentthings．It'sagoodthingtohavedifferentfriendswithdifferentopinionsbecauseyoucaneachshareyourown．34．ThefollowingthingscanhelpyougetusedtohighschoolEXCEPT________．A．playingwithstudentsofyourage B．stayingintheclassroomonyourownC．startingaconversationwithothers D．forgettingyourfearandtalkingtosome35．Youcanmakefriendswithothersby________．A．sittingatthebackoftheclassroom B．justgoingtoclassesandthengoinghomeC．wearingthemostbeautifulclothes D．takingpartinafter-schoolactivitiesinclubs36．What'sthewriter'sattitude(看法)aboutpeople'sdifferences?A．Respecteachother． B．Onlybelieveyourself．C．Sharingisn'tneeded． D．Don'thavedifferentopinions．37．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thewaystostartaclub B．FaceyourfearbravelyC．Howtostarthighschool D．Keepcleanandtidy（十二）RupertIsaacsonwasborninAfrica,andgrewupinLondonandintheEnglishcountryside,wherehediscoveredhisloveofhorses．BecausehegrewuphearingsomanyfascinatingmemoriesaboutAfricafromhisparents,hewentthereandlivedwiththepeoplecalledTheBushmenoftheKalahariDesert．Bytheyear2000,Rupertwasalreadyworkingasareporter,writingarticlesandguidebooksaboutAfricaandIndia．HemethiswifeKristininIndia．Today,theylivewiththeirson,Rowan,intheUS．ButRupertfacedthegreatestchallengeofhislifewhen,attheageoftwo,Rowanwasdiagnosed(诊断)withanillnessthatinfluencedhisabilitytocommunicatewithothers．RupertdiscoveredthatspendingtimewithhorsesandridingthemwashelpingRowan．Butunluckily,theBushmenoftheKalaharidonothavehorses．SothefamilysetoutforMongolia,wherehorseshavebeenimportantforlong．RuperthaswrittenaboutthisjourneytohelphissoninhisbookHorseBoy,andhehasproducedadocumentaryofthesamename．Inthefilm,peoplehavethechancestoseethefamilytravellinginMongolia,ridinghorsesandmeetinghealers(治疗师)inordertohelpRowan．BecauseworkingwithhorseshashelpedRowan,RupertsetupTheHorseBoyFoundationonhisfarminTexas．Itisaschoolthatteachespeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing．Besideswritinganotherbook,TheLongRideHome,abouttravellingwithRowantoAfrica,AustraliaandArizonaintheUS,RuperthasalsoproducedthedocumentaryEndangerous,withRowanashost,aboutdangerousanimalsthatareendangered．RupertIsaacsonhasmanagedtodiscoverthesecretofturningonechallengeintomanyachievements．18．WheredidRupertIsaacsondiscoverhisloveofhorses?A．IntheEnglishcountryside． B．InIndia．C．InAfrica． D．InMongolia．19．WhenwasRowandiagnosedwiththeillnessmentionedinthepassage?A．Intheyear2000． B．Attheageoftwo．C．WhenhewasinMongolia． D．WhenhewasinLondon．20．WhydidRupert’sfamilygotoMongolia?Because__________there．A．heworkedasareporter B．therewerenohorsesC．therewerelotsofhorses D．hewantedtomeethiswife21．WhatisthepurposeofTheHorseBoyFoundation?A．Toproduceadocumentary． B．Tocommunicatewithothers．C．Tolearnhowtoridehorses． D．Toteachpeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing．22．HowmanydocumentarieshasRupertproducedinthepassage?A．Two． B．Three． C．Four． D．Five．参考答案（一）本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了跑步、摄影以及剧团娱乐小组的基本信息。34．B【解析】细节理解题。根据“CallMikefordetails(细节)at077—658945”可知，我们可以给迈克打电话来了解跑步小组的更多信息。故选B。35．A【解析】细节理解题。根据“Youneedtopay£15tojointheclub”可知，参加摄影俱乐部需要支付15英镑。故选A。36．D【解析】细节理解题。A选项：你一定要买一台照相机来参加摄影俱乐部。根据“FirstprizeisanewXP8iicamera!”可知，文中并没有提到参加摄影俱乐部需要买台照相机，选项错误；B选项：对剧团演员来说，天赋是最重要的。根据“Passion(热情)ismoreimportantthantalent”可知，热情比天赋重要，选项错误；C选项：跑步团体每周三都有跑步比赛。根据“It’sfunandtherearenocompetitions”可知，跑步团体没有比赛，选项错误；D选项：演员们必须每周参加两次剧团的活动。根据“Youmustbeavailabletwiceaweekstarting2ndApril”可知，每周必须参加两次剧团活动，选项正确。故选D。（二）这篇短文是一个广告，内容是去一个美丽的山谷农场参观游玩。短文中介绍了这个农场里一些好玩的项目、开放的时间以及联系方式等信息。21．C【解析】推理判断题。根据短文的标题“BEAUTIFULVALLEYFARM”以及短文中“Comewithyourwholefamilyforafun,relaxingdayorweekend．”可知，这篇短文是一个广告，目的是介绍一个农场，让人们去那里游玩。故选C。22．A【解析】细节理解题。根据短文中“Petandfeedtheanimals,rideorwalkaroundthefarm,anduseourgameroomandswimmingpool．”可知，在农场，你可以骑马或者散步。故选A。23．B【解析】推理判断题。根据“Openweekdays8A．Mto8P．M．andallweekend．”可知，周末这个农场是全天开放的，你可以一天24小时待在那里，B选项符合文意。根据“395RiberaNorthRd．”可知A不对；根据“Openweekdays8A．Mto8P．M．andallweekend．”可知C不对；根据“(847)233-6786”可知D不对。故选B。（三）短文讲了新学期MeridenCentre的中文课程，详细地介绍了中文的重要性、时间、费用和联系方式等。69．D【解析】细节理解题。根据"NewThisTermattheMeridenCentre．ChineseLanguageCourses!"可知Meriden中心本学期开设新的中文课程。故选D。70．A【解析】词义猜测题。根据前句"MorepeoplearespeakingChinesethanEnglish（说汉语的人比说英语的人多）"可知结合选项，应说对懂中文的商务人士的需求也在急剧上升．所以"skyrocketing"意为骤增，即risingquickly。故选A。71．B【解析】细节理解题。根据"AnothergreatreasonistogiveyourkidsoryourselfaseatatthetableinaworldwhereChinaisanimportantpartner．Callusforcourselistings．"可知我们可以从方框中了解到，中国是世界上重要的合作伙伴。故选B。72．B【解析】细节理解题。根据"Self—fitcourse：studyingatyourownpace．"可知"self—fitcourse"的优点是你可以选择自己的速度来学习。故选B。73．C【解析】细节理解题。根据"onworkdays﹩350percourseeachterm"可知本想在星期二上一门在线课程。他每学期需要付350美元。故选C。74．C【解析】细节推理题。根据前文"对课程内容、时间、费用和交通方式的介绍，"可知这里应该是补充信息的话，结合选项，应说如需更多信息，请致电860—343—5807与安琪拉联系。故选C。【点睛】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。（四）这篇短文讲述的是2007年，年仅23岁的BarringtonIrving成为了独自飞行环游世界的最年轻的人，而且他是乘坐他自己制造的飞机飞行的。短文中通过讲述Irving的飞行故事告诉我们年轻人应该有梦想，并要为了梦想努力。37．A【解析】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Oneday,RobinsonaskedIrvingifhewasinterestedinflying．Irvingdidn'tthinkhewassmartenough．Butthenextday,RobinsontookIrvingtoanairport．HeshowedIrvinginsidethecockpit(驾驶舱)ofaBoeing777．ThatexperiencechangedIrving’slife．”可知，是Robinson让Irving对飞行产生了兴趣，因此他对于Irving来说是一个很重要的人。故选A。38．A【解析】