江苏省扬州市2016-2020年五年中考英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省扬州市

2016-2020年五年中考英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2016年扬州市中考英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、c、D四个选硬中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Thewebsitewww.yahoo,comconnectspeopletohelpfulrecourses.Here'sthewebpageon

"Thebestplacesto...”

Keepawirelessrouter（路由器）Solveaproblem

OnabookshelfIntheshower

SituateitonadeskoratallshelfinacentralSimpletasks,likelatheringup（抹肥皂），may

locationinyourhouse.Arouterworksbestallowthemindtorunfreeandhavecreative

whenputhigh,sinceusendssignals（信号）inthinking.Inasciencestudy,thosewho

alldirections.Theworstplacetohavearouter:completedasimpletaskbetweensolving

inthekitchen.Metalthingscanalsoweakenorcreativeproblemsperformedbetteronthe

stopitssignals.problemsthanthosewhocompleteddifficult

tasksornotaskatall.

HidevaluableitemsAddahouseplant

Inthekid'sroomTothebathroom

Findaplaceinayoungchild'sroom,wherePlantsareimportantinyourlivingspace,but

youcanputawayvaluableitems.youprobablyhaven'tthoughtoputonenext

Pulemergencycash（应急现金）inanto,say,yourshower.Theyc8nmakeindoorair

envelopeinsideatoywhichisnolongerclean,andthey'rehelpfulforsmallspaceslike

playedwith,likeateddybearonahighshelf.bathrooms.Fernsshelf.（蕨类）areagoodand

cheapchoiceinabathroom.

31,Accordingtothepassage,you'dbetterhideyourjewellery

A.inthekitchenB.inthelivingroom

C.inthtkid'sroomD.inthebathroom

32.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.You'dbetterputawirelessrouterinalowerplace.

B.You'dbetternothavearouterinthekitchen.

C.Difficulttasksmakethemindworkfast.

D.Fernsareexpensivebutagoodchoiceinabathroom.

33.Thewebpageismainlyabout.

A.dailylifetipsB.roomdecoration

C.gardeningtipsD.socialproblems

B

Lastsummer,after16yearsinAmerica,ItravelledtoMoscowwhenIgrewup.Iwasthefirstin

myfamilytoreturn.Momgavemeahand-drawnmapshowingtheLocationofmygrandfather's

grave（坟墓）.Sheaskedmetovisitit.IpromisedheritwouldhethefirstthingI'ddo.

Butitwasn'tuntiladaybeforeIwasleavingthatIfoundtimetovisit.

Bytheentrancetothecemetery（公墓）,aladywassellingflowers.Shehadonlysevenleft.I

boughtthemall,butitwasthenthatIrealizedthemapwaslostandneverfound.

Icouldcallmymom.Itwas81readymorninginNewYork.

ButtheproblemwasthatEhadalreadytoldherI'dgonetothecemetery.WhatwasIgoingto

say?ThenIdecidedtogoagainbutlostthemap?

ThenIfoundtheoffice.AnoldwomansearchedtherecordsandfoundtwoAbraham

Pikarskiswithnofurtherderails.

Isetofttolookforthem,hopingthatatleastonewouldhaveapictureonthestone.

Ifoundthetwograves.BothsaidAbrahamPikarski,nopictures,nothingelse.

Whichgravewasmine?

Iputthreeflowersonthegraveinfrontofmeandwentbacktothefirstone.1alsopulthree

flowersthere.

Istoodtherewiththelastflower.WhichAbrahamPiknrskishoulditgoto?ShouldIjust

discardiisothateachAhmhamPikorskigotanequalnumber?Finally,Iputthefloweronthe

grave.Ifthisisreallymygrandfather's,hegotthemost.Ifnot,letthisbearespecttothestranger.

IflewhometoNewYorkthenextday.WhenMomsawme,shestartedcrying.

“Mom,it'sonlybeenaweek...'1

Shesaid,"Son.thankyouforvisitingGrandfather'sgrave.Itreallymeanssomuchtome.

Whenyoucalledandtoldmeyouwentthere.Ithoughtyouwerejustcomfortingme.Butthis

morning,mycousincalledfromMoscow,sayingshesawyourflowersonyourgrandpa'sgrave."

ShouldIaskherhowmanyflowershercousinsaw?Threeorfour?

34.Whydidn'tthewritercallMomfarthelocationoffhisgrandfather'sgrave?

A.BecauseitwasmidnightinNewYork.

B.Becausehefoundthehand-drawnmap.

35.Thewriter'smothercriedbecause.

A.shemissedherfathersomuch

B.shehadn'tseenhersonforaweek

C.thewritervisitedhisgrandfathersgraveforher

D.thewriterpmfourflowersonhisgrandfather'sgrave

36.Inwhichsituationdoesthewriterhavenodifficultymakingadecision?

A.Howtodealwiththelastflower.

B.Whethertovisithisgrandfathersgrave.

C.WhethertophoneMomforthegrave'slocation.

D.WhethertoaskMomhowmanyflowershercousinsaw.

37.Thispassageshowsthewriter'scharactermostlythroughtheuseof.

A.descriptionofhisthoughtsandactionsB.hislongdialogueswithotherpeople

C.descriptionofhislooksandpersonalityD.otherpeople'sthoughtsabouthim

C

WilliamShakespearediedonAprilthe23rdin1616.This

years400thanniversaryofhisdeathisnotjustachanceto

rememberoneofthegreatestwritersofalltime.Itisa

momenttocelebratehisongoinginfluence.JustasBen

Jonson,anothergreatEnglishwriterofhistimes,said,"heis

notofanage,butforalltime1'.

PeoplelikeShakespeare'splaysbecausethecharactersshowrealhumanfeelings.Romeoand

Juliet.whoareyounglovers,don'tquiteknowhowtogetaheadwiththeirlives.Andthey

disagreewiththeirparents.Theirstoryhasasadending.Whenwetakethecharactersoutofhis

period,theyreallyspeaktoalmostanytimeandplace.

ThelanguageofShakespeareisaliveandwellinmodern,everydayEnglish.Evenifan

English-speakerknowsnothingaboutShakespeare,theywillsurelyknowsomesayingsthatcome

fromhisplays.Whenwehaveproblemsmakingupourmind,wesay"tobeornottobe:thatis

thequestion'*(Hamlet).Whenafriendeatsallthefoodinthehouse,wesayhe's"eatingmeoutof

houseandhome"(HenryIV).

ButShakespeare^influenceisfeltfarbeyondhislanguageandhisculture.℃owardsdie

manytimesbeforetheirdeath,thevaliant(英勇的)nevertasteofdeathbutonce.nThissaying

fromShakespeare'shistoricalplayJuliusCaesarencouragedNelsonMandelatofightonwhenhe

wasaprisoner.Shakespeare'sinfluenceiseverywhere,fromGoethe(aGermanwriter)to

Tchaikovsky.

AsShakespearehimselfpmitinhiscomedyAsYouLikeIt,"alltheworld'sastage"More

than400yearslater,stagesaroundtheworldstillshowhisplays.Throughhisworks,Shakespeare

liveson.Perhapswe'llstillbeattractedbyhisworks400yearsfromnow.

38.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.TointroducethelifestoryofWilliamShakespeare.

B.ToexplainwhyShakespeare'swritingliveson.

C.TorecommendsomeofShakespeare'sbest-knownworks.

D.ToexploretheinfluencesofShakespeare'scomedies.

39.WhichofthesesayingscanbeusedtoexpressthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Alltheworld'sastage.

B.Tobeornottobe;thatisthequestion,

C.Thevaliantnevertasteofdeathbutonce.

D.Heisnotofanage.burforalltime.

40.Paragraph4ismainlyabout.

A.somefamousShakespeariansayings

B.someShakespearianhistoricalstories

C.Shakespeare'sinfluenceonmodernEnglish

D.Shakespeare'sinfluenceonwidersociety

41.BythelastsentencePerhapswellstillbeattractedbyhisworks400yearsfromnow",the

writermeans,

A.Shakespeare'sinfluencewilllastfornlongtime

B.BritainwillrememberWilliamShakespeareforever

C.Shakespeare'sworkswillbegoneandforgottensomeday

D.Shakespeare'sworkswillhaveastrongerinfluencethaneverbefore

D

Picturethescene:ICsmidnight.You'reveryhungryafterstudyingforalongtime.Thenyou

seenicepieinthefridge.Doyoueatit?Itseemsthatyoushouldn't,formanyreasons,including

itsinfluenceonyourstudies.

Scientistshavelongknownthateatinglateatnightcanmakeusgainweight.Butnowanew

studyhasshownthatlate-nighteatingcanalsohaveabadinfluenceonourbrains-itmighthurt

ourabilitytolearnnewthingsandstorememories.

“Webelievethatlate-nighteatingmayaffect（影响）ourlearningbyaffectingthepartsofthe

brainthatcontrollearningandmemory,“DawnLoh.PhD,aprojectscientistattheUniversityof

California,LosAngeles,said."Webelievethetimingofwhenweeatisthemaincauseofthe

damaged（受损的）memory.”

Forthestudy,theresearcherslookedatmicewithstrictfeedingplans.Fortwoweeks,the

micewereeitherallowedtoeatduringthetimewhentheyareusuallythemostactive,orduring

thetimewhentheyusuallysleep.Themicereceivedthesameamount（数量）ofsleepandcalories.

Thentheresearcherstestedthebrainsofthemice.Inonetest,theresearcherstriedtofindout

whetherthemicecouldrememberthataroomwasconnectedanelectricshock（电击）after24

hourshadgoneby.

Theresearchersnoticedthat,whenthemicewereputintheroomagain,thosemicethatate

whentheyshouldhavebeensleepingwerelesslikely（可能的）togetscaredthanthosemicethat

ateduringusualhours.Itmeansthattheydidn'tremember.

Sothinktwicebeforethemidnightsnack-itmightbebadformorethanyourweight.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"itHinParagraph2referto（指代）?

A.StudyingforlongB.Anicepie

C.Anewstudy.D.Late-nighteating.

43.Forthestudy,theresearchersneed.

A.tocheckthebrainsofthemicebeforetheteststarted

B.tofeedthemiceonlyduringthetimewhentheyusuallysleep

C.tokeepthemiceinaroomwithanelectricshockallthetime

D.toletthemicereceivethesameamountofsleepandcalories

44.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Arecentstudyshowslateeatingaffectsweight.

B.Whatwecatcanaffectlearningandmemory.

C.Themicethatareduringsleepinghoursdidn'tremember.

D.Themicethatateduringusualhoursdidn'tremember.

45.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.EatingsnacksaffectsmemoryB.Lateeatinghurtsbrain

C.NeverstayuplateD.Keepawayfromsnacks

答案：

31.C32.B33.A34.C35.C36.B37.A38.B

39.D40.D41.A42.D43.D44.C45.B

2017年扬州市中考英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

The9/11Memorial&-Museumhonorsthe2,983-victimsinthe-terroristattackson

September11,2001andFebruary26,1993.The9/11Memorialisalsoaplacetohonorthosewho

riskedtheirlivestosaveothers.The9/11Museumiswell-knownforpreservingthehistoryofthe

eventsofSeptember11.TheyarelocatedattheWorldTradeCenter.Westronglyrecommendthe

useofpublictransportthere.Thereareeightundergroundstogetyouthere.

MemorialHoursofOperation

Opendaily7:30a.m.-9:00p.m.

MuseumHoursofOperation

Sunday-Thursday,9:00a.m.-8:00p.m./Lastentryat6:00p.m.

FridayandSaturday,9:00a.m,-9:00p.m./Lastentryat7.00p.m.

MuseumTickets

MuseumAdmissionMuseumAdmission

MuseumAdmission

&MuseumTour&MemorialTour

Adult(ages18164)$24$44$39

Senior(ages65+)$18$38$33

USCollegeStudents$18$38$33

Youth(ages7—17)$15$35$30

・Children6andunderarefree.

*JoinaguideonaMemorialtour.ExplorethehistoricalimportanceoftheWorldTrade

Center.YoucanbuytheMemorialtourticketseparately.Thepriceis$15perperson.

*JoinaguideonaMuseumtour,examiningauthenticartifacts(真品)tounderstandwhat

happenedon9/11,andthehistoryandrebuildingoftheWorldTradeCenter.Thepriceis$20per

personbutyouneedtogettheMuseumadmission(入场券)first.

Forafulllistofoptions,visit911memoriaLorg/tours.

()31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.The9/11Memorialonlyhonorsthevictims.

B.You-canentertheMuseumat6:30p.m.onSunday.

C.Youareadvisedtotakeundergroundthere.

D.JoinaMemorialtourtounderstandwhathappenedon9/11.

()32.IfMr.Black(60yearsold)andhisgrandsonJohn(9yearsold)wanttojointhe

Museumlour,theyneedtopayforthetickets.

A.$39B.$40C.$69D.$79

()33.Thepassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.afilmmagazineB.ahistorytextbook

C.agovernmentreportD.atravellingguide

B

Stillinshock!Imovedaroundthehousepurposelesslytryingtodecidewhattoputintothe

suitcasesC行李箱).Earlierthatevening,Fdreceivedacalltellingmethatmybrotherwaskilledin

acarcrash."Comeassoonasyoucan,"criedmymother.

Iwantedtohurrytoheratonce.Butmyhusband,Larry,andIwerepackingtomovefrom

NewYorktoSeattle.Ourhousewasintotalmess.Supperdishessatonthekitchentable.Toyslay

everywhere.Ipurposelesslypickedthingsupandputthemdown.Mother'scryingwentthrough

myheadagainandagain.

Larrycalledsomefriendstotellthemwhathadhappened.Someoneaskedtospeaktome."If

there*sanythingIcando,letmeknow.1'ButIdidn'tknowwhattoaskfbr.

Suddenly,thedoorbellrang.ItwasEmerson.HeandhiswifeDonnalivedintheblock

nearby.

uFvecometocleanyourshoes,"hesaid.

Iaskedhimtorepeat.

"Donnahadtostaywiththebaby/'hesaid,"butwewanttohelpyou.Irememberwhenmy

fatherdied,ittookmehourstocleanourshoesforthefuneral(葬礼).Givemeallyourshoes.',

Igatheredallourdirtyshoestothekitchen.Emersongottoworkrightaway.Watchinghim

devotinghimselftoonetaskhelpedmepullmyownthoughtsintoorder.Itoldmyselftowash

clothesfirst.Then,LarryandIbathedthechildrenandputthemtobed.Onejobafteranother.

Whenwereturnedtoclearthedishes,Emersonhadleft.Allourshoesstoodinalineagainst

thewall,clean,shining.Icouldn'thelpcrying.Earlynextmorning,weleftfortheairportwithall

thejobsdone.

NowwheneverIhearofafriendwho'slostalovedone,Inolongercallwiththepoliteoffer,

"Ifthere*sanythingIcando..."InsteadItrytothinkofonespecifictaskthatsuitsthatman'sneed,

liketakingthedogtotheboardingkennel,orhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.Ifthepersonasks,

"HowdidyouknowIneededthatdone?"Ireply,''Becauseamanoncecleanedmyshoes.'1

()34.Thewriterdidn'tknowwhattooutintothesuitcasesbecause.

A.shecouldn'tdoitonherownB.shewastoosadtodoanything

C.shewantedtotakeeverythingtoSeattle

D.shewasnotgoodathousework

()35.Here'satimelineofwhathappenedinthestory.

Thewriter'sbrotherwasThewriterwashedTheyleftforthe

—►—►

killedinacarcrash.theclothes.airport.

Whichoftheeventsshouldgointheemptyboxabove?

A.Emersoncametocleantheshoes.B.Thecouplebathedthechildren.

C.Theyclearedthesupperdishes.D.Thewriterfoundtheshoescleaned.

()36.Ifoneofherfriendshaslostalovedone,whatwillthewriterprobablyNOTdo?

A.Callherfriendtoaskwhatshecando.

B.Lookafterherfriend'syoungchildren.

C.Takeherfriend'sdogtotheboardingkennel.

D.Offerherfriendhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.

()37.Whichsentencebestexpressesthethemeofthisstory?

A.Oneperson'slossisanother'sgain.

B.Anactofkindnessisoftenrewarded.

C.Anearneighbourisbetterthanabrotherfaroff.

D.Dosomethingspecifictohelpthoseinneed.

In1990,EdViestursstartedforthetopofMountEverest(29,029

feet)fromahighcampat27,000feet.Heplannedtoclimbitwithout

oxygentank,somethingonlyafewclimbershadmanagedtodo.He'd

failedtwice,oncegettingwith300feetofthetopbeforeturningback.

Helefthishighcampat1a.m.,usingaheadlamptofindhisway

inthedark.He'dalreadybeenonthemountainfortwomonths,receivingenduranceandstrength

traininginpreparationfortheEverestclimb.He'dalsolivedthroughterriblecold,strongwinds,

andseparationfromfriendsandfamily.

“Thecommonpracticewastouseoxygenwhenclimbing,asit,infact,lowersthealtitude

(海拔)ofthemountainbyseveralthousandfeet,"saysViesturs."IfIcouldn'tclimbEverest

withoutoxygen,Iwouldn'tclimbit."

"Youhavetobephysicallyfit,"hesays."Butthemental(精神的)partisbig.It'ssohardto

keepgoingabove20,000feet."

WhilemakingthatfinalclimbonEverest,hebreathed15timesforeverystep.Hewouldtell

himselftofirstreachtherock100yardsahead.Thenhe'dfindanotherrock,thenanother.Finally

hestoodonthetop,withthewholeworldathisfeet."Itwasoneofthosedream-come-true

moments,*'Viesturssays.

Today,Viestursmakeshislivinginpartasaspeaker,talkingabouthisclimbofEverestand

oftheworld's13otherhighestmountains,allwithoutoxygen.Hehelpspeoplefindthestrengthto

overcometheirdifficulties.

Finally,inhiswords,"Theartofmountaineeringisknowingwhentogo,whentostay,and

whentoturnback.Weshouldgostepbystep"whenworkingtowardourdreams.

Therearenoshortcutstothetop."

()38.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Viesturs'firstsuccessfulclimbofMountEverest.

B.Viesturs'physicalpreparationsforclimbingEverest.

C.ThedifficultiesthatViesturshasmetinhislife.

D.ThelessonsthatViesturscansharewithothers.

()39.WhatdoweknowaboutEdViesturs?

A.AssoonashereachedMountEverest,hesetoutforEverestclimb.

B.He'sbeentothetopoftheworld's14highestmountainswithoutoxygen.

C.Wellprepared,hehadnodifficultyclimbingthetopofMountEverest.

D.Sofar,heistheonlyonetohavereachedthetopofEverestwithoutoxygen.

()40.Thefirstnit"inParagraph3refersto(指的是).

A.beingphysicallyfitB.climbingEverest

C.usingoxygenwhenclimbingD.climbingwithoutoxygen

()41.Whichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinthelastparagraph?

A.Ilikebeingnearthetopofamountain.B.Lifeislikeclimbingamountain.

C.Youneverclimbthemountaintwice.D.Overeverymountainthereisapath.

D

Parentsofveryyoungchildrenknowthis:Youcatchyourchild-inthe

actofstealingthecookie-theevidenceofcandywrittenonhisorherface.

However,yougetawide-eyeddenial:nIdidn'tdoit!”

Learningtotellthetruth,evenattheriskofpunishment,isan

importantpartofmoral(道德)development,andnewresearchsuggestsit

cantakesevenormoreyearsforkidstogetthere.

Earlyin2017ProfessorCraigE.Smithpublishedastudy.Heandhisworkmateschose48

childrenbetweenfourandnineyearsofage.Theytoldthekidsastoryaboutaboyorgirldoing

somethingwrong,suchastakingaclassmate'stoyorcandy,andtheneitherlyingaboutthe

wrongdoingtoaparentorconfessing(承认)it.Ineachcase,theyaskedthechildren,Howwould

thechildfeel?Howwouldthemotherfeel?

Thechildren'sanswersweregenerallydividedaccordingtoage,whichisinagreementwith

theaboveresearch,showingagradualgrowthofmoralunderstandinginearlychildhood.Moreof

thefour-to-five-year-oldsthoughtthechildinthestorywouldfeelbetterkeepingthestolencandy,

lyingandgettingunpunished.Theyimaginedtheparentinthestudywouldbeangrywiththechild

whoconfessed.However,theseven-to-nine-year-oldsweremorelikely(可能的)tothinkthechild

wouldfeelbetterconfessingthecrimeandthattheparentwouldhavepositive(积

极的)feelingstowardsaconfessor.

Smithsays,“Kidsofallageswhoexpectthataparentwouldfeelhappyaboutachild*s

confessionaremorelikelytotell,thetruthratherthanlie.Rewardthehonestyevenifyoufeelyou

mustpunishthewrongaction.nHeadds,whatparentscanlearnfromthesestudiesistolisten

calmlywithoutgettingangryrightawaywhentheirchildconfesses.

()42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"denial"inParagraph1mean?

A.委屈B.责备C.否认D.拒绝

()43.Paragraph2mainlytellsus.

A.kidscan'ttell"right'1from"wrong”

B.ittakestimeforkidstolearntotellthetruth

C.it'swrongtopunishkidsfortellingthetruth

D.allthekidsarewillingtoconfesstoabadact

()44.WhatdidSmithandhisworkmatesfindintheirstudy?

A.Olderkidsaremorelikelythanyoungerchildrentoconfesstoabadact.

B.Youngerchildrenaremorelikelythanolder,kidstoconfesstoabadact.

C.Thefour-to-five-year-oldswouldfeelbetterconfessingthecrime.

D.Theseven-to-nine-year-oldsthought-parentswouldbeangrywiththeirconfessions.

()45.AccordingtoProfessorSmith,whatcanparentslearnfromthesestudies?

A.Parentsshouldatoncepunishthechildrenwholied.

B.Parentsshouldtellchildrenthewrongnessoflying.

C.Parentsshouldnevergetangryaftertheirchildren'sconfessions.

D.Parentsshouldshowpositivefeelingsabouttheirchildren'sconfessions.

答案:

题号313233343536373839404142434445

答案CDDBAADABCBCBAD

2018年扬州市中考英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Thinkoftheanimalworld,andagroupofcolorfulwildanimalswillspringtomind:a

parrot*srainbowfeathersortheshowyscalesofseafish.But,manymammals（哺乳动物）onthe

planetcomeinonlytwocolors:blackandwhite.Spendsometimeexploringwhatsciencehas

discoveredabouttheseanimals'appearances,andyou*11seethatbasicblackandwhiteisn'tso

basicatall.

Thepanda'swhitebodyhelpsithideinsnowyareas.Thearmsand

legsareblack,helpingithideinforests.Themarkingsonitshead

arenotusedtohide,buttocommunicate.Blackearscanactasa

warningtoenemies.

Dependingonthespecies,blackskunks（臭鼬）maywear

whitespotsthatactascoveringorwhitestripesthatsignalenemies

tobeawareoftheirsmellyspray,whichcausesnorealharmtoits

victims,butitmakesthemuncomfortable.

Zebras'thincoatsmakethemmorevulnerablethan

Jong-hairedanimalstobitingfliesthatcarrydisease,butthecoats

stripespreventfliesfromlandingonthem,forreasonsthat

scientistsarestillstudying.Further,theirattractivenesstoflies

increaseswithstripewidth.Notwozebras'stripesareexactlythe

same.

31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Thepanda'swhitepartshelpithideagainstsnow.

B.Bothwhitespotsandwhitestripeshelpskunkskilltheirvictims.

C.Zebraswithwiderstripesarelessattractivetoflies.

D.Scientistshavealreadyknownallthesecretsaboutthestripes.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnvulnerable0mean?

A.Beingeasilylanded.B.Beingeasilyattracted.

C.Beingeasilydiscovered.D.Beingeasilyattacked.

33.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhyAnimalStripesComeinDifferentShapes

B.WhySoManyAnimalsWearBlack-and-WhiteCoats

C.HowWildAnimalsProtectThemselvesfromEnemies

D.HowBlackandWhiteBecomeBasicColorsinAnimalWorld

B

Isavedthegraincarefullyandfinallyhadenoughtoplant.Ibuiltawallaroundmygardento

keepthewildgoatsaway.

Thenwhenmycropboreitsfruit,thebirdsdiscoveredit.Thebirdswerenotafraidofmydog

atall.IshotthembutassoonasIwalkedaway,theyreturned.Atlast,Ikilledsomebirdsand

hungthemamongthecrop,hopingtheywouldserveasthescarecrows,whichturnedouttobe

successful.Byharvesttime.Ihadnearlytwobushelsofriceandtwoandahalfbushelsofwheat.

Withmynewgraintostore,Ifoundanewproblem.Thefinegrainranthroughmybaskets.

Ittookmenearlytwomonthstoformanddrytwouglypots-oneforriceandoneforwheat.

NextLformedaclayovenandmadesomeothertoolsfromhardwoodandclothtobake

bread.Imadeandbakedbreadinmyoven.Ispentthethirdyearontheislandinfarmingand

baking.

Soonafterthat.Ibegantothinkofmydayssailinginatidyboa