福建省2019年中考英语模拟试卷汇编：阅读理解专题

阅读理解专题

厦门第一中学6月模拟

VI.阅读理解

第一节阅读下面四篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答第41-60小题。（共20小题，每小题

2分，满分40分）

A

OneSundayayoungfatherwaswalkingthroughthepark.Hewaspushingapram.Therewasavery

youngbabyinthepramanditwascryingloudly.Theyoungfathersaidsoftly,4tTakeiteasy,Martin.Keep

calm,Martin.Controlyourself,Martin.^^Theyoungfatherwalkedonbutthechildcriedlouder.Thefather

stoppedandtookaTeddybearoutofabag.Hegaveittothechild.

Hesaidsoftly,"Takeiteasy,Martin.Keepcalm,Martin.Controlyourself.Martin.^^Theyoungfather

startedtopushthepramagain.Afterafewminutesthechildbegantocry.Itcriedlouderandlonger.The

fatherputhishandintohispocketandtookoutsomechocolate.Hegaveapiecetothechildandsaidsoftly,

“TakeIteasy,Martin,Keepcalm,Martin.Controlyourself.Martin.^^Theyoungfatherwalkedon.Three

minuteslaterthechildstartedtocry.Itcriedlouderandlouderandlouder.Thefathertookthebabyoutof

thepramandhelditinhisarms.Hesaidsoftly.ctTakeiteasy,Martin.Keepcalm,Martin.Controlyourself

Martin.^^Thechilddidnotstopcrying.Itcriedlouderandlouder.

Anoldwomanwaswatchingthefather.Shewalkedacrosstotheyoungfatherandshesmiled.She

said,“Youaredoingverywell,youngman.Youtalktothechildwithacalmandquietvoice."Theold

womanlookedatthechildandsaid,"What'swrong,Martin.Whyareyoucrying?,,Thefathersaidquickly,

“Heissoyoungthathecan'tsayandunderstandwhatyouaretalking!”

41.Howmanytimesdidtheyoungfathercomfort（安抚）thebaby?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

42.Whichpicturecandescribetheunderlinedword"pram"inParagraph1?

A.B.C.D.

43.Whatdidthefathertakeouttocomfortthebaby?

A.aTeddybear,candyB.abag,somechocolate

C.aTeddybear,somechocolateD.abag,aTeddybear

44.Thefatherwaswhenthebabywascrying.

A.AngryB.HappyC.SadD.Gentle

45.Theoldwomansaidtothebabyinorderto.

A.playjokesonthebabyB.praisethefather

C.givethefatherahandD.laughatthebaby

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A.istooshytospeakinpublicB.can'tspeakEnglishverywell

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47.WhenwilltheclassesaboutEnglishend?

A.After2p.m.B.After3p.m.C.After4p.m.D.After8p.m.

48.IfyoutakepartinEasyTripwithMath,youmay.

A.haveclassesonMonday

B.learnhowtoimprovethinkingskills

C.haveclassesatthegymofHavedSchool

D.learnwithteachersfromWhitehawkSchool

49.HowmuchwilltheypayifMaryandherfriendtakepartinalltheclassesmentioned?

A.$100.B.$150.C.$200.D.$300.

50.Whereisthereadingmaterialprobablytakenfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Adiary.C.Anewspaper.D.Areport.

C

Ifyouwereaskedtorecitelinesofpoeti-ythathavetheChinesecharacter

“hua"-whichmeansflower-howmanycouldyourecite?

HeLiran,13,hadtotackonthischallengeonaTVshowairedbyShandongTV.

HeLiran,astudentattheHarbinNo163MiddleSchoolinHeilongjiang,competed

withover100otherstudents.Thecompetitorstookturnsrecitinglinesofpoetrythat

usedtheword"hua”,withHeLiranreplyingtoeachone.

Onecompetitorusedtheline“Asifthevernalbreezehadcomebackovernight;adomieqthousands

ofpeartreeswithblossomswhite."HeLiranrepliedwith“Afteronenightofwindandshowers;how

manyarethefallenflowers!”

Attheend,HeLiranwon,recitingmorethan60outofthe127linesthatwererecitedinthe

competition.

Herlifelongloveofreadinghelpedherwin.Herfatherstartedreadingpoemstoherwhenshewasjust

4yearsold.Shehasbeenabookwormeversince.

Thoughbusywithschoolwork,shesparestimetostudyatleastonepoemeachday.Shethinksancient

poetryisstillimportant,eveninmoderntimes.

“Once,Iwalkedalongasmallpathinaforest.Thescenerywasthesameaswhatisdescribedinthe

line'Onthesandypathbetweenpine-treesthereisnomud,,whichcomesfromoneofSuShi'spoems.At

thatmoment,thelinefromhispoemnaturallycametomymindandIrealizedthatpoemscanbepartof

ourdailylives,“shesaid.

51.HeLiranstartedtolearnaboutpoetryattheageof.

A.4B.6C.8D.13

52.TheunderlinedlineinParagraph3probablymans""inChinese.

A.一树梨花压海棠B.雨打梨花深闭门

C.千树万树梨花开D.梨花满地不开门

53.Accordingtothetext,thecompetitorwillprobablywinthecompetition.

A.thatlikesancientpoetrybest

B.thatstudiesatleastonepoemeachday

C.thathasrecitedthemostpoemswith"hua”

D.thatcanrecite127linesofpoems

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutHeLiran?

A.Shecompetedwithover163otherstudents.

B.Poetryplaysanimportantroleinherlife.

C.Shewonthecompetitioninherschool.

D.ShethoughtofLiBai'spoemwhenwalkinginaforest.

55.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Interestisthebestteacher.B.Onetreecan'tmakeaforest.

C.Betterlatethannever.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D

Imaginehavinganearmadeoutofanapple.Itseemslikeacrazyidea.Butitcouldhappeninthenear

future.

CanadianbiophysicistAndrewPellingusedanappletogrowahumanear.Hethinksfruitand

vegetablescanbeusedtocheaplyrepairhumanbodypartsinthefuture.

Scientistshavebeentryingtogroworgans（器官）inlabstoreplaceouroldones.Butit'sahardjob.In

thepast,scientistshaveusedman-madematerials,animalpartsandevendeadpeopleasscaffolds（支架）.

Butthathasprovedtobedifficultandexpensive.

Pelling,andhisteam,however,foundtheappletobeacheapandeasy-to-usescaffold.Theyfirstcutan

appleintotheshapeofanear.Thentheyusedaspecialwaytotakeouttheapple'scell（细胞）tomakeita

scaffold.Theteamthenaddedhumancellstotheapple,andwatcheditgrow."Youcanimplant（移植）

thesescaffoldsintothebody,andthebodywillsendincellsandabloodsupplyandactuallykeepthese

thingsalive,“PellingsaidduringaTedTalkspeech.

Theteamputtheapplescaffoldinsidealivingmouseandthemouse'scellsslowlytakeoverthepieces

oftheapple.

NowPellingisthinkingofotherfruit,plantsorvegetablestouse.

56.AndrewPellingisascientistwhostudies.

A.BodyandorgansB.Biologyandorgan

C.PhysicsandbodyD.Biologyandphysics

57.WhatdidPellingandhisteamuseasscaffolds?

A.FruitsB.AnimalsC.DeadpeopleD.Man-madematerials

58.AccordingtoParagraph4,therightorderis.

①Maketheappleascaffold.

②Cuianappleintotheshapeofanear.

©Implantthisscaffoldintothehumanbody.

@Addhumancellstotheapplescaffold.

A.①④②③B.②①④③C.②①③④D.④①②③

59.Howwillthebodykeeptheimplantedscaffoldsalive?

A.Byrepairingthescaffolds.B.Byreplacingthescaffolds.

C.Bytakingoverthescaffolds.D.Bysendingincellsandabloodsupply.

60.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ScaffoldsandCells.B.OrgansandCells.

C.OrgansMadeofApples.D.ScientistsandApples.

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A

Toothpastedoesmorethanjustkeepourteethbrightandwhite.Itcanbeusedwiselyinmanyother

ways.Herearesomeusefultipsthatcansaveustimeandmoney,andleaveafreshsmell-using

toothpaste!

CleanaDirtyMirror

Ifyouwanttocleanadirtybathroommirror,trytoputabitoftoothpasteonthemirrorandwipeit

dry.Theglasscanbecleanedupbeautifully.Anddoingthiscanalsostopthemirrorfromfogging.Then

youcanstillseeyourselfinthemirroraftertakingashower.

RemovetheUnpleasantFoodSmell

Havesomebadfoodsmell,likethesmellofonionsorfish,onyourhands?Youcanremoveitby

washingyourhandswithtoothpaste.You'11befresh-smellinginnotime.

MakeYourSportsShoesWhiter

Thistime,cleanyoursportsshoesbyyourself,notbyyourmother.Wipesometoothpastearound

yourshoesandthencleanitwithawetcloth.See?Yourshoesarewhiteasnew!Alittletoothpastealso

doesanamazingjobofremovingscuffs（磨痕）fromleathershoes.Justputalittleonthescuffedarea

andcleanwithasoftcloth.Theleatherwilllooklikenew.

MaketheMetalShining

Ringswillgetnotsobrightorshinyovertime,yetwithalittlebitoftoothpasteandagoodwashing,

they'llbeshiningawayrightaway.Butdonotusethismethodonpearls（珍珠），asitwillhurtthe

surface.

46.Thepassageiswrittentointroduce.

A.howtousethetoothpasteinotherwaysB.wheretobuycheapertoothpaste

C.whatweneedtomakethetoothpasteD.whyweusethetoothpastetobrushteeth

47.Withthehelpofthetoothpaste,themirrorwillbe.

A.valuableB.foggyC.clearD.warm

48.Wecanusethetoothpastetodealwith

A.holesinsportsshoesB.scuffsonleathershoes

C.wetleathershoesD.out-of-styleshoes

49.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwedowiththetoothpaste?

A.Fixbrokenglass.B.Makethefoodsmellgood.

C.Keeppearlsbright.D.Cleanthesilverrings.

50.Inwhichcolumn（栏目）ofthenewspapercanthepassagebefound?

A.Life.B.Culture.C.Travel.D.Entertainment.

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ibuzzard

Ifyouputabuzzardinapensixtoeightfeetsquareandopenatthetop,

thebirdwillbeaprisoner,thoughitcanfly.Thereasonisthatabuzzardalways

beginsaflightfromthegroundwitharunoftentotwelvefeet.Withoutspacetorun,asitshabit,itwill

noteventrytofly,butremainaprisonerforlifeinitssmallbuzzardprisonwithnotop.

Thebatthatfliesaroundatnightcannottakeofffromtheground.Ifitisplacedontheground,allit

candoistowalkslowlyabouthelplesslyandnodoubt,painfully.Ifitreachesahigherplace,itwillbe

abletothrowitselfintotheair.Thenittakesoffimmediately.Butonflat（平的）ground,itwillneverfly.

Abeedroppedintoacupwillbethereuntilitdies,unlessitistakenout.Itneverseesthemeansof

escapeatthetop,butkeepstryingtofindsomewayoutthroughthesidesnearthebottom.Itwilllookfor

awaywherenoneexists（存在）,untilitcompletelydestroysitself.

Inmanyways,therearelotsofpeoplelikethebuzzard,thebatandthebee.Theyarestruggling

aboutwithalltheirproblemsanddifficulties,notrealizingthattheanswerisrightthereabovethem.

52.Whycan'tabuzzardflythroughthetopofapen?

A.Itistoobigandheavytoflyup.B.Thespaceistoosmallforittostartflying.

C.Itistoohungryandweaktogetout.D.Theplaceiscomfortableforittolive.

53.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutthebat?

A.Itpreferswalkingtoflying.B.Itcantakeoffatonceonflatground.

C.Itfliesonlyatnight.D.Ittakesoffonlyfromahigherplace.

54.Whatcanabeedoifitdropsintoacup?

A.It'llescapefromthetop.B.It'llstayatthebottomwithoutmoving.

C.It'lllosetheabilitytofly.D.It'lldieoftirednessatlast.

55.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Manypeoplelikethebuzzard,thebatandthebee.

B.Animalswillalsogiveupwhenintrouble.

C.Weshouldtrynewwaystodealwithdifficulties.

D.Weshouldsolveproblemsbyourselves.

C

Weusuallythinkthatplantsalwaysstayquietandneverspeak.Grassdoesn'tcrywhenyoucutit;

flowersdon'tshoutwhenthey'repicked.Butthisviewoftheworldcouldn'tbemorewrong.Plantstalkto

eachotherallthetime.Theirlanguageisoneofchemicals.

Overtheyears,scientistshavefoundthatdifferenttypesofplants,fromtreestotomatoes,send

compounds（复合物）intotheairtohelpneighboringplants.Butexactlyhowplantsreceiveandacton

manyofthesesignalsisstillamystery.

ScientistsfromKyotoUniversityinJapanlookedattomatoplantsthathadbeenbittenbyinsects.To

startout,theygrewplantsintwoplasticbagsconnectedbyatube（管子）.Oneplanthadbeenbittenby

insects.Theotherwasnotbitten.

Theyfoundthatwheninsectsbiteplantleaves,theplantsdon'tsitquietly.Theysendachemical

called44hexvic^^intotheair.Humanscan'tnoticeit,butthesechemicalscarryasmellthatneighboring

plantscannotice.Thisway,neighboringplantsrealizethedangerandbegintogiveoffmore“hexvic”to

protectthemselves.

Thesamescientistscontinuedtheirresearchbyplacinginsectsontheplantsthathadnotbeenbitten.

Theplantswereabletokillnearly5（）percentoftheinvaders,muchmorethantheirneighbor.

Itwassurprisingthattheplantsthathadnotbeenbittendidn'tsendthechemicaluntiltheyreceived

awarningmessagefromtheirinfested（受侵的）neighbor,thescientistssaid.Thesefindingscouldbe

usedtohelpfarmerswiththecontroloftheinsectswhichdoharmtotheirplants.

56.Whenbittenbyinsects,thetomatoplant.

A.stayedquietwithoutdoinganythingB.diedimmediatelyafterthat

C.sentoutachemicaltowarnothersD.wouldn'tbehurtagainbythesameinsects

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invaders"inParagraph5referto?

A.Scientists.B.Insects.C.Compounds.D.Farmers.

58.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?

A.Tomatoplantsareeasilybittenbyinsects.

B.Thesmellofhexvicisakindofwarningmessage.

C.Hexviccanhelpplantskillalltheinsectsnearthem.

D.Plantswon'tgiveoffchemicalsuntiltheyarehurt.

59.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Plantsdon'tcommunicatewitheachother.

B.Scientistsdidtheresearchwithtwoplantsbittenbyinsects.

C.Thefindingsoftheresearchhelpfarmerstoprotecttheirplants.

D.Communicationamongplantsisnolongeramystery.

60.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.GrowingTomatoesB.TalkingPlantsC.HarmfulChemicalsD.ScientificResearches

D

Studyingdifferentlanguagesincreasesourunderstandingofhowhumanscommunicateandtheir

differentcultures.However,almost80%ofthepeopleintheworldspeakonly1%ofitslanguages.Every

14daysalanguagedies.By2100,halfofthemorethan7,000languagesspokenonEarthtodaymay

disappear.

Throughouthistory,thelanguagesofdominant（统治的）groupshavespreadwhilethelanguagesof

nativecultureshavebecomeextinct.Thishappensbecauseofgovernmentlanguagepolicies,orbecause

thedominantlanguagebecomesmoreusefulineverydaylife.Furthermore,manyendangeredlanguages

aren'twrittendown.Whenthelastspeakersofalanguagedieandtheirlanguagebecomesextinct,their

stories,songs,andotherimportantinformationarelost,too.

CentralSouthAmericahassomeoftheworld'smostendangeredlanguages.TheKallawayapeople

speakasecretlanguagethathasdetailsofthousandsofmedicalplants.Today,fewerthan100people

speakit.InCentralandEasternSiberia,manySiberianlanguagesnowhaveonlyafewelderlyspeakers.

Yuchi,whichmaybeunrelatedtoanyotherlanguageintheworld,isoneofthemanynativelanguages

usedinOklahoma,theU.S.A.Itisdisappearingrapidly.In2010,onlyfiveelderlypeoplecouldspeak

thislanguage.

Luckily,nativeculturesaroundtheworldareusingmoderntechnologytohelpkeeptheir

endangeredlanguagesandculturesalive.Communitiesarecreatingdictionariesandlibrariesbyusing

pictures,video,andaudiotorecordthetraditionsofthelastspeakersoftheirlanguage.Iftheyoung

peopledon'tspeakandunderstandthewordsandstoriesoftheirancestors（祖先），thelanguagewilldie.

Andwhenthelanguagedies,partoftheculturedies,too.

61.Theunderlinedword“extinct"probablymeans.

A.繁荣B.灭绝C.古老D.时尚

62.WhatdothenativelanguagesinCentralSiberiaandOklahomahaveincommon?

A.Bothofthemaresecretlanguages.B.Fewerpeoplecanspeakthemtoday.

C.Theymaybeunrelatedtootherlanguages.D.Theyarebothspokenmainlybyteenagers.

63.Tosavealanguage,itisthemostimportantfortolearnit.

A.youngpeopleB.parentsC.scientistsD.dominantgroups

64.Whatarethereasonswhynativelanguagesdie?

①thesmallnumberofspeakers②thewidespreadofthedominantlanguages

（3）theuseofmoderntechnology©thelanguagepoliciesthegovernmentscarryout

A①@③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④

65.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?

A.It'snecessarytostudymorelanguages.

B.It'sgoodforpeopletospeakthesamelanguage.

C.Preventingthelossoftheworld'slanguagesisimportant.

D.Protectinglanguagesismoreimportantthanprotectingcultures.

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W.阅读理解（共两节，25小题；满分45分）

第一节阅读下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Thereoncelivedarichbusinessmanwhohadalazyson.The

businessmanwantedhissontorealizethevalueoflabor.

Oneday,hetoldhisson,“Today,Iwantyoutoearnsomething.Ifyou

fail,youwon'thaveyourmealtonight.”

Theboydidn'twanttofindajob,soheaskedhismotherfbrhelp.She

gavehimagoldcoin.Intheevening,whenthefatheraskedhissonwhat

hehadearned,thesonshowedhimthegoldcoin.Thefatherthenasked

himtothrowitintothewell（水井）.Thesondidashewastold.

Thefatherguessedthatthegoldwasfromtheboy'smother.Thenext

day,hesenthiswifetoherparent'shomeandaskedhissontoearn

something.Sincenoonehelpedhim,thesonhadtogotothemarketto

lookforajob.Ashopkeepertoldhimthathewouldpayhimacoinifhe

carriedheavytoolsforhim.Thesonaccepted.Ashereturnedhomeand

gavethecointohisfather,hewasaskedtothrowitintothewell.Theboy

cried,"Dad!Mybodyisaching.Fmtired.Howareyouaskingmetothrow

myhard-earnedcoinintoawell?”

Thebusinessmansmiled.Hetoldhissonthatonefeelspainonlywhen

thefruitsoflaborarewasted.Thesonrealizedthevalueofhardwork.He

promisednottobelazyanymore.

46.Whohelpedthesonwhenhewasaskedtoearnsomethingforthefirsttime?

A.Hisfather.B.Hismother.

C.Hissister.D.Theshopkeeper.

47.Theunderlinedword"aching“hasthesimilarmeaningwith

A.painfulB・hopefulC.helpfulD.powerful

48.Whydidthefatherasktheboytothrowhiscoinintothewell?

A.Tofillthewell.

B.Tocheckifthecoinisreal.

C.Tokeepthecoinfortheboy.

D.Tocheckiftheboyhadearnedthecoinbyhimself.

49.Howdidthesonfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtothrowthecoininto

thewellagain?

A.Surprised.B.Sad.C.Excited.D.Relaxed.

50.Thestoryismainlyabout.

A.awisefatherB.agoldcoin

C.thefruitsoflaborD.alazyboy

TheImportanceofFirstAid

Firstaidistheimmediatecaregiventoapersonwhohasbeen

injured（受伤）orsuddenlyill,includingself-helpandhomecareifmedical

helpisnotavailableordelayed.Firstaidknowledgemeanslifeordeath

duringanemergency（紧急的）situationsothatgreatestpossiblegoodmay

bedoneforthegreatestnumberofpeople.

GeneralTreatmenttoBurns

•Movetheinjuredawayfromtheheatsource.

•Checkthebreathingaswellasthesizeanddepthofbums.

•Washtheburntareawithwatertoreducepain.

,Coverthewoundwithasterilized（消毒的）dressing.

•Forburnsontheface,usesheetorsomethingelsetocovertheburntarea.

Heatstroke（中暑）

Toavoidheatstroke,youshouldstoptiringactivitiesinhotweather.Ifyoustillgooutdoors,you

should：

•wearlightloose-fitting（宽松的）clothing；

,restinacoolplaceasoftenaspossible；

,drinkboiledwaterorfruitjuice；

•avoiddrinkssuchasmilk,wineandbeer.

FirstAidtraining

Somepeoplegothroughspecifictraininginordertoprovidefirstaidin

publicorathome,orotherplaceswherepeoplegettogether.People

performingafirstaidroleareoftenexpectedtohaveahighleveloffirstaid

trainingandareoftenuniformed.Therearesomeorganizationsgivingfirst

aidcoursesrecognizedbythelocalgovernment,suchastheRedCross.For

moreinformation,youcancalltheFireServicesAmbulanceCommand

TrainingSchoolon26403708.

51.Firstaidisgiven

A.whendoctorsarrive

B.beforedoctorsarrive见字如面

C.afterdoctorsarriveLETTERSALIVEFSM

D.topatientsinhospital

52.Ifsomeone'sarmisburntbyafire,youshould.

A.coverhisarmwithsomesheet

B.cuthisarmofftogetitawayfromthefire

C.checkthesizeofhisarmfirst

D.moveawayfromtheheatsource

53.Itcanbeinferredthatmaycauseheatstrokeonahotday.

A.lightloose-fittingclothing

B.boiledwaterorfruitjuice

C.tiringoutdooractivities

D.stayinginacoolplace

54.Firstaiders.

A.oftenwearuniforms

B.don'thavemuchtraining

C.onlyprovidefirstaidathome

D.oftengettogetherinpublic

55.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroducesomefirstaidtrainingcoursesandschools.

B.Toshowtheimportanceoffirstaidwithsomeexamples.

C.Topraiseanorganizationthatisrelatedtofirstaidtraining.

D.Totellthereadershowtoperformsomefirstaidtreatment.

C

Nowadays,phonecallsandmessageshelpuscommunicatewithothersmoreoften.Itmeansthatwe

seldomwritelettersnow.ButaTVshow,Lettersalive,isbringingbackthisoldhabit.

LettersAliveinvitesfamousactorsandactressesbuttherearenofunny

jokesordifferentcompetitions.Instead,onlyonepersonwalksuptoa

microphoneandreadsaletter.Theletterswerewrittenbypeoplefrom

differenttimesinhistory.Forexample,inoneepisode（集）,theyreada

letterwrittenbythefamouswriterXiaoHongtoheryoungerbrotherin

1941.ThelettershowsthatXiaoHongmissedherbrothersomuchandhad

greathopeforhisfuture.

“Everyletteropensanotherworldforus,“saidGuanZhangwen,the

directoroftheTVshow.44Itseemsthatwecanexperiencethereallivesand

feelingsofthewriters.^^SinceitsfirstepisodeonDecember5,2016,

LettersAlivehasbeenwidelypraised.Manyaudiences（观众）saythatithas

providedabreathoffreshairtotoday'sTVshows.

BesidesLettersAlive,someotherculturalTVshowshavealsoattracted

Chineseaudiences.TheyincludetheChinesePoetryConference,a

traditionalChinesepoetrycompetitionandReaders,aprogramthatinvites

peopletoreadpoemsandarticlestheylikeorwrote.Itsuggeststhat

culturalvaluesandtruefeelingsarebecomingourinterest.

56.LettersAlive,aTVshow,invitesfamouspeopleto.

A.readandshareletters

B.tellaudiencesjokes

C.enterdifferentcompetitions

D.writeletters

57.HowmanyTVshowsarementionedinthepassage?

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

58.ChineseaudiencestheTVshowsmentionedinthepassage.

A.highlypraiseB.don*tmind

C.s