初中英语中考阅读专项训练（有答案）

Aclassteacher,inmyopinion,playsanimportantroleinachild?sdevelopment.Every

yearwhenmydaughtermovestoanewclass,Ihaveausualbigworry-hernewclass

teacher.Thisyear,sheismovingtoClassThreeandIcan'twaittoseehowthingsaregoing

on.

Lastyear,mydaughterdidnotlikeherteacheratall.Itwassobadthatshedidnotlook

forwardtoschool.Itwasayearfulloftroubleandworries.

Thisyear,MissPurityisgentleandhumorous.It'shardnottolikeher.Herearethe

changesinmydaughter.

Shebecomesanearlybird.Lastyear,morningswerelikeafightbecauseIhadtoforce

Tashatohurryupwhenshewaspreparingforschool.Ihadtopullheroutofbed,tellherto

takebreakfastandthendrovehertoschool.Butnow,ourmorningsarelikeaparty.She

wakesupearly,prepareseverythingatahighspeedandthenrushestoschooltobewithMiss

Purity.

She'shappy.Sheenjoysschoolandschoolworkandkeepstalkingaboutwhattheydid

atschoolwhenshecomeshome.

She'sresponsible.Sheusedtobecarelessandforgetful.Butnowsheneverforgetseven

herwaterbottleatschool.Shemakesherbedandhelpsinthekitchen.

Herdiaryisfullofpraises.Thediaryisthetoolofcommunicationbetweentheteacher

andtheparents.Lastyear,herdiarywasalwaysfullofnegativereports.Onetime,she

pouredwaterinachild'slunchbox,anothertimeshethrewanotherkid'stextbookinthe

toilet.Nowshebegantosharehersnackswiththosewhodidnothaveanything.She's

alwaysvolunteeringtocleantheblackboard,theteacher'schairanddesk.

Shedoeswellinschool.Finishingherclassworkwassuchabigproblem.Shehadtodo

itathome.Butnow,shefinishedboththeclassworkandhomeworkatschool.

1.WhatisthebigworryofTasha'sfathereveryyear?

A.WhowillbeTasha'sclassteacher.B.WhichclassTashawillbein.

C.HowTashagoestoschoolinthemorning.D.WhatMissPuritylookslike.

2.WhatdidTashadowhenshedidn'tlikeherclassteacher?

A.Shehadafightwithhermotherinthemorning.

B.Shedidn'twanttogotoschool.

C.Shemissedalotofclasses.

D.Sherefusedtodoclassworkandhomework.

3.Whatdoes“earlybird^^meaninthepassage?

A.Itisalovelylittlechild.B.Itisthemostbeautifulbird.

C.Itissomeonewholivesalone.D.Itissomeonewhogetsupearly.

4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutTasha'spast?

A.Shecouldn'tfinishherclassworkatschool.

B.Sheoftenforgotthingsatschool.

C.Shedidn'tgetonwellwithherclassmates.

D.Shewascarelessandsilent.

5.WhatisnotmentionedaboutthechangesinTasha.

A.TheprogresswithMissPurityB.Herhobbies

C.HerhabitoflivingD.Herbehaviorsatschool.

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MikeMyersisateacheratChaunceyRoseHighSchoolinTerreHaute,Indiana.Last

year,hetaughthisstudentsabouttheworld'srainforests.Theylearnedthatrainforestsare

importantbecausetheplantsandanimalsoftherainforestgiveusfood,wood,and

medicine.

Destructionoftheworld'srainforestsisaseriousproblem.Unluckily,rainforestsare

disappearingatarateof80acresperminute!Aspartofaclassproject,Myers'students

boughtthreeacresofrainforestinCentralAmerica.Theypaid$25peracre.Thestudents

hopethatthelandtheyboughtwillbeprotectedandnotdestroyed.Thestudentsbecameso

interestedinrainforeststhattheydecidedtogetacloserlookatarealrainforest.

SolastJune,Myersandfourofhisstudentstookaboatridedownariver.Theysaw

alligators（短吻鳄）andcrocodiles（鳄鱼）.Inthemiddleoftheweek,aguidetookMyers

andhisstudentsintotherainforest."Themonkeyswerenothappythatwewereintheir

forest.Theybrokesmallbranchesoffthetreesandthrewthematus,“oneofthestudents

said,“Itwasagreatlearningexperienceforallofus,“saidMyers.

EachstudentchosesomethingspecificaboutCostaRicatostudyinvolvingtheplants,

animals,food,andculture.Duringthelastfewdaysthegrouphadtimetodofunactivities.

Theywentwhitewaterraftingandhorsebackriding,andvisitedCostaRica'sactivevolcano

（火山）.

Myershopestomakethetripeveryyearwithadifferentgroupofkids.

1.HowmuchdidMyers'studentspayfortherainforesttheybought?

A.$25B.$75C.$80D.$2000

2.WhatdidMyersandhisstudentsdoatthebeginningofthetrip?

A.Theywentintotherainforest.

B.Theyboughtacresofrainforest.

C.Theytookaboatridedownariver.

D.TheyvisitedCostaRica'sactivevolcano.

3.Theword“Destruction“inparagraph2probablymeans“theprocessofbeing

A.destroyedB.developedC.describedD.discovered.

4.WhenthemonkeyssawMyersandhisstudents,they.

A.feltexcitedB.feltangryC.jumpedoffthetreesD.lefttherainforest

5.ThepassagemainlyshowsthatMyersandhisstudents.

A.didsomethingtoprotectrainforest

B.wantedtobuytherainforestinCostaRica

C.wereinterestedinthecultureofCostaRica

D.wenttotherainforestforvariousfunactivities

c/ti/t/ren必〃/earn

/a〃力〃〃夕in

CursiveWriting

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DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwriting（书写）inschool?Intheageofthe

keyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%of

teacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthe

questionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Oneofthisyear'sstudiesfoundthataboutthree

outofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersare

teachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10to15minutesaday,andthenother

teacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingis

prettymuch.

Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.

Today'sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexperts（专家）alsothink

handwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytoget

studentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.

Handwritinginvolves（涉及）twoskills.Oneislegibility,whichmeansformingthe

letterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency（流畅）一writingwithouthavingtothink

aboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.

Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourth

oftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportant

anymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.

ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisseldomdoneinprimaryschool,

especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthento

writeincursive（草书）,whichconnectstheletters.Butguesswhatwelearnedfroma

spokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard（大学委员会）.Morethan75percentofstudentschoose

toprinttheiressay（article）onthetestratherthanwriteincursive.

1.FromParagraph1wecanlearn.

A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementintheteachingjob

B.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwriting

C.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting

D.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwriting

2.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?

A.Handwritingincludestwoskills.

B.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.

C.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.

D.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.

3.Theunderlinedword“legibility“inParagraph3means.

A.unreadableB.easytowrite

C.unexpectedD.easytoread

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.HowtoImproveHandwritinginSchool

B.RightorWrong:theDeathofHandwriting

C.HandwritingInvolvesTwoSkills

D.HandwritingLessonsAreontheWayOut

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoflearninghandwritinginschool?

A.Hesupportsit.B.Heisagainstit.

C.Hejusttellthesituation.D.Hecan'tstandit

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Dearneighbors,

Wearewritingthislettertoyoubecauseourschoolhasstartedagroup.Itiscalled

“HelptheEnvironmenf,.Itworkstolookaftertheenvironment.

Herearesomeinterestingfactsthatourgrouphaslearnt：

★Mostthingsthatwethrowawaycanbeusedagainorrecycled（再利用）.

★SomeEuropeancountries,forexample,Germany,alreadyrecyclehalfoftheirwaste.

★90%ofpeopleinthecountrywouldliketorecyclemore.

Wethinkthatmostpeoplewouldagreewiththefollowingideas：

★Weneedtorecycleourwaste,notuseuptheworld'sresources（资源）.

★Itisbettertorecycleourwastethantoburnitorthrowitintothesea.

Oneofthebestthingsourgroupcandoistocollecttherecyclable(可回收的)waste.

WewillsellthiswastetorecyclingfactoriesandgivethemoneytoFriendsoftheEarth.We

wouldlikeyoutobringyourrecyclablewastetotheschool.Butifyoudon'thavetime,we

willcollectitfromyouonceaweek.

Wehopethatyouwillagreetothis.Ifyoudo,pleaseemailus:helpenvir@.

Yours,

JohnCooper

()1.Allthethingsthatwethrowawaycanbeusedagainorrecycled.

()2.10%ofpeopleinthecountrywouldliketorecyclemore.

()3.Itisbettertoburnwastethantothrowitintothesea.

()4.Ifyouhavenotime,ourschoolgroupwillcollectyourrecyclablewastefrom

youonceaweek.

()5.JohnCooperfrom“HelptheEnvironmentngroupwrotetheletter.

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Itisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputersto

China.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVs

andphonessentfromJapan.

Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore—waste.Dealingwiththemisnotan

easyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Whatis

worse,atpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyears

beforetheyarereallygoneintheearth.

ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye—waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisone

ofthem.Thistownisnamedas”thee—wastecapitaloftheworld”.Ithastodealwith1.5

millionkilogramsofe-wasteeachyear,fromwhichitmakes75millionyuan.Butitcomes

atacost.Manyofthepoisonsine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.An

environmentalgrouphasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.

Luckily,theChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytochangethesituation.Thisyear,

Chinapassedanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoand

Dellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-waste

willbesolvedinthenearfuture.

()1.Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom.

A.FranceB.Japan

C.GermanyD.Australia

()2.Theunderlinedword“buried“probablymeansinthepassage.

A.焚烧B.降解C.回收D.掩埋

()3.ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince.

A.isthee—capitaloftheworld

B.hasseriouse—wastepollution

C.dealswithe—wastesafely

D.spendsmuchmoneyone-waste

()4.Thisyear,theChinesegovernment.

A.closedsomecomputercompanies

B.askedpeopletohandintheiroldcomputers

C.madeanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw

D.triedtochangepeople'slife

()5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thee—wasteprobleminChina

B.thecostofburninge-waste

C.thewaystodealwithe-waste

D.theneedtopassalawagainste-waste

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“Savethewhales!"That'swhatthepictureonJakeSmith'sbedroomwallsaid.Jake

likedhavingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportant;thatshowedhecared.Hejustnever

expectedtogetachancetosavearealwhale,onerightinhisownneighborhood.

ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales'coming.A

groupoftheanimalswereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake'shometown.Allthelocal

peoplerushedouttothebeachtoseethem.Theywereexpectingabeautifulshow,better

thanamovie,butnothingthey'dhavetodoanythingabout.

Thenonewhaleswamintheirdirection,directlytowardsland.Itcameinwiththe

waves,andwhenthewavesreceded,itstayed.Itshugebodyrestedontheland.Suddenly,

Jakeandhisfamilyandalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecome

rescuers.Afewpeoplerantowardstheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhale

backintothewater,butitwasnouse.

Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinery,to

helpmovetheanimal.Jakeandhisfamilycouldn'tdomuchonthebeach,sotheywentback

totheirhouseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,Jakethought,they

couldhelpinsomeway.

Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethatit

wasneeded.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachandshined

theheadlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmanytimesthey

werefinallyabletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenitheadedouttosea.

Itswamoutaboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunderthesea.Then,inwhat

lookedlikeajumpofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater—athank-youtothosewhohad

workedsohardtosaveitslife.

()1.WhatdoesthepictureonJake'swalltellusabouthim?

A.Helivedneartheocean.

B.Hecaredabouttheenvironment.

C.Heworkedasananimalrescuer.

D.Hethoughtwhaleswerethemostbeautifulanimals.

()2.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeachthatmorning?

A.Toswimwiththewhales.

B.Tohelprescuethewhales.

C.Toseethewhalesswimming.

D.Towatchamovieaboutwhales.

()3.Theunderlinedword“receded“inParagraph3means.

A.didn'tmoveB.wentbackoutC.washedoverD.gotup

()4.HowdidJakeandhisfamilyhelpsavethewhale?

A.Bycallingtherescueservice.

B.Byaskingtheirneighborsforhelp.

C.Bygivingtherescuersfoodanddrink.

D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.

()5.Inwhatorderdidtheeventsofthewhalerescuetakeplace?

a.Thewhaledisappearedunderthesea.

b.Peopleturnedonthelightsoftheircars,

c.Rescuersliftedthewhaleintothewater,

d.Animalrescueservicebroughtitstruck,

e.Peoplepushedthewhaletowardsthesea.

A.e—d—b—c—aB.e—b—c—d—aC.d—b—e—a—cD.a—e—b—d—c

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MostpeoplethinkAprilFool'sDayisonApril1steveryyear.Onthisday,strange

thingsmayhappen.Ourfriendswillplayjokesonusandtrytofoolus.

Butpeopledon'tknowtheorigin（起源）ofAprilFool'sDayclearly.SomesayApril

Fool'sDaybeganmanyyearsagoinFrance.LongagoinFrance,theoldNewYear'sfestival

wascelebratedfromMarch25thtoApril1standendedwithexchangeofpresents.Laterthe

KingchangedtheNewYeartoJanuary1st.SomepeoplestillcelebratedtheNewYearin

April.TheywerecalledAprilFishandweregivenpresentsasajoke,andsothetradition

wasborn.TodayinFrance,AprilFool'sDayfallsonApril1.

Inmanycountries,AprilFool'sDayisnotcelebratedonApril1stbutonotherdays.In

Mexico,AprilFool'sDayisonthe28thofDecember.InancientRome（古罗马），theday

wasonthe25thofMarch.InIndia,thedayisonthe31stofMarch.InAmerica,thedayis

mostlydecidedbyyoungpeoplewhowanttomakefunofotherpeople.Butitisimportantto

rememberthatyourfriendsandyouwillbebothhappy.Onemustrememberthedifference

betweenagoodjokeandabadone.

1.WhenisAprilFool'sDayinFrancenow?

A.April1st.B.March25th.

C.December28th.D.March31st.

2.WhatdopeopleusuallydoonAprilFool'sDaynow?

A.Theygivepresentstofriends.B.Theyplayjokesonfriends.

C.Theyexchangepresents.D.Theydonothingspecial.

3.AprilFool'sDayisonthetwenty-fifthdayinMarch.

A.inancientRomeB.inMexico

C.inAmericaD.inIndia

4.WhichsentenceisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.AprilFool'sDayisonthesamedayallovertheworld.

B.InAmerica,youngpeoplecan'tdecidethedaywhentheywanttoplayajoke.

C.NewYear'sDayisfromMarch25thtoApril1stnow.

D.PleaseremembertoplayagoodjokeonAprilFool'sDay.

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtoplayjokesB.AprilFool'sDay

C.theNewYearD.Whatisagoodjoke

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Theamazingwizard（奇才）,HarryPotter,hasgrownupinthepastsevenyearssince

welastsawhiminHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows.Writer,J.K.Rowling,has

recentlyshownanewshortstoryonherPottermorewebsite.Thestorybringsusbackinto

thelifeofHarryPotter.Heisnow33yearsoldandstillfightsdarkmagic.

InRowling'sonlinestory,Dumbledore'sArmyReunitesatQuidditchWorldCup

Final,HarryattendsthefinalgameoftheQuidditchWorldCupwithhisfamilyandfriends.

Heandhiswife,GinnyWeasley,havethreechildren.RonandHermionearestillhisbest

friends.

LifeAfterHogwarts

The1,500-wordstoryhasbeenwrittenforTheDailyProphet,thenewspaperofthe

wizardworld.IthasbeenwrittenbyRitaSkeeter.Accordingtothisshortstory,Harryand

hisfriendshavebeenoutofHogwartsSchoolforyears.Now,HarryistheheadofAuror

Office.Ronisrunningthefamilyjokeshop,andHermioneisworkingintheDepartmentof

MagicalLawEnforcement.

Harry'sNewLooks

Inthestory,SkeeternoticesthatHarryandhisfriendsnolongerhavetheiryouthful

appearance（夕卜表）.TheolderHarrynowhaswhitehair.

TherehavebeensevenbookspublishedinthepopularHarryPotterseries.Rowling's

spokesman（发言人），MarkHutchinson,saidthereare“noplans“foranewPotternovel.

However,attheendoftheshortstory,Skeeterhintsthattheremaybemoreinformationto

come.Attheendofthestory,shewrites:

“HarryPotterandhisfriendsneverthinkofthemselvesasperfect!Andforthosewho

wanttoknowexactlyhowimperfecttheyare,mynewbook:Dumbledore'sArmy:TheDark

SideoftheDemob,willbepublishedonJuly31.”

1.WhichstatementistrueaboutHarryPotterinthenewbook?

A.Heisanawfulwizard.B.HeonlyhasagoodfriendwhosenameisRon.

C.Heis34yearsold.D.Hecontinuesfightingdarkmagic.

2.WhoisGinnyWeasley?

A.HarryPotter'swife.B.HarryPotter'steacher.

C.HarryPotter'sspokesman.D.HarryPotter'sbestfriend.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''hints“meaninChinese?

A.建议B.暗示C.说明D.理解

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Aswizards,Harryandhisfriendsalwayshaveayouthfulappearance.

B.RonistheheadoftheDepartmentofMagicalLawEnforcement

C.HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowswasshownsevenyearsago.

D.TheDailyProphetisanewspaperoftherealworld.

5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheBookHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows

B.HarryPotter'sChangesintheBooks

C.TheNewBookDumbledore'sArmy:TheDarkSideoftheDemob

D.AWonderfulBook:TheDailyProphet

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Fromayoungage,I'vehadareallydeepconnectionwithbeingoutside.I'vebeen

skiingsinceIwaseightornineyearsold.I'vebeenonexpeditions（探险）inmanyplaces

likeChina,Pakistanandsoon.Butitwasinmyhomecountry,theUSA,thatIcame

closesttodeath.

ItwasApril1,2011.IwasskiingintheTetonswithmyfriendsJeremyandXavier,

bothexperiencedsnowboarders.Thatday,Iwasthelastpersontoski.Theywerewatching

mefromasafearea.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonecryloudly.Iturnedaroundandsawthe

wholemountainstarttomovebehindme.Itwasamassiveavalanche（大雪崩）.Thekindof

avalanchethatdestroystrees,cars,buses,evenhouses!Tensofthousandsoftonsofsnow

werecomingstraightdownthemountainbehindme.Ifeltthesnowpushmeforward,

hundredsofmeters,andthencoverme.ItwassoheavythatIcouldn'tbreathe.Andthenit

pushedmeforwardagainandup,outofthesnowpack.Ilookedaround,andforafew

secondsIactuallystoppedbeingterrified.Ihadamomenttopauseandtolookatthepower

oftheavalanche.

Ilookeddownintothebottomofthevalley（峡谷）.Icouldseetreesthatwere30mtall,

becauseIwassofaraway,theylookedtinytome."OK,I'mgoingallthewaytothe

bottom!,5Ithought.Thenthesnowpushedmeagaindownthemountainanother450m.I

thoughttheforceofthesnowwoulddestroyme,itwaspowerful.Butintheend,Ifeltthe

avalancheslowdownand1justpopped（迸出）rightoutofthesnowatthebottomofthe

valley.

IttookJeremyandXavierabout20minutestoreachme.Therewasapileofdebris（碎

片）acrossthebottomofthemountain300mwide.Theycouldn,tbelieveitwhentheysaw

me.Iwas

solucky.

Hastheexperiencechangedme?DoIthinkaboutlifedifferently?Idon'tknow,maybe.

ButIdoknowthatit'simportanttoliveyourlifewithmeaning.Lifeisagift,souseit

wisely.

1.Whatimpressedthewritermostinhisskiingexperienceis.

A.thepowerofsnowB.thesightofthevalley

C.thedangerofpoppingD.theluckofhisexpedition

2.Theunderlinedword'they'refersto.

A.themountainsB.thetrees

C.JeremyandXavierD.pilesofdebris

3.Fromthepassage,ifstruethat.

A.thewritercameclosesttodeathwhenheskiedinPakistan

B.theavalanchepushedthewriterdownabout300maway

C.thewriter'sfriendswatchedhimatthebottomofthevalley

D.thewritercouldn'tbreathebecauseoftheweightofthesnow

4.Thewriterwasthrownoutofthesnowwhen.

A.hisfriendsreachedforhimB.hewaspushedtothebottom

C.theavalanchestartedtoslowdownD.thesnowdrovehimforwardagain

5.Accordingtothewriter,.

A.hisexperienceandhisfriendshavechangedhim

B.it'simpossibletoknowtheforceofsnow

C.oneshouldnotliveameaninglesslife

D.hedoesn'tmindthematteroflifeordeath

10

Thomasburped（打嗝）loudlyatthetable.Dadlaughed.Grandmashookherhead.

“Thomas!”Momshouted,lookingatherhusbandangrilyaswell."Unlessyouwantto

starteatingfoodfromadogbowl,Isuggestyoufindsomemanners.v

“Likewhat?”Thomasasked,puttinghiselbowsonthetable.

“Youshouldn'tputyourelbowsonthetable.^^

Thomasdidwhathismothersaid.Butthenhestartedthrowingfoodintohismouth.

Momlaughed,"Stop.Tryusingafork,sittingup,andclosingyourmouthwhenyouchew

（咀嚼）

“Thenittakesforevertoeat,andIwanttogoandwatchTV,“Thomassaid.

“Youshouldstayandhaveadiscussionwithusuntilwearealldonewithourmeals.Eat

slowlyandneatly（整洁地），andthenhelpmeclearthedishes.”

“But...”Thomasbegantoprotest（抗议）.

“Doyouwanttouseadogbowl?”Momsaid.

“No,thankyou,“Thomassaidsoftly,whichmadeGrandmasmile.

Momsmiledasheliftedhisfoodcarefullytohislipsandchewedwithhismouthclosed.

''Excellent.Youmightstillmakesomeoneagoodhusband.”

Dadclearedhisthroatandateneatly,too.Buthewasn'tpraised.

1.WhatdidThomasdoatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Heputhiselbowsonthetable.B.Heputhisnapkinonthetable.

C.Heburpedloudlyatthetable.D.Hechewedwithhismouthopen.

2.HowdidthefatherfeelaboutThomas'behavior?

A.Hethoughtitwasscary.B.Hethoughtitwasfunny.

C.Hewasangryaboutit.D.Hedidn'tlikeitatall.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemother'ssuggestions?

A.Chewwithyourmouthclosed.B.Useaknifetoeatyourbeef.

C.Situpstraight.D.Eatslowlyandneatly.

4.Whatdidthefatherdoattheendofthestory?

A.Heatenicely.B.Heleftthetable.

C.Heburped,too.D.Hefellasleep.

5.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Aparty.B.Afilm.C.Tablemanners.D.Greetingmanners.

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"Howareyou?"isanicequestion.It'safriendlywaypeopleintheUnitedStatesgreet

eachother.But"Howareyou?"isalsoaveryunusualquestion.It'saquestionthatoften

doesn'thaveananswer.

Whenapersonmeetsafriendonthestreetandasks"Howareyou?"thepersondoesn't

reallyexpecttohearananswersuchas"Ireally,don'tknowwhat'swrongwithme.Ithought

Ihadacold.Itooksomemedicine,butthatdidn'thelpmuch,soIhaveadoctor's

appointment."Thepersonwhoasks"Howareyou?"expectstoheartheanswer"Fine,"even

iftheotherpersonisn't!Thereasonisthat"Howareyou?"isn'treallyaquestionand"Fine"

isn'treallyananswer.Theyaresimplywaysofgreetingpeopleandsaying"Hello."

Sometimes,peoplealsodon'tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeone

asks"Doyouagree?",theotherpersonmightbethinking"No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou're

wrong."Butitisn'tverypolitetodisagreesostrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay,"I'm

notsosure."It'sanicerwaytosaythatyoudon'tagreewithsomeone.

Peoplealsodon'tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishconversationwith

otherpeople.Forexample,manyconversationsoverthephoneendwhenonepersonsays,

"I'vegottogonow."Often,thepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcuse:"Someone'sat

thedoor.""I'vegottoputthevegetablesaway.""Somethingisburningonthestove!"The

excusemightbereal,oritmightnotbe.Perhapsthepersonwhowantstohangupsimply

doesn'twanttotalkanymore,butitisn'tverypolitetosaythat.Theexcuseismorepolite,

anditdoesn'thurttheotherperson'sfeelings.

Whethertheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanopinion,orendinga

conversation,peopleoftendon'tsayexactlywhattheyaret