外研版2018年英语中考复习《阅读理解》专题题型集训含答案

外研版2018年英语中考复习专题题型集训：阅读理解

类型一判断正误型

话题1幽默故事

Passage1（2018原创）

对症下药

Mr.Smithworksinanoffice.He'sverybusyandhehasnotimeto

rest.Everyevening,whenhecomesbackfromhisoffice,healways

feelstiredandwantstogotobedearly,buthiswifeoftenhassomething

interestingtotellhimafterdinner.Shekeepstalkinguntilit'stoolate.

ButMr.Smithhastogetupearlyinthemorning.

OnedayMr.Smithfeltterribleandcouldn'tgotowork.Hewentto

seeadoctorwithhiswife.Beforehesaidwhatthematterwaswithhim,

hiswifetoldthedoctorall.ThedoctorgotthereasonandsaidtoMrs.

Smith,“Hereisabottleofmedicineforyourhusbandandsomepillsfor

you.

“Forme?”thewomansaidinsurprise,'Tmfine.Idon'tneedany

medicine!

"Idon'tthinkso,madam."saidthedoctor,"They'resleeping

pills（安眠药）.Yourhusbandwillsoonbeallrightifyoutakethem!”

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为'T',错误的为“F”。

1.Mr.Smithusuallyfeelsworriedwhenhegetsbackhome.

2.Mrs.Smithusuallykeepstalkingwithherhusbandafterdinner.

3.Mr.Smithcalledthedoctorwhenhewasill.

4.ThedoctorgaveMrs.Smithsomemedicinetolethersleep

quickly.

5.ThedoctorwantedtomakeMr.Smithfeelbetterbycuring（治疗）

Mrs.Smith.

Passage2（2018原创）

胡子睡觉时盖不盖被子

Zak'sgrandfather,Stan,wasveryfamous.Why?Becausehehad

very,very,verylongwhitebeard（胡子）.

Oneday,Zakaskedhisgrandfather,"Whenyousleep,doyouput

yourbeardoutsideorinsidethequilt?”'Tmnotsure.Inevercare

aboutthat,“saidhisgrandfather."I'llhavealooktonight.^^

Stanwenttobedthatnightandpulledupthequilt.Hisbeardwas

insidethequiltatfirst.Thenherememberedhisgrandson'squestion.

Aha!Butwait.Didthatfeelcomfortable?

Thenheputhisbeardoutsidethequilt.Healsodidn'tfeelquite

comfortable.Soheputthebeardinsidethequiltagain.Buthesoonfelt

itwouldbebetterifitwasoutsidethequilt.Thebeardwentinandoutof

thequiltallnightlong.

Inthemorning,hewassotiredthathecuthislongbeardoff.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。

1.Zak'sgrandfatherwasveryfamousbecausehehadverylong

whitebeard.

2.Stan'sbeardwasoutsidethequiltatfirst.

3.Stanfeltitwouldbeworseifthebeardwasoutsidethequilt.

4.Inthemorning,Stanwassotiredthathecuthislongbeardoff.

5.Stanspentasleeplessnight.

话题2教育引导

Passage3（2017邵阳）

诚实守信

Alan,aboyfromIndiawenttostudyintheUKtwoyearsago.He

foundapart-timejobinarestaurant.ManyBritishstudentsalsoworked

there.Theirjobwaswashingthedishes.Itwasaneasyjob,buttheboss

said,“Youmustwasheverydishseventimes.^^Atfirst,Alanwascareful.

Thebosswashappywithhim.Afteronemonth,hefoundthattheboss

didn'tcheckveryoften.Hethoughttherewasnodifferencebetweenfive

timesandseventimes.Sohejustwashedfivetimes.Heworkedvery

fast.Thebosswasevenhappier.Oneday,aBritishstudentaskedhim

whyhecouldwashsofast.Alantoldhimthesecret.TheBritishstudent

wassurprisedbutdidn'tsayanything.Afewdayslaterhetoldtheboss

aboutit.Thebossfired（解雇）Alan.

Alanwenttootherrestaurants,butallofthemsaid,uGoaway!You

arenothonest.Wedon'tneedyou.^^Alanwassadbecausehecoulddo

nothing.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为'T',错误的为“F”。

1.AlanwenttostudyinIndiatwoyearsago.

2.ThebossaskedAlantowashthedishesseventimes.

3.Atfirst,thebosswashappywithAlan.

4.TheBritishstudentdidn'tsayanythingtotheboss.

5.Infact,Alanisveryhonest.

Passage4（2018原创）

美丽的标记

Mysix-year-oldgranddaughter,Mary,foundasmallfreckle（斑点）

onherleftarm.Shedidn'tlikeitandtriedtopickitoff.

Itoldher,“Ohdear,that'sabeautymark.Don'tpickitoff."She

tookanotherlookatit."It'snotbeautiful.Iwanttopickitoff,“she

cried.

“Eachofusisbomwithspecialmarks.Someofthemcanbeseen,

butsomeofthemareinvisible（看不见的）.”

“Whatkindofmarkisinvisible?”sheasked.

“Well...amarkofkindness,eventhemarkofalovingheart.We

can'tseethem,buttheyareveryspecialmarks.”

“Whycan'tmineallbeinvisible?sheasked.

“Icanseemanyofyourspecialmarks,suchasthecolorofyour

eyes,theshapeofyournoseandthesmileonyourface.Nobodyelsein

thewholeworldhasthesamethingsasyou.Specialmarks,insideand

outside,arethethingsthatmakeeachofusdifferentandspecial.^^

Shedidn'tunderstandallofmywords,butshestoppedcrying.The

nextmorning,Maryranintothekitchen.Shesaidtomyhusband,"I

haveabeautymark.Doyouwanttoseeit?”

“Isuredo,“myhusbandlaughed.

“Ididn'tlikeityesterday,butnowIdo."shesaid.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。

1.Maryhasasmallfreckleonherrightarmandshelikesitalot.

2.Mary'sfamilywanttohelpherpickthefreckleoff.

3.Wecanseeallmarksbesidesspecialmarksinsideandoutside.

4.Itistruethateachofusisbornwithspecialmarks.

5.ThewriterisMary'sgrandmother.

话题3事物介绍

Passage5（2018原创）

面貌识别技术

TheSpringFestivaltravelrushstartedonFridayJan.13,in2017.It

isthebiggestthingforChinesetotravelintheSpringFestival.Ithas

becometheworld'slargesthumanmovementeveryyear.

Duringthosedays,billionsoftripsweremadebytravellers.On

Friday,8.55milliontripsweremadeonrailways,58millionbyroads,

0.59millionbywaterwaysand1.3millionbyairacrossthecountry,

accordingtotheMinistryofTransport.Newserviceswereoffered

duringthisyear'sspringrushtoimprovepassengers'travelspeed.

Afewmajortrainstations,suchasGuangzhouandChangsha,used

facerecognition（面貌彳只另I）technologyforthefirsttime.The

technologycouldshortenpassengers'traveltime.Itwasconvenientfor

trainstationstaffwhocheckedtrainticketsandIDcards.

Thetechnologycomparedpassengers'faceswiththephotosonthe

IDcards.Passengersatthosestationsonlyneededtostandinfrontofa

cameraforafewsecondsafterputtingtheirIDcardsintoamachine.

ManypassengersexperiencedthetechnologyatGuangzhouSouth

RailwayStation.Theydescribedthetechnologywith"convenient,fast

andwonderful”.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为'T',错误的为“F”。

1.ItisverydifficultforChinesetotravelintheSpringFestival.

2.MosttripsweremadebyairacrossthecountryduringtheSpring

Festival.

3.ThetrainstationsinGuangzhouandChangshausedface

recognition（面貌识另I）technologyforthefirsttime.

4.Travellersdidn'tneedtoshowtheirIDcardswiththenew

technology.

5.Thetechnologyisconvenient,fastandwonderful.

话题4中外文化（南宁：2014）

Passage6（2018原创）

龙抬头

Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.The

DragonHeadRaisingDay（Longtaitou）isoneofthem.Thisspecialday

isontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.

Itstandsforthestartofspringandfarming.

ThedragonisimportantforChinesepeople.WeChinesepeople

callourselvesthe“descendants（传人）ofthedragon”.Therefore,people

celebratetheDragonHeadRaisingDaywithmanycustoms.

Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashesinthekitchen.This

wasto“leadthedragonintothehouse”.Peoplebelievedthatwiththe

helpofthedragon,theycouldhaveagoodharvest（收成）inautumn.

Also,peopleeatspecialfoodsthatday.Thefoodsareusually

namedafterdragons.Forexample,peopleeat“dragonwhisker（细须）”

noodlesanddumplingscalled“dragonteeth”.

Today,manycustomshavefadedaway（消退）.Butonethathas

remainedisthecuttingofhair.Itissaidthatahaircutduringthefirst

lunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheunclesofthefamily—mainly

mother'sbrothers.SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutontheDragon

HeadRaisingDay.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为'T',错误的为“F”。

1.TheLongtaitouisonthethirddayofthesecondmonthinthe

Chineselunarcalendar.

2.WeChinesecallourselvesthe''descendantsofthedragon".

3.PeopleputashesinthekitchenontheDragonHeadRaisingDay

inancienttimes.

4.Nowadays,manypeopledon'thavetheirhaircutontheDragon

HeadRaisingDay.

5.ThepassagemainlytellsushowtocelebratetheDragonBoat

FestivalinChina.

话题5广告图表

Passage7（2017陕西）

Haveyoueverthoughtaboutmakingabicyclethatyoudreamof?

Somecreativepeoplehaveinventedsomespecialbicycles.Hereare

threeofthem.

Bambikes

BambikesareproducedinacompanyinPhilippines.Theyare

madeofanunusualkindofbambooandothermaterialslikemetal

andalocalplant.Theyareverystrong.Andtheyareaperfect

combination偿吉合）ofthegreenestbuildingmaterialandcommon

bicycles.Bymakingbambikes,thecompanyoffersjobstothelocal

people.Besides,itprovidesmoneyforsomestudentsinits

communitytopayfortheirstudy.Tocontinuetheproduction,the

companyplantsmorebamboothanitcuts.

Theheaviestbicycle

AGermancyclinglover,FrankDose,hasrecentlymadethe

world'sheaviestbicyclewithbigoldwheelsandlotsofotherwaste

materials.Hecreateditjustbecauseofabet"丁赌）hemadewithhis

friend.Thebicycleweighed1.08tons.Itbroketheworldrecordofits

kindinweight.Franksaidhisbicyclewassurprisinglyeasytoride

althoughithadahugesizeandweighedalot.Herodeitinfrontof

5,000peopleforover100meterstoproveit.

Twisted（变形的）bicycles

TwobrothersinFrancecreatedabikethatlooksstrangetorideand

twistsinthemiddle.Riderscanmaketightturns（急转弯）.The

brotherssaythebicycleishardtoridesoitcanstoppeoplefrom

stealingit.Infact,itisn'tashardtocontrolasyoumaythink.Ittakes

adayortwotogetusedtothecrazywayofriding.It'samazing.So

far,therehavebeen30ofthebicycle,buttheyarenotforsaleyet.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为'T',错误的为“F”。

1.Frankbuilttheworld'sheaviestbicyclewiththematerialsthathis

friendboughtforhim.

2.Somestudentsinthecommunitycangetmoneyfromthebambike

companytopayfortheirstudy.

3.Bambikesaremadeofaspecialkindofbambooandothermaterials.

4.Thetwobrothersrodetheirbikesinfrontofsomepeopletoshowhow

tousethem.

5.30twistedbicyclesweremadeandsoldout.

Passage8（2018原创）

IfyouwanttotraveltoSingapore,herearetwofamousplacesof

interestyoucanreferto.

SingaporePlantGardenJurongBirdPark

JurongBirdParkisthegreatest

parkinAsiaandcomesfirstinour

In1822,itwasbuiltatthefoot

listofplacestovisitinSingapore.

ofGovernmentHillanditwas

Thisparkisthehometomorethan

movedtoitspresentplacein1859.

5,000birdswith380kindsfrom

Throughouttheyears,the

everywherethroughouttheworld.

greenhouseshavebecomemuch

TheWaterfallAviary（鸟舍）isthe

larger.Today,theGardenisoneof

biggestinthecenterwhichismade

themostpopularplacestovisitin

upof5landwoodswithmorethan

Singapore.Thebesttimetovisitit

1,500Africanbirdsandhasa

isonacoolmorningoratnight.

100-feetman-madewaterfall.

Ticketprices:210yuan;freefor

Ticketprices:180yuan;freefor

childrenunder12

childrenunder12

Openinghours:8:00am—6:00pm

Openinghours:6:00am—6:00

pm

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。

1.TheSingaporePlantGardenwasbuiltin1859.

2.You'dbettervisittheSingaporePlantGardenonacoolmorning.

3.Thechildrenunder12needn'tbuyticketswhilevisitingthesetwo

places.

4.TheWaterfallAviaryhasan85-feetman-madewaterfall.

5.YoucanvisittheJurongBirdParkat8:00pm.

Passage9（2018原创）

LiveMusic—LateNightJazz

EnjoyrealAmericanJazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamoustrumpet

player（号手）.

PLACE:TheJazzClub

DATES:July15-July23

PRICE:$100-150

TIME:10pmtilllate!

TEL:84668736

ScottishDancing

ScottishDancingisniceandeasytolearn.Thewonderfuldancewillbe

heldatJackStein's.

PLACE:JackStein's

DATES:May10-May20

PRICE:$150

TIME:7pm—10pm

TEL:84021877

TheFolkArtExhibition(展览)

PLACE:InternationalExpoCenter

DATES:June1—June30

PRICE:$60($30forstudents)

TIME:Monday—Friday9am—5pm;

Weekends9am_9pm

TEL:84886888

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。

1.AttheJazzClub,youcanenjoyrealAmericanJazz.

2.Ifyouhave$150,youcanwatchScottishDancinginJuly.

3.Call84021877,andyoucanwatchScottishDancing.

4.YoucanenjoyScottishDancingatJackStein's.

5.TheInternationalExpoCenterisavailabletovisitat3pmeveryday

inJune.

类型二一般选择型

话题1教育引导

Passage1（2017河南）

平凡女孩的哈佛之路

NotonlykidsofTigerMomsgotoHarvard.

DawnLogginsofLawndale,N.C.,isonherwaytoHarvard,one

oftheeightworld-famousuniversitiesintheeasternUS.Nobody

encouragedhertostudyorpaidforherspecialclasses.Thisgirlcreated

herownfuture.

Theteenwasabandonedbyherfamilylastsummer,whenher

parentsandtwosistersmovedtoTennessee.Shefoundherselfhomeless

andhadtospendthenightonfriends'sofas.

TheschoolbusdriverlearnedaboutDawn'ssituationandinvited

Dawntomoveinwithherfamily.Soon,DawnhadajobatBurnsHigh

School.Sheworkedfrom6a.m.to7:40a.m.beforethefirstschool

bellrang.Shesweptfloorsandpickeduptrashagainintheafternoons,

beforediving（跳水）intoherstudiesintheevenings.

Dawn'shardworkpaidoff.Shefinishedschoolwitha3.9GPAand

scored2,110ontheSAT.

“ThereweretimeswhenIfeltlikeitwouldbeeasiestifIgaveup,“

the18-year-oldsaid."Butitwasneverinmetogiveup,becauseI

realizedthatIwasnevergoingtobesuccessfulunlessIgotan

education.

EvenbeforeDawn'sfamilylefther,sheledadifficultlife.Her

familywaspoorandcupsofnoodleswereoftentheonlyfood.Dawn

"studiedbycandlelight”becauseherparentscouldn'taffordtopaythe

electricitybill（电费）.

Dawnhasnowreconnectedwithherfamily.They'reproudofher

accomplishments（成就）andareattendingherhighschoolgraduation.

1.Whydidn'tDawngiveupherstudies?

A.Toreconnectwithherfamily.

B.Tothankthosewhohadhelpedher.

C.Togetaneducationtobesuccessful.

D.TorealizeherdreamofgoingtoHarvard.

2.WhohelpedDawnwhenshefoundherselfhomeless?

A.Herteachers.B.Herneighbors.

C.ATigerMom.D.Aschoolbusdriver.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abandoned”meaninChinese?

A.宠爱B.抛弃C.鼓励D.虐待

4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesDawn?

A.Open-minded.B.Good-natured.

C.Strong-willed.D.Warm-hearted.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnotherHarvardgirl

B.Agirlincandlelight

C.FromhomelesstoHarvard

D.TheroleofTigerMoms

Passage2（2017安顺）

意外的惊喜

OnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreet

whenshemetahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedinto

herchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehadandgavethemtothe

homelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousact（举

动）wouldchangetheirlives.

Sarahdidn'trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchange

butalsoherdiamondringthatshehadputinherchangepurseearlier

untilthenextmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejci,rushedtoseeif

theycouldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,

butalsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.Thegratefulcouplepaidhim

backforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneythey

had.

BillKrejci,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomething

moreforthisamazinglyhonestman.SoonFebruary18th,hesetupa

specialpage（网页）toraisemoneyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billy

receivedover$85,000andthereseemstobenoendyet.

Thatisnotenough.Billyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerous

insteadoflivinginthestreets.Andthat'snotall-Thankstothenews

report,hegottogetheragainwithhisolderbrother,EdwinHarriswhohe

hadbeenunabletofindfor27years.

AllthegoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtheright

thing-returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.

1.WhendidSarahrealizethatshehadalsogivenBillyherdiamond

ring?

A.OnFebruary9th,2013.

B.OnFebruary10th,2013.

C.OnFebruary18th,2013.

D.OnFebruary22nd,2013.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Billyislivingwithagenerousperson.

B.Billyhasfoundhisbrother.

C.Billyboughtadiamondring.

D.Billyappearedinthenewsreport.

3.Theunderlinedword"That"inParagraph4refersto（指

代）“_________

A.returningtheringB.settingupapage

C.livinginthestreetsD.receivingmoney

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Agenerouswomanchangedherownlife.

B.Akindmansetupaspecialpage.

C.Ahomelessmanreturneddiamondring.

D.Manypeopledonatedmuchmoney.

5.Fromthisstory,weknowthat.

A.helpingothersishelpingourselves

B.helpingthoseintroubleissometimesnotnecessary

C.lifeisnotthateasy

D.weshouldalwayshelpoldpeople

Passage3（2018原创）

恐惧之穴

Therewasonceacavenearatown.Itwascalled“CaveofFear”.

Anyonewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturn.Peopleinthetownsaidthat

therewasamonsterinthecave.Inordertostopthemonsterfrom

gettingoutofthecave,peopleoftenleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthof

thecave,andthesethingsalwaysdisappearedsoon.

Oneday,ayoungmancametothetown.Whenheheardaboutthe

cave,hedecidedtoenterthecaveandfoundoutwhethertherewasa

monsterinit.Ashewentdeepintothecave,heheardsomestrange

sounds.Sohefollowedthesounds.Suddenly,hefeltthatsomethingwas

pushinghisback.Hewastooscaredtoturnaroundtolookatit.Finally,

hewaspushedintoahugecavern.Asheenteredthecavern,hegotvery

surprised.Hefoundthathewasrightinthemiddleofabigparty.There

werealotofpeopleintheparty.Theywereallthosepeoplewhohad

neverreturnedtothetown.

Thenthosepeopletoldhimthatthiswastheideaofanoldwise

maninthetown.Theoldwisemanwantedtoshowpeoplethatif

someonewantedtomakeachange,heshouldbebraveandwantedto

haveatry.Sothewisemanmadeupthestoryofthemonster.Only

bravepeoplecouldenjoybigpartiesinthecavern.

1.Thecaveiscalled“CaveofFear”,because.

A.therewasawisemaninthecave

B.peoplewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturn

C.therewasabigpartyinthecave

D.peoplelikedtoliveinthecave

2.Peopleleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecaveinorderto

A.attracttheyoungmantoenterthecave

B.thankthewisemanforhisgoodidea

C.stopthemonstertogetoutofit

D.helpthepeopletoholdtheparty

3.Theyoungmanenteredthecaveto.

A.killthemonsterinthecavern

B.makesureiftherewasamonsterinit

C.lookforthelostpeopleinthetown

D.takepartinthepartyinthecavern

4.Whotookawaythegiftsandfoodinfact?

A.Theyoungman.B.Themonster.

C.Thewiseman.D.Thepeopleinthecave.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Successbelongstothebrave.

B.Nopains,nogains.

C.Seeingisbelieving.

D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

话题2中外文化

Passage4（2017荆门改编）

英格兰

Englandisanislandcountryinthesea.ItliesinthewestofEurope.

ItisdividedbytheEnglishChannel（海峡）inthesouthbetweenEngland

andFrance.TheNorthSeaisontheeastofit.Itsofficial（正式的）name

istheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

Englandhasalonghistoryofculture.Shakespeareisregardedas

thegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguageintheworld.Theeducationis

veryfamousintheworldsuchastheuniversitiesofOxfordand

Cambridge.

ThemainsportinEnglandisfootball,andit'salsothemostpopular

sportinEngland.Itisplayedinprimaryschools,middleschools,

collegesanduniversities,andpeopleplayitincities,townsandvillages

everyweek.Thebesttimetoplayfootballlastsfromthebeginningof

ApriltotheendofSeptember.

TherearemanybeautifulplacesofinterestinEngland.TheRiver

ThamesisagreatriverinEngland.ItflowsthroughsouthernEngland.

TheTowerBridgeofLondoniswell-knownintheworld.BigBenison

thePalaceofWestminster.TheLondonEyeisonthesouthbankofthe

RiverThames.YoucansitintheLondonEyetoenjoythewholeLondon.

YoucanfindallkindsoftreasuresfromaroundtheworldintheBritish

Museum.TouristscometoEnglandfromallovertheworld.Youcan

traveltotheUnitedKingdomtofeelnaturalandculturalbeauty.

1.TheNorthSealies.

A.ontheeastofEngland

B.onthewestofEngland

C.onthenorthofEngland

D.onthesouthofEngland

2.Shakespeareisfamousintheworldbecause.

A.heworkedinOxfordUniversity

B.heworkedinCambridgeUniversity

C.hewasagreatlanguageworker

D.hewasagreatwriter

3.ThebesttimetoplayfootballinEnglandlastsabout.

A.fourmonthsB.fivemonths

C.sixmonthsD.sevenmonths

4.WherecanyouenjoythewholeLondon'sbeauty?

A.TheRiverThames.B.TheTowerBridge.

C.TheBritishMuseum.D.TheLondonEye.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.EnglandisdividedbytheEnglishChannelinthesoutheast.

B.Englandhasfamousuniversities,suchasOxfordand

Cambridge.

C.England'smainsportsarefootballandbasketball.

D.Englandhardlyhasmanybeautifulplacesofinterest.

Passage5（2017安徽改编）

茶文化

OnceuponatimetherewasnoteaatallinEngland.Peoplethere

usedtodrinkalightbeer（啤酒）.Nocoffeeormilkbutlargeglassesof

beerstoodonthebreakfasttable!

WhenteawasfirstbroughttoEngland,anoldcouplegotsomeasa

specialtreat.Buttheydidnotknowhowitshouldbeused.Theycooked

theleavesinhotwater,andspreadthemonapieceofbacon（熏肉）

whichtheyweregoingtohavefordinner.Theyatetheleaves,andthrew

theteaaway!However,teaisbecomingaspopularascoffeeandmilkin

Englandtoday.

TeaistheleafofaplantwhichgrowswidelyinChina,Japanand

someothercountries.Teafarmersusuallygrowagreatmanyteaplants

onalargepieceofland.Whenthetealeavesarereadytobepicked,itis

thebusiesttimeforteafarmersinayear.Theypullofftheleavesand

drythem.Intheirsparetime,theypickoutthebestleavesandgetthem

readyformarket.InChina,wheneveravisitorcomesintoahouse,heis

servedwithacupoftea.

1.WhatwasservedforbreakfastinEnglandlongago?

A.Beer.B.Tea.C.Coffee.D.Milk.

2.Howdidtheoldcoupledealwiththetealeaves?

A.Theysoldthem.B.Theyatethem.

C.Theyburntthem.D.Theythrewthemaway.

3.Teafarmersarethebusiestinayearwhenthey.

A.servevisitorsathome

B.sellteainthemarket

C.pickanddrytealeaves

D.lookforapieceofland

4.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthetext?

A.Nature.B.Culture.C.Environment.D.Technology.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheteaartB.Theteaculture

C.ThetealeavesD.Theteahistory

Passage6（2018原创）

歌剧版《红楼梦》

YoumusthavereadorheardofthesadlovestorybetweenJia

BaoyuandLinDaiyu.Butcanyouimaginethetwosingingoperain

EnglishinsteadofspeakingpoeticChinese?

JiaandLinaretwocharactersfromtheclassicChinesenovelA

DreamofRedMansions｛《红楼梦》）,writtenbyCaoXueqin（1715—

1763）.NowthebookhasbeenmadeintoanEnglishlanguageopera.

TheoperawasfirstperformedlastSeptemberinSanFrancisco,US.This

monthitcametoBeijing,ChangshaandWuhan.

Manyoftheopera'screatorshavebackgrounds（背景）inboth

ChineseandAmericancultures,includingthedirectorandplaywrights.

TheirunderstandingofbothcultureshelpedthemtochangeaChinese

classicintoaforeign-languageopera.

Thebook,whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily,has120

chaptersandhundredsofcharacters.ButoperawriterDavidHenry

Hwangcutdownthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Hwang,a

Chinese-American,focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLinand

triedtowriteaheartbrokentragedy（悲剧）thateveryonewould

understand.

TheartdirectorTimmyYip,fromHongKong,triedtohelpforeign

peopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumes（月艮装）andstage

settings（布景）.HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreen

costume.WhenLinshowsuponstage,thereisusuallywateraroundher

onthestage.

Thecreatorsconsiderittobeameaningfuljobtointroducea

ChineseclassictoWesternaudienc