江苏省苏州市2018年中考英语练习《阅读理解》三

2018年中考英语专题练习《阅读理解》（3）

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Theteacherthoughtthathobbieswereimportantforchildren.Sosheencouragedallher

studentstohaveone,andsometimessheairangedhobbyshowsfortheirparentstoseeasaresult.

Onemorningtheteachertoldtheclasstohaveaholidayandgettheirhobbythingstoschool

before5p.m.Ahobbyshowwouldbeheldthefollowingafternoon.Sointheafternoon,the

studentswithnothingtoshowdidtheirlessonsatschoolasusual,whiletheluckyoneshada

holidaytogohomefortheirhobbyworks.

①Whentheafternoonlessonsbegan,theteacherwassurprisedtoseethatTommywasnot

there.nIdon'tbelieveTommyhasahobby,"shethought.However,ataquartertofive,Tommy

arrivedwithabeautifulcollectionofbutterfliesinglasscases.Theteacherlikedthesamples（标

本）verymuchandputthemonadeskintheclassroom.But,tohersurprise,Tommypickedthem

upagainandbegantoleave.

"Whatareyoudoing,Tommy?”sheasked."Thosethingsmuststayhereuntiltomorrow

afternoon.That'swhentheparentsarecomingtoseethem.°

"Iknowthat,"answeredTommy,"andIwillbringthembacktomorrow,butmyelderbrother

doesn*twantthemtobeoutofourhouseatnight.M

"Butaren'tthebutterfliesyours?uaskedtheteacher.

"No,"answeredTommy."Theyaremybrother's.”

“ButTommy,youshouldshowyourownhobbyhere,notsomebodyelse's."

"1knowthat,'*answeredTommy.②Whatsurprisedhermostwastheanswer,nMyhobbyis

watchingmybrothercollectingbutterflies."

l.Whatdicetheteacherthinkofhobbiesforchildren?

A.Unwelcome.B.Hopeless.C.Harmful.D.Important.

2.WhattimedidTommygetbacktoschoolthatafternoon?

A©BOcQD。

3.WhatwouldNOThappenthefollowingafternoon?

A.Theparentswouldenjoytheshowintheclassroom.

B.Tommywouldbringthebutterfliesback.

C.Theteacherwouldencourageherstudentsforhobbies.

D.Thebutterflieswouldflyaway.

4.Whichwastheteacher'sgreatestsuiprise?

A.Tommywasnotatschoolasusual.

B.Tommypickedthebutterfliesupagainandbegantoleave.

C.Tommysaidhishobbywaswatchinghisbrothercollectingbutterflies.

D.Tommycamebacktoschoolbefore5thatafternoon.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ImportantHobbiesB.Tommy'sHobby

C.DifferentHobbiesD.CollectingButterflies

苹果公司创始人乔布斯的故事

ThedesigneroftheAppleComputer,SteveJobs,wasnotquitesuccessfulinhisearlyyears.

Hewasnotamongthebeststudentsatschool,andfromtimetotimehegotintotroublewitheither

hisschoolmatesorhisteachers.Buthewasfullofnewideas,whichfewpeoplesawthevalueof.

Thingsremainedthesamewhenhewentuptocollegeandhedroppedouthalfway.

SteveJobsworkedfirstasavideogamedesigneratAtari.Heworkedthereforonlyafew

monthsandthenhesetouttotourIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimmoreideasand

givehimachangeinlifeforthebetter.

AfterhereturnedfromIndia,hebegantoliveonafarminCalifornia.Andthen,in1975

SteveJobssetaboutmakinganewtypeofcomputer.AlongwithhisfriendStephenWozniak,he

designedtheAppleComputerinhisbedroomandbuiltitinhisgarage（车库）.Hegavethename

“apple"becauseitremindedhimofahappysummerheoncespentonanorchard（果园）inOregon.

HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatSteveJobssoonbecameworldwidefamous.But

unluckily,hediedofillnessin2011.

1.SteveJobswhenhewasinschool.

A.wasanoutstandingstudentB.didn'tdoverywell

C.wasalwayspraisedbyothersD.didn'tlearnanything

2.Theunderlinedword"value"means"M.

A.beautyB.chanceC.importanceD.hope

3.SteveJobs.

A.receivedanexcellentcollegeeducation

B.didn'tgotocollegeatall

C.studiedincollegefor4years

D.didn'tfinishhiscollegeeducation

4.Stevejobsnamedhiscomputercompany"Apple"because.

A.applewerehisfavoritefruit

B.hedesignedthecomputerunderanappletree

C.hewantedtorememberthehappytimeontheorchard

D.thecomputerwasdesignedontheorchard

5.Stevejobs*wouldbethemostimportantthingforhislifetimesuccess.

A."failure1,inschool

B.stayontheorchard

C.travelinIndia

D.newideas

纽约的唐人街

WhatisaChinatown?IsitatowninChina?Ofcoursenot!TheChinatownisapartofa

townareawithalargenumberofChineseresidents（居民），usuallyoutsideChina.Chinatownsare

throughouttheworld,includingthoseinEastAsia,SoutheastAsia,NorthAmerica,South

America,Australia,andEurope.ThebiggestoneisinNewYork.Itisagoodplacetogo.

Shopping

ShoppingintheChinatownisfun.Youcan

findlotsofthingsthere.Mostofthemaremade

inChina.®MottStreetisthebestplacetoshop

becausethingstherearenotveryexpensive.

Eating

TheChinatownhasmorethan200

restaurants.YoucanenjoytraditionalChinese

foodthere.NewSilverPalaceRestaurantisone1

ofthebestChineserestaurants.■

Living

LivingintheChinatowniscomfortable.

Youcanfindhospitals,banks,librariesand

supermarketsthere.Insomeschools,students

muststudyChinese.Manyoverseas（海外的）।

Chinesesendtheirchildrentotheseschools.@Theywlearnmoreabout

Chinaanditsculture.

l.TheChinatownisalivingarea.

A.inChinaB.inaforeigncountry

C.inthecountrysideD.inashoppingmall

2.NewYorkintheUnitedStateshasChinatownintheworld.

A.thesmallestB.thelargest

C.thefunniestD.themostboring

3.isthebestplacetoshopbecausethingstherearenotveryexpensive.

A.SouthAmericaB.Europe

C.EastAsiaD.MottStreet

4.InNewYork,youcangotoNewSilverPalaceRestaurantto.

A.eatChinese-stylefoodB.borrowmagazines

C.haveWesternfoodD.seeadoctor

5.ManyoverseasChinesewanttheirchildrento.

A.liveinaforeigncountry

B.knowsomethingaboutChinatowns

C.readbooksinChineselanguage

D.learnmoreaboutChinaanditsculture

态度决定一切

Whafsthemostimportantthingforyoutohaveinyourlife?Somebodymentionshard

work;otherssuggestknowledge,loveandluck.

Ifyouarrange（排列）the26Englishlettersin

orderandusenumberstorepresenteachofthem,for映

example,1fora,2forb,3forc...26forz,youcan

changeanEnglishwordintoanumber.Sohardwork

becomes8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98,meaning98

isitsmark;knowledge:11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5

=96;love:12+15+22+5=54,andluck:12+21+3+11=47,

asmallmark.Noneofthesewordscangiveoneafull

mark.Whataboutmoney?Itcan't,either.

Thenwhatelse?Don'tbeworried.Youcanalwaysfindananswertoaprobleminyourlife,

whenyouchangeyourwayoflookingatthingsordoingthings,oryourattitude.Yes,attitudeis

theword.Seeforyourself:attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100,afullmark.

Differentattitudesleadtodifferentcoursesoflife.Mosttimepeoplehopeforabetterlife.It

ispossiblethattheywillhaveabetterlifeiftheychangetheirattitudes.Whenyouchangeyour

mannerandbecamefriendlytowardothers,you'llmeetmoresmilingfacestowardyou.Inthe

sameway,ifyoutakeapositiveattitudetowardfailure,you'llfindit*salsorewarding（有益

的）thoughithascausedyoulosses（损失）.

l.Thewriterthinksisthemostimportantthinginaperson'slife.

A.hardworkB.knowledge

C.moneyD.attitude

2.Whatisthemarkoftheword,"money"accordingtothepassage?

A.73.B.72.C.75.D.62.

3.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoumeetwithproblems,thebestwayisto.

A.askforhelpfromothersB.hopetobelucky

C.changeyourattitudeD.trymath-solvingways

4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.differentattitudescomefromdifferentcoursesoflife

B.sometimesfailurecanbringyougoodifyoutakeapositiveattitude

C.mathcansolveeveryproblemeasilyinourdailylife

D.noneoftheEnglishwordsexcept"attitude"is100ormore

为什么全世界的学生都要学数学

Askanystudentwhichsubjectheorshehatesmost,9outof10studentswillanswer"math".

Nomatterwhichcountryyouvisit,nomatterwhichgradeyouarein,youmaynotlearnart,

geography,chemistryorChinese,butyoualwayslearnmath.Whyisthisso?Howcomesomany

studentshatemath,andyetcannotavoidlearningitinschool?

JennySanders,ahighschoolstudentinCalifornia,asks,"Whatgooddowegetfromlearning

math?Wecanusecomputerstocomputenumbers,andwecanusecomputerstostoreinformation.

Ithinklearningmathatschoolisawasteoftime."

However,thereismuchmoretomaththanjustlearningtoaddandsubtract（减）numbers.①

Infact,mathisnotsomuchaboutcalculationasitisaboutlearningtothinklogicallyandsolving

problems.②Ofcourse,Jennywasrightthatwecouldusecomputerstodocalculations,buthow

wouldweevenknowhowtousethecomputerifwecouldn'tthinklogically?Inshort,computers

areonlytoolswhensolvingproblems.

Forexample,imagineyouareacookandmustservedinnerto100guests.Howshouldyou

divideyourresourcessothatyoucangetthejobdonemostefficiently（高效地）?Insituationslike

this,theabilitytothinklogicallywillgetyoutoareasonableanswerandsolveyourproblem.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichsubjectdostudentsalwayslearnindifferentgradesatschool?

A.Chinese.B.Math.C.Geography.D.Art.

2.WhatdoesJennySandersthinkoflearningmath?

A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Useless.D.Difficult.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.90%ofthestudentshatelearningmath.

B.Studentscanlearnmathwellwithcomputers.

C.Mathcandocalculationsandstoreinformation.

D.Mathhelpsstudentslearnalltheothersubjectswell.

A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Useless.D.Difficult.

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Mathisjustlearningtoaddandsubtractnumbers.

B.Mathcanbegoodforbothourbodyandourmind.

C.Mathhelpsusthinklogicallyandsolveproblems.

D.Mathcanhelpstudentsfindagoodjobinthefuture.

富有是一种心态

Twochildrenstoodoutsidethedoorwitholdcoats.

"Anyoldpapers,lady?"askedoneofthem.

Iwasbusy.①Iwantedtosayno,butIsawthat

theirshoeshadholesinthemandthattheywerewet.

nComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhottea."They

camem,sayingnothing.Theirshoesleftprintsonthefloor.

Igavethemteaandbreadtoprotestthemfromthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothe

kitchenandstartedmyhouseworkagain.

Thesilenceinthelivingroomsurprisedme.Ilookedin.

Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedmeinalowvoice,

"lady,areyourich?"

AmIrich?Oh,no!Ilookedattheoldthingsinmyroom.

Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）carefullyandsaid,"Yourcupsmatch（相配）your

saucers."

Thentheyleft,holdingtheirpapersagainstthewind.Theyhadn'tsaidthankyou.Theydidn't

needto.Theyhaddonemorethanthat.TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchtothankfor.

Thebluecupsandsaucersweresimple,buttheymatched.Thepotatoesandmeatbeforeme,a

roofovermyhead,myhusbandwithajob-thesethingsmatched,too.

Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Theprintsoftheirsmall

shoeswerestillwetonmyfloor.Iletthembe.②IwantedthemtheretoremindmehowrichI

was.

1.Thewriterletthetwochildreninto.

A.servethemteaandfood

B.sellthemsomeoldpapers

C.showthemhowrichshewas

D.offerthemsomewarmclothes

2.Whydidthechildrenthinkthewriterwasrich?

A.Helikedthesaucer.

B.Theroomwasquitelarge.

C.Thecupsmatchedthesaucers.

D.Shewaskindandreadytogive.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thewriterfelteverythingmatched

B.thewriter'shusbandwasoutofwork

C.thechildrentalkedhappilyintheroom

D.thechildrenthankedalotbeforeleaving

4.Theunderlinedsentence"Iletthembe."means"

A.Ilovedthem.B.Ileftthemthere.

C.Ididn'tlikethem.D.Ididn'twanttoseethemagain.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whetheryouarerichdependson.

A.whatjobyouaredoing

B.whatyouhave

C.howmuchmoneyyouhave

D.howyoufeelaboutyourlife

同一家庭中的孩子性格会不同

Ifyouhaveabrotherorsister,youalreadyknowyouaredifferentfromeachother.Youlive

togetherinthesamehouseandwiththesameparents,butyouhavedifferentpersonalities.Whyis

this?Onepossiblereasonisthewayyourparentstreatyou.

First-bornchildrenreceivealltheattentionfromtheirparents.®Mostfamilieshavetwiceas

manyphotosofafirst-bornasanyotherchild.Parentsusuallygivefirst-bornsmore

responsibility（责任）anddependonthemtotakecareofyoungerbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,

first-bornsareoftenresponsible,hard-workingandserious.Theyoftenwanttodowellatschool

andwork.Therearemorefirst-bornAmericanpresidentsthansecondorlast-bomchildren-fbr

example,GeorgeW.Bush,GeorgeWashington,andLyndonBainesJohnson.

Whenasecondchildarrives,parentsarenotsoexcited.Thesecondchildhastocompete

withthefirst-bornfortheparents'attentionandlove.Thesechildrenoftenchoosedifferentsports

andhobbiestodowellatschoolandwork,buthavetobecreativetogettheirfamily'sattention.

Theyareoftenfriendlyandcool.Manyfamoustalk-showhostswerebornlast.

1.Thewriterthinksthatthesecondchildrenareoften.

A.outgoingandseriousB.coolandfriendly

C.hard-workingandseriousD.creativeandresponsible

2.Theunderlinedword"personalities"meansinthepassage.

A.友好B.冷静C.个性D.智商

3.isusuallythehappiestinthefamilyaccordingtothepassage.

A.TheeldestchildB.Thesecondchild

C.TheyoungestchildD.Thefather

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thesecondchildisverysimilartothefirst-bornchild

B.brothersandsistersusuallyhavethesamepersonalities

C.it'seasyforthesecondchildtogethisorherparents'attention

D.therearemorefirst-bornsuccessfulpeoplethansecondorlast-bornpeople

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.birthorderandpersonalities

B.thepersonalitiesofthesecondchildinafamily

C.thepersonalitiesoftheeldestchildinafamily

D.thepersonalitiesoftheyoungestchildinafamily

学习不好的部分原因是睡眠不足

Upto65%ofchildrendon'tgetasmuchsleepastheyshoulddo,andthiscanmakethem

nervousandsloweratschool,scientistssay.

Sohowlongshouldyoungpeoplesleepeachnight?Theanswerisbetweeneightandten

hours.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughsleepatnight,you'llhavelessenergythenextday.

①Butthescientistssaymanychildrenhavemissedouton4,500hoursofsleepbythetime

theyaresevenyearsold.TheysaythatchildrenmisssleepbecausetheyhaveTVsandcomputers

intheirrooms,andbusyparentsdon*treadtotheiryoungerchildrenatnightanymore.The

traditional"bedtimestory"helpschildrentorelaxandfallasleeppeacefully.ChildrenwithTVs

andcomputersintheirbedroomsaremorelikelytosleepbadly,andtogetlessthaneighthours1

sleep.Evenlosingonehour'ssleepanightcanmeanthatchildrendolesswellatschool.

Germanscientiststhinkthatyourbrain（大脑）keepsworkingwhileyouareasleep.②Toshow

thattheywereright,theygavetwogroupsofpeopleaproblemtoworkout.Onegroupwentto

sleep,andtheothergroupstayedawake.Theresult?Thepeoplewhosleptworkedouttheanswer

morequickly.Thisshowedthattheirbrainshadbeentryingtofindtheanswerwhilethepeople

wereasleep.So,makesureyougetenoughsleeptonight,andyou'llbeatyourbesttonight,and

you'llbeatyourbesttomorrow!

1.Whatproblemdomorethanahalfofstudentshave?

A.Theydon'tgetonwellwiththeirstudies.

B.Theydon'thaveenoughsleepatnight.

C.Theydon'trelaxthemselvesatschool.

D.Theydon'tfollowtheirschoolrules

2.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whatinfluencesmanychildren'ssleepworst?

A.Theirparents1noise.B.Bedtimestories.

C.Toomuchhomework.D.TVandcomputers.

3.TheGermanscientists*experimentshowedthat.

A.ourstudydependedonoursleep

B.oursleephelpedimproveourhealth

C.ourbrainworkedwhilewereasleep

D.ourbrainworkedfasterduringsleep

4.Thispassageinmainlywrittenfor.

A.parentsB.schoolteachers

C.scientistsD.youngstudents

未来的发明

What'sgoingtohappeninthefuture?Willrobotscontrolour

planet?Willcomputersbecomesmarterthanus?Notlikely.

Butherearesomethingsthatscientistssayaremostlikelyto

happenin10-30yearsfromnow,accordingtotheBBC.

Digitalmoney

Weusedtopaywithcash（金）foreverythingwebought.Nowwhenweuseacreditcard（信

卡）toshoponline,moneyisspentwithoutusseeingit.Thatmeanswearealreadyusingdigital

money.Usingacardismucheasierthansearchingourpocketsforchange.Itisalsosaferthancarr

-yingalotofcash.

WhenATMcardswerefirstintroduced,theywerenotacceptedeverywhere.Butnowit's

hardtolivewithoutthem.It'sreportedthatpeopleinSwedencompletelystoppedusingcashlast

year,andtheU.S.mightbethenext.

Bionic（仿生的）eye

They'renolongersomethingonlyinasciencefictionmovie.©Peoplewhoareblindmay

haveachancetogettheirsightback—bywearingbioniceyes.

Ablindeyecannolongersenselight,butabioniceyecanuseacamerato"see"the

environmentandsenddata（数据）tothemind.Nowthebioniceyeonlyallowspatientstosee

lightsandunclearshapes.Ahighresolution（高清的）imagecouldbejustafewyearsaway.

Self-drivingcars

Unlikeahumandriver,aself-drivingcarwon'tgetdistracted（分钟）byphonecall,theradio

orsomethingoutsidethewindow.②Sensors（探测器）andcamerasonthecarwouldallowitto

stickstrictlytotherulesoftheroadandkeepasafedistancefromothercars.Thiswouldgreatly

reducethenumberofroadaccidents.Youcouldeventakeanapwhilethecardriveritself.Inthe

future,driverlesscarswouldbewidelyaccepted.

1.hasstoppedusingcashcompletely.

A.SwedenB.ATMC.BBCD.America

2.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusaboutdigitalmoney?

A.Weusedigitalmoneytoshoponlinewithoutpayingmoney.

B.Digitalmoneyismostlikelytobeusedinsteadofcash.

C.Usingacreditcardiseasierandsaferthanusingcash.

D.ATMcardsarealwayspopular.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Bioniceyesonlyappearinthesciencefictionfilm.

B.Humandriverswon*tgetdistractedbysomethingoutside.

C.Theblindwearingbioniceyesmayseeclearlyinthefuture.

D.Therewillbenoroadaccidentsatallifself-drivingcarsareused.

4.Fromthereport,wecanlearnsomeinformationabout・

A.cultureandart

B.industryandfarming

C.scienceandtechnology

D.trafficandjourney

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbepredicted（预测）fromthepassage?

A.Therewouldbeanumberofself-drivingcarsontheroad.

B.Theblindcouldusecamerastoseethingsaround.

C.Wewouldliveahardlifewithdigitalmoney.

D.Robotswouldcontroltheworld.

工作有益于健康和快乐

Scientistsfindthathardworkingpeoplelivelongerthanothers.Career（职业）womenare

healthierthanhousewives.Factsshowthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanthejobholders.

Whyisworkgoodforhealth?①It'sbecauseworkcankeeppeoplebusy,awayfrom

lonelinessorsolitude.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhave

nothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestpeoplearethosewhoarebusy.②Manysuccessfulpeople

wholovetheirworkfeelthatthey'rethehappiestwhenthey'reworkinghard.Byworkingtogether,

peoplecanoftenmeetothersandfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.

Workcangiveoneasenseoffulfillment（满足）.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueinsociety.

Whenawriterfinisheshiswriting,hefeelsveryhappy.

Fromtheabovewecanlearnthatthemoreyouwork,thehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.

Letusworkhardandstudywellandliveahappyandhealthylife.

1.Theunderlinedword"solitude**inthepassagemeans""inChinese.

A.担心B.孤独C.幸福D.充实

2.Whyisworkhelpfultohealth?

A.peoplecanfindfriendshipandwarmthbyworkingwithothers.

B.peoplefeelhappywhentheyarebusywiththeirhousework.

C.themoreworkpeopledo,themoremoneytheywillmake.

D.workmakespeoplefeeltheirvalueathome.

3.Thewritertellsusthat.

A.lifeistooshorttoworryaboutothers

B.thelossofworkmeansthelossofability

C.peopleshouldmakegooduseofeveryminuteoftheirlives

D.workingcangivepeopleahappyandhealthylife

4.Thelossofworkmeanspeoplemay.

A.becomepoorerandpoorer

B.losetheirvalueathome

C.feelunhappy,worriedandlonely

D.diesoon

5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WorkMakesManbusy

B.HardWorkMakeManRich

C.WorkIsGoodforYourHealth

D.JoblessMeansHappy

鹰的再生，启迪人生

Theeaglehasthelongestlifeofitsgroup.Itcanreach/

upto70years.Buttoreachthisage,theeaglemustmakea

hardandpainfuldecision.

Whenaneaglereachesnear40,itsshortsharpbeak（鸟

喙）becomesbent（弯曲的）.Itslongandonceflexible（灵活的）talons（爪）cannolongercatch

animalsorbirdsforfood.Anditsoldandheavywingswiththickfeathersonitsbodymakeit

difficulttofly.Then,theeaglehasonlytwochoices:todieortogothroughapainfultimeof

changewhichneedsfivemonths.

Whentheeaglefeelsweakandisabouttodie,itgoestoaplacefarawayonthetopofa

mountainandsitsonanest.Foranewlife,theeagleknocksitsbeakagainstarockuntilitpullsits

beakout.Afterpullingitout,theeaglewaitsforanewbeaktogrow.Andthenitpullsoutits

talonsandoldfeathers.①Ittakestheeaglefivemonthstocompleteitschangeandgetanewlife.

Wecancallititsrebirth.Soitcanlivefor30moreyears.

Liketheeagle,wehumanbeingssometimesneedtomakesomechangetogetoutofour

difficulty.Inmiserablecondition,wehavetochangeourwaysoflife.Thechangingmaybevery

painful.Butsometimeswehavetothrowoffouroldhabits,memoriesandtraditions.Wecan'tgo

onwithallourpastburdens（重负）.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A.Whenaneaglereachesnear40,itsshortsharpbeakisstillstraight.

B.Foranewlife,theeagleknocksitstalonsagainstarock.

C.Iftheeagledoesn'tchangeitself,itwillhaveanewlife.

D.Thewriter'sideaisthatwecan'tgoonwithallourpastburdens.

2.Theunderlinedword"miserable“hereprobablymeans'1

A.terribleB.goodC.lonelyD.lucky

3.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe"

A.TheDeathoftheeagle

B.TheLivingPeriodoftheEagle

C.AGoodandEasyDecision

D.RebirthoftheEagle

防冻剂

Antifreezeisaliquidthatisaddedtowatertokeepit

fromfreezing.Whenwaterfreezesandturnstoice,it

expands（膨胀）.Theforceofwaterexpandingissogreatthat

itwillbreakthehardestmetal.@Waterisusedincarengines

tokeepthemcoolwhiletheyrun,andifthiswaterisallowed

tofreezeinwinter,itcanbreaktheironblockoftheengine.

Thatiswhyantifreezeisnecessary.

Waterfreezesat0℃;theusualkindofantifreezewillnotfreezeuntilthetemperatureis一

40℃.Amixture（混合物）offivepartsofwaterandfourpartsofantifreezewillprevent

freezingat-18℃;fourpartsofwaterandfivepartsofantifreezereducethisto-22℃.

②Alcoholisakindofgoodantifreeze,butwhenthecarisrunning,itbecomeshotandthe

alcoholboilsaway,soitmustbechangedveryoften.Mostpeopleuseantifreezethatdoesnotboil

awaywhentheengineisrunning.Thereareseveralchemicalsthatdothis.Oneofthemost

populariscalledethyleneglycol.

1.peopleusetokeepcarenginescool.

A.antifreezeB.water

C.alcoholD.ethyleneglycol.

2.Theusualkindofantifreezefreezesat.

A.0℃B.-18℃C.-22℃D.-40℃

3.Weuseantifreezeinorderto.

A.keepalcoholinwater

B.stopicefrombecomingwater

C.makethefreezingpointofwaterlower

D.raisethefreezingpointofwater

4.Besidesalcohol,isanotherkindofpopularantifreeze.

A.waterB.ethyleneglycol

C.anychemicalD.anymixture

5.Thetextiswrittento.

A.t