专练06阅读理解某中学考英语版

专练06阅读理解二

备战中考英语之题型专项练（通用版）

一、阅读判断

DuringtheSongDynasty（960-1279）,（herewasanofficialnamedZhangGuaiyawhoworkedinChongyang

county（县）,intoday'sHubei.Theftwascommon,evenmoneyfromthecounty'svault（钱库）wasstolen.

Oneday,Zhangsawalow-rankingofficial（小吏）comeoutofthevaultinapanic（慌张）.Zhangsteppedhimand

asked,“Whyarcyouinsuchahurry?”"Noreason,saidtheofficial.

Zhwngrememberedthethingsstolenfromthevault.Soheaskedtheguardstosearchtheofficial.Theyfounda

copper（铜）coininhisheadband（头巾）.

Zhangaskedhimhowmuchmoremoneyhehadstolen.Theofficialrefusedcoadmit（承1A）thathestoleanything

else.Zhangorderedtheguardstobeathim.

Theofficialdidn'tgivein.Hesaid,UIonlystoleacoppercoin.Youcan'tkillmejustbecauseofthat!'、

Zhangwasveryangry.Hewroteinaredpen,4ifyoustealacoineveryday,therewillbeathousandcoinsaftera

thousanddays.Constantdrippingwearsawayastone（水滴石穿）

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。

1.ZhangGuaiyawasanofficialinChongyangcountyduringtheSengDynasty.

2.Oneday,Zhangsawalow-rankingofficialstealacoinfromthevault.

3.Thelow-rankingofficialadmitedhehadstolenacoppercoin.

4.Itturnedoutthatthelow-rankingofficialstoleacoineveryday.

5.Constantdrippingwearsawayastonemeans“smallactshavebigeffect”.

Ioftencycle（骑自行车）aroundAustraliaandIamgoingtocycletheNullarbortoraisemoneyfbrmultiple

sclerosis（MS,多发性硬化症）.IhaveMSmyself,butcyclingisapain-freeactivityforme.Ifeelquiterelaxed

aftercycling.Butanot-so-kindpersonstoicallofmybikeswhen1wastraveling.

Akindladyboughtamountainbikeformetocontinuemyway.Agentlemangaveawayanotherbiketome.Butit

wasalmostimpossibletofindabikeinmysizebecausethebikeIhadbeforewasveryshort.Myhometownraised

somemoney.Withthismoney,Ihaveboughtabikethatisjusttherightsizeforme.

Sofar,peoplehaveofferedmeplacestostay,welcomedmeintotheirwarmhomesandmadesure]haveenough

waterwhenridinglongdistances.Theyalsoputmoneyinmyhandsinthestreettohelpmereachmygoal.The

stolenbikesturnedintoaninterviewwithABCRadioandpapersinTasmania.

Therearesomanygoodandkind-heartedpeopleoutthere.Myexperienceis(hatpeoplearemainlykindand

beautiful.1couldneverdoubtthefactthattheworldholdsmoregoodandkindpeoplethanunkind(不友善的)

people.That,initself,ishope!

Judgethefollowingsentencestrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

6.ThewriterhasMSandisunabletomovearound.

7.Thewriter'sbikeswerestolenwhilehewastraveling.

8.Thewriterwantstoexpress(hathedoubtedifotherpeoplewereeverkindtohiminParagraph2.

9.Withthehelpofhishometown,thewriterboughtabikethatsuitedhimright.

1().Thestorytellsusthattherearemorekindpeoplethanunkindpeopleintheworld.

阅读短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂A,错误的涂B。

Takingonlineclassesisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Dostudentslikethiswayofstudying?Differentstudents

havedifferentopinionsaboutit.

Ilovetakingonlineclasses.Theygivemealotmorechoicesandfreedom.Wecanchooseto

嗓learnwhateverwewant.Also,weareabletostudyonlinewheneverandwhereverwewant,

whichisveryconvenient.

LinTao1

Ididn'tthinktakingonlineclasseswasagoodwaytostudyinthebeginning.Thewhole

learningprocesswasnotasorganizedasitwasintheclassroom.Ievenhadahardtime

匚planningmydailyaclivilies.ThenIfoundplanningaheadandcreatingastudyschedulewere

1veryimportant.SoImadeaplanibrmyeverydaystudy,andithelpedmelearnbelteronline.

Onlineclassishelpful.Wemightfeelmorefocusedonlearningwhenwearealonein

frontofacomputer.What'smore,takingclassesonlinealsomeanswecanhavemore

timetouseacomputer,sowecanpracticeourcomputerskillsinthisway.

IIhinktheideaoftakingonlineclassesiscrazy.Wehavetospendmore（imeoncomputers

andtheradiation（辐射）fromthemcoulddoharmtothehumanbody,especiallyoureyes.

Also,sittinginfrontofacomputerforalongtimewithoutexercisingcanbeharmfultoour

health.

11.Onlineclassesarebecomingincreasinglypopular,andeveiystudentinthepassagehasbeenusedtothiswayof

studying.

12.LinTaolikestakingonlineclassesbecausehecanhavemoretimetousecompute匚

13.InZhangYu'sopinion,aplanfbrdailystudyisusefulfbrtakingonlineclasses.

14.TherearefourreasonswhyYuanMingthinksonlineclassishelpful.

15.AccordingtoLiYuan,it'sunhealthyforstudentstositinfrontofacomputerfbralongwithoutexercising.

Carrotsaregrownonfarmsandinsmallfamilygardensallovertheworld.Theyareeasytoplantandeasyto

har/est（收获）.Theyhaveagoodtaste.

Whenpeoplethinkaboutcarrots,apictureofalong,thin,orangc-colorcdvegetableusuallycomesintotheirminds.

Butcarrotsconicinmanydifferentsizesandshapes.Andnotallcarrotsarcorange.

Carrotsshouldbegrowninsandysoilthatdoesnotholdwaterforalongtime.Theearthalsoshouldnotbetoo

hard.Toprepareyourcarrotgarden,diguptheearthandturnitover.

Weather,soil,conditionandtimeinfluencethetasteofcarrots.Warmdaysandcoolnightsarethebesttimetogrow

greatdeliciouscarrots.

Thebestwaytodecideifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitscolor.Usually,thebrighterthecoloris,（hebelter

thetasteis.

Mostpeopledonotknowthatcarrotscanbegrownduringthewintermonths.Ifthewinterisnotcoldenoughto

freezetheground,youcangrowandharvestcarrotsthesamewayasyoudoduringthesummermonths.

Canulsarcpreparedandeateninmanydifferentways.Theyarccutintolliinpiecesandcookedwithother

vegetablesormeat.Or,theyarcwashed,andeatenjustastheyconicoutoftheground.

16.Wecanseecarrotsaroundtheworld.

17.Carrotshavedifferentshapesandsizes.

18.Thebestwaytodecideifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitssize.

19.Everyoneknowsthatcarrotscanbegrowninallseasons.

20.Wccancookandcatcarrotsinmanydifferentways.

Haveyouseentheclaysoldiers（士兵）inXi'an'sterracottamuseum?Doyouknowthetruecolorsofthem?

Morethan2,000yearsago,QinShihuang,thefirstemperorofChina,orderedpeopletobuildtheTerracottaArmy.

Hehopedthatthearmywouldguardhimafterhedied.

In1974,somefarmersfoundseveralclaysoldiersbyaccidentinXi'an.Afterthat,about8,000morewerefoundby

archeologists（考古学家）.Today,theclaysoldiersinXi'an'sterraccttamuseumarelightbrown.Buitheyweren't

alwaysthiscolor.Whentheyweremade,theyhadthecolorsofwhile,green,blue,red,purpleandyellow.Sadly,

mostof（hecolorsdisappearedtoda>.

Anareawithmorethanahundredclaysoldierswasdiscoveredbyarcheologistsafewyearsago.Manyofthem

stillhadblackhair,pinkfacesandblackorbrowneyeswhentheywerefound.Iftheywerenotprotectedwell,their

colorswoulddisappear,too.Afteraclaysoldierwasfound,archeologistsusedtwostepstokeepitscolor.First,

theysprayed（喷）aspecial“water”onit.Then,theycovereditinplastic.

Archeologistsarefacinganewchallengenow.Theyaregoingtofindawaytoputthecolorsontotheclaysoldiers

again.Iftheysucceedindoingit,peoplewillbeabletoseewhattheclaysoldiersoriginally（最初）lookedlike.It

mustbeveryamazing.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。

21.QinShihuanghopedtheTerracottaArmywouldguardhimafterhedied.

22.SomefarmersfoundseveralclaysoldiersinBeijingin1974.

23.Theclaysoldierswerelightbrownwhentheyweremade.

24.Archeologistsusedthreestepstokeeptheclaysoldiers'colors.

25.It'sanewchallengetoputthecolorsontotheclaysoldiersagain.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。

Roomforrenl（出租）：37TulipAvenue,HaddingtonTown.

Wehaveoneroominasharedhouse.Youwillsharewiththreeotherpeople.

Wehave:

•Onelargeroomwithbed,deskandtable

•Ashower

•Sharedkitchenwithallequipment

•SharedTVandDVDroom

Thehouseisinaquietstreet.There'sasmallgarden.There'snocarparkbutthehouseisonlyfiveminutes'walk

fromthetrainstationandshops.Fromthestationit'sonlytenminutes'ridetothecity.

Rent:£100aweek.

Threeweeks'rentpaidbeforelivingin.

Nopetsorchildren.

Formoreinformation,pleasecommunicatewithus:Mrs.EdnaGreene,26RailwayStreet

Tel:01985756634

Email:HYPERLINK“mailto:EdnaG@yahoo.co.uk”EdnaG@yahoo.co.uk

26.Youneedtopaylessthan£400fortheroomthisMay.

27.Thelargeroomisconvenientforarenterwhokeepsadog.

28.Thereareatleasttwowaystogetmoreinformationabouttheroomforrentin（hesharedhouse.

29.Thewriterwhointroducesthehouseclearlywantstosellitatagoodprice.

3（）.PeoplecanseethisnoticefromCanadaonawebsiteaboutofficeequipment.

SinceNASA'sVikingTasktestedMartiansoilbackinthe1970s,we'veknownthatMars（火星）iscoveredwitha

desert—harmfultolifeasweknowit.ButsincetaskstoMarspaidattentiontowhatliesunderthedesert,a

differentpicturehasstartedtoappear.

ThisdiscoveryofwaterundertheMars'SouthPoleistheresultofradarechoes（雷达回波）thatwerepickedupby

aninstrumentonaspaceshipthat'sbeenmovingaroundMarsfor15years.Tostayliquid（液体）under（he

long-frozendesertofMars,theresearcherssaythislakemusthavealotofsaltsmixedinit.

Itisverycoldandsaltinesswouldmakeitaveryhardenvironmentforanylivingthing.Buttheleadresearcher,

ProfessorRobertoOroseifromtheItalianNationalInstituteforAstrophysics,saiditwasnotimpossibleforthings

tolivethere.

Tosearchforlifeinthisnewlydiscoveredlake,scientistswillneedtosendarobotthat'sabletomakeahole

throughthemileoficecoveringit.BuiatleasttheteamslookingforlifeonMarswillnowknowwheretostart

(heirsearch.

正确的写“T”,错误的写“FL

31.NASA'sVikingTaskfoundwaterinthe1970s.

32.Theresearchersbelievetheremustbelotsofsaltsintheundergroundlake.

33.It'spossiblethattherearelivingthingsinthenewlydiscoveredlake.

34.Inorder(ofindwherewateris,scientistsmustusearobottomakeaholethroughthemileofice.

Aboutfiveyearsago,mygrandmacametoAustraliafromtheNetherlands(荷兰)tolivewithus.Shelovedcooking

andcollectingdifferentkitchenthings.Shedidn'tuseallofthem,butshelovedseeingherkitchenwithallkindsof

nicecups,glasses,andplates.BeforeshecametoAustralia,shehadtomakehardchoices.Shestoodinthekitchen

anddidn'tknowwhattobringwithherandwhattoleavebehind.Shespentmanyhourslookingateverythingand

intheendshemadeadecisiontotakeasetofplatesmadeofchina(瓷).

ThenshecametoAustraliawiththebeautifulplates.Severalweekslater,anewfriendinvitedmygrandmatohave

dinnerinherhouseandaskedhertobringaplate.Mygrandmawasconfused(困惑的)，butherEnglishwasnot

verygoodatthattimeandshecou.dn'taskclearlywhatherfriendmeant.Onthatday,shepickedouthermost

beautifulchinaplateandbroughtittoherfriend'shouse.Shewassureeveryonewouldlikeit.Whenshearrivedat

herfriend'shouse,shewasproudandpul(heplateonatable.Aroundheremptyplatewereplalesfilledwith

differentkindsoffood."Theremustbesomethingwrong,“shesaidioherself.Herfriendsmiledwhenshesawher

emptyplate.444Bringaplate'means'bringsomefbod'inAustralia/'herfriendsaid.

Grandmalearnedagoodlessonthatday.Sincethen,shehasneverbroughtanemptyplatetoanyone'shouseagain.

Judgethefollowingstatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

35.Thegrandmalovedcollectingcifferentkitchenthingsandusedallofihem.

36.1(wasdifficultforthegrandmatodecidewhatkitchenthingstobringtoAustralia.

37.Thegrandma'sEnglishwassogoodthatsheunderstoodwhathernewfriendmeant.

38.Intheendthegrandmadidn'tlearnthetruemeaningof“bringaplale”thatday.

39.Fromthepassageweknowdifferentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms.

Iwasfilledwithdoubtsandworriesuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostandtall.Forme,heightwasmy（rouble.I

wasmuchtallerthanothergirls,Ioftenbent（弯曲）mybodyatthebackoftheline.Ihadalwaysfeltunsafeasthe

talleststudentofmyclassinBalaCynwyd.AndIwasn'tlookingforwardtoenteringtheninthgrade.

Mygrandfatherdidn'tlaughatme.Instead,wheneverItriedtobendmyselfinordertoappearshorter,hewould

tellme“Standstraightandtall,Alisa."Itrustedmygrandfathermorethananyoneelseinmychildhood.And

wheneverIwasafraidofsomething,healwaystoldmestoriesofhislife.

Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tom（i战舌L的）Europe."Standstraight,standtall?'meantsomethingelsethen.After

thewar,hewenttoAmerica.Helivedahardlife.t4Iftheycoulddoitwhycouldn'tI?”“Standstraight,standtall.”

heoftenremindedhimself.Thankslothehelpofafriend,mygrandfathergotajob.Heoncetoldmethathewas

verynervousatfirst.Hewasno（onlytryingtolearn（hishardnewjobbutalsoanewlanguage.

“Standstraight,standHewouldalwaystellhimself.Iamsoproudofmygrandfather.Afterlisteningtomy

grandfather'sunusualexperiences,IhavechangedthewayIlookatinyownlife.

“Standstraight,standtall“hasbecomenotonlyapieceofadvicetoimprovemyposture（身姿），italsotellsmeto

beproudofwhoIam.And1do.

阅读短文，做出正误判断，正确标（A）错误标（B）。

40.Alisaoftenbentherbodybecauseshealwaysstoodatthebackof（heline.

41.Alisa'sgrandfatheradvisedhertostayawayfromherfriends.

42.Alisa'sgrandfather^experiencestaughthertoacceptherself.

43.“Standstraight,standtall''means“makingyourselflooktall”inthepassage.

44.Withthehelpofafriend,Alisa'sgrandfathergotajobinAmerica.

Agroupofyoungpeoplesucceededintheirwork.Theygottogethertovisit（heirolduniversityprofessor（教授）.

Theconversationsoonturnedtocomplainingaboutthestressinwerkandlife.Theprofessorwenttothekitchen

andreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandmanycupswhichweremadeofchina,plasticorglass.Somewere

coinnion-looking,someexpensiveandsomelovely.Theprofessortoldthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“Canyounoticeallthenice-looking,

expensivecupsweretaken,leavingbehindthecommon,cheapones?Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythe

bestforyourselves,thatisthesource（来源）ofyourproblemsandstress.”

“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoflee,notthecup.butyouwentfbrthebestcupsandwereeyeingothers5

cups.''

4tNowthinkaboutthis:Lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositionsinsocietyarethecups.Theyarejust

toolstoholdlife,anddonotchangethequalityoflife.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecups,wefailto

enjoythecoffee.So,don'tletthecupsdriveyou,butenjoythecoffeeinstead/'

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

45.Theyoungpeoplewereallsuccessfulintheirwork.

46.Theprofessorgavethemsomecoffeebecausetheywerethirsty.

47.Allthestudentswereverypleasedwiththeirlife.

48.Nobodychosethecommonandcheapcups.

49.Thecoffeeinexpensivecupstastedbetterthanthatincheaperones.

Anoldmanwantedtofindthebsstschoolintownforhisgrandson.Inthemorning,hecametoaschool

playgroundandthensomechildrenstoodaroundhim.

“Whataftinnyoldman,“oneboylaughed.uHey,fatty,“anotheroneshouted,pullingaface.Hearingthewords,the

oldmanleft.Hedidn'tcareaboutthewordsandwentonwithhistask.Everytimehearrivedataschool,theold

manwaitedforthechildrenontheplayground.Insomeschoolsthechildrencompletelyignored（忽略）［heoldman,

andinotherstheymadefunofhim.Thismadetheoldmanverysad.

Finally,hewentintotheverylittleplaygroundofasmallschoolandsattiredlyagainstthewall.Thebellrangand

thechildrencametotheplayground.

Avoice,asked,“Sir,arcyouallright?ShallIbringyouaglassofwater?”“Wchavegotabenchontheplayground.

Pleasecomeandsitthere,^^cameanothervoice.

Soonayoungteachercametotheplayground.Theoldmangreetedhimandsaid,'Tvefoundthebestschoolin

townfbrmygrandson.”“You'remistaken,Sir.Ourschoolisnotthebest,becauseit'ssmallandcrowded.”

Theoldmandidn'tagreewithhiir.Instead,hemadeanappointmentwiththeteacherthathisgrandsonwould

studyinthisschool.Thenheleft.Thatevening,theboy'smumsaidtotheoldman,“Youcan'tevenread.Howdo

youknowyou'vefoundthebestschool,Dad?”"Judgeaschoolbyitspupils,theoldmananswered.

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

50.Theoldmancouidtellwhichschoolisthebestonebytheschoolplayground.

51.Theoldmanfeltmadforthechildrenwhomadefunofhim.

52.Themannersofthepupilsreflectwhethertheschoolisgoodornot.

53.Theteacherdidn'tthinkhissclioolwasthebest,becauseitwassmallandcrowded.

54.Theoldmanchosethesmallschoolforhisgrandsonbecausetheyoungteacherwashonest.

阅读判断(根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用A,错误的用B,并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑)

HealthyEaling

Healthyeatingisimportant(ous.Whatandhowshouldweeattobehealthy?

First,wemusthaveenoughfood,nevertoomuchortoolittle.Thefoodmustbecleanandweshouldcookit

properly.

Second,it'sveryimportantfbrustokeepabalanceddiet.Differentkindsoffoodsarcnecessary,suchasrice,bread,

meat,fish,eggs,milkandvegetables.Riceandbreadgiveusenergy.Meat,fish,eggsandmilkhelpourbonesgrow.

Fruitandvegetablesmakeushealthy.

Third,weshouldeatregularly.It'ssaidthathalfofthestudentsdon'thavearegularbreakfastordon'teatanything

alallinthemorning.Itisbadfortheirhealth.Infact,agoodbreakfastkeepsusstrong.

Inshort,weshouldnotonlyeatenoughfood,healthyfoodbutalsoeatregularly.

55.Weeatfoodfreely.

56.Weshouldeatdifferentkindsofhealthyfoods.

57.Vegetablesarethemostimportantfoodforourhealth.

58.Themoreregularly,thehealthierweare.

59.Allthestudentsdon'lhavearegularbreakfast.

DearDr.Know,DearLiHua,

Myparentsdon'tallowmetogooutwithmyfriendsatnight.Parentsarealwaysworriedabouttheirchildren.

AndIcan'tplaycomputergamesonschooldays.ButIhavetoIfyoumustgooutonschoolnights,youshould

dothechoresathome.Ireallyneedtorelax.telithemwhereyougoandwhentoreturn.

Thesedays,wchavetoworkingroups.ButZhangHai,aboyBesides,everyoneshoulddotheirpartinkeeping

inourgroup,hasdonenothinghelpful.Everytimewetalkthehousecleanandtidy.Haveatalkwithyour

aboutthework,healwayssays,"Don'tworry.Tildoitlater.^^parentsandaskthemtogiveyoumorefreetime.

Butheseldomdoeshisjob.Andwhenhedoes,hedoesitinaThenitisimportantforstudentstolearnhowto

wrongway.Someonehastodoitforhimagain.I'mreallyworktogetherinagroup.Maybeyoushouldtalk

madathim.We'reinthesamegroup.Shouldn'twchelpeachtoZhangHaiabouttheproblemandtellhimyou

othertodoabetterjob?allneedishishelp.

HowcanIsolvetheseproblems?Yours,

LiHua,ChengduDr.Know

60.LiHua'sparentsarestrictwithher.

61.LiHuaisangrywithZhangHaibecausehehardlydoesanythinghelpful.

62.Dr.KnowthinksLiHuashouldstophelpinghermotherwiththehousework.

63.Dr.KnowasksLiHuatotellZhangHaihowshefeels.

64.LiHuawrotethelettertoDr.Knowinordertoexpressherworries.

DoyouhavehardRibbish?WMRubbishManagementServiceCompanycollectsittwiceayearfbrfreefromeach

fairily.Belowaresomeguidelinesaboutourhardrubbishcollectionservice.

Whatcan/cannotbecollectedashardrubbish:

•Wccollectclothes,floorcovering,woodendoorsandfurniture（家具）.

•TVs,fridges,buildingmaterials,glass,carparts,greenwaste,paintsandchemicals,etc.can'tbecollected.

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Wehaveweeklycollectionsofhardrubbish.Youcanbookyourcollectionwhenitsuitsyou.

Calluson92988000between8a.m.and5p.m.MondaytoFriday.

Puttingyourhardrubbishout:

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Ifyouwouldliketoreadmoreinformationonhardrubbishcollection,youcanvisit

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根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（Do

65.Thecompanyoffersfreehardrubbishcollectionserviceforeachfamilytwiceaweek.

66.Thecompanycancollectclothes,floorcovering,woodendoorsandfridges.

67.Thecompanyhasweeklycollectionsofhardrubbishandyoucanbooksuitablecollections.

68.Beforethecollectionday,youhavetoputthehardrubbishoutofyourhouse.

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根据短文内容，判断下列各小题的正（T）误（F）。

SteveTaylorwasinhisroomlyingdownforsleepwhilehismotherKatewastakingashower.Shewantedtobathe

beforegoingtobedherself.The5-year-oldboywasjustabouttofallasleepwhenheheardaloudnoisefromthe

bathroom.Hehurriedtohavealook.

Whenhegottothebathroom,hefoundhismotherlyinginthebathtub（浴缸）withbloodcomingfromherhead.

Shehadanepilepticfit（癫痫发作）anddidn'tknowanything.However,littleStevekeptacoolhead.

Hefirstwenttohis2-month-oldsisterandputherinablanket（毛毯），placingheronthesofaHethenclimbedupa

chairtoopenthedoor.Oncethedooropened,Stevepickedherupfromthesofaandwenttohisneighbor'shouse.

Theneighbor,Jessica,wasverysurprisedtoseehertwoyoungneighborsstandingoutsideherdooratsucha

strangehour.

Shefirstthoughtthelittleboywascomingtotalkabouthisdog.Buthesaid."No,mymomdiedintheshower.Can

youtakecareofus?,,JessicarantonextdoorinahurryandfoundKateintheshowerwiththewaterstillrunning.

Shecalled911andtheyarrivedjustintime.

Ms.Taylorthoughtthathersonsavedherlife.Ifnotherson,sheprobablywouldhavelostherliferightthereinher

bathtub.Stevewaspraisedbythelocalfiredepartment.Theyshowedupathishousewiththeirfiretrucklopresent

hiir.withsomespecialprizes.

70.The5-ycar-oidboywasjustabouttofallasleepwhenheheardaloudnoise.

71.WhenStevefoundhismotherlyinginthebathtub,hestartedtocryloudly.

72.Jessicawassurprisedtoseehertwoyoungneighborsbecausetheyweredressedinastrangeway.

73.Thetwoboyswascomingtoplaywiththeirneighbor'sdog.

74.Stevegotspecialprizesfrom(helocalfiredepartment.

Anoldsayinggoes“Laughteristhebestmedicine”，anddoctorshavefoundthatit'sreallytrue.Theydon,tknow

why,butlaughterisgoodforourheart,ourbloodcirculation,andouiimmunesystem.So,nexttimeyouaregetting

stressfromyourschoolwork,youknowwhatyoucoulddo:Trytolaughalot,developasenseofhumourand

watchfunnyfilms.

TheComicRelief,agroupthathelpspeopleinneed,useslaughtertoraisemoney.Everytwoyearsinspring,many

Englishpeopleputonarednose,makeafbolofthemselves.Theyalsodo“sillythings^^tomakethemselvesand

otherslaugh.Examplesof**sillythings^^youcandoare:

*Invitefriendstoyourhousetowatchfunnyfilms.Theyhavetopaytowatchthefilms-thosewiththemost

comfortablechairspaymore—andforfoodanddrinks.

*Holdatalentshowatschoolandaskyourfriends,classmatesandteacherstosing,danceortelljokes.Selltickets

fortheshowtotherestoftheschool.

*Havea“rednoseparty“atyourhouse.Allyourfriendscomedressedinred—includingrednose—andyouserve

redfoodanddrinks.Iftheydon'twearredtotheparty,thcy,llbepunishedtopay.

Thegrouphashelpedpeopleformorethan30yearsnow.Andhowmuchmoneyhavetheyraisedsincethefirst

RedNoseDay?Morethan1billionpounds!TheideaofRedNoseDayhastravelledtoothercountries,too.In

NewZealand,forexample,peoplehavemadebigrednoseswhichtheyputonthefrontsofcarsandevenbuildings.

75.Laughterisgoodforourheart,ourbloodcirculation,andourimmunesystem.

76.Theydon,tneedtopaytowatchthefilmsatyourhouse.

77.Iftheydon'twearredtothe“rednoseparty”,they'llbepunishedtopay.

78.TheideaofRedNoseDayhas:ravelledtoothercountries,too.

HaveyoueverboughtGenkiForesl（元气森材;）sparklingwaterbecauseit'sadvertisedas“sugar-fYee”？The

companyrecentlysaidthattheyweresonyforamisleadingadvertisement.

Thecompanysaidthedrinksare“sucrose-free（零蔗糖）”，butthisisnotthesameas“sugar-fi*ee”.Nowthe

companyhaschangedthewords“sugar-fYee"lo“lowsugar“onthebottles.

Infact,therearcmanykindsofsugar.Sucroseisjustoneofthem.O:hcrkindsofsugar,suchasfructose（果糖）and

sugaralcohol（糖醇），arestillinGenkiForestdrinks.Thesetypesofsugarareusedassweeteners（甜味剂）.They

offerlittleenergy,butasmallamountofthemcanmakedrinkstastesweet.That'swhylow-sugardrinkslikeGenki

Forestarcpopularamongpeoplewhowanttoloseweight.Theybelievethattheycannotonlyenjoysweetdrinks

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