2023-2024学年人教九年级英语上学期期中复习专练：阅读理解一（原卷版）

专题05阅读理解一

2023-2024学年九年级英语上学期期中抢分题型专练（人教新目标）

一、阅读单选

Ifyouwalkthroughaparkinthemorningorintheevening,youmightseealotofpeopledoingtheseslowand

beautifulmovements——CarrythetigeroverthemountainandWhitecranespreadsitswings.Infact,theyare

doingTaichi.

Taichiisanancientmartialart（武术）.ItisacommonkindofexerciseinChina.Morethan100millionpeoplein

over150countriespracticeTaichiatpresent.RecentlyUNESCO（联合国教科文组织）hasaddedTaichitoits

IntangibleCulturalHeritageList（非物质文化遗产名录）.Manytaichifanswerehappytohearofit."Thiswill

maketaichimorepopulararoundtheworld.Hopefully,morepeoplewillbecomehealthierbypracticingit."said

ChenBin.HeisaTaichimasterfromthevillageofChenjiagou,HenanProvince.Thisvillageisthebirthplaceof

Chen-styleTaichi.

It'struethatdoingTaichiisgoodforourhealth.Itcanmakeuswalkandmovemorefreely,anditcanalsomakeus

stronger.Duringslowmovements,wecanfocuson（专注）ourhandsandfeet.Wecancontrolthembetter.Slow

movementsalsohelpustotakedeepandlongbreaths.

Taichialsofocusesontheharmony（和谐）betweenyin（阴）andyang（阳）.ItshowshowtheancientChinese

peoplesawtheworld.Theworldisfullofyinandyang:darkandlight,softandhard,femaleandmale.Butthey

don'toppose（对立）eachotherabsolutely（绝对地）.Asweseeinthepicture,awhitespotisintheblackareaanda

blackspotisinthewhitearea.Afteradarknight,thesunwillrise.Leavesfallinautumnbutgrowinspring.

Everythingkeepschanging-thatishowweshouldseetheworld.

TaichicarriestraditionalChinesephilosophy（哲学），suchasbeinginharmonywithnatureandusingsoftnessto

beathardness.IthasbecomeasymbolofChineseculture.

1.HowmanypeoplepracticeTaichiintheworldnow?

A.About10million.B.Lessthan150thousand.

C.Atmost100thousand.D.Morethan100million.

2.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethemovementsofTaichi?

A.Slowandbeautiful.B.Slowandexciting.C.Fastandfree.D.Strongandtiring.

3.WhyhasTaichibeenaddedtoIntangibleCulturalHeritageListrecently?

A.BecauseitisasymbolofChineseculture.B.BecauseitisfromthevillageofChenjiagou.

C.Becauseitcanmakeuswalkmorefreely.D.Becauseitcanusesoftnesstobeathardness.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.ToaskpeopletodoTaichiintheirfieetime.B.Tointroduceanancientmartialart-taichi.

C.ToteachpeoplehowtodoTaichicorrectly.D.ToexplainwhyTaichiisgoodforourhealth.

Everyonehashisownweaknesses.Doyouwanttoknowyours?Lefsdothistestandfindoutwhatourweaknesses

are!

Supposeyouaretakinganexamtomorrow.Whatistheworstthingthatcouldhappentoyou?Pleasecheckitout

fromthefollowing!

ATherearestrangequestionsthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.

BAnaccidenthappensandmakesyoumisstheexam.

CWithoutreason,theteachersaysyouarecheating（作弊）.

DYouforgeteverythingyouhaverecitedfortheexam.

Analysis（分析）

•AYouarenotconfidentmaybe.Whenfacingaproblem,youmayaskalotaboutothers5ideas,whichoftenmakes

thingscomplicated（复杂的）.

•BYoucaneasilyhitadeadend（钻牛角尖）whilethinking.You911failtoseethebiggerpicture.Soyou（惊）should

getintothehabitofnotpanicking（惊慌）whenthingshappen.

•CYoumaybeapessimisticperson.Youarelikelytothinkoftheworstthings.Youworrytoomuch.

•DYoumaybebotheredbyyourfailuresinthepast.Youarenervous.Thismakesitdifficultforyoutomake

correctdecisions.

(Ha!Ha!Thisquizisjustforfun.Pleasedon'ttakeitseriously.

5.Thepassagemainlytellus.

A.howtotakeanimportanttestB.howtofindoutyourweaknesses

C.howtodealwithyourproblemD.whentomakecorrectdecisions

6.Iftherearestrangequestions,youmay.

A.notbelieveinyourselfB.seeabiggerpicture

C.worrytoomuchD.feelsuccessful

7.Theunderlinedword“pessimistic“heremeans""inChinese.

A.兴奋的B.高兴的C.无聊的D.悲观的

8.Ifyouforgeteverythingyouknow,itshowsthatyoumaybe.

A.foolishB.relaxedC.nervousD.lazy

9.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Oneoftheworstthingsmusthappenbeforeanexam.

B.Thewritermainlytellsussomethingaboutanexam.

C.Youcan'ttakethepassageseriouslybecauseit'sjustforfun.

D.Thewritercanhelpusfindoutweaknessescorrectly.

Whenthisstoryhappened,theywereworkingaroundaverylargehouse.Theirjobwastodothecleaning.Itwas

notadifficultjob,butsometimesitwasalittledangerous,becausetheyhadtowalkbelowwhereworkmenwere

working.Oftentheseworkmendroppedsomethingfromthetopofthehousemanymetershightotheground.One

morningJoewasworkingnearthehousewithacigarettebehindoneofhisears.Suddenlysomebodyonthetop

n

shouted?Lookout!"ButJoedidnot"lookout".Helookedup.Andashedidso,alongknifemissedJoe*shead,

butitcutoffoneofhisears.Atonceheputhishandtoonesideofhisheadandcriedout,"1'vclostan

ear.Help!Help!nJeffranuptohelphisfriend."Lookformyear,"Joetoldhim."Itmustbeontheground

somewhere.nJefflookedeverywhereforthemissingear.Atlasthefoundanearontheground.Hepickeditupand

carriedittoJoe."Hereyouare,nhesaid,'Tvefoundit.nJoelookedatit."No,thafsnotmyear."hesaid,

"Minehadacigarettebehindit.”

10.WhatwereJoeandJeff?

A.Soldiers.B.Drivers.C.Farmers.D.Cleaners.

11.HowdidJoelosehisear?

A.Hecutitoffbyhimself.

B.Jeffcutitoffwithaknife.

C.Afallingknifecutitoff.

D.Acigaretteburneditup.

12.AttheendofthestoryJefffound.

A.someoneelse'sear

B.Joe*sear

C.alongknife

D•acigarette

13.Fromthepassage,weknowJoewasnot.

A.strongB.kindC.foolishD.clever

14.Whichisthemostpossibletitleforthispassage?

A.ALostEarB.ABusyCleaner

C.AFallingKnifeD.AforgetfulMan

Howdoyoustudyeachday?Youmayansweritinonesecond:haveclassesatschool,takenotesanddohomework.

Feelingalittlebored?Thereareotherwaysthatcanmakelearninginterestingandvaried.Ifscalleddigital

learning.

DigitallearningisawaytohelpstudentslearnbyusingtheInternet.Therearethreeimportantkindsofdigital

learning.Appsarecomputersoftwareapplications（应用）.Peoplecandownloadthemontheirmobiles.Theother

twokindsaresocialnetworkingservices,includingweiboandWeChatandwebsites.Everyoneofthemislikeyour

teacher.Theyhelpyoumasterwhatyoulearnatschool.

Comparedwithtraditionallearningways,digitallearninghasitsadvantages.Digitallearningisalsovaried.It

coversalmosteveryschoolsubject.Moreimportantly,italwaysoffersstudentsthenewestresources（资源）tolearn

from.

Digitallearningisalsopersonalized.Youcanchoosewhatyouliketolearn.Ifyoudon'tmasterwhatyouhave

learnedatschool,youcanlearnagainthroughdigitalways.

However,digitallearningalsohasdisadvantages.Whenyouusedigitalwaystolearn,you'vegotlittlechanceof

talkingwithteachersandclassmates.Asdigitallearningusescomputersorsmartphones,watchingthescreentoo

longmaybebadforyoureyes.Itisbettertotakearestevery20minutes.

15.Howdostudentsusuallystudyeverydayaccordingtothestory?

A.Haveclassesatschoolanduseonlinetoolsathome.

B.Haveclassesatschool,takenotesanddohomework.

C.Learnthroughdigitalwaysandhaveclassesintheclassroom.

D.Haveclasses,takenotesanddohomeworkatschool.

16.Threeimportantkindsofdigitallearningarementionedinthepassage.Theyare.

a.Apps.b.smartphonesc.computersd.websites

e.mobilesf.weiboandWeChat

A.abfB.adfC.beeD.cde

17.Theunderlinedword"master“inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"

A.复习B.分析C.掌握D.归纳

18.Whatistheproblemofdigitallearning?

A.Youcan'tcommunicatewithyourclassmatesorteachers.

B.Youhavetousebothcomputersandsmartphones.

C.Youcan'tdecidewhatyouwanttolearnbyyourself.

D.Ifsimpossibletolearnfromthenewestresources.

19.Howcanyouprotectyoureyeswhenlearningindigitalways?

A.Trytotakearestfor20minuteswhenwatchingthescreen.

B.Trytousetraditionalwaystolearnasoftenaspossible.

C.Trytotakeabreakeverytwentyminutesifpossible.

D.Trytolearnthroughdigitalwayslessthan2hoursaday.

Manyofthethingsweuseeverydaywerefirstmadeorinventedbysomeonewhohadagoodidea.Youmightbe

surprisedtoknowthatmanyofthoseinventorswerekids.

OnekidinventorwasFrankEpperson.Hecreatedatreatwhenhewasonlyeleven.Helefthisdrinkofjuice,with

thestirringstickinit,outsideonacoldnight.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthestickfroze（结冰）insidethedrink.

Eighteenyearslater,FrankEppersonapplied（申请）fbrepatent（专利）foritandbeganproducingdifferent

flavors（味道）ofthisfrozentreat.HecalledthistreattheEp-sicleandthenhischildrenconvinced（说月艮）himto

renameitthepopsicle.Popsiclesbecameoneofthebestsummertreats.

Sometimes,kidsinventthingswhentheyseeaproblemthattheythinktheycansolve.BeckySchroederinvented

somethingthatworkedlikealightedclipboard（带夹写字板）whenshewasonlyten.Shedidhomeworkinthe

familycarintheearlyeveningandshewantedtofindawaytoseeandwriteinthedark.Shetriedandfounda

specialpaintwhichglowed（发出微弱的光）stronglyenoughfbrhertoseetowrite.Todaymanypeoplestillusethe

glowingbackgrounds,includingdoctorsandastronauts.

ChelseaLanmoncreatedthepocketdiaper（尿布）in1994attheageofeight.Shethoughtofcreatingthepocket

diaperwhenshewashelpinghermotherwithherbabybrother.Herinventionincludedadiaper,apowderpuff（粉

扑）,andababywipe（纸巾）.

Otherkidshaveinventedusefulandfunthingssuchasboardgames,crayonholdersandearmuffs.Theyallshow

thatwhenitcomestocreativity,beingakidisnodrawback（不利条件）!

20.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.WhyFrankEppersonproducedmanyflavorsofpopsicles.

B.WhyFrankEppersonwantedtoinventatreatattheageofeleven.

C.HowFrankEppersongotapatentforhisinventionandproducedit.

D.HowFrankEppersoninventedafrozentreatandmadeitpopular.

21.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.FrankEpperson'schildrenthoughtthenameEp-siclewasmuchbetter

B.BeckySchroeder'sideaoflightedclipboardscanbeusedinmanyareas

C.itwasdifficultforBeckySchroedertoinventaspecialglowingpaint

D.ChelseaLanmon'smotheradvisedhertocreatethepocketdiaper

22.Whatisthewriter5smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tosuggestpossiblewaystobeinventorsaskids.

B.Toexplainthereasonsfbrkids5inventions.

C.Toshowinventionsareimportantforkids.

D.Totellkidscanmakeinventionsaswell.

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Price:600yuan(3months)

Place:A15—minutewalkfromtheschool

Tel:88993231

23.HowfarisitfromHappyEnglishCentertotheschool?

A.An8—minutewalk.B.A10—minutewalk.

C.A12—minutewalk.D.A15—minutewalk.

24.Susanwantstohavelisteningcoursesonweekdays,shecancallformoreinformation.

A.88992023B.88993123

C.88992126D.88993231

25.Mikewantstodevelophisreadingskillsonweekends,whichoneshouldhechoose?

A.HappyEnglishCenter.

B.ModemLanguageSchool.

C.CenturyEnglishTrainingCenter.

D.InternationalHouseofEnglish.

26.Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttodevelopwritingskillsonweekdays?

A.JOOyuan.B.900yuan.

C.1,050yuan.D.600yuan.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthefourads?

A.TheImportanceofLearningSkills

B.HowtoImproveListeningSkills

C.InformationAboutEnglishTraining

D.HowtoImproveReadingSkills

Peopleintheofficeusuallysitformostofthedaywhentheywork.Butthisisbadforaperson'shealth.When

peoplesitfortoolongeveryday,theydon'tmoveverymuch.Soitiseasytostartgettingfat.Sittingfortoolongis

alsobadfortheirworkbecauseitmakesthemwanttosleep.Whenthishappens,peoplemaymakemoremistakes

intheirworkorspendmoretimefinishingtheirwork.Companiesneedworkerstobehealthy,sohowdotheyfix

theproblem?

Somecompanieshavedifferentkindsofdeskstohelptheirworkers.Thefirstkindofdeskisthestandingdesk.The

deskcanbetallerwhenapersonwantstostand.Itcanalsobeshorterwhenthepersonwantstosit.Anotherkindof

deskisthewalkingdesk.Thisdeskismadesothatapersoncanworkwhilewalkingatthesametime.Workersin

thecompanieslikethedifferentkindsofdesksverymuch.Theythinkthesedesksarequiteuseful.

28.Whenpeopleintheofficework,theyusually.

A.moveB.sitC.runD.sing

29.Whatdoestheword"fix"meaninParagraph1?

A.Cause.B.Bring.C.Solve.D.Discuss.

30.HowmanykindsofdesksarementionedinParagraph2?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

31.Whatdotheworkersthinkofthedifferentkindsofdesks?

A.Theyarecheap.B.Theyaretraditional.C.Theyareuseful.D.Theyareexpensive.

32.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.tellusthereasonsforsitting

B.showtheadvantagesofstanding

C.comparecompaniesthatprovidedifferentjobs

D.introducedesksthathelppeopleworkbetter

1

Thebrushpen,oneofthe"FourTreasuresoftheStudy”,wasinventedthousandsofyearsago.However,theoldest

penwasjustastickorapieceofbamboo.Itwasdifficultforpeopletowritewellonthinsilk.

ItissaidthatMengTian,ageneraloftheKingdom（王国）Qin,improvedthepen.WhenMengwasleadingan

armytofightagainsttheKingdomofChu,hehadtoreportthesituationtohiskingintime.Buthispenwastoo

hardandcausedhimmuchtrouble,sohewasthinkingofwaystoimproveit.

Onedayafterhunting（狩猎），Mengmadehiswayhomewithsomewildrabbitsonthehorseback.Fatandheavy,

onerabbifstailleftalongtrail（痕迹）onthegroundwhentheymovedon.Suddenlyagoodideacametohismind

whenhesawit,“IfItietherabbifshairtoastick,woulditbeeasytowritewith?”

Onarrivinghome,hetiedtherabbifshairtoastickandtriedwritingwithit.Buttherabbifshairwastoosmooth

towritewellandwastedalotofsilk.Mengwassodisappointedthathethrewawayhis“invention“intoastone

holeintheyard.

However,Mengnevergaveupandkepttryingallthetime.Afewrainydayslater,hehappenedtofindhis

“invention“fatterinastonehole.Hepickeditupwithhope.Thebrushworkedbeautifullyonsilk.Itturnedoutthat

thespecialwaterhadcleanedtheoilfromthehair.Mengsucceededatlast.

ThankstoMeng,thebrushpenisplayingakeyroleinChineseculture.Today,studentsaretaughttousethebrush

pensinschool.ItmakestheirlifemorecolorfulandhelpsthembetterunderstandChineseculture.

33.WhydidMengTianwanttoimprovethepen?

A.Becausethekingaskedhimtodoso.

B.Becausehewantedtobeaninventor.

C.Becausehedidn'thavesilktowriteon.

D.Becausethepenbroughthimmuchtrouble.

34.WhendidMengthinkofthegoodideainParagraph3?

A.Whenhesawthetrail.B.Beforehuntinganimals.

C.Duringcleaningthehair.D.Afterhewroteareport.

35.Whichistherightorderofimprovingthebrushpen?

a.Thebrushpencouldwritewell.

b.Mengtiedtherabbifshairtoastick.

c.Thespecialwaterwashedtheoilaway.

d.Mengdroppedthestickintoastonehole.

A.b-d-a-cB.b-d-c-aC.d-b-a-cD.c-d-b-a

36.HowcanthestudentsunderstandChineseculturebetter?

A.Byplayingarole.B.Byplantingmorebamboo.

C.Byinventingthings.D.Bylearningtousebrushpens.

37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Makefriendswithanimals.B.Valuefantasticmemories.

C.Keeptryingandnevergiveup.D.Buildapeacefulworld.

Manytimeswedon,twanttodochores.However,theproblemisthatsometimesputtingthingsoffmakes

thingsworse.Wonderhowtodoit?Ifshelpfultostartbytakingsmallstepstofinishchores,especiallythoseyou

findboring.

Yourfirststepistowritedownthechoresyouhavetofinish.Ithelpsyouknowwheretobegin.Then,asyou

decidewhichchorestodo,youcanbreakthemdownintosmallerones.

Anotherstepisjusttoimaginewhatadifferenceyouwillmake.Imaginewhatyourhomewillbelikeafteryou

finishthesechores.Whenyoupictureitinyourmind,you911feelreallymotivated（有动力的）tostart.

Finally,you'dbettercontrolthetimetodochores.Afteryoufinishthechoreswithinthespecifiedtime,reward

（奖励）yourselfwithsomethingyoulike.You'llprobablyfindthatdoingchoresisnotreallybad,andyoumay

evenwanttogiveyourselfmoretimetodothem,Whafsmore,finishingthemwillprobablyberewardingenough,

butyoucanalwaysrewardyourselfwithsomethingspecialforajobwelldone.

38.Howmanystepsareadvisedtofinishchoresinthepassage?

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

39.Whatcanyoudobeforedoingthechores?

A.Writedownthechoresyouhavetofinish.B.Dosomethingfun.

C.Rewardyourselfwithsomethingyoulike.D.Takearest.

40.Imaginingthedifferenceyoumakeofdoingchorescanmakeyoufeel.

A.boredB.motivatedC.happyD.upset

41.Youmayreadthepassageinthepartofanewspaper.

A.NEWSB.TRAVELC.STORYD.LIFE

42.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whytodochores.B.Whatchorestodo.C.Howtodochores.D.Rulestodochores.

Formostofmy15years,myfatherusuallysaidverylittletomymotherandme.Hepreferredwatchingfootball

matchesonTVtotalkingtohisfamily.

Ihadneverbeeninterestedinfootball,butDad'sexcitementatamatchonemorningmadememoreandmore

peculiar.Oneday,DaddecidedthatweshouldalleatatalittleGermanrestaurantsothatwecouldwatchtheWorld

Cupwhileeating.Thematchstartedafewminutesafterweenteredtherestaurant.AsIwaseatingmymeal,aloud

noisecamefromthetelevision.Ifeltsurprised,soIlookedupattheTVandaskedmyfatherwhythatmanwas

jumpingupanddown.Dadpatientlyexplained,<4ThafsPapaBoubaDiop,myson.Ifsnormalforthemtojumpup

anddownafterthey'vescored.^^

Dadexplainedalmosteverythingtome.Iwatchedtherestofthematchandbecamemoreandmoreinterested.

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIplannedtowatchmorematcheswithhim,hesmiled.FootballhasreallyhelpedDad

andmegetcloserandformastrongerrelationshipwitheachother.

43.Whatdidthewriter'sfatherlikebetter?

A.Watchingfootballmatches.B.Talkingtohisfamily.C.Talkingtohischild.

44.WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“peculiar”?

A,愤怒B.好奇C,讨厌

45.WhatwasPapaBoubaDiopinthearticle?

A.PapaBobaDiopwasafootballloverlikethewriter'sfather.

B.PapaBobaDiopwasalsoacustomereatingintherestaurant.

C.PapaBobaDiopwasafootballplayerinthematch.

46.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Thewriterbecamemoreinterestedinfootballthanthefather.

B•Thewriterandthefathercansharethecommoninterest.

C.Thewriterfinallyfellinlovewithfootballlikethefather.

Packingforaweek-longvacationmaybehard.Ifyouwanttotakeatripbutdon'tknowwhattodo,lookatit

below.

Checktheweatherofthecitybeforeyougothere.

Youcancheckonweather,comorAccuWeather.com.Itcanhelpyougetweatherinformationofanywhereinthe

world.Callingorsendingane-mailtothelocaltourismbureaus（当地旅游局）canalsohelpyoualot.

Learnalittlelocallanguage.

Ifyouaretakingtripsinothercountries,itisimportanttoknowhowtotalkwiththelocalpeopleintheirlanguage.

Forthis,youcanlearnitonanapp（应用软件）likeDuolingo.

Packtherightclothes.

Bringahatanduseittokeepyourfaceoutofthesunshineifyou9regoingsomewherehot.Bringclotheslike

sweatersifyouaregoingsomewherecold.Don'tforgettopackwarmsocks,butdon'tpacktoomany!

Takearequiredpoweradapter（所需的电源适酉己器）withyou.

Checktoseewhatkindofpoweradaptercanbeusedinthecountryyouareleavingfor.Makesureto.bringthe

requiredadapterbeforeyouleave.

47.Howmanypiecesofadvicecanwegetfromthispassage?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

48.Whatshouldyoutakeifyougototheplaceswithalotofsunshine?

A.Sunglasses.B.Asweater.C.Ahat.D.Warmsocks.

49.Whomaybeinterestedinthispassage?

A.Awomanwholovesshopping.

B.Astudentwhoisbusywithhomework.

C.Agirlwhowantstolearnanewlanguage.

D.Aboywholikestravellingforlongdistances.

50.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedobeforetakingalongtriptoTokyoinDecember.

a.LearnalittleJapanese.

b.LearnalotaboutJapaneseculture.

c.Bringsomewarmclothes.

d.Preparearequiredadapter.

e.FindouttheweatherinformationofTokyo.

f.DownloadtheDuolingoapp.

A.a,b,c,dB.a,c,d,eC.b,d,c,eD.c,d,e,f

阅读下列材料，根据材料内容选择正确选项完成各小题。

10-year-oldMikeisbeinginterviewedonTVabouthisowncooking.

Mike,whendidyoustartcooking?WhenIwasfour,Ibecameinterestedincooking.Istartedhelpingmymumin

thekitchenwhenIwasfive.Attheageofsix,Icouldmakevegetablesalad.Oneyearlater,Icouldmakeafruitpie

allbymyself.

Whafsthebestwaytogetgoodatcooking?!don'tgotocookingclasses.SometimesIwatchvideosonthe

phone.Ioftenreadbooksaboutcooking.Actually,Ithinkthebestwaytoimprovemycookingistryingitagainand

again.Ifitisnogood,Fildoitdifferentlynexttime.

Whatdoyourparentsthinkofyourcooking?They,regladthattheydon'thavetomakedinnereveryday,and

theyenjoymycooking-usually!But,youcan'tmakeeveryonehappyallthetime.

Finally,whafsitlikebeingonTV?Ifsinteresting.Infact,Ireallyenjoymyselfmakingtheshows.They're

watchedbymillions,butIstillfinditstrangewhenpeopleIdon'tknowsayhellotomeinthestreet.

51.WhencouldMikemakeafruitpieallbyhimself?

A.Attheageoffour.B.Attheageoffive.

C.Attheageofsix.D.Attheageofseven.

52.WhatdoesMikethinkisthebestwaytoimprovehiscooking?

A.Tolearnbypracticing.B.Toreadbooksaboutcooking.

C.Togotocookingclasses.D.Towatchvideosonthephone.

53.WhydoesMikesay“youcan'tmakeeveryonehappyallthetime”?

A.Hisparentsdon'tlikehimtomakeshows.

B.Hisparentsdon'talwayslikehiscooking.

C.Hisparentsmakehimcookmealsforeveryone.

D.Hisparentsfinditstrangethathe'sinterviewed.

54.WhatdoesMikethinkofbeingonTV?

A.Strange.B.Interesting.C.Noisy.D.Boring.

55.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"refbrto?

A.Thepeople.B.Thecookingclasses.

C.ThefoodsthatMikemade.D.Theshows.

Withjeweledpinsinherhair,asweepingredsilkdresshungoverhergauze（薄纱）sleeves,BeijingerXinNan

lookslikeshe'sjuststeppedoutofadynastyhundredsofyearsinthepast.

XinNaniswearingHanfu,orHanclothing,whichhastraditionallybeenthedressforafewloversonimportant

ChineseholidayssuchastheMid-autumnFestivalandLunarNewYear.Butthesedays,theHanfumovementhas

growntobecomeasubcultureseekingtobringbacktolifepre-QingDynastyclothing.Thepastfewyearshave

evenseenHanfugainadegreeofglobalrecognition,findingitswayontotheNewYorkandParisFashionWeek

runways.

Hanfii'sentryintomodemlifehasbeeninspiredbythepopularityofhistoricaldramas.IfssaidthatChinanowhas

overthreeandahalfmillionHanfuloversasitisconsideredoneofthemostimportantembodiments(体现)of

Chinesetraditionalculture.

Today,it'snotuncommontoseeagroupofgirlsintheseelegantflowingrobestakingselfies.Dressedinher

Tang-Dynasty>inspiredourfit,XinNanexplained,“Overthepastfewyears,moreandmorepeoplehavebeen

walkinginthestreet,dressedinHanfu,asifitweretheireverydayclothing.,9

Hanfii'sgrowingpopularityisreflectedintheexpansionoftheassociatedbusiness.ThenumberofHanfu

merchantsonthee-commerceplatformTaobaogrewthreetimesbetween2015and2019.Accordingtoareportby

iiMedia,in2019,HanfusalesinChinawereworth4.52billionyuan($695million).

ToXinNan,Hanfuismorethanjustastyleofdress;rather,it'sawayoflife.thinkHanfuhasaspecialcharm.

WhenFmwearingit,IfeelFvereturnedtothatdynasty.^^shesaid.Sheexplainedthatitinspiresherwithasenseof

eleganceandgrace.4tThemoment