牛津上海版九年级英语上学期期末复习分类汇编：阅读理解20篇（含答案）

第5讲阅读理解20篇【精准提分】牛津上海版九年级英语

上学期期末真题分类汇编

Doyoufinditeasytochange?

Twomonthsago,mydoctortoldmeIneededtoeatlesssalt.BeforethenIputaspoonful

AlexofsaltonalmosteverythingIate.Ithoughtfoodwastastelesswithoutit.Atfirstitwas

difficult,butnowwheneverIeatout,Ifeelthefoodtastestoosalty.

We'vegotanewbaby.Justtwoweeksold.Welovehimverymuchbuthedoesn'tsleep

throughthenight.Weusedtohaveatleasteighthours'sleep.Nowwe'reluckyifweget

Vicki

twohours'sleepbeforehewakesusup.Weusedtostayinbeduntilmid-morningatthe

weekend,butnowwedon'thaveaweekendanymore!

Fvejuststartedmyfirstjobafteruniversityandlifeisnotsonice.AtuniversityIgotup

Chloeataboutnineo5clockandnowIhavetostartworkthen.IusedtoworkwhenIfeltlike

working.Butnow,mybossdecideswhenIshouldworkandwhenIcanhaveabreak.

MyfamilymovedtoCanadaearlierthisyearandwe'vefounditdifficulttoadaptto（适

John应）thecoldwinters.WeusedtoliveinNewMexico,USAwherethewintersweren'tso

cold.ThebestpieceofadviceIwasgivenwastobuyaverywarmcoatandhat!

1.Alexusedto.

A.eatoutB.eatalittleC.eatlotsofsaltD.eatwithaspoon

2.WhafsVicki?sproblem?

A.Shedoesn'tgetenoughsleep.

B.Shehastoworkattheweekend.

C.Herbabyalwayscriesduringtheday.

D.Herhusbandalwaysstaysinbeduntilmid-morning.

3.NowChloehastoatnineinthemorning.

A.getupB.leavehomeC.startworkD.haveabreak

4.Whowelcomesthechangeinhis/herlife?

A.John.B.Alex.C.Vicki.D.Chloe.

5.WhatshouldJohndo?

A.HeshouldmovetoCanada.B.Heshouldadapttothecoldwinters.

C.Heshouldbuyaverywarmcoatandhat!D.HeshouldgobacktoNewMexico.

Askingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhen

wearejusttryingtofindaplace.Knowinghowtoaskfordirectionscanmakeourlifemuch

easier!

Usegreetings（问/成语）andpoliteexpressions.Startingtheconversationwithagreetingis

necessary.Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,beginbysaying“Hello“first.Andsomewordslike

“may","can"and"could“willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.

Accumulate（积累）yourwords.Youshouldknowthebasic（基本的）wordswhenasking

fordirections.Itmaybeusefultoremembersomefamousplaces.Thentrytousetherightwords

whenaskingforadirection.

Gettoknowthetransportationsystem（交通系统）.Sometimes,itcanhappenthatyouare

stillfarfromyourdestination.Whichkindofpublictransportationshouldyouchoose?Youmight

asklikethis,t4Isitfar?DoIneedtotakethebusorthesubwaythere?^^

Don'tbeafraidofusingsymbols.Everycityintheworldhasitsownsymbols.Youcan

decreasesearchtimeifyouknowwhatthemostimportantsymbolsareinthecity.Your

destinationmightbearoundthesymbols.

Don'tbetooshytoask.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.Wealldothatnowand

then,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp!

6.WhichofthefollowingexpressionsmayNOThelpyouwhenaskingfordirections?

A.MayIask...?B.CanIknow...?C.Tellme...D.Couldyouplease...?

7.Howmanywaysdoesthewritergiveinthepassage?

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

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifsnecessarytoexpressyourselfbetterwhenaskingforadirection.

B.Knowingsomefamousplacesisusefulwhenaskingforadirection.

C.Sometimesyouhavetousethepublictransportationinanewcity.

D.Mostpeopleusuallyfeelsoshythattheyneveraskfordirections.

9.Whatshouldyoudoifyougetlostinanewcityaccordingtothepassage?

A.Callthepolice.B.Askpeopleforhelp.C.Beafraid.D.Callmyfamily.

10.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoAskforDirectionsB.WhyWeShouldAskforDirections

C.WhentoAskforDirectionsD.TheImportanceofAskingforDirections

Aboutme

Hi,everyone!I'mTony.IgrewupinNewYork,butmyfamilymovedbacktoChinaafew

weeksago.

Whatrmlookingfor

MyChineseisn'tgreat.Icanspeakalittle,butIreallyneedtopracticewithsomeone.

Also,1don'treallyknowanyoneofmyageinHangzhou.Ihopetofindsomeonetohelpmewith

myChineseandtohangoutwith.Inreturn,maybeIcanhelpyouwithyourEnglishandwecan

practicetogether!

Hobbies

Ilikegoingtothemovies,playingonlinegamesandjusthangingout.Ilikethefoodherea

lot,butIdon'treallyknowanygoodplacestoeat.Maybeyoucouldintroducemetosomecool

placestogetsnacksanddrinks.Tdliketostartexploringsomeofthenightmarketshere,too.I'm

alsostartingtogetreallyintophotography,soIhopeyouwon'tmindmestoppingtotakesome

pictures.I'mnotinterestedinsportsoranythingaboutpopmusic,soifyoureallylovethose

things,thenweprobablywon'thavemuchtotalkabout.

Anythingelse?Don'tbeshy.Clickheretoleavemeamessage.

11.WhatisTonylookingfor?

A.AplacewherehecanlearnChinese.

B.AroommatewhoisgoodatChinese.

C.AjobthatisaboutteachingChinese.

D.ApersonwhocanhelphimwithChinese.

12.WhatdoesTonylikedoing?

©Watchingfilms.©Takingphotos.©Listeningtothepopmusic.©Hangingout.

A.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④

13.Wherecanyoureadthetext?

A.OntheInternet.B.Inamagazine.C.Inthenewspaper.D.Inaguidebook.

Everyapponmyphonewantedmetoknow11/11wascominglastweek.Iaskeda

co-workerifitwasaspecialholiday.Shelaughedandsaiditwasashoppingholiday."'Ifsjustlike

BlackFriday,9,sheexplained.Ihopedshewaswrong.

BlackFridayisthedayafterThanksgivingintheUnitedStates.Forme,Thanksgivingis

thebestUSholiday.Ifstheholidaythatdoesnotneedustobuyanythingspecial.Yes,webuy

turkey,butwealsoinvitefriendsandfamilytoshare.Usually,eachpersoncooksadifferentdish

andbringsittothemeal.It'sadaytobethankful——notforturkey,butforthepeoplewecare

about.

Startingaround4a.m.,thousandsofpeoplecrowdoutsideofstoresandmalls.Whenthe

doorsopen,theyrushtotheshelves（货架）.Whataretheydoing?OnBlackFriday,storesoffer

deepdiscounts（折扣）,buttheyhavealimited（有限的）numberofitems.Asaresult,it's“normal”

forpeopletofighteachotherforcheapTVsandlaptops（笔t己本电脑）一eventoiletpaper!Inless

than24hours,manypeopleforgetthelessonofThanksgiving.Instead,theybecomemindless

consumers（消费者）.

During11/11,IopenedTaobaotofindadiscountonwinterclothes.Twohourslater,I

foundmyselfamindlessconsumertoo.AlthoughIdidn'tfightinthecrowdedstores,Igotlost

amongallkindsofgoodsandkeptbuyingthingsIdidn'treallyneed.Maybemyco-workerwas

right-insomeways11/11islikeBlackFriday.

14.Whydidthewriterhopethattheco-workerwaswrong?

A.Becausethewriterdidn'tlikeBlackFriday.

B.Becausethewriterheldhighexpectationsfor11/11.

C.Becausethewriterdidn'tgetalongwithher.

D.Becausethewriterdidn'tlikeAmericanholidays.

15.BlackFridayisadayto.

A.gettogetherwithfamilyB.havefunwithfriends

C.goshoppingD.showthankstoothers

16.Whatdidthewriterdoduring11/11?

A.Hedidn'tdoanyshopping.B.Hegotlostinashoppingmall.

C.Hewentshoppingwithhisco-worker.D.HeboughtalotofthingsonTaobao.

17.Whatdoesthewriterthinkabout11/11?

A.Helikesthisshoppingholiday.B.It'sexactlythesameasBlackFriday.

C.Peoplemightbuysomeuselessthings.D.Thebusinessmenplaytricksonconsumers.

18.Whafsthearticlemainlyabout?

A.SpecialholidaysintheUS.

B.OnesimilaritybetweenAmericancultureandChineseculture.

C.Thewriter'sshoppingexperienceonTaobao.

D.Thespecialshoppingholidays11/11andBlackFriday.

Haveyoueverbeenshoppingandthoughtyouweregettingagooddealsimplybecausethe

priceappearedinred?Orhaveyouleftashopbecausethesalespersontalkedtoomuch?Ifyour

answersareyes,you'renotalone.Infact,youractionsaretypical,accordingtoexperts.

Anewstudyshowsthatwhenmenseeanad（广告）withthepriceswritteninred,they

believetheshopisofferingbetterpricesthanthoseprintedinblack.Theyfeelsureaboutbuying

theproductsaswell.

However,womendon'tfeelthesameway.Whenitcomestoshopping,womenthinkabout

everythingmuchmorecarefullythanmen.Expertsexplainthatifwomenseeanadinred,they

questionwhafshappeningandthinktheymustbemorecareful.66AmIbeingtricked?^^theywill

askthemselves.Womenalsoseemtohaveamuchbettermemorythanmenwhenitcomestothe

pricesinanadvertisement.Itcouldbebecausemenaren'tthatinterested.

Anotherstudyshowsthatthekeytoasuccessfulsaleisreadingthecustomer'smood什青绪）

andmatchingthatmood.Theexpertsexplainthatifacustomerisangry,inahurry,orinabad

mood,hewouldliketodealwithasalespersonwhocanunderstandhim,servehimquickly,orjust

leavehimalone.

Thereare,ofcourse,someotherfactors（因素）inmakingasale.Forexample,good

weathermeansgoodnewsforshopowners.About60—80%ofcustomerdecisionsaremade

whilepeopleareactuallyinashop.Andasmorepeopleareoutduringniceweather,thereisa

higherchancetheyareshopping.

19.Whatdowomendowhentheyseeanadvertisementinred?

A.Theyleavetheshop.B.Theytalkalot.

C.Theybecomemorecareful.D.Theybecomemoreinterested.

20.Whatshouldasalespersondoifhewantstomakeasuccessfulsale?

A.Servecustomersquickly.B.Keeptalkingtocustomers.

C.Readcustomers5moods.D.Givecustomersbetterprices.

21.Whichfactorismainlytalkedaboutinthelastparagraph?

A.Theprice.B.Theweather.

C.Theservice.D.Theenvironment.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsstructure（结构）ofthepassage?

（①二Paragraph1,@=Paragraph2）

A.①/②③④/⑤B.①②/③④/⑤C.①/②③/④⑤D.①/②③/④/⑤

ManyChineseconsumersneverthoughttheycouldlearnEnglishwhengoingshopping

online,butthepopularlive-streamingbyNewOriental（新东方直播）madeitcometrue.

DongYuhui,oneoftheteachersatNewOrientalbefore,becamethelateststaronTikTok.

Therewereabout108,000peopleintheonlinestudio（直播间）onFriday,withsaleshitting15.34

millionyuan.Forexample,whenDongsoldrice,healsointroducedtheEnglishword"rice”,and

howtouse"rice"inaphraseorasentence.Inthisway,Dongsoldmorethan6,700bagsofricein

justafewminutes.SuchawayofteachingEnglishandsellingthingsatthesametimemade

youngpeopleshowgreatinterestinit.ManycostumersleftmessagesontheInternet,sayingit

seemedtosendthembacktoclassatNewOriental.

YuMinhong,thecompany'sleader,alsoshowedinthestudio,sellingthingswiththe

teachersorhosts.Sofar,thestudiohashadabout2.5millionfollowers.Ontheeveningof

December28,2021,Yujusthadthefirstlivestreamingofagriculturalproducts（农产品）onTik

Tok.Butitsethisstudio“onfire-inlessthanaweek.

Yutalkedaboutsellingproductsintwolanguages,andhesaidthiswasaveryimportant

changeforNewOriental.4tTheyhavechangedfrombeingteacherstobeinglive-streaminghosts,

whokeepteachingEnglish,becauseofconsumers5support,Yusaid.

23.Whatcancustomersdointhelive-streamingstudiobyNewOriental?

A.Singanddance.B.Sellagriculturalproducts.

C.Gobacktoschool.D.DoshoppingonlineandlearnEnglish.

24.Howdoesthewriterdescribe（描述）thelateststarDongYuhuionTikTok?

①Bygivinganexample.②Bygivingnumbers.

③Byaskingaquestion.④Bymakingacontrast（对比）.

A.①④B.①③C.②④D.①②

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“onfire^^inparagraph3mean?

A.hotB.popularC.redD.dangerous

26.AccordingtoYuMinhong,whatistheimportantchangeforNewOriental?

A.Fromteacherstolive-streaminghosts.

B.Fromlive-streaminghoststoteachers.

C.Fromthecompanyleadertoteachers.

D.Fromteacherstoconsumers.

27.Whereispassageprobablyfrom?

A.Atourguidebook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Aweeklynewspaper.D.Ahistorybook.

MakingaScarecrowHowwouldyoulikeyourveryownscarecrow（稻草人）？Youcanmakeone

outofsomeoldboards.

Youcanuseittoscareawaybirdsinyourgarden.

Youcanalsoputascarecrownearyourfrontdoortogivevisitorsabigsurprise!

Herearewhatyouwillneed:

sevenboards（each10cmwide）:one160cmlong;three50cmlong;one30cmlong;two60cm

long,ahammerandnails;safetypins;apen;ashirtwithlongsleeves;longtrousers;glovesand

boots;ahatandapillow;anadulthelper.

Laytheboardsontheground.Maketheshapeaccordingtothepicture.Youwillhavetwoarm

piecesleftover.Youwilladdthemlater.

Step2:Askanadulttonailthepiecestogether.

Step3:Puttheshirton.Askanadulttonailonearmpiecetotheshoulder.Letthesleevefalldown

sothatitcoverstheboard.Pintheglovetothesleeve.Dothesamewiththeotherarm.

Step4:Putonthetrousers.

Step5:Stickthepillowontopasthehead.Draweyes,anoseandamouthonit.

Step6:Standthebodyupandputitwhereyouwant.

Step7:Putthehatonandthenputthebootsunderthetrouserssoitlookslikeithasfeet.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanascarecrowbeusedfor?

A.Catchingbirds.B.Scaringdogsaway.C.Surprisingyourguests.D.Protectingthe

fields.

29.Ifyouwanttomakeascarecrow,howlongistheboardyouneed?

A.300cm.B.350cm.C.370cm.D.460cm.

30.Whichshowsthecorrectstepstomakeascarecrow?

a.Prepareallthatyouneed.b.Letthebodystandwhereyouwant.

c.Dressupthebodyandmakeaheadforit.d.Putthehatonandputthebootsunderthe

trousers.

e.Nailthebodypartstogetheraccordingtothepicture.

A.a-e-c-b-dB.a-e-b-c-dC.e-c-b-d-aD.e-a-c-d-b

Everyyearthousandsofstudentsleaveschoolforafewweeksormonthsandenjoyan

unusualtypeofeducationalprogram.Whattheylearnduringthistimedoesnotcomefrombooks.

Theylearnnewskillsbylivinginadifferentcountryanddoingunusualjobs.Thereareseveral

programsthathelpstudentstogain（获得）theexperiencetheyarelookingfor.

CountryJobTimeActivities

*Teachingmusicandart

Teachingyoung

IndiaTwomonths*Helpingchildrentolearnhowto

children

communicate

*Seeinghowdoctorsworkinalessdeveloped

Three

GhanaHealthcareworkercountry

months

*Helpingcareforsickpeople

Three*Caringforelephants

ThailandSavingelephants

weeks*Helpingtrainelephants

OneinterestingprogramissavingelephantsinThailand.Mostpeoplethinkofelephantsas

animalsinzoosorcircuses.However,manyelephantsarenolongerkeptincaptivity（囚禁）.Now,

hundredsofthemarehomeless.Thesegentleanimalsareoftenfoundonthestreetsbecausethey

donothaveownerstocareforthem.Althoughtheymaylookwell,theyareofteninpoorhealth

anddon'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.

OnecenterinThailandcaresfortheseelephants.Itprovidesasafeandnaturallivingspace

forthem.Whentheyareatthecenter,theystayinabuildingbutarefreetowalkaround.Students

comefromallovertheworldtohelpthere.Thestudentsworkwiththeelephantkeepersandhelp

themtrainelephants.Thesekeepersteachthestudentshowtocarefortheelephants.Inthe

morning,theygototheforesttogetherandleadtheelephantstothecenter.Theycleanthemand

givethemfood.Intheafternoon,theytaketheanimalsbackintotheforestforthenight.Helping

atthecenterisinterestingandtheyoungpeoplelearnalot.

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheeducationalprogram?

A.Itmakesstudentslearnnewskills.

B.Ithelpsstudentslearndifferentexperience.

C.Ifsunnecessaryforstudentstobeawayfromhome.

D.Ittakesstudentsseveralweeksormoretotakepartintheprogram.

32.HowlongdoestheeducationalprograminGhanalast?

A.Twomonths.B.Twoweeks.C.Threemonths.D.Threeweeks.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thailand.B.Thecenter.C.Theelephant.D.Theorganization.

34.Whatdostudentsprobablydoiftheyjointhe"savingelephants^^program?

@feedelephants②cleanelephants③helptrainelephants@rideelephants

A.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②③④

35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebestslogan（标语）fortheeducationalprogram?

A.Astepclosertorealizingyourdream!B.Ajobcanbealearningexperience!

C.Workingwithanimalsisgreatfun!D.Learningoutsideschoolisdifficult!

I'mtalkingaboutourchangeswehavehadsincewebecamehighschoolboyswithmy

friends.Herearesomeoftheiranswers.

ChenMing:Iusedtoliketobealoneanddidn'tfeelliketalkingtoanyone.ButwhenImet

ZhouHuiandLiQiang,Ifoundthattheywerereallynice.Thengraduallywebecamecloserand

finallybecamethebestfriends.Thankstothem,I'mgettingactiveandoutgoingnow,andIhave

mademanyotherfriends.Ifeelhappyeveryday.

ZhouHui:Ididn'tdowellinmystudy,butsinceIbegantostudyinthisschool,thingshave

changed.Theteachersherealwaysgivemethegoodsuggestionsaboutmyschoolworkand

encouragemebysaying'Tmsureyoucanmakeit"or"YouareoneoftheclevereststudentsI

haveevermet”.Thesewordsreallymeanalottome.NowI'moneofthetopstudentsinmyclass.

LiQiang:Iusedtobeaveryfatboy.WhenIcametothemiddleschool,myfatherworried

thatIwouldbelaughedatbymynewclassmates,soIdecidedtoexerciseeveryday.Itreally

worked.NowI'musedtorunningandexercisinginthemorning,andIamthinandstrong.MyP.

E.teacherthinksI'mgoodatrunning.

36.WhatareZhouHui'steacherslike?

A.Funny.B.Serious.C.Helpful.D.Humorous.

37.WhatwasLiQiang'sfatherworriedabout?

A.LiQiang'slooks.B.LiQiang5sfriendship.

C.LiQiang?shobbyD.LiQiang9sschoolwork.

38.Whatdothethreekidshaveincommon?

A.Theylikesports.B.Theyasktheteacherforhelp.

C.Theylovebeingalone.D.Theyhavechangedforthebetter.

Areyoualwayslookingatyourmobilephonewhileyou'rewalkingorstudying?Areyou

unwillingtoputitdownwhenyougotobed?Tiredofalifecontrolledbymobilephones,many

youngpeoplearetryingtokeepawayfromthephones.

Thafswhymobilephoneisolationboxisbecomingpopular.Userssimplyputtheirmobile

phoneintheboxandsetatimelock（锁）tostopthemselvesfromgettingit.HanYuewasoneof

theusers.Sheboughttheboxsoshewaspreparingforaveryimportantexam.Shethoughthighly

ofitandsaiditwascertainlyworthwhile.

LinTiangi,astudentatBeijingTechnologyandBusinessUniversity,broughtanisolation

box,too.Shestuckseveraleye-catchingstickers（贝占纸）onthebox,whichread“Godhelpsthose

whohelpthemselves^^“Theharderyouwork,theluckieryouare“andsoon."Theboxesremind

methatImustfacereality（现实）JLinsays.

However,LiangWenyu,anothercollegestudent,saysitisfunnytouseaboxtocutoff

mobilephoneuse."Itiscompletelymeaningless.Nomatterhowusefultheisolationboxis,you

mightlockyourselfupaswell,“hesays."Icanunderstandwhytheyputthoseboxesonthe

box一becausetheyhaveverypoorself-discipline（自律）.Howaboutsimplygoingbackyourtime?

Self-disciplinedpeoplearesuretosucceedwithoutsuchtricks,addedLiang.

Whafsyouropinionontheisolationbox?Doyouthinkifsagoodidea?

39.Youngpeopleusetheisolationboxtohelpthem.

A.facedifficultiesbravelyB.fallasleepmorequickly

C.spendlesstimeonphonesD.makefewermistakesatschool

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"worthwhile“meaninParagraph2?

A.uselessB.tinyC.helpfulD.careful

41.WhydidLinTiangiputstickersontheisolationbox?

A.Tomaketheboxbeautiful.B.Toencourageherself.

C.Toshowherloveforthebox.D.Totellotherstheboxbelongstoher.

42.WhichofthefollowingcanbeLiangWenyu'ssuggestion?

A.Askingotherstohelpkeepthephoneforawhile.B.Lockingthemobilephonein

anotherroom.

C.Developingtheabilitytodothingswithoutbeingasked.D.Turningoffthemobilephone

whilestudying.

43.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whetherthemobilephoneisolationboxisagoodidea.B.Howtousethemobilephone

isolationbox.

C.Whatpeoplecandowiththeirmobilephones.D.Whythemobilephoneisolationboxis

becomingpopular.

Doyouliveinanareahitbysnowinwinter?Ifso,youmayexperiencesnowstorms.A

snowstormisaveryheavyfallofsnow,usuallywithastrongwind.Nowlefstakeacloserlookat

it.

Snowstormsmakeitdifficultforpeopletotravel.Theyalsomakeitdifficultforpeopleto

buyfoodandotherthingstheyneedfordailylife.Snowstormscanalsoleadtohealthrisks,

includingfrostbite（冻伤）.

Youshouldpayattentiontotheweatherreport.Thenyoucangetwellpreparedfor

snowstorms.Youcanchangeyourtravelplanintimebeforesnowstormsarrive.Preparewhatyou

needtokeepwarm,andsaveenoughfoodandwaterforyourfamily.Ifyourhouseisnotstrong

enough,movetoasaferplacequickly.Inthisway,youwon'tgethurtifitisdamagedbyheavy

snow.

Ifyouareindoors,trynottogoout.Useheatingtoolsinaproper（恰当的）waywhen

stayingindoors.Ifcoalisusedforheating,keepthewindowsopentoavoidcarbonmonoxide

poisoning（一氧化碳中毒）.Ifyouhavetogoout,youneedtowearthickclothestokeepwarm.

Andyou'dbetterwearpropershoestopreventyoufromfallingdown.Besides,becarefulof

fallingpowerlines,becausetheycanbedangerousforpeopleonfoot.

Thesearesomebasicthingsaboutsnowstorms,andyouneedtokeeptheminmind.Protect

yourselfduringsnowstorms.

44.Whatquestioncandescribethesecondparagraph?

A.Howcanpeopleliveinasnowstorm?

B.Whatshouldpeopledoinasnowstorm?

C.Whatinfluencescansnowstormsbring?

D.Whyarepeopleafraidofsnowstorms?

45.Whyshouldwewearpropershoes?

A.Becausetheymakeourfeetcomfortable.

B.Becausetheycanstopusfromfallingdown.

C.Becausetheyhelpustowalkorrunfast.

D.Becausetheyareniceandcheap.

46.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thesnowstormonlyhappensintheday.

B.Itwillalsorainwhenasnowstormarrives.

C.Thesnowstormhasnoinfluenceonpeople'stravel.

D.Whenasnowstormactives,itwillsnowheavilyandthewindwillblowstrongly.

47.Wherecanwereadthepassage?

A.Inabookaboutillnesses.B.Inanewspaperaboutculture.

C.Onawebsiteabouthardlife.D.Inamagazineaboutweather.

Whyissettinggoalsimportant?Becausegoalscanhelpyoudo,beandexperience

everythingyouwantinlife.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyou,goalsallowyoutomake

yourlifehappen.

Successfulpeopleimaginehowtheirlifeshouldbeandsetlotsofgoals.Bysettinggoals

youbecamethemasterofyourownlife.Ifslikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.

Thinkofitinthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindwhichcanbefound

onamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriver

hasnodestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriver,

butshedrivesaroundandaround,nevergettinganywhere,justwastingtime.Whichdriverdoyou

wanttobe?

Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Theydecidewhattheywantinlife

andthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenby

accident.Goalsaren'tdifficulttoset-andtheyaren'tdifficulttoreach.It'suptoyoutofindout

whatyourgoalsreallyare.Youaretheonewhomustdecidewhattoachieveandinwhatdirection

toliveyourlife.

Researchtellsusthatwhenwewriteagoaldown,wearemorelikelytoachieveit.Like

makingaseriouspromisetoyourself,theyarehardertoforget.Also,whenyouwriteyourgoalsin

awayyouareabletomakeyourselfcontinuouslyawareofsituationsthatwillbringyounearerto

yourgoal.

48.ThewriterinPara.2toexpresshisidea.

A.tellsstoriesB.listsnumbersC.givesexamplesD.givesreasons

49.WhichofthefollowingisTRU