八年级下册英语阅读还原50题（含参考答案）

八年级下册英语阅读还原50题含答案

一、阅读还原5选4

Recyclinghasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Asrimegoesby,itisrapidlychanging

aroundtheworld.]

Moregoodswillbemadeofreusedmaterials.You'IIfindmoreclothing,toys,park

benchesthatarcmadeofrecycledwaterbottles.Buildingsandfurniturearcmadeof

renewablewoodandsteel.2

Consumers（消费）willbecomecleverer.Shopperswillturntocompaniesthatproduce

greenproducts.3Theywanttoknowhowthematerialscomefrom,howfoodis

grownandsoon.

Lessplasticpackaging（包装）.Wefinditdifficulttoopenabottleofpillsoranewtoy

anditsawasteofresources.Don'tuseplasticbagswhenwcgoshopping.

4Everyoneshouldbeagreenerpersonthoughitwillprobablytakelongerforail

plasticstodisappear.

Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Wasteisfinallytreatedasamaterial.Companies

shouldmakeeffortstoreducematerialsforpackagingaswell.Thegovernmentwilltake

measurestochangethesituation.Inthenexttenyears,we'llstillhavealongwaytogo.

A.Doyoupickupplasticseveryday?

B.Weshouldtakeaclothbaginstead.

C.Everyoneshouldusereusableproducts.

D.Whatwillrecyclingbelikeintenyears?

E.Theseconsumerscarealotabouttheenvironment.

Confuciusoncesaid,"At30,1tookmystand（三十而立）Bythis,hemeantthataman

shouldachievesomethinggreatwhenheturns30.5.

ZhuYilonghasbecomefamousbecauseofpopularonlineshowslikeGuardian（《镇

魂》）andTheStoryofMingLan.HisnewshowSkynetActioncameoutonMarch12.He

playsatrafficofficeronthisshow.

ZhuYilongwaitedfor10yearstoreachthisleveloffame.Heisagraduate（毕业生）of

theBeijingFilmAcademy.6.Butmostofthemarcnotwell-known.This

mightbebecauseofhispersonality（性格）.Heisshyandquiet.

Butthisdoesn'tbother（困扰）ZhuYilonc.7.Lastyear,he

playedthreedifferentrolesonGuardian,includingacollegeprofessor（教授）,theprofessor's

brotherandapeacekeeper.8Forexairple.Heworeglasseswhileplaying

theprofessor.Hetriedtousedifferentfacialexpressionstoshowtherole'sdifferent

personalities.

"Ineverdoubtedmyself.Ijusttookrolesonebyonetogetmoreexperience,"hetold

GuangzhouDaily.

A.Hesaidhewouldratherlethisperformancesspeakforhim.

B.Sincehisfirstrolein2（X）9,hehasplayednearly40roles.

C.ChineseactorZhuYilongisrisingtofame（声名鹊起）atthisveryage.

D.Hehadtocomeupwithdifferentwaystomaketherolesseemdifferentfromeachother.

E.Hedoesn'tsaymuchduringmostof-hisinterviews.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多

余选项。

HanswasthemanagerofafoodcompanyintheUnitedStates.Inthebeginning,Hans,

productsweren'tverywell-known,sohetriedhisbesttomakethemfamous.

Becausemostofthegoodsshownintheexhibitionwerealreadywell-known,the

directoroftheexhibitionalwayschosetoputHans'productsinaverysmallattic（阁

楼）.9Inordertomakehisproductsknowntopeople,Hansaskedfor

astall（展位）attheatticandthedirectoragreed.

LQHowever,fewpeoplevisi:edHans'stall.Hanswasvery

worriedaboutthis.Thefirsttwodaysdidnotgowell,butattheendofthesecondday,Hans

gotanidea.HespentthenightPreparing.

Onthethirdday,manysmallbronze（青铜色的）platesstartedappearingaroundthe

exhibitionhall,withthephrase,"WhoeverpicksupthisplatecangototheHansFood

Companystallintheexhibitionhall'satticfbrasouvenir"on

them.___________H__________

Hans'productssoongotlotsofattention.Hisideawaspraisedandmanyreporterswrote

aboutit.___________[2__________

A.Theexhibitionwasagreatsuccess.

B.JustasHansexpected,theatticwassooncrowded.

C.In1957,anationalexhibitionwasheldinChicago.

D.Therefore,Hans'productsquicklybecamefamous.

E.Manyvisitorscametotheexhibition.

Wchavefoundplasticin（heoceanandin（heanimalslikebirds,fishesandwhales.Bui

forthefirsttime,scientistshavefoundplasticinhumanpoop（粪便）,reportsUSAToday.

Thefindingscomefromapilotstudy（初步研究）byscientistsfromEnvironment

AgencyAustria（EAA）.Theresearchersfollowedeighthealthyvolunteersfromdifferentparts

oftheworld.Thevolunteerswrotedownwhattheyateforaweek,thenprovidedsamplesof

theirpoopfortesting.

13Anaverageof20smallplasticparticles（剁1粒）werefoundinevery10grams

ofpoop.Theparticleswere50-500micrometersinsize.

“Thesmallestplasticparticlesarcabletoenterthebloodstream,thelymphaticsystem

andmayevenreachtheliver（肝脏）,"PhilippSchwabl,whotookpartintheresearch,saidto

theguardian.

However,thescientistsaren'tsureiftheplasticisharmfultohumans.14But

mostofthevolunteerssaidtheydrankfromplasticbottlesandalsoeatseafoodthatcould

includeplasticfromoceanpollution.

Infact,plasticiseverywherearoundus.AccordingtoNationalGeographic,andaverage

of8milliontonsofplasticwastegointotheoceanseachyear.There,sunlightandwaves

breaktheplasticdowntothesizeofricegrains.Mostoftheseparticlesstayintheocean.

Otherscanspreadintothesoilandair.15

Previousstudiesmayalsogiveusaclue（线索）.16Evensometapwaterhas

beenfoundtohavelinyplasticparticlesinit.

A.They'renotsurehowtheplasticgotinthevolunteers'bodies,either.

B.Howcouldpeopleavoideachplastic?

C.Theyreportedninedifferenttypesofplasticinthesamples.

D.Couldplasticintheairfallontofoodandgetintothehumanbody?

E.USATodaysaysthat90percentofseasaltsoldgloballycontains（包含）plastic.

Aproverbisashort,well-knownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.

Proverbsarefoundinmostculturesandareoftenveryold.Thephrase,"Theearlybird

catchestheworm,"maybetrue.Itmeanspeoplewhowakeupearlygetmoredonethan

peoplewhodon't.17.Hesaid,"Earlytobedearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,

wealthy,andwise."

Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewhogotobedbefore11p.m.maydobetterinlitethan

peoplewhosleeparound2:30a.m.,whichisalsobelievedbyagroupofresearchers.

18.Theirresearchshowedthatpeoplewhosleptandgotupearly（earlybirds）hadan

average（平均）sleepoverpeoplewhosleptandwokeuplateatnight（owls）.Therewere

differencesinthebrainfunction（功能）ofearlybirdsandnightowls.

Thescientiststested38peopleintheirresearch.Thesepersonsansweredquestionsabout

theirsleepinghabitsandwhentheyfelttiredduringtheday.___19___.Oneiscalledearly

bird,theotherisnightowldependingontheiranswers.

Allofthepeoplehadtestsontheirbrainsanddiddifferentteststhroughouttheday.Theearly

birdssaidtheyfeltlesssleepyandwereabletodothetestmorequicklythanthenightowls.

20.Theysaid,nightowlsgotosleeplate,butduringschooltime,theyhavetogetup

earlier,andtheyeasilygettiredinclass.Theyalwayshavetofightagainsttheirbadhabits

andnaturalrhythms（节奏）

A.Theresearcherssaidtherewerebigdifferencesbetweenthetwogroups.

B.BenjaminFranklinhasmanyfamoussayings.

C.TheresearchersarcfromBirmingham'sCentrefbrHumanBrainHealthintheUK.

D.AnothersayingisfromearlierUSPresidentBenjaminFranklin.

E.TheywerethenputintoIwogroups.

I'llrememberthefirstcarnival（狂欢节）.21MyparentscamefromJamaica

andtheyhelpedtostartcarnival.Wehadvery1littlemoney,butwemadecostumersfromold

bitsofmaterialandfeathers,andcolourfulmasks.Wedecoratedoldlorries,sothatwecould

rideonthemthroughthestreets.Ittookussixmonthstogetready.

Butonthebigday,allourhardworkhadbeenworthit.Peopleofallages,frombabies

tograndparents,blackandwhite,dancedtogetherinthestreet.22Themusicwas

playedonanythingmadeofmetal:itwasverynoisy.

Therewerepeoplewatchingfromthewindowsofeveryhouse.Weateallourfavourite

Jamaicanfood,washeddownwithbeer.23—butcarnivalhelpsyouforgettheweather!

Whenthecarnivalgottoobig,thoseoldstreetsbecametoonarrowforsuchbigcrowds（人

群）.Somepeoplesaidtheyfellfrightenedbythelargecrowdsandthenoise.Wewere

worriedthatcarnivalwouldbebanned（禁止）.Thenwefoundananswer—everythingwas

movedtoawiderandsaferstreet.24

A.Itwasinthe1960s.B.Theweatherwaswet.C.The

policemendanced,too.D.Butsometimesit'stoocrazy.E.So

carnivalshouldcontinueforyears.

阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余

选项。

Whenweknowsomewherewell,wesayweknowitlikethebackofourhand.

25.

Widerandshorter

ProfessorMatthewLongo,attheUniversityofLondon,triedanexperiment.Histeamof

researcherscoveredthelefthandsof100people.Thentheyaskedthesepeopletopointto

wheretheythoughttheirfingertipsandknuckles（指关节；were.

26.Peoplethinktheirhandiswiderandtheirfingersareshorter."said

Longo.

Senseofposition

"Itisconnectedtooursenseofposition,explainedLongo.Thisisourabilitytotell

wheredifferentpartsofourbodiesare,evenwhenwecan'tseethem."27hesaid."It

alsotellsuswhetherwearegoingupordowninanelevator,"Allthisinformationconies

fromsignsfromncrvcs（神经）.It'slikeourbrainhasmaps-mapsthatshowthesizeand

shapeofourbody."Thisexperimenttriedfindthosemaps,saidLongo.

28

Butthesemapsmakemistakes.Thesemistakesmaybemadebecauseofhowthebrain

understandsdifferentpartsoftheskin.Ourbrains'see'areasaslargerwheretheskinfeels

touchstrongly,"saidLongo.Bodypartsdon'tappearastheirtruesize,butappearbiggeror

smallerdependingonhowstronglytheyfeeltouch.Ourlips,forexample,havemorenerves

thanournose.'Sothebrain"sees"lipsonitsmapofthebodyasbeingbiggerthanournose.

A.Asaresult,thesepeoplemadesomequitebigmistakes

B.Ittellsuswhetherthejoint(关节)isstraightornot

C.Butnewresearchshowsthatwedon'tknowasmuchaboutourhandsaswethinkwedo

D.Strengthoffeeling

E.Thepeoplesuccessfullypointedtheirfingertipsandknuckles

FarmingintheUSAtodayisverydifferentfromthat10()yearsago.Inthosedays,

farmersdidnoihavemanymachinestohelpthem.Theyhadanimals.29Thismeant

thatfarmsweresmallerthantheyarenow.Farmersalsoworkedinadifferentwayinthepast.

Inthosedays,farmersgrewfruitsandvegetablesandkeptcows,pigsandchickenstofeed

theirfamilies.30.Fannershaveaveryspeciallifeinmanyways.Firstofall,theycan't

leavethejobattheendoftheday.Theyliveonthefarmandthereisalwaysworktodo.

Second,alotoffarmworkisoutdoors,sotheweatherisveryimportantfor

farmers.31Alotofbadweathermeansfarmerswilllosemoney.Finally,farmerswork

withplantsandanimals.Theyunderstandnaturebetter(hanotherpeopledo.Farmwork

changeswiththeseasons.Springisatimeforplanting.Farmersarebusygettingthefields

readyandthenplantingtheseeds(种子).Insummer,farmersmusttakegoodcareof(he

plants.Somemayneedwater.Otherplantsmayhaveproblemswithinsectsordiseases.Then

ineadyforpicking.32Winterisatimeforrestorforworkonthefarmmachines.

A.Itisalsoimportantforthesuccessoftheirfarms

B.Soallthefarmersarchappytogetthem

C.Todayfarmersgrowthingsonthefarms,sotheycansellthemformoney

D.Butanimalsworkslowlycomparedtomachines

E.Thatisaverybusytimeforfarmers

二、阅读还原5选5

Summervacationiscoming.Whatwouldyouliketodo?33Somepeople

travelinatouringpartybecausetheythinkitissafeandcheap.Atourguidetakescareofthe

groupandmakessurethegroupcanseealotofinterestingandbeautifulsights.34

Ifyoutravelbyyourself,youarcfreetoseewhatyouwanttosee.

Peopletravelfbrmanyreasons.Somepeopletraveltolearnmoreaboutothercountries,

people,cultures,foodandlanguages35Theywanttodosomedifferentthings,such

asskiing,bungeejumping（蹦极）andmountainclimbing.Otherpeopleliketoshopwhen

theytravel.36

37Somepeopletaketrains,boatsorbuses,somefly,andothersdrivecars.

Somepeopleliketotravelslowlyandspendalongtimeineachplace,whileothersliketo

takequicktoursandvisitmoreplacesinashorttime.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通

顺，内容完整。

A.Somepeopletravelforadventure（冒险）.

B.Therearedifferentwaystotravel.

C.Otherpeopleliketravellingaloneorwithfriends.

D.Theylookfornewthingsorcheapones.

E.Manypeopleliketotravelduringtheirvacations.

Ihave3questionsforyou:Doyouoftensee（heblueskyaboveourcity?Istheairinour

cityfresh?38Theanswerstothesequestionsareall"no”!Mygrandfatheroften

tellsmanyinterestingstoriesabouthischildhood.Atthattime,theskywasblue,theairwas

freshandthewaterwasclean.39Whentheyswamintheriver,theycouldsee

manyfish.Itwashappyatthattime.

40Theairandwaterarebecomingdirtiertoday.Andpeoplearedoingbad

thingstoanimalsandplants.Someanimalsandplantsarcdisappearingnow.Iwantyouto

joinustoprotecttheenvironment.Wecanstartoutsmall.Donotthrowanyrubbishontothe

ground.41Stopusingplastic（塑料的）bagsforshopping.

Thisisourworld.42

A.Whentheyplayedintheforest,theycouldhear（hebirdssing.

B.Donotwastewater.

C.Isthewaterinourriverclean?

D.Let'sdoourbesttomakeitmorebeautiful.

E.However,theEarthisintroublenow.

Doyoulovetraveling?Ifso,makingatravelplancanbehelpfulforyou（ohaveanice

trip.43

Choosetherightplaceandtime

Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistochoosewhereandwhenyouwanttogo.44

Whatkindofplacesdoyoulike?Doyoulikesunnyorrainydays?Also,howlongyouspend

yourholidayisamatter.Forexample,ifyouhaveatwo-dayholiday,you'dbetterchoosea

placenearyourcity.

Planforyourmoney

Beforeyoudoanything,youneedtoknowhowmuchmoneyyoucanspendforthetrip.

45Somakeaplanforthemoneyyouwillspendoneverything.

Bringfewerthings

OnlybringwhatyoutrulyneedsuchasyourIDcard,keysandphone.46Then

youwillknowwhatclothesyouneedtobring.

Makingatravelplanmaybemoredifficultthanyouthink.47Haveatry!

A.Stanwithyourinterests.

B.Findoutabouttheweather2-3daysbeforeyouleave.

C.Hereissomeadvice.

D.Butyouwillfeelbelterafteryoufinishii.

E.It'seasytospendmorewhenyou'retraveling.

Ialwaysgotintotrouble（麻烦）threeyearsago.48Myparentsalwayssaid

thatotherkidswerebetterthanme.Myclassmalesdidn'twanttotalkwithme.IthoughtI

waslonelyintheworld.

49Iwasveryangrj\Justatthatmoment,aboystoodupandstoppedthe

fight.Hewasthemonitor（班长）ofourclass.Afterthat,webecamefriends.WhenIgot

angryorsad,hewouldhelpmetocooldownorchccrmeup.50Wcspentlotsof

interestingdaystogether.

Aslimegoesby,Ibecomehappierthanbefore.51Myparentsdon'tshoutat

meanymoreandmyclassmatesbecomefriendlytome.

Butnow,Ican'toftenseemybestfriendbecauseheisinanotherschool.52I

hopewecanstudyinthesameuniversity（大学）inthefuture.

根据材料内容，从卜面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章思通

顺、内容完整。

A.Oneday1hadafightwithoneofmyclassmates.

B.Ididivtlikemyparents,myclassmatesoranyone（任何人）else.

C.HowImissthedayswhenweweretogether!

D.Anditseems（hateveryonearoundmechanges,too.

E.Mylifebegantochangebecauseofhim.

Etiquette（礼仪）isdifferentfromcountrytocountiy

53Chinesepeoplearcamongthemosthospitable（好客的）peopleintheworld.

IfforeignersvisitaChinesefamily,theywouldbesurprisedalthetreatthat（heywould

receiveasguests.

WhenyouvisitaChinesefamily,thehostusuallymakesteaforyoufirst.54

Someoneinthefamilywillalsochatwithyou,neverlettirgyoufeellonely.Atthesametime,

otherfamilymemberswi.lprepareamealforyou.Chinesepeopletreattheirguestswitha

bigmeal.55Onthe（able,theguestsmustbethefirsttoeat.Perhapsoneofthethings

thatsurprisesawesternguestmostisthattheChinesehostlikestopickfoodforvisitors.

Althoughyoutellthemyouarefull,theystillputmorefoodinyourbowl.56

AsConfucius（孔子）saidthousandsofyearsago,"57'、Beingwarmand

hospitablehaslongbeenanimportantpartofChinesecultureandtradition.

根据材料内容，从卜.面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项.使短文意思通

顺，内容完整。

A.Itisagreatpleasuretomeetfriendsfromafar.

B.Thenhewillserveyousnackslikebiscuitsorcandy.

C.Chinaisanationofetiquette.

D.TheChinesefamilygooutoftheirway（omakeyoufeelathome.

E.Theyalwayspresentmorefoodthantheguestcancat.

WeliveonEarth.58Thinkaboutthis,whatifwelivedontheotherplanet?

Severalyearsago,manypeoplebelievedwecouldliveonMars.59Let'scompare

themandthinkaboutwhichplanetismoresuitabletoliveon.

ThetemperatureonthesurfaceofMarsis-73℃—20℃.20℃issuitableforhumans,

and-73℃isneartheaveragetemperatureoftheAntarctic［南极）,60Andwehave

madearealtriptoMars.Itwouldtake6monthstoflytoMarsbyspaceship.However,

61Ofcourse,humanscanlivethroughthisbylivinginbuildings,whereplantscould

begrownandusedtoproduceoxygen.

ScientistssaidthatKepler-452bisanEarth-likeplanet.Becauseitisonlyabout1.5

timesthediameterofEarth,circlingastarverymuchlikeourownSunAlthoughwcdon't

knowifwecanlivethere,itliesontherightdistancewherewatercouldexisl（存在）.

62Butitistoofarfromus.Usingpresenttechnology,itwouldtake25.8millionyears

togetthere.Sofar,we'venohopeofgettingthere.

A.sotemperatureisn't£problemonMars.

B.Butuntilrecently,aplanet-Kepler452bhasbeenfoundbyNASA（美国家航空航天局）.

C.AndwaterisimportanttolivesonEarth.

D.ButourEarlhisbecomingmoreandmorecrowdedandpolluted.

E.Marsismadeupof95%carbondioxide,whichisnotsuitabletohumans.

阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TheSilkRoadis（henameofdifferentroadsthatlongagoconnectedEurope,Africaand

Asia.63ScientistsbelievepeoplebegantotraveltheSilkRoadabout3,000yearsago.

BythetimetheChinesesilktradebecameimportantintheworld,theSilkRoadcovered

almost6,500kilometres.ItspreadfromRometoChina,whichisfromtheWesttotheFar

East.

64Theyalsocarriedandtradedspices（香料）,cloth,valuablestonesandgold.

Thereisafamousoldstoryalongtheoldroad.65.Theystartedtolive

somewhereneartheancienlChinesevillageofLiqian.SomeoftheseRomansmarriedlocal

Chinesewomenandthestoryofblue-eyedvillagesofChinawasstarted.

Duringitsbusiestperiod,theSilkRoadallowedpeoplefrommanydifferentculturesand

countriestomeeteachotherandmix.66.Theseincludedpeopleandtradinggoods

fromtheMediterranean,Persian,Magyar,Armenian,Bactrian,IndianandChineseareas.All

thesepeoples（ravelledth?SilkRoad,andtheysharedgoods,stories,languages,andcultures.

Inmoderntimes,theoldSilkRoadroutesarestillused,butnowtheyarecrossedby

trainsinsteadofcamelsandhorses.67.Ithasover35.000objectsfromallalongthe

SilkRoad.Inthisway,Chinaprotectsthehistoryofmanycountriesandpeoples.

A.TheSilkRoadallowedthesharingofvaluablegoodsandnewideas.

B.Peoplereachedthesedifferentplacesalongtheseroads

C.ItissaidthatRomansoldierstravelledthroughcentralAsia

D.ThereisevenaSilkRouteMuseuminJiuquaninChina

E.TraderstravellingalongtheSilkRoadcarriedsilk,ofcourse

TwobabypandasborninaFrenchzoohavefinallygotnames!68Olympicgold

medalwinnerZhangJiaqiannouncedtheirnamesalongsideFrenchsoccerstarKylian

Mbapp6ataspecialeven:onNov18,2021.

Thenameswerechosenfromanonlinevote（投票）.69Thenamesstandfor

friendshipbetweenFranceandChina,aswellasawishforthebabies'goodhealth.

Giantpandasusuallyhavetwonames,anicknameandanofficialname.Thenicknameis

forpandababies.Thisway,theycanbetoldfromeachother.Incaseoftwins,theolderbaby

getsanicknamewiththecharacter“Da”andtheyoungergetsanicknamewiththecharacter

“Xiao”.Theymean“older”and“younger“inChinese.Forexample,thepanda“Jingjing”

gavebirthtotwins.7（）Ifthereisathirdbaby,itwillbenicknamedwith“SarT

（"three"）.Somepandasgettheirnicknamesbecauseofphysicalcharacteristics,whileothers

arenamedaftertheirbirthplaces.

Oncetheygettheirofficialnames,nicknamesarenolongerused.Thisisbecausethe

pandasgointoaspecialdatabase（数据库）.71Thepandasalsogetauniquecode（独

一无二的编号）toprovetheirID.justlikeourIDcardnumbers.Allofthesehelpwith

scientificresearch.

72Forexample,theChinesegovernmentwillnameapandabeforegivingit

awayasagifttoothercountries.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通

顺、内容完整。

A.TheywerenamedYuanDuduandHuanLili.

B.Onlinevotesarenottheonlywaytonamethepandas.

C.Theirnameswillcarryinformationabouttheirfamilyrelationships.

D.Morethan122,（XX）peoplechosethenamesfromfivedifferentpairs.

E.Theolderonewouldbenicknamed“Jingda”,whiletheyoungerwouldbe“Jingxiao”.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

HereisafamousstoryabouttheGreatWallofChinaThestoryhappenedintheQin

Dynasty（王朝）.73Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthelovestory?

Oneday,（heemperor,QinShiHuang,orderedhissoldierstocapturesomeyoungmen.

HesenttheyoungmentobuildtheGreatWallofChina.AyoungmannamedFanXiliang

didn'twanttogetcaptured（被抓）.74Hehadnowheretogoanddidn'tknowwhere

tohide.WhenheheardthesoldierscomingtowardshiHLhewasterrified.

Atthattime,ayoungwomannamedLadyMengJiang（孟姜女）waspassingbyFan

Xiliang.Shesawthepoormanandsavedhim.FanXiliangsaid（hankstoLadyMengJiang.

75Laterontheygotmarried.

Unfortunately（不幸地）,FanXiliangwasfoundandcaptured.Hewassenttothe

GreatWallandworkedthere.LadyMengJiangwaitedforherhusbanddayandnight.

Wintercame,butFanXiliangfailed（未能）toreturn.76Shetookthewarm

clothestotheGreatWall,butshedidn'tfindFanXiliang.SomeonetoldherthatFanXiliang

haddiedandthathewasburiedintheGreatWall.___77___Shecriedsosadlythatapartof

theGreatWallfelldownandshefinallyfoundFanXiliang'sbody.

A.LadyMengJiangstayedbythewallandkeptcryingdayandnight.

B.Theyfellinlovewitheachother.

C.Heranawayfromhishomeandplannedtohidesomewhere.

D.1（wasamovinglovestory.

E.LadyMengJiangtraveledallthewaytothefootoftheGreatWall

TeenagerJakeDehamwasskiingwithhisfamilyiniheUSwhenhefelloverandlost

oneofhisskis.78.Theykeptonskiing.Whentheygotto（hefootofthe

mountain,therewasnosignofJake.

Jakecouldn'tfindhisskianywhere.Intheend,hedecidedtotakeoffhisotherskiand

walkdownthemountain.79Itwasnowgettingdarkandhewasalongwayfrom

anyplaceofsafety.Heknewthathemightdiethatnightinthecoldtemperatures.ButJake

keptcalm.Athome,Jakewatchedalotofprogrammesaboutlivingindifficultsilualions.

80Hemadeaholesothewindcouldn'tblowintoit.Outsidehishole,the

temperaturefelltoadangerous-15℃thatnight,butinsideitJakewassafefromthecold.

8]"1wantedtolivemyEveningpassed,Jakebegantothinkhisway

out.Hehadtogetdownthemountain.TheTVprogrammersalwayssaid,^^Ifyouarclost,

youshouldfindsomeoneelse'stracks（足迹）throughthesnowandfollowthem.”“Iwanted

tolivemyli能RememberedJake.44SoIgotupandIfoundsomeskitracksandIfollowed

those."Hewalkedandwalkedandfinallysawlights...

82Jakedidn'tevenhavetogotohospital.Hegotthroughtheterrible

experiencewithoutanyinjuries.

So,thenexttimesomeonesaysthatwatchingTVisawasteoftime,thinkofJake.

SometimesTVcansaveyourlife!

A.Herememberedtheadvicefromtheseprogrammesandknewthatheshouldbuildahole

inthesnow.

B.Hismumwasveryhappywhensheheardhissonwassaved.Amazingly,

C."Afterthelongtracks（足迹）throughthesnowandfollowthem.M

D.Buthecouldn'tworkouttherightwaytogo.

E.Hisfamilydidn'tknowthathehadaproblem.

阅读短文及文后的A〜E选项，选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

Samisagreatdesignerworkingwithinawell-knownpublishingcompany.Forthelast

threeyears,hehasbeenv/orkingfromhome.Heprefersworkingfromhomebecausehecan

spendmoretimelendingahelpinghandtohisfamilyandhaveabetterwork-lifebalance.In

fact,Samisn'talone.83Manycountiessharesimilarsituations.

Butwhy?ThisisbecausetechnologymakesitpossibletorpeopletosurftheInternet

andholdonlinemeetingseasily.84Officespaceisexpensive,soifanorganization

canreduceitsworkstations,itmaybeabletomovetoasmalleroffice.85Thus,

manyhomeworkerssavealotoftimeandtheycanstartthedayfresher.

Samsays,havebeenworkingfromhomesincemysonwasbornandhavebeenreally

enjoyingit.86I'veknownmybossandcolleaguesforalongtimenow,which

reallyhelpsbecauseyou,vegottotrusteachother.Youalsoneedtohaveregularcontact,or

youreallymissoutonthesocialsideofwork.^^

87Somearguethattheonlypeoplewhocanworkfromhomearethosewho

doanunnecessaryjob.Luckily,forSamandthe2.1millionlikehim,notmanypeoplethink

thatway.Ifthetrendscontinuetorise,theymaygetthelastlaugh.

A.However,noteveryoneagreeswithSanithough.

B.Travellingtoworkcanbeverytimeconsumingandtiring.

C.ButIcantellyouthathomeworkingrequiresspecialskills.

D.inBritain,thereare2.1millionpeoplewhoworkfromhomeatpresent.

E.Otherreasonsforhomewo