Unit8阅读理解专练（原卷版）-2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语下册重难点提优训练

20242025学年八年级英语下册重难点提优训练（人教版）

Unit8阅读理解专练

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Recently,manystudentshavefinishedreadingandhadbookreports.Herearefourstudents9opinions

ofthebookstheyread.

IStudent:Jimmy

r«Book:TheLostPicture

^3Opinion:Thebookreallykeepsyourattention.Whohasthemissing

1painting?Idon'tthinkyoucanguess.Youhavetoreadtothesurprisingend.

Student:Cathy

Book:Wonder

Opinion:Thebookwilltouchyourheart.lOyearoldAugustPullmanhas

•facial(面部的)differences.Whenheisgoingtoschool,hemeetsmany

problems.Buthedoesn'tgiveup.Finally,hehasasuccessfulyearatschool.

Student:Alex

Book:BecauseofWinnDixie

Opinion:Thebookisveryinteresting.Opalislonely.Withthehelpofher

petdogWinnDixie,shemakesmanyfriendsandbeeshappy.

Student:Amy

*Book:HittheTop10

.Opinion:Thebookhasgreatinformationaboutmusic.Ifsveryuseful.

1You'regoingtolikeitalot.

1.WhoreadTheLostPicture?

A.Amy.B.Alex.C.Jimmy.D.Cathy.

2.WhydoesAugustPullmanmeetmanyproblemsatschool?

A.Becauseheislonely.

B.Becauseheisyoungerthanothers.

C.Becausehetakeshisdogtoschool.

D.Becausehelooksdifferentfromothers.

3.InwhichbookisOpalthemaincharacter?

A.Wonder.B.HittheTop10.

C.TheLostPicture.D.BecauseofWinnDixie.

4.WhatdoesAmythinkofHittheTop10?

A.Surprising.B.Useful.C-Interesting.D.Educational.

5.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Atravelguide.

C-Afilmmagazine.D.Aschoolnewspaper.

（2）

Thisfamouspoem（诗），HappyRainonaSpringNight,waswrittenbyDuFu（712——770,theTang

Dynasty）whenhewaslivingandfarminginChengdu.Hisfarmingexperiencetaughthimtobethankful

（感谢）tonatureanditisshowninthispoem.

Theveryfirstword,"good”,showsthepoefsjoyandloveforthespringrain.Therainisgood

becauseit“knows“thepropertimetoe.Herethepoetusespersonification（拟人）,asiftherainwassmart

enoughtoeintimeforthefarmers'busyseason.

Whentheraines,itappearsduringthenightwithoutmakinganynoise.Unlikethesummerstorms,

thespringrainfinishesitstaskwithoutbeingknown.

Inthethirdcouplet（对句）,thepoetdescribesapeacefulscenetous.Inthenightsky,thecloudslook

darkandheavy.Ifsasignthattherewillbeenoughrainduringthenight.Thelightfromtheboatmakes

thedarksceneabitlivelier.

Lastly,thepoetstartstoimagine.Tomorrowmorning,hethinks,thecityofChengduwillbee

beautifulwhenalloftheflowersbloomaftertherain.

1.WhatdoesDuFuwanttoshowinthispoem?

A.Heisthankfultonature.

B.Helovesandenjoysfarming.

C.Heenjoystheraininspring.

D.Heexpectstheflowerstobloom.

2.HowdoesDuFufeelaboutthespringrainaccordingtothepoem?

A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Tired.D.Happy.

3.Whichofthefollowingusespersonification?

A.Goodrainknowsitstimeright.

B.Itwillfallwhenspringes.

C.O'erwildlanesdarkcloudspreads.

D.Thetown'sheavywithblooms.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bloom“meaninParagraph5?

A.Disappear.B.Open.C.Die.D.Close.

5.What9sthebesttitleforthisarticle?

A,LearntoReadPoems

B•DuFuandHisFamousPoems

C.AFamousPoembyDuFu

D.AFamousPoet一DuFu

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Amousesawabasketfullofcorn.Hewantedtoeatit.Sohemadeasmallholeinthebasket.He

squeezedintoitthroughthehole.Heatealotofcom.Hefeltfullandwasveryhappy.

Then,hewantedtogooutthroughthesmallhole.Buthecouldn'tfitthroughtheholebecausehis

bellywasfull.Hetriedagain,butitwasnouse.

Themousestartedcrying.Arabbitwaspassingby.Sheheardthemouse'scryandasked,"Whyare

youcrying,myfriend?"

Therabbitsaid,“Itisbecauseyouatetoomuch.Waituntilyourbellybeessmaller.99Then,therabbit

left.

Themousefellasleepinthebasket.Thenextmorning,hisbellywassmallagain.Buthewantedto

eatsomemorecom.Heforgotallaboutgettingoutofthebasket.Soheatemorecornandhisbelly

becamebigagain.

Aftereating,themouserememberedthathehadtorunaway.Butnow,hecouldnot.Sohethought,

“Iwilljusthavetowaituntiltomorrow.99

Acatpassedby.Hesmelledthemouseinthebasket.Heopenedthebasketandatethemouse.

1.Themousecriedbecause.

A.hewantedtoeatsomecornB.hedidn'tfindanythingtoeat

C-hemetacatinthebasketD.hecouldn'tgooutofthebasket

2.Theunderlinedword"belly“heremeans""inChinese.

A.肚子B.嘴巴C.爪子D.尾巴

3.Howmanyanimalsarementionedinthepassage?

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

4.Whathappenedtothemousethenextmorning?

A.Heranawayveryquickly.B.Heatetoomuchcornagain.

C-Heplayedwithacat.D.Hedidn'teatanything.

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthemouse?

A.Clever.B.Active.C.Greedy（贪婪的）・D.Strong.

（4）

Onceamanwasshipwrecked（遭遇海难）onasmall,lonelyisland.Therewasnoonelivingonthis

island,sohehopedthatsomeonecouldetosavehim.Everydayhewatchedthehorizon（地平线），butno

shipseverappeared.Themangrewsad.

Hethoughtheshoulddosomethingtosavehimself.Hebuiltalittlehouseoutofwoodforshelter.

Butoneday,afterlookingforfood,hearrivedhometofindhislittlehouseonfire.Thesmokerosetothe

sky.Theworstthinghappenedandeverythingwaslost.Hewasfullofsadnessandanger."God,howcould

youdothistome?^^hecried.

Earlythenextday,however,hewaswokenupbythesoundofaship.Theshipwasingneartothe

island.Ithadetosavehim.

“HowdidyouknowIwashere?^^themanaskedthesepeople.taWesawyoursmokesignal(信号)J

theyanswered.

Itiseasytogetdiscouragedwhenthingsaregoingbadly.Butweshouldn'tloseheart,becausehope

isatworkinourlives.Remember,nexttimeyourlittlehouseisburningtotheground,itjustmaybea

smokesignalthatbringsbetterluck.

1.Whydidthemanstayonthisisland?

A.Hetriedtotesthisskillstolivehere.B.Hisshiphadanaccidentatsea.

C-Helikedthebeautyofthisisland.D.Hisfriendslefthimonthisisland.

2.Whatdidthemandoonthisisland?

A.Hedidnothingbutworryeveryday.B.Hetriedhisbesttocallforhelp.

C-Hebuiltahousetosavehimself.D.Hedidsomethingtoenjoyhimselfthere.

3.Theunderlinedword“discouraged“meansinChinese.

A.勇敢的B.气馁的C.激动的D.易怒的

4.Thosepeoplefoundthemanbecause.

A.hemadeafireasasignaltocallforhelpB.theyfoundsomefoodonthisisland

C.theysawhislittlehouseontheislandD.afirehappenedontheisland

5.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A,Abadthingcanturnintoagoodone.B.Accidentsalwaysmeangoodluck.

C.Everythingcangowellintheend.D.Savingyourselfisbetterthanaskingforhelp.

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LittleWomenisanovelbyanAmericanwriter,whichwaspublishedin1868and1869.Thenovel

followsthelivesoffoursisters一Meg,Jo,Beth,andAmyMarchfromchildhoodtowomanhood.

Thesefoursisterslivewiththeirmother.MegandJoMarch,theeldersisters,bothworkoutsidethe

homeformoneytosupportthefamily.Megteachesfourchildreninanearbyfamily,whileJohelpsher

grand-auntMarch,whoisveryrich.Bethhelpswiththehousework,andAmyattendsschool.Theirnearest

neighborisarichmanwhoseorphanedgrandsonliveswithhim.Thesistersintroducethemselvestothe

handsomeshyboy,Laurie,whoistheageofJo.

Megisthebeautifulsister;Joisthetomboy（爱打闹的女孩）；Bethisthemusician;andAmyisthe

charmingartistwithblondecurls.Joiseasytogetangry.Oneofherchallenges（.k战）ingrowingupisto

controlheranger.Laurieenjoyshisneighbors,joiningthefamilyofteninplay.Hisgrandfather,Mr.

Laurence,ischarmed（吸弓I）byBeth,andgivesherthepianousedbyLaurie'slatesister.

1.WhatdoesLittleWomentellabout?

A.Aboutthelivesoffoursisterswhentheyareyoung.

B.Aboutthelivesoffoursisterswhentheyareold.

C.Aboutthelivesoffoursistersaftertheygetmarried.

D.Aboutthelivesoffoursisterswhentheygrowup.

2.WhatisAmyandhowdoesshelooklike?

A.Sheisanartistandhasgoldencurlyhair.

B.Sheisamusicianandcharming.

C-Sheisateacherandhasblondecurls.

D,Sheisanartistandeasytogetangry.

3.WhoisMr.Laurence?

A.Heisveryrich.

B.HeisLaurie9sneighbor.

C.HeisLaurie9sgrandfather.

D.HeisJo'sgrandfather.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutLauriefromthepassage?

A.Heliveswiththefoursisters.

B.Heisanorphan.

C.Heiseasytogetangry.

D.Hedoesn'tlikehislatesister.

（6）

HopeMatters

ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparents

alwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.

Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher"Nike"becauseshe

woreNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,

too."Well,it'sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner,"NiketoldlittleGuana."Butmakesureyougotocollege."

Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal（校长）ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathis

jobwastohelpstudentsandteachers."Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou'redoing,"Guanatold

him."Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,"theprincipalreplied.

AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twentythreeyearsago,he

followedinNike'sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollege

education.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.

Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.

Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamilies

andshowsrespect（尊重）foreveryschoolstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,

includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.

1.Guanahopedtobeacleanerbecausehe.

A.wasgoodatcleaningB.admiredthecleaner"Nike"alot

C.neededtosupporthispoorfamilyD.hadtopayforhiscollegeeducation

2.Guanabecameaschoolsafetymonitor.

A.whenhewasnineteenB.afterheworkedasateacher

C,assoonashegotenoughmoneyD.beforehewasnamedprincipal

3.Theunderlinedphrasegotthereisclosestinmeaningto.

A.wentbackto"Nike"B.enteredacollege

C.realizedonefsdreamD.becamewellknown

4.Accordingtothewriter,.

A.Guanashouldhavebeennamedprincipalearlier

B.aboyfromapoorfamilycanhaveabrightfuture

C・acleanerismoreimportantthanacollegestudent

D,thecleanersandthedriversshouldgetmorerespect

5.Whatwouldbeanothertitleforthispassage?

A,FromCleanertoLeaderB.DifferentJobs

C-FromFailuretoSuccessD.RelationshipWorks

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Readingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First,readingbooksisfun.Youcanmake

yourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.

Itisarelaxinghobby,too.Youcanreallybeelostinabook.

Next,youcanreadabookanywhere：inacar,inawaitin9-room,onaplaneorinbed.Allyouneed

isabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain.

Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobby,youwillgetbetterand

betteratit.Thismakesyoureadfasterandbeeeasieratunderstandingwhatyouread.Ifyoureadenough,

youwillprobablyfindthatyourschoolworkbeesmuchbetter.

Somepeoplesaythatreadingisoutofdate.Thisisnottrue.Youcanreadonputers,andthemoreyouread,

thebetteryourputerskillswillbe.Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegoodwriterstoo.Theyareusually

goodatspellingaswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.

1.Readingcanmakeyou.

A.boredB.tiredC.happy

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"convenienfmeaninChinese?

A.复杂的B.流行的C.方便的

3.Youcanreadfaster.

A,ifyoureadasahobby

B.ifyouareastudent

C-afteryoureadabook

4.Whenyoureadenough,perhapsyouwillfindthatyourschoolworkis.

A,muchmoreB.muchbetterC-muchworse

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A,theplacetoreadbooks

B・readingisagoodhobby

C-howtoreadbooks

（8）

TuYouyou,an84yearoldfemale（女，性）scientist,becamethefirstChinesetowinaNobelPrizein

scienceonOct.5.Beforethat,sheeverwonthe2011LaskerAwardforfindingoutartemisinin（Qinghaosu）,

whichsavedmillionsoflives.Shewasgrateful（感激的）fbrtheLaskerprize,butsaid,“Itisjustascientist's

duty.Iwillgoonfightingforthehealthofallhumans.^^

Tukeptherworkinthe1960sand1970s.Inthatage,Malaria（疟疾）couldtakeawaypeople's

health.Scientistsallovertheworldhadalreadytriedover240000timesbutfailed.TuYouyou,amember

oftheAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicine,Beijing,begantostudyChineseherbs.

Before2011,peopledidn'tknowTuverymuch.Manyfriendsplayedjokeswithher"theProfessorof

ThreeNone's":nodegree（学位），nostudyexperienceabroad,notamemberofanyChinesenational

colleges.Butsheishardworking.ShereadalotoftraditionalChinesemedicinebooksanddidalotof

researchesonthedisease.

InFebruary,2012,TuwasnamedNationalOutstandingFemales（OneoftheTen）.Tuisnowamodel

ofChinesemedicalworkers.

1.Artemisininisusedto.

A.makemedicineB.makefood

C.getawardD.dotheexperiment

2.Inthe1960sand1970scouldfindwaystostoptheMalaria.

A.scientistsinChina

B,onlyTuYouyou

C.scientistsallovertheworld

D,noscientist

3.TuYouyoubecameveryfamous.

A.inthe1960sB.in1970

C.before2011D.after2012

4.FromTuYouyou'sstory,weknowthatsheisawoman.

A.friendlyB.kindC.cleverD.hardworking

5.Whatcan'twelearnfromthepassage?

A.TuYouyouwasthewinnerof2011LaskerAward.

B・TuYouyouwasaprofessorofmuchexperienceabroad.

C-TuYouyouisthefinderofartemisinin.

D.TuYouyouwasoneofthetenNationalOutstandingFemales.

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Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazz(爵士乐)wascreatedorbywhom.Butitissaidthatitmightbegin

intheearly1900s.Jazzwasanewkindofmusic,forAmericaandtheworld,andNewOrleanswasits

birthplace.Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown,andatfirst

onlyblacksplayedit.Itwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstyle.Butsoonthey,too,were

playingjazz.Thismusicbecamepopularquickly.FromNewOrleans,ittraveleduptheMississippito

Chicago,thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s,thereweremanyjazzmusicians,bothblack

andwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasthemostfamous.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.

LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohardworking.Thesepersonal

qualitieswerethemostvaluableinhisrisetofame.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabig,

goodnaturedsmile.Afterhebecamefamous,hetraveledaroundtheworld.Itseemedthateveryonewanted

tohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasy,especiallyatthebeginning.

LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismother

couldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid,hisparentsdidn'tlivetogether,andLouislivedwiththis

mother.Howhardtheirlifewas!AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.Helaterwrote,ctMywholelife

hasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultome.I

loveeverybody.”

1.WecanknowexactlyfromParagraph1.

A,wherejazzwascreatedB.whenjazzwascreated

C-whocreatedjazzD.whyjazzwascreated

2.Theunderlinedword"they"refersto.

A.newstylesB.jazzpioneers

C.blackmusiciansD.whitemusicians

3.WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbeethebestjazzmusician?

A.Hisfamilybackground.

B・Histalentandhardwork.

C.Hisgoodsenseofhumor.

D,Hisbig,goodnaturedsmiles.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexpressLouisArmstrong'sattitude（态度）tolife?

A.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

B,Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Whenyousmile,theworldsmilesback.

D,Withoutmusic,lifeisajourneythroughadesert.

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A,thedevelopmentofjazzandmusichistory

B•theinfluenceofjazzonAmericans

C.theachievementsofLouisArmstrong

D,thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician

（10）

Rockmusicisakindofpopularmusicthatfirstlycamefrom“rockandroll“intheUnitedStatesin

theearly1950s,anddevelopedintodifferentstylesinthe1960sandlater,especiallyintheUnited

KingdomandtheUnitedStates.

RockmusicdevelopedfromtheAfricanAmericanblues（布鲁斯）andfromcountrymusic.Later,

rockmusicalsolearnedfromotherkindsofmusicsuchaselectric（电子的）blues,folk,jazz,classicaland

othermusicalstyles.Musically,rockhascentered（以...为中心）ontheelectricguitar,usuallygroup

withelectricbass（贝斯）anddrumsandoneormoresingers.Bythelate1960s"classicrock“periodsome

otherrockmusicappeared,includingbluesrock,folkrock,countryrock,jazzrockandsoon.

Likepopmusic,rockmusicisoftenaboutlove,peoplelivesorpolitics.Italsoshowschangesin

socialattitudestorace,sexanddruguse,andisoftenseenasanexpressionofyouthrevolt（反叛）against

adult.

1.Rockmusicfirstlycamefrom“rockandroll"inintheearly1950s.

A.theUKB.theUSAC.ChinaD.SouthAfrica

2.Rockmusicdevelopedintodifferentstylesinthe1960sespeciallyin.

A.AfricancountriesB.theUKC.theUSAD.bothBandC

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.RockmusicdevelopedfromtheAmericanbluesandfromcountrymusic.

B・Later,rockmusicalsolearnedfromelectricblues,folk,jazz,classicalandothermusical.

C・Musically,rockhascenteredontheelectricguitar,usuallyaspartofarockgroupwithelectricbass

anddrumsandonlyonesinger.

D.Bythelate1990s"classicrock“period,someotherrockmusicappeared,includingbluesrock,folk

rock,countryrock,jazzrockandsoon.

4.Whatisrockmusicoftenabout?

A.Cultureandcustoms.B.Historyandwar.

C.Love,people'slivesandpolitics.D.Animalsandnature.

5.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MusicB.Rockmusic

C.PopularMusicD.Musicians

（H）

Kevinwalkedintothehallofthemuseum.Hetriedtofindagroup（乐团）.Hecamewithit,buthe

didn'tfindit.Hestartedtoworry.Thenheheardmusic.Kevinstoppedoutsidetwodoors.Hepressedhis

earuptoadoor.Kevinopenedthedoors.Itwasdarkexceptthestage（舞台）.Therehesawfourpeople

andtheyeachplayedaninstrument.Themusicwasbeautiful.Kevinsatintheback.Hedidn'twantto

interrupt.Themusicwassobeautifulthatheforgotallaboutworrying.Justthenthemusicgrewloud（大

声的）.JustasKevinthoughtthatthesoundscouldnotgrowbiganymore,themusicchanged.Thenthe

musicbecameveryquiet.Youwouldthinktherewerepeoplesleepingthere.Thenthemusicstopped.The

songwasover.Kevinstoodupandwentbacktothehall.Helookedaroundandsawhisgroupstandingat

theendofthehall.Kevinjoinedit.Hecouldn'tforgettheamazingmusicandhesangthemusicallday.

1.Kevinheardtheamazingmusic.

A,inthehallofthecinemaB.inaroomofthemuseum

C.inthegroupwithhimD.outsidethestage

2.WhydidKevinwanttofindagroup?

A.Becauseheknewthepeopleinthegroup.

B.Becausethemusiciansinthegroupcouldplaytheamazingmusic.

C.Becausehecametothemuseumwiththegroup.

D,Becausehelikesthegroup.

3.Howmanypeoplewereonthestage?

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

4.Theunderlinedword“interrupt“means.

A.援助B.伴奏C.指挥D.打断

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Finally,Kevindidn'ttellthemusicianstheirmusicwasamazing.

B.Themusicwasalwaysloud.

C-Kevindidn'tfindhisgroupafterhewentoutoftheroom.

D,Onthestagefivepeopleeachplayedakindofinstrument.

（12）

Manypeoplethinkcountrymusicandwesternmusicarenearlythesame.Infact,theyaretwo

differentkindsofmusicinAmerica.

TheyefromdifferentpartsofAmerica.CountrymusicesfromthesoutheastofAmerica.But

westernmusicesfromthesouthwestofAmerica.

Anotherdifferenceisthewaysofplayingthem.Countrymusichasasimplewayofplaying.Ituses

fewerinstrumentslikeguitarsandharmonicas（口琴）.Butwesternmusicneedsmoreandbigger

instrumentsliketrumpets（小号）,trombones（长号）andsoon.

Countrymusicisfolkmusic.It'sthemusicthattravelsinthecountry.Menandwomenoftenplayit.

However,thereismuchdancinginwesternmusicandmenoftenplayit.

However,countrymusicandwesternmusicoftensharesimilartopicsforsongs.Theyhavethese

songswiththetopicslikelove,money,crime(犯罪)andsoon.Thesesongsoftentellthelifeofthepoorin

America.

1.Countrymusiciswesternmusic.

A.thesameasB.differentfromc.betterthanD.worsethan

2.Countrymusicesfromthe_______.ofAmerica.

A.southeastB.southwestC.northeastD.northwest

3._____oftenplaywesternmusic.

A.MenB.Womenc.ChildrenD.Menandwomen

4.Countrymusicandwesternmusicaresimilaron.

A.numbersB.playingwaysC.instrumentsD.topicsforsongs

5.CountrymusicandwesternmusicoftentellthelifeofinAmerica.

A.boysandgirlsB.theoldC.thepoorD.therich

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LiuYing:MyfavoritebookisAFriendlikeHenry.It'sabouthowafamilydoghelpsaboydealwith

hisautism.WhenIfeltsad,mybestfriendgavemethebook.Itcheeredmeup.

Jack:Readingintheholidayisaninterestingthing.TwentyThousandLeaguesundertheSeaismy

favoritebook.It'saboutacaptain'stravelunderthesea.Thestoryisveryinterestingandthepicturesare

fantastic.Thisbookcanmakeyourelaxed.

Ben:IlikereadingtheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChinaalthoughI'maforeignerfromLondon.I

can'twaittotellthestoryTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.Ittaughtmealotaboutthethreekingdoms

ofWei,ShuandWu.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory,don'tmissit.

Rose:Inmyopinion,TheLittlePrinceisthebestone.Inthisbook,ayoungprincefallstoearthfrom

asmallplanetandexperiencesalot.Ifsnotjustafictionstory,buttellsusaboutthecorrectvalues.

1.Theunderlinedword“autism“means.

A.好动症B.孤独症C.恐高症D.洁癖

2.It'sforJacktoreadintheholiday.

A.interestingB.boringC-importantD.exciting

3.BenlikesreadingTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsbecause

A,itcancheerhimupB.ithasfantasticpictures

C.hecanlearnalotabouthistoryD.ittellsaboutthecorrectvalues

4.Rose'sfavoritebookis

A.TheLittlePrinceB.TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms

C.AFriendlikeHenryD.TwentyThousandLeaguesundertheSea

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis

A.AFamilyDogB.AnInterestingThingC.MyBestFriendD.MyFavoriteBook

（14）

LittleWomenisanovelbyanAmericanwriterLouisaMayAlcott,whichwaspublishedin1868and

1869.Thenovelfollowsthelivesoffoursisters一Meg,Jo,Beth,andAmyMarchfromchildhoodto

womanhood.

Thesefoursisterslivewiththeirmother.MegandJoMarch,theeldersisters,bothworkoutsidethe

homeformoneytosupportthefamily.Megteachesfourchildreninanearbyfamily,whileJohelpsher

grandauntMarch,whoisveryrich.Bethhelpswiththehousework,andAmyattendsschool.Theirnearest

neighborisarichmanwhoseorphaned