2022年中考英语阅读理解练习（20篇）1.TheworsttouristintheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrivedhome.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomeethim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybetheywereheldupbyheavytraffic.Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold“Rome”hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.Mr.ScottieknewverylittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemanthewaytothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.Aftertwelvehour’stravelingroundonabus,thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeakingEnglishinsteadofItalian.Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens(警报)on.“Look,”saidScottietohisinterpreter(翻译),“IknowI’minItaly.That’showtheydrive.”1.WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethimbecause_______.A.hewasinNewYorkB.hewasnotinRomeC.policemancouldhelphimD.bothAandB2.InwhatdirectiondidtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?A.TotheeastB.TothesouthC.TothewestD.Tothenorth3.WhywasMr.ScottiesosurethathewasinRome?A.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.B.BecauseheknewlittleboutItaly.C.Becausehetraveledalot.D.Becausehedidn’ttravelmuch4.AtlastMr.Scottie__________.A.knowhedidsomethingwrongB.stillthoughthewasinRome.C.knewhewaswrongD.knewhewasathome5.DoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottiedid?A.NobodybutMr.Scottiemadethiskindofmistake.B.Manypeoplemakethiskindofmistake.C.FewpeoplemakethiskindofmistakeD.50%ofpeoplewillmakethesamemistakeKey:1-5DAABC2.“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,theworldhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“It’scool.”You20\nmaythink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(扩大)themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It’ssocool.”Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.6.Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning7.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“____________.”A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel8.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It’scool.”A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith9.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_______thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith10.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”______.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseemsKey:6-10CBACD3.TVPROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00AroundChina18:30Children’sprogramme19:00News19:30Weatherreport19:40Aroundtheworld20:10TVplay:Sisters21:00Englishfortoday21:15Popularmusic21:55Talkshow17:45Computerstoday18:10Foreignarts18:30Englishclassroom19:00Animalworld19:25China’9920:20Sports21:00TVplay:GuoLanying21:45Englishnews22:06OnTVnextweek11.Ifyouwanttowatchafootballgame,thebestprogrammeforyouwouldbe_____.A.TVplayB.SportsC.AroundtheworldD.Talkshow12.Theprogrammeof______willletyouknowmuchaboutwesterncountries.A.SistersB.AroundChinaC.AroundtheworldD.OnTVnextweek13.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabouttigers,elephantsandmonkeys,thebestprogrammeforyouis__________.A.AroundChinaB.AnimalworldC.TVplayD.Foreignarts14.Englishclassroomisaprogrammethat_________.20\nA.letsyouknowsomethingaboutclassroomsB.tellsyousomethingaboutstudentsC.letsyouknowsomethingaboutschoollifeD.teachesyouEnglish15.TheprogrammeattheendofChannel2means_______onTVnextweek.A.newsB.programmesC.peopleD.placesKey:11-15BCBDB,4.Oursunisastar,andnineworlds(天体)moveroundit.Worldsliketheseareplanets.Butthereareotherstars,othersuns,notonlythousandsofthem,butmillionsofthem.Dodifferentstarshaveplanets?Wecanseetheplanetsroundourownsun.butwehaven’tbeenanymore.Thestarsaretoofarawayfromus.Starsgiveoutlight,buttheplanetsdon’thaveanylightoftheirown.Sowecan’tseethem.Theyaretoofar,andtoodark.Still,wecantellthatsomestarshaveplanets.Whileabigplanetgoesround,itpullsitsstartooneside.Andsometimeswecanseethis.Thenweknowthatthestarhasaplanet.Forexample,Barnard’sStarisasmallredstar.Anditisthequickeststarintheuniverse.Butsometimesitmovesslower,andthenquickeragain.WehaveknownBernard’sStarformanyyears,andnowwearesureithasaplanet.16.Astarisalargebodyintheuniverse.It_________.A.movesroundoursunB.haslightofitsownC.canalsobecalledasunD.bothBandC17.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Theearthisoneofthesun’sworld’sB.TherearemillionsofsunsintheuniverseC.Theworld’sareverybrightD.somestarshaveplanets18.Wecanseetheplanetsroundoursun.Butwecan’tsee________.A.nineworldsintheuniverseB.theplanetsroundotherstarsC.thesatellitesroundtheearthD.otherstars19.Barnard’sStarmovesmorequicklythan________.A.moststarsB.anyotherstarC.itsplanetD.theplanetsroundthesun20.HowcanpeopleknowthatthereisaplanetroundBarnard’sStar?A.Sometimestheyseethattheplanetpullsthestartoonesideandmakesitmoveslower.B.TheplanetisshiningC.Theplanetisnexttoourearth.D.Theplanetisaredone.Key:16-20BCBBA5.Weweregoingtoplayagainstateamfromacountryschool.Theydidn’tcomeuntilthelastminute.Theylookedworsethanwehadthought.Theywerewearingdirtybluetrousersandlookedlikefarmboys.Wesatdownforarest.Wefeltthatwedidn’tneedanypracticeagainstateamlikethat.20\nThegamebegan.Oneofusgottheballandheshotalongpasstoourforward（前锋）.FromoutofnowhereaboyinanoldT-shirtstoppedtheballandwithbeautifulstyle（姿势）heshotandgottwopoints.Thenanothertwopointsinaminute.Soonthegamewasallover.Wewerebeatenbythecountryteam.Afterthat,wethoughtalot.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughyourteamisverygood,youcan’tlookdownupontheothersandstillneedtodoyoubest.Andthemostimportantlessonwelearnedwas:Onecan’tjudge(判断)apersonorateamonlybytheirclothes.21.Theteamfromthecountrywereinoldclothessothewriter’steam_______.A.lookeddownuponthemB.couldn’twinC.didn’tlikethecityboyD.wereafraidofthem22.Thecountryteamarrivedsolatethat_________.A.nobodysawthemB.thewriter’steamwereangryC.theyhadnotimetowarmupD.theylookedworse23.Theteamfromthecountrywonbecause_________.A.theywereinoldclothesB.theydidn’tpracticebeforethegameC.theypracticedbeforethegameD.theteamwasbetterthanthewriter’s24.Fromthetext,wecanguessthewriter’steamis_________..A.abasketballfromacountryschoolB.afootballteamfromaschoolinthecityC.abasketballteamfromaschoolinthecityD.afootballteamfromthecountry25.Thewriter’steamlearnedalotfromthegame.Theygottoknowhowto______..A.dobetterfromthenonB.fightagainstthecountryboysC.playagainstaweakteamD.judgeamanorateambyclothesKey:21-25ACDCA6.Longlongagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning(闪电)。Buttheyhadtokeepthefireburning,fortheycouldn’tstartitagainiftherewasnolightning.Later,theyfoundouthittingtwopieceofstonetogethercouldmakeaspark(火花).Thesparkcouldfiredryleaves.Inthiswaytheycouldmakethefireagainifitwentout.Thempeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing.Theymadeaholeonabigpieceofwoodandputasmallerstickintothehole.Theyturnedthestickagainandagain.Afterafewminutestheygotafire.Asyearswentby,peoplelearnedotherwaystomakeafire.Sometimestheyusedtheheatfromsun.theyheldapieceofglassintherightwayandmadeapieceofpaperonfire.Abouttwocenturiesago,peoplebegantomakematches(火柴).Matchesbroughtpeopleaquickandeasywaytomakefire.Todaymatchesarestillbeingused,butpeoplehavemorenewwaystomakefires.Oneofthemistouseanelectricfirestarter.Ofcourseanelectricfirestarterismuchmoreexpensivethanaboxofmatches.Butitismoreuseful.26.Asparkcan_________.20\nA.fireanyleavesB.burnanythingC.burndryleavesD.keepfiresburning27.Wecanalsogetafireby_________.A.makingaholeonabigpieceofwoodB.puttingasmallerstickintotheholeC.turningthestickhardforawhileD.doingalltheabovetogether28.Matcheshavebeenused_________.A.forabouttwothousandyearsB.forabouttwohundredyearsC.sincepeoplebegantousefireforcookingD.sincepeopleusedtheheatfromthesun.29.Fromthispassageweknow_______.A.usingmatchesistheeasiestandmostusefulwaytomakefiresB.peopledon’tusematchesanymoresincetheyhadelectricfirestartersC.todaythereareonlytwowaystomakefiresD.someforestfireshappenfromlightning30.Choosetherightorderofthewaystomakefirespeoplegottoknow_________.a.withamatchb.fromthesunc.fromlightningd.byrubbinge.withanelectricfirestarter.A.d,b,c,a,eB.d,c,b,a,eC.c,d,b,a,eD.c,b,d,a,eKey:26-30CDBDC7.ENVIRONMENT80~101RIVERS114~115PASSPORTS142~144EDUCATION284~321ANIMALS493~496HOLIDAYS841~873SPORTS884~978WangLeiNo.3MiddleSchoolNanyang,HenanProvinceChinaKateSmith754KingStreetNewTownSydney,AustraliaSTAMPCoughMedicineShakewellbeforeuseTakethreetimesadayaftermeals.Adults:2teaspoonfulsChildren8-14:1teaspoonfulChildren4-7:1/2teaspoonfulNotforchildrenbelowtheageof4.KeepinacoolplaceUsebeforeOctober,2022NOTICEDON’TFISHFORFOOD,FISHERMANFORYOUROWNHEALTHFISHFROMTHESEWATERSSHOULDN’TBEEATENBECAUSEOFMERCURY(水银)POLLUTIONOfficeofLandandForestsTHEMUSICSHOPSSUMMERSALESaleoneveryrecordandtapeintheshopPOP.ROCK.JAZZ.DISCO.COUNTRYLowpricesonallrecordsandtapesLISTPRICESALEPRICE$6.98$5.48$8.98$6.48SalestartsJune15thandendsJune29thNotelephoneordersduringthesaleTHEMUSICSHOP:38ParkStreetOpenMonday–Saturday10amto6pm20\n31.Fromtheenvelope,weknowthat_________.A.theletterisfromAustraliatoChinaB.theletteriswrittenbyWangLei.C.KateisamiddleschoolstudentD.WangLeiandKatearegoodfriends.32.ThisispartofaQuickReferenceIndex(索引).Ifyouwanttolearnhowtosurf,youshouldbeginyoursearchabout________.A.RIVERSonpage114.B.EDUCATIONonpage284C.HOLIDAYonpage841D.SPORTSonpage88433.Whichofthefollowingifrightaccordingto(根据)thewordsonabottleofmedicine?A.ThemedicineisusedforheadacheB.Themedicineisakindofpills.C.peopleattheageof13shouldtake3teaspoonfulsofthemedicineadayiftheyneed.D.Youcankeepthismedicineinthefridgeandyoushouldgiveotherpeoplethemedicineleftafterthetenthmonthof2022.34.Youcanseethenotice_________.A.onafishfarmB.inafishmarketC.inafishrestaurantD.ontheofficewalls35.Youcanbuyrecords_______.A.with$5.2lessthanusualforEachoneB.ofdifferentkindsbutnotapesaresoldthere.C.atfiveo’clockintheafternoon.D.overthephoneKey:31-35BDCAC8.FrenchandAmericandoctorshavedoneanoperation(手术)togetherinwhichthedoctorswereoutsidetheoperatingroom.Thiskindofoperationisknownasroboticoperation.DoctorMarescauxdidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whileasixty-eight-year-oldwomanpatientwasinahospitalinStrasbourg,France.AdoctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideocamerainherstomacharea(谓部).DoctorMarescauxinNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideoscreen.Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagestotherobotmachine.Therobotmovedthetoolsthatcutthewoman’sgallbladder(胆囊)away.Thewomangotwellsoonaftertheoperationandleftthehospitaltwodayslater.20\nExpertssaythemainproblemwithsucharoboticoperationisbasedonhigh-speedtelecommunications(通讯系统)betweenthedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeabletosendadoctor’sordertoarobottomovethetoolquickly.Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,therobotcanmakesuchsmallermovements(动作)thanapersoncan.Arobotmachinecanturntoolsinwaysthatadoctor’shandcannot.Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakepossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthefuture.Theysayitwillimprovedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoanoperationonpeopleindangerousplacesfaraway.Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhaveoperationsdonebytopdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywherethedoctorswork.36.Theunderlinedphrase“roboticoperation”means“________.”A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctorsB.somethingdonetomendarobot.C.anoperationdonebyFrenchandAmericandoctorsD.anoperationdonefarawaywiththehelpofarobot.37.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause_________.A.itcansendmessagesinahighspeedB.evenatopdoctorcan’tdotheoperationhimselfC.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetterD.operationscanbedonewithoutanddoctors.38.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvetheproblemof________.A.topdoctorsB.smallermovementC.doctortrainingD.high-speedtelecommunications39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.RoboticoperationhasbeenusedintheUSA.B.RoboticoperationisgoodfordoctortrainingC.Expertsspeakhighlyofroboticoperation.D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.40.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnOperationB.RoboticOperationC.HowtoDoARoboticOperationD.TheProblemsofARoboticOperationKey:36-40DCDDB9.LastSundayafternoon,1washavingdinnerinarestaurant(饭店)whenmyfriendPoorcamein.Poorisworkinginabank(银行)andisquiterich,butheisalwaysbor rowingmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Poorsawmeandcametositatmytable.Hehadneverborrowedanymoneyfromme.Whenhewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwodollars.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyatonce."Ihaveneverbor rowedanymoneyfromyou,"Poorsaid."Soyoucanpayformydinner."41.Thestoryhappened.A.athomeB.inarestaurantC.inabankD.inanoffice20\n42.Pooristhenameofamanandthewriter.A.KnowshimwellB.Doesn'tknowhimC.oftenlendshimsomemoneyD.oftenborrowsmoneyfromhim43.Poorisaman.A.busyB.cleverC.richD.poor44.WhywasPoorgladtolendthewritertwodollars?A.Becausetheyarebrothers.B.BecausePoorisrich.C.Becausethewriterisrich.D.BecausePoorwantedthewritertopayforthedinner.45.Fromthestorywecansee.A.PoorisanoldmanB.PoorisfriendlyC.thewriterpaidforthedinnerD.thewriterispoorKey:41-45BACDC10.Afactorybegantomakeanewkindofdogfood.Abigpartywasheldtoshowthenewdogfoodtoeveryone.PeopleofthenewspapersandTVstationswerealsothere.Therewasadogattheparty.Itwouldeatthedogfood.Whenthetimecame,aplateofthedogfoodwasputinfrontofthedog.Buttherewasoneproblem.Itdidnoteatanyofthefood.Allthepeoplewerewatchingandlaughing.Sotheboss(^ft)atediedogfoodhimself.46.Thebossheldthepartytoshowhowthedogfoodwas.A.niceB.badC.expensiveD.beautiful47.PerhapspeopleofthenewspapersandTVstationswenttothepartyA.tobuysomedogfoodB.toseethebossC.toreportthenewsD.tobuythedog48.Thedogdidn'teatthedogfoodbecauseA.thedogwasn'thungryB.thefoodwastoodeliciousC.itwasn'tdogfoodD.thefoodwasn'tnice49.Whenaplateofthedogfoodwasputinfrontofthedog,thedog.A.didn'tseethefoodB.atesomeofthefoodC.didn'teatthefoodD.atethefoodatonce50.Thedogfoodwaseatenbyatlast.A.thedog.B.thebossC.thepeopleD.nobodyKey:46-50ACDCB11.Readthefollowingsixadvertisementsandanswerthequestionsforeachofthem.HOUSEFORSALE.Comfortablefamilyhomewithlargegardenonnorthsideoftown.Threebedrooms,livingroom,kitchen,bathroom.Offerover$35,00020\nASSISTANTWANTEDforbusyrestaurant.Someeveningandweekendwork.Allmealsfree.Ring3320228JOINOURFOOTBALLTEAMBoysandgirlswantedtoplayinlocalfootballteam.Aged9--13MeetinGreenParkonFridaysat3p.m.ROOMFORRENTSmallroomtorentincitycenterflataboverestaurant.Newlypaintedwithmodernfurniture.Nearmainrailwaystation.Busespassfrontdoor.Phone3322108SEAVIEWHOLIDAYFLATSSEAVIEWHOTELSetinlovelygardensNearseaandsands5minutes’walkfrombeachbeautifulgroundchildren’splaygroundchildrenwelcomeEnjoyyourowncookingTHREEFIRST-CLASSMODERNKITCHENINRESTAURANTEVERYFLAT1.TheBrownsarelookingforanewhouse.MrBrownwantstoliveinthenorthoftownnearhisworkplace.MrsBrownwantsahousewithfourbedrooms.TheBrowns’childrendon’tcarewhatthehouseislikeaslongas（只要）thegardenisbigenough.Whydidn’ttheBrownsbuythehouseintheadvertisement?A.itwasonthewrongsideofthetown.B.Thereweren’tenoughbedrooms.C.Therewasnodinningroom.D.Thegardenwastoobig.2.Man:Whydon’twerentoneoftheSeaviewHolidayFlatsforourholiday,Mary?TheysoundjustasgoodastheSeaviewHotel,anditwouldbemuchcheaper.Mary:There’sonebigdifferencebetweentheholidayflatsandthehotel.Thehotelwouldbemuchlesswork.WhywouldMaryratherstayatthehotel?A.Theywouldn’thavetocook.B.It’snotsoexpensive.C.Shewouldenjoythebeautifulgardens.D.It’snearthesea.3.Tom:There’sanewfootballteamstandinginthevillage,Mum.I’moldenough20\ntoplayinit.Westopschoolathalfpastthree,soI’dhaveplentyoftime.Mum:Well,Isupposeyoucoulddoyourhomeworklater.Butlook,Tom,youhaven’treadtheadvertisementcarefully.Youcan’tpossiblyplayforthisteam.Whycan’tTomplayforthenewfootballteam?A.He’snotoldenough.B.Tomhasn’treadtheadvertisementcarefully.C.Schoolstopstoolate.D.Hehastodohishomework4.Man:I’mlookingforaroomtorent.Itdoesn’tmatterhowbigitis.Idon’tcarewhatcolourthewallsareorhowoldthefurniture（家具）is.I’vegottostudyformyexams,sothehousemustbequietandneartheschool.Girl:Therearesomeadvertisementsforroomsinthepaper.Whataboutthisone?Man:Yes…Yes…that’sallright.Oh,dear,no,Idon’tthinkitwoulddo.What’swrongwiththeroomintheadvertisementaboutrooms?A.It’stoosmall.B.Thewallsarethewrongcolour.C.Themanlikesoldfurniturebetter.D.It’stoonoisy.5.Annhasalwayswantedtoworkinarestaurant.Shethinksthey’reexcitingplaces.It’shardworkbutsheisn’tlazy.YouhavetoworkonSaturdaysandSundaysbutyougetotherdaysoff.It’snotverywell-paid,butwhocaresaboutmoney?WhydoesAnnwanttogetthejobintherestaurant?A.It’saneasyjob.B.Thepayisgoodandthefoodisfree.C.Shethinksitwouldbefun.D.Yougetlongholidays.Key:1~5:BACDC12.Wearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers—computersworkforusathome,inofficesandinfactories.Butitisalsotruethatmanychildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolsbeforetheycanwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture?Arethesechildrenluckyornot?Manypeoplewhodonotknowaboutcomputersthinkofthemasmachinesthatchildrenplaywith.Theyworrythatchildrendonotlearnfromexperiencebutjustfrompressingabuttonandthatthisisnotgoodforthem.Theythinkthatchildrenaregrowingnotknowingabouttherealworld.Butpeoplewhounderstandmoreaboutcomputerssaythatcomputerscanbeverygoodforchildren.Acomputercanhelpthemtolearnabouttherealworldmorequickly,tolearnwhattheywanttolearnandthinkforthemselves.Andforthefuture,don’tweneedpeoplewhocanthinkclearly,whoknowhowtogetinformationquicklyanduseitwell?Whatdoyouthink?6.“Tobefamiliarwith”meansto_______.A.knownothingB.knowaboutC.dislikeD.like7.Doeseveryonethinkcomputersaregoodforchildren?A.Yes,theydo.B.No,noteveryonethinksdo.C.Theydon’tknow.D.Theyarenotsure.8.Whatcancomputershelpchildrentodo?20\nA.Tothinkclearly,todohomeworkandtowrite.B.Toplaygames,todomathandtocopy.C.Tothinkclearly,togetinformationandtouseitwell.D.Tocount,tocleanthehouseandtogetinformation.9.Doesthewriterthinkcomputerisagoodthing?A.Itisn’tmentioned.B.No,hedoesn’tthinkso.C.Hedoesn’tknow.D.Yes,hedoes.Key:6~9BBCD13.KarenFinleywasbornintheU.S.in1956.Whenshewasonlyfourteen,shebecameinterestedinperforming.Shegraduatedfromaperformingartsschoolin1981andthenbegantoperformintheaters.Inherperformances,sheshowedpeoplesomeoftheproblemsintheworld.KarentTheConstantStateofDesirewasfirstperformedTheKitcheninNewYorkCityin1986.Inthisperformanceshewantedpeopletonoticesomeofthedifficultexperiencedwomenhavebecauseofmen.Itsoonbecausecontroversial(备受争议的).Manypeopledidnotfeelcomfortablewiththeperformance.TheythoughtthatKarenhatedmentomuchandwasoutofcontrol.Shewasstronglycriticizedbythenewspapers.Butsomeotherpeoplethoughtdifferentlyandspokeforher.TheysaidthattheyfelttheexperiencesKarenshowedinthisperformanceweretruetolife.Karenhopedthatpeoplewouldthinkaboutthesadstoriesthathappeneveryday.Shebelievedpeoplewouldunderstandherandlearnsomelessonsiftheycould“read”herperformancesmorecarefully.10.Accordingtothereading,whatmight“TheKitchen”be?A.Atheater.B.Arestaurant.C.Anewspaper.D.Aperformance.11.Accordingtothereading,whywouldTheConstantStateofDesirebecontroversial?A.Itseriouslycriticizedmen.B.Karenwasnotwellprepared.C.ThewomenwhoperformedwithKarenwereourofcontrol.D.Karensaidsomethingbadaboutnewspapersduringtheperformance.12.WhatdidKarenFinleywanttodobyperforming?A.Tomakemorefriends.B.Tobecomeasuperstar.C.Toshowpeopleherideas.D.Tomakemoneyforpoorwomen.Key:10~12.AAC14.Abouttheyear1900,adart-hairedboynamedCharlieChaplinwasoftenseenwaitingoutsidethebackentrancesofLondontheatres.Helookedthinandhurry.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance,andaboveall,heknewhowtomakepeoplelaugh.Buthecouldn’tgetworkandthereforewanderedaboutthecitystreets.Sometimeshewassentawaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadnoparents.Buttwentyyearslater,thissameChaplinbecamethegreatest,best-known,an20\ndbest-lovedcomedian(喜剧演员)intheworld.Anyregularvisitortothecinema,musthaveseensomeofCharlieChaplin’sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatandlaughedatthemuntilthetearsrandowntheirfaces.Evenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyhisfilms,becausetheyaremostlysilent.Itisn’twhathesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependupon(依靠)wordsorlanguage.Itdependsuponlittleactionswhichmeanthethingtopeopleallovertheword.Actingoutwithoutwords,ofcommonhumansituationsplaysanimportantpartinthedancesandplaysinmanycountries.It’sakindoftheworldlanguage.ChaplinlivedmostofhislifeinAmericaanddiedinSwitzerlandonChristmasDay1977,attheageofeighty-eight.Therewassadnessallovertheworldatthenewsofhisdeath.1.Chaplinwasborn_________.A.in1990B.inSwitzerlandC.in1889D.inAmerica2.WhywasChaplinoftenseenwaitingoutsideLondontheatre?A.Becauseheneededajobinshowbusiness.B.Becauseheneededfoodtoeat.C.Becausehehopedtosinganddanceintheatre.D.Becausehehopedtohaveahome.3.Twentyyearslater,Chaplinbecamethebest__________.A.singerB.dancerC.actorD.Comedian4.WhatdoesChaplincomedydependon?A.wordsandlanguageB.musicanddanceC.storyandbackgroundD.action,akindoftheworldlanguage5.Whichistrue?A.ChaplinwasanAmericanB.Chaplin’scomedywasdull.C.Chaplinwasadumb.(哑巴)D.PeopleintheworldwereverysadtohearthatChaplindied.Key:1—5CADDD15．Ingeneral(一般来说)peopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolours:warmcoloursandcoolcolours.Scientiststhinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:peoplewhopreferwarmcoloursandpeoplewhoprefercoolcolours.Thewarmcoloursarered,orangeandyellow.Wheretherearewarmcoloursandalotoflight,peopleusuallywanttobeactive.Peoplethinkthatredexampleisexcitingsociable(善交际的)people,thosewholiketobewithotherslikered.Thecoolcoloursaregreen,blueandpurple.Thesecoloursunlikewarmcolours,arerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolours,peopleareusuallyquiet.Peoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferblue.Redmaybeexcitingbutonescientistsaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowinaroomwithwarmcoloursthaninaroomwithcoolcolours.Hesuggestedthatawarmcoloursuchasredororange,isagoodcolourforalivingroomorarestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdon’twanttimetopassquickly.Coolcoloursarebetterforofficesoffactoriesasthepeoplewhoworktherewanttimetopass20\nquickly.Scientistdon’tknowwhypeoplethinksomecoloursarewarmandothercoloursarecool.However,almosteveryoneagreethatwarmcoloursremind(使想起)peopleofwarmdaysandcoolcoloursremindthemofcooldays.Becauseinthenorththesunislowduringwinter,thesunlightappearsquiteblue.Becausethesunhigherduringsummer,thehotsummersunlightappearsyellow.1.Whenpeopletalkabouttwogroupsofpeople,theymeanthosethat________.A.likewarmcoloursandlikecoolcoloursB.areyellow,redandyellowC.arewarmcoloursandcoolcoloursD.aregreen,blueandpurple2.Thepeoplewholikewarmcolours_________.A.areveryhardtogetonwithothersB.areveryeasytogetonwithothersC.liketostayathomebythemselvesD.don’tliketobewithothers3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Timeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcoloursthaninaroomwithcoolcolours.B.Thepersonswhoarerelaxingdon’twanttimetopassslowly.C.Maybewarmcolorsmakepeoplethinkofwarmdays.D.Thewriterthinkscoolcoloursaregoodforofficesoffactories.4.Whydosomepeoplelikewarmcoloursandotherslikecoolcolours?A.Becausethepeoplewholikewarmcoloursareactive.B.Becausethepeoplewholikecoolcolourspreferstayingathomealone.C.Becausewarmcoloursareniceandcoolcoloursarenotnice.D.Thewriterdoesn’ttellusthereason.5.Whichisthebesttitle?A.TwogroupsofcoloursB.CoolcoloursC.WarmcoloursD.ColoursandpeopleKey:1—5ABBDD16.Choosetherightanswersafterreadingthecards.20\nHuaihuaForeignLanguageSchoolLinNan,TeacherofEnglishYingfengStreet,Huaihua,ChinaTel:0745-2709348Fax:0745-2709756E-mail:Linan@21cn.comBp:1240822022Zipcode:418000DaqingChildren’sHospitalLiuHong,Doctor12XinglingRoad,Changchun,Jilin130027Tel:0431-564597213704358529(mobile)Fax:0431-5768904E-mail:cclh@163.comRedStarFarmZhangHui,FarmerShangpingVillage,Zhejiang,419100Tel:0745-682619413973098479(mobile)Bp:1270803706TiantaiTaxiCompanyYangJun,Driver235St.Tongzhi,Hangzhou,Zhejiang31007Tel:0571-7038385Fax:0571-7065834E-mail:hzyi@163.comBp:19923016361.WecanlearnEnglishfrom__________.A.YangJunB.ZhangHuiC.LiuHongD.LiNan2.Youmaytelephone_______forhelpifyourgrandmotherisill.A.YangJunB.ZhangHuiC.LiuHongD.LiNan3.Wecancall_________whenwewanttotakeataxitoHangzhouRailwayStation.A.13973098479B.0745-2709348C.1992301636D.137043585294.Ofthefour,wecan’tsendfaxtothe_______.A.driverB.teacherC.doctorD.farmer5.Ifyouhavesomequestionsaboutyourhealth,pleasesendanE-mailto________.A.Linan@21cn.comB.cclh@163.comC.hzyi@163.comD.hhmx@163.comKey:1—5DCCDB17.Manypeoplehurttheirbackswhentheytrytoliftheavythingsfromthefloor.Itiseasytohurtyourbackmuscle(肌肉)whenyoutrytopickupaheavything.However,thereisacorrectwaytoliftthingsfromthefloor.Ifyoupickupheavythingscorrectly,youprobablywillnothurtyourback.Toliftsomethingfromthefloorcorrectly,firstbend(弯曲)yourkneesandloweryourself.Keepyourbackstraight.Donotbentover,fromyourwaist(腰)keepyourbackandhips(臀部)andwaistinaline.Ifyoubentover,themusclesinyourlowerbackcanbecamehurtveryeasily.Ifyoukeepyourbackandhipsstraight,themusclesarestronger,becausetheyholduptogether.Theothermusclescanthenhelpthelowerbackmuscles.Asyouloweryourself,trytogetasclosetothingasyoucan,putonekneeoneachsideofthething.Rememberatalltimestokeepyourbackstraight.Putyourhandunderthethingthatisinfrontofyou,betweenyourknees.20\nToliftthething,youshouldstandupslowly.Useyourlegmusclesinordertostandup.Inotherwords,liftwithyourlegs,notwithyourback.1.Whichpartofyourbodyismoreeasilytobehurtwhenyouliftheavythings?A.Thelegmuscles.B.ThebackmusclesC.ThehipsD.Theknees2.Manypeoplehurttheirbackswhentheyliftsomethingbecause_______.A.theyarenotstrongB.thethingsareveryheavyC.thewaytoliftthethingsisnotcorrect.D.theyareveryheavy3.Themusclesarestrongerifyou_______.A.keepyourback,hipsandwaistinalineB.bendoverfromyourwaistC.loweryourselfD.getdownonyourknees4.Toliftheavythings,themostimportantofallisto_________.A.standupslowlyB.keepyourbackstraightC.bendyourkneesD.putonekneeoneachside5.Whatdoes“Inotherwords”mean?________A.总而言之B、换句话说C、在其它话中D、在其它单词中Key:1—5BCABB18.Manyplacesintheworldneedmorefreshwater(淡水).Everycountryistryingtofindwaystoturnsaltwaterintofresh.Whyaren'ttheremanyfactoriesliketheSymifactory?Insomeplaces,thesunisn'thotenough,oritdoesn'tshineeveryday.Intheseplacesotherwaystoheating(加热)seawatercanbeused.Thesewayscostmoremoney,buttheyworkfasterthanthesun.Byboiling(煮沸)seawaterwithhighheat，alotoffreshwatercanbemadequickly.Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwaterfromsaltwater.Otherwaysaretried.Onewayisfreezing(冷冻).Thefreshpartofsaltwaterfreezesfirst.Togetfreshwater,thepiecesoficearetakenout.Whichwayisbest?Theonethatgivesthemostwaterfortheleastmoney.Itmaybeadifferentwayforeachplace.Symi'swayseemsverygoodforsmall,hotplaces.Itdoesn'tmakeverymuchwateratatime.Butthefactoryiseasytobuildandcostlittle.That'swhypeopleinmanydryplacestalkaboutSymi!1.Fromthepassageweknowthatfreshwater.A.isneededinmanycountriesB.isneededineverycountryC.canbeusedinmanywaysD.isveryimportantforfactories2.TheSymifactory.A.isafreshwaterfactoryB.canbebuilteverywhereC.canmakemuchfreshwateratatimeD.doesn'tneedsunshineeveryday3.Whichisthebestwayforsmallandhotplacestogetfreshwater?A.Boilingorheatingtheseawater.B.Thewayinsunnyplaces.C.TheSymi'sway.D.Freezingtheseawaterincoldplaces.4.Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.20\nA.watermakingfactoriesindifferentcountriesB.thewaysofmakingfreshwaterfromseawaterC.hotplacesanddryplacesD.howtomakegooduseofthesunlight5.Whichofthefollowingisn'ttrue?A.Newwaysaretriedtogetfreshwater.B.Alotoffreshwatercanbemadequicklybyheating.C.Thebestwayistogetthemostfreshwaterwiththeleastmoney.D.TheSymi'swaydoesn'tworkindryplaces.Keys:1.Ｂ2.Ａ3.Ｃ4.Ｂ5.D19.BobalwaystookthenewspapertoGrandpaWhite'shomelastbeforegoinghome.GrandpaWhite'swasattheendoftheroad.BoblikedGrandpaWhite.Hewasoftenwaitingforhimnearthefrontgatewithsweetsoranicecake.Besides,heoftenaskedBobaboutthingshewasdoing—aboutwhathewasgoingtodoforthesummerandwhathelikedtodo.ThethingthatBobdidn'tlikeaboutGrandpawashisneverendingstoriesabouthisboyhoodinCalifornia.BobneveraskedtohearaboutGrandpa'sboyhood,buthecouldn'tgetaway.AfterGrandpa'swifediedinOctober,BobcouldseethatGrandpawaslonelierthanever.HewouldoftenjoinBobhalfwayalongtheroadandwalkalongwithhimashegaveoutthepapers.Grandpaseemedtohaveallday,andBobwasoftenlategettinghispaperstohiscustomers(订报者).Bobdidn'twanttocomplain(抱怨),butthecustomerswereunhappy.()6WhenhetookthenewspapertoGrandpaWhite,Bobwouldoftenreceive.A.oldnewspapersB.sweetsoracakeC.somemoneyD.anorder()7Whichdoyouthinkistrue?A.BoblivedwithGrandpa.B.Grandpadidn'tliketoreadnewspapers.C.BobtookthenewspapertoGrandpafirst.D.Grandpahadmanystoriesabouthisboyhood.()8Bobcoulddonothingwhen.A.hesawGrandpafeelinglonelyB.thecustomersgottheirnewspaperslateC.GrandpabegantotellhimabouthisboyhoodD.Grandpaaskedhimaboutthethingshewasdoing()9Thebesttitle(标题)ofthestoryis.A.WaitingBobonHisWayB.PostmanBobandHisCustomersC.LonelyPeopleNeedOtherPeople’ｓhelpD.GrandpaWhite'sNeverendingStories20\n()10Thesentence“Grandpaseemedtohaveallday”means“”.A.GrandpaseemedtobelonelyalldayB.GrandpaalwaysseemedtolikedaytimeC.GrandpalikedtellingstoriestoBoballdayD.GrandpalikedtostaywithBoballthetimeKeys:6.B7.D8.C9.C10.D20.YouhaveheardofWebsterToys(玩具).Webster'shavemadegood,safeinterestingtoysformorethanahundredyears.Now,wesellthem,andchildrenplaywiththem,incountriesfromNewZealandtoGermany,andfromJapantoCanada.WeaelookingforsomeonetosellourtoysintheFarEast.He(orＳhe)willbebetweentheagesofthirtyandforty.Hewillalreadyhavesomeyearsofsellinginworldmarketsbehindhim.HewillspeakgoodEnglishandatleastoneotherlanguageoftheFarEast.ThepersonwearelookingforwillliveinAustralia,andworkinourofficethere,buthewilltravelforuptosixmonthsinanyoneyear.HewillknowtheFarEastquitewellalready.Hewillknowhowtosellinoldmarkets,andwheretofindnewones.Hewillunderstandmoney,andmakemorethanever,forhimself,andforWebsterToys.Webster'swantsomeonewhocanstandonhisownfeet.Ifyouthinkyouarethepersonwearelookingfor,writetoMrJ.Slomanatourheadoffice.Webster'sToyLtd.ChurchMill,WatfordHerts,WD36HE,London.()11TheheadofficeoftheWebsterToysLtdisin.A.AustraliaB.NewZealandC.GermanyD.England()12ChildrenplaywithWebstertoys.A.inmanycountriesintheworldB.ineightcountriesaroundtheworldC.mostlyinfourcountriesoftheworldD.onlyinsomeeasterncountries()13“Hewillalreadyhavesomeyearsofsellinginworldmarketsbehindhim”meanshehas.A.soldthingsfortheWebster'sforsomeyearsB.alreadysoldtoystosomemarketsintheworldC.alreadysoldthingsindifferentpartsoftheworldD.soldalargenumberofWebstertoystotheworld()14“Someonewhocanstandonhisownfeet”means.A.someonewhoknowswheretodohisbusinessB.apersonwhounderstandsmoneybetterC.someonewhoknowshowtomakeroomforothersD.apersonwhocanworkbyhimself()15.WhichpersoncouldbetherightonefortheWebster's?A.He(orShe)is35,speaksgoodEnglishandaFarEasternlanguage,cantravelforuptosixmonthsinayearandknowshowtomakemoremoney.20\nB.He(orShe)is28,speaksgoodEnglishandsomeotherforeignlanguages,enjoytravellingandmakingmoremoneyfortheWebsterToys.C.He(orShe)is40,speaksEnglishandanyotherFarEasternlanguages,knowsFarEastwellandhowtomakemoremoneyforhimself(herself).D.He(orShe)haslivedinFarEasterncountriesforyears,speaksgoodEnglishandotherforeignlanguages,knowshowtoopennewmarkets.Keys:11.D12.A13.C14.D15.A21.Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly70%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthatisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%——thefreshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat.Evenworse,someofithasbeenmadedirty.However,asthingsstandtoday,thisfreshwaterisstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisbecominglargerandlargerquickly——almostdaybyday.Weshouldtakestepstodowiththisproblemnowandinthiswaywecangetawayfromaseriousworldwidewatershortage(缺少)lateron.Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourvaluablewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Todayinmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonceandthensentoutintoasewersystem(下水道).Fromthereitreturnstoseaorrunsintoundergroundplaces.Butevenifeverylargecityreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Allwe'dhavetodotomakeuseofseawaterintheworldistoremovethesalt.Ifwetakethesestepswe'llbeinnodangerofdryingup.16. Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecause.A.manhasn'tgotenoughfoodtoeatB.wehaven'tgotenoughfreshwaterC.only70%oftheearth'ssurfaceiswaterD.morewaterissentintosewersystems17.Theunderlinedwordvaluablemeans.A.muchandsaltyB.freshandenoughC.dearandusefulD.cleanandhelpful18. Whatshouldwedoifwewanttohaveenoughfreshwater?(a)Makefulluseoftheseawater.(b)Carrysaltwaterintolakesorrivers.(c)Trytosavethefreshwaterasmuchaspossible.(d)Doourbesttousethewateragain.(e)Drinkanduseallthewaterontheearth'ssurface.A.(c)and(e)B.(a)and(d)C.(a),(c)and(d)D.(b),(d)and(e)19.Thebestbutthemostdifficultwaytosolve(解决)thewaterproblemoftheworldisto.A.removethesaltfromseawaterB.makethewaterincitiesclean20\nC.takewaterfromundergroundD.maketheneedforwatersmaller20.What'sthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?A.TheImportanceoftheWaterB.TheWorld'sWaterProblemC.TheThirstyWorldD.FreshWaterandSeaWaterKeys:16.Ｂ17.C18.C19.Ａ20.Ｂ22.LastJuly,MrJohnson's12yearoldcardiedonCalifornia'sSantaAnaFreeway.Itwasanhourbeforethesunwentdown,andhewas25milesfromhome.Hecouldn'treachanyonetopickhimup,sohedecidedtotakeabus.Notknowingtheroutes(路线),hethoughthe'djustheadeast.Abuspulledup,andheaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing,"Fourmorelights",shesaid.Therewasanotherbushecouldtakefromthere.“Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight."MrJohnsonsaidtohimself.ShedroppedMrJohnsonoffattheendofherrouteandtoldhimwhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,hebegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield(挡风玻璃).Itwasoutofservice.Butthedooropened,andhewassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.“Ijustcan'tleaveyouhere,"shesaid.“Thisisn'tthenicestplace.I'llgiveyouaridehome."“You'lldrivemehomeinthebus?"heasked,perplexed(困惑的).“No,I'lltakeyouinmycar,"shesaid.“It'salongway,"heprotested.“Comeon,"shesaid.“Ihavenothingelsetodo."Astheydrovefromthestationinhercar,thedriverbegantellinghimastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritanpickedhimup,tookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.“I'mjustpassingthefavoralong,"shesaid.WhenMrJohnsongavehermoneyasathankyou,shewouldn'thearofit.“Thatwouldn'tmakeitafavor,"shesaid.“Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong."21.WhydidMrJohnsonsaythathewouldhavealongnight?Because.A.hedidn'tknowtheroutesB.nodriverwouldgivehimarideC.heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxiD.hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus22.Accordingto(根据)thestory,theplacewhereMrJohnsonwaitedforthesecondbuswas .A.alittledarkB.neitherquietnorniceC.alittleunsafeD.neithercleannorbeautiful23.Afterwaiting30minutes,MrJohnsonchangedhismindbecause.A.hegottiredandworriedB.nobuswouldcomeatthetimeC.ataxiridewouldbemorecomfortableD.heknewthedriverwouldneverreturn24.ThebusdriverdroveMrJohnsonhomelaterbecause.A.shedidasherbrotherhadtoldherB.shehappenedtogointhesame20\ndirection(方向)C.shewantedtogetmoremoneyfromhimD.shewantedtodosomethinggoodforotherpeople25.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Weshouldonlyhelpthepersonwhohelpedus.B.Weshouldrememberhimifsomeonehelpedus.C.Weshouldhelpotherpeopleasthebusdriverdid.D.Weshouldgivesomemoneytothepersonafterhishelp.Keys：21.Ｄ22.C23.Ａ24.Ｄ25.Ｃ20
