初中英语阅读理解技巧和方法及练习题

1、初中英语阅读理解技巧和方法完整版及练习题一、阅读理解1 .阅读理解DeniesWalmeinTexas,USA,now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnbendingGisulaeightyearsago.ThebookisaboutalittlewhalenamedGisul.Oneday,Gisuladidnottakehismother'swordsandwentupthebeach.Thenhegotlostandhadtolearntolivebyhimself.ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshims

2、elf.DeniespublishedthebooksattheageofsixHeissaidtobetheyoungestwriterandpictureartist.Anothersurprisingthingaboutthebookisthatitbecameabestsellerimmediatelyafteritwaspublishedandbroughthimalotofmoney.Becausehespentmuchtimewritingthebooks,hisstudywasnotverygoodandhehadtolearntheyear'sworkagainbut

3、hisgiftofwritingishighlypraisedbytheteachersandstudent.Andhewaseveninvitedtogivetalksonwriting.ButDeniesdoesnotwanttobeawriter.Hesaid,'Ilikeplanesmost.Idreamofbecomingapilotsomeday.'(1) FromthestorywecanlearnthatDenies.A. publishedhisUnbendingGisulaattheageof14B. wantstobeawriterwhenhegrowsu

4、pC. drewthepicturesforhisownbookD. doesnotgotoschoolanymore(2) WhatDenieslikedmostis.A.writingstoriesB.drawingpicturesC.whalesD.planes(3) WhendidDeniespublishthebooks?A.AttheageofsixB.AttheageofeightC.AttheageofsixteenD.Idon'tknow.【答案】(1)C(2)D(3)A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好

5、，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。然后迷路不得不独自生活的故事。(1)细节题。根据ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshimself.可知，通过这个故事我们知道丹尼斯为自己的书画画，故选Co(2)细节题。根据Ilikeplanesmost.可知，丹尼斯最喜欢飞机，故选D。(3)细节题。根据now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnbendingGisulaeightyearsago.丹尼斯现在14岁，他的最畅销的书是8年前出版的，可知，他那

6、是才6岁，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案。2 .阅读理解ThevillageofHenglywasgoingtohavetheBeanOlympics.Itwasacompetitiontoseewhichkindofbeanwouldgrowthefastestandthetallest.Everybodywasexcited.Theycouldn'twaittoshowtheirbestplants.Cassieknewclearlywhichbeanshewouldchooseforthecompetition,forherf

7、amilyhadplantedaspecial"familybean".Itwasaflatbeanthathergreat-grandparentshadbroughtfromSicily.Hergrandmotherplantedthebeanseveryyearandservedthematmanymeals.Cassiewassuretheywouldbeunbeatablebeans.However,theplandidnotworkoutthatway.AlthoughCassie'sbeanplantslookedhealthywithbeautifu

8、lpurpleflowers,theydidnotgrowasfastorclimbashighasanyofherneighbours.Thesepeoplechosebeansfromseed(种子)shops.Theirbeanshadwonderfulnameslike"Rocket"or"TopCrop".Onetypewasevennamed"King'sBean".ThatwasthebeanIvanplanted,andhisplantsclimbedalmosttothetopofthefence.Cassi

9、e'splantswerejustnearthemiddleofthefence.Onthedayofthecompetition,Cassiewasdisappointedthatherbeanswereinlastplace.Ivanlaughedatherbeansandsaidshecouldwinaprizefortheslowest,shortestbean.Theorganizer,MrWilliams,handedoutmedalsforthefastest-growingandthetallestbeanplants."Nowthereremainsonly

10、onefinaltest,anditisjustasimportant:thetastetest."MrWilliamscookedthebeansfromeachcompetitorandchosefiveexperiencedvillagersasjudges(裁判).Cassiewasnervous.Wouldherfamilybeansloseanothertime?Afterthejudgestastedthebeans,MrWilliamscountedtheresults."Wehaveawinner,"MrWilliamsannounced.&qu

11、ot;ThejudgesallagreethatCassie'sbeansarethewinner."Cassiegrinnedatthisunexpectedresult.Manyofherneighbours,evenIvanaskedforherseeds.Theywereallinfavourofthegood-tastingbeanseventhoughtheydidn'tgrowfastorverytall.(1) Cassie'sbeanswerefrom.A.theorganizerB.seedshopsC.herneighboursD.her

12、familyA.thetallestbeans(2) Cassiewontheprizefor.iiB.themostdeliciousbeansC.themostbeautifulbeansD.thefastest-growingbeans(3) Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grinned"probablymeaninthepassage?A.smiledwidely.B.leftsilently.C.noddedquickly.D.sangsadly.(4) Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A. Theexperienceo

13、fgrowingbeans.C.Thehistoryofaspecialfamilybean.【答案】(1)DB. Thetallestbeaninthecompetition.D.ThebeancompetitioninHenglyVillage.(3)A(4)D【解析】【分析】主要讲了利村要举办豆豆奥运会。这是一场竞赛，看哪种豆子长得最快、最高。大家都很兴奋。他们迫不及待地要展示他们最好的植物。(1)细节题。根据forherfamilyhadplantedaspecial"familybean"科学Cassie的豆子是家人种的，故选Do(2)细节题。根据Theywere

14、allinfavourofthegood-tastingbeanseventhoughtheydidn'tgrowfastorverytall.他们都喜欢味道好的豆子，尽管它们长得不快也不高，可知豆子是美味的，故选B。(3)推断题。根据ThejudgesallagreethatCassie'sbeansarethewinner.可知Cassie的豆子是获胜者，所以Cassie是高兴的，即咧嘴笑，smiledwidely,故选A。(4)主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了利村要举办豆豆奥运会。这是一场竞赛，看哪种豆子长得最快、最高。大家都很兴奋。他们迫不及待地要展示他们最好的植物。故选D

15、o【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。3.阅读理解ThisyeartheUSwillhonour©己念)oneofthecountry'smostfamouswriters-MarkTwain(1835-1910).MostreadersknowthathisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,buthowmanyknowwherethepenname"MarkTwain"camefrom?TheanswershowsClemens'colourfulearlylifebeforehebec

16、ameawriter."MarkTwain"wasthecryshoutedonashipwhentheshipenteredapartofariverthatwastwofathoms(6feet)deep."Twain"isanold-fashionedwayofsaying"two".TwaintrainedasashippilotontheMississippiriverfortwoyears,atimethathewroteaboutinthehumorousLifeontheMississippi(1883).Thefam

17、ousriverwouldbecomeanimportantthemeinmanyofhisworks-whocouldforgetthejourneyofHuckandJimalongitinhismostfamousbook,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884).Withlittleeducation,hehadtoteachhimselfhowtowritestories.Wheneverpossible,hewouldgotopubliclibraries.Therehespentmuchtimereadingandthinking,whichgre

18、atlyhelpedhimwithhiswriting.Ontheotherhand,hislifeexperiencesgavehimwonderfulmaterialtowriteaboutandattractreaders.Twainwroteinastylethathasbeencalled"localcolour"becauseitshowsgreatknowledgeoflocalpeopleandtheircustoms.ThegiftisveryclearinthetwobooksforwhichTwainisstillcelebratedtoday:The

19、AdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)anditsfollow-upTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,whichmanypeoplecall"TheGreatAmericanNovel".ThemostamazinginventioninhisbookisthevoiceofHuckhimself.Huckdidnotenjoyschooling.Itshowsinthewayheuseslanguage,inaspokenstyle.OnlyamasterlikeTwaincouldcopythewayayoungsouther

20、nboytalkedsowell.(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gift"meaninthepassage?A.Twain'stalentforself-teaching.B.Twain's"localcolour"writingstyle.C.Twain'sgoodsenseofhumour.D.Twain'sexperiencesasashippilot.(2)Accordingtothepassage,whatisthebestpartofTheAdventuresofHuckleberr

21、yFinn?A.Thedeepsocialmeaning.B.Theexcitinglifeexperiences.C.ThespecialwaythatHucktalks.D.TheniceviewoftheMississippi.(3)Whichisthemostsuitableplaceinthepassageforthesentence,"Twaindidnotcomefromthewriter'sbackgroundyoumightexpect."?A.AtthebeginningofParagraph2.B.AtthebeginningofParagra

22、ph3.C.AtthebeginningofParagraph4.D.AtthebeginningofParagraph5.(4) Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A. MarkTwain'scareerasagreatwriter.B. MarkTwain'sinterestindescribinglocallife.C. MarkTwain'sachievementsinAmericanliteraturefield.D. MarkTwain'slifeexperienceswhichinfluencedhiswriting.【答案】

23、(1)BC(3) C(4) D【解析】【分析】主要讲了著名的作家之一一一马克吐温的笔名的来历及他的生活经历给了他写作的极好的素材。(1) 推断题。根据Twainwroteinastylethathasbeencalled"localcolour"becauseitshowsgreatknowledgeoflocalpeopleandtheircustoms.可知吐温以一种被称为地方色彩”的风格写作，因为它显示了对当地人及其风俗习惯的深刻了解，所以gift指的是吐温的被称为地方色彩”的风格写作，故选B。(2) 细节题。根据Themostamazinginventioninhi

24、sbookisthevoiceofHuckhimself.他书中最惊人的发明是哈克自己的声音，故选Co(3)细节题。根据Withlittleeducation,hehadtoteachhimselfhowtowritestories.可知马克吐温学历低，并不是来自你期望的作家背景，故选Co(4)主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了著名的作家之一一一马克吐温的笔名的来历及他的生活经历给了他写作的极好的素材。故选Do【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。4.阅读理解

25、Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinasmallboatontheseaandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafish,theboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowsalao,whichwastheworstformofunluck,andtheboyhadgonewithanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfi

26、shthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatempty.Thesaillookedliketheflagoffailureforever.Theoldmanwasthinwithdeepwrinkles(皱纹)inthebackofhisneck.Hisfacewasterriblybrownbecauseofthestrongsunlightontheseaeverydayandhishandshadthedeepscars(伤疤)fromdealingwithheavyfishonthelines.

27、Butnoneofthesewerefresh.Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolourastheseaandwerecheerful."Santiago,"theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromthesea."Icouldgowithyouagain.We'vemadesomemoney."Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim."No,"theol

28、dmansaid."You'rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.""Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.""Iremember,"theoldmansaid."Itwaspapawhomademeleave.IamaboyandImustfollowhim.""Iknow,"theoldmansaid."It

29、isquitenormal.""Hehasn'tmuchfaith(信心).""No,"theoldmansaid."Butwehave.Haven'twe?""Yes,"theboysaid."CanIofferyouabeerontheTerrace?""Whynot?"theoldmansaid."Betweenfishermen."(1) Inthestorytheoldmanwastheboy's.A.grand

30、fatherB.friendC.bossD.host(2) Theword"they"inParagraph2referstooftheoldman.A. thehandsB.thescarsC.theeyesD.thewrinkles(3)TheoldmanrefusedtheboytogofishingwithhimagainbecauseA.hewantedtofishbyhimselfB.hecouldreallyunderstandhisparentsC.theboyaskedforsomemoneyD.theboyhadalreadylearnthowtofis

31、h(4)Fromthestorywecanknowthat.A.theoldmanwasalwaysfullofhopeB. theboy'sparentsbelievedintheoldmanC. everyonelaughedattheoldman'sbadluckD. theboywasworriedabouttheoldman'shealth【答案】(1)B(2)C(3)B(4)A【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个老人84天没有捕到鱼了，男孩的父母不让小男孩和老人一起捕鱼，认为老人运气不好，老人比较理解男孩的父母。(1)细节题。根据全文可知小男孩和老人一起去捕鱼，他们

32、的关系是朋友关系，故选Bo(2)细节题。根据Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyes除了他的眼睛，他周围的一切都很老，所以they代指眼睛，即eyes,故选C。(3)细节题。根据"Itwaspapawhomademeleave.IamaboyandImustfollowhim.""Iknow,"theoldmansaid."Itisquitenormal."可知老人理解男孩爷爷的想法，所以拒绝小男孩再次和他一起去捕鱼，故选Bo(4)细节题。根据"Hehasn'tmuchfaith(信

33、心).""No,"theoldmansaid."Butwehave.Haven'twe?"可知男孩爷爷对老人没有信心，但是老人和男孩有信心，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。5.阅读理解Wanttoenjoysomeextremesports(极限运动)？HereareasmallnumberoftheextremesportclubsacrossuniversitiesintheUK.Octopush(水中曲棍球)Oxford,York.AberdeenandWarwickareonlysomeof

34、theuniversitiesthatofferthisratherunusualsport.Anyonewhoisabletoswimcanplay.Itisplayedbytwoteamsofsixplayers.Everyonewearsamaskandcarriesasmallwoodenstick.SkiingandsnowboardingNearlyeveryuniversityintheUKhasaskiingandsnowboardingclub.Forexample,Brumski8.BoardClubofBirminghamUniversityhasrunfor30year

35、sandhasabout500members.TheyholdChristmasandEasterskitripseveryyearandtakepartincompetitions.SkateboardingWarwickUniversityishometotheLongboardingClub.Alongboardistwoorthreefeetlongerthanausualskateboardandhasawiderwheelbase.InsteadofofferingclubT-shirts,theLongboardingClubletsmembershavetheirpersona

36、lsocks.BASEjumpingTheUniversityofLincolnoffersBASEjumping.InBASEjumping,playersjumpfromfixedobjectsanduseaparachute(降落伞)tobreaktheirfall.TheygoonweeklytripstoSkydiveHibaldstow.(1)IfastudentwantstotakepartinOctopush,heorsheshouldbeabletoA.skiB.swimC.skate(2) HowmanymembersarethereinBrumski&.Board

37、Club?A.About30.B.About300.C.About50.(3) Ausualskateboardisthanalongboard.A.shorterB.longerC.wider(4) WhichuniversityoffersBASEjumping?A.Oxford.B.York.C.Lincoln.D.skydiveD.About500.D.biggerD.Warwick.isthemostcommonsportinUK(5)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinguniversities?A.Octopush.B.Snowboar

38、ding.C.Skateboarding.D.BASEjumping.【答案】(1)B(2)D(3) A(4) C(5)B【解析】【分析】本文介绍了英国各大学的少数极限运动俱乐部。(1)细节题。根据水中曲棍球的介绍Anyonewhoisabletoswimcanplay可知如果一个学生想参加水中曲棍球，他或她应该会游泳，故选Bo(2)细节题。根据Brumski8.BoardClubofBirminghamUniversityhasrunfor30yearsandhasabout500members布鲁姆斯基8和伯明翰大学董事会俱乐部已经运作了30年，可知大约有500名成员，故选D。(3)推理题

39、。根据Alongboardistwoorthreefeetlongerthanausualskateboard长板比普通滑板长两到三英尺可知普通的滑板比长板短，故选Ao(4)细节题。根据TheUniversityofLincolnoffersBASEjumping可知Lincoln提供基础跳跃,故选Co(5) 推理题。根据TheyholdChristmasandEasterskitripseveryyearandtakepartincompetitions他们每年都举行圣诞节和复活节滑雪旅行，并参加比赛可知滑雪板运动是英国大学最常见的运动，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，

40、细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。6.阅读理解Whenyouthinkofamuseum,Ibetyoudon'tthinkofaplacewherechildrenrunaround.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent.It'snoisy!YoucangettotheScienceMuseumbygoingontheLondonUndergroundfromWaterlooontheJubileeLinetoWestminster.ThentaketheCircleortheDistrictLinetoSouthKe

41、nsington.Whenyouwalkout,takealookaroundyou,andyoushouldseeit.Whattobring:atleasttwobottlesofdrinksforthekidsandf10tospendinthecafes.Entranceisfree!Themostinterestingandexcitingpartofcominghereistogotothekids'area,theLaunchPadonthe3rdfloor.Atbusytimes,youmayhavetowaitinline,butstaff（工作人员）willprov

42、idesciencetoysforyouandthekidstoplaywith.Itisgreatfunthere.Andifyoulovescience,itshouldindulge（满足）youasyouwilllearnaboutscienceinafunway.Therearealsosimulators（模拟装置）onthe3rdfloor,sothinkofFloor3asa"funfloor".Ifyouwanttolearnaboutthemuseum,thengotothegroundfloor.Theyhavesomethingswhichwilli

43、nterestyou.Overall,it'safunexperienceforthekidsandyoumayenjoyittoo.It'salsofreetogetin!（1） HowistheScienceMuseumdifferentfromothermuseums?A.It'sbig.B.It'sfree.C.It'sbusy.D.It'snoisy.（2） Paragraph2ismainlyabout.A.howtogettotheScienceMuseumB.whentovisittheScienceMuseumC.whattob

44、ringtotheScienceMuseumD.howtoplanatriptotheScienceMuseum（3） YoucanattheLaunchPad.A.buyyourfavouritedrinkB.getsomesciencetoysforfreeC.learnaboutscienceinafunwayD.learnthehistoryoftheScienceMuseum（4） Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Overall"meaninChinese?A.另外曲之0此D1反Thepassageismostprobably.A.astoryB

45、.apieceofnewsC.areviewD.anadvertisement【答案】(1)DA(3) C(4) B(5)C【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍怎样去科学博物馆及科学博物馆里面的一些好玩的地方，如第三楼的航天器等发射平台，有许多模拟装置。(1)细节题。根据ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent.It'snoisy!可知，科学博物馆很吵，故选D。(2)段落大意题。第二段主要介绍怎样去科学博物馆，故选Ao(3) 细节题。根据itshouldindulge(满足)youasyouwilllearnaboutscienceinafunway.可知，你可以在发射平

46、台用一种有趣的方式了解科学，故选Co(4) 词义猜测题。根据Overall,it'safunexperienceforthekidsandyoumayenjoyittoo.It'salsofreetogetin!可知，总之，它是孩子进行有趣体验的好去处，你可能也会喜欢它。进去是免费的。本段是对前文的总结，推出overall的意思是总之”，故选B。(5)推断题。这篇文章介绍科学博物馆，结合Overall,it'safunexperienceforthekids等等可知，这篇文章可能是一篇评论，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住问题

47、的关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。7.阅读理解FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscomingtoanemptyhouse.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.Somemayhide.Butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.Theyarecalled"latchkeychildren".They'rechildrenwh

48、olookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentsareworking.Andtheirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern.LynetteLongwasoncetheheadmistressofanelementaryschool.Shesaid,"Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewellery.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysfastened.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsidetheir

49、shirts.Thereweresomanykeys.Itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant,"Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusbandbegantalkingtothechildrenwhohadthem.Theylearnedoftheimpact(影响)workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.Fearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealone.Oneineachthreel

50、atchkeychildrentheLongstalkedtoreportedbeingscared.Manyhadnightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,underabed,orinacloset.ThesecondisTV.They'lloftenplayitathighvolume.It'shardtogetstatistics(统计数据)onlatchke

51、ychildren,theLongslearned.Mostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalone.(1) Themainideaaboutlatchkeychildrenisthatthey.A.aregrowinginnumbersB.sufferproblemsfrombeingleftaloneC.watchtoomuchTVduringthedayD.arealsofoundinmiddleclassneighbourhoods(2) Whichsentenceinthesecondparagraphisthetopicsen

52、tence?A. Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewellery.B. Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysfastened.C. Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.D. Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsidetheirshirts.(3) hemainfeelingthesechildrenhavewhentheyareathomebythemselvesisA.tirednessB.freedomC.lonelinessD.fear

53、(4) )TheLongs'studywasmainlyon.A. lonelychildrenwhohavesingleparentsB. childrenwhoseparentsareworkingorwhohaveoneparentonlyC. childrenwhohavetheproblemoffearD. parentswhoareworkingfarfromtheirhomes(5)Wemaydrawaconclusion(结论)that.A. it'sdifficulttofindouthowmanylatchkeychildrenthereareB. latc

54、hkeychildrentrytohidetheirfeelingsC. latchkeychildrenoftenwatchTVwiththeirparentsD. latchkeychildrenenjoyhavingsuchalargeamountoftimealone【答案】(1)B(2)C(3)D(4)B(5)A【解析】【分析】本文介绍了美国一些钥匙儿童”的生活情况这一社会问题。11)推理题。根据theirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern他们的糟糕状况已经成为人们关注的话题可知，关于钥匙儿童的主要观点是他们独自一人会有问题，故选B。(2)主

55、旨题。根据Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys可知，慢慢地，她了解到它们是房子的钥匙是第二段的主题句子，故选Co(3)细节题。根据Fearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealone可知，这些孩子独自在家时的主要感觉是害怕，故选Do(4)细节题。根据Theylearnedoftheimpact(影响)workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren可知，主要研究父母在工作或只有一个父母的孩子，故选B。（5）推理题。根据It'shardtogetst

56、atistics（统计数据）onlatchkeychildren可知，结论是很难查出有多少挂钥匙的孩子，故选Ao【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，主旨题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。8.阅读理解EsperanzalivesinapoorLatino（拉丁美洲的）neighbourhoodinChicago,America.Shedreamsofhavingherownhouseoneday.Herparentstoldherthatwhentheymovedfromtheirlasthouse,t

57、heywouldhaveanewandshiny（亮闪闪的）house.Butthehouseissmallandold.ManypeopleliveinMangoStreet,inabigoldhouse,Esperanzalivesbehinditwithherfamily.AlotofthepeoplewhohavecomefromMexicodon'tspeakEnglish.Manymisstheirhomecountry.Esperanzaunderstandstheirsadness,butshealsofeelsathomeinAmerica.SheisanAmeric

58、an,butherroots（根）willalwaysbeLatino.Esperanzaisyoung.Likeherfriends,shehastogrowupfast.Sheisstuckbetweenbeingagirlandbeingawoman.Inthepooranddangerousareawhereshelives,thisisdifficultforher.Mexicanpeopleusuallyliveinacloseneighbourhood.Thismeansthatpeoplelivepacked（挤塞的）intogether.Everyoneknowseveryo

59、neelse.SoEsperanzaknowsotheroldergirlsthatdothingssheisnotcomfortabledoing.Itisjustafactofherlife.ButEsperanzahasgoodfriendstoo.ShebecomesfriendswithtwosistersnamedLucyandRachel.Theyridebikesandhaveadventures（冒险）together.EsperanzaisalsofriendswithagirlnamedAlicia.Aliciaisafraidoftheratsinherapartmen

60、t.ShesharesherpoemswithEsperanza.（1） WhatisRIGHTaboutEsperanza?A. Shedoesn'tlikewhatsomeoftheoldergirlsaredoing.B. Sheisn'tquiteusedtoherlifeinAmerica.C. SheisanAmericanandhasacomfortablelife.D. Sheoftenliveswithherfriendsenjoyingdoingthingstogether.（2） WheredoesEsperanzalive?A. InabigoldhouseinMangoStreet.B. InasmallandoldhouseinMangoStreet.C. Inanewandsh