2018年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇(含答案)

2018年中考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇

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Passage1

InEngland,afternoontea,takenbetweenfourandfive,isthemostinformal(三£正式)mealoftheday.Ifyouarea

friendofthefamily,youmaydropinforteawithoutaninvitationortellingthatyouarecoming.Veryoftenitisnot

servedatatable.Themembersofthefamilyandvisitorstaketeainthesitting-room.Eachpersonhasacupandsaucer

(托盘),aspoonandasmallplateforbread-and-butterandcake.Bytheway,donothelpyourselftocakefirst;

bread-and-butterfirst,thencakeifthereisany.Anotherpieceofadvice:Donotputmorethanonepieceofbreador

cakeonyourplateatthesametime.

()1.Afternoonteaisusuallyservedwith.

A.teaonlyB.teaandsomefoodC.tea,dessertandmeatD.cakeandbread

()2.Ifyouwanttohaveafternoonteainafriend'shome,.

A.itisnecessaryforyoutosendamessageB.youshouldwaitforhisinvitation

C.itisimpoliteforyoutogotherewithouttakinganythingwithyou

D.itisunnecessaryforyoutocallhimorsendamessage

()3.Inthepassage,“dropin“means"”.

A.payaninformalvisitB.falldownC.drinkatafriendJshomeD.break

()4.It,simpoliteforyou.

A.helpyourselftocakefirstB.shareacupwithyourfriend

C.putmorethanonepieceofbreadorcakeonyourplateonceD.alloftheabove

()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Afternoonteaisoftentakeninthesitting-room.

B.Themembersofthefamilyoftenshare(共用)acupandsaucer,aspoon,etc.

C.Afternoonteaisusuallytakenbetweenlunchandsupper.

D.Helpyourselftobread-and-butterbeforecakeifthereisany.

Passage2

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathome.Youshouldnotbeupset(不安的)if

yourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou.

Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushould

arrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.

Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.Ifyouwanttobeverypolite,sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,

orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember-itJsnotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.

Inmanyfamilies,thehusbandsitsatoneofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherend.Theyeatwiththeir

guests.

You,11probablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmall,thenyou,11havemeatorfishwithvegetables,and

thendessertfollowedbycoffee.ItJspolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.

Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.Britishand

Americanpeopleliketosay“thankyou,thank,thankyou“allthetime!

()1.IfyourEnglishfrienddoesn'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tmeanheorshe.

A.doesn'tlikeyouB.likesyouC.can'taffordtodosoD.istoobusy

()2.It'simpolite.

A.toaskaboutthepriceofacertainthingB.tosayuthankyou“tohosts

C.takenothingwithyouwhenyouareinvitedtodinnerD.toeatupeverythingonyourplate

()3.Themealendswithusually.

A.soupB.coffeeC.meatorfishD.dessert

()4.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinnerparty,you'dbetter.

A.askwhattimeyoushouldarriveB.takeyourwifewithyou

C.drinkasmoreaspossibleD.eatmoresnacksasyoucan

()5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thehostslikethepeoplewhositclosertothem.

B.Thehostslikethepeoplewhoaskthemtime,price,age,etc.

C.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallysittogether.

D.Youcancallyourhostthenextdayorwritealetterofthanksafterthat.

ThoughchopsticksareusedinmanyAsiancountries,theyhavetheirbeginninginChina.Chinesehistorysaysthat

theChinesehadchopsticksasfarastheXiaDynasty（^^）（360014,00yearsago）.IntheSpringandAutumn

Period（时期）copperandironchopsticksappeared.WiththeHanDynastylacquered（上漆）chopstickscame,followed

bygoldandsilverchopsticksstilllater.Todaywehavechopsticksmadeofplastics.Themostexpensivearemadeof

partoftusksofelephantsandhardgreenstone.

ChopstickstellChinesetraditionintheirway.Inancient（古代的）timestherichusedhardgreenstoneorgold

chop-stickstoshowtheirwealth（富有）.Inhistorymanykingsusedsilverchopstickstotaketheirfoodtoseeifitwas

poisonous（有毒的）.Itwassaidthatifitwas,thesilverchopstickswouldturncolour.Chopsticksaretraditionallygiven

toadaughterwhenshemarriestoshowthattheyshouldhaveasonverysoon,fbr“Chopsticks”inChineseis

pronouncedlike“quickason”!

TianzhuchopsticksfromHangzhou,woodenchopsticksfromShanyangofShanxiProvince,andBeijingrs

chopsticksarewell-known.

Manywesterners,businessmen,touristsputaside（——边）theirknivesandforksinfavour（爱好）ofchopsticksin

China.ChopsticksappearedintheoldChinesestory:anoldmanteacheshissonsalessonbyshowinghowhecould

easilybreakasinglechopstickbutnotanumberofthem.InChina,chopsticksareconnectedwithgoodluck.Soonthe

countryJsNewYear'sEvemanyfamilieswilllayoutnewchopsticksatdinnersasawayofmakingrequestsforluck.

1.Chopstickshavetheirbeginningsin.

A.ChinaB.manyAsiancountries

C.AfricancountriesD.allovertheworld

2.Copperandironchopsticksappearedin.

A.theXiaDynastyB.theSpringandAutumnPeriod

C.theHanDynastyD.theTangDynasty

3.A.Thehistoryofchopstickscantellus.

A.somethingaboutChinesefood

B.nothingbuthowmanykindsofchopsticksareusedinChina.

C.aboutthelivesofChinesekings

D.muchaboutChinesewayoflifeinthepast

4.ManyWesternersinChinaliketouse.

A.chopsticksB.theirknives

C.theirforksD.chopsticksandknivesandforksatthesametime

5.Chineseusechopsticks.

A.toliftfoodtothemouthonly

B.toteachothersalessononly

C.inmanyotherwaysbesidestakingfood

D.inmanyotherwaysexcepttakingfood

Passage4

Chinesenoodleshavealonghistory.TheywerefirstmentionedintheEasternHanDynasty（朝代），over1,900

yearsago.Atthattime,noodleswerecalled“cakes”,Theywere“cakes“thatwereboiledinwater.

FromthebeginningoftheEasternHanDynastytotheQingDynasty,therewerewrittenrecordsaboutnoodles.

“Mian”becamethenameofnoodlesintheSongDynasty.Beforethat,therewasnospecificnameforthiskindof

food.

Thereareallkindsofnoodles,suchascoldnoodles,warmnoodles,andfriednoodles.Therearealsoallkindsof

noodle-makingmethods（方法），suchasbrushing,pressing,rollingandpulling.

Chinaiswhereallnoodlesoriginated（起源），includingthenoodles,suchasspaghetti（意大利面条），thatwethink

camefromothercountries.IntheYuanDynasty,MarcoPolocametoChina.Helearnedtomakenoodles,andthen

taughtthemethodwhenhewentbacktohiscountry.In1912,thetraditionalChinesemethodofnoodle-makingwas

broughttoJapan.JapanesenoodleswerefirstcalledaDragonNoodles"，meaningfoodeatenbytheChinese—the

descendants（后代）oftheDragon.

AmongallChinesenoodles,themostspecialtypemaybeYiNoodles（伊府面）.Theywerecreatedbyachefinthe

QingDynasty.YiNoodlesaremadeinbothsouthernandnorthernChina,butFujianandJiangxiProvincesaremost

famousformakingYiNoodles.YiNoodlescanbeserveddryorwithsoup.SinceYiNoodlesaresimilartomodern

instantnoodles（方便面），theyareconsideredtobethefatherofmodeminstantnoodles.

（）1.“Mian"becamethenameofnoodlesintheDynasty.

A.EasternHanB.TangC.SongD.Yuan

（）2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thereareonlytwokindsofmethodsofnoodle-making.

B.MarcoPolocametoChinaintheYuanDynasty.

C.NoodleswerenotboiledinwaterintheEasternHanDynasty.

D.JapanesenoodlesaremorefamousthanChinesenoodles.

（）3.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.therewerenowrittenrecordsofnoodlesuntiltheYuanDynasty

B.inancientChina,onlypoorpeopleatenoodles

C.ChinesenoodlescamefromItaly

D.itisbelievedthattheChinesearedescendantsoftheDragon

()4.YiNoodles.

A.arenotspecial

B.werecreatedbyapersonintheYuanDynasty

C.aresimilartomodeminstantnoodles

D.areonlymadeandeateninthesouthofChina

()5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe”

A.TheCultureofChineseNoodles

B.TheLegendofInstantNoodles

C.TheMethodsofNoodle-making

D.TheHistoryofYiNoodles

Passage5

InBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardriving

licensebeforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyou

becauseyouaren'tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon'thavetogotoadrivingschool--afriend

canteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn,tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe'sgotateacher?slicense.

Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,

butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafew

questions.Ifyoudon,tpassthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970awoman

passedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou'vepassedyourtest,youdon'thavetotakeitagain,and

youareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.BritainJsoldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof

100.

Before1904everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.But

theydicin'thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren*tallowedtogo

fasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.

()1.Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?

A.Heshouldreachtheageof17.1

B.Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.

C.Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.1

D.Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense

()2.Apersoncan,ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe.

A.haslearnttodriveinadrivingschool.B.hasafulldrivinglicense.

C.hasafulllicenseandateacherJslicense.D.isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense

()3Inthedrivingtest,one.

A.mustn'tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroad.

B.isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometime.

C.hastobeexaminedonlyincardrivingskills

D.mustdriveroundformorethananhour

()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.

B.Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.

C.Therewasaspeedlimittocarsbefore1878

D.Acardriverdidn,thavetogetalicenseuntil1935.

()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.DrivinglicensesinBritain.B.TestsforBritainpeople.

C.Drivingcars.D.YoungMen,sdrivinglicenses

Passage6

Britishpeoplearefamousfordrinkingtea.Butbrotherandsister,SaharandBobbyGreen,becameyoung

millionaires(百万富翁)whentheyopenedachainofAmerican・style(美国风味的)coffeeshopsintheU.K.

Havingtheidea:ItstartedwhenSahartookaweekendtriptoNewYorktovisitherbrotherBobby.One

evening,inaThairestaurant,SahartoldBobbyhowmuchshewishedshecouldbuyAmerican-stylecoffeeinLondon.

Bobbysuggestedtheystarttheirowncoffeeshop.Saharfellinlovewiththeidea.

DoingtheResearch:BackinLondon,shespentawholedayontheLondonsubway,gettingoffthetrainat

differentstationstotastethecoffee."Ilwasterrible,andIknewtherewasagapinthemarket."InNovember1995,

theyopenedtheirfirstCoffeeRepublicshopincentralLondon.

Makingitwork:Thefirstyearwasverydifficult.Therewereproblemsfindingandkeepingstaff,andBritish

peoplewerenotusedtothenamesofAmericancoffees,likelatteandmacchiato.Butbeingsuccessfulwastheirdream

andtheywerenotgoingtogiveup.Today,thereareover100CoffeeRepublicshopsalloverthecountryandthe

companyhasrevenues(收入)of£30millionayear.

Adviceforothers:Saharhasnowwrittenabest-sellingbookabouttheirexperience,calledAnyoneCanDoIt!She

hopesitwillhelpotheryoungpeopletostarttheirownbusinesses.Shebelievessuccessis1%ideaand99%hardwork,

butshesays,nIfyouthinkyouhavetheenergy,thengetoutandfollowyourdream.n

1.Whatkindofcompanydothesepeoplerun（经营）？

A.Afast-foodrestaurant.B.Ateashop.C.Acoffeeshop.D.Ahotel.

2.Howmanypeoplerunthecompany?

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

3.WherearetheirCoffeeR叩ublicshops?

A.AllovertheU.K..B.AllovertheUS.

C.IncentralLondon.D.InNewYork.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.Britishpeoplepreferteatocoffee.

B.SaharwasnotinterestedinBobby'sidea.

C.Assoonastheyopenedtheirfirstcoffeeshop,theywereverysuccessful.

D.Thebest-sellerwrittenbySaharisabouthowtomakecoffee.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.SaharJslifestory.B.Sahar?strip.

C.TheAmerican-stylecoffee.D.Thesuccessofafamilybusiness.

Passage7

Duringthesummerholidaystherewillbeachangedscheduleofservicesforthestudents.Changesfor

dining-roomandlibraryservicehoursandforbusscheduleswillbeputuponthewalloutsideofthedining-hall.

WeeklyfilmandconcertscheduleswillbeputupeachWednesdayoutsideofthestudentclub.

Inthesummerholidays,busesgoingtothetowncentrewillleavethegateeveryhouronthehalfhourduringtheday.

Thediningroomwillservethreemealsadayfrom7:00amto7:00pmduringtheweekandtwomealsfromnoonto

7:00pmonweekends.Thelibrarywillbeopenatitsusualhoursduringtheweek,buthaveshorterhoursonSaturdays

andSundays.Theweekendhoursarefromnoonto5:00pm.

Studentsmusthaveanewsummercardifyouwanttousethelibrarylendingservices.Thisannouncementwillalsobe

seeninthenestweek'sstudentnewspaper.

l.Thisannouncementisto.

A.tellstudentsofimportantschedulechanges

B.tellstudentsofnewbusandlibraryservices

C.showtheexcellentservicesforstudents

D.askstudentstochangetheirlibrarycards

2.Fromthispassageweknow.

A.thereisafilmeachweekinthestudentclub

B.thereisafilmoraconcerteachweekinthestudentclub

C.thereisafilmoraconcertoneveryWednesdayinthestudentclub

D.therewillbenochangesabouttheschedulesoftheweeklyfilmandconcertduring

thesummerholidays

3.Atwhichofthefollowingtimeswillthebusleavethegate?

A.8:00,9:00,10:00,11:00

B.8:30,9:30,10:30,11:30

C.8:00,9:00,10:30,11:00

E.8:00,9:30,10:00,11:30

4.1nthesummerholidays,thelibrarywillhave.

A.nospecialhours

B.specialhoursonweekdays

C.specialhoursonweekends

D.specialhoursbothonweekdaysandweekends

5.Wemayknowthatduringthesummerholidays.

A.Fewstudentswillstayintheuniversity

B.Nobreakfastwillbeservedonweekends

C.Thestudentnewspaperwillsellmorecopies

D.TherewillbeaconcertorafilmeachWednesday

Passages

Aliftiswonderful.Itisreallyonlyasmallroom.Roomsusuallystayinoneplace.Liftstravelupanddownall

daylong.

Sometimesaworkerstandsinthelift.Heorsheoperatesitupanddown.Inmodernliftsthereisnoworker.The

peoplewalkin.Theyknowwhatfloortheywant.Theypushabuttonandtheliftgoestothatfloor.Itisallveryfastand

easy.

Liftsareveryimportanttous.Why?Thinkaboutatallbuilding.Maybeithastwentyfloors.Maybeithasfiftyor

more.Whocanwalkupallthestairs?Maybepeoplecanclimbthemonetime.Cansomeoneclimbthirtyfloorstoan

officeeveryday?Cansmallchildrenwalkuptotheirroomonthetwenty-fourthfloor?Cantheirmotherandfather

carryfoodupallthosestairs?Ofcoursenot.

Wecanhavehighbuildingsbecausewehavelifts.Wecouldnothaveallthebeautifultallbuildingsintheworld

withoutlifts.Theyarereallywonderful.

l.Aliftlookslike.

A.asmallroomB.asmallhouseC.asmallladderD.asmallstair

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Amodemlifthasnobuttons.

B.Amodernlifthasaworkertooperateit.

C.Amodemliftcangoupanddownwithnoworkerinit.

D.Amodernliftknowswhatfloorpeoplewant.

3.Ifyouwanttogototheflooryouwant,you.

A.askforhelpB.openthedoorofthelift

C.ringthebellD.pushtherightbutton

4.Whydopeoplehavetouselifts?Because.

A.theyhavetallbuildings

B.theycan'twalkupanddown

C.oldpeopleandchildrenneedthem

D.liftsarewonderful

5.Choosethebesttitleforthistext.

A.ButtonsB.LiftsC.TallBuildingsD.ClimbingStairs

Passage9

Spainisfamousforitstomatofestival,calledLaTomatina.IthappensinasmalltownHanoionthelast

WednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Duringthefestivalthereareallkindsofactivities,butthemostexcitingpartisthe

tomatofight.Ittakesplaceattheendoflongcelebration.Youareencouragedtothrowtomatoesinthefight.There're

manystoriesabouthowthefestivalbegan.Oneofthestoriesgoesthatduringthe1940's,somefriendsstartedatomato

fight,whileanotherstoryisaboutalocalband.Anyway,everyoneinBunolseemstohaveadifferentstory.Beforethe

tomatofight,thereareparades,musicalbands,streetpartiesandsoon.

Onthedayofthefight,shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoorsinordertokeepawayfromthetomatofight.

Atthesametime,thousandsoftouristsandlocalpeoplecometothetownsquaretogether.Thenlargetrucksfullof

tomatoesarrive.Fromthebackofthelargetrucks,agreattownbandstarttothrowtomatoesatothers.Thenthecrowds

fightback,throwingthetomatoesatanythingandanyone.Soonthestreetsareintheseaofredtomatojuice.

Everyoneissupposedtoobeyasmallnumberofrules:Youmustsquash(压烂)thetomatobeforethrowingitand

youareallowedtothrownothingbuttomatoes.

Itisusuallyoverinlessthanhalfanhour.Everyonethensetsofftotherivertoclearup.Soundslikefun!

()1.Themostexcitingactivityofthefestivalis.

A.paradesB.streetpartiesC.thetomatofightD.themusicalbandshow

()2.Thestoriesabouthowthefestivalbeganareaccordingtothepassage.

A.veryclearB.rathersadC.veryfamousD.quitedifferent

()3.Onthefightday,.

A.peoplefightforthewholedayB.peoplecanthroweverything

C.shopkeepersarenotallowedtowatchpeoplefight

D.lotsoftouristsandlocalpeopletakepartinthefight

()4.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe"”.

A.TravelinSpainB.TheTomatoFestivalinSpain

C.TheHistoryofSpainD.RulesoftheTomatoFestival

()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThefestivalhappensonthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.

B.Onthefightday,shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoors.

C.Thefightdayusuallylastshalfanhour.

D.Everyoneissupposedtoobeysomerulesonthefightday.

Passage10

WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性)，aswellas

havingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry“uptoeight

timesaday.

AftersomeresearchIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhytheyarelikethis.Isuppose,for

centuries,manners,includinghowtheybehaveattableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenoneofthedifferences

betweenthelowerandupperclassesandthosemannersshowtheirsocialclasses.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquite

conservative(保守的)country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthattheirseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssaying

“please"and“thankyou“isquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibleforapersontoalwaysfeelthatheorshewantsto

thanksomeoneorsay“please”.

Maybeitisfbrthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways:theyaretoopoliteandholdbacktheirfeelingsor

theyarenotpoliteatallandexpresstheirtruefeelingsdirectly.SomeBritishpeoplearetiredofpretendingthattheyare

alwayshappyandhavingtopleaseothers.Butsometimesbecausetheyfeeltheyhavetobepolite,theyareprevented

fromsayingwhattheytrulythink.

()1.Whatdon'ttheBritishpeopleoftendo?

A.Eatfishandchips.B.Havenoquitegoodmanners.

C.Bepolitetoothers.D.Talkabouttheweather.

()2.WhatdotheBritishpeoplesayuptoeighttimeseveryday?

A.Hello.B.Thankyou.C.Idon'tknow.D.Sorry.

()3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkarethereasonswhytheBritishpeoplearesopolite?

①Theupperclassesshouldhavegoodmanners.

②Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutpolitenessatschool.

③Theyliketoholdbacktheirtruefeelings.

④Theyarenothonestatall.

A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④

()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordupretending,,meaninChinese?

A.打算B.假装C.想象D.体验

()5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.BritishpeoplearetoopoliteB.Britishpeopleshouldnotbesopolite

C.HowtolearntheBritishmannersD.It'stimetochangeourmanners

Passage11

ComparedwithotherEuropeancountries,lifestyleinItalyisslowerandmorerelaxinginitsownway.Italians

lovetochatoveracupofcoffee,gooutforawalkinthemiddleoftheday,andenjoylonglunchesanddinners.

ThefamilyisimportanttoItalians.Theycan'tthinkofspendingadaywithouttalkingabouttheirparentsand

children,oraweekendwithoutafamilylunchordinner.Italianslivingoutsidetheircountrymisstheirfamilyalot.

Italianslikesimplelife.Theirdaysstartandendwithacupofcoffee.Acupofcoffeeaftereverymealisamust.

Italianslovetospendtimeoverahotcupofcoffeeandevenhotterconversationwithfriends.Topicsareusuallyabout

family,footballandpolitics(政治).

SportisaveryimportantpartinthelivesofmanyItalians.Footballistheirfavoritesport.Therearehundredsof

footballclubswithtopfootballteamsinItaly.Also,manytopplayersfromallovertheworldplayinItaly.Volleyballis

alsopopularandsoisrugby,withthetoprugbyteamplayingfortheEuropeanChallengeCup.

EveryItalianprovince,city,townandstreethasahistoricaleventthattookplacethereandtheItaliancalendaris

filledwithnationalholidaysthattheylovetocelebrate.

()1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.peopleinmostEuropeancountrieslikequickandbusylifestyles

B.thelifestyleinItalyismuchlikethatoftheothercountriesinEurope

C.Italiansenjoylonglunchesanddinners

D.theweatherinsummeristoohotforItalianstotakeawalkatnoon

()2.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthesecondparagraph?

A.FriendsareveryimportanttoEuropeans.

B.Italianscan'tspendadaywithouttheirparents.

C.Italianswouldn'tliketolivewiththeirchildren.

D.ThefamilyisveryimportanttoItalians.

()3.WhichofthefollowingsportsislovedmostbyItalians?

A.Football.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.D.Rugby.

()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Italianslovetospendnationalholidays,buttherearen'tsomany.

B.Italiansnevertalkaboutpoliticswiththeirfamily.

C.Italianslikedrinkingcoffeeaftereverymeal.

D.VolleyballisnotverypopularinItaly.

()5.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheRelaxingItalianLifestyleB.ItalianFamilies

C.PopularSportsinItalyD.ItalianHistory

Passage12

AspartofthefirstInternationalHotSpringCultureandTourismFestivalinXianning,HubeiProvince,Miss

FriendshipInternational2009washeldinWuhan,Hubei,Chinafrom20thOctober2009to9thNovember2009with

70gorgeouscontestants(佳丽)gatheringfromacrosstheworld.

Thecityisapopulartravelspotlight,knownforitshotspringsandredtourism.

Beginningin2005inNewYork,MissFriendshipInternationalisaninternationalbeautycontest,withthetheme

“beautypromotes(促进)internationalfriendshipwhichleadstoworldpeace.”

From2:40pmto3:42pmonNovember7th,7tophotspringhotelsandscenicareasinXianning,Hubeiprovince

begananactivitycalled“Tensofthousandsofpeoplebathinthehotspringtogether”.450femaleuniversitystudents

fromXianningCollegeformedtheshapeoftheArabicnumber"10()00"inthebigbath.

l.Xianning1stInternationalHotspringculturalandTourismFestivalended.

A.on20thOctoberB.on7th