2018年安徽省中考英语热点专题突破训练：阅读理解(含答案)

阅读理解

（一）（2017年荆州中考）

A

PeopleinLosAngelesareknownfortheirloveofcars.Thecityisverylarge,anditspublic

transportationisslow.Sopeopledriveeverywhere.Butnow,agroupofbicyclistsaretryingto

getpeopleoutoftheircarsandonbikes.

DevonFitzgeraldsayshehastobecarefulwhenherideshisbikeinthestreets.UAlotof

peopleareinarush,andit'sverydifficulttokeepcareful,fortheywouldrathercarefortheir

speedthanyoursafety."Althoughridingabiketoworkcanbedangerous,heprefersittoacar.

“It'smuchsimplerthandrivingacar.Forexample,Idon'thavetoworryaboutparking.^^

RogerRosasdrivestowork."Youalwayshavetomakesureyoulooktotheotherside

becausesomeonewouldrushacrossbybike.Oryoucaneasilygetintoanaccident.M

Tomakebicyclingsafer,somepeoplewholiveandworkneareachotherareridingtowork

together,whichtheycalla"biketrain".NonaVarnadohelpedcreatethegroupL.A.BikeTrains.

“You'reinabiggroup.Ifyou'reafraidofridingalone,youcannowridewithexperiencedriders."

Nonasaidthatpeoplewouldfeelsaferbyridingtogetherinagroup.

1.PeopleinLosAngelesareknownfortheirloveof.

A.carsB.busesC.subwaysD.bicycles

2.DevonFitzgeraldfindsittoridehisbikeinthestreets.

A.safeB.dangerousC.boringD.exciting

3.DevonFitzgeraldlikesridingabikebetterbecause.

A.it'smuchcheaperB.itisfulloffun

C.it'ssafereverywhereD.it'smucheasier

4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.ridingina“biketrain”canhelppeoplefeelsafer

B.DevonFitzgeraldhelpedtocreateL.A.BikeTrains

C.RogerRosasprefersridingabiketodrivingacar

D.peoplecaneasilygetintoanaccidentwhenridingtogether

Istillrememberedmyfirstdayofsecondgrade.Iwasledtoaroom.Noteacheryet.Girls

talking.Boystryingtokilleachother.

Itooksomepaperandapencil,pickedadesk,andwenttowork.Minuteslater,agirlcame

overandsatontopofmydesk.

uWhat*reyoudoing?”shesaid.

“Writingto100,"Ireplied.

“Isthatyoucando?"

“No,"Isaid.

ThenIrosefrommyseattogetmypencilsharpener.IhadnoideathatwhenIstood,thedesk

wouldfalloverandhurtherleg.

HernamewasJane.Fromthatdayon—shewasmybestfriend.Whereverwewent—toschool

orchurchorbasketballgames,JanesavedmeaseatorIsavedoneforher.

Manyyearslater,aftercollege,ImovedtoCaliforniaandmarried.Janestayedinour

hometowntobeasocialworker.Wewerefriendsfbrmorethan50years.Afterherdeathseven

yearsago,Istillthinkofheroften,especiallyatthestartoftheschoolyear.

TVadstrytotelluswhatchildrenneedforschool—newshoes,clothes,backpacks.But

really,children'sneedsaresimple.Besidesthebasics—tobefed,caredfor,andloved—theyneed

thegiftoffriendship.

Foryears,Ifearedhowpeoplesawme.Butoneday,Ifinallyunderstood.Ididn'tneedtobe

smartorprettyorpopular.Ijustneededtobekind.

MygrandsonHenryrecentlyfinishedhispreschoolandreceivedaprizefor“Friendship”.

EvenanOlympicmedalwouldn'tmakemeprouder!Ithinkchildrenneedtoknowthattheyare

loved.Theyneedtoknowthattheyhavealltheyneedandthebestwaytowinfriendsistobeone.

5.Whenshecameintotheclassroom,thewriter.

A.wenttotalkwithJanequickly

B.helpedJanewritethenumbersto100

C.workedquietlyatherdeskalone

D.wasafraidthatotherswouldfightwithher

6.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.thewriter'slegwashurtonthefirstdayofschool

B.thetwogirlswereclosefriendsuntilJanedied

C.Janeoftenhelpedthewritertodosomesocialwork

D.thetwogirlsstayedinthesamecityaftercollege

7.Henryreceivedaprizefor“Friendship”probablybecause.

A.hewaskindtoothersB.hewassmartathisschoolwork

C.hewaslovedbyhisgrandmaD.hejoinedintheOlympics

8.Thebesttitleofthisarticlewouldbe.

A.MyBestFriendJaneB.HowtoChooseFriends

C.MyFirstDayatSchoolD.FriendshipValues

C

Thewinterof1948wasverydifficultforourfamilyofeightlivinginKnoxvile,Tennessee.

Unfortunately,Dadbecameillandsoonwasoutofajob.Iwasonly8yearsoldandmyyounger

brother,Buddywas7.Afterschoolwewenttopickcoal（煤）thatfellfromthecoaltrainalongthe

railroadnearourhome.Whenthetrainsloweddown,weranalongsideit.Afterthetrainpassed,

wepickedupthefallencoal.

Oneday,thetrainstoppedforashorttimeunusually.MybrotherandIwerediggingaround

inthesnowwhenthetrain'sfiremancametothewindowandshoutedtous,“Whyareyouboys

digginginthesnow?Areyoulookingforgold?”helaughed.

“No,sir/,Ireplied,4tWearefindingcoal.^^

“Whydoesn*tyourdaddybuycoal?Ifsreallydangeroushere.”

“Ourdaddyisverysickandwehavenomoneytobuyfoodandcoal,“Ianswered.

Thefiremanturnedandwentinside.Afteramoment,heshoutedagain.t4Hey!Bringthatcoal

bucket（桶子）here.Igotsomethingforyou.,,Thenthefiremanfilledourbucketwithcleancoal.

Wewerehappywithhisgift,andweknewwecouldgohomeearlythatday.

HesmiledthekindestandwarmestsmileIhadeverseen."Youtwoboyscomeheretheday

aftertomorrowandI'llthrowoffsomecoal.^^

Twodayslater,BuddyandIstoodbytherailroadsasthetrainsloweddown.Thefireman

wavedtous,thendisappeared.Suddenly,somecoalandapieceofredclothcameout.Inthered

clothweretwopiecesofbubblegum（泡泡糖）andanewone-dollarbill.

Allthatwinter,threedaysaweek,wereceivedabucketofcoal,agiftand,sometimes,money.

Ineverknewtheperson'sfullname,buttoourfamily,hewasaguardianangel.

9.Thewinterwasverydifficultforthefamilybecause.

A.theweatherwascolderthanever

B.theycouldn*taffordfoodorcoal

C.thewriter'sfatherwaspaidalittle

D.theycouldn'tgethelpfromthegovernment

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.inordertohelphisfamilythewriterdidn'tgotoschool

B.thefiremanthoughttheboyswereverybravetogonearthetrain

C.thetrainwouldstopforawhileeverytimeneartheirhome

D.thewriterandhisbrothercollectedfallencoaltohelptheirfamily

11.Theunderlinedsentence“hewasaguardianangel"inthelastparagraphmeans

A.thefiremanwasaclosefriendofthefamily

B.thefiremanoftengavethemgoodfood

C.thefiremanprotectedthetwoboysfromdanger

D.thefiremanhadpityonthefamilyandofferedthemhelp

12.Thewriterwrotethestorymainlyto.

A.tellustobehopefulintimesofdifficulty,nomatterhowbaditis

B.rememberadifficulttimeduringhischildhood

C.showalittlekindnesscanmakeagreatdifferencetopeopleinneed

D.showhowheandhisbrotherhelpedhisfamilyout

（二）（2017年襄阳中考）

A

DearSirorMadam.

OneoftheteachersatmyschoolinNewYorktellsmethatyourschoolhassummercourse.I

amplanningtogotoBeijingnextsummerandwouldliketotakeashortone-monthcourse.

Iam18yearsoldandhavebeenstudyingChineseforsixyears.IwasbomintheUSAand

haveneverbeentoChinabefore.IamgoingtostudyChineseattheuniversity.Ithinkthecourse

willhelpmeimprovemyChinese.

Couldyousendmeacatalogue（目录）andapplicationform（申请表）？Iwouldalsolike

informationaboutBeijingandotherplacesnearby.Ihopetodosometravellingwhenthecourseis

over.

Thankyou!Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply

Verytrulyyours,

JimGreen

1.JimGreenisastudentfrom..

A.AmericaB.China.C.CanadaD.Australia

2.Hewastwelveyearsoldwhenhestartedto.

A.gotoschoolB.learnChineseC.studyinChinaD.travelinBeijing

3.HowmanytimeshashebeentoChinabefore?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Manytimes.D.Never.

4.HewillcometoChinanextsummerto.

A.improvehisChineseB.visitfriends

C.lookforjobsD.teachsummercourse

5.Hewillprobablyafterthesummercourse.

A.graduatefromuniversityB.workinthisschool

C.takeatripinBeijingD.posthisapplicationform

B

Manykidsdohouseworksuchasdoingthedishes,makingthebed,andfoldingtheclothes.

Inexchange,theygetsomemoneyorothercomputertime.

Payingkidsforhouseworkisoneofthemostpopulartopics,especiallyatatimewhen

everyoneismorecarefulaboutmoney.Someparentsthink,sinceadultsarepaidtodotheirjobs,

weshouldpaykidsforeverydayhousework.

Butsomepeopledon'tthinkkidsshouldgetrewards（报酬）fordoinghousework.Susie

Walton,anexpert,believethatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn't

worthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn."Runninganykindofhouseworkisateameffort,“

Waltonsaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.lt*simportantforkidstosee

thatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andfamiliesdecidehowtheywanttheirhometo

look,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikewhattheywant.”

Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingarewardencourageskidstodohousework,anditalso

teachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktogetmoney.Therearealsoapps（程

序）thatgiveskidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed（兑现）eitheronlineorinthereal

world."Ourgoalistogivekidslawfulpowersotheycangetrewards,saysChrisBergman.uAnd

kidsneedrewardstohelpencouragethem.”

6.WhichofthefollowinghouseworkisNOTmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Washingthedishes.B.Cookingmeals.

C.Foldingtheclothes.D.Makingthebed.

7.Theunderlinedphrase“inreturn?,inParagraph3hasthesamemeaningas"

A.asarewardB.forpunishmentC.onsaleD.undercontrol

8.What'sWalton'sideainthepassage?

A.Runningexerciseisakindofteamwork.

B.Peopleworktogetsomerewards.

C.Kidshaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse.

D.Doingthehouseworkinonlytheparents*job.

9.AccordingtoChrisBergman,kidsshouldbeencouragedto.

A.dohouseworkwithoutrewardsB.domorehousework

C.stayawayfromhouseworkD.dohouseworkbygettingrewards

10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.KidsShouldStudyasWellasDoingHousework

B.LetChildrenDoSomeHousework

C.ShouldKidsBeRewardedforDoingHousework

D.DoingHouseworkIsGoodforChildren'sStudy

C

LastsummerIwenttooneoftheworld'smostfamoushistoricalplaces,theForbiddenCity

inBeijng,China.Itwasthehomeoftheemperorsofthelasttwodynasties（朝代）inChina,the

MingandQingDynasties.

TheForbiddenCitywasbuiltin1420.Thepalacehasover10,000rooms.Itwaswherethe

emperorsdealtwiththeofficialbusinesswiththeirministers.

InMandarin,TheForbiddenCityiscalledthePurpleForbiddenCity.However,thecolorof

thepalaceitselfisnotpurple.ThecolorpurplestandsforpowerofthegreatemperorsofChina.It

wassosacred（神圣的）thatthecommonerscouldnotevendreamofevergoingin.

TheemperorsalsohadsomeofthelargestfestivalcelebrationsattheForbiddenCity.During

ChineseNewYear,theemperorwouldinviteallthemembersofhisfamilyandhisofficialstoa

banquet.ThebanquethadahundredandeightChinesedishes.Itwassuchanexpensivebanquet

thatitcouldfeedacommoner'sfamilyforthreegenerations（代）.

RightnowTheForbiddenCityisknownasahistoricalsitefortouristsfromallovertheworld.

Everyonecangointhere.ItisamuseumwithpricelessChineseantiques（古董）andtreasuresin

it.

IreallylearnedalotabouttheChinesecultureanditshistoryfromthistripCoTheForbidden

City.ItwaslikeadreamcometruetogoonthetripandseethethingsthatIhavealwayswanted

tosee.

11.HowlongisthehistoryoftheForbiddenCity?

A.About600years.B.Morethan600years.

C.1,420years.D.Over10,000years.

12.WecallthepalacethePurpleForbiddenCitybecausethecolorpurpleisthesymbolfor___

oftheemperor.

A.powerB.fameC.wealthD.health

13.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“banquet"inParagraph4?

A.表演B.比赛C.展览D.宴会

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheForbiddenCityinthepassage?

A.TheEmperorlivedthere.B.ThewalloftheCity.

C.Itisahistoricalplaceforvisiting.D.Theemperorhadfestivalcelebrationsthere.

15.InthepassagethewriterwantstoshowusoftheForbiddenCitybycomparingitspast

withpresent.

A.thebeautyB.thetreasuresC.thechangesinuseD.thebuildingprocess

（三）（2017年绍兴中考）

A

LearnEnglishinNewZealand

LearnEnglishinNewZealandatLanguageSchoolsNewZealand（LSNZ）.OurChristchurch

andQueenstownschoolsintheSouthIslandofNZaretheperfectplacestolearnEnglish.

Whatisyourdream?

DoyoudreamofspeakingEnglishverywell?

Doyoudreamoftravel,makingfriends,alifestyleusingEnglish?

LSNZwillhelpyoutoachieveyourdream.

LanguageSchoolsNewZealandChristchurchandQueenstownareinthefascinatingSouth

IslandofNewZealand.BothEnglishschoolsarefullyrecognised（认证）byNZQAandarein

beautifulNZplaces.LSNZoffersmanykindsofEnglishcoursesincludingGeneralEnglish,

ExamPreparation,Study&Skiandmore.Ourfriendlyhard-workingstaffhavehelpedmany

studentsfromallovertheworldachievetheirdreamofusingEnglishintheirlives.Weinviteyou

tootobecomeamemberoftheLSNZfamily.

LSNZEnglishCourses.

Enroll（注册）nowforaLSNZEnglishcourse-wepromiseyourEnglishwillimproveand

offer2NZschoolswithexcellentteachersandsmallclasssizes.

•GeneralEnglish

IELTS

•Study&Ski

•ComboCourse

Cambridge,Toeic&PitmansExampreparationcoursesarealsoofferedatbothschools.

1.Accordingtothetext,ChristchurchandQueenstownschool.

A.lieintheNorthIslandB.aremembersofLSNZ

C.owntheperfectplacestovisitD.teachonlylocalstudents

2.ThetexttellsusthatLSNZ__.

A.providesoverfourcoursesB.practiceslarge-classteaching

C.designslotsofexamsD.hasmanyteachersfromabroad

3.Thosewhowantto__willmostprobablybeinterestedinthistext.

A.lookforjobsatLSNZB.buildlanguageschools

C.improvetheirEnglishD.learnaboutNewZealand

SydneyFredettehasalotofthingstodealwith.Notonlyissheahighschoolstudent,butshe

hasalsosetupherownorganization,BearyMenyChristmas.Shevolunteers（自愿）toservepoor

kidsandfamiliesinOrangeCountryinCalifornia,US.

Torememberherbestfriendwhodiedofcancernearly10yearsago,Fredettedecidedto

servethoseinOrangeCountrywhoarelessluckythansheis.

Shebeganwiththesimpleideaofcollectingdonated（捐赠的）Build-A-Bears,thepopulartoy

animalthatismadebychildrenthemselvesinthestores'workshops.Fredettethengavethemas

giftstothehomelesschildreninCaliforniaduringtheholidayseason.

Withdonationsatmorethan100bearsayear,Fredetteandvolunteershostactivitiesevery

year,wherevolunteersnotonlygiveoutthebears,butalsoclothing,meals,andotherthings.

Notwantingtolimit（限制）thegivingtojusttheholidaymonths,Fredettenowhostsother

activitiesforValentine'sDay,Mother'sDayandHalloween,providingthechanceforhervolunteer

teamtomakeadifferencethroughtheyear.

“IlovemakingrelationshipswiththepeopleIserve,“Fredettesaid."Thethankstheyhave,

hearingtheirstoriesandseeinghowhappytheyare,it'ssocooL^^

FutureplansforFredetteincludebuildingapublicfoodbankandprovidinga

self-developmentclassforstudentsinherschoolwhowillsoonattendcollege.

Headingtocollegeherselfinthefall,Fredetteislookingtostaylocalandcontinuetohelp

outinherhometown.Infact,shewasregardedasa“Dreamer&Doer"notlongagoforherwork

inimprovinghercommunity,alongwith32otherhighschoolstudents.

4.Fredettestartedherownorganizationto.

A.keepherlifebusyB.helppoorpeople

C.lookafterthesickD.thankherbestfriend

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutBearyMerryChristmas?

A.Itholdsoneactivityayear.B.ItoffersservicearoundAmerica.

C.Itbuysbearsfromthestores.D.Itgivesoutotherthingsbesidesbears.

6.Itcanbeinferred（推断）ihatFredelte.

A.likestellingpeoplestoriesB.dreamsofbeingateacher

C.ispleasedwithwhatshedoesD.planstoleaveCaliforniaforcollege

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GivingbacktosocietyB.Gettingonwellwithothers

C.ProvidingafoodbankD.Improvingcommunitycolleges

C

MoreChineseuniversitiesareopeningtheirlibrariestothepublic,allowingpeopletoenjoy

readingduringnormaltimeandthevacations.

Butforsomestudents,includingWangLing,21,inSunYat-senUniversity,thispracticehas

causedheadaches.uMembersofthepubliccometoourlibrariesmoreforsightseeingthan

reading/5saidWang.

“Theysometimesevenbringtheirkidsalong,andtakephotosasifitwereaplaceof

interest.^^

Wanghasfoundithardtogetaseatduringbusytimes.Beingshortofspaceisacommon

problemforuniversitylibrariesinChina.

However,thisisnottheonlyreasonwhystudentsdisliketheirlibrariesbeingopento

membersofthepublic.Theyfearthatthequietnessofthelibrarieswillbeinfluencedbecauseof

visitors*rudebehavior.

ChenJie,18,astudentinTongjiUniversity,isonewhowouldbeagainstopeningtothe

public.4<Ihavebeentoapubliclibrarybefore.Peoplewerechattingloudlyorspeakingoncell

phonesoyoucanhardlyreadJChensaid.Shenoticesteachersdoingseriousreadingandfeels

theirconcentration（专注）hasinfluencedher.uIftoomanystrangersstayhere,thewholelibrary

willbeanoisyplaceandit'sdifficultforustostudyquietly,shesaid.

Willtherebealternative（可替代的）waystosharethoselibraries?Someexpertsconsiderthat

universitylibrariescanpreventthepublicfromenteringcertainareas.t€Wemightkeepmagazines

foracademicresearchonlyforteachersandstudents,saidZhuLina,librarydirectorinJinan

University.

Workingtogetherwiththecommunitylibraryisanothersolution,4<Ifspossiblethatamember

ofthepubliccanorderabookinourlibraryovertheInternet,^^GeJianxiong,thelibrarydirector

inFudanUniversitysaid."Wellsendittoapubliclibrariesclosetotheirhome.”

8.WecanseefromthepassagethatWangLing.

A.hatestostudyinthelibraryB.preferssightseeingtoreading

C.feelsgoodtoplaywithkidsD.isauniversitystudentaged21

9.InChenJie'sopinion,visitorstouniversitylibrariesmay.

A.takeuptoomuchspaceB.breakthepeacethere

C.maketeachersrelaxedD.getstudentstoreadmore

10.Thewritermentionstwolibrariesdirectors'wordstohelpexplainhowto.

A.managelibrariesonlineB.keepthepublicpolite

C.shareuniversitylibrariesD.doscientificresearch

11.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Alibraryguide.

C.Astorybook.D.Anoticeboard.

D

Haveyoueverseenacarwithoutadriver?Itsoundscrazy,butthesecomputer-driven

driverlesscarswillsoonbefillingroadsnearyou.CompanieslikeGoogleandTeslahavebeen

designingandtestingthesecars,andthetechnologyisthere.

Sohow?Thecarshavesensors（感应器）allaroundwhichcanfindothercarsandobjectsin

theroad.Roadsignsarereadbycameras,andsatellitenavigationsystems（卫星导航系统）are

usedsothecarknowshowtogetwhereyouwanttogo.Allyouhavetodoistypeintheaddress!

Finally,acentralcomputersystemtakesinalltheinformationthatitreceivesfromthesensorsand

camerasandworksoutwhentospeedup,stopandturn.

Soundlikeyourideaofheaven（天堂）?Sittingback,lookingoutofthewindowsandeven

watchingafilmorreadingabookwhile'driving'wouldbepossiblewiththisnewtechnology.You

wouldn'thavetoworryaboutrememberingdirectionstowhereyou'regoing.Inaddition,

computerswouldalsodrivemoresafelythanpeople—theywouldobeytherulesandhave

quickeractiontimeswhenindangeroussituations.

However,therearemanydrawbacksofdriverlesscars.Computerswouldhavedifficulties

makingethical（道德的）decisions:ifachildranintotheroad,wouldthecomputerchoosetohit

thechildorturnsuddenlyandpotentiallykillthecar'spassengers?Moreover,Ipersonallyfind

drivingfun-I'dmissneverdrivingacarmyself.Therewouldalsobemanyotherdecisionstobe

made-shouldchildren,ordrunkpeople,beallowedinadriverlesscarbythemselves?Orwould

thereneedtobeapersonwithadrivinglicenseinthecaratalltimes?

I'mnotcertainFdwantadriverlesscar-butit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforethey'llbecome

moreaffordableandpopularonourroads.

12.Whenusingadriverlesscar,youneedonly.

A.readtheroadsignscarefullyB.checkthecameras

C.puttheaddressintothecomputerD.rememberthedirections

13.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusaboutthe___ofdriverlesscars.

A.instructionsB.standardsC.advantagesD.tests

14.Theunderlinedword"potentially^inParagraph4means"

A.possiblyB.successfullyC.especiallyD.naturally

15.What*sthewriter'sopinionaboutfuturedriverlesscars?

A.Theyllcausemoreaccidents.B.Theyllbelessexpensive.

C.They'lluselessenergy.D.They'llrunmuchfaster.

（四）（2017年枣庄中考）

A

Lastyear,IwenttoBeijingQizhiSpecialEducationSchoolforcommunityservice（社区服

务）.Beforewetookthebus,myfriendaskedmeaquestion,"Whyareyouhere?^^Ididnotknow

howtoanswerthequestion.

Theschoolwasnotfarfrommyschool,butitlookedlikeitwasinadifferentworld.Agroup

ofchildrenwerewaitingforus.Aboywalkedtowardme.Heheldmyhandsandpulledmetothe

ground.Ikissedtheearthandtastednature.

Icouldnotunderstandwhathewasdoingatfirst,thenIwasveryangry.ThoughIwasvery

angry,Icontrolledmyanger.

Ateacherstoppedthisawkward（尴尬的）silencewhensheshoutedattheboy."Whatareyou

doingrighthere,rightnow?"shesaid."Youwillneverseeyourmomagainifyoukeepdoingthis.

Now,saysorry!”"Sorry,“hecriedfearfullyandnervously.Isaidnothing,butIrealizedsomething

aboutthischild.AfterlunchIaskedtheteacherforinformationaboutthechild'sparents.

Shesaidthatthechildwasverydifferentfromotherstudentsbecauseofanillness.His

familycouldnotaffordtotreathim.Heneededthekindnessofhisfamily,buttheyhad

abandonedhim.Sohedependedonthesupportfromtheteachersandcommunityservice

workerslikeus.

IsuddenlyrealizedIcouldanswerthequestionmyfriendaskedmeatthebeginningofthe

day.

Communityserviceworkershelpothersandmakeeveryonefeelbetter.Therearesomany

peopleintheworldthatneedhelp.Playingwithlonelychildrenmaynotmakeabigdifference.

Butitcanlightacornerinthechildren'shearts,makingthemknowtheyarelovedbypeople.

1.HowdidthewriterreachBeijingQizhiSpecialEducationSchool?

A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

2.Whydidthewritergetangry?

A.Becauseaboyheldthewriter'shands.

B.Becausethewriterdidnotliketotastenature.

C.Becauseaboypushedthewritertotheground.

D.Becauseaboywasimpolitetothewriter.

3.Theboyacteddifferentlyfromothersbecause.

A.hewassickB.hisparentsdidn'tlikehim

C.hewasnervousandfearfulD.healwayslivedwithteachers

4.Theunderlinedword“abandoned"mostprobablymeans"

A.hurtB.leftC.soldD.forgotten

5.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter.

A.helpedsomanypeopleintheworld

B.playedwiththelonelyboyafterlunch

C.learnedthemeaningofcommunityservice

D.wasn'tgoodatansweringthequestionsaboutcommunityservice

B

TheSilkRoadisthenameofdifferentroadsthatlongagoconnectedEurope,AfricaandAsia.

Peoplereachedthesedifferentplacesalongtheseroads.Scientistsbelievepeoplebegantotravel

theSilkRoadabout3,000yearsago.BythetimetheChinesesilktradebecameimportantinthe

world,theSilkRoadcoveredalmost6,500kilometers.ItspreadfromRometoChina,whichis

fromtheWesttotheFarEast.

TraderstravellingalongtheSilkRoadcarriedsilk,ofcourse.Theyalsocarriedandtraded

spices（香料）,cloth,valuablestonesandgold.

Thereisafamousoldstoryalongtheoldroad.Itis