2020-2021学年度人教版英语九年级上册期末复习阅读理解专项训练16篇（含答案）

2020-2021学年度人教版英语九年级上册

期末复习阅读理解专项训练16篇（含答案）

InBritain,Australia,CanadaandafewotherEnglish-speakingcountries,people

don'tstopcelebratingwhenChristmasDayisover.Theyalsocelebratethefollowing

day,knownasBoxingDay.Itisapopulardayforgivingadditional（另夕卜的）gifts.It

hasbeencelebratedforsolong,butnobodyexactlyknowshowitstarted.

SomepeoplebelieveBoxingDaybeganintheMiddleAges.Inthosedays:in

somespecialplacestherewerespecialcollectionboxeswherepeoplethrewmoney

forthepoor.

ThedayafterChristmastheboxeswereopenedandthemoneywascounted.

Thenthemoneywenttohelpingthepoorinthearea.

OthersbelieveBoxingDaystartedabout300yearsagowhensomerichpeople

hadChristmasfeasts（盛宴）.Theyofferedlotsoffoodtotheirguests.Becausemany

servants（仆人）wereneededtomakeandservethefood,theycouldnotcelebrate

Christmaswiththeirfamilies.Tothankthem,therichpeoplewouldputfoodinto

boxesfortheirservantstotakehome.

NowBoxingDayhasbecomeapublicholidayinsomecountries.Somepeople

spendthedayboxingupoldorunwantedthingsanddonating（捐赠）themtothepoor.

Manypeopleareactiveinhelpingserviceorganizations（组织）liketheRedCross.

NomatterhowBoxingDaygotitsstart,it'sawonderfultimetodonatethingsor

givesmallgiftstopeople.Bydoingso,youcammakesomeone*sholidaymuch

happier.

1.FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatBoxingDay.

A.hasalonghistoryB.isbeforeChristmasDay

C.iscelebratedinonlythreecountriesD.isthedayforbuyinggifts

2.IntheMiddleAgespeopleputintotheboxes.

A.unwantedthingsB.foodC.oldthingsD.money

3.WhatdidtheservantsmainlydoonChristmasDay?

A.Theytookthefoodhome.B.TheyhadChristmasfeasts.

C.Theymadeandservedthefood.D.Theycelebratedwiththeirfamilies

4.TodayBoxingDayisatime.

A.tothanktheridpeopleB.tomaketheguestshappy

C.togivepeoplehelporsmallgiftsD.toremembertheolddays

5.What'sthebesttitle（题目）forthepassage?

A.ChristmasDayB.BoxingDayC.TheRedCrossD.TheMiddleAges

第一篇

Ayoungofficerwasatarailwaystation.Onhiswayhome,hewantedto

telephonehismothertotellherthetimeofhistrain,sothatshecouldmeethimatthe

stationinhercar.Helookedinallhispockets,butfoundthathedidnothavetheright

moneyforthecall,sohewentoutsideandlookedaroundforsomeonetohelphim.

Atlastanoldsoldiercameby,andtheyoungofficerstoppedhimandsaid,

"Haveyougotchangefortenpence?11"Waitamoment,Mtheoldsoldieranswered,

beginningtoputhishandinhispocket,nFllseewhetherIcanhelpyou.^^"Don'tyou

knowhowtospeaktoanofficer?ntheyoungmansaidangrily.nNowlet'sstartagain.

Haveyougotchangefortenpence?"

nNo,sir,"theoldsoldieransweredquickly.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案；

6.Theyoungofficerwantedtotelephonehismothertotellher.

A.thathewasgoingtovisither

B.whenhistrainwouldleave

C.whenhistrainwouldarrive

D.thathewasnowattherailwaystation

7.Helookedaroundforhelpbecausehe.

A.didn'thavecoinsforthephonecall

B.hadnomoneytomakethephonecall

C.didn'thavethelocalmoney

D.wantedtochangemoney

8.Theoldsoldier.

A.wasgladtohelphim

B.didn'tknowifhehadcoins

C.didn'twanttohelphim

D.wasangry

9.Theyoungofficerwasangrybecausehethoughttheoldsoldier.

A.didn*tknowhowtospeaktohim

B.didn'twanttohelphim

C.didn'tanswerhimcorrectly

D.wasnotfriendlytohim

lO.Theoldsoldierinthestorywas.

A.cleverB.stupidC.politeD.friendly

第三篇

North

fEast

South

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

11.IfyouwanttogofromthePublicLibrarytoCityCenter,youcantakeBus

A.No.4B.No.5C.No.3D.No.10

12.TheFirstHospitalisinthe.

A.southB.eastC.northD.west

13.Youmaygoboatingin.

A.GreatLakeandtheBeihaiParkB.theFootballClub

C.theHistoryMuseumD.theRedStarCinema

14.TheBankofChinaisnear.

A.People9sHospitalB.Teachers9College

C.thePublicLibraryD.MayAirport

15.Howmanymiddleschoolscanyoufindonthismap?

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

第四篇

February14th,Valentine'sDay,isacomplicatedbutinterestingoccasion.Firstof

all,Valentine'sDayisnotaholidayfromwork.Noonegetsadayoff.Inmany

countriesitisobservedbysendingcardstoyourfriendsandcandyorflowerstoyour

husbandorwifeifyou'remarried,ortoyourboyfriendorgirlfriendifyou'renot

married.InJapan,somegirlsevengivetheirfatherschocolates.

WhyisthisholidayforpeopleinlovecalledValentine'sDay?

OneexplanationcomesfromaChristianmanwhosenamewassomethinglike

“Valentine”.HelivedatatimewhentheRomanEmperorrefusedtoallowanyRoman

soldierstogetmarriedforanyreason.ManycouplescametoValentinetobemarried.

SohewouldsecretlymarrytheminaChristianceremony.Hewasdiscoveredandput

inprisonbytheEmperor.Onetraditionsaysthathewrotenotestohisfriendsby

markingonleavesandthenthrowingthemoutofthewindowofhisprison.The

leaveswereshapedlikeaheart.ValentinewaskilledonFebruary14thandValentine's

Dayrecallshistragicdeath.

OnValentine'sDay,AmericanelementaryschoolchildrenmakeorbuyValentine

cards,writethenameofaclassmateonthem,andtakethemtoschoolandputthem

inaspecialValentine'sDaybox.Andthenonthatdaytheboxisopened,thecardsare

takenoutandgivenout.

16.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutValentine'sDay?

A.Itisobservedbysendingflowerstoone'shusbandorwife.

B.ChildreninJapangivetheirfatherschocolates.

C.Itisalegalholidayinmanycountries.

D.Peoplesendcandytoeachother.

17.ThemancalledValentinewasputinprisonbecause.

A.HesecretlygotmarriedinaChristianceremony

B.Hehelpedpeoplegetmarriedwhenlovewasnotallowed

C.HehelpedRomansoldiersgetmarned

D.HewantedtokilltheRomanEmperor

18.SohewouldsecretlymarrytheminaChristianceremony,“marry“isclosestin

meaningto.

A.Whichpriestisgoingtomarrythem?

B.Shehasmarriedoffallherdaughters.

C.I'mgladHubertmarriedagirlofspirit.

D.Atpresentshedoesn'tintendtomarryatall.

19.PeoplecelebrateValentine'sDay.

A.totakeadayoffB.inmemoryofValentine

C.toshowtheirloveD.bothBandC

20.Americanschoolchildrendon'tonValentine'sDay.

A.buyValentinecardsB.makecardsfortheirteachers

C.giveeachotherValentinecardsD.puttheircardsinaValentine'sDaybox

第五篇

Let'sEnjoyaMovie!

*二Zootopia

Fromalargeelephanttoasmallmouse,

animalslivehappilytogetherin

Disney'sZootopia.

Language:English

RunningTime:1Hourand30Minutes

Price:Weekdays一$40,$20(kidsunder

6)

Weekends一$50,$25(kidsunder6)

IVeneverimaginedthemovieissointeresting.Thereare64kindsofanimalsin

it.Afterwatchingthemovie,Ilearnedmoreaboutanimals.Iwouldrecommendthis

movietothoseanimallovers.

——John

Ihaveseenmanycartoonsofthiskind,buttheplots(情节)aresurprisinglyfunny

andIlovethesweetvoiceinit.MybrotherandIjustcouldn'thelplaughingfromthe

beginningtotheend.

一David

Thismovieissowellmade.Iwenttoseeitwithmy5一year-oldsonlast

Sundayafternoon.Ilovethebeautifulmusicwhilemysonlovestherabbitpolice

officerJudyverymuch.ItshowsthatsmallanimalslikeJudycanalsodoserious

work.

一Nancy

21.Thepostershowsthatisspokeninthemovie,

A.EnglishB.FrenchC.JapaneseD.Chinese

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recommend"mean.

A.租赁B.邮寄C.出售D.推荐

23.Davidlikesthismoviebecauseof.

A.the64kindsofanimalsB.thefunnyplotsandthesweetvoice

C.thelowpriceD.thebeautifulmusic

24.ItcostNancyandhersontowatchthemovielastSunday.

A.$60B.$75C.$80D.$100

25.WhatdoesJudydointhemovie?

A.Ateacher.B.Anurse.C.Apoliceofficer.D.Awriter.

第八篇

Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsare

working,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissold

andtheywillbuyavan（住房汽车）

Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersons,butitis

verycrowdedAvanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilywiththreechildrencould

asktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.Theycouldalltraveltogether.

Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecond

carandbusavan.Theirsixthandseventhseatsareusedtoputotherthings,fora

familyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases（衣箱）whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveat

theirgrandparents5home,thesuitcasesarebroughtout.Thetwoseatscanthencarry

thegrandparents.

Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedfbrholidays.

Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheir

motorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoya

happierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecome

verypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.

26.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled.

A.amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruck

27.BeforeMr.Hagenboughtavan,he.

A.soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents9house

C.builtanewplaceforavanD.soldtheirsecondcar

28.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith.

A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvans

29.Americansusuallyusemotorhomer.

A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday

B.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembers

C.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends

D.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday

30.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause.

A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefree

B.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidays

C.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheap

D.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes

第七l—*篇Attj

DearHelen,

IwanttotellyouhowmuchImissyouatthemoment.Ineverrealizedthevalue

ofourfriendshipuntilyoureturnedtoCanada.Ihopeyouhavemademanynew

friendsandIbelieveyoucangetonwellwiththem.

Ididn'tconsiderourfriendshipprecious（宝贵的）beforeandIregretit.Nowthe

painisdeepinmyheart.WheneverIseethetwofriends,MariaandJune,allIcan

thinkofisyou.IknowIprobablydidn'ttellyouhowimportantyouweretomeas

oftenasIshouldhave,butyouarealwaysthebestinmymind.Youalwayshada

smileonyourfacethatwouldbringsunshinetoeveryone.Afunnyjokeorasimple

wordfromyouwasenoughtokeepeveryonelaughing.Youmeanalottome,Helen.

Everyoneinourclasslearnedtosharethingsbecauseofyou.Ifeelabitsillyfor

misunderstanding（误会）youattimes.NowyouhavegonebacktoCanada,butIstill

wanttosaythatIloveyouandmissyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou

andwelcomeyoutoEnglandagain.

Yours,

Sally

3l.Whomisthisletterto?

A.Sally.B.Helen.C.Maria.D.Jane.

32.WhydoesSallyfeelregretful?

A.ShemissesHelenverymuch.

B.Shehasn'ttelephonedHelenforalongtime.

C.Shedidn'tvalueherfriendshipwithHelenbefore.

D.SheliedtoHelen.

33.Fromthepassage,weknowthatHelenisa(n)girl.

A.AmericanB.EnglishC.ChineseD.Canadian

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHelen?

A.SheisnotinSally'sclassnow.

B.Shewasalwaysreadytohelpothers.

C.ShewascrueltoSally.

D.Shewasafunnygirl.

35.Thewriterwrotethisletterto.

A.askHelenfbrsomemoney

B.sayhowshelovesandmissesHelen

C.tellHelennottocomebackagain

D.explainwhysheadmiresMariaandJane

第八篇

TheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecided

tostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.Thiswasbecause

theywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.

NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisit

theirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycan*tcommunicatewiththem.Unfbrtunatelythisis

common.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsand

motherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowing

morethanonelanguage.

Oneadvantageofspeakingmorethanonelanguageisthatyoucancommunicate

withmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdon'thavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,

soyouaremoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseothersto

helpthemcommunicate.

Furthermore,speakingthesecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperience

otherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andeven

jokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson'sunderstandingofotherculture.So

knowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.

Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetween

countries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcan

becomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetter

understandeachother'sproblems.

Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,thereareno

disadvantages.ltisverysadthatmanypeopledon'ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.Its

evenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecome

silenced.

36.What*sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages.

B.ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.

C.TheimportanceoflearningEnglish.

D.Howtolearnanotherlanguage.

37.ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceofVieirafamilyinorderto.

A.discusstheneedofteachinganewlanguage

B.introducethepassage'smaincharacterstothereaders

C.describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountry

D.showtheproblemofspeakingonlyonelanguage

38.Theunderlinedphrase"multi-languagespeakers"(paragraph5)means“people

whoknow

Atheirmotherlanguage

B•anewlanguage

C.morethanonelanguage

D.babylanguage

39.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan

A.findabetterjob

B・makemorefriends

C.betterunderstandhistory

D.communicatemoreindependently

40.Basedonthelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?

A.Notknowinganotherlanguage.

B.Forgettingone'slanguage.

C.Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage.

D.Failingtocommunicatewithothers.

第九篇

Windpowerisaverycleansourceofenergy.Thisishowwindpowerworks.

Windmakeswindmillsspin(旋转).Whenthewindmillsspin,theymakeelectricity.

Thenwecanusetheelectricity.Alotofpeoplethinkthatwindpowerisnew,but

that'snottrue.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveusedwindtosailboatsandmove

water.Westilldothosethingstoday,butthesedayswemostlyusewindpowerto

makeelectricity.

Windpowerisaverypopularsourceofenergy.Mostpeoplethinkthatweshould

useitmoreandmore.Firstofall,it'sclean.Windmillsdon'tpollutetheenvironment

atall.Second,wecanusewindpowerforever.Afterall,wewillalwayshavewind.

Also,windpowerischeap,andit'sgettingevencheaper.

Alotofpeopledon'tunderstandwindpowerverywell.Theybelievethatthere

areproblemswithwindpower,butmanyofthoseproblemsarenotreal.Forexample,

somepeoplesaythatwindmillsaredangerousforbirds.Theyusedtobetrue,butit

isn'ttrueanymore.Oldwindmillskilledbirdsbecausetheyspunveryfast.New

windmillsspinslowly,andtheyaren'tdangerousforbirds.

However,therearerealproblemswithwindmills.Oneproblemisthatmany

peoplethinkwindmillsareveryugly.Thisisaproblemforpeople,becausewindmills

areofteninveryprettyareas.Also,winddoesn'tblowallthetime,sowecan'tuse

windpowerallthetime.Finally,windmillsarenoisy.

Windpowerisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Rightnow,morethan80

countriesusewindpower.About2.5percentoftheworld'spowercomesfromthe

wind.Forsomecountries,thatnumberisalothigher.WindpowergivesDenmark

morethan25percentofitselectricity.

41.WhyDON'Tnewwindmillskillbirds?Because.

A.birdsdon'tflynearthemB.theyspinslowly

C.theyareshorterthanoldwindmillsD.newwindmillsdon'tspin

42.Whendidpeoplestartusingwindpower?

A.About25yearsago.B.About80yearsago.

C.About500yearsago.D.Over1,000yearsago.

43.soweCAN'Tusewindpowerallthetime.

A.WindmillsbreakallthetimeB.Wecan'tusewindmillsatnight

C.WindmillsaretooexpensivetouseallthetimeD.Winddoesn'tblowallthetime

44.Whatdoesthearticlesayaboutwindpower?

A.Mostpeopledon'tlikeit.B.It'sgettingcheaper.

C.Denmarkdoesn'tuseit.D.It'sgettingmoreexpensive.

45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ExpensiveWindmillsB.CheapandCleanEnergy

C.PopularandCleanWindPowerD.DangerousBirds

第十篇

RecentlyIhadatriptoSydneywithmyparents.WevisitedtheWildlifePark.

TheWildlifeParkhaslotsofdifferentanimals.Somearenative（当地的）to

Australiansandcanonlybefoundthere.Therearemorethan500animalsthere,

includingkangaroos,koalas（考拉）andcrocodiles（鳄鱼）.Theyarekeptintheirnatural

environment.IliketheWildlifeParkbetterthanazoo.Inzoos,mostoftheanimals

areincages（笼子）.

Wefirstspentsometimewiththekangaroos.Wecouldtouchandfeelthem.It

wasveryexcitingtobesoclosetothem.Therewerekoalastheretoo.Theylooked

verycuddly（令人想拥抱的）.Althoughwecouldn'tcarrykoalas,Icouldtakeaphoto

withone.Itisawonderfulsouvenir^己念品）ofmyholidayinSydney.

TheWildlifeParkhasplentyoffreshwatercrocodilesandsaltwatercrocodiles.

Someofthemareverybigandscary（吓人的）withhugeteeth!Ididnotwanttoget

tooclosetothem.

Therewasalsoabirdshow.Thekeepers（饲养员）showedusdifferentspecies（种

类）ofbirds.Isawanoldparrot（鹦鹉）.Itcould"talk"andmadeagreatimpressionon

me.

Ienjoythetripverymuch.Therewassomuchtosee.

46.TheWildlifeParkis.

A.inSydneyB.inCairoC.inAthensD.inRome

47.Whatisawonderfulsouvenirofthewriter'sholiday?

A.Aparrotthatcouldtalk.B.Achancetofeedakoala.

C.Aphotowithakoala.D.Foodfbrthekangaroos.

48.Whydidn'tthewriterwanttogetveryclosetothecrocodiles?

A.Theylivedinwater.B.Thewriterwasafraidofthem.

C.Thewriterdidnotwanttofeedthem.D.Thewriterdidnotlikethe

smellofsaltwater

49.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThekangaroosarekeptincagesintheWildlifePark.

B.ThewritertraveledtotheWildlifeParkalone.

C.Thewriterwenttoseekoalasfirst.

D.Thewriterwatchedabirdshow

50.AftervisitingtheWildlifePark,thewriterfelt.

A.boredB.unhappyC.excitedD.hopeless

第十一篇

Mostpeoplegraduatefromschoolandthengetajob.Everyonewantsajobthat

payswell.Howmuchmoneycanyoumake?Askyourselfthesequestions:WhatcanI

do?WhatskillsdoIhave?Alsoaskyourself：

HowmucheducationdoIhave?Formostjobs,thehigheryoureducation,the

higheryourearningpower.

IntheUnitedStates,highschoolgraduatesmakeabout$18,600ayear.Ifyoudo

notfinishhighschool,youmakeonly$10,800ayear.Youcanmake$7,800moreeach

yearbystayinginhighschool!

Ifyoustayinschool,thenyoucanmakemoremoney.Apersonwithahighschool

degreemakesabout$18,600ayear.Ifthatpersongoestocollegeandgetsabachelor's

degree（学士学位），hecanmake$42,000.Withamaster'sdegree（硕士学位），hecan

makeabout$53,000.IfthepersongetsaPhD（博士学位），hecanmakealmost

$79,000ormoreayear.

Wecanlearnaveryimportantthingfromthisinformation.Ifyouwanttowork

andmakemoremoney,getagoodeducation.

5l.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howeducationandpayareconnected

B•highpayingjobs

C.jobsforhighschoolstudents

D.goodschools

52.Accordingto（根据）thepassage,"earningpower“meanstheabilityto

money.

A.saveB.spendC.payD.make

53.Thewriterthinksthatahighschoolgraduateusuallymakesmoremoneythan

A.auniversitygraduate

B・apersonwhogetsaPhD

C.apersonwhoonlyfinishesprimaryschool

D.apersonwithamaster'sdegree

54.EachyearapersonwithaPhDcanmakemorethanapersonwhodoes

notfinishhighschool.

A.$37,000B.$68,200

C.$60,400D.$26,000

55.Fromthelastparagraph（段落）weknowthat.

A.ahighschooldegreeisnotimportant

B・universityistooexpensive

C.apersoncanmakemoremoneywithagoodeducation

D.peoplewithadegreedon*tneedtoworryaboutfindingjobs

第十一篇

Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion（百万）tonsofwateraday.Waterisa

humanrightandeveryoneshouldhavetheirshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeople

aroundtheworldhavetroublegettingclean,safewater.

Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalso

helpstheenvironmentbykeepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.80%ofwastewater

aroundtheworldisnottreatedatall,anditisrunningintooceans.Butnowwehave

gotthetechnologytotreatandreusethewastewater.

While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater,onlyabout2%isfreshwater——

thatcomesfromrivers,lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,98%ofthewater,isinseasand

oceans.Itistoosaltytodrink.Thendesalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan

19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworld,mostlyincoastalcountries.They

process（力口工）morethan92milliontonsofwatereveryday.Butthetechnologythey

userequiresalotofenergy.

Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce

20timesmorecleanwaterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfbrnow,the

worldstillfaceseachdaywithnothavingenoughwaterforeveryone.

56.Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?

A.Under10million.B.Only19million.

C.About92million.D.Over700million.

57.Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby.

A.storingwasteiniceandsnowB.lettingwasterunintooceans

C.keepingwasteoutofriversandoceansD.sendingwastetocoastalcountries

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"desalination"inParagraph3mean?

A.远洋运输B.潮汐发电C.食盐销售D.海水淡化

59.Atpresent,thetechnologytoprocesswater.

A.needsmuchenergyB.savesmuchmoney

C.satisfieseveryoneD.causespollution

60.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Watershouldbeahumanright.B.Thewaterproblemisstillserious.

C.Ourplanetiscoveredwithwater.D.Everyonehasenoughcleanwater.

第十三篇

OnaweekendduringSpringFestival,myparentsandIweresittingina

restaurant.Thedrinksandfoodweregood,sowhenwefinished,myfatherlefta

tip（d、费）.Aswewereabouttoopenthedoor,thewaitercaughtupwithus.Hegave

thetipbacktous.MydadforgotthathereisChina,andtippingisnotcommon.

However,insomecountries,tippingisthenorm.That'sthewayitisintheUS.

It'ssaidtobegoodmannerstotipyourwaiter,taxidriver,hairdresser,doormanand

soon.Andhowmuchyoutipdependsontheservice,whichcanreallyputyourmath

skillstothetest!Butweusuallygiveatipthatis15-20%ofthebill.

Sowhyisthereastrongcustomoftipping?IntheUS,waitershaveaverylow

income（收入）.Theydependontipstopaytheirbills.AsaUSwriteroncewroteabout

herexperienceasawaitress,6<ItwasdifficultandIlivedanddiedbymytips.”

61.Whatdidthefamilythinkofthefoodattherestaurant?

A.Delicious.B.Cheap.C.Cold.D.Bad

62.Whereweretheparentswhenthewaiterstoppedthem?

A.Atthetable.B.Atthedoor.C.Outsidetherestaurant.D.Atthedesk

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“norm”meaninParagraph2?

A.Idea.B.Custom.C.Bill.D.Nancy

64.Whatcanbethetipfora$100billaccordingtothewriter?

A.$8.B.$10.C.$18.D.$19

65.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.whoneedtipsfortheirlife

B.howtheUSwritermadeherlife

C.whytippingispopularintheUS

D.whytippingispopularintheUK

第十四篇

Afatherandhissonwenttoakite-flyingfestival.Thesonwasfullofjoywhen

hesawtheskyfilledwithcolorfulkites.Hewantedtoflyakite,too.Thefatherthen

boughtakiteforhim.

Thesonstarted