山东省济南市历城区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题汇编：阅读理解

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阅读理解

2023年山东省济南市历城区中考二模英语试题

IV.阅读理解从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的

最佳答案。（40分）

A

Tornwasfromapoorfamily.HisfatherwasapoorWOrke匚Hismotherhadnojobandshe

wasoftenill.Tomlikeddrawingpicturesandhehopedtobeanartist.Buteverybodysaidthatit

wasimpossibleforhimtobeanartistandmadefunofhisdream.Tomwassad,buthedidn,twant

togiveuphisdream.

Oneday,Tomheardthattherewasgoingtobeadrawingcompetitionthenextmonth,and

anyoneagedover13waswelcome.Thewinnerwouldgetaprizeof$10,000.Tomthoughtabout

itanddecidedtotakepartinthecompetition.

ThatmonthseemedthelongestmonthinTom'slife.Everydaywhenhegothomefrom

school,apencilandapieceofpaperwerethefirstthingsinhishands.Finally,thedayofthe

competitioncame.Tomfinishedhisdrawingquickly.

Aftertwoweeks,Tomgotaletter.Hewastooafraidtoopenit.Atlast,Heopeneditslowly.

Justashereadthefistsentence,hebegancrying.However,theywerenottearsofsadness.They

weretearsofhappiness!

41.Tom'swasoftenill.

A.fatherB.motherC.sisterD.brother

42.Tom,sdreamwastobe.

A.afarmerB.aworkerC.anactorD.anartist

43.Peopleoveryearsoldcouldtakepartinthecompetition.

A.10B.HC.12D.13

44.Beforethecompetition,Tomtriedhardto.

A.practicedrawingB.dosomehouseworkC.borrowsomemoneyD.helphisfriends

45.Fromthelastparagraph,Weknow.

A.TomgotaletterfromhisauntB.thelettermadeTomsad

C.TomfailedinthecompetitionD.Tomwonthecompetition

B

Appscanteachyouthingsorletyouhavefun.Thefollowingaresomeappsthatyoumayuse

indailylives.

Kindle

Doyoulovetoread?Doyouwishthatyoucouldbringallofyour

bookswithyoueverywhereyougo?Kindleallowsyoutodoso.

Thisapphasoveramillionfreee-bookstodownload.WithKindle,

youcanreadanythingfromcomicbooksandnovelstomagazines

andnewspapers.

Calm

Calmisanappthatcanhelpyourelaxandsleepbetter.Ithasalot

offeaturestohelpyourelax.Forexample,ithascalmingsounds

likeoceanWaVeS（波浪）andrain.

RunKeeper

Sometimesthehardestpartofexercisingisgettingstarted.Ifyou

wanttogetstarted,you'dbettertryRunKeeper.Itisagoodappthat

canhelpyouexercise.Areyoureadytostart?Ifso,RunKeeperwill

alwaysbewithyou.

Pocket

Ifyoudon,thaveenoughtimetoreadnewsstoriesorwatchvideos,

Pocketcanhelpyousaveallofthemonline.Thenyoucanread

themorwatchthemwhenyouarefree.Youcanviewthemoffine,

too.Besides,itcanalsohelpyouorganizethethingsyouhave

saved.

46.Howmanyappsabovecanhelpyoutoread?

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

47.Whatcan,ttheapp"Pocket"helpyoudo?

A.Readnewsstories.B.Watchvideos.

C.Organizethethingsyouhavesaved.D.Relaxandsleepbetter.

48.Whichofthefollowingappsmayhelpyouexercise?

A.Kindle.B.Pocket.C.RunKeeper.D.Calm.

49.What'sspecialaboutCalm?

A.Itcansaveyourtimeonline.B.Itoffersallkindsofbooks.

C.Ithassoundsthathelpyourelax.D.Itiswithyouwhenyouexercise.

50.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Atechnologymagazine.B.Asportsreport.

C.Ahealthwebsite.D.Aresearchpaper.

C

Walkordrivetowork?WhichwayislowerinCarbon（碳）？Tobefriendlytotheenvironment,

youmaychoosetowalk.Haveyouevertriedtolivealow-carbonlifethroughyourdiet（日常饮

食）？

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofOxfordhaslookedintothehealthandenvironmental

in∩uencesof15foodscommoninwesterndiets.Amongthese,plantbased（基于植物的）foods

includedfruits,vegetables,nutsandpotatoes.Italsostudiedanimal-basedfoods,includingred

meat,chicken,milkproducts,eggsandfish.

Accordingtothestudy,sleadresearcher,MichaelClark,"Choosingbetterandgreenerdietsis

oneofthemainwayspeoplecanimprovetheirhealthandprotecttheenvironment.,,Thatistosay,

plant-baseddietsaremuchhealthierforusandkindertotheenvironment.

Togetthisresult,researcherscomparedtheinfluenceofeatinganotherportion（一份）of

eachfoodwiththeincreasedriskofafewillnesses.Theyalsofoundouttheenvironmentalharm

foreachanimal-basedfoodandeachplant-basedfood.

Byusingthismethod,thestudyfoundthatredmeatswerethemostunfriendlyfoodstothe

environment.Keepingfarmanimalsproducesalargenumberofmethane（甲烷）thatkeeps30

timesmoreheatthanCO2.Aswellasmakingtheearthwarmer,eatingtoomuchredmeatis

knowntoincreasetheriskofafewillnesses,suchashearttrouble.

Plant-baseddietscangiveusthesamehealthbenefitsinamuchgreenerway.Accordingto

thestudy,withouteatingorusingmeatandmilkproducts,globalfarmlandusecouldbecutdown

bymorethan75%andstillfeedtheworld.

SpeakingtotheGUardian（英国卫报）,TimBentonofChathamHoUSe（英国皇家国际事务研

究所）said,"IfWecangivepeoplereasonableOffiCia1（官方的）adviceofwhatahealthyandgreen

dietis,theworldanditspeoplewouldbeinamuchbetterplace.π

51.Whichoneisanimal-basedfood?

A.MilkproductsB.FruitsC.PotatoesD.Vegetables

52.What,stheresultofthisstudy?

A.Manypeoplechoosetowalktowork

B.Plant-baseddietsarehealthierandgreener

C.Themoreweeat,thebettertheenvironmentis

D.15foodscommoninwesterndietsarenothealthy

53.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph5?

A.TheharmofC02

B.Theriskofhearttrouble

C.Areasonforkeepinganimals

D.Twodisadvantagesofredmeats

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"benefits”inparagraph6meaninChinese?

A.问题B.害处C.益处D.赞扬

55.Whatwillthisstudyprobablybeusedfor?

A.Teachingfarmerstoplantvegetablescorrectly

B.Offeringdoctorsnewmethodstotreatpatients

C.Guidingpeopletoloseweightbydoingexercise

D.Givingofficialadviceonhealthandenvironment

D

Chinanowhasmorethan30,000kilometersofhighspeedtrack（轨道），andthisisexpected

toincreaseto38,000kilometersby2025,fullytwothirdsoftheworld'shighspeedrail（bylength）

isinChina.Here,Wetracktheexcitingtechnologicaldevelopmentsinhighspeedrailand

considerIheirculturalinfluence.

Whilethemainadvantageofthehighspeedraillinesisconvenienceforpeopletogetfrom

onecitytoanotherasquicklyaspossible,someofthesehighspeedlineshavebecomepopular

touristattractions（placesthatmanytouristsvisit）.AgoodexampleofthisistheHefei-Fuzhou

highspeedline.Technicallyspeaking,thiswasoneofthemostchallenginghighspeedrailroutes

everbuiltnearly90%ofthetrackwaslaideitheronbridgesorintunnels（隧道）.However,the

amazingviewsareworthit,asthetraingoesthroughsomeofChina,smostbeautifulmountainous

areas,includingtheHuangshanandtheWuviMountainsRanges.

AsChinahasgainedskillsandknowledgeinhighspedall,itistryingtoexport（出口）is

technologytoothercountries.Itsfirstprojectontheinternationalmarketwasthelineconnecting

IstanbulwithTurkey'scapital,Ankara.530kilometersaway.Thiswasfollowedbyprojectsamong

othercounties.PerhapsismostchallengingprojectisaTransAsiannetwork（横贯亚洲铁路

网,connectingChinawithEurope.Althoughitisdiffcult,Chinawillmakeeveryefforttotakeon

hisplan.Itishopedtobecompletedby2030asapartofChina'sBeltandRoadInitiatiVe（一带一

路的倡议）∙

Thankstohighspeedrail,thetraveltimebetweenmaincitiesinChinahasalreadybeen

reducedtoonlyafewhours.SohisconvinceshouldimprovethedevelopmentWithin（在...

f⅛）andoutofChina.Nodoubt,itwillalsobringthepeopleofthecountyclosertogether,andin

timebringaboutdeepsocialchanges.

56.HowmanykilometersofhighspeedtrackdoesChinahavenow?

A.Over38,000.B.Over30,000.C.Over45,000.D.Over57,000.

57.WhydoesthewritertalkabouttheHefei-FuzhoulineinParagraph2?

A.Toprovehowfastthehighspeedlinescanbe.

B.Tostresshowconvenientthehighspeedlinesare.

C.Toexplainhighspeedlinescanbepopulartouristattractions.

D.Toshowthetechnicaldevelopmentofthehighspeedlines.

58.WhatisthemostchallengingprojectthatChinaplanstotakeon?

A.Inventingfastertrains.

B.ConnectingChinawithEurope.

C.Designingandbuildingitsowntrains.

D.Connectingthewholecountryin2030.

59.Whatadvantagesdoesthehighspeedrailhave?

A.ItshouldimprovethedevelopmentwithinandoutofChina.

B.IttakesonlyafewhourstotravelbetweenmaincitiesinChinabyhigh-speedtrain.

C.Itwillbringthepeopleofthecountryclosertogether,andbringaboutdeepsocialchanges.

D.Alltheabove.

60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RacingtotheFutureB.GreatChangeswithinandoutofChina

C.RisingChinaintheWorldD.HighSpeedRailwithinandoutofChina

2022年山东省济南市历城区中考二模英语试题

V.阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或

完成所给句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

Hi,IamLisa.MyfriendMayhadanewhaircut.Itlookedsocool.WhenIgothome,Iasked

mymomforahaircutlikeMay,s.

Sadly,shewasbusy.ςςFirst,youhavetomakeyourhairwet.Then,youhavetobrushitout

reallywell.Finally,youhavetousespecialscissorstocutit,“saidmom.ɑɪfyoumakeamistake,

youcan,tgetthehairbackon.MaybeIcancutitforyouontheweekend.^^

Iwentbacktomyroomandlookedatmyhairinthemirror.Ididn,twanttogotoschool

lookinglikethistomorrow.SoIgotmyschoolscissorsoutofmydesk.

Butmom,swordsmademeworryalittle.Idecidedtocutjustalittlehairoff.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Somehairfellonthefloor.Well,onesideseemedshorterthantheother.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Look!Theothersidewasshorter!

Snip.Snip,Snip.Itwasstillwrong.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Ikepttryingtofixthings,butthemoreIcut,theworsemyhairbecame.I

startedtocry!

Momwalkedin.Sheshookherheadwithoutsayinganything.

ςςAreyoumadbecauseit,sUgIy?”Iasked.

“No,Γmjustdisappointedbecauseyoudidn'tWaitJshereplied.Mombrushedmyhairout

afterItookashower,andcutgentlywithherspecialscissors.Itwasn,tperfect,butitwasmuch

better.

“AllgoodthingscometothosewhoWaitJshesaid.

56.LisathoughtMay,shaircutlookedso.

A.strictB.busyC.coolD.ugly

57.Lisa,smothersaidifLisamadeamistake,shecouldn,t.

A.getgoodgradesB.getherhairbackon

C.doanythingelseD.hangoutwithfriends

58.Fromthepassage,weknowthatLisa,sschoolscissorswere.

A.inherdeskB.onherbedC.onthefloorD.under

thechair

59.Lisastartedtocryaftercuttinghairbyherselfbecause.

A.hermothercutherhairB.herhairlookedperfect

C.shelosthermirrorD.herhairseemedworse

60.WhatcouldLisaIeamfromthisexperience?

A.Allthingswillcometoabadend.B.Allgoodthingsbelongtothosewho

wait.

C.Lisawasangιyatherhaircut.D.Don,tletmomcutyourhairanymore.

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65.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.Asciencereport.B.Asportsmagazine.

C.Acookbook.D.Awebsiteforteenagers.

Elephantsarethelargestlandanimalsalivetoday.Africanelephantsliveinfamilygroups

calledherds.Alloftheelephantsintheherdtakecareofeachother.Theleaderoftheherdisanold

motherelephant.Sheisthematriarch.Aherdmayhaveasfewaseightorasmanyasɪ00elephants.

Theotherelephantsfollowthematriarchbecausesheknowshowtoguardthefamilyifdanger

appears.Adultmaleelephantsgoofftoliveontheirownandstartfamilies.

Elephantslearnbywatchingandcopyingotherelephants,andfromlife.Babyelephantsstay

withtheirmothersuntiltheyarefullygrownatabouttenyearsold.Elephantslivetobe50or60

yearsold.Elephantsareintelligentanimalswithlongmemories.Eveninadryspell,amatriarchcan

rememberwherewaterwasfoundinthepast.Theherdwillfollowherthere.Shecanalsoremember

thesafestplaceforbabyelephantstocrossafast-movingriver.

Elephantstalktoeachotherwithlowrumblingsounds.Somerumblingsoundsaresodeepthat

peopleareunabletohearthem.Elephantshearsoundswiththeirears,thesolesoftheirfeet,and

eventheirtrunks（象鼻）.Theyalsogreeteachotherbytouchingwiththeirtrunksandfeet.Ifdanger

appears,mothersflaptheirearstocalltheirbabiestothem.

Otheranimalsdonotusuallyattack（袭击）elephants.However,alionmighttrytoattackasick

elephantorababy.Ifthishappens,everyoneisonguard.Theadultelephantscirclearoundthebaby

elephants.Theadultsmakeloudtrumpetingsoundsandhitthegroundwiththeirtrunks.The

matriarchputsherselfbetweenthelionandtheherd.Sheflapsherearsouttomakeherselflook

evenlarger.Thenshelowersherheadandchargestheenemyinabigcloudofdust.

66.AccordingtoParagraphs1&2,thematriarch.

A.protectstheherdB.justfollowstheherd

C.drinkswateraloneD.istheoldestelephant

67.Whichofthefollowingprobablybestexplainsς4spelΓ,underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Magician.B.Prediction.C.Period.D.Ability.

68.AccordingtoParagraph3,howdoelephantscommunicatewitheachother?

A.Peoplecanhearallthesoundsofelephants.

BElephantscanheareachotheronlywithears.

C.Elephantsgreeteachotherbyflappingears.

D.Elephants,trunkscanbeusedtocommunicate.

69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Noelephantstakecareofbabyelephantsatthetimeofdanger.

B.Babyelephantsstaywiththeirmothersaslongastheywant.

C.Amatriarchcanfindthewaterbecauseofthelongmemory.

D.Whenalionattacks,adultelephantscirclearoundthematriarch.

70.What,sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.ABabyAndAMatriarch.B.AnElephantHerd.

C.ALionAndAnElephant.D.AnElephantMatriarch.

D

Howareyoufeelingtoday?Ifyourheadisuncomfortablebecauseofabadnight,ssleep,or

you,vejustgottoomuchtodo,thechancesareyou,renotinthebestoffeelings.Ifeverything

seemslikeaneffortandyouhaveanegalive（消极的）opinion,thelastthingyouwanttobetoldisto

“bepositive!^^Buthavingthismindsetcouldgetmoreadvantagesthanyouthink.

Ofcourse,developingaPOSitiVe（积极的）opinioniseasiersaidthandone.Whenyou,re

feelingdown,itishardtobeOPtimiStiC（乐观的）.ButastudyintheUShasfoundthatpeoplewho

areoptimistsaremorelikelytolivelongerthanthosewhohaveamorenegativeopiniontolife.It

showedthepossibilityofpositivepeoplelivingtotheageof85ormore.So,maybethethoughtofa

longerlifemightencourageyoutobemorepositivetolife.

Thestudyfoundthatoptimistsmayfinditeasiertocontrolfeelingsandgetlessstressed.And

asstressinfluencestheimmuneSyStem（免疫系统），it'spossiblethatoptimistsdealbetterwith

illness.ProfessorLee,whoworkedonthestudy,said,fciOurfindingssuggestthatraisinglevelsof

optimismmayleadtolongerlifeandhealthierageing.^^Andsheadvisesthatpessimists（悲观主义

者）couldgetbetterfromdoingthingslikeimaginingafuturewhereeverythingturnsoutwell.

Buta-lasshalfemptytypeofpersoncanhardlyseetheworldthroughhopefulglasses.If

you,retheoneamongthem,whatcouldyoudo?Acceptingthatweallhaveproblemsandwe,renot

allthesamecanhelp.It,sbesttocelebratethepositivesandnotthinkaboutthenegativepartsofour

lives.

Peoplehavebeensharingtheirpersonaladviceonkeepingapositivewaytolife.VickiSiska

says,ςςMusicfeedsmysoul,andIhavegoodfriendswhocareforme.^^Thesayinggoesthattςa

healthybodyleadsahealthymind^^whichisperhapswhyotherpeoplehaveadviseddoingdeep

thinkingaswellasstayinghealthytohelpkeepapositiveopinionaboutlife.

71.FromParagraphs1&2,wecanlearnthat.

A.negativeopinionsleadtobadendingsB.beingpositiveisn,taseasyasWe

thought

C.ςςbepositive^^isenjoyedbypessimistsD.optimisticpeopleliketohavealong

life

72.AccordingtoParagraph3,thestudyfoundthat.

A.optimistsusuallygetmorestressedB.pessimistsareimpossibletolivelong

C.optimistsareeasytodevelopillnessD.positiveimaginingisgoodfor

pessimists

73.Theunderlinedpart“glasshalfempty“inParagraph4probablymeans.

A.negativeB.strongC.helpfulD.outgoing

74.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thestudyfoundthatpessimistscouldlivetobe85orahigherage.

B.Optimistsareseldomillbecausetheyhaveagoodimmunesystem.

C.Pessimistsarethoseunluckypeoplewhoalwayshaveproblems.

D.Positiveopinionsaboutlifemightleadtogoodphysicalhealth.

75.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.tohavealonglifeB.totreatlifepositively

C.theimportanceofhealthD.whatoptimistsandpessimistsare

2021年山东省济南市历城区中考二模英语试题

八、阅读单选

Onedayamanwenthomeandsaidtohiswife,uIboughtsomethingforyou."ςςThankyou!^^

saidhiswife.ςςWhathaveyouboughtforme?”"I'veboughtagoldring.Hereitis."Hetookitout

forhiswifetosee.Buthedroppedittotheground.Hebegantolookforitontheground,butit

wasdarkinthehouseandhecouldnotseeanything.

Thenhewentoutandbegantolookforitinthestreet.Justthenhisfriendcamealong.

“What'sthematterwithyou?”askedhisfriend.uΓmlookingformyring,Ilostitjustnow.,,said

theman.ςςWheredidyouloseit?”ςςIlostitinmyhouse.”"Youlostyourringinyourhouse,but

youarelookingforitinthestreet.Howfoolishyouare!”"Ah,"saidtheman,“butitisdarkinmy

house.Ishallneverfinditthere.Buthereinthestreet,itismuchbrighter,andIcansee

everything.”

53.Themanboughtaringforhis.

A.sonB.wifeC.motherD.daughter

54.Helosthisring.

A.inthestreetB.inthehouseC.onthebedD.inthestore

55.themanwaslookingforthering,hisfriendcameup.

A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhenD.Because

56.Whydidthemanbegintolookfortheringinthestreet?Because.

A.helosttheringinthestreetB.itwasmuchbrighterinthestreet

C.hisfriendcameupD.hewantedsomeonetohelphim

57.Thefriendthoughtthatthemanwas.

A.cleverB.brightC.honestD.foolish

China,shighly-respectedtranslatorandwriterYangJiangpassedawayonMay25inBeijing,

aged105.YanggraduatedfromDongwuUniversityinSuzhou,Jiangsu,in1932.Shewenttothe

UKandFrancetostudyin1935andreturnedtoChinain1938.

Yangwrotelotsofworksandmostofthemarestillpopularnow.

What,smore,YangfinishedatranslationofDonQuixote.ThismadeherthefirstChineseto

translateawholebookfromSpanish.Hertranslationhasbeengivenasnationalgiftstovisiting

leadersofothercountries.

In2001,Yanggaveawayroyalties（版税）frombookswrittenbyherhusbandQianZhongshu

andherselfworth10millionyuan,tosetupascholarshipfund（奖学金）tohelppoorstudents.

BillGatesistheformerchairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,aworldwideleaderinsoftware

andInternettechnologies.WithhisfriendPaulAllen,hefoundedMicrosoftinthe1970s.Withthe

developmentofMicrosoft,hebecomesoneoftherichestmenintheworld.In1999,Gateswrotea

booknamedBusiness@theSpeedofThought.Thebookshowshowcomputercansolvebusiness

problemsinnewways.Thebookwaspublishedin25languagesandiswelcomeinmorethan60

countries.

BillGateshasmadegreatCOntribUtionS（贡献）toeducationandhealthallovertheworld.He

hasgivenawayabout21billiondollarsforeducationandhealth.WhenChinawasstruckby

COVlD-19（新冠肺炎）healsoofferedmillionsofdollars.

58.WheredidYangJiangpassaway?A.InShanghai.B.InJiangsu.C.In

Beijing.D.InZhejiang.

59.InwhichlanguageisDonQuixotewritten?

A.English.B.SpanishC.French.D.German.

60.WhenwasMicrosoftCorporationsetup?

A.In1969B.In1965.C.In1985D.In1975.

61.WhatwasthebookBusiness@theSpeedofThoughtabout?

A.Howtosolvebusinessproblemswithcomputersdifferently.B.Howtoearnmoney.

C.Howtoincreasethespeedofthought.D.Howtobeasuccessfulperson.

62.WhatdoYangandGateshaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothsuccessfulinbusiness.B.Theybothcareabouteducation.

C.Theyarebothinterestedincomputers.D.Theybothhavetranslatedlotsofbooks.

Asachild,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,you

probablyletyourimaginationrunwild.Maybeyoudreamedofflyingintospaceorbeinga

famouscook.Thenperhapsovertheyears,yourdreamsbecamemorerealistic（现实的）.Oryou

mighthavegivenupsomealtogether.

It,simportanttohavedreamsbecausedreamscangiveustheenergytosucceedinlife.

Dreamsinspire（激励）us.Theymighttakeafewyearsortheymighttakealifetimetoachieve.

Theimportantthingisthatyou,realwaysworkingforyourdream.Andthebestwaytodothatis

bysettinggoals.

Whatisthedifferencebetweenadreamandagoal?Ifsbeensaidthatdreamsarethefinal

destination（终点）；goalsarethestopsalongtheway.Dreamscanbeverygeneral.Butthesteps

youtakeshouldbeVeryspecific.Yourdreamsmeanwhatyouwant,butgoalstellhowyou,llget

there.Thatmakesgoalsetanecessarystepinreachingyourdreams.

Manysuccessfulpeoplehavespokenaboutdreams.FormerUSSecretaryofStateColin

Powellstressedtheimportanceofworkingforyourdreams.4ςAdreamdoesn'tbecomereality

throughmagic;ittakesSWeat（汗水），determination（决/ɑ?）andhardwork.,,WriterLesBrown

remindedusthatdreamshavenoagelimit.ςςYouarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodream

anewdream.^^

Ifyou,vebeendreamingaboutdoingsomethingforyears,starttoday.Writedownyour

dream,andestablishyourgoals.Thenyou,llbeonyourwaytomakingyourdreamscometrue.

63.Thewriterprobablywrotethispassagefor.

A.studentsB.teachersC.workersD.doctors

64.Toreachyourdream,themostimportantisto.

A.dreamadreamB.makeapromise

C.workforthedreamD.raisepressure

65.Theunderlinedword"establish“inthelastparagraphmeansinEnglish.

A.setupB.agreewithC.takeinD.pickup

66.WecanmainlyIeamfromParagraph3that.

A.whatyourdreamsmean

B.whatyourgoalsmean

C.thedifficultiesinreachingourgoals

D.thedifferencesbetweengoalsanddreams

67.What,sthepurposeofParagraph4?

A.Totellpeopleadreamdoesn,tbecome