中考英语阅读理解练习题及答案

1.Intheearly1990s,theword“Internet“wasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,

Internethasbecomeausefultoolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethasbeen

thegreatestinventioninthefieldofcommunicationinthehistoryofmankind（人类）

CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwithaperson

whoissittingintheotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsandtheycanread

thee-mailswithinaminute.Givingallkindsofinformationisprobablythebiggest

advantageoftheInternet.Wecanusesearchenginestofindtheinformationweneed.

Justtypeinakeywordorkeywordsandthesearchenginewillgiveusalistofsuitable

websitestolookat.

WecanenjoyalotontheInternetbydownloadinggames,visitingchatroomsor

surfing（；刘览）websites.Therearesomegamesforfree.Wecanmeetnewand

interestingpeopleinthechatnow.Wecanalsolistentomusicandseefilms.Now,there

isalotofserviceontheInternetsuchasonlinebankingjobfindingandticketbuying.

Wecanalsodoshoppingandfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.Sometimeswecanfind

somethingthatisquitegoodbutverycheap.

26.HowmanymainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.27.Whatfactdoesn'tthepassageprovide?

A.WecanfindalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.

B.SomegamesontheInternetarefree.

C.WecanbuymostthingsweneedontheInternet.D.GoodsontheInternetare

moreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.

28.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.OnlineShopping

B.ExchangingInformationontheInternetC.TheAdvantagesoftheInternetD.

SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternetl.BDC2.

YouwanttoknowaboutmystayinginAmerica,right?Well,totellyouthetruth,it

isreallyaneye-openingExperiencestudyhere.InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimes

aweeksincefifthgrade.However,Ididn'tknowhowdifferentTextbookEnglishcould

befromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Connecticut.WhenIfirst

studiedEnglish,Iwastoldtosay,“Iamfine.^^whenpeoplesay“Howareyou?,,Butin

theUS,Ifoundthatpeoplesay,“Iamgood.^^or“Iamtired."Oneday,someonegreeted

mewith"What'sup?"Itmademeconfused.Ithoughtforamomentandthensmiled

BecauseIdidn'tknowwhattosay.

Sincethen,Ihavediscoveredmoreandmoredifferences

betweenChineseandUScultures.Tomysurprise,USgirlsspendalotoftimeinthe

burningsuntogetatan.However,inChina,girlstryEverypossiblewaytogettheirskin

paler,or“whiter.'」alsosurprisedbyhowhard-working.USstudentsare.InChina,

schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowestudyhardandthat9it.Buthere,a"good"student

getsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsormusic.Thekidshereareso

talented,1amstartingtobesorrythatIgaveupplayingthepianoatanearlyageandthat

Ihaveneverthoughtaboutsports.

61.Accordingtothewriter,textbookEnglishiseverydayEnglish.

A.quitedifferentfromB.thesameasC.moredifficultthan

62.Whatdoestheword"tan"inthesixthparagraphmeaninChinese?

A晒黑B晒白C能量

63.AgoodUSstudentspendshis/hertime.A.onlyindoinghomeworkB.

onlyonsportsormusic

C.onstudies,sportsormusicandpublicwork64.WhichofthefollowingisNOT

true?A.ThewriterisnowinUS.

B.Americangirlslovetohavewhiteskin.C.USstudentsaretalentedandhard­

working.

65.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyOwnTravelintheUSB.My

StudyingintheUSC.MyOpinionabouttheUS2.AACBB3.

PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman'shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehome

isveryimportantandpersonaltohim.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthan

flats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual

（个体的）；theycanpaintthem,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouse

haveagarden,evenifitisavery

smallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivate

（私人的）spaceoftheindividual.Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Areyou

sittingnowinyourhomeoronatrain?haveyoumarkedthespacearoundyourselfas

your?Ifyouareonthetrainyoumayputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou.If

youshareaflatyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.OnceIwas

travellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatable

betweenus.Themanonthespaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasangry.Maybehe

thoughtthatheownedthewholetable.Ihadreadabookaboutnon-verbal

communicationsoItookvariouspapersoutof

mybagandputthemonhisbriefcase!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyes

nearlypopped（瞪出outofhishead.Ihadinvaded（侵力口hisspace!AfewminuteslaterI

tookmypapersoffhiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohis

sideofthetable.Ofcourse,itispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!

Ifyouarevisitinganothercountryyoumayfeelthatyoudon'thaveanyprivate

space.Hotelroomslookmuchthesameineverycountryintheworld.Alldaylong,you

sharepublicspaceswithotherpeople.Youseethelocalpeopleintheirprivatespacesand

youfeellonelyand“outside”.Localpeoplecancreatetheirprivate

spacesbytalkingaboutthingsyoudon'tknowabout.Andyouevenfeelthatthey

likeyoutobeoutsidethemsothattheywillenjoybeinginsideevenmore!Thisisoneof

thedifficultiesofbeingatraveler!Butifyouunderstanditthenithelpsyou.Haven'tyou

enjoyedbeingpartofagroupand“owning“abitofspace?4l.Thewriterwasangryashe

wastravellingonatraintoLondonbecause.A.hehadnoplacetosit

B.someonehadinvadedhis“space”

C.toomanypeoplesharedasectionwithhim

D.someotherpeopletalkedaboutthingshedidn'tknowabout

42."...youfeellonelyand'outside'"inparagraph4meansthat.

A.youarealoneoutsidethehouse

B.youfeellonelybecauseyoutravelonyourownC.youarealoneandtherefore

yougooutsidetohavesomefun

D.youfeellonelyandyoudon'tbelongtothatplaceorthatgroupofpeople

43.InParagraph4,thepronoun“them9refersto（所指）"

A.publicspacesB.privatespacesC.localpeopleD.othercountries

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Britishpeopledislikemarkingtheirspace.B.Youalwaysfeelathomeinanother

country.C.MostBritishpeoplepreferlivinginhousestoflats.D.Youcan'tmarkyour

privatespaceinaforeigncountry.45.Thamainpurposeofthepassageistotellreadersto

A.ownprivatespacesbylivinginhouses

B.haveonecomeroftheirowninpublicplacesC.realizetheimportanceof

“space“incommunication

D.createtheirprivatespacesbytalkingwithlocalpeople3.BDCCC4.

WhenIwasaforeignteacherinChina,everydayItaughtEnglishtomystudents

andtheytaughtmeaboutChina.Onedaythetopicturnedtosaying"Iloveyou”.Iwas

shockedtolearnthatnotoneofmystudentshadsaidthistotheirmothers,norhadtheir

motherssaidittothem."Doesyourmomloveyou?”"OfcourseJtheyanswered.t4How

doyouknow?”wasmylogicalquestion.Theyrespondedthattheirmonscookedand

alwaystoldthemwhattheyweredoingwrongtoshowtheircaring.Iwasstunned.So

mon'scookingandcriticzingreadoutas“Iloveyou"Thenhowdoyousay'Ilove

you'toher?^^Theyagreedthatgettinggoodgrades,followedbygodjobswouldbehow

theyshowedtheirlove.Icome

fromaculturewheremostpeopleareexpressiveenough,soIrepeatedthesequeries

inclassesovertime.Gradually,Ibegantogetdifferentresponse.Someofthemhad

exchangedthosesentimentswiththeirmoms.Oneofmyfavoritestoriesofchangecame

fromagirl.Whenshecamehomefromuniversity,hermothermetheratthedoorand

hugged（拥抱）her.Thishadneverhappenedbefore,buthermomsaid,"Nowthatyou

havegoneIhavemoretimetomyself.Inoticedthatinsomeplacesmothersandchildren

hugeachotherandIdecideditwasagoodideaandthatIwouldbeginhuggingyou."In

myfamilyweallsay“Iloveyou"alot.Whileitistruethatweoftensaythewords

without

havinggreatdepthoffeelingsatthatmoment,itisalmostlikeablessingwegive

eachother.Thosethreelittlewordscarryaworldofmeaning,evenwhensaidasa

greeting,butmostespeciallyiftheyarethelastwordswesaytoorhearfromthosewe

love.52.Theforeignteacher.

A.comesfromAmericaB.isayoungwomanC.isexpressiveenoughD.knows

muchaboutChina53.Chinesepeopleprefertoshowloveby.A.saying"Ilove

you"B.cooking

C.gettinggoodgradesD.doingsomethinghelpful;54.1nparagraph4,what'sthe

realmeaningofthemom'shugging?

A.Sheismeetingherdaughteratthedoor.B.Shelovesherdaughterandmissesher.

C.SheisgladthatshehasmoretimetoherselfD.hefindsitinterestingtohugher

daughter.55.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Say“Iloveyou^moretoyour

family.B.Say"Iloveyou“alottoChinesepeople.C.Sayrloveyou“asagreetingto

others.D.Say"Iloveyou"withoutgreatdepthoffeelings.4.CDBA5.

EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChina.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.It

isthemostimportantfestival

inChina.Sobeforeitcomes,everyonehastopreparethings.Theybuypork,

beef,chicken,fruitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindof

food——“dumplings”.Itmeans“cometogether”.Onthedaybeforethefestival,parents

buynewclothesfortheirchildren.Childrenalsobuypresentsfortheirparents.Onthe

SpringFestivalEve（除夕）,allthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhometown.

Thisisahappymoment.Somesinganddance,someplaycardsandothersgetthe

dinnerready.Whentheyenjoythemeal,theygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthe

comingyear.Theyall

haveagoodtime.

26.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?

A.TheMid-AutumnFestival.

B.TheSpringFestival.

C.Children's

Day.

27.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusually

celebrated?

A.InMarchorApril.B.InMayorJune.C.InJanuary

orFebruary.

28.isthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChina.

A.ChickenB.Dumpling

C.Fish

29.What'sthemeaningofthefood“dumplings“forChinesepeopleintheSpring

Festival?

A.Lookup.B.Helpyourself.

C.Cometogether.

3().Thefamilywhentheyarehavingdinner

togetherontheSpringFestivalEve.

A.giveeachotherthebestwishesB.buyeachother

presents

c.sing,

danceandplaycards

5.BCBCA6.

Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfun,healthyandgood

fortheenvironment.Maybethafswhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400million

carsonroadsworldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooil

cost!Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighbourhood.Youmay

discoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasier

thanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefit（受益from

theenjoyableexercisewithout

pollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.Folding（折叠

bikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.You

candothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcanalso

takeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationby

gettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravellers.Health

BenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.Bicyclinghelpstocontrol

yourweight.A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekburnsoff

fivekilosoffatina

year.Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood（心情.Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeen

showntomakepeoplefeelbetter,morerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthier

thandriving.56.Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.

A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular57.Whenyouareridingyour

bicyclearoundyourneighbourhood,youmay.

A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnotice

C.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork

58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbike,youcanfolditand_.A.getoutofthecarB.

takeitontoatrainC.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites59.Oneofthebenefits

frombicyclingisthat.A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothersC.

youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter

60.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Bicyclingisenjoyableexercisefor

people.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.

C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighbourhood.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedby

allairlines.6.DBBCA7.

Areyouinterestedincountrymusic?Ilikeitverymuch!Itwilltakemeawayfora

whileafterIamtired.Theguitarsandsongswilltakemetomountainsand

fields.Countrymusicusuallytalksofeverydaylifeandfeelings.It9sthespiritof

America,easytounderstand,slowandsimple.CountrymusicdevelopedintheSouthern

UnitedStates.ItwasthefolkmusicofAmericancountryside.Manyofsongstellabout

thelivesoffarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.Thelife

ofthecountrysidecanbehard,sothewordsincountrymusicareoftensad.Atfirst,

peopleplayedthemusiconlyatfamilyparties.Butitbecamemorepopularlater.Inthe

1920s,peopleplayedcountrysongsontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.

Whenpeopleinthecountrysidemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,they

tooktheirmusicwiththem.Countrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopular

acrossAmerica.JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica'smostfamouscountrysingersinthe

1970s.Hissong“TakeMehome,CountryRoads^^iswell-knownandpeoplestillplayit

today.

51.Countrymusicisusuallyabout.

A.everydaylifeandfeelingsB.farmer'sfeelingsC.thelivesofworkers

52.Countrymusicdeveloped.A.inJohnDenver'scityB.intheSouthern

UnitedStatesC.intheNorthernUnitedStates

53.Peoplebagantomakecountrysongrecords.A.inthe1920sB.in1920

C.inthe1970s54.WhydidCountrymusicbecomepopularinAmerica?A.Becausecity

peoplelikedthemusic.

B.Becausefarmersmovedtocitieswiththeirmusicanditcontinuedtochange.

C.Becausecountrymusictalkedaboutcitypeople's

lives.

55.Whoisfamousforthesong"TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”?

A.Afarmerinthecountryside.B.ApersonwhomovedtotownsC.JohnDenver.

7.BBABC8.

Mymotherwastellingmeabouthowsheandherfamilygottheirfirsttelevision

whenshewasateenager.Ofcourseitwasblackandwhite.Shesaidsheonlywatchitat

night.Shedoesn'trememberoverwatchingitinthemorningorafternoon.WhenIwas

youngwehadonly

about3or4differentchannels.Mybothers,mysistersandIwouldsometimesfight

aboutwhichchanneltowatch

.But

we

usually

enjoyed

the

same

shows.NowadayswecangethundredsofchannelsonTV.Ican'tbelieveit!There

arechannelswitholdmovies,cooking,fishingandsoon.It'samazing!Thereisa

channelforeverything.Iwonderhowmuchmybothers,mysistersandIwouldfightif

wehadhundredsofchannelswhenIwasachild.Ofcoursewehadonlyonetelevision

set.ThesedaysInoticefamilieswith2or3ormoretelevisionsetsintheirhomes.Iguess

itstopspeoplefromarguingoverwhichchanneltochoosefrom.

61.Inthosedays,whatkindoftelevisionsetsdidpeopleonlyhave?

A.Blackandwhiteones.B.ColorsOnes.C.Allkindsoftelevisionsets.

62.MymotherwatchedTVwhenshewasyoung.

A.inthemorningB.intheafternoonC.atnight8.ACCBB9.

Whenwetalkaboutstars,especiallywomenstars,itseemsthattheyarealways

young,prettyandowncharming

bodyshapes.ButrecentlyaBritain'sGotTalent（英国达人）starSusanBoylehas

changedourviewsabsolutely.SimonCowell,oneofthejudgesofthetalentshowspoke

ofhisshockoverMsBoyle'svoice."Thisladycampup,andI'mthinking,'Thiswill

takefivesecondsandIcangotohaveacupoftea\Thatchangedwhenshebegantosing

IDreamedtoDreamfromLesMiserables.Sheknewweweregoingtohavethatreaction

andjusttoseethatlookofsatisfactiononherfacethrough-itwasoneofmyfavoritemo

ments,^^Cowellsaid.Theperfbnnancewaspostedonlineandbeforelong,the47-year-

oldScottishwomanhasbeenfamousallovertheworld.Speakingfromherhomein

Scotland,MsBoylesaidthatshehasn'tthoughtofchangingherappearance.She

saidthatherfriendhelpedherwithmake-up.mean,that9shardlyamakeover,she

added.MsBoylealsospokeofthereasonshefirstbegantoexplorehervocaltalents,

waskindofslowatschool,sogettinglikesingingwasagoodwayofhidingbehindthat

andthusitbuiltmyconfidence.^^

44.SusanBoyleis

A.ajudgeB.areporterC.abeautifulD.aScottishwoman

45.SusanBoylehadalookofsatisfactiononherfacewhenshewassinging

because.

A.shewasconfidentofhersingingB.shewassatisfiedwiththejudgesC.shewas

prettyandingoodshape

D.shesangthesongIDreamedaDreamfromLesMiserables

46.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtrue?A.Itwasthevocaltalentsthat

builtSusan9sconfidenceB.SusanBoylewasnotgoodatherlessonwhenatschool.

C.SusanBoylebecamefamousbecauseofherappearance.

D.SimonCowelldidn'tthinkSusanBoyleagoodsingeratthefirstsight.

47.WhatcanwelearnfromSusanBoyle'ssuccessA.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.It'seasiertosucceedattheageof47.C.Ifyouhaveadream,trytomakeitcome

true!D.Ifyouarenotabletostudywell,tobeasingerinstead.9.DACC10.

Expo2010isheldinShanghaifromMayItoOctober31,Peopleallovertheworld

arelookingforwardtoit.Hereareseveralgoldenrulesonhowtobestplanyourtrip.Rule

l:DoyourhomeworkReadeverythingyoucanbeforegoing.Reallystudythe

maps.Knowthepavilions.Arriveattheentrancenearesttothethingsyouwantto

see.Haveaplan.Itwillmakeabigdifference.Rule2:AllowplentyoftimeExpo

2010isthelargestattractioneventinthehistoryoftheworld.Itwilltakemanydaystoo

seeit.Plantospendfromfivetoeightdaysofmoreseeingit.Rule3:PaceyourselfExpois

enormous.Thedistancesarepunishing.Itisbettertospendadayseeingasinglearea

thantorunbackandforthalloverthesite.Remembertowearthemostcomfortable

shoes.Nevermindwhattheylooklike.Rule4:GetgoinginMayAtmanyExposthe

crowdsaresmallerinMayandinearlyJunethananyothertime.Andbewarethelasttwo

weeks.DuringeveryExpo,peopledelaytheirvisitsandtheninearlyOctoberthey

suddenlyrealize."Expowill

closesoon!Ihaven'tseenit!”Asaresult,thelastseveralweeksusuallyhavethe

mostcroweddaysoftheentireExpo.Rule5:Findoutwhateveryoneelseisdoing-and

dotheoppositelfyoudon9tlikelargecrowdsandlonglines,dotheopposite.Hereisan

example:MostpeoplegoonSaturdaysoronholidays.SoavoidSaturdaysandholidays.

Goonweekdayswhenmostpeopleareatwork.Rule6:TurnupExpo2010isthelargest

celebrationinChina'shistory-amamazingonce-in-a-lifetimeevent.Whenitisgone

anditwillneverbeseenagain.Sowhateveryoudo,don'tmissit!48.Expo2010willlast

A.fivetoeightdaysB.severalweeksC.sixmonthsD.

ayear

49.AccordingtoRule4,you'dbetternotgotoExpoon.

A.May3B.July5C.September16D.October20

50.Whentherearelotsofpeoplewaitinginlinetoseethemostpopular

attractions,what'syourbestchoice?A.Tilwaitinlineasotherpeopledo.B.Tilgoback

andreturntomorrow.C.Tilvisitthelesscrowdedplacesinstead.

D.Tilsitonabenchtohavearestforabouttwoorthreehours.

5l.InRule6'turnup“heremeans.

A.don'tmissitB.comeandsee

C.makethesoundlouderD.neverbeseenagain10.CDCB11.TYPING

Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowantto

improvetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassand

beginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourown

speed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.Coursefee（费用）:$125

Matericls:$25Two

hours

each

evening

for

two

weeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourse

istaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohave

successfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS.This

twelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwho

needtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycan

andcan'tdoandhowtousethem.Coursefee:$75Jan.4,7,11,14,18Wed.&Sat.9:00-

11:30a.m.Equipmentfee:$10DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijing

University.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.

STOPSMOKING.Doyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostop

andfailed?

Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstop

smoking,andthistwelve-hourcourse

will

help

you

do

it.Course

fee:$30

Jan.2.9,16,23Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.DrJohnisapracticingpsychologistwhohas

helpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.

66.1fyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhave

classes.

A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturday

C.onSaturdayandSunday

67.HowlongwilltheSTOPSMOKINGcourselast?A.Forfourweeks.B.Forthree

hours.C.Fora

week.

68.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneof

thethreecourses.Whatissuitableforhim?A.TYPING

B.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKING

69.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutcomputersandthesametimeyouwanttoimprove

yourtyping,howmuchwillyoupayforit?

A.$75.B.$150,C.$235

7O.What9sthespecialdifferencebetweentheTYPINGcourseandtheothertwo/

A.Peoplewithdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.

B.Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.C.Youwillpaylessmoney.ll.BACCA12.

Thereareover800boarding（寄宿schoolsintheUKwithstudentsfromhomeand

foreigncountries.Boardingschoolsstartedhundredsofyearsagointhecountry.Butthe

earliestboardingschoolsweresetupforwhite,richboysonly.Nowbothboysandgirls

cangotoboardingschoolsfromtheageof7to18.WhattodolntheUK,boarding

schoolshavethreetermsinaschoolyear,with

about13weeksineachterm.Studentsstudyandlivetogether.Theycan'tgooutside

iftheyarenotallowedto.Insomeschools,eachstudenthashisorhersubjectplan.

Besidestheusualclassroomsandlaboratories,theboardingschoolshavelotsofother

facilitiesfortheir

students,includingmusicrooms,boats,swimmingpools,cinemasandtheatres.

Mostboardingschoolshavea“lightout"time.Sowhenit'stimetogotobed,allthe

lightsinthebedroomsareturnedoff.Therearehouse-masterstotakecareofstudentsall

thetime,especiallyafterschoolhours.WhattowearNearlyallstudentsatboarding

schoolswearaschooluniform.Boysusuallywearashirtandatie,andgirlsweara

whiteblouse,sometimesalsoatieandaskirt.Asstudents

get

older,

the

rules

become

less

strict.IntheUK,boardingschoolsprovidestudentswithdelicious

food.TheycanchoosetohaveafullEnglishbreakfastorsimplybread.Theycan

alsochoosebetweenamealwithnomeatandanothermealatlunchanddinner.And

thereisalwaysself-serviceforsalad（沙拉，othersidedishesandadessert.Studentscan

alsomakethemselvessomethingtoeatatanytimeinakitchen,ordrinkteaorhavea

snackbetweenmeals.

36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingto（根据thepassage?

A.Onlywhitechildrenwereallowedtoattendtheearliestboardingschools.

B.Studentsinaboardingschoolarelookedafteronlyafterschoolhours.

C.Asstudentsgetolder,therulesaboutwearingschooluniformsbecomestricter.

D.Studentscanhavedifferentactivitiesinaboardingschool.

37.Whichisthebesttitleforthelastparagraph?

A.WhattoeatB.WhentoeatC.WheretoeatD.Howtoeat38.

The

underlined

word

"facilities9

means

A.教师B.设施C.活动D.课程12.DAB13.

Stress（压力）iseverywhereinoureverydaylife.Notonlymenhaveit,butalso

womenandyoungpeople.Themostimportantreasonsofstressare：death,diseases,

exams,makingmoney,gettingmarried,movinghouses,changingjobs,ending

friendshipsandsoon.Howdoyou

knowwhetheryouhavestress?Couldyougiveyouranswerstothefollowing

questions?YesNo.Doyoueasilygetangry?Doyouoftensleepbadly?Doyouget

headachesalot?Doyoutakesleepingpills?Doyou

finditdifficulttorelax?Doyouusuallyhideyourfeelings?Doyousmokeand

drinkalottokeepquiet?Doyoufinditdifficulttoputyourheartintosomething?Ifyou

answer44Yes^^tomorethantwoofthesequestions,youareoneofthosepeoplewith

stress.Sowhatcanyoudoaboutit?Doingrelaxingexercises,talkingwithfriendsand

listeningtolightmusicareallusualwaysofrelieving（减轻）stress.However,doctors

nowsaythatthereareeasierways一peopleshouldlaughandsmilemoreoften.When

youlaughandsmile,yourbodyrelaxes.Theyalsosaythatpeople,especiallymen,

shouldcrymoreoften,be「causecryingisthenaturalwayofrelievingstress.

71.Whohasgotstressineverydaylife?

A.Menandwomen.B.Youngpeople.C.BothAandB.72.Ifyouhaveover

problemslistedinthetable,youarethepersonwithstress.

A.twoB.threeC.eight73.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTthereasonofstress?A.

Takingexams.B.Takingsleepingpills.C.Makingmoney.

74.What'stheeasierwaytorelaxyourbody?

A.Talkingwithfriends.BDoingrelaxingexercises.

C.Laughing,smilingandcrying.

75.Themaini