10阅读理解四选一精练（中档）-2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期末复习培优拔高（牛津译林版）（原卷版）

1．AyearbookisatraditionofhighschoollifeintheUnitedStates.Thebookincludesthename，photo，andsignature（签名）ofeachstudentinyourfinalyear，sothatyoucanrememberwhoyouwenttoschoolwith.A15YearOldgirlCatherineCookandherbrotherDavidwantedmorethanthis.Theythought，"Whynothaveayearbookonline？Youcouldlearnaboutpeople'smusictastes，themoviestheylike，andsoon."CatherinethoughtofthenameMyYearbook.，andthelogo（标志）.Toadvertisethewebsite，CatherineandDavidworeTShirtswiththewebsitelogotoschoolandsoonhundredsoftheirschoolmatesbecamefansofthewebsite.ShespentmanyeveningstalkingonthephonetoprogrammersinIndia，andcollectingideasfromherschoolmates.ThenherolderbrotherGeoffcameupwiththemoneytostartupthewebsite.MyYearbookuserscanjoininthefunbysendingmessagesand"collecting"friends.TheycanwatchthesamevideosfromfilmsandTVprograms，andsharemusic，photos，homeworkandstudyguides.Someteensfeeltheycanmakefriendseasilyonline.Chattingonlinehelpssomeshypeoplenottofeelleftout.Userscanalsomake"LunchMoney"bydoingactivitiesonthewebsite.TheycanthenspendtheirLunchMoneyongifts，ordonateittocharities.Theyhavesaved0.3k㎡ofrainforest，cleanedupmillionkgofCO2，sent22，000bookstoAfrica，andbought20，000kgofriceforpeoplewithoutenoughfood.RunningthewebsitedidnotstopCatherineandDavidfromfinishingtheirschoolworksuccessfully，andgoingontouniversitywheretheystillspent50hoursaweekonthewebsite.（1）WhogottheideaofsettingupmyYearbook.？A.Geoff.B.AUShighschool.C.CatherineandDavidD.Indianprogrammers.（2）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase"leftout"？A.已离开B.在左边C.受冷落D.受欺骗（3）Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothestory？a.Startupthewebsiteb.Thinkofthenameandlogoc.Collectideasfromschoolmatesd.Goontouniversitye.WearTShirtswiththewebsitelogoA.ECABDB.BECADC.DBCEAD.CBDEA（4）InParagraph4，thewriterusesmanynumbers，suchas0.3km，millionkg，22，000，20，000kg，inordertoshowthat.A.ThereissolittlerainforestonearthB.ThereissomuchCO2intheairC.UserscanbuyalotofbooksandriceD.Usershavedonealotforcharities（5）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.TheCooksB.LunchMoneyC.AyearbookonlineD.UShighschoollife2．Onceuponatime，peoplecouldnotwriteandtheyhadnobooks.Buttheyhadstories.TheancientEgyptianswrotetheirstoriesonflatsheetsmadefrompapyrus（纸莎草）plants.Theygluedmanypapyrussheetstogethertomakeonelongstrip（条）.Thentheyrolledthestriparoundasticktomakeascroll.Peopleinotherareasalsousedparchment（羊皮纸）instead.InancientChina，bookslookedalittledifferent.Peopletherefirstcarved（雕刻）wordsintoboneortortoiseshell（龟壳）.Latertheyusedinktowriteonstripsofbambooorsilk.ThentheChineseinvented（发明）paper.Thefirstpaperwasmadefromwastecloth，butlaterplantmaterialswerealsoused.Theinventionspreadslowlyacrosstheworld，reachingEuropeinthe1100s.Thenpeopleusedpapertomakeearlybooks.Butalltheseearlybooksstillhadonebigproblem.Everysinglebookhadtobecopiedoutbyhand.Iftherewerepictures，eachpagehadtobepaintedbyhand，oneatatime.ThismadebooksrareandexpensiveThoughalsoverybeautiful.TheChinesewerethefirsttothinkofawaytospeedthingsupalittle.In1040，amannamedBiShenginventedmovabletypeprinting（活字印刷）.MovabletypeworkedbycarvingasingleChinesewordonablockofwoodorclay.Thesecouldthenbetogetherwithotherwordstocreatesentences，orwholepages.Inthe1400sJohannesGutenbergofGermanyinventedanewwayofprinting.ItusedmovabletypeMetallettersthatcouldbearranged（排列）andrearrangedtoformwords.Italsousedamachinecalledapress.Gutenberg'sinventionsmadeprintingbecamefasterandeasier.Asmorebooksbecameeasytoget，morepeoplelearnttoread.Inthepast，bookswereaonlytherichcouldbuy.Butwiththeprintingpress，theysoonbecameatreasureeveryonecouldenjoy.（1）WhatdidtheancientChinesefirstuseaspaper？A.Papyrussheets.B.Parchment.C.Boneortortoiseshell.D.Stripsofbambooorsilk.（2）Whywereearlybooksrareandexpensive？A.Becausetheinventionofpaperspreadslowlyacrosstheworld.B.Becauseeverybookincludingpictureshadtobecopiedoutbyhand.C.Becauseancientpeopledidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuybooks.D.BecausepeopleinancientEuropedidn'tinventpaperliketheChinese.（3）Whoinventedthemachinecalledapress？A.TheancientEgyptians.B.TheancientChinese.C.BiSheng.D.JohannesGutenberg.（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"luxury"？A.SomethingoldB.SomethingnewC.SomethingexpensiveD.Somethingcheap（5）What'sthemainideaofParagraph5？A.Theinventionofparchment.B.Theinventionofpaper.C.Theinventionofmovabletypeprinting.D.TheinventionofChinesewords.3．"Itmustbeperfect!"KariedoubleCheckedthewordsonherspellingtestbeforehandinginherpaper.Ifshegot100percenttodayshe'dwinherclass'sFirstQuarterSpellingChallengealongwithanewdictionaryandothercoolthings.What'smore，Ms.MeCormaskIhadpromisedtodoahandstandifanyonegotaperfectscore.Afterthebreak，Ms.McCormackwalkedtothefrontoftheroomandclearedherthroat（嗓子）."Congratulations，Karie!Youdidit!"Sheannouncedwhileupsidedown.Thewholeclasscheered.Ms.McCormackrightedherselfandpresentedKariewithherprize.Kaniesmiledasshereadthewordsonthebox：ToKarieCarter，forherperfectfirstQuarterscorespelling."Mum，everything'ssoperfect!"AssoonasKairewasathome，sheshowedMumherspellingtestandprize."Everywordissoperfect!Nicely，honestly..."Kare'sstomachfumbled（翻滚）.HONESLY!Nothonestly!"Karie，what'sthematter？"saidMum."Idon'tfeelsogood，"Kariesaid，stuffingthetestpaperintoherschoolbag.Kariewalkedslowlydownthehallandfellontoherbed.Howcouldshetelltheclassshehadn'twontheprizeafterall？McCormackdidthehandstandfornothing？SoonKarieheardherdadandKevinein.Thesmellofpizzafromthekitchenwasalovertheair.Kariethoughtbacktothelasttimethey'dpickeduppizza，afterKevin'sschoolplay.TheyhadalmostreachedhomewhenMomrealizedtheshopkeeperhadgiventhemtoomuchchange."Let'sturnaround，"Momhadsaid.McCormackwasunlockingtheclassroomdoorwhenKariegottoschoolthenextmorning.Shegaveherteacherthespellingpaperandthedictionary."Ican'tkeepthis.Imisspelledhonestlyandyoudidn'tcatchit."Foramoment，McCormackstoodquietlyreadingthewordsonthepaper.Thenshepickedupherpen.ShecrossedoutthewordperfectandwrotehonestbeforehandingthedictionarybacktoKarie.Karie'sjaw（下巴）dropped."Igettokeepthis？Honestly？""Forhonestly，no.""Butforhonesty，yes."（1）HowdidKariefeelwhenshehandedinherpaperafterthetest？A.Calm.B.Bored.C.Confident.D.Worried.（2）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A.Karieneverthoughtshewouldeverwinthetest.B.Kariewassurprisedtoknowshecouldkeeptheprize.C.McCormackwassurethatsomeonewouldgetaperfectscore.D.McCormackdidn'tdoahandstandbecauseofKarie'smistake.（3）Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttimeorderoftheevents？a.Karierealizedshehadmadeamistake.b.Karie'steacherdidahandlstand.C.Karie'smumreturnedthechange.d.Kariekepttheprizeforherhonesty.A.BADC.B.BACD.C.CABD.D.CBAD.（4）Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？A.APerfectGirlB.AHelpfulTeacherC.AnHonestMistakeD.AnImportantTest4．Adoctorwasfamousforhisskills.Oncehemetalittlechildwhowasbadlyill.Thankstothedoctor'sskillandcare，hisyoungpatientgotwellandcouldgetupandrunagain.Thechild'smotherwasverythankfultothedoctor，andshevisitedhimtothankhimforwhathedidforherchild."Doctor，"shesaid，"yousavedmylittleson.Idon'tknowhowtothankyouenough.Ifeelthatmoneyalonecannotrepayyou，soImakethislittlepursewithmyownhands，asasignofmygratitude（感激）.Ihopeyouwillacceptit."Thedoctorstoodupandsaidcoldly，"Madam，alittlepresentlikethatisverynicebetweenfriends，butadoctorneedstobepaidproperlyforwhathehasdone."Theladywassosurprisedthatshecouldnotreplyforamoment.Thenshesaidquietly，"Perhapsyouwilltellmehowmuchyourfee（费用）is.""Fiftypounds，"heanswered.TheladyopenedthelittlepurseandtookoutfourfiftyPoundbanknotes.Shegaveoneofthemtothedoctor，andputtheotherthreebackintothepurse.Sheputthepurseintoherhandbag，saidgoodbyetothedoctorandwentoutoftheroom.（1）Whywastheladythankfultothedoctor？A.Becausehesavedherlife.B.Becauseheoftenvisitedher.C.Becausehesavedherson'slife.D.Becausehegavehersomemoney.（2）Whydidthedoctorrefusethelady'spurse？A.Becausethepursewastooexpensive.B.Becausetheladywasnotkindtohim.C.Becausethepurseshouldbegivenbetweenfriends.D.Becausehethoughttheladygavehimthepursewithoutanymoneyinit.（3）Howdidtheladyfeelafterthedoctorrefusedherpurse？A.Happy.B.Worried.C.Excited.D.Surprised.（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A.Thedoctorwasverykind.B.Theladywasunfriendlyandcold.C.Theladydidn'tpaythedoctoranymoney.D.Theladywantedtogivethedoctor200poundsatfirst.5．Anewstudyhasfoundthatpeoplewholivedinancient（longago）Britainquicklyevolvedtodealwithalackofsunlight.Evolutioniswhenlivingthingschangeovertimetosurvive.JonathanTerhorstfromtheUniversityofMichiganandIainMathiesonfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania，bothintheUS，lookedatdatafromthegenesof529peoplewholivedinBritainoverthepast4，500years.DNAingenesisachemicalthatcarriesalltheinformationaboutyourbody.TheteamfoundthatthelevelsofvitaminDandcalciuminhumans'bodiesinBritainsuddenlyincreased.VitaminDisasubstancethathumansmakenaturallywhentheirskinisexposedtosunlight，andithelpsbonestogrowstraightandstrong.HumansevolvedinAfrica，wherethereisplentyofsunshine.However，whentheymovedtoplaceslikeBritain，wherethereisnotmuchsunlight，theywerefacedwithaproblemManyofthemcouldn'tmakemuchvitaminD.TheearliestarrivalsinBritaingotvitaminDbyeatingoilyfishbutpeoplegraduallymovedtogrowingcropsinsteadoffishing.Thismadethemshortoftheessentialvitamin.Theresearchersfoundthataroundthistime，humansinBritainquicklyevolvedtohavepaleskin，whichabsorbsmorelightformakingvitaminD.Thischangewasanexampleofnaturalselection，whichiswhenhardconditionsmakeparticulargenesneededforsurvival.Thosewhohavethegenesaremorelikelytosurviveandpasstheirgenesontothenextgeneration.YoucanalsomakeupforalackofvitaminDbyeatingmorecalcium，whichhelpsbonesgrow.Milkisasourceofcalciumbuttodigest（消化）ityouneedtomakeasubstanceinyourgutcalledlactase.Manypeopleacrosstheworldcan'tmakelactasewhentheygrowup.However，thestudyfoundthatearlypeopleinBritainevolvedtokeeponproducinglactaseevenasadults.ThismeanttheycouldcarryondrinkingmilkSotheykeptcows.Thisextracalcium，alongwiththeirpaleskin'suseofwhatsunshinetherewas，helpedthemsurvive.（1）InancientBritain，peopleevolvedinorderto.A.HavepaleskinB.TakemorevitaminDC.GetusedtotheweatherD.Makemorelactasetodigestmilk（2）Peopleshould，iftheycannotgetenoughvitaminD.A.DrinklittlemilkB.ChangetheirgenesC.MovetoplaceslikeBritainD.Takepartinmoreoutdooractivities（3）Britishpeoplehavestrongerabilitiestothanmanypeopleallovertheworld.A.DigestmilkB.KeepcowsC.CatchoilyfishD.Changetheirgenes（4）Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage？①HumansevolvedinAfrica.②Britishpeopleevolvedtodigestmilkbetter.③Peoplestartedgrowingmorecropsinsteadoffishing.④BritishpeopleateoilyfishformorevitaminD.A.①④③②B.④②①③C.①③④②D.③①②④6．DetroitPublicRadioOnewayyoucanhelpDetroitPublicRadioisvolunteeringyourtimeduringoneofthestation'sfundRaisingevents，suchasWDET'sPledgeDrive.Wearealwayslookingforvolunteerstohelpthestation.TaichungPAWSAnyonewithaninterestinhelpinganimalsisweletojoinus，whetheryouwanttovolunteerforashorttimeoralongtime.Ifyouloveanimals，pleasejoinus!RNIBRNIBstudiesthecausesofblindnessandhelpspeoplepreventit.Italsooffersadviceoneyehealth.Moreover，RNIBrunsanonlineshop.Peoplecanhelpthecharitybydoingthevoluntaryworkorbuyingproductsonline.HeiferInternationalHeiferInternationalisacharitytoendworldhunger.Itgivessomeanimalstothefarmersinneed.Eachfarmermustgivehisanimal'sfirstfemalebabytoanotheroneinneed.Thecharityalsoprovidestrainingonanimals'healthandfeeding.（1）WhatisWDET'sPledgeDrive？A.Aradiostation.B.Achildren'shospital.C.AfundRaisingevent.D.Aninternationalcharity.（2）IfDavidlovesanimalsalot，hemaybeinterestedin.A.DetroitPublicRadioB.TaichungPAWSC.RNIBD.HeiferInternational（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.Thefourorganizationsareallcharitiesforhumans.B.ThedoctorsatRNIBjustworktocurethediseasesofeyes.C.DetroitPublicRadioandTaichungPAWSarelookingforvolunteers.D.FarmersinHeiferInternationalmustgivealltheanimals'babiestoothers.7．Infrontofthehousetherewasabeach.Peterlikedtolieonthestand（看台）whenthesunwaswarmingit.Fromthebackdoorofthehousehewouldwalkalongapathasfarasthesand，andstandbythewaterlookingatthesea.Whennothingveryinterestingwashappeningonthewater，hewouldgodownonhiskneesandtakeahandfulofsand.Throughhisfingersranthesanduntilonlysmallstonesandshellswereleft.Then，withalargesweepofhisarmandwithasmuchstrength（力气）aspossible，Peterwouldthrowthemawayasfarashecould.Atothertimes，hewouldlieonhisbackandlookattheclouds，hishandsidly（漫不经心地）searchingthesandathissides.Heneverstoppedplayingwiththesandandfeelingitrunthroughhisfingers.Helosthimselfinthechangesoftheclouds.Fromtimetotimesomefishingboatscamecloseenoughtothebeach.Petercouldseewhatthefishermenweredoing.Thenwithhishandsclasped（紧握）hewouldlookandlook，whilehiswholebodymovedwiththeboatfromsidetoside.Whenthefishermenpulledtheirnetsorthrewthemintothewater，Peterwoulddothesamewithanimaginary（想象的）netfromhisplaceonthebeach.Onthissmallbeach，Peterhadaworldofhisown.（1）Thispassagemainlytellsabout.A.ThebeachB.ThefishermenC.Peter'sloveforthebeachD.Thehousebythebeach（2）WhendidPeterlieonthesand？A.Whenthesunwaswarmingthebeach.B.Whenthecloudswereflyingby.C.Whenfishermenwerethrowingthenets.D.Whenfishingboatswereingtothebeach.（3）WhatwasthelastthingPeterdid？A.Hemovedhisbodyfromsidetoside.B.Hepulledandthrewhisnetinhismind.C.Hefeltthesandrunthroughhisfingers.D.Helookedattheboatswithhishandsclasped.8．It'sbeenwelloverayearsinceCOVID﹣19firstappeared.Althoughtheviruscontinuedtobeaprobleminmanypartsoftheworld，thingsarestartingtoturnbackinourfavorwiththehelpofvaccines（疫苗）.VaccinedevelopmentstartedinFebruary2020，whenitbecamecleartoscientiststhatasolutiontothepandemic（流行病）wouldneedaglobalefforttovaccinateasmanypeopleaspossible.TheCOVAX（COVID﹣19vaccinesGlobalAccess）mechanism（机制）wasthencreatedtoensureequalaccesstosafeandeffectivevaccinesforallcountriesandregions，accordingtoBusinessWorld.Althoughtherehavebeenrumors（谣言）aboutvaccinesbeingunsafe，themajorityofpeopleseemtorealizetheimportanceofvaccinationforbuildingmassimmunity（大规模免疫）inordertostopthevirusfrombeingspread.ZhangWenhong，China'sleadingexpertsoninfectiousdiseases，saidit'sgoodthattheworldhasetounderstandthatvaccineswillprotectus，accordingtoGlobalTimes.Zhangaddedthathumanbeingsbelongtoonefamily.Vaccinesareakindofmedicinethatweallmustshareinordertostaysafeandhealthy.Canyougetvaccinated？Unfortunately，noteveryonecangetthevaccineyet.Thereareimportantrulesaboutvaccinesthatkeepussafe.Learnaboutafewofthemhere.•Childrenbelowtheageof16：Somevaccineshavenotyetbeentestedonchildrenandteenagers，althoughtrails（试验）forthesevaccinesareexpectedtobeginthissummer.•Peoplewithallergies（过敏）：TheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC）hasreceivedreportsthatsomepeoplehaveexperiencedsevereallergicreactionstothevaccine.Peoplewithahistoryofvaccineallergiesshouldn'tgetit.However，thosewithallergiesthataren'trelated（相关的）tovaccinationscanstillgetit.•Peoplewithmedicalconditions：Peoplewhohavemedicalconditionsthataffecttheirimmunesystem（免疫系统）shouldknowthatthevaccinewillnotbeaseffectiveforthem，althoughtheycanstillgetit.（1）Whatcanweinferaccordingtothepassage？A.MostGrade8studentscangetvaccinated.B.Thevaccinewillnotbeeffectiveforallpeople.C.Vaccinesarebadforourhealthsincewewillexperiencesevereallergicreactions.D.IfChinesepeopleallgetvaccinated，ourcountrywillpreventthespreadofCOVID﹣19.（2）WhichofthefollowingopinionsbelongtoZhangWenhong？a.TheCOVAXwasthencreatedtoensureequalaccesstosafe.b.WeallmustshareVaccinesinordertostaysafeandhealthy.c.It'sgoodthattheworldhasetounderstandthatthevaccineswillprotectus.d.Peoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofvaccinationforbuildingmassimmunity.A.AbcdB.BdC.AcdD.Bc（3）Whichofthefollowingsentencesiftrue？A.Themajorityofpeoplebelievethatvaccinesareunsafe.B.Childrenbelowtheageof16cangetvaccinatedthissummer.C.Peoplewithahistoryofvaccineallergiesshouldn'tgetCOVAX.D.COVID﹣19isn'taproblemintheworldnowwiththehelpofthevaccines.9．OnFeb25intheGreatHallofthepeopleinBeijing.PresidentXiJinpingannouncedChina's"pletevictory"ineliminatingextremepoverty（消除贫困）.Chinahadsetagoalofendingpovertybytheendof2020.Asthegoalwasreached，agrandgatheringwasheldinBeijingtomarkthenation'spovertyalleviationacplishments（扶贫成就）andhonormodelpovertyfighters.Chinasetitspovertylineatanannualineof2，300yuanin2010foreachperson.By2020，apersonmakinglessthan4，000yuanayearcouldbedescribedaslivinginpoverty，accordingtoXinhua.Overthepasteightyears，thelast98.99millionpeoplehaveshakenoffpoverty，whichwasoneofthegoalsofthe13thFiveYearPlan（2016﹣2020）.All832poorcounties（县）and128，000villageshavealsobeenremovedfromthepovertylist.TheUnitedNationshassetthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment《2030年可持续发展议程》.Chinahasmetitspovertyalleviationgoal10yearsaheadofschedule.AndaccordingtotheWorldBank，Chinahashelpedend70percentofpovertyworldwidesincethelate1970s..ZhangGuimei，64，createdthefirstfreeseniorhighschoolforgirlsinChina.Astheprincipal（校长）oftheHuapingSeniorHighSchoolforGirlsinLijiang，Yunnan，shehelpedmorethan1，800studentsgotocollegeduringthepast40years.Theheadofamountainvillagefoughtpovertybyimprovinglocaltransportation.MaoXianglin，62，istheheadofXiazhuangvillage.Thisincreasedthepercapitaine（人均收入）tomorethan40timeswhatitwasinthe1990s.Thesemodelpovertyfightershaveworkedinmanydifferentwaysandcontributed（做贡献）toChina'ssuccessinendingpoverty.AccordingtoJeffreySachs，aprofessoratColumbiaUniversity，US，China'ssuccess"shouldinspiretheworld.""（Itshould）drawonChina'sexperience，includingmassiveinvestments（大规模投资）ineducation，publichealthandadvancedinfrastructure（先进的基础设施），"SachstoldChinaDaily.（1）What'sthebesttitleofthispassage？A.Peoplemakemoneyonline.B.China'ssuccess.C.Modelpovertyfighterssavethepoor.D.Agrandgathering.（2）HowistheunderlinedtopicinPara4mainlydeveloped？A.Bylistingexamples.B.Bylistingresults.C.Bytalkingaboutreasons.D.Byaskingquestions.（3）AgrandgatheringheldonFeb25intheGreatHallofthepeopleinBeijingfor.A.EncouragingpeopletofightpovertyB.Reachingagoalofendingpovertybytheendof2020C.Helpingend70percentofpovertyworldwidesincethelate1970sD.MeetingChina'spovertyalleviationgoal10yearsaheadofschedule（4）Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthearticle？A.EverycountryshoulddrawonChina'sexperience.B.Educationisn'tanecessarywaytohelppoorcountries.C.Chinahasmetitspovertyalleviationgoal10yearslaterofschedule.D.Improvinglocaltransportationhelpsinmountainvillagesfightpoverty.10．Inreachedintohispocketandtookouttwofilmcanisters（小罐）."Hereyouare，love，"IansaidhandingMattiehercanister."Yougoahead.I'llwait."Mattienodded.Herfingerspulledthetopoffhercanister.Insidewasapieceofpaper.Mattiestudiedthepaper，herheartbeatingfaster，Shedidn'tknowwhatshehopedhermotherwouldsay，oievenifitwerepossibleforhermothertosayanythingthatwouldmakeherfeelbetter.Herfingersshaking，sheopenedtheletterandbegantoread.MyLovelyLittleLady，Ifyouarereadingthisnote，thenIknowyou'vegoneonourtrip，thetripthatwewereplanningbeforeIgotsick.I'msoproudofyouforgoingMattie.Icouldn'twalktheroadthatyouarewalking，butIcanimagine（想象）howitmightbe.Now，asIliehere，Iamimaginingyourpaintings，thewayyoulaugh.Iimagineeverythingaboutyou.AndwhenIthinkofyou：Ithinkofagirlwhomakesmesmile.You'resoyoung，yetyoualreadyknowhowtoshowyourpassion，howtoshareyourself.You'refarbeyondyouryearswhenitestosharing，andtosomanythings.I'vealwayslovedyouandIalwayswill.Somethingsmighthavebeenstolenfromme，butmylifeforyouisnotoneofthese.Itiswithoutanend.Wouldyoudosomethingforme，Mattie？ThereisapathbehindflatinKyotowhereyourdaddyandIlived.Itisbeautiful.WewalkedonitalmosteverydaywhenwelivedinJapan.Istillwalkonitinmymind.Willyoupleasetakeyourdaddy'shandandwalkonitwithme？Itwillberightbesideou.Youwon'tseemeorhearme，butI'llbethere.Andthen，whenyoureachthetopofthemountainandlookdownonKyoto，willyoudosomethingelseforme？TheJapanesehadanoldtraditionofwritingtheirwishesonapieceofpaperandtyingthatpapertoatreesothattheirwishesmightetrue.Theycallthese"wishingtrees."Pleasewritedownawish，andtieittoatreethatoverlooksKyoto.I'llreadyourwishanddomybesttomakeitetrue.Askforsomethingfun，foryourself.Andmaybealsoleaveadrawingformetolookat.Thatwouldbewonderful，Mattie.Thatwouldmakemesohappy.Wishforsomethingbeautifulanddrawsomethingbeautiful，andknowthatI'llreadyourwordsandseewhatyouhavecreatedI'llbesmiling，whereverIam.AndI'llloveyouasmuchasIalwayshave.MommyMattiebitherlowerliptryingnottocry.Sheshuddered（发抖），stillkeepingsilent，butpowerlesstokeephertears.Evenwithherfatherbesideher，shefeltsolonely.Shemissedhermothersomuchthatsometimesshefeltasifshehaddiedaswellpartsofhercertainlyhad.Herfatherkissedherontheforehead，holdinghertight.Shecouldseethathewasalsocrying，notbecausehe'dopenedhisnote，becauseshehadreactedtohers.Hekissedheragainandagainandshewrappedherarmsaroundhimandquietlycried.Hewhisperedinherearofhisloveforher.Andhiswordshelped.Whensheheardthesadnessinhiswhispers，sheknewhesharedherfeelings，andsomehowthissharedpainmadeherfeelbetter.Asthetrainwentfasttothetheeast，hertearsandshuddersstopped."Iloveyou，Daddy，"shewhispered.（1）FromParagraph2，weknow.A.MattiewassadandnervousbutopenedandreadtheletterwithmixedfeelingsB.MattiewasillandshakingbutopenedandreadtheletterwithmixedfeelingsC.Mattiewassadbutfelthappytoopenandreadhermommy'sletterD.Mattiewashappywhensheopenedandreadhermommy'sletter（2）Mattie'smommytellsherintheletter.A.ShelovesMattieandwillbewithherwherevershegoesB.ShelovesherdaughterandwisheshertolivehappilyC.TowritedownawishinordertomakeherebacktolifeD.Towalkonthepathwithherdaddybecausesheisstillthere（3）Wecaninfer（推断）fromtheendofthestorythat.A.Mattiedidn'tcrybecausesheknewhermommywasalreadydeadB.MattiefeltbetterbecausesheknewonlyhermommywishedherhappyC.Ianfeltexcitedandcheerfulwhenhesharedhisdaughter'sfeelingsD.MattieandherdaddymighttrytolivehappierbecauseofMommy'swish（4）Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe"".A.MattieandherfatherB.Parents'treeloveC.MattieandhermotherD.The"wishingtree"11．FormostChinesepeople，riceisanimportantpartofalmosteverymeal.ButforYuanLongpingricewasmorethanthat.ItwashislifeLongcareer（事业）.Yuan，knownasChina'sfatherofhybridrice（杂交水稻），createdhybridricethathelpsfeedtheworld.OnMay22，Yuandiedat91.Peoplearoundtheworldweresadtohearofhisdeath.Inthe1960s，peopleinChinadidn'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Manypeopleevendiedbecauseofthis.Yuanwassosadthathedecidedtoworkonakindofhybridrice.Hethoughtthisricecouldfeedmorepeople.Atthattime，otherscientistsdidn'tthinkhybridricewaspossible.ButYuanwantedtotryanyway.Hespentfouryearslookingforwildricethatcouldbecrossed（杂交）withotherplants.In1964，hefoundit.In1973，hegrewtheworld'sfirsthybridricestrain（品种）.Farmerscangrowitonmanydifferentkindsofland.Itcanfightbadweatheranddisease，too.ThiskindofhybridricehasbeengrownalloverChina