外研版九年级下册英语期末复习：阅读理解 专题提升练习题（含答案解析）

第第页外研版九年级下册英语期末复习：阅读理解专题提升练习题

一．阅读理解（共15小题）1．（2024春•肇源县期中）Doyoulikefastfood？Itischeap，andsomeofitisverydelicious.Ifyouarebusyandhavenotimetocook，afastfoodrestaurantisagoodplace，butitisnotahealthyone.Eatingfastfoodoftencanbringlotsofdifferenthealthproblems.Itcanmakeyoufat.Ifyouwanttokeephealthierandstillwanttogotothecheapfastfoodrestaurants，herearesometips（技巧）foryoutoeatfastfoodtobehealthy.★Itisgoodforyoutodrinkwaterwithyourfastfood.Putalittlelemonintoyourwater.★Youcanhaveaspecialmenu.Eatvegetablesandmaindisheswithoutthesauces（调味品）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsalad，pleaseaskforsomeoliveoil（橄榄油）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsomefriedfood,askthewaiterstosteamitforyou.Inaword,itisimportantforustobehealthy.Pleasebecarefultoeatthefastfood.(1)Ifyouofteneatthefastfood,youwillbe.A.healthyB.fatC.thinD.poor(2)Accordingtothepassage,youcaneatfastfood.A.withsometeaB.withsomehotwaterC.withsomelemonwaterD.withnothing(3)Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ToKeepHealthyB.FastFoodC.FastFoodandHealthD.FastFoodisBad2．（2024春•肇源县期中）TherearelotsofdangerousandterribleinsectsinnortheasternIndia，butthetree﹣beesarethemostterrible.Theyarekillers.Unlikemostbeeswhichwillsting（叮咬）youonlyiftheyaredisturbed（打扰），tree﹣beeswillattack（攻击）youfornoreason.Andtheywillchase（追赶）youforyourlife.WalkingalongadustyroadwhileIwasonholidaytherelastyear,Ifoundmyself,withouttheleastwarning,inthecentreofsuchanattack.Theairabovemesuddenlybecamethickwithbees.Thoughtheweatherwashot,Ifeltcoldbecauseofthem.UntilthenIhadneverheardofIndiantree﹣bees,butIhadrecentlyseenafilmcalledTheAngrySwarmbefore,itwasaboutkiller﹣bees.Ibeganrunningtothevillageanditwasareallyhardtime,becausethekiller﹣beesfollowedmeallthetime.WhenIreachedthevillage,Ifoundsomeworkersbuildingahouse.Irantowardsthemforhelp.Butassoonastheworkerssawthebeeswithme,theyranforsafetyattopspeed.Soonmyeyeshavecompletelyclosed.Ifellintoapileofbrickdust.Ipushedmyselfwildlydownintoituntilmyheadandshoulderswerecovered.AndthenItriedhardtogetoutofthedust，buttheangrybeesmadeanewattackonme.IwastiredoutandsoonIlostmyconsciousness（意识）.LaterIlearnedthattwoquick﹣mindedvillagersrantoapileofdrygrassandquicklysurrounded（包围）mewithathickwalloffireandsmokeuntilthebeesweredrivenaway.Theystayedwithme，takingstings（蜂针）outofmybodyforthenextthreehoursuntiladoctorcameandgavemefurthertreatment.(1)Fromthispassage,whoattackedthewriter?A.Farmersworkinginthevillage.B.Theweather.C.Thetree﹣bees.D.Thebirds.（2）Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthesecondparagraph？A.Thetemperaturewentdownatthattime..B.Theairsuddenlybecamethickbecauseofthedust.C.Thewriterdidn'tknowIndiantree﹣beeswerequitedangerousbeforeseeingthefilm.D.Somebodyhadwarnedthewriteraboutthedangeroftree﹣bees.(3)Thewriterfellinto.A.apileofbrickdustB.apileofdrygrassC.athickwalloffireandsmokeD.ariver(4)Inwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentothewriter?a.Hetriedtodriveawaythebeesbutfailed.b.Hewastiredoutandlostconsciousnesslater.c.Hewassurroundedwithathickwalloffireandsmoke.d.HewatchedafilmnamedTheAngrySwarm.e.Hewasattackedbytree﹣beeswhiletakingawalk.A.e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣dB.d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣bC.e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣cD.d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c3．（2024春•肇源县期中）Therearestock（股票）marketsinlargecities.StockmarketsinParis，London，Tokyo，ShanghaiandNewYorkarethelargestandmostwell﹣known.ThestockmarketalsocalledStockExchange，isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellsharesofafactoryorcompany.Andeachsharemeanscertainowner﹣ship（股份）ofafactoryorcompany.Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich,whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyalreadyhave.Othersarenotveryrich,whobuystockstotrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplanstosavemoney.Ofcourse，investing（投资）moneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactoryorcompanymaydobadly.Thenstockswillgodown，andinvestors（投资者）willlosemoney.Thestockmaygoup，butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob，thestockmaystillgodown.Nowondergoingtothestockmarketiscomparedtogambling（赌博）.Allareeagertomakemoneyby"gambling"inthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoneyarepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingto"gamble".Indeed，thestockmarketisanattractiveandcomplexpartofthebusinessworld.(1)Ifyouareaninvestor,you.A.cantellexactlywhenthestockgoesupanddownB.maylosemoneyinaperiodC.arealwayssafeinthegamblingD.canalwaysmakemoney(2)Thepassagemainlywantstotellus.A.howtobuyorsellsharesB.thestockmarketislikegamblingC.ageneralideaofstockmarketD.investingmoneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestway.(3)Factoriesandcompaniesarepleasedthatsomanypeople"gamble"because.A.theyneedtheirmoneytodobusinessB.theyneedmorepeopletoworkforthemC.theycanmakethemrichD.somepeoplewinandsomelose(4)Theunderlinedword"complex"inthelastsentenceprobablymeans.A.completeB.worthyC.modernD.difficult4．（2024春•义乌市期中）>FROMTHEEDITORDEARREADERS,Happybirthdaytous!TIMEmagazine'sfirstissue（期刊）cameoutonMarch3，1925.Sure，98thisn'tthemostspecialbirthday，comparingwiththe100thbirthday.Butwetakeeverychancetocelebrate.TIMEforKids（TFK）camealongjustalittlebitlater，in1997.Soon，wewillhaveour27thbirthday!WehaverunourKidReporterprogramformanyyears.Manykidswhotookpartintheprogramasareporterareprofessionaljournalists（职业记者）now.WhiletheywereworkingwithTFK，theycaughtsomegreatchances，likeinterviewingpoliticalleaders，famouspeople，Olympicathletes，scientists，andmore.Doyoudreamofbeingareporter？Comeandjoinus!OnMarch15，wewillholdourannual（一年一度的）competitiontofindournextgroupofTFKreporters.EditorsfromTFKwillchoose10beststudents.Ihopeyouwillhaveachancetoreportforourmagazinesandwebsitesduringthe2023﹣2024schoolyear.Allthebest,AndreaDelbancoEDITORIALDIRECTOR(1)Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.IntroduceTFKtoreaders.B.InvitereaderstobethereportersofTFK.C.AskreaderstobuyTFK.D.CallonreaderstoknowmoreaboutTFK.(2)HowlongwillthenextgroupofreportersworkwithTFK?A.Halfayear.B.Oneyear.C.Twoyears.D.Threeyears.(3)Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom?A.awebsite.B.abook.C.amagazine.D.adiary.5．（2024春•义乌市期中）Inthepicture，agirlisstandingonabamboopole（竹竿）ontheriveranddancingbeautifully.It'snotascenefromamovie，butaformofintangibleculturalheritage（非物质文化遗产）﹣bamboodrifting（独竹漂）.YangLiu，24，isaninheritor（传承人）ofbamboodrifting.Shestartedtolearnitfromhergrandmotherwhenshewas7.Asshewasweakinhealthasachild，hergrandmotherwantedhertogetintobettershapethroughthissport.Yangthrewherselfintopractisingbamboodriftingallyearround，eveninthewintercoldandsummerheat."ItwascommonformetofallintothewaterwhenIstartedpractising,"recalledYang,addingthatittookherthreeyearstolearnthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.Inordertoacquiremorebamboodriftingskills，Yanghadtopractisecountlessdifficultmovementsonabamboopolethatwas9minlengthand15cmindiameter（直径），andstandallthephysicalpainthatcamewithit.Throughyearsofhardtraining，Yangnowconsidersthebamboopoleasher"bestfriend".Atonepoint,inspiredbyhergrandmother,Yangbegantocombinedancewithbamboodrifting."Mygrandmothercameupwithanidea.ShesaidthatIhadbeenpractisingbamboodriftingsinceIwasachild,sowhynottrytocombinedancewiththeskill?Itmightbesomethingdifferent,"theyoungwomanexplained.Yang'shardworkgraduallypaidoffwhenshewasabletoperfectlyperform（表演）dancingwiththetraditionalbamboodriftingskills."Ihopethatmorepeoplecanknowaboutbamboodriftingandenjoythisformofart，"saidYang.(1)Theunderlinedword"acquire"probablymeans.A.sellB.collectC.learnD.refuse(2)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Yangisalittletiredofbamboodriftingnow.B.Yanghopesbamboodriftingcanbeknownbymorepeople.C.Yangusedtostoppractisingbecauseitwastoocoldinwinter.D.Yangspent3monthslearningthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.(3)Fromthepassage,weknowYang'sgrandmothercanbedescribedas.A.hard﹣workingB.hopefulC.kind﹣heartedD.creative(4)Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Bamboodrifting.B.Agirlperformingbamboodrifting.C.Anicegrandmother.D.Thebestfriend.6．（2024春•义乌市期中）Howcanyoucombine（结合）gameswithEnglishlearning？TheanswerisWordle!Wordleplayersmustcorrectlyguessafive﹣letterwordwithjustsixtries.Youeitherwinbyguessingitorlosebecauseyourunoutoftries.InventedbysoftwareengineerJoshWardle,thegamehasbeenpopularwithmillionsofplayersacrosstheworld.Everymidnight,Wordlerefreshesitswordoftheday.Forexample,theanswerforMarch3isALOUD.Asyouguess，thegamegivesyouhints（提示）.Forexample，ifaletteriscorrectandintherightplace，itturnsgreen.Iftheletterisnotintheword，itturnsgray.Iftheletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace，itturnsyellow.Thesehintsmakethegameintoapuzzle（谜）.Youneedknowledgetowinthisgame，notjustluck.Everysyllable（音节）inanEnglishwordincludesatleastonevowel（元音），sofindingvowelsisausefulmethod.Forexample，intheword"think"，thereisonlyonesyllableandthereisonevowel"i".Severaldaysago,Iplayedthisgameandfounditveryinteresting.First,Iguessedtheword"table".Only"a"wasgreen.Then,Iguessed"maker"andthe"r"turnedyellow.Intheend,Iguessed"carry"andIwascorrect!Wordleisnotonlyaperfectgametohavefun,butalsoanexcellenttooltoincreaseyourEnglishvocabulary.Whynothaveatryinyoursparetime?(1)Thewriterstartstointroducethetopicby.A.tellingastoryB.givinganexampleC.askingaquestionD.sharinganexperience(2)Matchthecolorhintswiththesituationsandchoosetherightanswer.①Theletterisnotintheword.②Theletteriscorrectandintherightplace.③Theletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace.a.Green.b.Gray.c.Yellow.A.①﹣a②﹣b③﹣cB.①﹣c②﹣b③﹣aC.①﹣c②﹣a③﹣bD.①﹣b②﹣a③﹣c(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.UserscanwinWordlewithoutknowledge.B.EverysyllableinanEnglishwordincludesonlyonevowel.C.ThereisonlyonecorrectwordinWordleeveryday.D.Wordleplayerscanguessasix﹣letterwordwithfivetries.(4)Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.7．（2024春•义乌市期中）Ihave422friends，yetIamlonely.Ispeaktothemeveryday，yetnoneofthemreallyknowme.TheproblemIhaveliesinthewayIcommunicatewithmyfriends，talkingtothemfacetofaceorlookingatanameonascreen.Itakeastepbackandrealisethemedia（媒体）wecallsocialisnothing.Itisthemediathatmakesusstayawayfromreallife.Inthatworld，you'recontrolledbythetechnology（技术）youuse.Inthatworld，evenyourpersonalinformationcanbefoundouteasily.Inthatworld，youallsharebeautifulphotos，interestingstories...Peopleintheworldknowyourname，yourlook，yourhobby...Butwhoknowsyourtruefeelings？Youarelonely.Youmightsayeveryonecanbelonelysometimes.Letmeexplainittoyou.Ifyoureadabook,paintapictureordosomeexercise,you'rebeingawakeandputtingyourtimetogooduse.Doyourememberthetimewhenyourunandplaygameswithyourfriends?Doyourememberthefeelingwhenyouseeagirlorboyyoulike?Doyourememberthelaughteryouhearwhenyourfamilyistalkingoverdinner?Whenyou'retoobusylookingdown,youmissallthosehappymoments.▲.Youdon'tneedtocheckthenewinformationorthenamelistallthetime.Givepeopleyourlove.Don'tgivethemyour"like".(1)Whatproblemisthewriterfacedwith?A.Manyofhisfriendsknowhimwell.B.Hecanonlytalktohisfriendsonline.C.Hecan'tseparatethemediafromreallife.D.Althoughhehasmanyfriends,he'sstilllonely.(2)Inthewriter'sopinion,peopleinthemedia.A.hardlyunderstandusB.onlycareaboutourlookC.usetechnologytohelpusD.havedifficultygettingourpersonalinformation(3)What'sthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?A.Wehavehappytimesinthemedia.B.Wewastetoomuchtimeinthemedia.C.Themediamakesusclosertoeachother.D.Themediahelpsrecordourhappytimes.(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe▲inParagraph6?A.Lookupfromyourphone.B.Stayawayfromthemedia.C.Don'tfeellonely.D.Youdon'tneedtotalkallthetime.8．（2024春•义乌市期中）DragonCityUndergroundTimetableRedLineBlueLineGreenLineStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainPinkWall5:05amNorthStation5:01amWestPoint5:16amMilton5:15amRiverside5:30amOakTree5:20amGiantTree5:16amTonyLane5:34amForestHills5:22amEastPoint5:25amGiantTree5:36amSunValley5:27amLowland5:40amWestPoint5:42amMidWest5:45amFREQUENCYOFTRAINS:EVERY7MINUTESFareInformationMonthlyUndergroundPassCost:$106Entitles（授权）theusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenline.MonthlyIndividual（个人的）LinePassCost:$42EntitlestheusertounlimitedtraveleitherontheRed,BlueorGreenline.DailyUndergroundPassCost:$10EntitlestheusertounlimitedtravelontheRed,BlueandGreenlineforasingleday.SingleTripPassCost:$5Entitlestheusertoasingletrip.(1)BoththeBlueLineandtheGreenLinegoto.A.WestPointB.GiantTreeC.SunValleyD.PinkWall(2)IttakesatleasttotravelfromNorthStationtoMidWest.A.29minutesB.41minutesC.44minutesD.72minutes(3)WhowillgetmostfrombuyingaMonthlyUndergroundPass?A.AbusinessmanwhoisvisitingDragonCityforthreedays.B.Aclerkwhotakesallthreelinestohisofficeeveryday.C.AstudentwhotakestheBlueLinetoschooleveryday.D.Aretiredteacherwhovisitshergranddaughterbyundergroundonceaweek.9．（2024春•义乌市期中）Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon，oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks，leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet，Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn'tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelacesbecameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!Atmile3,Ipassedasign"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!"Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21,Iwasstarving!AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.Determinedtobemyself，moveforward，freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签），Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".(1)Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor.A.waswelltrainedB.feltscaredC.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope(2)WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?A.Tomentionthesupportofhisteacher.B.Totellthereadersafunnystory.C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.D.Toshareapreciousmemorywithreaders.(3)Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon?A.Hemadeit.B.Hegaveuphalfway.C.Hegotthefirstprize.D.Hewalkedtotheend.(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AFinalRunnerB.AHarderTrainerC.MymarathonMedalD.MyFirstMarathon10．（2024春•义乌市期中）Supposeyouareearning30，000yuaneverymonth.Doyouthinkyouarerich？Doesyourincomemakeyoufeelhappy？Well,thesedays,noteventherichfeelrich.Accordingtoasurvey,only13percentofAmericanmillionairesconsideredthemselveswealthy.Someofthemhadmorethan$5million,buttheystilldidn'tfeelrich.Ifmultimillionairesdon'tfeelwealthy,thenwhodoes?IdecidedtovisitElizabethDunn.Sheisapsychology（心理学）professorattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Iaskedher，"Oncepeoplehaveenoughmoneytocovertheirbasicneeds，whatwouldmakethemfeelsatisfiedwithwhattheyhave？"Dunnsaidshedidn'tknowofanystudiesthattriedtodirectlyanswerthisquestion.Butshedidpointtosomeresearchthatseemedtoprovidesomepossibleanswerstoit.Firstcomessocialcomparison.Dunnsaysthatitplaysaveryimportantrole.Ifapersonisricherthanthepeoplehecompareshimselfwith，thenheisgoingtofeelrich.Ina2005studyinGermany，peoplewerehappierthelargertheirincomeswereincomparisonwiththosewhoweresimilartothemintermsofageandeducation.Anotherstudyfoundthatpeoplewerelesshappythemoretheirneighborsearned.Thingswereworsewhentheirneighborswonthelottery（彩票）.Dunnalsonotedacoupleofotherfactors（因素）thatmightleadpeopletofeelricher.Shebroughtupa2016study.Itfoundpeople'sbankbalance（账户余额）couldaffecttheirlifesatisfaction.Somepeoplefeelprettygoodabouttheirlevelofincome，butit'snotbecausetheyareearningalot.Instead，itmaybebecausetheyalwayshaveatleast5，000dollarsinthebank.Thatnumberisabletoshapetheirsenseoffinancialsecurity（安全）.Italsomattersalotwhatpeopledowiththeirmoney.Spendingmoneyincertainwayscanmakepeoplefeelbetter.Generallyspeaking,ithelpstospendmoreonunforgettableexperiences.Payingotherstodothethingsthatonehatesthemost,suchascooking,alsobringsfeelingsofhappiness."It'snotjusthowmuchyouhave,buthowyouspendit,"Dunntoldme."Ifyoumakeexcellentspendingdecisions,thenyoucanreallyturnamiddleincomeintoafairbitofhappiness."(1)Accordingtothesurveyinthesecondparagraph,feltrich.A.allmillionairesintheU.S.B.fewmillionairesintheU.S.C.mostmillionairesintheU.S.D.notasinglemillionaireintheU.S.(2)Altogether,Dunnbroughtupfactorsthatmightaffectpeople'sfeelingsofwealth.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five（3）Supposexmeansone'slevelofincomeincomparisontohispeers'（同辈）andthatymeanshisfeelingofhappiness.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectrelationshipbetweenxandy？A.B.C.D.(4)Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowushowsocialcomparisonsinfluenceourfeelingsofsatisfaction.B.Totellushowone'sbankbalanceinfluenceshisorhersenseoflifesatisfaction.C.Toencourageustothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness.D.Tomentionthemillionaires'feelingsofsatisfactiontoreaders.11．（2024春•义乌市期中）Anewschoolhasopenedrecently.Itspupilsfileintoclasstostarttheirlessons，turnontheircomputersandfollowtheirteacher'sinstructions.Foranhour，theyaretaughthowtousethemouse，thekeyboardandthecomputer.Nothingunusualaboutthat，youmightthink；exceptthatthesepupilsaretoddlers，agedjusttwoorthree.Weaskedtwoexpertstheiropinionsonthegrowingphenomenon（现象）of"technologyfortoddlers"：Doyouthinkweshouldteachcomputerskillstoveryyoungchildren？YESJudyClarke,DirectorofTechnology,YorkCollegeAtmycollege，wethinkthat"▲."Althoughtheusualageforthenationalschoolexamsis16，weputourbestpupilsforwardforexamsifwethinktheyareready.Theymightbejustsevenyearsold.Havinghadgreatsuccesswiththesecourses，webegantothinkabout"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.Theyareaimedatgivingpre﹣schoolpupilsaheadstartnotonlyintechnologyskills，butalsoinwriting，readingandcommunicationusingthecomputer.Apartfromtheactuallessons，wealsoencourageparentstogetthechildrentopracticetheirnewskillsathome.Parentssaytomeallthetime，"Sarahcancountupto30andisaheadofherpeers"or"Jackhasgainedsomuchconfidencefromyourclasses."Commentslikethesemakeitallworthwhileforme.Somepeoplemaybecritical，butIwouldarguethatit'sacrimetoholdchildrenback.Mostchildrenlovecomputersandtheylearnquickly.Startingyoungmeanstheywon'thavetowastetimeintheirsecondaryschoolyearscatchinguponallthecomputerskillstheyneed.NOAlanJackson，educationalpsychologist，CardiffI'veworkedasaneducationalpsychologist（教育心理学家）formanyyearsandImustsaythatI'mveryconcernedaboutthistrend（趋势）thatencouragesyoungerandyoungerchildrentousecomputers.Thenegative（负面的）aspectsofstaringatascreenforalongtimeatayoungageareobvious.Thelackofphysicalexercise，forexample，canleadtoobesity（肥胖）andthelackofinteraction（互动交流）withrealpeoplecanleadtoproblemswithspeechdevelopment.Thesearejusttwooftheproblems，butIcouldgoonandon.Itisbadenoughforolderchildren，buttheideaofchildrenasyoungastwobeingactivelyencouragedtogotocomputerlessonsappealsme.Ifeelsorryforthesechildrenwhoclearlyneedtoberunningaroundandclimbingtreeswiththeirfriends.Inmyopinion，twopartiesaretoblame：thecollegeswhichrunthesecoursesandtheparentsofthesechildren.Theyshouldbeashamedoftheirinabilitytothinkabouttheshort﹣andlong﹣termeffectsonthechildren.AsfarasIcansee，theformerisjustinterestedinpublicity（宣传）andprofit，andthelatterpurelyinsatisfyingtheirownegos（自我价值感）.(1)Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲inparagraph3?A.practicemakesperfectB.it'snevertoooldtolearnC.it'snevertooyoungtostartD.nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart(2)JudyClarkeusesexamplesofSarahandJacktoshow.A.howmuchshelovesherstudentsB.howhardSarahandJackhaveworkedC.whyparentsshouldfeelproudoftheirchildrenD.thatveryyoungchildrencangainsomethingusefulfromit.(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue?①AlanJacksonprobablyteachesatthenewschoolfortoddlers.②JudyClarkeisnotsurewhetherherschoolisdoingtherightthingornot.③AccordingtoAlanJackson,playismoreimportantforyoungchildren.④AccordingtoJudyClarke,youngchildrenshouldbeencouragedtolearncomputertechnology.A.①②B.③④C.②③D.①④(4)WhatdoesAlanJacksonmeanbysaying"butIcouldgoonandon"inthelastparagraph?A.Hethinkstoddlershavemuchtolearninadditiontocomputertechnology.B.Hewillkeepstudyingthematterofteachingtoddlerscomputertechnology.C.Hethinkstherearealotmoreproblemswith"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.D.Hestillhasmuchtodotodealwiththeproblemsthattechnologyhasbroughtabout.12．（2020•福建）NoticesfromtheStudentCenterSlogan（标语）DesignCompetitionPurposes:TouseEnglishcreativelyandhelpprovideacleanandsafeschool.ClassicalDramaEnjoyanewseasonofgreatdramaswrittenbyHansChristianAndersenatthemusichall!PlacePrizeDate&TimeDrama1stplaceAnelectronicdictionarySep.68:00pmTheLittleMermaid2ndplaceAnovel:HarryPotterOct.27:30pmThumbelina3rdplaceAmovieticket:MulanNov.78:30pmTheRedShoesEachstudentcansend3slogansbye﹣mailtoinfo@beforeAug.30Starring:HappyTreeDramaTeamDirector:TomWeaver30﹣minuteFitnessClub30﹣a﹣dayFitnessisafunfitnessclassforstudents.Herearesomeadvantages:☆Keepinshape.☆Makebonesgrow.☆Improveasenseofbalance.☆Increasedailyphysicalactivity.Don'tmissthechance!VisitLittleCookTrainingProgramIfyouenjoycreatingdeliciousdishes，whynotattendour"LittleCookTrainingProgram"？Eachstudentwhotakespartinitwillgetacertificate（证书）．Date:Aug.3﹣15Time:11:00am﹣4:30pmPlace:dininghallIfyouareinterestedinit,pleasee﹣mailinfo@Forinformation:AdelinaSantosTel:5323009(1)Whatistheprizefor2ndplaceinSloganDesignCompetition?A.Acertificate.B.Anovel.C.Adictionary.D.Amovieticket.(2)WhenisThumbelinaputon?A.8:00pm,Sep.6B.7:30pm,Oct.2.C.8:30pm,Nov.7.D.11:00am,Aug.3.(3)Howmanyadvantagesdoesthefitnessclasshave?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.(4)WhatwillthestudentsprobablydoinLittleCookTrainingProgram?A.EnjoyTheRedShoes.B.Increasedailyphysicalactivity.C.LearnhowtomakeBeijingduck.D.Helpthecookswashdishes.(5)Theorganizeroftheactivitiesaboveis.A.theStudentCenterB.TomWeaverC.FitnessClubD.AdelinaSantos13．（2024春•电白区期中）Chinesebuyersusedtoprizeforeignbrands，thinkingthatproductsmadebyAmericanorEuropeancompaniesareofhigherquality（质量）thanChineseones.Increasingly，that'snolongerthecase.Chinesepeoplebornbefore1985generallythinkthatforeignbrandsarebetterthanChineseones,billionaireWilliamLitoldBusinessInsiderduringarecentinterviewonCCTV9.Butforwhowerebornafter1985,itisadifferentpicture."WhenIfirstwenttotheUnitedKingdomin1997,IthoughtthatthedifferencebetweenChinaandEuropewasquitebig,"Lisaid."Butforthoseborninthe1990s,whentheyvisitEuropeortheUS,theydonotthinkthereisabigdifference."ThechangeinthinkingamongChinesebuyersisshowingupinmanymarketsinChinawherewesterncompaniesusedtocontrol.AstudybyCreditSuissepublishedinMarchfoundthatyoungChinesebuyersareincreasinglyshowingahomebrandbias.Morethan90%ofyoungChinesebuyerswouldprefertobuyhomeappliancebrands,accordingtothestudy.Meanwhile,homecompaniesproducingfood,drinks,orpersonalcareproductsincreasedtheirshareofthemarketby3.3%overthelasttenyearstonearly70%."Chinesebuyers,especiallytheyoungerones,don'tjustbelievethatforeignbrandsarebetter.Rightnow,ChinesebuyersthinkChinaisgoodand'MadeinChina'isnotbadatall."CharlieChen,headofChinabuyerresearchatCreditSuisse,toldSouthChinaMorningPostinMarch.TheChinesesmartphonemarketiscontrolledbyhomecompanies—Huawei,Oppo,Vivo,andXiaomi.Appleisthe