八年级英语阅读理解每日一练

八年级英语阅读理解每日一练

八年级英语阅读理解每日一练

Passage1

ElizabethworksinMarlowTouristInformation

Center.ShehelpspeopIetogettheinformationabout

placestovisitandthingstodoorabouttravel.Aman

esinandaskshersomequestions.

(ElizabethTE;ManTM)

E:Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?

M:Goodafternoon.Ilookingforaplacetorest

nearhere.

E:Yes,certainly.Doyouwantahotelora

guesthouse?

M:Ahotelwillbefine.

E:InMarlowtowncenterorwouldyouIiketostay

outside?

M:Intowncenter,please.

E:Right.WouIdyouIikemetomakeabookingforyou?

M:Yes,please.Thanksalot.

根据短文内容判断正误(T或F):

()1.ElizabethisworkinginMarlowTourist

InformationCenter.

()2.SheheIpspeopIetofindpIacestovisit.

()3.ThemanisatouristtoMarlow.

()4.Themanwantstostayoutsidethetown.

()5.ThemanmakesabookingforthehoteI.

Passage2

Livelyday,thepeopIeontheseashore(海岸)hearda

shout.TheyalIrantothesea.Theretheysawamanin

thewatercallingforhelp.Ayoungsoldier

wasreallyastrongswimmerandsoonpulledtheman

backtotheshore.AlIthepeoplethereadmired(敬慕)

thesoldier.

Themanwassaved.Hedressedverywell.Everybody

couIdseethathewasarichman.AfterhecouIdspeak,the

manthankedthesoldier,andtookoutashilling(先令，

英国早期的一种货币单位).Heputtheshillingintothe

soldier'shand.ButthesoldierrefusedQ巨2自)totake

themoney.ThepeopIearoundhimwerealIveryangrywith

therichmanandtheywantedtogoaway.Butanoldman

IaughedandsaidIoudly:"I'msuretherichmanknows

besthowmuchhislifeis.”

()1.jumpedintotheseaandsavedthe

richman.

A.ApoormanB.AstrongsoldierC.Anoldsoldier

D.Arichman

()2.Thesoldierwas.

A.youngandstrongB.youngandweakC.oldand

strongD.verytaiI

()3.Thesoldierdidn11takethemoneybecause

he.

A.wantedmoreB.didn'twantanyC-didn*tIikeD.

thoughtittooless

()4.Ithappened.

A.inEnglandB.inChinaC.inAmerica

D.inGerman

()5.TheoldmanheIped

A.therichmanB.nobodyC.himselfD.

thesoldier

Passage3

WhenJackgottoLondon,hisfacebecamebrightand

hestartedIookingaroundthecity.

HethoughtheknewEnglishverywell.Butwhenhe

wasinLondon,hefoundhecouIdn*tunderstandaword,and

nobodyunderstoodhim,atfirsthehadmanydifficulties

(困难).AnEnglishfriendofhisIivednexttohim.He

oftenaskedhimforhelp.

SoonhegottoknowhemustlearnspokenEnglish

weII.Hebegangoingtoallkindsofmeetings.HeaIways

satinthefrontseatsandcarefullystudiedthe

speaker1smouth.ListeningtospokenEnglishdidhima

Iotofgood.LittlebyIittIehefoundEngIisheasierto

understand.

根据短文内容判断正误(T或F):

()1.WhenJackgottoLondon,hecouIdspeakEngIish

weII.

()2.WhenJackgottoLondon,histeacherheIped

him.

()3.InLondon,Jackfoundnobodycouldunderstand

hisEnglish.

()4.SoonJackknewhemustlearnspokenEnglish

first.

()5.JackwenttoalIkindsofmeetingstolearn

spokenEnglish.

Passage4

ThecityofBostonhasapopuIationofmorethan

500,000andisthecapitalofMassachusetts.Morethan

sixteencoIIeges（学院）anduniversitiesarein

Boston.TheBostonPubIic（公共的）Libraryisthesecond

largestpubIicIibraryintheUnitedStates.

Founded（建立）in1630,Bostonisoneoftheoldest

citiesintheUnitedStates.Manypeoplethinkcows

designed（设计）Boston'sstreets.Anoldstorytellsus

thatearly

peopIeinBostonsimplybuiltroadswherethecowshad

madeways.Sincecowsdonotwalk

fromoneplacetoanotherinastraightIine,manyof

BostonTsstreetswind（弯曲）theirwayaroundthecity.

（）1.Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage?

A.SomeFacts（事实）AboutBostonB.

HowCowsHelpBoston

C.Boston'sPubIicLibraryD.

ABeautifuICity

（）2.Thewriterwantedto

A.askpeopIetovisitBostonB.give

informationaboutBoston

C.telIafunnystoryaboutcowsD.telIuswhy

peopIeIiveinBoston

（）3.What1stheopinionofthewriter?

A.BostonisthecapitaIofMassachusetts.

B.Bostonwasfoundedin1630.

0.Morethan500,000peopIeIiveinBoston.

D.GowspIayedanimportantpartinBoston1s

history.

（）4.Whichoftheseisnotwritteninthearticle?

A.ThepubIicIibrary.B.Thecows.C.Thecityhall.

D.ThecoIIegesanduniversities.

（）5.Whichoftheseisright?

A.Massachusettsisalargecountry.

B.BostonhasmorepubIicIibrariesthanany

othercity.

C.ManystreetsinBostonarenotstraight.

D.BostonstreetsweredesignedbyAmerican

Indians.

Passage5

Averyoldladywonamilliondollarsina

Iottery（彩票）.Hersonandhiswifeheardthenewsonthe

radio.

“HowarewegoingtotelIyourmother?”thewife

asked,“itmightkillher!”

"That'sright."thesonsaid,aperhapswe'd

bettertelIherdoctoraboutit.He1IIknowhowtotelI

thenewstoher.”

Thentheytoldittotheoldlady1sdoctor.

"I'mgladyoutoldme.”hesaid,“ashock（打

击），evenahappyonecouldbringonaheart

problem.Leaveittome.I'llfindawayofteIIingher.”

Hethoughtabouttheproblemforseveraldays,then

decidedwhathewouIdsay.HewenttovisittheoldIady

andsatbyherside.Hetookherhandsinhis.

“Let'splayagame,mydear."hesaid.

"Oh,yes.”theoldladysaid,“Iloveplaying

games.”

“Good,I'llaskyouaquestionfirst.”thedoctor

said,“tellme,whatwouldyoudoifyouwonamiIIion

dollarsinthelottery?”

“Oh,that1saneasyone."theoldladysaid,aTdgive

youmostofitbecauseyouhavebeensogoodtomeaII

theseyears!”

ThedoctorfelIonthefIoor.Hehaddiedofashock.

根据短文内容判断正误(T或F)

()1.TheoldIadygotthenewsfirst.

()2.Thedoctorsaidthathewasgladwhentheyasked

himforhelp.

()3.Onedaythedoctorhadatalkwiththeoldlady

atthedoctor's

clinic.

()4.Theoldladywouldgivethedoctormostofthe

moneyifshewon.

()5.Thegoodnewsbecameabadthingbecauseit

killedthedoctor.

Passage6

JoeBrownhadashopwherehesoldmeat.Onedaya

womancameintotheshopatfivetoone."TmsorryIfm

late,"shesaid,"Ineedsomemoremeatformydinner

tonight."Joehadonlyonepieceofmeatinhisshop.He

tookitoutofthefridgeandsaid:nThisis$6.50.”

"ThatpieceistoosmaII."thewomansaid,“haven't

yougotanythingbigger?"Joewentintotheroombehind

hisshop,tookthemeatintothefridge,tookitoutagain

andclosedthedoorwithalotofnoise.Thenhebrought

thepieceofmeattothewomanandsaid:"Thispieceof

meatisbiggerandmoreexpensive.It's$8.75.”

“Good."thewomansaidwithasmiIe,“givemeboth

ofthem,please?"

()1.WhatwasJoeBrown?

A.AbodkselIer.B.Ashopkeeper.C.A

conductor.D.Agateman.

()2.Whendidthewomaneintotheshop?

A.Lateintheevening.B.

Atmidnight.

C.Earlyinthemorning.D.

Earlyintheafternoon.

()3.Whydidn'tthewomanwantthatpieceofmeat

atfirst?Because

A.itwastoocheapB.

itsmeltbad

C.itcosttoomuchD.

itwasn1tbigenough

()4.Howmanypiecesofmeatwerekeptinthe

fridge?

A.Onlyonepieceofmeat.B.

Twopiecesofmeat.

C.Severalpiecesofmeat.

D.Manypiecesofmeat.

()5.CouldJoegivethewomanbothpiecesofmeat?

A,Certainly.

B.Ofcoursenot.

C.Hewouldtryhisbest.

D.Thestorydoesnjtgiveustheanswers.

Passage7

Amanwaswalkingthroughaforest.Hehadafew

capsinhishand.Intheforesttherewerealotof

monkeys,hwashot,sohedecidedtohavearestunder

atree.Heputacaponhisheadandlaydowntosleep.

Whenhewokeup,hecouldn'tfindhiscaps,

"Wherearemycaps?"hecriedandIookedup.Hesawsome

monkeysinthetree.Eachhadacaponitshead.

"Givebackmycaps!"shoutedthemantothe

monkeys.Butthemonkeysdidn11understandhim.TheyonIy

jumped,dancedandlaughed.

nHowcanIgetbackmycaps?nhethoughthard.At

lasthehadanidea.Hetookoffhiscapandthrewiton

theground.TheIittIemonkeysdidthesame

thing.HappilythemanpiekedupalIthecapsandwent

onhisway.

判断正误（T或F）:

()1.Onedayamanwasgoingthroughaforest.

()2.Themandecidedtohavearestbecause

hewasill.

()3.Whenthemanwokeup,hefoundhiscaps

weregone.

()4.Themansawalotofbirdsinthetree.

()5.ThemanwasangrywhenhegotalIhiscaps

back.

Passage8

Anowl(猫头鹰)isabirdwithverybigeyes.These

eyesmaketheowllookclever.

Theowlcannotmoveitseyesfreely(自由地)aswe

can.Itcanonlylookstraight(笔直地)ahead(向前).If

itwantstoIookatbothsides,itmustturnitsneck.OwIs

seebetteratnightthanduringtheday.Atnightthey

lookforfood.Theyeatmice(老鼠)andinsects(昆虫).

Owlsmakeastrange(奇怪的)noise.Becausetheowls

sleepmostoftheday,theyusuallygivetheircriesat

night.ThecrysoundsIike"Whooo!Whooo".Thisstrange

soundsometimesfrightens(使•••害怕)peopIeatnight.

()1.Anowllookscleverbecause

A.ithasabeautifulbodyB.

ithasbigeyes

C.itcanlookstraightaheadD.it

canturnitsneck

)2.Anowllooksforfoodatnightbecause

A.ithaslargeeyes

B.itcan1tmoveitseyesfreelyaswecan

C.itseesbetteratnightthanduringtheday

D.itcan11seeanythingataIIduringtheday

()3.AnowlIiveson

A.smalIbirdsB.alIkindsof

birds

C.alIkindsofsmalIanimalsD.noneof

theabove

()4.Thecryofanowlis

A.frighteningB,goodtoIistento

C.IikeasongD.Iikethesoundofa

cow

()5.ManmustnotkiIIowlsbecause

A.theydon11doanythingwrong

B.theyaregood-lookingandhavetwobigeyes

C.theycryonlyatnight

D.theyarehelpfultous

Passage9

JimmyIivesinthecountry,andhelovesplaying

intherivernearhishouse.Buthisfathergetsajob

inabigcity,andhegoestherewithhisfamily.

Theirnewhousehasagarden,butthegardenis

verysmaII.Jimmyisn11happy.111sthereafivernear

here?nheisaskinghismotheronthefirstmorning.His

motherisanswering:"No,thereisn11,butthere1sanice

parknearhere,Jimmy,andthere*sapooIHinit.We1re

goingtherethisafternoon.nJimmyishappynow.

Afterlunch,Jimmyandhismothergotothepark,

Jimmywantstowalknearthepool,butthereisasign

beforeit.Hismotherreadsittohim:"Thispoolis

dangerous.367peopIehavefaIleninit.nJimmylooks

intothepoolcarefully.Andhesays:"ButIcan11see

them.H

判断正误(T或F):

()I.ThereisagardennearJimmy1soldhouse:

()2.Jimmymovestoabigcitybecausehisfathergets

ajobinthebig

city.

()3.Jimmybeeshappybecausehe1sgoingtoplaywith

somenewfriends.

()4.ThesigntellspeopIenottowaIknearthepool.

()5.367peopIehavefaIlenintotheriver.

Passage10

Mr.Knottwasateacher.Hetaughtinabigschool

inLondon.HeIivedalongwayfromtheschool,sohewas

usuaIlyquitetiredwhenhegothome.Atnineo1cIockone

eveningwhenhewasinbed,thetelephonebeIIrangin

thehaII,sohewentdownstairs,piekedupthetelephone

andsaid:nHelIo!Who'sspeaking,please?1'

nWattnamananswered.

“What'syourname,please?"saidMr.Knott.

"Watt1smyname,"wastheanswer.

"Yes,Iaskedyouthatwhat1syourname?nMr.Knott

saidagain.

HItoldyou.Watt1smyname,"saidtheotherman,

"AreyouJackSmith?"

11No,11mKnott.Ifanswered.Mr.Knott.

BothMr.WattandMr.Knottputtheirtelephones

downangrilyandthought:"Whatarude(粗鲁的),fooIish

(愚蠢的，傻的)man!n

()1.Mr.Knottwasusuallytiredintheevening

because.

A.hewasateacherB.heworked

veryhardinaschool

C.heIivedalongwayfromschoolD.he

taughttoomanystudents

()2.Mr.Knottwentdownstairsatnineoneevening

A.totelephoneMr.WattB.to

meetMr.Watt

C.whensomeoneranghimupD.whenthe

doorbeIIrang

()3.Mr.Wattwantedtospeakto.

A.hiswifeB.Mr.KnottC.Jack

SmithD.Mrs.Knott

()4."Watt1smyname"means.

A.What1smyname?B.My

nameisWhat

C.Areyouaskingmyname?D.My

nameisWatt

()5.Mr.Knottdidn11understandwhatMr.Wattsaid

because.

A.hewasafoolishteacher

B.hehadbadears

C.Mr.Wattdidn'tspeakIoudIyenough

D.The"a"in"watt”ispronounced(发音)

asthe"a"in"whatH

Passaoe11

OnSaturday,AnncamehomefromschooIaIittIe

earIier.Shefeltworried.Shewantedtogetreadyforher

party.

"Mother,canwecookthefoodnow,please?"shesaid,

"I'mworriedaboutmyparty.H

"ThesandwichesarealIready.HsaidAnn,"not

everyoneIikessandwiches.Whataboutmybirthdaycake?n

nImadeyourbirthdaycakeIastnightwhenyouwere

inbed.Mrs.Readanswered,nweonlyneedtoputthe

candlesonit,now.n

n0h,good!"saidAnn,nmayIputthemon?"

Annbegantoputcandlesonhercake.Thenshe

countedthem."Therearen'tenoughcandles,"saidAnn.

"ThereareonlytweIve.Weneedonemore.n

HI111getanotheronenow.,fsaidhermother,"don't

worry."

判断正误(T或F):

()1.Annwasworriedabouttheparty.

()2.Annhaveabirthdaycakeforher

birthday.

()3.AnnwastweIveyearsold.

()4.Theyputthecandlesonthebirthday

cake.

()5.TheyhadtweIvecandles.

Passage12

Mr.BrownIivedinasmalItown,buthegotajob

inabigcity,sohemovedtherewithhiswifeandhis

twochiIdrenlastTuesday.

ThenextdayMr.Browntookhisnewcaroutofthe

garageandwaswashingitwhenaneighborcame.The

neighborstoppedandIookedatthenewcarfora

minute.ThenMr.Brownturnedandsawhim.

Theneighborsaid:"That'sanewear.Isityours?*,

"Sometimes.HMr.Brownanswered.

Theneighborwassurprised.nSometimes?nhesaid,

Hwhatdoyoumean?,1

nWelI."answeredMr.Brownslowly,"whenthere1sa

partyintown,itbelongstomydaughter,Jean.When

there1safootbaIIgame,itbelongstomyson,Joe.When

Ihavewasheditanditlooksreallyniceandclean,it

beIongstomywife,Mary.Andwhenitneedsgas,it's

mine.11

()1.TherearepeopIeinthestory.

A.threeB.fourC.

sixD.five

()2.Mr.Brownworkedin

A.asmaIItownB.abig

city

C.thegarageD.

thegasstation

()3.WhenMr.Brownwaswashingthenewcar,his

neighborcametoask

him・

A.ifthecarwasnewB.what

caritwas

C.ifthecarwasMr.Brown1sD.

whosecaritwas

()4.WhentherewasafootbaIImatch,thecarbeIonged

to__________

A.Mr.BrownB.theneighbor0.

Jean*sbrotherD.Jean

()5.aSometimes”inthestorymeansthat・

A.whentherewasapartyintown,thecar

beIongedtohisdaughter

B.whentherewasafootbaIIgame,itwashis

son1s

C.whenthecarIookedniceandclean,itwas

hiswife1s

D.whentheearwantedgas,itbeIongedtohim

Passage13

WhenJimmywasaboy,heIikedwatchesandcIocks

verymuch.Whenhewaseighteenyearsold,hewentinto

thearmy.Andafterayear,hebegantoteachhimselfto

mendwatehes.Alotoffriendsbroughthimbroken

watches,andhemendedthemforthem.Thenhiscaptain

heardaboutthis,andonedayhebroughthimawatchtoo

andsaid:"Mywatchhasstopped,canyoumenditforme,

please?nJimmysaid:"Yes,sir.Ican.H

Afterafewdays,hebroughtthewatchbacktothe

captain."HowmuchdoIowe(欠•・•钱)you?”theofficer

asked.

"Onepound,sir.,rJimmyanswered.Thenhetooka

smaIIbagoutofhispocketandgaveittothecaptain,

saying:

"HerearethreewheeIsfromyourwatch.Ididn11

findaplaceforthemwhen

Iputeverythingback."

判断正误(T或F):

()1.AfterJimmyjoinedthearmy,hebegantolearn

howtomendwatches.

()2.Hisfriendssometimesbroughthimnewwatches.

()3.OnedaythecaptainaskedJimmytomendhis

watch.

()4.TheofficerwantedtoknowhowmanywheeIswere

inhiswatch.

()5.AtlastJimmymadethewatchworse.

Passage14

JuIy20th,1969wasanimportantday.TwoAmericans

landedonthe

moon.TheirnameswereArmstrongandAldrin.Theywent

thereinaspaceship.ItsnamewasApoIIo11.

ApoIIo11leftCapeKennedyonJuIy16thandwentthree

hundredandeighty-fivethousandkilometers.Ittookthe

twoAmericansthreedaystogetthere.OnJuIy20ththe

spaceshipIandedintheSeaofTranquiIity(宁

静).Armstrongfirststeppedontothemoon.Theypieked

upsomerocksandputtheminthespaceship.Theyjumped

upanddown.TheyweretiredaftertheirmoonwaIk,sothey

rested.

OnJuly21stApoIIo11leftthemoonandreturned

totheEarth.ThreedaysIater,itcamedowninthe

PacificOcean.AshiptookthementoAmerica.

()1.Themooniskilometersawayfromthe

earth.

A.385B.3850C.

385000

()2.ThetwoAmericansstayedonthemoonfor

about.

A.threedaysB.sixdaysC.one

dayD.fourdays

()3.HTheSeaofTranquiIity1heremeans.

A.theearthB.themoonC.

theworId

()4.July20th,1969wasanimportantday

because.

A.ApoIIo11Iandedonthemoon

B.mancouIdnotgettothemoonbyspaceship

C.itwasthefirsttimeforhumanbeingsto

landonthemoon

D.Americanswerethefirstmentogettothe

moon

()5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TwoAmericansontheMoonB.An

importantday

C.OntheMoonD.TheFirstMenonthe

Moon

Passage15

Itisgoodtokeepanimalsinzoos.Zoosareplaces

forpeopIetoseemanydifferentkindsofanimalsfrom

aIIovertheworId.Withoutzoos,mostpeopIewouIdnever

seearealtigerorbear.SecondIy,zooslookafterthe

animalsverywell.Theanimalsarealwaysgivenfoodand

cIeanedontime.Inthewild,itisnotalwayspossible

forananimaltofindfood,sosometimesitgoes

hungry.Thirdly,zoosprotecttheanimals.Theyoffer

themsafeplacetoIivein.Inthewild,somekindsof

animalsareindangerofbeingextinet（灭绝）.Butzoos

givetheseanimalsachancetoIive.Withoutzoos,there

wouldbefewerkindsofanimalsintheworId.

However,somepeopIethinkitisunnatural（非自

然的）andunfair（不公平的）tokeepwiId（野生的）

animalsincages.Mostanimalsarekeptincagesthatare

toosmalIforthem.Theanimalssuchasbearsandtigers

aIwayslooksadincages.Wildanimalsshouldlookfor

theirownfood.AnyonewouIdnotfeeIhappyifheisn't

aIIowed（允许）togooutsidehishomeandanimalsdon't

Iikeiteither.

判断正误（T或F）:

（）1.Ifyoudon'tgotoazoo,youcan11seedogs.

（）2.Inthezoos,aIIanimalsarehappy.

（）3.Inthewild,animalsIookfortheirownfood.

（）4.Accordingto（才艮据）thelastsentence,wecan

sayanimalsliketo

stayinthecages.

()5.Thewriterisnotsurewhetheritisbetter

foranimalstostayin

Zoos.

Passage16

BigBenisnotthenameofaman.111sthenameof

ahugeclockinLondon.Londonisthecapitalof

England.Thisdockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyou

stand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Each

faceisthesizeofadoubledeckerbus.Thehandsare

aboutfourmeterslong.ItisaboutthesizeoftwopeopIe

standingonthetopofeachother.IfyougotoLondon,

youmaywanttoVisittheHousesofParIiament(国会大

厦).Inthatplace,youwiIIfindBigBensitsatthetop

oftheclocktowerintheHousesofParIiament.YouwiII

probablyhearitaswellasseeit.Thegiantclock

makessuchaloudnoise:"Dingdong,dingdong.r,Itgoes

everyquarterofahour.

Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSir

BenjaminHalI.ThismandidmuchbuiIdingworkinLondon

manyyearsago.

()1.BigBenis.

A.adoubIedeckerbusB.ahuge

clock

0.abuiIdingD.thename

ofBen

()2.Theclockstrikesevery,ofanhour.

A.tenminutesB.

fifteenminutes

C.twentyminutesD.thirty

minutes

()3.Whichtwowordsmeanthesameaslarge?

A.GiantandsmaII.B.Gigand

double.

C.Giantandhuge.D.Hugeand

loud.

()4.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBen

A.onthefacesoftheclockB.atthetopof

theclocktower

C.onthehandsofthehugeclockD.inthe

HousesofParIiament

()5.Thetitleofthispassageis

A.ThecapitalofEnglandB.Aclock

C.SirBenjaminHalID.BigBen

Passage17

Abusinessmanhadworkedtoomuch.Hefoundthat

hecouIdn11sieepatnight,butoftenfelIasIeepduring

theday.Hebecameveryworried,sohewenttoseehis

doctor.

"Canyouhelpme,doetor?nheasked,"Isleptso

well,butnowIsleeplessthantwohoursatnight.11

ThedoctorIookedhimovercarefuIIy,gavehimsome

tests,askedhimtoworklesshard,andtoldhimtotake

somemedicinetohelphim.Hesaidhewassurethathe

wasnotseriouslyill,andthathewouldsoonbebetter.

Butthebusinessmangrewworseinsteadof

better.Hesleptevenlessthanbeforeatnightandwas

stillfaIIingasIeepinhisoffice.Hevisitedthedoctor

againandagainandittookthedoctoralongtimeto

findoutthereason:thebusinessman'swifewasgiving

himthesleepingmedicineinthemorningandtheones

tokeephimawakeatnight.

判断正误：.

()1.Thebusinessmancouldn11faIIasleepbecause

hewasworriedabout

hisbusiness.

()2.Thebusinessmanworkedatnightandslept

duringtheday.

()3.Thebusinessmanvisitedthedoctoragainand

againbecausehestill

couldn'tsleepatall.

()4.ThedoctortoIdthemanhewasn*tseriouslyiII

andwouIdsoonbewell.

()5.Thebusinessmangrewworsebecausethedoctor

gavehimthewrong

medicine.

Passaoe18

AustraliaisthegreatestislandintheworId.It

isaIittIesmalIerthanChina.Itistothesouthofthe

equator(赤道)・Sowhenitissummerinourcountry,it

iswinter

inAustralia.

Australiaisbig,butthepopuIationthereis

thin.ThepopuIationofAustraIiaisthesameasthatof

Shanghai,acityinChina.

Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos(袋

鼠).Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwiIIfind

yourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepare

everywhere.Haveyouseenakangaroo?Ithasa"bag”

belowitsbreast(胸)・Themotherkangarookeepsitsbaby

kangaroointhe"bag"・Itisverystrange,isn'tit?

()1.Chinais)thanAustralia,

A.largerBllargeC.smalI

D.smalIer

()2.Itis()inAustraliawhenitissummer

inourcountry.

A.autumnB.springC.winter

D.summer

()3.ThepopuIationofAustraliaisthesameasthat

of()inChina.

A.BeijingB.TianjinC.Nanjing

D.Shanghai

()4.Australiaisfamousforits()

A.kangaroosB.deerC.elephants

D.birds

()5.Austaliaistothesouthoftheequator.So

()

A.itisthegreatestlandintheworIdB.itis

hotsummerinDecember

C.itiscoldwinterinDecemberD.its

popuIationisthin

Passage19

Maryissixyearsold.Sheoftengoestotheshop

andgoestothechurchwithhermother.SheIikes

followinghermother.

Oneday,whentheyareinthechurch,thepastor

asks:"Whowantstogototheheaven?Pleaseputupyour

hand.H

AlIthepeopIeexceptMaryputuptheirhands.

"Wheredoyouwanttogo,mygirl?"asksthepastor.

Iwanttogohomewithmymother.nanswersMary.

Whentheygethome,itisdark.Hermotherbegins

todohousework.Sheisverybusy.Shewashessome

clothes.Shecleansthetableandthechairs.Thenshe

wantstosweepthefloor.Butthebroomisn1tinthe

house.

"CouIdyouheIpme,Mary?WouIdyouIiketogoout

andbringthebroomforme?"

"I'dloveto,butit1stoodarkoutside.AndIfeel

fear.

11Neverfear.Godcanhelpyou.n

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