上海文来中学八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

上海文来中学八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1.阅读理解

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsports,andsimplybecausetheywereintheway.ThousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheEarthforever.Hundredsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks,thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseatratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.(1)Howdidpeoplewastenaturalresources?A.

Peoplesavedthetrees.B.

Peoplekilledanimalsfortheirfur,feathers,foodandsoon.C.

Peopleprotectedallkindsoflittleanimals.D.

Peoplegotusedtolookingafteranimals.(2)HowmanykindsofanimalsareconsideredindangerinAmerica?A.

About170.

B.

About1,700.

C.

About70.

D.

About77.(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanimals?A.

Animalsareonlyasourceoffood.B.

Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.C.

Protectingonekindofanimalscancreatemanyproblems.D.

Thousandsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.(4)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"forbid"?A.

Observe.

B.

Obey.

C.

Prohibit.

D.

Punish.2.阅读理解

Ifyou'refeelingtiredandstressedbecauseyouhavetoomuchgoingon,likelotsofafter-schoolactivities,youmightfeelbetterifyougivesomethingup,evenifit'sjustforatermorso.Sometimeslotsofactivities-evenifthey'reallfun-canmakeyoufeelstressedbykeepingyoubusyallthetime.Ontheotherhand,ifproblemsathomearetroubling(使烦恼)you,infactsomeafter-schoolactivitiesmayhelpyourelaxandfeelbetter.

Therearealsorelaxingexercisesthatyoucanusetokeepstressaway.Theeasiestoneistobreathe(呼吸）inslowlyanddeeplythroughyournose,andthenexhaleslowlythroughyourmouth.Dothistwotofourtimes.

Youcandobreathingexercisesanytime.Youcanevendobreathingexercisesinclassifyou'renervousbeforeatest.

Thebestwaytokeepstressawayistohaveabalancedlife.Thatmeansmakinggooddecisionsabouthowtospendyourtime.Ifyou'realwaysbusywithschoolworkandhavetoplay,youcangetstressed.MakesureyoukeepyourselfinmindSleep,Exercise,Leisure(somethingfun),andFood.

Ifyoutakecareofyourselfandgetenoughsleepandfood,andifyouexerciseandleavetimeforfun,you'llprobablybelessstressedout!(1)Whatmayhelpifyouhaveproblemsathomeaccordingtothepassage?A.

Doingapart-timejob.

B.

Doingsomehousework.C.

Doingsomeafter-schoolactivities.

D.

WatchingmuchTV.(2)Whichisthebestwaytokeepstressaway?A.

Doingexerciseanytime.B.

Makinggooddecisionsabouthowtospendtime.C.

Takingcareofyourselfandgettingmuchfoodtoeat.D.

Doingbreathingexercisesinclass.(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exhale"meaninthepassage?A.

Tobreathein.

B.

Tobreatheout.

C.

Togeton.

D.

Togetoff.(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.

HowtoKeepStressAway

B.

HowtoKeepFitC.

WhereisStressFrom

D.

WhatisStress3.阅读理解

NowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother'sCamp.There,husbandsandchildrenarenotallowed.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavacationwithoutherfamily?Somewomensaytheyneedtimetobealone.

AtMother'sCampawomanhasroomtoherself.Shecansleep,readorwatchTV,andnoonewillbotherher.Nochildrenwillask,"Mom,what'sfordinner?"Nohusbandwillsay,"Oh,dear,Ican'tfindanycleansocks."Infactalmost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethehome.Manyofthemworkfull-timeandthencomehometoasecondjob-takingcareoftheirhomesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.

IntheUnitedStates,workingwivesdoabout75%ofthehousework.Manyoftheirhusbandssaytheywanttohelp.Butthentheyburnthericeortheycan'tfindthepans.Theyasksomanyquestionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.

SomewomengotoMother'sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaystheydon'tcook,theydon'tclean,theydon'tlookaftertheirchildrenandhusbands.Whatdotheydo?Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather,walking,swimmingorboatinginaclearbluelakeandsingsongsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.TheyhaveareallywonderfulvacationatMother'sCamp.(1)Fromthispassagewecansee

intheUnitedStates.A.

womenwanttoworkoutsidethehomeB.

husbandsdoasmuchhouseworkastheirwivesC.

workingwivesdomostofthehouseworkD.

womendonotliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies(2)AtMother'sCamp,womencan't

.A.

bringtheirhusbandsandchildren

B.

readnewspapersC.

swiminthelake

D.

watchTV(3)Whywouldsomemothersliketobealone?A.

Becausetheywantanewlife.B.

Becausetheywanttorelaxthemselves.C.

Becausetheyhavetoworkfull-time.D.

Becausetheydon'tliketheirhusbandsandchildren.(4)

isoneofthebiggesttroublesforworkingwivesintheUnitedStates.A.

Lookingaftertheirchildren

B.

WorkingoutsidethehomeC.

Whentotakeavacation

D.

Housework(5)What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

MothersintheUS

B.

MothersAreBusyintheUSC.

WelcometoMother'sCamp

D.

MothersRelaxAwayfromHome4.阅读理解

Policearen'tsurehowelsetoexplainit.ButwhenapolicemanwalkedintoanapartmentonThursdaynighttoanswera911call,acatwaslyingbyatelephoneonthefloor.Thecat'sowner,Gary,wasonthegroundnearhisbedhavingfallenoutofhiswheelchair.

Garysaidhiscat,Tommy,musthavehittherightbuttons(按钮)tocall911.Hesaidhecouldn'tgetupbecauseofgreatpainfromhischest(胸口).Healsocouldn'treachthemedicineonthetable.

Thepoliceman,Patrick,saidpolicegota911callfromGray'sapartment,buttherewasnooneonthephone.PolicecalledbacktomakesureeverythingwasOK,andwhennooneanswered,theydecidedtocheckthingsout.That'swhyPatrickfoundTommynexttothephone.

Garygotthecatthreeyearsagotohelplowerhisbloodpressure(压力).Hetrainedhimtocall911,butunsureifthetrainingwouldwork.Thephoneinthelivingroomisalwaysonthefloor,andthereare12smallbuttonsincludingaspeeddial(快捷键)for911rightabovethebuttonforthespeakerphone.

"He'smyhero(英雄)."Graysaid.(1）Whomadea911calltothepolice?A.

Gary.

B.

Patrick.

C.

Thecat.

D.

Gary'sneighbor.(2)Thepolicegotthecallbecause____________.A.

someonebrokeintoGary'shousethroughthewindowB.

TommylikedtoplaywiththephoneC.

thecatwasingreatdangerD.

Garywasindangerandneededsomehelp(3)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Garyisadisabledman.

B.

Garywassavedatlast.C.

Garythoughtthepolicewashishero.

D.

Tommyisveryclever.5.阅读理解

Anewreportsayspromisingchildrenmoneytopassexamsdoesnothelpexamgrades.Thereportsaysparentsmaywastetheirmoneybyusingittogettheirkidstostudymore.

However,thepromiseofatripcouldencouragestudentstotryharderanddobetteratschool.Scientistslookedathowpromisesofmoneyandticketstoshowsaffectedstudents'studyingandlearning.Over10,000studentstookpartinthesurvey.Therewasanimprovementinclassworkandhomework,butthisdidnotresultinbettertestscores.

LeadscientistDr.SimonBurgessthoughtthesurveyshowedsomethingimportantandinteresting.Hesaidithadnotfoundsomethingthatreallygotstudentstoworkharder.Headdedthat,clearly,somestudentshavealotofgoals.Theybelievethateducationisawayofgettingabrighterfuture,buttherearekidswhothinkthatworkingharddoesn'tmakeadifference."Hesaidthesechildrenthinkexamsuccessisallinyourgenesbecauseoftheirfamilyenvironment.

EducationexpertDr.KevanCollinssaidgoodteacherswerebetterthanpromisesofmoneytogetchildrentostudy,especiallyforchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Hewrote,"Whatreallymakesthedifferenceishowstudentsaretaught."(1)Wecanseefromthenewreportthat

.A.

studentsdon'tliketotravelatallB.

lotsofstudentsarehardertogetmoremoneyC.

moneycannothelpstudentsgetbettergradesD.

parentsneedalotofmoneytohelptheirchildren(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.

Thesurveyshowssomethingmakesstudentsreallyworkharder.B.

Somestudentsthinkeducationisveryimportantfortheirfuture.C.

Studentswillworkharderiftheydon'tthinktheyhavegoodgenes.D.

Havingtripsismoreimportantthanowningmuchmoneyinourlife.(3)Ifastudentthinksgeneisthemostimportant,hemightagree

make(s)thedifference.A.

goodteachers

B.

workinghard

C.

muchmoney

D.

familyenvironment(4)Wemightreadthepassageinthepartof

inanewspaper.A.

health

B.

culture

C.

sports

D.

education6.阅读理解

Theclassicsarereallygreat.Someofthemcanevenchangeourlife.Ihaveacousinwhoiseightyearsolderthanme.Heisverygoodatwritingnow,becausehehasreadmanyclassicsbefore.Thosenovels(小说)helphimdowellinwriting.Hethinkstheclassicsarepartofhislife.Hecan'tlivewithoutthem.Hehasread26classics.Asforme,IhavereadLittleWomen,TomSawyerandTreasureIsland.—Mike,14yearsold

Readingtheclassicsisgoodforus.SomeclassicssuchasOliverTwist,TreasureIsland,TomSawyerandLittleWomenaregoodbooks.Ihavereadallofthem.Butifstudentsspendtoomuchtimereadingtheclassics,theywon'tgetgoodgrades,either.—Susan,16yearsold(1）HowoldisMike'scousin?A.

14yearsold.

B.

8yearsold.

C.

16yearsold.

D.

22yearsold.(2)Mike'scousin________.A.

isnotgoodatwritingB.

hasbeenafamouswriterC.

hasread26classicsD.

doesn'tlikereading(3)AccordingtoSusan,wecaninfer(推断)that________.A.

readingtheclassicscanhelpstudentsdowellinwritingB.

readingtheclassicscanhelpstudentsgetgoodgradesC.

studentsshouldn'tspendtoomuchtimereadingtheclassicsD.

readingtheclassicsismoreimportantthanstudying(4)WhichbookhasSusaneverread,butMikehasn't?A.

LittleWomen.

B.

TomSawyer.

C.

TreasureIsland.

D.

OliverTwist.(5)Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.

Mikethinkstheclassicsarepartofhislife.B.

Mikehasalreadyreadthreeclassics.C.

SusanhasreadAliceinWonderland.D.

Susanthinksallclassicsaregood.7.阅读理解

TechengIsland(特呈岛)liesinthesoutheastofZhanjiang.Thevillagersthereusedtomakealivingbyfishing.Butnow,mostofthemmakemuchmoneybydoingbusiness.Theybelievethattheirislandisagiftfromnatureandtheygivethankstoiteveryday.In2003,PresidentHuJintaocametovisittheislandandpointedoutthatthegovernmentofZhanjiangshouldtaketheislandintoa"civilizednewecotourismisland"(文明生态旅游新海岛).Sincethen,theislandhasopenedanewpageinhistory.

Today,theislandhasbecomeapopularplacefortourists.Ittakesyouabout15minutestogettherebyboatfromMaxiePier(码头）nearHaibinPark.Butitisajust8­minuteboatridefromZhanjiangPortPier.Intheresort(度假村）,youcannotonlyenjoythefantasticsightsbutalsohavealotofinterestingthingstodo,likewalkingonthebeach,visitingthemuseumandenjoyingthedeliciousseafood.Thebestwaytorelaxyourselfistoenjoythehotsprings(温泉）there.

WelcometoTechengIsland!It'saplacetovisit!(1)HowdidthevillagersonTechengIslandmakealivinginthepast?A.

Bydoingbusiness.

B.

Byenjoyingthefantasticsights.C.

Byfishing.

D.

Bygivingthankstonature.(2)Whenhastheislandopenedanewpageinhistory?A.

In2003.

B.

Since2003.

C.

Nobodyknows.

D.

Inthepast.(3)HowlongdoesittaketogettherebyboatfromZhanjiangPortPier?A.

8minutes.

B.

15minutes.

C.

Alongtime.

D.

23minutes.(4)Thehotspringscanhelpyou________.A.

enjoythesights

B.

relaxyourself

C.

eatseafood

D.

visitthemuseum(5)TechengIslandisaplace________.A.

thatliesinthewestofZhanjiang

B.

whereallthevillagersliveapoorlifeC.

thatyoungpeoplemayfindboring

D.

thattouristsliketovisit8.阅读下面的材料,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

HaveyoueverpaidattentiontotheAirQualityIndex(空气质量指标）orAQIreportedinthenewspaper?TheAQIhelpsusunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundusmeanstoourhealth.TheAQIusescolors,numbersandwordstotellusabouttheair.Let'sseewhatthesecolorsandnumbersmean.ColorsNumbersHealthword(s）WhattodoGreen0-50GoodJustenjoythecleanair!Yellow51-100Moderate(适中）Airqualityisfineformostpeople.Orange101-150UnhealthyforsensitivegroupsActivechildrenandadultswithlung(肺）diseaseshouldspendlesstimeoutdoors.Red151-200UnhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldn'tspendtoolongtimeoutdoors.Everybodyelseshouldtrytospendlesstimeoutside.Purple201-300VeryunhealthyPeoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldnotspendanytimeoutdoors.Everybodyshouldtrynottogooutside.(1)IftheAirQualityIndexis________,theairqualityisgoodformostpeople.A.

orange

B.

red

C.

purple

D.

yellow(2)The________AQInumbersare,the________airqualityis.A.

bigger;better

B.

bigger;nicer

C.

smaller;better

D.

smaller;worse(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

IftheAQInumberis140,theAQIcolorwillbered.B.

IftheAQIcolorispurpletheairisthebestforpeople.C.

Peoplewithlungdiseaseareverysensitivetotheair.D.

TheAQIcan'thelppeopleknowtheairquality.9.阅读理解

Doyoureadadvicecolumns(建议专栏）innewspapersandmagazines?Doyouthinktheyarehelpfultoeveryonewhoreadsthem?Herearesome.DearSally,

I'vegotaproblem.MygoodfriendLanainmyscienceclassaskedmetolendhermyexercisebooksoshecouldcopymyanswers.ShouldIdoit,Sally?Idon'twantto,butI'mafraidthatifIdon'tgiveittohershewon'tbemyfriendanylonger.CarmenDearCarmen,

Ofcourseyoucan'tgiveheryourexercisebook.That'scheating,andyoucouldgetintobigtroubleifyoudothat.SallyDearSally,

Iwasatmyfriend'shousefordinnerlastSaturday.Duringdinner,Ibrokeabeautifulplate.Itwasmyfriend'sfavoriteplate.Itwasmyfriend'sfavoriteweddinggift.Iwantedtopayforit,butshedidn'tagreewithme.Ifeelbadaboutit.KayDearKay,

Ithinkyoudidtherightthing.Itwasimportanttooffertopayforit,butit'snotsurprisingthatshesaidno.Perhapsyoucouldgiveheraspecialgiftinstead.SallyDearSally,

Mysonis24yearsold.Hefinishedcollegelastyear,buthecan'tseemtofindajobthathelikes.I'mworriedthathe'snottryinghardenoughtogetajobandliveonhisown.Hesleepstillnooneveryday.AlsoI'vebeencookinghismeals.LisaDearLisa,

You'remakingittooeasyforhimtostaywhereheis.Tellhimhehastwomonthstofindajob(anyjob),andgethisownplace.He'soldenoughtotakecareofhimself.Sally(1)LanawantedtoborrowCarmen's

.A.

plate

B.

sciencebook

C.

dictionary

D.

exercisebook(2)What'sKay'sproblem?A.

Shebrokeherfriend'splate.

B.

Shelostherexercisebook.C.

Herfrienddidn'tlikehergift.

D.

Hersondidn'tfindajob.(3)SallysuggestedthatLisa'ssonshould

.A.

findaninterestingjob

B.

sleepstill9o'clockC.

findajobintwomonths

D.

lookafterhismother(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

CarmenandLanaaregoodfriends.

B.

LanawantedtocopyCarmen'sanswers.C.

Lisa'ssonfinishedcollegeattheageof22.

D.

Kay'sfriendlikedtheplateverymuch.10.阅读理解

Onedayinarestaurant,theAmericanwriterAnneHerbertwrotethissentenceonapieceofpaper:"Random(任意的）actionsofkindness."LatersherepeateditinaninterviewonaTVshow,anditsooncaughtpeople'seyesandmadepeoplethinkabouthowsmall"kind"actionscouldmakeourdailylivesbetter.

Onerainynight,awomanwasstandingatabusstopwaitingforthebus.Amancamebyonamotorcycleandofferedtogiveheraride.Ofcourse,thewomansaidno.Itwouldbecrazytoacceptaridefromastrangeronamotorcycle.Suddenlythemanreachedoutandputa50-dollarbillinherhand.Hesaid,"Pleasetakeataxi.Ithurtsmetoseeyoustandinghereintherain."Beforeshecouldrefuse,heleftquicklyonhismotorcycle.

Kindactionscanbecontagious.Once,awomanwasgoingthroughatollstation(收费站)onahighway.Insteadofpayingforoneticket,sheaskedfortwo.Shesaidtothetollcollector,"Thesecondticketisforthecarbehindme."Shedidn'tknowthepersoninthatcar.Shejustdiditwithoutthinkingmore.Sowhenthenextcarcameup,thetollcollectorsaidtothedriver,"Youdon'thavetopay.Thewomaninthebluecarjustpaidforyou."Thedriverwassosurprisedthathedecidedtopayforthepersonbehindhim.Thiscontinuedwith14driversthatday.

Sojustimaginewhattheworldwillbelikeifweallpracticerandomactionsofkindnessfromtimetotime?(1)Whenthemanonthemotorcycleofferedtogivearide,thewomanprobablyfeltheis______.A.

helpful

B.

friendly

C.

silly

D.

strange(2)Theunderlinedword"contagious"inParagraph3probablymeans______inChinese.A.

有感染力的

B.

有用的

C.

有生机的

D.

有说服力的(3)Oneofthefeatures(特征)of"randomactionsofkindness"is______.A.

it'snecessarytotaketimetoplanforit

B.

youshouldwaitforapropertimetodoitC.

todosomethinggoodwithoutthinking

D.

toperformkindlyforacertainneed

(4)Whichofthefollowingbestendsthepassage?A.

Wewillnotonlygive,butalsogetalotoutofit.B.

Ithelpsusunderstandwhypeoplehelpeachother.C.

Haveyoueverdoneanyrandomactionsofkindness?D.

Willmorepeopleacceptrandomactionsofkindness?11.阅读理解

Tomostofus,homeisthesafestandwarmestplaceintheworld.ButeighthgradersatShenzhenSunshineMiddleSchoolaretryingtofigureoutwaystoescapetheirhomesasquicklyaspossibleincaseofanemergency.

Teachersaskedstudentstodrawemergencyevacuation(紧急撤离)mapsoftheirhomestolearnabouthowtoescapeintheeventofafire.

TheprojectmeantalottoShenWei.Whenhewasyounger,the10-year-oldonceplayedwithfireandalmostburnedhisfamily'shousedown.Sincethen,thepossibilityofanotherfirehasalwaysbeenonhismind.Bydrawingthemap,hesaidhewasabletosurmounthisfear.Now,heisfeelingrelaxed.

Onhismap,Shenmarkedpossiblesourcesoffireathome,includingthefridge,computerandbookshelvesHesaidtheseareasshouldbeavoidedintheeventofafire.

Whilemoststudentsonlymappedoutoneevacuationroute,YanJun,13,madethreeYanandhisparentsliveonthethirdflooroftheirbuilding.Atfirst,hethoughthisfamilycouldonlyescapebygoingdownthestairs.Butlater,hegottheideafromthewayhisfamilylaundry.

Usually,Yan'sfamilyhangclothesontheirbalcony.Sometimestheirclothesfalltothesecondfloorbecauseofthewind.Insteadofwalkingdownthestairs,Yan'sfathersometimesclimbsdownoutdoorair-conditionerunitstogettheclothes.

Doesthissoundlikeagoodevacuationroute?Yanalsosuggestedusingaropetoclimboutthewindow.Withsomanywaystoevacuate,Iwon'tbescared,evenifthereisarealfire,"saidYan.(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsurmountmean?A.

reuse

B.

keep

C.

produce

D.

control(2)AccordingtoShen,whichofthefollowingmaynotcauseafire?A.

Fridge

B.

Watertank

C.

Comp

D.

Bookshelves(3)HowdidYangetinspiration(灵感)forhissecondevacuationroute?A.

Fromhishomework.B.

Fromtheinternet.C.

Fromhisfamily'slaundry.D.

Fromhisfather'sjob.(4)Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthispassage?A.

Escapingyourhomeduringafire.B.

Safetyrulesduringafire.C.

Emergencysituationsinpublic.D.

Don'tbeafraidoffire.12.阅读理解

Peoplenormallythinkofdogsasman'sbestfriends,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrotsarehisbestfriends.

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcausedseriousdamagetohisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagainandwouldhavetospendtherestofhislifeinanursinghome.

However,accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn'tgiveupeasily.Theykepttalkingtohimdayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother,andallofasuddenwastalkinglikeanormalpersonagain!

Brianwassothankfulthathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwantedbytheirowners.

Now15yearslater,hishouseishometoabout80birds,includingagreatvarietyofbirdslikeseveralmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,somecackling,otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brianletsthemflyfreelyinsidethehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobiteotherhumans,seemtolikehimandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabirdwhisperer.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthasrecentlyestablishedafoundationtoacceptdonations.Heandhisbirdsalsoearnmoneybyperformingatbirthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthreemonths,beforetheycantakethepethome.(1)Brianusedtobea

beforesettingupthebirdfoundation.A.

doctor

B.

trainer

C.

whisperer

D.

fireman(2)WhathappenedtoBrianafterthecaraccident?A.

Helosthisjob.

B.

Herefusedmedicaltreatment.C.

Hecouldn'ttalk.

D.

Helivedinahospital.(3)Mostofthemoneyforlookingafterbirdscomesfrom

.A.

publicdonations

B.

Brian'sownsavingsC.

earningsfromperformances

D.

friendsandrelatives(4)IfJanewantstoadoptoneofBrian'sbirds,sheneedsto

.A.

performatbirthdayparties

B.

workwithbirdsforsometimeC.

donatesomemoney

D.

learntotalkwithbirds13.阅读理解

Oneday,IwascookingwithmyfriendSandyinthekitchen.Suddenly,Sandycutherfinger.

Iwenttoherquickly.Buttomysurprise,Isawcomputerchipsinherfinger.

"Nowyouknowmysecret,soyouhavetodie!"Sandysaidandpickeduptheknife."No,please,Sandy.Aren'twegoodfriends?"Ishouted.ButbeforeSandycouldsayanything,shefainted.

"Oh,Sandy,"Itookhertothehospitalinahurry.Afteradoctorcheckedher,hesaid,"I'mafraidwecan'thelpher.Whydon'tyoutakehertoarobotcentre?"Ihurriedtoarobotcentre.Afewdayslater,Sandywaswell.Sheasked,"Mary,whydidyousavemeevenafterItriedtokillyou?"

"BecauseI'msureyouaremyfriend.Canyoutellmewhereyouarefrom?I'mfromanotherplanet.It'sfarfromhe