人教版英语中考初中英语阅读理解阅读附解析

人教版英语中考初中英语阅读理解阅读附解析一、英语阅读理解阅读1．阅读理解

On26February,IgotanemailfrommyfriendDavid,askingmetogotoTanzaniatotraintheirsoftwareengineers.ThecompanyislocatedinDaresSalam,abeautifulcoastalcitytothewestoftheIndianOcean.IstayedforabouttwoweeksinthatcitylasttimeIwasthere.Duringmystaythere,Davidtookmetothenearbybeachandwehadawonderfulwalkalongthecoastwhichhadleftadeepimpressiononme.Iwasimpressedbytheoceanwaterandthedeepbluesky.

Aftermorethan19hoursofairtravel,IwasfinallyhereatDaresSalaamAirport.Thetemperatureherewashighasusual-over30degrees.Ifeltshortofbreathbecauseoftheunbearableheatinthistinyhall.WhenIfinallygotmyturn,Ihandedmypassporttotheofficerinfrontofme,Hehadacloselookatmypassport.Thenheaskedthepurposeofmystay,ItoldhimIjustwantedtotravelhere.

"Wheredoyouwanttovisit?"heaskedagain.

"DaresSalsam."

"What'syourjob?"heasked.

"I'masoftwareengineer.IwillneverforgetthisexperiencethatIhad.Istilllovethiscountry.（1）Wheredidthewritergo?A.

NewZealand.

B.

Nepal.

C.

India.

D.

Tanzania.（2）Thewriterstayedinthecityforabout______lasttime.A.

oneweek

B.

twoweeks

C.

threeweeks

D.

fourweeks（3）Theweatherwas______whenthewriterarrivedattheairport.A.

snowy

B.

foggy

C.

sunny

D.

windy（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

ThewriterreceivedanemailfromhisfriendDavid.B.

Theytookawalkalongthecoast.C.

ThewriterflewtoDaresSalaam,D.

Thewriterdidn'tlikethejourneybecauseitwasveryhot.（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Afamouscompany

B.

AtriptoTanzaniaC.

SomecustomsinTanzania

D.

Agoodfriendofmine2．阅读理解

InAustralia,internationalstudentshavetostudyatalanguagecenterfortwoterms.Everyonewillhaveatestbeforeenteringschool.Thedegreeofthetestisfromeasytodifficult,justlikeagame.Thenstudentswillgetintoaclassroomwhichissuitableforthem.

Theclassesinalanguagecenterarefree.Therearenospecific（具体的）subjects.Eachteachercanteachanythingtheywant.Someofthemallowstudentstousecomputerstosearchforinformationonline.Someliketoholdactivitiestomakestudentsexchangetheiropinionsfreelyinclass.SomeintroduceAustralianhistorythroughfilms.

Asoneofthestudentsinthelearningcenter,Ifindallofthemarefriendly.Theywelcomeallofourquestions.Oneofmyteachers,Don,iskind.Iusedtohaveproblems."Doyouneedhelp?"heaskedmeafterclass.IwasnotfamiliarwithhimsoIwastooshytosharemyrealfeelings."Don'thesitate（犹豫）toaskmeifyouhaveanyquestions,"hesaid.Helookedatmeandsmiled.Itoldhimmytroubleinasmallvoice.Icouldn'tunderstandthevocabulary.Tomysurprise,hegavemeasheetofwordsandaskedmetorememberthem.ThenIfoundhisclasssimpleandinteresting.

Donhasagreatsenseofhumor,too.Whenwelearnedaboutprobability（可能性）,heletusgivehimsomeexampleslike,"Whatisthechanceof...?"Someonejoked,"WhatisthechanceofDonbecomingangry?"Hepretended（假装）tobeangryatonce.Butsoonhelaughedwithus.（1）________shouldstudyatalanguagecenterfortwotermsinAustralia.A.

Australianstudents

B.

InternationalstudentsC.

Chinesestudents

D.

Americanstudents（2）Fromthepassage,weknowthat________________.A.

itisreallyexpensivetohaveclassesatalanguagecenterB.

studentswillhavethesameclassesatalanguagecenterC.

studentswithagoodperformancewon'thaveatestbeforeenteringaschoolD.

someteachersallowstudentstousecomputerstosearchforinformationonline（3）Thewriter'sexperienceinPara.3shows

.A.

howfriendlytheteachersare

B.

howsimpleDon'sclassisC.

howtogethelpfromclassmates

D.

howtoaskquestions（4）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.

Thewriterenjoyshistimeinthelanguagecenter.B.

Thewriterwillpassthelanguagetestofthedifficultdegree.C.

Donsometimesiseasytogetangryatonce.D.

Thewriterwillfinishthelanguageclassesinoneterm.3．阅读理解Survey：Whatwereyouscaredofwhenyouwereakid?

IwasscaredofspidersbutIdidn'tletmyfriendsknowbecauseallofthemlikedcatchingthesespiders.IwasterrifiedbutIjustactedcool.—Buding,stillafraidofspiders

IwasscaredofthedarkbecauseIdidn'tknowiftherewassomethingscaryinsidetheroom.Asaresult,Ialwayslikedsleepingwithmybackfacingthewallbecauseitmademealittlecomfortable.

—Gerard,notsoafraidofthedarkanymore,butstillsleepswithhisbackfacingthewall

Strangeasitprobablysounds,Iwasscaredofshadows（影子）.Nottheshadowsthemselves,butwhattheyformed（形成）.BecauseIwasnear-sighted（近视的）,theshadowsIsawformedintothescariestthingsIsawinmymind.—Jean,nolongerafraidofshadows

Iwasafraidoftheoldwomanwholivedalonerightinfrontofus.Verylargetreescoveredthefrontpartofhersmallhouse.ThefewtimesIsawtheoldwoman,itscaredmebecauseshelookedlikeawitch（女巫）.OnceIwasplayingvolleyballwithmyfriendsandtheballflewintoherhouse.Weallranhomequicklyanddecidedthatitwasokaytolosetheballinsteadofseeinghercomeoutofthehouse.—Mac,whohasalreadymovedtoadifferenthouse（1）Budingusedtobeafraidof

.A.

thedark

B.

spiders

C.

shadows

D.

anoldwoman（2）Gerardsleeps.A.

withthelighton

B.

withhisparentsC.

withthewindowopen

D.

withhisbackfacingthewall（3）ThereissomethingwrongwithJean's

.A.

legs

B.

back

C.

yes

D.

feet（4）Theoldwomanlivedinasmallhouse

.A.

byherself

B.

withherdaughter

C.

withherhusband

D.

withhergrandmother4．阅读理解

Haveyoufoundthis?Sometimes,ongrey,rainydays,yourmoodlevelislowerthanonbright,sunnydays.Isthisacoincidence（巧合）,oristheresomesciencebehindthis?Wouldyouliketoknowmoreabouthowtheweathercanaffecthowyoufeel?

Accordingtoarecentstudy,thereisaconnectionbetweenweatherandmoods.Goingtoawarmplaceinthemiddleofwintercanmakeourmoodsbetter.Pleasantweatherhasbeenprovedtoimprovemoodsandmemory.However,extremelyhotweathercanactuallymakeusfeelmoretiredandbored,spoilingourmoods.Inthestudy,peoplewhospenttimeoutdoorsinwarmweatherwerehappierthanthosewhospentalldayinside.

Thebesttemperatureforhumansisabout22.2℃.ThatexplainswhypeopleinsouthernCaliforniaarehappyallthetime.Toimprovehisorhermoods,apersonmustspendatleast30minutesoutsideinwarm,sunnyweather.Spendingtimeindoorswhentheweatheroutsideissonicetendstolowermoods.

Maybejusttheactivitiesconnectedwithbeingoutsideaffectourmoods.Warmweatherisconnectedwiththebeach,funoutdoorsportsandsoon.Itbringsbackchildhoodmemoriesofplayingoutsideallday.Whodoesn'tlovethat?

Ofcourse,wecanwakeupeverydayanddecidehowwewillfeelthatday.Ifit'srainy,thatwon'tnecessarilymakeusunhappy.We'lljusthavetobringourumbrellasoutandcheerupthosewhoarefeelingsad!（1）Accordingtothestudy,wemayfeel

onextremelyhotdays.A.

happier

B.

morebored

C.

moreexcited

D.

morepleased（2）Warmweathercanhelpimproveourmoodsandaccordingtothepassage.A.

sight

B.

memory

C.

height

D.

hearing（3）WhyarepeopleinsouthernCaliforniahappyallthetime?A.

Becausetheweatherthereisalwayscold.B.

Becausepeopletheredon'tlikedoingsports.C.

Becausethetemperaturethereisthebestforhumans.D.

Becausetheweatherthereisextremelyhotalltheyearround.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

RainyDaysMakeUsSad

B.

TheBestTemperatureforHumansC.

GoOutsideonSunnyDays

D.

HowtheWeatherAffectsOurMoods5．阅读理解

Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersBelievethatsuccessmostlyComesdowntoluck.I'mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andCircumstances（境遇）don'tComeintoplaybecausetheydo.SomepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersareBornwithgreatintelligence,andthat'sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.

However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthenmakeitmorepractical.And,vesidesthat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tovecomegreatatcertainthings,it'llrequireevenmoretime,whichmostpeoplewon'tputin.

Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon'tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyougiveupbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.

Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthere.It'ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywereBornwithsomeunusualtalent,Butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere'sahugeChancethatyou'rewronganyway.

Nomatterwhatyoudo,ifyouwanttoBecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction（入迷）,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou'renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don'texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Hardworkwon'tguarantee（保证）youthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,ButitwillguaranteethatyouwillBecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.（1）Paragraph1mainlytalksabout__________.A.

thereasonsforsuccessB.

themeaningofsuccessC.

thestandardsofsuccessD.

theimportanceofsuccess（2）Theunderlinedword"that"refersto__________.A.

puttinginmoretimeB.

succeedinginlifeC.

BeinggoodatsomethingD.

settingapracticalgoal（3）SuccessfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesBecause__________.A.

workmakeshimfeelpainB.

heislikelytoenjoyhisworkC.

hegivesuphisworkeasilyD.

ittakesalotoftimetosucceed（4）Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.

Toexplainthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.B.

Totellusthatonecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.C.

Toshowusthathavingagoalisthemainreasontosuccess.D.

Todescribethatsuccessfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.6．阅读理解

Theotherday,Igotintoacaraccident,whichwasclearlynotmyfault.Theotherdriverwassobusyonhisphonethathewentrightthrougharedlightandhitmycar.

Atrafficpolicemanarrivedandstartedtakingstatements.Iexplainedthatmyspeedwasabout55km/h."Soyouweregoingabout50km/h,mylady?"heasked."No,IsaidIwasgoingabout55km,/h,"Isaid."Right,soyouweredrivingataspeedofabout50km/h?"heaskedagain.

IwasalittleannoyedbecauseIfelthewasn'tlisteningtomecarefully.SoIshouted,"No!Iwasgoingabout55km/h."

"OK,ifthat'sthewayyouwantit,"theofficersimplyreplied.Becausethecityspeedlimitis50km/h,Ionlygotpaidfrommyinsurance（保险）companyforthedamagetomycar,buttheotherdriver'sinsurancecompanycouldn'tpaymeduetomyspeed.Ididn'trealizeitatthetime,butitturnedoutIwasgettinghimwrong.

Hedidn'tmentionthe5km/h,buthecertainlyknewsomethingabouttherulesoftheinsurance.Suddenly,Irealizedthatthetrafficpolicemanhadbeentryingtohelpmeout.（1）Thebestexpressiontoexplainthemainideaofthepassageis.A.

themoreslowly,thebetterB.

acarelesswomandriverC.

atrafficpolicemantriedtoofferhelpD.

noliestoanybodyelse（2）Whathappenedtothewriterthatday?A.

Shewentrightthrougharedlight.B.

Atrafficpolicemancameneartostopher.C.

Shemadeacallwhileshewasdriving.D.

Hercarwashitbyanothercar.（3）Whycouldn'ttheotherdriver'sinsurancecompanypaythewriter?A.

BecausethetrafficpolicemanhadrecordedthewrongspeedB.

Becauseshedrovethecaroverthespeedlimit.C.

Becausetheotherdriverdidn'tadmittothecaraccident.D.

Becausetheaccidentwasthewriter'sfault.（4）Althoughitwasherchoicetoinsistontellingthetruth,thewriter______.A.

understoodthatitwasimpolitetobeangrywithothersB.

wouldnotbelieveanybodyelseexceptherselfC.

rememberedtheexactrulesofinsuranceforeverD.

shouldsay"thankyou"tothetrafficpolicemaninsteadofactingrudely7．阅读理解

Theunknownworld'smystery

Theseaisthebiggestunknownpartofourworld.Itcoversaboutseventy-onepercentoftheearth.Thereisstillmuchtobediscoveredaboutthishugepartofwater.Ifthewatersoftheoceancouldberemoved,theseafloorwithitswidevalleys（峡谷）,tailmountainsandlongriversintheseawouldbeaspecialsight.

Tourismunderthedeepbluesea

Fromtouristsubmarines（潜艇）tounderwaterdining,underseatourismismakingabigsplash.

Touristscannowexplore（探索）theworldundertheseawithoutevergettingwet.

Touristsubmarines

Thepopularityofsubmarinetourshasgrownfastduringtheseyears.Now,submarinetourshavebeenoninmorethan20placesworldwide,includingthewatersaroundOkinawaandTaiwan'sGreenIsland.Thesubmarinescarrynearly2milliontouristseachyear.Largewindowsgivepassengersspecialviewsasthesubmarinesexplorecolorfulcoralreefsandsunkenships.Mostone-hourtourscostabout$80.

Underwaterdining

Foramorefantasticexperience,touristscanenjoyfinediningunderthesea.In2016theHiltonMaldivesResort&Spaopenedtheworld'sfirstunderwaterrestaurant,Ithaa.Touristswalkdownastaircaseintotherestaurant,whichrests35feetintheIndianOcean.Youcanhaveagreatoceanview.Butthisexcellentviewdoesn'tcomecheap.Thedinnercostsabout$400perperson.Besuretobookitearly,too,Therestaurantseatsonly14people.（1）WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph1?A.

Theseaisthebiggestunknownpartofourworld.B.

Theseacoversaboutseventy-onepercentoftheearth.C.

Thereasonsforresearchingunderseatourism.D.

Theseaisapartoftheunknownworld'smystery.（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttouristsubmarinesisTRUE?A.

Therearetouristsubmarinesineverypartoftheworldnow.B.

Touristsubmarineshavecarriedabout2milliontouristssofar.C.

PeoplecanenjoytouristsubmarinesinthewatersaroundOkinawa.D.

TheHiltonMaldivesResort&Spaopenedtheworld'ssecondunderwaterrestaurant.（3）ThewallsoftherestaurantIthaaaremostprobablymadeof________.A.

stone

B.

metal

C.

glass

D.

wood（4）Fromthepassage,Wecaninferthattheauthor________.A.

isworriedaboutunderwatertourismB.

showsgreatinterestinunderwatertourismC.

isalittlenervousaboutunderwatertourismD.

doesn'tthinkunderwatertourismisagoodidea8．阅读理解

Bigdata（数据）islotofsetsofinformationthatareputtogethersotheycanbeusedbyacomputerprogram.Thecomputerprogramlooksfordifferentkindsofanswersorpatternsinthedata.Bigdatacanhavedifferentkindsofinformationfrommanysources,suchasinformationthatcomesfromschools,socialmediasites（社交媒体网站）,companiesandgovernments.Onesetofdatacanhavepeople'snamesandaddresses.Anothersetcanhavewhattheylike,wheretheygotoschool,andhowmuchtimetheyspendonthecomputer.

Bigdatacanbeusedinmanyways.Thegovernmentusesittounderstandhowmanypeopletravelonbusesortrains.Thisinformationisthenusedtomakebusortrainsystemsbetter.Someschoolsusebigdatatounderstandwhichchildrenmayneedmorehelpinclass.Theteachercanthengivecertainstudentsmorehelporsupportsothosestudentscansucceedinschool.Companiesusebigdata,too.Ithelpsthemunderstandwhobuystheirproducts.Forexample,onecompanyusesweatherdatatoseewhenpeopleeatthemosticecream.

Bigdatacanbeusedforgoodreasons.Somehospitalsusebigdatatopredictifababywhoisborntooearlywillgetsick.Thehospitalcanthentakeextrastepstotakecareofthatbabysohe,shedoesnotgetsick.Bigdatacanalsobeusedforbadreasons.Itcanbeusedtopredictwhichkindsofpeoplearelikelytobreakthelaworhurtothers,eveniftheyhavenotdoneanythingwrong.

Howcanbigdatabeusedforgoodandbadthings?Itisbecausethecomputerprogramsusedtolookatbigdataandunderstanditarewrittenbypeople.Peoplethinkacertainway.Becausetheythinkacertainway,theybuildamodelofthoseideas.Theseideasarethenusedtolookatthedata.Sometimes,theseideasarehelpfulforpeopleorbusinesses.Othertimes,badideascancauseproblemsforcertaingroupsofpeople.（1）Thisreadingisabout______.A.

whatbigdataisandhowitisusedB.

whatschoolsandhospitalspeoplelikeC.

whereimportantdataiscollectedandstoredD.

howbigdataiscontrolledbygovernmentsandcompanies（2）Onecompanyusesweatherinformationto______.A.

helpchildreninneed

B.

knowwhenpeoplewillvisitthehospitalC.

findoutwhotidesthebusortrain

D.

understandwhenpeoplewillneedicecream（3）ThemainideaofParagraph3is____.A.

bigdatacanbeusedforgoodreasonsB.

wecanusebigdatainanumberofwaysC.

bigdatacanbeusedforbothgoodandbadreasonsD.

wecanusebigdatatostopbabiesfromgettingsick（4）Theoveralltone（总基调）ofthisreadingis_________.A.

sadandpersonal

B.

personalandscientificC.

informativebutsilly

D.

scientificandinformative9．阅读理解

ATheDragonBoatFestivalisafolkfestivalwhichhasahistoryofmorethantwothousandyears.ItisalsonamedChongwuFestival.Therearemanyactivitiesontheday.

Dragonboatrace

Thedragonboatraceisanimportantcompetitionduringthefestival.Peoplehelddragonboatracesintherivertorememberthepoet,QuYuan.Now,thedragonboatraceisatraditionalactivityforChinesepeople.

Wearingsweet-smellingbags

DuringtheDragonBoatFestival,childrenusuallywearsweet-smellingbagstoavoidbadthings.InsomeareasofChina,asweet-smellingbagisalsousedasasymboloflovebetweenlovers.

Girls'Day

Alongtimeago,amarrieddaughterwouldreturntoherparents'shomeduringtheDragonBoatFestival.SotheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledGirls'Day.

Eatingricedumplings

EatingricedumplingsisalsoacustomforChinesepeople.Thericedumplingisakindoffoodwithdifferentdesignsandstyles.Forthousandsofyears,thecustomofeatingricedumplingshasbeenpopularinChinaandhasspreadtoKorea,JapanandcountriesinSoutheastAsia.（1）TheDragonBoatFestivaliscalled________.A.

TheSpringFestival

B.

YuanxiaoFestivalC.

Mid-AutumnFestival

D.

DoubleFifthFestival（2）WhatshouldChinesedoduringtheDragonBoatFestival?①Takepartinadragonboatrace.②Wearbagsthathavesweetsmells.③Eatdeliciousnoodles.④Throwwaterateachother.A.

①②

B.

②③

C.

①④

D.

③④（3）Ricedumplings________.A.

canexpresslovebetweenloversB.

areeatentoavoidbadthingsC.

havedifferentdesignsandstylesD.

areonlyeateninChina10．阅读理解

Goodfoodphotography（摄影）makesthefoodlookfresh,somanydisheshavestand-ins（替身）,justasmoviestarsdo."WhenIgetmylightsandcamerasetup,Iremovethestand-inandputintherealthing,"explainsRayWebber,whophotographsfoodformagazineadvertisements."SometimesIhavetobrushthefoodwithitsjuicesbecauseitmayhavedriedoutabit.AndwhenI'mshooting（拍摄）

somethingliketomatoes,Ialwayscarryanatomizer（喷雾器）ofwatertospray（喷洒）themwithdew（水珠）justbeforeIshoot."

Shootingfoodoutdoorshasspecialproblems."I'malwaysworryingaboutfliesorworms（虫）cominguptheglass,"Webberexplains."Iamalsoworriedthatsomedayadogwillcomeupfrombehindandrunoffwiththefood."OnceWebberwasshootingapieceofcheeseoutdoorsandneededsomethingtoaddtoitscolour.Finallyhefoundaplantwithlovelyblueflowers.Whenthephotoappeared,severalpeoplewerehorrified（惊骇的）,becausetheplantwasDeadlyNightShade（颠茄，有毒）.（1）Accordingtothearticle,bothmoviestarsandsomefoodtobephotographed

.A.

appearonsets（舞台）

B.

needstand-insC.

lookbetterinsoftlight

D.

alloftheabove（2）Foodprobablylooksbestinphotographsifithasbeen

.A.

sprayedsomewater

B.

keptwarm

C.

saltedproperly

D.

cookedthoroughly（3）Asforoutdoorphotography,Webbermentions

.A.

lighting

B.

worms

C.

wind

D.

bothAandB（4）Webberisafraidthatdogsmight

.A.

barkwhileheisshooting

B.

getintohispicturesC.

stealthefood

D.

upset（打翻）hiscamera11．阅读理解

DeniesWalmeinTexas,USA,now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnbendingGisulaeightyearsago.ThebookisaboutalittlewhalenamedGisul.

Oneday,Gisuladidnottakehismother'swordsandwentupthebeach.Thenhegotlostandhadtolearntolivebyhimself.ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshimself.DeniespublishedthebooksattheageofsixHeissaidtobetheyoungestwriterandpictureartist.

Anothersurprisingthingaboutthebookisthatitbecameabestsellerimmediatelyafteritwaspublishedandbroughthimalotofmoney.Becausehespentmuchtimewritingthebooks,hisstudywasnotverygoodandhehadtolearntheyear'sworkagainbuthisgiftofwritingishighlypraisedbytheteachersandstudent.Andhewaseveninvitedtogivetalksonwriting.

ButDeniesdoesnotwanttobeawriter.Hesaid,'Ilikeplanesmost.Idreamofbecomingapilotsomeday.'（1）FromthestorywecanlearnthatDenies__________.A.

publishedhisUnbendingGisulaattheageof14B.

wantstobeawriterwhenhegrowsupC.

drewthepicturesforhisownbookD.

doesnotgotoschoolanymore（2）WhatDenieslikedmostis________.A.

writingstories

B.

drawingpictures

C.

whales

D.

planes（3）WhendidDeniespublishthebooks?A.

Attheageofsix

B.

Attheageofeight

C.

Attheageofsixteen

D.

Idon'tknow.12．阅读理解

OntheafternoonofthedaythatwearrivedinXingcheng,weleftforQinhuangdao.Itwasrainingheavilywhilewewereonthehighway.Ikeptthespeedlessthan100kilometresperhour.WegottoQinhuangdaointhelateafternoon.Webookedinahotelanormalroomwithalargebed,anairconditioner,aTVandatoilet.150yuanmoreorlessisworthyofthat.

Thenextmorning,itonlytookuslessthan30minutestogettothebeach.Policemenwereeverywhere,andtheyguidedourtraffic.Thebilloftheparkingwas20yuan.Ipaidsomemoneyforlifebuoysbecausenoneofuscouldswim.ThewaterwasnottoodeepnearthebeachandwithalifebuoyIcouldfloatonthewaterinordernottogetdrowned.Itaughtmywifehowtousethelifebuoy,althoughitwasalsothefirsttimethatIusedit.Butmydaughterwasfascinatedbythesand.Sheplayedwiththesandwithallherattention,whichmadeuslaugh.TheenvironmentinBeidaihewasfine,althoughitwasnotveryclean,andwehadagoodtime.

Bytheway,intheeveningwevisitedtheshoppingstreetinthecentralcity.WevisitedashoppingstreetnearBeidaihe.Therewerealotofpeople,shoppinganddining.Ofcourse,wehadsomeseafoodtheretoo.（1）ThewriterwenttoBeidaihe______________.A.

bytrain

B.

bybus

C.

bycar

D.

byplane（2）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"lifebuoys"meaninChinese?A.

防晒霜

B.

救生圈

C.

游泳衣

D.

游艇（3）Whatwasthewriter'sdaughterdoingwhiletheywereswimming?A.

Takingawalkalongthebeach.

B.

Havingapicnic.C.

Lyinginthesun.

D.

Playingwiththesand.（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

Thewriterbookedaroomwith300yuananight.B.

Thewriter'swifeisverygoodatswimming.C.

TheenvironmentisverycleaninBeidaihe.D.

Thewriterbadsomeseafoodthatevening.（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

ThetriptoBeidaihe

B.

TheseainBeidaiheC.

TheweatherinBeidaihe

D.

ThefoodinBeidaihe13．阅读理解

FormostpeopleintheWest,Valentine'sDay（情人节）endsonFebruary15,buthereinJapanit'snotquiteoveruntilMarch15.March14-exactlyonemonthafterValentin