【英语】黄石市英语阅读理解专项练习试卷

【英语】黄石市英语阅读理解专项练习试卷一、中考英语阅读理解1．阅读短文，判断下列句子正误。

Zak'sgrandfather,Stanwasveryfamous.Why?Becausehehadavery,very,verylongwhitebeard（胡子）.

Oneday,Zakaskedhisgrandfather,"Whenyousleep,doyouputyourbeardoverorunderthequilt（被子）?""I'mnotsure.Inevercareaboutthat,"saidhisgrandfather,"I'lllooktonight."

Stangotintobedthatnightandpulledupthequilt.Thenherememberedhisgrandson'squestion.Aha!Hisbeardwasunderthequilt.Butwait.Didthatfeelright?

Helifthisbeardfromunderthequiltandputitaboveit.Thisalsodidn'tfeelright.Siheputthebeardunderthequiltagain.Buthesoonfeltitwouldbebetterifitwereout.Thebeardwentinandout—firstunderthequilt,thenoverit,under,over,allnightlong.

Stanspentasleeplessnight.Inthemorning,hewassotiredandunhappythathecuthislongbeardrightoff!

Stan'swifewassohappy.SheadvisedStantocutthatbeardoffmanytimes,butheneverdidit.Nowasimplequestionmadehimdothat.（1）Stanwasveryfamousforhislongwhitebeard.（2）StannevercaredaboutZak,hisgrandson.（3）Attheverybeginning,Stan'sbeardwasunderthequilt.（4）ThatnightStanwassleeplessandtiredbecauseofthequestion.（5）Stanlistenedtohiswife'sadvicetocutthebeardoff.2．阅读理解

Oneday,Tom'steacher,MissMak,heldaclassmeeting."TherewillbeaflagdaynextSaturday.Doesanyonewanttojointhismeaningfulevent（活动）?"askedMissMak.Tomwasinterestedinraisingmoneyforhomelesschildrenbuthewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers,sohekeptquietinhisseat.

"Tom,youhaven'tsoldflagsbefore,"saidMissMaksuddenly."Wouldyouliketohaveatry?"

Tomwashesitant（犹豫的），buthefinallynodded.

Ontheflagday,TomandAngelasoldflagsinabusystreet."Ex-cuseme,Couldy-o-upl-ea-sebuy...?"saidAngelasoftlytothefirstpersonshemet.Themansmiledandputfive-dollarcoinintoAngela'scollectionbag.Thenshesaidthanksandputaflagunderhisshoulder."Ididit!"saidAngelahappily."It'syourturnnow."

Feelingnervous.Tombegantoshake.Soon,hesawayoungladywalkingtowardshim.

Theladywassmilingandholdingafewcoinsinherhand.Sheasked,"AreyousellingflagsforFundfortheHomelessChildred?"Tom'sfacebecameredandsaidyes.Thentheladymadethedonation（捐赠）andTomgaveheraflag."Youmadeit!"laughedAngela.

Inthenextcoupleofhours,AngelaandTomsoldflagsquicklyandbravely.Allast,theircollectionbagsweresoheavythattheyhadtoholdthemwithbotharms.Theyfeltveryproud.（1）WhydidTomkeepquietinhisseat?A.

Hehadotherplans.

B.

Hedidn'tlikeMissMak.C.

Hewasnotinterestedintheactivity.

D.

Hewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers.（2）WhenMissMakaskedTomtohaveatry,hefinally

.A.

laughed

B.

nodded

C.

refused

D.

cried（3）WheredidTomandAngelasellflags?A.

Inabusystreet.

B.

Intheirschool.

C.

Inatallbuilding.

D.

Inasmallgarden.（4）HowmuchdidthefirstmanpayAngelafortheflag?A.

Fivedollars.

B.

Tendollars.

C.

Fifteendollars.

D.

Twentydollars.（5）HowdidTomandAngelafeelaftertheysoldtheflags?A.

Bored.

B.

Shy.

C.

Confident.

D.

Sad.3．阅读理解

Doyouoftenlistentomusicatloudvolumes（音量）?Overonebillion（十亿）youngpeopleareatriskofhearingloss（失聪）becauseoflisteningtoloudnoiseforlongperiodsoftime.ListeningtomusicorwatchingaTVshowatloudvolumesisharmfultoyourhearing.

TheUnitedNationshasstandardsforsafelistening.Itisnotsafetolistentosoundsthatarelouderthan85decibels（dB分贝）foreighthoursor100dBfor15minutes.Thesoundofabusyroadisabout85dBandthesoundofarockconcertcanbeabout100dB.

Loudnoiseisharmfultotheinnerears（内耳）.mostofusarebornwithabout16,000haircells（听毛细胞）inourinnerears.However,listeningtoloudnoiseforalongtimecanmakethesecellsworktoohardandcausesomeofthemtodie.Thisiswhatcauseshearingloss.

Somepeoplemightthinkthattheirmusicisn'tallthatloud.Butthiscandependonwhereyouare.Forexample,ifyouareinanoisyplacelikethesubway,youmightturnupyourmusictooloudwithoutrealizingit.Later,whenyoulistentoitatthesamevolumeinaquietplace,youmightfeeluncomfortable.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaidthe"safelevel"formostsoundsisbelow80dBforupto40hoursaweek.Alevelof80dBisroughlyequalto（大约相当于）thenoiseofasubway.（1）Manyyoungpeopleareatriskofhearinglossbecausethey

.A.

watchTVeverydayB.

listentomusiceverydayC.

listentoloudnoiseinthesubwayD.

listentoloudnoiseforalongtime（2）Thesoundlevelofarockconcertisabout

.A.

80dB

B.

85dB

C.

100dB

D.

110dB（3）Whatisloudnoiseharmfulto？A.

Theinnerears.

B.

Thebrain.

C.

Theheart.

D.

Theeyes.（4）Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage？A.

Wefeelcomfortablewhenlisteningtoloudmusicinaquietplace.B.

Mostpeoplearebornwithabout1,600haircellsintheinnerear.C.

Itisnotsafetolistentosoundsthatarelouderthan85dBfor15minutes.D.

Below80dBforupto40hoursaweekisthe"safelevel"formostsounds.（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A.

KeeptheLoudVolumesB.

LoudNoiseIsHarmfultoHearingC.

TheRiskofListeningtoMusicD.

LoudNoiseStopsEarsfromWorking4．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Textingwhiledrivingisagainstthelawin47states.Butwhatabouttextingwhilewalking?A2018studyreportedthatmorethan2,500peopleintheUSendedupinhospitalsresultingfromusingamobiledevice（设备）whilewalking.

Hawaiipassedalawmakingitillegal（违法的）totextorlookdownatamobiledevicewhilecrossingthestreet,itisthefirststatewithalawlikethis.Dopeoplethinkmoreplacesshouldacceptsuchalaw?TheLATimesdidasurvey.Herearesomerepliestheyreceived.RenaJose,26,NewYork

Whichismoreimportant,textingorsafety?Ifyouarelookingatyourphonewhilewalking,youmightnotseeacarcomeortrafficlightsturnred.Itcanbeverydangerous.Forexample,inJapan,onepersonfellintoalakeandanothergotherlegstuckinahole,becausebothhadtheirmindontheirphone.Weshouldmaketextingwhilecrossingthestreetillegalinmorecities.AndySelvam,55,California

Peopledomanythingsthatcauseinjurytothemselvesbutarenotillegal,suchasclimbingmountains,drivingcars,swimmingandsoon.Peoplemightgethurtfromtextingandwalkingifthey'renotpayingattention.But1stillthinktheyshouldhaveachoice.BobMadigan,45,Oregon

Ashumans,wecanmakeourowndecisions.I'mnotsayingit'ssafe,butwedon'tneedthegovernmenttobabysitus.Ifwewanttolearntomakesmartdecisions,thegovernmentneedstostoptellinguswhattodo.Afterall,thisisafreecountry.AndrewBlack,34,Alaska

Thislawisagoodidea—comparethisprotectionwithseatbelts.IfthislawispassedallovertheUSA,peoplewillbeworried.Butistherereallyawaytopleaseeveryone?Thiswouldnotbeforfun.ItwouldbesafeandgoodforallAmericans.（1）Accordingtothepassage,in________,itisagainstthelawifpeopletextwhilecrossingthestreet.A.

Alaska

B.

California

C.

Hawaii

D.

NewYork（2）TheLATimesdidthesurveymostprobablyto________.A.

wintheheartsofmorereadersB.

encouragemorestatestopassthelawC.

askreadersiftheyagreewithtextingwhiledrivingD.

learnaboutpeople'sopinionsontextingwhilewalking（3）InRena'sreply,sheshowedthedangeroftextingwhilewalkingby________.A.

usingnumbers

B.

givingexamples

C.

askingquestions

D.

tellingstories（4）WhichofthefollowingisAndrewBlack'sopinion?A.

Textingismoreimportantthansafety.B.

ThelawwouldhelptokeepAmericanssafe.C.

It'seasytopleaseeveryonewhenpassingalaw.D.

Whethertotextornotwhilewalkingispeople'sownchoice.5．阅读理解

It'sreportedthatmorethan450millionChinesehavemyopia（近视）.Around30percentforprimaryschoolstudents,60percentforjuniorhighstudentsand80percentforseniorhighstudentsarenearsighted.Maybethisisbecausestudentsspendalotoftimereadingbooksandusingelectronicproducts.

Parentsmighthavetriedtodosomethingtofixit,suchashavingtheirchildrengeteyemassages（按摩）,takemedicineorevengetsurgery.Peoplewhooffertheseservicesorproductsoftenpromisethattheycanreduce（缓解）orevencure（治愈）myopia.

However,youwillnolongerseeadvertisementslikethisbeforelong.Thegovernmenthasmadeanoticetoban（禁止）thiskindofadvertisements.Thenoticebansbusinessesfromusingwordslike"recovery"（恢复）and"myopiacure"intheiradvertisements.Thenoticesaysthatmyopiacannotbecompletelycuredwithmedicaltechnologynow.Asaresult,theseadvertisementscouldmisleadchildrenandtheirparents.

Toreducemyopiaamongyoungpeople,thegovernmentmadeanewplanlastAugust.Theplanlimits（限制）notonlythetimechildrenplayvideogamesbutalsotheproductionofnewvideogames.

Youngpeoplecanpreventandcontrolmyopiabyspendingmoretimeoutsideandlesstimeinfrontofbooksorcomputers.Peoplewhohaveeyesightproblemsshouldgotoahospitalandletadoctordecidewhattodo.（1）What'sthemyopiarateofjuniorhighstudentsaccordingtothepassage?A.

30%.

B.

45%.

C.

60%.

D.

80%.（2）ParentsmightdothefollowingEXCEPT

tofixmyopiaaccordingtoParagraph2.A.

havetheirchildrengeteyemassagesB.

buythemspecialglassesC.

maketheirchildrentakemedicineD.

gettheirchildrentodosurgery（3）Youwon'tseeadvertisementsonmyopiawiththeword"

"inthenearfuture.A.

recovery

B.

eyesight

C.

medical

D.

reduce（4）WhichsentenceisTrueaccordingtoParagraph4and5?A.

Studentsinlowergradesareeasytogetmyopia.B.

Productionofnewvideogameshasbeenlimited.C.

Spendinglesstimeoutdoorsisgoodforchildren'seyesight.D.

Thenoticegivesadviceonprotectingtheeyesightofelderlypeople.（5）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

Don'tbelievetheadvertisements.B.

Studentsshouldn'tbeallowedtoplayvideogames.C.

Thegovernmentandpeoplearesavingchildren'seyesight.D.

Myopiacanbecuredwiththemedicaltechnologyatpresent.6．阅读理解

Parentscanbeveryimportantteachersinourlives.However,theyarenotalwaysthebestteachers.Parentsmaybetooclosetotheirchildrenemotionally（情感上）.Sometimestheycanonlyseetheirchildrenthroughtheeyesofaprotector.Forexample,ateachermightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluableexperience.However,itmightseemtoodangeroustoaparent.

Anotherproblemisthatparentsmayexpecttheirchildren'sintereststobesimilartotheirown.Iftheylovescience,theymaytrytoforce（强迫）theirchildtolovescience,too.Butwhatiftheirchild'strueloveisartwriting,orcarrepair?

Parentsusuallywanttopassontheirvaluestotheirchildren.Butshouldchildrenalwaysbelievewhattheirparentsdo?Whenchildrenareyoung,theybelievethattheirparentsarealwaysright.Butwhentheygetolder,theywillhavedifferentwaysofthinking.

Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatweallhavemanyteachersinourlives.Ourparentsteachus,ourteachersteachus,andourfriendsteachus.Books,newspapersandtelevisionalsoteachus.Allofthemarevaluable.（1）________mightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluableexperience,accordingtothepassage.A.

Aparent.

B.

Eitherateacheroraparent.C.

Ateacher.

D.

Neitherateachernoraparent.（2）Theunderlinedphrase"passon"inthe3rdparagraphmeans________.A.

路过

B.

继承

C.

传递

D.

领悟（3）Whenchildrengetolder,they________.A.

don'tbelievetheirparentsanymore

B.

shouldalwaysbelievewhattheirparentsdoC.

believethattheirparentsarealwaysright

D.

begintohavetheirownwaysofthinking（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

Nevergrowup

B.

BelieveyourparentsforeverC.

Areparentsalwaysthebestteachers?

D.

Howmanyteacherscanwehaveinourlives7．阅读理解

Someparentsarealwayscomparingtheirchildrenwiththemselveswhentheywereyoung,orwithotherpeoplewhentheywerechildren.

"WhenIwasyourage,"afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,"Iwasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.AndIknewwhatIwantedtodowhenIleftschool.Ihadgoals.Youarealwaysatthebottomofyourclass,andyouhavenogoals."

Theman'ssonsaidnothing.Hehadheardthisfromhisfathermanytimes.

"Andwhenyourmotherwasyourage,"theboy'sfatherwenton,"shehadagoodjobandshewasearningmoney.Youdon'tevenhaveapart-timejob.Youearnnothing."

Theman'ssonstillsaidnothing.Hehadheardthisbefore,too.

"Andwhenyourolderbrotherwasyourage,"theboy'sfatherwenton,"hestudiedhard.Youjustwasteyourtime."

Andtheman'ssonstillsaidnothing.

Finally,theboy'sfathersaid,"AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight."

Thistimethesoncouldnotstaysilent.

"AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,Father,"hesaid,"hewasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Whatareyou?"Hisfatherhadnoanswertothis.（1）ThefathercomparedhissonwiththefollowingpeopleEXCEPT________.A.

himself

B.

theboy'sbrother

C.

AbrahamLincoln

D.

theboy'sclassmates（2）Howdidtheboyprobablyfeel?A.

Happy.

B.

Afraid.

C.

Angry.

D.

Surprised.（3）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.

Someparentslikecomparingtheirchildrenwithotherchildren.B.

Theboy'sfatherstudiedverywellwhenhewasyoung.C.

Theboywastheyoungestchildinhisfamily.D.

ThefatherwantedhissontobecomePresidentoftheUSA（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Ahappyfamilyonvacation.

B.

Afathercomplainingabouthisson.C.

Asonlyingtohisfather.

D.

AbrahamLincolnasachild.8．阅读短文，判断短文后句子的意思是否与短文内容相符。

Carrots（胡萝卜）aregrownonfarmsandinsmallfamilygardensallovertheworld.Theyareeasytoplantandeasytoharvest（收获）.Theyhaveagoodtaste.

Whenpeoplethinkaboutcarrots,apictureofalong,thin,orange-coloredvegetableusuallycomesintotheirminds.Butcarrotscomeinmanydifferentsizesandshapes.Andnotallcarrotsareorange.Carrotsshouldbegrowninsandysoilthatdoesnotholdwaterforalongtime.Theearthalsoshouldnotbetoohard.Toprepareyourcarrotgarden,diguptheearthandturnitover（翻土）.

Weather,soil,conditionandtimeaffect（影响）thetasteofcarrots.Warmdaysandcoolnightsarethebesttimetogrowgreatdeliciouscarrots.

Thebestwaytodecideifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitscolor.Usually,thebrighterthecoloris,thebetterthetasteis.

Mostpeopledonotknowthatcarrotscanbegrownduringthewintermonths.Ifthewinterisnotcoldenoughtofreezetheground,youcangrowandharvestcarrotsthesamewayasyoudoduringthesummermonths.Carrotsarepreparedandeateninmanydifferentways.Theyatecutintothinpiecesandcookedwithothervegetablesormeat.Theyarealsowashedandeatenjustastheycomeoutoftheground.（1）Carrotsareeasytoplantbuthardtoharvest.（2）Carrotsshouldbegrowninafieldwithoutwaterforalongtime.（3）Thebestwaytodecideifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitssize.（4）Everyoneknowsthatcarrotscanbegrownduringthewintermonths.（5）Wecanprepareandeatcarrotsinmanydifferentways.9．阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

RecentlyIhadatriptoSydneywithmyparents.WevisitedtheWildlifePark.

TheWildlifeParkhaslotsofdifferentanimals.Somearenative（当地的）toAustralisandcanonlybefoundthere.Therearemorethan500animalsthere,includingkangaroos,koalas（考拉）andcrocodiles（鳄鱼）.Theyarekeptintheirnaturalenvironment.IliketheWildlifeParkbetterthanazoo.Inzoos,mostoftheanimalsareincages（笼子）.

Wefirstspentsometimewiththekangaroos.Wecouldtouchandfeelthem.Itwasveryexcitingtobesoclosetothem.Therewerekoalastheretoo.Theylookedverycuddly（令人想拥抱的）.Althoughwecouldn'tcarrykoalas,Icouldtakeaphotowithone.Itisawonderfulsouvenir（纪念品）ofmyholidayinSydney.

TheWildlifeParkhasplentyoffreshwatercrocodilesandsaltwatercrocodiles.Someofthemareverybigandscary（吓人的）withhugeteeth!Ididnotwanttogettooclosetothem.

Therewasalsoabirdshow.Thekeepers（饲养员）showedusdifferentspecies（种类）ofbirds.Isawanoldparrot（鹦鹉）.Itcould"talk"andmadeagreatimpressiononme.

Ienjoythetripverymuch.Therewassomuchtosee.（1）TheWildlifeParkis_________.A.

inSydney

B.

inCairo

C.

inAthens

D.

inRome（2）Whatisawonderfulsouvenirofthewriter'sholiday?A.

Aparrotthatcouldtalk.B.

Achancetofeedakoala.C.

Aphotowithakoala.D.

Foodforthekangaroos.（3）Whydidn'tthewriterwanttogetveryclosetothecrocodiles?A.

Theylivedinwater.B.

Thewriterwasafraidofthem.C.

Thewriterdidnotwanttofeedthem.D.

Thewriterdidnotlikethesmellofsaltwater.（4）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.

ThekangaroosarekeptincagesintheWildlifePark.B.

ThewritertraveledtotheWildlifeParkalone.C.

Thewriterwenttoseekoalasfirst.D.

Thewriterwatchedabirdshow.（5）AftervisitingtheWildlifePark,thewriterfelt________.A.

bored

B.

unhappy

C.

excited

D.

hopeless10．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Birthdaysarecelebratedallovertheworld.Sometraditionsarerathersimilarfromonecountrytoanother:candles,cakesandbirthdaywishes.Buttherearealsodifferentwaystocelebratebirthdays.

Hereareafew:

Argentina（阿根廷）:InArgentina,asinmanyLatinAmericancountries,oneofthemostimportantbirthdaypartiesisagirl'sfifteenth.Whengirlsturn15,theyhaveahugepartyanddancefirstwiththeirfathers,andthentheboysatthepart.

China:Thebirthdaychildreceivespresentsfromtheparents.Friendsandfamilymembersareinvitedtodinner,andnoodlesareservedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglife.

Denmark（丹麦）:Aflagisflownoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthathouseiscelebratingthebirthday.Presentsareplacedaroundthechild'sbedwhileheissleepingsohecanseethemimmediatelywhenhewakesup.

Holland（荷兰）:Thebirthdaychildreceivesanespeciallylargepresent.Thefamilyalsoputflowersorballoonsonthebirthdaychild'schairtomakeitbeautiful.

India:UsuallyIndianchildrenwearwhitetoschool.However,thebirthdaychildwearscoloredclothestoschoolandgivesoutchocolatestoeveryoneintheclass.His/Herbestfriendhelpsdothis.

Japan:Thebirthdaychildwearsnewclothestomarkthespecialtime.Certainbirthdaysaremoreimportantthanothersandthesearecelebratedwithavisittotheshrine（神殿）.Thesearethethirdandseventhbirthdaysforgirlsandthefifthforboys.（1）Thebirthdaychildcanseethepresents________inDenmark.A.

attheparty

B.

outsideawindow

C.

onthechair

D.

aroundthebed（2）InHolland,thebirthdaychildcansee________onhis/herchair.A.

foodordrinks

B.

flowersorballoons

C.

booksorclothes

D.

Noodlesorchocolates（3）In________,onlybirthdaychildrenwearcoloredclothestoschool.A.

Argentina

B.

China

C.

India

D.

Japan（4）The________birthdayismoreimportantthanothersforboysinJapan.A.

fifteenth

B.

third

C.

seventh

D.

fifth（5）Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.

birthdaytraditionsindifferentcountriesB.

similarbirthdaytraditionsinsomecountriesC.

children'sbirthdaysinwesterncountriesD.

theimportanceofchildren'sbirthdays11．根据短文内容，判断句子正误。DearDr.Manners,

Myclosefriendseldomsays"please".Shewillsay"Canyougetmethatbag?"or"Moveitoverthere!"Ihavetoldheralotoftimesthatitispolitetouse"please"and"thankyou",butshehardlyremembers.Ifeelthatsheisorderingmearoundwithout"please",andIalwaysgetangry.

Wehavebeenclosefriendsforover10years.ItseemsthatIcan'tstanditanymore.WhatshouldIdo?Canyouhelpme?Sincerely,HawkinsDearMsHawkins,

Whenyourfrienddocsnotusepolitewords,itseemsthatsheisorderingyoutodosomething.Soyouhaveright（权利）tohateherbehavior.

Askherwhyshedoesn'tuse"please"or"thankyou".Explaintoherthatitmakesyoufeeluncomfortable.Also,youdon'tneedtodoanythingforherbecauseshedoesn'tseemkindorpleasantwhensheasksyouto.

Maybeyourfriendwasnottaughthowtouse"please"or"thankyou"inthenormalconversation.Soyoucantrytoteachherthat.Rememberitisdifficulttofindanotherclosefriendifyouloseone.Bestregards,Dr.Manners（1）MsHawkinsdoesn'tknowhowtouse"please"or"thankyou".（2）MsHawkinsgottoknowherfriendmorethantenyearsago.（3）Dr.MannersthinksMsHawkinshasrighttohateherfriend'sbehavior.（4）MaybeMsHawkins'frienddoesn'tknowtherightwayoftalkinginthenormalconversation.（5）Dr.MannersadvisesMsHawkinstobreakup（绝交）withherfriend.12．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Oneday,amansawanoldladysittinginsidehercaratthesideoftheroad.Thoughitwasdark,hecouldseesheneededhelp.Sohestoppedhiscarandwalkedtowardsher.Theoldladywasworried,eventhoughshenoticedthesmileonhisface.Washegoingtohurther?"I'llhelpyoustartyourcar,madam.Bytheway,mynameisBryanAnderson,"hesaid.

WhileAndersonwasfittingasparetired（备胎）tohercar,theladybegantotalktohim.Shethankedhimmuchforcomingtohelp.

Andersonjustsmiledasheputhistoolsaway.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheshouldpayhim.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecouldgivethemthehelptheyneeded.Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.

Afewmilesdowntheroad,theladysawasmallrestaurant.Shewentinandawaitresscameoverwithasweetsmile.Theoldladynoticedthewaitresswasnearlyeightmonthspregnant（怀孕的）,butsheneverletthepainsandacheschangehersmilewhensheservedher.

Theladyfinishedhermealandpaidwithahundred-dollarbill.Thewaitressquicklywenttogetchange,buttheoldladywasgonewhenthewaitresscameback.Thewaitresswonderedwheretheladycouldbe.Thenshefoundtherewasanoteonthenapkin（餐巾）,"Youdon'tneedtogivemeanythingback.SomebodyoncehelpedmeoutthewayI'mhelpingyou.Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereiswhatyoudo—donotletthischain（链子）ofloveendwithyou."

Underthenapkinwerefourmore$100bills.（1）WhydidAndersontellhisnametotheoldlady?A.

Becausehewantedtocheckiftheladyknewhim.B.

Becausehehopedthatmayhelprelaxthelady.C.

Becausehethoughthecouldbepaidbackoneday.D.

Becausehewantedtoleavehisnamefordoinggoodthings.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyreferto（指的是）?A.

TheoldladyandAnderson.B.

Thepeoplewhoneedhelp.C.

Theoldladyandthewaitress.D.

Thepeoplewhohelpothers.（3）Whichistherightorderoftheoldlady'sfeelings?①Thankful②Happy③Worried④Helpless⑤WillingandreadytohelpA.

④③①⑤②

B.

④①③②⑤

C.

③②①⑤④

D.

③①④⑤②（4）Whatcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassage?A.

Themealcosttheoldlady400dollars.B.

Andersonmustbehelpedbysomeonebefore.C.

Theoldladywasabletofitasparetireherself.D.

Thewaitresswillprobablyhelpsomeonelater.（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

TheHelpofStrangersB.

ThePowerofSmileC.

TheChinaofLoveD.

TheBillofKindness13．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AlanSmithisblind.Heteachesblindchildreninhiscountry.Toshowtheworldthattheblindcanalsodosomethingamazing,hewalkedacrosstheworld'slargestsaltdesert,SalardeUyuni,onlywiththehelpofaGPS.

Walkingacrossthedesertisnoteasyforanable-bodiedperson,letalone（更不用说）ablindman.Beforesettingoff,Alanspentthreeyearstrainingforthejourney.Hestudiedeverythinghecouldfindabouttheplaceandaskedforadvicefromothertravelers.Duringhisjourney,heonlytookwater,foodandsleepingbags.Hewalkedabout20kilometersaday.Heshowedgreatperseverance（毅力）andfinishedthe140-kilometerjourneyinjustsevendays.

Thebraveteacherthoughthisweek-longjourneywaswonderful.Hesaid,"Thejourneywasquitegood.Thereweresnowstormsandwinds,butluckily