2025-2026年人教版中考英语阅读题分类提高综合练习3

2025-2026年人教版中考英语阅读题分类提高综合练习3

一、人与社会（本大题共1小题）

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Beatthewinterblues（冬季忧郁症）

Ifyou'refeelingdownorlacking（缺乏）inenergyduringthewinterseason,you'renot

alone.Thecolderweatherandshorterdayscanmakepeoplefeelthewinterblues.1

GetenoughVitaminD

Ifyou'vegotthewinterblues,youmayfindyourselfeatingmoresugarthanusual.

ScientistshavefoundthatpeoplewithlowvitaminDarcatagreaterriskofthewinterblues.

2

3

Asthedaysgetcolder,peoplearelikelytospendmoretimeindoorsevenonsunnydays.

Butnewstudyhasshownthatspendingtimeinsunshineplaysanimportantroleinbeatingthe

winterblues.4Ifyoucannotgooutdoors,moveachairnexttoawindowthatgets

sunshine.

Getsomeexercise

5Italmostneverfails.Needmoreenergy?Exercise.Feelinglow?Exercise.Sad?

Tired?Worried?Exercise.Exercise.Exercise.Infact,exerciseisoneofthemostimportantthings

youcandotostayhappyallyearlong.Insteadoflookingoutsideatthegrayskies,putonacoat,a

hat,andsomeglovesandgooutsidefbra15-minutewalk.Aslongaswemoveourbodies,weare

takingabigsteptowardfeelingbetter.

A.Ifyoureallywanttofeelbetter,thisisthefastestway.

B.Herearesomethingsyoucandotobeatthewinterblues.

C.Trytoopenthewindowandenjoyfreshairandsunshine,orgofbrawalkoutside.

D.SotrytoeatfoodshighinvitaminDsuchasfish,milk,orangejuice,andyogurt.

E.Enjoythesun

二、细节理解（本大题共2小题）

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IndooroopillyShoppingCenter,Level4,322MoggillRoad,Indooroopilly,QLD,406807

34070009

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LearntoCode（编程）Learnhowto

friendlygroupmeetsatthelibraryevery

createagameordesign（设计）awebpage

Thursdayafternoon.Comealongtomake

usingfreeonlineresources（资源）thatteach

newfriendsandimproveyourEnglish.

Learnersofalllevelsarewelcome.youhowtocode.Itallowstimetoexperiment

andplay.Itisdesignedfbradultswithbasic

Age:Alladults

computerandInternetskills.

Bookings:Notrequired.

Age:Youngadults

Time&date:ThursdayAug.1

1:00p.m.to2:00p.m.Bookings:Notrequired.

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Time&date:WednesdayAug.28

10:30a.m.to12:00p.m.

YoungCreativeClubDoyouloveto

GumtreeBasicsComeandlearnabout

writeorexpress（表达）yourselfthrough

buyingandsellingproductssafelyonline

art?Comeandjoinourcreativeclub,share

throughCumtreeBasiccomputerandInternet

yourideasandmakefriendswithpeoplewho

skillsarcrequired.

arclikeyou.

Age:Alladults

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Bookings:Call0734070009tobookyour

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place.

Time&date:TuesdayAug.13

Time&date:ThursdayAug.1

1:30p.m.to3:00p.m.

4:30p.m.to5:30p.m.

6.Whatdoweknowabou:EnglishConversationGroup?

A.Itisfbrchildren.B.Itisfbrhigh-levelstudents.C.Itisaweeklyactivity.

7.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttolearnhowtocode?

A.Havebasiccomputerskills.B.Buyacodingbook.C.Bookyourplace.

8.WhatisthetimefbrYoungCreativeClub?

A.1:30p.m.to3:00p.m.B.10:30a.m.to12:00p.m.C.4:30p.m.to5:00p.m.

9.WhatcanpeoplelearnfromGumtreeBasics?

A.Learntocreateagame.B.Learntobuyandsellproductssafelyonline.C.Learnto

write.

10.Whatdothefouractivitieshaveincommon?

A.TheyareinAugust.B.Theyrequirebookings.C.Theyarefbradults.

TheSmithsonian'sNationalZooisawonderfulplacetolearnandhavefun.Wewelcome

allofyoutovisit.

Don'ttouchtheanimalsdirectly.However,theKids'Farm

providesyoungchildrenachancetolouclicowsthere.

Don,tthrowthings.Son'tthrowrocks,rubbishoranythingelse

intotheopenareas.Rockscanhurtanimals.Rubbishcanmakethe

environmentdirty.

Nopetsareallowedinthepark.Youcan'tbringyourpetstothe

butguidedogAareallowed.

乏

15yuanforeachperson

Weekday*:10:00a.m.-4:30p.m.

40yuanfor。family4peopleWeekends:9:30am.*5:30p.m.

Kidsunder5arcfree

Telephonenumber0310-088766

11.Howmanyrulesarcmentionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

12.Whichkindofanimalscanyoutouchinthezoo?

A.Cows.B.Guidedogs.C.Pandas.

13.Howmuchwilltheypayifasix-year-oldboyandhisparentscometothezoo?

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A.yuan.B.40yuan.C.60yuan.

14.Whencanyouvisitthezoo?

A.At7:30p.m.onweekends.B.At9:50a.m.onweekdays.

C.At10:30a.m.onweekdays.

15.Howcanwcaskformoreinformationifwchavequestions?

A.Bycalling.B.Bywriting.C.BysurfingtheInternet.

三、主旨大意（本大题共8小题）

JiangDanniisa24-ycar-oldvolunteerfromFastChina.Shehasvolunteeredinschoolsin

LebanonandcountriesinAfrica.Andvideosaboutherexperiencehavedrawnmanypeople's

attention.

Aftergraduatingfromuniversityin2020,DannichosetoworkinAfricafbrayearandthen

journeyedtosevencountries.AprimaryschoolinUgandastoppedher.Shehadapeacefultime

gettingtoknowthechildrenattheschool.ShetaughtchildreninGradesOnetoFour.Danniset

updifferentkindsofclassesfbrherstudents,includingChineselanguagelearning,cookingand

crafts（手工艺）.

Dannialsoliicdlucaicfuithestudents.WhileblayingatabdiuulinTanzaiiia,she

preparedlunchfbr40childrenbelow5yearsold.Theschoolissofarfromtown.Dannineededto

passthroughalargeforestandfieldsbeforetakingabusfbrmorethanhalfanhourtogettothe

town.Shewenttothetowntobuydeliciousfoodfbrthekids.

In2022,DanniarrivedinLebanoninAsiaandbecameavolunteerteacherataschool.This

timeshetaughtartsandcraftstoherstudents.Sheincludedsomeinterestingactivitiesinher

teachingsuchaspapercuttingandthemakingofpapericecreaminclass.Herstudentsallworked

hardandenjoyedthecreativeactivities.

Dannidevelopedbeautifulrelationshipswithchildren.EverytimeDanniarrivedatthe

school,theywouldruntogiveherahugorsmallgiftssuchasacandy.Andafterschool,they

wouldinvitehertotheirhomes.

“Ienjoyedspendingbeautifulmomentswiththem.Theirsmilingfacesgavemeenergyand

encouragedmetofindmeaninginvolunteerworkindifferentplaces,"Dannisaid.Shehas

decidedtofurtherdevelopherdreamtohelpothersasalifetimecareer.

16.HowdopeopleknowDanni'sstory?

A.Bywatchingvideos.B.Byreadinganewspaper.C.BytravelinginAfrica.

17.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph2?

A.HowDannibecameavolunteer.

B.WhatDannididasavolunteer.

C.WhyDanniwaspopularwithkids.

18.Whatcanwcinferfromparagraph3?

A.PeopleinTanzanialivedahappyandpeacefilllife.

B.ItwashardfroinkiesinTanzaniatogetloschool.

C.DannitookgoodcareofchildreninTanzania.

19.WhydidstudentslikeDanni'sclassesinLebanon?

A.Becauseofthesmallgifts.

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Overthelast60years,manyspacecraft（航天器）haveflownby,orbited（沿轨道运行）and

evenlandedontheRedPlanet.However,humanscouldworkfasterandsmarterthanmachines.

That'swhytheUnitedStates,ChinaandothercountrieswanttosendpeopletoMarsBut

survivingthistripwouldnotbeeasy.

AtriptoMarswouldbethefarthestjourneyinhumanhistory.Marsisabout225million

kilometersaway,soitwouldtakeastronautsatleastsixmonthstoreachthere.However,itonly

takesafewdaystogettothemoon.

Whilespacetravelisneverfreeofdanger,ittakesalotmorehealthriskstotravelinspace

fbralongtime.Foronething,stayinginspaceforlongperiodsmakesthehumanbodyweak.

Also,itputspressurebehindtheeyesandcauseseyeproblemsRufgravity（重力）machines

couldhelp.

Thenthere'sspaceradiation（辐射）toworryabout.Itmightraisetheriskofhealthproblems,

especiallyfbrastronautswhowillhavelongjourneys.Scientistsareworkingouttheproblems.

Theyhavefoundtakingccnainvitamins（维生素）canhelp.

AstronautswillhavetopacklighttoliftofffromEarth.Buttheywon'tbeabletogetthings

theyneedlikeastronautsonthespacestationdo.Astronautsonthespacestationpracticefbrthis

bygrowinglettuceandotherfoodinspace.Engineersaredeveloping3-Dprintingtechniques

whichcouldallowfiiturcMarsastronautstobuildtoolsasneeded.

26.WhydothecountrieswanttosendastronautstoMars?

A.Becausespacecraftcouldn'tworkonMars.

B.Becausehumanscouldworkfasterandsmarterthanmachines.

C.BecausescientistshaveworkedouthowtosurviveonMars.

27.HowlongwouldittakeastronautstoreachMars?

A.Afewdays.B.Atleastsixweeks.C.Alleastsixmonths.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Atriptothemoonwouldbethefarthestjourneyinhumanhistory.

B.Spaceradiationmightraisetheriskofhealthproblemsfbrastronauts.

C.Takingcertainvitaminscanhelpreducepressurebehindtheeyesinspace.

29.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterimplies（暗示）that.

A.Marsastronautswillbeabletogetthingstheyneed

B.Marsastronautscangrewlettuceandotherfoodnow

C.3-Dprintingtechniquescouldallowastronautstobuildtoolsasneeded

30.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.sunivingatriptoMars

B.spacecraftlandingonMars

C.healthproblemsoffutureMarsastronauts

Oncethecolorsoftheworldargued.Allthoughtthattheywerethebestandmost

important.

Greensaid,"ClearlyIamthemostimportant.Iamthesignoflifeandhope.I'mthecolorof

grass,treesandleaves.Withoutme,allanimalswoulddie."

Yellowlaughed,"Youareallsoserious.Ibringhappinessandwarmthintotheworld.Every

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timepeoplelookatayellowsunflower,theystarttosmile.Withoutmetherewouldbenotun.n

Orangeshouted,"Iamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Ihavethemostimportantvitamins.

Thinkofcarrots,vegetablesandoranges.WhenIappearinthesky,everyoneisshockedatmy

beautyandnobodygivesanotherthoughttoanyofyou."

Redcouldn'tstanditanylonger.nIamthecolorofdangerandbravery.Ibringfireintothe

blood.'1

Theirvoicesbecamelouderandlouder.Thethundergotangryandtherainstartedtopour.

Whentheybecamecalm,therainsaid,"Youfoolishcolors.Don'tyouknowthateachofyouis

special?Ifyoudon'tagree,justfollowme.1'Theydidastheraintoldthemandtogethermadethe

mostbeautifulrainbow.

31.havethemostimportantvitamins.

A.OrangeB.YellowC.Green

32.isthecolorofdangerandbravery.

A.RedB.YellowC.Orange

33.becameangryandtherainstartedtopour.

A.ThevoiceB.ThethunderC.Therainbow

34.Thecolorsdidastheraintoldandtogethermade.

A.allanimalsB.therainbowC.thethunder

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AlltheColorsareFoolish

B.EveryColorisBeautiful

C.GettingUnitedisImportant

OnAugust30,2021,theChinesegovernmentannouncedthatkidswouldnotbeallowedto

playonlinegamesMondaystoThursdays.Onweekendsandholidays,kidswouldbelimited（限制）

toanhouradayofonlinegaming."Recently,manyparentshavereportedthatplayinggames

crazilyamongsomeyouthsandchildrenisseriouslyharmingtheirnormalstudy,lifeandhealth.”

theChinesegovernmentsaidonline.Thisnewsgotusthinking.Shouldthegovernmentbe

responsiblefbrlimitinghowmuchtimekidsspendonline?Herearcsomestudcnts'opinions.

EsmeMcNeely,11

Thegovernmentshouldnotsetscreen-timelimits.Thatdecisionshouldbeuptoparents.

Somechildrenneedtousescreensfbrhomework.AndduringtheCOVID-19,oneoftheonly

waystotalktofriendswasonline.Governmentlimitswouldnotbefairtopeoplewhoarecareiiil

withtheirscreentime.

LucasBarone,11

Thegovernmentshouldnotlimitscreentime.A2021studyfromtheUniversityofColorado

Bouldersaysscreentimemightbelesshanniultokidsthanpeoplethink.Someparentsworrythat

childrenonlinetoomuchwon'tmakefriends.Butthestudyreportsthatscreentimecanactually

improvekids'friendships.Infact,screentimecanbeeducational.Iusewebsitestoreadandto

learnmath.

XiuhanZhu,9

Ithinkthegovernmentshouldtakeactionandlimitscreentimefbrkids.Toomuchscreen

timecanleadtotirednessandlesssocialtime.Peoplewhousesmartphonesarcmorelikelytoget

intocaraccidents.Electricalproductslikecomputerscanalsobeharmfulfbrkids.Ifkidsaren't

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carefulwiththewebsitestheyuse,criminalscangetimportantinformation.

NmgLi,10

MostpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheirphonesandTVs.Theyhurttheireyesandwaste

theirtime.AndwatchingalotofTVorplayinggamescaninfluencekids5learningandsocial

skills.Ifthegovernmentlimitedscreentime,peoplewouldbeencouragedtospendmoretime

withtheirfamily.Theymightjoinasportsteamintheirneigliborhood.：

36.Whenarekidsallowedtoplayonlinegamesfbranhouraday?

A.OnMondays.B.OnWednesday.C.Onweekends.；

37.Whoisagainstscreen-timelimits?

A.EsmeMcNeely.B.XiuhanZhu.C.NingLi.；

38.WhatdoesthestudyfromheUniversityofColoradoBouldershow?

A.Screentimemightdonoharmtokids.

B.Screentimecanimprovekids'friendships.

C.Screentimewon'thelpkidsmakefriends.；

39.WhatarcNingLi'sopinionsaboutscreen-timelimits?

A.Toomuchscreentimecanleadtotiredness.

B.Criminalscangetimportantinformationeasily.

C.Peopleareencouragedtospendmoretimewiththeirfamily.；

40.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Screentimecanbeeducational.

B.Screentimecanleadtolesssocialtime.

C.Whetherthegovernmentshouldsetscreen-timelimits.

Theepidemic（疫情）isscary.Butit'snotallbad.Infact,vvecanlearnsomerulesfrom

it.

Learntoberesponsible学会担当.

Whenfacingtheepidemic,everyonehastobeready（做好准备）.Peoplehavedifferent

responsibilities（责任）.Doctorsfightonthefrontlinetotreatpatients.Policeofficersstayin

positiontokeepussafeontheroads.Deliverymen（T夬递员］deliverdailythingstous.What

arcyourresponsibilities?Youcanfollowthelatestnews（最新消息）andexercisetokeepyour

bodyhealthyandkeepthevirus（病毒）away.

Learntorespect学会敬畏.

Feelingafraidisnotabadthing.Youcanlearntolookateverythingwithrespect（敬畏）.

Whenyourespectlaws（法律）,youarecarefulaboutwhatycudo.Whenyourespectothers,you

arckindtothem.Whenyourespectnaturc（自然）,youtrytoprotectit.Don'tjustbeafraid.Try

todowhatyoubelieveinanddoitwitharespectfulmind.

Learntotellrightfromwrong学会甄别.

Ifyouwanttolearnaboutsomething,youcaneasilyfindalotofinformationaboutitonline.

Rutisallofitright?Don'tgetlost（迷失）inaseaofinformation.Thinkcritically

（批判性地）.Youcanalsoaskyourparentsorteachersandlistentowhattheysay.

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Learntobecalm学会从容.

Youmayfbclworried（焦虑）.Thesefeelingsarceverywhere.Whentherearcunexpected

（意外的）changes（变化）,peoplemightfeellikethis.Buttherearealwaysunexpectedchanges

inourlives.Trytoacceptthemcalmly.Thiscanhelpyoufacethosechangesandfindwaysto

dealwith（应对）them.

Learntobealone学会独处.

Theepidemicmakesustostayathome.Youmayfeelboredandmissyourfriends.But

beingaloneisn'tabadthing.Youhavetimetodothingsthatyoudidn'thavetimetodobefore.

Also,youcanlearntobeindependent（独立的）.

41.Howmanyrulesdocsthewritertellusinhispassage?

A.4.B.5.C.6.

42.Whentheepidemiciscoming,you'dbetter.

A.fightonthefiontlinetotreatpatients

B.keepeverybodysafeontheroads

C.dosomesportstobeingoodhealth

43.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Weneedtolookateverythingarounduswithrespect.

B.EverythingyoufindontheInternet（网络）isright.

C.Tobeworriedcan'thelpus,buttobecalmcan.

44.Thewritertellsus.

A.ourteachersandparentscanhelpustellrightfromwrong

B.therearcalwaysexpectedchangesinourlives

C.wecan'tdoanythingathomewithourfriends

45.Fromthepassage,welearnthat.

A.howtofightwithbadmenandepidemic

B.theepidemicisveryscarytotalkabout

C.whatweshoulddoduringtheepidemic

InAmerica,therearcchoresfbrchildrenofdifferentages.Americanpeoplethinkit's

importanttotellchildrentheirdutyinthefamily.Usethislistofagechoresfbryourchildren.

Age2-3

Age4-5

Helpmakethebed;

Clearandsetthetable;

Pickuptoysandbooks;

Helpcookdinner;

Takelaundry（要洗的衣服）tothelaundryroom;

Putawaygroceries（杂物）.

Helpfeedpets.

Age9-12

Age6-8

Helpwashthecar;

Takecareofpets;

Learntowashthedishes;

Takeouttherubbish.

Cleanthebathroom.

46.Thispassagetellsussomethingabout

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A.AmericanchildrenB.ChinesechildrenC.childrenallovertheworld

47.Americanpeoplethinkchildrenshoulddochoresinthefamilybecause.

A.childrenhavenothingtodoexceptplaying

B.theythinkchildrenshoulddevelopgoodhabits

C.theythinkit'simportanttoletchildrenknowtheirdutyinthefamily

48.IfBobis3yearsold,hecan.

A.setthetableB.helpmakethebedC.washthedishes

49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Childrenshouldhelpparentsdohousework.

B.A5-ycar-oldchildcanhelpmakedinner.

C.6-year-oldMaryshouldbeabletowashthedishes.

50.Whal'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whychildrenshoulddochores.

B.Childrendon'thavedulyinthefamily.

C.WhatchoresAmericanchildrenofdifferentagesshoulddo.

Tracywasalwayshard-workingandcreative.ShestartedawebsitecalledTEAMfor

girlswhenshewas16,andit'sdoingbetterthanever.TEAMnowhas10millionvisitsevery

month.

Whenshewasten,Tracydrewfourcharacters（人物）.Theyareallgirls,andtheyaregood

friends.Shecalledthem“AmazingGirls”.Themainamazinggirl,MissE,represents（代表）her

youngersisterElizabeth.Amywritesstories,andMaryanswersquestions.**AmazingGirls”

finallybecameTEAM."TEAM"means"Togethereveryoneachievesmore”.

Atthattime,Tracywantedasafeandwarmsitefbrgirls,butshecouldn'tfindone.Soshe

decidedtocreateoneherself.

Atfirst,Tracyaskedfamilymembersandfriendsfbrhelp.Hercomputerteacheralsohelped

heralot.Shecreatedasmallwebsite.<kTherewasahomepage,whichhadthefourcharactersand

simpleflashanimations（动画片）JTracysays."Itwasvery,verysimple,butitwasastart.”

Nowitisaheavenfbrmillionsofgirls.Ithasmessageboards,quizzes,games,music,and

more.Girlscanhelpeacho:herwithhomeworkhere.Andtheycanalsodiscussfashion,dancing

andsingingstars.Theyfeelfreeandcomfortable.Theyhavemadetheirlifemorefruitfuland

meaningful.

"I'mabletolearnsorr.uchaboutculturearoundtheworld,Tracysays."Thegoalfbrthe

sitewas,andstillis,tohelpyounggirlstobelieveinthemselves.^^

51.WhatdoesAmydo?

A.Answersquestions.B.Drawscharacters.C.Writesstories.

52.WhyisthewebsitecalledTEAM?

A.Becauseofitsmeaning

B.Becauseoftheirteamspirit.

C.Becauseofthefourcharacters?names.

53.WhatCAN'Tthegirlsdoonthewebsite?

A.Watchmovies.B.Leaveamessage.C.Dohomework.

54.HowisthewebsiteTEAM?

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A.Smallandsimple.B.Wamiandwelcome.C.Unsafeanduseless.

55.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Girls'Success.B.Girls'WebsiteC.TEAM'SMeaning

四、推理判断（本大题共5小题）

B

TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisoneofthegreatworksbyMarkTwain.Thebookisso

interesting.Eventoday,itisquitepopularamongkids.AlthoughIaminmythirties,thebook

remainsoneofmyfavorites.Afterre-readingthebookrecently,Ilearnedanimportantlesson

fromTomSawyer.

Inourdailylife,vveareoftengivensomeboringortiringtasks.Whal'sinyourmindwhen

yourmomtellsyoutocleanthefloor?Haveyoueverwantedtocomplain?Ithinkmostpeople

have.

TomSawyer,however,thought“differently“whenhewasgivenaboringtask.OneSaturday

moming,AuntPollytoldTomtopaintthefence（篱笆）.Tom'sfriendBenRogershappenedto

walkpast.Insteadofcomplaining,TomtoldBenthathefelt“excited"aboutthetask/'Onlyonein

aihousand-maybeevenIwothousand—boyscandothis!”Tomsaid.

Tom'swordsmadeBeninterestedinthetask.HeevengaveTomhisapplesothathecould

haveachancetopaintthefence.IfTomhadthoughtaboutnothingbutcomplaining,hev/ould

havehadabaddaypaintingthefence.

Thisstoryteachesmeavaluablelesson:Complainingisuseless.Thenexttimeyouaregiven

aboringortiringtask,don'tcomplain.UnlikewhathappensinthestoryofTomSawyer,itis

unlikelythatsomeonewillcomeanddotheworkfbryou.However,withoutcomplaining,you'll

feelbetterandperhapsevendoabetterjob!

56.WhoisthewriterofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer!

A.AuntPolly.

B.MarkTwain.

C.BenRogers.

57.Accordingtothewriter,whatismostpeople'simmediatereaction（即时反应）toaboring

task?

A.Complainingaboutit.

B.Acceptingit.

C.Rcfiisingit.

58.WhatdidAuntPollyaskTomtodointhistext?

A.VisitBen.

B.Cleanthefloor.

C.Paintthefence.

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59.WhydidTomsaytheunderlinedsentencetoBeninParagraph3?

A.Toexpresshissadness.

B.TocatchBen'sinterest.

C.Toshowhisanger.

60.WhatdoesthewriterlearnfromTomSawyer?

A.Itisnousecomplaining.

B.Rcfiisingisthebestchcice.

C.Waitingistheonlywayout.

REACHHIGHER

Il'shardtoimagineaplaceIhal'smoredangerousthanDeathValley.DeathValleyisthe

hottestandthedriestplaceinNorthAmerica.ItalsohasthelowestplaceintheWestern

Hemisphere（西半球）！AlthoughthenaturalconditioninDeathValleyisterrible,hereisfullof

life.

DeathValleyisn'taneasyplacetolivein.Itgetslittlerainayear,sothereisn'tmuchwater.

InJuly,temperaturesoftenclimbtoover46C.Thegroundismostlysandandrocks.Thereis

evenadried-uplakethathasturnedintosaltcrystals（晶体）.

NoneofthesestopsplantsandanimalsfrommakingDeathValleytheirhome.Peoplehave

foundmorethan1,000kindsofplantsthere.Italsohas51kindsofmammals（哺乳动物）,36

kindsofreptiles（爬行动物）,6kindsoffish,andmorethan300kindsofbirds.Theanimalsaren't

allsmall,either.Therearebigoneslikemountainlions.

FindingwateristhebiggestchallengefbranythingthatlivesinDeathValley.Someplants

haverootsthatgofiftyfeetunderthesurfacetofindwater.Someanimalsgetthewatertheyneed

fromtheseedsofdesertsunflowers.Smallfishcanliveinthewaterthatisfivetimesassaltyas

theocean!

Allthesemakepeoplehavetobesurprisedaboutthemagicoflife.

61.WhatcanwelearnaboutDeathValleyfromthepassage?

A.DeathValleyisveryhetanddry.B.DeathValleyhasbeautifulscene.

C.DeathValleyisdangerousfbranimals.D.DeathValleyhasthelowestp'ace

intheworld.

62.HowmanykindsofanimalsarethereinDeathValley?

A.Over93.B.Over300.C.Over393.D.Over

1393.

63.isthebiggestchallengefbranimalslivinginDeathValley.

A.TheshortofwaterB.Thehotweather

C.ThehardrocksD.Thesaltywater

64.WherecantheanimalsinDeathValleygetwateraccordingtothepassage?

A.Fromtheunderground.B.Fromtheriver.

C.Fromtheocean.D.Fromsomeplants.

65.What,sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Totellustheimportanceofwater.B.ToteachushowtoliveinDeath

Valley.

C.TointroducesomethingaboutDeathValley.D.Totellushowtofindanimalsin

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DeathValley.

Everyyea