上海市西初级中学八年级英语阅读理解专题

上海市西初级中学八年级英语阅读理解专题一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解

Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysamealofgood,thickpaper,oldletters,forexample.Shedoesn'tlikeoldnewspapersverymuch.Ofcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?

Scientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?Animalseatgrassandgrowfat.Thenweeattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,andthenbiggerfishswimalongandeatthem.Chickenseatbitsofgrassandgiveuseggs.Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?

Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.It'sverygoodfood,too.Theyhavebeguntosay,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnotverydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?Perhapsitisfoodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturnpaperintofood.Itwillbecheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."

Sopleasekeepouroldbooksandletters.（Don'tfeedyourcat.）Oneday,theywillbeonyourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.（1）Whydoesthewritermentionthatbabiesandthecateatpaper?A.

Totellusbabiesandhiscatliketoeatpaper.B.

Totellusthewriterlikesbabiesandhiscat.C.

Totelluspeoplecaneatpaper.D.

Totellussometimespapercanbeeaten.（2）WhatcanNOTcomefromplantsinsomeway?A.

Nothing.

B.

Meatandfish.

C.

Cheeseandchicken.

D.

Woodandpaper.（3）Whatdoscientiststhinkofmakingfoodfromwood?A.

It'sverydifficult.

B.

Peoplecanmakeeggsfromwood.C.

It'seasierthanpeoplethink.

D.

It'snotpossible.（4）Wheremayweseethepassage?A.

Inastorybook.

B.

Inasciencemagazine.

C.

Inacookbook.

D.

Inatravelmagazine.（5）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

WeShouldProtecttheWood

B.

HowtoMakeFoodCheaperC.

KeepYourOldBooksandLetters

D.

WhereMayFoodComefromintheFuture2．阅读理解

MaryandPeterwerehavingapicnicwithsomefriendsnearariverwhenMaryshouted,"Look!That'saspaceshipupthereandit'sgoingtolandhere."

Frightenedbythestrangespaceship,alltheyoungpeoplegotintotheircarsanddroveawayasquicklyaspossibleexceptPeterandMary.Theyweremorecurious（好奇的）thanfrightened.Theywatchedthespaceshiplandandsawadooropen,butnobodycameout,sotheywenttolookintoit.Inthecentreofthefloor,therewasalotoffood.PeterfollowedMaryintothespaceshipanddidnothearthedoorclosebehindhim.Thetemperaturefellinnotimeandverysoonthetwoyoungpeopledidn'tknowanything.

Whentheycameto,theyweresurprisedtoseethattheywerebackbytheriveragain.Thespaceshiphadgone.Theircarwasnearby.

"Whathappened?"askedMary.

Peterscratched（搔）hishead,sayingslowly,"Don'taskme.Perhapswehadaproblem.Comeon.It'stimetogohome."

Afterdrivingaboutfiftymetres,theyfoundathickwallmadeofsomethinglikeglassstoodintheirway.Ontheothersideofthewall,afewstrangealienswerelookingthroughthewallandreadinganotice,whichtranslatedinto（译成）Englishsaid,"Newcomersatthezoo,apairofearthvillagersintheirhouseonwheels."（1）WhathappenedafterMaryandPeterenteredthespaceship?A.

Theywereaskedtoeatmuchfood.B.

Thetemperaturewentup.C.

Someonetheycouldn'tseeknockedthemdown.D.

Thespaceshipflewawaywiththemandpartofthefield.（2）Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A.

PeterandMarybecamevillagers.B.

PeterandMarywereinanotherplanet（星球）.C.

PeterandMarywentbackhome.D.

PeterandMaryvisitedthezoo.（3）Theunderlinedpart"houseonwheels"means"

"inthisstory.A.

car

B.

space

C.

wall

D.

zoo（4）HowdidPeterandMaryfeelwhentheysawthestrangespaceship?A.

frightened

B.

surprised

C.

amazed

D.

curious3．阅读理解

LotsofpeoplemakeitastheiraimtogettothetopofMountEverest.Markisoneofthem.ThedifferencebetweenMarkandotherclimbersisthathelostbothhislegswhenclimbingNewZealand'shighestmountain,MountCook.Hewascaughtinabigiceholeandhehadtohavehislegscutbelowthekneesafterhewassaved.Butthatcouldn'tmakehimloseheart,whohasbecomethefirstpersonwithman-madelegstoreachthetopofMountEverest.

Fromthetopoftheworld'shighestmountain,Markcalledhiswifetosayhemadeit.Hiswife,Annegotthephonewhenshewassleeping.Shecouldn'thearhimclearlyonthephone.Shewasunabletosaywhenhereachedthetopbutthoughtitwasaroundmid-day.Shealsosaidhis"legs"didn'tworkwellsometimes,soherhusbandwascarryingasparelegandrepairtools.

Markusedtobeamountainguidebeforehisaccident.Hesaiditwasnotimportantthatnoonelikehimhadeverreachedthe8,850-metermountain.

"I'mnotdoingthistobethefirst.IhavebeenclimbingmostofmylifeandIjustfeelMountEverestisreallyagreataim.IwanttosendamessagethatIcandoanythingbetter."（1）WhatwasthedifferencebetweenMarkandotherclimbers?A.

Hewentmountain-climbingwithhiswife.B.

Heclimbedmountainswithman-madelegs.C.

HewasthefirsttoclimbMountEverest.D.

Hewasthebestguideoftheworld.（2）WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderinMark'sstory?a.Losingbothofhislegs.b.Workingasamountainguide.c.FallingintoaniceholeonMountCook.d.ReachingthetopofMountEverest.A.

c-a-b-d

B.

c-a-d-b

C.

b-c-a-d

D.

b-a-c-d（3）Mark'sstorymakesusbelievethatheisa

man.A.

polite

B.

brave

C.

kind

D.

clever（4）Marktoldusthathecaredmuchabout

.A.

beingthefirst

B.

climbinghigher

C.

keepinghealthy

D.

beingaguide4．阅读理解

Asontookhisoldfathertoarestaurantforaneveningdinner.Hisfatherwasveryoldandweak.Sowhilehisfatherwaseating,healwaysdropped（落下）foodonhisclothes.Manypeopleintherestaurantwatchedhimindisgust（厌恶地）,buthissonkeptquiet.

Afterhefinishedeating,hissonquietlytookhimtothewashroom,washingthefoodandtheotherdirtythingscarefully.Whentheycameout,thewholerestaurantwaswatchingtheminsilence.

Thesonpaidthewaiterfortheirfoodandstartedwalkingoutwithhisfather.

Atthattime,anoldmanintherestaurantcalledouttothesonandaskedhim,"Don'tyouthinkyouhaveleftsomethingbehind？"

"Nosir,Ihaven't,"thesonreplied.

"Yes,youhave!Youleftalessonforeverysonandhopeforeveryfather,"theoldmansaid.

Therestaurantwentsilent.Noonesaidanything.（1）Whydidthefatheralwaysdropfoodonhisclothes?A.

Becausehewasverycareless.

B.

Becausehewasveryoldandweak.C.

Becausehissondidn'tcareabouthim.

D.

Becausethewaiterwasverycareless.（2）Whatdidthesondoafterdinner?A.

Hewenthomestraightwithhisfather.B.

Hehadafightwiththewaiter.C.

Hetalkedwiththeoldmanhappily.D.

Hehelpedhisfatherwashthefoodandotherdirtythings.（3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.

Thesonwasangrywiththeotherpeople.

B.

Thesonwaspatient（耐心地）withhisfather.C.

Thesondidn'tpayforthefood.

D.

Theotherpeoplewereangrywiththeson.（4）Fromthestory,wecanlearnthatA.

thesonshouldcareforhisfatherB.

thefathershouldlookafterhissonC.

thesonshouldtakehisfathertoeatdinnerD.

thesonshouldleavesomethingafterdinner5．阅读理解Benhasreceivedfourmessagestoday.Readandfindwhattheyare.Hi,Ben.

I'vejustfinishedareallyfantasticbookbyaBritishwritercalledStephanieMeyer.Ithinkyouwouldlikethebook.Doyouwanttoborrowit?I'llbeatRoom314tomorrowafternoon.MikeBen,

Canyouphoneyourgrandma?Shephonedat7:30p.m.Shesaysyouneedn'tliketohearfromyou.Don'tphoneafter10:00p.m.Shegotaheadache,soshe'sgoingtobedearly.RossHello,Ben

I'mhomeagainaftermyholiday.Theweatherwasn'tgreatinFrance,butthatwasn'ttheproblem.Ibrokemylegontheseconddayoftheholiday.Ihadtostayatthehotelwhileotherswereoutallday.Iwasreallybored.Whencanyoucomearoundandseeme.PeterBen,

I'mgoingtobelate.Don'twaitformeatthebar.I'llgostraighttotherestaurantandseeyouthere.Jenny（1）Mikeleavesthemessagesto

.A.

shareabookwithBen

B.

getBen'sphonecallsoonC.

tellBenhisstoryinFrance

D.

askBentolookafterhisgrandma（2）WhereisJennygoingtomeetBen?A.

Atthebar.

B.

Attherestaurant.

C.

Athishome.

D.

AtRoom314.（3）WhowantstoseeBensoon?A.

Mike.

B.

Hisgrandma.

C.

Peter.

D.

Ross.6．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。

Afewdaysago,Iwalkedintoastrangerashepassedby.Isaidsorrytohim,andwewereverypolite.Thenwewentonourwayaftersayinggoodbye.

Laterinthekitchenathome,asIcookedourmeal,mydaughterBettywalkeduptome,veryquietly.WhenIturnedaround,Inearlyknockedherdown."Getoutoftheway!"Ishoutedangrily.Sheranaway,crying.

Thatnight,whenIlayinbed,myhusbandsaidtome,"YouweresorudetoBetty.Goandlookaroundonthekitchenfloor,andyou'llfindsomeflowersthere.Bettybroughtthoseforyou.Shepickedthemherself,pink,yellow,andyourfavouriteblue."

WhenIheardthis,Ithoughtdeeply,"Whilemeetingwithastranger,Iwascalmandpolite;butwithmydaughter,Iwasnotpatient（耐心的）.Ifeltsadandtearsbegantofall.

IquietlywenttoBetty'sbed,"Wakeup,mydear,"Isaid,"Arethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?"Shesmiled,"Ifoundthembythetree.Iknewyou'dlikethem,especiallytheblue."Isaid,"IamsosorrythatItreated（对待）youthatwaytoday."Andshewhispered（悄声说）,"Mommy,that'sokay.Istillloveyouanyway."Ikissedherandsaid,"IloveyoutooandIdolovetheflowers."

ThatdayBettygavemealessononhowtogetalongwitheachotherinthefamily.Ispentmuchtimeonworkbeforeanddidn'trealizehowimportantfamilylifewas.Idecidedtodobetterinthefuture.（1）Whatdidthewriterdowhenshewalkedintoaman?A.

Shegotangrywithhim.B.

Shedidn'tsaysorrytohim.C.

Shesaidsorrytohimpolitely.D.

Sheleftwithoutsayinganything.（2）Howdidthewriterdealwithitwhenshenearlyknockeddownherdaughter?A.

Sheheldhertemper.B.

ShetalkedtoherquietlyC.

Sheshoutedatherangrily.D.

Shesaidnothingtoher.（3）Whydidthewriterfeelsorryforwhatshehaddone?A.

Herhusbanddidn'tloveher.B.

Herdaughterboughthersomeflowers.C.

Sheusedtobefriendlytoothers.D.

Shespentlittletimeonherfamilylife.（4）Accordingtothepassage,whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.

Howtogetalongwithastranger.B.

Ilovemydaughter.C.

Daughtergavemeagoodlesson.D.

Howtobeapoliteperson.7．阅读理解

Imaginethereisabankthatgivesyou$86,400eachmorning.Everyeveningthebankdeletes（删除）thepartthatyoufailtouseduringtheday.Whatwouldyoudo?Takeouteverycent,ofcourse!

Eachofushassuchabank.ItsnameisTIME.Everymorning,timegivesyou86,400seconds.Everydayitopensanewaccountforyou.Everynightitburnstheremainsoftheday.Ifyoufailtousetheday'ssavings,thelostisyours.

TorealizethevalueofONEYEAR,askastudentwhofailedinSSCExam.

TorealizethevalueofONEMONTH,askamotherwhogavebirthtoapremature（早产的）baby.

TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.TorealizethevalueofONEHOUR,asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.TorealizethevalueofONEMINUTE,askapersonwhomissedthetrain.

TorealizethevalueofONESECOND,askapersonwhojustavoided（避免）anaccident.

Makegooduseofeverymomentthatyouhave.Rememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Yesterdayishistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.That'swhyit'scalled"ThePresent".（1）Ifyouwanttoaskapersonwhojustavoidedanaccident,youcanrealizethevalueof

.A.

onemonth

B.

oneweek

C.

oneminute

D.

onesecond（2）IfyouwanttorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,

.A.

youcanaskastudentwhofailedinSSCExamB.

youcanasktheeditorofaweeklynewspaperC.

youcanaskapersonwhomissedthetrainD.

youcanasktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet（3）Inthispassage,thewritertriestotellus

.A.

tovalue（珍视）friendshipB.

tospendtimewithourfamilyC.

tovalueourtimeD.

toknowthedifferenceoftimeunits（单位）8．阅读理解

Itisnecessarytoshareyourfeelingswithothers.Sharingyourfeelingshelpsyoutogetclosertopeopleyoucareaboutandwhocareaboutyou.

Sometimesitcanbereallyhardnottotellanyonethatyou'refeelingsad,worried,orupset.Don'tkeepfeelingslockedinside.Ifthat,itcanevenmakeyoufeelsick!

Butifyoutalkwithsomeonewhocaresforyou,likeyourmomordad,youwillnotbeallalonewithyourproblemsorworries.Itdoesn'tmeanyourproblemsandworriesgooff,butatleastsomeoneelseknowswhatyourtroubleisandcanhelpyoufindwaystodowithit.

Ifthepersondoesn'tunderstandwhatyoumeanrightaway,tryexplainingitinadifferentwayorgiveanexamplethathassomethingtodowithyou.Ofcourse,therearemanywaysforyoutospeakupyourfeelings.Ifyouthinkyou'llhavetroublesayingwhat'sonyourmind,writeitdownonapieceofpaper.

Someofus,justlikesomeadults,aremoreprivate（有隐私的）thanothers.Thatmeanssomepeoplewillfeelshyaboutsharingtheirfeelings.Akiddoesn'thavetoshareeveryfeelingheorshehas,butitisimportanttosharefeelingswhenakidneedshelp.（1）Thepassageismainlyfor________.A.

theteachers

B.

theparents

C.

theteenagers

D.

everyreader（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencetellus?A.

Don'ttellanythingtoothers.B.

Don'tcareaboutwhatothersthink.C.

Youshouldshareyourfeelingswithothers.D.

Youhavetostayinsideandthinkitover.（3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Sharingyourfeelingsmakesyouclosertopeople.B.

Worryingtoomuchevenmakesyoufeelsick.C.

Therearemanywaystospeakupyourfeelings.D.

Teenagersaremoreprivatethanadults.（4）Inthewriter'sopinion,whatwillhappenifyoutalkwithsomeoneaboutyourworries?A.

Theywillhelpyoufindways.B.

Theywilllaughatyou.C.

Theywilltellothersaboutyourworries.D.

Theywillsharethefeelingswithyou.9．阅读理解

Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.

Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtospeaktoanyone.

EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.

Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends,Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme,withasmile.

Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.

OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiled,buthecouldn'trememberdoingso!

Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.（1）Whendidthewritergetthegift?A.

Attheageof16.

B.

Aftermakingfriendswiththeboy.C.

Inthefirstyearatamiddleschool.

D.

Afterbecomingclosertoeveryoneintheclass.（2）Whywasthesmileanimportantgift?A.

Becausethewriter'soldschoolwasfaraway.B.

Becausethewriterdidn'tknowwhotheboywas.C.

Becausethesmiledidn'tmeananythingtotheboy.D.

Becausethewriterfeltlonelyandhadnofriendsanditmadeherfeelhappyandwarm.（3）Whydidn'tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems?A.

Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.B.

Becauseshedidn'tknowanyoneatthetime.C.

Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.D.

Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.（4）Howdidthesmilechangeherlife?A.

Shestartedtomakefriends.

B.

Shebecamethebestfriendoftheboy.C.

Herparentsdidn'tworryaboutheranymore.

D.

Sherealizedthatshewaslonely.10．阅读理解Herearefourlabels（标签）ofT-shirtsSuperheroSize:38B

Price:29.8dollars

MadeinChinaMaterial:wool75%

polyester（化纤）25%Keepindryandcoolplaces

NowashinginwaterLuckyCatSize:36B

Price:39.8dollars

MadeinKoreaMaterial:wool100%

Keepindryandcoolplaces

Dry-cleanonlyCleverKiddySize:39B

Price:49.8dollars

MadeinChinaMaterial:silk100%

Dry-cleanonlyFlyingFishSize:37B

Price:19dollars

MadeinChinaMaterial:cotton100%

Nowashinginhotwater（1）Tomhasonly20dollarswithhim,whichT-shirtcanhebuy?A.

Superhero

B.

LuckyCat

C.

FlyingFish

D.

CleverKiddy（2）JimtriesonaSuperhero,butit'stoosmallforhim.Whatwillhedo?A.

TryaLuckyCat

B.

TryaCleverKiddy

C.

TryaFlyingFish

D.

TryaSuperhero（3）WhichofthefollowingisnotmadeinChina?A.

LuckyCat

B.

CleverKiddy

C.

FlyingFish

D.

Superhero（4）What'stheCleverKiddymadeof?A.

wool

B.

silk

C.

cotton

D.

gold（5）Whichofthesentencesisnottrue?A.

OnlytheFlyingFishcanbewashedinwater.B.

SuperheroismoreexpensivethanFlyingfish.C.

TheCleverKiddycostsmorethantheLuckyCat.D.

It'sgoodtokeeptheLuckyCatinawetplace.11．阅读理解

April15wasasaddayforFrance.AfirebrokeoutinNotreDame,acenturies—oldcathedral（大教堂）intheheartofParis.Thecathedral'sspire（尖顶）andalargepartofitsroofweredestroyed.

Builtbetween1163and1250,NotreDameisoneofthefinestexamplesofFrenchGothicarchitecture（哥特式建筑）.Thecathedralishometomanyvaluableworksofart.Amongthemostfamousartworksinsideareitsthreestained—glassrosewindows,andthecathedralsbronzestatueswhichhadbeentakenawaybeforethefireforrepairs.

NotreDameisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustouristattractions.About13millionpeoplevisititeveryyear.ItliesinthecenterofParis,alongtheSeineRiverFrenchwriterVictorHugouseditasthesettingofhisfamousstoryTheHunchbackofNotre-Dame《巴黎圣母院》.

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrondescribedthefireasa"terribletragedy,butadded,the"worsthadbeenavoidedMacronhaspromisedthattheFrenchpeoplewill"rebuildthecathedraltogether".Heannouncedthathewilllaunchaninternationalfundraisingcampaign（募捐活动）.NotreDameisour,it'sourliterature,andit'sourimagery.Wewillrebuildit.ThisisprobablypartoftheFrenchdestiny,andwewillfinishitinthenextfiveyears.Startingtomorrow,anationaldonationplanwillbestartedathomeandabroad,"Macronsaid."PariswithoutNotreDame?Madness".（1）HowoldistheNotre-DamedeParisCathedral?A.

About850years.

B.

About1160years.

C.

About1250years.

D.

About2410years.（2）WhichofthefollowingwasNOTdamagedinthefire?A.

Thecathedral'sspire.B.

Thecathedral'sroof.C.

ThetopoftheGothiccathedral.D.

Thecathedral'sbronzestatues.（3）WhatdoyouknowaboutNotreDamedeParis?A.

Youcanbuylotsofartistictreasureinit.B.

ItsitsincentralParis,bytheSeineRiver.C.

FrenchwriterHugofinishedhisfamousstoryinit.D.

It'soneofBritishmostfamousplacesofinterest.（4）Whatcanyouinfer（推断）fromthelastparagraph?A.

Themostvaluablepartofthechurchwasdamagedinthefire.B.

Frenchgovernmentwillpayallthemoneyfortherebuild.C.

TouristscanvisitNotreDamedeParisinthenextfiveyears.D.

Peoplearoundtheworldmayhavealreadydonatedsomemoney.12．阅读理解

JohnnieMartinwasborninaworker'sfamily.Hisparentslivedasimplelife,savingmoneyforthedaywhentheycouldsendhimtoagooduniversity.Theyhaddreamedthattheirsoncouldgetagoodjobandliveabetterlife.However,toJohnnie,schoollessonsseemedlikeawallthatwasimpossibletogothrough.Theywerenotsoeasyforhim.

OnedaywhenhewasinGrade11,Johnniewenttotheschoolpsychologist's（心理学家的）officetoaskforhelp."I'vebeentryinghard,but…"Johnniewasabouttocry.

Thepsychologistputhishandontheboy'sshoulder,"Peoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents,Johnnie.Therearepainters,whowereneverabletolearnmath,andsomedayyouwillfindwhatyouaregoodat.Whenyoudo,youwillmakeallofusveryproudofyou."

Johnniedidn'tgotouniversity.Hefoundajobinthegardeninthetown.Soonsomethingamazinghappened.PeoplebegantonoticethatJohnniehadwhattheycalleda"greenthumb".Theplantsgrewwellandtheroseswereinbloom（花）.Peoplestartedtoaccepthisadviceforgardening（园艺）.

Onedaywhilehewaswalking,hefoundanunusualdirtyland.Hevolunteeredtomakeitintoagarden.Thatafternoonhestartedthework,buthecouldn'taffordallthetoolsortheplants.Peoplegavehimyoungtrees,rose-bushes,benchesandmanyotherthings.Beforelong,ithadbecomeabeautifullittlepark.

TodayJohnnieistheheadofthebusinessingardening.Whereverheandhismengo,theyspreadbeautybeforetheeyesofpeople.（1）Schoollessonswere

forJonnie.A.

easy

B.

boring

C.

difficult

D.

interesting（2）WhydidthepsychologistsaythosewordstoJonnie?A.

TomakeJohnnielearnmathwell.B.

TohelpJohnniegetgoodgrades.C.

ToaskJohnnietofindagoodjob.

D.

ToencourageJohnnietobelieveinhimself.（3）Apersonwitha"greenthumb"isapersonwho

.A.

canpaintwellB.

isgoodatgardeningC.

hasgreenfingersD.

lovesplantsandroses（4）WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofJonnie?A.

Peopleshouldmakeuseoftheirowntalent.

B.

Peopleshouldgrowplantsandflowers.C.

Peoplemusthelpotherswhennecessary.

D.

Peoplemuststudyhardtolivebetter.13．阅读理解

Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinacollege.Onthestepsofbuilding,agroupofengineeringstudentswerewaitingforthelastexam.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.

Theyknewtheexamwouldbeeasy.Theprofessor（教授）hadsaidtheycouldbringanybooksornotesduringthetest.

Rightaftertheycameintotheclassroom,theprofessorhandedoutthepapers.Therewereonlyfivequestionsonit.

Threehourspassed.Thentheprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasnervousexpression.Theprofessorwatchedtheworriedfacesbeforehim,andthenasked,"Howmanyofyouhavecompletedallfivequestions?"Nohandwasraised."Howmanyofyouhaveansweredfour?"Stillnohands."Three?Two?"Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats."One,then?Certainlysomebodyhasfinishedone."Buttheclasskeptsilent.Theprofessorsaid,"ThatisexactlywhatIexpected.Ijustwanttomakeyouknowclearlythateventhoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthesubjectyoudon'tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarecommonineverydaypractice."Then,smiling,headded,"Youwillallpassthiscourse,butremember,youreducationhasjustbegun."

Theyearshaveobscuredthenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.（1）Whydidthestudentsthinktheexamwaseasyatfirst?A.

Becauseitwastheirlastexaminthecollege.B.

Becausetheyknewtherewereonlyfivequestions.

C.

Becausetheythoughttheywerecleverandtalented.D.

Becausetheywereallowedtobringanybooksandnotes.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obscured"meaninthelastparagraph?A.

模糊

B.

回忆

C.

提醒

D.

改变（3）Whatcouldthestudentslearnfromthelastexam?A.

Helaughsbestwholaughslast.

B.

Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C.

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

D.

Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.（4）What'sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.

SomeConfidentStudents

B.

AnEasyExamC.

AnInterestingProfessor