上海兰生复旦八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

上海兰生复旦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

"Loveisstillalive!"WangZhirufromJiangxiAcademyofForestry,saidexcitedlywhenreceivingapictureofawhitecraneonJanuary3rd2019.ThewhitecranetheynamedLovewassavedandsetfreeinearly2018.

LovewasfirstfoundonApril24th2018,whenLiZengming,afarmer,drovepastareservoirinthecountrysideofNanchang,capitalofJiangxiProvince.Seeingittryingtoflybutfallingagainandagain,Lithoughtthatitmightbehurt.Hedrovetotheshoreandwentintothewatertorescueit."Isawthewhitecranewithdulleyesandaweakbody.Itwasprobablyhurt.IfIletitalone,itwouldbeindanger,"Lirecalled.Aftermorethanhalfanhour,Lifinallytookthewhitecranebacktotheshore.Thenhecalledhisuncle,anexperiencedanimalsaverforhelp."Comeoverimmediatelyandlet'ssendittothepolicestationrightaway"saidhisuncle.Whenseeingtheweakwildcrane,JiangQingchunfromtheFive-StarPoliceStation,putdownhisworkandcheckeditcarefully.

"AttheendofApril,migratory（迁移的）birdsusuallyreturntothenorth.It'sabnormalforawhitecranetostillbelivingnearby.Itmaybeleftbehindbecauseofitspoorhealth."Jiangsaid.HecontactedWangattheJiangxiAcademyofForestryforhelp.Wang'steamfoundLovedidnotseemtobehurtorhaveillness,butitsufferedfromhungerandtiredness.Afterfivedays'treatment,itsweightrosefrom3.75kgto4kg.

Beingkeptforlongwillbebadforbirds'abilitytosurviveinthewild.Wang'steamdecidedonMay2ndtosetitfreeataplaceinnorthernChinasothatitcouldjointhemigratinggroupheadingforSiberiainRussia.OnMay8th,LovewassetfreeattheMomogeNationalNatureReserve.（1）WhendidthefarmerfindLoveforthefirsttime?A.

OnMay2nd,2019.B.

OnMay8th,2019.C.

OnApril24th,2018.D.

OnJanuary3rd,2019.（2）Theunderlinedword"abnormal"inParagraph4means_______.A.

unhappy

B.

unusual

C.

unknown

D.

unlucky（3）WhatwaswrongwithLove?A.

Itwashurt.

B.

Itwasweakandlost.

C.

Itwasdead.

D.

Itwashungryandtired.（4）WhywasLovesetfreeinnorthernChina?A.

BecauseLovewasabletoflyagain.B.

BecauseLovelosthisabilitytofly.C.

BecauseWang'steamcouldn'tkeepitanymore.D.

BecauseLovecouldjointhemigratinggroupthere.（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

Lovehurt

B.

Lovelost

C.

Lovefound

D.

Lovegone2．阅读理解TraveltoItalyCitiesMilanVenicePopulationin20101，307，900270，500AreaLargerthanFlorence's7.6squarekilometersTypicalfeature（特征）ThesecondlargestcityinItalyAwatercityClimateWetWarmwinterandhotsummerCitiesFlorenceRomePopulationin2010369thousand2.74millionArea104squarekilometersOver1，507squarekilometers（Cityarea）Typicalfeature（特征）ThebirthplaceoftheRenaissance（文艺复兴发源地）ThecapitalcityClimatePleasantclimateWarmandwetinwinterwhilehotanddryinsummer（1）Thereare________famousItaliancitiesmentionedintheform.A.

two

B.

three

C.

four（2）Milanhasa________climateaccordingtotheform.A.

wet

B.

hot

C.

dry（3）Accordingtotheform,________isthesmallestinarea.A.

Rome

B.

Venice

C.

Milan（4）Florenceiswellknownas________.A.

thelargestcityinItaly

B.

thewatercity

C.

thebirthplaceoftheRenaissance（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheform?A.

In2010,thepopulationofFlorencewaslargerthanthatofMilan.B.

ThepopulationofRomewas2，740，000in2010.C.

Thecapitalcityhasanareaoflessthan1，507squarekilometers.3．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.4．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.5．阅读理解

Everyoneworries.Buthowdoyoudealwithyourworries?Whetheryourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethesestepstodealwithyourworries.

Trytofindoutwhatyouareworryabout.

Sometimes,youwillknowwhatyou'reworriedabout.Othertimes,youmightnot.Trytofinditout.Ifyoucan't,youcanaskforhelp.

Thinkofwaystomakeitbetter.

Thereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyoufeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwon'tsolveyourproblem.

Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforkids.Ifyouareworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions:

Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?

（A）HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoovermynotesevenwhenthereisn'tatest?

（B）DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomework?

（C）HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?

Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddo—writeanotetoherorhim,inviteherorhimtoabasketballgame,saysorrytoherorhim,etc.Onceyouhavealistofthingsyoucoulddo,youcanchoosetheonethatgetsyourfriendback.

Askforhelp.

Whenyouareworried,itcanhelptofindsomeonetotalkto.Youcanaskyourparents,friendsorteachersforhelp.（1）Howmanystepsarementionedtodealwithyourworriesinthepassage?A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Seven.（2）Ifyou'reworriedaboutyourgrades,youcanaskyourselfthesequestionsEXCEPT"________".A.

Whyaregradesimportant?B.

Whatdogradesmeantome?C.

HowdoIgetreadyforclass?D.

Whydon'tmyfriendslikeme?（3）Accordingtothepassage,whatwillyoudoifyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?A.

Makeanewfriend.B.

Don'ttalktoherorhimanymore.C.

Haveanotherfightwithherorhim.D.

Inviteherorhimtoabasketballgame.（4）Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.

whoisoftenworriedB.

whenpeopleareworriedC.

howtodealwithourworriesD.

whatkindofworriespeoplehave6．阅读理解

Anoldmanwasfishinginthebankofariver.Agirlcametoseehimfishing.Theoldmanwasreallygoodatfishinganditdidn'ttakelongforhimtocatchafullbasketoffish.Theoldmansawthatthegirlwasverycute,andhewantedtogiveherawholebasketoffish.Butthegirlshookherhead.Theoldmanwassurprisedandasked"Whydon'tyouwantthefish?"

Thegirlreplied,"Iwantthefishingrod（竿）inyourhands.”

Theoldmanasked,"Whydoyouwanttherod?"

"Itdoesn'ttakelongtoeatallthefishinabasket.ButifIhavethefishingrod,IcangofishingbymyselfandIwon'tbeafraidofnothavinganymorefishtoeat."

Ithinkyouwillcertainlysaythatthegirlisverysmart.Wrong!Ifshedoesn'tknowhowtofish,shecannothavefishtoeat,eventhoughshehasthefishingrod.It'suselesstoonlyhaveafishingrod.Fishingskillsarethemostimportant,notthefishingrod.

Toomanypeoplethinkthatiftheyhavea"fishingrod"intheirlife,theywillnolongerfearthewindandrain.Theyarejustlikethegirl,whothoughtthatifshehadafishingrod,shewouldhavefishtoeat.（1）Theoldmanwasfishingonthebankofa

.A.

river

B.

lake

C.

pool

D.

sea（2）Whydidthegirlrefusethefishtheoldmangaveher?A.

Becauseshedidn'tlikefish.B.

Becauseshewantedtheoldman'sfishingrod.C.

Becausetheoldmanhadfewfish.D.

Becauseshedidn'tliketheoldman.（3）Thewriterthoughtthegirlwas

aftersheexplainedwhyshedidn'twantthefish.A.

smart

B.

hard-working

C.

silly

D.

lazy（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.

TheFish.

B.

TheFishingMan.

C.

TheFishingGirl.

D.

LearntoFish.7．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.8．阅读理解Welcometoourbookstore!WarandPeace--ByLeoTolstoyItisoneofTolstoy'sfinestachievements.Afteryoureadit,youcanhaveabetterunderstandingofRussianpeopleandtheirlives.Price:68yuan（IfyoubuyitonNewYear'sDay,youcanjustpayhalf.）Notre-DamedeParis--ByVictorHugoThelovestorybetweenthebeautifulwomanandtheterrible-lookingmantouchespeople'shearts.Hugoteachespeopletolovebeautyandtruth.Price:36yuan（Ifyoubuyitonourwebsite,youcanonlypay30yuan.）TheRedandtheBlack--ByStendhalItdescribesthefightbetweenamanandthesocietyanditgivesafullpictureoftheFrenchsociety.Price:36yuan（Ifyoubuytwocopies,youcangetabeautifulcupforfree.）OliverTwist-ByCharlesDickensItisabouthowanorphan（孤儿）workshardtoachievehissuccess.Inspired（受启迪）byit,DisneymadethefilmOliver&Companyin1988.Price:19yuan（EveryMonday,it'sonsalefor12yuan.）（1）___cangiveusabetterunderstandingofRussianpeople.A.

TheRedandtheBlack

B.

OliverTwist

C.

WarandPeace

D.

NotreDamedeParis（2）WecanbuyNotreDamedeParisatalowerpriceifwe______.A.

buyitonNewYear'sDay

B.

buyitonthewebsiteC.

buytwocopiesatatime

D.

buyitinthebookstoreonMonday（3）Jimcanget______forfreeifhebuystwocopiesofTheRedandtheBlack.A.

acup

B.

aCD

C.

ahat

D.

apen（4）Jimwillpay______ifhebuystwoNotreDamedeParisontheInternetandoneOliverTwistonMonday.A.

91yuan

B.

72yuan

C.

84yuan

D.

74yuan（5）WhatisOliverTwistabout?A.

Awar.

B.

Alovestory.

C.

TheFrenchsociety.

D.

Anorphan'ssuccess.9．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.

WhatisStress10．阅读理解

Doyouthinkthatit'spossibletoraisemoneybyplayingtricksonothers?ItispossibleonRedNoseDayintheUK.

ThedaywasonMarch15thisyear.Peopledosomefunnythingstomakepeoplelaughandraisemoney.Theytelljokes.Theydanceinafunnyway.Mostimportantly,theywearrednoses.AllthemoneygoestohelpthepoorintheUKandAfrica.

RedNoseDayisnottheonlywaytoraisemoneyforcharity.Herearesomeotherinterestingwaystohelppeopleinneed.Let'shavealook!Charityshops

IntheUK,somepeoplelikebuyingthingsincharityshops.Thiskindofshopssellused（用过的）thingslikeclothes,shoesandbooks.Peopledonatethemtotheshops.Sothingsintheshopsareverycheap.Themoneytheyraisegoestohelpsickchildrenandhomelesspeople.Charityconcerts

Thisisacommon（普通的）wayforpopstarstoraisemoney.Concertshelpraisemoneyandawareness（意识）.TheLive8concertin2005wasoneofthelargestconcertsofthiskind.Ithelpedmakepeoplecaremore（1）OnRedNoseDay,peopleraisemoneyby

.A.

buyingthingsincharityshops

B.

holdingcharityconcertsC.

playingtricksonothers

D.

playinggameswithothers（2）Whatdon'tpeopledotoraisemoneyonRedNoseDay?A.

Theymakepeoplelaugh.

B.

Theydanceinafunnyway.C.

Theytelljokes.

D.

Theywearyellownoses.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthearticle?A.

慈善

B.

公益

C.

盈利

D.

目的（4）WhichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.

RedNoseDayisnottheonlywaytoraisemoneyforpeopleinneed.B.

PeopleintheUSlikebuyingusedthingslikeclothesandbooksincharityshops.C.

Popstarsperformatthecharityconcertstoraisemoney.D.

Thecharityconcertscanhelpraisemoneyandawareness.11．阅读理解

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyotherviolin.Theyevensoundbetterthantheviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.

Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Butnotalltheoldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlytheoldviolinsfromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbethecorrectanswer.

Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.

MusicianssometimesthinkthatitisthesecretoftheItalians.Possiblytheyunderstoodmorethanusabouthowtocutthewood.

Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistscanmakenewoneswhichareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish（清漆）.Varnishiswhatcoversthewoodoftheviolin.Itmakesthewoodlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.ButnooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.（1）ViolinsfirstmadeinCremona

.A.

areworsethantheviolinsmadetodayB.

arethesameastheviolinsmadetodayC.

soundbetterthantheviolinsmadetodayD.

havethesamevarnishastheviolinsmadetoday（2）Whyistheviolinpaintedwiththevarnish?A.

Tomakeitsellbetter.B.

Tomakeitlookshiny.C.

Tomakethesoundbetter.D.

BothBandC.（3）FromParagraph3,wecanlearn

.A.

alltheoldviolinssoundwonderfulB.

woodforviolinsmustbecutcarefullyC.

thekindofwoodmustbeveryimportantD.

theageoftheviolinsmustbethecorrectanswer（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Scientificideasaboutviolinsmadetoday.B.

Thewaysofmakinggoodviolins.C.

Themusicalinstruments.D.

TheoldItalianviolins.12．阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

MissEvanswasgoingtogiveaspeechonFridayafternoon.ButonThursdaynightshewastoldthatshehadtogotoanimportantmeetingthenextdayatthesametime."Noonecanbeintwoplacesatthesametime.WhatshouldIdo?"Shethought.Butsoon,shehadanidea.

AtfivetothreeonFridayafternoon,MissEvanswenttothelectureroom.Thereweretwentystudentswaitingforher."I'msorry,"shesaid,"Iwon'tbeabletogivemyspeechtoday."Thestudentslookedsurprised.MissEvansexplainedthatshehadanimportantmeeting."However,"shewenton,"thoughIcan'tbewithyoumyself,myvoicecan."Thensheputasmallrecorderonthedesk,"Yousee,I'verecordedmyspeechandyoucanlistentoitwithoutme."MissEvansturnedontherecordedandleft.

Themeetingendedalittleearly.MissEvansdecidedtogobacktoherstudents.Shestoodforamomentoutsidetheroom,listeningtoherownvoice.Thensheopenedthedoor.Tohersurprise,theroomwasempty.Asshelookedaround,shesawanumberofsmallrecorders"listening"toherspeech!

"Well."shethought,"IfIcanbeintwoplacesatthesametime,whycan'tthey?"（1）MissEvanshadanimportantmeeting________.A.

onThursdaynightB.

onFridaynightC.

onThursdayafternoonD.

onFridayafternoon（2）MissEvansrecordedherspeechso________thatwhileshewasaway.A.

thestudentscouldlistentoitB.

shecouldlistentoherownvoiceC.

thestudentscouldrecordherspeechD.

thestudentscouldleavetheroom（3）WhichofthefollowingshowshowMs.Evansfeltintheend?A.

Shewasangrybecauseallherstudentsleft.B.

Shewassurprisedbecausenobodywasintheroom.C.

Shethoughtitwasallrightforthestudentstodothesameasshedid.D.

Shethoughtthestudentswereveryrudebecausenoonewaslisteningtoherspeech.（4）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

AStrictTeacher

B.

ALazySpeaker

C.

ASpecialSpeech

D.

AnImportantMeeting13．阅读理解Blue'sClues

Peoplearoundtheworldarefamiliar（熟悉的）withthecartoonseriesfortheearlychildhooddevelopmentskills.ThecartoonserieseverwonnineEmmyawardsbecauseofthelovelydog.Blue'sCluesbecameagoodfriendofthosepreschoolers.

AndBlue'sClueskeepsagreatsourceforchildrenofallages.Santa'sLittleHelper

Santa'sLittleHelper,isacute,butpoorlytrainedgreyhound.ThegreyhoundhasbeenagatekeeperfortheSimpsonhouseholdforyears.Finallyhewasreplaced（替换）

bywell-trainedLaddie.Evenso,Santa'sLittleHelperhasstayedwiththeSimpsonseversince.BrianGriffin

TheGriffins'dogisnoticeableforhiswit,

intelligence（智力）,loveformartinis,andabilitytospeak.Whileonly7yearsold,Brianisonlyafewcreditsshortofadegree（学位）fromBrownUniversity.Lady&theTramp

Thefirstcoupleofanimateddogs,LadyandtheTrampshowusthatevendogsneedloveandcompanionshipfromtheirownkind.Whennotpushingmeatballswiththeirnosesandeatingspaghetti,LadyandtheTrampfellinloveandsoonhadalitteroftheirown.（1）PeoplewellknowthecartoonseriesBlue'sCluesforits

.A.

childhooddevelopmentskills

B.

Emmyawards

C.

funnystories

D.

truelove（2）Blue'sClueskeepsagreatsourcefor

.A.

children

B.

youngsters

C.

oldpeople

D.

peopleofallages（3）

istrainedverywell.A.

LittleHelper

B.

Simpson

C.

Laddie

D.

Griffin（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

ThecartoonseriesBlue'CluesnevergotEmmyawards.B.

Santa'sLittleHelperlefttheSimpsonsatlast.C.

TheGriffins'dogiswellknownforhisintelligence.D.

LadyandtheTramparebrotherandsister.（5）ThepassagemainlytellsusA.

cartoonstories

B.

children'sfavourite

C.

cartoondogs

D.

funnypictures14．阅读理解

HayaoMiyazaki（宫崎骏）wasborninTokyoonJanuary5,1941.Asaboy,helikedtoreadanddrawcartoons.Aftergraduatingfromuniversityin1963,MiyazakijoinedtheToeiAnimation（动画片制作）Company.AtToei,heworkedonmanyanimatedmovies,likethefamousPussinBoots.In1984,hemadeNausicaaoftheValleyoftheWind（《风之谷》）,whichwasbasedonacomicbookhewrote.Becausethismoviewassosuccessful,Miyazakiwasabletostarthisownanimationcompany,StudioGhibli.

OneofMiyazaki'smostlovedmoviesisMyNeighbourTotoro（《龙猫》）,madein1988.Itisachildren'smovie,butmany