上海民办华育中学八年级英语阅读理解专题

上海民办华育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

MostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVbecauseofthefunnycharactersandthebright

colours.ButisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsonTV?

Somepeoplethinkitleavesnothingforchildrentoimaginewhentheyarewatchingcartoons

onTV.Theycanseethedifferentcharacterssotheyneednotimaginetheappearanceofa

characteroranysituationinthecartoon.Butwhenreadingabook,hehastoimaginewhatthe

differentcharacterslooklike.Hehastoimagineaplaceorasituationdescribedinthestoryheis

reading,sotheimaginativepowerofthechildimproves.

Verylittlechildrenmaynotbeabletoreadbooks.ButtheywillbehappytowatchTV,

especiallywatchcartoons.Watchingcartoonswillimprovetheirlanguageability.Asmostofthe

cartoonsareinEnglish,watchingthemwillimprovetheirEnglish.Theywilllearntounderstand

theconversationsbetweenothers.Theirvocabularywillgetimproved.Theywilllearnhowto

pronouncedifferentwords.TheirspokenEnglishwillalsogetgreatlyimproved.Thesearethe

advantagesofwatchingcartoons.

Butthereshouldbealimittoeverything.Parentsshouldcontroltheirchildren'stimeonTV.

However,youcannotkeepchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.]twillonlydomoreharmthan

good.

(1)WhydomostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becauseofthefunnylanguageandtheinterestingads.

B.Becauseofthemeaningfulstoriesandthefunnylanguage.

C.Becauseoftheinterestingadsandthefunnycharacters.

D.Becauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolours.

(2)What'stheopinionofthepeoplewhoareagainstchildren'swatchingcartoonsonTV?

A.TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'simagination.

B.TheythinkwatchingcartoonsonTVisnotgoodforchildren'seyes.

C.TheythinkthecartoonsonTVarenotinterestingatall.

D.TheythinksomecartoonsonTVarenothealthy.

(3)whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.HowyoungchildrenlearnEnglish.

B.Theadvantagesofwatchngcartoons.

C.WatchingcartoonsisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.

D.Childrenarehappywhentheyarewatchingcartoons.

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.WatchingcartoonsonTV

B.Alimittoeverything.

C.Parents'controlovertheirchildren'stimeonTV.

D.KeepingchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.

2.阅读理解

Itwas8:30atnight.Donwasdrivinghome.Hewassurprisedwhenhesawalarge,greenlight

inthesky.Thelightwasfloating(1票;孚)overafield.Denstoppedhiscarandwentout.He

stoodbehindatreeandwatched.

Thelightgotverybright.Itcamenearerandnearer.ItwasaUFO!Anditlandedinthefield!

"What'sthat?MaybetherearetravelersfromspaceintheUFO,"hethought.Hestartedto

walkacrossthefield.

ThenalargedoorontheUFOopened.Somethingcameout!ItmovedtowardDon.

Thethingwasnotnicetolookat!Ithadlongyellowstrings(细绳)onitsface.Tworoundand

blueballswereonitsface.Jndertheroundthings,therewerethreeholes.Oneholeopenedand

closedandmadebignoises.

NowDonwasafraid,buthetriedtobebrave.Hewalkednearerandlistenedtotheterrible

noises.

"Hello,"saidthestrangething."MynameisZeeb.I'mfromtheplanetMars(火星).Thisis

myfirsttriptotheearth.Gladtomeetyou."

(1)Thelightcamenearerandnearer.Andfinallyit.

A.floatedoverthefieldB.floatedintheair

C.cometothegroundD.openthedoorintheair

(2)ThestrangethingcametotheearthfromMarsinaUFO__.

A.lookB.hitC.visitD.walkacross

(3)Thethingfromspacewas.

A.uglyB.smartC.cuteD.nice

(4)Thestrangethingwas__.

A.nothappyB.friendlyC.angryD.strange

3.阅读理解

Anewreportsayspromisingchildrenmoneytopassexamsdoesnothelpexamgrades.The

reportsaysparentsmaywastetheirmoneybyusingittogettheirkidstostudymore.

However,thepromiseofatripcouldencouragestudentstotryharderanddobetteratschool.

Scientistslookedathowpromisesofmoneyandticketstoshowsaffectedstudents'studyingand

learning.Over10,000studentstookpartinthesurvey.Therewasanimprovementinclasswork

andhomework,butthisdidnotresultinbettertestscores.

LeadscientistDr.SimcnBurgessthoughtthesurveyshowedsomethingimportantand

interesting.Hesaidithadnotfoundsomethingthatreallygotstudentstoworkharder.Headded

that,clearly,somestudentshavealotofgoals.Theybelievethateducationisawayofgettinga

brighterfuture,buttherearckidswhothinkthatworkingharddoesn'tmokeadifference."He

saidthesechildrenthinkexamsuccessisallinyourgenesbecauseoftheirfamilyenvironment.

EducationexpertDr.KevanCollinssaidgoodteacherswerebetterthanpromisesofmoneyto

getchildrentostudy,especiallyforchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Hewrote,"Whatreallymakesthe

differenceishowstudentsaretaught."

(1)Wecanseefromthenewreportthat.

A.studentsdon'tliketotravelatall

B.lotsofstudentsarehardertogetmoremoney

C.moneycannothelpstudentsgetbettergrades

D.parentsneedalotofmoneytohelptheirchildren

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thesurveyshowssomethingmakesstudentsreallyworkharder.

B.Somestudentsthinkeducationisveryimportantfortheirfuture.

C.Studentswillworkharderiftheydon'tthinktheyhavegoodgenes.

D.Havingtripsismoreimportantthanowningmuchmoneyinourlife.

(3)Ifastudentthinksgeneisthemostimportant,hemightagree___make(s)the

difference.

A.goodteachersB.v/orkinghardC.muchmoneyD.familyenvironment

(4)Wemightreadthepassageinthepartof__inanewspaper.

A.healthB.cultureC.sportsD.education

4.阅读理解

Theclassicsarereallygreat.Someofthemcanevenchangeourlife.Ihaveacousinwhois

eightyearsolderthanme.Heisverygoodatwritingnow,becausehehasreadmanyclassics

before.Thosenovels(〃、说)helphimdowellinwriting.Hethinkstheclassicsarepartofhislife.

Hecan'tlivewithoutthem.Hehasread26classics.Asforme,IhavereadLittleWomen,Tom

SawyerandTreasureIsland.

—Mike,14yearsold

Readingtheclassicsisgoodforus.SomeclassicssuchasOliverTwist,TreasureIsland,

TomSawyerandLittleWomenaregoodbooks.Ihavereadallofthem.Butifstudentsspendtoo

muchtimereadingtheclassics,theywon'tgetgoodgrades,either.

—Susan,16yearsold

(1)HowoldisMike'scocsin?

A.14yearsold.B.8yearsold.C.16yearsold.D.22yearsold.

(2)Mike'scousin.

A.isnotgoodatwriting

B.hasbeenafamouswriter

C.hasread26classics

D.doesn'tlikereading

(3)AccordingtoSusan,wecaninfer(推断)that.

A.readingtheclassicscanhelpstudentsdowellinwriting

B.readingtheclassicscanhelpstudentsgetgoodgrades

C.studentsshouldn'tspendtoomuchtimereadingtheclassics

D.readingtheclassicsismoreimportantthanstudying

(4)WhichbookhasSusaneverread,butMikehasn't?

A.LittleWomen.B.TomSawyer.C.TreasureIsland.D.OliverTwist.

(5)Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Mikethinkstheclassicsarepartofhislife.

B.Mikehasalreadyreadthreeclassics.

C.SusanhasreadAliceinWonderland.

D.Susanthinksallclassicsaregood.

5.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。

Ineverycountry,therearethousandsofpeoplewhowanttohelpout.Manyjoinorganizations

run(管理)bytheirgovernments,forexample,thePeaceCorpsintheUnitedStatesand

VoluntaryServiceOverseasinBritain.Sincethepowerful(猛烈的)earthquaketookpiecein

Sichuan,morethan200thousandvolunteersacrossChinahavebeenhelpingthere!Theydoall

kindsofworkorcomeupwithwaystohelpimprovelife.Someoffertheirprofessionalskillsfor

free.Othershavenoqualifications(资历),buttheylovetoworkhardtohelp.

OneofthemostfamousvolunteersintheworldwasMotherTeresa.Shecouldbethebest

volunteerbecauseshegaveherlifetohelpingthepoorestpeopleofCalcutta.Shehelpedthe

homeless,caredforthesick,gaveoutfood,andbecamethemotherofthosewithoutfamilies.

Nowmoreandmoreteenagersactivelylookforvolunteeringopportunities,too.They

volunteerbecausetheythinkitwillbefunortheywilllearnsomething.Theyalsoliketheideaof

beinghelpfultoothers,evenifitisjusthandingoutbooksfortheteacher.Astheygetolder,

thesereasonsarestillthesame,butthereareotherimportantreasonsforvolunteeringsuchas

learningon-the-job,gettingworkexperience,andimprovingtheirsociallife.

Allvolunteersbringjoytothepeopletheyhelpinsomanyways.Theymightreadbookstothe

blind,fixupbrokenhomes,findwaystogetwaterforvillages,Couldyoubeavolunteer?What

kindofvolunteerworkcouldyoudo?Thereissomeoneintheworldwhoneedsyou.

(1)ThePeaceCorpsisintheUnitedStates.

A.acityB.anorganizationC.avolunteerD.aschool

(2)Theunderlinedword"those"inthepassagemeans"

A.thehomelessB.thesickC.thepoorD.thekids

(3)WhatisNOTthereasonforteenagerstobevolunteersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywanttomakemorefriends.

B.Theywanttobehelpful.

C.Ithelpsthemgetworkexperience.

D.Itcanimprovetheirsociallife.

(4)Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Theworldneedsvolunteers.

B.MotherTeresawasagreatvolunteer.

C.Volunteersdoallkindsofwork.

D.Therearedifferentwaysofvolunteering.

6.阅读下面的材料，然后从名题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

HaveyoueverpaidattentiontotheAirQualityIndex(空气质量指标)orAQIreportedin

thenewspaper?TheAQIhelpsusunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundusmeanstoourhealth.

TheAQIusescolors,numbersandwordstotellusabouttheair.Let'sseewhatthesecolorsand

numbersmean.

Healthword

ColorsNumbersWhattodo

(s)

Green0-50GoodJustenjoythecleanair!

Moderate

Yellow51-100Airqualityisfineformostpeople.

(适中)

Unhealthyfor

Activechildrenandaddtswithlungdiseaseshould

Orange101-150sensitive

spendlesstimeoutdoors.

groups

Peoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldn't

Red151-200Unhealthyspendtoolongtimeoutdoors.Everybodyelseshouldtryto

spendlesstimeoutside.

Peoplewithlungdiseaseandactivekidsandadultsshouldnot

Very

Purple201-300spendanytimeoutdoors.Everybodyshouldtrynottogo

unhealthy

outside.

(1)IftheAirQualityIndexis,theairqualityisgoodformostpeople.

A.orangeB.redC.purpleD.yellow

(2)TheAQInumbersare,theairqualityis.

A.bigger;betterB.bigger;nicerC.smaller;betterD.smaller;worse

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.IftheAQInumberis140,theAQIcolorwillbered.

B.IftheAQIcolorispurpletheairisthebestforpeople.

C.Peoplewithlungdiseaseareverysensitivetotheair.

D.TheAQIcan'thelppeopleknowtheairquality.

7.阅读理解

Angerisakindoffeeling.Manythingscanmakeyouangry.Whenyourteachergivesyoutoo

muchhomework,whenyourteamlosesanimportantgame,orwhenafriendborrowsyour

favoritetoyandthenbreaksit,youmaygetreallyangry.

Usuallyyourbodywilltellyouwhenyouareangry.Forexample,youbreathefaster,yourface

turnsred,andyoumaywanttobreaksomethingorhitsomeone.Butsometimesyouhideyour

anger.Forexample,youmayhideitinyourheart.Theprobemisthatifyoudothis,youmayget

aheadacheoryourstomachmayhurt.

Infact,it'snotgoodtohideyouranger;andit'snormalforyoutogetangrysometimes.But

anRermustgooutintherightway,withouthurtingothersoryourself.

Whenyongetangry,yojcantalkaboutitwithotherpeople.It'shelpfultotalkaboutyour

angerwithaparentorateacher.Whenyoutalk,thosebadfeelingscanstarttogoaway.Hereare

someotherthingsyoucandowhenyoustarttofeelangry:talktoagoodfriend;countfromIto

100;givesomeoneasmile;goforabikeride;thinkaboutgoodthings,etc.

Rememberthathowyouactwhenyouareangrycanmakethingsbetterorworse.Don'tlet

yourangercontrolyou.

(1)Youmaynotgetangrywhen__.

A.thereistoomuchhomeworkonthisweekend

B.yourfavoritebasketballteamwinsthegame

C.afriendbreaksyourfavoritething

D.yourparentsdon'tletyouwatchTV

(2)Fromthepassage,___isNOTtruewhenyou'reangry.

A.YoubreathefasterB.Youhavearedface

C.YouhaveastomachacheD.Youwanttohelpsomeone

(3)Whenyouareangryyoucandoeverythingexcept.

A.goforabikerideB.thinkaboutgoodthings

C.talktoagoodfriendD.saybadthingstothepeoplearoundyou

(4)Theunderlinedword"anger"inthepassagemeans__inChinese.

A.愤怒B.悲伤C.忧虑D.激动

8.阅读理解

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(1)Whichcountrydoesthispostcardcomefrom?

A.China.B.Canada.C.England.D.Australia.

(2)HowdidTomgotoHolidayCove?

A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Byship.D.Bycar.

(3)WhydoesPeterwanttogototheaquarium(水族馆)insteadofthecrocodilefarm?

A.Becausehehasvisiteditbefore.

B.Becauseheisafraidofcrocodiles.

C.Becauseheisinterestedindolphins.

D.Becausehehasnoticketstothecrocodilefarm.

9.阅读理解

Medicalexpertssaymos:Americansdonotgetenoughsleep.TheysaymoreAmericansneed

totakeanap—thatistorestforashortperiodinthemiddeoftheday.Theygivepeopleadvice

tosleeplightlybeforecontinuingwithotheractivities.Theexpertssaynapsmightimprovehealth

byreducingpressure.

SomeEuropeanandLatinAmericancompanieshavesupportedtheideaofnappingformany

years.Theyaskpeopletoleavework,gohomeandhaveanapbeforereturning.IntheUnited

States,somecompaniesletworkersrestsimplyintheiroffices.Theybelievethiscanhelpworkers

makefewermistakesandalsoincreasetheamountofworkthatapersoncando.

Sleepexpertssayitislikelythatpeoplemakemoremistakesatworkthanatothertimes.They

saypeopleshouldnotcarryoutimportanttaskswhentheyfeelsleepy.Andtheysaythebest

thingtodoistotakeanap.Abouttwentyminutesofrestisallyouneed.Expertssaythis

providesextraenergyandcanincreaseyoureffectsuntiltheendoftheday.Butexpertssaidthat

anapshouldlastnomorethantwentytothirtyminutes.Alongernapwillputthebodyintodeep

sleepandwakingupwillbedifficult.

(1)Thispassageisprobaolytakenfrom.

A.astorybookB.aposterC.asciencefictionD.amedicalmagazine

(2)What'sthebestwaytoincreaseworkers'effects?

A.Talkingwithfriends.B.Doingrelaxingexercise.

C.Laughing,smilingandcrying.D.Havingarestfortwentyorthirtyminutes.

(3)Whatwillhappentotheworkersiftheykeeponworkingwithoutanyrest?

A.Theywillgetalotofmoney.

B.Theywillfailintheirjobsandevencausealotoftrouble.

C.Theywillliveahappylifeinthefuture.

D.Theywillfeelbetterafterfinishingeverydayjobs.

(4)Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"reducing"inthefirstparagraphis"

A.加大B.缓解C.产生D.制造

(5)Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.takinganapduringtheday

B.thedisadvantagesoftakinganap

C.Americanswhodon'thaveanapduringtheweekends

D.theadvantagesofdeepsleep

10.阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I'vebeendancingsinceIwas14,whenmybestfriendaskedmetogotoanafter-schooldance

classwithher.Ienjoyedthatdanceclassandfromthenon,Ibegantodance.Aftereveryclass,I

alwayshavetostretchout(拉伸)mylegsandback!Itfeelslikeasmuchexerciseasasport.

However,mostpeoplethinkdancingisn'tasport.Theythinkit'sanartform(艺术形式).Itis

easytoseewhythosepeoplethinkso.Dancingtomusicisrelaxingandenjoyable,justlike

watchingaplay.

Ontheotherhand,manypeoplethinkthatdancingisasport.Nomatterwhatkindofdance

youdo,youalwaysuseallofyourmuscles(肌肉).So,dancersareoftenjustasathleticas

footballplayers,runnersorswimmers.

Inmyopinion,dancingisbothasportandanartform.Ithasbroughtmegreatfunand

improvedmyhealth.

Anyway,whetheryouthinkofdancingtobeasportoranartform,theimportantthingisto

enjoyit!Dancingisareallyfunwaytoexercise!

(1)Thewriterhastostretchoutheraftereverydancingclass

A.ArmsandbackB.LegsandbackC.LegsandneckD.Armsandneck

(2)Whydomostpeoplethinkwatchingdancinglookslikewatchingaplay?

①becauseit'seasytounderstandwhypeoplethinkso.

©Becausethemusicfordancingisrelaxingandenjoyable.

③Becausetheticketpricefordancingandtheplayisthesame.

④becausemanypeoplethinkdancingisanartform.

A.①②③B.②③④C.①②④D.

①③①

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"athletic"probablymean?

A.StrongB.BeautifulC.RichD.Proud

(4)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whyisdancingasport?

B.Whyisdancinganartform?

C.WhydidIfallinlovewithdancing?

D.Isdancingasportoranartform?

11.阅读理解

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinswerefirstmadeinCremona,Italy,about200years

ago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyotherviolin.Theyevensoundbetterthantheviolins

madetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheItalianviolins.Butthey

aren'tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.

Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Butnotalltheoldviolinssoundwonderful.Only

theoldviolinsfromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbethecorrectanswer.

Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodmustbefromcertainkirdsof

trees.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewood

inaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.

Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.Musicianssometimesthinkthatitis

thesecretoftheItalians.Possiblytheyunderstoodmorethanusabouthowtocutthewood.

Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistscanmakenewoneswhichareexactly

thesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Some

scientiststhinkthesecretnaybethevarnish(1青漆).Varnishiswhatcoversthewoodofthe

violin.Itmake，thpweedlenkshiny.Itaknhplp<;thpsoundofthpinstnimpnt.Rutnoonpknows

whattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.

(1)ViolinsfirstmadeinCremona_.

A.areworsethantheviolinsmadetoday

B.arethesameastheviolinsmadetoday

C.soundbetterthantheviolinsmadetoday

D.havethesamevarnishastheviolinsmadetoday

(2)Whyistheviolinpaintedwiththevarnish?

A.Tomakeitsellbetter.

B.Tomakeitlookshiny.

C.Tomakethesoundbetter;

D.BothBandC.

(3)FromParagraph3,wecanlearn_.

A.alltheoldviolinssoundwonderful

B.woodforviolinsmustbecutcarefully

C.thekindofwoodmustbeveryimportant

D.theageoftheviolinsmustbethecorrectanswer

(4)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Scientificideasaboutviolinsmadetoday.

B.Thewaysofmakinggoocviolins.

C.Themusicalinstruments.

D.TheoldItalianviolins.

12.阅读理解

Likehumans,dogsdonatebloodtoo,andnoteverycogcandonateblood.Thedogsare

screened(检杳)forhealthfirst.Dogsmusthavethecorrectbloodtype,weighatleast55

poundsandbeyoungerthan8yearsold.Theymaydonatethreeorfourpints(品月兑)ayear,

whichcanhelpanimalsthataresufferingfromillnesseslikecanceroranaccidentlikebeinghit

byacar.Onepintcansaveuptothreedogs.

Ownersvolunteertheirpetsfortheshortprocedure(程序)，whichrequiresnosedative,a

kindofmedicinegiventocalmhimorherdown.It'sthedogthatfinallychoosestoliestilland

give.Ifthedogswanttogetupandleave,theycan.

SandyLucasbroughther7-year-oldblackGermanshepherd,Rains,tothebloodmobile(流动

血站)whenitwasparkedathersmallvillage.Sandysaidshewouldn'thavetroubledherself

withhighwaytrafficandci:yparkingproblemstotakethedogtoPennVet'sanimalhospitalin

downtownPhiladelphia,whichistwiceasfarasherhome.Butthebloodmobilemadeiteasyto

findoutifRainscoulddonate."Iwasvery,veryexcitedthatshehadtherightbloodtha:was

neededtohelpanotherdogout,"saidSandy."We'llsurelydoitagain."

(1)Whatshouldweknowaboutadogbeforeitdonatesblood?

©Healthcondition©Bloodtype(3)Pintnumber

©Donatingtime©Weight(6)Age

A.①②③④B.②③④⑤C.③④⑤⑥D.

①②⑤⑥

(2)Theunderlinedword"sedative"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans""in

Chinese.

A.镇静剂B.防腐剂C.氧化剂D.消炎药

(3)Asablooddonor;onehealthydogcansaveatleast_otherdogsayear.

A.threeB.fourC.sixD.nine

(4)Whatshouldbedonetofindoutifadogcoulddonate?

A.Patientsshouldbecalledintocalmthedonordown.

B.Doctorsshouldgivesedativestoadonorbeforetakingitsblood.

C.Avolunteerownerbringshisorherdonortothebloodmobile.

D.AskilleddriversendstheownerandthedonortoPennVet'sanimalhospital.

13.阅读理解

Peoplenormallythinkofdogsasman'sbestfriends,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrots

arehisbestfriends.

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcausedseriousdamageto

hisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagain

andwouldhavetospendtherestofhislifeinanursinghorre.

However;accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn'tgiveupeasily.Theykepttalkingtohim

dayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother,andallofasuddenwastalkinglike

anormalpersonagain!

Brianwassothankfulthathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwantedbytheir

owners.

Now15yearslater;hishouseishometoabout80birds,includingagreatvarietyofbirdslike

severalmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,some

cackling,otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brianletsthemflyfreely

insideIliehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobiteother

humans,seemtolikehimandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabirdwhisperer.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthasrecently

establishedafoundationtoacceptdonations.Heandhisbirdsalsoearnmoneybyperformingat

birthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthree

months,beforetheycantakethepethome.

(1)Rrianuedtohpa__hpfnrpAttingupthpbirdfoundation.

A.doctorB.trainerC.whispererD.fireman

(2)WhathappenedtoBrianafterthecaraccident?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Herefusedmedicaltreatment.

C.Hecouldn'ttalk.D.Helivedinahospital.

(3)Mostofthemoneyforlookingafterbirdscomesfrom__.

A.publicdonationsB.Brian'sownsavings

C.earningsfromperformancesD.friendsandrelatives

(4)IfJanewantstoadoptoneofBrian'sbirds,sheneedsto__.

A.performatbirthdaypartiesB.workwithbirdsforsometime

C.donatesomemoneyD.learntotalkwithbirds

14.阅读理解

Oneofthemostdetailed(详细的)descriptionsOfaUEOwasgivenbynine-year-oldGaynor

inSunderlandinJuly1976.

GaynorlivedinOakenhot,avillageinNorthWales.Onherwayhomefromschool,shesawa

silver(银色的)objectshapedlikeasaucer(茶碟)inafieldnotfarfromherhome.

Thestrangecraft(飞行物)wasabout30feetlongand9feethigh.Ithadyellowwindows

alongthesideandonthetoptherewasalightflashinginakindofbox.AlthoughGaynorwas

veryfrightened,