2025-2026学年人教高一英语上学期期末必刷常考题之阅读理解

2025.2026学年上学期高一英语人教新版期末必刷常考题之阅读理解

一.阅读理解(共15小题)

1.(2023春•临翔［X校级期末)Itwasmyfirstdayofsixthgrade.IlookedatmyscheduleandsawthatIhad

Mrs.Foxwell'sclassesandthismademehappy.Ovcrthenextthreeyears,Mrs.Foxwelltaughtmemany

importantthingsthatIwillneverfbrgct.OfalloftheteachersandcoachesIhavehadinmylife,Mrs.Foxwell

hasbeenmyfavoriteleader.

Mrs.FoxwellisoneofthemostrespectedpeopleIknow.Sheisalwayskindtoeveryoneandshetreatsothers

thewaythatshewantstobetreated.Shetaughtmerespectinmanydifferentways,butmainlyhowtobe

respectfulinthebusinessworld.ShetoldmethatIneededtohaveafirmhandshakeandthatIshouldalwayslook

peopleintheeyewhenItalkedtothem.Mrs.FoxwellalsotaughtmethatIcouldearnsomeone'srespectby

workinghardtoachievemygoals.

InadditiontoworkingatBrandywineSpringsSchool,Mrs.Foxwellonceworkedatabankasamanagerbut

shegavethatuptoteachkidshowtobesuccessful.Mrs.Foxwelltoldourclassthatshewouldcrybecauseofthe

amountofworkshehadtodoinverylittletime.Shetoldourclassthatworkingallnightatsomethingwedon'l

loveisverystressful,soweshouldtryanddosomethingwelove.Intheend,shetaughtmethatIhavetokeepmy

headhighandpullthroughdifficulties.!don'tthinkIhaveeverworkedashardinanyclassasIdidinherclass.I

createdmyown28-pagebusinessplantosharewithher,myparen:s»otherteachersandmyclassmates.Although

creatingabusinessfromnothingwasalotofhardwork,Ireallyenjoyeditandlearnedseverallessonsthatwill

helpmethroughoutlife.

Ihavehadalotofrolemodelsinmylife»butoneofthegreatestonesisEvaFoxwell.Shetaughtme

leadershipqualities,howtoberespectfulandwhyIshouldworkhard.ShechangesmylifefbrthebetterandI

desiretobelikeher.

(1)HowdidtheauthorshowrespectaccordingtoMrs.Foxwell?

A.Byworkinghardtoachievegoals.

B.Bylookingatpeopledhands.

C.Byshakingpeople'shandsfirmly.

D.Bygreetingpeoplewithjoy.

(2)WhatcanweknowaboutMrs.FoxwellaccordingtoParagraph3?

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A.Sheusedtobeabankmanager.

B.Shewasabusinessplanner.

C.Shenevercriedwhilefacingdifficulties.

D.Sheinsistedondoingeverythingwell.

(3)WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMrs.Foxwell?

A.Rude.

B.Kind.

C.Humorous.

D.Confident.

(4)Intheauthor'seyes,Mrs.Foxwcllisa(n).

A.teacherandcoworker

B.educatorandrolemodel

C.friendandleader

D.coachandmanager

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Here'showitworks：

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Webeginwithanassessmentsession.ThisisachancefbryoutoseewhatwedoatBestBody.Our

assessmentplansarcno-costandno-risk.We'llalsomakeatrainingplanspecificallyfbryou.

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WhenyoudecidetobecomeaBestBodymember,weshowyouwhattodo,howtodoitandwhyyouare

doingit.Afterafewsessionswithanexpertprivatetraineryouwillfeelcomfortableworkingoutonyourown.But

don'tworry,we'llalwaysbenearbyifyouhavequestions.

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Membershipworksonamonth-to-monthbasis.Therearenosign-upfeesandnocancellationfees.Start

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STEPFOUR：Yourcommunity

AtBestBodyFitness,weseeeveryoneaspartofabigteam.Andwhenyouworkwithateam.youcando

greatthings.Joinanyofourspecializedclasses,ledbyexpertinstructors.Comctoournutritionclasses.Participatc

inourregularsocialevents.Everythingisincludedinyourfee.

Finally,sharesomereasonswhyourmembershavechosenusoveranyotherfitnesscentreinthecity.

ICssoEASY

Easytostart,stop,cancelorrefundmembership

Easytoaccess—we'reopen24/7,weneverclose

Easytodoexercise—wehavelotsofequipment,nolongwait

Easytofind—inthecentreoftown,nearpublictransportancwithparking

(I)WhichstatementaboutBestBodyFitnessiscorrect?

A.Itprovidesyouwithafitnessassessmentaftertraining.

B.Itoflersyouacustomizedtrainingplan.

C.Itallowsyoutoworkoutwithoutanyfees.

D.Itasksyoutoworkoutonyourown.

(2)WhatisthebestpartofBestBodyFitness?

A.Itspriceisquitegood.

B.Itstimeisenough.

C.Itsclassesareno-risk.

D.Itstrainersareexperienced.

(3)Whattypeofwritingdoesthistextprobablybelongto?

A.Newsreport.

B.Speech.

C.Announcement.

D.Advertisement.

3.(2018秋•石河子校级期末)AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders：CanIcommunicate

withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask：Whatarethedifferencesbehveen

BritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?

Certainly,therearcsomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Therearcafewdifferencesin

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grammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay,'Haveyouapen?",Americanssay"Doyouhaveapen?

Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundther'sinwordslikc"bird"and"hurt".Speakers

ofBritishEnglishdonotsoundther*sinthesewords.TherearcdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish

inspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,,'colour"and"honour',arcBritish,"color"and"honoruarcAmerican.

Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthe

mestpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.

(1)Accordingtothispassage，astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraid

that.

A.Britishpeoplecannotunderstandhim

B.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim

C.thegrammaristoohardfbrhim

D.thespellingistoohardforhim

(2)AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin.

A.spelling

B.pronunciation

C.grammar

D.alloftheabove

(3)MostsayuDoyouhaveawatch?"

A.Britishpeople

B.Americans

C.children

D.teachers

(4)Accordingtothispassage»BritishpeopleandAmericanshavedifficultyinunderstandingeach

other.

A.little

B.much

C.some

D.great

4.(2018秋•城固县校级期末)Ifslip.m.,andImstillsittingherewritingthisarticlefortheschool

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magazine!Fvehadtwoweekstowriteit,andmyteacher,Julia,wantsittomorrow.She'salwayscomplaining

（抱怨）thatIleavethingstillthelastminute.Maybeshe'sright.

AmonthagoImadeadecisiontobemoreefficient（有效率的）thisyear,well,I'veclearlyfailed.I'vealso

beentryingtogetfitterfbrfourweeksnow.I'vestartedgoingtothehealthclub.I'veevenbeengoingtobed

earlier.ButI'innotfeelinganyfitter,justalittleunhappier.Imissmybadhabits.Whyisleadingabetterlifeso

hard?

I'vejustreadanarticleonawebsite»andI'vediscoveredthatitisn'tmyfhult（过错）!Infact*itisn'tanyone's

fault.It'sourbrain's.It'sprogrammedtomakeitdifficulttobreakbadhabits.There'snothingwecando.Scientists

havedoneexperimentsthatshowweuseonepartofourbrainwhenwethinkaboutourselvesandanotherwhen

wethinkaboutotherpeople.However,whenwethinkaboutourselvesinthefiiturc>weusethesamepartofthe

brainthatweusuallyusetothinkaboutotherpeople.Inotherwords»thebrainseesthe"fiitureyou"asadifferent

personthanyour"presentyou."That'swhywedon'talwaysfinditeasytomakegooddecisionsfbrourselvesin

thefuture.

Butthat'snotall.Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatittakesaroundtenweekstoformagoodhabit.That's

theamount（数量）oftimethebrainneedstoacceptnewbehavioralpatterns（形式）.Thegoodnewsisthatonce

youmakeittotenweeks»everythingbecomesaloteasier.Thebadnewsisthattenweeksisareallylongtime,

soit'seasytogiveupwhatyouwanttodobeforethen.

Soevenwhenwewanttochangeourwaysandbecomebetterpeople,ourbrainswon'tletus.Oristhisjust

anexcuse?Look-Fvefinishedmyarticleontime!Anythingispossible!

（1）InJulia'seyes,whatkindofpersonistheauthor?

A.Abitlazy.

B.Quitesmart.

C.Veryhealthy.

D.Trulyhonest.

（2）WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Whywecan'thaveabetterlife.

B.Howourbrainseesourselvesinthefuture.

C.Howourbrainhelpsusmakegooddecisions.

D.Whyitisnoteasyfbrustochangeourhabits.

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(3)Accordingtoscientists，inordertoformthehabitoftakingexercise,theauthorneedstotake

about.

A.anothertwoweeks

B.anotherfourweeks

C.anothersixweeks

D.anothertenweek

5.(2017秋•遂宁期末)I'mastrongbelieverthatlearningdifferentlanguagesmakesyoulookincrediblygood

whenyou'reinaforeigncountryandcanunderstandandspeakthelanguage.Thelistbelowis4appsthatwill

helpyoulearnaforeignlanguage!Youcandownloadthemfbrfree.

Babbcl-LearnLanguages

Babbelisanexcellentlanguagetooltohelpyouprogressstepbystepwithlearninganewlanguage.Ithelps

youlearngrammaralongthewayasyouworkyourwaythroughthetasksandassignments.Thedownsideisthat

fbrfullaccesstoeverythingyouneedtopayamonthlysubscription,butthiswillstillbecheaperthantaking

physicallessonswithatutor!

Duolingo：LeamLanguagesFree

Theapphasmanylanguagestochoosefromandwillworkthroughthebasicsallthewaytoadvancedwords

andsentences.It'sallcompletelyfreetoo!It'sincrediblywelldesigned»looksgreatandwillhelpyoulearn,

rememberandprogresswithjustalittlebitoftimeeveryday.

Tandem：LanguageExchange

Ratherthanhaveyouworkthroughtasksandmemorizedifferentthings>theappletsyoumatchwithpeople

whoshareyourinterestsbutspeakthelanguageyouwanttoleam.Youcanthenhavetext,voiceandvideo

conversationswithpeoplewhowarttolearnyournativelanguage,andinreturnyoulearntheirs,allbysimply

communicatingwitheachother.Itsagreatwaytolearnwithonly$1aday.

LeamEnglishbusuu

ThisappisperfectifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudioandvisuallearningaids.You'll

findyourselfworkingthroughinteractivetestsandlearningtoolsfbrvocabularyanddialogue.

(I)Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Sellappstolanguagelearners.

B.Recommendlanguagelearningapps.

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C.Teachlanguagelearnerstouseapps.

D.Teachlanguagesthroughapps.

(2)Whichappsuitsbestifyoawanttolearnthroughcommunication?

A.Babbcl-LearnLanguages

B.Duolingo：LeaniLanguagesFree

C.Tandem：LanguageExchange

D.LearnEnglish-busuu

(3)WhatisDuolingodifferentfromtheotherthreeapps?

A.Itiscompletelyfreetouse.

B.ItisspeciallyfbrEnglishlearning.

C.Itisunsuitablefbrbeginners.

D.Itisthemosteffectiveapp.

(4)Whatdotheappshaveincommon?

A.Theycoveralllanguages.

B.Theyfbcusongrammar.

C.Theycontainmanytests.

D.Theyarcfreetodownload.

6.12017春•南阳期末)Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeople

werewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfrom

hometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10

hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hour

weekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries(食品杂货)，savingusfrom

havingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewclive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatItothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafter

that,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,thencalledmy

husbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthata

completestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayfbrsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersare

evenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity

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(人性)asawhole.Andithasinfluenced(影响)ustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewith

others.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbe

everlasting.

(1)Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theyuseditfbrworkanddailylife.

B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.

D.ItwasaniceKona18speed.

(2)Wccaninferfromthetextthat.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.

B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.lifewashardfbrtheyoungfamily.

D.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike

(3)Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.

B.FromTVnews.

C.Fromanewspaper.

D.Fromastranger.

(4)Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.

B.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.

D.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

7.(2025春♦佳木斯校级期末)LiuXuwasrobbcd.The13-year-oldwasridinghomewhenamanjumpedout

fromtheroadside.HepulledLiuoffhisbikeandrodeaway.Liuwasscared,buthedidn'trunafterthe

robber.Hefoundatelephoneandcalledthepoliceat110.

"Safetyisthefirstinsuchasituation，"Liusaid，rememberingwhathisteacherhadtoldhiminhisaid

class."It'snotsafetorunafteranadultwhoismuchstrongerthanyou.**

LiuisastudentatShenzhenBao'anMiddleSchoolinGuangdong.HisschoolisoneofthefirstinChinato

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haverequiredfirstaideducation.Grade1studentsmusttaketheclassonceaweek.

Teenagesafetyhasbecomeaseriousproblemrecently.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,about16,000teenagers

dieinaccidentsinChinaeveryycar.Anaverageof40studentsdieeverydayfromdrowning,foodpoisoning(中

毒)andtrafficaccidents.

Bao'anSchoolsaidthatthefirstaidclassesaretoteachstuden:sskillssothattheycankeepthemselvessafe

andsavethemselvesfromdanger.

StudentsatBao'anoftenlearnbyrole-playinginfirstaidclasses.

ZhouMin,12,rememberedherfavouritelesson.UIperformedasastrangerknockingatadoor.Aclassmate

stoodinsidethedoorandaskedseveralquestionsbeforelettingmein.Thenwcchangedrolesanddiditagain,”

Zhousaid.nWclearnedalotwhilehavingfiinatrole-playing.1'23

Thetopicsoftheclassareregularlychanged.Thestudentshavelearnedskillsfbrlife-savinginthe

earthquakes.Theyalsodealwithtopicslikesexualharassment(骚扰).

"Theteachertoldusgirlsthatweshouldtrynottogooutalone,especiallyatnight.Ifsomeonetriestodobad

thingstous,wemayhittheireyesornosesorkicktheirdeadlyparts.Thenweshouldquicklyrunintoacrowded

place,"saidZhongHua,a13-year-oldgirl.

(1)Whydidn'tLiuXurunaftertherobberwhenhisbikewastakenawayfromhim?

A.Becausetherobberrodeawaytoofast.

B.Becausehewastooscaredtoruninsuchasituation.

C.Becausetherobberlookedmuchstrongerthananadult.

D.Becauseherememberedwhathehadlearnedinhisfirstaidclass.

(2)Thepurposeofthefirstaidclassesisto.

A.makeGrade1studentstaketheclassonceaweek

D.helpthe40studentstosolvetheirsafetyproblems

C.completetherequiredarteducationinthemiddleschool

D.teachtheteenagershowtokeepthemselvessalefromdanger

(3)ZhouMingivesanexampletoshow.

A.howtheylearninthefirstaidclasses

B.wheretheyhavetheirfirstaidclasses

C.whattheydon'toftendoinherclasses

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D.whotaughtthemrole-playinginherclasses

(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.AsurveyshowsthatovertenthousandteenagersdieinaccidentsinChinaeveryyear.

B.ManystudentsofBao'anMiddleSchoolenjoyedthemselvesinfirstaidclasses.

C.Girlstudentsaretaughtwhattodowhensomeonetriestodobadthingstothem.

D.Topicsfbrfirstaidclassesarequitedifferentfromwhatthes:udentshavebeentaught.

8.(2025春•白城校级期末)Whatshouldyoudoifthere*sanearthquakeatschool?Howcanyouprotectyourself

whenyouarecaughtinastampede(踩踏)？March25thisyearprovidesyouwithagoodchancetolearn

aboutsafety.

ThisdayiscalledtheNationalDayofEducationontheSafetyofElementaryandMiddleSchoolStudents

(NDESEMSS)(全国中小学生安全教育日).Thethemeofthedaythisyearistogivestudentsmore

knowledgeaboutsafetyandmakesuretheirlivessafe.

AsuneydonebytheChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCentershowedthatschoolaccidentskillmore

elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsthananythingelse.Themainaccidentscomefromstampedes,earthquakes,

firesandsportsinjuries.

Whatcanwedotokeepourselvessafe?Stayingcalmisthefirstandmostimportantmlcwhenfacing

accidents.Butdifferentaccidentshavedifferentself-protectionadvice.

Astampedeispossibleanywhere.Thelargerahumancrowdgets,themorelikelystampedesbecome.When

studentsaroundyoubegintopush,standstillandtrytoholdontosomething,orstayinacomeruntilthecrowd

leaves.Ifyoufalldowninamovingcrowd,coveryourheadwithbothhands.Leantooneside,curlupyourbody

andbendyourlegs.

Earthquakesarecommonnaturaldisasters.Whenyoufeelthegroundshake,dropdown,takecoverundera

deskandholdon.Youshouldstayindoorsuntiltheshakingstops.Ifyouarcout-doors,don'tstaynearbuildings,

treesorpowerlines.

Whenthere'safire,followtheteachers'instructions,leavetheclassroomquicklyanduseapieceofclothto

coveryourmouthandnosesothatyoudon'tbreatheinsmoke.

(I)Whatshouldyoudofirstwhenaccidentshappenaccordingtothispassage?

A.Runaway.

B.Standthere

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C.Keepcalm.

D.Cryloudly.

(2)Accordingtothispassage-whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Caraccidentskillthemostelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsofallaccidents.

B.Whenthere'safire,youshoulduseclothtocoveryourmou:handnose.

C.Ifyoufalldowninamovingcrowd,youcandonothingbutwaitthere.

D.Whenanearthquakehappens,youshouldstaynearbuildingsortrees.

(3)What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Beafraidofaccidents

B.Anearthquakeiscoming

C.Runawayfromaccidents

D.Howtoprotectyourself

(4)Ifthewritercontinuestowritethispassage,whatwillbefollowed?

A.Thechangesoffires.

B.Thereasonsofaccidents.

C.Sportsinjuries.

D.Smokingdisadvantages.

9.(2021秋•龙岩期末)Atleast30tornadoessweptthroughsixstatesovernightinthecentralpartsoftheUnited

States,includingArkansas,Mississippi,Illinois»Kentucky,TennesseeandMissouri.Thenumberofdeathcould

beover8O.ThelocalmediareportedonSaturdaythatacandlefactoryinKentuckyhasbeencompletely

destroyed,"Therewereabout110peopleinitatthetimethatthetornadohitit,"KentuckyGovernorAndy

Beshearsaid.*'Webelievethenumberofdeathfromthiseventwillbemorethan50Kentuckiansandprobably

endup70to100."

Dcshcarhasdeclaredastateofemergencyinthearea.TornadoesalsohitanursinghomeinArkansasand

tockofftheroofofanAmazonwarehouseinIllinois*causingcertaindeaths.Anothernursinghomeandafire

stationinTnimannofTennesseealsosawalotofdamage.

ItwastheworsttornadothatbrokeoutinnortheastemArkansasandstayedonthegroundforabout223

milesintoKentucky.Localmediareportedthatitwasmostlikelythelongestreportedtornadoinhistory.US

PresidentJoeBidentoldreportersthathehadbeencloselywatchingthesituation.Healsohadcalledthegovernors

ofthestatesthathadbeenseriouslyaffectedbyoneofthe"largesttornadooutbreaksinourhistory."Bidentold

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reportersheplannedtotraveltotheregiontosuneystormdamageifpossiblebutdidn'twanttobeintheway.

AccordingtoPowcrOutagc.US,atleast331,549customersinfourstateswereleftwithoutpower.Issuing

tornadowarningonFriday,theNationalWeatherServicesaidatleast25millionpeoplewerefacingdangersfrom

manythunderstormsystems.

(1)Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Thecauseofthetornadoes.

B.Thesignsbeforethetornadoes.

C.Themovingrouteofthetornadoes.

D.Theseriouseffectofthetornadoes.

(2)Whatisadirectresultofthedisaster?

A.Manyfactorieswereinruins.

B.Itledtoover110deathsinKentucky.

C.Someareaswentintoanemergencystate.

D.Fourstatessufferedfrompowercut.

(3)HowdidtheAmericanpresidentdealwiththesituation?

A.Heexpressedhisconcernaboutit.

B.HewatchedTVaboutthetornadoes.

C.Hemadeatriptotheregion

D.Hedidasurveyofthedamage.

(4)Whatwouldbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.ASuneyoftheTornadoes

B.AStateofEmergencyintheU.S.A.

C.President'sResponsetoStormDamage

D.ATerribleTornadoOutbreakinUS

10.(2021秋•吕梁期末)ItwasJune8,⑻6anditwasearlysummerinVermont,US.Yet,awildwintersnow

-stormwasgoingon.Nearlyafootofsnowcoveredthefieldswhichhadbeenplantedcropsonlyweeks

befbre.Thisstomiwouldkillallofthecrops.Atthetime,peoplestruggledtounderstandwhathadcausedthe

weathertochangesowildly.ltisonlynow,morethan200yearslater,thatscientistshavefinallysolvedthe

mystcry.Thccauseoftheextremeweatherwasaneventthattookplaceayearearlierand10,000milesaway.It

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allstartedwithavolcanocalledMountTambora.

MountTamborasitsontheislandofSumbawa.abcautifiillandwithrushingstreams,gentlehills,andthick

jungles,inIndonesia.Nobodyhadanyreasontothinkthepcaccfiiimountainwasinfactavolcano.Ithadbeen

asleepforcenturies,butonApril5,1815,Tamborawokeup.

Thefirsteruptionshooktheislandandsentupstreamsoffireandash.Butthatwasnothingcomparedwith

whatwouldcomefivedayslater,onAprillO.Thevolcanoexplodedwithahugecloudofgas>fireandashshot

highintothesky.Thedayturnedmidnightblack,butthemountainturnedredasriversoflava(岩浆)floweddown

themountain.

Theeruptionwentonfbrmorethanthreedays,whichinstantlykilledatleast12,000peoplelivingonand

arcundMountTambora.Ashandlavaruinedtheisland'ssoilandpoisoneditsriversandstreams.Ricefieldswere

destroyed.Nofruitsorvegetableswouldgrow.

Therewerenofishtocatch；almosteveryanimalhadbeenkiiled.TheeruptionofTamborain1815wasthe

deadliestandmostpowerfulvolcaniceruptioninhumanhistory.

(1)WhydiditsnowheavilyinVermontinthesummerof1816?

A.Vermontwaslocatedinthesouthernpartoftheearth.

B.Vermonthadseriousenvironmentalpollution.

C.Afarawayvolcanoeruptedayearearlier.

D.AhugeearthquakehitVermont.

(2)What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toleadinthetopic.

B.Topresentanargument.

C.TointroduceVermont.

D.Toexplainthecauseofavolcano.

(3)WhendidMountTamborastarterupting?

A.OnJune8,1816.

B.OnApril13,1816.

C.OnApril5,1815.

D.OnApril10,1815.

(4)What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

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A.Theprocessoftheeniptionwasmadeupofthreestages.

B.Tamboraasleepfbrcenturieswokeupintheend.

C.TheeruptionofTamborabrokeahistoricrecord.

D.TheeruptionofTamboraledtoaterribledisaster.

11.（2021秋•恒山区校级期末）AsIstuckinthemud（泥），withmybikeontopofme,Iwonderedwhathad

forcedmetocomehere.Madagascarisnotagoodplacefbracyclingholiday：oneoftheworld'spoorest

countries>only11percentofroadwayispaved（铺）.SouthofthetownofAntalaha,whereIstarted>theroad

wasinworsecondition.

IappearedfromaweekinthewildernessandreachedthestartoftheRouteNational5atMaroantsetra,but

mydreamofasmoothroadandspeedwassuddenlydestroyedbymud.The"worstroadinthecountry"changed

mybicycleintoaburden（负担）fbrdays.Finally,Iwasclaimedbyiheroad.Tired.Alone.

AsIwiped（擦）themudfrommyfhceandlookedupwards>IwasgreetedbyaMalagasyman.Hehelped

mestandupandsmiledplayfullywhilehepointedtomybike,whichsatnexttohis.Istartedagain.ButIfell

againinthemud.Angrily.Itoldhimtogoon,butifheunderstoodheshowednosignofit.Hissmileforcedme

backontothebike.Wecontinuedlikethisfbrhours.ButIfellless.Studyingmyquickguide,slowlyIlearned.As

wepassedthroughavillage,agroupofchildrensawmeandshoutedloudly.Hisonlywordswere："Their

parentstellthemwhilepeoplestealandcatthem.Funny,no?"