五年级学生英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案

五年级学生英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案Part1ReadingPassageThedaytheriverturnedsilverLastSaturday,LeoandhiscousinMayaputontheirbootsandwalkedtothebendintheRiverLark.Theywantedtocatchminnowsfortheschoolaquarium.Theskywaslowandgrey,butthewaterwasusuallyclear.Whentheyarrived,theystopped.Thewholeriverlookedlikeliquidmetal.Eventhestonesonthebottomshoneliketinymirrors.Mayadippedinajar.Thewaterwascold,butitwasstillsee-throughwhenshehelditup.“It’sonlythetopthatlookssilver,”shewhispered.Leoknelt.Athinfilm,nothickerthanaleaf,floatedonthesurface.Hepokeditwithastick.Thefilmbrokeintoringsandslowlycametogetheragain,asifitwerealive.Suddenlyakingfisherdived.Insteadofbrightblue,thebirdlookedghost-whiteagainstthesilver.Itrosewithafishinitsbeak,butthefishwasalsopale,almostinvisible.Thechildrenfeltfrightenedandexcitedatthesametime.Theyfollowedtheriverupstream.BehindtheoldmilltheyfoundMr.Patel,thescienceteacher,pouringabucketofdarkwaterintothestream.“I’mcleaningthemillwheel,”heexplained.“Thewatercontainsground-upmarbledust.It’sharmless,butitstaysontoplikeoil.”Mr.Pateldidnotknowthedustwouldreflectlightsostrongly.Leothoughtofthetinywater-beetlesthatneededtobreathe.Askinofdustmighttrapthem.Mr.Patelagreedtostopuntiltheyfoundabetterway.Togethertheybuiltasmalldamofstonesandbranches.Cleanwatertrickledthrough,leavingtheshinydustbehindinaquietpool.Byeveningtheriverwasitsoldselfagain,andthekingfisherflashedtrueblueasitflewhome.ThatnightLeowroteinhisdiary:“Thingsthatlookmagicalcanhavesimplereasons.Butsimplereasonscanstillhurtsmallcreaturesifwearecareless.”Wordcount:350Part2VocabularyandGrammarA.Single-choice(Choosethebestwordtocompleteeachsentence.Writeonlytheletter.)1.Theriverwassostillthatitlookedlikea______.A.mirrorB.hammerC.balloonD.ladder2.Mayafeltthewaterwithher______finger.A.elbowB.thumbC.ankleD.knee3.Thekingfisher’susualcolourisbright______.A.brownB.blueC.purpleD.orange4.Mr.Patelpouredthewaterfroma______.A.bucketB.suitcaseC.envelopeD.helmet5.Thechildrenbuiltasmall______tostopthedust.A.damB.kiteC.candleD.pillowB.Multiple-choice(Twoormoreanswersmaybecorrect.Writetheletters.)6.Whichofthefollowingwordsdescribethemarbledust?A.harmlessB.heavyC.shinyD.salty7.Whichanimalsarementionedinthepassage?A.minnowsB.kingfishersC.beetlesD.eaglesC.Fill-in-the-blank(Useonewordfromthepassage.)8.Theskywaslowand______.9.Thestonesontheriverbottomshoneliketiny______.10.Leopokedthefilmwitha______.11.Thechildrenfeltfrightenedand______.12.Theylefttheshinydustinaquiet______.D.Grammartransformation(Changethesentenceasinstructed.)13.“Thewateriscold,”saidMaya.→Mayasaidthatthewater______cold.14.Theriverturnedsilver.→What______theriverturn?15.Mr.Pateldidnotknowthedustwouldreflectlight.→DidMr.Patel______thedustwouldreflectlight?Part3ReadingComprehensionA.Single-choice(Choosethebestanswer.)16.WhydidLeoandMayagototheriver?A.ToswimB.TocatchminnowsC.TopaintpicturesD.Tosellfish17.Whatfirstmadetheriverlooksilver?A.MoonlightB.MarbledustC.SoapD.Paint18.Howdidthechildrenfeelwhentheysawthesilverriver?A.BoredB.FrightenedandexcitedC.AngryD.Sleepy19.Whohelpedsolvetheproblem?A.ApolicemanB.Mr.PatelC.AfarmerD.Adoctor20.WhatdidLeolearnthatnight?A.Riverscanturnintometal.B.Simpleactionscanstillharmsmallcreatures.C.Kingfisherslikemarbledust.D.Minnowsprefergreyskies.B.Multiple-choice(Chooseeverycorrectanswer.)21.Whichsentencesaretrue?A.ThejarofwaterlookedsilverwhenMayahelditup.B.Thekingfisher’sfishwaspale.C.Mr.Patelwantedtohurtthebeetles.D.Thechildrenbuiltadam.22.Whichthingsinthestoryreflectlight?A.MarbledustB.AstickC.StonesunderwaterD.Thekingfisher’sbeakC.Sequencing(Numbertheevents1–5toshowtheorder.)a.Thekingfisherdived.b.Mr.Patelexplainedaboutmarbledust.c.LeoandMayasawthesilversurface.d.Theybuiltadam.e.Theriverreturnedtonormal.D.Short-answer(Writeonecompletesentence.)23.Whatdidthechildrenusetobuildthedam?24.WhydidMr.Patelstoppouringthedust?25.Nameonecreaturethatmighthavebeentrappedbythedust.E.Open-ended(Answerin40–60words.)26.ImagineyouareMaya.Describehowyoufeltwhenthekingfisherturnedwhite,andexplainwhyyoufeltthatway.F.Referencewords(Writethewordorphrasetheunderlinedpartrefersto.)27.“It’sonlythetopthatlookssilver.”(line9)→“It”refersto______.28.“Heagreedtostopuntiltheyfoundabetterway.”(line25)→“He”refersto______.29.“Cleanwatertrickledthrough,leavingtheshinydustbehind.”(line27)→“Through”referstopassingthrough______.G.Inference(Choosethebestending.)30.Thenextmorningthemillwheelwasprobably______.A.stilldirtyB.alreadycleanC.paintedblueD.brokenPart4LanguageinUseA.Cloze(FilleachblankwithONEsuitablewordfromthepassage.)LeoandMayawantedtocatch______fortheirschool.Theysawtheriverhadturned______.A______hadspilledmarbledust.Thechildrenbuilta______toprotectthetiny______thatneededair.B.Sentencecompletion(Useexactlysixwordsincludingthegivenword.)31.Althoughthedustwas______,itchangedtheriver.32.Thekingfisherwasblue,but______lookedwhite.C.Errorspotting(Onewordineachlineiswrong.Writethecorrection.)33.Theriverwasusuallyclearly.34.Theyfollowtheriverdownstream.35.Thefishwasinvisiblebecauseitwaspaleandvisible.D.Synonyms(Replacetheunderlinedwordwithawordfromthepassage.)36.Thesurfaceofthewaterwascalm.37.Thechildrenwerescaredbythestrangesight.E.Antonyms(Writetheoppositeoftheunderlinedwordasusedinthepassage.)38.Thewaterwasshallow.→Thewaterwas______.39.Mr.Patelstartedpouringthedust.→He______pouringit.F.Wordformation(Usetherootinbrackets.)40.harm(adj.)→Thedustwas______tohumansbutstillriskyforinsects.41.reflect(n.)→Thesilver______dazzledthechildren.G.Punctuation(Addcapitallettersandpunctuation.)42.leoaskedmrpatelwhyistheriversilver43.mayawhispereditslikeliquidmetalH.Matching(Match44–46.)44.liquidmetala.thecolourofthesky45.lowandgreyb.whattheriverlookedlike46.brightbluec.thekingfisher’srealcolourI.Collocation(Choosetheverbthatbestgoeswiththenoun.)47.______adam(build/play/cook)48.______minnows(catch/paint/kick)49.______dust(pour/sing/bounce)J.Transformationintoquestions(Startwiththegivenword.)50.Themarbledustmadetheriversilver.→What______theriversilver?Part5Cross-textTaskReadtheshortnoticebelow,thenanswer.SchoolAquariumRules1.Onlyriverfishsmallerthan4cmmaybeadded.2.Newfishmuststayinaquarantinetankfortwodays.3.Donotfeedthefishbread;usefishflakes.4.Recordthedateandplacewhereeachfishwascaught.51.Single-choice:CanLeoputa5cmsticklebackintothemaintankimmediately?A.YesB.NoC.OnlyonSaturdayD.Onlywithbread52.Multiple-choice:WhichthingsmustLeodowiththeminnowshecaught?A.KeeptheminquarantineB.FeedthembreadC.RecordtherivernameD.Measurethem53.Shortanswer:Whatfoodisforbiddenintheaquarium?54.Open-ended(30–40words):Explainwhythequarantinerulehelpstheotherfishstayhealthy.Part6WritingTask55.Continuation(80–100words)Beginwith:“Thenextweekend,LeoreturnedtotheRiverLarkandsawsomethingevenstranger…”Youmust:usethepasttensementionatleasttwolivingcreaturesincludeonequestionthatLeoasksaloudendwiththeword“quietly”.Part7AnswerKeyA.VocabularyandGrammar1.A2.B3.B4.A5.A6.A,C7.A,B,C8.grey9.mirrors10.stick11.excited12.pool13.was14.did15.knowB.ReadingComprehension16.B17.B18.B19.B20.B21.B,D22.A,CSequencing:c-1,a-2,b-3,d-4,e-523.Theyusedstonesandbranches.24.Herealisedthedustmighttrapsmallwater-beetles.25.Water-beetles(orminnows).26.Sample:Ifeltacoldshiverbecausethekingfisher’ssuddenwhiteshapelookedlikeaghost,andIthoughttheriverhadstolenitscolours;itseemedunnaturalandwarnedmesomethingwaswrong.27.thetopofthewater/theriver’ssurface28.Mr.Patel29.thedam30.BC.LanguageinUseCloze:minnows,silver,teacher,dam,beetles31.harmlessitstilltransformed32.thatdayit33.