外研八年级英语上册期中复习-阅读理解20篇

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TherewasexcitementintheairwhenmanyschoolsacrossShenzhengreetedtheirstudentsin

AprilaftertheirclosurebecauseoftheCOVID-19.

Everyschoolformedawhitelisttomakesurethesafetyofschool.Peoplearenotallowedto

enterthecampusiftheyarcnotonthelist.^Deliverymenwhosendfoodtousarcalsonotallowed

toenterthecampus.Instead,theyputgoodsatacertainplace.Wethenconductthorough

disinfections（进行彻底消毒）andletgoodsstayattheplacefor30minutesbeforemovingthem

intoourschool,“saidLyuYuan,ateacheroftheschool.

Atpresent,childrenarerequiredtotakenucleicacidtest（核酸检测）oncampus.Someteachers

fromtheschoolbecamevolunteerstofightagainstCOVID-19inFebruary.Theyhelpedthetestsgo

efficientlywiththeirexperience.Othermeasures,includingcheckingstudents'healthinformation

andbodytemperaturesthreetimesaday,arealsotakentoensurethesafety.

“Mychildisextremelyexcitedtoseeclassmatesandteachers.Iamassured（放，t?）whenseeing

theschoolcheckingcarefullyattheschoolgate,“saidaparentofamiddleschoolstudent.

Withthesesafetymeasures,mostofthestudentsreturnedtoschoolsuccessfully.Theschool

saidkidswerehappytoreturntoschoolandthecampushadbeenfullofjoysincethestudents

cameback.

1.Whycan'tstudentsgobacktoschoolbeforeApril?

A.Becausestudentswerenotreadytoreturntoschool.

B.Becauseschoolsconductedthoroughdisinfections.

C.BecauseschoolswereclosedbecauseoftheCOVID-19.

D.Becausestudentsdidn'tfinishtheirwintervacationhomework.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthewhitelist?

A.Teacherscanenterthecampuswithouttheirnamesonthelist.

B.Mostschoolsformedwhiteliststoensurethesafetyofschool.

C.Studentscan'Ienterthecampusiftheyarenotonthelist.

D.Deliverymencanenterthecampuswithouttheirnamesonthelist.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph3referto?

A.SchoolsB.TeachersC.StudentsD.Parents

4.Whichofthefollowingisnotincludedinschoolsafetymeasures?

A.Conductthoroughdisinfections.B.Takenucleicacidtestoncampus.

C.Checkstudents'healthinformation.D.Checkstudents'bodytemperaturestwiceaday.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Students,schoollivesafterCOVID-19.

B.TeachersworkedasvolunteersduringCOVID-19.

C.Parents7viewsontheschoolsai€tyafterCOVID-19.

D.SchoolstakemeasurestoensuresafetyafterCOVID-19.

AstheCOVID-19outbreakhittheworld,mostchildrenwerevictims（受害者）.Somehadto

saygoodbyetotheirparents,whoweredoctorsornurses,withoutknowingwhentheywouldcome

back.Somestayedindoors,notknowingwhatwasoutsideandhowitwouldhurtthem.

Thankfully,thecountrysawalotofpicturebooksonCOVID-19foryoungreaders,notonlyto

answertheirquestionsonthesciencebehindthevirus（病毒），butalsototakeawaytheirworries

andoffersomerelief（宽慰）.

Herearetwoofthesepicturebooks.

MyMommy:TheVirusWarrior

MyMommy:TheVirusWarriorisaheartwarminglettertothousandsofchildrenwhoseparents

wereinHubei,supportingthefightagainstthevirus.Thebookshowsrespect（敬意）tothosegreat

heroes.

Girl:"Mommy,areyouleavinghomeagain?”

Mother:t4Yeshoney,mommyisgoingtofightamonster—aterriblevirushascomeintoacity

thatmanypeoplelovedeeply,andmanygrandparents,aunts,unclesandchildrenhavebecome

sick.”

ABriefHistoryofVirusesforChildren

Whatareviruses?Wheredotheycomefrom?Howdotheyhurthumansandhowhavewe

foughtwiththem?

Whatcanwedotopreventdifferentviruses?Howhavehumans“trained”virusestobeuseful

tous?Thispopularvirusbookteachesknowledgebystorytelling,soit'seasyforyoungreadersto

understandthevirus.

Withthese“PictureBooksaboutCOVID-19fbrChildrenaroundtheWorld”，thecountryhopes

thatmoreandmorechildrencanlearnaboutCOVID-19throughtherecommendedbooksandlive

healthilyandhappily.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trained”meaninChinese?

A.驯化B.传播C.战胜D.研发

7.ThereaderscannotreadaboutinABriefHistoryofVirusesforChildren.

A.thebeginningofvirusesB.theadviceonhowtopreventviruses

C.thewaystofightwithvirusesD.thediariesaboutfightingwithviruses

8.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.askparentstocaremoreabouttheirchildrenathome

B.introducesomepicturebooksonCOVID-19tochildren

C.tellpeoplechildrenarevictimsbecauseoftheCOVID-19

D.showourrespecttothoseheroeswhofightagainstthevirus

Everyyear,therearesomepeoplespreadingpositiveenergy（正能量）andtouchingourhearts.

OnMarch3,theTouchingChinaannualpeopleawardairedonCCTV.Tenrolemodelswereonthe

list.ZhuYanfuwasoneofthem.

In2021,audienceswereimpressedbythesoldiersinTheBattleatLakeChangjin（《长津湖》）.

ZhuYanfuwasoneoftherealsoldiers.Infreezingcold,Zhu,17yearsoldthen,foughtagainstthe

USarmyatLakeChangjinintheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea（朝鲜）in1950.Afterthe

war,Zhulostallhisfellowsoldiersandwasseriouslyinjured.After93daysofsurgery（手术），Zhu

losthishands,lefteyeandbothlegsbelowtheknees.

Evenso,Zhuneverstoppeddevotinghimselftohiscountry.t4Therearetwowaystospendlife.

Oneisto'⑼'，whiletheotheristo'bum'.Iprefertobum,"hesaid.In1956,hereturnedtohis

mountainvillageofZibo,Shandongandbecameanofficial（官员）ofthevillagein1957.Afterthat,

heworkedhardtohelpvillagersoutofpoverty（贫穷）.

Knowingthatthebestwaytoendpovertywasthrougheducation,in1957,Zhuusedallhis

savings（积蓄）toopenareadingroom.Later,hesetupthefirsteveningschoolinthevillage.

Atthesametime,healsoencouragedvillagerstodigthreewellsinthemountainandtocreate

farmland.Onthisland,ZhuledthevillagerstoplantapplesandSichuanpepper.Withthesefruits

andvegetablessellingindifferentpartsofthecountry,thevillagershavemademoremoneyforthe

past25years.

9.HowoldwasZhuwhenhereturnedtohismountainvillageofZibo?

A.17B.23C.24D.25

10.Whathappenedtohimduringthewar?

A.Zhulosthiswholelegs.B.Zhuwasbadlyhurlinthewar.

C.Zhulosthishandsandrighteye.D.ZhuhadsurgeryfornearlyIwomonths.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rot”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.tobeboredB.togetbetter

C.tobecomeworseD.tobesatisfied

12.WhydidZhuuseallhissavingstoopenareadingroom?

A.Becausehewantedtocontinuehisstudy.

B.Becausehisvillagersaskedhimtodoso.

C.Becausehekneweducationwasthebestwaytoendpoverty.

D.Becausehisvillagerswantedtolearnhowtomakemoneythroughreading.

13.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inastorybook.

C.Inasciencebook.D.Inatravelmagazine.

Doyouwanttobecomeanastronaut?Ifyouwanttobeoneofthefewpeopletoexperiencethe

thrilloflift-off（发射）andseetheEarthfromthespaceandfloat（漂浮）inaspacecraft,andthen

howdoyougoaboutit?

First,youmustreallywanttobecomeanastronautasittakesmanyyearsofstudyandwork

beforeyouevenbeginyourastronauttraining.Mostastronautsbeginwhentheyarebetween27and

37.

Second,youneedtobecleverenoughtoattendauniversitytostudyengineering,medicineor

oneofsciences.Manyastronautsalsolearntobepilotsintheircountry'sairforce（空军）.

Third,astronautscomefrommanydifferentcountries,sotheyneedtospeakEnglish.Thenthey

canalltalktooneanother.

Fourth,youmustbehealthyasastronauttrainingcanbeverytiring.

Lastly,onaspacecraft,astronautsliveandworkinverysmallspace,soyouneedtogetonwell

withpeople.

Areyoustillinterested?Ifso.maybeyouwillbecomeoneofthemenorwomenthatorbit（环

绕...运行）theEarthinaspacecraft,walkinspaceorvisitMars.Seeyouinspace!

14.Theunderlinedword“thrill“means.

A.excitementB.sadnessC.angerD.tiredness

15.Usuallytheastronauttrainingstartswhentheyare.

A.attheuniversityB.inthearmy

C.between27and37D.olderthan37

16.Fromthepassage,weknowthatallastronautsneedto.

A.studyindifferentcountriesB.beclevererthanordinary（普通的）people

C.bepilotsintheairforceatfirstD.studyengineering,medicineoroneofthesciences

17.Astronautscomingfromdifferentcountriesusetotalktoeachother.

A.actionsB.gesturesC.EnglishD.French

18.Ifyouarconaspacecraft,youneedtolearnhowto.

A.walkandflyinspaceB.orbittheEarthorvisitMars

C.liveandworktogetherasateamD.liveandworkinverylargespace

OnMarch14,BaiXuesong,aguideattheBeilinMuseuminXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxi

province,hostedalivebroadcastdisplayingthecollectionsatthemuseum.

BaihasbecomeahitontheInterneteversincehestartedgivingtoursofthemuseum

collectionsthroughlivestreamingvideosonFebruary23.Afterviewinghisbroadcasts,many

nelizensexpressedadesiretovisitthemuseumwhenitreopenedaftertheCOVID-19outbreak.

Itisestimatedthatmorethan30museumsinChina,includingtheNationalMuseumofChina

andtheDunhuangAcademyChina,havehostedlivebroadcastsononlineplatformsduringthe

epidemic,eachgainingover10millionviewersinoneday.TheGansuProvincialMuseum,oneof

themuseumsthathasbeenexploringonlineplatformsandusingthem,ownedasmanyas900,000

viewersatonepointinitslivebroadcasts,morethanhalfofitstotalviewerslastyear,accordingto

thedeputycurator（副馆长）ofthemuseum.Asaresult,thenumberoffansoftheofficialonline

storeofthemuseumonthee-commerceplatformTaobaohasgrownto25,000,withsalesofrelated

productsseeingahugeincrease.

^CooperationbetweenmuseumsandInternetplatfbnnsisbeneficialtobothsides,“saidHuang

Yang,viceprofessorwiththeculturalheritageandmuseology（departmentoftheNanjingNormal

University）.Hesaidthatwhilemuseumsneedtouselivebroadcaststospreadculture,Internet

giantsneedtheresourcesthatmuseums

possesstoprovidehigh-qualitycontentforusers.▲.

19.WhatmadeBaiXuesongpopularontheInternet?

A.Hislivebroadcasts.B.Hiscollectionofart.

C.Hisabilitytomakevideos.D.HisknowledgeoftheInternet.

20.WhatdothenumbersinParagraph3show?

A.Thepopularityofonlinestores.

B.ThedevelopmentofChinesemuseums.

C.Thesuccessoflivebroadcastsofmuseums.

D.TheimportanceofonlineplatformsinChina.

21.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbebestputintheblack▲?

A.Sotherearetwosidestoeverystory.

B.Soexperienceisthemotherofwisdom.

C.Soneverriseearlywithoutproperbenefit.

D.Soworkingtogethercancreateawin-winsituation.

22.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TointroduceBaiXuesong,aguideattheBeilinMuseuminXi'an.

B.ToletreadersknowhowimportanttheInternetis.

C.ToexplainhowimportanttocooperatebetweenmuseumsandInternetplatforms.

D.Toletreadersknowhowmanymuseumshaveusedlivebroadcastsduringtheepidemic.

©AnyonewatchingtheWinterOlympicsinBeijing,Chinaoverthelastfewdayshasseenlots

andlotsofsnow—man-madesnow.NoothercitieshaveheldtheWinterOlympicsonalmost100%

artificialsnowbefore.

②Thisyear'sWinterOlympicswasheldinBeijing,China,andintwoareasnorthwestof

Beijing,YanqingandZhangjiakou.Theareasgetcoldinwinter,buttheydon'tgetalotofnatural

snow.That'sbecausethey'reclosetotheGobiDesert,andarcgenerallyverydry.

③Thatmeant.ChinatookwaterfromareservoirwhichhelpssupplyBeijing's

drinkingwaterandsentittoanearbyriver.Tocarrythewatertothemountainsformakingsnow,

thecountryranmilesandmilesofpipes.Chinasaysmakingthesnowtookabout49,000gallonsof

water.Outsideexpertssayitprobablytookalotmorewaterthanthat.

©ChinapaidanItaliancompanycalledTechnoAlpintomakethesnow.TechnoAlpinmade

artificialsnowatseveralearlierWinterOlympics.Forthesnowinthisyear'sOlympics,Techno

Alpinlaidover40miles(64kilometers)ofpipesandbroughtinhundredsofsnow-making

machines.Evenwithallthosemachines,makingthesnowforthisyear'sGamestooksevenweeks.

⑤Inrecentyears,ithasbecomemoreandmorecommontouseartificialsnowatwintersports

events.That'strueeveninplacesthatusedtohavealotofsnownaturally.Someartificialsnowwas

usedintheWinterOlympicsin2010and2014becauseofwarmweather.Inthe2018Gamesin

PyeongChang,SouthKorea,almost90%ofthesnowwasman-made.Astheworldwarmsbecause

ofclimatechange,problemslikethisareexpectedtobecomefarmorecommon.MichaelMayr,

wholeadsTechnoAlpininAsia,says,“Youcouldnothavewintersportsnowwithoutman-made

snow.”

23.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputininParagraph3?

A.wehadtofindnewplacesforwinterOlympics

B.snowisanimportantpartofwintersportsgames

C.artificialsnowhasbeenwidelyforwinterOlympics

D.someseriouschangeswereneededfortheWinterOlympics

24.WecanseefromthepassagethatTechnoAlpin.

A.hadlittleexperienceinmakingartificialsnowforWinterOlympicsinthepast

B.mayhavemorechancestocreateartificialsnowforthefollowingwintergames

C.spentaboutfiftydaysinmakingartificialsnowfor2018PyeongChangOlympics

D.usedmorethan40gallonsofwaterandlaidover49,000milesofpipesinBejing

25.Weuseman-madesnowmoreoftenforwintersportsgamesbecause.

A.makingartificialsnowiseasierandcheaper

B.naturalsnowisnotascleanasartificialsnow

C.thereisatemperatureriseontheearthnowadays

D.mostplacesaretoodrytoholdwintersportsgames

26.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?

A.Man-madesnowmettheneedofagreenOlympics.

B.2022BeijingWinterOlympicshadanimportantchange.

C.ArtificialsnowhelpedmakeBeijingOlympicsasuccess.

D.ChinaspentalotonartificialsnowforBeijingWinterOlympics.

15ChineseelephantsareonaLongMarchNorth.Why?Noonknows?

Maybethey'relookingforbetterfood.Maybethey'vegotlost.Maybethey'rejusthavingan

adventureandhavingagoodtime.

Nooneisquitesure.Butforsomereasons,the15Asianelephantshavebeenwalkingtheirway

acrossChinaformorethanayear,travelingthroughvillages,forestsandtheedgesofthecityof

Kunming,apopulationof8.5million.

Localofficialshavebeentrackingtheelephants,movementsbyunmannedaircraftandasked

hundredsofworkerstoleadvillagersaway,setupemergencybarriers（障碍）tochangetheirroutes

andstored18tonsoffoodfortheelephants.

Butthereisstillnolong-termplan.The15elephantshavenowbecomeinternationalsuperstars,

withfansaroundtheworldpayingcloseattentiontotheirjourneyontheInternet.Peopleareall

wonderingwheretheywillgonextandwhentheywillstop.

“Whatwehavetolearnisnothowtosolvetheproblem,buthowtoincreasetolerance."said

BeckyShuChen,anexpertforZoologicalSocietyofLondonwhohasstudiedelephant-human

interactions.44Howcanweusethiseventtoleteveryonepayattentiontotheissueoflivingwith

animalsintheworld?”

27.Whyarethe15elephantsonaLongMarchNorthfor?

A.They'relookingfbrbetterfood.B.Theyhavebeenmissing.

C.Theyliketoriskandhavefun.D.Nobodyknowsthereason.

28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fewpeopleareinterestedinthese15elephants.

B.Theelephantshavenowbecomeinternationalpopular.

C.Thegovernmenthasalong-termplanonhowtodealwiththeelephants.

D.Peopleknowaboutwherethe15elephantswillgonextandwhentheywillstop.

29.What'sthemeaningofunderlinedword"⑹erance“inthelastparagraph?

A.understandingB.teamworkC.communicationD.intelligence

30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.The15elephantsdon'twanttogobacktotheiroldhome.

B.Itisthemostimportantthingtodriveawaythe15elephants.

C.Thegovernmentshouldsetupalocalparkforthe15elephants.

D.Weneedtothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenpeopleandanimals.

DorothylivedwithherUncleHenryandAuntEmonasmallfarminKansas.Thehousehad

onlyoneroom,whichtheyusedforeverything.Therewasacellarunderthehouse.Itwasacyclone

shelter.EveryyearinKansas,therewerecyclones,whichweregreatwindsthatwentroundand

roundincircles.Theydidalotofdamage,andpeoplesometimesdiedinthesewinds.

Lifewasveryhardonthefarm.UncleHenryandAuntEmwerenotold,buttheylookold

becausethesunandwindmadetheirskindry.Thehardworktookawaytheirhappiness,andthey

neverlaughedorevensmiled.

Onthisday,DorothywasnotplayingwithToto,herlittledog.Insteadshewasstandingatthe

doorofthehouse,lookingalthesky.Ilwasverydark,andtherewasawhistlingsoundintheair.

UncleHenrysaid,“ThereisacyclonecomingI'llputtheanimalsintheshed.”

“Quickly,Dorothy,“AuntEmshouted.4tGotothecellar.”

DorothypickedupTotoandrantothecellardoor.Beforeshecouldclimbdowntheladderinto

thecellar,agreatwindpickedupthehouseandcarriedithighintothesky.Then,althoughthe

housewasstillmoving,shefellasleep.

Whenshewokeupandleftthehouse,shewassurprisedtoseethreelittlemenandalittle

womanwalkingtowardher.Theywereverystrangelydressed.Oneofthemsaid:"Welcometothe

landoftheMunchkins.WethankyouforkillingtheWickedWitchoftheEast.Nowourpeopleare

free.

"I'mafraidyouaremakingamistake,“Dorothysaid,“1didn'tkillanywitch.”

<fcYourhousedidJoneofthelittlemensaid."Look!”HepointedtothehouseandDorothysaw

Iwofeetstickingoutfromunderit.

31.Whatdocstheunderlinedworldinparagraphonemean?

A.住所B.地方C.庇护所D.山洞

32.Dorothy'sauntanduncledidnotoftensmileorlaughbecause.

A.theyhatedpeopleB.theirworkwashard

C.theywereoldD.theydidnotlikeDorothy

33.HowwastheWickedWitchoftheEastkilled?

A.TheGoodwitchoftheNorthkilledher.

B.TheMunchkinateher.

C.Totobit（咬）her.

D.Dorothy'shousefellonher.

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AuntEmtoldDorothytogoswimming.

B.Dorothy'shousewascarriedhighintotheskybythecyclone.

C.Dorothyfellasleepwhenthecyclonewascoming.

D.Dorothymetthreelittlepeoplewearingstrangeclothes.

Manycompanieshavecreatedappstohelpblindpeople.Microsoftcreatedanappthatcan

describeaphoto.Huaweimadeanappthatusessoundstotellusersifpeopletheyaretalkingto

lookhappy,sadorangry.Now,Googleistestinganappthatwillallowblindpeopletorunalone.

AtaGoogleeventin2019,ablindrunner,ThomasPanek,askedagroupofexpertswhether

theycouldcreatesomethingtohelpblindpeoplerunontheirownwithoutaguidedogorhuman

assistant.

Panek,CEOofGuidingEyesfortheBlind,hadalwayslovedrunning.Buthestartedlosinghis

eyesightwhenhewas8,andbyhisearly20shewasblind.Laterinlife,hestartedrunningwith

otherpeopleoraguidedogtohelphim.Buthedidn'tlikebeingdependentonothers.

TheGoogleteamsooncreatedProjectGuideline.TheGuidelineappusesasmartphonecamera

torecognizealinepaintedontheground.Throughheadphones,theappmakessoundswhena

personmovesawayfromtheline.Thesoundsgetlouderineithertheleftortherightearthefurther

thepersonmovesawayfromtheline.

Afterfirsttryingtheappinside,PanekuseditwhilerunningoutsideinaparklastAugust.uFor

thefirsttimeinmylife,Ididn'tfeellikeablindman.Ifeltfree/'Paneksaid.InNovember,2020,

Paneksuccessfullyran5kilometersaroundNewYorkCity'sCentralParkusingtheapp.

PanekhopestheappProjectGuidelinecanhelpmorepeoplelikehim.AndGooglewillalso

continuetoworkhardtodeveloptheapp.

35.Theappwhichhelpstheblindknowpeople'sfeelingswasmadeby.

A.MicrosoftB.GoogleC.HuaweiD.Apple

36.WhichisNOTliucaboutihcGuidelineapp?

A.Itcanhelpblindpeopleruninsideandoutside.

B.Itusesasmartphonecameratorecognizetheline.

C.Itmakessoundswhenpeoplemoveawayfromtheline.

D.Anotherpersonneedstoholdthephonefortheblindperson.

37.What^thepurpose（意图）ofwritingthepassage?

A.TointroduceablindrunnerThomasPanek.

B.TointroducetheGuidelineappcreatedbyGoogle.

C.Toshowsomegreatappsthatcanhelpblindpeople.

D.ToshowblindpeoplehowtousetheGuidelineappforrunning.

Wcoftentalkabouttherev/ardsofpolicework.OnFriday,wcexperiencedamoment.

Officersgota911callfromawomanwhoreportedher81-year-oldmothermissing.Itseemed

hermotherleftherhousetotakeherdailywalk,butwhenshedidn'treturn,thingsgotabitterrible

becausethewoman'smotherhasdementia（痴呆）.TheofficerP.DeBoeandhispartnersbegana

searchoftheheavilywoodenarea.

After40minutes,theoldwomanwasfound.Atfirst,sheseemedconfusedatthesudden

appearanceofpoliceofficers,andsheaskediftheofficerswereouttakingawalktoo.Theyquietly

replied"Yes.Afterall,itwasabeautifulday."Andthensheseemedrelaxedandtoldthemshehad

lostherway."Noproblem,“saidOfficerMorrisonwhothengentlytookherhandand,alongwith

theotherofficerswalkedherbacktoherhouse.Alongtheway,theofficersmadesmalltalkswith

theoldwoman,tomakeherfeelmorerelaxed.Whenaskedwhatthekeytoalong,healthylifewas,

theoldwomanreplied,4tEatgoodandstayactive.”

Officersmeetdifferentsituationseveryday.Somearegood,andsomearenotsogood.Inthis

case,afrighteningsituationfbrthefamilyendedhappily.Forthat,theywerethankful.Forus,it's

therewardingpartofpolicing.

I'mgladtheynotonlywereabletotakeRobertahome,butalsosharedawarm-heartedmoment

withherintheprocess.

38.Whathappenedtothe81-year-oldwomanonFriday?

A.Shewaslost.B.Shewantedtoaskforhelp.

C.Shehaddementia.D.Shedidn'twanttogobackhome.

39.Whydidtheofficersmakesmalltalkswiththeoldwomanalongtheway?

A.Becausetheoldwomanwasalittleafraid.

B.Becausetheywantedtorelaxtheoldwoman.

C.Becauseitwastheirdutytomakesmalltalks.

D.Becausetheoldwoman'sdaughteraskedthemtodothat.

40.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribedtheofficers?

A.Braveandkind.B.Strongandproud.

C.Seriousandsmart.D.Niceandresponsible.

41.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Anoldwomancalledthepolice

B.AnoldwomanHkedtalkingherdailywalk

C.Thepolicemankindlysentanoldwomanhome

D.Thepolicemanexperiencedawarm-heartedmoment

ACanadianmanClintMasseandhisteamworkedsixandahalfdaysaweektobuildasnow

maze（迷宫）.Aftcrthreeweeksofwork,theydidit:TheybroketheGuinnessWorldRecordfor

theworld'slargestsnowmaze.

MasselivesinManitoba,kliesinnorthernCanada.Themanhasbeenbuildingsnowmazesfor

morethan20years.However,hehadneverfinishedsuchalargeone.Themazecoveredanareaof

2,790squaremeters.Ithadwallsthatweretwometerstalland0.6metersthick.Therewerestatues

（雕像）tosurprisevisitorsandfirepits（火坑）tokeepthemwarm.Ittookabout30minutesto

walkthroughthemaze,dependingonyourluck.

ThemazecostMasse57,000Canadiandollars.Themanandhisteamusedasnowmachineto

makeenoughsnowfortheproject.Man-madesnowisstrongerthananaturalsnow."Ifyoudrive

throughthesnowwalls,youwillbreakyourcarbeforeyoubreakthewallsJMassesaid.

MassefeltexcitedwhenheknewhehadbrokentheGuinnessWorldRecord.Hesaidhisfamily

wasnotrich.Therefore,therecordwasveryimportant.Ithelpedhimattract（吸弓I）thousandsof

visitorstohislargemazeandmakelotsofmoney.

42.HowmuchtimedidClintMasseandhisteamspendbuildingthelargesnowmaze?

A.30minutes.B.Sixandahalfdays.

C.20years.D.Threeweeks.

43.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Themazehadfirepitstokeepvisitorswarm.

B.Massemadealargersnowmaze20yearsago.

C.Themazewithtwowallswas0.6metersthick.

D.Massebegantobuildsnowmazeattheageof20.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Thenaturalsnowisstrongerthanthesnowwalls.

B.Thesnowwallsaremuchstrongerthanthecar.

C.Thedrivermustbreakthewallsandthendrivethrough.

D.Thecardriverneedtobestrongertogetthroughthewalls.

45.Whatcanweinfei（推断）fromthelastpaiagiaph?

A.Massewillbericherthanever.

B.Massewillbuildmorelargermazes.

C.MassewillbreakmoreGuinnessRecords.

D.MassespentmuchmoneywinningtheRecord.

IhavethreekidsandImakethemdohousework.However,mymotherdoesn'tagreewithme.

ShethinksI'mtoostrict.Inheropinion,itisadults,jobtodohousework.

Ourfamilyismadeupoffivefamilymembers.Nooneinthefamilyismoreimportantthan

another,soeachmembershouldhelpwithchores.Idon'taskmykidstodothesamechores,

becausetheiragesaredifferent.

Attheendoftheday,aftertheyfinishplayingwiththeirtoys,Iaskthemtoputthetoysaway.

Iftheydon't,theywillhavetosaygoodbyetotheirtoys.Iexpectmykidstosetthetableatnight

andhelpfoldtheirownclothes.Idon'tthinkI'maskingtoomuch.

Iknowtheyaretiredafteralongday'sstudyatschool,butthafslife-harsh（严酷）butreal.I

don'twanttopaythemfordoingsomechores.Theyliveinthehouse,sotheyshouldhelpoutwith

somethings