沪教八年级英语上册期中复习-阅读单选20篇

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Lifecanbelonelywhenyoulivealone.That'swhyIdecidedtoadopt（收养）acatthisyear.But

theprocess（过程）ismoredifficultthanIexpected.

Therearemanyabandoned（被弃养的）catsalloverBeijing.Someofthemareabandoned

becausetheirownershaverecentlyhadachild.Othersareabandonedbecausetheirforeignowners

havemovedbackiotheirhomecountries.Andstillothersareabandonedsimplybecausetheirowners

nolongerwantthem.

Therefore,petadoptionagencies（机构）areverystrictaboutwhotheyallowtoadoptpets.Before

Icouldadoptacat,Ihadtofilloutalongapplicationform（申请表）thatincludedquestionssuch

asuAreyousingle?,,and“Howmuchmoneydoyoumakeeachmonth?”

Butitdidn'tendthereafterfillingouttheapplication.Inthesecondstage,Istillhadtotravel

toadifferentpartofthecitytoseethecatinpersonandthentalkwiththeadoptionagency.They

wantedtomakesurethatwecouldgetalongandIwouldtakegoodcareofthecat.

Andeventhen,thecatyouwanttoadoptmightbeadoptedbyothersbythetimeyoucanadopt

himorher.Inmycase,arescueworkeradoptedthecataheadofme.ButI'mgladthatthesecatscan

findgoodhomes.Andintheend,Ididfinallyfindasweetbabycatofmyown.

1.Whydidthewriterdecidetoadoptacat?

A.Becausethewriterlivesaloneandfeelslonely.

B.Becausetherearemanyabandonedcatsaroundthewriter'shome.

C.Becausetheprocessofadoptingacatisnotasdifficultasthewriterthought.

D.Becausethewriterlikescatsverymuch.

2.Whatdocsthewriterthinkofadoptingacat?

A.Sad.B.Difficult.C.Easy.D.Impossible.

3.WhyaretheresomanyabandonedcatsalloverBeijing?

A.Becausetheirownershaverecentlyhadachild.

B.Becausetheirforeignownershavemovedbacktotheirhomecountries.

C.Becausetheirownersdon'Iwantthemanylonger.

D.Alloftheabove.

4.What'sthecorrectorderwhenyouwanttoadoptacat?

a.Filloutalongapplicationformthatincludedquestions.

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b.Talkwiththeadoptionagency.

c.Traveltoadifferentpartofthecitytoseethecatinperson.

d.Trytogetalongwiththecatandtakegoodcareofit.

A.a-b-c-dB.a-c-b-dC.a-d-c-bD.d-a-b-c

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HowtobeakindpersonB.Howtoprotectanimals

C.HowtoadoptacatD.Howtofeedyourpets

Polarbears（北极熊）havethickfurandbigpaws,andtheyarewellpreparedforlifeintheir

hardenvironment.Infact,theyneedtheArcticsea（北冰洋）iceforsurvival（生存）.However,global

warming（全球变暖）iscausinglargerandlargerareasofsummerseaicetomelt.Experts（专家）say

thatifglobalwarmingcontinues,theArcticcouldbefreeofsummerseaiceby2050.Itmaycause

someoftheworld'spolarbearstolosetheirhomes.

Polarbearscan'tsurvivefbrlongonland.Seals（海豹）aretheirmainfood.Theonlyplacefor

polarbearstohuntsealsisontheice.Althoughpolarbearsarestrongswimmers,it'snoteasyfbr

themtocatchsealsinthewater.Tocatchaseal,theywaitbesidetheseal'sbreathingholeinwinter.

Theyoftenhavetowaitmanyhoursbeforethesealcomesupforair.Whenthesealcomesup,the

polarbearkillsitwithitspaw.Insummer,polarbearseatverylittleandwaitfortheseaicetoreturn.

Withtheseaiceforminglaterintheyearandmeltingearlier,polarbearsdonothaveenough

chancetohuntandeat.Lessseaicemakesitmoredifficultforpolarbearstocatchseals.Polarbears

mustswimlongertosearchforfood.Thiscancausepolarbearbabiestobecomeseparatedfromtheir

mothers,whoprovidethemwithfood.

6.WhatcanwclearnfromParagraph1?

A.Polarbearswilldieoutby2050.

B.Polarbearsarekilledbysomepeople.

C.Polarbearsarelivingindifficultconditions.

D.Polarbearsarenotsostrongastheywerebefore.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“melt"meaninChineseinthefirstparagraph?

A.增加B.融化C.抬高D.破碎

8.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Wherepolarbearslive.B.Whypolarbearscatchseals.

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C.Howpolarbearscatchseals.D.Whatpolarbears,behaviouris.

9.Accordingtoparagraph3,whyisitmoredifficultforpolarbearstocatchseals?

A.Becausetheseaiceisbecomingless.

B.Becausetheseaiceisformingearlier.

C.Becausepolarbearscan'tswimasfastasbefore.

D.Becausepolarbearsandtheirbabieshavetoliveseparately.

10.Inwhichpanofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?

A.People.B.Movies.C.Culture.D.Animals.

AyoungmanaskedAlbertEinstein,thegreatGermanscientist,whatthesecretofsuccessis.

Thescientisttoldhimthatthesecretofsuccessishardwork.Afewdayslatertheyoungmanasked

thesamequestionagain.Einsteinwasveryannoyed.Hedidnotsayanything,butwroteafewwords

onapieceofpaper.Onitwas:A=X+Y+Z.

"Whaldoesthismean?”askedtheyoungman.

“Ameans'success'"explainedtheoldscientist.€4Xstandsforhardwork,Yforgoodmethod（方

法）andZmeansstoptalkingandgetdowntowork.”

11.Theyoungman.

A.wantedtomeetEinsteinB.wantedtobeagreatscientistlikeEinstein

C.wanttoknowthesecretofsuccessD.wantedtobeastudentofEinstein

12.InEinstein'sopinionthesecretofsuccesswas.

A.toworkwithgreatenergyB.tostudyharddayandnight

C.tolearnfromgreatscientistsD.toraisequestionsasmanyasyoucould

13."Y”standsfor.

A.hardworkB.greatenergyC.greatsuccessD.goodmethod

14.Theword“annoyed“means.

A.angryB.sadC.lovelyD.glad

15.Einsteinwasamanwho.

A.likedtotalkwithyoungpeopleB.likedtohelpothers

C.likedtomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.likedtowork,butdidn'tliketotalk

Aswearewritingthisbook,weareinVenice,Italy,speakingatameetingonculturaldifferences.

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IfwchadnevertravelledtoItaly,wewouldhavebeenshockedbywhatwe'dexperienced.All

cultureswalkonthesamesideofthepavementastheydriveontheroad.Thismeansifyou'reBritish,

Australian,SouthAfricanoraNewZealander,youdriveandwalktotheleft.Whatyou'dfindisthat

Italianssometimesbumpintoyouasyouwalkonthepavementbecause,astheycomenearandyou

movetoyourleft,theymovetotheirright.

You'dalsobeshockedwhenyougotoshakehandstosaygoodbyetoanItalianbut,instead,you

getakissonbothcheeks."AsIwasleaving,theItalianmankissedmeonbothcheeks.Iwastying

myshoelaces（革圭带）atthetime!”WoodyAllenwroteinherarticle.

AsyoutalkwithlocalItalians,theyseemtostandinyourspace,holdingyourarms,talkingover

thetopofyou,shoutinginfact,andsoundingangryabouteverything.Butthesethingsareanormal

partofeverydayfriendlyItaliancommunication.Notallthingsinallculturesmeanthesamethings.

Whentheytalk,Italiansusetheirentirearmsandbody,whileEnglishpeopleandGermansstand

atattention.Italianskeeptheirhandsheldhighasawaytomeanthattheywanttogoontalking.Arm

touchingduringanItalianconversationdoesn'tshowloveoraffection,butisnothingmorethana

wayofsloppingthelistenerfromraisinghishandsandtakingtheturntotalk.TointerruptanItalian

youmustcatchhishandsinmidairandholdthemdown.

16.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Italiansdriveandwalktotheright.

B.ItaliansdriveonthesamesideastheBritish.

C.Italiansliketobumpintootherswhentheywalk.

D.Italiansdonotwalkonthesamesideastheydrive.

17.WhatdoesanItaliandotosaygoodbye?

A.Toshakehands.B.Totietheshoelaces.

C.Tostandatattention.D.Tokissonbothcheeks.

18.IfyouwanttostopanItalianfromtalking,you'llhaveto.

A.moveyourentirebodyB.holddownhishands

C.lookatthefloorD.raisehishands

19.Thepassagemainlywantstotellthereadersthat.

A.allculturesdriveandwalkonthesameside

B.ifyouwalkinItaly,don'tbumpintoothers

C.thingsdonotmeanthesameinallcultures

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D.ifyoutraveltoItaly,youwillbeshocked

Onceuponatime,therelivedacolourfulcaterpillar（毛虫）namedSunny.

SunnylovedclimbingtreeswithhercaterpillarfriendsMayandJune,butwhatshelovedmost

wastotellstories.Herstoriesv/eresointerestingthatbothofherfriendslikedthemverymuch.

Sunnyandherfriendsdreamedofthedaywhentheywouldturnintobeautifulbutterflies.Sunny

believedherwingswouldhaverainbowcolours.

Finally,thedaycame.Sunnycameoutofherchrysalis（蛹）.Shewasveryexcited.Sheflew

quicklydowntoariver,lookingintothewater.

“No."sheshoutedloudly.Shecouldn'tbelievehereyes.Onherbackweretwowingsasblack

asnight.Thiswasn'twhatshehadthoughtatall."HowIwishIcouldbeacaterpillaragain."Justat

thattime,MayandJunecameover.

“Wow,whatbigwingsyouhave."Maysaid.

“Youlooklikethemidnightsky,“saidJune."Wemissedyourstories.Tellusone,please!”

<4Yes,tellusone."Mayadded.

Sunnylookedupatthedarkbluesky.Itwasbeautiful.Sunnyletoutalongslowbreathand

started,“Onceuponatime,therewasanot-so-colourfulbutterfly

Asshetalked.Sunnysmiled.Shefeltbeautifuljustasshewas.

20.WhatdidSunnylikedoingbest?

A.Readingbooks.B.Climbingtrees.C.Tellingstories.D.Makingfriends.

21.Fromthepassage,weknowthatSunnywantedto.

A.enjoyarainbowB.havecolourfulwings

C.makeabeautifulchrysalisD.beacaterpillarallherlife

22.WhatdidSunny'sfriendsdoafterseeingSunny'swings?

A.TheyleftSunny.B.TheylaughedatSunny.

C.TheytoldSunnyastory.D.TheytriedtomakeSunnyhappy.

23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSunny'sfeelings?

A.exciled一hopeless一happyB.excited一happy—unhappy

C.excited一happy—hopelessD.unhappy—>hopcless^excitcd

24.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThemidnightskyB.Afriendisasecondself

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C.SunnylovedtellingstoriesD.Thenot-so-colourfulbutterfly

Peterwasdrivinghiscartomeetafriendinanothercity.Whenhewasabouthalfwaythere,he

gotintoanaccidentandhiscarwentintoaditchC勾）.Hewasstillfarfromthecity.Petertriedhis

besttopullthecaroutoftheditch,butfailed.Hefelthelplessanddidn,tknowwhattodo.Luckily,

afarmerhappenedtoridebyonabigstronghorse.HecalledthehorseBuddy.

ThefarmertookBuddyuptoihecarandcalledout,cTull,Nellie,puH!"Buddydidn'tmove.

Thenthefarmershoutedagain,“Pull,Buster,puH!”Buddydidn'tmove.

Oncemore,thefarmercriedout,“Pull,Coco,pull!”Butthehorsewouldn'tmove.

Thenthefarmercasuallysaid,“Pull,Buddy,pull!^^Afterhearinghisname,thehorsegavethe

carapullandeasilydraggeditoutoftheditch.

Peterwasthankfulandverycurious.Heaskedthefarmerwhyhecalledhishorsebythewrong

namethreetimes.

Thefarmersaid,"Oh,Buddyisblind.Ifhethoughthewastheonlyonepulling,hewouldn't

eventry!”

25.WhathappenedtoPeter?

A.Hiscarwasstolen.B.Hiscarbrokedown.

C.Hiscarfellintoaditch.D.Hiscarhitastronghorse.

26.WheredidPetermeetthefarmer?

A.Onhiswayout.B.Inhisfarm.

C.Nearafield.D.Nexttoafactory.

27.WhatdoyouthinkofBuddy?

A.Bigandshy.B.Smallandgentle.

C.Fierceandstrong.D.Blindandlazy.

28.HowmanyhorseshelpedPeter?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

29.Whydidthefarmercallhishorsebythewrongnamethreetimes?

A.Hesawthreehorsesthatcanhelpinhisfarm.

B.HehadtofoolBuddywhowasunwillingtowork.

C.Hetriedtoaskotherthreehorsesnearbytohelphim.

D.Hehadabadmemoryinrememberinghorses'names.

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ItwasstillcoldforanearlyspringdayinTokyo.TakahiroTakauji,aphotographeraswellasthe

ownerofthewebsiteMainichiPanda,or“PandaEveryDay”,showeduponasnowymorningatthe

entranceofUenoZooasusual.

Takauji,alsoknownas"Mr.Panda“forhislovefortheanimal,launchedthewebsitein

September2011,whichshowsphotographshetakesofgiantpandasatUenoZoo.

Fornearly12years,the44-year-oldwebsitedesignerhasbeenvisitingtheparkalmostdailyto

lakepandaphotos.

Takauji\firstconnectionwiththegiantpandasdatesbackto2011,whenthetwoChinesepandas

RiRiandShinShinarrivedinTokyoinFebruarythatyear.OnedayinAugusthedecidedtogoand

secthepair,anditchangedhislife.

“Throughphotographinggiantpandas,Ihavemademanyfriendsandbecomehealthier.Itisalso

becauseofthepandasthatIhavelearnedmoreaboutChina,heoncetoldXinhua.

Takaujihasphotographedgiantpandasatthezoofor3,139daysoveraperiodofnearly12years.

Exceptforthe340-dayclosingofthezoobecauseofCOVID-19andhisdaughter'sbirthdays,hehas

beenseenatUenoZooeveryday.

Themanrecalledadaywhenhespentoversevenhourswaitinginbitingcoldnesstophotograph

thebelovedgiantpandaXiangXiang,whichwouldbereturningtoChinaonTuesday.t4XiangXiang

hasgivenusalotofhappinesshereinJapan.Iwanttothankherandhopeshecanserveasasymbol

ofpeaceandalinkbetweenJapanandChina,“saidTakauji.

“AslongastherearegiantpandasatUenoZoo,Iwillcontinuetotakepicturesofthemandshare

thejoywithmorepeople.IwillsurelygotoChinatoseeXiangXianginthefuture,“headded.

30.Whatcanvveknowabout“PandaEveryDay“fromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.ItshowspicturesofpandasatUenoZoo.

B.Itwaslaunchedin2011byUenoZoo.

C.Itisawebsiteforanimallovers.

D.Ithasexistedformorethan12years.

31.Whathasn'tTakaujigotthroughphotographingpandas?

A.Muchfriendship.B.Goodhealth.C.Abigfortune.D.KnowledgeaboutChina

32.HowcanwedescribeTakauji?

A.Carefulandserious.B.Funandhumorous.

C.Hardworkingandloving.D.Wiseandkind-hearted.

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33.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“link"mean?

A.Hope.B.Happiness.C.Connection.D.Luck.

34.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TokyoPhotographerShowsHisLoveforPandas

B.Pandas,aSymbolofPeace

C.”PandaEveryDay”，anInterestingWebsite

D.ChinesePandasatUenoZoo

Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombinationofmanyanimalssuchsnakes,fishand

deer.Theyhavetwohornsandalongmoustache.Withfantasticpower,theyflyintheskyordivein

thesea.Theycanbreatheoutfireandtheycanmakerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolof

strengthandgoodluck.TheemperorsofancientChinaloveddragons.Theirclotheswerecovered

withpicturesofdragons.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe"descendants（传人）ofthedragon”.InChinese,excellent

peopleareoftencalled“dragons”.AnumberofChinesesayingsandidiomstalkaboutdragons,for

example,“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon”.

ItissaidthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhavecertaincharacteristics.Theyarccreative,

confident,braveandquick-tempered.Therearesomefamous“dragons"whohavedoneexcellent

things,suchasthegreatmanDengXiaoping,andtheKongfustarLiXiaolong.Theyareallvery

successful.

TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHead-raising

DayandDragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwo

festivalscomeeveryyear,buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.

ThedragonisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe''descendantsofthedragon”,itis

necessaryforustoknowtheviewsondragonsinourculture.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhyour

parentsalwayswantustobe“dragons”.

35.WhichpowerofdragonsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Theycanputoutfire.B.Theycanswim.

C.Theycanmakerain.D.Theycanfly.

36.Whatdocstheunderlinedsentence“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon^^mean?

A.Hopingheorshecanbeasstrongasadragon.

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B.Hopingheorshewillhaveabrightfuture.

C.Hopingheorshecanliveahappylife.

D.Hopingheorshecanlearnfromadragon.

37.WhydidthewritermentionDengXiaopingandLiXiaolonginPcragraph3?

A.Toaskpeoplelearnfromthem.

B.Toaskpeoplerememberthem.

C.Tomakeaconclusionaboutthispassage.

D.Togiveexamplestosupportthewriter'sidea.

38.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whatdragonis.B.DragoninChineseculture.

C.Festivalsaboutdragon.D.Somesayingsaboutdragon.

InIreland,scientistsstudiedagroupof42cats.Theygavethemthreetasks.Onewastogive

themsomedeliciousfoodoutofaplate.Theyfoundthatthemalecatspreferredtousetheirleftpaw,

andthefemalecatspreferredtousetheirrightpaw.

Beingleft-handedorright-handedcanalsoincludeeyes,ears,clawsandeventails.InItaly,

scientistsdiscoveredthatdogswagtheirtailstotherightwhentheyseesomethingthattheylike.

Whentheyseesomethingthattheydon'tlike,theirtailsgototheleft.

Therearelotsoffunexamples.Left-handeddolphinsswiminadifferentdirectionaroundthe

pool.Elephantsliketoswingtheirtrunks（象鼻）inonedirection.Evensnakesprefertocurlup（蜷缩

起来）onlyoneway.

Manypeoplebelievethatpolarbearsareleft-handed.Theysaythatpolarbearscovertheirblack

nosewiththeirrightpaw,whichhelpsthemhideinthesnowwhentheyarchunting.Thentheycan

sneakup（慢慢靠近）onananimal,andtheirleftpawwillbefreetocatchit.

Scientists,however,disagree.Somehavewatchedpolarbearsforthousandsofhours.Theynever

sawthebearscovertheirnoseduringahunt.Theyalsosawnoevidence（证据）thattheywereleft­

handed.Withouttakinganynoticeofthis,manywebsitescontinuetosaythatpolarbearsareleft­

handed.

Scientistsarestilllearningaboutanimalsandtheirbodylanguages.Ifyouseeananimalthenext

time,tryfindingoutyourselfwhichitprefers——leftorright.

39.ThestudyinIrelandshowsthatcatsliketousetheirrightpaws.

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A.MaleB.female

C.bothmaleandfemaleD.neithermalenorfemale

40.Whenthedogsseesomethingtheylike,theirtailsgo.

A.totherightB.totheleftC.upD.down

41.Writersusesomeexamplesinparagraph3inordertoshowthat.

A.themaleanimalsareleft-handed

B.allanimalsareleft-handed

C.beingleft-handedorright-handedcanalsoincludeeyes,ears,clawsandeventails

D.whenanimalsseesomethingthattheydon'tlike,theirtailsgototheleft

42.kindsofanimalsarementionedinthepassage.

A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Seven

43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Beinglefthandedorright-handedisonlylimited（受限于）tothearmsorlegs.

B.Snakeslikecurlingupindifferentways.

C.Thescientistsagreedthatpolarbearsareleft-handed.

D.Manyscientistskeeponlearningaboutanimalsandtheirbodylanguages.

QueenElizabethII,theUK'slongest-servingmonarch（君主），diedaged96atBalmoralCastle

inScotland,onSept8.Elizabethbecamequeenin1952.Hereldestson,Charles,74,hasnowbecome

Britain'snewmonarch,knownasKingCharlesIII.

TheUKbegana10-daymourningperiod（哀悼期）onSept9.Flagsflyingfromgovernment

buildingswerehalf-staff（下半旗）.Peoplehavebeenabletoseethequeen'scoffin（灵柩）,firstin

EdinburghandtheninLondon.

"It'sjustsoheartbreaking,saidLauraLang,fromGeorgia,US,seeingthequeen'scortege（送

葬队伍）passherinEdinburgh.uLook,Iknowthequeenis'Britain'.Butshe'sthequeenofthe

world,"LauratoldSkyNews.

Inher7（）-yearreign（在位），thequeencommitted（致力于）herlifetoservinghercountry.She

supportedover600charities（慈善机构）andhadacloselinkwiththepublic.IntheUK,every

Christmasday,peoplewouldturnontheirTVstolistentothequeen'sheart-warmingChristmas

speech.

Herdeathhasbeenfeltacrosstheglobe.InWashington,theUSflagwasloweredtohalfstaffto

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markthepassingofthequeen.FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronsaid,“Thewomanwhostood

alongsidethegiantsofthe20thcenturyonthepathofhistoryhaslefttojointhem.M

44.HowoldwasQueenElizabethIIwhenshebecamethemonarch?

A.26yearsold..B.74yearsold.C.96yearsold.D.70yearsold.

45.WhatdoweknowaboutQueenElizabethII?

A.HerfuneralwassetonSept9.

B.Hereldestsontookoverherposition.

C.Flagswerehalf-staffforonedaytomournher.

D.ShebecametheUKmonarch96yearsago.

46.WhatcanvvelearnfromLang'swords?

A.Allcountriesshouldhavesuchaqueen.

B.Shedoesn'ttakethequeenasherrolemodel.

C.Peopleallovertheworldrespectthequeen.

D.Thequeenoncewantedtorulethewholeworld.

47.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbytheexampleofChristmasspeeches?

A.Thequeenlikedtodocharity.B.Thequeenlovedgivingspeeches.

C.Thequeenwasclosetothepublic.D.ThequeenoftenshoweduponTV.

48.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Powerfulcountriesofthe20thcentury.

B.Whythepassingofthequeenisapity.

C.Othercountries,reactionstothequeen'sdeath.

D.Howthegiantsintheworldrememberthequeen.

Morethan2,000yearsago,afavoritewifeofEmperor（皇帝）WuoftheHanDynastydiedof

illness.Theemperormissedhersomuchthathedidn'twanttodoanything.Oneday,aminister（大

臣）sawchildrenplayingwithdolls.Theshadowsonthefloorwereinteresting.Thesmartminister

hadanidea.Hemadeapuppetofthefavoritewifeandpaintedit.Asnightfell,heaskedtheemperor

towatchapuppetshowbehindacurtain.Theemperorwasveryhappyandbecameinterestedinit.

Inthisway,puppetshowsbegan.

Shadowpuppetswerefirstmadeofpaper,laterfromthehidesofdonkeys（驴皮）.That'swhy

theirChinesenameispiying.ShadowpuppetplayswereverypopularduringtheTangandSong

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DynastiesinmanypartsofChina.

Today,shadowpuppetplaysfaceexlinctionlikeothertraditionalartformssuchasNuoDrama.

Wcshoulddosomethingtoprotectthem.ShadowpuppetplaysinShaanxiarcthemostfamous.The

AcademyGateCulturalStreetinXi'anisawonderfulplaceforyoutochooseshadowpuppets.Here

youcanchoosefromhundredsoffigures（人物）indifferentsizesandposes（姿势）.

49.Whathelpedtheministerhavetheideaofshadowpuppets?

A.Hiswife'spainting.B.Amoviebehindacurtain.

C.Theshadowsofsometrees.D.Childrenplayingwithdolls.

50.Whydidtheministermakeapuppetshow?

A.Tomaketheemperorhappy.B.TorememberEmperorWu.

C.TocelebrateNewYear.D.Tomakehislifeinteresting.

51.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“faceextinction''mean?

A.Willsave.B.Willdisappear.C.Willbegin.D.Willbepopular.

52.WhatcanvisitorsdointheAcademyGateCulturalStreetinXi'an?

A.Maketheirownshadowpuppets.B.Enjoythedelicioustraditionalfood.

C.Chooseshadowpuppets.D.Knowmoretraditionalartforms.

53.Whydidthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Toletusenjoyshadowpuppetplays.

B.Toshowwhatshadowpuppetsweremadeof.

C.Toshowhowshadowpuppetsweremade.

D.TointroduceanancientChineseartform.

Encyclopaediascangiveyoufactsandinformationaboutallkindsofsubjects.Therearc

differentkindsofencyclopaedias,suchasencyclopaediaofscienceandencyclopaediaofmusic.

Doyouknowwhichencyclopaediathefollowingtwoarticlesarefrom?

PhilippeBizot

PhilippeBizotisafamousMimeMaster（哑剧大师）fromFrance.Hewasbornin1967and

beganlearningmimewhenhewasjusteightyearsold.Sincethen,hehasneverstoppedstudyingit.

Attheageof20,hegotthe^InternationalParisMimePrize”.Inthepast30years,hehasgivenshows

topeopleacrosstheworld.Bizotthinkslivinginaworldwithoutwordsmakespeopleimagine.With

nootherthingsorconversations,Bizotgivestheshowsonlybyusinghisbody,gesturesandfacial

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expressions（面部表情）.

SpecialSeaAnimals

Doyouknowthatnotonlythefishbutalsosomeanimalsliveinthesea?Forexample,thewhale

isnotafish.Itcan'tbreatheinthewater.Itswimsinthewater.Butitcomesupforair.Thebluewhale

istheworld'sbiggestanimal.Thereareotherseaanimalstoo.Oneiscalledthedolphin.Dolphins

nesdairtolive.Theybreatheairaswhalesdo.Dolphinsareveryclever.

Theysometimesseemiospeakioeachother.Manyotheranimalslivenear（hesea.Sealsand

otters（水獭）lovethesea.Theyswimandplaythere.Theyeatsmallerfishandseaplants.

54.WhendidBizotstarttolearnmime?

A.In1975.B.In1985.C.In1987.D.In1997.

55.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“gestures“probablymeaninChinese?

A.语言B.手势C.感受D.态度

56.Thesecondarticleprobablycomesfromtheencyclopaediaof.

A.plantsB.planetC.animalsD.nature

57.Whichofthefollowingisafish?

A.Thedolphin.B.Thewhale.C.Theotter.D.Theshark.

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Encyclopaediascangivefactsaboutscienceandmusic.

B.Bizotdidn'tsayanywordswhenhewasgivingashow.

C.Thefishswimsinthewaterbutcan'tbreatheinthewater.

D.Sealsandotterseatsmallerfishandseaplants.

Peoplepaycloseattentionto5Gtheseyears.So,whatis5G?The"G"standsfbrthegeneration

ofyourmobilenetwork.5Gisthe5thgenerationmobilenetworksandit's