人教八年级英语上册期中复习-阅读理解20篇

专题08阅读理解20篇

HappyRainonaSpringNight

Goodrainknowsitstimerighl;

Itwillfallwhencomesspring.

Withwinditstealsinnight;

Mute,itmoistenseachthing.

O'erwildlanesdarkcloudspreads;

Inboatalanternlooms.

Dawnseessaturatedreds;

Thetownsheavywithblooms.

（TranslatedbyXuYuanchong）

WhenTangDynastypoetDuFu（712-770）wrotethispoem,hewaslivinginChengdu.Sometimes

hewenttofarminthefield.Thepoemshowshiscareforfarmers.

Theveryfirstword,"good”,showsthepoet'sjoyandlovefbrthespringrain.Therainisgoodindeed,

asit“knows”therighttimetocome.Herethepoetusespersonification什以人），asiftherainwere

smartenoughtoknowthatitshouldcomeintimefbrthefarmer'sbusyplowing（农耕）season.

Whentheraincomes,itappearsduringthenight.Unlikethethunder（雷）andlightningofsummer

storms,thequietspringrainmakesitscontributions（贡献）withoutbeingknown.

Inthenightsky,thecloudslookdarkandheavy,showingthattherewillbeenoughrainduringthe

night.Thenthepoetimagines:tomorrowmorning,alloftheflowersinthecitywillbloom（盛开）

aftertherain.

1.ThepoetDuFudiedwhenhewasyearsold.

A.58B.57C.67D.68

2.What'sthemainideaofthepoemaccordingtothetext?

A.Thepoet'slovefbrthewind.B.Thepoet'slovefbrspring.

C.Thepoet^carefbrfanners.D.Thepoet,scarefbrthefield.

3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?

①wind©snowstorm③clcud④rainbow©thunder

A.②③④B.②④⑤C.①④⑤D.①③⑤

4.Whydocsthepoetusetheword“knows"inthefirstlineofthepoem?

A.Tointroducethepoem.B.Todescribetherain'ssmartness.

C.Toshowthefarmer\busywork.D.Totelltherighttimeofraincoming.

15ChineseelephantsareonaLongMarchNorth.Why?Noonknows?

Maybethey'relookingforbetterfood.Maybethey'vegotlost.Maybethey'rejusthavingan

adventureandhavingagoodtime.

Nooneisquitesure.Butforsomereasons,the15Asianelephantshavebeenwalkingtheirwayacross

Chinaformorethanayear,travelingthroughvillages,forestsandtheedgesofthecityofKunming,

apopulationof8.5million.

Localofficialshavebeentrackingtheelephants,movementsbyunmannedaircraftandasked

hundredsofworkerstoleadvillagersaway,setupemergencybarriers（障碍）tochangetheirroutes

andstored18tonsoffoodfortheelephants.

Butthereisstillnolong-termplan.The15elephantshavenowbecomeinternationalsuperstars,with

fansaroundtheworldpayingcloseattentiontotheirjourneyontheInternet.Peopleareallwondering

wheretheywillgonextandwhentheywillstop.

“Whatwchavetolearnisnothowtosolvetheproblem,buthowtoincreasetolerance.5'saidBecky

ShuChen,anexpertforZoologicalSocietyofLondonwhohasstudiedelephant-humaninleractions.

“Howcanweusethiseventtoleteveryonepayattentiontotheissueoflivingwithanimalsinthe

world?^^

5.Whyarethe15elephantsonaLongMarchNorthfor?

A.They'relookingforbetterfood.R.Theyhavebeenmissing.

C.Theyliketoriskandhavefun.D.Nobodyknowsthereason.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fewpeopleareinterestedinthese15elephants.

B.Theelephantshavenowbecomeinternationalpopular.

C.Thegovernmenthasalong-termplanonhowtodealwiththeelephants.

D.Peopleknowaboutwhere（he15elephantswillgonextandwhentheywillslop.

7.What'sthemeaningofunderlinedword“tolerance“inthelastparagraph?

A.understandingB.teamworkC.communicationD.intelligence

8.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.The15elephantsdon'twanttogobacktotheiroldhome.

B.Itisthemostimportantthingtodriveawaythe15elephants.

C.Thegovernmentshouldsetupalocalparkforthe15elephants.

D.Weneedtothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenpeopleandanimals.

Doyouknowihetwolovelymascots（吉祥物）?OnSeptember17of2019,thesetwonewmascots

firstshowedonTV.Now,let'sseewhotheyare.

Lookatthepanda!Itlookslikeanastronaut.Itwearsaniceshell（冰壳）andlooksfac,sowecall

it“BingDwenDwen”.Whiteisthecoloroficeandsnow.“BingDwenDwen“likesicesportsvery

muchandisgoodatthem.That'swhyitisthemascotofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames

（冬奥会）.

Doyouthinktheredmascotlookslikealantern（灯笼）?Thelantern'snameis"ShueyRhonRhon”.

WhentheChineseNewYearcomes,peoplealwaysmakeorbuyredlanterns.Redisthecolorofhope

andgoodluck,sopeoplethinktheirdreamswillcometrueinthenewyear.uShueyRhonRhon”can

giveplayershopeandhelpthemdowellinthe2022BeijingWinterParalympicGames（残奥会）.

PeopleindifferentcountrieslikethetwomascotsandshowtheirloveontheInternet.

9.isthemascotofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.

A・"Fuwa"dollsB.BingDwenDwenC.ShueyRhonRhon

1（）.Whatdoweknowabout"ShueyRhonRhorTfromthepassage?

A.It'sredbecauseredisthecoloroftheOlympicGames.

B.It'salwaysthemascotoftheWinterParalympicGames.

C.Itcanbringplayershopeandgoodluck.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.ThetwoloveymascotsfirstshowedonTVonSeptember17,2019.

B.”BingDwenDwen"and"ShueyRhonRhon,,aregoodaticesports.

C.Wccallit“BingDwcnDwen“becauseitwearsaniccshellandlooksfat.

12.What'sthebesttitle（标题）ofthepassage?

A.TwoOlympicmascots

B.”BingDwenDwen^^一apopularanimal

C.2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames

LookingattheundonehomeworkonhisdeskalwaysmakesDavidGreyfeeluncomfortable.More

oftenthannot,DavidleaveshishomeworkbehindandsurfstheInternetorwatchesTVinstead,

waitinguntilthelastminute.4kButthelongerIwait/saysDavid,aged15,“themoreIworry/'

Everyoneprocrastinates（拖延）becausetheywanttofeelgoodnow.Thewaytodothatistoavoid

（避开）thetask.Youcanprocrastinateonnearlyanything,evenenjoyabletaskssuchasplanninga

vacation."Somepeopleprocrastinatecleaning.Somepeopleprocrastinatebycleaning,nsays

ProfessorPeterStone.Researchhasshownthatthetoptasksyoungpeopleprocrastinatearestudying

andgoingtobed."Onebigcausefbrprocrastinationisthatpeopleareafraidoffailure（失败）,ofnot

meetingothers'expectations,Stoneadds.

Somepeoplebelievethatprocrastinationwillmakethemthrive.Butresearchersdisagree.dida

studymanyyearsago,askingprocrastinatorstofinishataskinacertainperiodoftime（特定时间）,“

saysStone."Theydidworsethannon-procrastinators:theymademoremistakesandtheytooklonger.

Buttheythoughttheydidbcttcr.,,Nomatter（无论）whatthecauseis,procrastinationisusuallynot

goingtobegoodforyou.Forexample,bedtimeprocrastinationcanleadtosleeplessness,whichin

turncancausemanyotherheakhproblems.

Forthosewhoneedsomedrivestostopprocrastinating,thebestadvicemightbetotakeactionfirst.

Ifyou'vebeenprocrastinatingonforming（形成）ahabitofexercise,justputonyourwakingshoes.

Alittlebitofprogresswillgetyoumoving.

Next,findsomethingtohelpyouremembertotakeaction.Ifyouwanttogotobedat10:30pm,you

mightsetatimeddimmerswitch（渐暗开关）at10pm.Whenthelightsarcdimmer,you'Hstartgoing

tobed.Itworksformostpeople.

Finally,reward（奖励）yourselfeverytimeyoumakeprogress.Forexample,afteryou'verun3km,

enjoyyourfavoriteice-cream.Butbecareful:itwon'tworktheotherwayaround.

13.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Adayofaprocrastinator.

B.Procrastination:yesorno?

C.Saygoodbyetoprocrastination.

D.Wanttofeelgoodnow?Procrastinate!

14.Whatisthemainreasonforpeople'sprocrastination?

A.Theywanttoavoiddoinghardwork.B.Theyfeartoloseandletothersdown.

C.Theyneedtofinishthetoptasksfirst.D.Theyplantodotheenjoyabletaskslast.

15.Theunderlinedword“thrive“inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.

A.thinkfasterB.workmoresuccessfully

C.giveupmoreeasilyD.worrytoomuch

16.WhatshouldDaviddoifhewantstostopprocrastinatingonawritingtask?

A.Putonsomesoftmusictohelpthinkactively.

B.Enjoyafavoriteice-cream,andthenstartwriting.

C.SearchtheInternetforenoughideasbeforestarting.

D.Pickupapenandwritedownpossiblestartingsentences.

17.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

A.1,2/3,4/5/6B.1/2/3.4,5,6C.1,2/3,4/5,6D.I,2,3/4,5/6

Socrates（苏格拉底）wasfamousinancient（古代的）Greeceforhisknowledge（知识）.Oneday,one

ofhisfriendswentuptohimandsaid,“DoyouknowwhatIjustheardaboutyourfriend,Chaerephon”

“Holdonaminute,“Socratessaid.''Beforetellingmeanything,I'dlikeyoutopassalittletest.It5s

ca.ledthe'triplefilter（过滤）test'.”

“Triplefilter?”

"That'sright,“Socratescontinued（继续）.“Beforeyoutalktomeaboutmyfriend,itmaybeagood

ideatothinkaboutwhatyou'regoingtosay.Thefirst'filter'istruth.Arcyousurewhatyouarcgoing

totellmeistrue?”

"ActuallyIjustheardaboutitand…"themansaid.

“Allright,“Socratessaid."Soyoudon'treallyknowwhether（是否）it'strueornot.Nowlefstrythe

secondfiller-goodness.Iswhatyouaregoingtotellmesomethinggood?”

“NoJthemanreplied（回答）.

“Okay,"Socratescontinued,''there'sthethirdfilter—usefulness.Iswhatyouwanttotellmeabout

Chaerephonusefultome”"No.notreally,,,themansaid.

“WellJSocratessaid,uifwhatyouwanttotellmeisnottrue,goodorevenuseful,whytellittome

atall?”

18.Theunderlinedword"triple”inParagraph2means"

A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimes

19.Whatistherightorder（顺序）ofthetest?

①usefulness②truth③goodness

A.①②③B.③①②C.②①③D.②③①

20.WhichofthefollowingaboutChacrcphon'sinformationisWRONG?

A.Socrates'friendwasnotsurewhetheritwastrueornot.

B.Itwasnotgoodnews.

C.ItwasasecretbetweenSocratesandhisfriend.

D.ItwasnotusefultoSocrates.

21.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthestory?

A.Socratesdidn'twanttoknowanythingaboutothers.

B.SocratesthoughtheknewChaerephonverywell.

C.SocratesletthefriendsaynothingaboutChaerephon.

D.SocratesaskedChaerephontofindoutthetruthfirst.

22.What'sthebesttitle（标题）forthepassage?

A.ThinkwellbeforeyouactB.Doingisbetterthansaying

C.AfriendiseasierlostthanfoundD.Thinkforothersthanyourself

Yesterdayafternoon,itwasveryhot.Mr.Green,withhisfamily,plannedtogoswimming.Therewas

anewandlargeswimmingpoolneartheirhouse.Itwasfreeforthefirstweek.Sotheywantedto

haveatrythere.Whentheygottotheswimmingpool,theyweretoldtoreadthenoticefirst.

SwimmingPoolRules

*Theswimmingpoolisopenfrom8:00till22:00.

*Wearaswimmingsuitbeforeusingihepool.

*lakcashowerbeforeenteringthepool.

*Don'tsmokeinthewholearea.

*Watchyourchildrenallthetimewhileswimming.

*Don*tmovethesunchairsorumbrellaswithoutpermission.Diving（跳水）inlothepoolisnot

allowed（允许）.

*Stayawayfromthedeepareaifyourswimmingskillsarenotsogood.

"Peoplewhohavedrunk,caughtcoldsorwhohaveskindiseases（皮肤病）can'tenterthepool.

Afterreadingthenotice,theGreenswereallveryclearaboutwhattheyshoulddoandhowtheycould

keepthemselvessafeintheswimmingpool.Theyenjoyedthemselvesthereallafternoon.

23.TheGreensweretoldtofirstwhentheygottothepool.

A.goswimmingB.readthenoticeC.buyticketsD.fillintheform

24.Whatdoestheunderlined“permission“meaninChinese?

A.允许B.答复C.邀请D.需求

25.TherulestellpeopleNOTto,whentheyswiminthepool.

A.watchchildrenallthetimeB.wearaswimmingsuit

C.carryumbrellaswiththemD.diveintothepool

26.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.theswimmingpoolisopenfrom7:00to20:00

B.peoplecanstayinthedeepareaiftheycan'tswim

C.peoplewhohavecaughtcoldscanenterthepool

D.theGreenfamilyspentthewholeafternooninthepool

TheUnitedNationsputoutthemostcompletereportontheproblemoffoodwaste.Itfoundthatthe

worldwastedabout17%ofallthefood."That'saboutabilliontonsoffoodayear."Thestudylooked

atsomedifferentwaysinwhichfoodwaswastedathome,inrestaurantsandinshops.

Itturnedoutthatmostfoodwaste,about61%,happenedathome.Thefoodthrownoutathome

workedouttoabout74kilogramsforeachpersoneveryyear.Restaurantscausedabout26%ofthe

foodwasted.Theother13%wasthrownawaybyshops.

Foodwastedwasaboutthesamerate（比率）inallbutthepoorestcountries.Manypeoplethought

richcountrieswastedmorefoodthantheuouniriesthatwerelessrich.Butitturnedoutnoitobeirue.

Infact,somerichercountrieswastedlessfoodthancommoncountries.Peopleinrichcountries

wastedlessfoodathomebecausetheyateoutmoreoften.

Thereportpointedoutthatmillionsofpeoplewerestillhungry.WastingfoodisalsobadfortheEarth.

Fanningcreatesbetween10%and30%oftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions（温室气体排放）

whichmaketheenvironmentworse.

Thereportsaiditwasimportantforallcountriestostudyfoodwastemorecarefullytofindwaysto

solvetheproblem.Somepossibleusesforfoodwasteincludemakingfoodforanimalsandburning

foodwastetocreateenergy.Theimportantthingistokeepfoodfromsimplygoingintorubbishbins.

27.WhatdoesthereportbytheUnitedNationsshow?

A.Theworldwastedaboutamilliontonsoffoodeveryyear.

B.Foodwasteisabigproblemintheworld.

C.Theworldproducesmorefoodthanever.

D.Peopleeatlessfoodnowthanbefore.

28.Accordingtothereport,mostfoodwaswasted.

A.inrestaurantsB.atschoolC.athomeD.inshops

29.Whatdidthereportfindaboutrichcountries?

A.Theydidn'tactuallywastemorefoodthancommoncountries.

B.Theyallowedtheirpeopletoeatoutoften.

C.Theydidn'tdealwithwastedfoodatall.

D.Theycaredmoreaboutfoodsafety.

30.WhatdoesParagraph4wanttotellus?

A.Thereasonforfoodwastedhasbeenfound.

B.Theproblemofhungerisdifficulttosolve.

C.Theproblemoffoodwasteneedstohesolved.

D.Thenumberofhungrypeoplewillgrow.

31.Whydidthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Toadviserichcountriestohelppoorcountries.

B.Toshowtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

C.Toencouragepeopletothrowwastedfoodintorubbishbins.

D.Tocallonpeopletomakeanefforttosolvetheproblemoffoodwaste.

WhenIwasakid,mymomwouldsometimesfinishworkfeelingtiredorstressedout（有压力）.

Sometimeswe'dhearsomebadnewsfromafriendorfamilymembers.Sometimeswe'dhearabout

somethingsadonthenews.

Everytime,shewouldsimplysayonesimplephrase（习语）:“Thistooshallpass."Itwasherwayof

tellingherselfthateventheworstoftimeswillcometoanend.

Sometimestheyfeelliketheywon't-buttheyalmostalwaysdoifyoujuststaystrongandlookfor

help.

Foralongtime,Iforgotaboutthisphrase.Butinthispastyear,ithasbecomeveryimportanttome.

I'veseenalotofdifficulties,bothinmypersonal（个人的）lifeandintheworldingeneral.Around

theendof2020,1gotverysickandhadtospendsometimeinthehospital.Atthesametime,the

COVID—19pandemic（流彳亍病）washittingtheUS,myhomecountry,veryhard.Itwasdifficultto

feelpositive（积极的）aboutanything.

IrememberedthenwhatmymothersaidsooftenwhenIwasyoung.I'mstillnotperfectly（极其）

wellandCOVID—19isfarfromover,butwhenIfeelespecially（尤其）down,Ijusttellmyself,

“Thistooshallpass."Youmightwanttogiveitatryyourselfwhenyou'rehavingabadday.Ifit

worksforme,itcouldworkforyoutoo.

32.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"they"refbrto?

A.Thewriter'sparents.B.Difficulttimes.

C.Badnews.D.Thewriter'smother'sfriends.

33.Whathappenedtothewriterinthepastyear?

A.Helearnedhowtobeperfect.

B.Heflewbacktohishomecountry.

C.Hegotsickandhadtogotnthehospital.

D.HegotCOVID-19intheUnitedStates.

34.Howhasthephrasehelpedthewriter?

A.Heneverforgetsthings.B.Hehasbecomemorepositive（积极的）.

C.Henevergetssickanymore.D.Hehasbecomemorecareless.

35.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HelpothersinneedB.FightwithCOVID一19

C.WaitforhardtimestopassD.Believeeverythingyouhear

“Youneedtofindthepersonwhomakesyoushine（发光）“XuGuanghansaidaboutthetheme（主

题）ofhishitTVseries（系列）SomedayorOneDay（《想见你》）.ToXu,it'shisrolesthatmake

himshine.

Beforebecominganactor,Xutriedmanythings.Heusedtostudymusicanddance.Heworkedat

bars（酒吧），cafesandrestaurants.Hedidn'tfindwhatheloved,nordidsucceed（也没成功）.He

didn'tfindoutthathelovedactinguntil2013,whenheappearedonhisfirstTVseries.

Hespentsixyearsbeinganunknownactor.Butaturningpointcamein2019.Inthatyear,heappeared

onthreepopularseries.Heplaysamurderer（凶手）ontheNetflixseriesNowhere《罪梦

者》）.HeisasadteenagerintheGoldenHorse------winningfilmASun（《阳光普照》）.Heplays

twodifferentrolesonthehotTVseriesSomedayorOneDay.

Director（导演）AngLeesaidXuisa“youngsuccessorinTaiwanshowbiz（演艺圈）."ForXu

himself,beinganactorisaboutfeelinghisroles.uFeelingisevenmoreimportantthanacting,“Xu

said.

36.WhatmakesXuGuanhan"shine”？

A.Thepeopleheloves.B.Hisattitude（态度）towardlife.

C.HisroleonahitTVseries.D.Thethemesofhismovies.

37.WhatdocsParagraph2tellusaboutXu?

A.Whyhewasunsuccessful.

B.Whenhegothisfirstrole.

C.Howhelearnedaboutdifferenthobbies.

D.Whatheexperiencedbeforegettingintoacting.

38.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofXuasanactor?

A.Hisrolesareoutgoing.

B.Hecanplaymanydifferentkindsofroles.

C.Hedoesn'tworkveryhard.

D.HehasonlyappearedonafewTVseries.

39.HowdoesXuplayhisroleswell?

A.Hefeelshisroles.B.Hereadshislinesoverandover.

C.Hetalkswithdirectors.D.Hechoosesrolesthatheunderstandswell.

TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthat80%oftheworld'steenagersdon'tgetenough

exercisetolivehealthylives.Itdidresearch（研究）onstudentsagedfrom11to17in146countries

forabouteightyearsandgottheresult.

Doctorssay60minutesofexerciseadayisimportantforteenagerstobuilduptheirstrength（力量）.

It,salsogoodfbrtheheartandlungs月市）.Also,teenagerswon'tbecomefatthroughexercise.

What'smore,moreandmoreresearchisshowingthatexercisedoesn'tjusthelpwiththebody.Itcan

helpwiththemind,too-makingpeoplethinkbetterandhelpingstudentsgetgoodgrades.

TrevorSheltonworkingfortheHeartFoundationinAustraliasaysthatdoingexerciseisreally

important,andhealsosays,“Ifthiswereamedicine（药），wcwouldalltakeit.”

However,it'snoteasy.Nowmanyteenagersfinditverydifficulttostayawayfromsmartphones,

computersortelevisions.Intheirfreetime,theytalkwithfriendsonline,playonlinegamesandwatch

interestingTVprograms.TheWHOsaysthatyoungpeopleneedtoplaylessintheonlineworldand

playmoreintherealworld.

Healthexperts（专家）wantschoolsandfamiliestoaskteenagerstodomoreexercise.Doctorsalso

saythatteenscando20minutesofexercisethreetimesadaytoget60minutesofexercise.Theysay

it'sveryimportantforyoungpeopletodoexercise,becauseitwillbegoodfortheirlivesinthefuture.

40.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Whatkindofexerciseteenagersshoulddo.

B.Howmuchexerciseteenagersshoulddo.

C.Whydoingexerciseisimportant.

D.Whyteenagersdon'tgetenoughexercise.

41.WhydomanyteenagersNOTdoenoughexerciseaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheyarealwaysbusywiththeirstudies.

B.Becausetheythinktheyarehealthy.

C.Becausetheyspendmuchtimedoingthingsonline.

D.Becausetheywouldalltakemedicine.

42.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheWHOgottheresultwiththehelpof146sludenis.

B.Teenagersdon'thavetodo60minutesofexerciseinonego.

C.Doctorsthinkthreehoursofexerciseaweekisenough.

D.Doingexercisecanonlyhelpwiththebody.

43.Inwhichcolumn(栏目)ofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?

A.Health.B.Vacation.C.Science.D.People.

DearEveryone,

Idon'tliveinEngland,IliveinWales!NewportisabigtowninthesouthofWales.Ithasgota

DODulationof12(),00()people.Myschoolisinthenorthofthetown.Neartheschoolthereareshops,

officesandcafes.

Alotofstudentslikefootball.Afterschooltheyplayfootballintheparknearthesea.Idon'tlike

football.Igototheswimmingpoolnearthebusstationafterschool.Tmintheschoolswimming

team.

Iliveaboutfburkilometresfromschool.Idon'twalktoschool.Igoontheschoolbus.Therearea

lotoffactoriesnearmyflat.Mymotherworksinoneofthefactories.Myfatherdoesn'twork.

OnSaturdaymorningIhaveguitarlessonsinmyteacher'shousenearthelibraryandmuseum.Write

andtellmeaboutyourtownandschool.

Love

Anne

44.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“population"mean?

A.Thenumberofteachersinanarea.B.Thenumberofstudentsinanarea.

C.Thenumberofworkersinanarea.D.Thenumberofpeopleinanarea.

45.Whafsthesecondparagraphabout?

A.Football.R.After-schoolactivities.

C.Swimming.D.Footballandswimming.

46.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Anne'sschoolisinthesouthofthetown.

B.NewportisinthenorthofWales.

C.TherearealotoffactoriesnearAnne'shome.

D.Anne'sparentsworkinthefactories.

47.WhichofthefollowingmayAnnebeinterestedin?

A.Footballgames.B.Writingcompetitions.

C.Swimmingcompetitions.D.Talkshows.

DeliciousTomatoes

Doyouliketomatoes?Ithinkthey'redelicious!Theyarefunandeasytogrow,too!

Step1:PlanttheSeeds（种子）

Fillasmallpotwithsoil（土壤）.Useapenciltomakeaholehalfwaydownthesoil.Puttwoseeds

inthehole.Filltheholewithsoil.

Step2:WatertheSeeds

Watertheseeds,butdonottoomuch.

Step3:SeetheSeedling（幼苗）

Eachday,makesurethatthesoilisalittlewet.Inaboutaweek,you'llseeaseedlingcomeoutofthe

soil!Movethepottoawarm,sunnyplace.

Step4:TimetoTransplant（移栽）

Soontheseedlingwillbeafewincheshigh.It'stimetoplanttheseedlingoutside.Digadeephole,

andputtheseedlinginside.

Step5:WatertheSeedling

Putwaterinthehole.Filltheholewithsoil.Patthesoil.

Step6:StakethePlant

Asyourtomatoplantgrows,tietheplanttoastakesothati（willnotfalltotheground.Flowerswill

bloomontheplantbeforethetomatoeswillgrow.

PicktheTomatoes!

Whenisittimetoeatyonrtomatoes?Whentheyturnred!

48.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofgrowingtomatoes?

A.Boring.B.Hard.C.Funbuthard.D.Funandeasy.

49.Howmanystepsshouldwefollowtogrowtomatesaccordingtothepassage?

A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8.

50.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Don'twatertheseedstoomuch.B.Movetheseedlingioacoolplace.

C.Don'ttietheplanttoastake.D.Pickthetomatoeswhentheyaregreen.

51.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EattomatoesB.Pickthetomatoes

C.PlanttomatoseedsD.Growtomatoesstepbystep

Onceuponatime,therelivedtwobrothersnamedJimandTim.Bothofthemshowedgreattalents

（天赋）atanearlyage,andtheydidbetterthanotherkidsaround.

Butastheygrewup,theychosetousetheirtalentsindifferentways.Jimtriedhisbesttofindagood

job.Hevisitedthemostimportantpeopleandplaces.Everyonethoughtthathewouldbethemost

successfulpersonintheworld.

Buttheotheryoungman,Tim.wasdifferent.Healwaystookaheavyresponsibility（责任）.He

thoughtheshouldhelpothers.Hewasalwaysbusylookingforwaystohelpothers.

Oneday,badthingshappenedandtheymetmanyproblems.Jimdidn'tknowwhattodo.ButTim

alwaystriedtosolveallkindsofproblems.Hethoughtsomegoodwaysanddidn'tletthebadthings

affect（影响）thepeopleinhistown.Fromthenon,hebecamemorefamousthanJim.

Jimthenknewthatbesttalentswerenotjustforoneself.HelearnedfromTimthatheshouldalways

helpotherpeople.

52.WhydidJimandTimdobetterthanothersattheearlyage?

A.Becausetheyhadgreattalents.B.Becausetheywerehappier.

C.Becausetheyworkedearlier.D.Becausetheywerericher.

53.WhatdidTimuseallofhistalentstodo?

A.Tofindagoodjob.B.Tothinksomegoodstories.

C.Tolearnfromotherpeople.D.Tofindwaystohelpothers.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"solve"mean?

A.制造B.避免C.发现D.解决

55.Whatdoesthewriterreallywanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Howtobecometalented.B.Whentovisitimportantpeople.

C.Whattodowithourtalents.D.Howtohelpotherpeople.

SandymetGinaforthefirstlimeinadrawingcompetition（比赛）.Theybothdrewbeautifulgirlsfor

thecompetition.Afterseeingthepictures,SandythoughtthegirlshedrewlookedlikeGinaandGina

believedthegirlshedrewwassimilar（相似的）toSandy.Andthentheybecamefriends.

Afterthecompetition,theirfriendship（友谊）grew.GinausuallyvisitedSandyonSaturdayafternoon

andtheyalwaystalkedalotaboutpictures.Sometimetheywenttoseeartexhibitions（展览）.Later

they