人教版八年级英语下册期末复习：任务型阅读 练习题（共3套含答案）

人教版八年级下册英语期末复习：任务型阅读练习题1

Becomeavolunteerandhelpthosewhoneedyourhelpinyourcommunity!Volunteer

workincludeshelpingthepoor,helpingthefamilieswhosehousesweredestroyedbynatural

disastersorcreatinggreenspacesforneighborhoodfamilies.Whicheverserviceactivityyouchoose,

youhavethe“powerofone”tomakeadiilerenceandcreatearealchangeinthecommunity!

OurholidayvolunteerjobsareopentoallAmericans.Youdon'tneedanyspecialskillstojoin

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environmentalvolunteerfbranywherefromtwoweekstotwomonths.You'llworkwithlocal

scientists,andtheleadersfromBiosphereExpeditionwillbebyyourside.

Weneedstudentsattheageof16andupwhostudyatschoolandwantachancetousetheir

talents,skillsandknowledgetohelpthelittlekids.Theymosthaveenoughpatienceandare

wann-hearted.JointheVolunteerServiceCentertoday!Volunteersarethegreatestpeopleinthe

world.Let'sworktogethertomaketheworldabetterplace.

1.Whatcanthevolunteersdointhecommunity?

2.WhenistheBiosphereExpeditionHkelytobeheld?

3.Canthevolunteerschooseanyserviceactivityinthecommunity?

4.Doyouliketobeavolunteer?Whyorwhynot?

ItwasahotAugustdayJoeyandhissisterJennyplayedsoccer.RubenandRebeccajoined

them.JoeykickedtheballtoRuben.Itrolledintothebusystreet,andRubenstartedtochaseit.Just

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thenacarpassedby.Thecarhittheballandpopped（爆裂）it."Therearcmorecarsonourstreetall

thesaidRuben.

Afewnightslater,JoeyandJennytalkedtotheirparents."We'vebeendoingourresearch,''

saidJenny.€tWcthinkthereshouldbestopsignsatthecorner,becausethatwillslowtrafficand

makeitsafertocrossourstreet,““Stopsignsarcagreatidea/saidmom."You'vebeencounting

carsbelbreandafterschool?”“Yes,"saidJoey."Also,Rubenhasacamera.He'sbeentaking

picturesofpeopletryingtocross.^^”Goodwork!”saiddad."Thenextstepisapetition（请愿书）

DadandmomshowedJennyandJoeyhowtowriteapetition.Thepetitionstated（陈述）the

reasonsforaddingstopsigns.Peoplecouldsignthepetitioniftheyagreed.uYouneedsignatures（签

名）frommorethanhalfofthepeopleinthencighborhood,,,saiddad.Overthenextweek,Joey,

Jenny,RubenandRebeccatalkedtopeopleintheneighborhood.Manypeoplesignedtheirpetition.

Nextweek,thekidsbroughtthepetition,photosandtrafficcountingtothecitycouncil（议会）

meeting.Whentheirnameswerecalled,Joey,Jenny,RubenandRebeccastoodatthemicrophone.

Whentheyfinished,neighborstookturnsspeaking.Everyonesaidstopsignswereneeded.Thecity

councilpresidentsaidtheywoulddiscussthisandvoteintwoweeks.

Twoweekslatertherewasaresultofthevoting.ThecitycouncilvotedYES!Thekidswere

happybecausetheytriedtheirbesttomakeadifference.

5.Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?

6.Whydidthekidsthinkthereshouldbestopsignsonthecorner?

7.Whatdidthekidsbringtoattendthecouncilmeeting?

8.Whatwastheresultofthevoting?

9.Whatdoyouthinkofthekids?

Myhometown,Chongqing,isthebiggestindustrialandcommercialcenterin

southwesternChina.Itisknownas"mountaincity''fbritsmountainouslandscapeandrivers

flowingthroughthecity.Thesceneryhereneverfailstoattracttouriststhroughouttheworld.For

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example,youcanmakeavoyageofdiscoveryalongtheThreeGorges,wherehighcliffs（悬崖）

standfacetofaceoneithersideoftheYangtzeRiver.Additionally,youwillalsobesatisfiedwith

thenightviewofthecity,includingmillionsoflightsandtheirreflectionsontheriver.Eversince

1997,itsrapideconomicgrowthhasbroughtaboutasharpincreaseintheproductionofindustrial

products,suchasiron,carsandcomputers.

Thankstothehotandhumidclimate,peoplehavedevelopedapreference（brthespicyhotpot.

Whenthenightcomes,occasionsarenotrarewhenthecitizensareentertainedbytheperformersin

SichuanOpera,anartformwithalonghistory.Peopleherearestraight-fbrward（】伙直的）,

enthusiasticandhumorous.Butunfortunately,you'llsometiiresfailtounderstandtheircreative

jokesbecauseofthelocaldialectandaccent.

10.IsChongqingthebiggestindustrialandcommercialcenterinChina?

11.WhydopeopleinChongqinglikethehotpot?

12.Howarethepeople'spersonalities（性格）inChongqing?

13.DoyouwanttovisitChongqing?Whyorwhynot?

Lastweek,Mr.WilliamslosthishomeinLawrenceville.Withjust$40inhispocketand

allofhisthingsinhiscar,hehadtomakeadifficultdecision.HehadtotakeLucky,his14-ycar-old

dog,totheshelter（避难所）.

WhenMr.Williamslefthisdog,hewasverysad.AworkerinthesheltercalledKatieCorbett

decidedtotakesomephotosofMr.Williamsandhisdog.ThensheputthemonherFacebookpage

toaskforhelp.

SoonsomepeopleknewMr.Williams5situationandtriedtogethimintoahotelforaweek.

CorbettthenaskedherFacebookfollowersifanyonewouldliketolookafterLuckyuntilMr.

Williamshadaplacetolive:n.

Thenextday,amannamedThomassaidhewouldbehappytotakeLuckyhome.

CorbettthenstartedtoraisemoneyfbrMr.Williams.Inabouttwoweeks,sheraisedover

$10,000.BecauseMr.Williamscan'twork,hesaidthatavan（面包车）wasagoodfonnof

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housing.Withhundredsofpeoplegivingmoneyawaytohim,Mr.Williamsandhisdogwillsoon

livetogether.

根据短文内容，I可答下列问题。

14.WhatwasMr.Williams,difficultdecision?

15.WhydidKatieCorbettputthephotosonherFacebookpage?

16.HowdidthepeoplehelpMr.Williamsatfirst?

17.HowlongdidittakeCcrbctttoraisemorethan$10,0007

18.WhatcanweguessaboutMr.Williamsandhisdog'sfuture?

Everyonewantstowritebcautifiilly.AndIlovesomethingspecial—Chinesecalligraphy

（书法）.

WhenIwasalittlechild,IlovedtowatchmygrandparentswriteChinesecharacters（汉字）

withinkbrushes（毛笔）.LaterIcametolearnaboutmanyChinesecalligraphers,suchasWang

XizhioftheJinDynasty.

Attheageof9,1joinedawritingclasstolearnChinesecalligraphy.Theteachershowedmany

ofhiscalligraphyworks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldpracticehardandtrytobecomeasgoodashim.

Atfirst,Ifollowedtheteachercarefully.Assoonastheteacherwroteacharacter,Iwrotethe

sameone.BeforelongIcouldwritemanydifficultcharacters.IwashappyandbelievedthatIwas

talentedatChinesecalligraphy.

Ilowever,afterayearoflearning,althoughIpracticedhard,theteacherpointedoutsome

problemsinmycalligraphy.Ithoughtitwasjustawaytoimprovemywritingskills,buthetoldthat

ChinesecalligraphyispartofChineseculture.Besides,Ithoughtitwasjustaboutmimicry（模仿），

buthetoldmethatChinesecalligraphyisacreationthatcomesfromtheheart.Hesaidthatwriter

shouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhathewantstoshowbeforewriting.

I'mnotsureifIfiillyunderstoodtheteacher.ButfromthenonIspentalotoftimethinkingand

practicingmywriting.IwillgoonpracticingandIhopeonedayIcanknowtheessence（精华）of

Chinesecalligraphy.

19.WasthewriterinterestedinChinesecalligraphywhenhewasalittlechild?

20.WhendidihuwriterbegintolearnChinesecalligraphy?

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21.WhatdidtheteacherthinkistheessenceofChinesecalligraphy?

22.DoyouwanttolearnChinesecalligraphy?Whyorwhynot?（Listatleast2reasons.）

Acactus（仙人掌）stoodallaloneinthedesert.Itsighed,"Ican'toffershadeorjuicyfruit

toanypassingtraveller.Ican'tseethatIhaveanyusetoothers.IwishIcoulddosomethinguseful”.

Onedaysomebirdscircledhighoveritshead.uWhatcanIdofbryou?^^thecactuscalled.The

birdsflewaway.Atnight,theMoonmovedinthesky,lookingatitcoldly.Alizard（蜥蜴）passedby,

leavingalittletrail（痕迹）inthesandwithitstail.

“WhatcanIdofbryou?”thecactuscalled.

“You?”Ihelizardlaughad."Youcan'tdoanything!Thebirdscircleoverhead,leavingbeautiful

formsfbrusalltoadmire.TheMoonhangshighlikealanternatnight,sowecanseeourwayhome.

EvenIhavesomethingtodo.Idecoratethedesertwiththesebeautifi.iltrailsasIpullmytailalong.

Butyoucandonothing.''

Astimewenton,thecactusgrewoldanditknewthatitstimewasshort.Itcriedout,“Forgive

me!Ihavetried,butifailedtofindsomethingtodo."Butjustthen,abeautifulfloweropenedfrom

thecactus^headlikeacrown.Thedeserthadneverseensuchaflowerbefbre.Itbroughthappiness

toallthosewhopassedby.Thebutterfliesstoppedtoadmireitsbeauty,andthatnighteventhe

Moonsmiledwhenitrosetofindsuchabeautifiilflower.

Inthedesert,avoicewassaying,finallyfoundsomethingtodo.”

23.Whatwasthecactus'wish?

24.Didthecactusdoanythingfbrthebirds?

25.Howdidthelizardleaveatrailinthesand?

26.Whendidabeautifiilfloweropenfromthecactus,head?

27.Whalcanyoulearnfio»ithecactus?

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WelcometoAustria（奥地利）1

SoilisavillageintheirountainsinWesternAustria,andalocal（当地的）familyopensaHotel

Postthere.Thehoteliscleanandnotexpensive.Fromthehotelyoucanseethewholevillage,the

forestandthemountains.Temperaturesinsummerarcusuallyaround20Dto25□inthedaytime,

butmuchcoolerintheevening.

EnjoyThailand（泰国）！

WhenyouvisitBangkokinThailand,don'tmisstheearlymorningriverboattriptothe

FloatingMarket（漂浮的市场）justoutsidethecity.Thereyouwillfindmanykindsoffruitand

vegetables.Thereyoucanbuythemwhenyousitinyourboai.Don'tforgetyourhat—thesuncan

bestronganditmaybeashotas40Eatmidday!

VisitHawaii（夏威夷）!

MaybethemostbcautifalplaceinHawaiiisKauai.Youcanvisititslongbeaches（沙滩）inthe

southandwestoftheisland（岛），andmountainsandforestsinthenorth,butbecarefultherearc

manymosquitoes（蚊子）,anddon'tbesurprisedifitrains:nthecenteroftheisland.Daytime

temperaturesthereareusuallyaround24to26□bythesea,andonlyalittlecoolerinthelate

evening.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

28.IfyoustayattheHotelPost,you'll.

29.AttheFloatingMarketyoucanbuythingsin.

30.BecausethesunisstronginBangkok,youshouldbring

31.InthenorthofKauaiIslandthereare,

32.Thewarmestplaceofthethreeis.

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参考答案

1.Theycanhelpthesev/honeedhelp.

2.Duringaholiday.

3.Yes,theycan.

4.Yes,Ido.BecauseIwanttospreadkindnessandhelptootherpeopleinneed.

5.Ithappenedinthestreet./Inthebusystreet./Onthestreet.

6.Becausethestopsignswillslowthetrafficandmakeitsafertocrossthestreet.

7.Thepetition,photosandtrafficcounting.

8.YES./Yes.

9.Theytriedtheirbesttomakeadifference./Theyarcrcsponsiblc/hclpfiil/wondcrftil.

10.No,itisn't.

11.Becauseofthehotandhumidclimate.

12.Theyarestraight-fbnvard,enthusiasticandhumorous.

13.Yes,Ido.BecauseIwanttomakeavoyageofdiscoveryalongtheThreeGorges.

14.Hehadtotakehisdogtotheshelter.

15.BecauseshewantedtohelpMr.Williamsandhisdog./Toaskforhelp.

16.Theygothimintoahotelfbraweek.

17.Abouttwoweeks.

18.Theywillsoonlivetogether./Theymayliveinanewvantogether.

19.Yes,hewas.

20.Attheageof9.

21.Itisacreationthatcomesfromtheheart.

22.Yes,Ido.BecauseChinesecalligraphyisareflectionofChineseculture.Learning

Chinesecalligraphycanmakememorepatient.

23.Itwisheditcoulddosomethingusefulfbrothers.

24.No,itdidn't.

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25.Itpulleditstailalong.

26.Whenthecactusgrewold,abeautifulfloweropenedfromthecactus*head.

27.Everyonecandosomethingusefulfbrothers.

28.seethewholevillage,theforestandthemountains

29.yourboat

30.yourhat

31.mountainsandforests

32.BangkokinThailand/Thailand

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人教版八年级下册英语期末复习：任务型阅读练习题2

WhatdoyouthinkofwhentalkingaboutIndiaTheTajMahal（泰姬陵）Songand

dance?Thelistgoesonandon.

Indiaisaninterestingandmysterious（神秘的）countrywithalonghistory.Itisoneof

thefouroldestcivilizations（文明）intheworld.

Hometomorethan1.2billionpeople,Indiaisthecountrywiththesecondlargest

populationintheworld.Thecountryisalsothebirthplaceofmanyfamouspeople.

RabindranathTagere（1861-194）isagreatpoet.Hispoemsusefreshandbeautifullanguage

todescribenatureandhislovefbrIndia.ManyChinesechildrenlearnhisworksatschool.

Besides,fasteconomicdevelopmentismakingIndiarisingpower.Indiaisstronginthe

informationtechnologyindustry.Bytheendof2012,2.5millionIndianpeoplewere

workingatitsITcompanies.OnethirdofthemworkedinBangalore.Thecityiscalledthe

Siliconvalley（硅谷）ofIndia.IfitisthecenteroftheITindustryinIndia.ITproductsfrom

Indiaarecommoninpeople'slives.Ifyoubuyacomputer,someofthesoftwaremayhave

beenmadeinIndia.

ManyyoungpeopleloveBollywoodfilms.Mostofthesefilmstellstorieswithahappy

ending.Theyhaveexcitingmusicanddance.SomeofthebestonesareShamdogMillionaire

（2008）and3Idiots（2009）.YogacomesfromancientIndia.Ithelpspeopledealwiththeir

stress.Itissaidthatcurry（咖喔）wasmadeinIndiamorethan5,000yearsago.Traditional

Indiancurryisspicy.Indianpeopleusuallyhavecurrywithrice.Currysoupisalsooneof

theirfavourites.

1.WhatdoTagore'spoemsdescribe?

2.WhydomanyyoungpeopleloveBollywoodfilms?

3.WouldyouliketovisitIndia?Whyorwhynot?

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DearSir,

I'maGrade8studentfromNo.lMiddleSchool.IbegantohelpoutwithchoreswhenI

wasinprimaryschool.Ithinkit'sveryimportantfbrteenagerstodoso,becauseteenagers

thesedaysneedall-rounddevelopment.Wccanlearnalotoflivingskillsbydoingchores.1

liveinthedomiitory（宿舍）atschoolnow.Thoseskillshelpmetakegoodcareofmyself.

WhenIcomebackhomeonweekends,Ialwayshelpmyparentsiftheyneedmyhelp.AncI

cannotonlycookthefoodIlike,butalsomakeabigmealfbrmyparents.

Ibelievethatdoingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren'sindependence.

Yours,

Nancy

4.WhatdidNancybegantohelpoutwithwhenshewasinprimaryschool?

5.Whatcanteenagerslearnbydoingchores?

6.WheredoesNancylivenow?

7.WhodoesNancyalwayshelpwhenshecomesbackhomeonweekends?

8.Whatcanchildrendevelopwhentheyarcdoingchores?

Mrs.ReadisanAmericanhousewife.Nowsheistalkingaboutherchildren:

five-year-olddaughter,E'la,hastocleanuphertoysandherbedroom.Andsheneedstohelp

dothedishesandhelpcleanthetableaftersupper.ShealsohelpsDaddylookafterourpet;

shecangetwaterandfoodfbrthedog,fbrexample.Shetoldmeshewantedtomop（用拖把

拖）thefloor,butI'mnotreadytogethertodoit.Ifsheisgoodanddoesallthatsheneedsto

dofbrtheweek,shegets5dollarsandamovie.

Mythrcc-ycar-olddaughter,Anna,hastocleanuphertoys,herbedroom,andany

mess（混乱）thatshemakes.Ifsheisgoodanddoeswhatsheneedstodofbrtheweek,she

gets3dollarsandamovie.

Mytwo-year-oldson,Steve,doesn'tdochoresyet.Hewillnotbeso“lucky“nextyear.I

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amgoingtoteachhimtodosomehouseworkfromnowon.

Doyouoftendochoresathome?Andcanyougetmoneyifyoudoanychores?What's

youropinion（看法）aboutit?Maybeyoucantellmebycallingmeat88510078.

9.DoallthechildrenofMrs.Readhavetodochores?

10.WhatwillMrs.ReadgiveAnnaifshedocswhatsheneedstodofbrtheweek?

11.WhenwillMrs.Readletherlittlesondochores?

12.What'sMrs.Read'stelephonenumber?

13.IlowmanychildrendoesMrs.Readhave?

Susannahwasashybutclevergirl.Shecouldn'tseetoowellandhadwornglasses

foraslongasshecouldremember.Andagain,fbraslongasshecouldremember,someofher

classmatesalwaysmadeiiinofherbigglasses,laughedatherandcalledhernames（起外号）.

TheworstthingwasthatLewisstartedtocallher“FourEyes”.Sheactedlikeshedidn't

mind,butinfact,shecouldn'tstandit.Shewassad.

Oneday,theclasswenttovisitsomecaves（山洞）.Thechildrenwerewalkingtowards

thecaves,whenLewisputhisfootinaholeandfelldownintoit.Whilefailing,heknocked

Susandownintothehole,too.Itwasdark.Allthatcouldbeseenwasonlyasinglerayof

lightcomingfromthecaveroof.SusanandLewisshoutedfbrhelp,butnoonecame.Inthe

colddarkcave,theyspentalongdarknight.

Thenextmoniing,theystillhadn'tbeenfbund.Suddenly,Susanhadanidea.Shetooka

pieceofwood.Thensheusedherglassesasamagnifyingglass（放大镜）andfocused（使聚

焦）therayoflightontothedrywooduntilalittlefiresprangup（突然出现）.Nowtheyhad

atorch（火炬）.Lewiswatchedallthiswithexcitement.Theyusedthetorchtofindtheway

out.

Aftergettingouiofthecave,Lewisloweredhisheadandsaidinalowvoice,"thankyou

fbrsavingme,andsorryibrcallingyou'FourEyes'before^.Later,Lewistoldeveryonewhat

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hadhappenedandcalledSusan“LaserLight（激光）Susan.”Guesswhat?Susanlovedthat

name!

14.WhathappenedtoSusanandLewiswhentheyvisitedsomecaves?

15.WhydidLewislowerhisheadandthankedSusaninalowvoice?

16.Doyouthinkitrighttocallothersnames?Whyorwhynot?

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,but:hcydon'tgivefriendshipback.

Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon'tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntotreat

yourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.If

youdon'ttellthetruth,peoplewillfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,

youmayloseyourfriend'strust.Goodfriendsalwaysdependononeanothertospeakandact

honestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon'thavetogive

yourlunchmoneyoryourclothes,orenjoy,likeyourhobbiesandyourinterests.Naturally,

youwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.They

tellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendknowyou

better.

Soonerorlater,everyoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmay

gowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriend

canbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Therefore,tobeafriend,youmustlistenand

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understand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend'splace,soyoucanunderstandthe

problembetter.

Notwofiiendshipsareeveralike,butalltruefriendshipshavethesethingsincommon.

Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendships,youmustremembertopracticethem.

17.Accordingtothepassage,somefriendshipsendsoonbecausepeople.

A.asktoomuchfromfriendsB.wanttomakenewfriends

C.don'thavethesamehobbiesD.nevergiveothersfriendship

18.Inthewriter'sopinion,honesty.

A.helpsdevelopyourinterestsB.isthebasicofafriendship

C.meanssharingwithyourfriendsD.makesyouloseyourfriend'strust

19.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.ImportantPointsinLifeB.KeystoLong-lastingFriendship

C.AskingFriendsfbrHelpD.SolviogProblemsinFriendship

20.Accordingtothepassage,howcanyouformclosefriendshipswithothers?(30-40words)

MartinaSmithlookedoutofthewindow.Arobinwassingingalivelysonginthetree

Atthistime,Grandpa,whohadlivedwiththefamilysinceGrandmadied,camein.He

lookedatthefloorasifhewaslookingfbrsomething.Hesaid,“Whentherobinsings...he

stopped,tryingtorememberwhathehadstartedtosay.”

“Springishere,“Mumfinishedthesentence.tkAndI'mthinkingofourspringclcaning.,,

Murnsuggested.4kMartina,youcanhelpme,right?”Martinaagreedunwillingly.

Theycleanedthehouse.Theycleanedupstairs,downstairs,inside,outside,until

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everythingwasclean.ThenMumpointedtoGrandpa'ssolaandshouted.t4Thatoldsofahas

gottogo.WellbuyGrandpaanewone.

ItwastrueandMartinahadtoagree.Thesofawasreallyold.Astheytriedtomovethe

sofa.Grandpastoodintheirway."Youcan'ttakemysofa?,heshouted.

“It'sold,“Mumsaid.Grandpatriedtopushhissofabackintoplace."Wc'Hbuyyoua

newone,“Muinpromised.

"Idon'twantanewone,“Grandpainsisted.Mumletgoofthesofa."Welltalkaboutit

tonightwhenJohngetshome.,,John,Martina'sdad,wasstillatwork.

“Whydon'tyouletustakeawaythesofa?It'stooold!^^Martinaaskedwhenthefamily

werehavingsupper.Grandpashookhisheadandsaid,“Isatinthissofawithyourgrandma

rightherewhenIaskedhertomarryme.Itwassolongago,butwhenIsitinthissofaand

closemyeyes,Ifeelsheisnear.^^

“It'samazing,MMartinathought,44howGrandpacanrememberthingsfromthepast.

Thesedaysheforgetsalmosteverything.^^

TheoldmansmiledtoMartinaandwenton.wwBefbrethenightyourfatherwasborn,I

didn'tsleepbutsatinthissofa,feelingflusteredtilltheyplacedthelittlebabyintomyarms.”

“IthinkI'mbeginningtounderstand;'Martinasaid.uManyyearslater,“Grandpa

continued,44Isatinthissofawhenthedoctorcalledandtoldmethatyourgrandmawasill.I

waslostwithouther,butthesofagavemethecomfort.,,

“Idoseenow,^^MartinalookedatGrandpa.tlThisisnotjustanoldsofa.”

21.WhatwasGrandpalikethesedays?

A.Hewashappytolivewiththefamily.B.Helikedtherobin'ssinging.

C.Healwayslookedfbrsomethingonthefloor.D.Hecouldn'trememberthingswell.

22.Theunderlinedword^flustered55probablymeans.

A.nervousB.boredC.hopefulD.happy

23.What'sthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.TheOldSofaB.TheSpringCleaning

C.TheSmiths,WishD.TheUnforgettableExperience

24.WhydoesMartinasay"Thisisnotjustanoldsofa.^^attheendofthepassage?

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ForyearsIwantedagarden.I'dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplant

thatwouldlooknicetogether.

ButthenwchadMaihcw,andMarvin,andthetwins—AlisaandAlan,andthenHelen.I

wastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.

Moneywasnotenough.Neitherwastime.Oftenwhenmychildrenwerelittle,oneof

themwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,Tdhavetosay,“Doyouseeamoneytree

outside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees,youknow.^^

Finally,allthechildrengotthroughhighschoolanduniversityandwereoffontheirown.

Istartedthinkingagainaboutagarden.Then,onespringmorning,onMother'sDay.Iwas

walkinginmykitchen.Suddenly,Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,

plantedrightinmyyard.Therewerethingsblowingaroundonit.ThenIpulmyglasseson

andIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!Iwentouttolook.Il

wastrue!Thereweredollarbills,onehundredofthem,hangingalloverthattree.Therewas

alsoanoteamongthem,"Thankyoufbryourtime,Mom.Weloveyou!^^Later,mychildren

boughtmetools,asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Anewpagestartedinme

lifb一

Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygardenisnowverypretty,justlikeIwanted.WhenIgo

outandtakecareofmyflowers,Idon'tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.It

feelslikethey'rerighttherewithme.Noweveryyearwhenwintercomes,Ilookoutofmy

windowandthinkoftheflowers.Tilseenextspringinmylittlegarden.Ithinkaboutwhat

mychildrendidfbrme,and1gettearsinmyeyeseveryti:nc.I'mstillnotsurethatmoney

growsontrees.ButIknowlovedocs!

25.Howmanychildrendidthewriterhave?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

26.“Amoneytree^^appearedinthewriter'syard.

A.afterthechildrenleftherB.beforeherchildrenwerebom

C.whenthechildrenwerelittleD.afterthechildrenwenttoschool

27.Theunderlinedsentence“Anewpagestartedinmyli佗"meansthatthewriter

A.hadabusierlifethanbeforeB.startedtoreadfromthenon

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C.likedthegardeninglifebetterD.beganspendingtimeonthegarden

28.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AGardenB.MoneyTreeC.MunfsLoveD.MumandKids

29.Whydidthechildrenplantamoneytreeintheirmother'syard?(40-50words)

Longlongago,therewerenozebrasbuttherewerealolofdonkeys.Thedonkeys

workedhardeachandeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax.Itwasjustwork.The

donkeyscarriedheavythingsfbrmilesbuttheyneverfelthappy.Oneday,twodonkeyswere

sotiredthattheydecidedtheydidnotwanttoworkallthetime.Theywantedtoeatingreen

fields.Theywantedtodrinkfromclearriversandtheywantedtolieonsoftgrass.The

donkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanthought

andthought.Heagreedthattheyworkedtoohardandhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.Then

suddenlythewiseoldmanjumpedup.

“IhaveanideaJhesaid

“Whatisyouridea?”askedthedonkeys.

“IamgoingtopaintyouJsaidtheman.

“Iwil