中考英语阅读理解天天练

主题突破一家庭、朋友与个人情况

Day1

解透一篇:

I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father?s words for the seasons were “Spring，Summer,Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.When ……Fairtime，came，my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind，well-educated old lady.

She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime，，，they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.

Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then.What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newsp aper?s crossword puzzle. However, she didn?t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.

To attract people to move back，the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked much younger. She told me that her two nieces

would come. “They said the food I c ooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again. ” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can h ave a big party.

That must be the busiest week I,ve had in years!，，

I suddenly realized that Grandma d idn?t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful，，，appreciated and helpful.

( )1. Thousands of people came to the town to at the Fair.

A. enjoy Grandma?s food

B. sell and buy things

C. learn to cook

D. have a big party

( )2. Why was Grandma unhappy?

A. She was too busy.

B. No one lived with her.

She was not “useful”. D. She couldn?t see anything.

( )3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Grandm a didn?t like “Fairtime”

B Grandma was good at cooking.

C. Many people moved to big cities.

D. Grandma didn?t like “Fairtime”

4. What?s the best title for the passage?

A Small Town

B Grandma was a kind old lady.

C My “Old” Grandma

D Grand ma?s Family

BCCB

举一反三

Passage 1

One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.

On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.

Then he heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! ... ”

“What?s wrong with you?” asked Allan.

“A snake bit (咬）me in the leg. Come here!”

Allan ran over and saw a small red wound (伤口）on Henry?s leg.

“The snake was in the grass. I didn?t see it. ”

“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.

Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck (吸）at it. In this way he

saved (挽救）Henry，s life. 44Oh, Allan, it?s very kind of you to help me. ”

“That?s all right. We are friends and we must always help each other. ”

( )1 ? It was when Allan and Henry went out.

A. hot

B. cold

C. raining

D. wet

( )2. After swimming, they played in the sun ?

A. the whole morning

B. for 2 hours

C long D. for a while

( )3. On their way home， got something wrong with his .

A Allan; leg B. Allan ；head

C Henry；leg D. Henry；head

( )4. Henry and Allan are .

A. workers

B. good friends

C. brothers

D. farmers

( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.

B Allan saved Henry?s life.

C Allan saw the snake.

D They ran to the hospital at once.

ADCBB

Passage 2

When a young man was 16，his father seriously said to him, “I，ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won?t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want. ” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent his resumes(简历）to many companies he liked on the Internet. 44However,most got no replies，，，he said. “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education. ”

By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工）in the supermarket, for half a dollar a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job，he said，“I?ll take this job. At least I can ma ke some money for my gasoline.，?Then every day，he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift,to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.

Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员)，so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer，and showed the managers the web pages he had made. He started to work the next day, and became the leader of the network department(部门）in less than a year.

And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. Last year, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor-in-chief(主编）? And the only writer was his father.

( )1 ? The young man began to look for a job when he was.

A 18 B.16 C.22 D.23

( )2. It was difficult for the young man to get a job because

A he had an expensive car

B his father cared much about him

C he was young

D he didn?t have much education

( )3. How long did the young man do the job as an egg porter?

A. For less than a year.

B. For one day.

C. For three months.

D. For two years.

( )4.The young man got the job as a network technician because _

A he wanted to be a leader

B he was good at operating a computer

C he decided to work for the newspaper

D his resumes were sent through the Internet

( )5.The magazine that the young man started was perhaps about

A computer science B. funny stories

C foreign news D. network

ADCBB

Passage 3

Many people have great difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we can always learn something.

Once，I overheard (无意中听到）a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said”I love you. I wish you enough.，，The daughter answered，“Daddy，our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all that I need. I wish you enough, too, Daddy. ”

They kissed and she left...

The father walked over towards me. I could see he wanted and needed a cry. He came over to me and asked，“Did you ever say a forever goodbye to someone?，，Before I could answer，he went on，“I am old and she lives much too far away. I know her next trip back would be for my funeral (葬礼).”

“When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say,41 wish you enough.，May I ask what that means?”He began to smile，“It?s a wish that has come down from my great-great-grandparents. And my parents used to say it to me. ”

He stopped for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it. He smiled even more.

“When we said 41 wish you enoughy，we were wanting the other person to have a life full of enough good things. ”

Then,turning towards me,he shared the fo llowing “wish” from his heart.

I wish you enough sun to keep you bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep you alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final goodbye.

My friends,! wish you enough.

( )1. Many people would find it difficult — A. to say goodbye C. to share their wishes )

2. How did the father get the “wish”？

A The writer wrote it for him. B. to overhear others

C His parents passed it down to him. D. to live too far away

( )3. From the passage, we may learn

A the daughter didn?t understand his father

B the old man didn?t want to s ee his daughter

C the writer knew the old man very well

D the father and daughter loved each other so much

( )4.The best title of the passage may be “，，?

Father and Daughter B. A Difficult Moment

C. Wish You Enough

D. A Trip Back Home

ABDC

Day 2

解透一篇

The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs，was not quite successful in his early years.

He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas，which few people saw the value of.①Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.

Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.

After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975，Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库）?②He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园）in Oregon.

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily，he died of illness in 2011.

( )1. Steve Jobs when he was in school.didn?t do very well

A. was an outstanding student

B was always praised by others

C. didn’t learn anything

( )2.The underlined word “value” means

A beauty B. chance C. importance D. hope

( )3. Steve Jobs when he was in school

A. received excellent college education

B. studied in college for 4 years )

B. didn’t go to college at all D . didn’t finish his college education

( )4. Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because

A apple was his favorite fruit

B he designed the computer under an apple tree

C he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

D the computer was designed on the orchard

( )5. Steve Job?s would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.

A “failure” in school B. stay on the orchard

C travel on India D. new ideas

BCDCD

Feng Huan was born in a far village in Tonggu County,East China?s Jiangxi Province. She is 13 years old,but she is only as tall as a six-year-old girl. She is an unlucky child. Born with an illness,she can?t walk as others. Family elders once tried to abandon (遗弃）her because of her poor health,but her mother managed to take her baby back. She named the child Feng Huan, which means happiness, hoping her daughter would grow up to lead a happy life in the future.

The illness brought so much pain to Feng Huan over the years. Her legs have become deformed as she has been unable to walk since she was born. She could hardly walk or go to the toilet without help. What?s worse,her illness is getting worse and worse,which puts pressure on one of her kidneys (肾脏）? Her mother has taken her to Shanghai for treatment, and her parents have done everything they could to treat her illness.

Thanks to great love from her mother,Feng Huan is able to go to school as other children. She says she loves attending school because she can learn many things there and chat with her classmates. After she goes home on her mother?s back from school，she does her homework with her favorite doll by her side. She takes the doll everywhere with her,even when she sleeps.

Luckily,when her story is reported,many kind-hearted people have lent helping hands.

Feng Huan is now recovering after corrective surgery (矫正手术）on her legs in Shenzhou, a city in south China. Perhaps we are able to see a healthy girl soon!

( )1. Feng Huan got ill when .

A she was 13 years old B. she was 6 years old

C she was born D. she went to school

( )2. How does Feng Huan come home from school?

A By herself.

B On her mother?s back.

C With some kind-hearted people?s help.

D With the help of her classmates.

( )3. What does the underlined word “recovering” mean in Chinese in the last paragraph?

A.改正B保护C爱护D康复

( )4. What do you think the writer wants to tell us by writing this passage?

A. What a poor girl!

B. Mother?s love makes her daughter strong.

C. Illness is terrible.

D. How to keep fit.

CBDB

Audrey Zhang,a fifth-grader from Long Island,is the winner of this year?s Doodle (涂鸦）Google competition. She rose to the top of some 100,000 persons on the theme of “draw one thing to make the world a better place. ”

Her picture, named Back to Mother Nature, describes a kind of water-cleaning machine. “To make the world a better place,I invented a new kind of water-cleaning machine，，，Google repeated Zhang?s saying. “It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers, lakes and even oceans,and then changes the water into clean and safe water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life. ”

She created a whole world around the machine—one populated (居住）by humans，a whale in a top hat and dragons.

“Zhang?s picture i s so lush (丰富的)and complete，，，Google Doodle team leader Ryan Germick told The Washington Post. “Every leaf seemed to have life in it. ”

Zhang wins a $ 30，000 college scholarship (奖学金)and her school will receive a $ 50，000 Google for Education technology grant for the picture. The company is donating (捐赠）$ 20，000 in her name to a charity to bring clean water to schools in Bangladesh as well.

On Sunday, the night before the Doodle first show online, Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win，but awake when her art first went online at up said she wouldn?t be midnight. “I have classe s tomorrow so late，she told the paper. I can?t stay

( )1. What does Back to Mother Nature describe?

A A machine for farming.

B A machine for cooking.

C A kind of water-cleaning machine.

D A kind of air-cleaning machine.

( )2. In Ryan Germick′s opinion，Zhang?s picture is

A. expensive

B. p erfect C terrible D. difficult

( )3. How much will Google pay for Zhang?s picture?

A$20,000. B. $30,000. C. $50,000. D. $ 100,000.

( )4. Zhang wouldn?t wait for the Doodle?s first show online because.

Ashe had to go to school the next day

B she wasn?t interested in the show

C the show had nothing to do with her

D something was wrong with her

CBDA

In choosing a friend，one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck.but when you are down,they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质）of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠）

Above all else，I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead，he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person?s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time，however，a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错）in others. He notices their good points. In short，a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives，and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experiences and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest and understanding，I know I，ve found a friend! ( )1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A Understanding. B. Honesty. C Reliability. D. A sense of humor.

( )2. If you have fair-weather friends，.

A you will become rich

B you can be sure that you get real friends

C you will be refused when you get into trouble

D they will give you all that they have when you need help

( )3. This passage mainly discusses .

A the qualities of a friend

B how to get along with friends

C the importance of having a friend

D why we should have a friend

ACA

Day 3

解透一篇

We provide summer English courses and you will enjoy learning about American culture and improve your English. The courses last for 4 weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are very experienced. They teach English classes for 4 hours a day. You can choose between small groups of 2 or 3，or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you?re making with your language skills. We also provide books and other materials.

As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family and take part in American life. You have meals with them and do some activities with them, too. This is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students. Of course，if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.

Of course，you can do many things in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood，Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts.①There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.

Well，②if you，re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.

( )1. How long do the English courses last?

A. 4 days.

B. 2 weeks.

C.3 weeks.

D. 4 weeks.

( )2. Why do organizers (组织者）advise students to live with American families?

A. Students are not rich enough to live in hotels.

B. Students can have meals with American families.

C. Students can experience life in the USA.

D. Students can teach American how to cook Chinese food.

( )3. What?s the title of Paragraph 3?

A Teaching

B Accommodation and Food

C Sightseeing and Other Activities

D The Famous Beaches Around LA

( )4. What?s the passage about?

A A description of an English book.

B A description of an English course.

C A description of life in Los Angeles.

D A description of weekend visits to San Francisco.

DCCB

It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Iraq. Because Tara looked like Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara,in English, if she was from Iraq. Tara replied, “No, I?m not. ” Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Iran,or Syria,or Jordan. To each question, Tara answered with a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other,'*She's not from anywhere!” The two we nt to their desks, talking to each other in Arabic.

The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked questions to each other. A student in Tara?s group asked her, “Where are you from?” Tara answered that she was from Iraq. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara?s answer and got surprised.

“Aha!” they both exclaimed (惊叫）.“You are from Iraq!” Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized (道歉）to both of them for lying the day before. She explained that she had not wanted to get into an Arabic conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their native (本国的）language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Arabic. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.

“You?re right，?，agreed Jennifer. “Rose and I must stop speaking Arabic to each other. Right, Rose?” Rose nodded, and then said something in Arabic. All three women laughed.

( )1. Why did one of the two women ask Tara if she was from Iraq?

A Because Tara looked like an Iraqi.

B Because the woman wanted to practice English.

C Because Tara was very polite.

D Because Tara was a new student.

( )2. Where did Tara come from?

A Mexico. B. America. C. Canada. D. I raq.

( )3. What did the two women think of Tara at first the next day?

A. She was honest.

B. She wasn?t honest.

C. She was clever.

D. She wasn?t clever.

( )4. Tara didn?t talk with the two women on the first day because .

A she didn?t like them at all

B she didn?t know them at all

C she wanted to speak English only

D she didn?t understand their English

BBAD

Most schools are going to start a program called B. Y. O. T. (Bring your own technology). This program allows students to bring iPads to school for study. One aim for this program is that t he students don?t need to carry textbooks any more. They can download math，science，social studies, and read textbooks on their iPads. Another one is that they can get free educational subjects to play in their free time!

Schools have set up a free Wi-Fi system just for the B. Y. O. T. program. Thank teachers for all their hard work to set this program up. I really think this program will go well in most schools and I also think the learning will be better than ever.

However, some schools will probably not allow this because they think that it will make kids mess around too much and they might break their iPads.

This program will let students have fun and learn at the same time. If you like your iPads and you like to read, school is getting started with reading with iPads. High schools and middle schools have already started and so have some elementary schools. But most elementary schools are coming along! Let?s tell them：Hurry! Get ready to learn!

( )1. In the program B. Y.O.T. , students usually go to school without

A. taking iPads

B. taking textbooks

C. learning math

D. learning science

( )2. What is the program B. Y. O. T. used for?

A Playing. B. Studying.

C Saving money. D. Making friends.

( )3. From the second paragraph we believe .

A the writer agrees to the program B. Y.O.T.

B the writer disagrees to the program B. Y. O. T.

C the writer is afraid of breaking the iPads

D there are not enough iPads for kids at school

( )4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A You can?t learn while you have fun.

B The passage tells us not to learn with iPads.

C Few schools have started the program.

D Elementary schools do worst in the program

BBAD

个Lots of kids hate school，a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn?t last long, but

what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education

can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let?s talk about school and wh at to do when

you don?t like it.

If you don?t like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because

you don?t have enough friends，or maybe you don?t get along with your teacher. Sometimes it?s a

big problem with your classes and schoolwork. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and

it may seem like you?ll never catch up.

When you know why you don?t like school, you can start taking steps to make things better.

It s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mom, dad, teacher or

school counselor (顾冋）will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings

about school in a notebook. It，s a great way to let out emotions (情绪）? Remember,you don?t

have to share what you?ve written with others.

( )1 Lots of kids according to the writer.

A like school very much

B are good at reading and writing

C don?t like doing homework

D have the thought of hating school

( )2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?

A good education. B. School.

C Future life. D. Friendship.

( )3. If you don?t like school, the first step is to.

A find out why

B go to see a doctor

C ask your parents for help

D leave school for a short time

( )4. How many reasons why you don?t like school are given by t he writer?

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

( )5. When you start taking steps to make things better，one of the good ideas is to.

A keep silent about your problems

B share what you?ve written with others

C write down your feelings about school

D get along well with your classmates

DBABC

Day 4

Students in our school have one thing in common an interest in sports. According to their different aims in doing sports，they fall into three groups.

Many students go to the playground when they feel tired after a few hours of study. These students put much more stress on their study efficiency(效,宇〈）than the lun of sports. They just want to go back to their classrooms from the playground with a dearer and quicker mind. So they don?t actually care whether they can enjoy themselves on the playground.①Most of them choose long-distance running, the kind of exercise which few real sportsmen like. So this group of students can be well regarded as study- oriented sports participants(参加者）.

Students that make up the second group are real sports lovers.

Sometimes they even put their studies aside for a match.②They participate in the sport that interests them most，not caring whether it is good for their health. They may be called fun-oriented sports participants.

The third group want beauty from sports. Boys want to become strong；girls want to be slim and graceful. Those who consider sports the only way of losing weight also belong to this group. They are very careful in choosing the kind of exercise they do，and are afraid that certain

sports may influence their body shapes. The proper name for this group may be beauty-oriented sports participants.

No matter which group we belong to，we all benefit from sports. If you look around the school yard, you will find that bookworms have disappeared，and instead, there are healthy, strong, clever and modernized students everywhere.

( )1. The common interest of the three groups is

A. study

B. sports

C. fun

D. beauty

( )2. The study-oriented group

A think the study efficiency is more important

B enjoy themselves on the playground

C choose long-distance running as real sportsmen do

D want to study sports

( )3. Which of the following belongs to the second group?

A They care if sports are good for their health.

B Mostly they are interested in the sports.

C They want to have a clearer and quicker mind.

D They choose the kind of exercise they do carefully.

( )4. In the beauty-oriented group, students

A just want to lose weight

B want to be strong

C want enough exercise

D think beauty is the most important

( )5. According to the passage,we can find all over the school yard.

A students are good at sports

B bookworms have appeared

C healthy，strong，clever and modernized students

D students belong to many different groups

Learning a new language is always a challenge. There are new words，new grammar, and new pronunciation. Language is an important part of culture. Becoming familiar with the culture as well as the language can make the learning experience much more interesting.

When I was a university student，I studied Chinese for three years. Before I went to university，I had very little knowledge of China. Therefore, when I started learning to speak Chinese, it was important for me to also learn about China?s history and culture. China?s culture is very different from my own and I become interested in it soon.

It will be much more fun to learn about culture when you study a new language. Culture can teach you so many things about a language. It can give you background information about the language and tell you the history of the language. I also found out one fact, that is，if you know about the country and the culture, you will communicate with its people much easier.

Whenever I try to learn a new language, I enjoy knowing information about the culture as well. It?s a challenge to find deeper for more information, but it is very rewarding!

( )1. When we learn a new language，we will have a chance to

A learn new words，new grammar, and new pronunciation

B learn about China?s history and culture

C stay in the other country and learn its language

D communicate with people in China

( )2. According to the passage，the writer must be

A a Chinese student who is studying in a foreign country

B a foreign student who is studying in China

C a famous writer who wants to learn a new language

D a teacher who is teaching English in China

( )3. If you know about the country and the culture，.

A you can get a good grade in the exam

B you will communicate with its people much easier

C you will be interested in its history

D you will make more friends

( )4. The underlined word “rewarding” means in Chinese.

A有益的 B.困难的 C.值得鼓励的 D.实用的

( )5. What?s the best title for this passage?

A An Interesting Experience

B How to Learn a New Language

C How to Face the Challenge When You Are in Trouble

D The Importance of Culture in Learning a Language

ABBAD

The first thing to remember about homework is that it needs to be done as soon as you get home from school. Since many parents do not give evening doses to help you sleep at night，the homework must be done first. If you have after-school activities, the homework should be done as soon as you get home. It is fine to allow for a snack break and also to allow for stretching breaks. Every kid of you really needs these little breaks.

Also, you should remember that it is your responsibility to do your homework. Next time you tend to depend on Mom and Dad for a roadmap，please try to struggle with it first，because it is good for you.

When you have questions, especially something about a science or a maths problem，don't always turn to your teacher! It is a good idea to struggle with them first and try to work them out. Sometimes, if this doesn?t work, look at the materials in the back of the book. They may guide you to pages and understanding everything completely.

At last，while doing homework, don?t be looking away but continue working. Setting time limits often helps with this. Different ages decide different fair amounts of time, 10-15 minutes is good for a child aged 6-8. A time of 20-30 minutes is about right for a child aged 9-12. Kids can achieve 30-45 minute intervals of study at age 13-15. This, of course，depends on your abilities to concentrate and stay on task.

( )1．The passage mainly tells children

A to do their homework quickly and properly

B to limit their time of doing homework

C not to turn to teachers when doing homework

D not to look away while doing homework

( )2. At the time of homework，children shouldn?t

A refer to the materials in the back of the book

B take any exercise to have necessary rests

C ask for any help from their parents

D go for activities without finishing homework first

( )3. Which of the following may have the same meaning as “struggle with them”？

A. fight against them

B. study them carefully

C break away from them D. show great interest in them

( )4. If you are a girl aged 14，the proper length of the homework time should be .

A 14 minutes B. 25 minutes C 35 minutes D. 50 minutes

( )5. The author seems to think .

A children should finish their homework at school

B parents had better help children with their homework

C doing homework all alone is more important

D homework in science needs more time

ADBCC

Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into Class One day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random (任意的）kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn?t know what to do，but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.

One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner，and another student had been trying to find a long lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力）by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses，the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind—not surprising, as Professor Wall is blind.

Since then,similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone，doing community service. or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.

( )1. The professor?s homework was to ask his students.

A to write about kindness

B to be kind to strangers

C to spend time helping others

D to go out to raise money

( )2. We learn from the passage that

A Chuck?s students are not clever enough

B the students didn?t do Chuck?s homework

C Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher

D no students enjoyed Chuck?s homework

( )3. It is certain that

A the students got good grades in Chuck?s class

B kindness activities are not widely accepted

C Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework

D the students only helped people they knew

( )4. In kindness activities students learn to

A. deal with difficult things

B. do great things every day

C. know about the world

D. consider other people

( )5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A Learning Kind Things B. Teaching Kindness

C World Kindness Day D. Bakersfield College

CCADB

主题突破三日常活动与兴趣爱好

Day 5

Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is. Is reading better than playing video games? I?m not so sure if it is. If learning is important to you，but not necessarily so，and if pleasure is what you want, these activities can be pleasant in their own way. Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work.

①If you'e serious about creating the habit of reading, what?s important is finding a time you can read every day—often that?s early morning or late at night, or both. For others, it might be during their lunch break. You onlyneed to read for 10 to 20 minutes a day to form the habit. Then, you need to find a place that?s comfortable. Make sure it has go od lighting, the temperature is nice and you，re in a good chair. Or you can find some place that you can relax in without falling asleep, although there?s nothing wrong with asleep.

Next，be sure to shut off the TV, Internet, cell phone, radio or other music. Let reading be a quiet time. Mark a …… x”on your calendar every day you read, and try to keep on reading as long as possible.②A habit is much easier to form if it?s something you enjoy，not something you are made to do. So make the time you spend reading a joy. I?ve been a lifelong reader，so the pleasure of a good book is one of my favorite things in the world. I love to lose myself in the world of a book.

( )1. The importance of reading depends on .

A. what you?re going to read

B. why you want to read

C. where you decide to read

D. when you begin to read

( )2. If you want to create a habit of reading, the first thing to do is to .

ask the writer for some advice B. find a comfortable place

C. make a proper time plan

D. mark a …… x，，on the new calendar

( )3. While you are reading，you，d better .

A make sure you are alone B. mark a big “ x ” in your notebook

C find a good chair with good lighting D. be concentrated and quiet

( )4. Reading may become your habit more easily when .

it is something you enjoy

A you don?t use Internet or cell phones

B your keep on reading for a long time

C you spend 10 to 20 minutes reading after lunch

( )5. Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe the writer?

A He prefers to play video games rather than watch TV.

B He is an old man with the best reading habit.

C He thinks it?s normal to fall asleep while reading

D He has done a lot of research on reading

BCDAB

February 24th was a fine day. We held a very interesting class activity. The title of the class activity was “The story happened in the winter holiday”.

At the very beginning, our teacher told us to play a game. For boys, they played push-up. For girls, tw o girls stood back to back, with the arms crossed, and they should touch the other?s hands. If the girl and the boy don?t pass the game, he or she should tell a story which happened during the winter holiday.

Many students didn?t pass the game but luckily my companion and I passed.

Someone said he went to Nanjing. He saw many Chinese lamps and made a snowman. He was very happy there. Someone said he went to the Shantang Street and had many Chinese snacks. They were so delicious. Someone said he took part in the school activity with his friends. He learnt a lot about the society.

The classroom was full of happiness. At last we were surprised to see our teacher Mr Pan played this game，too. The students became so excited, and many of them went to the teacher?s desk to see Mr Pan did push-up.

During the 40 minutes, we learnt we should exercise more, keep healthy and feel the love of the class. How happy we were! Do you think so?

( )1. The interesting class activity was held

A. in the evening B on February 24th C. on February 14th D on the playground ( )2. The boys were asked to at the beginning.

A. stand back to back

B. put the arms crossed C play push-up D. lie down on the ground ( )3. If the students don?t pass the game, they shou ld.

A. tell a story

B. sing a song C tell a joke D. clean the classroom

( )4. The students were surprised to see

A their teacher went to the Shantang Street

B their teacher played the game，too

C someone went to Nanjing

D someone took part in the school activity

BCAB

Most of us keep certain objects just for the fun of it. Many children collect stamps，stickers (贴纸），coins，erasers and cards.

My hobby is collecting stickers. It is also one of the most popular hobbies among children. Children can enjoy it because it is not an expensive hobby. I started collecting stickers when I was four years old. My hobby began through the influence of my neighbor, Wilfred. One day when I was playing in his house, he showed me his stickers. I was surprised to see so many colorful stickers of all shapes and sizes. He gave me a few pieces from his collection. My interest in stickers started from that day.

I kept my first stickers in a notebook, later in beautiful boxes. I didn，t want to paste them on the notebooks because I think some of the stickers could not be removed easily. By keeping the stickers in boxes, I can exchange some of my stickers with my friends without damaging(毁坏，损害)them.

When my family members knew of my interest in stickers, they will buy stickers for me whenever they come across nice ones. I love those stickers from my aunt who is an air-hostess. She bought them from different countries around the world.

Unfortunately, Wilfred moved away a few years ago and we had lost contact(联系）with each other. I really thank Wilfred for his little gift which started my hobby.

( )1. Children like collecting stickers because .

A. it is popular

B. i t is a cheap hobby

C it is an expensive hobby D. i t is very beautiful

( )2. What is the main meaning of the second paragraph?

A The reason why children like collecting stickers.

B The shapes and sizes of stickers.

C How to collect stickers.

D How I began to collect stickers.

( )3. The w ord “paste” means “? in Chinese.

A.粘贴 B 涂抹 C 剪切 D.复制

( )4. The writer's aunt might buy those stickers

A in a supermarket

B in different countries

C on the plane

D from Wilfred

( )5. What?s the best title of this article?

A My Hobby

B Collecting Stickers

C Colorful Stickers

D How to Collect Stickers

BDABC

A great way for teens to cool off during the summer is at water parks. If you live near a water park，you might think about getting a season pass. This way you can go as often as you like. Check to see if there are any water parks around you. Many are indoor facilities, so even if it isn?t warm enough where you live to swim outdoors, you can enjoy swimming in a temperature controlled area.

The prices are usually good. For example, one ticket to Water World，a water park，is only $ 5.

Some teens like to get a part-time job over the summer to make some pocket money. Older teens shouldn?t have much trou ble finding jobs.

An idea is to get some teens together to form your own summer job business. You can walk dogs, bring in the newspapers, feed the cats,collect rubbish,water flowers,etc.

Being that it?s summer, many people go on vacation and could use some one to look after their houses while they?re away. You can also think about other jobs you can do for them.

Teens love freedom. Sure you would like to get to such places as the mall, movie theaters, the zoo, the beach，picnic，bowling and local amusement park instead of staying at home all summer. Then a summer bus pass will be helpful. Check to see if your area has one for you teens.

Such a pass costs only $ 10 for the whole summer. The price is reasonable (合乎情理的）and also your parents don?t have to always d rive.

( )1 Who is the text written for?

A Teachers. B. Parents. C Teens. D. Travelers.

( )2. What is NOT mentioned as a part-time job for teens?

A Washing cars. B. Feeding cats. C Walking dogs. D. Watering flowers. ( )3. If Sally goes to Water World with two friends, they should pay .

A $5 B. $10 C. $15 D. $20

( )4. A summer bus pass is helpful for teens to

A find part-time jobs B. go out for fun

C go to summer classes D. do outdoor sports

( )5. What?s the text mainly about?

A Part-time jobs. B. A summer pass.

C Water park swimming. D. Things to do in summer.

CACBD