中考英語閱讀理解集練-社會歷史類

中考英語閱讀理解集練——社會歷史類

1、NorthAmericanblackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,and

willusuallyrunawayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultfor

scientiststolearnabouttheseanimals.

Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,USA,catchbears

andusedrugs（毒品）tohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeand

theweightofthebear,takebloodtotestfbrdiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothe

labtofindoutitsage.Fromthesestudies,researcherswanttofindouthowmany

bearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,andhowmanybabiestheyproduce.

ButinMinnesota,USA,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.The

bearsknowtheresearchers*voicesandtheyarenotafraidofdieresearchteam.With

thehelpofafewgrapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtocheck

theirhearts,lookattheirteeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsit

withbearsforhoursandmakevideostolearnabouttheireverydaylives.

Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame-tomakesurethereisahealthy

populationofblackbears.Buttheresearchmethodsandthekindsofinformationthat

researchers,areabletocollectarequitedifferent.

【小題1】Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackbearsare

A.shyandfearfulanimalsB.notfoundtoday

C.wellknowntoscientistsD.notafraidofpeople

【小題2】Theword"remove"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansin

Chinese.

A.拔下B.移植C.清洗D.修補

【小題3]WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeincludedintheNewJerseystudieson

bears?

A.Theage.

B,Thewayoftheircommunication.

C.Theweight.

D.Thenumberofbabiestheyproduce.

[小題4]IntheMinnesotastudies,researchers.

A.cannevergetclosetothebears

B,studythebearswhiletheyareasleep

C.usegrapestomakethebearsfull

D.learnalotaboutthebears*everydaylives

【小題5】Whatdothetwostudieshaveincommon（共同點）？

A.ResearchplacesB.Themainpurpose.

C.Researchmethods.D.Collectedinformation.

2、Tous,itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenit

rains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirst

usewasasashade（遮蔽）againstthesun.

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancient

times.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,backintheeleventhcenturyBC.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.

Andthere

wasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorand

power（權(quán)力）.Inthe

FarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythosein

highofficeorby

royalpeoplesuchasthekingsorqueens.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.

TheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece,butitisbelievedthatthefirst

peopleinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancient

Romans.DuringthemiddleagesinEurope,theuseoftheumbrellaalmost

disappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainit

becameasymbolofpower.

Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughthey

havebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatthe

umbrellasfbrwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.

【小題1）Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellasas.

A.asymbolofhonor

B,protectionagainstthesun

C.asymbolofpower

D.protectionagainsttherain

【小題2]Accordingtothepassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient

A.Egypt.B.BabylonC.RomeD.China

【小題3】Theunderlinedwordroyalmightmean_inChinese.

A.王室的B.富有的

C.中產(chǎn)階級的D.貧窮的

【小題4】Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.TheancientGreeksusedtheumbrellaintheirdailylife.

B.Europeanshardlyusedtheumbrelladuringthemiddleages.

C.Theumbrellasforwomenweremadecolorfulinancienttimes.

D.Thestyleoftheumbrellahasn'tchangedalotsinceitwasinvented

[小題5]Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thesalesoftheumbrella

B.thedifferencesamongumbrellas

C.theinventionoftheumbrella

D.thehistoryandtheuseoftheumbrella

3、OneeveningCharliewasonhiswayhomefromtherailwaystation.Whenhe

turnedroundacomer,heheardfootstepsbehindhimandhethoughtsomeonewas

comingnear.Hebegantowalkfast.Thefootstepscamefast,too.Hesloweddown.

Thefootstepsalsosloweddown.Nowhewassurethatsomeonemustbegoingafter

him.Hetriedtohide.Stillthestepsfollowedhim.Hedidn*tknowhowtosave

himself,sohejumpedoversometallgrassandhidhimselfinacemetery（墓地）.He

threwhimselfdownononeoftombs（墳?zāi)梗?

Themanbehindcamenear.Charliecouldhearthemanjumpoverthegrass.

Thoughtsofthievesandrobbersfilledhismind.Charliestoodupandfacedtheman.

"Whatdoyouwant?Whyareyoucomingafterme?”Heasked.

nIsay,“thestrangerasked,"doyoualwaysgohomelikethis,orareyoutaking

somespecialexercisetonight?IwanttogotoMr.Green'sanddon'tknowtheway.

Thestationmastertoldmetofollowyouasyoulivenextdoor.Excusemeforasking,

butistheremuchfarthertogobeforewegetthere?'*

【小題1】ThatdayCharliewas.

A.leavingthestationfbracemetery

B.walkingslowlyalongthestreet

C.onhiswaytoMr.Green'shouse

D.onhiswaybackhome

【小題2]Whenhefoundsomeonefollowinghim,Charlie.

A.wastoofrightenedtomove

B,stoppedtoaskthemanwhy

C.hidhimselfinacemetery

D.knewclearlywhattodo

[小題3】Charliewentintoacemeterybecausehe.

A.triedtogetridofthestranger

B.gottiredafteraday'swalk

C.walkedtoofastandlost

D.wantedtohidehisthingsthere

[小題4]Whenthestrangerfollowedhimintothecemetery,Charliethought

A.thestrangerwouldaskhimtheway

B,thestrangerwouldcometostaywithhim

C.hewasindangeroflosinghismoneyorevenhislife

D.hecouldbeaskedaboutMr.Green

[〃、題5]ThestrangerfollowedCharliebecause.

A.hewantedtokillCharlie.

B.hewantedtostealthings.

C.hewantedtogotoCharlie'splace.

D.hewantedtogotoMr.Green'sandhedidn*tknowthewaythere.

4、閱讀理解

Teensaregaining（增力口）weight.Todaymostteenagersareatleastonesize

largerthanteenswere20yearsago.Evenclothingsizeshavechanged.Didyouknow

thatasmalltodayusedtobeamedium,20yearsago?

Arecentresearchshows97%ofteensneedmoreexercise.It'sbadnewsbecause

toolittleexercisemeansyouaremissingalotofgoodthingsinlife.Exercisehelpsin

twoways.

First,exercisehelpsyourbody.Physicalactivitycanmakeyourbodystrong.It

canalsokeepyouatahealthyweight.Doctorssaythatpeoplewhostayatahealthy

weighthavefewerhealthproblems.

Second,exercisecanhelpyourmind.Peoplewhogetplentyofphysicalactivity

mightworrylessandsleepbetteratnight.Youmayevenlearnbetterinschool.

Studentswhoarehealthycanlistenandunderstandbetterinclass.

Soyoucanchangeyourlifeandbemoreactiveatanypoint.It'snevertoolate.An

articlecalled"HowtoLimitScreenTimeandGetMoving^givestheseideas：

Stepawayfromthescreen.DoctorscallwatchingTVorplayingvideogames

screentime.Youshouldhavenomorethantwohoursofscreentimeaday.Youwill

enjoylifemoreifyouliveitinsteadofwatchingit!

Startslowly.Anhouradaycanseemlikealongtime.Startwith10minutesof

newactivitieseveryday.Addmoreasyougetstronger.Thinkaboutwalking.Take

thestairsinsteadofthelift.Youwillfeelhealthier.

Makefitnessfun.Findasportyoulike.Itdoesn*tneedtobethetraditionalsports

ofbasketball,soccer,orbaseball.Thoseareallgreatsportsandifyoulikethem,play

them.However,youcanalsotryhiking,skateboarding,orevenropejumping.Ifyou

enjoythesport,youwilldoit.

Choosefoodcarefully.Helpyourfamilyshopforhealthyfood.Readthelabels

（標簽）.Lookforhealthyfoods.Eatlotsoffiuitsandvegetables.Stopbuyingsoft

drinksandjunkfoods.Youwillfeelbetterifyoueatright.

Exercisewithothers.Findafriendorfamilymembertoexerciseorplaywith

you.Youwillhavemorefunandithelpskeepyouresponsibleforgoing.

【小題1]WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Teensaregainingweight.B.Teens,onesizelarger.

C.Teens'clothingsizeschanged.D.Asmallusedtobeamedium.

【小題2]WhichofthefollowingisaFACTfromthepassage?

A.Youshouldhavenomorethantwohoursofscreentimeaday.

B.Youwillhavemorefunandithelpskeepyouresponsibleforgoing.

C.Arecentresearchshows97%ofteensneedmoreexercise.

D.However,youcanalsotryhiking,skateboarding,orevenropejumping.

【〃、題3】Wheremightyoufindthispassage?

A.Inastory.B.Inamagazine.C.Inaplay.D.Inaspeech.

【小題4]Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthefirst5

paragraphs?

5>Everyonehashisownbirthday.Peopleindifferentcountriescelebrate（慶祝）

theirbirthdaysindifferentways.Herearefourpeoplefromdifferentcountries.They

willtellushowtheycelebratetheirbirthdaysintheircountries.

SandyMorrisoncomesfromMadrid（馬德里）.Hesayshappily,MMytwenty-first

birthdayisonaSaturday,andI'mgoingtogooutwithsomefriends.Towishmea

happybirthday,theyaregoingtopull（拉，tit）onmyear,onceforeachyear.Itisan

oldcustom0汛俗）.Somepeoplepullontheearjustonce,butmyfriendsarevery

traditional（傳統(tǒng)的）J

Mr.andMrs.SatoarefromTokyo.Mr.Satoisgoingtobesixtytomorrow.In

Japan,thesixtiethbirthdayiscalledKanrekiit'sthebeginningofanewlife.The

colourredisfbranewlife,sotheyalwaysgivesomethingredforasixtiethbirthday.

MrsSatosays,"WhatamIgoingtogivemyhusband?Ican'tsay.Itsasurprise（'驚

喜）

LiXiaomeifromBeijingfeelsveryexcitedandtellsus."Tomorrowismy

sixteenthbirthday.It'saspecialbirthday.Sowe'regoingtohaveafamilyparty.I'm

probablygoingtogetsomemoneyinlucky'envelopes（信封）frommyrelatives.My

motherisgoingtocooknoodles--noodlesareforalonglife."

PhillipEvans,fromParis,smilestous,'Tmgoingtobethirtynextweek,soI'm

goingtoinvitethreeverygoodfriendsouttodinner.InFrance,whenyouhave

birthday,youofteninvitepeopleout.Insomecountries,Iknowit'stheopposite——

peopletakeyouout."

[〃、題1]HowmanytimesdoSandy'sfriendspullonhisearthisyear?

A.Justonce.B.twenty-onetimes.

C.Tentimes.D.It'sasecret.

[小題2]Japanesepeoplethinkthesixtiethbirthdayis.

A.veryold.B.somethingred.

C.asurpriseD.thebeginningofanewlife.

【小題3】Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.LiXiaomeigetssomemoneyonherbirthday.

B.Mrs.Satowillgivesomethingredtoherhusbandtomorrow.

C.PeopleinMadridcelebratetheirbirthdaysbypullingontheear.

D.InFrance,whensomeonehasbirthday,hisfriendsoftenaskhimtohavedinner.

6、In1834,theclocktowerinLondonwasburneddown.Peopleplannedtobuild

anewclockwhichwouldbethebiggestandthebestintheworld.Sotheclockhadto

bebigandkeepverygoodtime.Severalyearslaterthetowerwasfinished.The

peopleputthebigclockinthetower,andmadeitringoutfbrthefirsttimeonJuly11,

1859.

Inordertogivethebigclockagoodname,peopleheldameeting.Someone

wantedtocallittheQueenofBells,andsomeonethoughtVictoriawasgood.Atlast,

amannamedBenjaminHallstoodup.Hewasabigman.Beforehestartedtospeak,

someoneshouted,“WhynotcallitBigBen?”Everybodylaughedandagreedwith

him.

Fromthenon,BigBenbecameitsname.Anditalsobecameafamousbuilding

ofLondon.PeopleallovertheworldwritetoBigBen.Theyevensendbottlesofoil

tohelpkeepBigBenrunning.BigBenisnotonlyaclockbutalsoadearfriendof

people.

【小題11BigBen'sbirthdayis.

A.July11,1854B.July11,1834

C.July11,1859D.July11,1852

【小題2]HowdidBigBengetitsname?

A.BenjaminHallgaveitthename.

B-BigBengotitsnamebecauseofajoke.

C.BigBengotitsnamefromtheQueenoftheUK.

D.Victoriagaveitthename.

【小題3】"Keepverygoodtime"means.

A.haveagoodtimeB.showpeoplethecorrecttime

C.keeprunningD.bemadeintime

【小題4]WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleallovertheworldconsider（認為）BigBenastheirfriend.

B.PeopleallovertheworldevensendoiltoBigBen.

C.PeoplethinkBigBenwillanswertheirletters.

D.PeoplethinkBigBenisthebiggestandthebestclockintheworld.

7、Peoplebeganmakingclocksover500yearsago.Thefirstclockshadonlyone

hand-thehourhand.Atalatertimetheclockshadtheminutehand.Thefirstclocks

werebigandheavy.Somerichpeoplehadservants（仆人）tocarrytheclockswhen

theywereout.Timepassedandclocksbecamesmaller.

Bellsbecameapartofsomelargeclocksincitiesandtowns.Theywereforpeople

unabletoseetheclock.Someclockswereinlargetowers（塔）.Someofthemare400

or500yearsoldnow.BigBeninLondonisaveryfamoustowerclock.

Nowmanypeoplehavealarmclocks（鬧鐘）towakethemuptogotoworkorgo

toschool.

Soclocksaretheveryimportantpartofpeople'slife.

【小題1]Peoplebegantomakeclocks500yearsago.

A.lessthanB.forC.morethanD.without

【小題2】Atthebeginningtheclockshad.

A.onehandB.twohands

C.threehandsD.fourhands

【小題3]Bellsweremadefor.

A.theoldpeopleB.everyone

C.thepeopleunabletoseetheclockD.thechildren

【小題4]Alarmclockscanhelppeople.

A,workhardB.wakeup

C.seethetimeD.gotobed

8>ThepopularDisneylandhassomedeep,dark,andsometimesamusingsecrets

thatyouprobablydon'tknow.Readontolearnthem.

GeneralMainStreet

Byusingaspecialmethodofconstruction（建筑），Disneylandcreatedaneffect

thatyoudon'tnoticeuntilyourtiredfamilyleavesthepark.Thenexttimeyouenter

Disneyland,makenoteofthedistancethatitappearsyouhavetotraveltogettothe

“Partners“statue.Thenlookattheexitoftheparkfromthestatue.That'scorrect.The

distanceappearstobeshorterenteringtheparkthangoingout.Thepurposewasto

keepguestsfromwantingtotakethelongwalkout.

Birthdayfun

IfyouvisitDisneylandonyourbirthday,besuretotellthepersonatthegatethat

it'syourbigday.You'llbesenttoCityHallwhereyou'llbepresentedwithaspecial

stickerbycastmembers,lettingeveiyoneknowit'syourbirthday.Youmayalsobe

abletoscorespecialitemsfromothercastmembersthroughoutthepark,soit*s

certainlyworthatry!

Themusicneverstops.

Visitorslikethemusicandsoundsinthepark..Didyouknowthemusicnever

stopsatthepark?Evenwhentheparkwasclosed,themusicandsoundsarekepton

going.SomebelieveitcosttoomuchfbrDisneytokeepturningoffthemusicand

thenrestartingiteachday.Butthetruthisthatithelpssomeworkerscleanupafter2

a.m!

Club33

“Club33"istheonlyplaceinDisneylandthatprovidesguestswithalcoholic

beverages（酒精飲料）.Club33membersandtheirguestsgetfreeentranceto

DisneylandsolongastheyhaveamealatClub33onthedayoftheirvisit.

【小題1]ThereareamusingsecretsaboutDisneylandmentionedinthis

passage.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

[〃、題2]makesthedistancegoingoutoftheparkseemtobelonger.

A.The44partner^^statue

B.Thegateofthepark

C.Theconstructionalongthestreet

D.themusicinthepark

【/J、題3]Ifyoutellthestaffit'syourbirthday,youwill.

A.getfreeentrancetoDisneyland

B,begivenaspecialgiftattheCityHall

C.betakentoClub33andhaveameal

D.leteveryoneintheparkknowyourname

【小題4]Themusicneverstopsattheparkbecause.

A.visitorslikethemusicandthesoundsverymuch

B.it'sdifficulttoshutoffthemusicandthesounds

C.Disneylandhastopayalottorestartthemusiceveryday

D.itmaykeepsomelatenightworkersawakeandfullofenergy.

【小題5】Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.letthereadersknowthedarksideofDisneylandPark.

B.helpthereadersbetterenjoytheirvisitsinDisneylandPark

C.encouragethereaderstogotovisitDisneylandPark

D.makethereadersbeawareoftheimportanceofDisneylandPark

9、MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Youcan

gettherebysea.Itisaninterestingplaceandithasalonghistory.Macaoisapartof

ChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.

ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.Morethanfourhundred

yearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotrade（做生意）withChina.Somesettledand

madetheirhomesthere.Theybuiltstrongforts（城堡）toguardthecityandtheharbor

（港口）.Theyalsobuiltchurches,schools,hospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythe

citygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.

TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingor

motor-racingorto“gamble"withtheirmoney,whethertheyloseorwin.ButMacao

isaquietandpeacefulplace.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookattheold

buildingsandforts.Youfeelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcourse,someofthe

buildingsarenowinruins（毀壞）.TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwith

manystepsleadinguptoit.Butitisstillinterestingtosee.

Whenyouarehotandtired,therearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.Whenyouare

hungry,therearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffood.Nearbyaresomeislands,

whicharealsonicetovisitandareeasytogetto.Thereiscertainlyalottoseeandto

doinMacao.

【小題1]WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.PortuguesewerethefirsttogotoMacao.

B.SomePortuguesesettledinMacaoandmadetheirhomesnearlyacenturyago.

C.ThecityMacaogrewslowly.

D.Peoplethereputupstrongfortstodefendthecity.

【小題2]YoufeelinMacaoyouarebackintheolddaysbecause.

A.someofthebuildingsarenowinruins

B,youcanwatchdog-racingormotor-racing

C.yougoaboutandlookattheoldbuildingsandfortswithpleasure

D.it'sapeacefulplace.

【小題3]Theword“gamble“inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto"

A.watchdog-racing

B.watchhorse-racing

C.watchmotor-racing

D.playgamesofchanceformoney

【小題4]Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeeltired?

A.Ingoodrestaurants.B.Insmallcoolgardens.

C.Onsomeislands.D.Inbeautifulparks.

【小題5】Whatdoesthewritermostwanttotellus?

A.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.

B.PortuguesewerewillingtodobusinessinChina.

C.PeopleinMacaoservegoodfood.

D.Macaoisaquietandpeacefulplacewithalottoseeandtodo.

10>Wheredidthatnumbercomefrom?

ElevenandTwelve

Thereasonbehindthechangeinnumbernamingisthatelevencomesfromthe

Germantermainlif,whichtranslatesto“oneleft”.Twelvefollowsthesamerule.It

comesfromtwalif—“twoleft”.Whyteenisusedinsteadofliffor13through19?

Thereissomethingsadlylostinhistory.

911forUSEmergency（急救）Calls

Earlyphonesdidn'tusephonenumbers-theoperatorhadtoconnectyourcall

byhand-andthisledtotheneedforanemergencycode（信號）.Butlaterphone

numbersbecamepopular,thatchanged.In1967,911waschosenasthenationwide

emergencycallbecauseitwaseasytorememberandcouldbequicklydialed（撥）on

thephone.

26.2MilesinaMarathon（馬拉松）

ThestorybeganwithanancientGreeksoldiercarryingmessagefroma

battlefield（戰(zhàn)場）inMarathontoAthens.Themodernmarathonwasbomasa

flagshipeventinthefirstOlympicGames,in1896,withadistance（距離）ofabout25

miles（40km）,aslongasthedistancefromMarathontoAthens.Butraceorganizers

fbrthe1908OlympicGamesinLondonwantedtoaddsomethingspecial.Therace

beganatWindsorCastleandendedatWhiteCityStadium,withrunnersfinishing

onlyafterpassingtheroyal（皇室的）box.Thedistancewas26.2miles（42.1km）.

Andsince1924thisdistancehasbeenkeptinmarathon.

28DaysinFebruary

BeforeusingtheGregoriancalendarthatweusetoday,oneofthefirstRoman

calendarshadonly304daysandtenmonths（MarchthroughDecember）,withsix

monthsof30daysandfourof31days.ThesecondkingofRomeimprovedtheold

calendar.Headded50daysforJanuaryandFebruary.Tomakethenewmonths

longer,hetookonedayfromeachofthe30-daymonths,making56daystodivide

betweenJanuaryandFebruary（or28dayseach）.LaterJanuarywasgivenonemore

daytoaddupto355daysayear,butFebruarystillhad28days.That'showitbecame

theshortestmonthanditstayedthatwayeversince.

【小題1】Whichlanguagedoelevenandtwelvecomefrom?

A.English.B.German.C.French.D.Russian.

【小題2]Whenwasthenumber911chosenforUSemergencycalls?

A.In1896.B.In1908.C.In1924.D.In1967.

【小題3】ThemarathondistancewasmadelongeratLondonOlympicGames

because.

A.theBritishwasalittleweakinmaths

B.theBritishdidn'tliketheGreekstory

C.theBritishlovedtheroyalfamilyverymuch

D.theBritishwantedtomaketheracedifferent

[小題4]Howmanydayswerethereineachmonthafterthekingimprovedtheold

calendar?

A.28,29or31.B.28,30or31.

C.28,29or30.D.29,30or31.

11OnNewYear'sDay,manypeopleeatspecialfoodforgoodluck.

InSpain（西班牙）andsomeLatinAmericancountries（拉丁美洲國家）,

peopleeattwelvegrapes（葡萄）atmidnight（半夜）onNewYear'sEve-Onegrape

forgoodluckineachmonthofthenewyear.

Chinesepeopleeatdumplings.Somearemadewithacoininside.Everyonetries

tofindthecoinforgoodluckandmoneyinthenewyear.Ofcourse（當然）they

don'teatthecoin（硬幣）.InthesouthofChina,peoplemakericecakesforNew

Year.TheChinesepronunciation（發(fā)音）forricecakeis“NianGao”,whichmeans

“getbetteryearafteryear”.

JapanesepeopleeatnoodlesonNewYear'sEveandontheirbirthdays.They

thinkitmaybringthemgoodluckandlonglife.

Thefoodmaybedifferentineachcountry,butthemeaningisthe

same—peoplehopethefoodwillbringthemluckandhappiness（快樂，幸福）inthe

comingyear.

【小題1]InSpain,whatdopeopleeatinthenewyear?

A.ricecakeB.noodlesC.grapesD.dumplings

【小題2]IsthefoodinSouthChinathesameasthefoodinNorthChinaforthe

wholeyear（整年）?

A.YesB.No

C.NotsureD.Notmentioned（提至lj）inthearticle

【小題3]Whatdopeopledowiththecoinsinthedumplings?

A.TheyeatitB.Theygiveittochildren

C.Theydon'teatitD.Theyspend（花）it

【小題4]What'sthemeaningforJapanesenoodlesonNewYear'sEve?

A.goodluckB.longlife

C.moneyD.bothAandB

【小題5】Whatdothewriterwanttoexpress（表達）inthearticle（文章）?

A.Peopleliketoeat

B.Differentcountrieshavedifferentfood

C.Peoplearoundtheworldusefoodtoexpresstheirgoodwishesforthecomingyear

D.Thewriterlikestotravel

12>InnorthernScotlandthereisalong,deeplakecalledLochNess.Morethan

200metersdeep,itisthelargestlakeintheUK.Peoplesayabigmonster（怪獸）lives

initsdark,coldwaters.Itweighsmorethan1,000kilosandisatleasttenmeterslong.

Somepeoplesayithasaheadlikeahorse.Otherssayitlookslikeasnake.Many

peopletraveltoLochNesstolookforthisstrangemonster,butonlyafewpeople

haveseenit.Atleast,theysaytheyhaveseenit.

TheLochNessMonsterisafamouslegend（傳說）.Thefirststoryabouta

monsterinLochNesswastoldover500yearsago,butthelegendofthemonster

spreadwidelyonlyinthetwentiescentury.In1933,ahusbandandwifereportedthat

theysawabigmonsterinLochNess.Severalpeoplehavetakenphotos,butatleast

oneofthemwasahoax（騙局）.Duringthe1960s,ateamwasformedtolookfbrthe

monster.Theytookmanyphotosandmademovies,buttheywereneverabletofinda

monster.

ThereisnorealfactthatamonsterlivesinLochNess,butthereisalsonofact

thatonedoesn'tlive.OnethingistrueaboutLochNess:therearealotoftourists

there.

【小題1]Innorthernthereisalong,deeplakecalledLochNess.

A,ScotlandB.HongKong

C.RomeD.Paris

【小題2]WhatdopeoplesayaboutthemonsterinLochNess?

A.Itweighsabout100kilos.B.Itisonemeterlong.

C.Ithasataillikeahorse.D.Itlookslikeasnake.

【小題3】Whenwasthefirststoryaboutthemonstertold?

A.200yearsago.B.Over500yearsago.

C.In1933.D.In1960.

【小題4]Whywasateamformedduringthe1960s?

A.Tokillthemonster.B.Tolookforthemonster.

C.Tocatchthemonster.D.Tosellthemonster.

【小題5]Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Peoplethatsawamonster.B.AtriptoLochNess.

C.Alegendaboutamonster.D.Ateamthattookphotos.

13、SeveraltimeseachyeartheQueengivesafternoonteapartiesatwhichguests

areservedtinycakesfilledwithcreamfromherowncows.Cakesandsandwichesare

boughtinbyfootmen,yetyouneverseetheQueentouchathing.Shesimplysits

besideabigsilverplate,pouringcupsofteaforeveryoneandcarefullyavoidingthe

cakes.

AtcocktailpartiestheQueenmovesfromgrouptogroup,chattinginformally,

andmanagestomakeoneglassofdietdrinktolastawholeevening.Toursabroadare

difficultbecausehostsseemtobelievethewarmthoftheirwelcomemustbeshown

withwonderfulstatebanquets（宴）.ButtheQueenhasperfectedtheartofappearingto

enjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.DuringonevisittothePacificislandsof

Tonga,aspecially-prepareddinnerwassetupinahutmadeofwoodandbamboo

leaves.Deepholesweredugintheground,filledwithhotstonesandbabypigs,and

thepigswereslowlycookedwithdryheatoverseveraldays.TheQueenlooked

uneasilyatherplatewhenshediscoveredawholeroast（烤）pigwasherserving.

Thenshebecameuneasywhenaturkey,somemeat,bananasandanapplewere

alsocarriedinforeachguest.Soshedependedonheroldfavouritetrickoftalking

withherhost