初中英語說明文閱讀理解強化練習(附答案)

初中英語說明文閱讀理解強化練習（附答案）學校:姓名：班級：考號：一、閱讀單選第1篇WhenyouarelearningEnglish,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant,butreadingcanalsobeveryhelpful.Whenyouread,youcannotonlylearnsomenewwords,butalsolearnhowtousetheseEnglishwords.Whenyouread,itgivesyouagoodexampleforwriting.Herearesomegoodreadingtipsforyou.Trytoreadattherightlevel(水平).Readsomethingthatyoucan(moreorless)understand.Ifyouneedtostopeverythreewordstouseadictionary,itisnotinteresting.Trytoincreasethenumberofyournewwords.Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapage,writetheminyournotebook.Butyoudon’thavetowritethemwhileyouread.Instead,trytoguesstheirmeaningsasyouread;markthemwithapen.Thencomebackwhenyouhavefinishedreadingtolookthemupinadictionaryandwritetheminyourownvocabularybook.Thentrytorememberthem.Trytoreadregularly(有規(guī)律地).Forexample,readforashorttimeonceaday.FifteenminuteseverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Fix(固定)atimetoreadandkeeptoit.Youcouldreadforfifteenminuteswhenyougotobed,orwhenyougetuporatlunchtime.Readwhatinterestsyou.Chooseabookoramagazineaboutasubjectthatyoulike,becauseyouaregoingtospendtimeandmoneyreadingit.So,chooseaninterestingbook.Youcanalsoreadnewspapers.TherearemanyEnglishnewspapersinChina.Itiseasyenoughforyoutounderstand.Thereissomethinginterestinginit.1．Accordingtothepassage,howmanyreadingtipsdoesthewritergiveus?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Youshouldreadsomethingthatyoucanunderstand.B．It’snotnecessaryforyoutorememberthenewwords.C．Readingforalongtimeonceisbetterthanreadingforashorttimeonce.D．ReadsomethingdifficulttoimproveyourEnglishbetter.3．Ifyoumeetafewnewwordsonapagewhilereading,.A．giveupreadingB．guessthemeaningatfirstC．writethemdownatonceD．lookthemupinadictionaryatonce4．ThefollowingreadingmaterialsarementionedEXCEPTinthispassage.A．newspapersB．booksC．magazinesD．novels5．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．whattoreadB．whentoreadC．howtoreadD．whytoread第2篇We’renowusedtowearingmasksinpublicduringtheCOVID-19outbreak.It’sreportedthatpeopleuseabout300millionmasksandthenthrowawayeverydayinChina.Wheredotheseusedmasksgo?Youmightthinkthattheyjustgoinagarbagebin(垃圾桶).Butthat’sjustthefirststoponthemasks’journey.Afterpeoplethrowthemasksintobins,garbagetrucksemptythebinsandtakethemtolandfills(垃圾場).Next,workerswilldump(傾倒)themasksintogarbageincinerators(焚化爐)andburnthem.Burningmasksmightnotseemtobeverygoodfortheenvironment.Won’titcausepollution?Theansweris“no”,accordingtoPeople’sDaily.That’sbecausemostmasksaremadeofnon-wovenfabrics(無紡布).It’sanenvironmentally-friendlymaterial.Itcanbreakdowneasily.Afterburning,itturnsintowaterandcarbondioxide(二氧化碳).Aslongaslandfillsareproperlydisinfected(消毒良好的)anddealwiththeiremissions(排放)correctly,burningthemaskswon’tcausepollution.Infact,burningthemaskscanbringsomebenefits.Theprocessofburninggarbagecanproduceelectricity.Burningonetonofgarbagecangeneratemorethan400kilowatthours(度)ofelectricity.Somepeoplepredictthattherewillbe162,000tonsofusedmasksinChinathisyear.Burningallofthemcangenerate64millionkilowatthoursofelectricity.Thisisenoughtoallowanelectriccartodrive370millionkilometers,whichis9,250timesaroundtheEarth’sequator(赤道).What’smore,theslag(殘渣)fromburningmaskscanbeusedtomakesomethingelse.6．Wherewillourusedmasksendup?A．Peoplewillburythemunderground.B．Peoplewillturnthemintofuel(燃料).C．Peoplewillburntheminincinerators.D．Peoplewillthrowthemintotheocean.7．Burningmaskswon’tcausepollutionbecause.A．mostmasksaremadeofwaterandcarbondioxideB．mostmaskmaterialsareenvironmentally-friendlyC．theprocessofburninggarbageisverycleanD．burningmaskswon’tcauseanyemissions8．Whatarethebenefitsofburningmasks?a.Itcanmakeelectricity.b.Itcanhelpussavewater.c.Theslagcanbeusedtomakesomethingelse.d.Itcanreducethepollutionoftheenvironment.A．a(chǎn)bB．a(chǎn)cC．beD．bd9．Theunderlinedword“generate”inthe4thparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A．produceB．burnC．turnD．use10．Thestoryismainlyabout.A．howmasksareproducedB．commonwaystodealwithtrashC．howweshouldthrowawayusedmasksD．whereourusedmasksendup第3篇Onlineeatingshowsareverypopular.Theyarewell-knownallovertheworld.Becausemanypeoplelikewatchingthiskindofshows,somehostsbecamepopularfortheirability(才能)toeatlotsoffood.Somepeopledon’tlikethisshow.Whilesomehostscaneatsomuchfood,somemaybefakeit.Theyjustshoweatingalotoffood,butinfacttheythrewitawaylater.Someonecallsonpeopletostopwastingfood.Theyguessedthattheworldisfacingtheworstfoodshortage(短缺)in50years.Manyvideosstoppedshowingfoodwastetocallforanendtowastefood,too.Aresearchshowsthatpeoplewasteabout1.3billiontonsoffoodeveryyearintheworld.InChina,peoplewasteabout35milliontonsoffoodeveryyear.Nowadays,somepeoplearecarryingoutactivitiesagainstwastingfood.Somepeoplecallonpeopletoeatsafefoodandstopwastingfood.Theownersofmostlargerestaurantsbegantocontrolthenumberofdishesfortheircustomers.Insomeplaces,theownersoftherestaurantsaskcustomerstotakethe“N-1mode”.Forexample,agroupof10peopleshouldonlyorderenoughforninepeopleatfirst.Morefoodisonlybroughttothetableiftheyreallyneedit.根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最佳答案。11．Peoplelikehostsbecause.A．theyarebeautifulB．theycaneatveryspecialfoodC．theycaneatquitealotoffoodD．theyarepolite12．Theunderlinedword“fake”meansinChinese.A．堅持B．偽造C．贊揚D．剝落13．WecanNOTfindthevideosaboutfromthevideonow.A．foodwasteB．thebeautyofthehostC．cleanyourplateD．fashionshows14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．10peoplecanonlyorderfoodfor9inrestaurants.B．Peoplemusttakephotostoshowtheiremptyplates.C．Manypeoplearoundtheworldmaynothaveenoughfood.D．Peoplewasteabout50milliontonsoffoodeveryyeararoundtheworld.15．Thepassagecallsonpeopleto.A．eatlessanddomoreB．eatmorehealthyfoodC．putanendtofoodwasteD．sharephotosofemptyplates第4篇Imaginethereisaglassofwateronatableinfrontofyou.Ithaswaterinitbutitisnotfull.Howdoyoudescribetheglass?Doyousayitishalffullorhalfempty?Ifyousayhalffull,youmightbeanoptimist.Ifyousayhalfempty,youmightbetheopposite—pessimist.Anewstudysuggeststhatyourlevelofoptimismmayaffect(影響)yourhealth.Peoplewhoareoptimistic(樂觀的)maylivelongerthanthosewhoarepessimistic.ResearchersatHarvardUniversity’sSchoolofPublicHealthinBostondidthestudy.Theycomparedwomenwith“ageneralexpectationthatgoodthingswillhappen”towomenwhowerelessoptimistic.Theyfoundthattheoptimistshadamuchlowerriskofgettingseveraldeadlydiseases,includingcancer(癌癥)andheartdisease.KaitlinHagan,astudyleadersaysoptimistsalwaystakebettercareofthemselvesbyexercising,eatinghealthyfoodsandgettingenoughsleep.Shealsosaysearlierstudiesshowthatapersoncanusesimple,low-costwaystoincrease(增加)optimism.Shesayseachnightpeopleshouldplantodotwoorthreesimple,enjoyableactivitiesthenextday.Theseactivitiesmightincludewatchingthesunrise,visitingafrienddancingtoafavoritesongorreadingastorywithyourchild.16．Theunderlinedword“pessimist”referstoinChinese.A．悲觀主義者B．樂觀主義者C．獨身主義者D．無神論者17．Fromthepassage,wecanknow.A．weshoulddrinkacupofhalffullwatereverydayB．optimistsmayliveshorterthanthosewhoarepessimisticC．weshouldtakeexerciseeverydayD．wecandosimplethingstomakeourselvesoptimistic18．AccordingtoKaitlinHagan,wecandothefollowingthingstomakeourselvesoptimisticexcept.A．exercisingB．drinkingalotofwaterC．enoughsleepD．eatinghealthyfood19．Whereareyoulikelytoreadthepassage?A．Asportsbook.B．Amusicbook.C．Ascienceresearch.D．Astorybook.20．What’sthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?A．HowtobehealthyB．HowtobeoptimisticC．HowtoreducetheriskofgettingcancerD．Howtoliveyourlifeeveryday第5篇Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplepayattentiontotheirphysicalhealth.Thereareallkindsofarticlesandmedicineabouthowtotakecareoftheirbodies.Mostofthemtellpeopletokeephealthybytakingsomethingintotheirbodies.However,arecentstudyintheU.S.examinedtheinfluencesofhavinga“higherpurpose”onhealth.136,265peopletookpartin10differentstudies,mostlyintheUnitedStatesandJapan.Animportantrelationshipwasexaminedbetweenhavingahigherpurposeinlifeandreducingtheriskofdeathfromallcauses,especiallyfromcardiovasculardisease（心血管疾病）.Thepeoplewhowereobservedwerearound65yearsoldatthebeginningofthestudies,andtheyhadbeenfollowedforsevenyears.Duringthattime,morethan14,500ofthemdiedandmorethan4,000sufferedcardiovasculareventssuchasstrokes（中風）orheartattacks.Thestudyshowedthatahighersenseofpurposehassomethingtodowiththereductionofabout20percentofdeathfromallcausesaswellasalowerriskofcardiovascularproblems.Thisisameaningfulfinding,andtheknowledgeshouldencourageustohelppeoplefindtheirpurpose.It’snotjustnicetohaveone—itcanactuallysavelives.“Givinglifeahigherpurposehaslongbeenanimportantwayoflife.Nowthefindingsfurtherprovethattheymayhelppeopletolookaftertheirhealthandbringthemasenseofwell-being.”saidDr.AlanRozanski,oneoftheauthorsofthestudyandmembersoftheresearchteam.Sokeeplookingforyourpurpose!21．WhatmaymoreandmorepeoplepayattentiontonowadaysaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Howtokeephealthy.B．Howtogetsafemedicine.C．Howtohaveagoodrelationship.D．Howtoreducetheriskofdeath.22．Whichofthefollowingcouldtakepartinthestudy?A．Studentsinthemiddleschools.B．Teacherswithhigherpurposes.C．Peoplewithillnessesinthehospital.D．Peoplewhoareagedfrom60to70.23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reduction”meaninthepassage?A．Becomingmore.B．Becomingless.C．Becomingworse.D．Becomingbetter.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Wecankeephealthybytakingsomethingintoourbodies.B．Weshouldtakephysicalexaminationinhospitaloveryear.C．Morethan14,500oldpeoplesufferedstrokesorheartattacks.D．Itcouldhelpustakecareofourhealthwithahigherlifepurpose.25．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheRiskofHeartProblems.B．TheInfluenceofDoingSports.C．TheImportanceofKeepingHealthy.D．TheBenefitsofKeepingaHigherLifePurpose.第6篇“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter.”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974anditisagoodchancetoencouragepeopletotaketheirfirststeptobecomeavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations(期望).Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsostopssomepeoplefrombecomingvolunteers.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterests.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwithaveteranvolunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyoubeconfidentandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最佳選項。26．Volunteeringcanhelp.A．makeadecisionB．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeopleD．makeperson’slifebetter27．Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?A．Theydon’thaveenoughmoney.B．Theyarestoppedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheycan’tgetonwellwithothers.D．theyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations.28．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly.B．Organizeatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D．Joininagroupwithdifferentinterests.29．Theunderlinedword“veteran”inthepassagemeans“”inChinese.A．有禮貌的B．友好的C．年輕的D．有經(jīng)驗的30．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Howtomakefriendsinvolunteering.C．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteering.第7篇Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying,“FriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.”Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysaysdevelopingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseed(種子)andtakecareofittomakeitgrow.First,youshouldchooseafriend.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexample,ifyouhaveabadday,agoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaints(抱怨)anddohisbesttohelp.Tomakeagoodfriend,youcannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearound,haveanhonest(誠實的)talk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalk,youcouldwritealetter.Ifyouwanttobefriendsagain,youcantakethesesteps:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrong;explainwhyyoudidthisorthat.Rememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.31．Sallywantstotellstudentsthewayto.A．findfriendsB．planttreesC．gethappyD．keephealthy32．Whatmakesgoodfriends?A．Havingfights.B．Beingkindandpatient.C．Havinglotsofmoney.D．Havinggoodlooks.33．Accordingto(根據(jù))thepassage,youcanyourfriendafterafight.A．buyagiftforB．neversayawordtoC．havedinnerwithD．writealetterto34．Howmanystepscanyoufollowtobefriendsagain?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.35．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Teenagersandfriendship.B．Thejoyofgrowingup.C．Thegoodfriendsaroundyou.D．Waystofindfriendsandkeepfriendship.第8篇Handgestures（手勢）arepartofbodylanguage.Thesamehandgesturemeansdifferentthingsindifferentcountries.Herearesomeexamples.Thumbs（拇指）upInAmerica,youcangivesomebodythethumbsupifyouthinksomethingisverygood.Youcanalsouseitwhenyou’reinneedofaride.ButinGermany,itmeans“one”.Andgivingsomeonethethumbsupisaskingfortrouble（麻煩）insomeMiddleEasterncountries,likeIranandIraq.The“V”signInChina,the“V”signisverypopular.Peopleliketomakethesignwhentheytakepictures.Itmakestheirfaceslookcuterandsmaller.InAmerica,thisgesturemeans“victory（勝利）”.ButintheUK,itisrudetomakethissignwhenthebackofthehandisfacingtheotherperson.ThedogcallInAmerica,thedogcallisusedtocallsomeonetocomeclosertoyou.ButinChina,thisgestureisn’twelcomebecausetheyonlydothistopets.It’sveryrudeifyoudoittopeople.The“OK”signInmostoftheEnglish-speakingcountries,youcanusethe“OK”signifyouwanttoletpeopleknowyou’realright.Butitmeanssomethingdifferentinothercountries.Forexample,itmeans“money”inJapanwhile“zero”or“nothing”inFrance.Whenyouvisitanewcountry,itisimportanttolearnwhatthegesturesmeansothatyouwon’toffend（冒犯）anyone.36．Inwhichcountryshouldyoubecareful（小心）whenyougivethethumbsup?A．IntheUS.B．InFrance.C．InIran.D．InGermany.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rude”mean?A．禮貌的B．粗魯?shù)腃．舒服的D．富裕的38．Chinesepeopleliketowhentheytakepictures.A．makethedogcallB．makethe“V”signC．showyourthumbD．makethe“OK”sign39．Whichhandgesturehasthemeaningof“money”?A．B．C．D．40．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．It’srudetomakethedogcallinAmerica.B．The“OK”signmeans“three”inFrance.C．Americansliketomakethe“V”signiftheywin（贏）agame.D．Givingthethumbsupisn’twelcomeinAmerica.第9篇It’sapopularbeliefthatfishcan’trememberanythingforlongerthansevenseconds.Everymomentintheirliveswouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.Butdon’tfeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhavemuchbettermemories(記憶力)thanweusedtothink.Inthestudy,researchers(研究)fromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theytookthefishoutandthenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Buttherewasnoclearevidence(證據(jù))untilthelatestfindings.Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurvive(生存)inthewild(自然環(huán)境).“Iffishareabletorememberwherethereissafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesindanger,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.Sonexttimeyouarewatchingyourpetfishfromoutsidethetank,theymayrememberwhoyouare.41．Peopleoftenfeelsorryforfishbecausetheythink.A．fishhavebadmemoriesB．fishcan’trememberanythingC．fishareoftenusedforresearchD．fishalwaysliveindanger42．Theresearchersdidtheresearchto.A．findoutiffishcanfindfoodeasilyB．findoutiffishhavebettermemoriesC．showfishcanlivefordayswithoutwaterD．showfishcanlivelongwithouteatinganything43．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tank”inParagraph2probablymeaninChinese?A．魚食B．魚缸C．棲息地D．漁場44．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto.A．theresearchB．theenvironmentC．a(chǎn)goodmemoryD．thewild45．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Itiseasyforfishtoliveinthewild.B．Agoodmemorycanmakefishsafeinthewild.C．Researchershavetrainedfishinhowtosurviveinthewild.D．Theresultofthestudyisdifferentfromwhatpeopleusedtothinkoffish.第10篇InAmerica,therearechoresforchildrenofdifferentages.Americanpeoplethinkthatit’simportanttotellchildrenabouttheirdutyinthefamily.Usethislistofagechoresforyourchildren.Ages2-3◆Helpmakethebed;◆Pickuptoysandbooks;◆Takelaundrytothelaundryroom(洗衣房);◆Helpfeedpets.Ages4-5◆Clearandsetthetable;◆Helpcookdinner;◆Putawaygroceries(雜貨).Ages6-8◆Takecareofpets;◆Takeouttherubbish.Ages9-12◆Helpwashthecar;◆Learntodothedishes;◆Cleanthebathroom.46．Thispassagetellsussomethingabout.A．AmericanchildrenB．ChinesechildrenC．ChildrenallovertheworldD．peopleallovertheworld47．Americanpeoplethinkchildrenshoulddochoresinthefamilybecause.A．childrenhavenothingtodoexcept(除了)playingB．theythinkchildrenshoulddevelopgoodhabitsC．Theythinkit’simportanttoletchildrenknowtheirdutyinthefamilyD．Parentswanttheirchildrentobegood48．Bobis3yearsold,hecan.A．setthetableB．helpmakethebedC．dothedishesD．takeouttherubbish49．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenshouldhelpparentsdohousework.B．A5-year-oldchildcanhelpmakedinner.C．A10-year-oldchildshouldbeabletocleanthebathroom.D．12-year-oldMarymaynotbeabletodothedishes.50．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whychildrenshoulddochores.B．WhatchoresAmericanchildrenofdifferentagesshoulddo.C．Childrenhavedutyinthefamily.D．Differentopinionsonchores.第11篇FromNovember1sttoDecember10thin2020,Chinastarteditsseventhnationalpopulationcensus(普查).7millioncensustakershaveaskedeachfamilyabouttheirname,gender(性別),age,education,jobandsoon.Thiscensusisdifferentfromtheonesinthepast.Forthefirsttime,citizenswereencouragedtousesmartphonestorecordtheirinformation.Chinahasanationalpopulationcensusevery10years.Thefirstonewasdonein1953.Atthattime,therewereabout600millionpeopleinChina.ButChina’spopulationhasincreased.Itwasabout1.37billionin2010.Forthe2020’snationalpopulationcensus,allresidents(居民)ofChinawereincludedinthecensus.ButChinesecitizens(公民)whohadsettled(定居)abroadandforeigncitizenswhowerestayinginChinaoneitherbusinessortouristvisas(簽證)werenotcounted.“Thecensusisveryimportantforeverycitizen,saidNingJizhe,directoroftheNBS.”Itwillhelpimproveinfrastructure(基礎建設)andpublicservices.Forexample,ifcensusresultsshowthattherearemanychildrenlivinginacertainarea,thegovernmentwillknowthatitshouldbuildmoreschoolsthere.Scientistscanalsolearnmoreaboutpopulationgrowthfromthecensus.Insomeyears,thepopulationgrowsfasterthaninothers.Eveninthesameyear,populationgrowthisdifferentindifferentplaces.Scientistscanusetheinformationtofindoutwhatcausesgrowthincertainyearsandplaces.根據(jù)短文內容選擇最佳選項。51．Whatmaypeoplenotbeaskedaboutinthe2020’snationalpopulationcensus?A．Name.B．Hobby.C．Education.D．Age.52．HowoftendoesChinahaveanationalpopulationcensus?A．Onceayear.B．Twiceayear.C．Every5years.D．Every10years.53．Whatwerecitizensencouragedtousetorecordtheirinformation?A．Notebooks.B．Smartphones.C．Pictures.D．Maps.54．Whowereincludedinthe2020’snationalpopulationcensus?A．ChineseresidentswholiveinChinaallthetime.B．Chinesecitizenswhohavesettledinothercountries.C．ForeigntouristsstayinginChinaforholidays.D．ForeigncitizensstayinginChinaonbusiness.55．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthat.A．thecensuscanhelpourgovernmentsolveallproblemsB．thecensusisonlyhelpfulforbothgovernmentandscientistsC．thecensushasnothingtodowiththecommonpeopleD．thecensusishelpfultoimprovepeople’slives第12篇Eveniftheword“pop”disappearsfromtheEnglishvocabulary,theinfluenceofpopwillremain.PophasbecomepartofBritishandAmericanhistory.Therehasalwaysbeenacloseculturallinkortie,betweenBritainandEnglish-speakingAmerica,notonlyinliteraturebutalsointhepopularartsespeciallymusic.BeforetheSecondWorldWar,theAmericansexportedjazzandtheblues.Duringthe1950s,theyexportedrockandroll,andstarsingerslikeElvisPresleywereidolizedbyyoungBritishandAmericansalike.Thepeopleresponsibleforthepoprevolution(改革)werefourLiverpoolboyswhojoinedtogetherinagroupandcalledthemselvestheBeatles.Theyplayedinsmallclubsinthebackstreetsofthecity.Unlikethefamoussolostarswhohadtheirsongswrittenforthem,theBeatleswrotetheirownwordsandmusic.Theyhadaclosepersonalrelationshipwiththeiraudience,andtheyexpectedthemtojoininanddancetothebeatofthemusic.Audienceparticipationisanecessarycharacteristicofpopculture.Somepopgroups,especiallytheRollingStones,didmorethanjustentertainment.Theywrotewordswhichwereintendedtoshockonpurpose.Theyrepresentedtheangerandbitternessofyouthfightingforfreedomagainstauthority(權威).TheBeatles,ontheotherhand,finallywontheloveandrespectofpeopleofallagesandsocialbackgrounds.Astheydeveloped,theirsongsbecamemoreserious.Theywrotenotonlyaboutlove,butaboutdeath,povertyanddailylife.Theywererespectedbymanyintellectuals(知識分子)andbysomeseriousmusicians.LargelythankstotheBeatles,popmusichasgrownintoaninfluentialcareerwhichalsobringsmuchwealth.56．Whatkindofmusicisnotmentionedinthepassage?A．Jazz.B．RockandRoll.C．Country.D．Blues.57．WhatmadeBeatlesdifferentfromothersingers?A．TheBeatleswassetupbyfourBritishboys.B．TheBeatlesmademusicworksbythemselves.C．TheBeatlesdidn’tperformedonlargestages.D．TheBeatlescommunicatedwiththeirfans.58．Whatdoes“they”inparagraph4referto?A．TheBeatles.B．Entertainers.C．TheRollingStones.D．Audience.59．WhydidpeopleloveandrespecttheBeatles?A．Theyshowsconcernsaboutthesociety.B．Theymadealargeamountofmoney.C．Theychangedtheirpopmusicstyle.D．Theywrotesongsforgreatmindsandartists.60．Whatcanweinferaboutpopmusic?A．Itwilldisappeargradually.B．ItremainsinBritainandAmerica.C．Itshouldincludeaudience.D．ItwaschangedbytheBeatles.第13篇MostAmericanchildreneatpotatoes.Butmanychildrendon’tknowwhatpartofthepotatoisthebestforfood.Takeaknifeandcutfromthemiddleofthepotatoapieceasthinaspaper.Holdthepiecebetweenyoureyesandlight.You’llseethatthepotatohasskin,anoutsiderimandaninsidepart.Theoutsiderimwhichisrightundertheskinofthepotato,isthemostvaluablepartofall.Butthisisoftenthrownawaywiththeskin.Eventheskinitselfisbetterforfoodthantheinside.Wheneatingacookedpotato,ifyouchoosetheinsideandleavetheoutside,youarethrowingthebestpartofit.Ifyoucan’teatthewholepotato,eatingtheoutsiderimandleavingtheinsidewilldo.61．Howmanypartsdoesapotatohave?A．Ithasonlyonepart,theoutsiderim.B．Ithastwoparts,skinandtheoutsiderim.C．Ithasthreeparts,skin,anoutsiderimandaninsidepart.D．Ithasfourparts,themiddle,skin,anoutsiderimandaninsidepart.62．Whatisthebestpartofapotato?A．Theoutsiderim.B．Theinsidepart.C．Themiddle.D．Theskin.63．Whatshouldyoueatifyoucan’teatthewholepotato?A．Skinonly.B．Theinsidepart.C．Theoutsiderim.D．Themiddle.64．Infacttheskinis.A．notgoodatallB．betterthantheinsidepartC．betterthantheoutsiderimD．a(chǎn)sgoodastheoutsiderim65．Whatdoesthispassagetellusaboutpotatoes?A．Howtocookthem.B．Howtoplan