山東省部分市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題分類(lèi)匯編：閱讀理解

山東省部分市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題分類(lèi)匯編閱讀理解山東省濟(jì)寧市曲阜市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AHello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.Nowlet'stakealookatsomeinterestingschoolpublications(出版物)ColumbusItisourliterary(文學(xué)的)magazine;thenameshowstheplacewherewelive.Editorialtrainingincludesdevelopingskillsforcreativewriting.Publishedtwiceyearly,manyexcellentstudentsarealsorecognizedasScholasticWritingAwardswinners.DiversionItisourlanguagepublication.Publishedonceayear,itimpressesreaderswithstudentworkspresentedinChinese,French,andSpanish.Workingwithadvisorswhoteachtheselanguages,studenteditorshelpinpresentingtheirclassmates'workincludingpoems,essays,shortstoriesandart.Diversionisoftenusedbyourlanguageteachersintheclassroomaswell.TheBrunerItisTrinity'syearbook.Servingtheentireschool,itisayearlytestament(證明)tothemanyaspectsofTrinitylife.EditorialpositionsarenamedinMay,allowingeditorstoattendatwo-daysummermeetingatNYU.Thismeetingallowsstudentstodeveloptheirabilitytogetknowledgebeforethestartoftheschoolyear.Workontheyearbookbeginsimmediatelythereafter,asstudentsworktocreateanimpressiveK-12publication.TheTriniyTimesItistheupperschoolnewspaper,written,edited,photographedandproducedcompletelybystudentsasanextracurricularactivity.ItscontentsincludeArtsandInnovation,TrinityLife,NYCulture,Science,OpinionandEditorial,andSports.21.WhatisspecialaboutDiversion?A.Itispublishedindifferentlanguages.B.Itpublishesteachers'works.C.Itcomesoutonceamonth.D.Itfocusesonsports22.WhatisthepurposeofthesummermeetingatNYU?A.ToprovetheadvantagesofTrinitylife.B.Topresentstudents'poemsandessays.C.Tomakestudentsbetteratgainingknowledge.D.Todevelopstudents'skillsforcreativewriting.23.Whichpublicationiscompletelyrunbystudents?A.TheTrinityTimes. B.Diversion. C.TheBruner D.Columbus.BItwasacoldwinter.Thewindblewallnightandthesnowwasblinding.Whenmorningcame,mythreechildrenandIgotupandmadeourwaytothewindows.Aswelookedoutofthewindow,wesawthatthehenhousewasgone.Ourthreehenshadbeenblownaway.Ilookedattheemptinessoutside.ThenIsawallthreechickenssittingaroundtheedgeofawhitebucket.Howwasthisstrongwindnotblowingthemintothefieldbeyond?Iquicklyputonmylongheavywintercoatandlargeboots.Ishoutedatthewindasitblew.Iwasalone,strugglinginthesnow.Mychildrenstaredoutofthewindowintothevastwhiteseaofsnow,theireyesfocusedforanysignofmovement.OutsideIheardthesoundofmybootsasIbravedtheelements.Thesnowcirclingaroundme,Islowlymademywaytothesoftcluck-cluck-clucksoundmyhensalwaysmade.WhenIreachedthem,Isawthattheirlittlefeetwereholdingontotheedgeofthebucket,headsbent(彎下)forwardandawayfromthewind.Igentlyliftedeachhenandputitcarefullyintothewarminside.ThenIbeganthefreezingwalkbacktothesmallshed(棚子)directlybehindourhouse.OnebyoneIlaidmychickensonthecoldfloor,andtheybegantoclucksoftly.AsIshutthesheddoors,myeyeswentdirectlytothewindowwheremychildrenwerewatching.Theyjumpedupanddowncheering,andsodidI!Iwasn'tsomesupermanfrommovies.Iwassimplyamom,butthelookonmychildren'sfacestoldmethattheythoughtIwasaheromom.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeingthreechickenssittingaroundabucket?A.Frightened. B.Unbelievable. C.Regretful.D.Confident.25.Howdidtheauthorreachthehens?A.Byshoutingatthehenhouse.B.Bywearingprotectiveclothes.C.Bysearchingforthewhitebucket.D.Byfollowingthesoundofthehens.26.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A.Shestruggledtobeahero.B.Sheenjoyedherselfinthesnow.C.Shewaswatchedbyherchildrenalltheway.D.Shewantedtobeviewedassomesuperman.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HensinTrouble. B.HerointheSnow.C.KindnessinNeed. D.WhetherinExtreme.COnSaturday,August24,1918,itwasrainingcatsanddogsandthunderingoveracitycalledSunderlandonthenortheastcoastofEngland.Thestormlastedforonlyabouttenminutes.Peopleweresurprisedtoseethatitwasnotjustrainwaterfallingfromthesky.Therewerefishfallingdown,too!Peoplecameouttofindoutwhatwashappening.Theycouldnotbelievetheirowneyes.Therewerethousandsoffish—sandeels(沙鰻)—lyingontheground.Theywereaboutsevencentimeterslong,andallwerefrozendead.Sandeelsswimtogetherinlargegroups,ofteninsandywater,andareoftenfoundinlargenumbersintheNorthSea,whichreachesouttotheeastofSunderland.HowwasitpossibleforthesesandeelstofallfromtheskyandlandonSunderland?Scientistsbelievedtheheavythunderstormthatafternoonmayhavecausedawaterspout(水龍卷),Waterspoutscanbeformedwhenstrongwindsmovequicklyinacircleoverwater.Theyaresopowerfulthatanythinglessthanonemeterinlengthcanbetakenintothemandforcedintotheclouds.Thecloudscarrywhateverhasbeentakenintothemforlongdistancessometimesover150kilometers.It'sverycoldupthereandeverythingsoonfreezes.Forhundredsofyearstherehavebeenreportsofsmallanimalsbeingtakenintotheskythroughwaterspouts.In2009,deadtadpolesraineddownonthecityofNanaoinJapan.In2012,fiftykilosofprawnsfellfromtheskyoverSriLanka.In2017,fishfellonthecoastalcityofTampicoinMexicoItmustbeaverystrangeexperiencetoseefishrainingdownonyou.Itwouldprobablyhurtifonefellonyourhead!Withclimatechangeandmanyreportsofterriblestorms,willthetimeevercomewhenitmayreallybegintoraincatsanddogs?28.WhatdoweknowaboutthesandeelsthatlandedonSunderland?A.Theywerefewinnumber.B.Theycameindifferentsizes.C.Theywerestillalivewhenlanding.D.TheyprobablycamefromtheNorthSea.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?A.Clouds,B.Waterspouts.C.Sandeels.D.Thunderstorms.30.WhydoestheauthormentionthefalloftadpolesinJapan?A.TostresstheenvironmentisnotpleasantinJapan.B.TointroducewaterspoutscanreachasfarasJapan.C.Toshowthatrainingseaanimalsisnotnewinhistory.D.Toexplaindifferentanimalscanfallindifferentcountries.31.Whatistheauthorreallyworriedaboutinthelastparagraph?A.Health.B.EnvironmentC.Wildanimals.D.Travelsafety.DArtandsciencemayseemlikeoppositethings.Onemeansthecreativeflowofideas,andtheothermeanscold,harddata(數(shù)據(jù))—somepeoplebelieve.Infact,thetwohavemuchincommon.Now,astudyfindsartcanhelpstudentsrememberbetterwhattheylearnedinscienceclass.MarialeHardiman,aneducationspecialistatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,noticedthatstudentswhousedartintheclassroomlistenedmorecarefully.Theymightaskmorequestions.Theymightvolunteermoreideas.What'smore,studentsseemedtoremembermoreofwhattheyhadbeentaughtwhentheirsciencelessonsincludedart.Toprovethat,Hardimanteamedupwithsomeresearchersandsixlocalschools.Intheexperiment,theresearchersworkedwithteachersin16fifth-gradeclassrooms.Theyprovidedtraditionalsciencelessonsandart-focusedones.Intheart-focusedones,theymightsingtheinformationinstead.Theteamrandomly(隨機(jī)地)dividedthe350studentsintoeitheratraditionalscienceclassroomoranart-focusedone.Studentsthenlearnedscienceusingthatwayforthewholeunit—aboutthreeweeks.Whentheychangedtoanewtopic,theyalsochangedtotheothertypeofclass.Thisway.eachstudenthadbothanart-focusedclassandatraditionalone.Everyunitwastaughtinbothways.todifferentgroupsofstudents.Thisenabledtheresearcherstoseehowstudentsdidinbothtypesofclasses.Theteamfoundthatstudentswhostartedoffintraditionalclassesperformedbetteraftertheymovedintoanart-focusedclass.Butthosewhostartedinanart-focusedclassdidwellevenwhentheywentbacktoatraditionalscienceclass.Thesestudentsappearedtousesomeofthearttechniques(技巧)aftergoingbacktoatraditionalclass.Classroomteachersreportedthatmanystudentscontinuedtosingthesongsthattheyleanedafterfinishingtheunit.“Themorewehearsomething,themoreweretainit,"Hardimansays."Itsuggeststhattheartsmayhelpstudentsapplycreativewaysoflearningontheirown."32.Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?A.Tooffergreatwaystoteachartlessons.B.Tofindawaytohelpstudentslearnbetter.C.Toseeifartandsciencehavealotincommon.D.Toproveartmightbeusefulforsciencelearning.33.Whatwerethestudentsrequiredtodointheexperiment?A.Taketwotypesofclasses.B.Learnthreeunitsintotal.C.Learntwotopicsforthreeweeks.D.Choosewhattheywouldliketolearn.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retain"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Improve. B.Express. C.Remember. D.Finish.35.Whatisthetexttype?A.Aresearchreport.B.Abookreview.C.Ashortstory.D.Anartintroduction.山東省青島市萊西市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期11月學(xué)業(yè)水平階段性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題（期中考試）第一節(jié)(共15個(gè)小題,每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AOverthelastcentury,engineersallovertheworldhavemadeeffortstoachievegreatsuccessinbridgedesign.Danyang-KunshanGrandBridgeNobridgeisaslongastheDanyang-KunshanGrandBridgeintheworld.The164.8-kilometre-longbridgebuiltin2011inChinaoperatesaspartoftheBeijing-ShanghaiHigh-SpeedRailway.ThetripfromNingbotoJiaxingthatpreviouslytook4.5hourshasbeenreducedtotwo,thankstothisbridge.Rio-NiteróiBridgeCompletedin1974,theRio-NiteroiBridgeinBrazilisthesecond-longestbridgeinallofLatinAmericaconnectingthecitiesofRioandNiteroiacrosstheGuanabaraBay.TheRio-NiteróiBridgeistechnicallyknownasa"box-girder(箱形梁)"bridge,madeofspecialconcrete.Itreceivesanastonishing140,000(ormore)vehicles(車(chē)輛)perday,makingitbetterknownintheworld.HartlandCoveredBridgeTheHarlandCoveredBridgeistheworld'slongestcoveredbridge.The1,282-foot-longbridgewasopenedin1901andhasbeenonCanada'slistofNationalHistoricSitessince1980.Althoughitwasatfirstbuiltwithoutaroof,thebridgewascappedwithwoodenmaterialsduringtherepairsin1921.JlaozhouBayBridgeThenewly-builtJiaozhouBayBridgeinChinawasnamed“world'slongestbridgeoverwater"byGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsin2011,atitlepreviouslyheldbytheLakePontchartrainCauseway.Thedisputewassettledwhenthetitleof"longestcontinuousbridgeoverwater"wasgiventothecauseway,withtheJiaozhouBayBridgereceivingthetitleof"longestbridgeoverwater".21.Whichbridgeisfamousasabusyone?A.Danyang-KunshanGrandBridge.B.Rio-NiteroiBridge.C.HartlandCoveredBridge. D.JiaozhouBayBridge.22.WhatisspecialabouttheHartlandCoveredBridge?A.Itisthelongestbridgeworldwide.B.Itisover160kilometers.C.Ithasaroof. D.Itisawoodenbridge.23.Wherecanyoufindthelongestbridgeonthesea?A.InAmerica.B.InBrazil. C.InCanada.D.InChina.BOneafternoon,afterfinishingshoppinginasupermarket,myfamilyandIwenttothecheckout.Isuddenlythoughtwedidn'tneedthejunk(垃圾)food,andwegaveupallthose,saving$300.Thatgotmethinkingaboutallourmeaninglesscostinlife.Whynotmakeachange?Withbutterfliesinthestomach,wedecidedtotakeatry.Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor30daysexceptnecessities(必需品).Ouradventure(歷險(xiǎn))beganwithagreatstart.By9a.m.,mywife,Ruth,hadalreadymadecakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn'tevenknowwehadinthegarden.Iclearedthecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor'snewspaperbeforehewokeup.Totalspendingonthefirstday:S0.Asdaysturnedintoweeks,webecamesoexperiencedatlivingsimply.Westartedridingourbikestosavegas.Mychild'sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehomemadepresents.WestartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighborswithgardensforextravegetablesandherbs.Intheend,wesavedmorethanS2000bynotspendingforamonth.Whenwebegan,Iimaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarket,thenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.24.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthefamilybeforethatveryafternoon?A.Theyhadhadhigherincome.B.Theyhaddevelopedagoodhabitofsavingmoney.C.Theyhadoftenspentmoneyblindly.D.Theyhadmanagedtosolvedtheirfamilyproblems25.Howdidthefamilyprobablyfeelaboutchangingtheirspendinghabit?A.Eager. B.Nervous. C.Confident. D.Frightened.26.Whatdidthefamilyactuallydoinsavingmoney?A.Mywifemadegooduseofourgardenproduce.B.Webegantosharecarstosavegas.C.Ourchildboughtnofingerpaintingasgifts.D.WesurfedtheInternetforfree.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowafamilymanagedtheirdailylifeB.Afamily'sno-buyingtryC.Afamily'swayofsolvingproblems D.HowanewideacameupCAbrokenheart.Asadendingtoalovestory.That'ssomethingmostofushaveexperienced,orprobablywill.Afterall,it'spartofhumanlife.Butnoquestion,theexperiencecanbehardtogetover.Butresearchshowstherearewaystodealwithheartaches.Listeningtosadmusicisausefulone.Itcanhelpyoubegintofeeljoyandhopefulnessaboutyourlifeagain.Itcanarouse(激發(fā),喚醒)theinteresttoconnectwithothers.Sadmusiccanhelpupliftyoufromyourbrokenheart.ArecentstudyfromGermanyfoundtheemotional(情感的)influenceoflisteningtosadmusicisanaccesstofeelingsofempathy(共情),andahopeforpositiveconnectionwithothers.That,itself,ispsychologicallyhealing(愈合).Itdrawsyouawayfromconcentrationonyourself,andpossiblytowardshelpingothersinneedofcomfort.Anotherexperiment,fromtheUniversityofKent,foundthatwhenpeoplewereexperiencingsadness,listeningtomusicthatwas"beautifulbutsad"improvedtheirmood.Infact,itdidsowhenthepersonfirstconsciouslyacceptthesituationcausingtheirsadness,andthenbeganlisteningtothesadmusic.Thatis,whentheyintendedthatthesadmusicmighthelp,theyfoundthatitdid.Thesefindingslinkwithotherstudiesthatshowacceptingyoursadsituationemotionallyleadstohealingandgrowthbeyondit.Itseemsunbelievablebutitdoeshelp.Forexample,aresearchfromComellUniversity,publishedinPsychologicalScience,foundthatacceptingdiscomfortaboutalifeexperienceornewsituation,andviewingitasasteptowardsgrowthandchange,encouragespeopletofindapathwaythroughit,beyondit.AsChurchillfamouslysaid,“Ifyou'regoingthroughhell,keepgoing.”Thatdiscomfortpointsyoutowardscreatingaplan,anewaction.Itfuelshope.28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"havingabrokenheart"inlife?A.Unavoidable. B.Unbearable. C.Inspiring. D.Helpful.29,WhatdoesChurchilladviseustodowhenexperiencingdiscomfort?A.Listentoasadsong B.Avoidunwiseactions.C.Findsupportfromothers. D.Facethediscomfortbravely.30.Howdoestheauthordevelopthistext?A.Bylistingnumbers. B.Bygivingadvice.C.Bysharingpersonalexperiences. D.Byshowingresearchfindings.31.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Waystodealwithchallenges B.Musicmattersalot.C.Sadmusichelpsabrokenheart D.AdviceonlivingahealthylifeDDevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChatGPThasgotviral,winning100millioninternetuserssinceitcameoutinNovember2022.Peoplecanasktherobottowritestoriesandemails,createinstructionsforcookingacertainfood,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsofquestions.Initsownwords,itis“alanguagemodeltrainedinalargeamountofinternettexttohelpusersgethuman-liketext.”ComparedwithSiriorotherchatbots,ChatGPTusesamuchbiggerinformationcenterfortraining.Italsousesstrongersoftwareandhardwaretolearnthingsbyitself.Forexample,ifitprovidesawronganswertoyourquestion,youcantellittherightoneandtwillcorrectitself.“It'satotallydifferentchatbot,”computerscientistLiuXiaoguangfromNankaiUniversitysaid.“TheknowledgelevelChatGPTshowsisthesameasauniversitystudent.That'swhyitshockedtheworld."ButonebigproblemwithChatGPTisthatitmakesmistakesorevengivesfalseinformation.WhenReza,a28-year-oldfromIndonesia,usedtherobottowriteanpassage,it"gaveoutmanyexampleswhichotherwritersactuallyhadn'tmentionedatall",hetoldalocalnewspaper.Sincetherobotistrainedusingwordsfromtheinternet,itcanalsopickupbiases(偏見(jiàn))aboutcertaingroups.Theseareallthingsthatneedtobedealtwith.32.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph1?A.Doneharmtotheinternet.B.Broughtstrongwindandheavyrain.C.Becomepopularovernight.D.Causedseriouschangesoftheweather.33.WhydidChatGPTshocktheworld?A.Itcanfindmistakesbyitself.B.Itworksdifferentlyfromotherchatbots.C.ItsinformationcenteriseasiertocontrolthanSiri's.D.Itsknowledgelevelisashighasauniversitystudent.34.Whatcanweleanfromthelastparagraph?A.ChatGPTneedsimprovement.B.Anybodymaygivefalseinformation.C.Anybodycanmakemistakes.D.ChatGPTcan'tgetonwellwithhumans.35.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A.ChatGPTisComing!B.ChatGPTisCatchingtheWorld'sEyes!C.CanChatGPTTakethePlaceofHumans?D.CanChatGPTAvoidBiasesProperly?山東省棗莊市滕州市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWhenstartingcollege,moststudentsenjoyaweek'sstayoncampusbeforeclassesactuallybegin.Whatshouldyoudowiththattime?Belowareseveraltipstoease(使熟悉)yourselfintocollegelife.ParticipatinginCampusWelcomeActivitiesMostuniversitieshostwelcomeeventsbeforetheacademicyearofficiallybegins,includingfreshmenorientations(迎新會(huì)),campuspicnics,andentertainmentslikeconcerts.Participatinginsucheventsisagreatwaytolearnaboutschoolfacilitiesandunderstandcampusculture:Whatdostudentsdoforfun?Whataretheirfavoriteclasses?Whatisthehistoryofyouruniversity?Itcanhelpyouobservecampuslifeoutsidetheclassroom.ExploringCampusGettingtoknowwhereessentialcampusresourcesare—suchasthestudentadvisingcenter,psychologicalservices,andthetutoringcenter—willmakeyourfirstfewweeksoncampusaloteasier,becauseyouwon'thavetolookforthemwhilestillgettingusedtoyourclasses.Takesometimetocheckoutthebuildingswhereyourclasseswillbeheld.Thiswillpreventyoufromgettinglostinthefirstfewdaysofclasses,andfamiliarizeyouwithhowlongittakestogetfromplacetoplace.Ifyou'reworriedabouttakingclassesoneafteranotherindifferentbuildings,aquicktestrunwon'thurt.Thatway,youwillavoidpotentialtimedelaysingettingtoyourclasses.StartingaRoutineBeforegettingtooexcitedaboutallofthefunthingsyouwillbeabletododuringtheweek,rememberthatyoudohaveaprettybigschedulechangecomingup.Startingclassesmeansbeingindifferentplacesatdifferenttimes,soit'sagreatideatostartgettingusedtothatroutinerightthisweek.Whathelpsyoumostistoscheduleyoursleep.Followingtheplannedtimewillensureyouhaveenoughsleeptogettothoseearlyclassesandstaywideawake.Ifyouhaveotherdailyroutines,suchasexercisingortalkingonthephonewithfamily,workthoseintoyourday—to—daylifebeforeclassesstartsothatyougetabetterideaofhowtheyfitinwithyourschedule.21.Whatcanfreshmendobyparticipatingincampuswelcomeactivities?A.learnaboutcampusculture B.gettheircoursescheduleC.haveaphysicalexamination D.takeanentrancetest22.Whyarefreshmenadvisedtohaveaquicktestrunbetweenbuildings?A.Toseehowmanyfacilitiestheycanuse. B.Toavoidbeinglateforfutureclasses.C.Tohelpthosegettinglostoncampus. D.Topracticerunningontheirwaytoclass.23.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestfreshmendotostayfocusedinclass?A.Takephysicalexercisebeforeclass. B.Leavetheirphonespoweredoff.C.Takeearlyclasseseveryday. D.Keeptothesleepschedule.24.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tooffersometipsonmakinganeasierstartatcollege. B.Toremindfreshmenaboutthefirstdayofschool.C.Tohelpfreshmenorganizecampusactivities. D.Tosharehiscollegeexperiencewiththereader.BThewinterbreakisjustabouttoend.Soonwewillbebackatschool.It'swithbothhappinessandsadness.Ilookverymuchforwardtoseeingmyfriendsandstartingpracticeagain,butitalsomeansI'mofficially(正式地)halfwaythroughtheexchangeyear.Withschoolstartingtherearenewthingstotryoutandexperience.Forexample,I'mstartinganewsport,Track.It'ssimilartoCrossCountry,whichIdidfromAugusttillNovember.Beinghereforhalfayearnow,Icaneasilytellthedifferencesbetweenmytwoschools.Thehardestormostdifferentpartformewastohavethesamescheduleeverydayhere.Honestly,Iprefertohavedifferentclasseseveryday,asIdidinmyhomecountry.However,IhavefalleninlovewiththeFridayfootballgames.Footballisoneofmyfavoritesportsnow.BeforeIcame,IknewnothingaboutitNowIloveit,especiallytowatchitwithmyhostparents.Ihavealsobeensoluckytogototwocollegefootballgames.BeforeIleftschoolinDecember,IhadacoupleoftestscalledMid-termTest.Theyallwentprettysmooth,mostlybecauseIdidn'thavetoomanyhardclasses.MyfavoriteclasswasEnglish,andalsomyhardest.PersonallyIreallylikedEnglish,whereIcouldwriteessays(文章),challengewritingskillsandimproveEnglishtalking.Onlyfourdaysofwinterbreakisleft.Apartofmewantstobeonabreakforever,andtheotherpartexpectstogetstartedagain,startanewsportandseemyfriendsandclassmates.25.Whydoestheauthorfeelsadbeforeschoolstartsagain?A.Herhomeworkisnotfinished. B.Theexchangeyearwillendsoon.C.Herschoollifewillgetharder. D.Thenewsportnolongerattractsher.26.Howdoestheschoolintheauthor'shomecountrydifferfromtheonesheisinnow?A.Thecoursesarericher. B.Theteachersarekinder.C.Themealsarehealthier. D.Theholidaysarelonger.27.Whatdoestheauthorenjoydoingmostwiththehostfamily?A.HavingatalkinEnglish. B.Playingvideogames.C.Watchingfootballmatches. D.Visitingherrelatives.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Classes. B.Tests. C.Games. D.Students.CAsachildgrowingupinasuburbantownintheNortheastoftheUnitedStates,thearrivalofspringhadlittlemeaningforme.Sure,wehadaweeklongspringvocationfromschool,butthekeywordtherewasvacation,notspring.Forthekidsinmyneighborhood,thearrivalofspringwasanon-event.Thereweretwoimportantseasons:winter,whenwecouldgoskatingandsleddingorbuildsnowforts,andsummer,whenwecouldfinallymakeproperuseofthebeachabout100metereastofmyfamilyhome.Springandautumnwerejusttechnicaldetails,weeksandweeksofwaitingforthegoodtimes'return.Admittedly,springlaterdevelopeditsownattractionsforme“Inthespringayoungman'sfancyturnstothoughtsoflove”,asthepoetAlfredLordTennysonnoted—however,itwasnotspringitself,buttheotherstuffbatgotmyattention.Inshort,Ineverthoughtmuchatallaboutspring....andthenIarrivedinChina.IhadbeeninBeijingforaboutthreemonthswhenmyfirstSpringFestivalrolledaround,anditcouldhardlybeignored.Asidefromtherandomburstsoffireworksatanytimedayornight,whatstoodoutmostformewasthatthecapitalseemedtobeempty.Itwasasthoughthecrowdsandstreamsofcarsandtruckscommonlyseeninthecapitalhadallgoneintohiding.MypuzzlementclearedupwhenIreturnedtowork.MycolleaguesexplainedthatChinesetraditionallytravel,ifnecessary,tovisittheirfamiliesduringSpringFestival,andthatmanyBeijingerswerenotnativesofthecapital.IalsogotmyfirstknowledgeofsomethingaboutSpringFestivalthatneverceasestoamazeme.Regardlessofwhentheholidayissettobegin,thereisanalmostimmediateandsuddenchangeforthebetterintheweather.Springreallydoesarrive.Ican'tbegintofigureouthowtheancientChinesecouldcreateasystemthatwouldalmostalwaysaccuratelypredictwhentheseasonwouldshiftyearafteryearafteryear.Buttheydid.29.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofspringasachild?A.Itwasaseasonfullofpromise. B.Itwasalwaysbeyondhisimagination.C.Itwasatiringandlongholiday. D.Ithardlyleftagoodimpressiononhim.30.WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutBeijingduringtheSpringFestival?A.Thebusytraffic. B.Theunexpectedquietness.C.Beijingers'lovefortravel. D.Occasionalburstsoffireworks.31.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesystemcreatedbyancientChinese?A.Adorable. B.Confused. C.Wonderful. D.Convenient.32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.SpringFestivalinBeijingwillmakeonefeelquitelonely.B.TheauthorspenthisfirstSpringFestivalatacolleague’shome.C.InChinaSpringFestivalalwaysindicatesthecomingofSpring.D.TheauthorstillworkedduringtheSpringFestivalwhileinBeijing.DItisabookaboutfriendship,loyaltyandteamwork.Itwillmakeyoulaughandcryandgiveyouhope.Co-writtenbyJessicaKenskyandherhusbandPatrickDownes,thepicturebook,Rescue&Jessica:ALife-ChangingFriendship,tellsthestoryofagirlnamedJessicawhoisdealingwiththelossofherlegs.Rescue,herservicedog,discoversthathecanbeagoodfriendandhelpJessicagetthroughhardt