江蘇省鹽城市2021年中考英語模擬試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省鹽城市2021年中考英語模擬試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解專題

江蘇省鹽城市2020-2021學(xué)年九年級英語中考模擬試卷2

四、閱讀理解（共15分，每小題1分）

A

Opentime

ApriltoOctober,MondaytoSaturday

9a.m.to11a.m.

2p.m.to5p.m.

Ticketprices

Adults:￡2.00

Students:￡1.00

Children:￡0.50

Clachan,Bettyhill,Sutherland,KW147SS

Email:strathnavermus@ukonline.co.uk

Tel:01641521418

51.WhencanMillievisitthemuseum?

A.At1p.m.onMondayinMay.B.At10a.m.onSundayinJuly.

C.At4p.m.onTuesdayinAugust.D.At2p.m.onWednesdayinMarch.

52.Whichcountryisthemuseumin?

A.China.B.AustraliaC.TheUK.D.TheUSA.

B

DearMr.Lincoln,

MyfatherhasjustcomefromthefairandbroughthomeyourpictureandMr.Hamlin's.Iama

littlegirlonly11yearsold,butwantyoushouldbePresidentoftheUnitedStatesverymuch.SoIhope

youwon'tthinkmeverybold（大月旦的）towritetosuchagreatmanasyouare.

DoyouhaveanylittlegirlsaboutasoldasIam?Ifso,givehermyloveandtellhertowriteto

meifyoucannotanswerthisletter.Ihavegotfourbrothers.Partofthemwillvoteforyouanyway.If

youletyourwhiskers（絡(luò)腮胡子）grow,Iwilltryandgettherestofthemtovoteforyou.Youwould

lookagreatdealbetterbecauseyourfaceissothin.Alltheladieslikewhiskersandtheywouldaskher

husbandstovoteforyou.Then,youwouldbePresidentMyfatherisgoingtovoteforyouandifIwas

aman,Iwouldvoteforyoutoo.Ihavegotalittlebabysister.Sheisnineweeksoldandisjustas

cunning（可愛的）ascanbe.Whenyoudirectyourletter,directtoGraceBedell,WestfieldChautauqua

County,NewYork

Imustnotwriteanymore.Answerthisletterrightoff.Goodbye.

GraceBedell

53.Whowastherival（對手）ofLincoln?

A.Grace'sbrother.B.Grace'sfather.C.Mr.HamlinD.Somehusbands.

54.WhydidGracethinkMr.Lincolnshouldgrowwhiskers?

A.Tomakehisfacelessthinner.B.Tolooklikeherfather.

C.Tomakehisfacelookyounger.D.Tomakehisfacesmaller.

55.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.LincolnwasthePresidentwhenthegirlwrotethisletterB.Thegirlcouldvote

too.

C.ThereweresixkidsinGrace'sfamily.D.Grace'swholefamily

supportedLincoln.

C

Natesufferedahardblowwhenhelosthisjob.Whenheenteredhishouse,hesaidtohiswife

Sophia,*'Ilostmyjob.Iamacompleteloser.""Whatgreatnews!"Sophiareplied."Nowyoucanwrite

thebookyouhavealwayswantedtowrite."

"ButIhavenojobandnoprospect（前途）ofajob."Naterefused,completelywithouthope."IfI

struggletobeawriter,thenwhatwillweliveon?"Sophiatookherhusbandbythehandandledhimto

thekitchen.Openingadrawer,shetookoutaboxthatwasfullofcash."Wheredidyougetthis?"Nate

wassurprised."It'sours!"Sophiasaid.nIalwaysknewthatonedayyouwouldbecomeagreatwriterif

onlyyouweregiventhechance.Fromthemoneyyougavemeforhousekeepingeveryweek,Ihave

savedasmuchasIcould,soyouwouldhavethechance.Nowthereisenoughtolastusawholeyear."

Whatasurprise!Whatencouragement!Whatawife!Theunemployedhusbandputeffortintowriting

inthefollowing12months,andthenovelhewrotebecamealiterarymasterpiece（文學(xué)巨作）.The

bookisTheScarletLetter（《紅字》）.

56.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinfeiTed（推測）fromthefirstparagraph?

A.Sophiawasverysadtohearthenews.B.Natewastoosadtospeakanymore.

C.SophiawasthinkingofhowtoencourageNate.D.NeitherSophianorNatehadanyidea

whattodo.

57.Sophiasavedmoneybecauseshe.

A.wantedtomoveintoanewhouseB.wasafraidofherhusband

C.wasverycarefulwithmoneyD.wastryingtohelpherhusbandinevery

possibleway

58.FromthepassagewelearnthatSophiawas.

A.kindandbraveB.carefulandencouraging

C.friendlyandwarm-heartedD.honestanddetermined（有決心的）

59.Natefinishedwritingthegreatnovelin.

A.ayearB.amonthC.halfayearD.12years

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Sophia*sachievementB.Agreatwriter'sstruggletosuccess

C.AliterarymasterpieceD.Failureisthemotherofsuccess

D

Thelongerfoodiskept,themorelikelyitistoattractinsects.Tosolvethisproblem,scientists

havebeenworkingwithdifferentsmelltofindonestrongenoughtokeepinsectsfromgoingnearfood.

Onepossibilitywouldbetouseplantswithstrongsmells,likegarlicorpine,tokeepinsectsaway.

Unluckily,however,usingthesesmellsmightkeepsomepeopleawaytoo!

Amorehopefulrepellentiscitronellaoil,whichcomesfromatypeoflemongrass.Scientistsdid

anexperimentusingthisoilwithaninsect-theredfourbeetle.Scientistssprayed（噴灑）cardboard

boxeswithcitronellaoilandnoticedthatthebeetlesdidnotenterthoseboxes.Theyweremuchmore

interestedinboxesthatwerenotsprayed.

Oneproblemwithusingcitronellaoilasarerepellent,however,isthatitdoesnotlastlong.After

afewmonthsitlosesitssmell,andinsectsnolongerfinditunpleasant.Scientistshopetoimprove

citronellaoilsothatitssmellkeepsstrongforalongertime.Iwillalsobenecessarytomakesurethat

theoilisnotharmfultopeople,asscientistsaresillnotsureifitissafetousearoundfood.

61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Oilsusedincooking.B.Thebehaviourofakindofbe

C.Waystokeepinsectsaway.D.Smellsfromdifferentgrasses.

62.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordHone"inLine2referto?

A.Food.B.Aninsect.C.Ascientist.D.Asmell.

63.Whichistrueaboutthesmellsofgarlicandpine?

A.Theylastforalongtime.B.Theyarenotalwaysverystrong.

C.Theycanbeunpleasanttopeople.D.Theyonlyattractbeetles.

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"repellent"inParagraph2standfor?

A.Foodforbeetles.B.Machineusedtogetoilfromplants.

C.Thingusedtokeepinsectsaway.D.Chemical（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）forplantgrowth.

65.ThefollowingsareunpleasanttoinsectsEXCEPT.

A.pineB.flourC.garlicD.citronellaoil

四、51—52CC53—55CAC56—60CDBAA61—65CDCCB

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四、閱讀理解（共15分，每小題1分）

A

Long,longagotherelivedakinginGreecewhosenamewasMidas.Hewasagreedymanandloved

goldbetterthananythingelseintheworld.

Onedayheaskedthegodstogivehimstilloregold.Thegodsdecidedtopunishhimandsaid,"Very

well.Inthemorningeverythingthatyoutouchwillbecomegold.HMidaswasexcitedwhenheheard

this.nTshallbetherichestmanintheworld,nhesaidtohimself.

Hegotupearlynextmorning.Whenhetouchedhisbed,iturnedintogold.Hebegantodresshimself,

andhisclothesbecamegold.Midaswasdelighted.Hewentintothegardenfullofflowers.They

turnedintogoldassoonashetouchedthem.Thenhewenttohavehisbreakfast.Themilkandbread

immediatelyturnedintogold.

WhenhisdaughtersawMidas,sheranuptohim.KingMidaswasveryfondofhisdaughterandhe

kissedhersoftly.Thenandtheresheturnedintoagoldenstatue.

Midaswasnowverysadandregretted.Hewentintohispalace,witheyesfiledwithtears,andhe

beggedthegodstotakeawaytheGoldenTouch.

"Iwasveryfoolishtolovegoldsomuch,"hesaid."Takeallmygoldandreturnmydaughter""Go,"

saidthegods,"andwashyourhandsintherivernearyourgarden.Thewaterwilltakeawaythe

GoldenTouch.',

Midaswenttotheriverandwashedhishands.Thenheranquicklytothegoldenstatueofhislittlegirl.

Hekissedheragainandshechangedbackintohisprettylittledaughter.

Midasneverforgotthislesson.Heknewthatgolddidnotbringhappiness.

51.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTturnedintogoldaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theflowers.B.Thebread.C.Midas'sdaughter.D.Midas'sfinger.

52.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Goldistheleastimportantthing.B.Golddidnotbringhappiness.

C.Greedypeoplealwaysgetpunished.D.TheGoldenTouchcanmakeuspowerful.

B

Let'stakealookatthelatestproductsoftechnologyandartificialintelligence（人工智能）.

HuaweiMateX

China'stechgiantHuaweiofficiallylauncheditsMateX,afoldable（可折疊的）5Gsmartphone,on24

February2019.TheMateXhasa6.6-inchscreen,whichcanbeopenedoutintoan8-inchscreento

allowuserstoreadandviewvideos.Thinnerandwithalargerscreen,thehandsetissettoretailat

$2,600.

XiaomiMiAISpeaker

XiaomiMiAISpeakerisasuperaffordable—atabout$45—smartspeakertowhichyoucanask

questionsabouttheweather,news,measurements.Youcanaskittosetareminder,analarmoratimer,

controlyourhomedevices（設(shè)備）,playmusic,audiobooks（有聲讀物）,podcasts,andmore.

SonyAiboRoboticDog

Thenewroboticdoghasacamerainthenoseandasecondcameranearthetail.Aibocanrecognize

（識另ll）upto100facesandknowdifferentrelationshipsbetweendifferentpeople.Ifyoupetitsback,

neck,ornose,itwillseemtolikeyouItcangiveitsownerasadorhappylookwithitseyes.

53.XiaomiMiAISpeakerhasthefollowingfunctions（功能）EXCEPT.

A.tellingustheweatherB.settingareminderoranalarm

C.playingmusicD.readingbooks

54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.HuaweiMateXisafoldable4Gsmartphone.

B.Commonpeoplecan'taffordaXiaomiMiAISpeaker.

C.ASonyAiboroboticdogcanrecognizeitsowner'sface.

D.Atpresent,notechnologicalproductcangivecomforttopeople.

55.Wecanprobablyfindthepassageabovein.

A.atravelguideB.asciencemagazineC.anoticeboardD.anovel

C

Anewstudyfindsthatplantscommunicatewithoneanothertowarnofdanger.

Weoftenconsiderplantsasthefurnitureofthenaturalworld.Theydon'tmove.Theydon'tmake

sounds,andtheydon'tseemtoactonanything.Butasisoftenthecase,plantstalktoeachotherallthe

time.Andthelanguageischemical.

Overtheyears,scientistshavereportedthatdifferenttypesofplants,fromtreestotomatoes,giveout

chemicalsintotheairtohelpneighbouringplants.Thesechemicalwarningscanspreadinformation

aboutoneplantsdiseaseorinfestation（蟲害），sootherplantscanprotectthemselves.Buthowplants

receiveandactonmanyoftheinformationexactlyisstillmysterious.

Inthisweek'sScienceMagazine,researchersinJapanofferedsomeexplanations.Theyhavefoundout

onechemicalmessageandtraceditallthewayfrombeginningtoend.

Thescientistslookedattomatoplantsinfestedbyacommonpest（害蟲）.Tostartout,theygrewplants

intwoseparateplasticspacesconnectedbyatube（管子）.Oneplantwasinfestedandplacedupwind

andtheotherswereuninfestedandplaceddownwind.Thedownwindplantswerelaterexposed（暴露）

tothepetTheresultsshowedthatplantsnearsickneighboursbeforewereabletoprotectthemselves

betteragainstthepest.

Theyfoundonechemicalappearedmoreoftenintheexposedplants.ThechemicaliscalledHexVic.

ThescientistsdiscoveredwhereHexViccamefrom,andputitoverhealthyplants.Thoseplantswere

thenabletoproduceHexVic.Researchersmadesurethatuninfestedplantscouldfightoffbugsand

diseases.Howdotheyknowwhentoprotectthemselves?Theyarewarnedfirstbytheirfriendlyplant

neighboursItisnotasimplestory,anditmaybehappeninginmoreplantspeciesthantomatoes.Imay

alsobehappeningwithmorechemicalsignalsthatarestillunknowntous.Inaword,weknowthat

plantsnotonlycommunicate,butalsolookoutfroneanother.

56.AccordingtoParagraphs1-3,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Plantscommunicatewithoneanothertohavefun.

B.Plantsseldomtalktoeachother.

C.Differenttypesofplantsgiveoutchemicalstohelpneighbouringplants.

D.Peoplehaveknownhowplantsreceiveandactontheinformation.

57.Theunderlinedword"traced"inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.attackedB.followedC.doubtedD.developed

58.Forscientists,whicharetherightstepstowatchtomatoplantsinfestedbyapest?

①Placetheinfestedplantupwind.②Placetheuninfestedplantsdownwind.

?Exposethedownwindplantstothepest.④Growplantsintwoseparateplasticspaces

connectedbyatube.

A.③①②④B.①④③②C.④①②③D.④②①③

59.Youcanputthesentence"Theresearchersalsostudiedleavesfromexposedplantsandunexposed

plants.'1atthebeginningof.

A.Paragraph3B.Paragraph4C.Paragraph5D.Paragraph6

60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.CommunicatingplantsandterriblediseasesB.Communicatingplantsandfriendlywarnings

C.ProtectingplantsandclearinformationD.Growingplantsandmysteriouschemicals

D

JimHawkinslovedadventure.WhenablindmanbythenameofBlackDogcametolivewithhimand

hismotherintheirinn,Jimhadnoideahewastogetintoonegreatbigdangerousadventure.

BlackDogwasanunfriendlyoldman.Onemorning,hewasfounddeadinhisroom.Jimandhis

motheropenedhistrunkandfoundanoldmap.Itlookedlikeatreasuremap.Jimwasexcitedandtold

hismotherthathewouldgoandlookforthetreasure.Butbeforethathewenttomeetthevillage

Squire（鄉(xiāng)紳）.

“Sir,thisiswhatIhavefoundintheblindman*strunkwhodiedyesterday.Itlookstomelikeamapof

somehiddentreasure,nsaidJimtotheSquirepullingoutthemap."Indeeditdoes,"agreedthe

Squire"Weshouldsetsailimmediatelytolookforthetreasure.u

So,thenextday,JimandtheSquireboardedaship,tosetsailtoanunknownisland,lookingfor

treasure.Itwasalongjourney.Ontheship,Jimmetaone-leggedsailorwhowastheship'scook.His

namewasLongJohnSilver.HealwayshadhispetparrotperchedonhisshoulderSilverwasvery

friendlyandhadJimrollingwithlaughterwithhisstories.

Onestormynight,Jim,feelinghungry,walkeduptooneofthebarrels（桶）withapples.Suddenly,he

heardvoices.Jimfeltsuspicious（懷疑的）andjumpedinsidethebarrel.Onceinsidehefrozeandheld

hisbreathtolistencarefully.LongJohnSilverwastalking.Hewassaying,"Tomorrowwewillreach

TreasureIsland.AssoonasIgivethesignal,wewilltakeallthepassengersonboardasprisoners.

Thenwecantakethemapanddigupthetreasure.Letusgobacktoourplacesbeforeanyonesees.u

WhenJimwassureeveryonehadgone,heclimbedoutofthebarrel.Heimmediatelywarmedthe

SquireofLongJohnSilver'splan.Thenextmorning,whentheislandwasvisible（看得見的）inthe

distance,Jimjumpedofftheshipandswamtotheshore.Therehemetaragedoldman,whosaid,"I

amBenGunn,Ihavebeenshipwrecked（遭遇海難）inthisislandfbr20years.Isupposeyouhave

cometolookforthetreasure.'1Jimnoddedandsaid,Ijumpedofftheshipandtherearedangerousmen

onthatship.Pleasehelpme.MyfriendtheSquireisonthatshiptoo.H

BenGunnknewtheislandverywell.HelaidouttrapsforLongJohnSilverandhismen.Whenthey

cameshoutingandwavingtheirguns,theyfellintoaholeinthegrounddugbyBenGunn.Theywere

trapped.JimandBenGunnduguptreasureandswamtotheship.Jim,BenandtheSquiresailedback

homeleavingLx）ngJohnSilverandhismenintheislandforever

61.WhodidJimHawkinslookfortreasurewithatfirst?

A.BlackDog.B.ThevillageSquire.C.LongJohnSilver.D.Ben

Gunn

62.WhichofthefollowingaboutLongJohnSilveristrue?

A.Heownedthetreasuremap.B.Hewasaveryfriendlyperson.

C.Hehadaparrotperchedonhisshoulder.D.Hewasaone-eyedsailor.

63.Theunderlinedword"froze"inParagraphsprobablymeans"

A.turnedintoiceB.stoppedmovingC.kepteatingD.kepttalking

64.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyJimjumpedofftheship?

A.Becausehewantedtodigupthetreasureimmediately.

B.Becausetheislandwasvisibleinthedistance.

C.BecauseLongJohnSilverwantedtotakeallpassengersasprisoners.

D.BecausehewantedtorunawayfromLongJohnSilver.

65.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Abraveboywholovedadventureboardedaship.

B.Somebravementriedtheirbesttorunawayfromanisland.

C.Abraveboysailedtheseatolookforhiddentreasure.

D.Twofriendsfoughtagainstdangerousmeninajourney.

四、51—52DB53—55DCB56—60CBCDB61—65BCBAC

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A

Forhundredsofyears,peoplehavedreamedofalanguagethateveryoneintheworldcouldspeak

SomepeopletodayuseaninventedlanguageknownasEsperanto（世界語），whichmeans"onewho

hopes".

Esperantowasinventedin1887byadoctorinPoland.Sincethenmanypeoplehavelearntto

speakandwritethelanguage.Esperantoiseasytolearnbecauseithasonlyafewsimplerules.All

nounsendin"o",andeachletterhasjustonesound.Also,manyofEsperanto'swordsareborrowed

fromotherlanguages.Forexample,theEsperantowordfor"telephone"istelefono.Somepeoplesay

thatEsperantosoundssimilartoSpanish.

SomepeoplewouldliketoseeEsperantobecomemorewidelyused.Theybelievethatifallthe

peopleoftheworldcouldspeakthesamelanguage,countrieswouldgetalongbetter.Tradewouldbe

easier.Culturescouldbeshared,andclosefriendshipswouldgrow.Otherpeoplebelievethat

Esperantowillneverwork.Theythinkthatpeopleshoulduselanguagesthathavedevelopedovertime

ratherthanonesthathavebeencreatedallatonce.

ButEsperantoisbecomingmorepopular.Sofarthousandsofbooksandmagazineshavebeen

printedinEsperanto.SomechildreninHawaiievenstudyEsperantoinschools.WillEsperantobe

spokenbyallthepeopleinthefuture?Itisdifficulttopredict,andonlytimewilltell.

51.Thisarticleismainlyabout.

A.awidelyusedlanguageB.aninventedlanguage

C.howtolearnandspeakaforeignlanguageD.theinventorofanewlanguage

52.Whichofthefollowingisafactinthearticle?

A.ThousandsofbooksandmagazineshavebeenprintedinEsperanto.

B.IfeveryonespeaksEsperanto,tradewillbeeasier.

C.Peopleshoulduselanguagesthathavedevelopedovertime.

D.Esperantowillneverworkasaworldwidelanguage.

B

Howtobeasafeandsmartsearcher?

SeveralkeywordswillhelptoHndbetterresults.

Usemorethanonekeywordwhenyouaredoingasearch.Ifyouwanttofindoutaboutseagulls

forexample,searchfbrHbirdseagull'*andnotjust"seagull"-becauseseagullmightalsobethenameof

justaboutanythingelse,fromahoteltoadocumentaryfilm.

Exactreferencecanhelpyoutofindwhatyou'relookingfor.

Ifyouarelookingforanexactphraseorsentence,e.g."seagullareveryclever*',typeitbetween

invertedcommas("")andonlyexactmatcheswillbeshown.Thisisusefulwhenyouwanttofind

somethingyou'vealreadyseenbutlost.Avoidcommonwordslike"a"or"the"inasearch.Thesearen't

alwayshelpfulandareusuallyunnecessary.Removeunwantedresultsbyaddingaminussymbol(-).

Forexample,"Seagullhotel-film'*wouldleaveoutallreferencestohotelsandfilms.

Checkyourspelling.

Makesurethatyouspelleverywordinthesearchboxcorrectly.Thesmallesttypingmistakescan

bringunwantedresults—especiallywhenthemistypedwordexists.

Haveafilter.

It'sagoodideatofilter（過濾）youronlinesearchers,especiallywhenyouaresearchingfbr

pictures.Experimentwithdifferentsearchenginesuntilyoufindtheonethat*sthebestfbryou.Some

searchenginespersonalizetheresultssocheckouttheoptionofusingasearchenginethatdoesn'tdo

thisandyouwillgetdifferentresults.ReliabilityisveryimportantwhenyousearchontheInternet.

Don'tmakethemistakeofbelievingeverythingyousee.Checkyourinformationonotherwebsites

beforeacceptingit.

53.Whichofthefollowingthingsshouldyoudoasasmartsearcher?

a.Useonlyonekeywordinasinglesearch.b.Avoidtermslike"a"or"the"inasearch.

c.Chooseyoursearchenginecarefully.d.Paynoattentiontosmallspelling

mistakes.

e.Compareinformationfromdifferentsites.

A.abcB.aceC.bedD.bee

54.Accordingtothepassage,theminussymbol.

A.canmakesearchresultsmoreexactB.isequaltoinvertedcommasinasearch

C.islikelytogiveyoualonglistofresultsD.isusuallyconsideredunnecessaryinasearch

55.Fromthepassage,weknowthatafilteringsystem.

A.isusedtotickoutfalseinformationonawebsiteB.isespeciallyimportantwhile

searchingfbrpictures

C.personalizesyourresultswhenyouaredoingasearchD.isusefultofindsomethingyou've

alreadyseenbutlost

C

Howwouldyouliketoliveunderground?ManyfamiliesinthetownofCooberPedy,Australia,

dojustthat.Theirhouses,calleddugouts,arecarved（挖）outoftheearth.Theyaresimilartocommon

houses.Theyhavekitchens,bedrooms,andlivingrooms,buttheyhavefewwindow.Mostofthelight

inthehousescomesfromlampsandoverheadlightsinsteadofdirectsunlight.

Peopleinthetownbuilddugoutsbecauseofwheretheylive.CooberPedyisinadesert（沙漠）in

southernAustralia.Thetemperaturecanclimbashighas50℃insummer.Itcanplunge（驟降）aslow

aszeroinwinter.Duststormsandswarmsofflies（蒼蠅）canmakelifemiserable.Underground,

though,itisalwaysacomfortable23℃.Peopledon'tevenneedfans.

Whywouldpeoplewanttoliveinsuchaplace?CooberPedyisanopal-mining（貓眼石礦）town.

Opalsarecolourfulstonesusedforjewellery.Themines（礦）inCooberPedyproducemostofthe

world'sopals.Earlysettlers（定居者）thererealizedthattheycouldavoidtheharshtemperaturesby

buildingtheirhomesunderground.Todayalmosthalfofthe3,5OOpeopleinthetownliveindugouts.

Restaurants,schoolsandotherbuildingsarealsounderground.Peopleenjoytheirlives"downunder".

56.WhereisthetownofCooberPedy?

A.InSouthAfrica.B.InNorthAmerica.C.InsouthernAustralia.D.In

northernAustralia.

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"miserableninParagraph!mean?

A.Boring.B.Meaningful.C.Busy.D.

Uncomfortable.

58.WhatisthemainreasonwhypeopleinCooberPedyliveunderground?

A.Tostaycoolinsummerandwarminwinter.B.Tofindopalsunderground.

C.Toprotectthedesertwheretheylive.D.Toavoidthestrongsunshineinthe

desert.

59.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.InCooberPedy,almosthalfofthepopulationliveinundergrounddugouts.

B.Thedugoutsarethesameascommonhouses.

C.CooberPedyisthemainopal-miningareaintheworld

D.CooberPedyisfamousnotonlyforitsopalsbutalsoforitsundergroundhomes.

60.Thepurposeofthisarticleis.

A.totellaboutthehistoryofmakingjewelleryB.toadvisepeopletomoveto

CooberPedy

C.totellpeopleaboutanunusualtownD.totellpeoplehowopalsaretaken

outofmines

D

Forme,Christmasalwaysbeganinthemiddleofthecold,windymonthofNovember*.Mysister,

Alison,andIsatdowninfrontofthefireandwroteletterstoFatherChristmastellinghimaboutallthe

presentswewanted.Weseriouslywrote"FatherChristmas,theNorthPole"onenvelopes,before

givingthemtoourmothertopost.WithDecemberourexcitementgreweachday——asweopenedthe

newyearcalendar,Christmascardsarrivedinthepost,Christmaslightsappearedinthestreets,andwe

attendedhetowncarolservice（唱頌歌儀式）.Andofcourse,therewassnoweverywhere,enoughto

makesnowmen,andtohaveexcitingsnowballfightsintheschoolplayground.

OnChristmasEve,thewholefamilyhelpedtodecoratethehouse,puluptheChristmastree.Then,

intheafternoon,whenAuntieKathleenandmytwocousinsarrived,everythingwasready.Beforewe

wenttobed,weleftsomewineandbiscuitsforFatherChristmasandthenputourstockings（長筒襪）

attheendofourbeds.WetriedtostayawakeaslongaspossibletoseeFatherChristmas,butthenext

thingweknewitwasmorning.Christmasmorning!

Atthebottomofthebedwasthestocking,nowfullofsmallpresentsandsweets.Christmas

morningwasbrightandsunny,somycousinDavidandIwentoutintothegardentoplaywithournew

presents.

Lunchwasalwayslate,butwhatalunch!Abigturkeywithallthevegetablesfollowedby

Christmaspudding（布?。?WesangChristmascarolshappily,laughedatjokes,putonpaperhatsand

laughedagain.

Afterlunch,theadultssleptonthesofasinfrontoftheQueen'sspeechontelevisionwhilewe

childrenplayedcards.Thenwehadtea,withahugeChristmascakecoveredwithsnowmen.By

bedtimeallofthechildrenwereverytired.Assonasweturnedoffthelight,weallfellintoadeep,

happysleep.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph1referto?

A.Letters.B.Presents.C.Parents.D.Christmascards.

62.Whodoyouthinkmightreadthechildren'sletters?

A.FatherChristmas.B.Nobody.C.Theirparents.D.Theirclassmates.

63.WhatmostprobablyhappenedonChristmasEve?

A.Thechildrenstayedawakeallnight.B.Someoneputpresentsinthechildren's

stockings.

C.ThechildrensawFatherChristmas.D.Somechildrenplayedwiththeirnewpresents.

64.Whatmostproba