牛津譯林版英語2020年中考復(fù)習(xí)（閱讀理解）

牛津英語2020年中考專練--閱讀理解

（一）

（Oneday,Gulliverwascaughtinastormandhisshiphita

rockythendamaged.Hewaswashedtothebeachbyseawave.

Hewalkedandwalkedtofindacity,buthewastootiredandfelt

asleep.Whenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfinLilliputandalot

oftinypeoplewerearoundhim）

TheEmperorspokeinahighvoicebutIcouldhearallthe

wordsclearly.Hisfollowersandalltheladiesworerichandbeautifulclothes.The

groundwheretheywerestandinglookedlikegoldandsilvercloth.

HisMajestyandIoftenspoketoeachotherbutneitherofusunderstoodasingle

word.Itriedwordsfrommanylanguages一Dutch,French,Spanish,ItalianandLatin.

Noonecouldunderstandmywords,noteventhecleverestoftheEmperor's

followers.

AfterabouttwohourstheEmperorleft.Hiswife,childrenandtheirservants

wentalso.Therewerestrongguardsaroundme.Thiswastostopthecrowdofpeople

fromhurtingme.

Anofficertoldtheguardstoholdsixmenwhomademeangry.Thesemenwere

giventomeandIhadtochoosetheirpunishment.Iputfiveoftheminmypocket.

ThenIpretended（假裝）toeatthesixthman.

Thepoormanscreamedterribly.Theguardswereworriedwhentheysawmy

knifeinmyhand.WasIgoingtocutuptheman?ButIonlycutthebinding（捆綁物）

roundhishands.ThenIputhimonhisfeetandlethimgo.Iliftedtheotherfivemen

outofmypocketandputthemgentlyonthegroundtoo.

Thepeopleandthesoldierswereverypleasedwithmygreatkindness.Theytold

theEmperoraboutitimmediately.Emperororderedhismentomakeabedformeand

theyhadtojoinsixhundredoftheirlittlebedstogethertomakeonebedforme.

AtthesametimetheEmperoraskedallhisadvisersfortheiradviceonhowto

dealwith.Theywereveryworried.IfmybindingwascutImightbedangerous.Iwas

eatingsomuchfoodthatsoonallthepeoplewouldbeveryhungry.Thefarmerscould

notgrowenoughfoodtofeedallofus.

Thewisementhoughtthattheyshouldkillme.Buttheywouldnotbeableto

bury（埋葬）me.Mydeadbodywouldsmell.Thismightcausemuchillnessallover

thecountry.

1.Tothetinypeople,Gulliverwasa（an）.

A.friendB.enemyC.relativeD.tourist

2.WhydidthetinypeoplehurtGulliveratfirst?

A.Theywantedtokillhimandgothiseye.

B.Theywereafraidofhimbecausehewastoobig.

C.Theythoughthewouldattackthekingandhispeople.

D.Theylikedhimsomuchandwantedtomakefunofhim.

3.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4mostprobablyrefersto（指）"

A.theguardsB.theofficersC.thesixmenD.thesoldiers

4.Putthefollowingstatementsinthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory.

①EmperororderedhismentomakeabigbedforGulliver.

②Theycouldn'tunderstandeachother.

（3）Theemperorspoke.

?Gulliverdidn'tpunishthesixtinypeopleandletthemgo.

⑤AcrowdofpeoplehurtGulliver.

A.③⑤②①④B.③②⑤④①C.⑤①④③②D.②⑤①③④

5.Whydidn'tthetinypeopleinLilliputkillGulliverfinally?

A.Hewassostrongthathewouldworkforthem.

B.Hewassobigandtheydidn'thavetheweapontokillhim.

C.Thekingandhisfamilylikedhimsomuchthattheydidn'tagree.

D.Hisdeadbodywouldsmellandcausemuchillnessintheircountry.

（二）

Whywouldsomeonedecidetostopeating?Weknowthatthebodyneedsfoodin

ordertoworkwell.However,manypeoplefastatsometimeduringtheirlives.Why

isthis?

Somepeoplefastfbrpoliticalreasons.Intheearly20thcentury,womenin

EnglandandtheUnitedStatesweren'tallowedtovote.Somanywomenwentonfast.

Theyhopedthatfastingwouldbringattentiontoit.MohandasGandhi,thefamous

Indianleader,fasted17timesduringhislife.ForGandhi,fastingwasapowerful

politicaltool.In1943,hefastedtobringattentiontohiscountry9sneedfbr

independence.For21days,hewentwithoutfood.AnotherfamousfasterwasCesar

Chavez.Inthe1960s,hefastedforthreeweeks.Why?Hisgoalwastobringattention

totheterribleworkingconditionsoffarmworkersintheUnitedStates.

Fastingisalsoapracticeinmanyreligions（宗教）.Everyyearduringthemonth

ofRamadan,whichisareligiousholiday,Muslims（穆斯林）fastfromsunriseto

sunset.ManyIndiansfastatspecialtime,andtherewasalsoafastingholidayin

ancientChina.

Ofcourse,noteveryonefastsforpoliticalorreligiousreasons.Peoplesometimes

fastjustbecauseitmakesthemfeelbetter.TheAmericanwriterMarkTwainthought

fastingwasthebestmedicineforcommonillnesses.Wheneverhehadacoldora

fever,hestoppedeatingcompletely.Hesaidthatthisalwaysmadehiscoldorfevergo

away.AnotherAmericanwriter,UptonSinclair,discoveredfastingafteryearsof

eatingtoomuchandheadaches.Hisfirstfastlastedfor12days.Duringthistime,his

headachesandstomachacheswentaway.Sinclairsaidthatfastingalsomadehim

morealertandenergetic.

Choosingtogowithoutfoodcanbeverydangerous.However,thatdoesn'tstop

peoplefromfastingforpolitical,religious,orhealthreasons.

1.Theunderlinedword“fast”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans"

A.quicklyB.goonadietC.refusetoeatD.loseweight

2.MohandasGandhifastedin1943for.

A.areligiousholidayforMuslimsB.hiscountry'sneedforindependence

C.thewomen'svotingrightsinGreatBritain

D.theequalrightsoftheblackpeopleinAmerica

3.Whichfastingisforhealthreason?

A.UptonSinclairfastedfor12days.B.MohandasGandhifastedin1943.

C.CesarChavezfastedfortwoweeks.D.Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Womenliketogoonfastingforpolitics.

B.Youwillbeveryfamousifyoufastforreligions.

C.Fastingsometimeswouldbebetterforyourhealth.

D.Youneedn'ttakeanymedicineifyoufastwhenyou'reill.

5.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Reasonsforfasting.B.Waysoffasting.

C.Advantagesoffasting.D.Resultsoffasting.

（三）

Sixtyyearsago,humanbeingsfirstreachedthetopofMount

Qomolangma,knownasMountEverestintheWest.Buttheincreasein

climbersisturningtheworld'shighestmountainintothe"world's

highestjunkyard（垃圾場）

Everyyear,morethan700climbersspendnearlytwomonthson

MountQomolangma.Theyhavelefthumanwasteandallkindsofrubbish,includingoxygen

bottles,brokentents,andplasticbags,accordingtoAngTsheringSherpa,chiefoftheNepal

MountaineeringAssociation.

“Thewastehasbecomeahealthdangertopeopleintheareasincetheydependonwaterfrom

riversfedbythemeltingglaciers（融化的冰川）,“Sherpasaid.

MoreandmorepeoplehaverealizedthedangerthatMountQomolangmaisfacingandthey

arenowtakingactiveactions.Todealwiththeproblem,Nepalhassupportedaspecialteamof

explorersandvolunteerstocleanthemountainsince2008.Sofartheyhavebroughtdown

15,000kgofrubbish.Nepalalsostartedtoaskeachclimbertobringdown8kgofrubbishin2014.

OntheChinesesideofthemountain,Tibet(西藏)willcollectacleaningfeeof$100-200

(620-1240yuan)perclimberstartingfromthisyear.Aprogramnamed“MountQomolangma

ActionattheThirdPoleoftheEarth“alsostartedin2004toclearupthemountain.

Hopefully,humanbeingswillfinallysolvetheproblem,justastheyfoundthewayupthe

mountainsuccessfully.

1.Whichofthefollowingwasnotusedtocalltheworld'shighestmountainlongago?

A.MountEverest.B.MountQomolangma.

C.TheThirdPoleoftheEarth.D.Theworld'shighestjunkyard.

2.Whyistheworld'shighestmountainturningintothe“world'shighestjunkyard?

A.Tibethasnotcollectedenoughmoneytoclearupthemountain.

B.Climbershavelefttoomuchhumanwasteandallkindsofrubbish.

C.Peopleintheareahavenoideaofhowtorecycletheirdailyrubbish.

D.700climbersspendnearlytwomonthsonMountQomolangmaeveryyear.

3.WhathavebeendonetoprotecttheenvironmentofMountQomolangma?

A.Eachclimberhasbeenaskedtopayforthecleaningfeeof$100-200.

B.Nepalhasaskedeachclimbertobringdownalltherubbishtheyearnedthere.

C.Aspecialteamofexplorersandvolunteershavebroughtdown15,000kgofrubbish.

D."MountQomolangmaActionattheThirdPoleoftheEarth"hasstartedinChinaandNepal.

4.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.”MountQomolangmaActionattheThirdPoleoftheEarth^^started.

b.HumanbeingsfirstreachedthetopofMountQomolangmasixtyyearsago.

c.Nepalstartedacleaningprogramandaskedeachclimbertobringdownrubbish.

d.Thewasteleftbyclimbershasbecomeahealthdangertopeopleinthearea.

A.c-d-b-aB.b-a-d-cC.a-b-c-dD.b-d-a-c

（四）

Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?

Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateating

lunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkit

istheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime-abouteighthoursafter

youwakeup-yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeel

sleepy.

Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.The

peopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforone

longperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.

Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrue

inwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersare

nowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerested

bodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,

peopleoftensuffer（遭受）lessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,

unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdo

notallowit!

Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.

Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoo

lateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenif

yousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleep

canbehelpful.

1.Whydoyousometimesfeelsleepyintheearlyafternoon?

A.Becauseit'sveryhotinsummer.B.Becauseyoueatloomuchforlunch.

C.Becauseyoudidn'thaveagoodsleeplastnight.

D.Becauseyourbodytemperaturegoesdownatthattime.

2.Whatadvicedoesthewritergiveontakinganap?

A.Ifyourtimeislimited,ashortnapcanalsohelp.

B.Onlypeopleinwarmerclimateneedtotakeanap.

C.You'dbettertakeanapaboutanhourafteryouhavelunch.

D.Youcansleepaslongasyoulikesothatyouwon'tfeeltiredorsleepy.

3.Whatcanwelearnabout"naps”accordingtothethirdparagraph?

A.Doctorsneedtotakenapswhileemployersdon't.

B.Takingnapsishelpfulforpeople'shealthinspringandsummer.

C.Ifyoutakenapseveryday,you'Uhavelessriskofheartdisease.

D.Allthepeopleinwarmerclimatestakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.

4.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.Youwillfeellesssleepyifyousleepforalongtime.

B.Takinganapwheneveryouwantwilldogoodtoyourhealth.

C.Ifyougetupat6:30am,you'dbettertakeanapatabout2:30pm.

D.Sleepingforeighthoursandyou'llfeelsleepyashortperiodlater.

5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.JustForaRest.B.AllForaNap.

C.ASpecialSleepPattern.D.TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.

（五）

Oneeveningabout20yearsago,Iwatchedadocumentaryabouthow,in1947,a

“flyingsaucer^^hadcrashedinRoswell.Severalpeoplewhohadseenthecrashwere

interviewed,includinganursewhosaidshehadexaminedanalienwhohadbeen

injuredinthecrash.Atfirst,thepeopleofRoswellweretoldthataflyingsaucerhad

crashed.Shortlyafterwardstheyweretoldthatitwasnotaflyingsaucerbutaweather

balloon.IdecidedthattheonlywayIcouldlearnthetruthaboutflyingsaucerswasto

investigate（調(diào)查）themmyself.

IhavedonealotofresearchandalthoughIstillhaven'tdiscoveredthetruth

aboutRoswell,IhavediscoveredthetruthabouthundredsofotherUFOs.Alotof

UFOsareactuallyarmyplanesorweatherballoons,whileothersturnouttobenatural

phenomena（現(xiàn)象）likeplanetsorcomets（彗星）.ByfarthelargestnumberofUFOs

turnouttobeso-called“firebaH"meteors一slow-movingmeteorsthatcantakeupto

aminutetotravelacrossthenightsky.

WhenI'minvestigatingaUFOreport,Iarrangetomeetthepersonattheplace

wheretheyhaveseentheflyingsaucer.Iliketointerviewawitnessatthesceneand

thentakephotographsofthearea.ThenIspeaktomycontactsatlocalmilitary（軍事

的）basesandweatherstation,andthencheckthewitness9detailsagainstmy

information.

Inabout95%ofthecasesI'vedealtwith,the“flyingsaucers“turnouttobe

weatherballoons,planesornaturalphenomena.Thatstillleaves5%ofthat,nomatter

what,justcannotbeexplained.

1.ThewritersaysthatUFOs.

A.alwaystravelacrosstheskyslowlyB.usuallyflynearnaturalphenomena

C.arealwaysseennearweatherballoonsD.oftenturnouttobeakindofmeteor

2.Whatwillthewriterdoifyouthinkyouhaveseenaflyingsaucer?

A.He'llsuggestthatyoucontactamilitarybase.

B.He'lltakeaphotographofyouforhisrecords.

C.He'Haskyoutotakeaphotographofitfbrhim.

D.He'llmeetyouandaskyoutodescribewhatyousaw.

3.Whenthewriterinvestigatesflyingsaucers,he.

A.makessurethatsomeonehastakenphotosofthem

B.givesthewitnessthenamesofpeoplewhocanhelp

C.can'tfindaproperexplanationabout5%ofthecases

D.alwaystellsthelocalweatherstationbeforehearrives

4.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Todescribehowlocalweatherstationuseballoons.

B.lbexplainwhyshebecameaflyingsaucerinvestigator.

C.TodescribehowshediscoveredthetruthaboutRoswell.

D.Toexplainwhysheenjoyswatchingtelevisiondocumentaries.

（六）

Paintingandwritingonwallsisnothingnew.Inprehistoric（史前的）times,

peopleinAfricaandEuropepaintedpicturesofanimalsandpeopleincaves.Graffiti

hasbeenfoundatancientsitesinGreece,Italy,SyriaandIraq.IntheRomantownof

PompeiiinItaly,archaeologistsfoundalotofgraffitiwritteninLatin,including

politicalandromanticmessages,andevensomemagicspells!

Inthe1970s,youngpeopleinNewYorkusedpenstowritetheirnames,or

“tags”,onwallsaroundthecity.Oneofthefirst“taggers“wasDemetrius,ateenager

fromaGreekfamily.Hewrotehistagonwallsinhisneighbourhoodandinsubway

stationsonthewaytoschool.OtherteenagerssawDemetrius\tagandstartedwriting

theirowntagsonwalls,busesandsubwaytrainsalloverNewYork.Then,some

teenagersstoppedusingpensandstartedusingpaints.Theirtagswerebiggerand

morecolourfulandappearedontrains,busesandwallsaroundtheworld.Inthe1990s

and2000s,alotofgraffitiartistsstartedtomakepicturestoo.

Inmanycountries,itisacrimetopaintonwallsandstreetartistscanhave

problemswiththepolice.Inothercountries,streetartispermittedincertainplaces.

Nowadays,streetartismorepopularwiththepublic.Insomecities,therearestreet

artfestivals.InBristolintheUK,thereisastreetartfestivalinAugusteveryyear.

Artistspaintallthebuildingsinastreet.Lotsofpeoplecometowatchtheartistsand

takephotos.Streetartcanbeseeningalleries（美術(shù)館）too.Therehavebeen

exhibitionsofstreetartingalleriesinParis,LondonandLosAngeles.

Moststreetartistsareyoungpeoplewhopaintintheirneighbourhoodorhome

city.ManyofthemusetheInternettocommunicateandsharephotosoftheirpictures

withotherstreetartistsaroundtheworld.Althoughwedon'tknowwhatwillhappen

tostreetartinthefuture,wecanbesurethatitisheretostay!

1.GraffitiinancienttimesincludesdifferentkindsofthemesEXCEPT.

A.namesandtagsB.magicspells

C.animalsandpeopleD.romanticmessages

2.Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?

①Demetriuswrotehistagsonwalls.

②Manygraffitiartistsmadepicturestoo.

（3）Otherteenagerswrotetheirowntagsonwalls.

④Therehavebeenexhibitionsofstreetartingalleries.

⑤Morecolourfultagsappearedontrains,busesandwalls.

A.①③⑤②④B.①③⑤④②C.④③①②⑤D.④①③②⑤

3.Whatdoes"permitted”meaninParagraph3?

A.protectedB.allowedC.punishedD.warned

4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.Demetriuswasthefirstgraffitiartist

B.streetartcanbeonlyseeninthestreet

C.streetartistsbegintosharetheirworksonline

D.BristolholdsastreetartfestivaleverySeptember

5.Themainpurposeofthearticleis.

A.totellwhygraffitiandstreetartwilldisappear

B.totellthedevelopmentofgraffitiandstreetart

C.totellwhatwillhappentostreetartinthefuture

D.totelltherelationshipbetweengraffitiandstreetart

（七）

Manysaytheirmostpainfulmomentsaresayinggoodbyetothosetheylove.Afterwatching

Cheryl,mydaughter-in-law（兒媳）,throughthesixlongmonthshermothersufferedtowards

death,Ithinkthemostpainfulmomentscanbeinthewaitingtosaygoodbye.

Cherylmadethetwo-hourtripoverandovertobewithhermother.Theyspentthelong

afternoonsholdinghandsandsharingmemories.

Eachtimeshekissedhermotherbeforeleaving,hermotherwouldtearupandsay,"I'msorry

youdrovesofarandsatforsolongandIdidn*tevenwakeuptotalkwithyou."

Cherylwouldtellheritdidn'tmatter,butstillhermotherfeltshehadletherdownand

apologizedateachgoodbye.

"Mom,doyourememberwhenIwasinthehighschoolbasketballteam?1'Cheryl'smother

nodded,"You'ddrivesofarandsitforsolongandIneverevenleftthebenchtoplay.Youwaited

formeaftereverygameandeachtimeIfeltbadandapologizedtoyouforwastingyourtime."

Cherylgentlytookhermother'shand.

“Doyourememberwhatyou'dsaytome?”

"IwouldsayIdidn'tcometoseeyouplay.Icametoseeyou."

“Andyoumeantthosewords,didn'tyou?'1

nYes,Ireallydid.”

“Well,nowIsaythesamewordstoyou.Ididn'tcometoseeyoutalk.Icametoseeyou."

Hermotherunderstoodandsmiledasshefloatedbackintosleep.

()1.Accordingtothewriter,whatarethemostpainfulmomentsforpeople?

A.Sayinggoodbyetothosetheylove.

B.Watchingone'smotherleaveandsaygoodbye.

C.Waitingtospeaktothosetheylovemost.

D.Waitingtosaygoodbyetothosetheylove.

()2.Inthe4thparagraph,Mhermotherfeltshehadletherdown'*means.

A.themotherthoughtshehaddisappointedherdaughter

B.Cherylthoughthermother'sdiseasehadcosthertoomuch

C.themotherthoughtCherylhadcriedtoomanytimesforher

D.Cherylthoughtshehadbeenmoveddeeplybyhermother'swords

()3.Cheryltoldhermotherabouttheschoolbasketballgameinorderto.

A.apologizetohermotherB.testhermother'smemory

C.comforthermotherD.askhermothertoforgiveher

()4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothePassage?

A.TheauthorisCheryl'smother-in-law.B.Cherylspenttwohoursdrivingtohermother's.

C.CheryVsleavemadehermothercry.D.Cheryl'swordmadehermotherfeelcomfort

(八)

Areyoushy?Ifyouare,youarenotalone.Infact,about50percentofpeopleareshy.

Almost80percentofpeoplefeelshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays,shynessisbecoming

moreandmorecommon.Now,scientistsaretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesome

interestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.

Isitpossibletobebornshy?Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabies

behaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly,

theseshybabiesusuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult,scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessis

genetic.

Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshyaswell.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudied

shychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,they

becameshy.Atthesametime,childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growing

upalone,theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesocialskillsas

childrenfrombigfamilies.

Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessin

differentcountries,theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan,mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.

ButinIsrael,onlyoneofthreepeoplesaidso.Whatexplainsthedifference?Onescientistsaysthe

JapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapan,whenpeopledonotsucceed,

theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Theyblame(責(zé)備)themselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael,the

oppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons,suchasfamily,teachers,friends,

orbadluck.InIsrael,freedomofopinionandrisktakingarestronglysupported.Thismaybewhy

Israelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.

Forshypeople,itcanbedifficulttomakefriends,speakinclass,andevengetagoodjob.

Butscientistssayyoucangetoveryourshyness.Theysuggesttryingnewthingsandpracticing

conversation.Anddon'tforget-ifyouareshy,youarenottheonlyone.

()1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmay-causeshyness.

A.genetics,grown-upsandbirthplaceB.genetics,familysizeandbirthplace

C.familysize,grown-upsandfailureD.genetics,familysizeandfreedom

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"genetic^inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Passeddownfromparents.B.Learnedfromfriends.

C.Taughtbyteachers.D.Madeupbybrothers.

()3Scientistssuggestthatshypeoplecangetovertheirshynessby.

A.blamingtheirfailureonoutsidereasons

B.tryingnewthingsandpracticingconversation

C.gettingthemselvesawayfromtheirshyparents

D.tryingtounderstandreasonsfortheirshyness

()4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Mostlittlebabiesarebornshyandquiet.

B.Ifyouareshynow,youwillbeshyforever.

C.Manyshychildrenhaveolderbrothersandsisters.

D.MostIsraelipeopleareshyofexpressingopinions.

(九)

Iwasneververyclean,whilemyroommateKatewasveryorganized.Eachofherthingshad

itsplace,butminealwayshid.somewhere.Sheevenlabeled(貝占標(biāo)簽)everything.Ialways

lookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotcleanerandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirty

clothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.

Warhappenedoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Take

yourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”WhenIsawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeet

andstartedshouting.Sheshoutedbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminuteifit

hadn'tbeenaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellright

awayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklyhidherselfunderhercovers,

crying.Itwasclearthattherewassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,a

warmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksand

sweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.

Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandshecouldhardlybelievehereyes.Then,shereachedouther

handstoholdmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,"Thanks.”

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearned

thekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.

()1.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.B.Sheheardmeshoutingloud.

C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D.Shesawmyshoesunderherbed.

()2.Thewritertidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.

A.shewasscaredbyKate'sangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

()3.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?

A.BygivingthemainideaB.Byshowingdifferences.

C.BydescribingaprocessD.Byfollowingtimeorder.

()4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoommates

(十)

Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?

Thesunwasprobablytheworld*sfirst"clock",exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos(愛

斯基摩人)live.There,it*sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthesummer.Butinmostof

theworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon'thaveaclock,youstill

knowthatwhenthesunshines,it'sday,andwhenit*sdark,it'snight.Thesuncanalsotellyouif

it*smorning,noon,orafternoon.

Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,

thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdown