高考英語閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練30篇(帶答案)

高考英語閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練30篇（帶答案）

（名師精選高考真題，建議下載每天練習(xí)）

一、JoanChen

JoanChenisfamousbothinChina,whereshegrewup,andintheUnited

States,whereshenowlives.HowdidJoanbecomeafamousactressintwo

countries?It'saninterestingstory.

JoanChenwasborninShanghaiin1961.Whenshewas14,somepeoplefrom

afilmstudio（制片廠）cametoherschoolandchosehertostudyatthestudio.She

washappyaboutthischance,butmainlyshelikedtheideaofgettingoutof

school.Soon,howevershediscoveredthatshereallylikedacting.Atage18,she

wontheGoldenRooster,China'stopfilmprize.

Inthelate1970s,Joan'sparents,whoweredoctors,movedtotheUnited

States.Joanjoinedthemwhenshewas20andwenttocollegethere.Herparents

hopedshewouldstudymedicine.Instead,shemajoredinfilmandlaterlookedfor

workasanactress.ToworkintheUnitedStates,Joanhadtostartalloveragain.She

toldHollywoodthatshewasanactressinChina,butsheonlygotsomesmallparts

inTVshows.

OnedayJoanwenttospeaktoadirectorwhowasmakingamoviecalledTai-

pan.Theinterviewdidn'tgowelLAsshewalkedaway,amaninacarnoticed

her.ThemanwasDinoDeLaurntiis,thefilm'sproducer.Heimmediatelyofferedher

aleadingpart.Ayearlater,shestartedinBernardoBertolucci'sTheLastEmperor

andwasonherwaytoworldwidefame.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmuchrelatedtoshowbusiness?

A.Moviestars.B.Filmproducers.C.MovieTheatersD.Hospitals.

2.WhatwasaturnaboutJoanChenwhenshewas14?

A.Somepeoplecametoherschoolandchoseherasanactress.

B.Shelikedtostudyatthestudiojustbecauseshewantedtobefamous.

C.Shefoundthatshewouldn*tliketostayatschool.

D.Shefoundshewasfondofactingevenbeforeshewas14.

3.WhendidshemovetotheStates?

A.Inthelate1970s.B.Aftershegraduatedfromcollege.

C.Inthelate1980s.D.Intheearly1980s.

4.Theinterviewwithadirector.

A.madeheronthewaytobeingfamousintheworld

B.ledtonoimmediategoodresult

C.madeherplayaleadingpartinTai-pan

D.gaveherachancetoactinTheLastEmperor

5.WhatissaidaboutJoan'scareerinthispassage?

A.Shewantedtobedoctor.B.Shewantedtobeanactress.

C.Shewantedtobeadirector.D.Shewantedtobeafilmproducer.

6.Whatisimpliedinthispassage?

A.Experiencedoesnothelpmuchinjob-hunting.

B.Onemustdecideonacareerwhenhewasquiteyoung.

C.Achancemeetingmaychangeaperson'slife.

D.Parentsarealwaysinfavoroftheirchildren'schoices.

Disposing（處理）ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducing

it.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincities,the

waste-disposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.

Duringtheeighteenthcentury,itwasusualforseveralneighboringtownsto

gettogethertoselectfarawayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers（垃圾

拖運者）wouldtransporthouseholdrubbish,rottedwood,andoldpossessionsto

thesite.Periodically（定期的）someofthetrashwasburiedandtherestwas

buried.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylived

closeby.

Factories,mills,andotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposed

of.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothe

water.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.

Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.Thefirst

problemisspace.Dumps,whicharenowcalledlandfills,aremostneededin

heavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthis

purpose.Propertyiseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidential（住宅區(qū)的）

neighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpractice,butonce

farmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewhere,cheaplandwithin

truckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnonexistent.

Awareness（意識）ofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesof

wastedisposal.Pollutionofrivers,groundwater,landandairisapricepeoplecan

nolongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwaste,however,continuestogrow.

Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplace,andmanytownsrequiretheir

peopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprograms,however,canhope

todealwithonlyabout50percentofacity'sreusablewaste.

1.Whichofthefblliowingisthebestwaytodisposewastes?

A.Toburythem.B.Torecyclethem.

C.Toburnthem.D.Todumpthenintorivers.

2.Whenhasthedisposingofwastebecomeaproblem?

A.Sinceearlyhistory.

B.Sincetheeighteenthcentury.

C.Sincehumansstartedproducingit.

D.SinceIndustryRevolution.

3.Duringthe18thcentury,peopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPT

for.

A.buryingitB.recyclingit

C.burningitD.throwingitintorivers

4.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.PlacesforDisposingWaste

B.WastePollutionDangers

C.WaysofGettingRidofWaste

D.WasteDisposalProblem

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Farmareasacceptwastefromthecityinmodemsociety.

B.Thereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodernsociety.

C.Itisnotdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodernsociety.

D.Waystodealwithwasteinmodernsocietystaythesame.

6.Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.

A.drawpeople'sattentiontowastemanagement

B.warnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacing

C.callonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprograms

D.tellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewaste

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.It*sremarkable

firstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernational

politics,fromsportstobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcomment

andspecialfeatures（特寫）aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesand

interviewstocriticismofbooks,arttheatreandmusic.

Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:never

completely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,in

andout,glancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,reading

justafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietyto

attractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethananyreaderisinterestedin.

Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality（時事性），its

immediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.But

immediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchof

whatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransient（短暫的）value.

Forallthesereasons,nottwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:whateach

persondoesistoputtogether,outofthepagesofthatday'spaper,hisownselection

andsequence,hisownnewspaper.

Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgetting

whatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwasting

time,demandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesof

reading.

1.Whichofthefollowingissomethingthatyouareunlikelytofindina

newspaper?

A.Weatherforecast.B.Specialfeatures.

C.Interviews.D.Movingpictures.

2.Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits.

A.widecoverageB.uniformstyle（統(tǒng)一樣式、風(fēng)格）

C.speedinreportingnewsD.popularity

3.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthensame

newspaper'*isthat.

A.peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin

B.differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C.peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews

D.peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaboutnewspaper?

A.Itstopicality.B.Itstransiency.C.Itssales.D.Itsvariety.

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicality

B.TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C.TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper

D.SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper

6.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders.

A.applyreadingtechniquesskillfully

B.jumpfromnewspapertoanother

C.appreciatethevarietyofanewspaper

D.usuallyreadanewspaperselectively

四、AHistoryofAmericanUniversities

Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofthemanycollegesand

universitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwere

openedsoonafterHarvard.TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolution

madethe13coloniesintostates.

Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmenattended

colleges.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,

GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andnokindofschool

couldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudents

graduated,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.

In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedto

becomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard'slaw

school.In1825,Harvardbeganteachingmodemlanguages,suchasFrenchand

German,aswellasLatinandGreek.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.

Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynew

subjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.

Specialcollegesforwomenwerestarted.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteach

suchsubjectsasfarming,engineeringandbusiness.Today,therearemanydifferent

kindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschools

thatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindof

schoolcannotofferitall.

1.WhichofthefollowingwasnotapopularforeignlanguageforAmerican

studentstolearnintheearlyyears?

A.Latin.B.Chinese.C.Greek.D.Hebrew.

2.Asknowledgeincreased,collegesbegantoteach.

A.everythingthatwasknownB.manynewsubjects

C.Latin,GreekandHebrewD.FrenchandGerman

3.WhichistheoldestofthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates?

A.Yale.B.Princeton.C.Harvard.D.Columbia.

4.Whichstatementdoesthestoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Thereismoretolearntodaythanin1636.

B.Theearlyschoolsarestillmuchalike.

C.Atthattime,everystudentstudiedLatin,GreekandHebrew

D.Theybeganteachingforeignlanguagesin1862.

5.Thestorydoesn*tsayso,butitmakesyouthinkthat.

A.universitieshavechangedovertheyears

B.todayallthestudentsstudytobecometeachersorministers

C.allcollegesweremuchalikeintheearlyyears

D.thestudentslearnedforeignlanguagesonly

6.Onthewhole,thisstoryisabout.

A.howcollegeshavechanged

B.howtostartauniversity

C.theAmericanRevolution

D.thefamouscollegesinAmerica

五、LanguageLearning

Inlearningaforeignlanguage,sayEnglish,oneshouldfirstpayattentionto

speaking.ltisthegroundworkofreadingandwriting.You'dbettertryyour-bestto

speak.Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Butbecarefulnottoletthemkeepyou

fromimprovingthelanguage.Whileyouaredoingthis,agoodexerciseisto

write-keepadiary,writenotes,lettersorarticles.Thenifyoucanasksomebodyto

gothroughwhatyouhavewrittenandtellyouwhereitiswrong,manymistakesin

yourspeakingwillbeeasilyfoundwhenyouwrite.Throughcorrectingthemistakes,

youcandobetterinlearningalanguage.

Ifyouareslowinspeaking.don*tworry.Oneofthehelpfulwaysisbyreading,

eitheraloudortoyourself.Theimportantthingistochoosesomethinginterestingto

read.Itmustn*tbetoodifficultforyou.Whenyouarereadinginthisway,don'tstop

tolookupthewordsifyoucanguesstheirmeaningswhentheyhavenothing

importanttodowiththesentence.Youcandothatsomeothertime.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotanefficientwayoflearningaforeignlanguage?

A.Speakingthislanguageindailylife.

B.Writingdiariesinthelanguage.

C.Memorizingwordlists.

D.Readinginterestingstoriesorarticlesinthislanguage.

2.Whichisgroundworkwhileyouarelearningalanguage?

A.Speaking.B.Listening.C.Reading.D.Writing.

3.Whenyoufindsomenewwordsinreading,youshouldn't

A.goonreading

B.guesstheirmeanings

C.keeponreadingtheimportantsentences.

D.stoptolookthemupinthedictionary.

4.Whenyouwrite,youwill.

A.graspthelanguage

B.learnhowtospeak

C.rememberwhatyouhavesaid.

D.easilyfindalotofmistakesinyourspeaking.

5.Whenyouread,youshould

A.chooseaninterestingbook

B.notthinkaboutotherthings

C.notchoosetoodifficultabook.

D.BothAandC.

6.Theeffectivewaytoimprovethelanguageis.

A.totryyourbesttospeak.

B.topayattentiontospeaking

C.tokeeponcorrectingmistakesinspeaking.

D.tokeepadiaryandwritenotes,lettersorarticles

六、Mother'sDayandFather^Day

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother's

Day,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather'sDay,onthethirdSundayin

June.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheir

childrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.These

twodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersand

fathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwith

child-care.

Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother's

Daypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteone

showsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonor

parents.ltisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.On

thesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.Theyoftenhave

outdoorbarbecuesfbrFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsand

memories.

Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmakethemin

school.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheones

boughtinstores.ltisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportant,butitis"thethought

thatcounts”.Greetingcardstores,florists,candymakers,bakeries,telephone

companies,andotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.

1.WhichofthefollowingisnotanAmericanholiday?

A.Mother'sDay.B.Valentine'sDay.

C.Father'sDay.D.MoonFestival.

2.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassageasawayofcelebratingthetwoholidays?

A.Wearingcarnations.B.Attendingreligiousservices.

C.Readingstoriestoparents.D.Visitingcemeteries.

3.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?

A.Parentsbringupchildren.

B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.

C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.

D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.

4.Whichdoyouthinkisrightabout"camationH?

A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolors.

B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.

C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.

D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.

5.Whatdoyouthinknfloristsndo?

A.Theysellflowers.

B.Theymakebreadorpastry.

C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.

D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.

6.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?

A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.

B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.

C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.

D.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome.

七、CultureLifeinChina

BeijingaudiencecanviewfivenewSouthKoreanfilms,allwithChinese

subtitles（中文字幕），untilApril19attheTuixinCinemaontheBeijingNational

Librarygrounds.

TwootherSouthKoreanfilmscompletedtheirfullrunsattheTuixinCinema

earlierthismonth.

Location:TuixinCinema,BeijingNationallibrary,39BaishiqiaoRoad,

HaidianDistrict.Telephone:86415566

"Mylove,MyBride"

April15—9:00,13:00,15:30,17:30,19:30

“Kim'sWar”

April16—9:00,13:30,18:15

"BecauseYouAreaWoman"

April17—13:00,18:15

"MarriageStory"

April18—9:00,13:30,15:30,18:15

nSpyonjen

April19—9:00,13:30,15:30,17:30,19:30

Leon'sshow

HongKongpopstar-LeonLaiwillgiveapersonalperformanceat7:30

p.m.fromtomorrowthroughtoSeptember21attheShanghaiGymnasium（體育

館）.Theshowistocelebratetheopeningofthe93HuangpuTourismFestival.

Tickets:60,90,120,180yuanRMB,available（有票）at66JiangningRoad.

Address:ShanghaiGymanasium,1111CaoxiRoadN.

Tel:29189188,29171145,49384952,29197113.

RussianConcert

TheShanghaiPhilharmonicOrchestrawillputonsomeexcellentRussian

choral（合唱）-worksat7:15p.m.onSeptember26and27attheShanghaiConcert

hall.TheywillsingRussianfolksongsandaMassunderaRussianconductorwho

isveryfamousforconductingchoirs（歌唱隊）andhasgivenasuccessfulchoral

concertinBeijing.

Tickets:6,8,10,12yuanRMB,availableatthehall'sticketoffice.

Address:523Yan*anRoadM.Shanghai

Tel:32275694.

KoreanSongs

TheSongandDanceTroupeoftheRepublicofKoreawillgiveaSongand

Danceshowat7:30p.m.tonightattheShanghaiCentreTheatre.

Tickets:10,20,30yuanRMB,availableatthetheatre'sticketoffice

Address:1376NanjingRoadW.

Tel:29798663

1.WhichofthefollowingismorelikelytoattractthefewestChinesepeople?

A.AmericanIndianSculptures.

B.Russiansongs.

C.Koreandances.

D.SouthKoreanfilms.

2.TheaudienceincanwatchtheperformancegivenbyLeonLaifrom

tomorrowthroughtoSeptember.

A.BeijingB.Shanghai

C.KoreanD.Hongkong

3.Accordingtotheadvertisement,asixyuanticketisfor.

A.RussianconcertB.Koreansongs

C.SouthKoreanfilmsD.Leon'sshow

4.TheaddressoftheShanghaiCenterTheatreis.

A.1111CaoxiRoadN.

B.1376NanjingRoadW.

C.523Yan*anRoadM.

D.66JiangningRoad

5.willbeononApril18.Thecinema*stelephonenumberis.

A.Kim'sWar;29798663

B.MyLove,MyBride;32275694

C.BecauseYouAreaWoman;29189188

D.MarriageStory;86415566

6.HowcantheaudienceunderstandtheSouthKoreanfilms?

A.Byfollowingthemanuscripts.

B.ByreadingtheChinesesubtitles.

C.Bylisteningtothemusic.

D.Onlythroughtheiractings.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ItisnotdifficultnowforChinesepeopletoenjoyforeignperformances.

B.PerformancebyLeonLaiismorepopularthanSouthKoreanfilms.

C.TheAudiencelikeRussiansongsbetterthanKoreansongs.

D.TheRussianconcertisthebestofall.

八、Blackout（燈火熄滅）inNewYork

NewYork,10November5：27pm.Yesterdaytherewasthebiggestpower

failureinthecity'shistory.

*Thousandsofpeoplegotstuckinlifts.MartinSaltzmanspentthreehours

betweenthe21stand22ndfloorsoftheEmpireStateBuilding."Thereweretwelve

ofus.Butnoonepanicked.Wepassedthetimetellingstoriesandplayingword

games.Onemanwantedtosmokebutwedidn*tlethim.Firemenfinallygotusout."

*"Itwasthebestnightwe'veeverhad.”saidAngelaCarraro,whorunsan

Italianrestauranton42ndStreet,"Wehadlotsofcandlesonthetablesandthe

waiterswerecarryingcandlesontheirtrays.Theplacewasfullandallnight,infact,

forafterwehadclosed,weletthepeoplestayonandspendthenighthere."

*Thezooshadtheirproblemslikeeveryoneelse.Keepersworkedthroughthe

night.Theyusedblanketstokeepflyingsquirrelsandsmallmonkeyswarm.While

zooshadproblemskeepingwarm,supermarketshadproblemskeepingcool."All

ofouricecreamandfrozenfoodsmelted,"saidthemangerofastoreindowntown

Manhattan."Theywereworth$50,0000.n

*Thebigelectricclockinthelobby（大廳）oftheWaldorf-AstoriaHotelin

downtownManhattanstarted（滴答）againat5：25thismoming.ltwasalmoston

time.

1.Whichofthefollowingisanaturaldisaster?

A.Airpollution.B.Apowerfailure.

C.Trafficjams.D.Anearthquake.

2.Howlongdidthepowerfailurelast?

A.Nearly12hours.B.Morethan12hours.

C.Nearly24hours.D.Morethan24hours.

3.Whenwasthestartofpowerfailure?

A.Around5:25p.m.,November9th.

B.Around5:25a.m.,November10th.

C.Around5:27p.m.,November10th.

D.Around5:27a.m.,November9th.

4.InwhatwaywasthenightofNovember9thebestnightforAngelaCarraro?

A.Shehadatasteofadventure.

B.Burningcandlesbrightenedtheplace.

C.Herbusinesswasbetterthanusual.

D.Manypeoplestayedthenightinherrestaurant.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasaresultofthepowerfailure?

A.Thousandsofpeoplegotstuckinlifts.

B.Zookeepersusedblanketstokeepflyingsquirrelsandsmallmonkeyswarm.

C.Alloftheicecreamandfrozenfoodsmeltedinonesupermarket.

D.Allthepeopleintownwerefrightened.

6.Throughouttheperiodofdarkness,MartinSaltzmanandtheelevenotherswere

A.nervousB.excitedC.calmD.frightened

九、LifeinDesert

Youmaythinkthereisnothingbutsandinthedesertsoftheworld,butitis

nottrue.Inthedesertwecanfindsmallstonesorevenbigones.Wecanseehills,

too.Thereislittleraininthedesert,anditisnotenoughformostplants.However,

westillcanseesomeplantlifeinthedesert.

Thereiswaterinsomeplacesinthedesert.Wecalltheseplacesoases（綠

洲）.Sometimesthewatercomesfromunderthegroundandsometimesitcomes

fromriversrunningthroughthedesert.Intheoases,therearevillagesand

towns.Peoplegrowallkindsofcropsinthefieldsthere.

Peoplealsoliveoutsidetheoases,butthesepeoplearenotfarmers.Theyhave

camels（駱駝）,goats,sheepandotheranimals.Theseanimalscanliveonthedesert

plantsanddonotneedmuchwater.

Theanimalsareusefultothedesertpeopleinmanyways.Thedesertpeople

eatthemeatanddrinkthemilkoftheanimals.Theyusetheirskinstomakeshoes,

waterbagsandeventents.Theyusethecamelforcarryingthings.

Thepeopleofthedeserthavetokeepmovingfromplacetoplace.Theymust

alwayslookforgrassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Theyusuallylivein

tents.Whenthereisnomorefoodfortheiranimals,theytakedowntheirtents,put

themontheircamelsandmovetoanotherplace.Thedesertpeoplearefriendly.No

maninthedesertwouldeverrefusetohelpsomeoneintroubleandgivethemfood

andwater.

1.canliveintheplacewherethereisnomuchwater.

A.tigerB.dogsC.camelsD.elephants

2.Thepeopleofthedesertalwayslive.

A.intheopenairB.inwoodenhouses

C.intallbuildingsD.intents

3.Thereisalwaysinthedesert.

A.muchwaterB.littlerain

C.muchsnowD.muchfood

4.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionoftheoasesiswrong?

A.Intheoases,therearenovillagesandtowns.

B.Theoasesaretheplaceswherethereiswaterindesert.

C.Peoplegrowallkindsofcropsinthefields.

D.Thewatercomesfromunderthegroundorriversrunningthroughthedesert.

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementdoesnotshowthat"theanimalsareusefulto

thedesertpeople,1?

A.Thedesertpeopleeatthemeatanddrinkthemilkoftheanimals.

B.Peopleusetheanimals1skinstomakeshoes,waterbagsandeventents.

C.Thecamelcanhelppeoplecarrythings.

D.Theanimalscanliveonthedesertplants.

6.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthefirstparagraphofthispassage?

A.Thereisnotonlysandbutotherthingsyoucanfindinthedesert.

B.Itistruethatthereisnothingbutsandinthedesert.

C.Peopleliveoutsidetheoasesalsocangrowcropsinthefield.

D.Thedesertpeoplehavetokeepmovingtogetfoodforthemselves.

7.Whatwilldesertpeopledowhentheyseeyouareintroubleinthedesert?

A.Theywon'tgiveyouanyhelp.

B.Theywilltrytopretendthatnothinghashappened.

C.Theywillbeunfriendlytoyouanddriveyouaway.

D.Theywillbeveryfriendlytogiveyouanyhelpyouneed.

十、ATrueStoryofHelenKeller

ThisisatruestoryaboutHelenKeller,whobecamedeafandblindasachild.

WhenHelenKellerlearnedtoclimbtrees,shewasexcited.Atfirst,Teacher

guidedherhandsandfeetfrombranch（樹枝）tobranch.Helenwasnotafraid,for

TeacherwouldnotletherftilLTheyhadafavoritetree,andpassedmanyhappy

hoursrestinginitsfriendlybranches.HereHelenreadherlittlebooks.

Onehotmorning,cominghomefromawalk,theyclimbedupintothetree.It

wassocoolthatTeacherdecidedtohavelunchthere,Helenunderstoodwhen

Teacherspelled（拼字）intoherhand:"Wait.Teacherwillcomebacksoon."

Teacherhurriedintothehousetogetsomesandwiches.SheleftHeleninthe

treebyherself.

Shestayedlongerthanshethought,however.BeforelongHelenknewastorm

wascomingup.Sheknewtheskyhadbecomecloudybecauseshecouldnotfeel

theheatofthesunshine.Shecouldtellitwasgoingtorainbythesmelloftheearth.

Allatonce,thewindstartedtoshakethebranchesofthetreeabout.Ashiver

（顫抖-）ranthroughthechild.Sheheldonwithallhermighttothebigbranchon

whichshewassitting.Smallbranchesnearlybrokeoff,andtheleavesblewaway.A

soundofthundershookthewholeearth.Helencouldnothearit,butshecouldfeel

it.Foraminuteshewasfrightened.Then,justasitstartedtorain,shefeltTeacher's

strong,lovingarmsabouther.Sheknewnoharmcouldcometoher.

Theydidnotclimbtreesafterthatforalongtime.TeacherknewthatHelen

hadbeenbadlyfrightened.

Helenwentoutintothegardenaloneearlyonemorning.Shecouldsmellthe

perfume（芳香）oftheflowersonthetree.Thetreewasalongwayfromthehouse.

Helenmadeherwaydowntothetreeandstoodnearit.Then,afterawhile,she

feltforoneofthelowbranchesandputherfootonit.ltwasanewtreetoHelen,

butshefeltherwaytothenextbranchandthenext.

"There!'*Shesaidtoherselfasshesatproudlyinaseatsomeonehadbuild

highupinthetree."Filneverbeafraidtodothisagain!”

1.WhatisNOTtrueaboutHelenKeller?

A.Shewasdeaf.B.Shewasblind.

C.Shewasdiligent.D.ShewasBritish.

2.Whendidthiss