2019-2021北京重點(diǎn)校初二（上）期中英語(yǔ)匯編：閱讀理解AB篇

2019-2021北京重點(diǎn)校初二（上）期中英語(yǔ)匯編

閱讀理解AB篇

一、閱讀單選

（2021?北京師大附中八年級(jí)期中）Runningisbecomingpopularthesedays.Manyofusrunforourhealth.Doctors

saymanyofthehealthproblemscomefromthesebadhabits:eatingtoomuch,drinkingtoomuch,smoking,andnottaking

enoughexercise.Doctorstellus,“eatanddrinkless,don'tsmoke,andexercisemore.,,

Runningisagoodformofexercisebecauseithelpsbuildastrongheart.Italsohelpsmostpeopleloseweight.One68-

year-oldwomanrunsthreetimesaweek.Sherunstoloseweight.

Runningisgoodforhealthinotherways,too.Manyrunnerssayrunningkeepscoldsandothersmallhealthproblems

away."Runningismydoctor.^^saysoneman.

Runningcanalsohelppeopletorelax.Sotodaymenandwomenofallagesenjoyrunning.

1.Manypeopleenjoyrunningbecausetheywantto.

A.eatmuchB.keephealthyC.runfastD.wastetime

2.Doctorstellus.

A.nottosmokeB.nottoexerciseC.todrinkmuchD.toeatmuch

3.Thewritermainlytellsus.

A.howtorun

B.howtoloseweight

C.runningisagoodwaytokeephealthy

D.runningisbetterthandoctors

（2021?北京師大附中八年級(jí)期中）Britishnewspapersaremuchsmallerthantheyusedtobeandtheirreadersare

ofteninahurry,sonewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible.Theytelltheirreadersatoncewhathappened,where,

whenandhowithappenedandwhatwastheresult:howmanypeoplewerekilled,whatchangewasdoneandsoon.

Readerswantthefactsetoutasfullyandaccurately（準(zhǔn)確地）aspossible.Readersarealsointerestedinthepeoplewho

haveseentheaccident.Soanewspapermanalwayslikestogetsomeinformationfromsomeonewhowasthere,whichcanbe

givenintheperson'sownwords.Becausehecanuseonlyafewwords,thenewspapermanmustchoosethosewords

carefully,everyonemustbeeffective（有效）.Insteadof“hecalledoutinaloudvoice”,hewrites“heshouted^^;insteadof

“theloosestonesrollednoisilydownthesideofthemountain”，hewillwrite“theythundereddownthemountainside”.

Becausemanyofthereadersaren'tveryclever,andmostofthemareinahurry,hewon'tcareabout（在意）hiswriting.

4.Fromthetext,welearnthatnewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible,becausereaders.

A.wanttoknowmoreaboutthenews

B.takenointerestinwhathashappened

C.havenotimetoreadthenewscarefully

D.paymuchattentiontotheresult

5.InwhatwaydoyouthinkBritishnewspapershavebecomesmaller?

A.Inapagesize.B.Innumberofreaders.

C.Innumberofpages.D.Innumberofcopies

6.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Readersarenotsatisfied（滿意的）withtheshortnews.

B.Notmanypeoplehavetimetoreadthelongarticles（文章）innewspapers.

C.Readersfindthelanguageofthenewspapersexciting.

D.Newspapermentrytoreportasfullyaspossible.

（2020?北京?北大附中八年級(jí)期中）QandAToday：theInternet

WeaskedtwoteenagersfromtheU.S.aboutwhattheythinkoftheInternet.Herearetheiranswers.

Question1：HowoftendoyouusetheInternet,andwhatfor?

Iuseiteveryday.Ihavealotofonlinefriends.Ihavemyownblog.It'sexciting.Ifwedidn'thavetheInternet,

Linda

lifewouldbereallyboring.

Iuseitalot,too.IsurftheInternetabouttwiceaday.Ihavemyownwebpage.Iwriteaboutmyhobbiesand

Brett

interestsonit.AndIlovegettingmailfromotherpeople.

Question2：Whatwebsitedoyouthinkisthebest?

A!Ilikeitbecauseitgivesgirlsadviceonwhattodoindifferentsituations,andthere'salso

Linda

somethinginterestingtoread.Icanfindnewbookseveryweek.

Honestly,Idon'tknowwhattosay.Ihavevisitedsomanywebsites.Theresurelyisn'tjustonewebsitethatI

Brett

wouldrecommend.

Question3：Ifyouwereofferedajobincomputing,wouldyoutakeit?

Fmnotsure.Youcanmeetlotsofpeopleontheweb,andtherearecoolgames,butFdliketomeetrealpeoplein

Linda

myjob.SomaybeIwillbethemanagerofabigInternetcompany.

BrettSure.IfIhadthechance,I'dliketoworkasawebdesigner.IlovedesigningandIlikecreatingmyownthings.

7.HowoftendoesBrettusetheInternet?

A.Everyday.B.Twiceaday.C.Onceaweek.D.Fourtimesaweek.

8.OnA,girlscan________.

A.maB.playgamesC.sendmailD.getadvice

9.Lindawkefriendsouldliketobe.

A.amanagerB.ateacher

C.awebdesignerD.acomputerprogrammer

（2020?北京?北大附中八年級(jí)期中）“Mom,I'mbored,saidJason."Thereisnothingtodo.”“Youcancleanyour

room,,,saidMom."That'snotfUn."Itwasonlythesecondweekofsummervacation.Itwasstilltoocoldtogotothepool,

andJasonwastiredofwatchingTV.Hisfriendswereawayonvacation,andevenhisdog,Riley,wasbeinglazy.

Momwasgettingreadytogodowntowntothefoodkitchentohelpout.Shevolunteeredservinglunchtopeoplethat

weren'tasluckyasJason."Whydon*tyoucomewithmetothefoodkitchenandhelpout?”Momasked.t6Idon'tknow

anythingaboutworkingatafoodkitchen,saidJason.uYoujustwatchme,andthenyouwillseehowtoservethefbod,^^

saidMom.

Itwastimetogo,andJasonwasexcitedtotryworkinginthefoodkitchen.HewatchedhisMomputsometurkeyand

mashedpotatoesonaplate.Shethenpassedtheplatetothenextlady,andsheputsomegreenbeansandbreadontheplate.

“Icandothat,vthoughtJason.Oneofthevolunteersleftearly,soJasontookoverherspotintheservingline.Hewasin

chargeof（負(fù)責(zé)）puttingsaladontheplates.Heservedtwenty—fivepeoplethatday."Thatwasgreat!”saidJason.

Jasonwassoexcitedandreallyenjoyedhisdayatthefoodkitchen.Hecouldn'twaittogethomeandtellhisDadabout

howmuchfunhehad."Jason,thatwasanicethingyoudidtoday.^^44Youhelpedmanypeoplewhoaren'tasluckyasyouto

haveahotmeal.^^Momsaid,“Iamsoproudofyou!^^

Jasonwenttobedthatnightthinkingaboutthefoodkitchen.t4Iamgoingtohelpoutagain,“hethought.Jasonmade

somenewfriends,andhedidn'tevenknowtheylivedsoclosetohimintown!ThebestpartwashowgoodJasonfeltinside.

10.AtfirstJasonfeltboredbecause.

A.hisdogwaslazyB.noonewenttothepoolC.hehadnothingfuntodoD.hehadto

cleanhisroom

11.Jasonwas________aboutworkinginthefoodkitchen.

A.sorryB.excitedC.sadD.relaxed

12.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Helpingoutisfun.B.Seeingisbelieving.

C.Learningcookingisimportant.D.Makingfriendsisnecessary.

（2020?北京師大附中八年級(jí)期中）Susan,theUS

MybestfriendisFanny.Sheiscleverandinteresting.Wealwayslookaftereachother.Thefirstweekwemet,Igot

sickandshelookedaftermeeveryday.

Betty,England

MybestfriendsisAnna.Sheishonestandserious.WewerebominthesamecityinEngland.ThenImovedto

Americawithmyfamily.IthoughtIwouldneverseeAnaagain.WhenIwenttocollegeinNewYork,AnaandIsharedthe

sameroom!

Ken,Japan

IlovetospendtimewithDaisukebecauseheisfunnyandsmart.Weenjoytalkingaboutthefunnythingswedidwhen

wewerechildren,andtellthesamestupidjokesoverandoveragain.

Lily,Australia

Lindaisaveryconfidentgirlandsheisreallykind.SomepeoplemaywonderwhyLindaandIarebestfriendsbecause

wearetotallydifferent,butIthinkthisiswhywearesuchgoodfriends.

13.WhoisSusan'sbestfriend?

A.AnnaB.FannyC.LindaD.Daisuke

14.WhereisKenfrom?

A.AustraliaB.TheUSC.EnglandD.Japan

15.WhatisLindalike?

A.Confidentandkind.B.Funnyandsmart.C.Honestandserious.D.Cleverandinteresting.

（2020?北京師大附中八年級(jí)期中）

DereckJoubertandhiswife,Beverly,havemademanyfilmsaboutwildanimalsinAfrica.Theirfilmsandphotographs

areverypopularandoneofthephotographshasbeenonthefrontcoverofaNationalGeographicmagazine.

AworkingdayfbrDereckandBevelystartedveryearly-at4:30inthemorning!That'swhentheygetupandstart

filming.Andit'salongday-theyoftenworkuntil8:30intheevening.Inthewinterit'sverycoldandinthesummeritcan

be40℃.Dereckalwaysdoesthefilming—Beverlyneverdoesthat,andshedoesn'twrite.ButDerecknevertakes

photographsorrecordsthesound.Theyworkverywellasateam,andtheybothbelieveweshouldshootanimalswith

cameras-notwithguns!

Whentheyhavefinishedfilmingandtakingphotographsfortheday,theyhavedinnerandDereckusuallywriteswhile

Beverlylooksatherphotographs.Atnight,theyusuallysleepinasmalltent,buttheysometimessleepintheLandCruiser一

whenyou'reveryclosetowildanimals,it'ssometimessafertosleepinthecar!

DereckandBeverlyhavealsotraveledaroundtheworldandgiventalksabouttheirwork.Derecksaysthattheanimals

arenotjustsomethingtolookat—theyplayanimportantrole.Beverlythinksthewildanimalscanteachusalotabout

ourselves.

16.DereckandBeverlystartworking.

A.at4:30inthemorningB.at4:30intheafternoon

C.at8:30inthemorningD.at8:30intheevening

17.DereckandBeverlyusuallysleepatnight.

A.inacarB.inatentC.inahouseD.inahotel

18.Beverlythinksthewildanimals.

A.aresomethingtolookatB.areverypopular

C.playanunimportantroleD.canteachusalot

（2020?北京八十中八年級(jí)期中）

MeetMyHobby

Hello,I'mJoshua.Icollectlotsofthings.Ihavestamps,postcards,but

whenpeoplegavemepostcardswithstampsonthem,Istarted

collectingthem,theyareonlythesmallestnotesormyhobbywould

costtoomuch!Ialsokeepbus,trainandairtickets.Mostofthemare

JoshuafromChina.Ikeepmycollectionsinspecialbooks.Asaresultofmy

hobby,Iknowalotaboutgeographyandcountries.

Hi,mynameisRay.Myhobbyisbadminton.Ofcourse,Ienjoy

playingthegameverymuch.IdevelopedmyinterestwhenIwasonly

1six.NowIhavealotofskillsandamaverysuccessfulteenageplayer.I

thinkthegameisveryrelaxingandwhenyouplaywell,itcanbevery

Ray

creative.

Hello,nicetomeetyou.IamMay.Myhobbyisverycreative.Iaman

artist.Icollectallsortsofthings—stones,piecesofcloth,cinema

tickets-anything-andthenmakeinterestingpicturesoutofthem.

Mymotherlikesmyworktoo,butshesaysIamtoountidyandsheis

alwaysclearingupafterme.IthinkIworkbetterwhenIhavelotsof

Maythingsaroundmeonthefloor,bedandtable.That'swhatartistsare

like.

19.WhatdoesJoshuacollect?A.Colouredpaper.B.Booksandmagazines.C.Piecesofcloth.

D.Stampsandpostcards.

20.WhydoesRaylikebadminton?

A.Becauseitislow-cost.

B.Becauseitisrelaxingandcreative.

C.Becausehecanknowalotaboutforeigncountries.

D.Becausehecanmakeinterestingpicturesoutofthem.

21.What'sMay'shobby?

A.Collectingstamps.B.Playingbadminton.

C.Drawingcreatively.D.Travellingaroundtheworld.

（2020?北京八十中八年級(jí)期中）

TomorrowisGarfield'sbirthday.HefirstappearedinacomicstriponJune19,1978.Garfieldiswellknownallover

theworld.LotsofGarfieldbookshavebeenturnedinto26languages.Garfieldproductsaresoldin69countries.

JimDavisisGarfield'screator.JimwasbomonJuly28,1945inIndiana.Hegrewuponafarmwherehisdadraised

cows.JimandhisbrotherDavehelpedwiththefarmwork.Theyhad25cats.Theirroomalwaysmadesuretherewasplenty

offoodforthecats.

Asaboy,Jimwasinpoorhealth.Whenhehadtospendtimeresting,hedrewpictures.Headdedwordstohispictures

tomakethemfunny.

AftercollegeJimworkedafewyearsatanadvertisingcompany.In1969,hegotajobtohelpacartoonist.Jimnoticed

thatthereweremanycomicstripsaboutdogsbutfewaboutcats.Hethoughtthatwasstrangesincetheworldisfullofcat

lovers.

Herememberedthe25farmcatshegrewupwith.Theygavehimideasforacatcomicstrip.Inthecomicstrip,Garfield

becamethecentralcharacterindailydifficultexperienceswithJon,hisowner,funnyandhungry.

JimDavishasreceivedmanyawardsforhiswork.TwicehewasgiventheBestHumorStripCartoonistoftheYear

Award.HehaswonfourEmmys（艾美獎(jiǎng)）andotherhonors.

22.HowoldwasJimwhenGarfieldfirstappearedinthecomicstrips?

A.33.B.26.C.25.D.24.

23.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.JimDaviscreatedGarfieldwiththehelpofhisbrother.

B.Garfieldproductsareavailableinallcountriesoftheworld.

C.Thecatshisfamilyraisedmadenocontributionstohiscreation.

D.TherewerefewcomicstripsaboutcatsuntilJimcreatedGarfield.

24.Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.

A.totellustowatchmorecomicstrips

B.toshowushowtobecomeacartoonist

C.tointroducesomeinformationaboutJimDavis

D.toproveCarfieldthemostpopularcartooncharacter

（2020?北京?人大附中八年級(jí)期中）BestforKidsEvents

TheKidsHouseCenteroffersmanygreatactivitiesforkidsinNovember.Let'stakealook!

PaintingOutdoorsFarmExplorationDay

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Harriet.Theywilltakeyouonawonderfulaboutallthat'sgrowing!Youcanalsosee

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ThePrincess,TheEmperorandTheDuckLearntoRide

Time:11:00am.-1:00p.m.,Nov.21Time:11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.,Nov.25

Place:MarionetteTheatrePlace:JacksonPondPlayground

Bringabikeandahelmet

Emperor;andTheDuckisagreatmoviethat

forthisfreefunevent!Ourteacherswillshow

retellsoneofAndersen'sworld-famousfairy

youhowtorideatwo-wheeler.Itwillbeeasy

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Tel:478-5632

Tel:538-9864

25.WhencanyouwatchthemovieThePrincess,TheEmperorandTheDuck?A.10:00a.m.-1:00p.m.B.10:00a.

m.-5:00p.m.

C.11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.D.11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

26.IfyouareinterestedintheFarmExplorationDay,youcancall.

A.654-7865B.689-4371C.478-5632D.538-9864

27.AtJacksonPondPlayground,youcan.

A.goonatriptodrawandplayB.seechickens,ducksandcows

C.enjoywatchingafamousmovieD.learntorideatwo-wheeler

（2020?北京?人大附中/l年級(jí)期中）TheJudgeMonkey

ofbread

Alonglongtimeago,thereweretwocatswholivedinthecountryside.Oneday,theywereplayingalongtheriverside.

Suddenlytheysawaloafofbreadlyingunderatree.Bothjumpeduponitandcaughtthebreadatthesametime.nItismine.

Isawitfirst,1'saidonecat.Whiletheothersaid,"Igotitfirst,soitbelongstome"Afterhavingquarreledforsometime,one

catsaid,"Let'sdivideitintotwoandtakeonepieceeach.,,nAgoodidea,"saidtheothercat."Buthowdowedivideitnow?

Amonkeysittingonthetreewatchedwhathappenedbetweenthetwocats."Thatloafofbreadlooksgood.Icouldeatit

myself*hethought.Slowlyhecamedownfromthetreeandwalkeduptothetwocats.

“Mydearfriends!CanIhelpyou?"askedthemonkey.Thecatstoldthemonkeywhattheproblemwasandsaid,nWhy

don'tyoubethejudgebetweenus"Whenthemonkeynodded,thecatssaid,"Pleasedividethisloafofbreadforus.”

Theclevermonkeybrokethebreadintotwopieces.Butonepiecewasalittlebiggerthantheother."Ohno!Iwilltake

alittlebiteofthisbiggerpiecetomakebothequal"saidthemonkey.Buthetookabigbite.nUhoh!Nowithasbecome

smallerthantheotherpiece.Iwilljusthavetotakealittlebitefromthatone,too,*'saidthemonkey.

TheJudgeMonkeytookanotherbite.Thetwocatssatinfrontofthemonkey,seeingtheloafofbreadgettingsmaller

andsmaller.Whenthewholeloafwaseatenbythemonkey,themonkeysaid,"Iamsorry.Itwasreallydifficulttodividethe

bread.Imustbegoingnow,"Andthemonkeyjumpedontothetreeandwasgone,"Ifonlywehadnotquan*eledbetween

ourselves,wewouldhaveremainedunitedandwedon'tneedtogotothemonkeyandbecomehungrynow,"saidthetwo

cats.

28.Whatdidthetwocatsfindunderatree?

A.Amouse.B.Amonkey.C.Anothercat.D.Aloafofbread.

29.Whatproblemdidthetwocatshavewhentheyaskedthemonkeyforhelp?

A.Theydidn*tlikeeachotherverymuch.

B.Theycouldn'tdecidehowtodividethebread.

C.Theloafofbreadwastoobigforthemtohold.

D.Themonkeywasmakingtoomuchnoiseonthetree.

30.Howdidthetwocatsprobablyfeelintheend?

A.Happy.B.Excited.C.Bored.D.Regretful.

（2019?北京?八年級(jí)期中）

康￡於

益：

JokesSmartAnimals

$50-$1OOGotajoke?SenditinforlaughteristheUpto$100

Bestmedicine.Shareunusualbehaviorofpetsorwildanimalsinupto300words.

KindnessofStrangersMyStory

Upto$150$350

Doyouhavealife-changingstorytotell?Whatyouwritemustbe

Shareyourmomentsofkindnessin100-500

words.trueand800-1000words.

Howtoreachus:

Email:rdaeditor@

31.Whatdoesthefirstadvertisement（廣告）askustodo?A.TosendinsomejokesB.Toshareourpets

C.TotalkaboutkindnessD.Totellatruestory.

32.Whichofthefouradvertisementsoffersthemostmoney?

A.JokesB.SmartAnimals.C.KindnessofStrangers.D.MyStory.

33.Howcanwesendourwritingin?

A.Byphone.B.BypostC.ByemailD.Bygoingthere.

（2019U匕京41年級(jí)期中）Thispastholidayseason,IdrovewithmyparentstoBostontovisitmycousin.Onmyway

backhome,westoppedataserviceareaforfood.

Aswestoppedthere,therewasthisoldladywhowasbusycleaningallthetablesandchairsaspeoplewereleaving,

makingsureeverythingwastidyandclean.Ijustthoughtofgiftingherwithfivedollarsandachocolateinmypocket.I

wroteonapapernapkin（紙巾）：ThankyouandMerryChristmas.”

Ihadwantedtoleaveitthereforherbutdecidedtowalkuptoherandgiveher.

Sheaskedme,"Isitagift?OnlythenwillItakeit.”

Inodded,"Yes,"andsmiledather.

“Thankyou,youngman.nshereplied,andIlefttobuysomefoodfromthestoreinside.Onmywaybacktothecar,the

womanstoppedme.

“ImadealotofcookiesandcandiesonChristmasfbrpeople,"sheexplained.<4Wouldyouliketohavesome?^^

Abittakenaback,Ireplied,ttYes,\

Sheaskedmetowait,andcamebackcarryingafour-inchplatefilledwithdifferentcookiesandchocolates!Myfirst

expressionwasabigsmile.

“That'salot,“Isaid,abitsurprised.

Shesmiledandtoldmethatshemadeeightytoninetyoftheseplateseveryyear,togifttofriendsandothers.

Ihadnowordsorthoughtsinmybrain.Finally,Iaskedif1couldhugher.Wehugged,wishingeachotherahappyand

healthyholidayseason.Then,asweparted,IfeltasifIhadmetanewfriendwithwhomIexchangedthegiftofasmileand

somehappiness.Ireallyenjoyedthistrip.

34.Thewriterwantedtovisit,

A.hisparentsB.anoldladyC.hiscousinD.hisaunt

35.Whentheystoppedataserviceareatheoldladywas.

A.cleaningthetableB.sweepingthefloor

C.eatingcookiesD.makingcandies

36.Afterthewritersawtheoldlady,he.

A.madesomefoodforherB.gaveher5dollarsandachocolate

C.boughtsomefoodfbrherD.madealotofcookiesandcandies

37.Intheend,thewriterfelt.

A.HappyB.sadC.excitedD.bored

（2019?北京?首都師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中）

BOOKS

VIDEOAUDIO

.Picturebooksforchildren

*Videofilms*Musicforeveryone:

*Informationabouttheworld

*TVplaysrock/classical/pop/blues/folk

.Novels

*Musicvideos*Languagecassettesin42languages

*Booksin30languages

"Specialinterestsintheworld

*Storiesofallkinds

Youcanenjoyyourselfandtaketimetowatch.Specialroomsforyoutoenjoy

Youcanenjoynewspapersand

yourfavoritevideosathome.YoucanborrowalisteningCDsandcassettescanbe

magazinesinthereading

videofbraweekfor$1.borrowed-Free!

room.

*Youcanborrowuptofivebooks;oneCDoronecassette.Asmanyvideosasyouwant.

*Youcankeepbooksforthreeweeks;CDsandcassetteforoneweek.

*Youcanrenewthembyphone,bypost,orinpersonatthelibraryifyouwanttokeepthemlonger.

38.Weprobablycanseetheservicesina______.

A.libraryB.cinemaC.hospitalD.shop

39.Wecankeepthebooksnolongerthan—

A,oneweekB.twoweeksC.threeweeksD.fourweeks

40.Youcanrenewbookstokeepthemlongerin______ways.

A.2B.3C.4D.5

（2019?北京?首都師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中）Toson,Cecil,

JustaquicknoteprefacebeforeIstartinearnest.WhenIwrotethis,youwere8,stillalittleboy.In2002,1wascalled

toactivedutyintheMarineCorpsintheWaronTerrorism.Onthe11thofSeptember2001whenAmericawasattacked,I

knewthatIwouldeventuallyhavetogoandIwasfilledwithadeepsenseofsadness.ThatnightasyouandKeikowere

asleep,Ilookedatyoulittlefacesandcouldn'thelpbutfightthetears.IknewitwouldbehardforyoubecauseIhada

similarexperience.

WhenIwasalittleboyaged6,myDad,yourGrandpaCawley,wassenttoVietnamduringtheWarthere.Iremember

howmuchImissedhim,too.ButnowunfortunatelyIhavecometorealizejusthowroughitmusthavebeenforGrandpato

beawayfromhischildrenforayear.Thinkingaboutthis,Iwantedtoputmythoughtsandfeelingsdownforyouandyour

sister.IamsosorrythatIhadtoleaveforsuchalongtime.ThereisnoplaceIwouldratherbethanwithyouandKeiko.

Youtwoarethelightsofmylife.Ihaveknownnogreaterjoythaninthefewyearssinceyoutwowereborn.Ihopetohave

manymoreyearswithyou.Ifthisdoesn'thappen,thenknowthatIloveyoumorethanwordscanexpress.Ifforsomereason

Idon'tmakeithome,IwillneedyoutotakecareofyourlittlesisterandyourMum.YouwillbetheManoftheCawley

family.Begood,myson,andGodwillwatchoveryouashehasme.Iwillbewaitingimpatientlyforthetimewhenwecan

allbetogetheragain.

Allmylove

Dad

41.Thewriterofthelettermaybe.

A.anAmericansoldierinthebattlefield

B.anAmericanpoliceman

C.asoldierintheVietnamWar

D.apostmanworkingfarawayfromhome

42.Oneoftheexperiencesthewriterandhissonhadincommonisthat.

A.theybothexperiencedtheVietnamWar

B.theirfathershadtoleavetheirchildrenandfightabroadbecauseofthewar

C.theyusedtostudyinthesameschool

D.theywerebotheightwhenthefathershadtoleavethem

43.Wecaninferthat.

A.thewriterwasadevotedsonB.thewriterwasabravesoldier

C.thewriterrealizedhemightdieinthebattlefieldD.thewriter'swifewasaJapanese

（2019?北京?101中學(xué)八年級(jí)期中）Somegirlsaretalkingabouttheirbestfriends.

Lily,EnglandLucy,Canada

Mary,agirlfromAmerica,isthemostMybestfriendisAna.Wespentalotoftime

confidentgirlthatIhaveevermet.Shelookstogetheruntilwewere12yearsoldin

confident,butIdon'thaveenoughconfidenceCanada.ThenImovedtoAmericawithmy

andIamquiteshy.Wehaveverydifferentfamily.WhenIwenttocollegeinNewYork,I

personalities.ThisiswhywearesuchgoodsawAnainmyclass.Wewereverygladto

friends.studytogetheragain.

Betty,AustraliaYamato,Japan

MybestfriendisFanny.SheisfriendlyandIlovetospendtimewithDick.Wesharethe

helpful.OnceIgotsickwithflu