2020年中考英語閱讀理解專題練習題《人物故事類》

2020年中考英語閱讀理解專題練習《人物故事類》1．Forhiseleventhbirthday，Linwasgivenagiftthatwouldshapehislife．OnthatdayhisfathertookhimtotheChildren'sActivityCentreandsaidhecouldchooseanycoursethatinterestedhim．Therewasjustonerequirement：Linwouldhavetopromisetostudyitforatleastoneyear．TothatpointLinhadhadmanyhobbies，butnonekepthisinterestformorethanaweekortwo．Hismumoncegavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting．Thathobbylastedaweek．ThenhisfathergothimsomepaintshopingthatLin'sartisticsidewouldshinethrough．Thosepaintswerenowunderhisbed，stillunopened．ThistimeLin'sparentswouldlethimdecide．Lin'seyesmoveddownthenoticeboardthatlistedallthecoursesonoffer．Hestoppedat"Photography，"Helikedtheideaoftakingbeautifulpicturesbutthenoticesaidthateachstudentneededtheirowncamera．AlthoughLin'sfamilywasn'tpoor，theyweren'tricheither，andacameracostalotofmoney．Hecontinuedlooking．Thenextcoursetocatchhiseyeswas"LanguageArt"．Hedidn'tevenknowwhatthatmeant．Hisfatherexplainedthatittaughtpeoplehowtomakepublicspeeches．Lin，ashyboy，couldthinkofnothingworse．Thenhesawit．"Cooking"soundedlikesomethinghe'dliketodo．Itwasinexpensiveandconvenient，itcouldbedonealoneanditwasalsocreative．BasedonLin'shobbyhistory，hisdadhaddoubts，butheagreed．Muchtohisparents'surprise，Linkepthispromise．HestudiedcookingattheCentreeverySaturday，andpractisedathome，makingdeliciousmealsforhisfamily．Everyonelookedforwardtobirthdays，whentheycouldeathiscakes．Lingotgreatsatisfactionfromthepleasurehisfoodbroughttoothers．Themonthsturnedtoyearsbuthishobbyneverchangedagain．NowLinisanadultandrunsasuccessfulrestaurant．Whencustomerssaytheyenjoyhismeal，hestillgetsthesamepleasurehedidasachild，andremembersthespecialgifthereceivedallthoseyearsago．（1）Lindidn'tchoosetostudyphotographybecause．A．itwastooexpensiveB．hehadnointerestinitC．hewasnotverycreativeD．itwasnotofferedthatterm（2）Theunderlinedexpression．A．makehimexcitedB．makehimannoyedC．gethisattentionD．helphimseeclearly（3）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLin'sinterestincooking？A．Itonlylastedforashorttime．B．Itseemedtomatchhischaracter．C．Itwasforcedonhimbyhisparents．D．Itdevelopedslowlyovermanymonths．（4）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？A．AStrictFatherB．AChangeableBoyC．FunofCookingD．TheBirthdayGift2．Aboyinhisearlyteenscalledanumberandstartedtospeakwithhishandpartially（部分地）overthephone．Hewantedtochangethetone（語氣）ofhisvoice．Whileallthiswashappening，amanwhowasworkingnearbyobservedlistenedwithgreatinteresttotheconversationthatfollowed："Lady，canyougivemeajobcuttingyourlawn（草坪）？""Ialreadyhavesomeonecutmylawn，"answeredthewomanattheotherendofthephone．"Lady，Iwillcutyourlawnforhalfthepriceofthepersonwhocutsyourlawnnow．""I'mverysatisfiedwiththepersonwhoiscuttingmylawn．"Theboysaid，"Lady，I'llevensweepthefloorandthestairsofyourhouseforfree．""No，thankyou．"Withasmileonhisface，theyoungboythankedtheladyandhungupthephone．Themanthenwalkedovertotheboyandsaid，"Hey!boy．Ilikeyourattitude（態(tài)度）．I'dliketoofferyouajob．""No，thanks，"saidtheboy．"Butyou'relookingforajob，aren'tyou？""No，sir，"answeredtheboy．"Iwasjustcheckingonmyperformance（表現(xiàn)）atthejobIalreadyhave．Iamtheonewhocutsthatlady'slawn!"（1）Theboyspokewithhishandpartiallyoverthephoneand．A．playedatrickontheladyB．changedthetoneofhisvoiceC．savedthecostofthecallD．a(chǎn)ttractedmorepeople'sattention（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"hungup"meaninChineseinparagraph8？A．掛斷B．垂下C．飛起D．晾曬（3）Theman．A．offeredtheboyajobB．taughttheboyalessonC．likedtheboy'sattitudeD．checkedtheboy'sperformance（4）Whocutthelawnonearth？A．Themannearby．B．Theladyherself．C．Theboymakingacall．D．Thepersonwithasmile．3．Anewrestaurantisnearourschool．Myclassmatesoftenvisititandwritedowntheiropinionsabouttherestaurant．NameOpinionsMaryIgototherestaurantwithmyfriendsintheevening．Thefoodisverynice．Ioftendrinksomeorangejuicethere．Itisfree．Itisgoodtodrinkcoldorangejuice．DavidMyparentstakemetotherestaurantforlunch．Ithinkthefoodisnice，butitisalittledear．Iliketoeatbeefnoodlesthere．SamIdon'tlikethefoodthere．ButIliketheplatesandcupsintherestaurant．Theyarebeautifulandclean．Therestaurantisalsobeautiful，too．TomIlikethenewrestaurant．Igothereatnight．Ilikethefoodthere．Myfavoritefoodistomatoeswitheggs．（1）Whatdoes"Opinions"meaninChinese？A．理念B．看法C．方式D．措施（2）WhichisMary'sdescription（描述）abouttheorangejuicethere？a．freeb．coldc．deard．cleanA．a(chǎn)，bB．a(chǎn)，cC．b，cD．a(chǎn)，d（3）Whogoestotherestaurantforlunch？A．Mary．B．Sam．C．David．D．Tom．（4）WhatdoesTomliketoeat？A．Orangejuice．B．Vegetables．C．Tomatoeswitheggs．D．Beefnoodles．（5）Whatdoweknowabouttherestaurant？A．Theyalllikethefoodthere．B．Theorangejuiceisnotfree．C．Therestaurantisintheirschool．D．Theplatesandcupsarebeautifulandclean．4．Longago，therewasaqueenwholivedinapalace．Shefeltboredandsaidtoheradvisor，"Allthethingsaroundmearetooboring．Ineedadifferentkindofbeauty．LeteveryoneknowthatIwillholdacompetitionforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld．Andtheprizewillbethiscrown．"Severaldayslater，lotsofpeoplecametothecompetitionandshowedtheirthings．Thequeenwasnotsatisfiedwithwhatshesaw．Theadvisorsuggested，"Whatyouarelookingforcannotbebroughttoyou．Youmustlookforitbyyourself．Whataboutajourney？"Thequeenwasinterestedintheidea，soshestartedimmediately．Asshewasontopofthehillnearherpalace，shelookeddownandsuddenlysomethingcriedinherheart．"WhyhaveIneverfoundmypalacesobeautiful？"Thequeenspentoneyeartravelling．Shesawbeautyonthefarm，intheforestandeveninthestarstwinklingatnightonherjourney．Butwhatwasthemostbeautifulthing？Shethoughtitover．Suddenly，sheunderstoodbeautywaseverywhere．Sheshouldlearntoenjoytheworld．Sheleftthepiecesofhercrownatdifferentplacesthatshehadseen．Astimewentby，thequeen'scrowngotsmallerandsmalleruntilnothingwasleft．Shefoundthemostbeautifulthingatlast．Itwastheworld!（1）Thequeenwantedtoforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld．A．holdacompetitionB．buyanewcrownC．goonajourneyD．seestarstwinkling（2）cametothecompetitionandshowedtheirthings．A．QuiteafewpeopleB．NotmanypeopleC．OnlytheadvisorD．Everyoneinthecountry（3）Ontopofthehillnearherpalace，thequeensuddenlyfoundherpalaceso．A．boringB．interestingC．differentD．beautiful（4）Thepassagetellsusthat．A．beautyiseverywhereifwelearntoenjoytheworldB．youcangetwhateveryouwantifyouareaqueenC．thethingsinthepalacearemostbeautifulD．Travellingaroundisthebestlifestyle5．PeteSparkswasasensitive（敏感的）boy．Hewassosensitivethatevenhishairwasticklish（怕癢的）．Youonlyhadtotouchhishairalittlebitandhewouldstartlaughing．Whenthisticklishlaughterstarted，noonecouldmakehimstop．Petetriedeverythingtocontrolhisticklishness，butnothingworked．Sohebegantofeelsadforbeingdifferent．Onedayinthestreet，hemetaspecialclown（小丑）．Theclownwasveryoldandcouldhardlywalk，butwhenhesawPeteintears，hewenttocheerhimup．Itdidn'ttakelongtomakePetelaugh．LaterPetetoldhimabouthisproblem，andheaskedtheclownhowsuchanoldmancouldkeeponbeingaclown．"Ihavenoonetotakemyplace，saidtheclown．"Ihaveaveryseriousjobtodo．Petelookedathim，surprised．"Come，I'llshowyou"saidtheclown．SotheclowntookPetetomanyhospitalsfullofchildrenwhoweresick．Assoonastheysawtheclown，theirfaceschangedcompletelyandlitupwithasmile．Theshorttimespentwiththeclownchangedeverythingforthem．Thatdaywasevenmorespecial，becauseineveryshowPete'slaughtermadethechildrenevenhappier．Whenthevisitcametoanend，theoldclownsaidtoPete，"NowdoyouseewhyIcan'tretire（退休），evenatmyage？"ThatwashowPetebecameaclown．a(chǎn)ndtooktheoldman'splace．Fromthatdayon，thefactthatPetewasdifferentactuallymadehimhappy，thankstohisspecialtalent．（1）AtfirstPete'sticklishnessmadehim．A．feelsadB．popularamongkidsC．a(chǎn)lwaysbelaughedatD．feelproudofhimself（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheold？A．HewasasensitivemanB．HelikedhisjobasaclownC．HewasunabletomakePetelaughD．Heknewhowtocontrolhisticklishness（3）TheoldclowntookPetetothehospitalsinorderto．A．treathisticklishnessB．encouragehimtobeaclownC．showhimthemeaningofhisjobD．knowwhetherPetehadtoldthetruth（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph？A．TheoldclowndiedB．PetestoppedbeingticklishC．PetefeltgoodwithhistalentD．Petewenttolivewiththeoldclown6．Kimberley，fromAmerica，wasoneofthewinnersofthe2018ChineseGovemmentScholarship（獎學金）．"Ifeelnervousandexcited，butIjustcantwaittogo，saidKimberleywhowouldstudyatZhejiangNormal（師范）University．I'mnervousbecauseI'mflyinghalfwayaroundtheworldbymyself．AndIknowjustalittlebitofChinese，"sheadded．ShehopedtoimproveherChineseandmakealotoffriendsinChina．Kimberleywasoneofthe18whoreceivedscholarshipstostudyinChina．Underthescholarshipprogram，internationalstudentswouldbesponsoredsothattheycouldstudyanddoresearchatChineseuniversities．Forthem，it'sapieceofgoodnewsbecausetheycouldgethelpfomthisprogram．Shelley，vice﹣presidentforStudentLife，said，"Congratulationstoyouforhavingsuchachancelikethis．Believeme﹣you'regoingtohavealotoffunleaminginChina．"ZhangPing，aChineseOfficial，mentioned，"Youwillnotonlyhavenewknowledge，butalsofindmanywaystoenjoytheinterestingChinesecultureandhistory．（1）WherewouldKimberleystudy？A．ZhejiangNormalUniversity．B．NanjingNormalUniversity．C．BeijingNormalUniversity．D．HunanNormalUniversity．（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sponsored"probablymean？A．greeted．B．interviewed．C．punished．D．supported．（3）Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus？A．ShelleyisgoingtohavealotoffuninChina．B．ZhangPingwillhavelotsofnewknowledge．C．KimberleywillgetmuchduringthisstudyinChina．D．ShelleyandZhangPingarebothfromAmerica．（4）WhatdoyouknowaboutKimberleyfromthispassage？A．ShewouldcometoChinaenjoyingherselfbecauseshegotascholarship．B．ShewouldcometoChinastudyingChinesewithoutpayingfee．C．ShewouldstudyandresearchChinesecultureandhistoryinLosAngeles．D．Sheandother17winnerswouldhavegreatfunlearninginAmerica．7．Therewasapilotandfourpeopleinasmallplane．Suddenlytherewassomethingwrongwiththeplane．Itbegantofalldown．Thepilottoldthepeopletherewereonlyfourparachutes．Theyallbecameworriedandstartedtomakeexcuses．"Imustgo，"saidthepilot，takingoneoftheparachutesandjumpedout．Thefirstpersonstoodup"I'madoctor，"hesaid，"IhelppeoplelivelongerandIsavelives．"Hetookaparachuteandjumpedout．Thesecondpersonsaid，"Imusthaveaparachute．Iamaverycleverperson．Ihavetoattendanimportantmatch．IknowIwillwinthegamebecauseI'llbethecleverestpersonthere．"Hepickedupapackandjumpedout．Twomenwereleft﹣﹣anoldbusinessmanandayoungmountainclimber．Atthistimetheplanewasgoingdownfast．Thebusinessmansaid，"Youngman，Iamoldbutyouarestillyoung．Youtakethelastparachute．"Theyoungmountainclimbersmiled．"Don'tworry，"hesaid．"Wecanbothjumpoutbecausetherearestilltwoparachutes．Justnowtheclevermanjumpedoutwithmybackpack．"（1）Whydidallthepeoplebecomeworried？A．Theycouldnotfindtheirparachutes．B．Theypilotjumpoutoftheplanefirst．C．Theplaneflewtoofastandtoohigh．D．Therewerenotenoughparachuteshere．（2）Whatdidtheclevermanjumpoutwith？A．AparachuteB．NothingC．AbackpackD．Twoparachutes（3）Whothoughtofothersfirstratherthan（而不是）himself？A．TheclevermanB．ThebusinessmanC．ThepilotD．Thedoctor（4）Accordingtothestory，whowouldbedeadatlast？A．ThemountainclimberB．TheselfishdoctorC．ThecleverpersonD．Theoldbusinessman（5）Whatisaparachute？A．Atooltokeepoil．B．Atooltocookfood．C．AtooltorepairtheplaneD．Atooltolandontotheground．8．Thereoncelivedarichbusinessmanwhohadalazyson．ThebusinessmanwantedhissontorealizethevalueofLabor（勞動）．Oneday，hetoldhisson，"Today，Iwantyoutoearn（賺）something．Ifyoufail，youwon'thaveyourmealtonight"Theboydidn'twanttofindajob，soheaskedhismotherforhelp．Shegavehimagoldcoin．Intheeveningwhenthefatheraskedhissonwhathehadearned，thesonshowedhimthegoldcoin．Thefatherthenaskedhimtothrowitintothewell（水井）．Thesondidashewastold．Thefatherguessedthatthegoldwasfromtheboy'smother．Thenextday，hesenthiswifetoherparentshomeandaskedhissontoearnsomething．Sincenoonehelpedhim，thesonhadtogotothemarkettolookforajob．Ashopkeepertoldhimthathewouldpayhimacoinifhecarriedheavytoolsforhim．Thesonaccepted．Ashereturnedhomeandgavethecointohisfather，hewasaskedtothrowitintothewell．Theboycried，"Dad!Mybodyisaching．I'mtired．Howareyouaskingmetothrowmyhard﹣earnedcoinintoawell？Thebusinessmansmiled．Hetoldhissonthatonefeelspainonlywhenthefruitsoflaborarewasted．Thesonrealizedthevalueofhardwork．Hepromisednottobelazyanymore．（1）Whohelpedthesonwhenhewasaskedtoearnsomethingforthefirsttime？A．Hisfather．B．HismotherC．HissisterD．Theshopkeeper．（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"aching"meaninChinese？A．疼痛的B．有希望的C．有幫助的D．強有力的（3）Whydidthefatherasktheboytothrowhiscoinintothewell？A．TofillthewellB．TocheckifthecoinisrealC．TokeepthecoinfortheboyD．Tocheckiftheboyhadearnedthecoinbyhimself（4）Thestoryismainlyabout．A．a(chǎn)wisefatherB．a(chǎn)goldcoinC．thefruitsoflaborD．Alazyboy9．ThefirsttimeIsawKai，shewassittinginmyfrontyard，huggingmydogHarley．SheandherhusbandSeanhadjustmovedintoasmallhousedowntheroadfromus．IthinkshewasdrawntoHarley'sfriendliness，justashewasdrawntohers．FromthemomentItalkedtoher，IknewKaiwouldbeafriendlyfriend．Hersmileandgoodcheermademefeelbetterjustbeingaroundher．Itdidn'ttakelongbeforeKaiwasbelovedbyeveryoneinourneighborhood．Childrenandadultsvisitedherhomeoften．Althoughshealreadyhadfourcats，shealsoadopted（收養(yǎng)）ahomelessdog．Whenwevisitedher，shewouldkindlylistentoallofourtroubleandthensaysomethingsowisethatwewouldleaveherhomewithourheartssinging．SometimesIwouldreadhermystoriesandshewouldalwaysencouragemetokeepwriting．Allofthistime，though，Kaiwasslowlydyingfromcancer．ButshelivedeachdaywithsuchcheerthatIoftenforgotjusthowillshewas．Still，shediedonacoldwinterdaywithheavysnowfallingdown．Duringtheshorttimewehadtogether，IlearnedsomuchfromKaiabouthowtotrulylive．Shetaughtussomanylessonsaboutkindness，happiness，hopeandcheer．（1）WhatwasKailike？A．Shewasquiet．B．Shewasagoodlistener．C．Shewasfriendly．D．Shehadasenseofhumor．（2）WhathappenedtoKaiaftershemovedtothenewneighborhood？A．Shecouldn'tgetalongwithherneighbors．B．Shewastoldthatshehadcancer．C．Sheadoptedthewriter'sdog．D．Shemadefriendswithbothkidsandadults．（3）Theunderlinedword"beloved"means""inChinese．A．善良的B．討厭的C．兇狠的D．深愛的（4）PeopleleftKai'shomewiththeirheartssingingbecause．A．KaitaughtthemhowtosingB．KailistenedtothemandgavegoodadviceC．KaitoldtheminterestingstorieD．theydidn'tknowKaihadcancer（5）WhatdidKaiteachthewriter？A．Howtoliveahappyandactivelife．B．Howtocareforpets．C．Howtobekind．D．Howtogivegoodadvice．10．HereisastorytoldanAmericangeneral（將軍）whowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar．EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes．Soonafterthewar，thegeneralreturnedtoWashington．Onedayhewenttothedentist（牙醫(yī)）andhadsixteethpulledout．Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldincuriosityshopsat＄5each．Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords，"Buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome，"Thegeneralgotangry．Herushestohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth．Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeverycuriosityshopinthecapital．Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday．Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought．Theyhadcollected175teeth．（1）Intheevening，theofficerswentbackwithalltheteethwhichcost．A．＄785．B．＄1，050．C．＄157．D．＄875．（2）Thegeneralfeltwhenheheardhisteethweresold．A．happy．B．excited．C．sad．D．a(chǎn)ngry．（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"label"inParagraph2meaninChinese？A．標志．B．標本．C．標簽．D．樣品．（4）Therewasthegeneral'snameonthelabelofeachtooth．Thisshowsthat．A．thegeneral'snamewasknownbymostofthepeopleinWashington．B．theshop﹣keeperwantedtohavemorecustomersbuytheteeth．C．theshop﹣keepertriedtomakethegeneralmorepupular．D．BothAandC．（5）Thegeneralorderedhismento．A．lookforhisteethandbuyallofthem．B．a(chǎn)rrestthedentistatonce．C．makealltheshopsstopsellingteeth．D．buyalltheteethinalltheshops．11．Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsenseofdirection．Unlucky，Iamoneofthem．IhavevisitedaplacemanytimesbutImaystillgetlosttherethenexttime．WhenIwasalittlegirl，I'mafraidtoaskstrangerstheway．AndsoIusedtowalkroundincircleandhopethatbychance（偶然，/碰巧）IwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto．Now，Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirections，butIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation．SoItrynottogivepeoplewrongdirections．Ifanyoneasksmethewaysomewhere，Iwouldsay，"sorry，Iamastrangerhere．"Onceonmywaytowork，amanstoppedmeandheaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding．Igavehimmyusualreply．ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps．Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding．However，Ihadnotimetoturnbackandlookforhim．WhenIjustgottomyoffice，Ifoundthatthesecretary（秘書）showedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections．ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedthemanwaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!（1）Thewriteralwaysrefusestogivepeopledirectionsbecause．A．she'sastrangertothecityB．shedoesn'tknowthepeopleC．shehasnotimetohelpothersD．she'safraidofgivingwrongdirections．（2）Amanstoppedthewriteronthewayto．A．sellhersomethingB．a(chǎn)skforthetimeC．makefriendswithherD．a(chǎn)skforthedirections．（3）TheFriendshipBuildingistheplacewherethewriter．A．livesB．studiesC．worksD．teaches（4）Theword"embarrassed"inthelastparagraphmeans""．A．尷尬的B．困惑的C．激動的D．拮據(jù)的（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？Thewriter．A．istooshytogiveothersdirectionsB．hasaverypoorsenseofdirectionsC．nevergotlostwhenshewasyoung．D．wasquitenervouswhenhesawtheman12．Richardistheunluckiestboyintheworld．Hehardlyeverfallsill（生病），butifhefallsill，itisontheweekend．Heisagoodstudent，butwhenhetakesatest，hispenbreaks．Hisbirdsingsverywell，butwhenheaskshisfriendstolistentoit，thebirdbecomessilent（沉默的）．ButRichardthinksheistheluckiestboyintheworld．Hehaswonderfulparentsandalovelysister．Hehasasingingbird．Hisclassmatesarefriendly．Richardisalwayshappyandheiskind．Onedayhismothergavehimsomemoneytobuyanice﹣cream．Whenhearrivedattheice﹣creamshop，hesawanoldmanoutsideit．Hehadoldclothes，terribleglasses，andhelookedhungry．Richardthoughthewaspoor．Hedecidednottobuytheice﹣creamandgavethemoneytotheman．"Thankyou．Youareakindboy．ButI'mnotpoor．Keepyourmoney．I'mtherichestmanintownandIsometimeswearoldclothestoseewhatpeopledo，"themansaidandgavethemoneyback．ThemantookRichardtothebiggestshopintownandsaid，"Chooseanythingyoulike．Icanbuyyouthemostexpensiveone．"Richardasked，"CanIchoosetwo？""Ofcourse，"answeredtheman．Richardchosethenewestradiobecausewhenhisbirdkeepssilent，hecanatleastlistentoitwithhisfriends．Hethenchoseanewpairofglassesfortheman．（1）Howdoesthepassageshowus"Richardistheunluckiestboyintheworld"？A．Bygivingexamples．B．Byaskingquestions．C．Bydescribinghislook．D．Byusinganoldman'swords．（2）WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTmakeRichardfeelluckyaccordingtoParagraph2？A．Asingingbird．B．Alovelygift．C．Wonderfulparents．D．Friendlyclassmates．（3）WhatdidRicharddoafterhesawanoldmanoutsidetheice﹣creamshop？A．Hegavehimsomemoney．B．Hegavehimanice﹣cream．C．Heboughthimnewclothes．D．Heboughthimanewpairofglasses．（4）HowmanygiftsdidRichardchoose？A．1．B．2．C．3．D．4．（5）WhydidRichardchoosethenewestradio？A．Becauseitlookedcool．B．Becausehisfriendslikeditverymuch．C．Becauseitwasthemostexpensiveintheshop．D．Becauseheandhisfriendscanlistentoitwhenhisbirddoesn'tsing．13．Itseemsusualthatamothershouldhelpherdaughterwithhairbraiding（扎辮子）．However，thereisadifferentstoryinAmerica．"BeerandBraids"isaneventstartedbyCalli，whocomesfromDenver，Colorado．Calliistheownerofahairsalon．Shedecidedtoholdsuchaneventfordadsandtheirlittlegirlsbecauseofherhusband'sfriend．Notlongago，thefriendarrivedlateforameetingbecausehiswifewasoutandhehadtohelpwithhisdaughter'shairbraiding．However，hejustlookedathisdaughter'shairanddidn'tknowhowtodoit．Hearingthestory，Callihadsuchanideaatonce．"Manyofmycustomersareladies．Theyworkoutsidewhilethedadsstayathome，"shesaid．"Soit'snecessarytotelldadshowtocarefortheirdaughterslikemothers．"Theeventworkslikethis：Dadspay﹩55togetone﹣on﹣onetrainingandthentrytocreateallkindsofhairstylesforacompetition．Thedadwhofinallywinstheeventwillgetsixbottlesofbeerandallthegirlscangetafullbagofhairproductstotakehome．AccordingtoCalli，thegirlslovethetimespentwiththeirdads．Theytakethechancetogetdressedupandenjoydinneroutaftertheevent．"Andthedadsbecomemorepatienttostaywiththeirdaughtersafterthetraining，"sheadded．It'snolongerembarrassing（尷尬的）fordadstodosuchthings．Theyaremorebelievabletobraidtheirdaughters'hairinstead．（1）Thepassageismainlyabout．A．momsbraidtheirdaughters'hairinsteadB．CallibecametheownerofahairsalonC．girlstakechancetogetdressedupD．dadsbecamemorepatient（2）Callidecidedtoholdsuchaneventbecause．A．sheownsahairsalonB．shewillgetsixbottlesofbeerC．shecangetafullbagofhairproductstotakehomeD．shecan'tgetafullbagofhairproductstotakehome（3）Itisclearthat．A．parentpay﹩55togetone﹣to﹣onetrainingB．onlymomshelpherdaughterswithhairbraidingC．dadsbelieveinbraidingtheirdaughters'hairintheendD．CallihasgotalotofmoneybyholdingsuchaneventinAmerica（4）Ifyoujoinintheeventwithtwodaughters，youshouldpay．A．﹩55B．﹩110C．﹩165D．﹩220（5）Welearnfromthepassagethat．A．"BeerandBraids"isanameofasalonB．Calli'shusbandwasoncelateforameetingC．momsbecamemorepatientaftertakingthetrainingD．dadsusedtobeembarrassedtohelpwithhairbraiding14．Inthe13thcentury，theItaliantraveler，MarcoPolo，traveledalongwaytoChina，DuringhisstayinChina，hesawmanywonderfulthings．OneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney．Inwesterncountries，peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury．However，peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury．AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2000yearsago．Hemadeitfromwood．Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper．Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook．Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees．Weusealotofpapereveryday!Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper，therewillnotbeanytreesontheearth．Iftherearenotrees，therewillbenopaper．Everyday，peoplethrowawayabout2800tons（噸）ofpaperinourcity．Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper．Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48000treeseveryday．Sinceittakesmorethan10yearsforatreetogrow，wemuststartusinglesspapernow．Ifwedon't，wewillnothaveenoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper．Sohowcanwesave（節(jié)約）paper？Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper，especiallywhenwearemakingnotes．Wecanchoosedrinksinbottlesinstead（代替）ofthoseinpaperpackets．Wecanalsousecottonhandkerchiefs（手帕）andnotpaperones．Whenwegoshopping，wecanusefewerpaperbags．Iftheshopassistantdoesgiveusapaperbag，wecansaveitandreuseitlater．Everyonecanhelptosavepaper．Ifweallthinkcarefully，wecanhelpprotecttrees．Butweshoulddoitnow，beforeitistoolate．（1）WhenhewasinChina，Marcopolo．A．sawmanywonderfulthingsB．learnedtomake