中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)：興趣愛好

0中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)（?？?熱門話題）

專題24興趣愛好

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇?南通市新橋中學(xué)一模）WheneverTminvitedtosomebody'shouseforthefirsttime,Tiltakea

closelookattheirbookshelves.Whattheykeepontheirshelves,inmyeyes,isareflection（反映）oftheirpersonal

tastesandinterests.Thebooksonabookshelftellthestoryofalife.

Myownshelvesareakindofroadmapthroughmylife,tellingachronologicaltale.Firstupcomemy

favoritechildhoodreads,likeWatershipDownandHisDarkMaterials.Thecollectionthenmovesontoteenage

thingsIreadinschool-NineteenEighty-Four,TheHandmaid'sTaleandAClockworkOrange.Finally,wecome

outoffull-timeeducationandentertherealworld,andthispartisareflectionofmyprofessional（職業(yè)的）life,

fromthefirstexcitingdaysofworkexperiencetothepresent.

Ifyoupointedtoanybookonmyshelves,IcouldnametheyearIgotit,whereIwasworking,andprobably

whereIwaslivingatthetime.

_▲Itisaneasywaytogettoknowabouthishopes,dreamsandinterests.Andabigpartofthatstoryis

howwearrangeourbooks,andgetonwiththem.Ifssuchapersonalthing,differentfromeachother.Somewant

tobewiththeirbooksineveryroom,othershavethemonshelves,behindglassorsimplyliningtheirfloors.Each

homehasastorytotellthroughthewaytheylivewiththeirbooks.

It'softensaidthatwhatwereadsayssomethingaboutwhoweare.Thewaywefillourbookshelvesmight

alsosendamessageaboutourselves.Fromthepileofbooksonyourbedsidetabletoyourwell-organizedshelves,

whetherwenoticeitornot,ourbookcollectionsaretellingastorybeforeasinglepagehasbeenturned.

1.Whatwillthewriterdoifheisinvitedtosomebody'shouse?

A.Tochooseabooktoread.B.Totalkabouthisbookswiththehost.

C.Tolookattheshelves.D.Tobuysomebooksforthehost

2.Whatarethebooksonthewriter'sownshelvesorganizedaccordingto?

A.Theirprices.B.Theirwriters.

C.Hispersonalinterests.D.Theperiodsofhislife.

3.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph4?

A.Everybookisworthreading.B.Eachbookshelfholdsaspecialdream.

C.Bookcollectionstellsomuchaboutaperson.D.Thebooksapersonreadsdependonhischoices.

4.Whafsthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.We'dbetternotputourbooksonthefloor.

B.Thewaywearrangeourbooksshowsourtastes.

C.Thebooksatourbedsideareusuallymoreimportant.

D.Wecanknowaboutapersonbyreadingthemessagehesends.

（2022?浙江?新昌縣城關(guān)中學(xué)二模）①M(fèi)anypeoplebelievethattoysaremainlymadeforkids.Whenwe

growup,weshouldputawaysuchchildishthings.Butnowmanygrown-upsaregettingthemoutagain.

?AccordingtodatafromthemarketresearchfirmNPDGroup,toysboughtbypeopleovertheageof12

accountfor23percentoftheEuropeanmarket.Amongthem,adultsarestillthemainforce.In2019,Beijing's

ToyShowdrewtensofthousandsofvisitors,includingmanygrown-ups.

③Butwhyareadultsinterestedintheseseemingly“childish“things?

④Toyscan“bringbackhappychildhoodmemories”,notedwebsiteSWNSDigital.Manyadultsareundera

lotofpressureathomeandatwork.Itemsthattheywerefamiliarwithinchildhoodcanremindthemofeasier

times.

⑤RobWillner,25,isonesuchpersonwhofindscomfortinitemsfromthepart.AthishomeinLondon,he

keepstwoboxesofchildhoodLegounderabed,aswellasdifferentlargemodelsonshelvesinhishouse.When

hecomeshomeafterahardday,heoftenplayswiththetoys."Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,butalso

helpsmetokeepperspective（客觀判斷力）.Legoisn'tgreat,butifsfun,andhelpsyoutothinkaboutwhafs

reallyimportant.9,hetoldTheTelegraph.

?Thereisanotherreasonfortheriseinpopularityoftoysamongadults.Thispastimeofferspressure-free

creativity.Evenhobbiessuchasbakingandpaintingcanbeshadowedbytheworrythattheresultswillfailto

pleaseotherpeople.Dressingupadollorplayingwithamodeltrainsetdoesn'tcomewithalotofpressureto

pleaseothers.

?Itseemsthatadultsarenolongertakingtheirchildhoodfreedomforgranted.Afterall,justasUKartist

DavidHockneysaid,“Playisserious.9,

5.WhyaretoyspopularamongadultsaccordingtowebsiteSWNSDigital?

A.Becausetheydon'twanttogrowupatall.

B.Becauseplayinghelpsdevelopandimprovesocialskills.

C.Becausetheywanttogetalongwellwiththeirkids.

D.Becausetoyscanbringbackpositivememories.

6.InRobWinner'sopinion,playingwithtoysafterwork.

A.makeshimmorecreativeatworkB.helpshimincreasehispressureinlife

C.makeshimthinkmoreaboutthepastD.helpshimconnectwithotherpeople

7.Paragraph6mainlytalksabout.

A.therisingpressuretopleaseothersthatadultface

B.howplayingwithtoyscanincreasecreativityatwork

C.anotherreasonwhyadultslovetoplaywithtoys

D.thereasonwhyyoungpeopledon'tcooknowadays

8.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.RemainingaKidatHeartB.LefsPutAwayChildishToys

C.HowtoGoBacktoChildhoodD.AdultsAreUnderLotsofPressure

（2022?湖南長(zhǎng)沙?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）It?ssaidthatbothworkandplayareimportantfbradevelopingmind.Though

itmaybecrucial（重要的）foreveryonetoworkhard,itisalsoimportanttorelaxfromtimetotime.

In2018,theaverage（平均數(shù)）amountofleisure（閑暇）timeforChinesepeoplewas2.84hoursperday,

higherthan2017'saverageof2.27hours,accordingtotheChinaMediaGroup（CMG）.

CMG'ssurveysfocus（聚焦）onthehappinessofChina'spopulation.Thesurveys,whichbeganin2006,

covermanyareas,includingleisuretime,vacationsandspendinghabits.Eachyear,CMGsurveysaround10,000

householdsacrossthecountry.

Thesurveysalsoshowedwhatpeopleprefertododuringtheirleisuretime.Sevenintenpeopleenjoysurfing

theinternet,while55percentliketowatchTVand46percentprefershopping.

Whafsmoreinterestingisthatpeopleindifferentprovincesliketododifferentthings.Forexample,people

inGuangxilikereadingbooks.ThosewholiveinTianjinprefertogotoaconcertormovie.PeopleinJilin

provinceprefertoexercise.

Ingeneral,peoplearehappierwhentheyhavemoreleisuretime,thesurveysuggests.Havingenoughleisure

timehasevenbecomemoreimportantthanincome（收入）forChinesepeople.

However,itisstillimportanttoworkaswell.Workinghardduringpartofthedaymakesleisuretimemore

valuableandenjoyable,CCTVNewsreported.

CMGhasalsofoundthatoverthelast10years,Chinesepeoplehavegenerallybecomehappier.In2018,

overhalfofChinesepeoplefeltsatisfiedwiththeirlives,thehighestrate（比率）seensince2009.

9.In2017,theaverageamountofleisureforChinesepeoplewasperday.

A.2.84hoursB.2.27hoursC.5.5hours

10.Whendidthesurveysbegin?

A.In2018.B.In2017.C.In2006.

11.Accordingtothesurveys,peopleinGuangxilike.

A.surfingtheinternetB.watchingTVC.readingbooks

12.In2018,howmanyChinesepeoplefeltsatisfiedwiththeirlives?

A.MorethanfiftypercentofChinesepeople.

B.SeventypercentofChinesepeople.

C.Forty-sixpercentofChinesepeople.

13.Thewriterwantstotellusthat.

A.bothworkandplayareimportant

B.havingenoughleisuretimeisthemostimportant

C.workinghardisthemostimportant

（2022?重慶九龍坡?一模）Inthepast,childrendidn'thavephones,iPadsorcomputers.Instead,theycame

upwithinterestinggamestoplayintheirchildhood.

Stoneballs

DuringtheQingDynasty。青朝），kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina.

Peoplemadestonesintosmallballsandkickedthemaroundinwintertokeepwarm.

Hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seekwasafungamewhichwaspopularalloverthecountry.Therewereusuallytwowaystoplay:

Childrenwhotookpartinthegamehidthemselvessomewhereandonetriedtofindthem.Or,achild'seyeswere

coveredandtheotherchildrenranaroundtoavoidbeingcaughtbyhim.

Playingdiabolo（空竹）

PlayingdiabolowasafolkgameinNorthChinainthepast.Thediabolowasmadeofwoodorbamboo（竹

子）.Itwasemptyinthecenter.Whenpeopleplayedwithdiabolo,itwouldmakeasound.Throughmanychanges,

itisperformedasafolkshownow.

14.DuringtheQingDynasty,peoplelikedtokickstoneballsto________inwinter

A.makemoneyB.keepwarmC.stayhealthyD.catchbirds

15.Therewereusuallywaystoplayhide-and-seek.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

16.Thediabolowasmadeof.

A.woodorstoneB.paperorstoneC.bambooorpaperD.woodorbamboo

17.Thispassagetalksaboutchildren'sinthepast.

A.filmsB.toysC.gamesD.changes

（2022?江蘇蘇州?——模）Everyonethesedayslikessmartphones,evenyourlittlekids.Findinghimorher

spendingtoomuchtimeonmobilephoneswouldsurelyturnyoudown.Youwouldthinkthiswilllimithisorher

growthbutwhatifwetellyou,mobilephonescouldactuallyhelpthembesmarterandhealthier.Seriously,there

aresomebestappsforkidsthatarewillingtooffermuchmore.

DrawingforKids

Withthisapp,yourchildwilllearntodrawcutecharactersinafunandplayfulmanner.Theuseof

animations（動(dòng)畫）anddrawingsmakesthisappsimplyunique.Itisanappwhichgivesyourkidsachanceto

developtheircreativity.

CountriesandCapitals

CountriesandCapitalsappisoneofthebestappsforkidsthathelpthemtolearnandknowaboutallthe

countriesandcapitalsontheirown.Withthehelpofvoiceassistanceintheapp,anyoneincludingkidscaneasily

managetooperatetheapp.Itwillgiveanideaaboutallthecontinents（洲），countries,capitalcitiesandflags.

TocaDoctor

Letyourkidsbeadoctorforaday.Examineapatientandsolvefunpuzzlesandmini-gamesthattakeplace

inthehumanbody.Beautifulartworkandfunsoundguidesyourkidsthrough5differentpuzzles!TocaDoctoris

afunandpuzzlingdigitaltoyforkids.

Toy-Story(￡1.99)

Disney*slatestofficialToyStoryappputskidsinchargeofthestorytelling.Theychooseasetting,characters,

props,andactionstocreateatalewhilerecordingtheirownvoicetobeplayedbackafterward.Buzz,Woody,and

Jessieareallamongothercharacters.

18.Whichappcanhelpchildrenlearnmoreaboutourbody?

A.DrawingforKids.B.CountriesandCapitals.

C.TocaDoctor.D.ToyStory.

19.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheapps?

A.Peoplehappilyletkidsusesmartphones.B.Kidappsarebadtotheirgrowth.

C.Notallappsabovearefreetodownload.D.Kidscan*tlearnthingswithapps.

(2022?浙江臺(tái)州?模擬預(yù)測(cè))AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,kidsspenttwofewerhourseach

weekonoutdooractivitiesintheearly2000sthankidsdidintheearly1980s.Indooractivitieswithoutmovingare

morepopular.MostpeopleinthestudyspendmostoftheirfreetimewatchingTV(85%)orplayingcomputer

games(81%).“Thiscausesover-weight,greaterstressandmorephysicalandemotional(情緒的)illnesses,says

RichardLouv,anaturewriter.

Infact,outdooractivitiessuchastakingafriendalong,kickingaroundaballandtakingphotoscanhelp.Itis

importantforkidstoplayoutside.

Firstly,outdooractivitiesopenupyoursenses.Youwillfeelbetterafterspendingtimeoutside."Surfing,

campingandfishinghelpbringallofyoursensestolife,^^saysBetsyKeller,aprofessoratIthacaCollegeinNew

York."Smell,sight...they9reallactivewhenyou'reoutside.^^Withyoursensesgettingstronger,you'llfeelfree

andmorecreative.

Playingoutsidehelpsyourbody.Whenplayingoutside,youcanbeonhills,beachesorlakesinsteadofaflat

floor.Differentareasofferspecialfunandchallengeyourstrengthandbalance.Italsohelpskeepyourbody's

clockontracksothatyousleepbetteratnightandfeellesssleepyduringtheday.

Outdoorplayalsomakesyourmindrelax.Toomuchtimeindoors,suchaswatchingTVoractivitiesin

non-greenareas,maymakeithardforkidstofocustheirattentionandeasytofeelstressedout.Butstayinginthe

naturehelpsthemconcentrateandlowerstheirstresslevels.

Besides,spendingtimeoutdoorsbringsyouclosertotheenvironment.Hearingtheleavescrackleunderfoot,

breathinginfreshair,walkingthroughthewoodsinsearchofcoolbirdsremindyouofthebeautyofthenature.

Youneedn'tgotothecountryside..Itcanbeyourownbackyardorthatblockoftreesattheendofthe

street.

SothenexttimeyousitdowntospendtimewithaTV,considertreatingyourselftoalittleoutdoorplay

instead.

20.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.kidsspendmoretimeplayingvideogamesnow

B.kidscantakepartindifferentkindsofactivities

C.toomanyindooractivitiesarenotgoodforkids'health

D.outdooractivitieswillbecomemorepopularinthefuture

21.Howmanyadvantagesofoutdooractivitiesarementioned?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillin""inthepassage?

A.Therearebitsofnatureeverywhere.B.Youcanenjoyyourselfinthecountryside.

C?Therearemoreandmoreparkstoday.D.Youshouldprotectthebeautifulnature.

23.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.tellkidswayshowtodealwithstressB.remindpeopleofthehappyoldtimes

C.introducedifferentkindsofoutdooractivitiesD.encouragekidstospendmoretimeoutdoors

（2022?天津紅橋?一模）SweeLinhasaninterestinghobby.Shecollectsstamps.Shespendsalotoftimeon

herstampcollectionafterschoolhours.Shehascollectedhundredsofstampsfromallovertheworld.Theyareall

incolor.

SweeLinlikesstampswithpicturesofanimalsandbirdsonthem.Inthisway,shelearnsthenamesofmany

animalsandbirds.Shealsoborrowsbooksonanimalsandbirdsfromherschoollibrary.Shelearnsmanythings

aboutthem.

SometimesSweeLinhasmanystampsofthesamekind.Shegivesthemtoherfriends.Theythengiveher

otherstampsinreturn.SweeLinwritestofriendsinmanycountries.Shesendsthemstampsofhercountry.In

return,theysendherstampsoftheircountries.SweeLin'sfatheralsogivesherstamps.Hebringsthemhome

fromhisofficeforher.

ManyofSweeLin'sfriendscollectotherthings.Somecollectcoinsandotherscollectmatchboxes.But,all

ofthemsaythatSweeLin'scollectionisthemostinterestingofall.

24.SweeLinspendsalotoftimeonherhobby.

A.beforeschoolhoursB.afterschoolhours

C.duringschoolhoursD.duringherholidays

25.ofSweeLin'sstampsareincolor.

A.SomeB.ManyC.AllD.Most

26.SweeLinleamsalotaboutanimalsandbirdsfrom.

A.herstampsB.herfriendsC.herfatherD.herteacher

27.SweeLinhasmanystampsofthesamekindfromtimetotime.She.

A.keepsthemB.throwsthemaway

C.sellsthemtoherfriendsD.givesthemtoherfriends

28.SweeLin'sfriendsthinkisthemostinterestingcollection.

A.keepingcoinsonelikesB.collectingmatchboxes

C.collectingstampsD.collectingleaves

（2022?北京市八一中學(xué)一模）HomemadeGifts

Thereareplentyofreasonstoprepareahomemadegift,fromwantingyourgiftstobemoremeaningfulto

theneedtosavemoney.Butnomatterwhyyou'relookingforhomemadegiftideas,you'vecertainlycometothe

rightplace!

YogurtJar（酸奶罐）Candles

fromSmithDoyoulikeyogurtsinglassjars?Thejarsaretoocutetosendtothe

rubbish!Recyclethemintotheseshiningwishcandles.Ifsasimpleandfunprojectthat

alsomakesagreatgift.

HandprintApron（圍裙）

fromAliceGrandparentsareknowntopreferemotionalgifts,somakingthis

handprintapronisawonderfulchoice!Kidstaketurnsmakingpaintedhandprintsonthe

apron.Ifsapracticalgiftthatwillmakeanygrandparentsmileeverytimetheypulliton.

??、PaintedBottles

B玄,ll

fromFionaljustlovethesepaintedbottles,andthepersonwhoreceivesthemcould

…;郵usetheminsomanydifferentways!Theycouldusethemforholdingfreshordried

flowers,orasapencilcup,orjustasacutedecoration.

“PlacesYou'veLived^^Map

fromPeterMapsareafunwaytoaddcolorsandintereststoyourdecoration（裝飾）！

Thissimpleprojectwillhelpyou（orthepersonyougiftitto）rememberalltheplaces

IHMBBIyou'vecalledhomeinabeautifulandmeaningfulway.

29.WhoadvisestomakeahandprintApron?

A.Alice.B.Peter.C.Fiona.D.Smith.

30.Whyis“PlacesYou'veLived^^Mapagoodchoiceaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifsthecheapestbutmostmeaningfulofall.

B.Itwillhelprememberalltheplacescalledhome.

C.Itcanbeusedforholdingfreshordriedflowers.

D.It'sasimpleandfunprojectthatalsohelpswithrecycling.

31.Whichofthefollowingismadeoftherecycledmaterialaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThePaintedBottle.B.TheHandprintApron.

C.TheYogurtJarCandle.D.The"PlacesYou'veLived"Map.

（2022?廣東廣州?一模）SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Henever

studiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethoven

justafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksabout

thenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonatabyBeethoven.Hesurprised

everyonearoundhim.

Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssay

Samuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn'tevenrealizethatwhathecandois

special.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimhe

shouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.

Samuelcan'tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.t6Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepiano

andmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeing

abletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome-Ihearthenotesandcanbearthemin

mind-eachandeverynote,“saysSamuel.

Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethana

thousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatisso

difficultthatmanyfamouspianistscan'tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,ccIfsallaboutsupermemory——IguessI

havethat

However,Samuel'sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn'tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhe

wasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.

Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn'tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappy

toplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.

B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerinsteadofamusician.

C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.

D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.

33.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe.

A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusicB.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectly

C.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusicD.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather

34.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?

A.Heisveryproudofhisabilitytorememberthingscorrectly.

B.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.

C.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyfamouspianists.

D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheQualitiesofaMusicianB.TheStoryofaMusicalTalent

C.TheImportanceofEarlyEducationD.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic.

（2022?內(nèi)蒙古?包鋼第三中學(xué)三模）KerryandAlicewerebothartistsinBritain.Theytaughtdrawingand

paintingatCambridgeUniversity.Althoughtheywerefriends,eachthoughtoneselftobethebetterpainter.

Oneday,KerrypromisedmarriagetoAlice.Surprisedandpleasedbytheoffer,thegirlwasnotsurewhether

shewouldspendherfutureasawifeorapainter.Afteramomentsherepliedasfollows.""Eachofusmustpainta

picture.Ifyoursissuperiortomine,youcanmakemeyourwife.Ifnot,pleasedropthequestion.^^Thenitwas

decidedtogiveitthefollowingday.

Thenextmorning,Alicehungherpictureonthegate.Itshowedabunchofflowersandwonhighpraise（贊

揚(yáng)）fromeveryonewhopassedby.Infact,acrowdcollectedinfrontofhermasterpiece（杰作）andfixedtheir

eyesonit.

Severalhourspassed.ThenKerrywasseencomingalongtothegatewithwhatappearedtobeabeautiful

leathersuitcaseinhishand.WhenhefinallystoppedbeforeAlice,thegirlartistblushed（臉紅）likearoseand

agreedtomarryhimwithoutanyhesitation（猶豫）.Why?

36.Inthesentence"Ifyoursissuperiortomine,youcanmakemeyourwife.99,""superiorto“means

A.notsobetterthanB.betterthanC.sogoodasD.asgoodas

37.Alice?spicturewonhighpraisebecause.

A.itwastruetonatureB.itshowedsolargeabunchofflowers

C.theflowerswereredD.peoplefeltitstrangetohangitonthegate

38.The“l(fā)eathersuitcase“wasinfact.

A.arealoneandcouldcarryflowersB.apaintingdrawnbyKerry

C.aboxwithapictureinitD.madeupofleather

（2022?湖北襄陽(yáng)?一模）EmilyUrich18yearsoldCanada

Alotofteensaren'tresponsible（有責(zé)任感的）,andthafswhereI'mdifferent.Notjustaboutschoolbut

everydaythingslikebeingabletopaymyowncreditcard（信用卡）billsontime.

ThefirsttimeIgotacartoonbookwasonmythirdbirthday.Fromthenon,Ifellindeeplovewithit.And

canyouguesshowmanycartoonbooksI'veread?Idon'treallyknowtheexactnumber.ButIhavethreefull

boxesofthemundermybed.Ialsolikedrawingcartoonsandwishtobeanartteacherinaschool.

JoeMiller16year'soldAmerica

I'mproudofdoingthingsmyownway.Sowhethersomebodywantsmetodosomethingorwhateveritis,I

feellikethey'reallotherpeople'sthoughts,notreallymine.Butlikeothers,Ilovereading,too.WhenIfirsttook

skiinglessons,Ifounditexciting.Forskiracing,there?snoquestionI'mbettershapethanmostguys（4、伙子）.I

thinkifsfun.Imean,itisachallenge.IfswhereIpickeduptheideaofneedingachallengealwaysinmylife.In

ordertoimprovemyskiingskills,Ihavereadmanybooksandmagazinesaboutit.Nodoubtifsmydreamtowin

goldmedalsintheOlympicGames.

AnQi15yearsoldChina

I'mdifferentbecauseIprefertodropoutoftheworldtocreatemyownworld.Tdliketobuildahouseona

mountain.AndIchoosetolivewithoutelectricity,atelephone,orevenindoorplumbing（室內(nèi)衛(wèi)生設(shè)備）.Ihave

manyhobbiessuchastraveling,reading,writingandspendingtimewithchildren.Ilovechildrenbecausetheyare

smartandcreative.Theyalwayshavemanystrangeideas.Itmakesmeexcited.IwanttodosomethingforHope

Projectandbecomeacountryschoolteacher.

39.Whowantstobeteachers?

A.EmilyandJoe.B.JoeandAnQi.C.EmilyandAnQi.D.JimandAnQi.

40.Whichhobbydothethreestudentsallhave?

A.Writing.B.Skiing.C.Travelling.D.Reading.

41.AccordingtoEmily,wecaninfer（推斷）that

A.peoplearoundtrustherB.shedoessportsatweekends

C.shelaughsatotherpeopleD.shegetsuplateonSundays

42.WeknowthatJoeMiller

A.doesn,tliketofollowothersB.thinksskiingistoodangerous

C.doeswellindrawingcartoonsD.enjoyslivingsomewherequiet

43.WhydoesAnQiwanttobeacountryschoolteacher?

A.Becauseshewantstotravel.B.Becauseherparentsareteachers.

C.Becausesheloveschildrenverymuch.D.Becauseshecomesfromthecountryside.

（2022?山東濟(jì)寧?一模）Peterwasasensitive（敏感的）boy.Hewassosensitivethatevenhishairwas

ticklish（怕癢的）.Youonlyhadtotouchhishairalittlebitandhewouldstartlaughing.Whenhestartedlaughing,

noonecouldmakehimstop.

Petertriedeverythingtocontrolhisticklishness,butnothingworked.Sohebegantofeelsadforbeing

different.Onedayinthestreet,hemetaspecialclown（小丑）.Theclownwasveryoldandcouldhardlywalk,but

whenhesawPeterwassad,hewenttocheerhimup.Itdidn'ttakelongtomakePeterlaugh.LaterPetertoldhim

abouthisproblem,andheaskedtheclownwhysuchanoldmancouldkeeponbeingaclown.

“Noonewilltakemyplace,“saidtheclown.4abutIhaveaveryseriousjobtodo."Peterlookedathim,

surprised."'Come,I'llshowyou,^^saidtheclown.SotheclowntookPetertomanyhospitalsfullofchildrenwho

weresick.Assoonastheysawtheclown,theirfaceschangedcompletelyandlitupwithasmile.Theshorttime

spentwiththeclownchangedeverythingforthem.Thatdaywasevenmorespecial,becauseineveryshowPeter9s

laughtermadethechildrenevenhappier.

Whenthevisitcametoanend,theoldclownsaid