阅读理解（汇总）
四、阅读理解（本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
A
SUNSHINE SPORTS CLUB
CLASSES
Swimming Tennis
Thursday or Sunday Thursday or Saturday
2 p.m. or 7 p.m. 2 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Price of courses:
Daytime $40 per person
Evenings $50 per person
Cancel New Message Send
To: shirley@gmail.com
Cc/Bcc, From: tony@ gmail.com
Subject: Sports courses
Hi dear,
Could you book a sports course for the three of us-us two and Bobby? Cindy is too little for
that. Let’s have tennis lessons- we can do swimming in the summer. The weekend isn’t good
for me-it has to be Thursday. Also, Bobby’s music lesson is at 2pm, so we have to do the later
class. It costs more, but never mind.
Love, Tony
( )51. Who would like to book a sports course?
A. Shirley. B. Tony. C. Bobby. D. Cindy.
( )52. Which lessons are they probably going to have?
A. Tennis (Thursday-8 p.m.). B. Tennis (Saturday-2 p.m.).
C. Swimming (Thursday-7 p.m.). D. Swimming (Sunday-2 p.m.).
( )53. How much will they have to pay for the course?
A. $120. B. $150. C. $160. D. $200
B
The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter
Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On August 6th, 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the HangZhou Asian Games came out. The city won the
hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after
Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010. Called “Surging Tides (涌潮)”, the emblem consists of six elements: a
Chinese fan, the Qiangtang River, a tidal bore (怒潮), a running track, the Internet icon and the glowing red sun of the
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA，亚洲奥林匹克理事会). The emblem stands for the character of our times and the
Olympic Spirit. By the time the 19th Asian Games comes around in 2022, the emblem will be familiar throughout China, Asia and
the world. The OCA is confident that Hangzhou 2022 will be another big success for China and for the OCA’s main
sports event.
First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi-sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The
Beijing Asian Games was the first largest international sports event hosted by China.
To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads
and stadiums, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. It helped the world see
China and its achievements. Since then, China has improved its global image (国际形象).
For the 2022 Asian Games. Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆). The themes of the
Hangzhou Asian Games are "green, smart, economical (节俭) and civilized". All the Games' buildings will be
environmentally friendly.
( )54. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.
A. the fact that China will hold the 24th Winter Olympics in2022
B. the fact that China will hold the 19th Asian Games in 2022
C. the emblem of the 19th Asian Games in 2022
D. the information of the Olympic Games in China
( )55. When did China hold the first Asian Games?
A. In 1951. B. In 1990. C. In 2010. D. In 2015.
( )56. How did the Beijing Olympic Games influence China according to the author?
A. Beijing built a lot of roads and stadiums.
B. It helped the world see China and its achievements.
C. It improved China’s economy a lot.
D. It helped China attract more tourists.
( )57. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. B. Why China wants to host the Asian Games.
C. How to prepare for the Asian Games. D. The spirit of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
C
Take a certain goal of yours and double it, or triple(变成三倍) it, or multiply (乘) it by 10. And then ask yourself,
quite seriously, what you would have to do to achieve that new goal.
I played this game recently with a friend who holds a position in sales. He came to see me because he was selling
$100,000 worth of products each month, the most on his team, and
wanted to get to $ 140,000 in some way.
I asked him to tell me what it would take for him to sell $200,000 worth of products each month. “$200,000?!”he
shouted. "That's impossible. Nobody thought that could be done."
“What would you have to do?” I kept on asking. "Nothing." he said.”You don't understand. I want to hit
$140,000 a month, and even that is so difficult that I don't know how I'll do it."
I finally told him the theory(理论)behind this game. If you seriously look at a surprising goal, such as $200,000,
it will open things up for you creatively that wouldn't have opened up when you kept looking at$140,000. He nodded
slowly and agreed unwillingly to play along for a while.“Okay," he said. "But remember, we're talking about something that's impossible." "Fine," I said. “But if your life
depended on hitting$200,000 next month, what exactly would you do?"
He laughed and then started listing things as I wrote them down on a piece of paper. He began to think of more
ideas. "I'd have to have two places at once," he said. "I'd have to make twice more efforts than I'm making!” A
number of other ideas came to him-ways to combine his calls with his travel time, ways to use email as a sales tool,
how to work with his partners better. Ideas came to him while I wrote quickly on the paper. All of the ideas were a
result of his thinking of "How would I sell $200,000 if I had to?”.
Undoubtedly, he achieved his goal of $140,000 the very next month!
( )58At first the writer's friend thought the goal the writer set up for him was ___to achieve.
A. impossible B. interesting C. difficult D. quick
( )59.The writer's friend had lots of ideas at last because he __________.1
A. had to think for his own business B. thought of lots of good things
C. set up a higher goal for himself D. wanted to get help from the writer ( )60.Which of the
following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. The writer is probably a famous professor.
B. The writer's friend is successful in his business.
C. The writer's friend unwillingly accepted the writer's theory at last.
D. The writer will probably become his friend's partner in business.
( )61.The writer's theory tells us __________.
A. the more you give, the more you will receive
B. the bigger your goal is, the bigger your energy will be
C. the more cleverly you think, the more easily you will work
D. the more ideas you have, the more money you will earn
D
Hannay was nervous. His enemies were searching for him. All around him were grassy hills without trees. He
had nowhere to hide. How could he escape？
Hannay walked along the country for a long time. Then he saw a road worker, who was working alone, fixing
the road. Hannay could see the road worker was not feeling well. Hannay came up to him and said "How are you?"
"My head hurts, "the worker said, "I can't do it. I want to go home to bed. My daughter got married yesterday,
and I drank a lot of wine with my friends. That's the problem!"
Hannay agreed that he should be home in bed.
"Yes, and I would be, "he replied, "but yesterday I received a message saying that the new surveyor was
coming to look at my work. If he comes and finds me away, I'll be in trouble. "Suddenly Hannay had bright idea −−
he could act as the road worker and get away from his enemies. "You go off to bed, "Hannay said, "I'll do your job
until the new surveyor comes."
The road worker was pleased with this idea. He gave Hannay his hat and his old coat. Then he went home to
sleep and perhaps to drink a bit more. Hannay put on the worker's hat and coat and began to fix the road. About an
hour later he heard a voice.
"Are you the road worker？"it asked.It was the new surveyor. He was a young man with a clean face. He sat in a small car. Hannay said yes. The
surveyor told him about some work he wanted him to do before he came by again and drove off. Hannay continued
with his work. Then a village boy came by. "What has happened to the road worker?" he asked. "He stayed at home
today," Hannay replied. "He's sick."
At about midday, a large car came down the hill and stopped near Hannay. Three man got out of the car.
Hannay's heart beat fast. He knew his enemies were coming…
( )62. What is this passage probably taken from？
A．A history book． B．A travel book．
C．A novel D．A science book．
( )63. Why was the road worker feeling ill？
A．He had a cold． B．He hadn't eaten all day．
C．He had been working all day． D．He drank too much at his daughter's wedding．
( )64. What can we infer（推断）from the story？
A．Hannay helped the road worker because he was warm−hearted．
B．The grassy hills were a perfect hiding place for Hannay．
C．The surveyor had lot of working experience．
D．The village boy knew the road worker．
( )65. What is the correct order of the story？
a．Hannay met a road worker who was not feeling well and offered to take over for him．
b．Hannay was worried because his enemies were following him．
c．A car stopped near Hannay and three men got out．
d．Hannay acted as the road worker when the surveyor came by．
e．The village boy wondered what had happened to the road worker．
A．badec B．acdbe C．bcdea D．ebcad．
四、阅读理解
51—65 BAB CBBA ACBB CDDA
四、阅读理解(本题共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选答案。
A
New payment Methods for online Shopping in China
Payment ways
Appearing time Dec.12, 2004 Sep.9, 2005 Aug.8, 2003 Jan.12, 2011
Companies Taobao Tencent Yeepay Tencent
Description
A transfer（中转） station (a third account(账户) between sellers
and buyers)
Buyers' money goes
directly to the sellersWays Through computers or mobile phones Mobile phones
The number of
cooperative banks
180 5 9 11
The number of users 30,000,000 3,000,000 100,00 30,000,000
51. According to the form above, we can know some information about ____________.
A. online shopping B. new payment methods
C. online stores D. the uses on Internet
52. ___________ are from the same payment service company.
A. Tenpay and WeChat pay B. Yeepay and WeChat pay
C. Alipay and Tenpay D. Tenpay and Yeepay
53. Which of the following ________ is NOT true according to the form above?
A. Yeepay was put into use earlier than the other three.
B. Alipay and WeChat pay have the same number of users.
C. It's the most convenient for you to use Tenpay because it has the most cooperative banks.
D. When we use WeChat pay, out money goes directly to the sellers.
B
Do you think whether handwriting have a practical use today? Do we really need it? Many educators say yes.
Handwriting is important because research shows that when children are taught how to do it, they are also being
taught how to learn and how to express themselves. Students with fluent（流畅的）handwriting produce better
homework and get higher grades, a new study by Professor Steve Graham shows.
Handwriting is a basic skill of learning, expert Emily Knapton says. She believes, “When kids have trouble with
handwriting, it influences all their subjects. Spelling becomes a problem; maths becomes a problem, too. Both of the
subjects will be much easier for these kids to learn if their handwriting is improved. ”
Fluency and speed of handwriting are very important. Graham's study has also shown that from kindergarten
（幼儿园）through the fourth grade, kids think and write at the same time. If they have to struggle to remember how
to spell the words, their ability to express themselves will suffer . Stephen Pevely, a professor of education says,
“From the writing speed of primary school students, we can know the quality and quantity of their writing in middle
school. ”
Predictions（预言） of handwriting's end didn't begin with the computer; they date back to the introduction of
the Remington typewriter in 1873. But for at least a generation（一代人）, handwriting has seemed much less
important. Now, supported by new research, educators are trying to bring back its special importance into the
classroom.
54. Many educators agree that handwriting ________ today.
A. has a practical use B. is unimportant
C. is not necessary D. is useless
55. Graham's study shows that students with fluent handwriting probably have ________.
A. lower grades B. better homework and grades
C. good reading skills D. worse homework and grades
56. The underlined word "suffer" in the passage means “________”.
A. be well influenced B. be deeply movedC. be seriously changed D. be badly influenced
57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Handwriting came to an end after the typewriter appeared.
B. Handwriting helps improve kids' performance in all their subjects.
C. Students should try to improve the fluency of their handwriting.
D. Kids' handwriting has a good influence on their learning.
C
There are some very good inventions which, for one reason or another, don’t become popular. These inventions
should be better known, even though I think that some of them are crazy. Let’s have a look at some of these
inventions and see if you agree that they should be more successful.
The Australians had a great idea to stop people from drinking and driving. The idea was that if a driver wanted to start
the car, she or he would have to blow into a bag first. If there was too much alcohol(酒精) in their breath, the car
wouldn’t start. It sounded like a great idea to me, but people said that they might need to drive the car in an
emergency even if they had drunk too much alcohol. Another idea I liked was an invention by a scientist who thought
his children watched too much TV. He linked the TV to an exercise bike so that the electricity to power the TV was
generated(产出) by the bike. If the children wanted to watch a lot of TV, they had to pedal(踩踏板) very hard. I found
another invention on the Internet which was intended (倾向于) to encourage good habits. Believe it or not, this
invention was an ashtray(烟灰缸) which spoke to you when you lit a cigarette! The “voice” of the ashtray was
activated (启动) by the heat from the cigarette and reminded you how dangerous it is to smoke.
One of the strangest inventions I have come across is a bicycle which can cross rivers! The idea was that when
you came to a river, you could inflate a huge plastic ball all around the bike. You would then get into the ball which
would float on the river while you pedaled the bike inside the ball! Why not use a bridge instead? A friend of mine at
school once bought a strange pair of football shoes. On the bottom of the shoes there was a rotating pad of studs (转动
钉垫). The idea was that you would change direction more quickly if the studs rotated with you. The problem was
that every time you stopped you changed direction whether you wanted to or not! I think he wore those shoes twice!
One thing I would like is a baseball cap with a built-in radio so you can listen to sport all day with your hands free.
While we are on the subject of sport, the Americans invented a kind of robot for sports fans. If you were watching
your team on TV on your own, you could press a button and the robot would do “high fives” with you! Fantastic! I
wonder if you have any good ideas for inventions like these.
58. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the inventions mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. The writer regrets he knew nothing about the inventions.
B. The writer doubts if the inventions will be popular soon.
C. The writer thinks people will benefit from the inventions.
D. The writer finds these inventions are the strangest of all.
59. What can we know from the passage?
A. The father used his invention to stop children watching too much TV.
B. It was very bad for the drivers to blow into a bag before their driving.
C. The bike crossing rivers was considered one of the best inventions.
D. The invention of new shoes would make players run much faster.60. The underlined word “inflate” in the third paragraph means __________.
A. check out B. blow up C. look into D. turn over
61. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Popular Inventions Today. B. Technology and Invention.
C. The History of Invention. D. Inventions with a Difference.
D
It was Saturday when the entire summer world was bright and fresh. Tom looked at the fence, which was long
and high, feeling all enthusiasm leaving him. He dipped his brush into the whitewash before moving it along the top
board of the fence. He knew other boys would arrive soon with all minds of interesting plans for this day. As walking
past him, they would tease him for having to work on a beautiful Saturday—which burnt him like fire.
He, putting his hands into his pockets and taking out all he owned with the expectation of letting someone paint,
found nothing that could buy half an hour of freedom. At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea occurred
to him, pouring a great bright light into his mind. He took up his brush and continued to work pleasantly with calm
and quietness.
Presently, Ben Rogers came in sight—munching an apple and making joyful noises like the sound of a riverboat
as he walked along. Tom went on whitewashing, paying no attention to the steamboat.
“Hello!” Ben said, “I’m going swimming, but you can’t go, can you?”
No answer. Tom moved his brush gently along the fence and surveyed the result. Ben came nearer. Tom’s mouth
watered for Ben’s apple while he kept painting the fence.
Ben said, “That’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”
Tom turned suddenly saying “Here you are! Ben! I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m going swimming,” Ben said. “Don’t you wish you could go? Or would you rather work?”
Tom said, “Work? What do you mean ‘work’?”
“Isn’t that work?”
Tom continued painting and answered carelessly, “Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is it suits Tom
Sawyer.”
“Do you mean that you enjoy it?”
“I don’t see why I oughtn’t to enjoy it.”
“Does a boy have a chance to paint a fence frequently” said Tom.
Ben stopped munching his apple.
Tom moved his brush back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a little paint here and there. Ben
watched every move, getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed1. After a short time, he said, “Tom,
let me whitewash a little.”
Tom seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, “No, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. If it was
the back fence, maybe you could do it. But this fence beside the street is where everybody can see it. It has to be done
right.”
“Oh, come on, let me try. I’ll be careful. Listen, Tom. I’ll give you part of my apple if you let me paint.”
“No, Ben, I’m afraid—” “I’ll give you all the apple!”Tom handed the brush to Ben with unwillingness on his face but alacrity in his heart. While the riverboat worked
and sweated in the hot sun, Tom, an artist sat in the shade close by, munching his apple, and planning how he could
trick more of the boys.
Before long there were enough boys each of whom came along the street; stopped to laugh but soon begged to be
allowed to paint. By the middle of the afternoon, Tom had got many treasures while the fence had had three layers of
whitewash on it. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, he would have owned everything belonging to the boys in the
village.
Tom said to himself that the world was not so depressing after all. He had discovered a great law of human action:
in order to make a man cover a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
62. By using “Tom continued painting and answered carelessly”, the author shows Tom ______
when he was talking to Ben.
A. made mistakes B. damaged things
C. was natural D. wasn’t concentrating
63. The underlined word “alacrity” in the last but two paragraph most probable means “______”.
A. kindness B. discouragement C. sympathy D. eagerness
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ________
A. Tom did not want to go swimming at all
B. Tom was asked to help Aunt Polly paint the fence
C. Tom did not get along well with his friends
D. Tom was very busy that Saturday afternoon.
65. We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that _______.
A. forbidden（被禁止的）fruit is sweet. B. a friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. all good things must come to an end. D. a bad excuse is better than none.
四、阅读：
51-53 BAC 54- 57 ABDA 58-61 CABC 62-65 CDBA
四、阅读理解（40）
A51. Julia is at Roosevelt. She wants to go to Baseball Field. She should change lines at____________.
A. Grand B. Cliton C. Reno D. Randolph
52. Louis is going to Medical Centre from Damen. He should get off at the________ stop.
A. third B. fourth C. fifth D. sixth
53.To go to Airport from Youth Centre, you should take underground lines in this order:____________.
A. Blue Line → Green Line → Red Line
B. Red Line → Blue Line → Green Line
C. Blue Line → Red Line → Green Line
D. Red Line → Green Line → Blue Line
【参考答案】ACB
【考查内容】图表类阅读
【难度等级】易
【思路解析】
51.A 细节理解题。题意：茱丽叶在 Roosevelt，她想去 Baseball Field（棒球场）。她应该在哪儿换乘？
A. Grand；B. Cliton；C. Reno；D. Randolph baseball field 在 Roosevelt 的北方，从 Roosevelt 往北第一个十字路
口是在 Grand。故选 A。
52.C 细节理解题。题意：Louis 要从 Damen 到 Medical Centre（医药中心）。他应该在第几个站下车？A. third
第三；B. fourth 第四；C. fifth 第五；D. sixth 第六。从 Damen 从发，要经过 Chiago，Reno，Monroe， York,
最后到 Medical Center。一共五站，故选 C。
53.B 细节理解题。从 Youth Centre（青年中心） 到 Airport（机场），你应该坐这样的地铁线： A.Blue Line →
Green Line → Red Line；B. Red Line → Green Line → Blue Line；C. Blue Line → Red Line → Green Line ；D.
Red Line → Blue Line → Green Line 根据图示：从 Youth Centre 出发，先坐 Red Line 到 Grand，换乘 Green Line
到 Reno，最后坐 Blue Line 到机场站下车。故选 B。B
I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was only 10 years old
when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was
important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility.
Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed
dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t
long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected(拒绝) so many times by record companies that it
was hard not to be discouraged.
One night, a woman executive(董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing.
When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few
weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I
release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve
ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me
with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.
【小题 54】Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?
A．Because he was a cook at a country –music club.
B．Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
C．Because he often sang while cooking.
D．Because he liked singing better than cooking.
【小题 55】Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?
A．Warner Brothers B．His manager
C．His father D．A business woman
【小题 56】What made the writer proud of himself?
A．His ability to live independently.
B．His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.
C．His courage in the face of rejections.
D．His hard work in his early days.
【参考答案】BDB
【考查内容】故事类短文阅读
【难度等级】中等
【思路解析】这篇短文中作者主要讲述了自己通过刻苦磨练，最终成为一个著名的歌唱家的故事。
【小题 54】判断推理题。根据短文第六七句 I washed dishes and cooked…then went on stage and sang…It wasn’t
long before I became known as a singing cook 的描述可知应选 B。
【小题 55】细节理解题。根据短文 One night, a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers
Records 及后文的描述可知应选 D。
【小题 56】根据短文倒数第三句 It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man 的描述可知应选 B。C
March 16 is International Sleep Day.Studies have shown that a good night’s rest helps us stay healthy, both
mentally(精神地) and physically(身体地).Sleep is probably the best tool we have for memory and learning.A good
night’s sleep helps to learn better.
But what about getting rest during the middle of the day? Short periods of sleep after a mid-day meal, we call it
napping(午睡), may help our brains work better.
Past studies have shown that napping can help babies and young children learn better.And napping can help brain
performance in older adults.Taking a nap may also help this group of people fight off age-related memory loss.As we
all know, the older we are, the more memory we will lose.
The study found that people who took an hour-long nap did much better on mental tests than those who did not
nap.The hour-long nappers also did better on the tests than those who napped for shorter and longer periods.In this
study, it seems that the most effective(有效地) nap lasted for about an hour, but not much longer.Keep in mind,
however, that these are the findings for those over the age of 65.
And there is a little difference between the old and young people.Doctor Michael Twery notes that an hour-long nap
may be too long for young, healthy adults.And 30 minutes is enough to remove the pressure to sleep and will help
them feel more awake(清醒的).If they nap longer, they will get trapped into(受困于) deep sleep, which can be hard to
get out of.
If you have trouble falling asleep at night, limit(限制) your daytime nap to under 45 minutes.Also nap before 3 p.m.in
the afternoon.
57. Who are this group of people in Paragraph2?
A. The babies B. The children C. The older adults D. The young people.
58. The underlined word brag in Paragraph3 means .
A. chat sadly B. talk proudly C. whisper secretly D. speak politely
59. What may Americans think of napping in the future?
A. Healthy adults needn’t take a nap.
B. They won't tell others about their nap
C. It may be common for Americans to take a nap
D. Only the old, the sick and children need a nap.
60. For a young man with sleep problems， it is good to .
A. take a minute-long noon nap
B. take a nap whenever he feels sleepy
C. take an one-hour-long nap after dinner
D. take a 30-minute-long nap in the evening
【参考答案】CBCA
【考查内容】日常生活类阅读
【难度等级】中
【思路解析】57.细节理解题，根据上文 And napping can help brain performance in older adults.可知，此处 this group of people
指的是 older adults，故答选 C
58.词义猜题根据上文 In fact， Americans sometimes do a very strange thing 再联系后面的 how few hours of
sleep they need each night to show that they are somehow stronger than the average human-superhuman，可知，这些
人是在自夸、说大话，结合选项可知 B 选项与其意思相近，故选 B.
59.推理判断题，根据 However， that may be changing. Many offices now offer napping rooms and
lany U.S. ates， induding Washington， D.C 可以推知，在未来，对美国人来说，小睡应该是很常见的事情，
故答案选 C
60.细节理解题，根据最后段的倒数第二句包 you have trouble falling asleep at night， limit your daytime nap to
under 45
minutes.可知，对于一个睡眠质量有问题的年轻人来说，小睡时间限制在 45 分钟神以内是有好处的，合选项，
可知 A 选顶符合题意，故答选 A.
D
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely
two feet away from me.
Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward
me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you. I missed you so much!” Then he
hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate (热情的) kiss I ever remember
seeing. They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they
reminded me of newlyweds, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be.
Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years
total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without breaking his stare from his lovely wife’s face. “Well, then, how
long have you been away?” I asked. “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished. By the intensity (热烈) of the
greeting, I had thought he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I knew my expression gave away
me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked at me straight in the eye. With forcefulness he told me something
that left me a different person. “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God
bless!”
With that, he and his family turned and walked away together.
I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and
asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”
【小题 61】The best title of the passage may be __________.
A．Long Loving Hugs B．My Future
C．Love Is Everywhere D．Don’t Hope, Decide
【小题 62】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．It was fourteen years since the couple had got married.
B．After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much.
C．The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face.
D．Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds.
【小题 63】By saying “my expression gave away me” （in Paragraph 4）, the author means that __________.
A．he failed to express his ideas to the man
B．his expression was not faithful to him
C．he didn’t believe in his expression any more
D．the man sensed his real feelings from his expression
【小题 64】From the passage, we can infer that __________.
A．the author will live a passionate life from now on
B．the experience may be easily forgotten by the author
C．the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return
D．Americans prefer to save the best for last
【小题 65】What did the writer see at the airport?
A: He saw a happy family with four children.
B. He saw his future wife.
C. He saw the man give the best kiss to his wife.
D. He saw a newly-married couple.
【参考答案】DCDAC
【考查内容】叙事类短文阅读
【难度等级】中等
【思路解析】本文通过讲述作者在机场接朋友时，遇到的一次有趣的经历。
【小题 61】阅读了全文，根据“Don’t hope, friend…decide!”可以看出这篇文章最好的题目是：不要去希望，而
是决定。故选 D。
【小题 62】根据 He replied, without breaking his stare from his lovely wife’s face.．这句话可知当这位男士和回答
作者的问题时，他依然深情注视着自己的妻子。故选 C。
【小题 63】根据 so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long，
可知那位男士通过我的表现看出了我的内心的想法，故选 D。
【小题 64】根据 I replied, “My future!”及上文描述，可知本篇短文作者也向往着过那样的生活。故选 A。
【小题 65】根据第三段”Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most
passionate (热情的) kiss I ever remember seeing. “可知，选 C.
E
Why are dogs our best friends? Maybe because they can understand our words much better than we think,
according to a study in Hungary. The study shows that dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it. “The results are very exciting and surprising，” says Attila Andics, the lead researcher from a University in
Budapest.
For the study, the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months. The dogs had to sit quietly inside machines so that
the researchers could check their brain activity. Then the researchers put headphones on dogs and played people's
voices to them. There were four different voices. Some were positive words, such as “well done”. Some were negative
words like “not good”. The words were also in different tones(音调). Some were positive, some were neutral(中立的),
and some were negative.
Brain scans(扫描) showed the dogs could recognize words, as well as the tone of words, much like people do.
The positive words with a positive tone brought the strongest activity in their brains' reward centers (反应中枢). “It
shows that for dogs, a nice phrase can work very well as a reward, but it works best if both words and tones
match，” said Andics.
They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right.
People's brains work in the same way.
Andics said it gave us a new understanding of the language. That is to say, not only humans understand the
meaning in words, but also other species(物种) do too.
66.For the study, researchers did all of the following EXCEPT________.
A. they made dogs sit inside machines
B. they played with the dogs
C. they scanned the dogs' brains.
D. they played people's voices to them
67.Which of the following kinds of voices do dogs think as a best reward?
A. A neutral word with a neutral tone.
B. A neutral word with a positive tone.
C. A positive word with a neutral tone.
D. A positive word with a positive tone.
68.The third paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. the results of the study B. the process of the study
C. the reasons of the study D. the advantages of the study
69.For both dogs and humans, which side of brain deals with tones?
A. Left side for both dogs and humans.
B. Left side for dogs and right side for humans.
C. Right side for both dogs and humans.
D. Right side for dogs and left side for humans.
70.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Dogs are humans' best friends.
B. Dogs are talented in learning humans' language.
C. Dogs can understand the meaning in words.
D. Dogs can also learn humans' language.
【参考答案】BDACC【考查内容】说明文阅读
【难度等级】中等
【思路解析】本文是一篇说明文。最新研究表明，人类最忠实的朋友—狗不仅能听懂人类语言的意思，而且
能够理解语言背后的情绪。这表明在语言学处理方面，狗与人类是相似的，都是左脑处理语言，右脑处理情
绪信息。
66．B 细节理解题。根据第二、三段的信息可知，研究人员让狗坐在机器里，他们把人类的各种声音播放给
狗听，通过扫描狗的大脑来判断它们的反应，只有选项 B 没有被提到。故选 B。
67．D 细节理解题。 根据第三段“It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase can work very well as a reward, but it works
best if both words and tones match，” 可知。
68．A 段落大意题。通读第三段内容可知，该段主要讲述了这次研究的结果。故选 A。
69．C 细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，狗和人类一样，都是用右边的大脑处理音调的信息。故选 C。
70．C 主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要阐述了狗不仅能听懂人类的语言，而且能够理解语言背后
的情绪。故选 C。
四、阅读理解 （本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
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( )51. Which magazine would you subscribe to if you want to send a gift to a 5-year-old girl?
A. Highlights B. Disney Princess C. Popular Science
D. National Geographic Kids
( )52. Different from Popular Science, National Geographic Kids__________.
A combines fun with learning B has articles about scientific discoveries
C can teach kids to do science experiments
D teaches kids about what is popular in the world of science
( ) 53. Where might you find this passage?
A. A book review B. A guidebook C. A road map D. A website
(B)
The other day, I heard my 12-year-old sister say, “um... um. when I went to dance last year in Texas, we went to
this, like, place, and they had, like, a really big slide(滑梯) that you could slide down.”
She must have said the word "like" about 30 times in three minutes. I laughed.
She said: "I know I say ‘like’ all the time. It's a habit. I don't know where I picked it up.
I was curious about why she talks this way. So I spoke to some professors.
“When someone uses ‘like,’ they are saying, “I’m about to say something, but I'm not sure about the right
words,’” says Muffy Siegel, a Temple University professor, “ ‘Like’ is different from ‘almost’, or ‘nearly’. ‘Like six’
doesn’t mean the same as ‘six’”
Usually, it is younger kids who use words such as “like,”. “um” and “well”. Sometimes they don’t know what
they re saying.
For example, I asked my sister, and she said, “I don't notice when I do it, it, like…just happens.”
“Perhaps the younger people, the high school and college students, use these words more often,”
Teresa Helmick, a professor at Johnson County Community College, says, “When I was in high school, we
would use crazy words like ‘groovy’ Those words were close to the like' of today.” She adds, “It's very natural.”
( ) 54. When someone says “like”, that means___________.
A. they are giving an example B. they are telling their preference
C. they are not sure which words they should use D. they are giving some suggestions
( ) 55. Which of the following words is similar to “like”?
A. Almost B. Groovy C. Nearly D Natural
( ) 56. In the last paragraph, the writer gave an example to__________.
A. show how crazy college students are
B. explain that the use of like among young people is natural
C. share an experience from his childhood
D. compare the words used by kids and adults( ) 57. From the story, we can learn that__________.
A. kids who like to use "like" are not good at communicating
B. kids usually use “like” to draw others’ curiosity
C young kids are more likely to use words like “well”
D listeners often feel annoyed when hearing words like “um”
(C)
It is always the police officers who catch bad guys in detective stories. But even the smartest police officer needs
help from forensic analysts (法医).
To most kids, Clue is just a board game. But for Monica Ammann, working out “who did it” is a job. Ammann
says she loved science and reading detective books as a kid. In seventh grade, she began thinking about how she could
mix her two interests. She decided forensics was the best way to combine them.
“I was fascinated by the idea of using science to figure out who did the murder(谋杀) That is actually what
forensics is: using science to piece together what happened, "Ammann said.
Ammann, now 33, is a forensic DNA analyst. She uses science to help police officers solve crimes(犯罪).
The DNA in your cells(细胞) decides how your body works and looks. Since half of your DNA comes from your
mom and half comes from your dad, you probably look like both of them. Unless you have a twin, your DNA is not
like anyone else’s.
“It's like a fingerprint. From DNA, we can tell who’s been at a crime scene.” Ammann said. “If you leave DNA,
we know that you have been there because it is special to you.”
At a crime scene, police officers collect things that may have DNA on them. Everything that comes from a
person's body, including blood, sweat and hair, has DNA. An analyst can also find DNA in shirts, hats and even on
cigarette butts.
( ) 58. From the story, we know that Ammann__________.
A. is a famous detective B. is a student in seventh grade
C. helps police officers catch bad guys D. likes reading detective books
( ) 59. According to the story, we know that forensic analysts__________.
A. usually work in hospitals B solve crimes by using science
C also serve as police officers D all love playing board games
( ) 60. How your body works and looks is mainly decided by__________.
A. the education you receive at school B. your mother’s DNA
C. the DNA in your cells D your twin brother
( ) 61. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. What a crime scene is like. B. Why police officers collect DNA.
C. Where police officers collect DNA D. How to protect a crime scene.
(D)
In the Hollywood movie Mean Girls, three pretty high school girls always hang out together. They make fun of
other students. They won't let you sit with them at lunch if you don't wear the same cool clothes as them.
In the US, a group of girls like this is called a clique(小圈子). They look down on and laugh at other people.
Some girls say “Oh, my God!” “We aren’t like that We don't have cliques or anything.”But we do have cliques. They may not be as extreme as the clique in Mean Girls, but they exist. It's just that a
few extreme cases make the whole clique thing seem a much bigger deal than it really is.
It's usual for people to get together with others who share their hobbies, and in many cases, clothing styles.
There’s a group for girls who like to shop. There’s a group for kids who like movies. The science nerds(书呆子) hang
out with each other. Sports people like each other's company.
You might think that the popular groups would make fun of the nerdy ones, But that's actually not true, In my
experience, people are too caught up in their own lives. They don't have time to make fun of others.
The way teenagers behave in school is real no different from the way adults behave. After all, adults still want to
hang out with people they like and have things in common with.
( ) 62. What are the three girls in the movie Mean Girls like?
A. They are good at every subject. B. They dress beautifully every day
C. They are popular with their classmates D. They are unfriendly to other people
( ) 63. According to Paragraph 5, which kinds of people may like to get together?
A. Those who have the same hobbies B. Girls who like to shop and boys who like movies
C. Science nerds and sports people. D. Those who are in the same class.
( ) 64. What do the underlined words “caught up” probably mean?
A. Tired B. Lazy C. Busy D. Happy
( ) 65. According to the last paragraph, we know that__________.
A. there are no groups for adults B. adults don't like how teenagers behave in school
C adults like to make friends with different people
D. adults and teenagers have similar ways of making friends
四、阅读理解 （本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
51-65 BAD CBBC DBCC DACD
四、阅读理解（本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
A
Country Russia The USA China
Date 12 April, 1961 5 May, 1961 15 October, 2003
Astronaut Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepherd Yang Liwei
Age 27 38 38
Spaceship Vostok 1 Mercury 3 Shenzhou 5
Time 1 hour 48 minutes 15 minutes 21 hours
Height 327 kilometers 185 kilometers 343 kilometers
Circles around the Earth 1 0 14
( ) 51. ________went into space first.
A. China B. The USA C. Russia D. The UK
( ) 52. The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
A. 1 hour 48 minutes B. only 15 minutes C. the shortest time D. the longest time
( ) 53. The form above shows us________.
A. three journeys into space B. daily life of three famous peopleC. differences between three spaceships D. something about three famous astronauts
B
People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word
“mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member. Later they regret because it hurts that
person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my
foot in my mouth this time.”
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this
happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or sad
experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly
has a very frightening(可怕的）experience, like having an angry dog running after him. He might say: “I had my
heart in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You might say the person “was
born with a silver spoon (银勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This
person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
( ) 54.. The underlined word “regret” may mean _____________.
A. feel sorry B. feel excited C. feel proud D. feel surprised
( ) 55. When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was _____. .
A. excited B. afraid C. surprised D. happy
( ) 56. Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a(n) _____________life.
A. busy B. hard C. easy D. rich
( ) 57. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
A. Different Uses of Mouth B. People and Their Mouths
C. Expressions about Mouth D. The Importance of Mouth
C
Can you imagine that someone could cure all the diseases in the world? It seems like an impossible job, but
Priscilla Chan wants to make it come true.
Chan, 31, is from the United States. Many people may know her as a wife of Mark Zuckerberg(扎克伯格), the
founder of Facebook. But Chan herself has done a lot to help people.
Chan and Zuckerberg said in September that they would give out $3 billion, that’s about ¥20 billion in the next
10 years to help deal with all of the world’s diseases. As a doctor for children, Chan was a big driver in this plan. “By
investing(投资) in science today, we hope to build a future in which all of our children can live long and meaningful
lives,” she said.
She cares about not only children’s health but also their education. Before becoming a doctor, Chan taught
science to the 4th and 5th graders at a school in California for a year. That year she started a project called The
Primary School. It provides education for children from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
Chan herself knows how important education is to a child. She has a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother. Her
parents didn’t come to the US with much. But they worked hard to make sure Chan and their other two daughters had
the best opportunities(机会) possible. Chan went to Harvard University in 2003 and now works as a doctor.“I realized that I was so lucky to be what I was,” said Chan. “It drives me to make sure others, no matter what
background they have, can have their opportunities, to reach their dreams and their full potential(潜能).”
( ) 58. How much money will Chan and Zuckerburg give out in the next 10 years?
A. 3 billion yuan B. 3 billion dollars C. 20 billion dollars D. 10 billion yuan
( ) 59. The project that Chan started provides education for ______ .
A. only kids in kindergarten
B. primary school students
C. the 4th and 5th graders at school
D. children from kindergarten to the 12th grade
( ) 60. What does Chan really want to do to help others?
A. Give money to poor children.
B. Cure some of the diseases in the world.
C. Invest in education to make more money.
D. Provide opportunities for others to reach their dreams.
( ) 61. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Chan’s dream B. Chan’s family C. Chan’s work D. Chan’s quality
D
The Beijing Underground’s Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines（有偿
自动回收机）”, which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.
“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the city’s
underground stations. They have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company
which makes the machines. “People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasure. More than 30,000
empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.
If something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit(吐) it out.
“Supported by the government, the reverse vending machines will be introduced to colleges and universities
soon,” Feng said.
The company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching
materials.
“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be place throughout the city in the next
few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng
said.
Chang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will
consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.
( ) 62. At present reverse vending machines are used at __________.
A. the airport and underground stations
B. colleges and universities
C. communities and office buildings
D. shopping malls and companies
( ) 63. The underlined word “consider” means ______. A. think about B. talk about C. care about D. worry about
( ) 64.Which of the following is an opinion but not a fact?
A. More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected.
B. Feng Juan and Chang Tao work in the same company.
C. The machines might help people develop a recycling habit.
D. People are paid for putting empty plastic bottles into the machines.
( ) 65. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Machines help turn waste into treasure.
B. A new machine has become popular
C. A creative project works well in China.
D. People are encouraged to collect bottles
四、阅读理解 （30 分） 51-55 CDAAB 56-60 BCBDD 61-65AAACA
四、阅读理解（本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
（ A ）
51. How long does the show last for?
A．10 days B．11 days C．12 days D. 13 days
52. On Friday, you can watch the show at .
A．9:00 am B．4:00 pm C．7:30 pm D. 8:30 pm
53. How much does a family of four probably spend on the tickets?
A．220 yuan for Section C tickets for the 9:00 am show.
B．220 yuan for Section C tickets on weekends.
C．Around 300 yuan for Section B tickets for the night show.
D．Around 700 yuan for Section A tickets on Monday.
（B）
In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spy’s life is not that exciting.
They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.
Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan
Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the
British army.
In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a schoolteacher. Two years later, he chose to be a
spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told
them that he was a schoolteacher and wanted to find a new job. He tried to get information for the American army.
Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the
riverbank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the riverbank and found the
papers in his boots. It turned out that as a young spy, Hale didn’t have enough experience. He had told his secret to
somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: “I
only regret I have but one life to lose for my country.” He died at the age of 21.54. Why did Nathan Hale become a spy?
A. For fun. B. For money. C. For himself. D. For his country.
55.What does the underlined word “adventurous” in Paragraph 1mean?
A. 爱撒谎的 B. 爱冒险的 C. 爱冲动的 D. 爱幻想的
56. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army.
B. Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old.
C. Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years.
D. Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.
57. What do Nathan Hale’s final words mean?
A. He regretted that he had to die for his country.
B. He felt scared to die at such a young age.
C. He wished to have the chance to work for his country.
D. It’s unfair that his country didn’t bring him a reward (报酬，回报).
（C）
These days haze（雾霾）is around us here and there. In fact，everyone has the power to change their living
habits to help reduce it. Many local governments call on their people to take action to make the air cleaner.
Transport is one of the biggest contributors（促成物）to haze. When，where，how，why and what you drive all
affect air quality. When one drives to work for one year，he uses as mush energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So
walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever possible. If it is necessary，you can use public transport instead
of your car. Each person using public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a tonne of pollutants，
including CO2，from going into the atmosphere.
Carpooling is another way to reduce carbon emissions（排放）.Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that
more than one person travels in a car. It immediately reduces your car’s emissions by half.
What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things
inside and around your home that will help you pollute less and save some money.
A large amount of our energy supply comes from burning coal，another contributor to haze. By cutting down
your electricity use，you are cutting down on haze. So you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off
lights，using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months，or updating some of your electrical appliances to
low-energy models. For example，you can use energy-saving lamps that need less energy and last 10 times longer than
common bulbs.
58. Which does the writer think should play an important role in reducing haze？
A. City cleaners B. Haze producers
C. Local governments D. Common（普通的） people
59.We can infer（推断）from the passage that the writer thinks .
A. cars can be used only when people have to
B. cars should be given up as soon as possible
C. cars must be improved to reduce air pollutionD. cars may cause the most serious pollution of all
60. We should reduce the use of electricity mainly because .
A. we can save a lot of money by using less energy
B. coal is now becoming rarer and rarer on our planet
C. harmful things come out while electricity is produced
D. electrical appliances send out something harmful to our air
61. Which can be the best title for the passage？
A. What are causing haze around us
B. What you can do to reduce haze
C. How dangerous haze is to our life
D. How important it is to reduce haze
(D)
On the first day of the New Year 2017，I made up my mind to go to Thailand to teach English as a volunteer. At
the beginning, all I cared about was travelling and seeing the world. I didn’t know how fantastic my life would be in
the coming months!
My journey began with attending TESOL certification(认证) course in my home state of Florida last February.
After 3 weekends of study and another 40 hours’ study online, I received my TESOL certificate(证书).
I was asked to contact Philip，who is Program Director of the Teach in Thailand. After discussing with Philip，I
chose my school and after many months of excitement，I finally flew to Thailand in early April and I couldn’t wait to
explore the country!
After a few weeks of travel alone，I met up with Philip and the other new teachers in my program in Bangkok. It
was great to meet other people who were on the same journey as me，see some cool sights and walk in Thailand’s
cities! After that, I attended the weeklong seminar(研讨会). At the end of the seminar, I was transported to my
school—Anuban Buriram Primary School.
I truly love my job—I teach Grades 5 and 6 and I have the cleverest and most active kids in the world. It’s a truly
fantastic thing that you can see the difference you make in someone else’s life, right in front of you!
Buriram is a small city with green rice fields. People here are more friendly than anyone I’ve ever met—I’ve
never been anywhere where a smile is so easily received，where everyone you pass is so friendly to say “Hello” and
“Good morning”. I’ve been taken out to countless dinners，and been lent a guitar，a camera，and I am given Thai treats
and the most delicious fresh fruits many times a week. I only hope to repay(回报) them in the future.
62. To teach English in a foreign country, one has to .
A. graduate from university B. receive a certificate of TESOL
C. be trained in a summer course D. take a course online
63. What did the writer do right away after arriving in Thailand?
A. He travelled around Thailand by himself. B. He had a discussion with Philip.
C. He attended a seminar in Bangkok. D. He met with other volunteers.
64. In the last paragraph the writer is trying to show .
A. that Buriram is small but very beautiful
B. that the Thai treats are fresh and deliciousC. how generous and friendly the Thai people are
D. that he wants to repay the people who helped him
65. The writer wrote this passage in order to .
A. give some advice to future volunteers
B. encourage more people to travel in Thailand
C. show the readers how to become a volunteer
D. tell us his voluntary experience in Thailand
四、51-53 CCD 54-57 DBBC 58-61 DACB 62-65 BACD
四、阅读理解（30 分，每小题 2 分）
A
Happy Family Salad
Ingredients（成分）:
★Two adults (married, responsible and loving parents)
★One child(or more)
★Two large bowls of tolerance
★A cup of understanding
★Four leaves of fun and games
★Two tablespoons of salad cream of kindness
★A whole heap(堆) of sharing and caring
★Abag of happy thoughts
★A bag of smiles
Methods（做法）:
1Put all the ingredients except the leaves of fun and games, cream of kindness, happy thoughts and smiles, in a
mixing bowl.
2Pour in the cream of kindness and mix well.
3Arrange the leaves of fun and games in a salad bowl.
4Sprinkle (撒上) the happy thoughts and smiles on top and serve.
Serving suggestions:
Do not put into the fridge. Always serve salad fresh and eat immediately, and together as a family. Stale salad should
be thrown away before it causes sadness. The Happy Family Salad can be eaten at any time of the day as part of
breakfast, lunch or dinner.
61. Which ingredient will the writer choose for “Happy Family Salad”?
A. Grandparents and at least a child.
B. Understanding and happy thoughts.
C. Salad cream of kindness and friendship.
D. Four leaves of fun and games without smiling.
62. What does the underlined word “stale” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Losing freshness. B. Being coldness.
C. Getting hardness. D. Tasting badness.63. What does “Happy Family Salad” mainly tell us?
A. How to make a delicious salad. B. How to have a happy family life.
C. How often it is the best to eat a salad. D. How many ingredients there are in a salad.
B
Some students get so nervous before an exam that they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a
psychology (心理学) professor at the University of Chicago, has studied these highly anxious (焦虑 ) exam-takers.
“They start worrying about the results They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to
prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry，it actually uses up attention and memory
resources that we could otherwise be using to focus (集中) on the exam.” says Sian Beilock.
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math
tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the coming
second test.
The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second exam would
get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 20% worse on the second exam. But the
students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%.
Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write
about their feelings or to think about things not connected to the test.
Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who wrote about their feelings got an average grade of B＋，
compared with a B－for those who did not.
But what can they do if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or
presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and they can still improve
their performance.
64. In which paragraph does the author introduce the background of his study?
A. In the last paragraph. B. In the second paragraph.
C. In the third paragraph. D. In the first paragraph.
65. According to Sian Beilock, if you want to succeed in an exam, you should ________.
A. focus your attention on the exam. B. be as serious as you can about the exam
C. set clear study goals and keep the exam. D. make a careful preparation for the exam
66. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means “_______”.
A. looking for a chance B. preparing for the exam
C. writing about the feelings D. taking the exam
67. We can infer (推断) from the study that students who sit quietly before the exam ______.
A. are more likely to get better exam results
B. worry more about the exam in their mind
C. have a positive attitude towards exam results
D. have a strong will to be successful in the exam
C
的Miguel gathered his guitar and all the Ernesto de la Cruz albums he could carry and rushed down from the
rooftop. His family surrounded him when he reached the yard.
Abuelita’s eyes darted from the guitar to the albums. “What is all this?” she said. “You keep secrets from your
own family?”
“It’s all that time he spends in the plaza,” Tio Berto said.
“Fills his head with crazy fantasies,” Tia Gloria added.
“It’s not a fantasy (幻想)!” Miguel protested. He handed his father the old photograph of Mama Imelda, Coco,
and the unidentified (未知身份的) man and pointed to the guitar. “That man was Ernesto de la Cruz! The greatest
musician of all time!”
“We’ve never known anything about this man. But whoever he was, he still left his family,” Miguel’s father said.
“This is no future for my son.”
“But, Papa, you told me to look to the ofrenda (灵坛). You said my family would guide me! Well, Ernesto de la
Cruz is my family! I’m supposed to play music!”
“Never! That man’s music was a curse (诅咒)! I will not allow it!” Abuelita said, raising her voice.
“You will listen to your family. No more music,” added Miguel’s father.
“Just listen to me play – ” “End of argument,” Papa said.
Miguel thought they’d change their minds if they heard him play. He lifted his guitar and prepared to strum, but
Abuelita snatched it from his hands. She pointed to the photo. “You want to end up like that man? Forgotten? Left off
your family’s ofrenda?”
“I don’t care if I’m on some stupid ofrenda!” The words burst out before Miguel could stop them. He couldn’t
take them back, even though he wanted to.
The family gasped. Abuelita’s brow hardened. She raised the guitar in the air.
“No!” Miguel cried.
“Mama,” Miguel’s dad said just as Abuelita smashed (撞击) the guitar against the ground.
“There! No guitar, no music,” she said.
The whole family was silent as Miguel stared at his guitar, shattered into a hundred pieces on the ground. Miguel
couldn’t move — he felt like someone had smashed him to pieces.
68. Where would this passage most likely be found?
A. In a book of travel. B. In a history book.
C. In a book of nature. D. In a novel.
69. What does “it” in the passage refer to?
A. photograph B. guitar C. music D. curse
70. How did Miguel’s feelings change in the passage?
A. hopeful → hopeless B. excited → hopeful
C. hopeless → hopeful D. hopeful→ excited
71. Why did Miguel’s father say “This is no future for my son.”?
A. Because he thought his son Miguel was crazy about fantasies because of a curse.
B. Because he thought it impossible for Miguel to be a great musician like his hero.
C. Because he thought Miguel shouldn’t only dream for music after leaving his family.
D. Because he thought music couldn’t guide Miguel to a bright future instead of family.D
The immune system is the body’s defender. It identifies, tracks down, and destroys troublemakers before they can
hurt the body. Those troublemakers may be, for example, bacteria from a cut or splinter, a measles germ, a cold bug,
or even a cancer cell. These invaders try to take over our tissues and feed off our bodies’ nutrients. If they succeed, we
become sick or, sometimes, even die. It’s the job of our immune systems to destroy these invaders before they destroy
us.
Say you picked up a flu virus last week. Perhaps it entered your body through a cut from a drinking glass, or from the
air you breathe. Of course, you didn’t feel it, but the virus made its way into your bloodstream. As soon as it entered
your body, it began to reproduce. Viruses have only one goal: to take over your cells. Once inside your body, viruses
try to enter cells and disrupt their normal work. If left alone, these viruses would hurt so many cells that you would
weaken, or worse, get a serious illness.
But this flu virus should not be so complacent as it seems to be. As it reproduces in your bloodstream, the virus is met
by a certain kind of white blood cell, the lymphocytes. The lymphocytes are the foot soldiers that keep you alive.
The number of lymphocytes in your body is hard to imagine. Thousands of them could fit in the period at the end of
this sentence. Your body holds about a trillion —that’s 1,000,000,000,000 of them, or about 3,000 in every drop of
blood. Since you began reading this sentence, over 800,000 of them have been created and destroyed.
Some of these lymphocytes pass through a small walnut-sized organ called the thymus. The thymus is the base of the
neck. Here, special hormones turn lymphocytes into fighting cells, called T cells. T cells have one terrific talent: They
can tell the difference between friend and foe; what should be in our bodies and what shouldn’t. They do not affect the
body ’s healthy cells. Yet they attack everything that is foreign to our bodies, such as germs, transplants, and even our
own cells which have become abnormal, as in the case of cancer.
72. What is the function of our immune system?
A. To take over our tissues and feed off our bodies’ nutrients.
B. To prevent bacteria or germs from entering the body.
C. To destroy the troublemakers in order that they might not hurt the body.
D. To fight against T cells.
73. What does the underlined word “lymphocytes” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Food soldiers. B. Flu virus.
C. White blood cells. D. Troublemakers.
74. The last sentence in paragraph 4 “since you began reading this sentence, over 800,000 of them have been created
and destroyed” implies that ____.
A. this sentence contributes to the increase of the number of lymphocytes in your body
B. you would not realize that lymphocytes reproduce themselves rapidly but forth is sentence
C. because you read this sentence, a large number of lymphocytes have been consumed
D. the number of lymphocytes in your body is extremely large
75. Which of the following questions best summaries the main idea of the whole passage?
A. How does the immune system attack the flu virus?
B. How does the immune system function in our body?
C. How do the lymphocytes work in our body?
D. What is the so-called immune system?四、阅读理解（30 分）
61-63 B A B
64-67 D A C B
68-71 D C A D
72-75 C C D B
四、阅读理解（共 15 题；每题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tony is a student aged 15. He and his parents are going to travel around Beijing this summer. Below is some
information that the have got.
The Palace Museum
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Sunday 8:30 -17:00
(Monday Closed)
Admission: adult: ￥60
student : ￥20
child (under 6): free
The Summer Palace
Opening hours:
Monday-Sunday 6:30 -18:00
Admission: adult: ￥30
student : ￥15
child (under 6): free
The Badaling Great Wall
Opening hours:
Monday-Sunday 6:00 -19:30
Admission: adult: ￥40
student : ￥20
child (under 6): free
Beijing Zoo
Opening hours:
Monday-Sunday 7:30 -18:00
Admission: adult: ￥15
student : ￥7.5
child (under 6): free
51. Tony interested in animals, so he can go to ____________ for fun.
A. The Palace Museum B. Beijing Zoo
C. the Summer Palace D. the Badling Great Wall
52. Tony and his parents can’t go to visit the Palace Museum on _____________.
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Saturday D. Sunday
53. How much will Tony and his parents pay if they visit the Summer Palace and the Badling
Great Wall?A. ￥105 B. ￥140 C. ￥175 D. ￥210
B
Sun bears（马来熊）are the smallest of the world’s eight bears species（物 种）.
They have a black coat and a white or golden colour on their bodies. Their homes are in
the tropical（热带雨林）of Southeast Asia. They live in trees and eat both plants and
animals. They can grow to be 1.4 metres in height and 65 kilograms in weight. They
usually live alone and are happy to spend most of their time by themselves.
Scientists studied sun bears in the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center. They
found that although sun bears live alone, they have developed a surprising social skill. They can copy (模仿) other
sun bear’s facial expression (面部表情) as a form of communication. They can even copy exact muscular (肌肉的)
movements that other sun bears make- such as making a face.
The ability to copy facial expressions is found in humans, gorilla’s (大猩猩), some monkeys and some other
animals. But until now, only humans and gorillas have the ability to exactly copy facial expressions. However,
scientists found that sun bears can copy facial expression as well as humans and gorillas. This surprised them because
sun bears are alone and they have no close relationship with human beings.
Although they live alone in the wild, the sun bears in the study often played gently with each other. Sometimes
they played with faster actions as hitting and biting. Scientists are still not sure what messages the sun bears were
sending to one another.
54. According to the passage, where do sun bears usually live?
A. In caves. B. In trees. C. By the river. D. On the ice.
55. From the passage, we can learn something about sun bears EXCEPT that _______________.
A. they like to live alone in the wild and only eat animals
B. they can copy other sun bears’ facial expressions for communications
C. they can copy exact muscular movements of other sun bears
D. they have no close relationship with human beings
56. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. A warm home on the earth B. A brave animal in the forest
C. A new friend of human beings D. A surprising skill of sun bears
C
Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life. Then what will the world be like
in the future?
3-D food will be both delicious and nutritious(有营养的). We can use 3-D printers to print some basic
materials. ① And we can go further. Scientists belive that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and
then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like.
② 5G network will allow many more people to get information. Big companies like China
Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G. It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than
4G. For example, we can download a film within just 1 second. But with a 4G network, it takes a few minutes. There
will be much bandwidth (带宽) and we can get unlimited (无限的) information.Underwater cities will provide more space. The earth is becoming more and more crowded. We may turn to
underwater homes, which will be built as low as 15 of the sea can be used to provide power for the homes.
③ For us common people on the earth, the dream of travelling around space will come true. In the
coming years, spacecraft will be as popular as buses, trains and planes. We can leave our home and enter space to take
an adventure (冒险). And even we will get used to living there.
A robot will be a part of life. Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars. But
they will be used in other areas as well. They will be able to think. They can tell the difference between right and
wrong. They can feel ④ In a word, just as Jules Verne said, ”Anything one man can imagine, other
men can make real.”
57. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the future world is TRUE?
A. 3-D food will be easy to make but won’t taste good.
B. With 5G, users will get only a little information.
C. Underwater cities will provide more living space.
D. A robot will do everything for us as human beings.
58. Where can the sentence “Space tour will be a piece of cake.” Be put?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
59. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. people will live a hard life in the future.
B. Technology will make our future better.
C. People will have no real friend in the future.
D. Technology will make no difference to our future.
60. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A storybook. B. A film poster.
C. A travel guide. D. A science magazine.
D
Mr. and Mrs. March lived together with their four daughters. Amy was very shy. Beth
loved being at home. Meg looked very pretty. Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy.. Their
home was always busy and full of noise and people. Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his
grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and comfortable house. But it was a house without
life.
One day, Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at
their garden. Jo’s sisters were playing in the snow there. They were throwing snowballs and having
a lot of fun. But Laurie’s face was very sad.
“Poor boy!” Jo thought. “He’s all alone. He needs some friends.” She couldn’t stop thinking
about him. She wanted to go and see him, but how could she go to the house without an invitation?
Then one snowy afternoon, she saw Laurie’s grandpa go out. This gave her an idea. She took a broom from the
kitchen.
“What are you going to do, Jo?” asked her sister Meg.
“To clear the garden path.” Answered Jo.
When Laurie saw Jo from the window, a big smile changed his pale, sad face.Jo laughed and shouted, ”How are you? Are you ill?”
Laurie opened the window and said,” I’m better now, thank you. I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a
week”.
“I’m sorry,” said Jo. “Are you bored?”
“Yes, very.” he replied.
“Don’t your friends come to visit you?”
“No. But I don’t want to see anybody. Boys are noisy and they give me a headache.”
“Girls are quiet.”
“I don’t know any girls.”
“You know us.”
“That’s true! Can you come and visit me?” cried Laurie.
“ I’m not quiet, but I’d like to come,” replied Jo. “I must ask Mother first.” She ran back into her house.
A few minutes later, she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie’s house. A servane took her upstairs.
“Here I am!” she said brightly. “Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange (牛奶冻) for
you.”
“That looks delicious,” Laurie said. He was very happy to see Jo.
Jo looked around. There were lots of books on the shelves.
“A nice room!” she said. “I can read to you if you like.”
“No, let’s talk,” replied Laurie.
“All right,” said Jo, “I can talk for hours. My sisters say I never know when to stop.”
“You have three sisters-Amy, Beth and Meg.” Laurie continued.
“How do you know this?” Jo was surprised.
“You call each other’s names when you are in the garden. Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your
mother. She has a very kind face. I like looking at her. I haven’t got a mother.”
Jo felt sad when she heard this.
“Why don’t you come and visit us?” she said, “It isn’t good for you to stay in this house all the time.”
“Thank you. I’d like to come very much.” Said Laurie.
“We know all our neighbours except you.” Jo said, “ I’m glad we’re friends now.”
She told him about all the interesting things in her life. She said,” Besides(除了……之外) plays, I also love
books.” Laurie loved books too, and offered to show her the library in the house. The library was a wonderful room.
Jo loved it.
“Wow!” she said, “All those books!”
Laurie said, “A person needs more than books.”
(Adapted from Little Women)
61. From the first paragraph, we know ________________.
A. Jo’s family had five members B. Jo ad Laurie were neighbours
C. Laurie and his grandpa were busy D. the four sisters had the same hobby
62. Jo wanted to visit Laurie because _________________.
A. she wanted to visit his large house
B. Laurie invited her to play with snowballsC. she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D. Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
63. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house.
b. Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie’s home.
c. Jo wanted to Laurie’s home after telling her mother.
d. Jo couldn’t stop thinking about Laurie.
A. a-b-c-d B. b-a-c-d C. b-d—a-c D. a-d-c-b
64. Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters?
A. Kind and friendly B. Generous but rude
C. Quiet and smart D. Funny but carless
65. What does Laurie mean by saying “A person needs more than books.”?
A. People need to stay in their own houses.
B. People should learn much more from the books.
C. People need love and friendship besides books.
D. People should relax themselves besides reading
四、阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)
A) 51-53 BAC B) 54-56 BAD C) 57-60 CCBD D) 61-65 BCDAC
四、阅读理解 (本题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A
Every school has a notice board. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an American school.
School Policy (政策)
Fighting, saying bad words and all other
bad behavior will not be allowed.
Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on
the school grounds.
Hand in a note or telephone to school if
your child is absent for the day.
Parents and visitors need to check in at
the office when entering the school.
After-school Program
The after-school program will continue
for the year 2017. The program will be open
from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. every day.
3.30-4.30 Homework & Reading
4.30-6.00 Activities
If you have any questions, feel free to call
the school at 524-9752.( ) 51. According to School Policy, what should visitors have to do when entering the school?
A. Hand in a note. B. Call at 524-9752.
C. Check in at the office. D. Telephone the school.
( ) 52. From what part can students get information on the parents’ meeting?
A. School Policy B. Report Card
C. After-school Program D. Class Announcement
( ) 53. Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progress, what point will he get on the Report Card?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
B
“No” is a simple word, but it can be so hard to say. When a friend asks for help, many people will say “yes”
because they hate to let others down and saying no makes them feel uncomfortable.
According to an article, people will even agree to unethical (不道德的) requirements rather than risk the
discomfort of saying no. In a recent study, researchers found 25 college students and had them ask 108 strangers to
destroy a library book by writing a word in ink on one of the pages. While many of the strangers pointed out it was
the wrong thing to do, or asked the students to take responsibility for any bad effect, half of the strangers agreed to
spoil back page of the book — much more than the average of 29 percent that the students predicted (预测).
Some people think that saying no will change the way the other person views us. If you are considered as a
helpful person, it is even harder to say no because you don’t want to hurt that good reputation (名声). And some
people think every “no” is a missed chance to make a difference and build a relationship.
Choosing to say no wisely is very necessary. Saying no is a suggestion and a lot of times it does hurt feelings.
But even so, most people won’t take our no as badly as we think they will.
Our own work should be thought about first, so saying no helps us protect our own priorities, saying no can also
help reduce pressure. To have your own values, sometimes you have to say no to people with whom you don’t agree.
( ) 54. The result of the research showed that ______.
A. it's a risk for students to say no
B. about 100 people spoiled back page of the book
C. some people don’t say no even facing unethical requirements
Class Announcement
Testing Dates:
The math testing is June12-13
The science test is June 15
Parents’ meeting:
The next parents’ meeting is on Friday,
June 22 at 7.00 p.m. in the meeting hall.
Homework:
Please check the Homework Board at the
school homepage to find your homework
Parents and visitors need to check in at
the office when entering the school.
Report Card
◆Report card about your school life and
work will be given to your parents. Look at
the marking key for your schoolwork.
MARKING KEY(评分标准)
Goes beyond grade level standards 4
Meets grade level standards 3
Does not meet grade level standards,
making progress 2
Does not meet grade level standards, not
making progress 1D. the students' prediction is similar to the result of the research
( ) 55. In the research, how many strangers refuse to spoil the cover of the book?
A. 25. B. 108. C. 54. D. 29.
( ) 56.What does the underlined word “priorities” mean in the passage?
A. the values that you have B. the rights that belong to us
C. the feelings without pressure D. the things should be done before others
( ) 57.What might be the best title of the passage?
A. Saying no wisely B. Always saying no
C. Why people don’t say no D. Saying no is missing chances
C
I used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never-changing styles. I hated that everyone
seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy talking about other people and their lives.
I also didn’t like the fact that people seemed very close–minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I was missing. It seemed to
me that city life would be the opposite.
Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldn’t wait to experience the city. However, when I arrived in the
Big Apple, it wasn’t at all what I had imagined. I knew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadn’t had the least
expectation to see so many people on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with people. I also felt a little
surprised to see that everyone was in a hurry and everything moved at such a fast pace (步伐). When I took the
underground for the first time, I said hello to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and
didn’t say a word.
After just one day, I realized how important my small town to me. Now I miss the familiar faces I see every day.
I like the feeling of safety and belonging my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of community and
togetherness that the city doesn’t provide. I realized just how much a simple hello does for a stranger --- it really can
make your day a little better.
My big trip showed me that my small town really has its own values in me that I didn’t even know I had. I never
would have known what a big place my town holds in my heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.
( ) 58. How did the writer feel about life in Jim Thorpe at first?
A. People there cared little about others.
B. People there liked to accept new things.
C. Living there was a great disadvantage.
D. There were many chances of career development.
( ) 59. What surprised the writer most in New York City?
A. The gestures (手势) of greeting. B. The modern transport.
C. the modern life D. The crowded streets.
( ) 60. What made the writer change his/her attitudes (态度) to his/her hometown?
A. Travelling to New York City. B. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe.
C. Greeting the middle-aged woman. D. Everybody likes talking about other people.
( ) 61. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Love of my small town B. Differences between big cities and small towns
C. A sense of community D. A pleasant trip to New York CityD
I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren’t trusted by our mother
to manage our own appearance. As a result, there were rules, and fashion was
largely ignored (忽视).
A few years ago, I was home for a visit when my mom, now in her early 70s, called
me into her bedroom. We were about ready to leave for dinner. “I don’t know what to
wear,” she complained from her seat. “You girls always look so good.”
I paused in the doorway and looked at her, wondering if I’d misheard. “What do you mean?” I asked her. “You
know what to wear.”
“No,” she answered. “I don’t. Can you pick something?”
I was so surprised. This was the same woman who, in 1989, told me I wasn’t allowed to leave the house wearing
a pair of ripped jeans; the same woman who, in high school, called my younger sister while she was out at a party to
ask if her hair was up. “You look better with it down,” she told the girl, before she could answer.
I realized, suddenly, that my mother --- always so strong --- not only wanted my opinion, but needed it. I pulled a
pair of blue jeans from the closet and a light blue sweater from her drawer.
“Wear these with your black shoes,” I told her. She did as I suggested. My mother certainly doesn’t need anyone
to take care of her. In fact, she still cares for my grandmother who lives with her. But with that one question, my
mother and I started the role change that happens with all parents and all children, from care giver to receiver.
Now, if I’m visiting or we’re together, it’s rare for her to wear anything without checking with me first. But
sometimes, it seems that she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own.
And when she does, I just tell her what I think of the way she looks. Sometimes it’s “great”. And sometimes it’s
“awful”.
( ) 62. When the writer was young, she ______.
A. could never know what to wear
B. was not allowed to go to parties at night
C. always wore fashionable clothes and hairstyles
D. had to pick her clothes according to her mother’s rules
( ) 63. The first time the writer’s mother asked her for advice on clothes, she ______.
A. was unhappy to do something for her mother
B. began to realize her mother needed her care
C. had no idea what was suitable for her mother
D. was worried that her mother was too old to live alone
( ) 64. When the writer gives her opinion about clothes, her mother ______.
A. always accepts her advice happily
B. is still uncertain about what to wear
C. is often surprised by what the writer says
D. sometimes chooses to follow her own ideas( ) 65. The writer wrote this article mainly to ______.
A. show what it is like to have a strict mother
B. remind readers to visit their parents often
C. show her mother’s great influence on her
D. show how the role of parents and their children can change
四、阅读理解
51-55: CDBCC, 56-60: DACDA, 61-65: ADBDD
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