第1頁（共1頁）2025年新初三英語人教新版尖子生專題復(fù)習(xí)《閱讀理解》一．閱讀理解（共20小題）1．Thepolicemanslowlywalkedalongthestreet.Itwasbarelyteno'clockatnight.Thewindandlightrainhadkeptmostpeopleathome.Halfwaydownthestreet，thepolicemansawamanleaningagainstadoor，withanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohim，themanspokequickly."It'sallright，officer，"hesaid."I'mjustwaitinghereforanoldfriend.It'sanappointmentthatwasmadetwentyyearsago.Youthinkitfunnytoplanameetinglikethis，don'tyou？"Themanlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapale，square﹣jawedfacewithkeeneyes.Hewasverywell﹣dressed."Twentyyearsagotonight，"themanwenton，"IdinedatarestaurantnearbywithmyfriendJimmyWells.IwasgoingtotheWesttotrymyluck，butJimmywantedtostay.Weagreedtomeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsforthatdateandtime.That'swhyI'mhere.""Whathappenedtoyourfriend？"askedthepoliceman."I'mnotsure，"saidtheman."Wewrotetoeachotherforawhileandthenstopped.ButI'msureifheisalive，hewillkeephispromise.Wesaidwewouldmeetatteno'clock.""OK，I'llbeonmyway.Goodnight."Thepolicemancontinuedonhisway；Bobwaitedabouttwentyminutes.Then，atallmanwentstraighttothewaitingman."Isthatyou，Bob？"askedthenewcomer."Isthatyou，Jimmy？"criedthemaninthedoor."You'vegrownsotall.Letmehaveagoodlookatyou.Youdon'tlookanythinglikeJimmy.""You'reright，"saidthetallman."I'mapoliceofficer.YouarewantedbytheNewYorkpolice.But，beforewegotothepolicestation，here'sanotefromyourfriendJimmyWells."Bobopenedthesmallpieceofpaper.Hishandsshookasheread.Bob，Iwasonmywaytomeetyouaswehadplanned.However，whenyoulityourcigar，Isawitwasthefaceofamanthatiswantedbythepolice.Somehow，Icouldn'tdoitmyself.SoIsentanotherpoliceofficertodothejob.Jimmy（1）ItisimpliedinthefirstthreeparagraphsthatBobwas.A．coldandhungryB．excitedandnervousC．eagerandfearedD．calmandpatient（2）Bobhadexpectedthat.A．JimmywasstillaliveB．JimmywouldbreakhispromiseC．JimmywasapoliceofficerD．Jimmyhadgrownverytall（3）Theunderlined"doit"referto.A．meetBobB．talktoBobC．leaveanotetoBobD．a(chǎn)rrestBob（4）WhichisNOTtrue？A．Jimmywasn'tapoliceofficer.B．BobhadbelievedinJimmybeforethemeeting.C．ItwasriskyforBobtokeeptheappointment.D．JimmyrecognizedBobwhenhelitthecigar.2．OnFebruary26，whenanItalianwenttoworkwithamask（口罩）toprotecthimselffromthenovelcoronavirus（新冠病毒），hewascriticizedbyhisworkmates.Theysaidtohim，"Youdonotneedmasks.Theyareuses"Youmightbesurprised，asinChinaandotherAsiancountries，almosteveryonewearsamaskduringoutbreaks.WhydotheEastandtheWesthavedifferentideasaboutwearingmasks？IntheWest，peoplearetaughttowearmasksonlywhentheyareill.Peopleseemasksasatooltoprotectsickpeopleandprevent（防止）theillness.Healthypeopledon'tneedtowearthem.Soduringthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak，peoplewouldbestaredatlikeavirusspreaderiftheygooutwithamask.SomeEuropeanandAmericanpeoplesaywearingamaskinpublicmakesthemfeelworried"shy"and"afraidofbeinglookedatdifferently".InAsiancountrieslikeChinaandJapan，wearingmasksiscommon.Duringthe2003SARSepidemic，maskswerewidelyusedinChinaandEastAsia.ManyChinesealsoliketowearmaskstostaywarmin'winterorprotectagainstairpollution，InJapan，wearingmasksshowsyourpolitenesswhenyougetacold.SomeJapaneseturnmasksintocoolandpopularaccessories（配飾）withdifferentcolorsandpicturestomatchtheirclothes.Youngwomenmaywearmaskswhentheydon'thavetheirmakeup（化妝）on.ManypopstarsinAsiaalsousemaskstoprotecttheirprivacy（隱私）.（1）IndailylifeWesternpeoplewearmaskswhentheyare.A．shyB．sickC．a(chǎn)fraidD．worried（2）Theunderlinedword"criticized"inparagraph1means""inChinese.A．羨慕B．稱贊C．批評D．毆打（3）ThereasonswhyAsianpeopleliketowearmasksinclude.①keepingwarminwinter②preventingtheillness③coveringtheirmakeup④protectingtheirprivacyA．①②④B．②③④C．①③④D．①②③（4）Thepassageismainlyabout.A．thepopularityofmasksinAsiancountriesB．theimportanceofwearingmaskstostopillnessC．thereasonswhyWesternpeopledon'twearmasksD．theopinionsofwearingmasksindifferentcountries3．ConorGrennanwasunwillingtobeavolunteer．The29﹣year﹣oldAmericanwasnotsureifhehadtheskillsorastrongfeelingforitHowever，hewenttoworkatanorphanage（孤兒院）inNepal．Hisfirstthoughtwastomakepeopleimpressed．"IthoughtthatifIvolunteeredjustonce，Icouldretellthestoryoverandover，"GrennansaidinaHuffingtonPostarticleHowever，histhree﹣monthstayintheorphanageturnedintoanunusualexperience．Itwasin2004andGrennanhadgivenuphisjobtobeginayear﹣longaround﹣the﹣worldtrip．HisfirstthreemonthswerespentinNepal．Whenhearrivedinthevillage，heknewnothingaboutthechildrenorthelocalculture．WhenheopenedthegateoftheLittlePrincesChildren'sHome，hewasfacedbytheexcitedchildren．TheyoungAmericanendedupcaringfor18children．Helaterdiscoveredthattheyweretrafficked（被拐賣的）children．Sohewalkedthroughthemountainswithgreatdifficultytofindthekids'families．"Istartedwalkingwithphotosofthekids，"hetoldtheReuter'sreporter．"Iwouldshowupinvillagesandshowphotographsaround．Iwentwith24photos，andIfound24families．"Atthesametime，heputhisheartintoNepaleseculture．Grennansaid，"Volunteeringisthesinglebestwaytoseehowtherestoftheworldlives．"Healsoencouragedotherstodowhathehaddone．Hebelievesthatvolunteeringneedsonlymakingdecisionstoshowup．Grennan'sfightagainstchild﹣traffickinghaschangedhim．Hisbook，LittlePrince，cameoutlastweek．（1）Atfirst，GrennansimplywantedtobyvolunteeringinNepal．A．writetravelstoriesB．learntheskillsC．helpthekidsthereD．impresspeople（2）WhenGrennancametotheLittlePrinceChildren'sHome，．A．18childrenwereillinbedB．thechildrentherefeltexcitedC．hedecidedtogiveuphisjobD．he'dlivedinNepalforayear（3）FromthepassagewecanlearnthatGrennan．A．foundthekids'familieseasilyB．wasgoodattakingpicturesC．wrotethebookLittlePrinceD．a(chǎn)skedotherstogotoNepal（4）Whichisthebesttitlefor"thepassage？A．Volunteeringchangesalot．B．Volunteeringiswiththekids．C．Avolunteerbecomesawriter．D．AvolunteertravelsinNepal．4．JackBrown，anofficeworker，livesinWashington．Heinherited（繼承）amilliondollarswhenhewas23．buthewasn'thappyatall．Whenhiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirjobs，hedidn'thaveto．Jackdecidedtoliveasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse．Hegave＄10，000ofhismoneytoacharitytohelppoorchildrenliveabetterlife．Todayheis36．Hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesanddrivesasmallcaronly，butheisveryhappy．UptonowJackhashelpedsomechildrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworldbysendingthem＄200amonth．Themoneywasusedforthechildren'sstudy，food，medicineandclothing．Jackreceivedareporteachyearonthechildren'sprogress．Theycanwritetoeachother，butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish．WhenJackfirstheardaboutthesechildren，hewantedtohelpthem．"Itwasnothingspecial，"hesaid．"UntilIwenttothesecountriesandmetthechildrenIwashelping，Ididn'tknowanythingabouttheirlife．"OnceJackwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica．Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting．"WhenImether，Ifeltvery，veryhappy，"hesaid．"AndIsawthatthemoneywasusedforagoodcause．Itbroughtmehappiness．IwanttodoeverythingIcantogoonhelpingthesechildren．"（1）Whydidn'tJackneedtolookforajob？A．Becauseheisanofficeworker．B．BecausehelivesinWashington．C．Becausehewenttocollege．D．Becausehegotonemilliondollars．（2）HowhasJackhelpedpoorchildrenallovertheworld？A．Bysendingthemeach200amonth．B．Bygiving，10，000ofhismoneytoacharity．C．Bywritinglettersandreportstothem．D．Bybuyingfood，medicineandclothingforthem．（3）Jacklearnedaboutthechildren'sprogressbyA．visitingthemeachyearB．a(chǎn)skinghiscollegefriendsC．gettingareporteveryyearD．talkingwiththeminEnglish（4）Theunderlinedwords"foragoodcause"mean""inChinese．A．功績B．行善C．優(yōu)惠D．賞賜（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthestory？A．Helpothersandyouwillfeelhappy．B．Poorchildrenneedourhelp．C．Livingasimplelifeisthesecrettohappiness．D．Givingyourmoneytopoorchildren，please．5．MoYan，2012'swinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiterature（諾貝爾文學(xué)獎），wasborninasmalltownofGaomiinShandongProvince．Hisparentswerefarmers．AndasayoungboyMotookcareofthefamily'sgoats（山羊）．Eachdayhetookthegoatsoutsideandwatchedoverthemwhentheyategrass．Itwasalonelyjob，butMowasasmartboy．Heenjoyedthegreen，openlandofShandong．Heenjoyedlookingupattheblueskyandthewhiteclouds．Topassthetimehetalkedtothegoats．Hetoldthemhisthoughtsandsomestories．Itwasthebeginningofhislifeasastoryteller．DuringtheCulturalRevolution（文化大革命），Mohadtoleaveschoolandworkforacompany．ThiswasdifficultforMo，becausehelovedbooksandhelovedreading．Luckily，hefoundafriendwhowouldlendhimbooks．Later，Mobecameasoldierandwasabletocontinuehiseducation．IntheendhegraduatedfromBeijingNormalUniversity（北京師范大學(xué)）．Thisiswherehebegantowrite．AlthoughMohadleftGaomi，Gaomineverlefthim．ManyofhisbookstalkaboutrurallifeandthepeopleofGaomi．ForMo，allofhumannaturecanbeseeninthevillagelifeofGaomi．Moisfamousnow，butheremainsatruesonofsoil（土地）．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正誤（T/F）．（1）MoYanwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein2012．（2）AsayoungboyMoYantookcareofhisfamily'sgoatsandhehatedthejob．（3）MoYancontinuedstudyinginamiddleschoolduringtheCulturalRevolution．（4）MoYangraduatedfromBeijingNormalUniversityandthisiswherehebegantowrite．（5）GaomineverleftMoYanbecausemanyofhisbookstalkaboutrurallifeandthepeopleofGaomi．6．Sometimes，itisnoteasytogetyourkidstohelpwithchores.Herearesomewaystodealwithkidswhodon'twanttohelpwithchores.First，letthemhelpwithchores.Makeitveryclearthatyouneedtheirhelp，andmakesurethatthereareconsequences（后果）fornotdoingchores.Second，followtheconsequencesyousaidtothem.Forexample，yourchild'schoreistodothedisheseacheveningafterdinner.Iftheydon'tdoit，theycan'twatchTVforaweek.Thiswillhelpyourchildknowthatyou'reserious.Third，givesomeincentives（激勵）tohelpyourchilddochores.Forexample，anincentivecouldbeonedayofffromdoingchoresinamonth.Fourth，makeachorelist.Writedownthechoresyourchilddidandthoseheorsheisgoingtodoinanotebook.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。（1）waysarementionedinthepassage.A．TwoB．FourC．FiveD．Six（2）Themainideaofthepassageishowtogetkidsto.A．dohomeworkB．watchTVC．helpwithhomeworkD．helpwithchores（3）Followtheconsequencesifyourchilddoesn't.A．dohisorherchoresB．dothedishesC．dohisorherhomeworkD．writedownthechoresinanotebook（4）Incentivescanmake.A．yourchildwritedownthechoresB.yourchilddochoresC．yourchildunhappyD．yourchildsad（5）Letyourchildknowwhatchoresheorshe.A．cansayB．isgoingtowriteC．isgoingtodoD．couldwatch7．Youngpeoplecanhaveproblemswiththeirminds．Somestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyveryhard．Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeopleliketheirparentsandclassmates．LiuWei，aJunior2studentfromHefei，couldnotunderstandhisteachersandwasdoingbadlyinhislessons．Hebecamesoworriedaboutitthathestartedtocuthisfingerwithaknife．Anotherstudent，14﹣year﹣oldYanFangfromGuangzhou，wasafraidofexams．Shegotveryworriedinone，andwhenshelookedattheexampaper，shecouldn'tthinkofanythingtowrite．Arecentreportsaysabout18%ofShanghaiteenagershavemental（心理的）problems．Theirtroublesinclude（包括）beingworriedandveryunhappyandhavingproblemsinlearningandgettingonwithpeople．Manystudentswhohaveproblemswon'tgoforadviceorhelp．Somethinktheywilllookstupid（愚蠢的）iftheygotoseeadoctor．Othersdon'twanttotalkabouttheirsecrets．LiangYuezhu，anexpertonteenagersfromBeijingAndingHospital，hasthefollowingadviceforteenagers：*Talktoyourparentsorteachersoften．*Takepartingroupactivitiesandplaysports．*Gotoseeadoctorifyoufeelunhappyorunwell．（1）Thestudentswhooftenbecomeworriedorhavetroublegettingonwithothersmayhave．A．mentalproblemsB．a(chǎn)headacheC．kniveswiththemD．noparents（2）LiuWeicuthisfingerwithaknifebecause．A．hewasafraidofhisteacherB．hewantedtofrightenhisparentsC．hewassoworriedabouthisstudiesD．hisfingerwasbadlyhurt（3）YanFang'sproblemshappenedwhenever．A．shestudiedveryhardB．shehadexamsC．shetalkedwithherparentsD．shethoughtofsomething（4）Studentswhohaveproblemswon'taskothersforhelpbecause．A．theywon'tletothersthinktheyarestupidB．theydon'tthinkdoctorscanhelpthemC．theythinktheproblemsarenotseriousD．theyhavenosecretsaboutothers（5）LiangYuezhu'sadvicetellsusthat．A．it'sbetterforthestudentswhohavementalproblemstojoinothersB．it'sunnecessaryforthemtobewithothersC．onlygroupactivitiesandsportscanhelpthemD．teachersandparentscan'tdoanythingaboutmentalproblems8．Somepeoplethinkonlyschoolchildrendonotagreewiththeirparents.Infact，itisnottrue.Communicationisabigproblemforparentsandchildrenofallages.Hereissomeadviceonbridgingthegenerationgap（代溝）.Don'targuewithyourparents.Don'tgettoyourparentswhenyouareangry.Yourparentsprobablywon'tconsideryourideasifyouareshoutingatthem.Andyoucan'texpressyourselfwellifyouareangry.Pleaseleaveandstaysomewhereelsetocooloffandtrytomakesureyouunderstandwhyyouareunhappy.Then，thinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaytoyourparents.Ifyoudon'tthinkyoucanspeaktothematthemoment，writingalettermaybeagoodwaytohelpyou.Trytoreachanagreement.Perhapsyouandyourparentsdisagreeonsomething.Youcankeepyourdisagreementandtryyourbesttoaccepteachother.Forexample，Michaelwantedtobuyamotorcycle，buthismotherdidn'tagreewithhim.Theyarguedoverit.Finally，theycametoanagreement.Michaelboughtthemotorcycle，buthecouldonlydriveitoncertaindays.Ofcourse，yourparentsmightrefusetoagreewithsomething.Inthesesituations，itisespeciallyimportanttoshowyourloveandrespecttothem.Showingrespectwillkeepyourrelationshipstrong.Talkaboutyourvalues（價值觀）.Becauseofthegenerationgap，thevaluesofyourparentsareprobablydifferentfromthoseofyourown.Tellyourparentswhatyoucareabout，andwhy.Understandingyourvaluesmighthelpthemseeyourpurposesinlife.Communicationisanart!Itisworthhavingatry!（1）Thepassagetellsushaveacommunicationproblem.A．parentsandotherpeopleB．schoolkidsandtheirparentsC．teachersandtheirstudentsD．parentsandchildrenofallages（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"cooloff"inParagraph3mean？A．Calmyourselfdownandberelaxed.B．Makeyourselfhappy.C．Haveagoodrest.D．Hideyourselfquickly.（3）WhydidthewritergivetheexampleaboutMichaelandhismother？A．Totellusweshouldtrytoaccepteachother.B．Totellusweshouldrespectothers.C．Totellusweshouldtellothersourvalues.D．Totellusweshouldnotgetangry.（4）Ifyourparentsdon'treachanagreementwithyou，whatshouldyoudo？A．Arguewiththem.B．Followtheiradviceallthetime.C．Respectthem.D．Goawayfromhome.（5）Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus？A．Someadviceonhavingaconversation.B．Somewaystobridgethegenerationgap.C．Somewaystoreachanagreementwithothers.D．Someadviceonmakingourparentshappy.9．Recently，awomanwholivesinasmallapartmentinSanFranciscoaskedmeaquestion.Shewantedtoknowhowtoprepareforabigearthquake.Infact，it'squitenecessaryforpeopleinSanFranciscotodothat.Sinceshelivesinanapartment，shecannotstore（儲存）waterinabackyardorplacearaincollectionsystem.Hereismyanswertoher.Firstly，youshouldstorewaterandfood.Storingwaterisactuallyveryeasy.Agallonperdayisenoughforyoutodrink.Youcanbuyoneofthose5﹣gallonspringwatercontainers（容器）andputitinthekitchen.Checktheexpirationdate（截止日期），andgetsomenewwaterwhenneeded.Foodisn'tthathard，either.Getafewcansofsoup，somecannedfruit，andcannedchickpeasorbeans.Makesuretheyallcanbeeatenwithoutheating.Thiswillcostlessthan＄20andtakeupverylittlespaceinyourkitchen.Throwacheapcan﹣opener（開罐器）therewhileyou'reatit，tape（用膠帶粘貼）ittothecan，andforgetaboutthatone，too.Secondly，firstaidisgoingtoletyoustayoutoflimited（有限的）medicalfacilities（裝備），allowingyoutoavoidgettingtrulyinjured.Inabigdisaster，you'llprobablygethurt.Beingabletocleanandprotectaskinwoundisimportant.TheRedCrossfirst﹣aidkitischeap（＄16）andsmall，andcontainswhatyouneed.Finally，informationisalmostasimportantastheothertwo.Youreallywantasmallradiotoknowwhatisgoingonaroundyou.Therearegoingtobeshelters，first﹣aidfacilities，andsafeandunsafeareas.Youneedaradiotoknowwheretheyare.TheNationalGuardwillbesomewherehelpingout，andyouneedtolearnwhere.Thenetworkwillprobablybedown，soyoucan'tcountonthat.Therefore，youjustneed＄60andabout30minutesofshopping，andthenyoucansurvive（艱難度過）for3dayswithoutanyhelp.（1）Whatwasthewoman'sproblem？A．Shewasafraidofbigearthquakes.B．Shedidn'thaveabackyardtostoreherthings.C．Shedidn'tknowhowtoprepareforabigearthquake.D．Shedidn'tknowhowtosetuparaincollectionsystem.（2）WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout？A．Thecostoffoodandwater.B．Howtomakeuseofthekitchen.C．Theimportanceoffoodandwater.D．Howtostorewaterandfoodinthehouse.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"counton"inParagraph4mean？A．Breakup.B．Dependon.C．Keepoff.D．Playagainst.（4）Whatdoesthewriterthinkofpreparingafirst﹣aidkit？A．It'snotaneasythingtodo.B．Itcan'tbeusedtosavealife.C．It'simportantinanearthquake.D．It'stoolimitedforpeopleinadisaster.（5）Actually，youonlyneedtoprepareforabigearthquake.A．＄60B．＄16C．＄20D．＄3010．WhentheGreatEastJapanEarthquake（地震）hitJapanonMarch11，2011，workersinasupermarketinJapanwerenotrunningawaywhilethequakewashappening.Instead，theyweretryingtostopthethingsinthemarketfromfallingdown.ReportersfromNHK，thecountry'slargestTVstation，werestillworkingwithoutmuchworryduringthequakewhiletheywereinrealdanger.TheEarthquakewasthemostseriousoneinJapan'shistory.Ittookawaymorethan15，000people'slives.ButmostJapanesepeoplewerecalm（鎮(zhèn)靜的）andnotscaredatthetimeofgreatdanger.TheiractionshowsthatJapanisthemostearthquakepreparedcountryintheworld.ThisisbecauseJapanhas"anearthquakeculture".Japanesepeoplehavelearnedhowtoprepareforearthquakesandwhattododuringanearthquakewhentheywereveryyoung.SchoolsinJapanorganizeearthquakepracticeseverymonth，Japanalsohasagoodearthquakewarningsystem（警報系統(tǒng)）.Warningswerereportedontelevision，radioandphonesninesecondsafterexpertsfirstknewaboutthequakeonMarch11.Thewarningsystemisnownotabletomakepredictionsaboutearthquakes，butitcanusuallywarnpeopleabout15secondsbeforethequakewhenexpertsfeelitssigns.Even15secondscanbeenoughtimetosavepeople'slives.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。（1）Whatwerethesupermarketworkersdoingwhiletheearthquakewashappening？A．Theyweresellingthings.B．Theywerepreparingforleaving.C．Theywererunningaway.D．Theywerestillstayingthere.（2）WhatwerethefeelingsofmostJapanesepeopleduringtheearthquake？A．Theywereshocked.B．Theywerescared.C．Theystayedcalm.D．Theyworriedabouttheirlives.（3）Whydon'ttheyfeelscaredinfacingofearthquakes？A．Theyarenotafraidofdeath.B．Theyhaveanearthquakeculture.C．Theythinkearthquakeisn'tdangerous.D．Theyhaveearthquakewarningsystem.（4）Fromthispassage，weknowthatNHKisainJapan.A．busstopB．TVstationC．famousmovietheaterD．five﹣starrestaurant（5）Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A．earthquakeoftenhappensinJapanB．Japandidn'thaveanyearthquakebeforeMarch11，2011C．nopeoplewilldieifpredictionscanbemadebeforeanearthquakeD．peoplewillnevermakeanypredictionsaboutearthquakesinthefuture11．Agroupoffrogs（青蛙）weretravelingthroughaforest，andtwoofthemfellintoadeeppit（坑）．Whentheotherfrogssawhowdeepthepitwas．theytoldthetwofrogsthattheywereasgoodasdead．Thetwofrogsdidn'tmindwhattheysaidandtriedtojumpupoutofthepitaspossiblyastheycould．Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostopandthattheywereasgoodasdead．Finally，oneofthefrogsheardwhattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup．Hefelldownanddied．Theotherfrogcontinuedtojumpashardashecould．Onceagain，theotherfrogsshoutedathimtostopthejumpingandjustdie．Hejumpedevenharderandfinallymadeitout．Whenhegotout，theotherfrogssaid，"Didyounothearus？"Thefrogexplainedtothemthathewasdeaf．Hecouldhearnothing．Hethoughttheywereencouraginghimallthetime．（1）Thetwoofthemfellintoadeeppitwhentheywere．A．lookingforfoodB．travelingthroughaforestC．playinggamesintheforestD．diggingadeeppit（2）Theotherfrogsthoughtthetwofrogsmustdiebecause．A．thepitwassodeepthattheycouldn'tjumpoutB．theywerehurtbadlyC．theirlegswerebrokenD．otheranimalswouldeatthem（3）Afteronefrogdied，．A．theotherfrogsleftaloneB．theotherfrogsstoppedshoutingtohimC．theotheronegaveupantidiedtooD．theotheronewentonjumpinguntilhejumpedoutofthepit（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deaf"meanillChinese？A．啞的B．盲的C．聾的D．死的（5）Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory？A．Peopleshouldbecarefulintheforest．B．Deafpeoplehavemorepower（力量）．C．Shoutingindangermaybeofgreathelptoothers．D．Anencouragingwordmayhelponeoutoftroublewhileabadwordmaykillhim/her．12．Mr．Gaolivesinatown．Whenhewastwenty﹣five，hissonwasborn．HecallshimGaoLing．Thelittleboyisclever．Heandhiswifelovehimverymuch．It'sSeptember1sttoday．Anewschoolyearbegins．GaoLingishappyandwearshismostbeautifulclothes．He'sgoingtoschoolwithhisnewbag．"Letmetakeyoutoschool，dear，"saidMrs．Gao．"Thankyou，Mummy，"saidtheboy．"Theschoolisnotfarfromhere．Icangotheremyself．"Atschoolateachermetthelittleboyandasked，"What'syourname，mylittlefriend？""GaoLing，sir，"answeredtheboy．"Howoldareyou？""Six，sir．""What'syourfather'sname？""GaoDaling，sir．""Howoldishe？""Heissix，too，sir．""Oh，"theteachersaidinsurprise．"Isheasoldasyou？""Yes，sir，"saidtheboy．"HebecameafatheronlyonthedaywhenIwasborn．"（1）Mr．Gaoisnow．A．SixB．twenty﹣fiveC．thirty﹣oneD．thirty﹣five（2）Mr．a(chǎn)ndMrs．Gaolovetheirsonbecause．A．theboyiscleverB．helikestogotoschoolC．hecangotoschoolhimselfD．hecananswertheirquestion（3）GaoLingdidn'tlethismothertakehimtoschoolbecause．A．shewastoobusyB．hisfriendscouldtookhimC．thepolicemancouldhelphim．D．theschoolisnearandhecouldtakecareofhimself（4）GaoLingwenttoschool．A．bycarB．onfootC．bytrainD．bybike（5）GaoLingthought．A．hisfatherandhewerebornonthesamedayB．hisfatherwasyoungerthanhimC．hisfatherforgottotellhimabouthisageD．GaoDalingbecameafatheronlyforsixyears．13．Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented，orbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganintheearly1900s.Jazzwasanewkindofmusic，forAmericaandtheworld，andNewOrleanswasitsbirthplace.▲Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown，andatfirstonlyblacksplayedit.Itwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstyle.Butsoonthey，too，wereplayingjazz.Thepopularityofthismusicspread.FromNewOrleans，ittraveleduptheMississippi（密西西比）toChicago，thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s，thereweremanyjazzmusicians，bothblackandwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthantherest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard﹣working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabig，good，naturedsmile.Thesepersonalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofame.Afterhebecamefamous，hetraveledaroundtheworld.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasy，especiallyatthebeginning.LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismothercouldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid，hisparentsseparated，andLouislivedwithhismother.Howhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagined.AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.Helaterwrote，"Mywholelifehasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultome.Iloveeverybody."（1）Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto.A．newstylesB．jazzpioneersC．blackmusiciansD．whitemusicians（2）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"separated"inthelastparagraph？A．Movedaway.B．Werebusy.C．Lostallmoney.D．Parted.（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．Onlyblacksplayjazz.B．Louis'smothercaredhimalotbutnotwelleducated.C．LouisArmstrongwasveryseriousandheworkedhard.D．Althoughlifewasunfairtohim，LouisArmstrongstillfacedithopefully.（4）What'sLouisArmstrong'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardslife？A．Hopeful.B．Pleased.C．Sad.D．Scared.（5）Whichsentencecanbeputintothe"▲"inParagraph3？A．Jazzwasverypopularinthebeginning.B．Whowerethejazzpioneers？C．Onlyasmallnumberofpeoplelikejazzatfirst.D．Musicianscanplayjazzwell.14．Isthereintelligent（有智力的）lifeonotherplanets？Foryears，scientistssaid"no"or"wedon'tknow"．Buttodaythisischanging．SethShostakandAlexandraBarnettareastronomers（天文學(xué)家）．Theybelieveintelligentlifeexists（存在）somewhereintheuniverse．Theyalsothinkwewillsooncontactthesebeings（人；生物）．WhydoShostakandBarnettthinkintel