(熱點專題)初三英語閱讀理解(四)

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhave

winterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andin

summersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakean

umbrella（傘）oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaugh

atthem.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret（后悔）laterinthe

day.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring

D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday

A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds

C.summerandwinterD.springandautumn

3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,"Means"itissometimestoo

inwinter."

A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoran

umbrellawiththembecause.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings

5.Thebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthispassageis.

A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinter

C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople

KEY:ABABC

MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"if

anyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoing

something,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacup

oftea."

“OK,Dad/'saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,he

wrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohis

smallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.

Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Aman

wasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandinto

hispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.He

suddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."

Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.

Whendidithappen?"

"Burntyesterdayevening."

1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat.

A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdays

B.hewouldbebackinsevendays

C.hewouldbebackinamonth

D.helikedacupoftea

2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon.

A.thewallB.thedoor

C.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket

3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron

A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday

4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.

A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdead

B.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdown

C.thechildgavehimacupoftea

D.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper

5.Whatwasburnt?,

A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy

KEY:BCDAA

1."What'sthematter?""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI..."

2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter...

3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost..."

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文）helpsa

lotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantin

understandingEnglish,especially（尤其）spokenEnglish.

l.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguage

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis

A."...soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B."...soIwenttobedverylate."

C.SoIfeltunhappy."D."...soIgotupveryearly."

3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.

A."Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."

B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."

C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."

D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."

4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.

A."...sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."

B."...sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."

C."...sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."

D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."

5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推斷）thatguessingisinlearninga

foreignlanguage.

A.theonlyway

B.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish

C.moreimportantthananyotherway

D.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish

KEY:ABADB

UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheir

farmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneither

ofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Most

villagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.They

neverfindoutwhy.

OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownhe

heardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashe

wentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsome

moneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillages

andcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeen

carriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice

（價格）。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.

"Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受）lossesinbusinesswhileothers

alwaysprofit（盈利）"UncleLiaskedoneday.

"Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarry

moreapplesonatrucknexttime!"

"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish（傻的）wewere!"

1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause

A.theyhopetosavemoney

B.they'rebothpoor

C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain

D.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms

2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto

A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterest

C.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit

3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.

A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'

B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'

C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity

D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck

4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause

A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusiness

B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecity

C.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor

D.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.

B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.

C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.

D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.

KEY:BDCAC

FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseand

climbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.Hefillseachofthestockingswith

Christmaspresents.

Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"Father

Christmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaits

untilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheir

stockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimes

worearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,and

theyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsatthe

endoftheirbeds.

1.ChristmasEveis.

A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDay

C.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay

2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.

A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockings

C.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren'sshoes

3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.

A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas

B.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'treal

C.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas

D.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings

4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.

A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal

B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents

C.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather

D.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend

A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.

KEY:DBACA

Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.

Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,

toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded（點頭）andheldmynose."Whatdo

youthinkitis?"

"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot（污

點）offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."

"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."

"Wecan't".saidmysistter.

"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"

l.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.

A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwas

B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome

C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent

D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof

2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because

A.thedoglikeskeepingthings

B.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes

C.hedoesn'tknowthedog'sname

D.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well

3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas，

A.itscolourB.itssmell

C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone

4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"'

A.keepingthingsforitself

B.bringingthingsforothertokeep

C.notlettingitrunabout

D.takingcareofasmallchild

5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.

A.likestogivepresentstopeople

B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shome

C.hasbroughtsometrouble

D.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"

Key:1.C2.D3.B4.B5.C

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwant

totakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeen

inaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyhead

untilwearebackonthegroundagain!"

Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.The

weatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.?/But

shecontinuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfrom

undertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,"\amsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlike

planesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI'llsayonething,wShecontinuedkindly,

“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!"

1.Anoldladyhad.

A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket

2.A.Shedidn'twantto.

A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit

3.spoketoher.

A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends

4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.

A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital

5.Thewomandidn/tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing.

A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

Key:1-5BAACA

DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflyto

NewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingto

staythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyour

addressfromthereinatelegram（電報）hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthe

city.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputthe

addressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutat

nineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."

Hefoundataxi（出租車）andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"But

Dickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"

Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.

Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemy

addressatthispostoffice."

Choosetherightanswer

1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause.

A.hewentthereforaholiday

B.hehadworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing（觀光）

D.hishomewasthere

2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?

A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyet

B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too

C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

D.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork

3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Inthecenterofthecity.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Athisfriend'shouse.

4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?

A.Themanager（經(jīng)理）ofhishotel.

B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.

D.Hiswife.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

Key:1-5BABDC

BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,

butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthe

money.

Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJim

wasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateinthe

evening.

WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbe

in,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesare

outhere."

'Tvegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.

TrueorFalse

1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.

2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.

3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.

4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.

Key:1-4FTFT

Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthe

morning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Get

up!"

ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband（軍樂隊）inourbedroomcould

notwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtof

bedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"

TrueorFalse

1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.

2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetup

earlyinthemorning.

3.1usuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemy

mothercalls.

4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.

5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefuses

togetup.

6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.

7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.

Key:1-7.FTTFTFF

Picture1

1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?

A.Two:oneblueandonered

B.Three:twoblueandonered

C.Three:oneblueandtwored

D.Four:twoblueandtwored

2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,which

ofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?

Picture2

3.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto,

A.thebluecardwithsyruponit

B.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit

C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwas

D.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard

4.Theexperimenthasproved（證明）thatbees.

A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolors

C.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrup

C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?

Keys:1—5BCBBD

Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（預(yù)報）theweather.Theyareinspace,and

theycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere

（大氣），becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）,Theysendthesepictures

totheweatherstations.Someteorologists（氣象學(xué)家）canseetheweatherofany

partoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweather

willchange.

Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatellites

wereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.

Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybe

abletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.

1.Satellitestravel,

A.inspaceB.intheatmosphere

C.abovethegroundD.abovespace

2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?

Because.

A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasily

B.cloudsformthere

C.theweatherformsthere

D.thepicturescanforecasttheweather

3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather

A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures

C.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepictures

D.duringtheystudysatellitepictures

4.Maybewe'llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor

A.onedayB.twodays

C.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger

5.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin

A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphere

B.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere

C.doingotherworkinmanyways

D.weatherforecasting

Keys:1-5ACBDD

Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大學(xué)）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavourite

sport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalso

throwtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.They

havefourchances（機(jī)會）tomovetheballtenyards（碼）.Theycancarryitorthey

canthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanotherten

yards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（點）.

Itisdifficulttomovetheball.日evenmenontheotherteamtrytostoptheman

withtheball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheother

team.

Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.

TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,it

mayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary

1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.Manypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyothers

watchthemonTV.

1.Thepassagetalksabout.

A.footballB.howtoplayfootball

C.AmericansportsD.Americanfootball

2.WecanthefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.

A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch

3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because.

A.tenyardsisalongway

C.theplayingfieldisverylarge

D.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone

4.Ifthey,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.

A.receivesixpoints

B.playelevengamesintheseason

C.arethebestteams

D.movetheballtotheendofthefield

A.JumpingB.DancingC.CryingD.Shouting

Keys:1-5DABCC

“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?wAboutthisquestionagreat

learnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.

Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles（圓）.Within

（在..里面）thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneis

yours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucan

see,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohas

morechances（機(jī)會）tofacesomethingstillunknown.

1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat.

A.ateacherhasmorequestions

B.astudenthasmorequestions

C.bothateacherandastudenthavequestions

D.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions

2.Thestudentthoughtthat.

B.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsask

C.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestions

D.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions

3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推斷）that

A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacher

B.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudent

C.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacher

D.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn'tknow

4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?

A.YouWillNeverLearnEnough

B.ATeacherandHisStudent

C.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledge

D.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn

5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein,

A.thePalaceMuseumB.anybook

C.anewspaperofmagazineD.Anencyclopedia（百科全書）

Keys:1-5ACDBA

Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融

化）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（擠壓）together.,

itbecameice.

Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwas

likeariverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.

Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,

ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insome

places,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.

Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanyparts

oftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.

Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganew

path（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.

1.Thesnowthatfellonthemountain

A.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis.

3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theword

itmeans.

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Therearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobe

B.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.

C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.

5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyour

book?)

A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.

B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.

C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.

6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat

A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchanges

C.glacierschangedtheland

Key:l.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.C5.C

Longago,peopleinRome（羅馬）talkedtooneanotherinLatin

（拉丁文）.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.

BooksareinLatin.

SomeRomans（羅馬人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheir

languagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworld

language.

PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatin

words.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.

Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“l(fā)ittledoll".

1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein.

A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.Greece（希臘）D.Texas

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis

3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.Buttheystill

usemanyLatinwords/'Thewordtheymeans.

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.

B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.

C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.

5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(which

sentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)

A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.

B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle

C.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.

6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.

A.Romansdidnotliketostayhome

B.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.

C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.

Key:1.A2.language3.people4.C5.B6,C

ALegWalkingRight

Herearesomesigns+-x...,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanvery

differentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthat

youwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralaway

fromanother.Youwillsubtract（減去）.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand...?

Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwo

signs....TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtotheleft

toldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemto

subtract.

Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted（印刷的）sign&toaddnumerals.Aftera

whilethesignbegantolooklikethis....Later,thesignbecame+.

Howmuchis2...2?

1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?

A.WalkawayB.WriteanumeralC.ReadasignD.Add

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris

3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember".

Thewordtheymeans.

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?

A.Egyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogether

B.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.

C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand

5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactly

liketheoneinyourbook)?

A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis....

B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.

C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.

6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat

A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.

B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500s

C.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforus

Key:l.D2.substract3.signs4.CS.A6.A

Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaand

Belizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.

Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.This

makesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.

MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.It

is7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesinthe

world.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtym