8年級(jí)英語閱讀理解

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深圳實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校中學(xué)部2014-2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期末考試

(A)

TheDressThatTurnsintoaCocaColaMachine

Thisspeciallydesigneddresslookslikeanormaldress,butifyouunfolditandcoveryourself,youmaylook

likeaCocaColavendingmachine((自動(dòng)售貨機(jī))Becausetherearemanyvendingmachineslikethatonthestreet,itmustbe

easyforyoutohide.Ifyoufeelthatsomeoneisfollowingyouorthereissomedanger,youcandisappearwithinfive

seconds.Butdon'tuseittoscareyourclassmates.That'11berude.

TheM-Dressisaniceblackdress.Itisalsoamobilephone.ItacceptsastandardSIMcardandallowsthewearer

toreceivecallswithoutcarryinganactualphoneintheirpocketorpurse.Youjustneedtobringyourhandtoyourear

whenyouwanttoansweraphonecall.Whenyoufinishtalkingandreleaseyourhand,thecallwill

close.ltisfashionableanduseful.Butitwillcertainlybeanembarrassingmomentwhenyourdressringsinpublic.

AirConditionedJackets

Youwilllovetheseair-cooledjacketsinsummertime,whenitisveryhotoutdoors.Thejackethasfansthatdraw

airin.Thefanispoweredbyaninsidebattery.Nowitispossibletospendnearlyeverysecondofyourdaywithcoolair.

()56.What'sthemainpurposeofthefirstdress?

A.Toprotectthewearer.B.Toscareyourclassmates.

C.Tomakethewearerlookbetter.D.TohelpsellmoreCocaCola.

()57.Theunderlinedwordreleaseinthe2ndparagraphmeans.

A.putupB.putdownC.putonD.putout

()58.TheseconddressiscalledM-Dressprobablybecause.

A.itismadebymenB.itismadefbrmen

C.itismedium-sizedD.itisalsoamobilephone

()59.Thebesttitlefbrthesecondparagraphis.

AFashionableandUsefulDressB.M-DressThatIsAlsoYourPhone.

C.AnEmbarrassingMomentinPublicD.AMobilePhonewithaStandardSIMCard

)60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheAirConditionedJackets?

A.TheykeepyouwarminwinterB.Thefansmustbeturnedbyhand.C.

Thefansinthemprovidecoolair.D.Theiceinthemmakesthemcool.

(B)

Mrs.Smithhasabottleofmedicinenamed666POWDERFORCOLDathome.Here

istheinstructionofit.

Description:Fortherelief(消除)ofcommoncold,cough,headache,feverandsorethroat.

Directions:Takethreetimesaftermeals.Youmustobeythefollowingdose(齊(J量)eachtime:

Under6years:askforadoctor

6—11years:1/2spoon=5g

12yearsorabove:1spoon=10g

Weight:60geachbottle

ProductionDate:Dec.2011

KeepingTime:3years

Warning:

l.Putinacool,dryandcleanplace.Keepawayfromsunlightandthereachofchildren.

2.Don,toverdose.Incaseofoverdose,getmedicalhelpassoonaspossible.

3.Don,ttakeifyouhaveheartdisease,highbloodpressureoryouaregoingtogiveabirth.

4.Stoptakingandgotoaskadoctorifyoufeelsleepy,tiredandnervousinanhouraftertaking.

5.Don'tkeeponusingoveroneweek.

()61:Whatkindofpatientsmustn'ttake666POWDERFORCOLD?

A.Thepatientswhohavegotafever.

B.Thepatientswhohavegotacough.

C.Thepatientswhohavegotasorethroat.

D.Thepatientswhohavegotaheartdisease.

)62:Howmanydayscanabottleof666POWDERFORCOLDlastforanadultpatientatleast?

A.OnedayB.Twodays.

C.ThreedaysD.Sixdays.

)63:Mrs.Smith'sbaby,John,sixmonthsold,hasgotacold.Whatdoyouthinksheshoulddo?

A.Sheshouldfeedhim1/2spoonof666POWDERFORCOLDthreetimesaday

B.Sheshouldfeedhim1spoonof666POWDERFORCOLDthreetimesaday.

C.Sheshouldtakehimtoseeadoctorandgettoknowwhat'swrongwithherson.

D.Sheshouldfeedhim1/2spoonof666POWDERFORCOLDonlyonce

)64:WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Patientscan'tuse666POWDERFORCOLDformorethansevendays.

B.Ifpatientstakemorethanonespoonatatime,theyneedtoseeadoctor.

C.Ifpatientsdon'tfeelwellaftertaking,theyneedtoseeadoctor.

D.Patientscantakethe666POWDERFORCOLDinFebruary,2015.

(C)

Everybodyhatesrats.Butratsmaysoonbeman'snewbestfriends.

Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescue(援救)dogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssave

lives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebighandtheycan*tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanew

researchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives：therat.

Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal

(信號(hào))Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat*sbrain

activityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.

Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter."Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereare

othersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat."Ratscanalsoseeinthedark.Theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs,

andunlikerobots,theydon*tneedelectricity!

The“ratprojecf9isnotfinished,butascientistsays,“Itwouldbefantastic.Aratcouldgetintospaceswe

couldn*tgettoandaratwouldgetoutifitwasn*tsafe."Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytosee

aratinabuilding(butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse)

)66.Inthewriter'sopinion,ratswillbecomeman*sbestfriendsbecausetheycan__.

A.serveasfoodforpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildings

B.helprescuerstofindlivingpeople.

C.belovely

D.Completelyrescueman'srescuejobs.

)67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"mean?

A.AnearthquakeB.Theratshassmeltaperson

C.Therat'sbrainactivityjumpsD.Therathasfoundarobot

)68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Ratsdon'tneedelectricity.

B.Ratsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.

C.Ratsareascleverasradios.

D.Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.

)69.Whydoesthe“ratproject“soundgreataccordingtothepassage?

A.Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.

B.Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.

C.Becauseratsdon9tlikerobots.

D.Becauseratsarebrave.

)70.Whichisthebesttittleofthispassage?

A.WaysofsavingpeopleB.Ratsandrobots

C.AfterearthquakeD.Ratsforrescue

D

Adoctorwasonceteachingaclassofmedical(醫(yī)學(xué)的)studentsatafamoushospitalinEdinburgh.Aninjure(受傷)

manwasbroughtin,andthedoctorturnedtooneofhisstudentsandaskedhim,"What'swrongwiththisman?”

"Idon'tknow,sir,"thestudentanswered."Shall1examinehimandfindout?"

“There'snoneedtoexaminehim,"saidthedoctor.nYoushouldknowwithoutaskingquestions.Hehas

hurthisrightknee.Didn*tyounoticethewayhewalked?Hehurtitbyburningitinthefire.Youseehis

trouserslegisburntawayattheknee.ThisisMondaymorning.Yesterdaywasfine,butonSaturdaythe

roadswerewetandmuddy.Theman'strousersaremuddyallover.ThemanfelldownonSaturdaynight.**

Thedoctorthenturnedtothemanandsaid,nYouhadyourpayonSaturdayandwenttoapublichouse

anddranktoomuch.Yougotmuddyandwetonthewayhome.Becauseyouhaddrunktoomuch,youfell

onthefireandburntyourknee.Isthatright?

()71.Themedicalstudentswerehavingalesson.

A.inamedicalschool

B.inaclassroom

C.atawell-knownhospital

D.atthelibrary

()72.Themanhurthisknee

A.onMondayB.onSundaynightC.onSaturdaynightD.yesterday

()73.Howdidthedoctorknowthatthemanburnthisknee?

A.Byaskinghimaboutit

B.Byexamininghim

C.Bywatchinghistrousers

D.Bywatchingthewayhewalked.

()74.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?

①Heburnthisknee.

②Hegotdrunk.

(3)Hefelldownandgotmuddy.

④Hehadhispay.

A.①②③④B.④③②①C.③④①②D.④②③①

()75.Fromthepassageweknowthatisveryimportantformedicalstudents

A.watchingandthinking

B.takinggoodcareofothers

C.learningfromothers

D.teaching

(E)

LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracyvolunteer(掃盲志愿者).ThetrainingIreceived,

thoughexcellent,didnottellmehowitwastoworkwitharealstudent,however.WhenIbegantodiscoverwhatother

people'sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotread,Irealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.

MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthree.Inthefirstlesson,Ifoundoutshewalkedtwomilestothe

nearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn'tknowwhichbustotake.WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabus

schedule(時(shí)亥!j表),shetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldnotreadit.Shesaidshealsohaddifficultyonceshe

gottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldn'talwaysrememberwhatsheneeded.Sinceshedidnotknowwords,shecould

notwriteoutashoppinglist.Also,shecouldonlyrecognizeitemsbysight,soiftheproducthadadifferentlabel(標(biāo)簽),

shewouldnotrecognizeitastheproductshewanted.

Asweworkedtogether,learninghowtoreadbuiltMarie9sself-confidence(自信心)，whichencouragedhertocontinuein

herstudies.Shebegantomakerapidprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Afterthissuccessful

trip,shereportedhowself-confidentshefelt.Attheendoftheprogram,shebeganhelpingheryoungestson,Tony,ashy

firstgrader,withhisreading.IfoundthathelpingMarietobuildherself-confidencewasmorerewardingthananythingI

hadeverdonebefore.

Asaliteracyvolunteer,Ilearnedagreatdealaboutteachingandhelpingothers.Infact,Imayhavelearnedmorefromthe

experiencethanMariedid.

()76.Whatdidthewriterdolastsummer?

A.Sheworkedinthesupermarket.

B.Shehelpedsomeonetolearntoread.

C.Shehelpedsomesinglemothers.

D.Shewastrainedbyaliteracyvolunteer.

()77.Whydidn*tMariegotothesupermarketbybusatfirst?

A.Becauseshelikedtowalktothesupermarket.

B.Becauseshedidn'thaveabusschedule.

C.Becauseshecouldn*taffordthebusticket.

D.Becauseshecouldn'tfindtherightbus.

()78.HowdidMarieusetofindthegoodsshewantedinthesupermarket?

A.Sheknewwherethegoodswereinthesupermarket.

B.Sheaskedotherstotakehertotherightplace.

C.Shemanagedtofindthegoodsbytheirlooks.

D.Sherememberedthenamesofthegoods.

()79.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaboutMarie?

A.Shecoulddomanythingsshehadnotbeenabletobefore.

B.Shewasabletoreadstorieswiththehelpofherson.

C.Shedecidedtocontinueherstudiesinschool.

D.Shehelpedtobuildupmyself-confidence.

()80.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterdidn'tleam_.

A.howtoteachothers..

B.howtohelpothers.

C.howimportantreadingis.

D.howtowriteabusschedule.

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深圳外國(guó)語學(xué)校2014-2015第二學(xué)期期末測(cè)試

A

Mr.andMrs.Gordonweresittingonthesand,readingtheirmagazines.Mr.Gordonwastoostingytorenta

chair.Theirtwelve-year-olddaughter,Sandra,wasplayingatthewater's

edge.SuddenlyahugewaveliftedSandraupandcarriedherouttosea.Fortunately,alifeguardwasondutyandhe

sawthewavecarrySandraaway.Heranalongthebeachanddivedintothesea.Heswamquicklytowherethegirl,with

herheadonlyjustabovethewater,wasshoutingforhelp.Shewasveryfrightened.Whenthelifeguardreachedher,she

struggledwithhim,asdrowningpeopleoftendo.

However,hewasaskillfullifeguardandquicklytookholdofherandswamwithherbacktothebeach.Bythetimehe

reachedit,Mr.andMrs.Gordonhadrealizedwhathadhappened.Theyhadrundowntothewater'sedge.Neitherofthem

couldswim.Theyjuststoodintheshallowwater,andworriedabouttheirdaughter.Hadthelifeguardreached

herintime?Fortunately,hehad."Thatwasquickwork,youngman,"Mr.Gordonsaid.Heturnedtohiswife,

“Givethelifeguardadollar.""Adollar!”Sandracried."Dad,howcanyougivehimadollar!Hesavedmylife.I

washalfdead.”“Quiteright,giri."MrGOTckmsaid,pleasedbyhisdaughter'sawarenessofthevalueof

money.Heturnedtohiswifeagainandsaid,"She'sright.Shewasonlyhalfdead.Givehimfiftycents.”

71.WhatdidMr.andMrs.GordondowhenSandrawascarriedouttoseabythewave?

A.Theyshoutedtothelifeguard.

B?Theydivedintothewater.

C.Perhapstheywerereadingmagazines.

D.TheyofferedthelifeguardmoneytosaveSandra.

72.WhywasSandraangrywithherfather?

A.Hedidnotgivethelifeguardanymoney.

B.Hedidnotswimouttosaveher.

C.Hedidnotshowthelifeguardheartythankfulness.

D.Hegavethelifeguardtoomuchmoney.

73.WhywasMr.Gordonpleasedwithherdaughter?

A.Shewassafeagain.

B.Shewaspolitetothelifeguard.

C.Hethoughtshedidnotwanthimtogivethelife-guardtoomuchmoney.

D.Shegavethelifeguardfiftycents.

B

Thefiddlercrabisalivingclock.Itindicates（二shows）thetimeofdaybythecolourofitsskin,whichisdarkbyday

andpalebynight.Thecrab'schangingcolourfollowsaregulartwenty-fourhourplanthatexactlymatchesthedaily

rhythmofthesun.

Doesthecrabactuallykeeptime,ordoesitsskinsimplyanswertothesun'srays,changingcolouraccordingtothe

amountoflightstrikesitTofindout,biologistskeptcrabsinadarkroomfortwomonths.Evenwithoutdaylight,thecrab's

skincolourcontinuedtochangeexactlyontime.

Thischaracteristicprobablydevelopedgraduallyinanswertothedailyrisingandsettingofthesun,tohelpprotectthe

crabfromsunlightandenemies.Aftermillionsofyearsithasbecomecompletelyregulatedinsidethelivingbodyofthe

crab.

Thebiologistsnoticedthatonceeachdaythecolourofthefiddlercrabisespeciallydark,andthateachdaythis

happensfiftyminuteslaterthanonthedaybefore.Fromthistheydiscoveredthateachcrabfollowsnotonlytherhythmof

thesunbutalsothatofthetides.Thecrab'speriodofgreatestdarkeningisexactlythetimeoflowtideonthebeachwhere

itwascaught!

74.Thefiddlercrabislikeaclockbecauseitchangescolour.

Ainaregular24—hourrhythmB.inanswertothesun'srays

C.atlowtideD.everyfiftyminutes

75.Thecrab'schangingcolour.

A.tellsthecrabwhattimeitisB.protectsthecrabfromthesunlightandenemies

C.keepsthecrabwarmD.isofnorealuse

76.Whenthefiddlercrabswerekeptinthedark,they.

A.didnotchangecolourB.changedcolourmorequickly?

C.changedcolourmoreslowlyD.changedcolouronthesametimetable

77.Thecrab'scolour-changingabilitywasprobablydeveloped.

A.intheprocessofevolution（進(jìn)化）B.overmillionsofyears

C.bytheworkofbiologistsD.bothAandB

c

Everydaymillionsoflettersgofromonecountrytoanother.LettersmailedinItalyarereceivedinJapan.Letters

mailedinCanadaarereceivedinAfrica.Onthelettersaremanydifferentkindsofstamps,boughtindifferentcountries.

TheUniversalPostalUnionhelpseachlettergettotherightplaceasquicklyaspossible.Itsetsuprulesaboutthesize

andweightofletters,postcards,andsmallpackages.Ithasrulesthatallcountriesmustfollowaboutinternationalpostal

rates.

Onehundredyearsago,internationalmaildidnotmovesosmoothly.Onecountrydidnot

alwaysacceptanothercountry'sletters.Lettersfromsomecountriesweretoolargetofitintothemailboxesofother

countries.Letterstravelledbymanydifferentroutes.Somewerelostalongtheway.

Sometimesthepersonwhosentthelettercouldpayonlypartofthe?postage.Thepersonreceivingtheletterhadtopay

therest.

TheUnitedStateswasthefirsttosuggestthatallcountriesworktogethertosettlethequestionsofinternationalmail.

In1974,menfromtwenty-fourcountriesmetinSwitzerlandtoformtheUniversalPostalUnion.Today,morethan120

nationsbelongtothisunion.FromitsofficeinSwitzerland,theunionhelpsthemailtomovesafelyandquicklyaroundthe

world.

78.Fromthestorywecaninferthat__.

A.mailisimportanttoallcountries

B.notenoughlettersaresentallovertheworld

C.allthelettersmustgotoSwitzerlandfirst

D.allstampslookexactlythesame

79.TheUniversalPostalUnionwasformed.

A.tohelpmovemailquicklyaroundtheworld

B.togivemanymenachancetowork

C.tohelpmenmeetinSwitzerland

D.tolookforthelostlettersalongtheway

80.Whichstatementdoesthispassageleadsyoutobelieve?

A.Countriesaroundtheworldneedeachother'shelp.

B.Mostpeopledonotputenoughpostageonletters.

C.Itisnotpossibleforletterstogetlostontheway.

D.Someofthelettersaretoolargetobeputintothemailbox.

8l.Thispassageismainlyabout_.

A.differentkindsofstampsindifferentcountriesB.anorganizationthatmakesrules

C.internationalmailD.thesizeandweightofletters

D

ThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsofyearsago.Inthosedays,thepeopledidnot

reallyeatchocolate.Theyusedthecocoabeantomakeachocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearslater,

thecocoabeanwasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.

In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritain.Oneofthethingshesoldwaschocolatedrink.In1831,he

openedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencouragepeopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afew

yearslater,amancalledJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolate

wasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,moreandmorechocolatebarswereproducedandsold,it

becamecheaper.

However,atfirstonlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithverylittlesugar)

wasproduced.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.Thefirstmilkchocolate

barwasmadeinCadbury'sfactoryin1897.Theirmostfamouschocolate,Cadbury'sMilkBar,wasmadein1905.Ithas

beenthemostpopularchocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillinBritain

andthechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthefactoryinorderto

seehowchocolateismade.

82.JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin_.

A.1824B.1831C.1897D.1905

83.Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime_?.

A.whenchocolatewascheaper

B.whenmoreandmorechocolatewasproduced

C.whenJohnCadburystartedtomakechocolatedrink

D.whenJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolate.

84.Atfirst,notmanypeopleboughtchocolate_.

A.becauseitwasveryexpensive

B.becausepeopledidn'tlikethetaste

C.becausetheywantedtohaveotherdrinks

D.becausetherewasnochocolatesoldintheshops

85.Cadbury'sMilkBar.

A.wasfirstmadein1897

B.isakindofplainchocolate

C.isfamousneitherinBritainnorinAmerica

D.ispopularnotonlyinBritainbutalsoaroundtheworld

E

Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeonandpartofittakenout.Today,however,we

needn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,the

operationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohavean

operationfeltallitspain.

Longago,operationshadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobeheld

downonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheir?best?fbrhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorannwasbeingcut

off,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.

Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“l(fā)aughinggas”.

LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheir

timelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthis

gas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.

Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWelTsteeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknow

enoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwas

beingpulledout.

Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.

86.Itissinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.

A.afewmoreyearsB.notlong

C.fewyearsD.twothousandyears

87.Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,he.

A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanything

C.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanything

88.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto.

A.beafraidofanythingB.feelpain

C.wanttogotothepartiesD.beill

89.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he.

A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortableC.stillfeltpainD.woulddie

90.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas.

A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddie

C.wouldneverfeelagainD.wouldbeverycalm

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高級(jí)中學(xué)2014?2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期末測(cè)試

A

JohnJamesAudubonlovedallkindsofbirds.Hespenthislifestudyingthem.HepaintedallthebirdsofNorthAmerica.

JohnJamesAudubonwasbominHaitiin1785.Whenhewasayoungboy,hemovedtoFrancewithhisfamily.Hisfather

wasintheFrenchNavy(海軍).HehadafarmintheUnitedStates.WhenJohnwas18,hisfathersenthimtothefarm,

hopingJohnwouldtakecareofit.ButJohndidn'twanttodothat.Hewantedtohunt,fish,anddrawbirds.Johndrewlots

ofpicturesofbirds.Hewantedtomakethemlookreal.

In1808,JohnmarriedLucyBakewellandtheymovedtoKentucky.Johnandafriendwentintobusinessthere.Theyrana

shop.Johnreallydidn'tlikeworkingintheshop.Thebusinesssoonfailed.Johnwantedtopaintfulltime.Lucyagreedto

help.Shegotateachingjobtosupportthefamily.Bythattime,theyhadtwoyoungsons.

Johnwantedhisbirdpaintingsmadeintoabook.Johnfinallydidfindsomeonetoprinthisbirdpicturesinabook.Many

peoplewantedJohnAudubon'sbook.Thoughsuccesswashis,Johnwasn'thappywithit.Hewantedtoshoweverybird

foundinNorthAmerica.By1838,Johnfinishedagreatwork.Itwasn'tjustonebook.Itwasanamazingsetoffourbooks

calledBirdsofAmerica.Ithad1,065paintings.Today,thesepaintingsareveryfamous.

()51.In,JohnJamesAudubonwenttoAmerica.

A.1785B.1803C.1808D.1838

()52.Whatdidn'tJohnlikedoing?

A.Fishing.B.Hunting.C.Drawingbirds.D.Lookingafterthefarm.

()53.Johndidn'tlikeworkingintheshopbecause.

A.hewasrichB.hedidn'tgetonwellwithhisfriend

C.hewaslazyD.hewantedtopaintfulltime

()54.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheBirdsofAmerica?

A.BoringB.InterestingC.AmazingD.Expensive

()55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Johnwassuccessfulforabookaboutbirdpictures.

B.Johntookgoodcareofhisfather'sfarm.

C.WhenJohnpaintedfulltime,hissonssupportedhisfamily.

D.JohnwasborninAmerica.

B

Thereareabout5,000differentkindsofladybugsintheworld.Theycomeinmanydifferentcolors.Theirbrightcolors

warnotheranimalsorinsectsnottoeatthem.Ladybugstastebad.Abirdorafrogthathaseatenaladybugwillremember

thebrightcolorsanditwillnoteatanother

ladybugwiththesamecolorsagain.Whenladybugsareindanger,theywillgiveoutafluid(液體)thattastesterrible.

Inmanycultures,theladybugisconsideredtobeasymbolofgoodluck.Mostladybugsarekindtohumanbeings.Theyeat

otherinsectswhichdestroycrops.Oneladybugcaneatupto5,000insetsinitslifetime.

Ladybugshavesixshortlegs.Theyliveinmanydiffe