（河北專版）2015年中考英語(yǔ)考點(diǎn)跟蹤突破：35閱讀理解

考直跟蹤突破35間篌理解

訓(xùn)練一

(—)(2014，福州)

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BookDescription

Thisisaneducationalchildren'spicturebookwithplentyof

facxsioexpandyoungmindsSaraMyerssimplyexplainsall

aboutdogswitheas>wordsorphrasesChildrenwilllearnabout:

★Whatdogsare

★Wheretheycanbefound

★Whattheyeat

★Andmuchmore?

Thefantasticphotosaresuretofireyourchild'simagination,

andkeeptheminterestedalltheway'through.

PublicationDate:September32013PublisherHazelPublishing

Language:English

1.YoucanmostprobablyfindthematerialaboveB.

A?inanovelB.onawebsite

C-inanewsreportD.inaTVprogram

2?SaraMyersisB.

A?themotherofachild

B?thenameofawriter

C-theownerofapetstore

D-thenameofapublisher

3-ThebookiswrittenmainlyforA.

A?childrenB.teenagers

C-adultsD.oldpeople

4-WhatisNOTmentionedinthematerial?C

A-Thenameofthebook.

B?Thedetailsofpublication.

C?Thepriceofthebook.

D?Theadvantagesofthebook.

5-Accordingtothematerial,thebookmaybechosenforthereasonsEXCEPTD.

A?easyEnglishB.fantasticphotos

C-plentyoffactsD.lotsofpages

（二）（2013，濟(jì)南）

CamillaChompwasastrangelittlegirl.Shelikedtospendhertimealoneeating

chocolate.Herparentswereworried,sotheytookallthechocolateaway.

Camillaleftherhousetolookforsomechocolate.Shefoundasmallhousefullofbottles.

Amongthebottles?abluebottlecaughtCamilla'seyes.Itwasfullofchocolate.Inthebottle

therewasalsoacardwiththewords“Changetears（眼淚）intochocolate."

Camillawasveryexcited.Sheranoutofthehousewiththebottletolookforsomeone

crying.First,shemetalittleboycryinghardandcollectedhistears.Thetearswerequickly

changedintochocolate.WhileCamillawascollectingthetears,shecomfortedtheboy.

Finally,theboystoppedcryingandtheyhadagoodtimetogether.

Later‘Camillametawomanandanoldmancrying.Thewomanhadbrokensome

bowls.Andtheoldman'sdoghadjustdied.Camillacollectedtheirtearsandmadethem

happyagain.

Soon,Camillaknewthatmakingpeoplehappywasmuchmoreimportantthanfinding

chocolate.Soshestoppedcollectingtearsandbegantohelpsadpeople.Asaresult,shehad

manyfriendsandhadahappylife.

6?CamillalikedtoA,

A,eatchocolateB.readbooks

C?collectcoinsD.eatfruit

7?Camilla'sparentstookawayallthechocolatebecausetheywereC.

A?happyB.angry

C-worriedD.hungry

8?WhatcaughtCamilla^eyes?.

A,Anicecard.B.Ablackdog.

C?Aredcup.D.Abluebottle.

9-TheoldmanwascryingbecauseD.

A-hehadbrokensomebottles

B?hecouldn'tfindhiswayhome

C?hecouldn*tfindhisdaughter

D?hisdoghadjustdied

10-HowmanypeopledidCamillahelpbeforeshestoppedcollectingtears?g

A?One.B.Two.

C?Three.D.Four.

（三）（2014，云南）

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhouseinArizona.Hemoved

thereafewyearsago?andIwantedverymuchtoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.

Inmyearliestmemoriesmyfatherwasatall，handsomeandsuccessfulman.Helovedhis

workandfamily，butwasuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirl

andyoungadultIwasafraidofhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sinmy

studyandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashe

was.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends，Iusedtotryhardtothinkupthingstosayto

protectmyself.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit，wewentoutwithoneofmyfathersfriendsforlunch.Wewalked

alongthatafternoon，didsomeshopping，ateonthestreettable，andlaughedovermyson'sfunny

talks.Myfatherscritical（挑剔的）airandstrictrulesweregone.Heseemedsofriendlyand

interestingtobewithus.

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmemanystoriesabouthis

ownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears，Ineverfeltcloserto

himatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears?Pmatlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinso

doingd'mhappywithmynewftiend.Mydad5inthisnewhomeinArizona，isbacktomefrom

wherehewas.

11?ThefatherwasunhappywiththewriterbecauseB.

A-hedidn*tlikeher

B?heexpectedtoomuchofher

C?shehadaboyfriend

D?shewasuncomfortable

12?TheunderlinedwordsstraightA'sinParagraph2meanAinChinese.

A?全優(yōu)B.及格C.中等D.不合格

13?WhenthewriterwentoutwithhisfatherforawalkonweekendsshefeltD.

A?tiredB.happyC.satisfiedD.nervous

14?WhatdoesthewriterthinkofherfatheraftervisitinghiminArizona?C

A,Strictandhard-working.

B?Morecritical.

C,Friendlyandinteresting.

D?Moresuccessful.

15?Whenthewritersays“mynewfriend“inthelastparagraph?sheistalkingabout

B.

A,hersonB.herfather

C?herboyfriendD.herfathersfriend

（四）（2014，杭州）

Howquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?Can

youdoitinEnglish，ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguage?Doyoucountonyourfingers?

Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshave

discoveredthatitisnottrue.

Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.Inthe

UnitedStates，peoplebegincountingwiththeirfirstfinger，whichtheyextendorstickout.They

thenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumb（拇指）tocounttofive.Thcntheyrepeat

thiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina?peoplecountbyusingdifferentfingerpositions.In

thisway，aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.

Besideswaysoffingercounting，scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealso

differentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfbrnumbers，and

othershavenowordsfbrnumbers.Agroupofscientistsstudiedaboriginal（土著的）peoplein

Australia.Thesepeopledon*thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.Theydon'tevenhave

wordsfbrnumbers.However，theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

InasimilarstudyresearchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologydiscoveredthat

peopleofthePirahatribe（部落）innorthwesternBrazildon'thavewordsfbrnumberssuchas

"one"or"three”.Theyarenotabletosay"fivetrees"or"tentrees"butcansay“sometrees”，

umoretrees"，or“manytrees”.ProfessorEdwardGibsonsaidthatmostpeoplebelievethat

everyoneknowshowtocount，”buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn?butit's

notusefulintheirculture，sothey'veneverpickeditup.”

Althoughallhumansareabletounderstandquantities（數(shù)量），notalllanguageshave

numbersandnotallpeopleusecounting.Numberwordsinacertainlanguagearearesultof

peopleneedingnumbersintheirdailylives.Nowweknowthatpeoplehavedifferentideasabout

numbersandmath，too.

16?ThewriterbeginswiththefourquestionsinordertoB,

A?makeasurveyB.interestreaders

C?tellastoryD.solvemathproblems

17?WhatdowelearnfromthedifferenceinfingercountingbetweentheU.S.andChina?

C

A?PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheU.S.

B-PeoplefromChinaneedtwohandstocountfromonetoten.

C?Peopleofdifferentculturesmayusedifferentwaysoffingercounting.

D?Peopleofdifferentculturesusethesamewayoffingercounting.

18?WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutaboriginalAustralians?/

A?Theyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers.

B?Theyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.

C-Theycanonlycounttofiveontheirfingers.

D?Theycanunderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

19-ThestudyofthePirahatribeshowsthatD.

A-peopleallovertheworldknowhowtocount

B-peopleofthetribehavewordsfbrnumbers

C?somegroupsofpeoplearenotsmartenoughtocount

D-countingisnotusefulinthecultureofthetribe

20?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?2

A?Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath.

B-ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericans.

C?Insomeaboriginalcultures，peopledon'tevenknowhowtocount.

D,Somelanguagesdon'thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon*tneednumbers.

訓(xùn)練二

（一）

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3?Mrs.Zhouwillspend旦ifshegoesfordinneronFriday.

A-$6B.$7C.$11D.$12

4?Mr.Brownandhis8-year-oldsonhadtopay旦fbrdinnerlastSunday.

A-$7B.$11C.$12D.$17

5?Youcan旦accordingtothead.

A?takeawaythefoodinoneboxfbr8dollars

B?enjoyallyoucaneatandbarbecue

C-getafreebottleofwinewithyourfriend

D?calltheChineseCafeat96514655

（二）（2014，孝感）

AnunhappyhorsewenttoseetheGod，”MyGod!ThanksformakingmebutIwantto

bebeautiful."

TheGodwasverysurprised."Youarealreadybeautiful.”

“No，Iamnotbeautifulenough.”Thehorseloweredherhead.

“Idon'tknowhowtomakeyoumorebeautiful.MTheGodwondered/4Tellmewhatyou

wanttobelike.”

Thehorseraisedhervoice/'Ifyoucanmakemyneckalittlelonger，myupperbodywill

bemorebeautifuLAndifyoucanmakemylegsmuchthinner，thenIwilllookmore

beautifulinmylowerbody.”

ThentheGodmadeacamelappearinplacg0fthehorse."Oh5God4wanttobecome

morebeautifuLAmImorebeautifulnow?”askedthehorseanxiously.

TheGodgotangry，”Thisiswhatyouaskedfor.Youhavebecomeacamel.”

Thehorsecried，”O(jiān)h?no?Idon'twanttobeacamel.”

TheGodsaid「'NevertrytogetmorethanIhavegivenyou.Ifyouwantmoreand

more,you'llhavenoideawhattheresultwillbe.”

6?TheunhappyhorsewenttoseetheGodtoB.

A-thanktheGodB.askfbranicerlook

C?wanttobethinD.wanttobeshort

7-ThehorsewantedtohaveC.

A?ashortbodyandlonglegs

B?astrongbodyandashortneck

C?alongneckandthinlegs

D,alongneckandstrongfeet

8?Theunderlinedphrase“inplaceof“heremeans"A

A?insteadofB.suchas

C?thesameasD.asfbr

9-ThehorsethoughtthatD,

A?sheshouldbetaller

B?itwasagoodideatobeacamel

C-shebecamemorebeautiful

D-acamelwaslessbeautifulthanahorse

10?Inthepassage‘thewriterwantstotellusB.

A?nottobebeautiful

B?nottowantmoreandmore

C-tobemorebeautiful

D?nottoasksomeoneforhelp

（三）（2014，黔西南）

Manyofusdon*tpayattentiontotheimportanceofeyecare.It'ssaidthatifyoutakecareof

yourbody，thenyoucanbehealthy.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalotofcare.Naturaleye

careshouldbeputinanumberoneplace.

Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood，gene（基因）and

aging（年齡增長(zhǎng)）.Televisions,computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.

Ifyouhappentoworkinfrontofthecomputer，itisbesttotakearesteveryonceina

while.Somethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyoufeeluncomfbrtable.ltisbadfbr

youreyes，too.Ifthishappens?thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcoldwater.Youmust

alsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthing.Forexample，sunglassesarenotjust

fashionbuttheycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays.

Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.Rememberthatvitamins（維生素）A、C

andEaregoodfbreyes.Trytocatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeye

exercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesight?too.Ifapersonexercisesregularly（規(guī)律地）and

eatstherightkindoffood，hiseyeswillstayingoodconditionfbralongtime.

Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.Beinghappyallthe

timecanbehelpfultoaperson*seyesighttoo.Inaword七yecareisveryimportantnomatterhow

oldapersonis.

11-Aisthemostimportantwaytoprotectoureyes.

A?Naturaleyecare

B?Takingmedicine

C-Seeingthedoctor

D-Beinghappyallthetime

12-AllthefollowingcausescanleadtobadeyesightexceptB.

A?ageB.height

C?readingD.computer

13-Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthecomputer?.

A,Eathealthyfoods.

B-Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.

C?Wearapairofsunglasses.

D,Havearestafterworkingfbrawhile.

14-Whatdotheunderlinedwords"UVrays^mean?g

A-沙土B.閃電C.紫外線D.超聲波

15?Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A

A-WaysofEyeCare

B-WaysofEyeExercises

C?WayofBeingHappy

D,WayofBeingHealthy

（四）（2014，廣州）

InearlyNovemberof1503，duringChristopherColumbus'fourthandfinaltripAmerica，his

shipwasseriouslydamagedinastonn.Columbusandhismenhadtoliveonasmallislandfbr

severalmonthswhiletheytriedtorepairtheirshipandreturntoSpain.

Atfirst?thelocalpeopleontheislandwereverykindtotheEuropeanvisitors?givingthem

allthefoodandclothestheyneededtosurvive.However，asthemonthspassed，thelocalpeople

becamemoreandmoreunhappywiththeirguests，whoweretrickingandstealingfrom

them.Finallythelocalsdecidedtostophelping.Withoutfoodoranywaytoleavetheisland，

Columbus*groupwassooninserioustrouble.

LuckilyfbrColumbus，hehadabookaboutthestarsandplanetsonhisship.ltdescribedthe

movementsofalltheobjectsinthenightsky.Thebook，writtenbyawell-knownGerman

scientist，saidtherewouldbeatotallunareclipse（月食）ontheeveningofFebruary29"504and

howlongitwouldlast.

ColumbusworkedoutthedifferenceintimebetweenGermanyandNorthAmerica.Hethen

hadameetingwiththelocalleadersjustbeforetheeclipsewouldtakeplace.Inthismeeting，

Columbustoldthemhisgodwasangrybecausethelocalpeoplewerenolongergivingfood.Sohis

godwouldtakeawaythemoontopunishthem.AtthemomentColumbusfinishedtalking，justas

hehadplanned?themoonbegandisappearing.

ThelocalleadersgrewfrightenedandquicklyagreedtoprovideColumbuswithfoodand

anythingelsehewanted.Butfirst，Columbus*godhadtoreturnthemoon.Columbustoldthemhe

wouldhavetodiscusstheideawithhisgodonhisship.Knowingthemoonwouldstaycompletely

hiddenforabout48minutesColumbusreturnedjustbeforethemoonbegantoreappear.Fromthat

dayon，untiltheyfinallyleft，Columbusandhismennolongerhadanytroublegettingthefood

theyneeded.

16?Atfirst，thelocalpeoplehelpedColumbusandhismenbyA.

A?givingthemfood

B?buildingahouseforthem

C-repairingtheirship

D-providingthemwithabook

17?ThelocalpeoplebecameangrybecausetheEuropeansC.

A?lookedverydifferent

B?hadnothingtotrade

C?werecheatsandthieves

D?wantedtotaketheirland

18?WheredidColumbuslearnaboutthelunareclipse?.

A-Fromabook.B.Fromthemoon.

C?Fromhisgroup.D.Fromthelocals.

19-WhatdidColumbusdoafterreturningtohisshiponthenightofthemeeting?.

A?Hediscussedtheproblemwithhisgod.

B?Hewaitedfortheeclipsetofinish.

C?Hereadaboutthestarsandplanets.

D?Hetoldhismenwhathappened.

20?WhatcanwelearnabouttheEuropeansfromthepassage?.

A,Theyallbelievedingod.

B?TheyneverreturnedtoSpain.

C-Theyadmiredthelocalpeople.

D?Theycausedtheirownproblems.

訓(xùn)練三

（一）（2013，青海）

Thelecture:"CHINESECULTURE^^bytheNobelLiteraturePrizeowner?MoYan

Details:

Place:NewYorkCityLibrary

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☆A(yù)nyonewhoistakingMoYan*sbookFrogcangethisautograph.

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l.IfyouwanttoteachoralEnglish?yourpersonalinformationshouldbegivenby

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2,AticketofMoYan'slecturefbrkidsunder12isA.

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3-RunZeEnglishLanguageTrainingSchoolwantsDtoteachoralEnglish.

A?middleschoolstudents

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D-nativeEnglishspeakers

4?IfyougototheEnglishLanguageCamp，youcan'tC.

A-learnEnglishinLondon

B?makefriendswithchildren

C-listentothelectureofChineseCulture

D-enjoymanyfUntripsandactivities

5?Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthethreeadvertisements?A

A-YoucangetMoYan*sautographifyoutakehisbookFrogtothelecture.

B?YouhavedecidedtobetheoralEnglishteacherbecauseyoucanmakemoremoney.

C?TheEnglishLanguageCampisagoodchoiceforanybodywhoenjoyslearningEnglish.

D?MoYan*slecturewillbeheldonweekdays.

（二）（2013，安徽）

Manypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelax

ortostaywiththeirfamily.

Workhoursaredifferentfromonecountrytoanother.InFrance，peoplespendabout1646

hoursayearatwork.InJapan，however，peopleworkabout2519hoursayear.Thatmeansa

Japaneseworkerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.

Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywantto

makemoremoney.However，manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.Theirworkersdon'tgetmore

payformorework.Somepeoplethinkit*stheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosing

theirjobsiftheydon'tworkmorehours.

Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.InFrance?peoplegetfiveweeksofpaid

vacationayear.InGermany?theygetfourtosixweeks，andintheUnitedStates，twoweeks.One

studyshowsfewerthanhalfofworkersusedalltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain，thereisa

saying，“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull（遲鈍的）boy."Ifthatistrue?theremustbea

lotofdullpeopleintheworld.

6?AJapaneseworkerworksAmorehoursayearthanaFrenchone.

A?513B.1646C.2159D.3805

7?Theword"extra”inParagraph3means"—

A-正常的B.額外的C.有用的D.少量的

8,PeopleinGgetonlytwoweeksofpaidvacationayear.

A?FranceB.Germany

C?theUnitedStatesD.GreatBritain

9?Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?g

A-Nocompaniesoffervacationstotheirworkers.

B?Manypeoplesaytheyhaveenoughtimetorelax.

C-Notallcompaniespaytheirworkersformorework.

D-Morethanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.

10?Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A

A?Manyworkershavetoworklonghours.

B?Manypeoplehavevacationslongenough.

C?Workhoursarethesamearoundtheworld.

D?Therearealotofdullpeopleintheworld.

（三）

Lesterwaswalkinginthestreetwithtwohugeandheavysuitcases.Astrangerwalkedupto

himandasked「'Haveyougotthetime?”

Lesterstopped，putdownthesuitcasesandlookedathiswatch."It'sfivefifteenhesaid.

“Hey，whatanicewatch!”saidthestranger.

Lestersmiledalittleandsaid，“Yes,it'snotbad.Lookatthis."Thenheshowedthestranger

atimedisplayforthe86largestcitiesintheworld.

Hehitafewbuttons（按鈕）andavoicetoldthetimeinChinese.Lestercontinued，“Itsvoice

canbeset（設(shè)置）fordifferentlanguages.n

Thestrangerseemedveryinterestedinthewatch.

uThat'snotall尸saidLester.Hethenpushedafewmorebuttonsandasmallmapappeared

onthewatch.4€Themapcanshowwhereweare."explainedLester.

“Iwanttobuythiswatch!”saidthestranger.

“Oh?no'I'mnotsellingit.IhavespentnearlytwoyearsmakingitsaidLester.

^rilgiveyou$l000forit!”

“Oh?no?I'vealreadyspentmorethanthat.”

wrilgiveyou$5000forit!”

Lesterstoppedtothink.Thestrangerquicklygavehimacheck（支票）andsaid嚴(yán)$5OOO.Here

itis.”

Lesterfinallyagreedtosellthewatch.Whenthestrangerwasgoingtoleavewiththewatch?

Lesterpointedtothetwohugesuitcasesandsaid，”Hey?waitaminute.Don'tforgetyour

batteries.

11?LesterstoppedinthestreetbecauseD.

A?thesuitcaseswereveryheavy

B?hefeltverytired

C?astrangerwantedtobuyhiswatch

D?someoneaskedhimwhatthetimewas

12?WhatwasinthesuitcasesthatLesterwascarrying?.

A?Money.B.Batteries.C.Watches.D.Paper.

13?WecaninferfromthepassagethatLesterwasa（n）A.

A?engineerB.sportsmanC.artistD.doctor

14?ThestrangerpaidCforthewatch.

A-nothingB.$1000C.$5000D.$4000

15?WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewatch?g

A-Itcantellthetimeindifferentlanguages.

B-Itcantellyouwhereyouare.

C-Itiseasytowearandcarry.

D,Itcanshowatimedisplayformanylargecitiesaroundtheworld.

（四）（2013，長(zhǎng)春）

GraffitiisacommonfeatureofmostWesterncities.ThewordgraffitiwasfromtheGreek

word，graphein，whichonlymeantwriting.Thesedays?however，thewordmeansdrawingor

writingonthewallsofbuildings?oronpublictransportation?suchastrainsandbuses.

Graffiti?asaformofexpression，wasborninNewYorkduringthe1960sand1970s.Atthat

time，anewmodemcultureaboutcitylifeappeared.Graffitiwasawrittenformofexpressionof

thatlife.Later，itwasmixedwithamusicalformcalledhip-hopthatwasanotherexpressionofthe

citylife.

Atfirst?graffitiartistsusedpens.Butthen5withthedevelopmentofgraffiti?theybecame

experienced.Theyturnedtousingcansofspraypaint（噴漆）.Spraypaintallowedthemtocovera

greaterarea.Anditalsoallowedthemtoworkquickly?whichwasanadvantagewhentheyworked

inneighborhoodswheregraffitiwasn'twelcome.

Atthepresenttime，differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutgraffiti.Somepeoplesayit

makesthecitiesdirty.ltisn'tallowedbymanylocalgovernmentsintheUnitedStates.The

governmentsspendmorethanamilliondollarsayearcleaninggraffiti.Themoney兀heysay?could

bebetterspentonhealthoreducation.Otherpeoplethinkthatitisaformofart.Infact，theworks

ofsomefamousgraffitiartistscanbefoundinmuseums，galleries，andartbooks.

16?Whichisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“graffiti"？C

A?書法B.沙畫C.涂鴉D.油畫

17?Whydidgraffitiartistsusecansofspraypaint?A

A?Becausetheycouldworkquickly.

B,Becausetheycouldspendlessmoney.

C?Becausetheycouldmaketheneighborspleased.

D?Becausetheycouldexpressthemselvesclearly.

18?Howmanyformsofexpressionofcitylifearementionedinthisarticle?.

A?One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

19-WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?.

A