中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)題及高頻詞匯

第三次作業(yè)

II.完形填空（共15分，每小題1分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最佳答案。

Somestudentscheat（作弊）becausethey'rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgrades

without21thetimestudying.Otherstudentsmightfeelthattheycan't

22thetestwithoutcheating.Even23thereseemstobea“goodreason”for

cheating,itisn'tagoodidea.

Astudentwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatest24totalkwiththe

teacherandhisorherparentssotheycanfindsomebetterwaystogether.Talkingaboutthese

problemsand25themoutismuchmorehelpfulthancheating.

Ifastudentgets26cheating,theteachermaygivea"27-onthetest,send

himorhertothehead28office,andcallhisorherparents.Worsethanthe

gractomaybethefeelingofhavingdisappointedthosepeople,30parentsandteachers.A

parentmayworrythatyouarenota（n）31personandateachermightwatchyoumore

32thenexttimeyou'retakingatest.

Thereareplentyofreasonswhyakidshouldn'tcheat,butsomestudentsdocheat.Ifthat's

you,it's33toolatetostopcheating.Cheatingcanbecomea34,butastudentis

alwaysabletoact35andmakebetterdecisions.Itmighthelptotalktheproblemover

withaparent,teacher,orfriend.

21.A.takingB.spendingC.costingD.using

22.A.failB.exerciseC.passD.expect

23.A.whileB.whenC.becauseD.until

24.A.decidesB.hopesC.refusesD.needs

25.A.breakingB.dreamingC.missingD.working

26.A.caughtB.offeredC.appearedD.suggested

27.A.prizeB.resultC.zeroD.treat

28.A.teacherB.teachersC.teacher'sD.teachers,

29.A.naturalB.dangerousC.worriedD.bad

30.A.exceptB.besidesC.likeD.among

31.A.commonB.calmC.politeD.honest

32.A.closelyB.bravelyC.certainlyD.hardly

33.A.alwaysB.neverC.onceD.often

34.A.menuB.medicineC.habitD.match

35.A.wellB.goodC.bestD.better

III.閱讀理解（共20分，每小題1分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最佳答案。

Passage1

MrsBlack'sshoppinglist

□ArnoldBrickOvenBread—2bags

□A&WRootBeer—2bottles

□AuntJemimaPaperBag—5pieces

□Annie'sMilk—4boxes

□Hunt'sNoodleSauce—1bottle

□HeinzKetchup（番茄醬）一1bottle

口BettyCrockerOliveOil—1bottleSbanksqivinq

□RitzBitsPeanutButter—4pieces8askeU

□Apples,Lemons&Strawberries—1kiloeach

□MarcalFamilyToiletPaper—4packs

NAME:MaryBlack

TEL:781-6605

36.AccordingtoMrsBlack'sshoppinglist,shedoesn'tplantobuy.

A.butterB.beerC.vegetablesD.bread

37.Whichbrand（品牌）willMrsBlackchooseforherketchup?

A.Annie'sB.ArnoldBrickC.RitzBitsD.Heinz

38.WecantellfromthelistthatMrsBlackwantstobuykilosoffruits.

A.4B.3C.2D.1

39.WhafsMrsBlack'sphonenumber?

A.781-6560B.718-6605C.781-6605D.871-6065

40.MrsBlackgoesshoppingfor.

A.ThanksgivingB.ChristmasC.herbirthdayD.Halloween

Passage2

What'sMyLine（臺(tái)詞）？

“Oneofmyactorsissick!Hehasjustonelineandyou'rethe

onlyonewhofitshisclothes!??Oneafternoon,theschool

drama（戲劇）directorsuddenlyshoutedtome.Sheseemedso

nervousandwoniedthatIfeltsorryforherandsaid,"OK”.

“Youwillbefine.It?seasy!”shesaid.Butitwasn'teasyatall.

Onthestage（舞臺(tái)），fourotheractorsandactressesspoketheirlines,andIopenedmymouth.

Nothingcameout.Icouldn'tevenbreathe.Ijustwantedtoleave.ThenextthingIknew,Iwas

runningoffthestage.

AsIwasrunningoffthestage,Iaccidentallyknockedoveraglassofgrapejuicethatwason

atable.Thepurplejuicehitthegirlnexttome-Andrea,theleadingactressofthedrama.She

gavemeanastylook.Ithoughtshewasgoingtokillme!

Butthen,Andreaquicklysaid,"Darling,you'resosilly!Let'stoast（干杯）tomydarling's

silliness!CheersShequicklytookanotherglassofgrapejuiceanddrankit.Theotheractors

quicklyfollowedAndrea'sleadandsavedthescene（場(chǎng)面）.Theaudience（觀眾）thoughtmy

mistakewaspartoftheplay!

Isaidsorrytoeveryoneaftertheplay.Tomysurprise,theywerenotangrywithme.They

toldme,"It'sallapartofbeingonstage."Icouldbewrong,butIthinkIlikedbeingonstage.I

thinkIwilltryagain.

41.Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthestory?

A.Andreadrankthegrapejuice.

B.Andreawastheleadingactressofthedrama.

C.Thewriterforgothisline.

D.Thewriterhadonlyoneline.

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThewritermadeAndrea'sdressdirty.

B.Theaudienceknewsomethingwaswrong.

C.Theschooldramadirectoraskedthewritertoplayarole.

D.Thewritersaidsonytothedramaclub.

43.Andreagavethewriteranastylook.Atthatmomentshefelt.

A.sadB.afraidC.angryD.hungry

44.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAndreawasaleadingactress.

A.prettyB.sillyC.warm-heartedD.quick-minded

45.Thewriterwillmostprobablyinthefuture.

A.jointhedramaclubB.dislikeAndrea

C.stayawayfromthestageD.helpAndreawashherclothes

Passage3

Adeadlyheatwave（熱浪）hashappenedinpartsofIndiathisyear.Temperaturesinpartsof

thecountryduringthepastfewdayshavehit48℃insomeareas.Over1,100peoplehavebeen

dead.

Veryhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakes

mostpeoplehot,itcancausemedicalproblemsanddeath.

Floods,stormsandotherterriblenaturalevents（事件）killthousandsofpeopleeveryyear.

Andwehearmuchabouttheminnewsreports.Wehearlittleaboutheat,whichexperts（專(zhuān)家）say

maybenature'smostdangerouskiller.

Healthexpertssaythatsincetheyear1900,veryhotweatherhaskilledmorepeopleinthe

UnitedStatesthananyothernaturalevent.Oneyear-theunusualhotsummerof1980heat

causedabout1,700deathsintheUnitedStates.In1995,morethan600peoplediedinanotherheat

waveinonecity-Chicago,Illinois.

Besidesdrinkinglotsofcoolwater,doctorssaytherearesomeotherthingstodotoprotect

againstthehealthdangersofheat.Stayoutofthesun,ifpossible.Wearlooseandlight-colored

clothes.Wearahatwhileinthesun.Eatfewerhotandheavyfoods.Andwhenpossible,cook

foodsduringcoolertimeoftheday.Ifpossible,restmoreoften.

Healthexpertssaythesesimplestepscanstopthedangeroushealthproblemscausedbyheat.

Theywillstopsickness,helpyoufeelbetterandmayevensaveyourlife.

46.Hotweatheriscommon.

A.allovertheworldB.inmanypartsoftheworld

C.insomepartsoftheworldD.insomecountries

47.Expertssaymaybeisnature'smostdangerouskiller.

A.heatB.afloodC.astormD.anearthquake

48.About1,700peoplediedofheatintheUS.

A.in1900B.in1980C.in1995D.in1980and1995

49.Accordingtothepassage,therearestepswhicharementionedtostopthedangerous

healthproblemscausedbyheat.

A.sixB.sevenC.eightD.nine

50.Thepassageistalkingabout.

A.allkindsofterriblenaturaleventsintheworld

B.somehealthproblemscausedbyhotweather

C.howtostophealthproblems

D.thehealthproblemsinhotweatherandthewaystostopthem

Passage4

Therearemanyusefulinventionsintheworld.

Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?AlanKaufmanhas

thoughtupthettNubrella,\whichmeans“new"+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-free

umbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain,windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,

faceandhairdry.

“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandthoughtupasolution,said

theinventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.MrKaufmanwasstandinginone

ofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeople'sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardto

keeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohis

deskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,theNubrellawasborn.

OnecoolfeatureoftheNubrellaisthatyoudon'tholditlikeausualumbrella,youwearit.

Theshoulderstraps（肩帶）oftheNubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingin

therainwiththeNubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,

theNubrellawillneverbeinverted（顛倒）inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthan

traditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints.

51.“Nubrella”isakindofumbrella.

A.usualB.hands-freeC.traditionalD.paper

52.Howcanyouusethe“NubreHa''?

A.YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNubrella.

B.YoucanputtheNubrellaonyourhead.

C.Youcanuseyourhandstocontrolit.

D.Youcanputitonyourbike.

53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.”NubreHa''means“new"+"umbrella”.

B.Theideaofthenewumbrellacamefromtherainyday.

C.Whenyouarewalkingintherain,you'dbettertaketheNubrella.

D.IfyougooutwiththeNubrellaintherain,you'dbetterdrinkahotcupofcoffee.

54.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.AlanKaufmanoftenusesumbrellasineverydaylife

B.thenewkindofumbrellawasinventedbyanumbrellastoreowner

C.theinventorthoughtforalongtimebeforeinventingtheNubrella

D.youcandootherthingswithyourhandswhenusingtheNubrella

55.Inwritingthispassage,thewritermainlyintends（意圖）to?

A.introducethisnewkindofumbrellatopeoplewhoaresellingumbrellas

B.tellthereadersaboutagreatinventornamedAlanKaufman

C.tellthereadersaboutanewinventionthatisveryuseful

D.tellthereadersthattheinventordidn'twanttoinventanything

第二部分（主觀性試題：95分）

分）

A:Hi!ThisisZhangHui.61.?

B:Hello,ZhangHui!WangLinspeaking!▲f

A:62.duringtheDragonBoatFestival?，工>3

B:Ivisitedmygrandparents,

A:63.?

B:Theyliveinthecountryside.Wedidmanyinterestingthingsthere.口fWe

climbedthemountains,fedtheanimalsandwentfishing.AndI

madezongziwithmygrandparents.64.?

A:No,never.Ithinkit'shardtomakezongzi.

B:Yes,butIVsfun.AndIthinktheairisfreshinthecountryside.

A:65..MayIgowithyounexttime?

B:OK.Wellhaveagoodtimethere.

II.翻譯句子（共20分）

2.根據(jù)所給中文完成句子翻譯。（共14分，每小題2分）

66.多虧了你們的幫助，我們及時(shí)完成了任務(wù)。

yourhelp,wefinishedthetaskintime.

67.我們?yōu)槊利惖募亦l(xiāng)感到自豪。

Weofourbeautifulhometown.

68.這種產(chǎn)品的價(jià)格取決于它的質(zhì)量。

Thepriceofthiskindofproductitsquality.

69.這本字典你買(mǎi)多久了？

Howlongyouthisdictionary?

70.不要把我與別人相比較。

71.為什么不和你的父母談?wù)劊?/p>

72.昨天我到家時(shí)，他正在等我。

III.完形填空（共10分，每小題1分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用方框中所給詞或短語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，使短文完整、正確。（每個(gè)詞或短

語(yǔ)只用一次）

bring,all,becauseof,it,feel,she,touch,tour,please,but

Therewasayoungflowerinthedesert（沙漠）whereallwasdryandsadlooking.Itwas

growingby76,enjoyingeverydayandsayingtothesun,“WhenshallIbegrownup?"and

thesunwouldsay,“Bepatient-eachtimeI77you,yougrowaShewasso78

becauseshewouldhaveachance79beautytothiscornerofsandandthisis80she

wantedtodo-bringalittlebitofbeautytothisworld.

Onedaytwo81camebyandsteppedonher.Shewasgoingtodieandshe

82sosad.Notbecauseshewasdying83becauseshewouldnothaveachanceto

bringalittlebitofbeautytothiscomerofthedesert.

Thegreatspiritsawher,andwaslistening.Indeed（確實(shí)），hesaidsheshouldbeliving.And

hereacheddownandtouchedherandgave84life.

Andshegrewuptobeabeautifulflower,andthiscornerofthedesertbecamesobeautiful_85

her.

中考高頻詞

高頻率詞匯3

101waitforsb等某人waitforabuswaiterwaitress

102escapefrom從...逃跑eg:Theprisonershaveescapedfromtheprison犯人從監(jiān)獄里

逃跑出來(lái)

103expecttodosth期待做某事expectationn

104falldown摔下來(lái)falloff從哪摔下來(lái)

105fallinlovewithsb/sth愛(ài)上什么fallasleep

106farfrom離某地遠(yuǎn)be距離awayfrom

107find+it+adj+todo發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事怎么樣lookforfindfindout

108findsb/sth+adj發(fā)現(xiàn)什么怎么樣eg:Ifindthebookinteresting109finish完成

+doing（名詞）

110fittosb=befitforsb適合某人

111forgettodo沒(méi)有做而忘了forgetdoing做了而又忘了eg:Don*tforgettogohomeI

forgetclosingdoor

112from...to...從某某到某某eg:Frommorningtonight

113get/havesthdone做完，被函人）做…eg:Ihavemyhaircut我理了發(fā)（頭發(fā)被剪T）

Tomgothisbadtoothpulledout湯母把他的壞牙拔掉了（被牙醫(yī)拔掉了）

114getapart-timejob=findapart-timejob

115getalongwellwithsb=getonwellwithsb與某人相處得好

116getongetoffgetbackgethomegettogetup

117getreadyfor=bereadyfor為什么而準(zhǔn)備eg:IgetreadyformathIamreadyfor

math

118getsbintotrouble給某人麻

119getsbtodosth=asksbtodosthhavesbdosthmakesbdosth

120get...from...從某處得到某物

121giveatalk做報(bào)告eg:Heisgiveatall

122givesthtosbgivesbsth給某人某物

123gofish釣魚(yú)goswimming游泳

124goontodo去做下一件事goondoing繼續(xù)做這件事

125gooutawayfrom遠(yuǎn)離gooutof

126gotoschool上學(xué)（用于專(zhuān)業(yè)的）gototheschool去學(xué)校（不一定是上學(xué)）gohomegoto

bed

Gotowork

127Agoodwaytodosth好方法

128hatetodo討厭沒(méi)做過(guò)的事hatedoing討厭做過(guò)的事

129haveapartyforsb舉辦誰(shuí)的晚會(huì)haveagood/wonderful/greattime

130haveatalk聽(tīng)報(bào)告談一談

131havebeendoing現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)eg:YouhavebeentalkingYouhavebeensleeping

since

132havebeento...（地方）...去過(guò)某過(guò)地方havegoneto…（地方）去了某地還沒(méi)回來(lái)

havebeenin

133havefun+doing玩得高興

134havesthtodo有什么事要做

eg:Ihavealotofhomeworktodo我有很多家庭作業(yè)要做Ihavenothingtodo我沒(méi)什

么事情做

135havetodosth必須做某事

136havetrouble（problem）（in）doingsth做什么事情有麻煩

138have…（時(shí)間）…off放...假eg:Ihavemonthoff我請(qǐng)一個(gè)月得假

139hearsb+do/doing聽(tīng)見(jiàn)某人做某事/正在做某事

140helpalot很大用處

141helpsbwithsth幫助某人某事（某方面）helpsb（to）dosth幫助某人做某事helponeself

tosthwiththehelpofsb

142hopetodosth希望做某事

143Howabout（+doing）=Whatabout（+doing）

144howdoyoulike=whatdoyouthinkof你對(duì)什么的看法

Howdoyoudealwithwhatdoyoudowith?

145if:是否=whcther賓從用陳述語(yǔ)序

eg:Idon*tknowif（whetherIshouldgototheparty我不知道我是否應(yīng)該去參加晚會(huì)

Hedon'tknowif（wether）wewillarriveontimetomorrowmorning他不知道我們明天早

上是否能準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)

146if:如果，假如（全部接一般時(shí)態(tài)）+條件語(yǔ)態(tài)從句

eg:1,11gotoLuZhouifitdoes'train假如明天不下雨，我就去瀘州

Iftheychangetheplantheywillletmeknow假如他們要改變計(jì)劃，他們會(huì)讓我知道的

1111gotoEnglandIhaveenoughmoneynextyear如果我明年由足夠的錢(qián)，我就要去英國(guó)

147inone'sopinion=sbthink某人認(rèn)為

148insomeways在某些方面

149intheend=finally（adv）最后

150inthenorthof...什么在什么的北方（north北sowth南west西east東）

閱讀訓(xùn)練四

A

Part-timewaiter

Busycafeneedshonestandreliablewaiterforweekends.Mustenjoyworkingwithateam

anddealingwithcustomers.CallSergeat95562476after6pm.

Delivery（投遞，傳送）person

Young,fitpersonrequiredtodeliverheavyboxesofbooks.Musthaveadriver'slicenseand

beabletocarryheavyboxes.Wearelookingforatrustworthypersonforthisposition.Call

Garyat0556-805987anytime.

Nannywanted

Kind,hard-workingnannywantedtolookafterthreefriendlychildren.Mustbe

experiencedandhavechildcarequalifications（資格）.PleasecallTessat98674451between

10amand3pm.

Alice,SoniaandBobbyarelookingattheemploymentsectionintheirlocalnewspaper.They

arelookingatadvertisementsfordifferenttypesofjobs.

“Whydon'tyouapply（申請(qǐng)）forthejobasawaiter,Bobby?”saidAlice.

“DoyouthinkIwillhaveachance?”Bobbyreplied.

“Ofcourseyouwill,”saidAlice.“You'recertainlyhonestandreliable（可靠的）.Everyone

trustsyou,andyou'reneverlate.”

“IthinkSoniashouldapplyforthejobasananny,“Bobbysaid.

“Yes,Sonia,"Alicesaid.uYoualwaysworksohardandyoulovechildren.Youwouldbe

perfect!”

“I'dlovetodoit,“Soniasaid,“buttheadvertisementsaystheywantsomeonewhois

experienced.Idon'thaveanyexperienceorqualifications.Butwhataboutyou,Alice?

“Yes,Alice,"Bobbysaid.“Whichjobwouldyoulike”?

“IthinkIshouldbecomeacareeradvisor!”saidAlice.

()ll.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nanny”mean?

A.女工B.阿姨C.傭人D.保姆

()12.Thefriendsarelookingattheemploymentsectioninthenewspaperfor.

A.moneyB.advertisementsC.jobsD.chances

()13.Whoissupposedtobeagoodwaiter?

A.AliceB.SoniaC.BobbyD.Serge.

()14.IfBobbywantedthejobsatthecafehecouldcallSerge.

A.anytimeB.after6pmC.before10amD.after3pm

()15.Alicewasthemostactiveofthethreein.

A.givingsuggestionsB.applyingforjobs

C.makingexperiencesD.lookingattheemploymentadvertisements

B

Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.Itinfluenceshealth,intelligence(智力)and

feelings.

InAugust,itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Peoplethere

havehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblemsduringthismonth.IntheNortheast

andtheMiddleWest,itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.Peoplein

thesestates(^)havemorehearttroubleaftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.

Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample,ina1983reportbyscientists,

IQ(智商)ofagroupofstudentswasveryhighwhenaverystrongwindcame,butafterthe

strongwind,theirIQwas10%lower.Thewindcanhelppeoplehavemoreintelligence.Very

hotweather,ontheotherhand,canmakeitlower.StudentsinmanyschoolsoftheUnited

Statesoftengetworseonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear(JulyandAugust).

Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople'sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimefor

thinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthesemonths.Theymightfeelunhappyduring

coldweatherButfatpeoplemayhaveahardtimeinhotsummer.Atabout18℃,people

becomestronger.

Lowairpressure(氣壓)maymakepeopleforgetful(健忘).Peopleleavemorebagsonbuses

andinshopsonlow-pressuredays.Peoplefeelbestatatemperatureofabout18℃.

Areyoufeelingsad,tired,forgetful,orunhappytoday?Itmaybetheweather9sproblem.

()16.Whatcancauseproblemsonhealth?

A.HotandwetweatherB.AstrongwindC.WarmweatherD.Lowairpressure

()17.Areportshowsthatpeoplemayhavemoreintelligencewhencomes.

A.rainB.astrongwindC.veryhotweatherD.lowairpressure

()18.Accordingto(根據(jù))thewriter,fatpeoplemayfeelbadinweather.

A.coldB.coolC.warmD.hot

()19.Thewriterwantstotellusthat.

A.hotandcoldweatherinfluencesallpeopleinthesameway

B.weatherinfluencespeople'sbehaviour

C.IQchangeswhenweatherchangesD.peoplefeelgoodonlowpressuredays

()20.Whichisthebesttitle(標(biāo)題)forthispassage?

A.HotWeatherCausesHealthProblems.B.DifferentWeatherMakesPeopleFeelBad.

C.WeatherInfluencesFeelings.D.WeatherInfluencesHealth,IntelligenceandFeelings.

Lightning（閃電）isshocking,andithappensallovertheworld!Scientiststhinkthatthereare

morethanthreemillionlightningstrikes（襲擊）everydayintheworld-thafsthirtystrikes

everysecond.

Lightningcanalsobeverydangerous.Everyyear,lightningkillspeoplebecauseitcanstart

bigfiresorbecauseitreachestemperaturesupto28,000degreescentigrade.AmericanRoy

Sullivan,whoworkedinapark,holdstherecordforsurvivingthemostlightningstrikes.

Between1942and1983,hewashitseventimes!

So,whydoeslightningstrike?Lightningstrikeshappenwheniceandwaterincloudsrub（摩

擦）together,andcauseatmospheric（大氣層的）changes.Whenthishappens,itcreatesastatic

charge（靜電電荷）.Lightningcanstrikeinsidethecloud,betweentwocloudsandbetweena

cloudandEarth.It'sthelasttypeofstrikethatisthemostdangerousforhumans.About

1,000peoplegetstruckbylightningeveryyearintheUnitedStates,andabout100ofthem

dieasaresult.

Lightningiscertainlynotsomethingtotoywith.Whenlightningstrikes,it'sbesttostay

insidealargebuilding.Tostaysafe,donotstandundertrees,onhillsornearwater.Trees

attractlightning.Also,donotliedownontheground,otherwisetheelectricitymaygo

throughyouandcauseaheartdisease.

（）11.Lightningstrikes?

A.happenthreebilliontimeseachdayB.willstartwhentherearebigfires

C.canreachveryhightemperaturesD.killallthosewhoworkinapark

（）12.Whatdoes“surviving“inparagraph2meaninChinese?

A.目睹B.幸存C.制造D.遇難

（）13.Wecaninfer（推斷）fromparagraph3that.

A.lightningstrikesarecausedwhenevericeandwatermeet

B.lightningbetweentwocloudsisthemostdangerousforhumans

C.lightningstrikescreatestaticcharge

D.aboutonetenthofthepeoplestruckbylightningdieeveryyearinAmerica

（）14.Whichexpressionmeans“totoywith”inthelastparagraph?

A.toplaywithB.totakeseriouslyC.toshowoffD.totakeiteasy

（）15.Where'sthebestplacetobewhenlightningstrikes?

A.Ontopofahill.B.Inaswimmingpool.C.Inatree.D.Inside.

D

Itistruethatpeoplewithbettereducationareusuallyabletogetbetterpayingjobs.Inother

words,theyhavemorechancestochooseagoodjobwhilepeoplewithlittleornoeducation

don't.Itseemsthatthepurposeofeducationistomakepeoplegetjobs.Butthisisn't

acceptedbyallpeople.

Somepeoplemaythinkthatapersonshouldspendthebestyearsofhislifetogeteducation

onlyforawayofliving.Thiswasprobablyoneoftheearliestreasonsofeducation.Infact,if

educationisjustawayofmakingaliving,peopledon'tneedtospendsomuchtimeinschool.

Peoplecangeteducationforalivinginashorttime.Subjectslikehistoryandgeography

neednotbetaughttoeveryone.Evenlanguageandmathematicsneednotbetaughtindetail

（詳細(xì)地），either.Hereitisclearthateducationismuchmorethanteachingamantogeta

wayofliving.

Educationiswell-roundedanditismainlyforimprovingaman.Itisnotonlytoteachhim

tospeak,readandwrite,butalsotodevelophiscreativethinkingandotherabilities.After

that,itistomakehimawisemanandthankfullyenjoytheachievementsofhuman.

Educationistomakeamanleadabetterlife.Educatedpeopleareexpectedtobeableto

listentogoodmusic,readgoodbooks,watchplaysandmostofalltakeaninterestinthe

world.

Iwouldagreethatmakingagoodlivingisanimportantreasonforeducation,butcertainly

notthemostimportantorthemainreason.

()16.Peoplewithlittleeducationusually.

A.spendalongtimeinschoolB.haveagoodchancetogetajob

C.spendthebestyearschoosejobsD.havefewerchancestogetagoodjob

()17.Theearliesteducationwasprobablyto.

A.makeamanleadabetterlifeB.teachamantowriteandthink

C.makepeoplegetawayoflivingD.teachpeopletoreadgoodbooks

()18.TheunderlinedwordUwell-rounded,?inthepassagemeans“”inChinese.

A.圓滿(mǎn)的B.嶄新的C.公平的D.全面的

()19.Itisexpectedthateducatedpeoplewillbeableto.

A.accepteducationasawayoflivingB.takeaninterestinthewholeworld

C.developtheirabilitiestomakeplaysD.learnsubjectslikelanguageandmath

()20.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.

A.educationshouldmakeamanimproveB.peoplecangeteducationinashorttime

C.peopleshouldbeabletogetbetterpayingjobsD.allsubjectsaresoimportantforaway

ofliving

A

Hawaiihasalwaysbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketraveling.Peoplefromalloverthe

worlddreamofseeingthebeautifulislandsinthemiddleoftheocean.Ifsalwaysoneof

theirdreamstowatchthesungoingdown.Thesundropslikeaballofbrightfireintothe

sea,anditdropssoquicklythatyoucanevenseeitmove.

Abouttwothousandyearsago,thefirstpeo