安徽省滁州市全椒縣2022-2024年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

安徽省滁州市全椒縣

2022-2024年中考英語(yǔ)一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2024年安徽省滁州市全椒縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

VIII.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Helpingothersisagreatthingtodo.Youcanlearnnewthingsandhavefun.Youcanhelp

people,animalsortheenvironment.Itcanmakeyoufeelgood,too!Charitiesareorganizations

thathelpothers,suchasUNICEFandWWEYoucanhelpcharitiesbygivingyourtime,giving

moneyorgivingthingsthatyouown.Youcanalsohelppeopleorplacesyouknow.

Howcanyouhelp?Herearesomeways.

Volunteering

Volunteeringmeansyougiveyourtimetohelpothers.Somewaysofvolunteeringare:

?visitingoldpeopletotalktothemorhelpthem

?walkingdogsatananimalshelter（收容所）

?cleaningupapark

Fund-raising

Fund-raisingmeansyouraisemoneytohelpothers.Somewaysoffund-raisingare:

?makingcakesorbiscuitstosell

?doingasponsoredwalk（慈善籌款徒步活動(dòng)）

Donating

Donatingmeansyougiveyourthingstohelpothers.Somewaysofdonatingare:

?givingyouroldtoysorclothestoacharitythathelpssickchildrenorpoorpeople

?givingyouroldbookstoalibrary

So,whatcanyoudotohelpothers?

56.Whichofthefollowingisacharityorganizationaccordingtothetext?

A.WTO.B.TheUN.C.WWED.CCTV.

57.Whatisagoodwaytoraisemoneyforacharity?

A.Visitingoldpeople.B.Makingcakestosell.

C.Cleaningupapark.D.Givingoldbookstoalibrary.

58.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toshowwaysofhelpingothers.

B.Toshareacharitystory.

C.Toexplainreasonsfordoingvolunteerwork.

D.Tohelpstudentsintrouble.

B

Doyouknowwhatbirdsusetobuildtheirnests（巢）?Youmaysaythatbirdsusuallybuild

theirnestswithsticks,leavesorgrass.Butdoyouknowthatbirdsarealsobuildingtheirnests

withrubbishtheseyears?Therubbishincludescigarettebutts（煙頭）andplasticbags.

AgroupofEuropeanscientistslookedintoabout35,000studiesonbirdnests.Theyfound

thatbirdshaveusedman-madethingsinnestsalmosteverywhereonEarth.Somerubbishseems

tobehelpful.Thisiswhybirds"like"puttingitintheirnests.Forexample,cigarettebuttshave

specialsmell,sotheycankeepinsectsawaytoprotectthebabybirds.Plasticbagsareusefulin

keepingtheanimalswarm,andotherhardthings,suchaspapercards,canmakenestsstronger.

However,intheend,humanrubbishmayonlybringmoreharmtobirds.Thetoxic（有毒

的）chemicalsincigaretteshurtthebabybirds.Theymaygetsickorhaveshorterlives,according

toastudy.Tomakemattersworse,ifthecigarettestillburnswhenthebirdbringsitbacktoits

home,itmaysetfiretothenest.Piecesoffishingnet（漁網(wǎng)）mayalsotrapbirds,andit*simpossible

forthemtogetoutbythemselves.Ifthebabybirdseatotherkindsofrubbishbyaccident,they

willalsogethurt.Ourbirdfriendsintheairarefeelingthebadeffectsofhumanspollutingthe

environment.

59.Howdoesthewriterleadintothetopicaboutbird'snestsinParagraph1?

A.Bytellingajoke.B.Bysettinganexample.

C.Byaskingaquestion.D.Bymakingasurvey.

60.WhichofthefollowingthingsisNOTusedbythebirdstobuildtheirnestsaccordingtothe

text?

A.Papercards.B.Cigarettebutts.C.Plasticbags.D.Woodenboards.

61.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thebadinfluencethathumanrubbishhasonbirds.

B.Theharmthattheenvironmentbringstothewildanimals.

C.Thereasonwhybirdslikeusingrubbishtobuildtheirnests.

D.Theharmfulactivitiesthathumanshavedonetotheenvironment.

62.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt4it^^referto（指的是）?

A.Thecigarette.B.Thebird.C.Theplasticbag.D.Thepapercard.

C

Knifeandscissorssharpening（磨）wasonceapopularjobmanyyearsagoinChina.This

traditionalcraft（工藝）hasalmostdisappearedinmoderntimes.

ButChenGuangfu,a79-year-oldman,hasbeendoingthetraditionalbusinessin

Shenzhenfor26years.Mostofthetime,hetravelsfromoneplacetoanotherwithhistools.He

toldShenzhenEveningNewsthathewouldkeeponthistraditionalhandcraftworkaslongashe

can,notonlyformoney,butalsoforastrongfeelingoflove.Heisdoingthisjobasanartform.

Overthepast26years,thecraftsmanhasseenthechangesofthecity,andexperiencedthe

disappearanceofthetraditionaljob.Withthedevelopmentoftheclothingindustry,alargenumber

ofcraftsmenlikeChenhadbeendoingthistraditionaljobforalongtimebeforemoreandmore

clothingfactoriesmovedoutofthecity.Knifesharpenersarethereforerarelytobefoundinthe

citytoday.

Chensaidhewouldkeepondoingthejobaslongasheisneeded.nNowitdoesn'tmatterto

mewhetherImakemoneyornotfromthejob.Ijustwanttokeepthisskill.”

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rarely“probablymean?

A.Always.B.Often.C.Never.D.Hardly.

64.WhichisNOTChenGuangfu'sopiniononhistraditionalskill?

A.Chenwouldcontinuedoingthejobifheisneeded.

B.Chenwantstokeepthisskillonlybecauseofmoney.

C.Chendoesthetraditionalskillforastrongfeelingoflove.

D.Chendoesthisjobasanartform.

65.Whatisthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthetext?

A.Knifeandscissorssharpening

B.Thedevelopmentoftheclothingindustry

C.Acraftsmaninknifeandscissorssharpeningbusiness

D.Howtosharpenknives

D

Whatshouldwedoifoneofourclassmatessuddenlyfallsillorgetshurt?Herearesome

stepsyoushouldfollow.Butalwaysremembertolookformedicalcareafterfirstaidifthewound

isserious.

Brokenbones（骨頭）:Takeawayclothingfromthewound.Useanicepack.Don*tmovethe

hurtbodypartwhilewaitingforthedoctortoarrive.

Animalbites（咬傷）:Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater.Packthewoundwithaclean

clothifitisbleeding.Ifthebleedinghasstopped,covertheareawithabandageandtakethe

persontothehospital.Makesureyourememberwhatkindofanimalitis,sothedoctorcanfind

therightwaytotreathimorheratonce.

Fainting（昏厥）:Havehimorherliewithfeetliftedalittle.Don'tmovethebodyifyouthink

theremightbewoundsfromthefall.Makesureheorshecanbreathe（呼吸）andletinfreshair.

Cleantheperson'sfacewithacoolcloth.

Nosebleeds:Havethepersonsitupwithhisorherheadtilted（傾斜）forwardalittle.Donot

havethepersontilthisorherheadbackbecausethismaycauseheavybreathingorcoughing.

Pinch（捏）thelowerpartofthenoseforatleast10minutes.

66.Whatshouldwedofirstwhenananimalbitehappens?

A.Putanicepackonthewound.

B.Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater.

C.Trytostopthebleedingwithacleancloth.

D.Takethehurtpersontothehospital.

67.Whendealingwiththeproblemsof,weshouldn'tmovethehurtperson.

A.brokenbonesandanimalbitesB.animalbitesandnosebleeds

C.brokenbonesandfaintingD.faintingandnosebleeds

68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightwhenaboy'snosebleeds?

A.Don'tlethisheadtiltback.

B.Lethisheadtiltforwardalittle.

C.Lethimsitup

D.Pinchhisnoseforlessthan10minutes.

69.Whichpartofamagazinemaythetextcomefrom?

A.Lifestyle.B.Health.C.Sports.D.Education.

E

AsanoldChinesesayinggoes,theSpringFestivalcomesrightaftertheLabaFestival.Today,

peopleacrossChinaarecelebratingtheLabaFestival.ItisaChinesetraditionalfestival.It'sonthe

eighthdayofthe12thlunarmonth.WhatdoesthisfestivalmeantoChinesepeople?OK,itjust

tellspeopletoprepareforcelebratingthecomingNewYear'sDayandforwanderers（漂泊者）to

returnhometogettogetherwiththeirfamily.

Longlongago,theLabaFestivalwasadayofthankingforagoodharvest（收成）.Onthisday,

peopleusuallyeatLabaporridgethathaseightkindsofmixedgrains（谷物）.

Thefestivalisalsothedayforpeopletoputgarlic（蒜）invinegar（醋）.Thegarlicturnsgreen,

andthisLaba,garlicwillbeeatenwithdumplingsonChineseNewYear*sDay.Whileinthepast,

itwasusedtoletpeopleremembertopaybackthemoneytheyhadborrowedasLabaisnearthe

endoftheyearandtcgarlic,,（suan,蒜inChinese）soundsthesameas44calculate,,（suan算）.

Customs（風(fēng)俗）arequitedifferentacrossthecountry.PeopleinQianxian,eastChina'sAnhui

Province,willeattheLabatofuafewdaysbefore.InXining,northwestChina'sQinghaiProvince,

peoplewilleatporridgewithbeefandmutton.

70.WhenistheLabaFestival?

A.OntheeighthdayofDecember.

B.OntheeighthdayofJanuary.

C.Ontheeighthdayofthetwelfthmonth.

D.Ontheeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth.

71.Whatdoesn'tthewritertellus?

A.TheLabaFestivalisthestartforpeopletoprepareforthecomingNewYear.

B.TheLabaFestivalmeansit*stimetothinkaboutreturninghome.

C.TheLabaFestivalwasadayofthankingforagoodharvestintheolddays.

D.CustomsabouttheLabaFestivalarealmostthesameacrossthecountry.

72.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Thegarlicwillturngreenandbeeatenwithnoodles.

B.LabagarlicwillbeeatenbeforetheLabaFestival.

C."Garlic“soundsthesameas“calculate“inChinese.

D.PeopleusuallyputgarlicinvinegaronNewYear'sDay.

第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，并用英語(yǔ)回答問(wèn)題（請(qǐng)注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求）。

F

OnAugust29,2021,XiongLinghao,an18-year-oldgirlfromSichuan,playedPatherique

Sonata（《悲愴》）atafamouspianocompetitioninShanghai.Soon,avideoofherplayingbecame

popularontheInternet.

XiongLinghaoisn'tabletoseeanythinginlife.Whenshewaslittle,hermotherfoundshe

hadatalentformusic.Shecouldplaychildren'ssongsonthepianowhenshewasonly3.Then

hermothersenthertolearnthepianoattheageof6.ShesaidXionglovedBeethovenbest.

Beethovenhadhearingproblemswhenhewasyoungandlaterhecouldhearnothing.Theyboth

triedtotouchtheworldthroughmusic.

“Thepianoismybestfriend,“saidXiong."Itbringsmuchtomeandhelpsmakemylife

different.9,

Infact,itisnoteasyforthegirltolearntoplaythepiano.Atfirst,Xiong'steacherhelpedher

putherhandsonthekeys（琴鍵）.“PracticeisimportantbecauseIneedmuscle（肌肉）tofindthe

rightkeys,"shesaid.

Aboutthreeyearsago,XiongwroteasongcalledTheLittleDoginaDream.Shehopesher

lifewillbecomeeasierwiththehelpofaguidedog.Shebelieves:

73.HowoldwasXiongwhenshecouldplaychildren'ssongsonthepiano?（不超過(guò)5個(gè)詞）

74.WhatdoesthepianomeantoXiong?（不超過(guò)15個(gè)詞）

75.WhatwouldXiongsayattheendofthetext?（不超過(guò)15個(gè)詞）

2023年安徽省滁州市全椒縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

VH1.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

ATheFashion

Content（目錄）April2023

3Saynotofastfood

JKAstudyshowsmanystudentshavetoomuchfastfoodsotheygetfat.Readandfindouthowto

eathealthily.

6Beagoodfriend

XAtesttoshowyouhowimportantfriendsaretoyou.

>=KFourthingsyoucandowithyourfriendsthissummerholiday.

10Fashionablezone（區(qū)域）

XInterviewVivian,awell-knowndesigneraboutthemust-haveclothesforthissummer.XHow

tomakeacoolbagwitholdclothes.15Speakwithyourbody

^KBodylanguageinEnglish-speakingcountries.

17Showmeyourpet

^Beautifulphotosofcutepets.

J^Goodideasforkeepingpets.

20EmailAlice

Threepeople'sinterestingstoriesabouttheirtrips.

56.WhatdoyouknowaboutVivian?

A.Shehasaclothesstore.

B.Shebecomesfamouseverysummer.

C.Shechangesoldclothesintobags.

D.Sheknowswhatclotheswillbepopular.

57.WhichcanyoureadonPage17?

A.Somethingaboutcutepets.

B.Somethingabouthealthyfood.

C.Somethingaboutinterestingtrips.

D.Somethingaboutlanguagelearning.

58.WhatisTheFashionprobably?

A.Anovel.B.Amagazine.C.Adictionary.D.Adiary.

B

MinorSnow,or“XiaoXue“inChinese,isthe20thsolartermoftheChineselunar（陰歷

的）year,lastingfromNovember22toDecember6.Asthenamesays,theperiodreferstothetime

oftheyearwhentheweatherstartsgettingcolder.AccordingtoanoldChinesesaying,"Ifthesky

isfullofsnowduringMinorSnow,nextyearwillbeaharvest（豐收）year."Therightkindof

weatherduringMinorSnowwillhelpthecropsgrow.Lowtemperaturewiththesnowcankill

somehiddenpests（害蟲）inthesoilwhichcanreducethepestsanddiseasesinthefollowingyear.

Moreimportantly,snowcoversonthesoil,whichislikeablanket（毯子）tokeepthesoilwarm.

DuringMinorSnow,thetemperaturefallssharplyandtheairbecomesdry.Peoplechangetheir

eatinghabittoadapt（適應(yīng)）theenvironment.InmostofnorthChina,thetemperaturedropsbelow

zerodegrees.Peopledrinkmorehotsouptokeepthemwarm.Atthesametime,insomeareasof

southChina,itisacustomtoeatricecakesformoreenergy.

What*smore,MinorSnowisthebesttimetostartmakingpreservedfood,suchaspreserved

porkorpreservedvegetables.Thankstothecoldweather,preservedfoodcanbestoredforalong

time.DuringtheSpringFestival,acoupleofmonthslater,everyonecanenjoythedelicious

preservedfood.

59.ItsnowsduringMinorSnow,andthefollowingyearwillbe.

A.abadyearB.acoldyearC.awarmyearD.aharvestyear

60.WhatdopeoplehaveinthenorthofChinaduringMinorSnow?

A.Hotsoup.B.Ricecakes.C.Pork.D.Vegetables.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preserved“meaninChinese?

A.燒烤的B.保養(yǎng)的C.腌制的D.保護(hù)的

62.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MinorSnow——ASolarTerm

B.WaystoPreserveFood

C.TheWeatherofMinorSnow

D.SpecialFoodinMinorSnow

Travelmakesushappy.Itnotonlyhelpsusrelax,butalso

makesuslearnmoreabouttheworld.However,COVID-19

broughttourismtoastopinmanyplaces.Butwegotalotoffun

byturningtravelto"CloudTouism^^.

nCloudTourism"isakindof”at-home"tourism.Itshowsvisitorsaroundthetourist

attractions（旅游景點(diǎn)）online.Withoutleavinghome,peoplecanjoininthefunoftravelling.

Now,"CloudTourism"istakingoffinChina.MoreandmoreChinesepeopleareinterested

inthisnewwayoftravelling.Atthesametime,moretouristattractionsarestartingtouse"Cloud

Tourism”.ItishelpingChina'stourismindustrytakeaturnforthebetter.Forexample,amini

programcalled"YunyouDunhuang'*wentonlinein2020.Throughit,peoplecangetclosetothe

famousMogaoGrottoes（莫高窟）withoutgoingthere.Morethan5millionpeoplevisitedthemini

programinthefirsttendaysafteritappearedontheInternet."CloudTourism"isbringinglotsof

joytopeopleatthisspecialtime.Itisalsohelpingtouristattractionssellmorecreativesouvenirs

（紀(jì)念品）online.

NotjustChina,othercountriesliketheUSAandJapanarealsowakinguptotheadvantages

of"CloudTourism'*.Doyoulikethiskindoftravelling?Ifso,tryityourself!

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.CloudTourism.B.MogaoGrottoes.C.YunyouDunhuang.D.China*stourismindustry.

64.What'sParagraph3about?

A.Stepstostart"CloudTourism".

B.Advantagesof"CloudTourism".

C.Newwaysoftravelingforvisitors.

D.Adviceforsellingsouvenirsonline.

65.Whatcanwelearnabout"CloudTourism"?

A.Itisakindof"atschool”tourism.

B.Itisanewwayoftravellingabroad.

C.ItbringsChina'stourismbacktolife.

D.Ithelpstouriststosellcreativesouvenirs.

66.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.toaskpeopletotravelmore

B.tointroduce"CloudTourism"

C.tostopnCloudTourism"

D.totellastoryabout"CloudTourism^^

D

EveryyearonOctober4theworldcomestogetherforthewell-being

（福祉）ofanimalseverywhere.ThisisWorldAnimalDay.

Startingin1931inFlorence,Italy,theyearlyeventhasbecomea

specialchanceforeveryoneonourplanetwhocaresaboutanimalstomake

adifference.Thisyear,thethemeis"ASharedPlanet"."AswesharethisEarthwithallliving

things,wecantrulymakeadifferencetoallanimals,"wrotetheevent'swebsite.

Inpastyears,Chinahasdonemuchtoimprovethewell-beingofhomeandwildanimals.The

protectionofAsianelephantsisagoodexample.Asianelephantshavebecomeindangerbecause

ofkillingfortheirteeth.AsianelephantsinChinaaremostlyfoundinYunnanProvince.These

wildanimalssometimeseatlocalfarmers'crops.Thegovernmenthasbeentryingtocreateamore

friendlyrelationshipbetweenlocalpeopleandwildlife.Forexample,theyban（禁止）trading

elephantteeth.Toimproveanimals*livingcondition,thegovernmentmakesrulesforbuilding

separationfacilities（隔離設(shè)施）tokeepawaywandering（游蕩的）wildanimals.

WithWorldAnimalDayaroundthecorner,weallcanthinkofmorewaystobetterprotect

ourwildfriends.

67.What'sthethemeofWorldAnimalDaythisyear?

A.ASharedPlanet.B.Animals,OurFriends.

C.BuildingaHomeTogether.D.ProtectingAnimalsTogether.

68.WhatdidChinadotoimproveanimals*livingcondition?

A.Providemorecropsforelephantsindanger.

B.Banbuyingandsellingelephantteeth.

C.Makerulesforbuildingseparationfacilities.

D.Buildagoodrelationshipwithhomeanimals.

69.Whatwillthewriterprobablywritenext?

A.Introducingsomeanimalsindanger.

B.Tellingussomewaystoprotectanimals.

C.SharingahistoryofWorldAnimalDay.

D.DescribinganeventaboutWorldAnimalDay.

E

ZhouXueisamotherofa9-year-oldboyinJiangsuProvince.Sheisworriedrecently

becausesevenofthe46childreninherson*sclasshavestartedwearingglasses."Worryabouteye

healthofstudentsisveryrealthesedays,"shetoldChinaDaily.

Inlightofthis,WantangPrimarySchoolinYunnanProvincehasachievedsomething

great-noneofits536studentsarenearsighted,reportedChinaDaily.

Eyehealthexpertssaidthatwhiletheschoolmightbeaunique（唯一的）case,someofits

stepsareworthlearning.

Firstofall,everystudentisaskedtogooutsideduringclassbreaks.Theyplayoutdoorsfor

overthreehoursaday,accordingtoYangQingyi,theheadmasteroftheschool."Evenforquiet

kids,weencouragethemtotakeawalkoutside,nhesaid.

Otherstepshavealsohelped.Forexample,studentsdon'ttakesmartphonesorother

electronictoolstoschool.Theygetatleast10.5hoursofsleepeveryday.Theschooltriesto

provideabalanceddiet（均衡飲食）.Andtherearegreentreesallaroundtheschool,accordingto

YangQingyi.

AlloverChina,theattentiononeyehealthhasbeengrowing.Thedouble-reductionpolicy

（雙減政策）carriedoutinJuly2021.Itsaysthatprimaryschoolsshouldnotgivehomeworkto

first-andsecond-graderssothattheywon*tusetheireyestoomuch.Thereisalsoarulebrought

outbytheNationalHealthCommission,sayingthatschoolsshouldlookoverstudents*eyesightat

leasttwiceeveryyear.

70.WhatwasZhouXueworriedabout?

A.Hisson'seyehealth.B.Hisson'sdiethealth.

C.Hisson'shomework.D.Hisson'sglasses.

71.Howmanystepsarementionedtoprotectstudents*eyehealthinWantangPrimarySchool?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Eight.

72.HowoftendostudentlookovereyesightaccordingtotheNationalHealthCommission?

A.Aboutonceayear.B.Atleastonceamonth.

C.Atleasttwiceayear.D.Atleasttwiceamonth.

閱讀下面短文，并用英語(yǔ)回答問(wèn)題（請(qǐng)注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求）。

F

LiuChiXiangisaverypopularhistoricalplaceinTongchengCity,AnhuiProvince.Lotsof

peoplecometovisititeveryyear.Thereisatouchingstoryaboutit.

IntheQingDynasty,ahigh-rankingofficial（高級(jí)官員）namedZhangYingreceivedaletter

fromhisfamilybackinhishometownoneday.Fromtheletter,Zhanglearnedthathisfamilyhad

adisagreementwiththeirneighbor,theWufamilyoverthehouseboundary（邊界）.Zhang*s

familywrotetheletterhopinghecouldputpressureontheWufamily.However,Zhangwrotea

letterbacksaying.

“Writingaletterfromhome,milesaway,justforawall,whatharmisthereingivingthem

onemeter?Lookingattheten-thousand-mile-longGreatWall,LonggoneisitsbuilderEmperor

Qinshihuang.

Afterreadingtheletter,Zhang'sfamilymembersrealizedthattherelationshipwiththeir

neighborwasmuchmoreimportantthanthewall.Theymovedtheirwallonemeterbackforthe

neighbors.TheWufamilywasdeeplytouchedbywhattheZhangfamilydidandmovedtheirwall

onemeterbackaswell.Itcreatedatwo-meter-widealley（小巷）betweenthehouses.

Hundredsofyearslater,thestoryofLiuChiXiangstilltellsusthatkindnessandtolerance

（寬容）cantakeawaywallsbetweenpersons,families,andnations,andtheycancreateloveas

well.

73.WheredidthestoryofLiuChiXianghappen?（不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞）

74.WhydidZhangYing'sfamilywritealettertohim?（不超過(guò)15個(gè)詞）

75.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?（不超過(guò)20個(gè)詞）

2022年安徽省滁州市全椒縣中考一模英語(yǔ)試題

四、閱讀單選

Youdon?tliketobefat,doyou?Buthowdoyoustayinshape?Severalpeoplearediscussing

howtheystayinshape.

Matthew/Canada

Iworkandliveinasmallcity,soIoftenridemybicycle.Iliketocyclearoundmostofthe

timeandIalsoliketowalkeverywhere.Itrytowalktoalotofdifferentplaces.

Linda/UnitedStates

Iliketogorunningtwoorthreetimesaweek.Buttobehonest,I'mnotthebestrunner.I

probablywalkforfifteenminutes,thenrunfortenminutes,andthenwalkforanotherfifteen

minutes.

Paul/England

Ireallylikerunning,butatthemomentifsquitecoldoutside,soIdon'tliketogorunning

outside.Iusuallygotothegymandusethetreadmill（跑步機(jī)）.

Aki/Japan

EveryweekIgotothehealthclub.Iliketoexercisewithothers.Itmakesmerelaxing.Ialso

dosomepush-upsbeforegoingtobed,butsometimesIforgettodothat.Ialsotrytocontrolwhat

Ieat.Ieatlessmeatandmorevegetables.

36.HowwouldMatthewprefertogotowork?

A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Bysubway.

37.WhatdoLindaandPaulbothlikedoing?

A.Climbing.B.Running.C.Swimming.D.Walking.

38.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Matthew'shomeisveryfarfromhisoffice.

B.Lindacanrunfastforhalfanhour.

C.Paullikesrunningoutsideinwinter.

D.Akitriestokeepagoodeatinghabit.

Katecamebacktoschoolafterthewinterholiday.Shetoldeveryoneinherclassaboutthe

snowmanshehadbuilt."Itwas15feettall.ItwassohugethatIneededaladder（梯子）toputthe

hatontopofitshead,^^Katesaid.

Duringlunch,Katetoldeveryonewhatagreatskatershewas."Iwasgoingfasterthan

anyoneelseonthehill,^^Katesaid."IthinkIsetaworldrecord.^^

Duringrecess（休息、），Kateexplainedtoeveryonehowshehadbuiltanigloo（冰屋）fromthe

snow.44Ithadfiverooms,Katesaid.t6Wealmostmovedintotheigloobecauseitwastwiceasbig

asourhouse.^^

Justthen,itbegantosnow.Allthekidscheeredasbigwhitesnowwasfallingdownfromthe

sky.Sarah,whohadlistenedtoKate'sstoriesallday,smiled.ShesaidtoKate,"Nowyoucan

makeusabigsnowmanandanigloo!Andwecanwatchyousetanewrecordinskating.^^

Kate'sfaceturnedred.Shequietlywentbackinsideanddidn'tsayanythingelseabouther

wintervacation.

39.Whendidthestoryprobablytakeplace?

A.Onthefirstdayofwinter.B.Onthefirstdayofschool.

C.OnthefirstdayofDecember.D.Onthelastdayofschool.

40.WhatdidKate'sclassmatesalldowhenitbegantosnow?

A.Theyallcheeredhappily.B.Theyallranoutoftheclassroom.

C.Theyalljumpedhappily.D.Theyallrantotheplayground.

41.WhatdidKatedoaftershewentbacktotheclassroom?

A.Shecontinuedherstory.B.Shekeptsilent.

C.Shelaughedloudly.D.ShefoughtwithSarah.

42.WhatlessondoyouthinkKatelearnt?

A.Peoplewilllikeyouifyoutellstories.

B.Vacationsshouldbespentwithfamily.

C.Fewpeopleareyourtruefriends.

D.Itisbesttotalkaboutsomethingyouhaveactuallydone.

DearJohanna,

Howareyou?MynameisMelissa.I'vebeenlookingforwardtohavingapenpalforalong

timenow.Ihopewecanbecomegreatfriends.

EversinceIgotyournameandaddressfrommyteacher,Mrs.Sands,Ihavebeenthinking

aboutwhattowrite.First,Ithoughtofgivingyouadescriptionofwhatit'sliketogotoschool

hereinMinnesota,butthenIfoundyoucouldlookupMinnesotaontheinternetandreadaboutit

yourself.ThenIhadtheideatotellyouaboutmyfamily,butIrealizedthatthestoryofmylittle

brotherlosingatoothorthetimewegotanewkittenmightbekindofboring.Afterthat,Ithought

aboutaskingyouquestionsaboutwhatifsliketoliveinBelgium,butIwasafraidyoumight

thinkmyquestionsweresilly.

IguessIcantellyoualittleaboutmyself.Infact,you'veprobablyalreadylearnedonething

aboutme.Isometimeshaveahardtimemakingupmymind!Ihopeyouwillwritemeback

anyway.

Yburssincerely,

Melisa

43.HowdidMelissafirsthearaboutJohanna?

A.Shesawanadinthenewspaper.

B.ShegotJohanna'snameandaddressfromherteacher.

C.ShereadaboutthepenpalprogramontheInternet.

D