阅读理解1
Mr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedonthelightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock.\"Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight\"Hethought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotofbed,putonhisdressinggown(浴
袍)andwenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobodythere.\"Thatisverystrange.\"Thenhewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthelightandtriedtogotosleep.
Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyandrushedtothedoor.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednottofeelangry.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewordsonit:\"Itisnowaftermidnight(午夜),soitisAprilFool'sDay(禺人节).Aprilfooltoyou!\"
\"Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!\"Mr.Leeexclaimed(惊
叫)andalmostsmiled.Hewentbacktobedandfeelasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.
1.WhendidMr.Leegotobed Hewenttobed_______. A.beforetwelveo'clock????
B.aftertwelveo'clock
C.whenthebellrang???????D.whenhesawtheboy
2.Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime A.Hewantedtoopenthedoorforthevisitor B.Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas. C.Hewasafraidofthering D.Hewaswaitingforsomeone.
3.Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecan_______onAprilFool'sDay. A.say\"Hello\"toeachother???C.playjokesoneachother????
B.danceandsingatnight D.sendpressentstochildren
4.WhatdidMr.LeethinkabouttheEnglishboy Hethoughthe_________.
A.wasagoodboy???????????????????????C.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnight??
B.wasfriendlywithhim D.didadangerousthingjustnow
答案及解析：
1．A．此题是一道细节题，文章第一自
然段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。
2．B．文中有这样的句子
“Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight”，此句说明Mr.Lee很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。
3．C．此题是一道常识题，因为大家都
知道在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。
4．B．英国男孩和Mr.Lee开玩笑，说明
他把Mr.Lee看成朋友，所以答案是B。
阅读理解2
Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysamealofgood,thickpaper,oldletters,forexample.Shedoesnotlikenewspapersverymuch
Ofcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper
Scientistssay,\"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants.\"Well,isthattrueAnimalseatgrassandgrowfat.Thenweeattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,thenbiggerfishswimalongandeatthe……Chickenseatbitsofgrassandgiveus……Thinkforaminute.Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway
Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.Itisverygoodfood,too.Nowtheyhavebeguntosay,\"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnotverydifficult.\"WhatisthenextthingPerhapsitis—foodfrompaper.Scientistssay,\"Wecanturnpaperintofood.Itwillbegood,cheapfood,too,cheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs.\"
Sopleasekeepyouroldbooksandletters.(Don'tfeed[喂]yourcat.)Oneday,theywillbeonyourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.
1.Thewriterasksustokeepouroldbooksandlettersbecause_______. A.theyareusefulforreading B.Theymaybeusedtofeedcats C.Wecanmakefoodfromthemsoon D.wecanreadthematbreakfast 2.Fromthepassage(段落)，wecaninfer(推断)that_______donotcomefromplantsinsomeway. A.fewkindsoffood?????C.cheeseandchicken????
B.meatandfish D.woodandpaper
答案及解析：
1．C．本题是细节题，答案可在倒数第
一自然段找到。
2．A．文中有这样的句子
“Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway”。说明作者认为，不管是什么样的食物，几乎都来自“plants”，所以答案是A。
阅读理解3
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InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushth
emoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed(窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom(习
惯)ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.
Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding(点头)yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.
Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabic
Peninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenough,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.
InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailand,however,couldbringabouttrouble.Also,youshouldtrytoavoid(避免)touchingtheheadofanadult(成人)——it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.
1.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen_________.
2.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshould_________.
A.learnthelanguageofthecountry
B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry C.haveenoughtimeandmoney D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere A.wereforeigners C.madealoudnoise
B.didn'thavetickets D.didn'tlineupforthebus
3.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.
A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable. B.topassfoodwiththelefthand. C.toeatfoodwithyourhands. D.tohelpyourselfattable.
4.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.
A.acommon(平常的)habit B.animportantmanner
C.aserious(严重的)trouble
D.abadmanner
5.Thebesttitle(题目)forthisarticleis________.
A.People'sEverydayLife
B.MindYourManners C.ShakingandNoddingHead
D.TakingaBusinEngland
答案及解析：
1．D。这是一道句子理解题，也可
以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句子：
NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatabusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus．从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。
2.B。这是一道细节题。答案在第二
自然段的第二个句子。
3．B。同第二题一样，此题也是细
节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。
4．A。单句理解题。最后一个自然
段中有说：
InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegsWhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting．这个句子的意思是：在欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是A。
5．B。通读全文就会发现，只学习
一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，否则就会遇到麻烦，所以答案是B。
阅读理解4
? Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:\"Second-hand(旧
的)clothesboughtandsold.\"Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,\"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese\"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:\"Twodollars.\"
\"What!\"saidTom.\"Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.\" \"No,\"saidtheman,\"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars.\"
\"Well,\"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket.\"Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标
价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth.\"
Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.
1.AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.
A.wantedtostealthetrousers
B.wantedtosellthetrousers C.wantedtofoolhim D.wantedtobuythetrousers
2.Theowneroftheshop_______ fortheoldtrousers.
3.Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.
A.hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地) B.hewantedtobuythemcheaply C.hedidn'tlikethetrousers D.theywereoldanddirty A.wouldgiveTomtwodollars B.wouldpaythreedollars C.wouldpayfivedollars D.wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf
4.Infact,thetrousers_________.
A.werehanginginsidetheshop B.werestolenbyTomfromtheshop C.hadbeentheshopowner's D.hadbeenTom's
5.Fromthestoryweknowthat_________cheaperthanthelistprice.
A.theownersoldthetrouserstwodollars
B.Tomsoldthetrousersonedollarandahalf C.theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollars D.Tomboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalf
答案及解析：
1．B．Tom拿着一条裤子并且问：
“Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese”店主所以认为Tom是来卖裤子的，故答案是B。
2．A．此题是细节题，可在第一自
然段的末尾找到答案。
3．B．店主当然想便宜地把裤子买
下来。
4．C．从短文的倒数第二段可以了
解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。
5．D．裤子的标价是6.5美元，而
Tom只给了店主2美元，所以答案应该是D。
阅读理解5
BigBen
BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）
clockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So，nomatterwhereyoustand，
youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofadoubledecker（层）bus.Thehandsareaboutfourmetreslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.IfyougotoLondon，youmaywanttovisittheHousesofParliament（国会大厦）.ThereyouwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktower（塔）
intheHousesofParliament.Maybeyouwillhearitaswellasseeit.Thehugeclockmakessuchaloudnoise.“Dingdong，dingdong，”itgoeseveryquarterofanhour.
Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSirBenjaminHall.ThismandidmuchbuildingworkinLondonmanyyearsago. 1.BigBenis______________.
A.adoubledeckerbus C.thenameofBen
B.ahugeclock
D.abuilding
2.Theclockstrikesevery_______ofanhour.
A.tenminutes C.thirtyminutes
B.fifteenminutes D.forty-fiveminutes
3.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBen_________.
A.atthetopoftheclocktower B.intheHousesofparliament C.onthehandsofthehugeclock D.onthefourfacesoftheclock
答案及解析：
1．选B，根据第一行
BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）clockinLondon.可以判断BigBen是一个大钟的名字。
2．选B，根据文中“Dingdong，
dingdong，”itgoeseveryquarterofanhour.即可得知大钟每15分钟敲一次。
3．选D，
Thisclockhasfourfaces.So，nomatterwhereyoustand，
youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.其他三项均不符合题意。
阅读理解6
Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.Theyhelpkeepcarsmovingsafely.Theytakecareofpeoplewhoarehurt.Thentheyseethesepeoplegettoadoctor.
Thepolicegoaroundtowntoseethateverythingisallright.Theygetaroundtowninmanyways.Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigcities，
someofthepolicerideonhorses.Itisstrangetoseetheseanimalsinthestreet. Astheygoaroundtown，
thepolicehelppeople.Sometimestheyfindlostchildren.Theytakethechildrenhome.Ifthepoliceseeafight，
theyputanendtoitrightaway.Sometimespeoplewillaskthepolicehowtogettoaplaceintown.Thepolicecanalwaystellthepeoplewhichwaytogo.Theyknowallthestreetsandroadswell.
Somepolicestandatcrossings.Theytellthecarswhentogoandwhentostop.Theymakesurethatthecarsdonotgotoofast.Theyhelpchildrencrossthestreet.Theyalsohelppeoplewhocan'twalktoowell.
Withoutthepolice，
ourstreetswouldnotbesafe.Carsmightgotoofastandhurtpeople.Lostpeoplemightneverbefound.Thepolicedoagoodjob.Weneedthem.Andweshouldthankthemforajobwelldone.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandus_____.
A.warm C.quiet
B.clean
D.safe
2.Howdosomeofthepolicegetaroundinsomebigcities
A.Bytaxi. C.Bybus.
B.Onhorses. D.Onbikes.
3.Inthetext，“putanendto”means“____”.
A.stop C.kill
B.cut D.fly
4.Thetextismainlytalkingaboutthe_____ofthepolice.
A.life C.job
D.day
答案及解析：
1．选D，根据第一段，
Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.“警察可以保障我们安全”，因此选safe。
B.road
2．选B，
Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigcities，someofthepolicerideonhorses.在一些大城市里面，警察是骑马的，因此选B。
3．选A，文中划线部分
Ifthepoliceseeafight，theyputanendtoitrightaway.根据句意可以理解为stop。
4．选C，本题是总结全文的
mainidea，总揽全文，可以知道是在说警察的职责，因此选job。
阅读理解7
GadgetsforWorkandPlay
It's7:45 inthemorning，
and26-year-oldSteveClarksonisgoingtowork.Heputsonhisjacket，andpicksuphismobilephoneandlaptop.Asheleavesthehouse，heturnsonhisMP3playerandputsonhisheadphone.Heisreadytogo. Today，formillionsofpeople，
gadgetslikeClarkson'sareanormalpartoflife.“I'mareporterforamagazine，andI'musuallynotintheoffice.Mymobilephoneandlaptophelpmetodomyworkbothontheroadandathome，”saysClarkson.Todaymanypeoplecanchecke-mails,sendmessages，orsurftheWeb，usingtheirmobilephones. TinaFangisstudyingphotographyinNew York City.“Someofthesegadgetsareexpensive，
buttheycansaveyourmoneyinthelongrun.Ihaveadigitalcamera.Icanuseittotakeeightypicturesandshootvideo(recordanimageontovideo)atthesametime.Iliste
ntomusiconmyMP3player，andIcandownloadandreadbooksonit，too.IusethecameraandMP3forbothlearningandfun.”
It'snow9:45.SteveClarksongetsane-mailsfromhis17-year-oldsister.Shehasagadgetthatletshersende-mails，playgames，andtakenotes.
Sheisinclassrightnow.“Ie-mailedherback.Itoldhertostopplaying，andpayattention,”laughsClarkson.“Thesegadgetsarefun，butsometimestheycandistract(分散注意力)people，too.” 1.WhatisSteveClarkson
A.Astudent. B.Areporter.
C.Abusinessman. D.Acomputerprogrammer.
2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisnotagadget
A.Apicture. C.AnMP3player.
B.Alaptop. D.Amobilephone.
3.Whenhissisterhadlessons，Stevetoldher_____.
A.topaynoattention B.toe-mailhimbackrightaway C.tostopplayinggames D.tolistentomusicontheMP3player
答案及解析：
1．选B，根据第二段中I'mareporterforamagazine，
andI'musuallynotintheoffice.可知SteveClarkson是个reporter.
2．选A，选项A:apicture不属于gadget，其他三项均在文中提到过，属于gadget。
3．选C，根据文中“Ie-mailedherback.Itoldhertostopplaying，andpayattention，”可知选C。
阅读理解8
HaveyoueverbeenillWhenyouareill，youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot，
andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon'twanttowork，youstayinbed，feelingverysad.
WhatmakesusillItisgerms(细
菌).Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes，butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.
Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope，weshallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.
Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger，ifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut(割开处)，
someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred，
andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgointoallofyourbody，andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE
A.Ifthingsareverysmall，theyaregerms. B.Ifthingscan'tbeseen，theymustbegerms. C.Germsareonlyindirtywater. D.Germsareeverywherearoundus.
2.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor
A.Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger. B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller. C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers. D.Helpingyouifyoucan'tseethingsclearly.
3.Whydon'tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater
A.Youhaven'tlookedatitcarefully. B.Watercan'tbedrunkinthisway. C.Theremustbelotsofgermsinit. D.Waterwillmakeyouill.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
A.Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair. B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.
C.IfyourtemperatureisnotOK，theremustbegermsinyourbody.
D.Ifyourfingerisn'tcut，therearen'tanygermsonit.
5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage
A.Germsmaymakeusill. B.Germsareindirtywater. C.Don'tdrinkdirtywater. D.Takecareofyourfingers.
答案及解析：
1．选D，根据第四段中
Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.可以排除C选项。A，B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D，并且根据第二段Itisgerms(细菌).Germsareeverywhere.可以确定正确答案。
2．选A，根据文中
Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes，
butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选A。
3．选C，文中说到
Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.因此父母不让喝脏水。
4．选D，根据文章可以判断A，
B，C均为正确答案，而D项不正确，即使手不被割破，也会有细菌的。
5．选A，总揽全文，可以确定
答案为A，Germsmaymakeusill。
阅读理解9
Hundredsofyearsago，
aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots，
abravepeople，
lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland，butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin. Onenight，
theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight，
mymen,”hesaid.“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”
Theywereallverytired，
sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty，butthey，too，wereverytired，andonebyone，alsofellasleep.
TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside，
takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore，thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly，oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment，
theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.
Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelike
it.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.
A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland B.RomanarmyandtheScots C.EnglandandScots D.abravepeopleandtheScots
2.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause________.
3.“Wemustwinorwewilldie.”WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans________.
A.theyweresuretowin
B.theycouldn'tescapefromdeath C.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddie
D.theymusttryhardtowin，otherwisetheywouldbekilled A.theScotswerenotbrave B.theRomanarmywassostrong C.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleader D.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish
4.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.
A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots B.theywantedtoreachthetop
C.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirst D.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle
5.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.
A.itisabeautifulplant B.itisfreshandlovely
C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloverit
D.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle
答案及解析：
1．选B，文中很明显的指出，这场战争是Romanarmy和theScots之间的。 2．选B，TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland，
butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.是因为Romans太强大。因此选B。
3．选D，“Wemustwinorwewilldie.”的意思是“我们必须胜利，否则我们会死掉”，因此选D。
4．选A，theRomans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒theScots，以便偷袭。 5．选D，根据文中大意，可得出正确答案。
阅读理解10
Asmanyas10ofthe17kindsofpenguins（企鹅）
maybeindangerofdisappearing.Thenumberofpenguinshavedecreased(减少)by30%since1987.
Penguinsareblackandwhitebirdsthatliveinthesouthernpartoftheworld.TheyarecommoninSouthAmerica，NewZealand，
AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Marylivenearcoldwaters.ButsomelivenearwarmwatersinGalapagos Islands.Penguinscannotfly，
buttheyarefineswimmers.Penguinseatfishandkrill(磷虾).
Thewarmingoftheearthisthedecreaseinpenguinpopulations.Theheatingoftheairhascausedoceanwaterstobecomewarmer.Higherwatertemperatureshavereducedthesupplyoffishandkrill.Someyearslaterthesebirdsarecompletelyunabletoreproduce(繁殖). Besides，manyadultpenguinsdieofhunger. Widespread(广泛的)fishing，
explorationforoilandoilleaks(漏)alsomakepenguinsbeindanger.Poisonousorganisms(生物)inoceanwaterareanotherdanger.Penguinsalsohavetheirenemies，includingwilddogs，sharks，sealsandsealions.
Newsaboutpenguinsisnotallbad，however.Severalyearsago，
oilleakingfromashiphurt40%ofthepenguinsinSouthAfrica.Thepenguinsbecamecoveredwithoil.Butthousandsofpeoplehelpedcleanandtreatthebirdswell.Thentheyreturnedthepenguinstothewild.
NowtheseSouthAfricanpenguinsarereproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoilleaking.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1.Penguins___________.
A.canswimbetterthanfly
B.canbefoundnearOceania(大洋洲)
C.eatfishonly
D.liveonlyincoldwaters.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofpenguin'sdecreaseinnumbers
3.WhyarethepenguinsinSouthAfricareproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoilleaking
A.Becausepeopleremovedtheship.
B.Becausepeoplesentalotofpenguinstothewild. C.Becausepeoplehelpedthepenguins. D.Becausepeopletreatedthepenguinswell.
答案及解析：
1.选B，我们知道企鹅不会飞，
因此A不正确，除了吃鱼，他还吃磷虾，因此C不正确。只能选B。
2.选C，本文中并没有说人类
是如何捕杀企鹅，相反，人类对企鹅的态度相当友好。
3.选C，根据文章可以判断是
由于人类的帮助。
阅读理解11
A.Oilsearching. C.Human'skilling.
B.Widespreadfishing. D.Warmingoftheoceans.
Onenightaboutnineo'clock.Dr.Eyck，asurgeon(外科医生)，hadaphonecallfromDr.HaydonatthehospitalinClans
Falls.Thesurgeonwasaskedtogothereatoncetooperateonaverysickboywhoshothimselfwhileplayingwithagun.
ThedoctorwassoononhiswaytoClans
Falls.Itwas60milesaway.Anditwassnowingheavilyinthesky.Thesurgeonthoughthecouldgettherebefore12o'clock.Afewminuteslater，thedoctorwasstoppedbyamaninanoldblackcoat.Guninhand，
themanorderedthedoctortogetout.Thenthemandrovethecardowntheroad，leavingthedoctorinthefallingsnow.
Itwasaftertwoo'clockinthemorningwhenthedoctorarrivedatthehospitalinClans
Falls.Dr.Haydontoldhimthattheboyhaddiedanhourbefore.Thetwodoctorswalkedbythedoorofthehospitalwaitingroom.Theresatthemanintheoldblackcoatwithhisheadinhishands.
“Mr.Cunningham,”saidDr.Haydontotheman，
“thisisDr.Eyck.HeisthesurgeonwhocameallthewayfromAlbanytosaveyourboy.”
根据短文内容，将选择正确答案。
1.Choosetherightorderoftheeventsgiveninthestory. a.Dr.EyckwasaskedtocometothehospitalinClans Falls. b.Dr.Eyckarrivedatthehospital. c.Theboyshothimself
d.Theboydied.
e.Themaninanoldcoatreachedthehospital. f.Dr.Eyckwasrobbedofhiscar.
A.a，c，f，d，b，e B.c，e，f，a，b，d
C.a，c，f，e，d，b D.c，a，f，e，d，b
2.Theboydiedbecause______.
A.Dr.Haydondidn'tdoanythingtosavehim B.hewastoofarawayfromhospital C.somethingwaswrongwithDr.Eyck'scar
D.Dr.Eyckwasnotabletoarriveatthehospitalintime
3.Whoshouldberesponsiblefor(对......负责)theboy'sdeath
A.Thehospital. B.Theboy'sfather.
C.Dr.Haydon. D.Dr.Eyck.
答案 1.D 2.D 3.B
阅读理解12
MyfriendMattandIarrivedattheActivityCentreonFridayevening.Theaccommodationwasn'twonderful，butwehadeverythingweneeded(beds，blankets，food)，andwewerepleasedtobeoutofthecityandinthefreshair.
OnSaturdaymorningwemettheothertenmembersofourgroup.Cameronhadcomealongwithtwofriends，KevinandSimon，
whilesistersCaroleandLynnhadcomewithAmanda.ThereweresomeothermembersIdidn'tknow.Wehadcomefromdifferentplacesandnoneofusknewthearea. Weknewweweregoingtospendtheweekendoutdoors，
butnoneofuswassureexactlyhow.Halfofusspentthemorningcavingwhiletheotherswentrock-climbingandthenwechangedatlunchtime.MattandIwenttothecaves(岩洞)first.Climbingoutwasharderthangoingin，butafteragooddealofpushing，wewereoutatlast.Thoughwewerecoveredwithmud，wewerepleasedandexcitedbywhatwe'ddone. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.ThewriterspenttheSaturdaymorning_____.
A.rock-climbing B.sleeping C.meetingfriends D.caving
2.Therewere_____membersinallinthewriter'sgroup.
A.6
B.8
C.l0
D.12
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.
A.someofthegrouphadbeentherebefore B.thegrouphaddonerock-climbingmanytimes
C.someofthegroupalreadykneweachother D.groupallcamefromthesamecity
4.Thewritethoughtherweekendwas_____.
A.interesting C.frightening
B.relaxing D.unpleasant
5.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.
A.thewriter'sfriendsattheActivityCentre B.thewriter'sexperienceattheActivityCentre C.outdoorsportsattheActivityCentre D.howtogorock-climbingandcaving
答案及解析：
1.选D，根据文中说明
Halfofusspentthemorningcavingwhiletheotherswentrock-climbing.MattandIwenttothecaves(岩洞)first.可以判断出应该选择D。
2.选D，MattandI还有
theothertenmembers。
3.选C，A.B.D.均可以从文中找到
证据证明其是不正确的。我们知道Cameronhadcomealongwithtwofriends，可以知道C项是正确的。
4.选A。
5.选B，总揽全文，可以知道B项
为最佳答案。
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