2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語(yǔ)人教新版九年級(jí)期末必刷常考題之閱讀理解

第1頁(yè)（共1頁(yè)）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語(yǔ)人教新版九年級(jí)期末必刷?？碱}之閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共16小題）1．Littlestreamrandownfromahighmountainthroughmanyvillagesandforests.Thenitreachedadesert，"Iwentthroughsomanydifficulties.Ishouldhavenoproblemcrossingthedesert，"shethought.Asshestarted，shefoundherselfslowlydisappearingintothesand.Aftermanytries，shestillfailed."MaybeIcan'treachtheocean，"shesaidsadlytoherself.Atthistime，adeepvoicesaid，"Ifabreeze（微風(fēng)）cancrossthedesert，socanariver."Itwasthevoiceofthedesert.Butthelittlestreamanswered，"Abreezecanfly，butIcan't.""That'sbecauseyoucan'tgiveupwhatyouare.Letyourselfevaporate（蒸發(fā)）intothebreeze，anditcantakeyouacross，"saidthedesert."GiveupwhatIamnow？No!No!"Thelittlestreamcouldnotacceptthisidea."Thebreezecancarrythevapor（蒸汽）acrossthedesertandletitleaveasrain.Therainwillformariveragain，"saidthedesert."Andwhetheryouareariverorvapor，yournatureneverchanges."Hearingthis，thelittlestreamwentintotheopenarmsofthebreeze.Itcarriedhertothenextstageofherlife.Thecourseofourlivesisliketheexperienceofthelittlestream.Ifyouwanttogothroughdifficultiesinyourlifetoheadforsuccess，youshouldalsochangethewayyouare.（1）Thelittlestreamplannedtoreach.A．theforestB．theriverC．thedesertD．theocean（2）Thelittlestreambeforeshecrossedthedesert.A．didn'tmeetanydifficultiesB．wasconfidentaboutherselfC．wasworriedaboutherselfD．knewwellaboutthedesert（3）Atfirst，thelittlestreamdidn'tacceptthedesert'sadvicebecause.A．shefailedmanytimesB．shewasafraidofthenatureC．shewasn'tabletochangehernatureD．shewouldn'tchangethewayshewas（4）Thelittlestreamfinallycrossedthedesertby.A．evaporatingintothebreezeB．formingariverC．disappearingintothesandD．changinghernature（5）Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus？A．Theroadtosuccessisn'talwayseasyandsmooth.B．Whateverotherssay，weshouldalwaysbeourselves.C．Tosucceed，weshouldthinkaboutthingsinadifferentway.D．Tosucceed，weshouldfollowothers'advice.2．Anumberofyearsago，amanwenttovisitacircus（馬戲團(tuán)）inNewYork.Hewasabletowalkaroundlookingatthelions，monkeys，bearsandothercircusanimals.Ashewaspassingtheelephants，hesuddenlystopped.Hefoundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallropetiedtotheirfrontleg.NOchains，nocages.Itwasclearthattheelephantscould，atanytime，breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason，theydidnot.Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn'ttrytogetaway."Well，"thetrainersaid，"whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmaller，weusethesamesizeropetotiethemand，atthatage，it'senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup，theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanholdthem，sotheynevertrytobreakfree.""Howcoulditbe？"saidtheman.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromropes.Butbecausetheywerealwaysstuckrightwheretheywere，theybelievedtheycouldn't.Justlikethepoorelephants，howmanyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething，justbecausewefailedatitoncebefore？Failingispartoflearning.（1）Whereweretheanimalskept？A．Inthecircus.B．Inthezoo.C．Intheforest.D．Inthepark.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"breakaway"mean？A．擊敗.B．打破.C．掙脫.D．折斷.（3）Howweretheelephantsheld？A．Byastrongrope.B．Incages.C．Withchains.D．Byasmallrope.（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A．Theelephantswereheldinthiswaywhentheywereyoung.B．Thereweremanykindsofanimalsinthecircus.C．Theanimalsweretrainedtoperform.D．Theelephantsoftenescaped.（5）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．Wellbegunishalfdone.B．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C．Weshouldnevergiveup.D．Onetreecan'tmakeaforest.3．OnSaturdaymorning，Johngotupearlytogotoasportsclub．Onhisway，hesawthreeofhisschoolmatesatthemall，Rie，AsukaandYuki．Theywerealwaystogetherbecausetheywereverygoodfriends．"I'mshoppingfornewshoes，"RietoldJohn．"ButIhavebigfeetsonothingfits!WehavebeenshoppingeverywherebutIcan'tfindanybigshoes!""Andwewalkveryslowly，"Yukisaid，"becauseofAsuka…""Iknow，"Johnsaid，lookingatAsuka．"IheardyouhurtyourkneeinP．E．classyesterday．Doesithurt？""It'sOKifImoveveryslowly，"Asukatoldhim．"Wearegoingtoeatice﹣creamatDairyQueen．Doyouwanttocome？""Sorry，Ican't．IamgoingtomeetEdwardatthesportsclub．Seeyoulater!"saidJohn．JohnwaswalkingpastacoffeeshopwhenhesawMs．Kanda．Shewaslookingatanewsidewalk（人行道）．AsJohncamecloserhecouldseethatMs．Kandawasangry．"Somebodyjumpedinthemiddleofthesidewalkwhenthecement（水泥）wasstillwet!"shesaid，pointingtotwosmallfootprints（腳?。﹊nthenewcement．"NowIcan'tgohomebecauseIhavetofixthesidewalk!""Whodidit？"askedJohn．"Afirst﹣yearstudentovertheresaidthatthreegirlswerewalkingbyherejustnow．Buthedoesn'tknowwhichgirljumpedinthecement!"Threegirls？"Small"footprints？Somebody"jumped"？"Iknowwhodid!"saidJohn．根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案．（1）WheredidJohnmeethisschoolmates？A．Inapark．B．Atthemall．C．Atasportsclub．D．Inanice﹣creamshop．（2）WhathappenedtoAsukainyesterday'sP．E．class？A．Shehadafightwithherclassmate．B．Shehurtoneofherfeet．C．Shebrokehershoes．D．Shehurtherknee．（3）Ms．Kandawasangrybecause．A．someonestolehercarB．shefellinthenewcementC．shehadtofixthesidewalkD．someonedroveonthesidewalk（4）Thefootprintsinthecementwere．A．bigB．smallC．differentD．similar（5）WhomightJohnthinkjumpedinthecement？A．Rie．B．Yuki．C．Asuka．D．Edward．4．ChristineandRyanaregoodfriends．TheybothliveonafarmonanislandnearIreland．Onemorning，RyancametoChristine'shouse．"Christine，let'sgotothebeach．"Theywenttothebeachtolookforshells（貝殼）andotherbeautifulthings．SuddenlyChristineshouted，"Look!There'ssomethinginthatnet（網(wǎng)）overthere．"Theyranoverandfoundasmallbirdinthenet．Thebirdwasblackandwhite，andithadorangelegs．"Whatkindofbirdisthat？"Ryanasked．"Idon'tknow，"Christineanswered．TheyranbacktoChristine'shouseandshowedthebeautifulbirdtoChristine'sdad．"It'sayoungpuffin（海鸚），"hetoldthem．"Puffinscatchfishinthewater．Theycanflyandtheyareverygoodatswimming．Therewerelotsofpuffinsontheisland，butnowtherearen'tmany．""Whynot？"Christineasked．"Therearen'tmanyfishanymore，"saidherdad．Thechildrenputthesmallpuffininabox．Christine'smomgavethechildrensomefishandtheyfedthepuffin．RyancameovertoChristine'shouseeverydaytofeedthepuffin．Itgotbiggerandbigger．Onemorningtherewasnopuffininthebox．"Whereisit？"Christineaskedhermom．"I'msurethepuffiniswithitsfriendsoutinthesea．"Itwasayearlater．Christinewaslookingforshellsonthebeachagain．Suddenly，sheheardRyanshouting，"Comequickly，Christine!"Christineranalongthebeachandthenshesawthem．Therewerethreepuffinsonastonenearthefarm．Christinewassurethatoneofthemwastheirpuffin．Shewasveryhappy．根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案．（1）WheredidChristineandRyanfirstfindthepuffin？A．Inanet．B．Inagarden．C．Onafarm．D．Onastone．（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepuffin？A．Ithadblackandwhitelegs．B．Itwasoldbutbeautiful．C．Itwasapoorswimmer．D．Itlivedonfish．（3）Whoseemedtoknowalotaboutpuffins？A．Christine'sfather．B．Christine'smother．C．Christine．D．Ryan．（4）WhathappenedtothepuffinwhileitwasinChristine'shouse？A．Itgothurt．B．Itdied．C．Itgotill．D．Itflewaway．（5）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"referto？A．Shells．B．Puffins．C．Fish．D．Children．5．Notetakingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellinallyourschoolwork．Itcanmakeyouconfidentwhenyouarestudying．Butunluckily，moststudentsdon'tknowhowtotakenotes．★Writedownkeyfacts．Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheblackboard，that'sgreat．Youcancopythemorwritedownthemostimportantfactsofallinclass．Differentteachersdothingsdifferently．Forexample，someteachersmayfocuson（關(guān)注）lotsofdatesandfactsinclass，buttheyonlywritetheimportantonesontheblackboard．Otherteachersmaynotwriteanythingdown，buttheymaysaysomethingimportantagainandagain．★Ask．Don'tbeafraidtoaskyourteachertorepeatwhatyoumiss．Ifyourteacherspeakstoofastandyoucan'tfollowwhatheissaying，youcanaskhimafterclass．★Compare．Comparingyournoteswithyourclassmates'canbegoodforyourlearning．Itcanalsohelpyouandyourclassmatescorrectsomemistakes．★Organize．Notetakingalsoneedsorganization．Keepnotesforeachsubjectinonenotebook，sothatyoucanfindeverythingeasilywhenatestcomes．★Goodnotetakingtakestime．Ifyoudecidetorecopyyournoteseveryevening，you'llsurelyhavelesstimetowatchTV．Butyou'llsavetimeinthecomingtest．（1）Therearemainpointsaboutnotetakinginthispassage．A．4B．5C．6D．7（2）Whatshouldyouwritedowninyournotebookinclass？A．Everyword．B．Lotsofdates．C．Themostimportantfacts．D．Yourcomplaintsabouttheteacher．（3）Ifyoucan'tfollowyourteachersinclass，whatshouldyoudo？A．Askthemafterclass．B．Askthembeforeclass．C．Stoplisteninginclass．D．Complaintothemabouttheclass．（4）Whichwaycanhelpyoucorrectmistakesinyournotes？A．Organizingthenotes．B．Recopyingyournotesafterclass．C．Askingyourteachersforhelp．D．Comparingyournoteswithothers'．（5）WhichcanbetheBESTtitleforthispassage？A．HowtoTakeNotes．B．WhattoDoinClass．C．HowtoStudyforaTest．D．WhattoDowithProblems．6．Moreandmorepeopleareusingmobilephonesnow.Smartphonesareusedastelevisions，cameras，andmusicplayers.Theyarealsousedforsendinge﹣mailsorsurfingtheInternet.Ifsomeonetalksaboutmobilephones，manyChinesewillthinkofHuawei.InChina，evenintheworld.Huaweiisawonder（奇跡）.RenZhengfeibuiltup（創(chuàng)建）Huaweicompanyin1987.Thecompanysold58.4millionsmartphonesinthefirstseasonof2019.Huaweihasgotthesecondplaceatthemobilemarket.Now，Huaweihasbeentheleaderin5Gfield.Ithasmorethan75，000topengineersandscientistsonresearch.Theytrytheirbesttobringdigital（數(shù)碼）andhightechnologytoeverypersonandplace.It'smoreconvenientformodernpeopletoliveinarapidway.Whatausefultechnology5Gis!WearelookingforwardtoseeingastrongerHuawei.ItprovidesafasterandbettercommunicationwayforusItalsobrings"CreatedinChina"totheworld.閱讀短文內(nèi)容判斷正（T）誤（F）。（1）YoucanuseHuaweimobilephonestotakephotos．（2）RenZhengfeisetupHuaweicompanyin1987．（3）Huaweihasgotthefirstplaceatthemobilemarket．（4）FewtopengineersandscientistsworkonresearchinHuaweicompany．（5）Huaweigivesaslowercommunicationway．7．Whyismusicsoimportanttochildren？Herearesomeofmythoughtsonthesubject.Musichasapositive（積極的）effectonyoungchildren'sdevelopment!Newresearchshowsthatmusichasagoodinfluenceonyoungchildren'scognitive（認(rèn)知的）skills，suchasspatialreasoning（空間推理）andmemory.Researchalsoshowsthatofferingchildrenaninterestingenvironmentcansupportchildren'shealthygrowthanddevelopment.Youngchildrenenjoymakingmusicwithothers!Makingmusicwithothersgiveschildrenawonderfulfeelingofbelongingtothegroup.Childrenmighthavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothersbecausetheyareshy，havelimitedlanguageabilityorspecialneeds，buttheycanfreelytakepartinamusicactivity.Musicmakesyoungchildrenhappy!Childrenseemtoexperiencemuchpleasureandjoywhenlisteningtomusic，makingmusicanddancingtomusic.WhethertheyaresingingalongtoaCD，playinganinstrumentordancingtomusicaroundtheclassroom，mostchildrenseemtothoroughly（徹底地）enjoyparticipatinginamusicactivity.Howwonderfulitistoofferchildrenthechancetodosomeactivitiesaboutmusic!（1）Newresearchshowsthatmusiccanimproveyoungchildren'sskills.A．cognitiveB．readingC．writingD．speaking（2）Whichisoneofthereasonsthatchildrenhavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothers？A．Theydon'tknowothers.B．Theywanttoplaygamesalone.C．Theyareshy.D．Theydon'tlikemusic.（3）Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedphrase"participatein"？A．comeinB．a(chǎn)rriveatC．takepartinD．getusedto（4）Thereareoftheauthor'sthoughtsonthesubject.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？A．HowtoMakeMusicwithOthersB．TheInfluenceofMusiconYoungChildrenC．WhatWonderfulMusic!D．TheImportanceofMusicinEarlyChildhood8．Youprobablyseealotofthingsmadeofplastic，likebottlesandbags，everyday．Whathappenswhenthatplasticgetsthrownaway？Scientistssaymuchofitendsupinoceansandcausesproblemsforcreatures（生物）likefishandbirds．"Plasticputsoceancreaturesindanger，"saysAllisonSchutesoftheOceanConservancy．That'sagroupthatworkstoprotecttheworld'soceans．Arecentstudyshowsthateachminute，enoughplasticreachestheoceantofilluponegarbagetruck!Thatsamestudypredictsthatbytheyear2050，ouroceanswillhavemoreplasticthanfish．Allthatplasticisbadnewsforoceanlife．Someoceancreaturesdiewhentheygettangled（使纏結(jié)）inpiecesofplastic．Othersaccidentallyeatitanddie，too．Mostscientistssaytakingoutalltheplasticthat'salreadyintheoceanwouldbeimpossible．Instead，theysaythebestwayistopreventmoreplasticfromgettingthere．Manygroupsarealreadytakingaction．Theyorganizecleanupsonbeachestopickuplitterbeforeitreachestheocean．___，volunteersfromtheOceanConservancycollectedmorethan16millionpoundsofitlastyear!Expertsalsoencouragepeopletouselessplastic．ManycitiesandtownsinAmericahavebannedplasticshoppingbags．Expertsalsosuggestthatpeopledrinkoutofreusablebottlesandtryreusableshoppingbags．"Theseseemlikesmallthings，"saysSchutes，"buttheycanhelpmakeabigdifference．"根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案．（1）Itispredictedthatinabout35years，therewillbe．A．nofishintheoceansB．noplasticonthebeachesC．moreplasticthanfishintheoceansD．morereusableshoppingbagsthanplasticones（2）Howmanyexamplesaregiventoshowplasticisdangeroustooceancreatures？A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin？A．Atfirst．B．Allinall．C．Tobehonest．D．Forexample．（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"banned"meaninChinese？A．生產(chǎn)B．發(fā)明C．銷(xiāo)售D．禁止（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？A．AseaofplasticB．LitterintownsandcitiesC．OceancreaturesindangerD．Agroupthatprotectsoceans．9．Mostpeoplewanttobehappy，butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle，aGreekthinker，said，"Happinessdependsuponourselves."Inotherwords，wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften，wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture﹣forexample，gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob﹣thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures，suchasreadingagoodbook，listeningtoyourfavoritemusic，orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive，andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeopleexperiencethisdancing，orplayingasport，suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems，andonlythinkabouttheactivity.Finally，manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier，dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies，goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson，orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.（1）Thebesttitle（標(biāo)題）ofthepassageis.A．MoneyMakesYouHappyB．TheSecretsofHappinessC．IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappyD．GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy（2）Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat.A．themorefriendsyouhave，thehappieryouwillbeB．weshouldn'tthinkaboutourfutureC．happinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlifeD．somepeoplefailtoliveahappylife（3）Thepassagegivesuspiecesofadviceonhappiness.A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four（4）Thewriterthinksthat.A．everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlifeB．it'swrongtospendtimeonworkC．hobbiestakeuptoomuchtimeD．doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier（5）Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage？A．Readingagoodbook.B．Travelingtoaforeigncountry.C．Playingasport.D．Spendingtimewithclosefriends.10．Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics，butmusicwithtones（音調(diào)）.Unlikesongs，Themusicaltoneitselfhasnospecificmeaning.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthingsfromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicalworksaredifficulttounderstand，peopleneedmusicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic：someloveclassicalmusic，andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.PopmusicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand60s.Thebest﹣knownearlykindofpopmusicwas"rockandroll".Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeoplefor"jazz"musictobecomemuchsmallerthaninthe1950sandearlier，andithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue（價(jià)值），buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles，BobDylan，thegroupslikePinkFloydandCrosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldallovertheworld.（1）Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis．A．feelingsB．lyricsandtonesC．languagesandcountriesD．meanings（2）Accordingtothepassage，thenumberofpeoplefor"jazz"inthe1950sandearlierwasitistoday.A．muchgreaterthanB．muchsmallerthanC．a(chǎn)sgreatasD．a(chǎn)ssmallas（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"kind"mean？A．Type.B．Class.C．Fair.D．Lyrics.（4）Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage？A．Nativemusic.B．Jazz.C．Popmusic.D．Classicalmusic.（5）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage？A．Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.B．Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemidtwentiethcentury.C．Thebest﹣knownearlyformofpopmusicwas"rockandroll".D．Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue，soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.11．閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷所給句子正（T）誤（F）．Weknowmusicisveryimportantinourdailylife．Doyounoticemusicplayingatanyofthoseplaceswhenyougosomewhere？Todaymoststores，stations，restaurantsandotherplacesplaymusic．Youmightevenhearmusicinanofficeoronafarm．Scientistsbelievethatmusicinfluencesthewaypeoplebehave．Theythinkthatthesoundofwesternclassical（古典的）musicmakespeoplefeelricher．Whenarestaurantplaysclassicalmusic，peoplespendmoremoneyonfoodanddrinks．Whentherestaurantplaysmodernmusic，peoplespendlessmoney．Withoutmusic，peoplespendevenless．Scientistsalsobelievethatloud，fastmusicmakespeopleeatfaster．Somerestaurantsplayfastmusicduringtheirbusyhours．Thismakespeopleeatfasterandleavequickly．Restaurantscanmakemoremoneyinthisway．Somescientiststhinkthatmusicmakesyouthinkandlearnbetter．Theysaythatmusichelpsstudentstobemoreactive．Itistruethatpeoplelearnbetterwhentheyarerelaxed．Andlisteningtomusiccanhelpyourelax．Thenexttimeyouhearmusicsomewhere，becareful．Itmightinfluencethewayyoudothings．（1）Accordingtothetext，weknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinourdailylife．（2）Scientistsbelievethatmusiccaninfluencethewaypeoplebehave．（3）Westernclassicalmusicisoftenconsideredtobeasignofbeingricher．（4）Lightmusiccanmakepeopleworkfaster．（5）Thehabitoflisteningtomusiccanmakeastudentworryaboutstudies．12．Imagineaperfectday：theweatherisgoodandeverythingseemsfine．When，suddenly，yourmobilephonelosesitssignal，thetelevisionhasnoprograms，andyoucan'tgetonlinewithyourcomputer．Whathashappened？Thesearejustthetypesofproblemsasolarstorm（太陽(yáng)風(fēng)暴）mightcause．Youmaynotthinkofstormsasputtingoursocietyindanger．Buttoday，asolarstormisasseriousasotherbadevents，suchasearthquakes．Asolarstormiscausedbysolarflares（太陽(yáng)耀斑）：largeexplosions（爆炸）nearthesunthatcangiveofflotsofenergy．Thestrongenergycanstopthesatellitesystems（衛(wèi)星系統(tǒng)）thatcontrolourcomputers，telecomnetworksandsoon．Thesestormscanevencausethepowertogooffforweeksormonths．"Solarflareactivityisgoingtobemuchworsethanwhatwe'veseeninthepast．We'renottalkingaboutafewcitieslosingpower，butitcouldbehalfofthecountry，maybemore．"SolarStormWarning．com，aUSwebsiteaboutspaceweather，warned．Scientistssaythatlittlecanbedonetopredictsuchastorm．Governmentsaroundtheworldaretryingtoworktogetherbeforethenextstorm，althoughtheyarenotsurewhenthatmayhappen．（1）Accordingtothepassage，asolarstormcancausemanyproblemsEXCEPTthat．A．earthquakeshappenB．mobilephoneshavenosignalsC．peoplecannotgetonlineD．thepowermaygooff（2）Accordingtothepassage，solarflaresare．A．telecomnetworksB．solarstormsC．largeexplosionsnearthesunD．USwebsites（3）Fromthepassage，therightorderofthefollowingis．a(chǎn)．solarflaresgiveofflotsofenergyb．peoplecan'tgetonlinewiththeircomputersc．solarstormshappend．satellitesystemsarestoppedA．a(chǎn)﹣b﹣c﹣dB．a(chǎn)﹣c﹣d﹣bC．c﹣a﹣b﹣dD．c﹣b﹣a﹣d（4）Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto．A．callforscientiststopredictwhenthenextsolarstormwillhappenB．TellpeoplehowtosolvetheproblemscausedbysolarstormsC．introducewhatsolarstormsaretopeopleD．a(chǎn)skpeopletoworktopreventthesolarstormfromhappening（5）InParagraph1，theunderlinedword"signal"means．A．電池B．標(biāo)志C．力量D．信號(hào)13．Wouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou，andself﹣drivingcarswillfindthenearestparkingspacethemselves？Althoughitmightsoundalittlefarfromyou，livingina"smart"citylikethiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies，whilecompletelynewcitiesarebeingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea"telepresence"system（遠(yuǎn)程遙控系統(tǒng)）﹣allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlocks，takepartinvideomeetings，andreceiveeducation，healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity，escalators（自動(dòng)扶梯）willonlymovewhensomeoneisonthem，andofficesandschoolswillallbeconnectedtothesystem.ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact，technologycompaniesaroundtheworldsuchasIBM，SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthebusiness.About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050，socitieswillneedtobemoremoderntodealwiththecomingproblems."Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout，andIthinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener，"saidDanHill，headofaresearchcompany.（1）Accordingtothetext，livingina"smart"city.A．isnotagreenwayB．willbefarfromyouC．willsoonbecometrue（2）WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout？A．Acityofthefuture.B．AmeetinginSongdo.C．Aplantobuildahouse.（3）WhichcompanyoffersthegreatmindtobuildSongdo？A．Cisco.B．IMB.C．Siemens.（4）DanHillthinksthatmakingcitiessmarterisonewayto.A．drivepeopleoutofcitiesB．controltheworld'spopulationC．solvethecities'comingproblems（5）Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext？A．FutureEducationB．SmartCitiesC．GovernmentServices14．Whenyouarelearningalanguage，listening，speakingandwritingareimportant，butreadingcanalsobeveryhelpful.Whenyouread，youcannotonlylearnsomenewwords，butalsolearnhowtousethem.Whenyoureadapassage，itgivesyouagoodexampleforwriting.Herearesomegoodreadingtips.Firstly，trytoreadattherightlevel（水平）.Readsomethingthatyoucanunderstand.Ifitistoohardforyou，itisnotinteresting.Secondly，trytounderstandthenewwords.Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapage，don'tuseadictionary.Instead，trytoguesstheirmeaningsasyouread.Mark（做標(biāo)記）themwithapencil.Thenlookthemupinadictionarywhenyoufinishreading，andwritetheminyourownvocabularybook.Trytorememberthem.Thirdly，trytoreadforashorttimeonceaday.FifteenminutesorhalfanhoureverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Forexample，youcanreadbeforeyougotobed，orafteryougetuporatlunchtime.Lastly，readsomethingthatinterestsyou.Chooseanewspaper，abookoramagazineaboutasubjectthatyoulike.Itwillbeeasyenoughforyoutounderstand.（1）Theunderlinedword"tips"inthepassagemeans""inChinese.A．末端B．小費(fèi)C．處所D．建議（2）Howmanyreadingtipsdoesthewritergiveus？A．Six.B．Five.C．Four.D．Three.（3）Ifyoumeetafewnewwordsonapagewhilereading，youcan.A．stopreadingB．guessthemeaningsatfirstC．writethemdownatonceD．lookthemuprightaway（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Readingalotcanhelpyouwritebetter.B．Itisusefulforyoutoreadforlongonceaweek.C．Whenyouread，youcanonlylearnsomenewwords.D．TrytoreadsomethinghardtomakeyourEnglishbetter.（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？A．Howtolookupanewword.B．Howtomakereadingbetter.C．Howtoremembernewwords.D．Howtochoosesomethingtoread.15．InChineselunarcalendar，thereare24solarterms（節(jié)氣）inayear．StartofSummermeansthecomingofanewseason﹣summer．AnditbeginsonMay6andendsonMay21thisyear．Thetemperaturerises（上升）quicklyduringthistime．HerearethreethingsabouthowChinesegreettheStartofSummer．Checkingone'sweight（體重）ThehabitofweighingpeopleattheStartofSummerisstillpopularinsomeplacesofChinatoday．It'ssaidthatthispracticewillbringhealthandgoodlucktothepeopleweighed．EatingeggsIntheolddays，ChinesepeoplebelievedaroundeggwasasymbolofahappylifeandeatingeggsonthedayofStartof