初中英语阅读训练答案
初中英语阅读训练答案篇一：初二英语阅读理解(含答案)
A
A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed ． He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.
“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .
“A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and ZZ means stop talking and get down to work.”
1. The young man _________.
A. wanted to meet Einstein
B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein
C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success
D. wanted to be a student of Einstein
2. In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.
A. to work with great energy (精力，活力)
B. to study hard day and night
C. to learn from great scientists
D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could
3. “Y” stands for _______.
A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)
4. The word “annoyed” means ________.
A. angryB. sad C. lovely D. glad
5. Einstein was a man who ______
A. liked to talk with young people
B. liked to help others
C. liked to make friends with young people
D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk
B
British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.
1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because
readers___.
A. want to know more about the news
B. take no interest in what has happened
C. have no time to read the news carefully
D. pay much attention to the result
2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to ______.
A.word B.newspaperman C.readerD.person
3. Which of the following would best complete the text ?
A. he will keep his writing short
B. he won’t care about his writing
C. he will give nothing but information
D. he won’t make his writing good enough.
4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller?
A. In a page size.B. In number of readers.
C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news.
B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.
C. Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.
D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.
C
The story happened during the Second World War（战争）．An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didn’t have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go in living .
It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldn’t go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn’t give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢猪)！＂
Out came an old policeman at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Don’t say in our village , sir !”
“I’m sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown .” “No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pig’s hometown !”
1. The old man was ___________.
A. a GermanB. a French
C. an AustralianD. an Englishman
2. The old man was sad because ________.
A. his three sons all died during the war
B. His three sons had to join the army
C. He had no food or clothes
D. He lived in the small town alone
3. The old man got up and ran in his room to ________.
A. keep healthy
B. Forget he was sad and hungry
C. Make him warm
D. Find a way to forget he was hungry
4. The old man shouted outside the police station because______
A. he hated Hitler very much
B. he hoped the policeman could help him
C. he wanted to make the policemen angry
D. he thought the he would be given some food in prison (监狱)
5. Which statement is true?
A. The old policeman hated Hitler , too
B. The old policeman found that the old man his best friend
C. The old policeman would send the old man in prison
D. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigs
D
Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class.
A. how to telephone B. about electricity
C. about time zone（时区） D. about sound
2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether.
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had grasped（理解）her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3. Tom thought that electricity was.
A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves
C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves
4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because.
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5. Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?
A. Tom’s B. Kate’s C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
E
It was Mondy. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (* people who buy something from a shop).
But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite.
A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D.unfriendly
7. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it.
A. might do it much harm. B. could do it much good
C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds
8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog.
A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith
B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith
9. From its experence, the dog found that.
A. only the paper with Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
10. At the end of the story, you’ll find that.
A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more
C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D. the butcher found himself cheated (* act in a way that is not honest) by the clever animal
F
Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P. E. in a middle school. He wears
a long beard（胡子） and takes good care of it.
It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there.
A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!”
“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy.
11. Mr. King is a.
A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver
12. Mr. King was going to watch the match because.
A. he teaches P. E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much
C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday
13. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because.
A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small
C. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus
14. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because.
A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry
C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon
15. Mr. King was afraid, so he shouted at him.
A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard
C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket
G
My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.
At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.
16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to.
A. drive B. climb in through window
C. make money D. meet a lot of people
17. The woman climbed in through the window because.
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key
18. The story happened.
初中英语阅读训练答案篇二：初三(九年级)英语阅读理解题12篇及答案解析
九年级英语阅读理解题（12篇）
阅读理解1
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed ,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : "It is now after midnight(午夜), so it is April Fool's Day (禺人节) . April fool to you!"
"Oh , it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed _______. A. before twelve o'clock C. when the bell rang B. after twelve o'clock D. when he saw the boy 2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was. C. He was afraid of the ring
D. He was waiting for someone. 3. From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day. A. say "Hello" to each other C. play jokes on each other
He thought he _________. A. was a good boyC. shouldn't ring the bell at midnightB. was friendly with him
D. did a dangerous thing just now B. dance and sing at night D. send pressents to children 4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy? 参考答案 ：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“Who can it be at this time of night?”，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
Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very much
Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper?Scientists say, "All food comes in some way from plants." Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat the ……Chickens eat bits of grass and give us…… Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way?
Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very good food, too. Now they have begun to say, "We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult." What is the next thing? Perhaps it is—food from paper. Scientists say, "We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food, too, cheaper than meat or fish or eggs."
So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed [喂] your cat.) One day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true. 1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _______. A. they are useful for reading B. They may be used to feed cats C. We can make food from them soon
D. we can read them at breakfast
2. From the passage (段落)， we can infer(推断) that _______ do not come from plants in some way. A. few kinds of foodC. cheese and chicken B. meat and fish D. wood and paper
参考答案 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“What food does not come from plants in some way?”。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
In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .
1. The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________ .
A. were foreigners C. made a loud noise B. didn't have tickets D. didn't line up for the bus
2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _________.
A. learn the language of the country B. understand the manners and customs of the country C. have enough time and money D. make friends with the people there
3. In India it is considered impolite ___________.
A. to use the right hand for passing food at table. B. to pass food with the left hand.
C. to eat food with your hands. D. to help yourself at table.
4. To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.
A. a common (平常的) habit
B. an important manner
C. a serious (严重的) trouble
D. a bad manner
5. The best title (题目) for this article is ________.
A. People's Everyday Life
B. Mind Your Manners C. Shaking and Nodding Head
D. Taking a Bus in England
参考答案答案及解析：
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： No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus．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：In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs When you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting．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
Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."
"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."
"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."
"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I
thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."
Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .
1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .
A. wanted to steal the trousersB. wanted to sell the trousers C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to buy the trousers
2. The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers .
A. would give Tom two dollars B. would pay three dollars C. would pay five dollars D. would give Tom six dollars and a half
3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .
A. he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉价地) B. he wanted to buy them cheaply C. he didn't like the trousers D. they were old and dirty
4. In fact, the trousers _________.
A. were hanging inside the shop B. were stolen by Tom from the shop C. had been the shop owner's D. had been Tom's
5. From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.
A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half
初中英语阅读训练答案篇三：中考英语阅读专项练习(含详细答案)
中考英语阅读提升训练
China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪). Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.
At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat (款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, ”It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago: To meet friends from after
How happy we are!
1．What does the underline word “hospitable” mean in this passage.
A.好客的 B. 勤劳的C.朴实的
2．As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered_____ by the host.
A. coffee and snacks
B. juice and snacks
C. tea and snacks
3．Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?
A. Because he thinks it’s not polite.
B. Because he thinks it’s not necessary.
C. Because it won’t happen in western countries.
4．What the Chinese family do for the guests is to_____.
A. make them feel at home
B. show their wealth
C. make them feel uncomfortable.
5．What’s the meaning of the words by Confucius at the end of the passage?
A.学而时习之，不亦悦乎？
B．有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
C．人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？
A mouse was surprised to discover that the farmer and his wife had a mousetrap（老鼠夹）in the house. It ran to warn everyone, “There is a mousetrap in the house!”
A hen raised his head and said, “Mr. Mouse, this mousetrap is only for you. I won’t be worried about it.” The mouse turned to a pig, “I am sorry, Mr. Mouse, but the mousetrap has nothing to do with me, either!” the pig said. Then the mouse turned to a cow, “It sounds like you have a problem, not me.” the cow said. The mouse returned to the house with head down and it was very sad
because no one would help.
That night the farmer’s wife heard a loud sound and she rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she could not see that it was a snake. The snake bit（咬）the farmer’s wife. The wife caught a bad fever and the farmer the best way to treat a fever was chicken soup. So the farmer killed the hen for the soup. The wife got worse and her friends came to visit her. The farmer had to kill the pig to feed them. But the wife didn’t get better and died. Her friends came and the farmer had to kill the cow to feed all of them.
So remember when any one of us is in trouble, we may all be in trouble.
6．Why was the mouse very sad?（不超过5个词）
______________________________________________________________________________________
7．What was caught by the mousetrap that night?（不超过5个词）
______________________________________________________________________________________
8．What can we learn from the story?（不超过15个词）
______________________________________________________________________________________
How important is color in the business world?
Google, one of the biggest U.S. companies, is trying to find it out. The company has already found “a close connection between color and satisfaction with a person’s work area”. That’s according to its spokeswoman named Meghan Casserly.
“Color is a silent salesperson,” said Elyria Kemp. She is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans.
Kemp is following color trends in business. She is studying the connection between feelings and color. According to Kemp, when people make an evaluation (评估) of a product, usually they do this within 90 seconds or less. Besides, more than half of their first evaluation is based on (以??为根据) color alone. That’s why so many companies are researching their color choices. They are spending thousands of dollars on the research, too. Just think of UPS’s Pullman brown, Home Depot’s orange and Tiffany & Co.’s blue.
Joclyn Benedetto is a spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co. She said the success of the company’s jewelry (珠宝) was connected to its blue color. It is used to wrap (包装) every product. She said the color was chosen by the founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for the cover of Blue Book, Tiffany’s annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels, which first came out in 1845.
Coca-Cola’s red color also dates back more than 100 years. The soft drink was shipped in barrels painted red.
A spokesperson for Home Depot said research showed that the first thing people thought of was orange when they heard the name of the company.
Smaller companies are also realizing the importance of color. But picking the right color is important.
“You know when something is right because you get a feeling of safety, and it’s not something that you think about. It just will hit you,” said Emil Hagopian, a distributor for Mar Plast Color Building Accessories in Ann Arbor, Mich. “And sometimes, if it’s done wrong, that also hits you.”
9．What is Google trying to find out?
A. How to create a better work area.
B. How to become the biggest U.S. company.
C. The connection between color and business.
D. The secret of success in the business world.
10．Which company does Meghan Casserly work for?
A. Tiffany & Co. B. Coca-Cola.
C. Home Depot. D. Google.
11．People usually make an evaluation of a product .
A. in a short timeB. in a long time
C. based on its shapeD. based on their feelings
12．What do we know about Tiffany & Co. according to the passage?
A. It only sells women’s clothes.
B. Blue is its owner’s favorite color.
C. Its products are wrapped in blue.
D. Its red color dates back over 100 years.
13．The passage is mainly about .
A. the colors which are popular in the United States
B. the importance of color in the business world
C. the relation between color and a company’s name
D. the bad influence color has on small companies
How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools. Luke, 14, from Jiangsu
I will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we students have to wear uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports kit（服装）looks really dark and old. It can’t stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange colors and make a new type of uniform. I hope our headmaster will think about it.
Danny, 14, from Zhejiang
I have two suggestions for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in science , such as plane model making class and computer programming class. It is really boring to study basic subjects all the time. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise. Lots of students now don’t have a strong enough body.
Sam, 15, from Shanxi
I’d like to say thank you to my headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after pla
Helen, 14, from Shandong
In the letter I wrote, I want to talk about the possibility of personal（个性化的）classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Students don’t have regular classes. They can choose lessons they want to take.
I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise. We don’t have to stay in one classroom all the time.
14．Luke gives some suggestions about ______ in his letter.
A. hobby classes B. personal classes
C. school uniformD. basketball playing
15．The reasons why Danny gives two suggestions are that ______.
A. students have too few classes every day and they love sports
B. studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too weak
C. hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at all
D. students want to cancel the basic subjects and they want to have more sports lessons
16．All the students except ______ write to the headmaster to complain about something.
A. Luke B. Danny
C. SamD. Helen
17．The underlined sentence “I think it is more effective” means “______”
A. Regular classes will be more vivid and lively.
B. Regular classes will help students learn better.
C. Personal classes will be more vivid and lively.
D. Personal classes will help students learn better.
18．According to the passage, most students write to their headmasters about _______.
A. personal experiences
B. how to make schools better
C. spare time activities
D. how to deal with other students
A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was running by the seashore and I was enjoying the wind while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and gave them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I took another seat. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.
Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.
“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.
Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”
She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”
Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”
She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us break up a misunderstanding that had been between us for a long time. Do you know we are getting married next month?”
“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.
The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.
19．What does the underlined word “curiously” mean?
A. 生气地 B.好奇地C. 惊喜地 D. 失望地
20． Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?
A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.
B. Because they couldn’t sit together.
C. Because there were no empty seats.
D. Because they preferred to stand.
21．The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.
A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel
B. sit together and become friends very soon
C. clear up a misunderstanding between them
D. know each other and get married
22．From the story, we can conclude（推断）that ______.
A. small things can create great happenings in life
B. it is giving rather than receiving that is important
C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect
D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past
Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.
Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.
Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.
She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.
23．Yao Beina had her __________ donated to save others.
A. two corneas B. all organs
C. heart D. kidney
24． How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?
A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirteen.D. Thirty.
25．Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?
A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.
B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.