初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

Before going back to work one afternoon，Policeman Li took a big bite out of the red apple on his desk.He had no time to eat his lunch that day.He was busy dealing with a traffic accident report.

It seemed that a man named Wang Jie had run a red light，running into another person's car.But he said that the light had been green when he drove across the crossing.

Li decided to question Wang Jie again.Maybe he could get some more information about the accident.This time Wang Jie still insisted（坚持） that the light was green when he drove across the crossing.Li had no reason to doubt what Wang Jie said.He told Wang Jie that he was free to go.

"Thank you so much，Policeman Li By the way.that green apple on your desk looks delicious!I hope you enjoy it!" Wang Jie said with a smile.

Li stopped for a moment."Wait.Sit back down.I think we need to talk some more.

When Wang Jie described Li's red apple as being green，Li realized that Wang Jie must have run a red light.

（1）What color is the apple on Policeman Li's desk？ 　 　

A．	Red.
B．	Green.
C．	Colorful.
D．	Red and green.

（2）The underlined words "what Wang Jie said" mean 　 　.

A．	Wang Jie had run a red light
B．	Wang Jie didn't run into another person's car
C．	the light was green when Wang Jie drove across the crossing
D．	the green apple on the desk looked delicious

（3）What do you think of Policeman Li？ 　 　

A．	He is lazy.
B．	He is clever.
C．	He is stupid.
D．	He is handsome.

（4）From the passage we can infer（推断） 　 　.

A．	Wang Jie couldn't drive
B．	Wang Jie was a policeman
C．	Wang Jie stole something
D．	Wang Jie might be color﹣blind

Dogs may be man's best friends，but for Sisu，a stray dog，the unicorn（独角兽）is his best friend.

   Recently，Sisu broke into a store in North Carolina five times，trying to steal the same purple unicorn toy.But every time he got it，a salesman would find him，take the toy away and put it back on the shelf.When it turned out that Sisu wouldn't give up，the salesman had to lock the door and not let Sisu in，and then called Duplin County Animal Services for help.

   Samantha Lane，the officer who answered the call，was so moved by Sisu's love for the unicorn that she bought the ＄10 toy for the dog.

   "The only thing we can think of is that he came from a family that had a similar toy or had children who had one， " said Joe Newbum，a director of Duplin County Animal Services.

   "It's a nice dog，" Newbum added. "He likes to play and he is very smart.He sits，stays and shakes hands.He is very polite."

   And whoever is lucky enough to adopt（收养）Sisu will get two best friends for the price of one.According to the Facebook post from Duplin County Animal Services，Sisu and his stuffed animal have already had an adopter.

（1）Why did Sisu break into the store in North Carolina？ 　 　

A．	To meet his adopter.
B．	To look for some food.
C．	To get the unicorn freely.

（2）What can we learn from Joe Newbum's words？ 　 　

A．	The family had only one child.
B．	The family owned many unicorns.
C．	Joe Newbum thought highly of Sisu.

（3）What is the right order according to the story？ 　 　

a.Sisu was adopted at last.

b.Sisu broke into the store.

c.The salesman called for help.

d.The officer bought Sisu the unicorn.

A．	b﹣d﹣a﹣c
B．	b﹣c﹣d﹣a
C．	c﹣d﹣b﹣a

（4）What can be a suitable title for the text？ 　 　

A．	Brave for Love
B．	Kind to Animals
C．	Proper Feeding of Dogs

Do you know Liu Xiuxiang？This name might be strange to you，but you must have herd about the story of him.He "carried" his sick mom to his university while studied in Shandong.His mom wasn't able to look after herself after his dad passed away.He had to support the whole family.Life was difficult，but he went on studying hard.Finally he got into the university.

   Many years later，Liu was noticed by public again.He won the honor - the "May 4th" Medal of Chinese Youth.After he graduated from university in 2012，Liu refused many highly paid job and went back to his hometown，Guizhou Province.There he has been working as a teacher for 9 years.He said， "I hope to do something for more children whose lives are similar to mine."

   In fact，Liu supported three poor children when he was in high school.Till now，he has helped more than 1，700 students and given more than 1，000 speeches.His story has warmed many people.As the song sings "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." There is no doubt that he will give more hope to more children in the future.

（1）Why did Liu Xuxiang "carry" his mom to the university？ 　 　

A．	Because his mom couldn't take care of herself.
B．	Because his mom wanted to work in the university.
C．	Because his mom was too lonely.
D．	Because Liu was not independent.

（2）Liu Xiuxiang worked as a 　 　after he graduated from the university.

A．	a policeman
B．	a doctor
C．	a teacher
D．	an officer

（3）Where is Liu Xiuxiang's hometown？ 　 　

A．	In Shandong.
B．	In Guizhou.
C．	In Sichuan.
D．	In Henan.

（4）When did Liu start to support poor children？ 　 　

A．	When he graduated from university in 2012.
B．	After he won the May 4 ^thMedal of Chinese Youth.
C．	When he got into the university.
D．	D When he was a high school student.

（5）What do you think of Liu Xiuxiang？ 　 　

A．	Kind and helpful
B．	Honest and brave.
C．	Polite and responsible.
D．	Hard﹣working and shy.

There was a young man who was in trouble.He went bankrupt （破产）and his wife went away from him.From then on，failure was all that he had seen.Struggling （斗争）with this，he went into the forest alone.There，he met an old man who had lived there for a long time.He shared his story with the old man and asked"Can you give me one good reason not to give up？"

    "Look，" the old man said，"Do you see that fern （蕆类植物）and bamboo there？"

    "Yes." the man answered.

    "When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds，I watered them carefully.Within a few days，the fern quickly grew from the land，" the old man went on.

    "However，I watered the bamboo seed for years，it still didn't sprout.But I didn't give up and continued looking after it.In the fifth year，a small sprout came out of the land.Within six months，the tree grew a hundred feet tall."

    "The little bamboo tree had been growing underground in the past four years，developing a root strong enough for its ground growth （生长）in the fifth year.If it hadn't done this，it would not be so strong.So you know，all the time you were struggling，you were actually growing strong roots." the old man said.Finally，the man thanked the old man deeply.Then he left the forest with the hope for life.

（1）What happened to the young man？ 　   　

A.He was seriously ill.

B.He was badly hurt.

C.He went bankrupt and his wife left him.

D.He went to a bank with his wife.

（2）The difference between the fern and the bamboo mentioned in the passage is their 　 　.

A.weight

B.growth

C.looks

D.colors

（3）The underlined word "sprout" in Paragraph 5 means "　 　" in Chinese.

A.发芽

B.开花

C.枯萎

D.结果

（4）The young man felt 　 　after hearing what the old man said to him.

A.sad

B.disappointed

C.hopeful

D.nervous

（5）Which can be the best title for the passage？ 　   　

A.Practice makes perfect.

B.The early bird catches the worm.

C.Learn to share with others.

D.Never lose hope when in trouble.

Like most kids，Landon Kenstrick，5 years old，has a favorite animal.However，his favorite animal is quite different from other kids'.He loves pangolins.

Pangolins have small heads and long，broad tails.They are toothless.They have small ears，but their hearing is good.Their sense of smell is well﹣developed，too.But their sight is poor.When they feel frightened，they roll up into a ball to protect themselves. "My favorite thing about the pangolin is the scales （鳞片）it has on its body.They look cool， "Landon said.

Landon first learned about pangolins from a TV show，Wild Kratts.Knowing that pangolins are facing the danger of dying out，Landon quickly decided to take action to protect them.He wanted to tell everyone he knew about them.On Halloween，he had his parents carve （雕刻）a pangolin into their pumpkin（南瓜）so that when people asked what it was，he could tell them all about his favorite animal.When Christmas came around，Landon had only one wish：to save the pangolins.His parents had him "adopt （领 养）" a pangolin in Landon's name.They also came up with a good idea.They helped Landon make Christmas gifts to sell to help raise money for the pangolins at a market.So far，he has raised ＄ 400.

If you think a 5﹣year﹣old boy is too young to save the pangolins，you'd be wrong.Landon told us nobody's too young to save anything.

（1）What can we know about pangolins？ 　 　

A．	They have great sight.
B．	They have good hearing.
C．	They have poor sense of smell.

（2）How do pangolins protect themselves when they are in danger？ 　 　

A．	They take off their scales.
B．	They roll up into a bait.
C．	They fight with their teeth.

（3）Why did Landon have his parents carve a pangolin into their pumpkin？ 　 　

A．	He wanted to put protecting pangolins into action.
B．	He wanted to make the pumpkin beautiful.
C．	He wanted to raise more money.

（4）What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph？ 　 　

A．	A 5﹣year﹣old boy cant save pangolins.
B．	Children can also save something.
C．	It is wrong to save pangolins.

British adventurer（冒险家） Alastair Humphreys had ridden his bike around the world，walked cross India，and rowed （划船）from Africa to South America.In 2011，however，Humphreys had some of the biggest adventurers of his life﹣and he never even left the United Kingdom.

For a year，Humphreys went on microadventures ﹣ small，low﹣cost trips close to home.Why did he do this？ "I started to think that it was possible to have an adventure anywhere." He explains.For his first trip，he went hiking with a friend around the M25﹣a 188﹣kilometre road that goes all the way around London.Other adventures included swimming in the River Thames，sleeping outside on a hill，and going on a mountain biking trip.Humphreys learned something important from his microadventures：We find adventures when we try something new.

Humphreys wanted other people to make this discovery，too，so he decided to share his idea.He challenged people to go on microadventures and send him four﹣minute videos of their trips.He asked them to do things like climb a hill，go away for a weekend，or choose a random （任意的）place on a map and go there.People from all over the world accepted his challenge and posted their videos on Twitter.

（1）Which of the following belong to microadventures？Check and choose the right answer. 　 　

①Walk across India.

②Sleep outside on a hill.

③Go away for a weekend.

④Swim in the River Thames.

⑤Row from Africa to South America.

⑥Hike around the road around London.

A．	①③④⑤
B．	①④⑤⑥
C．	②③④⑥
D．	②③⑤⑥

（2）What can we know about Humphreys' personality according to the passage？ 　 　

A．	Brave，creative and active.
B．	Proud，humorous and kind.
C．	Careful，quiet and hard﹣working.
D．	Confident，strict and warm﹣hearted.

（3）What would be the best title for the passage？ 　 　

A．	A Big Challenge
B．	An Amazing Travel
C．	Keep a Trip Record
D．	Go for a Microadventure

Nancy's boss has just let her know that her customers' products are about to leave the company.And then he tells her there's a problem.

"The products were damaged（损坏） by someone in our company，" the boss says." But this shouldn't affectthe use of the products.If the customers find it，we'll say it was caused by the trucking（货运）company that delivered（运载） the products."

Hearing this，Nancy feels uncomfortable. "But didn't our workers damage the products？" Her boss looks at her，" Yeah，but the customers don't know that.I'll just say they were damaged while they were delivered.Don't worry，the customers won't even notice the damage."

Nancy's boss walks out.Nancy sits at her desk and she's not sure what to do.She knows it's dishonest to blame（将﹣﹣﹣归咎于） the damage on the trucking company.It's also dishonest to cheat her customers and give them less perfect products.

Many of us have to make decisions that make who we are and what we believe in.Most often，we face a choice that may seem insignificant（微不足道的）.But this doesn't mean that they're not important to us because even the smallest action may make a difference to us.

（1）Who makes the products less perfect？ 　 　

A．	The trucking company.
B．	Workers in Nancy's company.
C．	Nancy's boss.
D．	Nancy's customers.

（2）What does the boss plan to do if the damage is found by the customers？ 　 　

A．	He will say sorry to the customers.
B．	He doesn't know what to do about that.
C．	He will cheat the customers.
D．	He will tell the truth.

（3）The underlined word "affect" in the second paragraph means 　 　.

A．	keep
B．	divide
C．	influence
D．	provide

（4）From the passage we can infer（推断） that 　 　.

A．	Nancy may be an honest person
B．	the products have already left the company
C．	the damage of the products is easily noticed
D．	Nancy thinks her boss is clever

（5）The writer of the passage mainly wants to tell us 　 　.

A．	it's important to make even a small choice
B．	it's important to deal with damaged products
C．	it's necessary to cheat others sometimes
D．	it's necessary to communicate with a boss

It was Saturday again.Lily and Lucy disliked Saturdays.That was another thing the twins had in common.They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner.In fact，it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

   Unlike their classmates，they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons.Lily had to attend the art lesson and Lucy had to attend her ballet lesson. "How I wish I could do something different today，" said the twins with one voice.All at once，an idea came to Lily and Lucy at the same time. "Do you have the same idea as me？" they asked each other and laughed.It seemed like a wonderful plan to them.After giving each other a description of their own friends，Lily put on Lucy's ballet dress while Lucy put Lily's brushes and paints into her bag.Then they left for their classes.

   When the art lesson started，Lucy couldn't understand the art teacher.Unlike Lily，Lucy was poor at drawing.When the art lesson finally ended，Lucy didn't dare to hand in her work.

   Meanwhile，Lily was struggling in the ballet class as well.As she had no idea about the dance steps，she had to follow her classmates blindly.As a result，she kept knocking into them.Their ballet teacher became impatient with her， "Lucy，you should remember the basic steps.You can't depend on copying what others are doing."

   When Lily and Lucy arrived home，they were tired out.They decided that they would never try to be someone else that they were not.

（1）What was the twins' plan？ 　 　

A．	To have a day off.
B．	To be each other for a day.
C．	To wear the same clothes.
D．	To have a normal day like their classmates.

（2）How did Lucy feel at the beginning of the art lesson？ 　　

A．	Lost.
B．	Excited.
C．	Mad.
D．	Sleepy.

（3）What does the underlined word them refer to？ 　 　

A．	The teachers.
B．	The classmates.
C．	The dance steps.
D．	The ballet dresses.

（4）The ballet teacher became impatient because 　　.

A．	she wasn't herself that day
B．	"Lucy" wasn't patient that day
C．	"Lucy" did very badly that day
D．	she had discovered the twins' plan

（5）What did the twins learn from the experience？ 　　

A．	Don't try to run before you can walk.
B．	A good beginning makes a good ending.
C．	Saying is one thing and doing is another.
D．	The grass is not always greener on the other side.

As a mountain，1，642﹣foot Squaw Peak isn't that impressive.But its views attract many hikers（远足者）.Henry Grant，a college student at Ithaca College，was one of them.

While waiting for his mother one day in August，2019，Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view.One hiker，dressed in pink，was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.

When Grant's mother rejoined him，the two continued on their way.Suddenly，he heard something scaring： "Paula!Paula!" a man shouted crazily.Grant turned around quickly.________

Several hikers immediately started looking for her，but their view was screened by trees.Uncertain they could help，Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw some hikers still searching，he decided to lend a hand.After promising his mother that he would be safe，he went on alone.

After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks，pushing past bushes，and slipping（滑） down loose earth，Grant found a pink figure.The woman had fallen about 75 feet.Luckily，she was alive.

"Paula!Paula!" Grant shouted.The woman didn't reply.She was badly hurt.Grant called the police to report her location.She kept trying to move，and every time she moved，she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death，Grant climbed on all fours up a tight，narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.

Paula was moaning，almost senseless.Grant gently put her hand in his，trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions： "Where are you from？Do you have kids？" Soon， theywere joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.

About 45 minutes later，first rescuers（救援者）arrived.Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital.Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen，Grant was back on top of Squaw Peak.

（1）Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3？ 　　

A．	He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B．	His mother turned around at the same time.
C．	The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D．	Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.

（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B．	Simon and Grant's mother joined in saving Paula.
C．	Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D．	Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.

（3）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是） 　 　.

A．	first rescuers
B．	Paula and Grant
C．	Grant and his mother
D．	Paula and her husband

（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？ 　 　

A．	How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B．	How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C．	How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D．	How a young man made a decision in face of danger.

The sound from Miranda's alarm，clock（闹钟）would not stop.Miranda reached over.and stopped the noise ringing in her room.The action brought her，a few minutes of peace and quietness.

On a usual day，Miranda jumped out of bed even before the alarm clock could ring.She did not.mind getting up early.She loved morning because she could，complete her two﹣mile run before most of her family members got up.She ran every morning so that she would realize her dream of being the best runner in the school.However，this morning was different.She would go and find out whether the pain in her leg was something that could be easily treated or would stop her.from doing something she loved most：running with the school track team.

As the alarm clock rang out again， ▲      .She cut off the annoying （讨厌的）noise and rose from her bed.She could hear the sound from the kitchen where her mother was making her favourite breakfast of pancakes and bacon.Her mother always made her favourites whenever Miranda was facing a problem or in a bad situation，but she'd never faced anything like this before.

Sighing （叹气）deeply in the quiet room，she tried to stand up.She could feel the pain in her right leg.It was serious but not unbearable.Surely，Miranda thought，it would not be as bad as she had imagined.

She shook her head to clear her thought and got ready to join her mother.As she walked into the kitchen，her mother gave her a big smile.Immediately，Miranda felt comforted.If nothing else，she at least knew one thing was certain.She was not alone in this and that would make all the differences，no matter what the day would bring.

（1）What did Miranda usually do every morning？ 　 　

A．	She woke her family up.
B．	She cleaned her room.
C．	She cooked for her mother.
D．	She ran for two miles.

（2）Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ in Paragraph 3？ 　 　

A．	Miranda jumped out of bed
B．	her mother came into her room
C．	Miranda knew she had to get up
D．	the telephone rang at the same time

（3）What did the smile on her mother's face mean to Miranda？ 　 　

A．	Suggestion.
B．	Encouragement.
C．	Instruction.
D．	Agreement.

（4）What would Miranda probably do after breakfast？ 　    　

A．	She would go to see the doctor.
B．	She would go to bed and have a rest.
C．	She would join her team members.
D．	She would join her mother in the kitchen.

Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the world's oceans for a long time.

In 2010，he went on a diving （潜水）vacation in Greece and was shocked."I saw more plastic bags than fish in the water，" he said.

From then on，Slat began to pay more attention to ocean pollution.He decided to give up higher education and set up the Ocean Cleanup，a non﹣government organization.Its purpose is to clean up ocean rubbish.He has set up the world's first ocean cleanup system （ 系统）with his team.

Every year，over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans，and it can take up to 500 years to break down.In 2018，the World Economic Forum predicted that the weight of ocean plastic would match that of all the fish in our oceans by 2050.Sea animals easily get caught in plastic.They can't move.They can even die if they eat it.Smaller plastic pieces can also enter the food chain （链）and end up in our bodies.

Slat's plan was to create an environmentally﹣friendly，large system to clear out plastic rubbish from the ocean.

After seven years of tests，on October 2nd，2019，a machine called System 001/B came out.It successfully caught and collected a large amount of plastic rubbish floating in the ocean.

Slat and his team are working to improve System 001/B.Their dream is to clear out 90 percent of all the ocean plastic by 2040.

（1）What did Boyan Slat care more about after his vacation in Greece？ 　 　

A．	Diving.
B．	Plastic bags.
C．	Ocean pollution.
D．	Higher education.

（2）How long does it take to break down 8 million tons of plastic？ 　 　

A．	More than 7 years.
B．	Up to 30 years.
C．	Less than 40 years.
D．	About 500 years.

（3）From the prediction of the World Economic Forum in 2018，we can learn 　 　.

A．	little pollution ends up in the ocean
B．	ocean plastic pollution is serious
C．	animals prefer plastic
D．	people like sea food

（4）How did System 001/B work？ 　 　

A．	It collected much plastic rubbish in the ocean.
B．	It dealt with all the rubbish in the ocean.
C．	It cleared out rubbish everywhere.
D．	It cleared out 90% of the plastic.

（5）What's the main idea of the passage？ 　 　

A．	Animals and humans.
B．	Plastic problems.
C．	Life in the future.
D．	Ocean cleanup.

In a small village there was a middle﹣aged postman，who just turned 20 years old and started delivering （投递）all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers，20 years flew by，and so many changes took place，but the road from the post office to the village always hadn't had any tree and nothing but the flying dust （尘土）could be seen.

   "How long shall I go along this lonely road？"

   As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flower or

tree，he felt somewhat sorry.

   One day when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return，he happened to pass by a flower shop."Right，that's it!" He walked into the shop，bought a handful of wild flower seeds （种子），and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside，Thus，after one day，two days，one month，two months...he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.

   Before long，on the lonely road，where he had come and gone for 20 years，grew up a lot of little flowers，in all seasons endlessly.

   For the villages，the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.

   On the road without dust but full of peals （花瓣），the postman rode his bike，losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.

（1）How old was the postman when he started his job？ 　 　

A．	About thirty years old.
B．	About twenty years old.
C．	Over forty years old.
D．	Over fifty years old.

（2）What was the road like before？ 　 　

A．	Covered with flowers.
B．	Covered with trees.
C．	Full of flying dust.
D．	Full of seeds.

（3）What did the postman buy at the flower shop？ 　 　

A．	Wild flowers.
B．	Bikes.
C．	Wild flower seeds.
D．	Petals.

（4）According to the passage，which of the following is true？ 　 　

A．	The villagers showed no interest in the flowers.
B．	The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers.
C．	The villagers helped buy the flower seeds.
D．	The postman still felt lonely in the end.

（5）What does the writer want to express in this passage？ 　 　

A．	Little things make a big difference.
B．	Failure is the mother of success.
C．	Practice makes perfect.
D．	Old habits die hard.

Marianne Carus，who started Cricket（蟋蟀）magazine in 1973 and served as Editor﹣in﹣Chief（总主编）until 2012，died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.

Marianne believed that "only the best of the best is good enough for the young. "In Cricket，children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art，and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences.Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures.Most important，Cricket would never talk down to children.

Marianne knew that children were filled with fun，and she wanted Cricket to be，too - "humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. "And so she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs（虫子），such as Lady bung and Spider.

Over the years，Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start.Marianne kept a special box of "love letters" to the magazine.She treasured these letters from Cricket readers，including long﹣ago readers.They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.

▲She considered other names，such as Troubadour or Taliesin，the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories.Then，one night，she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer's memoir（回忆录）A Day of Pleasure，about his childhood in Warsaw.In it he wrote：There was a stove in Shosha's apartment behind which there lived a cricket.It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. "That's exactly what Marianne wanted her children's magazine to do-to tell stories that would never end!So the name Cricket became her best choice.

Thank you for everything，Marianne.May the stories，and the laughter，never end!

（1）Cricket is a magazine most probably for 　 　.

A．	writer
B．	children
C．	artists
D．	teachers

（2）According to the passage，Marianne 　 　.

A．	made an effort to find the best stories
B．	raised many bugs as her pets
C．	replied to long﹣ago Cricket readers
D．	started Cricket 39 years ago

（3）Which of the following can be the best to fill in" ▲"in Paragraph 5？ 　 　

A．	How was the life of crickets？
B．	When was the magazine Cricket born？
C．	What did Marianne think of crickets？
D．	Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricket？

（4）The best title for the passage can probably be 　 　.

A．	The Life of a Cricket
B．	Admiration for Different Cultures
C．	Best Stories for the Young
D．	Achievements in Marianne 's Life

Ludwick Marishane，a South African，was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on your skin（皮肤）so you don't have to take a bath.Ludwick thought that this was a great idea.He did some research on the Internet，and he found some surprising facts.

    About 2，500，000，000 people around the world haven't got clean water.This is a huge problem because dirty water can create illnesses.One of them' is trachoma：8，000，000 people all over the world get trachoma every year.They wash their faces with dirty water，get ill and go blind.To stop trachoma，people don't have to receive expensive medical care.They have to wash their faces with clean water.That's it.

    Ludwick started thinking.He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water.He did more research on the Internet，and he did more thinking.Ludwick had a plan.He wanted to make a gel（凝胶）for people to put on their skin so.they don't have to take a bath.When he was at university，he never stopped thinking about his invention.He started to talk to other people about it，and three years later the dream came true.He made the gel and called it "DryBath".

    Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes.People call him "one of the brightest young men in the world".He is happy about his success.DryBath is helping people to be healthy.And DryBath also helps to save water.That's important in many parts of the world，where it 's difficult to find clean water.Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.

（1）Trachoma is a kind of illness that may make people 　 　.

A.feel hungry

B.feel thirsty

C.become blind

D.become sleepy

（2）Ludwick invented the gel "DryBath" to 　 　.

A.treat people with skin trouble

B.make dirty water become clean

C.show people how to be an inventor

D.help people without enough clean water

（3）Which word best describes Ludwick according to the passage？ 　 　

A.Creative.

B.Brave.

C.Honest.

D.Humorous.

（4）What can we learn from Ludwick's experience？ 　 　

A.Luck is very important in achieving success.

B.People can succeed by sticking to their dreams.

C.Young people can easily come up with new ideas.

D.Going to university can make young people smarter.

On May 22，2021，the whole nation was saddened by the news that Chinese scientist Yuan longping died.

Dr Yuan Longping worked most of his life growing better rice.As a result of his research，the Chinese people are no longer worried about getting starved.His great work also helped the world produce more and more rice.

    Yuan，born on Sept.7，1930.After graduating（毕业.） from Southwest Agriculture College，he worked as a teacher at an agriculture school in Hunan.

    Several natural disasters（天灾）hit China in the 1960s.Yuan，many people die of hunger every day.Since then，he has researched how to grow much better crops.

    In 1964 ，he happened to find a natural hybrid rice（杂交水稻）plant that had great advantages over others.Yuan was excited about his discovery.He then began to study the parts of this unusual plant.

    In 1973，he started to develop a type of hybrid rice species（种类）.It produced 20% more rice per unit than common ones.The seeding（种植）was very successful in the following year.This progress made China the world's leader in rice production.

    More than 50% of China's total rice fields grow Yuan's hybrid species.People call hire the "Father of Hybrid Nice".

    Yuan once said he lead two dreams一to "enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men"and that hybrid rice could he grown all over the world to help solve the food problem of the whole world.

（1）What does the underlined word "starved" in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？ 　 　

A.挨饿.

B.受冻.

C.致贫.

（2）What can we learn about Yuan Longping according to the third paragraph？ 　 　

A.He was born into a scientist's family.

B.He was once a teacher at an agriculture school.

C.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1930.

（3）When did Yuan Longping succeed in seeding hybrid rice？ 　 　

A.In 1964.

B.In 1973.

C.In 1974.

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last three paragraphs？ 　 　

A.Yuan's hybrid rice can provide all people in the world with rice.

B.Yuan's hybrid rice is grown in all of China's rice fields.

C.Yuan's hybrid rice made China the world's leader in rice production.

（5）What does the story mainly talk about？ 　 　

A.The "Father of hybrid Rice".

B.How to grow rice.

C.Different rice species.