初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

Mr． Green brought his family to China and visited Zhangjiajie． On May 4th， 2019， they enjoyed the magic mountains there． They had a great time． They took a lot of photos on the way and then they had a picnic under a big tree， ①Suddenly it began to rain heavily，so they hurried to The hotel．When they got there， they couldn't find their expensive camera． They wanted to go back to look for it，but there wasn't enough time because they had to catch the plane at 20： 30 that night! They didn't have dinner in the hotel because they all felt sorry． To make his family happy， Mr． Green said， "Well，

②让我给你们讲一个有趣的故事吧． An old man lived in a200 ﹣meter﹣tall building． One day he fell down from it by accident， but he didn't hurt himself at all．"

    " It was a miracle（奇迹）" shouted his children．why？"

    "Because he lived on the first floor！"

    They all began to laugh loudly． Just at that time a policeman with a camera came in． He said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and the boy asked him to find out the owner．

    "It's really a miracle!"the Greens said happily．

根据短文内容用简要答语回答下面三个问题．

（1）Did the Greens enjoy themselves in Zhangjiajie？　　

（2）Where did the Greens lose their camera？　　

（3）If you were the Chinese boy， what would you do？　　

将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文．

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There are about 10 million different kinds of animal on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes． The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom． It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species（物种） and their habits in the wild．

Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand． There is the kakapo parrot． It is a bird but it cannot fly． It is a nocturnalanimal． It sleeps in the day and eats at night． There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world．

The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly． Some birds are very beautiful， but the kiwi is not． It is one of the ugliest birds in the world． But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world． Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years．

Australia has many strange animals． The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus． It has the face and feet of a bird， the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver（河狸）． It is a mammal（哺乳动物） but it lays eggs．

The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia． It is the bumblebee bat． It lives in Thailand． It is only 2．5 cm long and it weighs 3 g． There are only 2，000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live．

（1）The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about 　　．

A．	special animals in the world
B．	birds in New Zealand
C．	animals in Australia

（2）The underlined word "nocturnal" in Paragraph 2 means " 　　" in Chinese．

A．	嗜睡的
B．	夜行的
C．	贪吃的

（3） 　　kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage．

A．	Two
B．	Three
C．	Four

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

A．	A platypus has the body of a beaver．
B．	A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly．
C．	The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat．

（5）We can most probably read the passage from 　　．

A．	a history book
B．	a medical report
C．	a science magazine

Although it's said Van Gogh（梵高）（1853﹣1890）sold only one painting during his lifetime，different theories（理论）exist（存在）.

It is true that The Red Vineyard is the only painting sold during Van Gogh's lifetime，and that was officially（官方地）recorded and accepted by the art world.It's recorded that Van Gogh started painting at 27，and died at 37.His famous paintings were produced after he went to France in 1888，only two years before he died.So it would be clear that he did not sell many.

However，others disagree.The leading Van Gogh scholar（学者），Marc，is one of them.Though the story that Van Gogh sold just one painting still goes around，he insists（坚持说）that Van Gogh sold at least two.

Also，according to the Van Gogh Museum website，Van Gogh actually sold a number of paintings for living during his lifetime.His first money came from his uncle，who was an art dealer（经销商）.In order to help Van Gogh's career（事业），he ordered 19 paintings.And Van Gogh himself would often trade his paintings for food or art supplies（美术用品）when he was younger.

V died in July of 1890.His brother was a wise dealer and saved lots of paintings by Van Gogh.His greatest wish was to make the works more widely known and make much money.Sadly he himself died just six months later.He left a large collection of art to his wife，who "sold some of Van Gogh's works，lent as many as she could to exhibitions，and published（出版）many of Van Gogh's letters to his brother.Without her，Van Gogh would never have become as famous as he is today." After her death，her son founded the Van Gogh Museum.

（1）According to 　 　，only one painting was sold during Van Gogh's lifetime.

A．	the official records
B．	the Van Gogh Museum website
C．	Van Gogh's brother's son
D．	Van Gogh's uncle

（2）What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 4？ 　 　

A．	Van Gogh's paintings were popular.
B．	Van Gogh was poor then.
C．	Van Gogh disliked his paintings.
D．	Van Gogh's paintings were expensive.

（3）Which statement is right according to the passage？ 　 　

A．	Van Gogh's brother got rich by selling his paintings.
B．	Van Gogh wrote many letters to his brother.
C．	Van Gogh's brother died earlier than him.
D．	Van Gogh's brother's wife sold all his works.

（4）Who is the most important person to make Van Gogh so famous？ 　 　

A．	Van Gogh himself.
B．	Van Gogh's brother.
C．	Van Gogh's brother's wife.
D．	The leading Van Gogh scholar.

（5）The passage is mainly about 　 　.

A．	whether Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life
B．	how Van Gogh became famous
C．	the whole life of Van Gogh
D．	the family of Van Gogh

Mrs． Smith had a small garden， and in spring she planted some vegetables in it． She looked after them very carefully， and when summer came， they looked very nice．

One evening Mrs． Smith looked at her vegetables and said， "Tomorrow I am going to pick them， and then we can eat them．"

But early the next morning， her son ran into the kitchen（厨房） and shouted， "Mother，Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor's（邻居的） ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!" Mrs． Smith ran out， but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished ! Mrs． Smith cried and made her neighbor very sorry， but that was the end of the vegetables．

Then a few days before Christmas， the neighbor gave Mrs． Smith a parcel（包裹）． In it was a beautiful， fat duck， and on it was a piece of paper with the words "Enjoy your vegetables!"

（1）Mrs． Smith planted 　　in her small garden in spring．

A．	some flowers
B．	some trees
C．	some fruits
D．	some vegetables

（2） 　　ate Mrs． Smith's vegetables．

A．	Mrs． Smith's daughter
B．	Mrs． Smith's neighbor
C．	Mrs． Smith
D．	Her neighbor's ducks

（3）What's Mrs． Smith going to do after she picks those vegetables？ 　　

A．	She wants to feed the duck．
B．	She wants to reserve them．
C．	She wants to eat them．
D．	She wants to give them to her friends．

（4）Mrs． Smith's neighbor felt 　　for it．

A．	sorry
B．	interesting
C．	proud
D．	sad

（5）What did Mrs． Smith receive several days before Christmas？ 　　

A．	Some vegetables．
B．	A duck．
C．	A card．
D．	A person．

Cindy was a single mother who lived with her little son．She lost her job three years ago and they lived a very hard life． It was terrible．She was sad when her son asked，"Can I have some more bread，please， Mummy？"

    One day， when her son asked the same question again，she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 5 dollars in her hand．She went to the supermarket，bought some food and cooked at home．"It's time to make a change．" she thought． She used to love writing． In order to make some money，she began to write articles for magazines day and night． Things went better． The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month． Her son finally had enough to eat． Once her son told Cindy that the dishes she made delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Cindy's mind． "Why not share my recipes （食谱） on the Internet？" She did． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．Soon after that，some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking．When Cindy got the money for the book she wrote， she had a good sleep for the first night during the three years．

    Now Cindy has a good job and a beautiful house， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．

（1）When did Cindy lose her job？

　　

（2）Why did Cindy begin to write articles for magazines？

　　

（3）Did Cindy's son think that her dishes were delicious？

　　

（4）Where did Cindy share her recipes？

　　

（5）What do you think of Cindy？

　　

Micheal was a good boy．He was hard﹣working but shy，so he had no friends at school．James

was a new student in his class．Other students soon got on well with him except Micheal．

One day，some boys put some money into Micheal's bag and one of them pretended to have lost his money．Of course，they found the money in Micheal's bag at last．

Micheal felt shameful，but he could not say anything about it．Soon his classmates called him a thief and laughed at him at school．His teachers also believed he stole the money and called his parents to the school．Just then，James stood out and helped Micheal make everything clear．

From that day on，Micheal and James became good friends．James often took Micheal to take part in activities and Jack became active．Micheal often helped James with his math．Then Micheal had got more friends，and he became the monitor in his class．

56．Micheal had no friends at school because 　　

A．	he was a new student
B．	he couldn't get on well with James
C．	he was shy
D．	he worked very hard

57．The underlined wond "shameful" means 　　in Chinese．

A．	害怕的
B．	高兴的
C．	伤心的
D．	羞耻的

58．At last，Micheal's classmates knew Micheal was not at hief with the help of 　　

A．	James
B．	some boys
C．	his teacher
D．	his parents

59．James may not be good at 　　

A．	music
B．	math
C．	science
D．	English

60．Which of the following is true acording to the last paragraph？ 　　

A．	The classmates were angry with James．
B．	Micheal was still very shy．
C．	James was a good monitor．
D．	Finally，Micheal could get on well with his classemates．

In the past five years，Lord（公爵）Michael Bates，has walked in hundreds of cities to promote（推广）peace and charity．"I am not a natural outdoor person，"he says，"but I can only walk when I have a clear purpose（目的）．"He has walked at least 12，000 kilometers and raised more than 460，000 pounds（英镑）．The money has helped many children through education and sports．

In 2015，Lord Bates set out from Beijing all the way to Hangzhou and raised a total of 90，000 pounds for children with disabilities（残疾）．And his book Walk for Peace has just come out in China．The Chinese government thanked Lord Bates for his contribution to peace and charity，as well as building the bridge of understanding between the two countries．

"Lots of people want world peace，but world peace starts with having better relations in your own society，better relations in your family，and building friendship abroad．It begins with us，"says Lord Bates．

41．Where does Lord Bates come from？ 　　

A．	Britain
B．	Canada
C．	China
D．	America

42．What does the purpose of Lord Bates' walking？ 　　

A．	To be a natural outdoor man
B．	To contribute to peace and charity．
C．	To write his book．
D．	To build a bridge between China and his country．

43．Lord Bates raised 　　pounds in China．

A．	12，000
B．	460，000
C．	more than 90，000
D．	90，000

44．According to Lord Bates，world peace does NOT start with 　　．

A．	having better relations in your own society
B．	having better relations in your family
C．	Walking from Beijing to Hangzhou
D．	Building relationship abroad

45．In which part of the newspaper can you read this passage？ 　　

A．	Art
B．	News
C．	Business
D．	Sports．

On a cold winter day in the city of Oslo，an 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes，was shivering（哆嗦）with his arms around himself on a bus stop bench（长凳）．He wasn't wearing a coat and the temperature fell to﹣10C It was heartbreaking to see him in such a difficult situation．But the actions of the common people around him were joyous and encouraging．

A young woman who sat next to the boy noticed him and asked，"Don't you have a coat？""No，someone stole it，"he replied．She questioned him and discovered he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop．She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she put her own coat around his shoulders．

Later，another woman gave him her scarf，and then wrapped（裹）him in her large jacket．

More and more people offered Johannes their gloves and even the coats of their backs as they waited for the bus． Johannes's difficulty was a hidden camera test by Norwegian（挪成的）charity Children's Village．It wanted to send much﹣needed Coats to help the Syrian（叙利亚的）children get through the winter．May of herefuges（难民）had left their homes without winter clothes．"People should care as much about children in Syria as they care about the boy，"Synne Running，the information head of SOS Children's Village Norway，told The Local．She also said that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the test．

46．The boy was sitting 　　

A．	at the bus stop
B．	on the school bus
C．	near the bench
D．	in the village

47．The boy told the young woman his coat was 　　．

A．	given away
B．	left on the bus
C．	sold out
D．	stolen by others

48．Many people helped the boy 　　．

A．	as soon as they got off the bus
B．	after they watched the news on TV
C．	while they were waiting for the bus
D．	when they heard the report on the radio

49．SOS Children's Village wanted to help the　　．

A．	common locals
B．	Syrian children
C．	boys without coats
D．	Norwegian refugees

50．The 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes， 　　．

A．	acted in the movie for a Norwegian TV station
B．	wanted to take the bus home after the school trip
C．	volunteered to take part in the test by the charity
D．	took all the clothes home and sold them for money

阅读下面短文，完成 51 至 56 题．

    There are some things that are almost impossible to say to our close friends ﹣ especially if we want （A）them to be our friends for life． Are you wondering what problems others have？

    "I can't stand your other friends．"

    My best friend， Kate， sometimes hangs out with some people that I really don't like． I think they have a bad influence on her， and she only spends time with them because they are "cool"． Could you tell me if I should bring the matter up with her， or if it would be better for me to keep quiet？ I don't want to lose her as a friend．

﹣ Linda

   "I won't help you cheat．"

   （B） My closest friend，Kim，has lost interest in school and studying． He says he's bored with the whole thing， so he often asks me whether I'll let him copy my homework． By now I've said no， but he keeps asking me． I told him， "I think we'll get in trouble．" but he just laughed and told me not to worry． I don't want to put my grades at risk， but I'm afraid to face my friend about this， so I just keep avoiding the topic． How can I get him to stop asking？ I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions for dealing with my problem．

﹣ Mike

    "No， I CAN'T do that for you!"

    Anna is my best friend． We get along with each other well， but she is asking me to do things for her all the time． "Could you help me pick out some new clothes？ Would you mind if I borrowed your bike？ Can you look after my apartment while I'm away？" And these are just a few examples． I've said yes so many times that now I'm afraid I'll hurt her feelings if I say no． Any ideas？

﹣ Amy

（1）从文中找出（A）处划线单词 them 所指代的内容．　　．

（2）从文中找出与 "I was thinking whether you could help me out with your suggestions．" 意思相同或相近的句子．　　

（3）将文中（B）处划线句子 My closest friend， Kim， has lost interest in school and studying． 翻译成汉语．　　

（4）根据上下文，补全句子．

Kate only spends time with some people that Linda really doesn't like because　　．

（5）回答问题．What does Kim often want to do？　　．

（6）完成任务．Please give Amy ONE idea．　_

Dmitry Doronin，a doctoral student from Russia，is keen （热衷的）to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.

Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August，the 32 ﹣year﹣old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village，Lishui city."The rice is grown in the fields together with fish，which helps to increase local agricultural （农业的）products，" said Dmitry，while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short﹣videos platform Douyin，Besides filming videos，Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields，doing activities   such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.

Living in a village provides him with uniqueexperiences，he says，quite different from busy life in big cities，such as Shanghai，where he studies.And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well.Villager Bao Mingyue，76，says，"To our surprise，the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields."

Because of the outbreak of COVID﹣19，the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly，so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos.In a few months，10，000 kilograms of oranges，4，000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.

"Thanks to his videos，it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village，"says 72﹣year﹣ old Pan Xianyu，who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown，Dmitry loves his country life，"In the countryside，you can immerse （沉浸）yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better，" he says.

According to Dmitry，some Russians' opinions about China are still out of date，although China has progressed greatly."I would like to become a people to people envoy （使者）of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet，" he says.

（1）It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry 　 　.

A．	has lived in the countryside for years
B．	is good at catching fishes
C．	C gets much attention on the Internet
D．	sells farmers' products in Russia

（2）The underlined word"unique" probably means" 　 　".

A．	common
B．	special
C．	similar
D．	hard

（3）The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to 　 　.

A．	show Dmitry's influence on Hengzhang village
B．	advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village
C．	make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village
D．	explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped

（4）Dmitry hopes to help Russians to 　    　.

A．	improve their lives more quickly
B．	have a better understanding of China
C．	study Chinese traditional way of life
D．	make rapid progress in farming

A primary school headmaster became the latest star on the Internet for dancing with his students.

    Zhang Pengfei works in Xiguan Primary School in Linyi，Shanxi Province.Every morning，he leads 700 pupils to do the"ghost shuffle" routine on the playground.They dance for 30 minutes every day.They like dancing more than doing the old exercise routine，so they don't do the old one now.

    "I thought we needed a change because the students lost interest in doing the old exercise routine though it was useful for pupils." Zhang told the reporter.After all，they started to do the old exercise routine in 1951.

    Mr.Zhang saw a group of people doing the"ghost shuffle" routine by accident.Then he decided to learn it on his own."I thought the dance would be great for kids，" he said， "The music is energetic and it really makes children relax." In October 2018，he introduced the dance to all the pupils of his school.Soon even teachers and workers there joined in the activity.

    "Now the pupils don't keep playing games on their phones.Sometimes they watch different dancing videos and learn new moves!" the headmaster said.

（1）The students do the"ghost shuffle" routine for 　　 every week from Monday to Friday.

A.30 minutes

B.1.5 hours

C.2 hours

D.2.5 hours

（2）When did the students in Xiguan Primary School start to do the"ghost shuffle" routine？ 　 　

A.In 1951.

B.In 2018.

C.In 2019.

D.In 2020.

（3）How did Zhang Pengfei feel about the music of the "ghost shuffle" routine？ 　　

A.Energetic and relaxing.

B.Slow and traditional.

C.Classical and interesting.

D.Quiet and relaxing.

（4）After Mr.Zhang introduced the "ghost shuffle" routine to his school，the pupils 　　.

A.became smarter

B.asked their parents to dance with them

C.didn't do other types of sports any more

D.didn't keep playing games on their phones

（5）From the passage，we know 　　.

A.the old exercise routine has a history of many years

B.only the students do the dance at Mr.Zhang's school

C.Mr.Zhang learnt the dance on TV

D.Mr.Zhang often dances after work

Last weekend， I took Lucy to a park， where she discovered a track with large bumps（ 凸块）and sharp tums． At first， I thought Lucy was able to ride her bike along the track， but she quickly found that

her bike was too low to the ground and kept getting stuck on top of the bump．

Lucy looked at me with fear because she was still a biking newbie． I tried to encourage her too，but really， I was thinking﹣this is going to be a disaster． Not because I thought she would get hurt．More because I thought she wouldn't be able to pick up enough speed to balance， then get really discouraged， and give up quickly． I imagined her throwing her bicycle to the ground and then crying all the way home．

But I was only half right． Lucy did have a lot of trouble riding the bike． She couldn't find her balance． She fell many times． At one point， she almost started crying because younger kids were getting angry that she was slowing everyone else down． But she did not give up． She kept picking herself up and trying again． She even took the bike off the track and into the main park to practice pushing off and picking up speed on a flat ground． When she felt more confident， she came back Then she did it over   and over again until she finally reached her goal of going around the whole track without falling once． Then she didn't want to leave and everyone was cheering her on．

This was not a day that ended in a disaster． It was a day when Lucy learned that perseverance pays off．

（1）Why was Lucy taken to the park last weekend？ 　　

A．	To play other kids．
B．	To discover a track for fun．
C．	To find her speed was too slow．
D．	To ride her bike along the track．

（2）What does the underlined sentence probably mean in Paragraph 2？ 　　

A．	Lucy would get hurt and cry all the way home．
B．	Lucy would fear to ride the bike and get discouraged．
C．	Lucy would lose balance and slow the younger kids down．
D．	Lucy would have trouble riding the bike and give up soon．

（3）What did Lucy take the bike into the main park for 　　

A．	Being cheered on by everyone．
B．	Getting practice in an easier way．
C．	Feeling more confident and coming back．
D．	Reaching her goal of riding the bike at once．

（4）Which one is the right order of the events？ 　　

a． Lucy fell and got up lots of times．

b． Lucy picked up speed on a flat ground．

C． Lucy found her bike was too low for the bumps．

d． Lucy rode her bike around the whole track without falling once．

A．	a﹣b﹣c﹣d．
B．	c﹣b﹣a﹣d．
C．	c﹣a﹣b﹣d．
D．	a﹣C﹣b﹣d．

（5）What is the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	Playing in the Park Is Fun
B．	Perseverance Pays off
C．	Don't Be Afraid of Fallin
D．	Riding Bikes Is Art

Mr． Reynolds， my teacher， hand us a list of thoughts， and asked us to write a paper on one of those thoughts． I chose the topic "I wonder why things are the way they are．"

   I wrote down all the questions that puzzled（困扰）me about life． I realized that many of them were hard to answer， and perhaps others could not be answered at all． When I handed in my paper， I was afraid that I might fail because I did not answer the question．

   The next day， Mr． Reynolds handed me the paper and asked me to read it for the class． The other students became quiet as I began to read my story：

   Mum， why are the roses red？ Why is the grass green and the sky blue？ Why do I have to graduate（毕业）？ Why do I have to grow up？ Why do I have to be called "Grandma" ，one day？…

   Dad， why can't I stay out until 12： 00？ Why do I miss my old friends？ Why do I miss being at home？ Why do you love me so much？．．

   Mum， Dad， why did you have to leave me？ I need you．

   At the end of my story， I looked at Mr． Reynolds， and I saw a tear slowly coming down his face．Then I realized that life is not built on the answers we receive， but on the questions we ask．

（1）Why was the writer afraid that she might fail？（不超过10个词） 　　

（2）What did the teacher ask the writer to do for the class？（不超过15个词） 　　

（3）What did the writer realize at the end of the story？（不超过15个词） 　　

阅读短文，按要求回答问题．

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254．When he was 17，he travelled across Europe and Asian along the Silk Road with his father，who wanted to do trade with the Chinese．Finally they arrived in Beijing．They were guests at the Emperor's Palace．Although Marco was young，he was very clever and could speak four languages．The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends．He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country．

Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was．He was impressed bu Beijing and the Emperor's Palace，especially the Summer Palace which he described as "The greatest palace that ever was…"The walls were covered in gold and silver and the hall was so large it could easily seat 6，000people for dinner．"

There were inventions and developments in China which couldn't focused in Europe at that time．Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets．In Europe，people paid for goods with gold and silver．He could not understand how people pay for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat．The black stones were coal，but Marco had never seen coal before!

In 1291，after 17years of service to the Emperor，Marco returned to Italy．He was now a very wealthy man．A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World，which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe．

Although people enjoyed reading the book，many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true．But Marco always stood by his tales．Just before he died，aged 70，Marco was asked the question，"Was it all true？"And this was his answer："I have only told a half what I saw!"

69．Why did Marco Polo and his father travel to China？　　

70．What does Paragraph 2mainly tell us？　　

71．Marco Polo saw that there were inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time．Give TWO examples．　　

72．Was Marco Polo the writer of the book The Description of the World？　　

73．What does the last sentence"I have only told a half what I saw!"mean？　　．

Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team in Rio de Janeiro， a Polish fan caught a lot of attention． It is not because he is not Chinese， but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning

The 60﹣year﹣old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team at the first sight when he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012． The Polish man was crazy about the performances of the young team， especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi． Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team﹣ the Polish men's volleyball．

Since then， Jozef has become crazy about the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions． Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland， the Polishman，for the first time， came to cheer up for the team on site． He also drove all the way from Polandto Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women's World Volleyball Championship．

The hardcore fan traveled hundreds of miles from Poland to Brazil， and booked tickets for all matches of the Chinese Women's Volleyball． This time， Jozef was interviewed by TV and has been recognized by not just fans， but millions of Chinese TV audience．

The"Polish grandpa" was a nickname given by Chinese volleyball fans． He has 18，000 followers on Sina Weibo， China's answer to Twitter， where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese internet users since 2013．

（1）Why did Jozef get much attention？ 　　

A．	He was interviewed by Chinese TV．
B．	He is a famous and loyal Polish fan．
C．	He has supported the Chinese team from the start．
D．	He was sitting among the fans of the Chinese team．

（2）When did Jozef first become interested in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team？ 　　

A．	In 2012．
B．	In 2013．
C．	In 2014．
D．	In 2015．

（3）How did Jozef come to Italy to support the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team？ 　　

A．	By car
B．	By bus
C．	By bike
D．	By plane

（4）What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	Jozef has already had millions of fans in Poland．
B．	Jozef has been a fan of his home team since 2012．
C．	Jozef first cheered up for the Chinese team on site in 2014．
D．	Jozef has followed most of the international matches of the Chinese team．

（5）What has Jozef been doing on Sina Weibo？ 　　

A．	Giving support to the Polish team
B．	Sharing his love for the Chinese team
C．	Answering questions about playing volleyball
D．	Booking tickets for matches of the Chinese team