初中英语阅读理解

阅读短文，根据其内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容连贯、完整。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草). ___（1）___ On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant. ___（2）___ So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. ____（3）____

Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show. ___（4）___ And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

Wormwood has become the main industry in this area. ___（5）___ At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

A．	Wormwood can be eaten in many ways.
B．	You can try this plant.
C．	Hundreds of years ago, Chinese people began to use wormwood as a kind of medicine.
D．	It will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival.
E．	The life of local people is getting better and better by growing wormwood.
F．	He was a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.
G．	On the one hand, people believe that wormwood can drive out evil spirits or bad luck.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Martina’s Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma’s death.

One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa’s sofa and said, “That old sofa has got to go. We’ll buy Grandpa a new one.”

But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, “You can’t take my sofa! I don’t want a new one.” Mom had to say, “We will talk about it tonight when John gets home.” John, Martina’s dad, was still at work.

“Grandpa, why don’t you let us take away the sofa?” Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head, “I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.”

“It’s surprising!” Martina thought, “How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.”

Grandpa smiled to Martina, “The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.”

“Many years later,” Grandpa continued, “I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.”

“I do see now.” Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.” “Yes.” Grandpa added, “We’ve got through a lot together.”

The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa.

（1）What was Grandpa like these days?

A．

Forgetful.

B．

Impatient.

C．

Angry.

D．

Careless.

（2）Who does the underlined phrase “the little baby” in Paragraph 7 refer to（指的是）?

A．

Martina.

B．

John.

C．

Susan.

D．

Peter.

（3）According to the passage, what important things did Grandpa experience sitting in the old sofa?

①Grandma’s death

②holding the little baby for the first time

③asking Grandma to marry him

④hearing the news that Grandma was ill

A．

①②③

B．

①②④

C．

②③④

D．

①③④

（4）We can infer（推断） that the family were probably ________ at the end of the story.

A．

surprised

B．

bored

C．

moved

D．

nervous

（5）What’s the best title for this passage?

A．

Martina’s Wish

B．

A Spring Cleaning

C．

A Happy Family

D．

Grandpa’s Old Sofa

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a Health Program to deal with it. The Health Program is to reduce the number of fat students today and in the future.

The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight.

The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods; schools should arrange(安排) healthier meals without too much fat and more gym classes.

The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and high food cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time, she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.

The Health Program is really meaningful to the students today and in the future. As she says, “We can’t always build the future for the young, but we can build the young for the future.”

（1）In Michelle’s country, over ______ of the students are too fat.

A．

15%

B．

a quarter

C．

a half

D．

75%

（2）What does the underlined word “obesity” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．

厌食症

B．

抑郁症

C．

肥胖症

D．

强迫症

（3）What does the lady want the shops to do?

A．	To arrange gym classes.	B．	To plant a vegetable garden.
C．	To serve meals with less fat.	D．	To sell healthier foods.

（4）According to the passage, which of the statements(陈述) below is right?

A．	Everyone must plant a vegetable garden.
B．	The students’ obesity can cause many kinds of sicknesses.
C．	Schools are supposed to arrange meals with too much fat.
D．	We can know that Michelle comes from America.

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

A．	The lady fights obesity in students.
B．	The lady cares about food cost.
C．	The lady introduces healthy drinks.
D．	The lady worries about the height.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Do you want to have a nice trip in your spare time? Maybe Yunnan Province is a good choice for you. There you can enjoy different places of interest.

Time	Activities
Day 1	Arrive in Shangri-La. You will meet your local guide at the airport or the station and he or she will take you to the hotel. Visit Napa Lake in your free time in the afternoon.
Day 2	Drive to Lijiang (about 2 hours) and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way. After you reach Lijiang, you can visit Black Dragon Pond and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take the cable cars (缆车) to Baisha Village in Lijiang.
Day 3	Take a bus to Dali (about 3.5 hours). You can go boating on Erhai Lake, visit Bai Village, Xizhou and Zhoucheng or do some shopping in the old Dali town.
Day 4	Fly to Kunming in the morning, which is the capital of Yunnan. Then take a tour to the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, end your trip and leave Kunming by air.

Contact Information

Tel: [phone]

Working time: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday

（1）Who will take you to the hotel when you arrive in Shangri-La?

A．	Your local guide.	B．	Your friends.
C．	Your parents.	D．	Your driver.

（2）You can visit the old Dali town _______.

A．	on the first day	B．	on the second day
C．	on the third day	D．	on the fourth day

（3）How can you go to Kunming on the fourth day?

A．

By bus.

B．

By plane.

C．

By car.

D．

By train.

（4）When can you call the agency if you want to get more information?

A．	At 19:00 on Wednesday.	B．	At 8:30 on Tuesday.
C．	At 14:00 on Sunday.	D．	At 10:30 on Thursday.

（5）Where does this passage probably come from?

A．

A story.

B．

An ad.

C．

A play.

D．

A news report.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

Zhu Lihua is a 65-year-old blind massage therapist(推拿师) and a member of the CPC(中国共产党) for 28 years. She has helped over 100 blind people find jobs, donated(捐赠) 5.06 million yuan to hundreds of poor students and treated many patients over the past few years.

Zhu became blind when she was （3）At first, she was very sad. But in 1983, she heard the story of Zhang Haidi on the radio. Then Zhu became happy again and took part in the massage training for blind people in 1985. After three years of training, she began to work at a local orphanage(孤儿院). Zhu’s magic hands helped many children.

As a person living in Jiaxing city, Zhu has been influenced by the Red Boat spirit since she was a child. She joined the CPC in 1994. Driven by the Red Boat spirit, Zhu started a massage clinic(诊所) in 2008. It only trained blind people.

Where there are difficulties, there are helping hands from Zhu. In 2008, Zhu heard the news of the Wenchuan earthquake on TV and gave 100,000 yuan to the hard-hit area of the earthquake. And by now she has treated over 4,000 servicemen freely.

Three years ago, Zhu Lihua became the “Touching China 2019 Person of the Year”. All people said, “Although bad luck closed her door, Zhu opened a window of hope for others.”

（1）What can we know about Zhu Lihua?

A．	She was blind when she was born.
B．	She is an old member of the $CPC$.
C．	She donated over 5 million yuan to poor workers.
D．	She treated 100 blind patients over the past few years.

（2）Zhu Lihua heard the story of Zhang Haidi ________.

A．	on the radio	B．	on TV
C．	in the orphanage	D．	in the clinic

（3）What’s the right order of the following things Zhu did?

① Zhu joined the CPC.

② Zhu started a massage clinic.

③ Zhu worked at a local orphanage.

④ Zhu took part in the massage training.

A．

①③②④

B．

②④③①

C．

④③①②

D．

③④①②

（4）Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A．	the city of Jiaxing	B．	the massage clinic
C．	the birth of the Red Boat spirit	D．	the Red Boat spirit’s influence on Zhu

（5）Which of the following is NOT true?

A．	Zhu gave hope to many people.
B．	Zhu treated many servicemen freely.
C．	Only blind people were trained in the clinic.
D．	No area of Wenchuan got help from Zhu in 2008.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

When the teacher asked students if they wanted to show their swordplay skills(剑术), many of them raised their hands. This is common in Yingbinlu Primary School(YPS) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It started martial arts (武术) training in 2011.

For PE lessons, students in this school can choose from martial arts, table tennis, rope jumping, football and so on. “Only 8 students chose martial arts in the beginning. Now about 200 out of 1,446 students take part in the training,” the headmaster (校长) Chen Xue said.

Lou Yiling is 12 years old. She likes the course so much that she practises swordplay at home. Li Zhuoqian is now a 15-year-old middle school student. She graduated (毕业) from YPS three years ago. She used to be very timid and hid behind her mother when it was her turn to show up. After taking martial arts lessons, she became confident and won many prizes in competitions in Chengdu. She even showed martial arts in Japan with her classmates.

Now martial arts become popular not only in this school but also in other parts of our country. In Chenzhou, Hunan Province, more than 100,000 students at primary and middle schools are taking part in martial arts training.

（1）In Yingbinlu Primary School ________ now.

A．	there are 1,646 students
B．	only 8 students like martial arts
C．	many students practise swordplay
D．	all students must choose martial arts

（2）What can we know about Li Zhuoqian?

A．	She used to be a very brave girl.	B．	She is very good at martial arts.
C．	She is one of Lou Yiling’s classmates.	D．	She showed martial arts alone in Japan.

（3）The underlined word “timid” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________ ” in Chinese.

A．

渴望的

B．

认真的

C．

羞怯的

D．

好奇的

（4）From the passage we know that ________.

A．	martial arts were not popular in YPS in 2011
B．	Lou Yiling often practises rope jumping at home
C．	martial arts training was started in YPS 12 years ago
D．	over 100,000 primary school students practise martial arts in Chenzhou

（5）What’s the best title(题目) for the passage?

A．	Martial arts in schools
B．	Lou Yiling—a martial arts lover
C．	Chen Xue—a famous headmaster
D．	Martial arts competitions in Chengdu

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

①	Mrs. Li is over 70 years old. She has lived in Beijing all her life. A reporter interviewed her yesterday. The following are their questions and answers.
②	Reporter: What was your life like in the past?
③	Mrs. Li: My family lived in a tiny house. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She didn’t go out to work. There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
④	The food we ate was simple. We could only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it.
⑤	Reporter: How has life changed?
⑥	Mrs. Li: Families have got smaller than they were in the past. The role of women has changed too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education. I’m happy that she can go to work even after getting married, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.
⑦	Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus, the underground or a plane to travel. What I don’t like is that there’s so much more traffic. It’s so difficult to cross the road. And, of course, we have television today and I really enjoy watching TV. But I hate some of the shows because they are too noisy for me.
⑧	Generally speaking, I think life is better today. We eat better and we live longer.

（1）Who does Paragraph 3 (第3段) mainly talk about?

A．	Mrs. Li’s father and mother.	B．	Mrs. Li’s mother and Mrs. Li.
C．	Mrs. Li’s brothers and sisters.	D．	Mrs. Li’s father and the children.

（2）Mrs. Li’s mother ________.

A．	worked very hard at home	B．	was very strict with her children
C．	often gave her children meat to eat	D．	worked on a farm after getting married

（3）The passage tells us that Mrs. Li ________.

A．	can often see her daughter
B．	has lived in Beijing for 50 years
C．	usually went out by bike when she was young
D．	couldn’t go to school because her family was poor

（4）Mrs. Li thinks ________.

A．	her daughter is not lucky	B．	it’s easy to cross the road
C．	the food she eats is simple	D．	some TV shows are too noisy

（5）The passage above can probably be found in the part of _________ in a newspaper.

A．

Business

B．

Nature

C．

Life

D．

Travel

阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后面的题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

Sharing the Long Journey

The six-month stay for Chinese astronauts in the Tiangong space station has just ended. Before they returned to the earth, they faced one last test—returning home safely. What had they done before they left the station?

To go home after a long journey, you have to pack up. Besides their personal things, astronauts also need to bring home experimental data and samples （资料和样品） for further research on Earth.

The three astronauts also needed to clean “the house”. They must collect leftover food and the waste. The waste was put into the orbital module （轨道舱）. It burned up as it enters Earth’satmosphere （大气层）.

The astronauts must also put equipment （设备） back in place. They needed to make sure that things like gym equipment are fixed to the walls for safety.

Astronauts experience microgravity （微重力） for long periods of time. This affects their bodies. The three astronauts did physical exercises to keep strong. Experts made exercise plans for each of them to land safely.

Tiangong space station will be completed before the end of this year. Other astronauts will be sent there for further tasks.

（1）How long did the three Chinese astronauts stay in the space station?

A．

Six months.

B．

Seven months.

C．

Eleven months.

D．

One year.

（2）What did they bring back to Earth?

A．	Waste.	B．	Equipment.
C．	Leftover food.	D．	Experimental data and samples.

（3）What did they do with the waste?

A．	They threw it away.	B．	They fixed it to the wall.
C．	They put it into the orbital module.	D．	They brought it back to the earth.

（4）What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph S refer to?

A．

Experts.

B．

Astronauts.

C．

Exercises.

D．

Experiments.

（5）What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．	To introduce Tiangong space station.
B．	To introduce astronauts’ physical exercises.
C．	To tell the importance of the astronauts’ work.
D．	To tell the returning of the Chinese astronauts from space.

阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后面的题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

Lucy Brown, aged 12, puts smiles on the faces of kids and keeps them very warm too. She sews （缝纫） blankets （毯子） for children who are dealing with challenges such as being sick, feeling unhappy, or losing a family member.

Lucy got the idea four years ago. She had just learned to sew and made a blanket as a gift for her friend’s birthday. “She loved it,” Lucy says. “So, I thought maybe other kids might need that kind of love.”

Her mom posted （发布） on the Internet that Lucy wanted to make a blanket for someone who needed care. They collected the kids’ suggestions. When 20 suggestions came, Lucy didn’t just choose one. She met all of their needs! She has already made more than 800 blankets for kids in countries.

Her favorite part is learning about each child. “I love hearing their stories and getting to know them,” she says. She tries to design styles according to the children’s interests.

On each of the blanket, Lucy adds a hand-sewn （手工缝制的） heart. “That’s to let anyone who gets the blanket know they are loved,” she says.

Many kids who receive a blanket keep in touch with Lucy. She now has friends all over the world. “I love knowing that I can make a difference.” Lucy says. “Everyone can do something. Even the smallest act of kindness can change lives.”

（1）When did Lucy get the idea to sew blankets for other kids?

A．	At the age of 4.	B．	At the age of 8.
C．	At the age of 12.	D．	At the age of 20.

（2）Who made the kids know Lucy’s idea?

A．

Her mother.

B．

Her friend.

C．

Her friend’s mother.

D．

Her machine.

（3）Why does Lucy add a hand-sewn heart on each of the blanket?

A．	Because all the kids like hearts.
B．	Because her mother wants her to do it.
C．	Because she wants to make the blanket more beautiful.
D．	Because she wants to let the kids know they are loved.

（4）Which of the following can best describe Lucy?

A．	Brave and clever.	B．	Beautiful and quiet.
C．	Kind and caring.	D．	Honest and polite.

（5）What can be the best title of the passage?

A．	Small Action, Big Love	B．	Giving and Taking
C．	Mother and Daughter	D．	Blankets and Lives

阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后面的题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It’s about weekend classes.

The Learning Centre, Garden City Weekend Classes for this month:

Class 1. Get good grades! Forget information and do poorly on tests? In this class learn to... ● remember more. ● think quickly and read fast. ● get high scores. Class 2. Find true love...today! Are you shy and lonely? In this class, learn to... ● talk to people: start a conversation with a stranger. ● be more friendly and outgoing. ● understand a person’s body language. Class 3. You are on TV! Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this class, learn to... ● act in TV ads. ● use your voice on the radio. ● get TV and radio jobs. Class 4. See the world for free! Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this class, learn to... ● get discount（50%—80%） on plane tickets. ● travel with your friends for free. ● see the world by ship……＄1 per day! This course is also online at www. ASRLC.

（1）What’s the advertisement about?

A．

Study plan.

B．

Weekend classes.

C．

Summer camp.

D．

Sports meeting.

（2）How many classes are mentioned in this advertisement?

A．

Two.

B．

Three.

C．

Four.

D．

Five.

（3）In Class 2, what will you learn to do?

A．	Get good grades.	B．	Get TV and radio jobs.
C．	Be more friendly and outgoing.	D．	Travel with your friends for free.

（4）In which class can you take online courses?

A．

Class 1.

B．

Class 2.

C．

Class 3.

D．

Class 4.

（5）What does the underlined word “discount” in Class 4 mean?

A．

折扣

B．

免费

C．

礼品

D．

退款

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Here, we have picked out four interesting inventions to share with you.

Talking Gloves

Four foreign students have created a pair of gloves, and it helps people to communicate with people who have hearing and speaking problems. The gloves are equipped with sensors (传感器). They recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words. Thus you can understand sign language easily.

Google Glasses

Google Glasses are like a computer built into a pair of glasses. Then the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.

Indoor Clouds

That’s a real world. An artist, Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning — the temperature, humidity (湿度) and lighting all had to be just right. The cloud only lasted for a short while, though.

Wingsuits

The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding (滑翔) through the air. It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.

（1）What do “Talking Gloves” help people to understand?

A．

Spoken words.

B．

Sign language.

C．

Written words.

D．

The text on the smartphone.

（2）How can users of “Google Glasses” surf the Internet?

A．	By speaking to the glasses.	B．	By tapping the keyboard.
C．	By lifting a finger.	D．	By moving the eyeballs.

（3）How did the artist create a white cloud in the room?

A．	With a fog machine.	B．	With right temperature.
C．	With a fog machine and careful planning.	D．	With a fog machine and right lighting.

（4）Which of the following can help you fly?

A．

Talking Gloves.

B．

Wingsuits.

C．

Google Glasses.

D．

Indoor Clouds.

（5）What’s the best title of the passage?

A．	Four Interesting Inventions	B．	Four Famous Inventions
C．	The Advantages of Four Inventions	D．	Four Dreams of the Future

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. There he met a little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside. The man stopped and looked very sadly at the birds in front of him. The birds were screaming in the cage, giving a high cry and trying to fly away.

After standing for a moment, he said to the boy, “How much does your bird cost? I want...”

“One, fifty cents, sir.” the boy answered quickly.

“I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is.” The man said, “I would like to buy all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them.”

Hearing this, the boy happily counted the number of the birds in the cage.

“Five dollars.”

“Here you are!” The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. Suddenly he was surprised to find the cage was empty!

“Oh, my god, for what reason did you do that, sir? You don’t even get a bird!” The boy asked the man who set the birds free.

“My boy, let me tell you why I did this.” The man said, “I have no right to keep them. Every life should be free and they are our friends. So we should let them free.”

（1）Where did the man meet a little boy holding a bird cage?

A．	At the crossing of a street.	B．	At the corner of a street.
C．	At the gate of a market.	D．	At the door of a shop.

（2）What does the underlined word “screaming” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．

欢唱

B．

抽泣

C．

尖叫

D．

低语

（3）How many birds did the boy sell at last?

A．

One bird.

B．

Five birds.

C．

None of his birds.

D．

All his birds.

（4）Why was the boy surprised?

A．	Because the man misunderstood him.	B．	Because the man didn’t give him money.
C．	Because he got too much money.	D．	Because he found all the birds had flown away.

（5）What does the writer mainly want us to learn from the passage?

A．	We should love and protect birds.	B．	We should keep birds in cages.
C．	We should be friendly to each other.	D．	We should try to understand each other.

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Healthy Living Habits for Teenagers

Things to do	Brushing teeth	Drinking milk	Going to bed	Eating fruits
Proper time	After getting up and before going to bed	During breakfast	Around 23:00	After meals
Advantages	To reduce germs (细菌) in the mouth	To keep the body strong and help sleep well	To be good for a deep sleep	To keep the body strong
More tips	Brush the tongue while brushing teeth	Avoid drinking it when having a stomachache	Sleep for at least 8 hours every night	Wash carefully before eating them

（1）What advantage does brushing teeth have?

A．	It can keep the body strong.	B．	It helps sleep well.
C．	It can reduce germs in the mouth.	D．	It helps have a good voice.

（2）What’s the proper time for teenagers to drink milk?

A．

Before going to bed.

B．

During breakfast.

C．

After getting up.

D．

After meals.

（3）What is the earliest time for teenagers to get up in the morning?

A．

At 5:00.

B．

At 6:00.

C．

At 7:00.

D．

At 8:00.

（4）What are helpful to keep the body strong?

A．	Drinking milk and eating fruits.	B．	Going to bed and brushing teeth.
C．	Eating fruits and brushing teeth.	D．	Drinking milk and going to bed.

（5）Where can we probably read the passage?

A．

Ina story book.

B．

In a novel.

C．

In a dictionary.

D．

In a magazine.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We all know the sun is important. It makes life on our planet possible. But how does the sun do that? It’s the sun’s energy.

Energy from the sun is called solar energy（太阳能）. It comes in the form of light or heat. People have used solar energy for thousands of years. The sun’s energy can be used to heat water and even food. If you own a magnifying glass, your parents have probably warned you not to leave it in the sun. Solar energy can actually make the magnifying glass burn objects underneath it causing a fire. This type of energy from the sun is called solar thermal（热的）energy.

We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity. This is done with solar panels（板）. Solar panels are made up of a material called silicon（硅）. The silicon is heated and formed into very thin wafers（晶片）. When the sunlight hits the solar panel, the electrons in the silicon move and flow through wires（电线）. Using this technology, we can run a calculator and even power cars.

But what happens on cloudy days? The electrons in the silicon will stop moving, which means the electricity can’t flow. But this doesn’t mean that solar energy can only be used on sunny days. People can use the batteries（电池）which are attached to（附着于）solar panels to store the electricity. So the stored electricity can be used to power cars at night or on cloudy days.

Did you know that solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be? In fact, in the last few years, solar panels have become much more affordable for people to use. Since the sun gives off more energy in one second than people have used, imagine what we could do if we used the sun’s energy to power our planet.

（1）A magnifying glass can make objects look ________.

A．

smaller

B．

bigger

C．

more beautiful

D．

further

（2）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．	How to use solar thermal energy.
B．	How to power our planet.
C．	How to store electricity with batteries.
D．	How to turn sunlight into electricity with solar panels.

（3）We can use ________ to power cars at night according to the fourth paragraph.

A．

thin wafers

B．

the moonlight

C．

solar thermal energy

D．

the stored electricity

（4）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．	Solar panels are made up of silicon.	B．	Solar energy can be used for heating food.
C．	It costs more to use solar energy than before.	D．	People have used solar energy for thousands of years.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Counting the hairs on your head would be very difficult. Many have tried, but most people give up after losing count or getting bored! However, scientists say people have more than 100,000 hairs on their heads on average. Of course, this number is different from person to person. Some people have much more hair than others.

What causes hair loss? There are many reasons, such as stress, illness and styling. It also runs in families. Besides, many people simply lose hair as they grow older. To avoid losing hair, you should wash your hair correctly and condition（养护）your hair to help keep your hair healthy. It’s also important to be gentle when brushing or combing hair.

Hair loss is not the same as daily shedding（脱落）. People lose an average of 50 to 100 hairs a day. It’s normal. If you are losing more hair than average, talk to the adults you trust. They can help you decide whether to ask a doctor for help.

Why do humans have hair on their heads? Most other mammals（哺乳动物）have thick fur（毛）covering their whole bodies. While humans grow small and fine（细微的）hairs on much of their skin, it’s much thicker on the top of the head. Scientists say the answers come down to evolution. Humans probably evolved without fur because they have more sweat glands（汗腺）than other mammals. Humans walk upright on two legs. Therefore, the top of their heads needs protection from the sun. This is why people have more hair on their heads than on the rest of their bodies. The hair also helps keep heat in cold weather and keep a healthy body temperature.

（1）How many reasons for hair loss are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．

3

B．

4

C．

5

D．

6

（2）You can take the following measures（措施）to avoid losing hair except ________.

A．	wearing a hat all the time	B．	washing your hair correctly
C．	brushing or combing hair gently	D．	conditioning your hair

（3）What does the underlined word “evolution” mean in the last paragraph?

A．

进化

B．

发育

C．

天生

D．

训练

（4）What can we learn from the passage?

A．	In general, it’s easier for young people to lose hair than old people.
B．	The hair on human heads helps keep heat in cold weather.
C．	If you lose 50 to 100 hairs every day. you must ask a doctor for help.
D．	All the mammals have thick fur covering their whole bodies because they have no sweat glands.