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新目標英語閱讀理解20篇閱讀理解1Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith(滿意)him.Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture(未來).Theytalkedforalongtime.“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow?”“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where'syours?”“Ileftitathome.”Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,“Bang!Bang!Bang!”Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?”1.Jackwas________whenhefinishedmiddleschool.A.sixteenB.eighteenC.twentyD.fifteen2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause________.A.he'shergrandsonB.he'scleverC.hecankeepquietD.hegetshomeontime3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack's________.A.classmateB.colleague(同事)C.aunt D.wife4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.A.蓋印B.跺C.貼郵票D.承認5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder(為了)________.A.towakehisgrandmaupB.tomakehisgrandmaangryC.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetimeD.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch參考答案：1．B2．C3．A4．B5．C講解：1．第一句介紹杰克今年20歲，2年前中學畢業(yè)，故選B。2．結合前后文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，并且很快就睡著了，文章最后介紹他用腳跺樓，發(fā)出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選C。3．由第二段倒數第二句判斷。4．根據文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數第二句又講他用腳在地板上發(fā)出“Bang...”的聲音，故應是用腳跺樓。5．因他表壞了，Mary又沒帶，他們想知道時間。閱讀理解2WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(互聯網),buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(網絡)didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,but,intheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade'surfing'(瀏覽)theInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-line(上網)anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.判斷下列句子是否符合短文內容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。l.TheInternethasahistoryoflessthanthirtyyears.TF2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.TF3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.TF4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.TF參考答案：1．F2．T3．F4．T講解：1．第二段開頭講互聯網是在60年代建立的，故至今歷史已超過30年。2．文中第二段闡明計算機網絡工作狀況不好(didn'tworkwell)。3．第三段中說明大學、醫(yī)院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計算機仍然很貴，并且網絡很難使用。4．由第三段最后幾句介紹可知，到90年代，計算機便宜且好用。科學家也發(fā)展了軟件使網上瀏覽更方便。而本題干用了not…until句型，譯為“直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟件上網”。閱讀理解3Mr.andMrs.Turnerliveoutsideasmalltown.Theyhaveabigfarmandtheyarealwaysbusyworkingonit.Theirson,Peter,studiedatamiddleschool.Theyoungmanstudiedhardanddidwellinhislessons.Itmadethemhappy.LastmonthPeterfinishedmiddleschoolandpassedtheentranceexamination(升學考試).Mrs.Turnerwasveryhappyandtoldthefarmersaboutit.Yesterdaymorningthewomanwenttothetowntobuysomethingforherson.Onthebusshetoldoneofherfriendshowcleverandablehersonwas.Shespokeveryloudly.Allthepeopleinthebusbegantolistentoher.“Whichuniversity(大學)willyoursonstudyin?”awomannexttoherasked.“Inthemostfamousuniversityinourcountry!”Mrs.Turnersaidhappily.“Themostfamousuniversity?”“OxfordUniversity(牛津).”Mostofthepassengers(乘客)lookedathercarefully.Someofthemsaidtoher,“Congratulations!”Awomansaid,“I'msurehe'llknowFredSmith.”“Who'sFredSmith?”“He'smyson.”“Doeshestudyintheuniversity,too?”“No,”saidthewoman.“Heisoneoftheprofessors.”l.Thestoryhappenedin________.A.AmericaB.FranceC.GermanyD.England2.Mr.andMrs.Turnerwerehappybecause________.A.theirsondidwellinhislessonsB.theyhaveabigfarmC.theyhaveagoodharvestD.theirsonstudiedatamiddleschool3.Mrs.Turnerwantedeveryonetoknow________.A.hersonfinishedmiddleschoolB.hersonwashandsomeC.hersonwasgoingtostudyinauniversityD.hersonwasveryfriendlytoothers4.Mrs.Turnerspokesoloudlyinthebusthat__________.A.herfriendcouldhearherB.allthepeoplecouldhearherC.shehopedtomakeallthepeoplehappyD.shehopedtheywouldsaycongratulationstoher5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?__________.A.Thewomanwasn'tinterestedinMrs.Turner'swordsB.Mrs.TurnerknewnothingaboutthefamousuniversityC.ThewomanwantedtostopMrs.Turnerfromshowingoff(炫耀)D.ThewomannexttoMrs.Turnerwantedtoshowoffherson,too參考答案：1．D2．A3．C4．B5．C講解：1．因為牛津大學是英國的著名大學。2．第一段最后一句講“這使他們高興”。“It”指代前一句講的情況，即他們的兒子功課很好。3．根據第三段文意判斷。4．第三段最后一句講“所有人都開始聽她講?！惫蔄不對；她這樣做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不確切。5．文章前面做了鋪墊，講Mrs．Turner如何炫耀她兒子考上大學，結尾講那個婦女說自己的兒子是教授不論真假，她是在阻止Mrs.Turner的炫耀。閱讀理解4“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(擴大)themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It'ssocool”.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.1.Weknowthattheword“cool”has________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“________”.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel3.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It'scool.”A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”_________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems參考答案：1．C2．B3．A4．C5．D講解：1．見首句。2．由“express”前后詞義關系可推斷出是“表達”的意思，與“show”同義。3．由第二段首句可知。4．由例子中的學生用cool一詞概括出他的所有感受，知cool詞義的擴大會導致語言中詞匯的缺乏，是令人擔憂的。5．結合第4題的答案可做出選擇。參考答案：1.A2.D3.A4.D5.C講解：1.由短文最后一句“Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometresfromLondon”可知，最接近“fornearly1,800kilometres”，因此選A。2.由短文第2段倒數第3句“Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight”可知答案為D。3.從第3段可以看出，越往上溫度越低，因此應選A。4.由短文最后一段倒數第2句“TheycamedowninPoland...”可知答案為D。5.縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確。閱讀理解6Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practiseremembering.1.Themainreasonforone'spoormemoryisthathisparentshavepoormemories.TF2.Ifyoudon'tuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,theywillbecomestrong.TF3.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.TF4.Somepeoplecan'treadorwrite,buttheyhavebettermemories,becausetheyhavesavedtrouble.TF5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“HowtoHaveaGoodMemory”.參考答案：1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T講解：1.文中沒有此說法。2.從第一段可判斷。3.第二段開頭已說明。4.第四段開頭已說明。5.最后一段點題。閱讀理解7Ameteorite(隕石)almosthitan80-year-oldmannamedArthurPettiferinBritainwhenhewasworkinginhisgarden.Themeteoritewasthebiggestinthepast26yearsinBritain.Themeteoriteweighed(重量)onekilo,andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion(百萬)yearsold.“Ihearthebignoiseintheair.Ilookedupandsawthetopsofthetreescomingandgoing,”hesaid.“Ididn'tknowwhatitwas.”Meteoritesaresmallthingsfromthesmallplanetsinspace.About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.Mr.Pettifer'smeteoriteisthefifthtofallinBritainsincetheSecondWorldWar.Mr.Pettiferisglad.“Whenyouthinkaboutitcomingfromsofaraway,itreallyissomethingstrange.”1.Themeteoritewas______MrPettiferwhenitfelldown.A.closetoB.farfromC.hittingD.comingto2.Themeteoritewasalready______yearsold.A.40,000,000,000B.40,000,000C.400,000,000D.4,000,000,0003.Mr.Pettiferfoundthetopsofthetreescomingandgoingbecause______.A.thetreeswereafraidB.thefastfallingmeteoritekeptthetreetopsmovingC.itwasgoingtorainD.themovingwasmadebywind4.______peopleseeameteoritefallalthoughtheyvisittheearthofteneachyear.A.QuiteafewB.someC.FewD.Many5.Mr.Pettiferwas______toseethefallingofthemeteorite.A.happyB.afraidC.sorryD.angry參考答案1.從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著MrPettifer，故答案應選A。2.由短文第2段中“…，andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion”4000百萬即40億，故答案應是D。3.MrPettifer發(fā)現樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。4.由短文第4段“About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.”一句可推斷，答案選C。5.由短文最后一段第1句“MrPettiferisglad”可以看出，且happy與glad意思相近，故答案應選A。閱讀理解8OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,youcantakesomethingpositiveoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn’tsureofthatwasonSeptember11.Iusuallywakeupa6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashed(撞擊)intotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreaction(反應)wasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessing(目擊)anactofterrorism.MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn’tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.Itwasn’tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy(悲劇).Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant(寬容的).Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious(珍貴的),toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I’velearnedalsothatyoucan’ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon’tcomeback.Onemomentthey’relivingandthenextminutethey’renot.And,itdoesn’tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan’tbeusedupbyit.Youcan’tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.1.Theword“positive”inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?A.AfirestartingB.AplaneflyingC.AterribleaccidentD.Anactofterrorism.3.FromSeptember11,thewriterhadrealizedthat___________.A.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhaveB.hehasbecomelesstoleranttowardsothersC.heshouldgetworriedaboutlittlethingsD.lifeistooshorttocareaboutothers.4.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AReportaboutSeptember11B.TheTragedyofSeptember11C.September11andMyFamilyD.September11andMyTurn.參考答案講解：1.C見第一行，不管（nomatter）事情多糟，總能發(fā)現有益的東西。2.D見第六行。3.A見倒數第三行。Soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.4.D閱讀理解9閱讀下列短文，并根據短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。Mrs.Weekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.Thestorysaid：Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys(玩具).Somechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeks.Toysareneededtokeepthesesick(生病的)childrenhappyandquiet.Moneyforthemcanbesenttothehospital.AfterMrs.Weeksreadthestory，shesaid，“Thisstorygavemeanidea.”“Youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.”“Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital.”saidtheboysandgirlsoneafteranother.“Well，yourideaswouldbenice，”MrsWeekssaid，“butmineisdifferent.”“Wecouldmakesometoys.”shoutedoneofthem.Mrs.Weekssmiled.“Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?”sheasked.“Yes,yes.”thewholeclassanswered.“Great!Let’sbegintomaketoystomorrow.”saidMrs.Weeks.OnSaturdayafternoon，Mrs.Weekstookchildrentothehospitalwiththetoysmadebyherstudents.Thechildrenintheclassfelthappy，too.Afewdayslater，Mrs.Weeksreadanothernewspaperstorytotheclass:SomeschoolpupilsbroughttoystoChildren’sHospitallastweek.ThetoysweremadebythepupilsofGradeThreeinGreenStreetSchool.Thedoctorsaid，“Wehaveneverhadsomanywonderfultoys.Ourchildrenareveryhappywiththem.Theysay，‘THANKYOU，GRADETHREE.’”1.Whatwasthefirstnewspaperstorymainly(主要)about?A.SickchildreninChildren’sHospitalB.DoctorsinChildren’sHospital.C.Mrs.Weeksandherstudents.D.Toysmadebytheboysandgirls.2.What“idea”didMrs.Weekshaveinmind?A.Asktheclasstogivesomemoneytothechildreninthehospital.B.Asktheclasstosendsomeoftheirowntoystothechildreninthehospital.C.Lettheclassmakesometoysthemselvesandgivethemtothechildreninthehospital.D.Telltheclasstogotoseethechildreninthehospital.3.DoctorsinChildren’sHospitaldidn’thave____tokeepthechildrenhappyandquiet.A.enoughtime B.enoughboysandgirlsC.getmoneytobuytoysforD.enoughdoctors4.Atfirst，thedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalwantedto____thesickchildren.A.givesomemoneyto B.makesometoysforC.getmoneytobuytoysforD.borrowsometoysfor5.WhatMrsWeeksreallywantedtodoisto____.A.leteveryoneknowherclassB.savesomemoneyfortoysC.makeherselffamousD.teachthepupilstodothingsthemselvesandbehelpfultoothers參考答案：1.A2.C3.C4.C5.D講解：1.根據第1段newspaperstory的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫(yī)院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。2.從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫(yī)院，而“MrsWeekssaid，‘butmineisdifferent.’”到有人提議“makesometoys”時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。3.縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。4.由文中說醫(yī)生“askformoneyforchildren’stoys”得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選C。5.從文章中可以看出MrsWeeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案D是正確的。閱讀理解10Oncetherelivedanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.Sohiswifealwayshadtosaytohim，“Don'tforgetthis.”O(jiān)nedayhewentonalongwayalone.Beforehelefthome，hiswifesaid，“Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Youneedthemonyourway.Takecareofyourthingsontheway.”Hewenttothestation.Heboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid，“Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?”Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried.“Ican'tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain，”saidtheoldman.“Ithinkyouareright.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allright，youdon'thavetobuyanotherticket，”saidtheconductorkindly.Buttheoldmanstill(仍然)lookedworriedandsaidsadly，“Youdon'tknowwhyI'mworried.IfIdon'tfindmyticket，Ican'tremembermystation.WhereamIgoing?”1.Theoldmanboughtaticket_______.A.afterhegotonthetrainB.beforehegotonthetrainC.whentheconductortoldhimtobuyoneD.whenhefoundhehadnoticketwithhim2.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegan_______.A.tobuytheticketsB.tolookfortheticketsC.tocheck(檢查)theticketsD.toshowthetickets3.Theconductortoldtheoldmanthathedidn'tneedtobuyanotherticketbecause_________.A.themanwasveryoldB.hethoughttheoldmanhadnomoneywithhimC.theoldmanshowedhimtheticketD.hebelievedtheoldman4.Theoldmanstilllookedworriedbecause_________.A.hecouldn'tgetonthetrain.B.helosthisticketandalotofmoneyC.hethoughthiswifewouldgetangrywithhimD.heforgotwherehewasgoing5.Whichofthefollowing(下列)isright?A.TheoldmanwentonthetripwithhiswifeB.Theoldmandidn'tfindhisticketC.TheconductorwasalsoanoldmanD.Theoldmanhadtobuyanotherticket參考答案1.B第二段最后一句話表明。2.C第三段第一句話表明。3.D第四段第一行。4.D最后一句話。5.B閱讀理解11Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup(混合)andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyoukeepyoursenseofhumor(幽默感)，youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyou，becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”1.Thewriterthinksthatthebestwayforyoutolearnalanguageis____.A.writingB.listeningC.usingitD.learninggrammar2.WhatshouldyoudoinlearningEnglish?A.Becarefulnottomakeanymistake.B.Writeasquicklyasyoucan.C.Laughmoreoften.D.SpeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan.3.Whenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes，youshould____.A.notcare B.behappyC.feelworried D.beunhappy4.Whenyoumakeamistake，youshould____.A.keepquietB.keepyoursenseofhumorC.bekindD.getangry5.Thestorytellsus：“_____”.A.Onlyfoolish(愚蠢的)peoplemakemistakesB.FewpeoplemakemistakesC.PeoplenevermakemistakesD.Thereisnoonewhodoesn'tmakemistakes參考答案：1.C2.D3.A4.B5.D講解：1.第一句“Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.”2.第二句“ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.”。3.閱讀全文可得此答案。4.閱讀全文可得此答案。5.從最后一句ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”可知。閱讀理解12DoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe“WhiteHouse”eversince.1.WhiteHouseisahousefor___________.A.theAmericanpeople.B.thesoldiersofU.S.A.C.thepresidentsofU.S.A.D.thepatientsofU.S.A.2.EnglandfoughtwithAmericain____________.A.1810B.1812C.1814D.19163.Thehouseiscalled“WhiteHouse”because____________.A.it'scoveredwithsnowB.thehouseisverycleanC.thestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhiteD.theylikewhitecolour4.TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecause____________.A.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnewC.itwasonceonfireandwaswithmarksD.theyhaveenoughpaint5.“eversince”means___________.A.neverB.onceC.fromthenonD.before參考答案1.C第二段第二句。2.B參看第二段“Thestoryhappenedin1812.”3.C第二段提到：戰(zhàn)后為了掩蓋火燒的痕跡，所以把房子漆成白色。“WhiteHouse”也由此而來。4.C參看第三段的解釋。5.C根據最后一句：從此它就成了“WhiteHouse”。閱讀理解13TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.Thegirlsweretalkingaboutwhattheyweregoingtowear.“I'mgoingtowearablackdress，soeverybodywillnotice(注意)me，”saidEmily.“Howaboutyou，Linda?”“I'mnotsure.Maybejeans(仔褲)，anoldshirt，andahat.Peoplewillnoticememorethanyou!”Lindasaid.“Whatarewegoingtodoabouttheboys?”askedJane.“Doyourememberthelastschoolparty，lastyear?Theyjuststoodthere，andwegirlshadtodancebyourselves!”“Ihearthatsomeoftheboyslearnedhowtodancethissummer.Maybeit'llbebetterthistime，”saidMary.ThepartywasheldonFridayevening.Groupsofstudentsarrived.Themusicbegan.Thegirlsstoodinalineononeside，andtheboysonanotherside.Mr.Green，theirteacher，triedtogetthemtogether，butfailed.Afterawhile，Timsaid，“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime.Thepartyisonlyfortwohours.It'llbeoversoon.”Hestartedtodance.Alltheotherswatchedhim.ThenDavidaskedEmilyifshewantedtodance.ThenJackandLinda.Then，allbegantodance.Soonthereweremoredancersthanwatchers.1.OnFridayeveningtherewouldbe__________.A.aschoolpartyB.aschoolmeetingC.asportsmeetingD.abirthdayparty2.Thegirlsweretalkingabout___________.A.whattheboysweregoingtowearatthepartyB.whattheyweregoingtowearatthepartyC.howtoteachtheboystodanceD.howtodance3.Whathappenedwhenthemusicbegan?A.DavidaskedEmilytodance.B.Groupsofstudentsarrived.C.TheboysandgirlsbegantodanceD.Thegirlsstoodononeside，andtheboysonanotherside.4.Whowasthefirstonetodance?A.DavidB.JackC.TimD.Jane參考答案1.A細節(jié)題。第一句：“TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.”2.B從文章開頭和Linda的對話中得知她們在談論晚會上她們要穿的衣服。3.D最后一段提到：音樂響起來的時候，女孩子站在一邊，而男孩子站在另一邊。4.C最后一段提到：Afterawhile，Timsaid，“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime...”Hestartedtodance，因此可知他是第一開始跳舞的人。閱讀理解14Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.“Hi，”aworkersaid.“MayIhelpyou?”“I'dlikeahamburger，largechips，andaCoke.”themansaid.“Anythingelse?”theworkerasked.“No.”themananswered.“That'sit.”“Isthatforhereortogo?”theworkerasked.“Togo.”themansaid.Theworkerputtheman'slunchinabag.Themantookouthismoneyandpaidforhislunch.“Thankyou.”theworkersaid，“Haveaniceday.”Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.Hesatdownandopenedthebag.Hewassurprised.Therewasnohamburgerinthebag.Therewerenochips.TherewasnoCoke.Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!Themancountedthemoney.Twothousanddollars!Whywasthemoneyinthebag?Wherewastheman'slunch?Themanagerofthefast-foodrestaurantneededtogotothebank.Heputtwothousanddollarsinanenvelope(信封).Heputtheenvelopeinabagandputthebagdown.Theworkergavethemanager'sbagtothemanbymistake.Sothemanagerhadahamburger，chipsandaCoke，andthemanhadtwothousanddollars.Whatshouldthemando?1.Themanwenttoarestaurantto________.A.buyhislunchB.havearestC.selldrinksD.cookfood2.Themanwantedtohavehislunch________.A.inahotel B.inashopC.inarestaurant D.inapark3.Whenthemanopenedthebag，hefound________init.A.foodB.drinkC.moneyD.nothing4._______couldn'tfindhismoney.A.Theman B.ThemanagerC.Theworker D.Nobody參考答案1.A細節(jié)題。第一句“Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.”2.D細節(jié)題。倒數第二段第一句：“Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.”3.C細節(jié)題。倒數第二段：“Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!”4.B最后一段回答了這個問題。閱讀理解15Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain.Theywanttobringwatertothedeserts，sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood.Theyarelearningalotaboutthedeserts.Butmoreandmore