湖北省荊門市2019-2021年三年中考英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

湖北省荊門市2019-2021年三年中考英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編閱讀理解2021年湖北省荊門市中考英語(yǔ)試題第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATikTok,knownasDouyininChina,isamobileappallowinguserstocreate,shareandwatchshortvideos.Developedby:ByteDanceUsers:13+JoeThomasItseemsveryenjoyable.However,it’sdifficulttostoponceyoustartwatchingitsvideos.It’snotagoodideatospendtoomuchtimeonit.AliceBrownIliketheappbecauseitallowsmetosharemydailylifeandmakenewfriends.What’smore,IhavewonmorepopularityforthevideosIcreated.NowIhavemorethan10millionfans.AdamYoungThereisnoneedforustousethisapp.MyfriendTomSmithspendsmostofhissparetimeonTikTok.Ithinkheshouldspendtimeonmoremeaningfulthings,suchasexercisingorreading.1.TikTokissuitableforusersaged________.A.7 B.20 C.12 D.102.JoeThomasthinksthatyoumay________whilewatchingTikTok.A.spendtoomuchtime B.getboredeasily C.wastetoomuchmoney D.learnsomeharmfulinformation3.TikTokhasmade________popularforhis(her)videos.A.JoeThomas B.TomSmith C.AdamYoung D.AliceBrownBMr.Brownisalready89yearsold.Heusedtosellice-creaminNewYork.Lastmonth,hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem.“Whatshouldwedo?Wehavetomakemoney,”MrBrownsaidtohiswife.Thenhedecidedtosellice-creamagain.Hegotupearlyeverymorningandworkeduntilmidnight.Steveisareporter.Heoftenboughtice-creamfromMr.Brown.Soonhelearnedabouthisstory.Hewantedtohelptheoldman,sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.Brown’sstoryandcametobuyice-cream.Thatwasnotenough.StevestartedtoraisemoneyforMr.Brown.Heplannedtoraise$3,000,butinfact,hegotmorethan$201,000.NowMr.Brownisrich.Hedoesn’tneedtomakemoney.Buthesays,“I’mreallythankfultoSteveandotherkindpeopleforhelpingme.Iwanttohelpothers,too.”Hekeepsonsellingice-cream.Hegivesice-creamtokidsforfree.Healsogiveshismoneytopoorfamilies.Justasthesayinggoes,“Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive.”Trytohelp,andyouwillfeeldifferent.4.Mr.Brownbegantosellice-creamagainat89because________.A.hehadtosupporthisgrandchildren B.hiswifewasseriouslyill C.helovedsellingice-cream D.hisgrandchildrenlovedice-cream5.PeoplelearnedaboutwhathappenedtoMr.Brown________.A.ontheradio B.ontheInternetC.fromanewspaper D.fromaTVreport 6.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Stevemadealotofmoney. B.Mr.Brownusedallthemoneyonhimself.C.Mr.Brownisstillsellingice-cream. D.Steveraised$3,000forMr.Brown.7.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Agrandfatherwhoraisedmoney. B.Areporterthatmadeadifference.C.Anoldmanwhotouchedourhearts. D.Aprogramthathelpedsavepeople.CIfyoufeelsadorupset,remembernottowatchahappymovie.Asadmoviemaybemoresuitableforyou.SomescientistsatOhioStateUniversity,theU.S.,havefoundthatsadmoviescanmakepeoplehappier.TheypublishedtheirstudyinamagazinecalledCommunicationResearch.Scientistsasked361collegestudentstowatchasadmoviecalledAtonement.Themovietellsastoryoftwoloverswhowereseparated.TheydiedduringWorldWarIIattheendofthemovie.The361collegestudentsansweredquestionsfromthescientistsbefore,afterandthreetimesduringthemovietofindouttheirdifferentfeelings,includingsadness.Accordingtotheresultofthesurvey,scientistsfoundoutthatpeoplefeltbetterafterwatchingthesadmovie.Scientistsbelievedthiswasbecausethemoviemadethemthinkabouttheirownlivesandrelationships.Comparedtothoseoftheunluckyloversinthemovie,theirliveswerefullofhope.“Iwanttolivemylifetothefullest,andthismoviehasmademethinkalot,”onestudentwrote.SilviaKnobloch-Westerwick,theleaderofthestudy,explainedthatbadmoods(情緒)wouldmakepeoplemorethoughtful.“Goodmoodsaregenerallyasignthateverythingisfine.Youdon’thavetoworry,andyoudon’thavetothinkaboutproblemsinyourlife,”shesaid.“Butbademotions,likesadness,makeyoufeelterribleaboutyoursituation.Therefore,seeingasadmoviemaymakeyoufeelbad,butthatwillcauseyoutothinkmoreaboutyourowncloserelationshipsandvaluethemmore.”8.ThescientistsaskedthecollegestudentstowatchAtonement________.A.tohelpthemmakemorefriendsB.tomakethemfeelbetteraboutthemselvesC.tofindouthowtheyfeltafterwatchingitD.toencouragethemtosharetheirfeelings9.Howmanytimesdidthestudentsanswerquestionsfromthescientists?A.Sixtimes. B.Fivetimes. C.Fourtimes. D.Threetimes.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“those”inparagraph4referto?A.stories. B.feelings. C.friends. D.lives.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FeelingSad?WatchaSadMovieB.FeelingLonely?FindTrueLoveC.FeelingBad?SeeaHappyFilmD.FeelingDown?ThinkaboutOthersDOntheearlymorningofDecember17,theChang’e-5lunarprobe(月球探測(cè)器)landedsafelyonthegrasslandsinInnerMongolia,meaningtheChang’e-5mission(任務(wù))endedsuccessfully.Chang’e-5waslaunchedfromtheWenchangSpaceLaunchCenterinHainanProvinceonNovember24,2020.OnDecember1,theprobegottothemoon.Duringthestayonthemoon,itcollected1,731gramsofrockandsoilsamples(樣品).OnDecember3,ournationalflagwasshownonthemoon.Afterthat,theprobewasreadytogohome.Chinaisnostrangertolunarexploration(探月)programs.Overtheyears,ithassentanumberofincreasinglychallengingmissionstothemoon.OneofthemostfamousmissionswasthehistoriclandingofChang’e-4spacecraftonthemoon’sfarsidein2019.AsChang’e-5reachedanewareaofthemoon,thislaunchsuccessfullypushedthelimits(極限)evenfurther.It’snodoubtagreatstepforwardforthespaceindustry.ThisisatrulyhistoriceventforChina’sspaceprogram,makingChinathethirdnationintheworldtobringsamplesbackfromthemoon.ThesuccesshasalsomadeChang’e-5thefirstspacecrafttobringbacksamplesfromthemoonsince1976whenaRussianspaceshipbroughtback170.1gramsofsamplestotheearth.Thiswasnoeasytask,butChinahasmadeit.12.HowlongdidthewholeChang’e-5missionlast?A.Abouthalfamonth. B.Around10days.C.Overamonth. D.Morethan20days.13.Theunderlinedword“l(fā)aunched”inparagraph2means________inChinese.A.回收 B.發(fā)射 C.發(fā)明 D.銷毀14.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout________.A.theimportanceofspaceexplorationB.thedifficultyinlunarexplorationC.thefutureofChina’sspaceprogramD.theprogressinChina’smoonmissions15.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.CULTURE B.TRAVEL C.SCIENCE D.SPORT第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Doyouwanttobeclevererandgetmoreknowledge?Fivewayscanmakeyoucleverer.▲Don’tWatchTVTooMuch16Ifyou’retootired,listentosomemusic.Whenyou’rewithyourfriendsorfamily,leavetheTVoffandhaveaconversation.Allofthesethingsmakeyourmindrunbetterthantelevisiondoesandalsoallowyoutorelax.▲17Takingexercisealwaysleadstogreaterlearning.Useyourbodytoclearyourheadandcreatemoreenergy.Afterwards,youwillfeelmoreenergeticandcanconcentrate(專注)moreeasily.▲ReadChallengingBooksIfyouwanttoimproveyourthinkingandwritingability,youshouldreadbooksthatmakeyouconcentrate.18▲EarlytoBed,EarlytoRiseWakingupearlymakesyouactiveallday.▲TakeTimetoReflect(反省)Spendingtimealoneonreflectinggivesyouachancetoorganizeyourthoughts.Afterwards,you’llhaveabetterunderstandingofwhat’simportantandwhatisn’t.20Readingaclassicnovelwillmakeyouthinkmoreclearly.TrytoLearnWatchingalotofTVdoesnogoodtoyourmind.Thentheunimportantthingswon’ttroubleyouanymore.TakeExerciseThemoreyousleep,thebetteritis.Theearlymorninghoursaremostpeacefulandproductive(多產(chǎn)的).答案：第一節(jié)1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D11.A 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.C 第二節(jié)16.C 17.E 18.A 19.G 20.D2020年湖北省荊門市中考英語(yǔ)試題第二部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)Toimprovechildren'sfitness,Freestyle360hasintroducedsomefunfitnessclassesforchildrenbetweennineandthirteenyearsold.Wewanttoencouragechildrentoturnenergyintosportsandhavesocialfuninacaringandprofessionalenvironment.KidsKarate（Mondays）Time:16:30—17:30Coach:BrettUkichItisafunkarateclassforchildrentoincreaseskills.TheywillalsolearnsomeoftheJapaneseterminology（術(shù)語(yǔ)）.FitnessFun(Wednesdays)Time:16:30--17:15Coach:LynseyMcDonaldThisclassoffersfunlessonsincludingbody-weightexercises.Ispurposeistohelpchildrengetstronger.TeamGames（Thursdays）Time:17:00—18:15Coach:LorraineClaytonThisclassteacheschildrentoworkasateam.Weofferfunfitnessgamessothereissomethingforeveryone.PhysicalActivity-BetterHealthByexercising,childrenwillbecomehappierandfitter.Price:￡7.5/lessonor￡28/monthTel:01386700039or07818033629Email:info@freestyle360.co.ukAddress:DraycottRoad,Blockley,GL569DY1.WhowilltrainthechildrenonMondayafternoons?A.Brett. B.Lynsey. C.Lorraine. D.Draycott.2.HowlongdoeseachlessonofFitnessFunlast?A.30minutes. B.45minutes. C.60minutes. D.75minutes.3.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindtheaboveinformation?A.Inahotel. B.Ataschool. C.Inacinema. D.Atahospital.【答案】1.A2.B3.BIn1981,theChinesewomen'svolleyballteamfirststoodonthetopattheWorldCup.Andin2019,itdefended（保?。﹊tsWorldCupcrownwitharecordof11wins.Thewomen'svolleyballteamhasbeentheprideoftheChinesepeople.Tohonorit,afilmnamedZhongguoNvpaiorLeapinEnglishhasbeenmade.Basedonthevolleyballteam'sstories,thefilmshowsthestruggles（奮斗）andachievementsoftheChinesewomen'svolleyballteamoverthepast40years.GongLi,aworld-famousChineseactress,playstheroleofLangPing,whohaswontheworldchampionshipsmanytimeswiththeteamandisnowtheteam'sheadcoach.Inordertoplaytherolewell,Gongcametothetrainingsiteoftheteam,observingLang'swordsanddeedscarefully.ZhuTing,captainoftheChinesewomen'svolleyballteam,alsoplaysapartinthefilm.Itisthefirsttimethatshehastakenpartinafilmshootingandshesaysit'salittlebitdifficult.However,herplayingvolleyballismoredifficultthanbeinganactress.Ittookheratleast10yearstorisetofameinthefieldbutplayingherselfinthefilmcouldberealizedinashorttime.ThefilmhitthescreeninJanuary,2020.TheChinesewomen'svolleyballteamnotonlyisacompetitivesportsteambutalsoshowsthespiritofstrugglingandnevergivingup.4.Theunderlinedword“observe"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans____________.A.listento B.learn C.understand D.watch5.WhatismentionedaboutZhuTing?A.Shethinksit'seasytobeanactress. B.Shehasledtheteamtowinmanyprizes.C.Ittooklongforhertobecomefamous. D.Sheonceplayedapartinafilm.6.WhatcanwelearnfromtheChinesewomen'svolleyballteam?A.Keeponfighting. B.Fightforthefirst. C.Learnfrommistakes. D.Seeingisbelieving.7.Thepassageiswrittenina/an____________tone(語(yǔ)氣).A.serious B.excited C.humorous D.proud【答案】4.D5.C6.A7.DDoyouknowaboutPsephurusgladius?It'saChinesepaddlefishknownas"kingofallnationalfreshwaterfish".However,itisannouncedthattheChinesepaddlefishlivingintheYangtzeRiverhasbecomeextinct（滅絕的）.ApaperfromScienceoftheTotalEnvironmentshowsthatthelargestfreshwaterfishinChinamighthavegoneextinctbetween2005and2010.WeiQiwei,authorofthepaper,saidinSeptember,2019,someexpertssupposedthatthefirst-classprotectedfishhadbeenextinctalready.TheChinesepaddlefishwasabout2to3meterslongandcouldgrowlongerthan7meters.Thefishhadlivedontheearthfor15millionyears.Thelatestdiscoveryofthefishwasmadein2003.Scientistshelpedthefishtoreturnandtriedtotrack（追蹤）it.Unluckily,aboataccidentcausedthetrackingeffortstofail.Sincethen,nodiscoveryhasbeenreportedandnosuchfishhasbeenkeptincaptivity(圈養(yǎng))."TheChinesepaddlefishwassobigthatitwashardtoraiseincaptivity,"Weisaid.Between1984and1993,heoncetriedtosavefourfish,butonlyonestayedaliveandreturnedtotheriver.Theextinctionofthefishhascalledpublicattentionaspeopleexpressedsadnessoverthedeath,hopingsuchanimalswouldbebetterprotectedsothatfuturegenerationscouldseethem.FromJan1,2020,Chinabegana10-yearfishingban（禁令）onimportantareasoftheYangtzeRivertoprotectBiodiversity（生態(tài)多樣性）inChina'slongestriver.8.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat____________.A.theChinesepaddlefishwashuntedtoomuchinthepastB.theChinesepaddlefishwasthelargestfreshwaterfishintheworldC.theChinesepaddlefishcouldgrowtobeover7metersinlengthD.theChinesepaddlefishhasneverbeenseensofar9.WhathappenedaftertheboataccidentmentionedinParagraph3?A.Somescientistssavedthefish. B.Peoplefailedtotrackthefish.C.Thefishlostitslife. D.Thefishwaskeptincaptivity.10.Whycouldn'ttheChinesepaddlefishberaisedincaptivity?A.Becauseofitslivinghabits. B.Becauseofitslargesize.C.Becauseofisspecialdiet. D.Becauseofthehighcost.11.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowpeople'ssadnessaboutthefish'sdeath. B.Toexplainhowthefishdiedout.C.Tocallonpeopletoprotectanimals. D.Tointroduceafirst-classprotectedfish.【答案】8.C9.B10.B11.CScientistsaroundtheworldareracingtocreateandtestvaccines（疫苗）tohelpprotectpeopleagainstthenovelcoronavirus（新冠病毒）.Theyaremakingprogress,butitwillbequiteawhilebeforeanyvaccinesareready.Therearemanydifferentwaystomakevaccines.Atleast115differentvaccinesforthenovelcoronavirusarebeingdevelopedaroundtheworldrightnow.Manyofthemmaynotworkormayhavesideeffectsthatcanbedangerous.Thatiswhytestingisveryimportant.Beforeavaccineisevertestedonhumans,it'sfirsttestedonanimalstomakesureitseemssafe.Testingthevaccineonhumansisdoneinseveraldifferentphases（階段）.InPhase1,asmallgroupofpeoplearegivensmallamountsofthevaccinetoseeifithasanybadeffects.Phase2stillteststhevaccine’ssafety,butit'smainlyatesttoseeifthevaccineseemstowork,IfPhase2goeswell,thevaccinecanbeginPhase3.DuringPhase3,thevaccineistriedonamuchlargergroupofpeopletoseehowwellitworks.Becauseoftheseriousandworldwideimpact（影響）ofthenovelcoronavirus,thereishugepressuretodevelopaworkingvaccinequickly.Itnormallytakessevenormoreyearstodevelopasafevaccinethatworkswell.Nowdrugcompaniesarehopingtocreateworkingvaccinesin12or18months.Buthealthexpertsalsowarnthatrushingtoomuchcouldbedangerous.Avaccinewithharmfuleffectscouldcausemoreproblemsthanitsolves.12.Accordingtothepassage,thescientistswhoaremakingvaccinesare____________.A.hard-workingandcareful B.patientandeasy-going C.kindandcurious D.caringandbrave13.Howlongdoesittaketocreateworkingvaccinesintheusualway?A.Lessthansixyears. B.Morethantenyears.C.Twelvetoeighteenmonths. D.Aboutsevenyears.14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thereareonlythreephasesintestingvaccines.B.Workingvaccinesmustbecreatedinashorttime.C.Vaccineshavealreadybeendeveloped.DRushingtooquicklyincreatingvaccinesmaybringmoreproblems.15.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.RushforaVaccine B.FightagainsttheDiseaseC.ProtectPeopleagainsttheVirus D.CreateWorkingVaccines【答案】12.A13.D14.D15.A第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Ifyou'reakidwholikestohavefunandchatwithfriendsonline,here'showyoucanstaysafeandavoidproblems.Sticktosafersites.Yourparentsandteacherscanguideyoutothebestsitesforyou.Somesiteshaveagerestrictions（限制）,soyoumightwanttolieaboutyourage.____16____Guardyourpasswords.Ifsomeonecansignin（登錄）asyouyouwillhavenocontroloverwhattheydoorsay.____17____Sodon'tshareyourpasswordswithanyoneexceptyourparents.Limitwhatyoushare.____18____Ifyou'renotsureifyoushouldsharesomething,askaparent.Rememberthatanythingyouputonlineorpostonasiteisthereforever,evenifyoutrytodeleteit.Ifyouwouldn'twantyourclasstoknoworseesomething,youshouldn'tshareitwithanyoneonline,notevenyourbestfriends.____19____Tellanadultrightawayifsomeonesayssomethingtoyouthatmakesyouuncomfortable.Alsotellanadultifyouseeanyonebullying（欺凌）orsayingstrangethingstootherkids.Bechoosyaboutyouronlinefriends.Somesitesletkidsmakefriendswithpeopletheydon'tknow.____20____Neveragreetomeetanonlinefriendinpersonorgiveoutpersonalinformationaboutyourself.A.Alwaystellifyouseestrangeorbadonlinebehavior.B.Butonlinefriendsarenotthesameasthefriendsinreallife.C.It'ssafertotellthetruthandavoidthosesitesuntilyou'reolder.D.Weshouldbehardonotherpeopleonline.E.Andeveryonewillthinkit'syou!F.Communicatemorewithyourfriends.G.Nevertellastrangerwhereyouliveoryourphonenumber.【答案】16.C17.E18.G19.A20.B2019年湖北省荊門市中考英語(yǔ)試題第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ACanadasharesthelongestinternationalborder(邊界)intheworldwiththeUSA,whichis8,891kmlong.ThelongestpartoftheborderissharedwiththeUSstate,Alaska,anditisabout2,475kmlong.HereismoreinformationaboutCanada.Geography★thelargestwaterfalls,NiagaraFalls★thesecondbiggestcountryintheworldafterRussia★thehighestmountain,theMountLoganwithaheightof5,959m★thelongestriver,theMcKenzieRiverinthenorthwest,4,241kmlong★alargecountrywithasmallpopulationAttractionsforkids★goingboatinginthenationalparks,enjoyingskiing,snow-boardingandotherwinterfunactivitiesinthemountains★outdooractivities:riding,climbingandice-skatinginToronto,Vancouverandsoon★interestingmuseumsandwonderfulcityparks1.HowlongisthelongestborderthatCanadashareswithAlaska?A.8,891km. B.2,475km. C.4,241km. D.5,959m.2.Thelargestcountryintheworldis________.A.China B.Canada C.theUSA D.Russia3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheheightoftheMountLoganis5,959kilometers.B.TheMcKenzieRiverliesinthenortheastofCanada.C.Canadaisalargecountrywhichhasasmallpopulation.D.Kidscan’tgoice-skatinginVancouver.【答案】1.B2.D3.CBTerryFoxwasonlyseventeenwhenhegotacancer(癌癥).Hemusthavefelthopelesswhenthedoctorsaidhisrightlegwouldhavetobecutoff6inchesabovetheknee.Buttoeveryone’ssurprise,TerryFoxmadeuphismindtobecomealong-distancerunneranddosomethingaboutthecancer.Whatadream!Althoughitseemedimpossible,Terrydecidedtorunacrossthewholecountry.Hehopedtoraiseonemilliondollarsforcancerresearch.Fewbelievedhewouldmakeit.Anyway,onApril12,1980,TerryFoxbeganhisMarathonofHope.Forthefirstdaysofhismarathon,TerryFoxwasalone.Hestartedrunningat4:30am.Daybyday,peoplebegantorealizethatsomethingbigwashappeningonthelonelyroad.AspeoplesawTerry,theystoppedanddonated(捐贈(zèng))moneyforcancerresearch.However,hishealthtookarapidturnfortheworseseveralmonthslater.HehadtogiveuphismarathononSeptember1,1980.Terrydiedthreemonthslater,attheageof22.Inhisshortlife,heraised$24millionforcancerresearch—onedollarforeachpersoninhismotherland.Sincehisdeath,theyearlyTerryFoxRun,firstheldin1981,hasgrowntobetheworld’slargestone-dayfundraiser(籌資活動(dòng))forcancerresearch.4.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Thedreamwasverystrange. B.Itwassuchasillydream.C.Thedreamwaseasytoachieve. D.Itwasalmostanimpossibledream.5.Terrygaveuphismarathonin1980because_________.A.hefoundittootiring B.nobodysupportedhimC.hewastoosicktocontinue D.heraisedenoughmoney6.WhendidTerryFoxgetacancer?A.In1975. B.In1980. C.In1981. D.In1958.7.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TotelluswhenTerryFoxRunwasfirstheld.B.Totellusnottogiveupwhenfacingdifficulties.C.Toadviseustodonatemoneyforcancerresearch.D.TocallonustotakepartinMarathonofHope.【答案】4.D5.C6.A7.BCIntheeyesofmanyforeigners,Chinesearethebesthostsandtheworstguestsintheworld.Andwesternhostssometimeslookrude(粗魯?shù)?intheeyesofChineseguests.Itisbecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaisquitedifferentfromthatinsomewesterncountries.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChinesefriend’shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.Inthewest,generallytheguestisnotagod.Actingaccordingtothehost’swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.Mywife’smother,averykindChineselady,doesn’tsmoke.WhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse,asanon-smoker,Ifeelunhappy.Usually,Iwanttostopthemdirectly,butImustrealizethatinChina,tobeagoodhost,shemustnotdothat.InmostNorthAmericanhomes,ifyouareaguest,andthehostsarenotsmokers,youshouldnotsmokeintheirhouse.Attheveryleast,youshouldask,“IsitOKifIsmoke?”Butdon’tbesurprisediftheysay,“No,youcan’tsmoke.”Inmyculture,ifyousmokeintheirhouse,youareabadguest,butiftheydon’tallowyoutosmokeintheirhouse,theyarenotrudehosts.Inaword,nomatterwhereyouare,thebestwaytobeagoodguestistoadaptto(適應(yīng))thehabitsofyourhosts.8.WhenawesternguestvisitsaChinesefamily,heoften________.A.buyssomefruit B.bringsacupofteaC.smokes D.feelslikeagod9.Whatwillthewriterprobablysayifaguestwantstosmokeinhishouse?A.Let’ssmoketogether. B.Sorry,youcan’tsmokehere.C.Smokingisabadhabit. D.It’sOKifyousmokehere.10.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed. B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo. D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBestHostsB.TheBestGuestsC.DifferentCulturesinDifferentCountriesD.DifferentGuest-hostRelationshipsinDifferentCultures【答案】8.D9.B10.C11.DDWhatdoesittaketograduatefromuniversity?Somepapersorhighscoresinexams?Well,thesearenotenoughifyouareastudentatTsinghuaUniversity.Accordingtoanewruleoftheuniversity,studentsmustprove(證明)themselvesintheswimmingpool.Theyneedtopassaswimmingtestofatleast50meters,andthosewhofailthetestwillberequiredtotakeaswimmingcoursethroughouttheirschoolyears.Bythetimetheygraduate,theywillhaveknownhowtoswim;otherwisetheycan’tgraduatewiththeirbachelor’sdegrees(學(xué)士學(xué)位).ThenewsmadewavesinChinesesocialmedia(媒體).Somepeoplepraisedtheuniversityforrequiringanecessaryskillthatcansavelives,andtheyalsobelievedthattherulewouldhelpimprovestudents’health.However,othersquestionedifitwasfairtoexpectthosewhocomefrominlandcities(內(nèi)陸城市)tobeabletoswim.Infact,thisisnotanewrule.TsinghuaUniversityfirstmadeswimmingarequirementin1919butlatergaveitup