初三英語(yǔ)閱讀理解20篇

（一）

LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog”.Zipisasheepdog.Butwhen

Tomtriestosay"Seep”,itcomesout〃keep〃.AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalways

bringingthingshoemforustokeep!I111tellyouaboutsomeofthem.

Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.

Wedicin'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldme

theshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded（點(diǎn)頭）andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?〃

Z/Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot（污點(diǎn)）

offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.〃

z，AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!Isaid.〃Weshouldtakeitback.

“Wecan*tsaidmysistter.

“MaybelittleTomisright,“Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!”

1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.

A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwas

B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome

C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent

D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof

2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdogz，because.

A.thedoglikeskeepingthings

B.thedog1ikesplayingwithshoes

C.hedoesn，tknowthedog，sname

D.hecan*tpronouncetheword“sheep,well

3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas.

A.itscolourB.itssmel1

C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone

4.Theword〃keep〃inthelastsentencemeans〃"

A.keepingthingsforitself

B.bringingthingsforothertokeep

C.notlettingitrunabout

D.takingcareofasmallchild

5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.

A.1ikestogivepresentstopeople

B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter*shome

C.hasbroughtsometrouble

D.likestobecalled"thekeepdog”

Key:l.C2.D3.B4.B5.C

（二）

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotake

itoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeenin

aplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntil

wearebackonthegroundagain!”

Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweather

isfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell."Butshe

continuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromunder

theblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlikeplanes

andIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI'11sayonething,wShecontinuedkindly,“You

andyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”

1.Anoldladyhad

A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket

2.A.Shedidn,twantto

A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit

3.spoketoher.

A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends

4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.

A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital

5.Thewomandidn't1ikeplanesandshewasnevergoing

A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

Key:1-5BAACA

（三）

DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,TmgoingtoflytoNew

YorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.，zWhereareyougoingtostaythere?”

hiswifeasked.don，tknowyet.〃Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfrom

thereinatelegram（電報(bào)），〃hiswifesaid."Allright,“Dickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddress

ofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clock

andsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.〃

Hefoundataxi（出租車）andthedriversaid,“Wheredoyouwanttogo?〃ButDickdidn，t

rememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

“Whichhotelaremythingsin?”hesaid,“AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?”Butthe

driverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehe

senthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,“Pleasesendmemyaddressatthis

postoffice.

Choosetherightanswer

1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause

A.hewentthereforaholiday

B.hehadworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing（觀光）

D.hishomewasthere

2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?

A.Becauseshedicin'tknowhisaddressyet

B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too

C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

D.Becauseshecouldn，tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork

3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Tnthecenterofthecity.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Athisfriend，shouse.

4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?

A.Themanager（經(jīng)理）ofhishotel.

B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.

D.Hiswife.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

Key:1-5BABI)C

（四）

BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthen

Jimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.

Bobdidn，tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanother

townandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.

WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,“he

thought,andknockedagain,andsaid,“Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.”

Z/Fvegoneoutinmyboots,“answeredJim.

TrueorFalse

1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.

2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.

3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.

4.Bobhadn，tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.

Key:1-4FTFT

（五）

Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.

Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,“Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!”

Herbertanswers,z/rmcoming!z/andgoesrightbacktosleep.Vmnotatall1ikemybrother.

Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon，tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusually

wakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotake

ashower.1getdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairs

forbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.

ButnotHerbert.Uejustsleeps.Ami1itaryband（軍樂(lè)隊(duì)）inourbedroomcouldnotwake

himup.Icallhimandsay,“Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyou

don，tgetupimmediately!

Buthejustsleeps.Aftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsand

pullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssome

dayhe'11learntogetupontime,butIreallydor/tthinkso.

TrueorFalse

1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.

2.rmnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearly

inthemorning.

3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.

4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn，tanswerandremainsinbed.

5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestoget

up.

6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.

7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.

Key:1-7.FTTFTFF

（六）

InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience（經(jīng)歷）four

seasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlater

blackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsa1ittlecold.Tnthelate

afternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummerat

thistimeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwinter

theycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwi11seethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella

（傘）oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwi11regret（后悔）laterintheday.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring

D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday

2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds

C.summerandwinterD.springandautumn

3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.〃Means"itissometimestooinwinter.”

A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawith

thembecause.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings

5.Thebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthispassageis

A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinter

C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople

KEY:ABABC

（七）

MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,“ifanyoneasks

forme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwill

bebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.”

〃0K,Dad,/zsaidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn,trememberthis,hewrotethese

wordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,

tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.

Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasno

mantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthat

evening.

Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstanding

atthedoorandsaid,“Whereisyourfather?”Theboyputhishandintohispocketat

onceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyremembered

hehadburntit,soheshouted,“Nomore.〃

Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,“Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendid

ithappen?”

“Burntyesterdayevening.z/

1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat.

A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdays

B.hewouldbebackinsevendays

C.hewouldbebackinamonth

D.helikedacupoftea

2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon

A.thewallB.thedoor

C.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket

3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron.

A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday

4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.

A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdead

B.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdown

C.thechildgavehimacupoftea

D.hecouldn,tfindthatpieceofpaper

5.Whatwasburnt?.

A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy

KEY:BCDAA

（八）

Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkind

ofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheir

ownlanguage,soitisnecessary（必要的）todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Here

aresomeexamples.

1.zzWhat，sthematter?”"Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI…〃

2.feelsotiredthesedays."Ithinkyou*dbetter…〃

3.〃0fcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…〃

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文）helpsalotin

understandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing〃isveryimportantin

understandingEnglish,especially（尤其）spokenEnglish.

1.Thispassagetellsusmain!yabout

A.theimportanceof"guessing〃inlearningaforeignlanguage

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis

A.soIdidn'thaveagoodtime.〃B.”???soIwenttobedverylate.

C.〃….SoIfeltunhappy.z，D.〃…soIgotupveryearly.z/

3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is

A.”Ithinkyou,dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.

B.thinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.”

C.”Ithinkyou，dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.”

D.thinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful.

4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is—

A.”…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.”

B.〃…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.

C.〃…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.z，

D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.〃

5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推斷）thatguessingisinlearningforeign

language.

A.theonlyway

B.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish

C.moreimportantthananyotherway

D.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish

KEY:ABADB

（九）

UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarms

arebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthem

likestousehishead.They*rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvi1lagershavebuiIt

newhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.

OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardthe

applesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.

Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriends

andboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecity

onatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.

Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice（價(jià)格）。Theyfeltunhappyandreturned

totheirvillage.

Z，Ican，tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受）lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit.

（盈利）"UncleLiaskedoneday.

“Thetractorwastoosmall“UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking.〃We'11carrymoreapples

onatrucknexttime!”

“Iagree!”saidUncleLi.〃Howfoolish（傻的）wewere

1.UncleLiandUncleWang1iveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause

A.theyhopetosavemoney

B.they'rebothpoor

C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain

D.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms

2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto

A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterest

C.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit

3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.

A.theirsweren*tasgoodastheothers,

B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers1

C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity

D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck

4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause.

A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusiness

B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecity

C.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor

D.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.

B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.

C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.

D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.

KEY:BDCAC

（十）

OnChristmasEve-thenightbeforeChristmasDay-childrenal1overBritainputa

stockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.Theirparentsusuallytell

themthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.

FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbs

downthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmas

presents.

Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,“FatherChristmas〃is

reallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildren

areasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmall

presents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn，t

dothatnow.ThechiIdrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"really

is.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.

1.ChristmasEveis.

A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDay

C.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay

2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.

A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockings

C.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren，sshoes

3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.

A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas

B.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn，treal

C.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas

D.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings

4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.

A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal

B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents

C.knowthatFatherChristinasisreallytheirfather

D.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend

5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe.

A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.

KEY:DBACA

（H^一）

Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.A

roundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬紙

版）withadropofsyrup（糖漿）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.The

beesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Then

theyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhi1e,thebluecardboard

withthesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputonthe

leftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshave

nosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.None

gototheredcard.

Picture1

1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?

A.Two:oneblueandonered

B.Three:twoblueandonered

C.Three:oneblueandtwored

D.Four:twoblueandtwored

2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,

B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?

Picture2

3.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.

A.thebluecardwithsyruponit

B.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit

C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwas

D.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard

4.Theexperimenthasproved（證明）thatbees.

A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolors

C.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrup

C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?

Keys:1-5BCBBD

（十）

OnChristmasEve-thenightbeforeChristmasDay-childrenalloverBritainputa

stockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.Theirparentsusuallytell

themthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.

FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbs

downthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmas

presents.

Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,“FatherChristmas"is

reallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildren

areasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmall

presents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn，t

dothatnow.ThechiIdrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"really

is.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.

1.ChristmasEveis.

A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDay

C.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay

2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.

A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockings

C.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren'sshoes

3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.

A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas

B.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'treal

C.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas

D.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings

4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.

A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal

B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents

C.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather

D.knowthatFatherChristinasisreallytheirfriend

5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe

A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.

KEY:DBACA

（十一）

Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.A

roundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬紙

版）withadropofsyrup（糖漿）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.The

beesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Then

theyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboard

withthesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputonthe

leftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshave

nosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.None

gototheredcard.

Picture1

1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?

A.Two:oneblueandonered

B.Three:twoblueandonered

C.Three:oneblueandtwored

D.Four:twoblueandtwored

2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,

B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?

Picture2

3.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.

A.thebluecardwithsyruponit

B.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit

C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwas

D.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard

4.Theexperimenthasproved（證明）thatbees.

A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolors

C.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrup

C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?

Keys:1-5BCBBD

（十五）

Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.Itbecame

deepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（擠壓）together.,itbecameice.

Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariver

ofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.

Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittook

rocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,

whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.

Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsofthe

world.Theglacierschangedtheland.

Glaciersaresti11atworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath

（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.

1.Thesnowthatfellonthemountain

A.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis.

3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavyv.Theworditmeans

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Therearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobe

B.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.

C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.

5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?（Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?）

A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.

Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.

C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.

6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat

A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchanges

C.glacierschangedtheland

Key:1.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.C5.C

（十六）

Longago,peopleinRome（羅馬）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.Pupilsin

schoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.

SomeRomans（羅馬人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewith

them.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.

PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychanged

thelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.Atlasttheydidnot

talkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.

PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.

Youdo,t