北京市通州區(qū)近三年（2021-2023）九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末試卷分類(lèi)匯編：閱讀理解

北京市通州區(qū)

近三年(2021-2023)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末試卷分類(lèi)匯編

閱讀理解

北京市通州區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試卷

三、閱讀理解(每題2分，共26分)

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇

最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Winterholidayiscoming.Threestudentswanttotakepartinthevolunteeringprogramsand

bepartofthem.Whichonedotheychoose?ReadandputA,BorCintherightblank.

A.HospitalPrograms

Hospitalsusuallyneedsomehelpandalotofthemoffer

□□□wintervolunteerprograms.Herearesomeexamplesfrom

Children'sHospital,mostoftheworkiseasyandrelaxing.You

canhelpthenursecleanthesheets,changewaterforflowers,or

justtalktothepatientsto

makethemhappyandwarm.

B.Conservation（保護(hù)）Programs

Inschool,you'reprobablyalreadyspendingalotoftimeindoors,sowhy

notdosomegoodoutdoorswhileyouieinwinterholiday?Volunteerat

yourlocalpark,beach,forest,orotherplaces,dooutdoorsythingslike

wateringplants,cleaninguplitter,andimprovingwildlifehabitat（野生動(dòng)

物棲息地）.Youcouldalsojoinaconservationgrouptoprotectthesenaturalplaces.

C.MuseumPrograms

Holidayistheperfecttimetolearnsomethingnewatmuseumsacrossthe

country,andsomemuseumsevenofferwintercampsorspecial

programmingforvisitors.Beapartofhistory（orscience,orart,ormusic）

attheseplacesbyvolunteeringoverthewinterholiday.Youcancallthe

localmuseumsandlearnmore.

21.Janeisakindandfriendlygirlandshelikesplayingwiththeyoungchildren.Inhersparetime,

shelearnssomeknowledgeaboutnursing.Programisherbestchoice.

22.Mark'sfatheroftentoldhimsomehistorystorieswhenhewasyoung.Nowhistoryishis

favouritesubject.Thisholidayhewillwriteanarticleabouthistoryandheneedstocollectmore

informationaboutit.SoProgramishisbestchoice.

23.Susanlovesanimalsandnature.Shehasbirdsandfishathomeandshehelpsherdadfeed

themafterschool.Shealsolikesdoingvolunteerworkinthepark.SoProgramisher

bestchoice.

B

Doyourememberthenameofyourkindergartenteacher?Ido.HernamewasMrsWhite.

AndIthoughtshemustbesomeolderrelationofWaltDisney'sSnowWhite,becauseshehad

thesamebrightblueeyes,shortdarkhair,redlipsandfairskin.

Idon'tremembermuchaboutwhatwelearnedinherclass,butmymotheroncetoldmethat

weusedtowritealot.AndIwouldbringbackwhatIwroteandshewouldlookatit.Shefound

thereweresomanymistakes.Butnoredcorrections.Andalwaysastar.SometimesevenaGood!

Itwouldmakemyheartflywithhappiness.Butitworriedmymother,soonedaywhen

shewenttomeetMrsWhiteforoneofthoseParent-Teachermeetings,sheaskedherwhyshe

nevercorrectedmymistakesandwhysheneverpointedoutmyspellingandgrammatical

mistakeswitharedpen.

MrsWhitetoldmymotherthatthechildrenwerejustbeginningtogetexcitedaboutusing

words,aboutformingsentences.Shedidn'twanttomakethemlosethatenthusiasm（熱情）with

redink.Spellingandgrammarcanwait.Thewonderofwordswon't...Andmaybeshedidn'tsay

itexactlylikethat.Itwasalongtimeago.Andwhatmymothergavemewasthegist（大意）of

whatshecouldremember.TherestIaddedinbecauseIgrewuplearningtousewordswith

lovingconfidencelikethat.

NowIunderstandifMrsWhitehadusedherredpenmoreprecisely（精確地）,Imaybe

wouldn'tbetellingyouaboutthisnow.Ilookbacknowandthinkshemusthavebeenawonderful

teachertoexercisesuchred-pen-restraint（克制）.Sheallowedthejoy,wonderand

excitementofexpressionflowertobloom.Allofuslovedwritingatthattime.

Iusedtomisspellbeautifulalot.Icouldn'trememberiftheewentbeforethea.Myteacher

inhighschoolwasangrywithmebecauseshepointedoutthismistakefbrmanytimes.Atlast,I

couldputeandaintotheirrightplaces.Prettyiseasiertospell,butitdoesn'tholdasmuchasyou

meansometimes.ThankstoMrsWhite,Ihadnoworriesaboutwritingevenifl

couldn'tquitespellitout.Becauselifeisn'tPretty.It'sBeautiful.

24.MrsWhitewas.

A.thewriter'skindergartenteacher

B.thewriter'srelative

C.thewriter'soldfriend

D.thewriter'steacherinthemiddleschool

25.Thewriter'smomwasworriedbecause.

A.shedidn'tknowhowtoread

B.theteacherhadsomespellingmistakesinherownpaper

C.theteacherdidn*tcorrectthewriter'smistakeswitharedpen

D.shedidn'tlikewritingwhenshewasyoung

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.MrsWhitewasn'tgoodatspelling.

B.MrsWhitehopedherstudentstokeepuptheirinterestsinwriting.

C.MrsWhitewantedtoteachherstudentshowtouseredpencils.

D.MrsWhiteaskedherstudentstocorrectmistakesbythemselves.

C

EarthDayisApril22.Everyyear,peoplearoundtheworlddosomethingtohelptocarefor

theenvironment.Theycarryoutallkindsofactivitiestobettertheplanet'shealth.

Onewaytosupportthisgoalistogrownative（本地的）plantsinyourarea.Thishelps

wildlifeandnativeplantsevolve（進(jìn)化）together.Formanyoftheseanimals,plantpollen（花粉）

istheirfood.

Nativeinsectsoftencannotrecognize（認(rèn)識(shí)）non-nativeplantsasfood.Thismeanstheydo

notcollectthepollenorspreadplants'seeds.Plantingnon-nativeplantscreates"fooddeserts（荒

漠）"fbrinsectsincludingbees,birds,bats,butterfliesandmore.

DougTallamyisaprofessorofentomologyattheUniversityofDelaware.Entomologyisthe

studyofinsects.Hehasbeenwatchingtheplantsandinsectsinthecommunityforyearsand

foundthatnon-nativeplantscouldharmthenaturalfoodchain（食物鏈）,whichwasbadforthe

environment.

“Plantchoicematters,^hesaid."Theplantswechoosetobeautifyourcommunityshould

dependonhowmuchlifecanlivethere.Ifwedonotchoosetherightplants,theywillnotbeautify

theenvironmentandsomeofthemmaycauseharmtotheenvironment.

Humansdependstronglyoninsects.Withoutthem,wewouldhavenofloweringplants,

whichwouldharmthefoodwebthatsupportsimportantanimals.

Insectssupportplantsthatprovideoxygen,cleanwater,takeinCO2andmakethesoilrich.

Withoutinsects,thelivingpartsoftheearthwouldnotexist（存在）andhumanscouldnotliveon

theearth,Tallamysaid.

Inadditiontoprovidingfoodandhomeforinsectsandotherwildlife,nativeplantsareableto

groweasilyanddonotneedmuchcare.Thatmeanslesswateringandlessfertilizing（施月巴）.The

situationisawin-winforgardenersandinsects.

27.Peoplecanhelptocarefortheenvironmentby

A.growingallkindsofplantsaroundtheirneighborhood

B.growingnativeplantsaroundtheirneighborhood

C.observingtheplantsaroundtheirhouses

D.feedinginsectswithnon-nativeplants

28.WhatdidDougTallamyfindinhisstudy?

A.Nativeplantscouldbreakdownthefoodchain.

B.Fooddesertsweremainlycausedbyinsectsandbirds.

C.Non-nativeplantscouldgroweasilyandneedlesswater.

D.Non-nativeplantshadbadinfluencesonthelocalenvironment.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Nativeplantscanbenefitthegardenersandinsects.

B.Insectsshouldbeprovidedwithdifferentkindsoffood.

C.Non-nativeplantscanspreadtheirseedsfastinnewenvironment.

D.Humanscouldliveontheearthwithoutinsects.

D

Peopleexperienceaflowstatewhentheybecomedeeplyfocusedonanactivitythatis

challengingbutnotoutsideoftheirskillset.Gettingintoaflowstatehelpspeoplelearnand

furtherdeveloptheirskillswhilealsoincreasingtheirenjoymentofthoseskills.

Inthe1960s,psychologistMihalyCsikszentmihalyinoticedthatmanyartistsfellintothis

single-mindedstatewhiledoingtheircreativework.Hisresearchonthetopicshowedthatpeople

canexperienceflowduringdifferentsituations,includinggameslikechess,sportslikesurfingor

rockclimbing,professionalactivitieslikeperformingsurgery,orcreativeactivitieslikewritingor

painting.Timeseemstopassmorequicklythanusualwhenpeopleareinthisstate.Heusedthe

term4tflowstate^todescribethisexperiencebecausemanyofthepeopleheinterviewedaboutit

saidtheexperiencewaslikebeing“inflow.”

Thestateofflowcanbebroughtaboutbyanyexperience,whetherworkorplay,he

explained；%isthefullparticipationofflow,ratherthanhappiness,thatmakesforexcellencein

life.Flowisalsovaluableforlearninganddevelopingskills.Henotedthevalueofincreasing

challengessotheyarejustalittleoutsideone'sskillset.Thisencouragesthepersontostayin

theflowstatewhilealsohelpingthemtolearnnewskills.

Manypeopleareinterestedinachievingflowbecauseitcanhelpimproveperformanceand

increasehappiness.Thiscanbedifferentfordifferentpeople.Whileonepersonmayenteraflow

statewhilegardening,anothermaydosowhiledrawingorrunningamarathon.Thekeyistofind

anactivitythatthepersonispassionate（熱情的）aboutandfindsitenjoyable.

Inaddition,theactivitymustbechallengingenoughtoneedpeopletoraisetheirskilllevel

justbeyondtheirabilities.Finally,thebalancebetweenskilllevelandchallengemustbeoptimal

toachieveflow.Ifthechallengeistoohigh,itcanleadtoanxiely（焦慮）;ifthechallengeistoo

low,itcanleadtoboredom.Highchallengesandhighskillswillresultindeepinvolvement（參與）

intheactivityandcreatethedesiredflowstate.

Todayitcanbehardtoensureone'senvironmentisgoodforflow.Ifthenoisekeeps

appearing,itwon*tleadtoaflowstate.Youshouldturnoffmobilephonesifyouwanttoachieve

flow

30.WhatcanwelearnfromMihalyCsikszentmihalyi'sresearch?

A.Peoplefeelboredwhentheyareinthestateofflow.

B.Timeseemstopassmoreslowlywhenpeopleexperienceflow.

C.Flowstatecanpreventpeoplefromachievingtheirgoals.

D.Peoplemayexperienceflowwhentheydeeplykeeptheirmindsonsomething.

31.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Thehistoryoftheresearch.

B.Thebenefitsofaflowstate.

C.Thedifficultiesoflearningnewskills.

D.Thechallengesofaflowstate.

32.Theword/optimal“inParagraph5means

A.oppositeB.newC.suitableD.familiar

33.Thewriterthinks

A.peoplegetintoaflowstateinallkindsofenvironment

B.peoplefeelboredwhenthechallengeistoohigh

C.anxietycanhelppeoplegetintoaflowstate

D.bothhighchallengesandskillsarenecessaryforaflowstate

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A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

14.（6分）

WhoisYourFavoriteScientist?

MyfavoritescientistisMarieCurie.Shewasbornin1867and

spentmuchofherlifeonthestudyofradioactivity（放射物）.She

wassogreatthatshereceivedtheNobelPrizesintwodifferent

fields.Shewasthefirstwomantowinit,andthefirstpersonto

winittwice.

TuYouyouismyfavoritescientist.ShewasborninNingbo,

China.Aftershegraduated,shehasworkedonmedicine.

Beginningattheageof39（把奉獻(xiàn)給）herlifeto

artemisinin（青蒿素）research.In2015

David

MyfavoritescientistisAlbertEinstein.Heisbestknownfor

developingthetheoryofrelativity（相對(duì)論）.Hebeganreading

andstudyingscienceatayoungage.In1896,hebegantolearn

physicsandmadegreatachievements.In1921

YuanLongpingismyfavoritescientist.Hewasknownasthe

fatherofhybrid（雜交）rice.HegraduatedfromSouthwest

ChinaAgriculturalInstituteandhadasuccessfulcareer（事業(yè)）

inagriculture（農(nóng)業(yè)）

Mike

（1）WhoisDavid'sfavoritescientist?

A.MarieCurie.

B.TuYouyou.

C.AlbertEinstein.

D.YuanLongping.

（2）AlbertEinsteinwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin.

A.1879

B.1905

C.1921

D.1930

（3）YuanLongpingwaswell-knownforhisstudyof.

A.hybridrice

B.artemisinin

C.radioactivity

D.thetheoryofrelativity

15.（6分）

SomethingUnexpected

Welivenextdoortoasweet,elderlyladynamedMrs.Wilson.MyfathernoticedthatMrs.

Wilsonwasnotoutsidemuchlately.Itwasunusualbecauseshelovedworkinginhergarden.

MymotherfoundthattheplantsinMrs.Wilson'syardwerelookingovergrown.Myparents

wereworriedabouther.TheywentnextdoorandfoundoutthatMrs.Wilsonwassick.They

decidedthatourfamilyshouldofferMrs.Wilsonourhelp.Wewouldspendafewhoursthe

followingweekendsandgethergardenbackintoshape（樣子）.

Iwasn*teager（熱切的）todoitbutIhadnochoice.Bynineo'clockinthemorning,I

wasinMrs.Wilson'syard.Iusedthetoolsthatmyfathergavetometodig（掘出）（草）.Ihad

todigcarefullysoIdidn'tdisturb（弄舌L）anyoftheflowersthatMrs.Wilsonplantedlast

spring.

Itwasonlynoon,butitseemedlikeIwasworkingforavery,reallylongtime.Itwashard

work（鏟子）hitsomethinghard.1stoppedworking.Ipickeduptheobjectthattheshovel

struck.Iwasexcitedtodiscoveritwasalargearrowhead!Later,Mrs.WilsontoldmethatI

couldkeepitasasouvenir（紀(jì)念品）（感謝）formyhelp.

Ithoughtworkinginourneighbor'syardwouldbeboring.Instead,Ifoundareexciting

pieceofhistory.Ican*twaittohelpoutnextweekendandseewhatIwilldiscovernext!

（1）Thewriter'sparentsfound.

A.Mrs.Wilsonoftenworkedinhergardenmuchlately

B.theplantsinMrs.Wilson'syardwereovergrown

C.theyneededtosendMrs.Wilsontohospital

D.Mrs.Wilsonwasawayfromhome

（2）HowdidthewriterhelpinMrs.Wilson'sgarden?

A.Heusedtoolstodigupweeds.

B.Hehelpedtoplantsomeflowers.

C.Hepickedupsomehardobjects.

D.Hetriedtofindsomesouvenirs.

（3）ThewriterhopedtoworkinMrs.Wilson'sgardennextweekendbecause.

A.hisparentsgavehimsomeprizes

B.Mrs.Wilsonwouldgivehimanarrowhead

C.hethoughthemightfindsomethingexciting

D.itwasnottiringforhimtoworkinthegarden

arrowhead

16.（6分）Manyofthethingsweuseeverydaywerefirstmadeorinventedbysomeonewhohad

agoodidea.Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatmanyofthoseinventorswerekids.

OnekidinventorwasFrankEpperson.Hecreatedatreatwhenhewasonlyeleven.He

lefthisdrinkofjuice,withthestirringstickinit,outsideonacoldnight.Thenextmorning

（結(jié)冰）insidethedrink.Eighteenyearslater,FrankEppersonapplied（申請(qǐng)）（專利）for

itandbeganproducingdifferentflavors（味道）ofthisfrozentreat.HecalledthistreattheEp

-sideandthenhischildrenconvinced（UZ月艮）

Sometimes,kidsinventthingswhentheyseeaproblemthattheythinktheycansolve.

BeckySchroederinventedsomethingthatworkedlikealightedclipboard（帶夾寫(xiě)字板）when

shewasonlyten.Shedidhomeworkinthefamilycarintheearlyeveningandshewantedto

findawaytoseeandwriteinthedark.Shetriedandfoundaspecialpaintwhichglowed（發(fā)

出微弱的光），stronglyenoughforhertoseetowrite.Todaymanypeoplestillusetheglowing

backgrounds,includingdoctorsandastronauts.

ChelseaLanmoncreatedthepocketdiaper（尿布）in1994attheageofeight.She

thoughtofcreatingthepocketdiaperwhenshewashelpinghermotherwithherbabybrother.

Herinventionincludedadiaper,apowderpuff（粉撲）（紙巾）.

Otherkidshaveinventedusefulandfunthingssuchasboardgames,crayonholders

andearmuffs.Theyallshowthatwhenitcomestocreativity,beingakidisnodrawback（不

利條件）！

（1）WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.WhyFrankEppersonproducedmanyflavorsofpopsicles.

B.WhyFrankEppersonwantedtoinventatreatattheageofeleven.

C.HowFrankEppersongotapatentforhisinventionandproducedit.

D.HowFrankEppersoninventedafrozentreatandmadeitpopular.

（2）Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.FrankEpperson*schildrenthoughtthenameEp-sidewasmuchbetter

B.BeckySchroeder'sideaoflightedclipboardscanbeusedinmanyareas

C.itwasdifficultforBeckySchroedertoinventaspecialglowingpaint

D.ChelseaLanmon'smotheradvisedhertocreatethepocketdiaper

（3）Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tosuggestpossiblewaystobeinventorsaskids.

B.Toexplainthereasonsforkids*inventions.

C.Toshowinventionsareimportantforkids.

D.Totellkidscanmakeinventionsaswell.

17.（8分）Sincethefirsttextmessagewassentin1992,textmessaginghasbecomeoneofthe

mostpopularformsofcommunication,especiallywiththeyoungergeneration.Billionsof

messagesaresenteveryyear.Buthasthistechnologyreallyimprovedinterpersonal

communication?

Beingabletosendshortandwrittenmessagesbymobilephonehasclearlyadvanced

communication.Thegreatestbenefitoftextingisthatitallowsustocommunicatedirectlywith

otherpeoplewherevertheyare,withoutinterruptingtheminthewaythataphonecallwould.

Itallowsotherpeopletoreplywheneveritisconvenientforthemtodoso.

Sendingatextmessage,forexampletotellwheretomeetsomeone,isasimpleand

effective(有效的)，peopleusuallyonlyincludethekeyinformationinatextmessage.Text

messagingisalsoacheapformofcommunicationandtherefore,itisespeciallywelcomedby

youngpeople.

However,therearestrongargumentstosuggestthattextmessaginghasanegative

influenceonhowwecommunicate.Onedownsideisthatthereisatendencyforpeopletouse

textmessagesasanexcusetogetoutofconversationswhichmightbeuncomfortabletohave

eitherface-to-faceoronthephone.What'smore,peopleincreasinglytextwhiletheyare

withotherpeople,suddenlybreakingoffaconversationandfocusingontheirphonescreens.

However(另類(lèi)的)languageoftextmessages,suchasabbreviated(縮寫(xiě)的)，hasmadea

generationofyoungpeopleunabletospellorformcorrectsentences.

Inmyview,textmessaginghasimprovedcommunicationconsiderablyanditishighly

useful,forexample(聯(lián)系)someoneinaverynoisyplace.Itisanecessarypieceof

technology.

(1)WhatdoParagraph2andParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Thedevelopmentoftextingcommunication.

B.Theimportanceofcommunicationways.

C.Thebenefitsoftextingtocommunication.

D.Thedifferencesbetweentextingandphonecalling.

(2)Thewordntendency"inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.planthatpeoplewanttochange

B.goalthatisdifficulttoachieve

C.decisionthatpeoplemaketogether

D.behaviorthatstartstodevelop

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Textmessagesmayneedtoincludemoreinformation.

B.Textinghashelpedtoimprovewrittencommunication.

C.Face-to-faceconversationsmaybeinterruptedbytexting.

D.Teachersshouldtellstudentshowtousetextmessagescorrectly.

(4)Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Shouldwetextmessagesormakephonecalls?

B.Istextinganimportantadvanceincommunication?

C.Cantechnologyimproveinterpersonalcommunication?

D.Hastextingbecomethemostpopularformofcommunication?

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佳選項(xiàng)。（共26分，每小題2分）

A

HavingaYardSale

Itwasyardsaletimeagain,andeveryoneintheJonesfamilywasgettingtheirthingsready.

簧Billy,theyoungest,collectedhistoysandputseveraloldrobotsinhisyardsalebox.Healso

foundsomeclothesthatdidn'tfitanylonger,becausehewastallernowthanhehadbeenafew

monthsago.Hesoldoutoftoysquicklyandmade$22.

Biliy

之于Suzy,themiddlechild,decidedtosellsomestuffedanimals（填充動(dòng)物玩具）thatlookeddirtyor

shejustdidn*tloveasmuchassheusedto.Shealsofoundsomeoldbooksthatweretoobabyish.

GirlslikedSuzy'sthingsandshemade$18.

Suzy

QRegina,theeldest,wasnearlyinhighschool.ShehadmusicCDs,somerollerskatesandsome

*clothestogetridof.Shegottiredofthingsfast,andneededmoneyfornewones!Afewteenagers

boughtmostofherthingsandshemade$43.

Regina

八nMomanddadchosesomehandbags,someshoes,andsomeclothestheydidn'tcareforanymore.

iiTheyalsofoundsomeolddishes.Theymadeabitmoreandhadmoreexpensivethings.They

spentlongertimetosell.Finallytheymade$97.

Momanddad

21.Billysoldoutof__________.

A.toysB.booksC.musicCDsD.dishes

22.Suzymade__________.

A.$22B.$18C.$43D.$97

23.Whospentlongertimetosellthings?

A.Billy.B.Suzy.C.Regina.D.Momanddad.

B

TwoDollars

Onepleasantnew-yearmorning,Edwardwashedanddressedhimselfquickly.Hewantedto

befirsttowishahappynewyear.

Helookedineveryroom,andshoutedthewordsofwelcome.Heranintothestreet,torepeat

themtothosehemet.

Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehimtwobright,newdollars.

Hisfacelightedupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysomeprettybooks

thathehadseenatthebookstore.

Heleftthehousewithalightheartandwenttobuythebooks.

Asherandownthestreet,hesawapoorfamily,thefather,motherandthreechildren

shivering（顫抖）withcold.

"Iwishyouahappynewyear,“saidEdward,ashewaspassingonhappily.Themanshook

hishead.

“Youdonotbelongtothiscountry,“saidEdward.Themanagainshookhishead,fbrhe

couldnotunderstand.Buthepointedtohismouth,andtothechildren.Edwardquicklyunderstood

thatthesepoorpeoplewereintrouble.Theselittleoneshavehadnothingtoeatforalongtime.

Hetookouthisdollars,andgaveonetothemanandtheothertohiswife.Theysaidnothing,

butEdwardsawthegratitude（感激）intheireyes.

WhenEdwardcamebackhome,hisfatheraskedwhatbookshehadbought.Hehunghis

headamoment,butquicklylookedup.

“Ihaven'tboughtanybooks,"saidhe,“Igavemymoneytosomepoorpeoplewhoseemedto

beveryhungry.IthinkIcanwaitfbrmybookstillnextnewyear.Oh,youhadn'tseenhowglad

theyweretoreceivethemoney!”

“Mydearboy,nsaidhisfather,4（hereisawholebundle（捆）ofbooks.Igivethemtoyou,more

asarewardforyourgoodnessofheartthanasanew-yeargift.1sawyougivethemoneytothe

poorfamily.Bereadytohelppeoplewhoneedhelpandeverydayofyourlifewillbeahappy

newyear.^^

24.Edwardwantedtobuy__withtwodollars.

A.candiesB.booksC.clothesD.cards

25.Edward'sfathergivehimawholebundleofbooksto_.

A.savehisdollarsB.helphimlearnlanguage

C.rewardhisgoodnessD.wishhimtoenjoyreading

26.Thisstorymainlytellsusthat.

A.helpingpeopleintroubleishappy

B.childrenshouldlearntothankothers

C.buyingbooksasnewyeargiftsisnecessary

D.childrenshouldspendlessmoneyintheirdailylife

C

Therearemanyinterestingbooksavailableinlibrariesorbookstores,butsometimespeople

feelconfusedinfindingagoodbookforthemtoread.Ifyouarefacingthisproblem,youshould

notfeelconfused.Inthisarticle,youwillfindsomesolutionsinchoosingagoodbooktoread.

Heretheyare.

First,youcanstarttofindoutsomebooksthatareincludedinthetopsellinglists.Usually,

thosebooksareverygoodeitherintheircontents（內(nèi)容）orinthewritingstyles（風(fēng)格）ofthe

authors.Alotofpeoplereadthosebooksbecausetheyarereallygoodbookstoread.So,you

mightfindthoseinterestingthingsofferedbythosebooksaswell.

Second,youcanaskrecommendations（推薦）oropinionsfromsalespersonsinthebookstore.

Tellthemwhatkindofbooksyouareinterestedin.Usually,theywillhavesomerecommendations

ofgoodbooksforyou.Youcanalsovisitsomelibrariesandasktheopinionsofthelibrarians.

Third,youcanreadthebookinaglance.Youcanstarttolookthroughyourchosenbook

thenyoucangoontosomefirstparagraphsofthebook.Sometimes,youcaneasilymakesure

whetheryouaregoingtoenjoythebookornotfromitsfirstpage.

Fourth,youcanalsoasksomeofyourfriendsabouttheirfavoritebooks.Youcanaskthemto

tellyouaboutthegeneralcontentsofthebooksoraboutthewritingstyles.Ifyouareinterestedin

thebooksrecommendedbyyourfriends,youcanlistthemonyourmust-buybooks.However,

youshouldnotaskthewholestoriesorcontentsofthebooks.Sometimes,gettingmore

informationofbookcontentsmightmakeyoulosei