2022年中考閱讀理解練習(xí)B篇練習(xí)20篇

B—1IwasborninIrelandandlivedthereuntilIwasnineteenyearsold.IcametoNewYorkin1956.Atfirst,Iheldseveraljobstoearnafewdollars.Later,toliveabetterlife,Iboughtmyowntaxicar.Tillnow,I'vebeeninthetaxicarbusinessforthirty-fiveyears.Iknowthereisalotabouttaxidriversthatisnotsogood.Becauseofthis,peoplegetthewrongimpression（印象）thattheyarebad.Infact,taxidriversarejustlikeotherhonestpeople.Youcanreadinthepapersalmosteveryweekwhereataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelspeopleleaveintheircars.OnetimeinBrooklyn,Ifoundaringinmycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofbagsthatday,soIwentbacktothestorewhereIhaddroppedheroff.Ittookmealmosttwodaystolookforherinordertoreturnthering.Ididn'tgetasmuchas“Thankyou.”Still,IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxicar,IhaveneverhadanytroublewiththepublicbecauseIalwaystrytobenicetoeveryone.Itrytobehonesttowardothers.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthelongerItry,theeasieritgets.Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgiftsthereis.It’ssomethingthatmakesamanagoodguy.Thisisalsomywaytoliveby.52.ThewritercametoNewYork______.A.for35yearsB.for54years C.in1956 D.sincehewas1953.Thewriterfound______inhiscarinBrooklyn.A.abagB.aringC.somemoneyD.somejewels54._____isthemostimportantaccordingtothepassage.A.KindnessB.ExperienceC.MoneyD.Honesty52.C53.B54.DB—2TheFlowbeewasinventedovertwenty-fiveyearsago.Whatisit?Itisaspecialmachinethatcutshair.Wasitinventedbyabarber?No!TheFlowbeewasmadebyanAmericanmanwhobuiltthingswithwood.In1987,RickHuntwasworkinginhiswoodshop.Alotofwoodwascutintheshopsolittlepiecesofwoodwereeverywhere.Piecesofwoodwereontheground,onHunt’sshirt,andinhishair.Theshophadabigvacuum（真空吸塵器）forcleaning.Huntusedittocleanhimself.Thepiecesofwoodwereeasilysucked（吸）fromhisclothesandhishair.AsHunt’shairwascleanedbythevacuum,hegotanidea.“Thiswouldbeagoodwaytocuthair,”Hethought.Somespecialpartswereaddedtoacommonvacuum.Inthisway,thefirstFlowbeeswerebuilt.ThesefirstFlowbeesweresoldoutofHunt’shome.Then,afallfestivalwasheldnearHunt’shome.HetookallofFlowbeesthere,andalotofpeopleboughtthem!Next,HuntwentontelevisionwiththeFlowbee.MoreandMoreFlowbeesweresold.MorethanamillionFlowbeesweresoldinAmericathenexttenyears.Today,thisinterestingmachineissoldtopeoplearoundtheworld.Hunt’scleverwaytocuthairreallyworks.Sometimesgreatideascomefromsurprisingplaces.232words51.WhatkindofmachineistheFlowbee?A.Awoodcuttingmachine. B.Ausefulmachinethatcutshair.C.Afunnymachinethatnobodyuses D.Anexpensivemachineusedinhospitals.52.WherewerethefirstFlowbeesold?A.Ontelevision. B.Ontheinternet.C.Inabarbershop. D.FromRickHunt’shouse.53.WhywastheFlowbeeinvented?A.Tomakelessmesswhenwecuthair. B.Togiveanicefeelingtoourheads.C.Tomakemoremoney. D.Tohelpcleanhouses.51-53BDAB—3Londonisplanningtohostthe2022OlympicGames.Theywillneedtoplancarefully.Localpeopleareworriedthatplansweremadecarelesslyandtooquicklybecausetheorganizerswantedtowinthebid.So,whilesomeLondonersareexcitedaboutwhatwillhappen,othersaremoreworried.ThePrimeMinister,TonyBlairisconvinced（使確信）thecountrywillhostamagnificentGames.Herearejustafewthingssomeordinarypeoplesaidintheweekfollowingthebid.－Itisreallygoodnewsforthebusinessesinthearea.Londongetsalotoftouristsanyway,butthiswillbringmore.LocalpeoplearethinkingofthingstodothatwillmaketheareamorefunovertheOlympicsandalsomakethemsomemoney.－Londonisbusyanyway.I’mnotsurethatthegovernmentwillgetthetransportright.Theundergroundandthebusesaretoofullnow.Theundergroundissofullatrushhourthatitisdangerous.Itwillbetentimesworsein2022.I’mgoingtorentoutmyflatandgoonholidaywhentheGamesarehappening!－It’sgreat!Ilovesports－it’sexciting!IliketowatchitandIliketoplayit.WewillseeallthesegreatathletesattheGames.Itwillbegoodafterwards,becausethestadiumsandswimmingpoolsandsoonwillallstillbethere,sotheywillletususethem.51.The2022OlympicGameswillbeheldin________?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.FranceD.England52.WhyaresomepeopleinLondonworried?Becausetheplansaren’tmadequickly.Becausetheplansaren’tmadecarefully.BecauseLondonisabusycity.BecauseLondongetsalotoftourists.53.WhataresomepeopleplanningtodowhentheGamesarehappening?TheyaregoingtotakepartintheGames.Theyaregoingtoswimintheswimmingpools.Theyaregoingonholidays.Theyarestayingathomeanddoingnothing.DBCB—4BothmenandwomenintheUSAusuallysmileandshakehandswhengreeting.Goodfriendsandfamilymembersmayholdeachotherwhentheymeet.Incommonsituations,awavemaybeusedinsteadofahandshake.Americansoftengreetstrangersonthestreetbysaying"Hello"or"Goodmorning".Whengreetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,Americanscommonlysay"Pleasedtomeetyou!”or"Howdoyoudo?”Asimple"Hello”or"Hi"isalsocommon.Friendsoftengreeteachotherwith"Howareyou?"andrespond"Fine,thanks."Americansdonotgenerallystandveryclosetoeachother,keepingaboutonearm’slengthapart.However,theymaytouchoneanotheronthearmorshoulderduringconversation.It’scommonforcouplestoholdhandsorshowloveinpublic.Bothmenandwomendressfreelywhensituationsallow,butinformal(正式的)situationsit’susuallyconsideredimproper.Visitingfriends,family,andrelatives(親戚)playsabigpartinsociallifeintheUnitedStates,andpeoplewilltravellongdistancestodoso.Peoplearegenerallyexpectedtobeontimeforappointments,orwheninvitedtosomeone’shome.Guestsareexpectedtomakethemselvescomfortable,tositwheretheylikeandtoenjoythemselves.Giftsarenotexpected,butmanyguestsbringflowersorwinewheninvitedforameal.51.WhentwogoodfriendsmeetinAmericatheymay_______.A.holdeachother B.justsmiletoeachotherC.say“hello”toeachother D.shakehandswitheachother 52.WhenvisitingfriendsinAmerica,peopleusuallybring_____.A.namecards B.flowersorwine C.fruitorchocolate D.whatevertheylike53.FromthepassagewelearnthatinAmerica_____.A.couplesshouldnotshowlovefeelingsinpublicB.peoplearenotusedtogreetingstrangersonthestreetC.bothmenandwomendresscasuallyininformalsettingD.mostpeoplearelikelytogoonholidayinsteadofvisitingfriends54.Thepurposeofthispassageis_____.A.tointroduceAmericansocialbehaviorB.tointroducetablemannersinAmericaC.totellreadershowtomakepeopleliketheminAmericaD.toremindpeopletobringgiftswhenvisitinganAmericanfamily51-54ABCAB—5Readingisagoodhabit,buttheproblemis,there'stoomuchtoreadthesedays,andtoolittletimetoreadeverywordofit.Therearehundredsofskillstohelpyoureadmoreinlesstime.HerearetwoskillsthatIthinkareespeciallygood.Preview-----ifit'slongandhard.Previewingisespeciallyusefulforgettingageneralideaofheavyreadinglikelongmagazinearticlesandbusinessreports.Here'showtopreview.●Readthefirsttwoparagraphsandthelasttwoparagraphscarefully.●Thenreadonlythefirstsentenceoftheotherparagraphs.Previewingdoesn'tgiveyouallthedetails.Itkeepsyoufromspendingtimeonthingsyoudon'treallywant--orneed--toread.Skim-----ifit'sshortandsimple.Skimmingisagoodwaytogetageneralideaoflightreadinglikepopularmagazinesorthesportsandentertainmentofyourdailypaper.Here'showtoskim.●Getyoureyestomovefast.Sweepthemacrosseachline.●Pickuponlyafewkeywordsineachline.Everybodyskimsdifferently.YouandImaynotpickupthesamewordswhenweskimthesamepiece,butwe'llgetasimilarideaofwhatit'sallabout.51.Howmanyskillsarementionedinthispassage?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.52.WhatshouldweNOTdowhenwereadsportsnewsinadailypaperaccordingtothepassage?A.Readthelasttwoparagraphscarefully. B.Getoureyestomovefast.C.Sweepoureyesacrosseachline. D.Pickuponlyafewkeywordsineachline.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Howtoreadfaster B.Whattoread C.Whentoread D.Whyweshouldread51.B52.A53.AB—6ForChildrenMuseum:Children’sMuseum,Sundays,89NorthStreet,67641235Storytime:Children’sLibrary,106GreenStreet,Wednesdaysduring9:30-5:00.66599624Sports:SoccerClub,TuesdaysandThursdays,16YangtzeRoad,96725643BasketballClub,WednesdaysandFridays,79071632Cinema:Newfilmsforchildren,99BrickRoad,69001354UsefulPhoneNumbersFastFoodRestaurant:66387901Hospital:68787451VisitorInformationCenter:800-120-9847Taxi:79210583VisitorHotelInformation:800-739-730251．It’sFridayafternoon，youcangoto_______.A．playsoccerB．visitthemuseumC．playbasketballD．readchildren’sstories52．Ifyoudial66387901，youcan__________.A．dosomeshoppingB．orderfastfoodinarestaurantC．haveagoodstorytimeD．a(chǎn)skforsomehotelinformation53．Youcannotgetanyinformationabout________fromthetwonotices．A．takingataxi B．lookingforahotelC．eatingfastfood D．playingtabletennisCBDB—7Yesterdaymyson,daughterandIwenttothegrocerystore.Infrontofusinlinewasalittlegirlwithhermother.ThelittlegirlwasaskinghermotherforaboxofSmarties.Thepolitewayshewasaskingalmostbrokethemother’sheart,“I’msorry,Honey,butwehavenomoneytobuyit.”Mysonwaswatchingthatdialogue.Bytheway,hehadbeenraking(用耙子耙)leavesinourgardentoraisehimselfsomemoneytobuyabike.Ashewatchedthemotheranddaughterleavethestore,herantothecandycounter（柜臺）andboughtaboxofSmartieswithhismoney.HeturnedtolookatmeandIjustnodded.Heranoutafterthelittlegirlandhermother,andhegavethemthebox.Hecamebackandtoldmewhathetoldthem,“EverykidshouldhaveapackofSmartiesbecausetheycanmakeyousmart.”IwassoexcitedthatIboughtapackofSmartiesformyson.ItoldhimthatIwasproudofhim,andthatwasforhisactofgenerosity（慷慨）becausehegavehisownSmartiestoothers.Quickly,hereplied,“Butyoudonicethingsforpeopleandyounevergetanythingforit.”Iexplained,“whenyoudosomethingniceforsomeone,youshouldn’texpecttogetanything,butwhenyoudogetsomethingyoushouldbeverythankful.”51.Whenthewriterandherchildrenwenttothegrocerystore,theysawalittlegirlwasasking_____.A.hermotherforanicetoyB.hermotherforaboxofSmartiesC.whereshecouldfindaboxofSmartiesD.hermotherifshecouldhadenoughmoney52.FromthepassageweknowSmartiesare________.A.abeautifuldollB.aninterestingstorybookC.akindofcandyD.someleavesofanicetree53.Thewriterwas______toseehersonbuyapackofSmartiesforthelittlegirl.A.sadB.excitedC.angryD.proud54.Whatcanwelearnfromthestoryabove?A.EverykidshouldhaveapackofSmarties.B.Everyoneshouldhaveagoodmother.C.Everyoneshoulddonicethingsforothers.D.Everymothershouldoftenteachherchildren.51.B52.C53.D54.CB—8WhenpeoplethinkoffoodintheUnitedStates,theythinkmostlyoffastfoodslikehamburgersandhotdogs.Infact,in.citieslikeNewYorkandLosAngeles,therearethousandsofdifferentkindsofrestaurantswithfoodsfromallovertheworld.Soifyouliketotrydifferentfoods,theUnitedStatesistheplaceforyou.TheUnitedStateshaspeoplefromallovertheworld,andtheybringwiththemtypicalfoodsfromtheircountries.YoucaneattempurainJapaneseresturants,tacosinMexicanrestaurants,paellainSpanishrestaurants,pastainItalianrestaurants,andyoucanalsoeatAmericanmostpopularfood,pizza.Yes,pizza!PizzaisoriginallyfromItaly,buttodayitisanimportantpartofthe.menu.ThereareaboutpizzeriasintheUnitedStates-that’sabout17percentofallrestaurantsinthecountry,andthenumberisgrowing.TheUnitedStateshaseatingplacesforalltastes-andallpockets.Youcanbuyahotdogonthestreetandpayoneortwodollars.Oryoucangotoafour-starrestauantandpay$200foradinner.51.WhatkindsoffoodaremostlythereintheUnitedStates?.B.Paella.C.Tacos.D.Fastfood.52.Wherewillyougoifyouliketotrydifferentfoods?A.TheUnitedStates.B.Japanese.C.Italy.D.Spain.53.Howmuchdoesahotdogcostonthestreet?A.$200.B.$1or$2.C.$17.D.$58.54.HowmanykindsoffoodarementionedinParagraph2?A.Two.B.Four.C.Three.D.Five.DABDB—9YouwanttoknowaboutmystayinginAmerica,right?Well,totellyouthetruth,itisreallyaneye-openexperiencetostudyhere.InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksinceGradeFive.However,Ididn’tknowhowdifferenttextbookEnglishcouldbefromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Connecticut.WhenIfirststudiedEnglish,Iwastoldtosay,“I’mfine.”whenpeoplesay“Howareyou?”butintheUS,Ifoundthatpeoplesay,“I’mgood.”or“I’mtired.”O(jiān)neday,someonegreetedmewith“What’sup?”Itmademeconfused.IthoughtforamomentandthensmiledbecauseIdidn’tknowwhattosay.Sincethen,IhavediscoveredmoreandmoredifferencesbetweenChineseandUScultures.IwassurprisedbyhowhardworkingUSstudentsare.InChina,schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowestudyhardandthat’sit.Buthere,a“good’studentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsormusic.Thekidsherearesoclever,IamstartingtofeelsorrythatIgaveupplayingthepianoatanearlyageandthatIhaveneverthoughtaboutsports.52.ThewriterwenttoAmericato____.A.visitanEnglishclass B.studyinaschoolC.feelAmericanculture D.learntoplaythepiano53.ThewriterthinksthattextbookEnglishis____everydayEnglish.A.easierthan B.asinterestingas C.differentfrom D.madeupof54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confused”meaninChinese?A.困惑的 B.驚奇的 C.掃興的 D.開心的51.A52.B53.C54.AB—10Theworldisnotonlyhungry,itwillalsobethirstyforwater.About97%ofwaterontheearthisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkorusetheother3%ofthefreshwaterwhichcomesfromrivers,lakesandunderground.Ontheotherhand,becausethenumberofpeopleintheworldisbecominglargerandlarger,moreandmorefreshwaterisneeded.Sowatershortage(短缺)becomesabigproblem.Howcanweworkoutthisproblem?Scientistshavefoundsomewaystoturnsaltwaterintofreshwater.Oneimportantwayistoboil(使達到沸點)seawaterwithhighheatuntilvapor(蒸汽)rises,leavingthesalt.Inthisway,alotoffreshwatercanbemadequickly.Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwater.Otherwaysaretried,forexample,diggingdeepwells,keepingrainwaterandstoppingriversfrombecomingdirty.Whichwayisthebest?Togetthemostfreshwaterfortheleastmoneyisthebest.51.Thispassagemainlytellsusfreshwater______________.A.onlycomesfromtherain B.canbeusedinmanywaysC.canbefoundinmanyfactories D.isneededbymoreandmorepeople52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hungeristheonlyprobleminourworld.B.Watershortageistheonlyprobleminourworld.C.Scientistsdon’twanttospendmoneysolvingthewaterproblem.D.Scientistshavebeenworkinghardandhavefoundsomewaysofsolvingthewaterproblem.53.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______________.A.TheWaysofGettingFreshWaterB.HowtoUseFreshWaterinOurDailyLifeC.TheImportanceofSavingWaterD.DifferentWaysofMakingWaterinDifferentPlaces51.D 52.D 53.AB—11GrowingupinPhiladelphia,Liebermanstartedcookingwithhisdadwhenhewasseven.Hisfamilyhadtwokitchens,andhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.Liebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearbeforecollege,learningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalfoodinFrance.AtYale,hewasknownforthrowingdinnerparties,single-handedlycookingwhilemakingdrinksformanyfriends.Justforfun,heandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashowabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakingdrinks.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.Tapesoftheshowwerepassedaround,andthenhisnamewenttotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharisma（號召力）isakey.“FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymore,”saysFlay.“It’saboutyourpersonality(個性)andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.”ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.Aftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshow,Liebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompanywaslookingforsomeonetomaketasteful,cheapandeasy-to-makefoodtoserveonitsflights.Liebermangotthejob.51.WheredidLiebermanimprovehiskitchenskillsgreatlybeforecollege?A.InItalyandFrance.B.InItalyandAmerica.C.OntheFoodNetwork.D.Inanairlinecompany.52.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman_______.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onaTVprogram53.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.D.Hecouldcookcheap,deliciousandsimplemeals.51.A52.C53.DB—12Youneed3Dglassestoseesomefilms.Ithinkitiseasytomakeyourown3Dglassesinsteadofbuyingthem.Therearetwowaystomake3Dglasses.Youcandecidewhichwaywouldbeeasierforyou.Thefirstwayseemslikethecheaperwaybutthethingsneededtomaketheglassesthiswaymaynotbethingslayingaroundthehouse.Firstprintoutatemplate(模板)fortheglassesatPDF_files/.Afteryoucutoutthetemplate,cutyourcellophane(玻璃紙)tofittheholesintheglasses.Makesureyouplacetheredcellophaneonthelefteyeandtheblueontheright.Youcaneitherstickortapethecellophaneinplace.Youarenowreadytouseyourglasses.Tolearnmoreaboutwhyyoureyesseedifferentcolors,readthisarticle:learnsomemorecoolthingsaboutyoureyes,checkoutthegamesatthislink:wayyoucanmake3Dglassesistofindanoldpairofsunglasses.Takeoutthelenses(鏡片).Getapieceofclearplasticandplacethelensesonit,drawalinearoundthelensandthencutthenewplasticlensout.Placethelensbackintothesunglassesframe(框).Colortheleftlensredwithamarkerandtherighteyeblue.Younowarereadytowatch3Dfilms.Whendoweneedtouse3Dglasses?A.Whenthesunisbright. B.Whenwecookdinner.C.Whenwemakethings. D.Whenweseesomefilms.Ifwewanttoknowwhyoureyesseedifferentcolors,wecanfindtheinformationat_______.A.PDF_files/B.C.doesthewriterthinkofmakingourown3Dglasses? A.Easy. B.Hard. C.Interesting. D.Boring.52—54DBAB—13IttookmethreelongandhardyearstogetalovelylittledognamedDion.MyfamilyandImetitatadogshow.Wedroveforfourhourstoitsowner’shousewheresheshowedusthreelittledogs,twomalesandonefemale.Theyweresolovelywiththeirlittlelegs,longbodiesandheadsthatlookedtoobigfortheirbodies.IttookmealongtimetodecidewhichoneIwanted,butIfinallydecidedwhenthefemalecameuptomeandlicked（舔）myface.MymotherandItookDiontoakindergarten（幼稚園）forlittledogs.Shewasveryshyandhidfrompeople.Butshewasveryfriendlywiththeotherdogs.Ifyouwanttogetadog,thinkaboutyourtimeandtheworkyoumustdo.IwalkDionfourtosixtimesaday.Ifeedher,spendtimewithherandwatchherwhensheisoutofherdoghouse.EvenifmyfavoriteTVprogramison,oragoodpartinamovieiscomingup,Istillhavetotakecareofher.Itisalotofworktokeepherclean.SometimeswhenIbrushherIendupwithhairalloverme.ButIthinkitisallworthit.Dionalsogivesherlovetomeinreturn.Sheisalwaystheretolickmeandlieonme.Ilikeplayingwithher.IthinkshecantellwhenIamhappy,sad,angryortroubled.Dionisnotonlymydog,butsheisalsomyfriend.51.WhatdoesDionlooklike?52.ThewriterfinallydecidedtotakeDionbecause________.A.itwasverycleanB.itwastheyoungestoneC.itwasveryquietD.itwasfriendlytohim53.Paragraph4tellsusthatkeepingadogisa_____________job.A.hardB.funnyC.popularD.dirtyB—14Istartedmyfoodblog(博客)ChubbyHubbyin2022.Atthetime,wewerepreparingawriter’sfestival.Thechairmanwantedtohavepopularblogstopublicizeit.Asmostofushadnoideawhatablogwasthen,hesuggestedthatwestartourownblogs,justtogetanidea.Itwasn’tuntilmuchlaterthatIrealizedIwastheonlyonetodoso.Afoodblogwasagoodchoiceforme.WhenIfirststartedtheblog,IwassurprisedtofindtherewereotherswhosharedthesamehobbyingoodfoodasIdid.Ibecameinterestedinthiscommunity(團體).Overthelastfouryears,it’sbeenpleasanttowatchthishobbyturnintosomethingthatpeopledoasaduty.Ifyouarethinkingofstartingone,herearesomesuggestions:Decidewhoyou’retalkingto.Thiswilldecidehowtheblogvoices.Behonest.Peopleliketoreadblogsbecausetheyarehighlypersonalinsights(洞悉)intopeople’slivesandinterests.Ifyoutelllies,yourreaderswillloseinterests.Careaboutdesign(設(shè)計).Forfoodblogs,photographyisimportant.Basicskillshelpmakeyourblogbetter.51.Thewriterstartedhisfoodblogbecause______.A.hehadreadotherpeople’s B.hetookfoodashishobbyC.someoneaskedhimtodoit D.thefestivalwasheldonline52.Howdoesthewriterlikewritingblogs?A.Heenjoysitsomuch. B.Helikesitjustalittle.C.Hethinksit’stiring. D.Hethinksit’shisjob.53.Whatdoesthesecondsuggestiontellus?A.Todecidewhoyou’retalkingto. B.Tomakesureyouarehonest.C.Tocareabouthowtodesignblogs. D.Toknowwhatbasicskillsare.51.C52.A53.BB—15Itwaseighto’clockintheevening.I’djustarrivedatHeathrowAirportwithmyfamilyandwewerewornoutafterthelongflight.WeweregoingtostayinLondonforafewdaysbeforetravellingtoDublin.Somefriendsofourshadtoldustogetataxitoourhotel,sowewenttolookforone.Theairportwasverybrightandmodern,butassoonaswecameout,wefoundourselvesinadarkplaceofcarparksandbusstations.Wecouldn’tseetaxisanywhere,soweaskedsomeonetotellustheway,buthedidn’tspeakEnglish.Suddenlyabig,friendly-lookingmancameuptousandsaid,“Givemeyourcases.I’lltakethemtothetaxistandforyou.”Itoldhimnottoworrybecauseourcasesweren’theavy,buthejustpickedupmywife’scaseandtoldustofollowhim.Itoldhimtocomebackbuthedidn’tstop.Whenwereachedthetaxistand,heputthecasedownandaskedmetogivehimtenpounds.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Tenpoundsseemedtooexpensiveforjustwalkingahundredmetreswithonenotveryheavycase,butIwastootiredtosayanything,soItookoutmywallet.However,Ionlyhadafifty-poundnote.Isaid,“I’msorry,Ihaven’tgotanychange.”“Noproblem,”hesaid.“WaithereandI’llaskoneofthetaxidriverstochangeit.”Hedisappearedroundthecornerandnevercameback,ofcourse.52.Theydecidedtotakeataxibecause_________..A.theywereverytiredB.theycouldn’tfindthebusstationC.thehotelwasfarawayfromtheairportD.theyfollowedtheirfriends’advice53.Thewriterpaidtheman_____atlastforcarryingonlyonecase.A.fiftypoundsB.tenpoundsC.fortypoundsD.somechange54.Weshouldlearnthat______fromthestory.A.friends’adviceisnotalwayscorrectB.neverforgettohavesomechangewithyouwhenyougooutC.lookingfriendlydoesn’tmeanbeingkind-heartedD.it’ssafertotakeabusthantotakeataxiinLondon52-54DACB—16JasonCrolestudiesinanAmericanhighschool.AsanativeofLondon,the16-year-olddidn’tknowmuchaboutAmerica’scolonial（殖民地的）pastbeforethissummer.ButnowCrolecantalkalotaboutthesettlers(移民者)，slavery(奴隸制)andtheeventsthatleduptotheAmericanRevolution(美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭)。HelearnedaboutthesesubjectsatasummerprogramattheCollegeofWilliamandMary,Virginia.Itisa70-year-oldprogramthatgathershighschoolstudentsfromacrosstheUStostudyearlyAmericanhistory.“It’sbeengreatandalotofhardwork,”saidCrole,“ThisisnotasubjectreallytaughtinEngland,soI’mlearningalotofnewthings.”Theprogrammeetsfrom8amto3pmfivedaysaweek.Itgoesforthreeweeks.Studentsgotolecturesandreadessaysaboutthetimeperiodtheyarestudying.Theystudyhistoryfromthefoundingof