專(zhuān)題04 閱讀理解（四）-備戰(zhàn)2024年中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解必做100篇

備戰(zhàn)2024年中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解必做100篇專(zhuān)題04閱讀理解（四）（一）Wouldyouliketogetfitandmakenewfriends?Joinourrunninggroupsforbeginnersandformoreexperiencedrunners．It’sfunandtherearenocompetitions．Itcosts￡3tobeamember．7p．m．everyWednesday．CallMikefordetails(細(xì)節(jié))at077—658945．JoinusandWINanewcamera!TheBartonPhotography(攝影)Clubwelcomesnewmembers．Weareabusyclubwithfamousteachers．Joinbefore1stMarchandenteroursummerphotographycompetition．FirstprizeisanewXP8iicamera!Youneedtopay￡15tojointheclub．Visitwww．bartonphotoclub．comtojoin．TheatreGroupHavefunwithalocaltheatregroup．Wearelookingforactorstobeinamusicalcomedythissummer．Youmustbeavailabletwiceaweekstarting2ndApril．Passion(熱情)ismoreimportantthantalent!Joinusforfree．WritetoMandyGilesonmandy76@dmail．com．34．Whatcanwedoformoreinformationabouttherunninggroups?A．VisitMike． B．GiveMikeacall．C．WritetoMike． D．SendMikeanemail．35．Howmuchdoesitcosttojointhephotographyclub?A．￡15． B．￡8． C．￡3． 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D．cookmealsandgoswimming23．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．BeautifulValleyFarmisat395RiberaSouthRoad．B．Youcanstayatthefarm24hoursadayonweekends．C．Youcanstayatthefarmat9intheeveningonweekdays．D．Toknowmoreaboutthefarm,peoplecancall(874)332-6876．（三）NewThisTermattheMeridenCentreChineseLanguageCourses!WhyIlearnChinese？AnewroadtoabigworldChineseistheNo．1spokenlanguageintheworld!MorepeoplearespeakingChinesethanEnglish，andtheneedforbusinesspeoplewhoknowChineseisskyrocketing．AnothergreatreasonistogiveyourkidsoryourselfaseatatthetableinaworldwhereChinaisanimportantpartner．Callusforcourselistings．Smallclass：10—15studentsProfessionalteachers：richexperienceinteachingSelf—fitcourse：studyingatyourownpace．slowerorfasterthanausualcourseOnworkdays；﹩500percourseeachtermOfflinecourses:Onweekends:﹩650percourseeachtermOnworkdays:﹩350percourseeachtermOnlinecourses:Onweekends:﹩400percourseeachterm55WestMainStreet，MeridenTownUndergroundLine2&8，Bus515&613atMeridenFreestreetparkingavailable_________69．TheMeridenCentreoffersitsnewcourseson_________thisterm．A．businessskills B．modernworldhistoryC．spokenEnglish D．theChineselanguage70．Theunderlinedword"skyrocketing"means"_________"．A．risingquickly B．returningsuddenlyC．droppingslowly D．disappearingcompletely71．Wecanlearnfromtheinformationintheboxthat_________．A．thecoursesaredesignedforChinesekidsB．ChinaisanimportantpartnerintheworldC．it'sdifficulttogetaseatinaChineserestaurantD．EnglishistheNo．1spokenlanguageintheworld72．Theadvantageof"self—fitcourse"isthatyoumaychooseyourown_________．A．classsize B．speedtolearnC．languageteacher D．placetopark73．BenwishestotakeanonlinecourseonTuesdays．Howmuchdoesheneedtopayeachterm？_________A．﹩500． B．﹩650． C．﹩350． D．﹩400．74．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttobefilledintheblank？_________A．SelectedBooksBuyOne,GetOneFreeB．TurnleftintoGardenRoadanddrivetowardnorthC．FormoreinformationContactAngelaat860—343—5807D．Guestspeaker:AnnBellaRoom3002:00p．m．July1（四）In2007,BarringtonIrvingbecametheyoungestpersontoflyalonearoundtheworld．Hewasjust23yearsold—andhebuilttheplanehimself．Howdidheachievethis?Irving'sinterestinflyingstartedwhenhewas15．Hewasworkinginhisparents’bookstoreinMiami,Florida．Oneofthecustomerswasapilot,GaryRobinson．Oneday,RobinsonaskedIrvingifhewasinterestedinflying．Irvingdidn'tthinkhewassmartenough．Butthenextday,RobinsontookIrvingtoanairport．HeshowedIrvinginsidethecockpit(駕駛艙)ofaBoeing777．ThatexperiencechangedIrving’slife．Irvingreallywantedtofly,butflightschoolwasexpensive．Toachievehisdream,heworkeddifferentjobs．Hewashedairplanesandcleanedswimmingpools．Athome,hepracticedflyingonavideogame．Intheend,hegotenoughmoneyforflightschool．Atflightschool,Irvingachievedhisdreamoflearninghowtofly．Buthewasn’tfinished．Next,heplannedtobuildhisownplaneandflyalonearoundtheworld．Buildingtheplanewasdifficult．Irvingaskedmorethan50companiesforairplaneparts．Mostsaidno,buthepersisted(頑強(qiáng)地堅(jiān)持)inasking．Threeyearslater,hehadpartsworth$300,000．Columbia,anairplanecompany,agreedtobuildaplaneusingtheparts．Soon,hisairplanewasreadytofly．OnMarch23,2007,Irvingbeganhisround-the-worldtrip．After97days—with145hoursintheair—helandedbackinMiami．Acheeringcrowdofpeoplewastheretowelcomehim．Irvingsawmanyyoungpeopleinthecrowd,andthishadapowerfuleffect(影響)onhim．Hewantedtousehisexperiencetohelpotheryoungpeopleachievetheirowndreams．“EveryonetoldmewhatIcouldn’tdo,”saysIrving．“TheysaidIwastooyoung,thatIdidn’thaveenoughmoney．Butevenifnoonebelievesinyourdream,”hesays,“youhavetopursue(追求)it．”37．WhywasGaryRobinsonimportantinIrving'slife?A．HegotIrvinginterestedinflying． B．HesentIrvingtoaflightschool．C．HehelpedIrvingbuildaplane． D．HetaughtIrvinghowtofly．38．PuttheeventsaboutIrvinginthecorrectorder．a(chǎn)．Irvinggotthepartsforhisplane．b．Irvingflewaroundtheworld,c．IrvingmetGaryRobinson．d．Irvinglearnedtofly．A．c—d—a—b B．c—a—d—b C．b—c—a—d D．b—c—d—a39．WhatcanweknowaboutIrving'spersonalityaccordingtothepassage?A．Cleverandhonest． B．Humorousandresponsible．C．Politeandpowerful． D．Hard-workingandpersistent．40．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BecomingaPilot． B．LifeinFlightSchool．C．AchievingaDream． D．BuildingYourOwnPlane．（五）YesterdayIwenttobuyalittletreeformyfather．WhenIwastalkingwiththecashier(收銀員),heaskedwhatIwouldbedoingwiththislittletree．IexplainedthatitwasformyDad,becausehenolongerlivedathome．Thecashierjuststoppedandlookedatmewiththekindestlook．Hesharedwithmethathisgrandfathercouldn’tliveintheirhomeanylongereitherbecausehehadAlzheimer’sdisease(阿爾茨海默癥)．SoIsharedwithhimthatmyDadwasonthesamejourney．Wetalkedaboutthedifficultiesbecauseoftheillness,notonlyforthosewhoareill,butalsofortheirfamilies．WhenIwaspayingforthetree,hesaid,“BecausethisisforyourDad,letmeseewhatIcandoforyou．”Hetooksomecoupons(優(yōu)惠券)fromadrawerandreducedmycostbyover60%．Ithankedhimforhiskindness．WewishedeachotherMerryChristmasandthebesthopesforourlovedfamilymembers．OnthewayhomeIkeptthinkingofthekindnessheofferedme．Itwastrulyamomentof“kindnessgiven,kindnessreceived”．ImadeDad’streemorebeautifulassoonasIgothome．Sothankful．Soblessed．31．What’swrongwiththewriter’sfather?A．Hehadabadcold． B．Hehadabackache．C．HehadAlzheimer’sdisease． D．Hehadaheartproblem．32．Whendidthestoryprobablyhappen?A．BeforeChristmas． B．AfterChristmas．C．Onthewriter’sfather’sbirthday． D．Onthecashier’sgrandfather’sbirthday．33．Thewriterfelt________whenthecashierofferedhimhiskindness．A．relaxed B．a(chǎn)ngry C．nervous D．thankful34．Theunderlinedword“reduced”inParagraph3means“________”inChinese．A．增加 B．減少 C．支付 D．給予35．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MyGreatDad B．AChristmasGiftforDadC．SharingIsImportant D．FaceDifficultiesBravely（六）WhenpeoplediscoverthatIworkasafilmandTVextra(臨時(shí)演員),theyalwaysaskmethesamequestions:Emily,isiteasytogetwork?Isn'titboring?Doyougettomeetfamousactors?Doesitpaywell?Myanswersareprettystandardaswell:Yes,sometimes,onceinawhile,and…kindof．Thelifeofanextraisbothmoreinterestingandmoreboringthanyoumightimagine．Extras,whoplaythepeopleincrowds,onstreets,orinthebackgroundofindoorsscenes,cancomefromallwalksoflife．Unlikemanyextras,I'matrainedactor．Idogetrealspeakingroles,butworkcanbehardtocomebyifyou'renotapopularstar．I'mregistered(注冊(cè))withanagencythatdealsonlywithextras,soIgetcallsallthetime．TheagencyexplainswhoI'llbesomeoneinacrowd,amemberofajury,aclerkandtellsmewheretogo．Calltimeisusuallybrightandearly,soItrytogettobedatareasonablehour．Sometimesbeinganextraisa"hurryupandwait"job．Inmyfirstextrarole,Iwasoneofagroupofofficeworkerswhocomeoutofabuildingjustasacarexplodes(爆炸)inthestreet．Wewaitedforhoursforthescenetobeshot,andthenwentinandoutofthebuildingaboutfiftytimes,tryingtoactterrifiedbyanexplosionwhichwasnotreal．Thenwehadlunch,changedclothes,andspenttheafternoonsascustomersinadepartmentstore．ItmaysoundlikeIdon’tenjoythework,butIdo．Beingpartofthebackgroundinaconvincing(令人信服的)wayischallenging,andbeingonafilmorTVsetisalwaysfascinating．Alotoffamousactorsdon'tevennoticetheextras,buttheoneswhodomakethejobalotoffunforeveryone．Asforthemoney,it'snothingcomparedtowhatthebigactorsmake,butitprettymuchpaysthebills．And,asabonus,I'vebeatenmyhighscoresonallmyphonegames,thankstoallthetimeIspendsittingaround,waitingforsomethingtohappen．41．Emilygivesstandardanswersbecause______．A．sheisproudofherjob B．shewantstohideherfeelingsC．shethinksit'sunnecessarytoexplain D．theyaretheexactanswerstothequestions42．WhatdoesEmilythinkofherjob?A．Busy． B．Enjoyable． C．Fashionable． D．Easy．43．Inline21,anotherwaytosayasabonuswouldbe______．A．a(chǎn)boveexpectation B．a(chǎn)saresult C．ingeneral D．a(chǎn)fterall44．Accordingtothepassage,_____．A．thefamousactorslookdownupontheextrasB．beinganextraisalwaysa"hurryupandwait"jobC．EmilytellsthetruthaboutbeingafilmandTVextraD．thosewhowanttobefilmorTVextrasmustbetrained45．WecaninferthatEmily______．A．oftenpaysthebillsforothersB．sometimeshastogetupveryearlyC．hasbeatenallthephonegameplayersD．wasinfaceofdangerinherfirstextrarole（七）Whetherfromnewsreportsorsocialmediaarticles,youmayknowthat5Giscoming．5Gisthe5thgenerationnetwork．Itisanewnetwork(網(wǎng)絡(luò))after1G,2G,3Gand4Ganditcanconnecteveryoneandeverythingtogether．5GnetworkswillcovermanycitiesinChinasoon．5Gmeanssuper-fastdata(數(shù)據(jù))speed,onecandownloadatwo-hourmovieforfewerthan10seconds,anditismakingourlivesmoreandmoreconvenient．5Gwillmakeself-drivingcarspossible．Forsafety,self-drivingcarsneedsuper-fastdatatransmission(傳輸)tocommunicatewiththeirnearbyenvironment．5Gisjustwhatmakesself-drivingcarsachievethis．Eyenairplaneswillbecome"smart"inthenearfuture．Passengerswillbeabletouse5GnetworksintheairtoconnecttotheInternetorplaceordersforfoodanddrinks．5Gwillbeabighelpforstudentswhotakeonlineclasses．Manypeopleliveinpoorareasintheworldwheretherearenoschools．Butwith5G,thiswillchange．StudentsallovertheworldwillbeabletoseeplacesliketheGreatWallwithoutleavingtheirrooms．Itwillbealsoeasierfordoctorstotreatpatientsremotelyby5G．Itmeanscaringforpatientsfromfaraway．Thefactslistedaboveareonlyapartofwhat5Gwillmakepossibleandpopular．JustasintheearlydaysoftheInternetinthe1990s,fewcouldseehowitcouldchangetheworld．Thesamewillsurelybetrueof5G．With5G,manythingsdonotseemlikedreamsanymore．Nowlet'sgetreadytosaygoodbyeto4Gandwelcomethecomingof5G．41．Howlongmayittaketodownloadatwo-hourmoviewith5G?A．15seconds． B．8seconds． C．10minutes． D．2hours．42．Theunderlinedword"remotely"means________inChinese．A．快速地 B．高效地 C．遠(yuǎn)程地 D．科學(xué)地43．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthat________．A．4GisnomoreusedinourdailylifenowB．thewriterisworriedaboutthecomingof5GC．with5G,someofourdreamswillcometrueforsureonedayD．inthe1990s,allthepeoplebelievedthattheInternetwouldchangeourlife44．5GwillmakethefollowingthingsmoreandmorepopularEXCEPT________．A．self-drivingcars B．"smart"airplanesC．onlineclasses D．hospitalswithoutdoctors45．About5G,________isNOTmentionedinthepassage．A．tobeusedfreely B．super-fastdataspeedC．toconnecteveryoneandeverythingtogether D．tomakelifemoreconvenientthan4G（八）Facialrecognitiontechnology(人臉識(shí)別技術(shù)）iswidelyusedtoday．Forexample,policeuseittosearchforbadguys．It'salsousedtounlockphonesordoors．Now,asimilartechnology,knownasfacialdetection(探測(cè)),isenteringanewfield:thebusinessofadvertising(廣告)．Suchsystemsaregoingthroughtestsinasmallnumberofstores．Onefacialdetectionsystemcanjudgeaperson's"happiness"or"fear"level．Thathelpsbusinessesseehowpeoplefeelastheyloatproductsoradvertisementsinthestore．Anothersystemcandetectwhethersomeoneiswearingeyeglasses．Ifsostorescansendadvertisementsfornewglassestohim．Facialdetectiontechnologyisalsoplacedinsidesomelargeadvertisingboards．Camerasinthoseboardscandetectinformationlikepeople'sagesandfivelevelsoffeelings——from"veryhappy"to"veryunhappy"．Supportersofthetechnologysayitcouldimprovebuyers'experiencebyshowingproductstheymightlikeorbyofferingthemproductsatlowerpricesSomeareagainsttheideaofusingsuchsystems．PamDixon,theheadofaprivacy(隱私)group,isoneofthem．Shethinks▲．Forexample,abusinesscouldraisethepriceofaproductaccordingtoaperson'sageandfeelings．However,onestoretestingthetechnologyexplainedtheywouldn'tstorepeople'sinformationlikenamesorages．Andtheadvertisingboardsystemmakersaiditdidn'tkeepanypersonalinformationorrecordanyvideos．36．Facialdetectiontechnologycantellpeople's_________,accordingtothepassage．A．weight B．feelings C．height D．jobs37．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe_________?A．nobodylikestohavetheirfeelingscollectedB．itisveryimportanttoprotectpeople'sprivacyC．thestrangeactionsmaycausesomethingunfairD．businessesmayusethemtohavemorecustomers38．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfacialdetectiontechnology_________．A．candetectbuyers'namesandrecordthemB．isputinsidesomelargeadvertisingboardsC．maybeusedtosellcheapergoodsinallstoresD．mayneedsometimebeforebeingwidelyused39．Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe"_________．A．FacialRecognitionTechnologyEnteringaNewFieldB．FacialRecognitionTechnologyLookingforBadGuysC．FacialDetectionTechnologyGoingintoAdvertisingFieldD．FacialDetectionTechnologyImprovingBuyers'Experience（九）Peopledependonplants．Weuseplantsforfood,cloth,shelter(住處),andeventheairwebreathe(呼吸)．Plantskeepourairandwaterclean．Greenplantsgiveusoxygen(氧氣)．Oxygenispartoftheairwebreathe．Plantsarealsopartofthewatercycle(水循環(huán))．Mostofthewaterthataplanttakesingoesbackintotheair．Plantsgiveusalotofthefoodontheearth．Fruits,vegetables,andgrains(谷物)comefromplants．Withoutplants,wewouldnothavebread,rice,carrots,apples,oranges,orbananas!Manypeoplearegrowingplantstoeatintheirowngardensathome．Havingyourowngardenhelpstheearthaswell．Whenyougrowyourownfruitsandvegetables,youhelpcutdownonpollutionbecausebigtrucksdon’tneedtotakeyourfoodtoshops．Youalsohelpreducetheamountofrubbishbecauseyoudon’tneedtousebagsforpackingyourfood．Youcanjustpickitoutofthegroundoroffaplantandputitintoabasket!Treesareanimportantplantresource(資源)．Treesprovidewoodtobuildhomesandfurniture．Treesareusedtomakelotsofthingsaroundyourhomeandatyourschool．Andtreesprovidefruitsthataregoodforyou．Withouttrees,theearthwouldbeaverydifferentplace．36．________ispartoftheairwebreathe．A．Sunlight B．Water C．Food D．Oxygen37．Whathappenstomostofthewaterthataplanttakesin?A．Itgoesbackintotheair． B．Itstaysintheplant．C．Itgoesintotheground． D．Itstaysintheriver．38．Whatdoesthephrase“cutdownon”meaninParagraph5?A．Cause． B．Accept． C．Reduce． D．Expect．39．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ADifferentPlace B．TheUsesofPlantsC．FoodontheEarth D．GardensatHome40．Youwouldfindthepassagein________．A．a(chǎn)ninterestingnovel B．a(chǎn)bookaboutanimalsC．a(chǎn)popularplay D．a(chǎn)bookaboutnature（十）Somepeopleski(滑雪)downmountains．Othersclimbhugerocksorphotographdangerousanimals．Whydopeopleenjoyriskyactivitieslikethese?Somepeopletakeriskssimplybecauseitmakesthemfeelgood．Psychologist(心理學(xué)家)Marvinsaysthatthiskindofexplorers(探險(xiǎn)者)arealwayslookingforchangeandexcitement．Whenpeopledosomethingneworrisky,achemical(化學(xué)物質(zhì))inthebraincreatesapleasantfeeling．Theylovethisfeelingandwanttoexperienceitasoftenaspossible．Otherpeopledon'ttakerisksforthefeelingofexcitementbuttoachieveagoal．Forexample,MikeFaywentonadangerous2,000—milespecialjourneyincentralAfrica．Heworkedtohelpsavethewildlifethere．Fay’sexpeditionshelpedcreate13nationalparks．Forotherpeople,suchasextremeathletes(極限運(yùn)動(dòng)員),takingrisksispartoftheirjob．SportspsychologistShanesaysextremeathletesseetheworlddifferently．Inadangerousactivity,mostpeopleprobablydonotfeelincontrol．Extremeathletesaredifferent:theyfeelincontrolindangeroussituations．Thedangercanevenhelpthem．Forexample,skierDaronRahlvessaysthatbeingafraidmakeshimtryhardertosucceed．Mostofusarenotextremeathletesorexplorers．However,westilltakerisksinourlives．Someofustakesocialrisks,suchasspeakinginfrontofalargegroupofpeople．Sometimes,wetakefinancialrisks,suchasbuyingahouse．Andsometimeswetakecareerrisks,suchasleavingajoborstartingabusiness．Mostpeopletakerisksinsomeareasoflife,butnotinothers．Whatkindofrisk—takerareyou?41Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebrain． B．Somethingnew．C．Achemical． D．Apleasantfeeling．42．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedition”inParagraph3mean?A．Muchmoney． B．Ajourneywithaspecialgoal．C．Agreatidea． D．Aplanforadangerousjourney．43．Howmanykindsofextremeathletesorexplorersarementionedinthepassage?A．Three． B．Four． C．Five． D．Six．44．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．MikeFayisaprofessionalrisk—taker．B．Mostpeopledon’ttakerisksintheirdailylife．C．Extremeathletesdealwithdangerbetterthanothers．D．DaronRahlvestakesrisksmainlyforchangeandexcitement．（十一）Startinghighschoolcanbedifficult．Everyoneisnervousandnobodyknowswheretogoforclasses．Thinkingaboutmakingnewfriendsmightmakeyoufeelnervous,too．Butdon'tworry,becauseyouarenotalone．Youaregoingtoschoolwithagroupofstudentsofyourage,andwehaveseveralsuggestionsforyoutofollow．ForgetyourfearandjusttalktosomeDon'tbeafraidtogetclosetostrangers．Introduceyourselfandstartaconversationaboutsomethingyouhaveincommon．Sitinthemiddleoftheclassroomwithmanynewfriendsaroundyouaspossible．JoinclubsTakepartinafter-schoolactivitiesthatinterestyou．Trytomakefriendsinclubs．Ifyoujoinanything,youwillbejustgoingtoclassesandthengoinghome．Beinginaclubmakesyoumoresocial．StaycleanNoonelikesabadsmellthatcouldknocksomebodyover．Showereveryday,brushyourandwashyourhair．Youshouldmakeyourselflookcleanandtidy,whateveryouwear．BerespectfulofpeopleddifferencesEveryonehashisorherownopinion(觀點(diǎn))oftheworld．Andeveryonebelievesdifferentthings．It'sagoodthingtohavedifferentfriendswithdifferentopinionsbecauseyoucaneachshareyourown．34．ThefollowingthingscanhelpyougetusedtohighschoolEXCEPT________．A．playingwithstudentsofyourage B．stayingintheclassroomonyourownC．startingaconversationwithothers D．forgettingyourfearandtalkingtosome35．Youcanmakefriendswithothersby________．A．sittingatthebackoftheclassroom B．justgoingtoclassesandthengoinghomeC．wearingthemostbeautifulclothes D．takingpartinafter-schoolactivitiesinclubs36．What'sthewriter'sattitude(看法)aboutpeople'sdifferences?A．Respecteachother． B．Onlybelieveyourself．C．Sharingisn'tneeded． D．Don'thavedifferentopinions．37．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thewaystostartaclub B．FaceyourfearbravelyC．Howtostarthighschool D．Keepcleanandtidy（十二）RupertIsaacsonwasborninAfrica,andgrewupinLondonandintheEnglishcountryside,wherehediscoveredhisloveofhorses．BecausehegrewuphearingsomanyfascinatingmemoriesaboutAfricafromhisparents,hewentthereandlivedwiththepeoplecalledTheBushmenoftheKalahariDesert．Bytheyear2000,Rupertwasalreadyworkingasareporter,writingarticlesandguidebooksaboutAfricaandIndia．HemethiswifeKristininIndia．Today,theylivewiththeirson,Rowan,intheUS．ButRupertfacedthegreatestchallengeofhislifewhen,attheageoftwo,Rowanwasdiagnosed(診斷)withanillnessthatinfluencedhisabilitytocommunicatewithothers．RupertdiscoveredthatspendingtimewithhorsesandridingthemwashelpingRowan．Butunluckily,theBushmenoftheKalaharidonothavehorses．SothefamilysetoutforMongolia,wherehorseshavebeenimportantforlong．RuperthaswrittenaboutthisjourneytohelphissoninhisbookHorseBoy,andhehasproducedadocumentaryofthesamename．Inthefilm,peoplehavethechancestoseethefamilytravellinginMongolia,ridinghorsesandmeetinghealers(治療師)inordertohelpRowan．BecauseworkingwithhorseshashelpedRowan,RupertsetupTheHorseBoyFoundationonhisfarminTexas．Itisaschoolthatteachespeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing．Besideswritinganotherbook,TheLongRideHome,abouttravellingwithRowantoAfrica,AustraliaandArizonaintheUS,RuperthasalsoproducedthedocumentaryEndangerous,withRowanashost,aboutdangerousanimalsthatareendangered．RupertIsaacsonhasmanagedtodiscoverthesecretofturningonechallengeintomanyachievements．18．WheredidRupertIsaacsondiscoverhisloveofhorses?A．IntheEnglishcountryside． B．InIndia．C．InAfrica． D．InMongolia．19．WhenwasRowandiagnosedwiththeillnessmentionedinthepassage?A．Intheyear2000． B．Attheageoftwo．C．WhenhewasinMongolia． D．WhenhewasinLondon．20．WhydidRupert’sfamilygotoMongolia?Because__________there．A．heworkedasareporter B．therewerenohorsesC．therewerelotsofhorses D．hewantedtomeethiswife21．WhatisthepurposeofTheHorseBoyFoundation?A．Toproduceadocumentary． B．Tocommunicatewithothers．C．Tolearnhowtoridehorses． D．Toteachpeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing．22．HowmanydocumentarieshasRupertproducedinthepassage?A．Two． B．Three． C．Four． D．Five．參考答案（一）本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了跑步、攝影以及劇團(tuán)娛樂(lè)小組的基本信息。34．B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“CallMikefordetails(細(xì)節(jié))at077—658945”可知，我們可以給邁克打電話(huà)來(lái)了解跑步小組的更多信息。故選B。35．A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Youneedtopay￡15tojointheclub”可知，參加攝影俱樂(lè)部需要支付15英鎊。故選A。36．D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A選項(xiàng)：你一定要買(mǎi)一臺(tái)照相機(jī)來(lái)參加攝影俱樂(lè)部。根據(jù)“FirstprizeisanewXP8iicamera!”可知，文中并沒(méi)有提到參加攝影俱樂(lè)部需要買(mǎi)臺(tái)照相機(jī)，選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；B選項(xiàng)：對(duì)劇團(tuán)演員來(lái)說(shuō)，天賦是最重要的。根據(jù)“Passion(熱情)ismoreimportantthantalent”可知，熱情比天賦重要，選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；C選項(xiàng)：跑步團(tuán)體每周三都有跑步比賽。根據(jù)“It’sfunandtherearenocompetitions”可知，跑步團(tuán)體沒(méi)有比賽，選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；D選項(xiàng)：演員們必須每周參加兩次劇團(tuán)的活動(dòng)。根據(jù)“Youmustbeavailabletwiceaweekstarting2ndApril”可知，每周必須參加兩次劇團(tuán)活動(dòng)，選項(xiàng)正確。故選D。（二）這篇短文是一個(gè)廣告，內(nèi)容是去一個(gè)美麗的山谷農(nóng)場(chǎng)參觀游玩。短文中介紹了這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)里一些好玩的項(xiàng)目、開(kāi)放的時(shí)間以及聯(lián)系方式等信息。21．C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文的標(biāo)題“BEAUTIFULVALLEYFARM”以及短文中“Comewithyourwholefamilyforafun,relaxingdayorweekend．”可知，這篇短文是一個(gè)廣告，目的是介紹一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)，讓人們?nèi)ツ抢镉瓮妗９蔬xC。22．A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中“Petandfeedtheanimals,rideorwalkaroundthefarm,anduseourgameroomandswimmingpool．”可知，在農(nóng)場(chǎng)，你可以騎馬或者散步。故選A。23．B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Openweekdays8A．Mto8P．M．a(chǎn)ndallweekend．”可知，周末這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)是全天開(kāi)放的，你可以一天24小時(shí)待在那里，B選項(xiàng)符合文意。根據(jù)“395RiberaNorthRd．”可知A不對(duì)；根據(jù)“Openweekdays8A．Mto8P．M．a(chǎn)ndallweekend．”可知C不對(duì)；根據(jù)“(847)233-6786”可知D不對(duì)。故選B。（三）短文講了新學(xué)期MeridenCentre的中文課程，詳細(xì)地介紹了中文的重要性、時(shí)間、費(fèi)用和聯(lián)系方式等。69．D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"NewThisTermattheMeridenCentre．ChineseLanguageCourses!"可知Meriden中心本學(xué)期開(kāi)設(shè)新的中文課程。故選D。70．A【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前句"MorepeoplearespeakingChinesethanEnglish（說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)的人比說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的人多）"可知結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)對(duì)懂中文的商務(wù)人士的需求也在急劇上升．所以"skyrocketing"意為驟增，即risingquickly。故選A。71．B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"AnothergreatreasonistogiveyourkidsoryourselfaseatatthetableinaworldwhereChinaisanimportantpartner．Callusforcourselistings．"可知我們可以從方框中了解到，中國(guó)是世界上重要的合作伙伴。故選B。72．B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Self—fitcourse：studyingatyourownpace．"可知"self—fitcourse"的優(yōu)點(diǎn)是你可以選擇自己的速度來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)。故選B。73．C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"onworkdays﹩350percourseeachterm"可知本想在星期二上一門(mén)在線(xiàn)課程。他每學(xué)期需要付350美元。故選C。74．C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)前文"對(duì)課程內(nèi)容、時(shí)間、費(fèi)用和交通方式的介紹，"可知這里應(yīng)該是補(bǔ)充信息的話(huà)，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說(shuō)如需更多信息，請(qǐng)致電860—343—5807與安琪拉聯(lián)系。故選C?！军c(diǎn)睛】在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開(kāi)邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認(rèn)真觀察選項(xiàng)，仔細(xì)推敲，確定最佳答案。（四）這篇短文講述的是2007年，年僅23歲的BarringtonIrving成為了獨(dú)自飛行環(huán)游世界的最年輕的人，而且他是乘坐他自己制造的飛機(jī)飛行的。短文中通過(guò)講述Irving的飛行故事告訴我們年輕人應(yīng)該有夢(mèng)想，并要為了夢(mèng)想努力。37．A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段“Oneday,RobinsonaskedIrvingifhewasinterestedinflying．Irvingdidn'tthinkhewassmartenough．Butthenextday,RobinsontookIrvingtoanairport．HeshowedIrvinginsidethecockpit(駕駛艙)ofaBoeing777．ThatexperiencechangedIrving’slife．”可知，是Robinson讓Irving對(duì)飛行產(chǎn)生了興趣，因此他對(duì)于Irving來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)很重要的人。故選A。38．A【解析】