2019年中考英語復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)《閱讀理解1》

中考英語復(fù)習(xí)專題練習(xí)《閱讀理解1》

（-）

Therewasonceahard-workingfather.Hetriedhisbest

tosupporthiswifeandthreechildren.Hespenteveryevening

attendingclasses,hopinghecouldonedayfindabetter-paid

job.Hehardlyeverateamealwithhisfamily.Heworkedandstudiedveryhardbecausehe

wantedtoprovidehisfamilywiththebestthingsthatmoneycouldbuy.

Wheneverhisfamilycomplained,hesaidthathewasdoingitallforthem.Butheoften

wishedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

Thedaycamewhenthefatherwasofferedagoodjob.Itpaidquitewell.However,thefamily

stilldidnotgettoseethefatherduringmostoftheweek.Hekeptworkinghard,hopingtogetthe

managerposition（職位）.

Thefather'shardworkpaidoff,andhewaspromoted.Excitedly,hehiredamaid（女仆）,

sohiswifedidnothavetodothehouseworkanymore.Healsofelttheirthree-roomhousewasno

longerbigenough.Itwouldbeniceforhisfamilytoenjoythecomfortofalargerhouse.Sothe

fatherdecidedtofurtherhisstudiesandgetabetterjob.

Asexpected,thefathershardworkpaidoffagain,andheboughtabeautifulhouse.Hetold

hisfamilyhehaddecidednottoworkashardanymore.Fromthenonhewasgoingtodevote

（把...專用于）moretimetohisfamily.However,thenextdaythefatherdidnotwakeupany

more.

1.Atfirst,thefathertookeveningclassesinthehopeof

A.makingmoremoneytosupporthisfamily

B.settingagoodexampleforhischildren

C.buyingalargehouseforhisfamily

D.gettingthepositionofmanager

2.Whatdidthefamilydowhenthefatherspentallhistimeworking?

A.Workedharder.B.Savedmoney.

C.Complainedtohim.D.Lefthim.

3.Whatdidthefatherdoforthefamilywhenhebecameamanager?

A.Cookedmealsforhisfamily.

B.Hiredamaid.

C.Boughtabeautifulhouse.

D.Devotedmoretimetohisfamily.

4.ThefatherdideverythinghehadaimedtodoEXCEPT

A.findingawell-paidjob

B?becomingaseniorofficial

C.buyinggoodthingsforhisfamily

D.enjoyingtimewithhisfamily

5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Peopleshouldalwayskeeppromisestotheirfamilies.

B.Peoplecanrealizetheirdreamsintheendiftheyworkhard.

C.It'snotwiseforpeopletoworkhardforawell-paidjob.

D.It*snotwisetoachievesuccessatthecostoffamilyandhealth.

（二）

Ateenagerwithcerebralpalsy（腦性癱瘓）hadherown

waytohelpherclassmatesunderstandherillness.Tegan

Vincent-Cooke,14,turnedherlifestoryintoacartoon.

Teganhaddifficultymakingfriendsatschool.Becauseofherillness,manystudentswere

tooshytotalktoher.Theywerealsouncomfortableaskingherquestions.Soshedecidedtomake

herstoryintoacartoon.Inthevideo,shetellshowcerebralpalsy—fromherbirthtothepresent

day—madeabigdifferencetohereverydaylife.Shesaysthatsheisreallyupsetwhenotherkids

laughather.ShealsodescribesherfamilyinBristolandhowherparentsloveher.Tegan'sschool

lifehadchangedgreatlysincesheshowedthevideotoherclassmates.Ithadhelpedher

classmatesunderstandherbetter.Asaresult,sheismoreconfidentandshehasmademore

friends.

Teganhopesthatmorepeoplecanwatchthevideoandknowabouttheillness.Sheisgoing

tomakemorevideosinthefuture.

1.Tegancouldn'tgetonwellwithherclassmatesbecauseof

A.herlittlebodyB.herillness

C.herpoorfamilyD.hercharacter

2.WhatdidTegandotomakeherclassmatesunderstandher?

A.Shemadefriendswithherclassmates.

B.Shetoldherclassmatesherstoryinschool.

C.Shemadeherstoryintoacartoon.

D.Shewatchedthecartoonswithherclassmates.

3.WhatdoesTegan'scartoontellabout?

A.Hertroublefromcerebralpalsy.

B.Herhappyschoollife.

C.Herideaaboutthelire.

D.Herfuturedream.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.FinallyTeganhaddifficultymakingfriendsatschool.

B.Teganwasmoreconfidentafterherclassmatesunderstoodher.

C.Tegan'sclassmatesneverlaughedather.

D.Tegan'sschoollifehadchangedgreatlysinceshegotwell.

5.WhatisTegan'sdream?

A.Shehopestohavemorefriends.

B.Shewantstofindanicejobinthefuture.

C.Sheplanstomakemoneybymakingcartoons.

D.Shehopesmorepeopleknowaboutcerebralpalsy.

（三）

NewTechnologyRevolutionizes（變革）Learning

Moreandmorepeoplebelievethattechnologiesaregreatforlearning.

Today,suchteachingtoolsasiPadsareusedinalotofcourses,includinglanguage,historyand

science.

ManyteachersaresupportersofusingiPadsinlanguagelearning.Theysaythatstudentsnow

havemuchmoretimefordiscussionintheclassroom.Insteadofspendingvaluableclasstime

listeningtotextsorwatchingteachingvideos,studentscandothisontheirownandcometoclass

preparedfordiscussion.

TheteachersalsosaythatiPadsallowstudentstolearnattheirownDace.Somestudents

mightlistentoadialogueonlyonceandunderstandjt,sotheycansavetimefordoingother

things.Otherstudents,however,mightneedtolistentothesamedialogueagainandagainto

understandit.UsingiPadsisespeciallyhelpfultostudentswhoarelearningalanguageatdifferent

paces.

Thestudentswhoareusingthenewtoolinsomecoursesarealsohappy.Theybelievethat

usingiPadsisamoreenjoyablewaytolearn(suchaslisteningtostoriesandwatchingmovies).

Theclasshasbecomemuchmoreinterestingandcreative.

Thereareotheradvantagesforstudents.ByusingiPads,theycanpaymoreattentiontothe

materialandlearnmore.TeachingnotesarestoredintheiriPadsandareeasytofind.Some

studentsspendmoretimestudyingnow."Icanlistentomylanguagematerialorwatchteaching

videosonthebus,insteadofhavingtowaituntilIgethome,^^astudentexplained.

ManyadultscomplainthattechnologiessuchasiPadsaredoingharmtostudents.They

worrythatstudentsmightuseiPadstodownloadteachingnotesandusethemtocheatduring

exams.SomebelievethatiPadsmayseparatestudentsfromeachother.Ifastudentspendsmore

timewatchingvideosonaniPad,hewillhavefeweropportunitiestohaveface-to-face

communicationwithothers.

However,technologiesarealreadyapartofmoststudents'day-to-daylives.Asforcheating,

teacherscanaskstudentstohandintheiriPadswhentheytakeexams.Educationneedstomake

changeswiththetimesastechnologyisplayinganimportantpart.Weshouldlookforwardtoa

wonderfulfuturewheniPadsandothertechnologiescanaddalottotheclassroom.

l.Whatdoestheexpression“attheirownpace"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Accordingtotheirowntimetable.B.Withouttheirteachers?help.

C.Becauseoftheirwonderfulgoals.D.Againsttheirparents'hope.

2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__.

A.studentswithiPadshavelessdiscussioninclass

B.studentsgetmorefunfromlearningwithiPads

C.iPadshelpstudentssavetimewaitingforbuses

D.iPadspreventstudentsfromcheatinginexams

3.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.teacherscantakecontrolofstudents,learning

B.examresultsdependalotonnowtechnology

C.technologyineducationhasabrightfuture

D.note-takingisashelpfulasvideo-watching

4.Wheredoesthepassagepossiblycomefrom?

A.AshoppingadvertisementB.AsciencefictionC.AneducationmagazineD.Atextbook

（四）

Astudyfoundmostpeopleusetheirsmartphonesforanhourand52minutesaday.Mostof

thistimeistakenupwithtexting,emailsandsurfingtheweb,butonlyaround20minutesisspent

makingthreecalls.

Thesurveyof2,000peoplefoundthatsocialmediaapps,calculators（計(jì)算器）,calendarsand

cameraswere

alsoseenasparticularlyimportantfunctions.Navigationapps（導(dǎo)航應(yīng)用）suchasGoogleMaps

werepopulartoo-withoneinsixpeopleadmittingtheywouldfeelunabletotravelaroundan

unfamiliarcitywithoutone.ThestudyalsofoundcheckingFacebookandtakingpicturesofothers

arecarriedoutmorefrequentlythanmakingcalls.Alsoonthelistwerethecalendartoremember

appointmentsandbirthdays,mobilebankingandthenewsareappsthatmakeday-to-daylifea

littleeasier.

TomBarrsaid:'Thefunctionsonamobilephonehavedevelopedandimproveddrastically

（劇烈）overthepast10years.Withsomanywaystokeepintouchnowadays,peopleareusingthe

functionsthatareconvenientforthem.Aswegetlessandlesstimetoourselves,weneedmore

convenienceinourlivesandlessdifficulty.Whilecallingcanbemorepersonal,itdoesn'talways

saveyourtime/

ScientistsatRiceUniversitywantedtoseeifthelatestmobiletechnologywouldbeusedby

thestudentsto

improvetheirlearning.Butayearlater,theresearchersconcludedthatit'snotenoughtogive

studentstheright

technology,butsaidtheyneedguidanceabouthowtouseit.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mostpeoplespendnearlytwohourstextingaday.

B.Mostpeoplespendabout20minutesmakingthreecallsaday.

C.Mostpeoplespendmosttimeofadaymakingphonecalls.

D.Mosttimeofadayistakenupbysurfingtheweb.

2.Whydon'tmostpeoplemakealotofcalls?

A.Becausecallingcanbemorepersonal.

B.Becauseitdoesn'talwayssaveyourtime.

C.Becausesocialmediaappsareimportantfunctions.

D.Becausecallingismoreconvenient.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"one"inthesecondparagraphreferto（指代）？

A.Socialmediaapps.B.Mobilephones.

C.Navigationapps.D.Particularlyimportantfunctions.

4.Thewritermainlywantstotellus.

A.navigationappssuchasGoogleMapswerepopular

B.checkingFacebookiscarriedoutmorefrequentlythanmakingcalls

C.thefunctionsonamobilephonehavedevelopedandimproveddrastically

D.studentsneedguidanceabouthowtousemobilephones

（五）

Longlongago,therewasaspiderwholivedonafield.Shelikedthishomeandplannedto

staytherefortherestofherlife.

Oneday,thespidercaughtalittlebug（蟲子）.Thebugsaid,uIfyouletmego,Iwilltellyou

somethingimportantthatwillsaveyourlife."Thespiderstoppedandlistenedcarefully.

"You'dbettergetoutofthisfield."thelittlebugsaid."Theharvestiscoming!

Thespidersmiledandsaid,“Whatistheharvestyouaretalkingabout?Youarejusttelling

meastory.w“Oh,no,itistrue,"thelittlebugsaid."Theownerofthisfieldiscomingtoharvest

itsoon.Youwillbekilledbythemachinesifyoustayhere.

Thespidersaid,"Idon'tbelieveyou.Ihavelivedhereallofmylife,andtheownerhasnever

comehere.vAndthenthespideratethelittlebugforlunch.

Thenextdaywasabeautifulsunnyday.Asthespiderwasgoingtohavearest,shesawsome

thickcloudsmovingtowardsher.Shecouldhearthesoundofabigmachine,andshesaidto

herself,uWhatwouldthatbe?Isthebugright?”

1.Thelittlebugtriedtogetfreeby

A.runningintheweb

B.playingagainstthespider

C.turningtohisfriendsforhelp

D.tellingthespidersomeimportantnews

2.Thespiderdidn'tbelievethelittlebugbecause

A.sheknewthebug'sstory

B.nothinglikethishadhappenedbefore

C.shehadgotothernews

D.sheknewtheharvesttime

3.Whathappenedtothelittlebugatlast?

A.Thespiderletitgo.

B?Thespiderhaditforameal.

C.Thefarmerscaughtit.

D.Itranawayitself.

4.Intheend>thespidermight

A.dieinastorm

B.runfromthefield

C.bekilledbythemachine

D.staytherefortherestofherlife

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.It*shelpfultofollowothers1advice.

B.Don'tdosomethingbadtothesmallanimals.

C.Workinghardisimportant.

D.Nothingisdifficultintheworld.

（六）

OntheSolomonIslandsintheSouthPacific,somevillagerscut

downtreesinaspecialway.Ifatreeistoolargetobecutdownwithan

ax,theytrysomethingelse一yellingatit.Woodsmenwithspecialpowers

climbupatreeatdawnandyellatitatthetopoftheirvoices.Theycontinuedoingthisfor30

days.After30days,thetreediesandfallsover.Itseemsliketheyellingkillsthespiritofthe

tree.Accordingtothevillagers,italwaysworks.

It'stoobadtheydon'thavetheadvantagesofmodemtechnologyandascientificmind.No

matterhowtruethestoryactuallyis.itremindsmeofsomething.

Ioftenyellatmywife,thetelephoneandworkers.AndsometimesIevenyellattheTV.The

newspapersandmychildren.I'vebeenknowntoshakemyfistandyellattheskyattimes.

Themannextdooryellsathiscaralot.AndthissummerIheardhimyellataladderfor

mostofanafternoon.Wemodem,educatedpeopleyellattraffic,bills,banksand

machines.Machinesandrelativesgetyelledatthemost.

Itdoesn'tdomuchgood.Machinesandthingsjustsitthere.Evenkickingitdoesn'tusually

help.Asforpeople,well,theSolomonIslandersmayhaveapoint.Yellingatlivingthingsdoes

tendtokillthespiritinthem.Sticksandstonesmaybreakourbones,butwordswillbreakour

hearts.

Wheninadifficultsituation,yellingatyourfamilyorfriendswon'tsolvetheproblembut

mighthurtthemdeeply.Whynottrytalkingtotheminapositiveway?

1.HowdotheSolomonvillagerscutdownaverylargetree?

A.Theyuseaspecialax.

B.Theyyellatthetreedaybyday.

C.Theyusethepowersofnature.

D.Theyusemoderntechnology.

2.FromParagraph3,welearnthatthewriterseemstobe

A.anicehusband

B?apatientfather

C.aneasy-goingboss

D.acomplainer

3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutyellinginlife?

A.Itsolvestrafficproblems.

B?Ithelpspeopleatthebank.

C.Itmakesmachineswork.

D.Itdoesnogoodforpeople.

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Yellinghurtsbothsides.

B.Yellingisbadforourhealth.

C.Everylivingthinghasitsownspirit.

D.SolomonIslandersareveryclever.

（七）

Whenyou'renotathome,manyworriesmaystarttocrowdyourmind.DidIturnthecoffee

makeroff?DidIlockthedoor?Arethekidsdoingtheirhomeworkorwatchingtelevision?Witha

smarthome,youcanquietalloftheseworries.

Asmarthomeisahomewithacommunicationnetwork.Thisnetworkconnectsdevices（裝

置），suchaslightsandTVsets,andallowsthemtobecontrolledfromfarawaythroughelectrical

wiring,mobilephonecommunicationorWiFiovertheInternet.

Moreandmorepeoplemaystarttoconsiderowningasmarthome,becauseitmakeslife

muchmoreconvenient.Itcanhelpkeepyourroomatacertaintemperature.Itcanrecordwhat

happensinsidethehomeandsendthevideotoyourphone.Whenyouareonvacationabroad,you

canuseasmarthomecontrollertoswitchonorofftheelectricitywhennecessary.Somesmart

homescanreceiveavisitor,allowinghimtocomeinandofferinghimadrink.Theycanevenfeed

thecatandwatertheplants.

Besides,smarthomesareeasytofix.Mostsmarthometechnologyanddevicesarewireless

andcanbesetupwithaminimumoftools,usingonlytheguidinginformation.Whenaproblem

appears,youcandealwithityourselfwithoutpayingaprofessional.

However,forhome-users,thesmarthometechnologyisfarfromperfect.Itcanberather

expensivetoownthetechnologyandthedevices.Also,becausethesmarthomesystemallowits

ownertogethomeinformationfromanywhere,itleavesthehomeeasytobeattackedbyhackers,

whomaysecretlyuseorchangetheinformationinthesystem.

Now,manyscientistsareexcitedatthefutureofsmarthometechnology.Imaginebeingable

togetfashionadvicefromyourmirror,orreceivefoodshoppingsuggestionsfromyour

refrigerator.Whilethereareotherswhoworrythatthosesmartdeviceswillmakepeoplelazier

andlonelier.Whateveritis,onethingisforsuresmarthometechnologywillchangethewaywe

liveandwork.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanasmarthomelockthedoorthrough?

A.Electriclights.B.Mirrortechnologies.

C.Mobilephones.D.Shoppingprograms.

2.Whatisthethirdparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thestepstousesmartsystems.

B.Thepricesofsmartprograms.

C.Theadvantagesofasmarthome.

D.Thetoolsforsettingupsmartdevices.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutasmarthome?

A.Smarthomescan'thelpfeedpetsnowadays.

B.Smarthomescostsalotofmoneyatpresent.

C.Youcan'tcontrolyoursmarthomeinothercountries.

D.It'shardforhackerstogetinformationfromsmarthomes.

4.What'sthewriter'sopinionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplewillbecomelesshappyinthefuture.

B.People'slifestylewillbedifferentinthefuture.

C.Mobilephonesarethemostimportantinsmarthomes.

D.Smarthomesaremuchbetterthanothersmartsystems.

（八）

AprimaryschoolinWuhanhasusednewdesksandchairstopreventstudentsfromgetting

shortsight.Thedesksandchairsmakestudentshavethecorrectposture（座姿），especiallywhen

readingandwriting.Eachdeskhasanadjustable（可調(diào)節(jié)的）steelbar（鐵架）.Thebarcanhelp

studentskeeptheireyesatleast30cmfrombooks.

ZhangJianmingisheadmasteroftheprimaryschool.Shesaidthenewdesksandchairswere

providedbyaneyecarecentreinthecity.TheschoolcarriedoutasurveylastSeptember.It

showedthatabout7percentofits1,093studentssaidtheysufferedfromshortsight.

Thenewdesksandchairshavealreadyimprovedthestudents5posture,butbothteachersand

studentsmightneedmoretimetogetusedtothem.

YangLihuaisheadoftheWuhanYouthEyeCareCenter.Shesaidthedesksandchairswere

introducedto19schoolsonatrialbasis（試行）.“Duringourresearchintoshortsight,wenoticed

thatthenumberofstudentswithshortsightwasincreasing.Thisisbecauseparentsareteaching

theirchildrentoreadandwriteataveryearlyagewithoutpayingenoughattentiontotheir

posture,“shesaid.

FengJunyingisadoctoratBeijingJingshanSchool."Ithinkthenewdesksandchairsin

Wuhanwillcertainlybehelpful,vshesaid."Butbadreadinghabitsatschoolarenottheonly

reasonforshortsight.ChildrenareusingmobilephonesandiPadswhentheyareveryyoung.This

canbeanotherreasonforshortsightatayoungage.”

1.Accordingtothepassage,theadjustablesteelbarcanhelpthestudentskeeptheireyes

frombooks.

A.20cmB.25cmC.29cmD.32cm

2.TheschoolsinWuhanintroducedthedeskswithbarstotheprimaryschoolstudentsinorderto

A.makestudentsgrowtallB.helpstudentshavethecorrectposture

C.helpstudentslovereadingD.notallowstudentstousemobile

3.FengJunjing'swordsmean.

A.thenumberofstudentswithshortsightisincreasing

B.thestudentsdon'tgetusedtothenewdesksandchairs

C.badreadinghabitsarenottheonlyreasonofthestudents9shortsight

D.thenewdesksandchairsareuselessforthestudentstoimprovetheireyesight

4.Fromthepassage,agoodwaytoprotectoureyesightisto.

A.buyanadjustablesteelbar

B.gototheYouthEyeCareCentreoften

C.haveacorrectposturewhenwearestudying

D.readlessandusemobilephonesandiPadsless

5.Wecaninfer（推斷）thepassageisprobablyfrompartofanewspaper.

A.EducationB.CultureC.TechnologyD.Medicine

（九）

Successdoesnotbelongtoaselectgroupofindividuals（個(gè)人）.Successbelongstothose

whoarewillingtogoafteritandtrytheirbesttodowhattheyhavetodo.Herearesomeuseful

practicalwaysfbryouifyouwanttobeasuccess.

Desire.Desireisthestrongwishtoachieveagoal.Withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Before

youcanrunwithdesire,yourgoalmustbeplain,clear,anditmustalsobeexciting.

Showup.Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.Youcan'thaveabestseller,if

youhaveneverwrittenabook.Youcan'tgetyourdreamjob,ifyou'reafraidtoturninan

application.Showingupdoesn'tguarantee（保證）success,butifyoudon'tshowup,youwon't

succeed.

Fail.Unlessyou'rewillingtohaveatry,failunhappily,andhaveanothertry,successwon't

happen.Tohavesuccessyouhavetodothingstherightway,butoftentheonlywaytodo

somethingrightistofirstfailatit.AsThomasJ.Watsonsaid,asimpleformula（公式）forsuccess

istodoubleyourrateoffailure（失敗）.Sowelcomefailure,becomeastudentoffailure,learn

fromfailure,andsoonyouwillsucceed.

WorkHarder.Everyonerugbuteveryoneisnotwillingtorimforanhoureveryday.

Successisnotaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan'tdo.It'saboutdoingwhatthecommon

personisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevel,it'saboutcreatinghabitsthatthecommonperson

isunwillingtocreate.It?sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausessuccess.

EnjoytheJourney.Successisajourney,notadestination（終點(diǎn)）.Successisnotacertaincar

oracertainhouseoracertainhappymarriage.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhave

toenjoythejourney.

Someoneoncesaid,"Unlessyouchangehowyouare,youwillalwayshavewhatyou'vegot.”

Youhavetochange...youwillchange,youwillsucceed.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinachievingsuccess?

A.Goodeducation.B.Workinghard.C.Strongdesire.D.Enjoyingfailure.

2.Whatdoesthewriterreallymeanbysaying"Everyoneruns,buteveryoneisnotwillingt。

nmforanhoureveryday."?

A.Ifsnoteasyforpeopletodeveloptheirhealth.

B.Keepingworkingharderisnecessarywhenyougoaftersuccess.

C.Youaresuretomeetwithsomedifficultyinyourlife.

D.Mostpeopledon'twanttospendtoomuchtimerunning.

3.Whatdoesthewritermostlywanttotellusinthefourthparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

C.Everydoghasitsday.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsuccessaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifyouwanttosucceed,youshouldhavespecialtalents.

B.Ifyouwanttosucceed,you'dbetternotshowup.

C.Successmeanstheenjoymentofyourgainorlossonthejourney.

D.Successisaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan'tdo.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe.

A.TheImportanceofSuccessB.TheMeaningofSuccess

C.SuccessorFailureD.TheFiveMainStepstoSuccess

（十）

Intoday'sworldwearealwayssurrounded（包圍）bytechnology.

Ifstruetosaythattechnologymakesourliveseasier.However,

increasinglyscientistsaresayingthatweneedtogiveourselvesabreak-otherwiseweput

ourselvesatriskofdevelopinghundredsofhealthproblems.Overthesummerthedaysarelonger,

sunnierandfreefromschool.Withallthisfreetime,whynotputittogooduseanddosomething

thathasnothingtodowithtechnology?

Tostartwith,youcouldlearnanewskill.Therearehundredsofpossibilities:cooking,

learningamusicalinstrumentoranewsport.Maybeyou'vealwayswantedtotryoutthatrecipe

（食譜），buthaven'thadtime?Perhapsyoulikelearninghowtoknit,soyoucanhaveanew

sweaterfortheautumn.Youcoulduseyourfreetimetolearnsomethingnew—andperhapsit'll

leadtoanexcitingchanceinthefuture.

Ifyoujustfancyrelaxing,whynotgotoabeach?Takealongyourfavouritebookandrelax

onthesand,orgofbrastrollalongthecoastline.Ifyoudon'tlivenearabeach,youcouldgoto

yourlocalpark.Whynottakealongapicnic,ortryandknowaboutsomeofthelocalwildlife?

Littlethings,likechallengingyourselftocompleteacrosswordoraSudoku,areagreatplace

tostart.Youcouldevengetinvolvedinthelatestcraze:adultcolouringbooks!Colouringis

surprisinglytherapeutic（治療的），anditcanbeanicewaytogetawayfromthestressofmodem

life!

Ybumightsurpriseyourselfandfindahiddentalentwithinyou;youmightmakenewfriends

alongtheway.Nexttimeyoufindyourselfaimlesslychannel-changing,haveathinkatwhatelse

youcouldspendyourtimedoing.

1.Whatmightyouwriteinyourdiaryifyoudoasthewritertellsyou?

A.Ireadane-book.Itwasexciting!

B.Ilearnttoplaytheguitar.Itwasfun!

C.Ihadmywebsiteonline.Itwasamazing!

D.IwatchedaTVprogramme.Itwasinteresting!

2.Readingadultcolouringbooksisagoodwayto.

A.learnanewskillB.makenewfriends

C.feellessstressedD.challengeourselves

3.Whichofthefollowingexplainstheword"fancy"inParagraph3?

A.towantsthorwanttodosth

B.tothinkthatyouareverypopular

C.toliketheideaofbeingsthortobelieve

D.tothinkthatsbwillwinorbesuccessfulatsth

4.Youcanputthesentence'"Whateveryouchoosetodowithyoursummer,trysomethingnew!”

atthebeginningof.

A.Para2B.Para3C.Para4D.Para5

5.What'sprobablythetitleofthepassage?

A.WaysoftryingsomethingnewB.Findingahiddentalent

C.TakingabreakfromtechnologyD.Abetterlifewithtechnology