2024-2025學(xué)年人教版九年級全冊英語上學(xué)期期末閱讀理解專題訓(xùn)練（含答案）

2024-2025學(xué)年人教版九年級全冊英語上學(xué)期期末閱讀理解專題訓(xùn)練閱讀短文，回答問題WhetheryouareteachinganelementarySpanishclassorpassingonSpanishtoyourchildren,itisimportanttoteachchildrengoodmanners.Andthereareculturallyproperbehaviorsthatchildrenneedtoknow.ThesefivebehaviorsareconsideredgoodmannersthroughoutLatinAmerica.Ofcourse,thesearegoodmannersintheUStoo,buttheyarenotgivenasmuchattentionbecausetheoppositebehaviorisnotconsideredparticularlyrude.InSpanish-speakingcountries,however,theoppositebehaviorisnegativeandcanchangetheimpressionpeoplehaveofchildren（andadults）!Allofthesegoodmannerscanbepracticedbychildrenwithdifferentlanguagelevels.GoodmannerstoteachkidslearningSpanish.lWhenyouhandsomethingtosomeone,putitdirectlyintoherhand.Donottossthingsatpeople.lKeepyourfeetonthefloor.Donotputyourfeetonchairs.lWhenyoumoveawayfromagroupofpeopleorleavearoom,sayconpermiso.Donotjustwalkaway.lIfsomeonesneezes,saysalud,whichmeans"takecare"inEnglish.lWhenyouarrive,greeteveryone.Whenyouleave,saygoodbyetoeveryone.TherearelotsofresourcesforteachingchildrengoodmannersinSpanish.Manypolitebehaviorsalsoinvolvelanguage.Hereyouwillfindresourcesforteachingpoliteexpressions,includingbooksandasong.TherearealsoYouTubevideosthatteachpolitebehaviors.Inmyexperience,kidsareinterestedinwhatisconsideredpolitebehaviorindifferentcultures,andtheywanttolearntoactproperly.WeworkhardteachingthemtouseSpanish.Itisimportantthattheyalsoknowhowtointeract（相互影響）sothatothersarecomfortableandtheycanmakethemostofthelanguagetheyhavelearned.1．Thepassageiswrittenfor_________.A．childrenwithdifferentlanguagelevelsB．teacherswhoareteachingintheSpanishclassC．parentswhocareabouttheirchildren'smannersD．travelerswhowillgoabroadonholiday2．Theunderlinedword"toss"inthepassagecanbereplacedby"_________".A．buy B．make C．throw D．send3．Accordingtothepassage,whichisconsideredaproperbehavior?A．Jimkeepshisfeetonhisfriend'schair.B．Jimleaveshisclassmate'spartywithoutsayinganything.C．Jimsneezes,andhisfriendgetsangrywithhim.D．Jimcomesinandsaysgoodmorningtohisclassmates.4．WhichisNOToneoftheresourcesforteachingchildrengoodmannersinSpanish？A．Alanguagebook. B．Asong.C．Abirthdaygift. D．AYouTubevideo.5．Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe_______.A．GoodMannersforSpanishLearnersB．SomeWaysofTeachingChildrenSpanishC．HowtoInteractwithEachOtherD．TheHistoryoftheSpanishLanguage6．閱讀理解Therearemanyunusualcustomsaroundtheworld.Ifyoutravelthere,it'simportantforyoutoknowaboutthem.GreeceIfchildrenarechangingtheirteeth,insteadofsavingtheirteethandplacingthemunderapillow(枕頭)forthetoothfairy(仙子)tocollect,Greekchildren'steetharethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.Thisunusualtraditionisthoughttobringgoodluckforthefamily,aswellasahealthytoothforthechild!ChinaWhendiningwithlocalsandtravelingincities,it'simportanttogiveoutgiftsasawayofsayingthankyou.Butremembertoavoidgivingthemthefollowinggifts:clocks,handkerchiefs(手帕),shoesandanythingwhiteorblack.Itmayseemlikeagoodwayofsayingthankyoufortheirlovelytreat,buttheyareeachstronglyconnectedwithdeathandfunerals.Apropergifttopassontoshowyourthanksisdelicioussweetsorfreshtea.ThailandThisisprobablyoneofthemostunusualcustomstolookoutfor,butit'salsoalotoffun—especiallyforyourkids!EveryNovember,inthetownofLopBuri,thelocalslayoutfreshfruit,cakesandcandiesontopoftablesthatlinethestreets.Butthesemouth—wateringtreatsaren'tforthepeople,they'reforthenativeMacaquemonkeystoenjoy.ThisstrangebutwonderfulcelebrationiscalledtheMonkeyBuffetFestival,andisamust—seeonatriptoThailand.（1）HowdochildrenoftendealwiththeirchangedteethinGreece?A．Theyareplacedunderthepillows.B．Theyaresavedbyafairy.C．Theyarethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.D．Theyaregiventoafairydirectly.（2）IfyouaregoingtogiveagifttoyourChinesefriend,whichoneofthefollowingCANNOTyouchoose?A．Redflowers. B．Chocolate. C．Greentea. D．Awhitecup.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"referto?A．Thelocalswhotreatyouwell.B．Thepersonswhoaretraveling.C．Thegiftsthatshouldn'tbegiventofriends.D．TheunusualcustomsinChina.（4）WhatcanweseeinThailandeveryNovember?A．Peopletreatmonkeyswithdeliciousfood.B．MonkeyshelppeoplemakedeliciousfoodC．Peopleandmonkeysenjoydeliciousfoodtogether.D．Monkeyshelppeopletreatvisitors.（5）Wherecanwefindthepassage?A．Inasciencebook. B．Inaculturemagazine.C．Inacollectionofnovels. D．Onamovieposter.閱讀理解。Therearemanydifferentkindsofmusicintheworld.Nowlet'sstudysomeofthem.ClassicalmusicClassicalmusicisaformofmusicwhichneedshighmusicalskills.Ifyouwanttolearnthiskindofmusic,youhavetogothroughpropertraining.HeavymetalmusicHeavymetalmusiccameoutafterWorldWarⅡ.Themelody（旋律）ofthesongisheavilyinfluencedbythestructureofit.Itisalsoknownas"informationmusic".Inheavymetalmusic,songwritingisbasedonaform.Hip-hopmusicThiskindofmusicalwaysincludestheuseofinstrumentssuchastheguitar,violin,piano,bass（低音電吉他）,drumsandsoon.Inthiskindofmusic,thebassisthemaininstrument.ItwasfirstplayedbyagroupoftravelingsingersandpoetsofWestAfrica.OperamusicItfirstappearedinItalyinthe1600s.Ithasagreatmixtureoftheatrical（戲劇的）artandmusicalinventionandisusedintheaters.JazzmusicThiskindofmusichasstrongandcomplexmelodies.Themainmusicalinstrumentsarethecornet,trumpetandviolin,whichhelpcarrythemelody.Besidesthese,therearemanyotherkindsofmusicsuchastheblues,new-agemusic,Celticmusic,religiousmusic,andchambermusic.7．_______musicneedshighmusicalskills.A．Classical B．Heavymetal C．Hip-hop D．Opera8．Themaininstrumentinhip-hopmusicisthe_______.A．guitar B．violin C．piano D．bass9．The_______isusedinbothhip-hopmusicandjazzmusic.A．piano B．violin C．trumpet D．cornet10．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．HeavymetalmusicappearedafterWorldWarⅡ.B．Onlyafterpropertrainingcanyoulearnclassicalmusic.C．OperamusicfirstappearedinItaly.D．Peoplecalljazzmusic"informationmusic".11．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DifferentKindsofMusic B．OurFavoriteMusiciansC．WeLoveMusicBest D．WelcometotheMusicClub12．閱讀理解Whyismusicsoimportanttochildren?Herearesomeofmythoughtsonthesubject.Musichasapositive（積極的）effectonyoungchildren'sdevelopment!Newresearchshowsthatmusichasagoodinfluenceonyoungchildren'scognitive（認(rèn)知的）skills,suchasspatialreasoning（空間推理）andmemory.Researchalsoshowsthatofferingchildrenaninterestingenvironmentcansupportchildren'shealthygrowthanddevelopment.Youngchildrenenjoymakingmusicwithothers!Makingmusicwithothersgiveschildrenawonderfulfeelingofbelongingtothegroup.Childrenmighthavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothersbecausetheyareshy,havelimitedlanguageabilityorspecialneeds,buttheycanfreelytakepartinamusicactivity.Musicmakesyoungchildrenhappy!Childrenseemtoexperiencemuchpleasureandjoywhenlisteningtomusic,makingmusicanddancingtomusic.WhethertheyaresingingalongtoaCD,playinganinstrumentordancingtomusicaroundtheclassroom,mostchildrenseemtothoroughly（徹底地）enjoyparticipatinginamusicactivity.Howwonderfulitistoofferchildrenthechancetodosomeactivitiesaboutmusic!（1）Newresearchshowsthatmusiccanimproveyoungchildren'sskills.A．cognitive B．reading C．writing D．speaking（2）Whichisoneofthereasonsthatchildrenhavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothers?A．Theydon'tknowothers. B．Theywanttoplaygamesalone.C．Theyareshy. D．Theydon'tlikemusic.（3）Whichoneofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningas"participatein"?A．comeinto B．a(chǎn)rriveat C．takepartin D．getusedto（4）Thereareoftheauthor'sthoughtsonthesubject.A．two B．three C．four D．five（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoMakeMusicwithOthersB．TheInfluenceofMusiconChildrenC．WhatWonderfulMusicD．TheImportanceofMusicinEarlyChildhood閱讀理解。LaGomeraisoneofafewplacesintheworldwhichhasawhistledlanguage.Wedonotknowhowandwhyitbeganbecausewedonotknowthecompletehistoryoftheisland.Butwecancertainlyimaginethereasonsforthebeginningofthewhistledlanguage.Therearemanydeepvalleysontheisland.Apersonononesideofavalleycannoteasilyshouttoapersonontheotherside.Buthecanwhistleandbeheard.Someofthebestwhistlerscanbeheardfromfourmilesawayandtherecordissevenmiles.Thepeoplewholiveontheislandusuallyhavegoodteeth,andthishelpsthemtowhistlewell.Theymustalsohavegoodearssothattheycanheartheotherwhistlers.Wecanunderstandwhythewhistledlanguagecontinues.Itisveryusefulontheisland,andquiteeasytolearn.Whensomebodyishurtorill,thewhistledlanguagetakestheplaceofthetelephone.Ifthesickpersonisquitefarawayfromthetown,peoplepassthemessagefromonetoanother.Aboyguardingcattleonahillsidewhistlestoamanfishingonhisboat.Thelastoneisabletodescribethetroublefullyandexactlytothedoctorintown.Peoplehelponeanotherinthesamewaywhenacarbreaksdownoracowislost.Thewhistledlanguageishundredsofyearsold,andprobablyitwillcontinueforhundredsofyearsmore.RadiosandTVsoftenkillthespecialwaysofspeakingindifferentpartsofacountry.ButonLaGomerayouarenobodyifyoucannotwhistle.PerhapssoonaftertheTVarrivesattheisland,thepeopletherewillbewhistlingthenewsandotherfactsandopinions.13．WhydidthewhistledlanguagebegininLaGomera?A．Thereweremanydeepvalleysontheisland.B．Thepeopleontheislandhadgoodears.C．Thepeopleontheislandhadgoodteeth.D．Thewhistlerscouldbeheardfourmilesaway.14．WecanprobablylearnfromParagraph2.A．whatpeoplethinkoftheislandB．howpeoplepassmessagesC．whomakesthewhistledlanguagecontinueD．wherepeoplelearnthewhistledlanguage15．Theunderlinedword"nobody"inParagraph3probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)nunrealperson B．a(chǎn)nunluckypersonC．a(chǎn)nunhappyperson D．a(chǎn)nunknownperson16．Whatmaybethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Whistlers,PassersonanIslandB．LaGomera,aFamousIslandC．Reasons,theStartofaWhistledLanguageD．Whistling,aSpecialLanguage閱讀理解。TheGreatSphinxofGiza（吉薩獅身人面像）MostscientistsagreetheGreatSphinxofGizawasbuiltaround2，500B.C.ButJohnAnthonyWestsaysthatit'smucholder.Ifhe'sright，"Everythinganybodyhaslearnedaboutancientcivilizations（文明）wouldhavetobecompletelyrevised，"hetoldamagazine.West，awriterandfilm-maker，firstgotinterestedinancienthistoryafterstudyingtheworkofaFrenchresearcher.TheresearchersaidEgyptiancivilizationcouldhavedevelopedasearlyas30，000yearsago，ratherthan4，500yearsago，asmostexpertsbelieved.Westjoinedascientisttodoresearchtogether.TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndownovertheyearsbywater，ratherthanbysandandwind.Waitaminute？Water？Howcouldthatbe？TheSphinxisintheSaharaDesert,whichhasbeendryfor12,000years!However,beforethattime,itwasverygreen.Ifit'struethatwaterworedowntheSphinx,Westthinksthatitmusthavebeenbuiltcenturiesearlier.WhetherWestisrightorwrong,it'simportanttochallengeacceptedideas.That'showscienceprogresses.Westgavesomeadvicetokids:Ifyouareinterestedinatopic,readeverythingyoucanonit.Doyourownresearch.Don'talwaysbelieveeverythingyourteacherstellyou.Asklotsofquestions,andfindyourownanswers.17．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"revised"inParagraph1mean?A．Connected. B．Created. C．Changed. D．Controlled.18．MostscientistsbelievedEgyptiancivilizationdeveloped_______.A．4,500yearsago B．6,000yearsagoC．12,000yearsago D．30,000yearsago19．FromWest'sresearch,wecanknowtheSphinxwasworndownby_______.A．sand B．water C．wind D．heat20．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout？A．TheplacewhereWestdidhisresearch.B．TheperiodwhentheSphinxwasbuilt.C．ThereasonwhyWestholdshisopinion.D．ThetechnologywhichwasusedtobuildtheSphinx.21．Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith？A．Scienceprogressesthroughgivingdifferentopinions.B．Egyptiancivilizationshouldbeearlierthanwethought.C．Oneshoulddosomeresearchbeforegivingtheiropinions.D．Kidsshouldasklotsofquestionsandbelievewhattheirteacherssay.閱讀理解Inyourschool,areyouallowedtochoosethesubjectsyouwanttolearn?Ifyoudon'tlikeasubject,canyouchoosenottotakeit?Ofcourse,theansweris"No"inChina.InAmericathereisaschooltryingsomethingnew.AtahighschoolinFlorida,studentswillbeabletochoosetheirownclasses.Weallknowthatsomestudentsarebetteratsomesubjectsthanothers.Somestudentsplantogoontocollege,whileotherswillnot.Atthisschoolstudentsareabletofindsubjectstheyareinterestedin,andpossiblyevenfindthefield(領(lǐng)域)theywouldliketogointoafterschool.Theyareallowedtochooseasubjectlikebiology,math,aforeignlanguage,orstudyskillslikecomputerorcarrepair.Somepeoplethinkthisisagoodidea,becauseithelpsstudentsthinkaboutwhattheywanttodointhefuture,andtheschoolhelpstogivethemtheknowledgeandskillstheyneedtogetthere.Theysaythatgivingthestudentsthechancetochoosetheirownclassesmakeshighschoolmoreinteresting.Othersdisagree.Theythinkitwillmakeitdifficultforstudentstodiscoverdifferentpossibilities(潛力).Theypointoutthatfourteen-year-oldteenagersaretooyoungtoknowwhattheywillwanttodointhefuture.Howdoyouthink?Wouldyouliketobeabletochooseyourownclasses?Wouldyouliketodecidewhatyoulearninschool?Manyusefulchangeshavebeenmadeineducation,butseeingthedifferencesineachstudentisalsoimportant.Whataretheyinterestedin?Howcanwehelpeachstudentbecomeabetterstudent?22．StudentsatahighschoolinFloridaareallowedto____.A．learnhowtomakeacomputeroracarB．goontocollegewithouttakingbigexamsC．findapart-timejobtheywouldliketodoD．choosesubjectsthattheyareinterestedin23．Somepeoplethinkallowingstudentstochoosetheirownclasseshelpsthem____.A．preparefortheirfuture B．showhowsmarttheyareC．knowtheirdutiesinlife D．knowdifferencesbetweenthem24．Somepeopledon'tagreestudentsshouldchoosetheirownclassesbecausetheythinkchildren____.A．carelittleabouttheirownfutureB．a(chǎn)retoonervoustomakearightdecisionC．shouldn'tbearepairworkerinthefutureD．a(chǎn)ren'toldenoughtoknowwhattheywanttodointhefuture25．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AllthehighschoolsinFloridagivethestudentsthechancetochoosetheirownclasses.B．TheschoolinFloridahelpsstudentsbygivingtheknowledgeandskillstheywillneed.C．Somepeoplethinkallowingstudentstochoosetheirclassescanhelpthemfindtheirownpossibilities.D．Inthewriter'sopinion,it'snotimportanttoseethedifferencesineachstudentinschooleducation.26．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ChineseEducation B．ToChangeOurEducationC．ANewWayofEducation D．ToImproveLearningSkills閱讀理解Fiveyearsago,mymother,gavebirthtoabrotherformewhenIwas8.Ihavelearnedalotfromgettingalongwithhim.Afterhewasborn,Ialmostbecameababysitter.Ihadtoamusehimafterschool.Iwouldmakefacesandsingtohimwhenhewascrying.SometimesIevencampedhimeverywhereinouryardtorefreshhimwhilemyparentswerebusy.WhatIlikedtodobestwastofeedhimwhenlookingafterhim.Howcutehewasashetastedhisfavoritefood!Myparentsoftenpraisedmehappily,"Asanelderbrother,you'vemadecontributionstolookingafteryouryoungerbrother."Ihavegothappinessfromsharing.WhenIwasyoung,Iwastheonlychildinmyfamily.IcouldgetwhatIwantedfrommyparentsandgetmyparents'wholelove.Iwasa"LittleEmperor".Butnow,aslongasIgetsomethinggood,Iwillshareitwithhim.Irememberedtheyearwhenhewasthree,hewasfondofRubik'scubes(魔方).IboughtoneforhimwithmyluckymoneyasabirthdaypresentWhenhegotthetoy,hewassohappythathelaughed,huggedmeandsaid,"Brother,Iloveyou!Thanksforspendingtheseyearstogether,withmyfamily.Ithastaughtmewhatresponsibilitymeans,whatunselfishnessmeansandwhatfriendshipmeans.NotonlyshouldIlookaftermyself,butalsoIshouldpayattentiontomyfamilyandmyfriends.27．Theunderlinedword"amuse"inthesecondparagraphmeans"____".A．開他玩笑 B．令他開心 C．令他生氣 D．令他討厭28．Whenlookingafterhisyoungerbrother,thewriterdidtheflowingEXCEPT____.A．carryinghimeverywhereB．makingfacesandsingingtohimC．feedinghimD．tellingstoriestohim29．Howoldwasthewinterwhenheboughtthebirthdaypresentforhisyoungerbrother?A．3. B．8. C．11. D．13.30．Beforehisyoungerbrotherwasborn,thewriter____.A．wasababysitterinhisfamilyB．wasa"LittleEmperor"inhisfamilyC．cookedforhisfamilyD．boughtaRubik'saubeforhimself31．Ifyouhaveabrotherora,sisterinyourfamily,youmightlearnthe____fromthepassage.A．responsible B．selfish C．lonely D．puzzled閱讀理解Childrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet.Butmanyfamiliescannotaffordnewshoeseachtime.Asaresult,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasites(寄生蟲)fromthesoil.KentonLee,anAmerican,hasasolutionforthosebarefootkids—ashoethatgrowswiththechild.Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong.""Itgrowsinthreeplaces:thefront,thesideswithVelcroandthebackwithabuckle(鎖扣).Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomismadeofcompressedrubber(壓縮橡膠),andthetopishigh-qualityleather.Theshoescomeintwosizes:smallsizethatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargesizeforchildrenaged9to14."LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinKenya."Thereweremanychildrenwithtoosmallshoesfortheirfeet,buttheyweretoopoortobuynewshoes.Sotheyhadtocutopenthefrontoftheshoestolettheirtoesstickout.Iwantedtodosomethingtohelpthem,solinventedtheseshoes."Uptonow,theyhavesentmorethan50,000pairsofshoesto70countries.Apairofshoes,hesays,givesachildnotonlyprotection,butalsoself-worth.It'sasmallinventionbutreallydoesmakeabigdifferencetothesechildren'slife.32．What'sthemainreasonforwearingapairofshoesmentionedinthispassage?A．Forbeauty. B．Forfashion. C．Forhealth. D．Forwealth.33．Wheredotheshoesgrow?①Thefront.②Thebottom.③Thesides.④Thetop.⑤Theback.A．①③⑤ B．①②④ C．②③④ D．②④⑤34．Whomayappreciatetheshoesofthiskindaccordingtothepassage?A．A1-year-oldchild. B．A3-year-oldchild.C．An11-year-oldchild. D．A15-year-oldchild.35．WhydidKentonLeeinventtheseshoes?A．Becausehewantedtobefamous.B．Becausehewantedtobeadesigner.C．Becausehewantedtoearnmuchmoney.D．Becausehewantedtohelpthepoorchildren.36．Thispassagemostprobablycomesfrom________.A．a(chǎn)poem B．a(chǎn)newspaper C．a(chǎn)nad D．a(chǎn)poster37．閱讀理解Thebiggestsecretaboutinventionisthatanybodycandoit!Perhapsthissoundscrazy,butit'strue.Maybeyouhavethewrongideaaboutinvention,soreadontodiscoverthetruth.Wrongidea1:Aninventionhastobesomethingcompletelynew.Inventionmeanscreatingsomething"new",buttheideacouldcomefromsomethingthatalreadyexists(存在).TheWrightbrothers,forexample,gottheideaofbuildinga"flyingmachine"fromwatchingbirds.Wrongidea2:Inventorsareborn,notmade.Therearealotoffactors(因素)thatmakeinventionpossible.TakeMozartforexample.Hewasbornwithatalentformusicalcomposition.Butotherfactorswerealsoimportantforhiscreativity.Hisfatherwasamusicteacher,andMozartpracticedforhourseveryday,fromthetimehewasfouryearsold.ThomasEdisonsaidthatbeinganinventorwas"99%hardworkand1%inspiration"!Verysuccessfulcreatorsdon'tgiveupwhentheygetsomethingwrong.Asoneinventorsaid,"Afailureistherightanswertothewrongquestion."Wrongidea3:Inventorsarealwaysoldpeople.Don'tbelievethatyoucan'tinventanythingwhenyouareyoung.Herearetwoexamplesofyounginventors:LouisBraillewentblindwhenhewasachild.Whenhewasfifteen,heinventedasystemofreadingandwritingforblindpeoplethatisstillusedinmostcountriestoday.Asayoungman,GeorgeNissenwaswatchingsomeartistsperforminginashow.Hewatchedhowtheyfellintothesafetynetandthenjumpedbackupagain.Thisgavehimanidea,andheinventedthetrampoline(蹦床).（1）_____________gottheideaofbuildinga"flyingmachine"fromwatchingbirds.A．Mozart B．GeorgeNissenC．LouisBraille D．TheWrightbrothers（2）Theunderlinedword"inspiration"probablymeans"_____________"inChinese.A．態(tài)度 B．品質(zhì) C．靈感 D．能量（3）Thewriterwantstotellus_____________inWrongidea2.A．MozartisatalentedmusicianB．successfulcreatorskeepworkinghardC．nottogiveupthewrongquestionD．manysuccessfulexamples（4）Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．Anybodycandoinventing.B．Inventorsareborn，notmade.C．Inventorsarealwaysoldpeople.D．Aninventionhastobesomethingcompletelyne.（5）Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe"_____________".A．Howtoperforminashow B．BeacomposerC．Howtohelpblindpeople D．Beaninventor38．閱讀理解Whoinventedtoys?It'shardtobelievemillions,maybebillionsofpeoplehaveinventedtoys.Mostofthesepeoplearekids.Kidsinventtoysfromallkindsofmaterials,suchasstones,sticks,paper,evenclothes.Andthesetoysareindifferentshapes;round,square,andsoon.Sometimesadultsinventtoys,too,butinmanycases(在許多情況下),theydon'tactuallyinventthetoybuttakeatoythathasbeeninventedsomewherebeforeandmakeitpopular.Taketheyo-yoforexample.Yo-yoshavebeenaroundforthousandsofyears.Weknowthisbecauseyo-yoshavebeenfoundinancientgraves(墳?zāi)?insomecountries.Thisishowweknowthatstoneyo-yoswereusedbackinancientGreece.Inthe1800s,theybecameverypopularaschildren'stoys,firstinEnglandandthenintheUnitedStates.ThenpeoplegottiredofthemforawhileuntilDonaldDuncanwentintotheyo-yobusiness.Hehired"yo-yomen"todemonstrate(示范)andsellyo-yosdoortodoor.Thisway,yo-yosgotpopularlittlebylittle.TodaythenameDuncanstillgoeswithyo-yos,oneofthemostpopulartoysaroundtheworld.Anotherexampleisteddybears.Teddybears,oneofthemostpopulartoys,werenamedafterapresidentoftheUnitedStates,althoughhedidn'tinventthem.PresidentTeddyRooseveltwasahunter(獵人).Hewasgoodathuntingandononeofhishuntingtripshehadmetabear.Thatledtoeditorial(社論)cartoonsshowingpicturesofPresidentRooseveltandacutelittlebear.Somehowthatledtocute,sewed(縫制的)bearsforlittlekidstoplaywith.（1）Accordingtothepassage，mosttoyswereinventedby___________.A．mistake B．a(chǎn)ccident C．children D．a(chǎn)dults（2）Theunderlinedword"hired"probablymeans"___________"inChinese.A．支持 B．反對 C．雇傭 D．銷售（3）Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowyo-yos___________.A．werepopularfirstintheUnitedStatesB．weretakentoEnglandfromAmericaC．werealwayspopularintheUnitedStatesD．werepopularagainbecauseofDuncan（4）TeddyRoosevelt___________.A．wasapresidentoftheUnitedStatesB．inventedteddybearsC．wasacartooneditorD．tookphotosofabear（5）WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A．Yo-yoswerenotpopularintheUnitedStatesforawhile.B．Yo-yoswerepopularinEngland.C．TeddyBearwasapresident'sname.D．Childrencaninventtoyswithalmostallkindsofthings.閱讀理解。Thepost-1990sgenerationisoftendescribedasself-centeredandalwaysaskingforhelp.However,researchresultshavepaintedaratherdifferentpicture.Thepost-1990sgenerationisindependent,strong-mindedandhard-working,accordingtoaPekingUniversityreport.Whenitcomestolearningandworking,over60percentthinktheirowninterestsaremoreimportantthanothers'opinions.Mostofthemseesuccessfulbusinessmenastheiridols（偶像）.Butit'snotbecausetheyarerich."Theirstrongbeliefinthemselvesandnever-give-upspirithavewontheheartsofthegeneration,"thereportsaid.Inaddition,thepost-1990sgenerationhasastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.Manyofthemhavetakenpartinvolunteerwork.Theyalsotrytoberesponsiblebystudyinghard.IntheUK,manyofthepost-1990sgenerationhavegivenupthedrinkinghabitsthatthepastgenerationshad,TheTelegraphnoted.Mostofthemnowhavehealthierhobbies,suchasknitting（編織）andcooking."It'shardtofindtimeforahobbyifyouaregoingoutdrinking,"KatePayne,authorofTheHipGirl'sGuidetoHomemaking,toldTheTelegraph.Changesintheirhobbieshavealsohelpedthemlearngoodmanners.The2013YouthJusticeStatisticsreportintheUKshowedthatyoungpeoplearelessrudeandnoisyinpublic.However,ageneration'straitsdon'tbelongtoeverysinglepersoninit."It'swhatyoudothatcanmakeyouthekindofpersonyouwanttobe,"saidChengDongfeng,directoroftheYouthIdeologicalandMoralEducationCenterofWestAnhuiUniversity.39．Howisthepost-1990sgenerationoftendescribed?A．Independent. B．Self-centered. C．Open-minded. D．Hard-working.40．Accordingtothereport,whatdoesthepost-1990sgenerationthinkismoreimportantwhenitcomestolearningandworking?A．Friends'support. B．Parents'suggestions.C．Theirowninterests. D．Teachers'advice.41．Whydoesthepost-1990sgenerationseesuccessfulbusinessmenastheiridols?A．Becausetheyarerich. B．Becausetheyarecleve