專題15 閱讀理解D篇之技巧方法及20篇專練（原卷版）-2021-2022學年八年級英語下學期期末考點大串講（牛津上海版）

專題15閱讀理解D篇之首字母技巧方法及20篇專練Ⅰ.解題步驟1.通讀全文。做簡答題的關鍵是要讀懂原文，因此首先要通讀全文、弄清楚段落大意及文章的中心意思以及作者的基本觀點、態(tài)度，正確理解語境。2.按題查讀，即根據(jù)問題去尋找答案。認真閱讀問題，充分理解問題，準確理解所問的內(nèi)容，確定需要在文章中查找的對象，避免答非所問。3.簡練作答。在基本確定了每道題的回答內(nèi)容之后，就要用簡練、準確的英語表達出來。注意回答問題時要切中要點，不要畫蛇添足。組織答案時，注意避免語言錯誤，如：時態(tài)、主謂一致、句子結構和拼寫等。如需引用原文，要作適當改動，最好不要整句照搬.4.認真核查。完成所填的答案以后，再將原短文和補全后的短文或句子放在一起,審讀一遍，上下對比參照，逐一檢查所填的詞是否符合原文主旨和細節(jié)，是否答非所問，是否仍存在語法、詞匯拼寫等錯誤，另外還有一點也要注意：如果對字數(shù)有要求,是否符合要求。5.答案形式要符合提問方式。不同類型的問題要求有不同形式的回答，不能僅僅為了答案的簡潔而忽略了問題與回答在形式上的對應。如原文中提問方式為“why”，那么就要用“because”引導的從句來回答。Ⅱ.十項注意1.用How提問，回答要以by開頭A.Howdidthejudgesolvethestudent’sproblem?B.(Thejudgesolvedtheproblem)Bymakingtherestaurantownerhearthesoundofthefallingcoins.用where/when提問，要以介詞in/on/at等開頭A.Wheredidthestudentlive?B.InasmallroomneararestaurantA.WhendidEppieLedererbegintowriteanadvicecolumnfortheChicagoSunTimes?B.In1955.(or:Aftershewonacontest.)用howmany提問，要注意數(shù)字前是否有限定詞morethan/atleast/about等。A.Howmanyreadersdothetwocolumnshave?B.Nearly200millionreaders(aroundtheworld).用why提問，要以because(of)開頭回答,或者以Todo開頭回答。A.Whydidthestudentfeelafraid?B.Becausethejudgesaidhewaswrong/hehadonlyafewcoins/hehadnomoney.A.WhydidLedereraskherreaderstowriteletterstoTheU.S.Congress? B.Tomakethempassthelaw.用whom提問，要以介詞with/by等回答。WhomdidSamlivewithintheWildCatskillMountains?Helivedwithhimself.Howlong提問時要注意區(qū)分在現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)中要用for+一段時間（since+時間點）開頭回答，其他則直接回答。HowlonghaveyoustayedinShanghai?B.For3years.Howlongdidittakeyoutogotoschoolbybus?B.3hours.注意回答時態(tài)：A.Howwasthefoodintherestaurant?B.Thefoodwasdelicious/good.反義疑問句：(1)BothEppieLedererandPaulinePhilliplovetheirjobs,don’tthey?步驟：A.去掉反義部分（即don’tthey）B.把前半部分的陳述句改為疑問句，即DobothEppeiLedererandPaulinePhilliplovetheirjobs?C.可以正?；卮鹆恕?2)Thestudentwasn’thappylivinginthesmallroom,washe?步驟：A.去掉反義部分（即wasthey）B.把前半部分的否定句改為肯定句，即Thestudentwashappylivinginthesmallroom.C.再把肯定句改為疑問句，即WasthestudenthappylivinginthesmallroomD.可以正?；卮鹆恕＿x擇疑問句：Basedonherspeaking,howdowestayyoung,tolaughortocry?回答時，不以yes/no開頭，直接選擇其中一項回答，即Westayyoungtolaugh.主觀題：要以文章中心思想為基礎，通?？次恼伦詈笠欢蔚囊馑?，再用自己話概述，一般是3分（1+2）,避免寫長句，盡量寫兩個短句，涉及文章的高頻中心詞匯或詞組。A.Asateenager,willyourunawayfromhome?Why?B.Iwillrunawayfromhome.Because...,and....(兩個原因)閱讀D篇專練20題一、閱讀回答問題根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。AboycalledMariohadmanyfriends,andhewasproudofit.Whoeverhemet,hewouldliketoshowoffhowpopularhewasatschool.Oneday,hisgrandpasaidtohim,“Mario,Iknowthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyouthink.Manyofthemarenottruetoyou.”Mariothoughtmaybehisgrandpawasright.However,hedidn’tknowthewaytotestwhetherhisschoolmateswererealfriendsornot,soheaskedhisgrandpa.Theoldmananswered,“Ihavejustexactlywhatyouneed.It’sinmyroom.Waitaminute.”Theoldmanleft.Soonhereturnedasif(好像)hecarriedsomethinginhishand,butMariocouldseenothingthere..“Takeit.It’saverymagicchair.Becauseit’sinvisible,itwillbehardforyoutositonit.However,ifyoumanagetositonityoucanusethechair’smagicpowertotellwhoyourrealfriendsare.”Thenextday,Mariotookthestrangeinvisiblechairtoschool.Atbreaktime,heaskedeveryonetoformacircle,andheputhimselfinthemiddlewithhischair.“Nobodymoves.You’reabouttoseesomethingamazing.”saidMario.Thenhetriedsittingonthechair.Ir’sdifficultforhimtoseethechair,sohemissedandfellontheground.Everyonelaughed.“Wait!Wait!”saidMario,andhemadeanothertry.Butagainhemissedtheseat.Mariodidn’tgiveup.Hekepttryingtositonthemagicchair.Finally,hedidit.Thistimehefelthimselfinmid-chair.Thenheexperiencedthemagicthathisgrandpahadtoldhim.Lookingaround,MariosawGeorge,LucasandDianaholdinghimup,sohewouldn’tfall.Butsomeschoolmateswhomhehadregardedas(當作)friendshaddonenothingbutmadefunofhim.Mariowasquitethankfultohisgrandpabecause________.1．Mariowasproudofhavingmanyfriends,wasn’the?________________2．WhatdidgrandpathinkofMario’sfriends?________________3．WhatdidMarioaskGrandpatotellhim?Marioaskedgrandpatotellhim________________.4．WhatdidMariotaketoschoolthenextday?________________5．WhycouldMariositonthemagicchairatlast?________________6．Whatwouldthewriterprobablywriteintheblank?Mariowasquitethankfultohisgrandpabecause________________.Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）StudentsintheUSdon’tbegintheirspringbreakatthesametime.Itdependsonwheretheylive.Whilestudentsfromonetownareonvacation,theirneighborsinthenexttownmayhaveclassesasusual.YoumayhaveheardofitfrommanyhitUSTVshowsandfilms.It’susuallyinthemiddleofMarch,whencharactersonshowslikeGossipGirlgetaweekofffromclasses,gotothebeachandthrowbigparties.It’sspringbreak—or“partytime”!Unlikeoursemester(學期),whichstartsinlateFebruaryorearlyMarchthisyear.Americanschools,rangingfromkindergartenstocollege,givestudentsonetotwoweeksoffschool.CollegestudentsoftentakeplanestoplaceslikeFloridaorCancun,Mexico.Theyrelaxonthebeach,enjoycolddrinksandgetatan.Youngerkidstaketripswiththeirparents,visitinganewstateorevenanewcountry.Sometimesteachersleadoverseastripsforgroupsofstudents.Onaten-daytrip,forexample,studentsmaygoonatourthroughSpain,France,andItaly,whichgivesthemagreatchancetoseedifferentpartsoftheworld.Havinga“staycation”,whichmeansbeingatouristinyourowncity,isanotherpopulartrend.Youcanvisitlocalartgalleries,museumsorhaveabigmealinanicerestaurant.Forthosewhoarenotinthemoodtogoout,springbreakisagoodtimetocatchupwithhitTVseriesorplayvideogames.Therearealsostudentswhowantadifferentkindofspringbreakexperience.Insteadofplaying,theychoosetodocommunityservice,helpwithdisaster—hitareasanddoothervolunteeringwork.Nomatterhowthey’vespentthebreak,onethingisfortrue—studentsreturntoschoolfeelingrefreshedandreadytofinishtheschoolyear.7．DostudentsintheUSbegintheirspringbreakatadifferenttime?__________________________________________________________________8．Howlongdoesthespringbreaklast?__________________________________________________________________9．Wheredothecollegestudentsoftengoduringthespringbreak?__________________________________________________________________10．Whatdostudentsdoiftheychoosetohavea“staycation”?__________________________________________________________________11．Whatcanstudentsdoiftheywantadifferentkindofspringbreakexperience?__________________________________________________________________12．Ifyouhaveaspringbreak,howwillyouspendit?Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answerthequestions(根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題)：Akingwantedtofindtheanswerstothreequestions.Thequestionsare:whenistherighttimeforeveryaction,whoarethemostimportantpeople,andwhatisthemostimportantthingtodo?Thekingaskedlearnedmen,buttheiranswersdidn’tpleasehim.Intheend,hedecidedtovisitawisemanwholivedinthewoods.Whenhegotclosetothewiseman’shut,heaskedhisbodyguardstowaitbehind.Hefoundthewisemandigging.Heaskedthewisemanhisthreequestions,butthewisemandidn’trespond.Seeinghowoldthewisemanwas,thekinghelpedhimdig.Thekingdugforhours,butthewisemanneversaidanything.Justasthekingwasabouttoleave,awounded(受傷的)manruntothehutandfainted(暈倒)beforethem.Thenthekingcarriedthewoundedmantothehutandlookedafterhim.Thewoundedmansaidthathewastheking’senemyandhadwantedtokilltheking.Heaskedforforgivenessandpromisedtoservethekingfaithfully(忠誠地).Afterwards,thekingrepeatedhisquestionstothewiseman.Thewisemanreplied,“Ifyouhadnothelpedmedigearlier,youwouldhaveleftandbeenkilled.So,themostimportantmanbackthenwasme,andthemostimportanttimewaswhenyouweredigging.Themostimportantthingtodowastobekindtome.Whenthewoundedmanarrived,hewasthemostimportantperson,andsavinghimwasthemostimportantthing.Bydoingso,youmadepeacewithanenemy.”13．Wasthekingpleasedwiththeanswersgivenbylearnedmen?________________________________________________14．Wheredidthewisemanlive?________________________________________________15．Whydidthekinghelpthewisemandig?Becausehethought_________________________16．Whowasthewoundedman?________________________________________________17．Thekingdidn’tfindtheanswerstohisthreequestions,didhe?________________________________________________18．Whatweretheking’srewards(獎賞)afterhehelpedthewisemanandthewoundedman?________________________________________________Answerthequestions(根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題)WhenIwassixyearsold,Grandpasentmeintothewoodstogatherpecans(山核桃).Pecanpickingwasquitedifficultformeandmylittlebasketwasonlyhalffull.Justthen,somethingcaughtmyeyes.Alargesquirrel(松鼠)wasafewfeetaway.Iwatchedashepickedupapecan,hurriedtoatreeanddisappearedinalargeholeinthetree.Amomentlater,hejumpedoutandclimbeddowntothegroundtopickupanothernut.Onceagain,hetookthepecanbacktohishidingplace.Irantothetreeandlookedintothehole.Itwasfilledwithpecans!Goldenpecanswererighttherefortaking.Iscooped(抱起)allofthemintomybasket.Nowitwasfull!Iwassoproudofmyself.Icouldn’twaittoshowGrandpaallthepecans.Helookedintothebasketandsaid,“Well,howdidyoufindsomany?”Itoldhimthetruth.GrandpacongratulatedmeonhowsmartI’dbeeninobservingthesquirrelandhishabits.Thenhedidsomethingthatsurprisedme.Hehandedthebasketbacktomeandputhisarmgentlyaroundmyshoulders.“Thatsquirrelworkedveryhardtogatherhiswintersupplyoffood,”hesaid,“Nowthatallofhispecansaregone,don’tyouthinkthatlittlesquirrelwillsurvivethecoldwinter?”“Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.”Isaid.“Iknow,”Grandpasaid,“Butagoodpersonshouldnevertakeadvantageofsomeoneelse’shardwork.”Iunderstood.Aftersupper,Ididtherightthing.19．Pecanpickingwasaveryhardjobtothewriter,wasn’tit?

__________,__________.20．Wheredidthesquirrelputthepecans?_____________________________.21．Howdidthewritergethisbasketfull?_____________________________.22．Whycouldn’tthewriterwaittoshowhisGrandpaallthepecans?_____________________________.23．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hishabits”referto?_____________________________.24．Whatwastherightthingthewriterdidaftersupper?_____________________________.Acactus(仙人掌)stoodallaloneinthedesert.Itsighed,“Ican’toffershadeorjuicyfruittoanypassingtraveller.Ican’tseethatIhaveanyusetoothers.IwishIcoulddosomethinguseful”.Onedaysomebirdscircledhighoveritshead.“WhatcanIdoforyou?”thecactuscalled.Thebirdsflewaway.Atnight,theMoonmovedinthesky,lookingatitcoldly.Alizard(蜥蜴)passedby,leavingalittletrail(痕跡)inthesandwithitstail.“WhatcanIdoforyou?”thecactuscalled.“You?”thelizardlaughed.“Youcan’tdoanything!Thebirdscircleoverhead,leavingbeautifulformsforusalltoadmire.TheMoonhangshighlikealanternatnight,sowecanseeourwayhome.EvenIhavesomethingtodo.IdecoratethedesertwiththesebeautifultrailsasIpullmytailalong.Butyoucandonothing.”Astimewenton,thecactusgrewoldanditknewthatitstimewasshort.Itcriedout,“Forgiveme!Ihavetried,butIfailedtofindsomethingtodo.”Butjustthen,abeautifulfloweropenedfromthecactus’headlikeacrown.Thedeserthadneverseensuchaflowerbefore.Itbroughthappinesstoallthosewhopassedby.Thebutterfliesstoppedtoadmireitsbeauty,andthatnighteventheMoonsmiledwhenitrosetofindsuchabeautifulflower.Inthedesert,avoicewassaying,“Ifinallyfoundsomethingtodo.”25．Whatwasthecactus’wish?________________26．Didthecactusdoanythingforthebirds?________________27．Howdidthelizardleaveatrailinthesand?________________28．Whendidabeautifulfloweropenfromthecactus’head?________________29．Whatcanyoulearnfromthecactus?________________OldGeorgeselectedhisfoodinthesupermarketmorecarefullythanNASAchoseitsastronauts.Whenheleftthecashier,hewashappytothinkthathehadsaved80centstoday.Attheexit,thecoldwindmadehimthinkofhisgloves.Helookedfortheminhiscoatandpantsbutcouldnotfindthemanywhere.Hehadboughttheblackglovesatagoodprice,forjust$35,yearsago.Theyweresoftandverycomfortable.Hehadtakengreatcareofthem.Sotheywereingoodcondition.Georgelookedcalmonhisfacebutfeltmadinside.Hewentintothestoreagain.Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore.Severalminutesofsearchingturnedouttobeuseless.Hisblackglovesweregone."Peoplehavechanged,"hesaidtohimself."Yearsago,ifsomebodypickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback."Hewentovertothecashiertoaskifshehadreceivedanylostgloves,butshesaidno.Hefinallywalkedoutintothestreet.Afewdayslater,poorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherleatherpairofgloves.Beforegettingonthesubway,hesteppedintothesupermarketagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice."Whatcolorarethey?"thewomanintheofficeasked."Black,"heanswered.Shelookedintoherdrawerandtookoutofapairofman'sleathergloves."Arethey?""Yes!Thosearemine,"Georgeexclaimed,hiseyesfullofjoy.30．Georgeboughthisfoodatthesupermarket,didn'the?____________________31．HowmuchdidGeorge'sblackglovescost?____________________32．WhywereGeorge'sglovesingoodcondition?____________________33．HowwasGeorgewhenhecouldn'tfindhisglovesanywhere?____________________34．WheredidGeorgegethisglovesback?____________________35．WhatkindofpersonwasGeorgeinthestory?Pleasegivethereason.____________________Oncetherelivedanoldmaninamountainvillage.Hewasafamoushunter.Heoftenwenthuntingaloneinthemountains.Hewasnotafraidofanywildanimals,notevenatiger.Onenight,someonesawatigercomeintothevillage,andstoletwosheepaway.Thenextnightthetigercameagain.Thevillagerswerefrightened.Theyaskedtheoldhuntertocatchitsothattheycouldhaveasafelife.Whentheoldmanheardaboutthetiger,hethoughthard.Hewonderedwhythetigercameatnighttwicebutonlystolethesheep.Thenextnighthewalkedoutsidethevillage.Suddenlyhesawthetigercoming.Hequicklythrewhimselfontheground.Tohissurprise,thetigerdidnotcomeathim,butwentaway.Hefolloweditquietlyandfounditwasrunningontwoofitsfeetjustlikeaman.Theneverythingwasclear.Onthefourthday,whenitgotdark,thehuntertooksomeanimalskinswithhimandhidhimselfbehindabigtreenearthevillage.Hewaswaitingforthe"tiger".Assoonasthe"tiger"camenearthetree,theoldhunterjumpedout,caughtthe"tiger"bythe"leg"andsaid,"Don'theafraid.Idonotmeantohurtyou.Youknowwholam,don'tyou"The"tiger"said"Yes"andtookoffthetiger'sskin."Youarepoor.Butyoumustn'tstealanythingfromothers.Herearesomeanimalskinsforyou.Youmaysellthematthemarket.Withthemoney,youcanbuyfoodandclothesforyourfamily.Workharderandtrytomakealiving."Withtearsinhiseyes,thepoormanthankedthekind-heartedoldhunterandwalkedhome.36．Wheredidtheoldhunterlive?37．Whatdidthetigergetfromthevillageatnight?38．Howmanytimesdidthetigercomeintothevillagealtogether?39．Howwasthe‘Tiger”running?40．Whydidtheoldhuntergivesomeanimalskinstothe‘tiger’?41．Whatdoyouthinkofthehunter?Tellyourreason.Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題):TheAmazingSpiderManSpiderManisahero.PeoplegottoknowtheherothroughtheSpiderManmovieseries.Now,anewSpiderManmovieiscomingtooureyes.IthasanewnamecalledTheAmazingSpiderMan.AnewdirectorcalledMarcWebbisdirectedthemovieandanewactor,AndrewGarfield,playedSpiderMan.TheAmazingSpiderManisalsoaboutthestoryofPeterParker,ahighschoolstudent.Hisparentslefthimwhenhewasaboy,andhewasraisedbyhisUncleBenandAuntMay.Likemostteenagers,Peteristryingtofigureoutwhoheisandhowhegottobethepersonheistoday.AsPeterfindsabriefcasethatbelongedtohisfather,hebeginstofindoutwhyhisparentsdisappeared.Thediscoveryofhisfather’ssecretwillshapehisdestiny(命運)ofbecoming“SpiderMan”.Peterwillmakehischoicestousehispowersandbecomeahero.Unliketheformerone,thenewmoviefocusesonSpiderMandevelopinghisabilitiesinhighschool,aswellasdiscoveringthemystery(秘密)ofhisparents,oratleastwhathappenedtohisfather.ThemovieisgoingtocomeoutonJuly3,2012in3D．42．What’sthenameofthenewmovie?_____________________________________________________________.43．Themoviewasn’tdirectedbyanewdirectorcalledMarcWebbis,wasit?_____________________________________________________________.44．WhoraisedtheboyPeterParker?_____________________________________________________________.45．Whendoeshebegintofindoutwhyhisparentsdisappeared?_____________________________________________________________.46．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Thepassageismainlyabout_________________________.Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題):Readingnewspapersisaconvenientwaytogetthedailynews.Theyarenotexpensive,andwecanbuythematgasstations,supermarketsandnewsstands.However,newspaperswerenotalwayssoeasytogetuntilJohannesGutenberginventedtheprintingpress(印刷機)inthefifteenthcentury.Itmadecopiesbymakingapieceofpaperacrossmetaltype(金屬活字印刷).Thereisblackinkonit.That’swhy“thepress”notonlymeansthemachinethatprintsthenewspaper,butalsonewspapersthemselves.Theterm“newspaper”wasfirstintroducedduringthe17thcentury,andthefirstnewspaperwasprintedinGermany.Beforepeoplegotintothehabitofbuyingtheirowncopies,asinglecopywaspostedinapublicplaceonawallornoticeboard.Newspaperswerenotdesignedverybeautifullyatfirst.Today,newspaperscontainmuchmorethanarecordoftheday’sevents.Therearesectionsforfashion,food,sports,cartoonsandgames.Newspapersareasourceofinformationandentertainment.Forhundredsofyears,printednewspaperswereverypopular.However,inthe21stcentury,printednewspapersarestartingtodisappear.Fourhundredyearsago,therewerenotmanynewspapersbecausetheycouldnotbeprintedquickly,andmanyadultsdidn’tevenknowhowtoread.Todaytablets,phones,andtheInternetarereplacing(代替)newspapersbecauseitiseasierandcheapertoreadthenewsonline.47．Newspaperswereeasytogetinthefifteenthcentury,weren’tthey?_______________________________________________________________________.48．Wherewasthefirstnewspaperprinted?_______________________________________________________________________.49．HowwasanewspapermadeafterGutenberginventedtheprintingpress?_______________________________________________________________________.50．Howmanynewspapersectionsarementionedinthepassage?_______________________________________________________________________.51．Whathappenedtoprintednewspapersinthe21stcentury?_______________________________________________________________________.52．Whatdoyouthinkofnewspapers?Why?Ithinknewspapersare__________because___________________________________.ExpertssaylearningdisabilitieshavenothingIodowithintelligenceordiligence.Theproblemisthatthepatient'sbrainsprocessinformationdifferently.Generallyspeaking.Peoplewithlearningdisabilitiesarepeopleofaverageoraboveaverageintelligence.Buttheirbrainsmayaffecttheirabilitytogainknowledgeand,asaresult,limittheirsuccessatschoolorwork.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentkindsoflearningdisabilities.Somepeoplemayhavedifficultywithlanguagedevelopment;othersmayhavetroubleworkingwithnumbers.Eachpatientmayhavemorethanonelearningdisability.Andadifficultyinreadingisthemostcommonly-seenkind.Learningdisabilitiesareneurologicaldisordersthataffectthebrain'sabilitytostore,processandcommunicateinformation.TheNationalCenterforLearningDisabilitiesreportedthatfifteenmillionAmericansareaffectedbythedisorders.ThreemillionstudentsintheUnitedStatesarereceivingsomekindofspecialhelpinschoolduetolearningdisabilities.Learningdisabilitiesmayhelpexplainwhysomestudentsdonotperformaswellinschoolasintelligencetestssuggesttheyshould.Peoplewithlearningdisabilitiesmayhavetroublefollowingdirections,ortheymayknowhowtostartatask.Childrenwhohaveproblemsconnectingletterswithsoundsorunderstandingwhattheyreadmayhavelearningdisabilities.Expertssaylearningdisabilitiescannotbecured.Butpeoplecanlearntodealwithit.53．Learningdisabilitieshavenothingtodowithintelligence,dothey?54．Whichcanbereferredtoascommonamongalllearningdisabilities?55．Howmuchpercentageofthoseaffectedbylearningdisabilitiesarereceivingspecialhelpinschool?56．Whatkindofchildrenarelikelytosufferfromlearningdisabilities?57．Whatwillthepassagemostprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph?Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）It’sbeenmorethan8yearssinceImovedfromtheUStoBeijing.Atthattime,myparentshavegrownolder,justasIhave.WhenIwentoffcollege,welivedindifferentcities,butwestillstayedintouchbyphoneandemail.Itwaseasytocallupmymomandcatchupwithher.ButlivinginBeijinghasmadeitaitmoredifficult.Yousee,we’reseparated(分開)notonlybydistance,butalsobytime.MyhometownisontheoppositesideoftheplanetfromBeijing---it’sa12-hourdifference.Thismeansthatwhensuitabletimetocontactmyfamily.Butwemakeitworkanyway.Wejusttrytochoosetimesthatareconvenientforbothofus.ThismeansIusuallycallmymomlateintheevening,whenshe’stakingherlunchbreak.Wetalkabout_________________inourlives.It’snicetocheckinwithherandseehowshe’sdoing.Andofcourse,Itrytovisithomefromtimetotime.Aboutonceeveryotheryear,I’llflybacktoUStoseemyparentsandsistersfortheholidays.It’srareforustogetthewholefamilytogether-butwhenwedo,wehavealotoffun.LikemanyotherforeignerslivinginChina,Idomissmyfamily.Wetrytostayintouchasoftenaswecan.58．Wheredoestheauthorcomefrom?59．WhydidtheauthorgotoBeijing8yearsago?60．Whatmakesitdifficultfortheauthorandhismothertostayintouch?61．Howdoestheauthorgobackhometovisithisfamily?62．Whatdotheauthorandhismotherprobablytalkabout?Fillintheblankswithatleasttwothings63．Wouldyouliketoleaveawayfromyourhomeforaperiodoftime?Whyorwhynot？閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答文后問題。Once,astudentcomplainedtohisteacherabouthisunhappylife.Theteacherdecidedtoteachhimalesson.Oneday,heaskedthestudenttogetsomesaltandaglassofwater.Thestudentreturnedwithaglassofcleanwaterandahandfulofsalt.Theteacheraskedtheyoungmantoputthesaltintotheglassanddrinkit."Howdoesittaste?”theteacherasked."Ittastesbitter(味苦的),”thestudentreplied.Theteacherdidn'tsayanythingelse,butaskedtheyoungmantogetthesameamount(數(shù)量)ofsaltandfollowtheteachertoanearbylake."Putthesaltintothelake,”theteachersaid.Theyoungmandidwhattheteachersaid."Now,tastethewaterfromthelake,”theteachersaid.Asthewaterdroppeddowntheyoungman’schin,theteacherasked,“Howdoesittaste?”"Freshandabitsweet,”thestudentsaid."Doyoutastethesalt?”theteacherasked."No,”theyoungmanshookhishead.Theteachersatbesidetheyoungmanandsaid,“Thepainoflifeislikesalt—nomore,noless.However,theamountofbitternessyoutastedependsonthecontainer(容器)youputthepainin.”Theamountofpaininlifestaysexactlythesame.Sowhenyouareinpain,theonlythingtodoistoopenupthemind.Stopbeingaglass,becomealake.回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過5個詞。64．Whatdidthestudentcomplaintohisteacherabout?65．Wheredidtheteacheraskthestudenttoputthesaltatfirst?66．Howdidthewaterfromthelaketaste?67．Whatdoesthesaltmeaninthestory?68．Whatshouldwedowhenweareinpain?

WhenIwassixyearsold,Grandpasentmeintothewoodstogatherpecans(美洲山核桃).Pecanpickingwasreallyhardworkandmylittlebasketwasonlyhalffull.Justthen,somethingcaughtmyeyes.Alargebrownsquirrel(松鼠)wasafewfeetaway.Iwatchedashepickedupapecan,hurriedtoatreeanddisappearedinalargeholeinthetrunk.Amomentlater,thesquirreljumpedoutandclimbeddowntothegroundtopickupanothernut.Onceagain,hetookthepecanbacktohishidingplace.Idashedovertothetreeandlookedintothehole.Itwasfilledwithpecans!Goldenpecanswererighttherefortaking.Thiswasmychance.Iscoopedallofthosepecansintomybasket.Nowitwasfull!Iwassoproudofmyself.Icouldn’twaittoshowGrandpaallthepecans.Therefore,Iranbackandshouted,“Lookatallthepecans!”Helookedintothebasketandsaid,“Well,well,howdidyoufindsomany?”ItoldhimhowI’dfollowedthesquirrelandtakenthepecansfromhishidingplace.GrandpacongratulatedmeonhowsmartI’dbeeninobservingthesquirrelandhishabits.Thenhedidsomethingthatsurprisedme.Hehandedthebasketbacktomeandputhisarmgentlyaroundmyshoulders.“Thatsquirrelworkedveryhardtogatherhiswintersupplyoffood,”hesaid,“Nowthatallofhispecansaregone,don’tyouthinkthatlittlesquirrelwillsurvivethecoldwinter?”“Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.”Isaid.“Iknow,”Grandpasaid,“Butagoodpersonshouldnevertakeadvantageofsomeoneelse’shardwork.”Iunderstood.Aftersupper,Idid