2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案（8套打包）

2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案１

Many schools now have school counselors. A school counselor is a person who has been trained to help students with their problems. The counselor may work with one kid at a time. He or she may have a special room in the school where you can go at any time.
You do not need your teacher’s permission to see a counselor. But you can ask your teacher how to make an appointment to see a counselor or go and knock on the counselor’s door.
If you want to see a counselor by yourself because it is something you want to keep private, then no one except you and the counselor need to know. If you are not too sure about what the problem is, then talking to the counselor will help you to sort things out in your mind.
A student from No. 1 Middle School said, “our school counselor helped me improve my grades. I do better in my subjects than before.” Another student said, “Our counselor helped me when my mom was very sick. I was really scared them, but now everything is OK.” Having someone listen to you can really help.
( )1. A. stop B. enjoy C. suppose D. help
( )2. A. teacher B. room C. present D. day
( )3. A. follow B. reply C. need D. think
( )4. A. forget B. make C. break D. guess
( )5. A. door B. window C. desk D. pen
( )6. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
( )7. A. answer B. problem C. truth D. research
( )8. A. sleep B. health C. grades D. diet
( )9. A. how B. why C. where D. when
( )10. A. scared B. pleased C. young D. strong
DBCBA DBCDA


Whenever something had happened to me during my teen years, my mother would always say, “Get a good night’s sleep. Things will be better in the morning.” I thought this advice was crazy. How could sleep make my problem go away?
I entered an excellent college, and I studied hard; but my mother died the year before I graduated. During that time, I was very upset and got ill. Then I was abandoned by many of the people who I thought were my friends.
In the end, I found a job at a children’s library I loved. Although I threw myself into my job 150 percent, my boss didn’t like me. I developed creative library programs that proved popular with schools. But the harder I worked and the more credit I brought to the library for the programs, the angrier my boss became.
I just couldn’t take the pressure anymore. I repeated my mother’s words and fell asleep feeling very upset.
However, I was not overwhelmed by the pressure. I felt much better the next morning. Finally, I made a decision and fired my boss, but I continued to work with children. My popular programs were accepted by many other libraries and schools, and I also got a job as a teacher.
Without the pressure of my former job, story ideas came to me from every direction and I began writing picture books. I sold my stories to children’s magazines and I now have two books to be published.
Actually sleep doesn’t make problems disappear, but helps me calm down. I now repeat my mother’s advice to myself whenever I face new challenges.
( )1. Why did the boss dislike the writer?
A. She didn’t work hard at all in the library.
B. She was always busy with her own business.
C. Her library programs turned out to be a failure in the schools.
D. She made the library borrow a lot of money from the bank.
( )2. The writer fell asleep feeling upset because ___.
A. she missed her mother B. she was too tired that night
C. she was under great pressure D. she had to give up her job
( )3. What does the underlined word “overwhelmed” mean?
A. 战胜 B. 拒绝 C. 挑战 D. 带来
( )4. What did the author do after leaving the former library?
A. She gave up her popular library programs.
B. She worked as a librarian at another library.
C. she worked in another school and wrote picture books.
D. She stayed at home and wrote for some magazines.
( )5. Which of the following can be the title of this passage?
A. The pressure of my former work. B. A good night’s sleep.
C. A rude boss. D. The books I wrote.

I had not really planned on taking a trip, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. The trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew that no real good would come of it. I’m talking about my Guilt Trip.
I got tickets to fly to the City of Regret on “WISHIHAD” flight. As I checked into the hotel, I heard that people in the city would hold the year’s most important party, the Pity Party. I wasn’t going to miss it.
Many leading families in the city would be there. First, there would be the Done family, you know, Should Have, Would Have and Could Have. Then would come the I Had family. The biggest family would be the Yesterday family. There were far too many family members to count, but each one would have a very sad story to share.
As usual, I became very sad after hearing their stories. But as all of the stories of failures were brought back from the past, it occurred to me that all of the trip and the Pity Party could be rescinded by me! I started to truly realize that I did not have to be there. I didn’t have to be sad. One thing kept going through my mind, “I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the ability to make today a wonderful day. I can be happy and encouraged.” Realizing this, I left the City of Regret immediately. I would take trip to a place called Starting Again.
( )1. How was the writer’s Guilt Trip?
A. Exciting. B. Unpleasant. B. Relaxing. D. Wonderful.
( )2. How did the writer go to the City of Regret?
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus. D. By bike.
( )3. Which was the biggest family to the Pity Party?
A. The Done family. B. The I family.
C. The Yesterday family. D. The Today family.
( )4. The underlined word “rescind” means “___” in chinese.
A. 取消 B. 鼓掌 C. 抓紧 D. 争光
( )5. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
B. Everyone has successes and failures.
C. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
D. We can make today a wonderful day although we can’t change yesterday.

Street lights in a village near Bath are going to be turned off to save energy and protect the environment. The Village Council plans to turn off around one in three lights in the village. Villagers are being invited to a look at a map which shows the lights for being turned off, and give their views if there are any particular ones which they would like to be saved.
The leader of the Village Council, Fred Sheppard, said it would be a good idea to save energy and reduce light pollution. He said, “Like other villages, there are a lot of street lights around our village, but a large number of lights are perhaps unnecessary. By turning off these lights, we could save energy, which is important. There is also too much light pollution in the night sky. I think most people are receptive to the idea. One or two are perhaps not too happy about a particular light being turned off.”
At the moment there are about 100 street lights in the village and 34 of those will be turned off. The effect of saving energy and protecting the environment has been seen by people. Other villages in the area will also be encouraged to do as what the village has done.
( )1. About ___ of the lights in the village near Bath will be turned off.
A. 25% B. 33% C. 50% D. 60%
( )2. Why does the village plan to turn off the lights?
A. To have a good sleep at night.
B. To express their feelings of sadness.
C. To stop children from going out in the evening.
D. To save energy and reduce light pollution.
( )3. The underlined word “receptive” means “___” in Chinese.
A. 无法容忍的 B. 爱莫能助的 C. 愿意接受的 D. 变化无常的
( )4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Fred Shepard is the leader of the Village Council.
B. The idea of turning off the lights is welcomed by everyone.
C. About 66 lights in the village will be left on.
D. Other village in the area will probably turn off some unnecessary lights.
( )5. The passage mainly about _____.
A. a poor village B. the plan of turning off lights
C. what the lights will be like D. how to protect the environment
BDCBB

Many people want to lose weight, but it is hard for them to make their goals possible without taking any actions. There are many ways to lose weight. They will not just make your body strong, but also help you to live a healthier life.
If you are just a beginner, it is better for you to take a walk first to help warm up your body. Taking it easy at first is very important. If you start exercising hard immediately when you are not sue to it, you could injure yourself. If you are going to walk about 40 minutes 4 days a week, it will help you lose weight. Another choice for you is to go swimming. You will b able to exercise your muscles and it is also a relaxing way to exercise.
What’s more, you can also do some strength building exercises, such as lifting weights, because they will strength your body and make you stronger. Physical exercise is really a big factor in achieving your weight loss goal and having a healthy lifestyle.
( )1. Why is it hard for many people to lose weight?
A. Because they can’t go to weight- lose camp.
B. Because they don’t take a walk every day.
C. Because they don’t like any action.
D. Because they do too many physical activities.
( )2. _____ will help a beginner prepare their body for exercise.
A. Taking a walk. B. Lifting weights.
C. Making muscles strong. D. Eating more.
( )3. How many exercise are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )4. The main purpose of losing weight is to ______.
A. do a heavy exercise B. have a weight loss vacation
C. have a healthy lifestyle D. be relaxed and strong
( )5. The passage mainly talks about ____.
A. the factors of causing fat B. the ways of living a healthy life
C. the ways of doing exercise D. they ways of losing weight
CABCD


In a big amusement park, there were some students sitting on the ground. They were listening to a speech after spending a 1 morning there. At the beginning of the speech, the speaker told them a story about 2 . “When I was in middle school, our teacher asked us to 3 about what we wanted to be in the future. That night I wrote down my dream of opening up an amusement park. However, my teacher didn’t like it. He gave me an ‘F’ and told me to write it again,” the speaker said. “The reason was just that my teacher said it was impossible for a poor boy to make such a dream come true. I went back home and asked my father what I should do. He told me to make the decision myself. So I decided to make no changes at all. ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream,” I said to my teacher.
“And what happened?” all the students wanted to know the story.
“This is what happened. You are listening to my speech in my dream park,” the speaker said. “I told you this story to make you know one thing: to follow your heart and keep your dream. Never let others destroy your dream!”
Before leaving the park, the teacher of the students went over to the speaker, “Thank you, Mr Black. I think my students can learn a lot from your speech,” she said. “And I have to say sorry to you. Some years ago, I was once a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of students’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption and didn’t give up your dream.” Then she left.
( )1. A. happy B. sad C. hard D. easy
( )2. A. herself B. myself C. himself D. themselves
( )3. A. read B. write C. hear D. say
( )4. A. friend B. father C. brother D. teacher
( )5. A. important B. impossible C. easy D. hard
( )6. A. but B. so C. or D. and
( )7. A. some B. no C. little D. several
( )8. A. all B. both C. none D. neither
( )9. A. hate B. make C. know D. hear
( )10. A. Always B. Usually C. Never D. Sometimes
( )11. A. reaching B. building C. leaving D. seeing
( )12. A. a few B. a little C. a bit D. a lot
( )13. A. thanks B. sorry C. OK D. Goodbye
( )14. A. ago B. later C. before D. after
( )15. A. look down B. give up C. throw away D. pick up
ACBDB DBACC CDBAB


What food to eat for your health
61. Your doctor may have advised you to eat less red meat because it is bad for your health. There are environmental reasons, too, because a meat-based diet needs more land, energy and water than a plant-based one.
62. The reasons are as following: first, locally-grown food often uses much less fuel than food from a faraway place, because there is no need to transport it over a long distance; second, this kind of food is fresh and rich in nutrients.
63. Heavily processed food is probably high in fat, sugar and preservatives that are harmful to the health. In addition, more energy is needed to transport the products. So it would be better for you to get food that goes directly from the field to the table.
64. Packaging the food together takes nearly a quarter of the energy in food production. You should choose those less packaged foods. Fresh fruits and vegetables, of course, are usually not packaged at all, and they are healthy choices.
65. Growing organic food products less pollution than growing traditional food. And studies suggest that organic products are often richer in nutrients.

A. Do not buy foods that was heavily packaged
B. Eat less meat
C. Buying organic food
D. Cooking foods in the right way
E. Buy local food often
F. Choose food that has not been processed much
BEFAC

Long time ago, there was a little boy named Gerry. He had always wished that he could 1 like a bird. Birds at the zoo could fly. “ 2 can’t I?” Gerry thought.
There was another little 3 whose name was Jimmy. Jimmy had something 4 with his legs. He had always wished that he could walk and run like others. “Why can’t I?” Jimmy thought.
One day, Gerry went to a park. In the park, he 5 Jimmy playing in the sandbox. He asked him, “Have you ever wanted to fly like a bird?”
“No,” said Jimmy. “ 6 I want to know what it would be like to walk and run like others.”
“Do you think we could be 7 ?” Gerry said to Jimmy.
“Sure,” said Jimmy.
They played four hours and had a good time in the park.
Gerry then said to Jimmy, “You are my friend and I wish that I could help you walk and run like others, but I can’t. Luckily, there is something that I can do for you.”
Jerry turned around and told Jimmy to climb onto his back. He then began to run across the grass. Jimmy flapped him arms up and down in the wind, and laughed, “I’m flying.”
( )1. A. laugh B. fly C. dream D. run
( )2. A. Where B. What C. When D. Why
( )3. A. bird B. girl C. dog D. boy
( )4. A. special B. wrong C. important D. dangerous
( )5. A. felt B. smelt C. saw D. hear
( )6. A. But B. Because C. So D. Or
( )7. A. classmates B. brothers C. friends D. teenagers
( )8. A. make B. help C. teach D. show
( )9. A. Luckily B. Quietly C. Clearly D. Hardly
( )10. A. carry B. play C. climb D. sleep



It was not a good morning for Maya. Everything was going wrong. First, she woke up late and had to get ready for school quickly. She didn’t have time to eat breakfast. And when she packed her school bag, she couldn’t find her ruler.
“Let me help you,” said her brother, Abdul;. He found her ruler on the floor. “Let’s run,” he said. “We will just make it.”
“But her parents weren’t over. She forgot to bring her homework and the teacher was not happy about that. The teacher gave her writing homework to do the next day. On the way home, it started to rain. She dropped her books on the ground as she got off the bus.
Abdul got off the bus just behind her. “Don’t worry,” he said. “If we take them home and dry them quickly, they will be all right.”
“Thanks, Abdul,” said Maya.
That night Maya sat down to do her homework. But when she read the topic of the writing homework, she smiled. The teacher had written at the top of the page: “Write about your best friend. Explain what you like best about him or her.” She thought a while and started to write, “The best thing about my brother Abdul…”
( )1. Why was Maya’s teacher not happy with her?
A. Maya left her homework at home. B. Maya was late for school.
C. Maya didn’t finish her homework. D. Maya didn’t have breakfast.
( )2. What happened to Maya on her way home?
A. She lost her books. B. Her books dropped on the ground and got well.
C. She dropped her school bag on the ground.
D. She got on the wrong bus.
( )3. Why did Maya smile when she looked at the writing homework?
A. She thought it was a funny people. B. She thought it would be easy to write.
C. She planned to ask her brother to help her.
D. She planned to finish the homework on time.
( )4. We can learn from the passage that____
A. Maya’s brother had a bad day B. Maya is a clever girl
C. Maya’s brother is nice to her D. Maya doesn’t like her brother.
( )5. This passage is mostly about ___.
A. how a girl’s brother learns to be nice to her
B. how a girl helps her brother with schoolwork
C. how a girl’s brother makes her late for school
D. how a girl learns to be thankful for her brother
ABBCD

In our daily life, we always come to the question, “What is real beauty?” Different people hold different ideas. Last night, I 2 a true story form the newspaper. It’s about a poor, ordinary-looking old woman. She lived alone 3 herself. Making a living from hand to mouth by 4 things from rubbish heaps. 5 she took in more than ten homeless children and tried to 6 them up. Every day she worked from morning till night. In order to 7 as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to 8 her blood once a month. She got so 9 for the loss of blood that she sometimes felt sick on her way home.
When 10 why she chose to take care of so many children, she 11 and simply answered, “Oh, I love children and I like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.”
Though the old woman was 12 , she was full of love and rich in spirit. She was loved dearly by her children. She was also truly respected by the local government and people in her city.
Maybe you can’t help 13 . “What makes that poor woman so different?” It is nothing else but her inner beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of money. So, to answer the question “what is 10 beauty”, it is the beauty in one’s heart, that is, the inner beauty!”
( )1. A. help B. hold C. take D. decide
( )2. A. heard B. wrote C. read D. saw
( )3. A. by B. with C. to D. on
( )4. A. making B. taking C. having D. picking
( )5. A. And B. But C. However D. So
( )6. A. bring B. get C. look D. make
( )7. A. spend B. earn C. give D. send
( )8. A. buy B. sell C. provide D. make
( )9. A. strong B. fat C. thin D. weak
( )10. A. tried B. answered C. replied D. asked
( )11. A. cried B. laughed C. smiled D. smelt
( )12. A. angry B. tried C. poor D. rich
( )13. A. doing B. thinking C. feeling D. touching
( )14.
( )15. A. real B. free C. right D. false
BCADC ABBDD CCB A

Cecilia, now 11, asked for a sweing maching. She wanted to make her own clothes. Cecilia took two sewing lessons. Then, she says she just started sewing, and she hasn’t stopped.
Cecilia’s passion for fashion has become a career as a designer. “I started making clothes for my sister and her friends, and word got around,” Cecilia told TFK. Her mom’s friend, a store manager, helped Cecilia start her business. Her creations are sold online and in two stores in California.
The young designer has been asked to speak at schools to share her story. Her message is: “Don’t wait until you’re an adult. You don’t have to.”
Cecilia reads fashion books and magazines. “It’s important to know what’s going on in the business,” she says.
Her dream is to have her clothes sold in stores around the world. She would also love to sign dresses for Sasha and Malia Obama. “They have such a lovely style,” she says.
One day, Cecilia hopes to go to the fashion school in Paris, France. For now, she is busy making 25 to 30 dresses each week.
One day, Cecilia hopes to go to the fashion school in Paris, France. For now, she is busy making 25 to 30 dresses each week.
Cecilia knows there’s more to life than just pretty clothes. She also donates dresses to raise money for charity. After all, fashion comes and goes, but helping others never goes out of style.
( )1. Who does Cecilia design clothes for?
A. Her parents. B. Kids. C. Teens. D. B and C.
( )2. What does the underlined word “passion” mean in Chinese?
A. 计划 B. 热情 C. 模式 D. 理想
( )3. What is Cecilia’s dream?
A. Going shopping every day.
B. Traveling to many countries.
C. Having her clothes sold in stores around the world.
D. Studying in a famous university in California.
( )4. From the last paragraph we can know Cecilia is a(n) ___ person.
A. helpful B. outgoing C. selfish D. shy
( )5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to be a clothes designer.
B. Being a clothes designer is wonderful.
C. A young fashion designer.
D. Start your business right now.
DBCAC


Mary was a little mouse who wanted to be noticed and to feel important too. But Marty was so small and he didn’t know 1 to do.
Marty was a good mouse and he did what his parents said. But one day Marty had a bad 2 . He thought that if he told a lie about something, his friends would 3 that he was an outstanding kid.
So Marty told his friends that he ran 4 than any cat. He said he did it lots of times. His friends were all amazed and they believed Marty’s life to 5 from a big cat was something they were scared to try.
Soon Marty became popular. But Marty’s lie was 6 when a cat came walking by.
When Marty saw the cat, he was so 7 that he felt down. Before he could get up, the cat pinned him on the 8 . when the cat held Marty up and was about to have him for lunch, a big tree branch came to his head. 9 the cat put Marty down. When Marty looked up, he knew he was just saved by his friends.
“I’m sorry I lied.” Marty told his friends. “I only wanted to do something big and great.”
“You’re great enough for us. But we all hope you’ll never lie again.”
( )1. A. that B. what C. how D. which
( )2. A. idea B. action C. word D. sentence
( )3. A. tell B. teach C. show D. believe
( )4. A. slow B. fast C. faster D. slower
( )5. A. eat B. run C. play D. speak
( )6. A. heard B. seen C. tested D. showed
( )7. A. scared B. excited C. interested D. bored
( )8. A. tree B. ground C. table D. bed
( )9. A. But B. Though C. Because D. So
( )10. A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. excited
BADCB CABDC

Ever since I was very small, I’ve thought that I should be somewhere else. I remember watching trains pass by and wishing I was on one of them. I remember going to the airport with my parents when I was 13 and reading the board, seeing all the places that I could go to: Los Angeles, Chicago, London…
But the trains passed by and the planes took off without me, so I traveled the world through books. I went to Victorian England in the pages of Middle March and Little Princess, and to St. Petersburg before the fall of the Tsar with Anna Karenina.
My home was in a pleasant place outside Philadelphia. But I really lived, truly lived, somewhere else. I lived in books. In books I traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be and what I might achieve.
I travel today in the way I once dream of travelling as a child—on airplanes and in trains. I am the sort of person who prefers to stay at home, surrounded by family, friends, and books. The only thing I do like about travelling is the time on airplanes reading. Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the best destination and the journey too. They are home.

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Pyramids, a large desert, and an important river are three of the great attractions in Egypt. Egypt has an ancient history that will interest you.
Most of Egypt is covered by a lot dry desert. For thousands of years, people and animals depended on the Nile River for life. The river flooded every summer. This made the ground healthy, so farmers could grow crops. The ancient Egyptians had enough food to eat.
Egypt is most famous for its pyramids. The pyramids of Giza are the world’s oldest tourist attraction. People built them more than 4,000 years ago. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest pyramid. It had 2.3 million blocks of stone. Each block weighed about 2,550 kilograms. Before the 19th century, it was the tallest building in the world.
Another attraction is the Great Sphinx. It has the face of a king and the body of a lion. It is the biggest sculpture ever made from one piece of stone. You will also find mummies in Egypt.
Egypt has changed a lot since the time of the pyramids. Now Egypt has big modern cities. But most visitors are stepping back in time and getting to know ancient Egypt.
( )1. How many great attractions does Egypt have except pyramids?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )2. The ancient Egyptians had enough food to eat because of the ___.
A. dry desert B. animals C. flood Nile River D. strong wind
( )3. What’s the height of the tallest building now?
A. The Great Pyramid. B. The Great Wall.
C. The D. It is not mentioned.
( )4. What does the underlined word “sculpture” mean?
A. 油画 B. 宫殿 C. 沙滩 D. 雕刻
( )5. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?
A. The Great Pyramid looks the same as it was built.
B. Egypt has no big modern cities.
C. Visitors from all over the world want to see pyramids in Egypt.
D. Egypt was the only country which changed a lot.
BCDDC


In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
Finally she decided to write the book. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeastern United States in the middle of the 19th century. Her book proved to be more than interesting. Little Woman became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It has been published in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. She decided to sell what she wrote. She wrote many kinds of poems, stories and plays. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
Little Women was published in 1868. The book was immediately popular with people of all ages. It made Alcott famous and earn a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousinis.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. Yet she never married. She continued to support her family during the last years of her life.
( )1. Louisa didn’t want to write Little Women at first because ___.
A. She didn’t like girls B. she didn’t like writing
C. she wanted to write another story
D. she didn’t have time to write it
( )2. Lousia began to write in ___.
A. 1848 B. 1868 C. 1832 D. 1850
( )3. Her first book is ____.
A. Eight Cousins B. Little Men C. Flower Fables D. An Old-Fashioned Girl
( )4. From the passage, we know ____.
A. Alcott had a daughter B. Alcott never had a chance to write about herself
C. Alcott had a happy childhood D. Alcott treated her family very well
( )5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. What’s Alcott like B. Alcott’s life and works
C. Alcott’s family D. What’s Little Men about

The Trojan War Written by Olivia E. Goolidge (2001) It includes information about the Iliad, Paris, and the Trojan horse, etc. List Price: $6.95 Eyewitness: Ancient China Written by Arthur Cotterell, Alan Hills, and Geoff Brightling (2000) List Price: $15.95
` Stinky Written by Eleanor Davis Ages 4-8 (March 2008) Stinky is a monster. He is afraid of people. One day a new kid enters his life… List Price: $3.20 Elijah of Buxton Written by Christopher Paul Curtis Ages 9-up (August 2008) It’s about a 10-year-old boy’s dangerous journey to America looking for a thief. List Price: $5.05

( )1. Which book is the latest?
A. The Trojan War. B. Eyewitness: Ancient China.
C. Stinky. D. Elijah of Buxton.
( )2. Who wrote StinkY？
A. Olivia E. Coolidge. B. Christopher Paul Curtis.
C. Arthur Cotterell. D. Eleanor Davis.
( )3. Which information can not you find in The Trojah War?
A. The Iliad. B. The Monster. C. Paris. D. The Trojan horse.
( )4. Which book is suitable for a 6-year—old boy?
A. The Trojan War. B. Eyewitness: Ancient China.
C. Stinky. D. Elijah of Buxton.
( )5. If you want to buy The Trojan War and Elijah of Buxton, you will need ____.
A. $8.40. B. $6.95. C. $15.00. D. $12.00
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2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案２

Hotels can make a person’s stay away from home as restful as possible. Hotels provide warm beds to allow guests a peaceful night’s rest. In addition, some hotels offer guests special services such as newspapers to read in the morning, fresh coffee, and even breakfast. Hotel workers want their guests to feel warm and welcome when they stay in their hotel.
One hotel near the Arctic Circle, however, is different. This hotel gives its guests a cold welcome. The Ice Hotel, in Sweden, is made of ice. The Ice Hotel might sound strange, but in some ways it is a typical hotel. It has a front lobby where guests check into the hotel, plenty of rooms to sleep in, and even room service, which guests can use to have food sent to their rooms. The Ice Hotel is different, though, because most of the things are made from ice.
It takes more than 30 tons of ice and snow to build the Ice Hotel. It melts in the summer and is rebuilt each winter. Different builders and artists create the Ice Hotel, so each winter this famous hotel has a new shape and design.
The effort of building the Ice Hotel is worth it, however. Walking into the Ice Hotel is like walking into a diamond. The walls reflect even the smallest bits of light. The floor below shines like glass. Almost every inch of this hotel was bright inside. Visiting the Ice Hotel is truly an unusual experience.
Guests also find that sleeping in this hotel is an adventure they will never forget. Instead of sleeping on a regular bed, guests are given a sleeping bag which can keep them warm. The sleeping bag is on top of ice and snow. Although this sounds cold, guests feel quite comfortable.
Temperatures inside the Ice Hotel are usually below freezing. Guests wear warm jackets, hats, gloves, and thick boots. Even the owners of the Ice Hotel know that staying in a building with walls of ice can be a bit cold. They have a way to keep warm though. The Ice Hotel has a sauna for its guests. A sauna is a room filled with steam, where guests can warm themselves. While a sauna is warm enough to heat a person who is cold, it will not melt through the walls of ice. Guests can use the sauna to store heat for a night’s stay. In a way, then, one could say that the ice Hotel does give their guests a warm welcome after all.
( )1. Which question is answered in paragraph 2?
A. When do guests arrive at the Ice Hotel?
B. How long does it take to build the Ice Hotel?
C. Where is the Ice Hotel?
D. How many rooms are in the Ice Hotel?
( )2. What does the underlined word “reflect” mean?
A. 反射 B. 吸收 C. 放射 D. 关闭
( )3. The Ice Hotel must be rebuilt each year because __
A. the hotel melts during the summer
B. guests suggest changes to the hotel
C. the hotel is damaged by the sauna
D. more rooms are needed at the hotel
( )4. A student makes a list of notes about the article. Which of the following belongs to the blank line?

A. Use a heater B. Build a fire
C. Make hot chocolate D. Rest in sleeping bags
( )5. The The author’s main purpose for writing this article is to __
A. describe the temperature inside a hotel
B. give information about an uncommon hotel
C. compare different kinds of hotels
D. encourage people to visit hotels

Paul entered the band room. He heard the sounds of people playing trumpets, drums, and many other instruments.
The band teacher Mr. Russo welcomed the class. Then he began assigning an instrument to each new band student. When Paul was called to come forward, he was given a trumpet. It was exactly the instrument he was hoping for! He returned to his seat, holding his new instrument case. During the rest of the class period, the experienced players practiced some songs. Paul was impressed with how good they sounded. But the more he listened, the more he began to wonder how he was going to play with these guys when he had never played a trumpet before.
Before the next band class, Paul once again hesitated at the door before going in. Today was the day that he had to actually play his trumpet. He wondered if he would even be able to make a sound.
Mr. Russo put the students in small groups, and lessons began. Paul was shown how to hold, care for, and blows into his trumpet. As the lessons continued, Paul began to feel more comfortable. He was not the only one who had trouble making the trumpet sound musical. These small groups continued for several months, and Paul spent time every night practicing.
Then one day Mr. Russo announced that the new band members would be playing with the band during the class. Paul suddenly felt nervous. “What if I mess up or make some horrible sound?” he thought. When all the members had taken their seats, Mr. Russo stood on the director’s stand. He gave the signal to begin.
Paul concentrated on his music. Soon he was playing right along with the others. Paul played a few wrong notes, but no one seemed to notice. When the piece was done, Mr. Russo smiled. “Congratulations on your first musical number together.”
Paul continued practicing every night. He was no longer afraid to go into the band room, and he was no longer afraid of playing a wrong note. At the end of the school year, he decided that the band was his favorite class. And when Mr. Russo asked who would like to play the trumpet solo in the concert, Paul’s hand was the first to go up.
( )1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The band. B. The lesson. C. The class period. D. The trumpet.
( )2. Why did Paul entered the band room?
A. He wanted to enjoy music there.
B. He would learn a kind of musical instrument there.
C. He would find one of his good friends there.
D. He wanted to make a new kind of music instrument
( )3. How did Paul feel when Mr. Russo announced that the new band members would be playing with the band during the class?
A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Nervous. D. Excited.
( )4. From the last paragraph, we know that Paul___
A. became confident of himself B. began to love playing trumpet
C. made quite a few friends D. could played many kinds of instrument
( )5. The title of the passage may be ___.
A. Playing in the Band. B. Entering the band room.
C. Studying a new lesson. D. Concentrating on what you want to study.



What would you do if you had a lot of time and money? Would you become an explorer? That is what a man named Alexander von Humboldt did.
Alexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world around him. Von Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America.
On their trip, von Humboldt and his friend saw and did many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched dolphins play in the ocean. They explored the rain forest and climbed mountains and volcanoes. They were able to make the first maps of the northern part of South America.
Von Humboldt set a world record for mountain climbing. He also made a discovery. During his climb, von Humboldt became very sick. He found out that the higher he climbed, the less oxygen there was in the air. This made it more difficult to breathe. Later, this would become known as mountains sickness.
Science was another part of von Humboldt’s interests. He wanted to write about all of the new things he saw. He described the new plants, animals, and rocks which had never been seen by scientists before.
Von Humboldt also studied the way of life of the local people. He learned how the native people along the Amazon River used plants in their daily lives. For example, they used a strong poison from a vine to make poisoned arrows. The natives used these arrows for hunting their food.
The Amazon Indians also used a native plant to treat malaria, a serious illness. The plant grew wild, but after it was dug up, it was never replanted. Von Humboldt warned the natives that the plant was in danger of dying out. He looked for ways to preserve the plant and to make it grow strong.
Although von Humboldt took many risks during his trips, he lived to be 90 years old. In his lifetime, he made many discoveries and shared them with the world. As a tribute, there are rivers and mountains named after him.
( )1. How old was Alexander von Humboldt when he travelled to Central and South America?
A. He was about twenty. B. He was thirty.
C. He was more than forty. D. He was fifty.
( )2. Which of the following didn’t Alexander and his friend do when he travelled in south America?
A. They sailed down the longest river in the world.
B. The explored the rain forest.
C. They climbed mountains and volcanoes.
D. They watched dolphins play in the ocean.
( )3 Which of the following is true about Von Humboldt?
A. He was the first man who climbed mountains.
B. He still began to climb the mountains though he was sick, h
C. He found the oxygen became less when he climbed higher.
D. He was so sick when he climbed the mountain that he found it hard to breathe.
( )4. What does the underlined word native mean?
　　 A. 外来的 B. 本地的 C. 外族的 D. 凶悍的
( )5. This passage mainly tells us about Alexander von Humboldt’s____
A. travel in South America B. life in his childhood
C. research of plant D. mountain climbing


Imagine you are in Africa.?Suddenly, a group of spots moves with great speed past you.?What was it??It may have been a cheetah, the fastest animal on land.
In many ways, the cheetah is built for speed.?Its paws are much more like a dog's paws.?The paws allow the cheetah to makes quick turns.?A cheetah also has long legs that help it take big steps.?It can jump as far as 20 feet in one leap!?Even the cheetah's backbone helps it move quickly.??Although the cheetah can run fast, it cannot run for long distances.?It uses its energy quickly and becomes tired.?If the cheetah cannot catch its dinner in a hurry, it will have to rest a while before trying again.
A cheetah is also made to be a great hunter.?It has sharp eyesight.?A cheetah can see other animals up to three miles away.?Good eyesight helps the cheetah find its prey so it can plan an attack.?A cheetah's coat is also very useful. It allows a cheetah to hide in with the tall, brown grass in Africa.?Other animals do not see it hiding, so a cheetah can jump up on rabbits, birds, and other animals.
Today there are many threats to the cheetah.?Parts of Africa are being turned into farms. The cheetah and other animals have to find new places to live, but it is not always easy. Cheetahs are also being hunted by other animals such as lions.?However, zookeepers and wildlife experts are trying to save the cheetah.?Maybe with their help, cheetahs will grow larger in number.
( )1. The cheetah’s coat is MOST useful because it ___.
A. keeps the cheetah cool after a long run
B. let’s the cheetah move with great speed
C. helps the cheetah hide in the grass
D. protects the cheetah from the sun
( )2. Farmers are a problem for cheetahs because they have ___
A. forced cheetahs to find new places to live
B. moved other animals near the cheetahs
C. caught cheetahs and set them to zoos
D. asked hunters to trap cheetahs
( )3. Animal experts in Africa will MOST likely __
A. send cheetahs to zoos when they attack farmers
B. teach cheetahs to stay away from lions
C. pay farmers to grow more crops to feed cheetahs
D. find ways to set aside land where cheetahs can be safe
( )4. One reason that "Speedy and Spotty" is a good title for this article is because it __
A. gives the names of two cheetahs B. tell us two facts about cheetahs
C. uses silly words to tell about cheetahs D. explains how cheetahs act in the wild
( )5. This article would be MOST useful to a student who wants to __
A. understand facts about cheetahs in Africa
B. find out how many cheetahs live in zoos
C. learn ways to save cheetahs from other animals
D. know how a cheetah is like other African animals

Gertrude Chandler listened. Another train was rolling down the tracks 1 her house in Putnam, Connecticut. She 2 to live on the street near the railroad station. With her brother, John, and her sister, Frances, she often went outside to wave at the people on passing 3 .
Sometimes, Gertrude was 4 and had to stay home from school. When she was not feeling well, 5 were her friends. She loved to read. She also enjoyed making her own books to 6 as gifts. One day in 1899, Gertrude looked out of the 7 at a train. She could see inside its last car, the caboose. She saw a small stove, cups, and a coffeepot. It was like a little home. Wouldn't it be 8 to live in a caboose?
After high school, Gertrude decided to find a 9 . She had always loved to write. Soon she was writing for a newspaper in her town. Later, at age twenty-six, she wrote her 10 real book. With her sister, Gertrude 11 more books. Most of these were for grown-up readers.
In 1924, Gertrude wondered again about 12 in a train car. She decided to write a story called The Boxcar Children. The characters in the book were called the Alden children. The Alden children lived in an empty train car 13 had many adventures together. When Gertrude became a teacher, she read the boxcar book to her 14.
During the next thirty years, Gertrude wrote eighteen more books about the boxcar children. She 15 in 1979, but her well-loved books live on. The adventures of Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny still bring smiles to the faces of young readers.
( )1. A. inside B. outside C. into D. out of
( )2. A. hated B. hoped C. loved D. disliked
( )3. A. trains B. cars C. ships D. planes
( )4. A. happy B. excited C. sad D. ill
( )5. A. books B. music C. songs D. photos
( )6. A. receive B. accept C. give D. read
( )7. A. window B. school C. car D. restaurant
( )8. A. boring B. wonderful C. sad D. bad
( )9. A. job B. home C. school D. book
( )10. A. first B. second C. third D. last
( )11. A. read B. make C. sell D. wrote
( )12. A. moving B. studying C. flying D. living
( )13. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )14. A. brothers B. friends C. pupils D. parents
( )15. A. stopped B. failed C. died D. lost


Grandma Lena lives near our house. This makes me very 1 , because I could walk to her house when I leave school.
When I am in her house, Grandma Lena usually tells me about how things were when she was young. She tells me 2 she and her brothers and sisters used to play games with friends. In the summer, they slept on the ground in front of the door at night because it was. 3 than in the house.
So every time, I 4 very happy to stay with Grandma Lena. I know I am going to hear a 5 . The last time, she told me about the radio with the yellow buttons. Grandma Lena says that people used to 6 around and listen to the radio. They would 7 news of the world, baseball games and weather reports. I try to imagine what it would be like having 8 a radio to listen to and no TV to watch. I ask Grandma Lena if the radio was 9 , but she tells me that people thought it was fantastic.
I 10 the radio and feel surprised that it still works. I push one of the buttons and the radio goes to Grandma Lena’s favorite 11. Grandma Lena takes a deep breath.
( )1. A. sad B. lucky C. hungry D. angry
( )2. A .how B. what C. when D. why
( )3. A. colder B. hotter C. warmer D. cooler
( )4. A. feel B. smell C. taste D. hear
( )5. A. movie B. song C. story D. sound
( )6. A. sit B. fly C. walk D. sit
( )7. A. look at B. listen to C. hear about D. hear of
( )8. A. only B. still C. already D. yet
( )9. A. fantastic B. boring C. popular D. wonderful
( )10. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down
( )11. A. television B. radio C. station D. flowers
BADAC DBABA C


I was a guitarist in a rock band for nearly nine years, and before that I took part in every rock concert that came to town. If someone said that I should wear earplugs while playing or listening to music, I would laugh. What was the point of listening to music if you couldn’t enjoy it at full volume?
When I first began playing in a band, I noticed that my ears would ring after a concert. But my hearing would return to normal in a day or two, so I didn’t think there was any problem until my hearing was damaged. I now know that people can lose their hearing if they often listen to loud music.
I pay more attention to the dangers of listening to loud music now so that I speak about the subject to students in middle schools and high schools. I tell students about a study in which scientists find that about 17 percent of middle school and high school students have some degree of heraing damage or loss and that the most serious hearing loss happens among students who often take part in rock concerts.
Please take my advice: protect your ears. Don’t go to loud rock concerts, or if you do go, use earplugs. It might not seem cool to wear earplugs, but let me tell you, hearing loss is not cool, either.
Music once meant everything to me. It was the center of my life and is still important. But protecting my hearing means more. After all, you can’t enjoy great music if you can’t hear it.
( )1. Why would the writer laugh when someone said he would wear earplugs?
A. He thought when he enjoyed music he should listen to it at full volume.
B. He thought wearing earplugs made him different.
C. He thought earplugs were so expensive that he couldn’t afford them.
D. He thought wearing earplugs could cause hearing loss.
( )2. What does the underlined word “normal” mean?
A. 经常 B. 恢复 C. 正常 D. 平衡
( )3. Which of the following best show how the writer feels about his experiences as a guitarist?
A. He believes that playing in a rock band helped him become a better public speaker.
B. He wishes he had spent years playing with his classmates instead of playing in a rock band.
C. He wishes that he had known listening to and playing loud rock music would cause hearing loss.
D. He is sad that he has played rock music rather than some other types of music.
( )4. When the writer speaks to his students, he wants them to ___.
A. understand listening to and playing loud rock music an cause hearing loss.
B. play in a rock bands.
C. know that he still hopes to play in a rock band one day.
D. believe that wearing earplugs is the only way to protect their hearing
( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The most serious hearing loss happens among the students who play in rock bands.
B. The writer thinks protecting hearing is more important than listening to music.
C. The writer often makes speeches about how to play in a rock band.
D. The writer wore earplugs when he took part in the first rock concert.
ABDCB


Late in the summer, on a cool evening, Addy and her father heard a song high in the trees. “Listen!” said Daddy. “Cicadas!”
Together they searched the trees around their yard and found empty cicada shells. “A cicada used to live inside,” Daddy explained. “When it grew bigger, it left its shell behind.” Gently Addy and Daddy pulled the shells off the trees and collected them in a box.
Just as Addy reached for one of the shells, it began to walk! The cicada was still inside. Addy watched it slowly climb up the tree. Then it stopped and sat without any movement for a long time. A small crack began to open down its shell. The crack got wider and wider, until Addy could see the insect’s back. When its head came out, Addy looked right into its green eyes.
Slowly and gently each leg came out of the shell—two small ones on the front, two in the middle, and two bigger ones on the back. Addy could see two small, thin wings that looked like wet paper.
Daddy brought out a chair. “Aren’t your legs getting tired?” he asked.
“You’ve been watching for almost an hour now.”
“Look, Daddy!” said Addy. “Something is happening to the wings.”
“The cicada has small vessels in its wings,” said Daddy. “It fills these vessels with fluid from its body to make the wings big.”
Patiently Addy sat in her chair and watched and watched. The sun went down, and the air became very cool. Mommy called from the house, “Time to come inside!”
Reluctantly Addy went inside. When she was ready for bed, she and Daddy took his flashlight out to check on the cicada once more. It was still resting on its shell.”
“It was hard work for the cicada to come out of its shell,” said Daddy.
“It probably needs a long rest.”
When Addy woke the next morning, she ran outside to the tree to check her cicada. An empty shell was hanging in the place she had stared at for so long.
That evening, as Daddy pushed Addy on her swing, they heard a familiar song high in the trees.
“Listen!” said Addy. “My cicada!”
( )1. Which event happens first in the story?
A. Addy’s mother calls her inside. B. Addy runs out to check her cicada.
C. Addy discovers a shell that moves. D. Addy’s father brings her a chair.
( )2. Why does the cicada in the story leave its shall behind?
A. The shell breaks easily. B. It finds a new place to hide.
C. The shell is too heavy. D. It grows too big for the shell.
( )3. Ffollowing sentences can best describe Addy?
active B. curious C. funny D. strong
( )4. What would not likely happen next in the story?
A. Addy will chase the cicadas away. B. Addy will start playing with the cicadas.
C. Addy will be afraid of cicadas. D. Addy will look for more cicadas to watch.
( )4. Which of the following sentences should be in the blank?
A. It probably needs a long rest. B. It may want to sing a song.
C. Perhaps it waits for another cicadas. D. Maybe it wants to go back its shell.
( )5. Addy and her father story mainly tells us ____
A. the process that cicadas come out from their cells and fly away
B. how Addy and her father find cicadas shells
C. why cicadas should stay on their shells for a long time
D. the reason that Addy love watch cicadas come out from their cells
( )5. Read the sentence from the story.
The crack got wider and wider, until Addy could see the insect’s back emerging.
A. active B. curious C. funny D. strong



Ryan’s life was nearly perfect. He had a lot of friends. They walked to school together almost every day, and after school they always had time to play.
Ryan did have one problem. It was his little sister, Allie. Somehow, Allie just didn’t understand that Ryan and his friends didn’t want her around. Wherever they went, she would come to there a few minutes later. She would look around and said, “Here I am.” Everyone would groan.
Allie wasn’t pest, exactly. She never said much of anything, except “Here I am.” But she couldn’t exactly do much, either. She was too small to play ball. She couldn’t climb trees yet. She just watched the boys with her dark, serious eyes, and followed them everywhere they went.
Today, as usual Allie, came out after the boys and said, "Here I am." Just as what they often did, everyone ignored her--as much as they could. They had to persuade her to stop playing drums on the pitcher's mound.
But finally, the game got started. It was Jimmy's turn at bat. He hit the ball hard--right into Mr. McWhirter's yard.
The boys ran over to Mr. McWhirter's fence and peered through the railings. The ball lay in the grass, just out of reach.
"I can't fit through the rails," Jimmy said, trying to go in. "I don’t think any of us can."
The boys looked worried. Ryan was especially angry. "It's all Allie's fault. She distracted us. Jimmy hit wrong because of Allie--"
Troy stopped him. "Ryan, look at Allie. I mean, look at how small she is."
"Yeah," said Jimmy. "She's so small, she can fit through the fence! Hey, Allie. Come over here."
Allie walked over. "Here I am."
"How would you like to get that ball for us?"
Allie looked at Ryan and his friends. Then she moved through the fence, picked up the ball, and came back out of the yard. She handed the ball to Ryan and waited, looking up at the boys to see if they wanted her to do anything else.
"Perfect," said Troy. "That was quick. Thanks, Allie."
"Nice job, " said Jimmy, patting her on the head.
Suddenly Ryan felt proud of his kid sister. "I'll teach you how to swing the bat."
( )1. In the story, what is Ryan's main problem?
A. His neighbor refuses to return Ryan's whiffle ball.
B. His sister wants to go everywhere with him
C. His mother thinks he should be nicer to his sister.
D. His friend loses Ryan's only whiffle ball.
( )2. According to the story, why do the boys stop playing whiffle ball?
A. They lose their whiffle ball in the neighbor's yard.
B. Ryan's sister keeps getting in the way of the game.
C. They break the neighbor's window with the whiffle ball.
D. Jimmy cannot fit through the rails of the neighbor's fence.
( )3. The underlined word “peered” most likely means ____
A. hurried B. talked C. heard D. looked
( )4. What happens right after Jimmy tries to fit through the fence?
A. The boys realize that Allie is small.
B. The boys start the game.
C. Jimmy hits the ball over the fence.
D. Jimmy pats Allie on the head.
( )5. Which detail about Allie is most important to the story?
A. She is small. B. She is a girl.
C. She often says “here I am.”
D. She follows her brother around.
( )6. At the end of the story, Ryan shows he has a new attitude toward Allie when he says___
A. "Why does my sister have to come along?"
B. "It's all Allie's fault. She distracted us."
C. How would you like to get that ball for us?
D. I'll teach you how to swing the bat."


Antonio and Julio were twins. They shared (共享)everything. They shared the same birthday, the same bedroom, and the same friends. They both played on the same football team, and both boys shared all the same toys.
One Saturday, Antonio and Julio went outside to play with their red wagon. The twins loved the wagon. “I want to give my toy animals a ride,” said Antonio.
“I want to carry water,”said Julio. Both twins wanted to do different things with the same wagon. Antonio and Julio’s mother heard the boys and came outside.
“You boys must share the wagon,”said Mother. Mother told Antonio and Julio to take turns with the wagon. The twins did not want to share the wagon.
A few days later, Antonio and Julio’s mother brought home a pet cat for the boys. Can’t we each have our own cat?”asked the twins. They were tired of sharing everything.
“I’m sorry, but you must share one cat,”Mother said. You will have to feed the cat and make sure she does not do anything wrong.”Now Antonio and Julio were even sharing a job.
A few days later, the cat got into Mother’s sewing basket. In just a few minutes, the cat had made balls of yarn （纱线）all over the room. Julio saw the cat playing with the yarn. He quickly went to find Antonio to tell him what the cat had done.
“Oh, no! It’s our job to clean up the mess,”cried Antonio. The boys quickly picked up the yarn and put it back in the basket.
“Just think, Julio, two cats would have made a bigger mess,”said Antonio.
“That’s right,”laughed Julio. Maybe sharing isn’t so bad after all!”
( )1. Which question does paragraph 1 answer?
A. Where did the twins live? B. What kind of birthday party did the twins have?
C. Who were Antonio and Julio? D. Why did the two boys want another cat?
( )2. What is the first thing Antonio and Julio do in the story?
A. They go to football practice. B. They carry water together.
C. They go outside to play. D. They receive a pet cat.
( )3. What was the first thing the twins did when their mother gave them a cat?
A. They thanked her for the kitten.
B. They put the cat in their red wagon.
C. They gave the cat a toy made of yarn.
D. They asked if they could have two cats.
( )4. What does the underlined word “mess” mean in Chinese?
A. 优美的环境 B. 脏乱的现场 C. 优雅的风度 D. 糟糕的心境
( )4. What do the twins learn in this story?
A. Having to share is good in some ways.
B. It is better to have two pet cats than one.
C. When you make a mess, you have to clean it up.
D. It's good to have different toys.

2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案３
Jesus and Satan are both good at using computers. One day they were arguing about 1 was better at using comptuers. They had argued about it 2 days. At last, God got tired of 3 them. God said, “That’s it! I have had enough. I am going to 4 a test to you. And from t he results, I will 5 who does a better job.” So Satan and Jesus sat down in front of their 6 . they e-mailed, wrote reports and created tables. Jesus did quite a good job, 7 Satan did faster than him. Then ten minutes before their time was up, there came lightning suddenly across the sky. 8 poured, and, of course, the electricity went off. Satan 9 his blank screen angrily and said some 10 words. Jesus just kept silent. Finally the electricity came back and they 11 to their computers at once. Satan suddenly cried, “It’s all gone! I have lost 12 !”
At the same time, Jesus 13 started printing out all of his material form the past two hours of work. Satan watched this and became 14 . “Wait!” he cried. “There must be something wrong! How can he have all his material while 15 don’t have any?”
God just said, “Jesus saved.”
( )1. A. why B. who C. how D. what
( )2. A. out B. of C. for D. in
( )3. A. thinking B. hearing C.sharing D. meaning
( )4. A. give B. pass C. carry D. turn
( )5. A. remember B. agree C. decide D. allow
( )6. A. friends B. parents C. windows D. computers
( )7. A. but B. because C. so D. when
( )8. A. Water B. Milk C. Rain D. Wine
( )9. A. went on B. looked at C. threw away D. tidied up
( )10. A. sweet B. good C. bad D. new
( )11. A. repaired B. asked C. saved D. ran
( )12. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
( )13. A. sadly B. quietly C. hardly D. badly
( )14. A. angry B. bored C. worried D. happy
( )15. A. you B. we C. they D. I
BCBAC DACBC DABAD

When my sister and I were babies, my dad always said that we were twins. But nobody would listen, because I was 1 handed and my sister was left handed.
As we were growing up, it 2 clear that we were twins. We like the same colour and both of us like salad best. We can always finish off each other’s sentences and know 3 the other is thinking about. When we were in school we shared the same class. The school once decided to separate us, which 4 us so sad. We didn’t do any work 5 they reunited us. When we went to higher school we were put in the same leveled classes.
When I was 15 years old I had to have an operation on my stomach, which my sister didn’t 6 about, but she had the pain too. She had the same operation 7 a year after I had mine and then I felt her pain too. We always know when the other is in trouble and we’re best friends.
We are now 16 and are still close. We still 8 the same room and have the same group of friends. We sometimes communicate with each other 5 talking.
Last year we worked together as waitresses and she would 10 one person and then I would go and ask the same person the same thing. And everyone always mistook one for the other. That’s very interesting.
( )1. A. right B. left C. front D. behind
( )2. A. kept B. stayed C. stood D. became
( )3. A. what B. which C. when D. how
( )4. A. let B. made C. held D. developed
( )5. A. until B. after C. when D. while
( )6. A. read B. think C. know D. talk
( )7. A. badly B. exactly C. sadly D. mostly
( )8. A. keep B. own C. share D. win
( )9. A. in B. by C. on D. without
( )10. A. serve B. know C. realize D. meet


Sometimes kids feel that they don’t like sports because they do not know how to play them or because they haven’t had much practice playing them. Sports can seem difficult because of the rules and the special equipment.
People spend many years learning how to play their favourite sports, so don’t feel bad if you don’t know the difference between a corner kick and a goal kick in football. If you want to learn more about a sport, you might ask your mum or dad about camps or programs that introduce kids to know how to play.
Gym classes at school also can be a way to try new sports with lots of kids. Another way to learn about a sport is to watch education videos or DVDs, or check out library books. They can all explain the rules and offer suggestions to kids when they are learning to play new sports.
If you have an older friend or family member who is good at a sport, you might ask him or her to help you practice.
( )1. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. exciting
( )2. A. why B. when C. why D. how
( )3. A. basketball B. volleyball C. football D. baseball
( )4. A. feel B. smell C. taste D. sound
( )5. A. answer B. ask C. help D. give
( )6. A. too B. either C. also D. as well
( )7. A. learn B. teach C. make D. change
( )8. A. songs B. books C. pictures D. CDs
( )9. A. beginning B. starting C. finishing D. learning
( )10. A. which B. when C. how D. who
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Do you know Babe Ruth? He was one of the best baseball players ever. His nickname was “Babe.” His real name was George Herman Ruth.
Babe Ruth grew up in Baltimore. When he was a young boy, he was good at many kinds of sports. He loved to play baseball. Usually he played catcher. When he was 15, he started to pitch. At the age of 19, he started to play for the Baltimore Orioles, the local team.
Babe was an excellent ball player. Many different teams wanted him to play for them. He played for the Red Sox in Boston, Massachusetts. Then he played for the Yankees in New York City. He was a star.
Babe won games by hitting so well. He brought many people to baseball games. The Yankees built a new stadium. They called it “the house that Ruth built.” Everyone cheered for him. They loved to see him play.
There is a story about Babe Ruth that people like to tell. During a big game, he wanted to hit that ball to a place far away. He hit the ball very hard. It went to just where he had wanted.
Babe played baseball for 22 years. There have been many great baseball players. Most of them were a good pitcher or a hitter. Babe Ruth was both. He was the greatest baseball player of all time.
( )1. Which of the following happened last?
A. Babe Ruth played for the Yankees.
B. Babe Ruth played for the Red Sox.
C. Babe Ruth played catcher.
D. Babe Ruth played for the Baltimore Orioles.
( )2. Everyone cheered for Babe Ruth on opening day because___ .
A. he did not play B. he was the catcher
C. they liked the new stadium D. he hit a home run
( )3. How was Babe Ruth different from most great baseball players?
A. He was a better pitcher. B. He was a faster runner.
C. He could pitch and hit. D.He had a lucky bat.
( )4. Why did Babe Ruth point at a spot far away in the distance?
A. He was pointing to a plane.
B. He was waving at the fans.
C. There was a flock of birds flying in that spot.
D. He was showing where he would hit the ball.
( )5. Which statement is an OPINION from the article?
A. He was the greatest baseball player of all time.
B. He played baseball for 22 years.
C. Babe Ruth grew up in Baltimore.
D. His real name was George Herman Ruth.
( )6. What will probably happen next?
A. People will stop liking Babe Ruth.
B. Some baseball fans will always love Babe Ruth.
C. People will stop going to baseball games.
D. No new baseball stadiums will be built.


For centuries, people have been playing games with a ball. The game of soccer came from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules. In European countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some people believe that the name “soccer” came from “assoc.”. Others believe that it came from the high socks that the players wore.
Organized soccer games began in 1863. In a soccer match, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into their opponents goal. The boalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player who is allowed to touch the ball with hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball.
Every four years, soccer tames around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930.
Now people in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. Soccer is certainly the world’s most popular sport!
( )1. Who probably made the first set of rules of soccer?
A. The Americans. B. The English. C. The Chinese. D. The Brazilians.
( )2. How many players are there in a team when playing in a soccer match?
A. Ten. B. Eleven. C. Twenty-two. D. Twenty.
( )3. When was the World Cup first held?
A. In 1930. B. In 1863. C. In 1903. D. In 1963.
( )4. What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
A. 队长 B. 裁判 C. 守门员 D. 教练
( )5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People call soccer “football” in America.
B. All the players can play soccer with their hands.
C. The World Cup was held every three years.
D. Soccer is the national sport in some Latin American countries.
BBACD


I have a happy family. In the past, we often got together at our home every Sunday. My grandparents, parents, aunt, uncle and my cousin, Jane, would have a wonderful time playing games, swimming, relaxing and sharing stories.
On one sunny summer Sunday when I was 5, my cousin Jane thought it would be funny to push me into the swimming pool we had in the backyard. I couldn’t believe Jane had done this to me, so I decided to put a big pout on my lips until I found some sympathy. Wet and unhappy, I sat next to my grandpa on a nearby picnic bench. When he asked me what was wrong, I told him what Jane had done.
“Well, just push her back!” he said.
After hearing my grandpa’s suggestion, I watched Jane’s every move until she was in just the right position beside the pool. I then pushed her into the pool. She was good at swimming and didn’t get hurt.
Soon after that year, Grandpa moved from Ohio to Florida, so I didn’t get to see him much before he died when I was 11. I will never forget the valuable lesson my grandpa taught me during the short time we had together. When someone or something is pushing you in the wrong way, push back!
( )1. What do you think of the writer’s family?
A. It’s big. B. It’s small. C. It’s rich. D. It’s poor.
( )2. What does the underlined word “sympathy” mean in Chinese?
A. 不满 B. 生气 C. 怜悯 D. 骄傲
( )3. How long did the writer’s grandpa live in Florida?
A. For 5 years. B. For 6 years. C. For 11 years. D. For 16 years.
( )4. What will the writer do when someone pushes him in a wrong direction?
A. Throw him away. B. Stand up.
C. Run away. D. Push him back.
( )5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There were eight people in the writer’s family when he was 5 years old.
B. No one cared about the writer when Jane pushed him into the pool.
C. Jane was good at swimming.
D. What the writer told us happened in summer.


Ryan is Frank Rusch’s younger brother. When they were kids, they 1 much of each summer vacation at Lake Shasta in Redding, California. They often fished 2 their parents.
One summer day in 1982, 3 their parents built a campfire for the afternoon cookout, the brothers began to fish. After a while, they became 4 . So they left their lines in the water, put their fishing rods against the side of the boat and relaxed in the summer sunshine.
The moment they stopped 5 the fishing rods, one ran into the water. It happened 6 fast that neighter of the boys had time to react. They knew the lake wasn’t 7 , and it was a new rod and neither of the boys wanted to 8 it, so Ryan decided to see if he coud find it.
He tried to move the rob and saw a big fish at the end of the line 9 right at him. It scared him so badly that he came straight out of the water like a missile. He almost 10 into the boat.
Ryan and Frank worked together and took the big fish 11 the water.
“When I got the fish to the boat, 12 of us could believe it,” remembered Frank. “It was one of the biggest 13 we had ever caught. It weighed 3.5 pounds, and to Ryan it looked 14 a monster from the ddep. Ryan had ever been to scared. 15 he was proud of that catch.
( )1. A. cost B. took C. spent D. paid
( )2. A. to B. with C. without D. at
( )3. A. as B. where C. why D. because
( )4. A. exciting B. excited C. boring D. bored
( )5. A.reading B. watching C. holding D. feeling
( )6. A. much B. very C. such D. so
( )7. A. deep B. blue C. scary D. special
( )8. A. find B. lose C. look D. see
( )9. A. looking B. eating C. shouting D. standing
( )10. A. climbed B. flew C. walked D. pulled
( )11. A. outward B. downward C. into D. out of
( )12. A. both B. either C. neither D. all
( )13. A. boat B. fish C. road D. line
( )14. A. like B. up C. after D. for
( )15. A. And B. But C. Or D. So
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One day John invited me to his farm. When I arrived there, I was surprised to see a pig with three artificial legs. I asked John why the pig had them. He said, “One day, while I was checking the tire of my tractor, the tractor suddenly started to move slowly and then I was trapped under the wheel. Just then Pinky, the pig, saw it. It ran back to the house, fastened its teeth on my wife’s dress and pulled her out. Then my wife helped me get out of the wheel.”
“That’s amazing, but that still can’t explain why Pinky has the artificial legs,” I said.
“Well, let me tell you another accident. Once my son hit his head on a stone while swimming in a lake. Pinky jumped into the water, swam to him and pulled him up onto the blank,” John said.
“Most pigs can’t swim, but Pinky can!” I said with surprise. “Pinky is actually a special pig, but I really want to know why it has three artificial legs,” I said.
“Well,” said John, “Pinky is so good that we can’t eat it up at one time,
( )1. In this passage, John is a ____ .
A.bus driver B. visitor C. farmer D. teacher
( )2. Why was the writer surprised when he just got to the farm?
A. John kept many pigs. B. John’s farm was big.
C. John’s pig was very smart and helpful.
D. He saw a pig with three artificial legs.
( )3. How did the Pinky save John?
A. He stopped the tractor from moving.
B. He fastened its teeth on John’s clothes.
C. He pulled John’s wife out to save John.
D. He jumped into water.
( )4. Who did Pinky save in the lake?
A. John. B. John’s son. C. Jon’s wife. D. The writer.
( )5. Why was John have three artificial legs?
A. John’s family ate Pinky’s three Legs.
B. John lost his three legs in an accident.
C. John’s three legs were hurt by a hunter.
D. John had a serious illness.


Most strangers wouldn’t do anything to hurt kids. Unfortunately, though, some strangers can be dangerous, and it’s impossible to tell who’s OK and who’s not. That’s why it’s important to follow these safety rules all the time.
1
The adult who’s taking care of you needs to know where you are at all times. That means telling your mom or dad, grandmother, or whoever is keeping an eye on you where you are and when you’ll come home.
2
It’s more fun and safer to do things with friends. Take along a friend when you walk to school, bike around the park, or go to the store. Travelling with a friend whenever you can is a good idea, and travelling with several kids is even better.
3
What are safe spots? Safe spots are places where you can stop if you need help, like the house of kids you know, your parents’ friends’ houses, stores, restaurants, police stations, libraries, and fire departments. When you’re walking or riding your bike, remember the safe sports along your route. You’ll know where they are when you need help.
4
Be sure to keep away from places where no one is around, like the small, dark streets.
5
It’s nice to help people. But remember: Strangers should ask adults, not kids for help. If a stranger asks you for help—such as giving directions, finding lost money—don’t help. Don’t even give an answer. You should walk the other way at once. If you’re not near a safe spot, try any store or restaurant. If you feel you’re in danger, call for help.

A. Let grown-ups help strangers. B. Do things with a friend. C. Make your relatives know where you are. D. Find out safe spots. E. Avoid places that aren’t safe.

CDBEA



A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible at home. The result is that the other members of the family and the neighbors often complain since they don't like the music. One answer to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable.
An armchair has just been made by a British engineer, Stepen Court. It has a record-player system. The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back. However, each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to make middle and high sounds. Low sounds are made by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow space under the seat. Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his / her head. Because we cannot tell where low sounds come, it doesn't matter that they come from underneath or behind. It is the higher sounds coming from the side of the chair that create a stereo effect. These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener's ears. Consequently, it takes only a little power to make the music sound very loud. Only a small amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to disturb others. Most of the sound is absorbed by the listener.
( )1. A. class B. family C. group D. team
( )2. A. but B. and C. so D. or
( )3. A. hears B. reads C. feels D. looks
( )4. A. both B. all C. each D. none
( )5. A. seat B. table C. bed D. desk
( )6. A. moving to B. coming from C. hearing from D. going to
( )7. A. what B. who C. where D. why
( )8. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
( )9. A. takes B. spends C. pays D. costs
( )10. A. Yet B. Still C. already D. Only
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There are different kinds of inventions. Some may be games and they are fun to be played with. Others are machines or something to make our lives more comfortable.
The ideas of these inventions may come from everyday life. Take the popular game, Monopoly, for example. In 1930, the American economy fell down. Millions of people lost their work. Among them was Charles Darrow. They had no money to go on vacation. Darrow said to his wife, "If I were rich, I'd take you to the best hotel in Atlantic City and I would buy the hotels, all the houses and streets and the railroad for you." Then an idea grew in his mind. He cut houses and hotels into wood. He made cards with names of places on them. He used buttons for tokens, a pair of dice and lots of play money. The game was called Monopoly.
Another example was the cat’s-eye reflector. Percy Shaw got his idea while driving along the side of a hill. That day, he ran into thick fog（雾）. He couldn't see the road clearly. At that very moment, the car lights had been reflected in the eyes of a cat and he could see where the side of the road was. He began to think of inventing reflectors that shone like cats' eyes and setting them in the middle of the road. His invention has contributed a lot to traffic safety.
( )1. A. worried B. sad C. fun D. bad
( )2. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
( )3. A. reasons B. ideas C. problems D. interests
( )4. A. got B. loved C. lost D. found
( )5. A. much B. some C. few D. no
( )6. A. worker B. student C. wife D. uncle
( )7. A. buy B. sell C. build D. make
( )8. A. her B. his C. its D. their
( )9. A. Another B. other C. others D. the other
( )10. A. walking B. running C. riding D. driving
( )11. A. thin B. heavy C. thick D. light
( )12. A. see B. hear C. feel D. smell
( )13. A. nose B. eyes C. ears D. mouth
( )14. A. finished B. continued C. hoped D. began
( )15. A. road B. room C. lake D. station
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For thousands of years, people have wanted to fly. The idea was especially interesting to two French brothers, Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier. In the late 1700s, they made experimenting with hot-air balloons.
Their first experiment was to fill small paper bags with smoke. They found that the bags would rise in the air. At first, the two brothers believed that the smoke made the bags rise. But later, they realized it was the hot air, rather the smoke that caused the bags to rise.
The Montgolfier brothers continued to experiment. In 1783, they put a hot-air balloon in the air for eight minutes. The balloon carried a cock, a sheep, and a duck! They came back to earth safely after history’s first real balloon flight. Later that year, they made a bigger balloon and the two people rose over 300 feet into the air. Their flight lasted 25 minutes.
By 1784, ballooning had become very popular in France. People traveled for miles to see balloons take off and come down again. One year later, two men flew from France across the English Channel to England. It took two hours.
Today, hot-air balloons are very popular. To fly a balloon, the pilot burns wood or gas to make hot air, which makes the balloon rise. The balloon rises into the air as more hot air is produced. To lower the balloon, hot air is released.
( )1. Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier made experimenting with hot-air balloons in___.
A. the seventeenth century B. the eighteenth century
C. the seventh century D. the eighth century
( )2. Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier thought that the ____ made the bags rise at first.
A. smoke B. hot air C. fire D. cool air
( )3. Which of the following about the second experiment on balloon is not true?
A. It lasted 25 minutes. B. It rose over 300 feet into the air.
C.The cock, the sheep and the duck came back to safely.
D. There were two men on it.
( )4. What does the underlined word “released” mean?
A. 产生 B. 增加 C. 吸收 D. 释放
( )5. This passage mainly tells us ____
A. how balloons were invented B. how balloons carried animals
C. when balloons flew across English channel
D. when balloons carried people


For most of us, the holidays are a great time to gather family, but your holiday experiences can be quickly forgotten with time because of the limitations of memory. You might therefore want to think of ways of recording those experiences. One very useful way of recording those experiences is by keeping a holiday journal.
An important advantage of keeping a holiday journal is that it allows you to record changes that have happened to you and your family members. As you go through your journal, you’ll see how everybody has grown, the directions they have taken in life, friends who might have joined your family on the holidays and so on. These changes can be recorded by photographs as well.
However, writing about your holiday experiences allows you to record several details about them which a photograph can not. This does not mean that photographs are not important. The best, of course, is for your journal to include both photographs and writing in order for it to be rich in detail.
Another important benefit of a holiday journal is that it can give you an opportunity to appreciate your family members. Perhaps, you have made the mistake that most of us do, namely forgetting how important family members are and taking them for granted. As you you’re your holiday journal, however, you might feel like you want to reconnect with your loved ones and re-establish your relationship with them.
( )1. What can be quickly forgotten with time?
A. Training one’s memory to be good. B. The holiday journal you are making.
C. The holiday experiences you have had. D. Having celebrations on holidays.
( )2. How can one record one’s holiday experiences?
A. By keeping a diary of them.
B. By writing to an academic journal.
C. By thinking carefully about them.
D. By regularly discussing them.
( )3. Why do family members become less close to each other? Because they __________.
A. don’t write to or call each other often B. immigrate to different countries
C. forget to be thankful for each other D. have poorly managed schedules
( )4. Which advantage of a holiday journal is NOT mentioned by the author?
A. It helps us to understand better how we’ve developed over time.
B. It gives us a chance to be grateful to our family members.
C. It helps us to relive our experiences in a more detailed way.
D. It can become a family treasure for the next generation to read.
( )5. What is most likely the tone of the writer?
A. Pessimistic and insensitive. B. Thoughtful and positive.
C. Serious and demanding. D. Humorous and entertaining.


Cecilia is a young designer. She makes clothes for kids and teens. For her sixth birthday, Cecilia, now 11, asked for a sewing machine. She wanted to make her own clothes. Cecilia took two sewing lessons. Then, she says she just started sewing, and she hasn’t stopped.
Cecilia’s passion for fashioin has become a career as a designer. “I started making clothes for my sister and her friends, and word got around,” Cecilia told TFK. Her mom’s friend, a store manager, helped Cecilia start her business. Her creations are sold online and in two stores in California.
The young designer has been asked to speak at schools to share her story. Her message is: “Don’t wait until you’re an adult. You don’t have to.”
Cecilia reads fashion books and magazines. “It’s important to know what’s going on in the business,” she says.
“Her dream is to have her clothes sold in stores around the world. She would also love to design dresses for Sasha and Malia Obama. “They have such a lovely style,” she says.
One day, Cecilia hopes to go to the fashion school in Paris, France. For now, she is busy making 25 to 30 dresses each week.
Cecilia know there’s more to life than just pretty clothes. She also donates dresses to raise money for charity. After all, fashion comes and goes, but helping others never goes out of style.
( )1. Who does Cecilia design clothes for?
A. Her parents. B. Kids. C. Teens. D. B and C.
( )2. What does the underlined word “passion” mean in Chinese?
A. 计划 B. 热情 C. 模式 D. 理想
( )3. What is Cecilia’s dream?
A. Going shopping every day. B. Travelling to many countries.
C. Having her clothes sold in stores around the world.
D. Studying in a famous university in California.
( )4. From the last paragraph we can know Cecilia is a(n) ___ person.
A. helpful B. outgoing C. selfish D. shy
( )5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. How to be a clothes designer. B. Being a clothes designer is wonderful
C. Are you fashion designer. D. Start your business right now.


It was a cold night in September. The rain was drumming on the car roof as George and Marie Winstons drove through the empty country roads. They were going to their friend’s house, where they were going to attend a party. As they drove, they listened to the local radio station, which was playing classic music.
They were about five miles from the Harrisons’ house when the music stopped. Then they heard a news announcement:
“There’s a murder called John. He has just escaped from the police station. He is a big and strong man and he is extremely dangerous. People in this area must keep their doors and windows locked. If you see someone who acts strangely, call the police at once.
Marie was so frightened. “A crazy killer,” she said. “He’s out there somewhere. That’s scary.”
“But we have something more serious to worry about,” George said. “Something is wrong with our car. It might lose power and stop.”
As he spoke, the car slowed down and stopped.
“Bad luck!” George shouted angrily. “We’ll have to walk in the rain.” “But I have my new dress on,” Marie said. “The rain will make it dirty.”
“Which is important, your dress or your life?” asked George. “It’s a dangerous place here. We can get a new dress again, but we have only one life.”
At last, they walked in the rain to the Harrison’. Maybe that’s their best way in that case.”
( )1. Where were the Winstons going?
A. Home. B. To the hospital. C. To the Harrisons’. D. To the police station.
( )2. What does the underlined word mean in English?
A. care about B. take part in C. take charge of D. hold
( )3. What was the announcement about?
A. Classical music. B. A dangerous murderer.
C. The Harrisons’ party. D. A dangerous animal.
( )4. The underlined word “it’ refers to ___.
A. the car B. the rain C. the murder D. the dress
( )5. From the passage we know that __.
A. the weather was fine that night B. the murderer wanted to kill the Winstons
C. George was wiser than Marie. D. Marie didn’t like her new dress.


Saving money is important for many people. But what can we do? There are some tips for you.
1
If you’re trying to buy gifts for a large family, one of the easiest ways to reduce the cost of holiday shopping is to start a gift exchange. Each member of the family draws a name for a gift and buys it for that person only.
2 .
Instead of buying a new bottle of Old Spice or Uncle Greg this year, try suggesting the whole family get together for a special event or a nice meal and give up the gifts.
3.
Instead of buying gifts for each other, get together with your family and agree to do a public service project together for the holidays. Donate time at the local homeless shelter or soup kitchen, volunteer at your local animal shelter, or agree to do yard work and clean the house for an elderly couple in your neighborhoold.
4
I know that gift cards seem very usual, but your family may be more glad to receive a gift card for gas, groceries, or some necessary things than some expensive smelly perfume they will never wear. In addition, many companies offer special discounts for buying many gift cards around the holidays.
5
Everyone loves a sweet treat at Christmas, so bake up your favorite cookies and candies, and package them in pretty paper for holiday gifts this year. You can even plan baking parties with your friends.
Be willing to try new thigns and create memories instead of exchanging the same old gifts this Christmas. And let us know what new memories you made that make your lives colorful.
A. Give up the Gifts
B. Buy Gift Cards.
C. Share a Christmas.
D. Gift Exchanges.
E. Bake Your Gifts.
DACBE



2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案4
A submarine is a fascinating form of underwater transportation. This huge piece of metal moves quietly through the water. Most of the submarines in the water today are commanded by the military. However, one small submarine is owned by an English inventor named Robert Leeds. His submarine is considered the world’s first used just for entertainment.
Leed’s submarine can carry two people. It is able to dive down to 150 feet and stay underwater for up to four days. This unique submarine named Gemini can remain still in the water or move up and down like a helicopter. Because of its small size, Leed’s compares his invention to an underwater sports car.
“The oceans are the last place on Earth where there are no personal vehicles,” says Leeds. Ever since I was 14, I have wanted to build one.”
Leeds revealed his invention at London’s Science Museum in the fall of 2003. Gemini was displayed in one of the museum’s galleries. This location is often used for showing futuristic inventions.
The cost of building Gemini was $850,000. Therefore, it is not likely to be produced in large numbers. But some people believe that it could be used for more than just underwater entertainment. A small personal submarine may be helpful in filming science shows, searching underwater areas, or inspecting pipelines. Leed’s company is offering to build submarines for individual buyers.
.No matter how the submarines are used, Leeds may be on the way to making history. “The oceans are still the great unknown in our doorsteps”, Insists the inventor. “Twelve men have walked on the moon, but only two have been to the bottom of the sea! Perhaps the invention of Gemini will change this statistic.”
( )1. What does the underlined word “military” in the first paragraph mean?
A. 空间 B. 陆军 C. 海军 D. 炮兵
( )2. Why does Leed’s compares his invention an underwater sports car?
A. Because of its color. B. Because of it’s as big as a car.
C. Because it moves underwater like a car.
D. Because it has the same speed as a car.
( )3. Why couldn’t Gemini be produced in large numbers?
A. It costs too much money. B. It couldn’t be used by comman people.
C. It was dangerous to travel in the sea.
D. It was too small.
( )4. How many men have been to the bottom of the sea?
A. 12. B. 6 C. 4. D. 2
( )5. This passage mainly tells us something about____.
A. a inventor who invented a small submarine
B. a special kind of submarine named Gemini
C. a new kind of underwater entertainment
D. a new personal vehicles on land


When people want to say something is very pleasant, they often say it's "as sweet as honey." Sugar didn't reach Europe until the twelfth century, so until then, honey was the only sweetener in the Western world. Honey is the most natural foods, and it does not become bad with age. Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs is thousands of years old, but still tastes good.
The source of honey is the species of insect called the honeybee. The honeybee is always busy. It visits 145 flowers in order to collect the amount of just one teaspoon of honey. For a pound of honey, the honeybee flies the distance equal to three times around the world and makes visits to about two million flowers.
There are over 250 types of honey in the United States alone. Generally, the lighter the color of the honey, the higher the quality. Very high grade honeys come from, orange blossoms and alfalfa.
Bears love honey as much as humans do. The diet of some birds, such as the hummingbird of the Americas, is almost entirely honey. There is no honey in Alaska and some parts of Siberia because it is too cold for the honeybee to live there.
( )1. People often say it's "as sweet as honey" to refer to something that is____
A. exciting B. tasty C. annoying D. enjoyable
( )2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Honey is bears' favorite food.
B. It was not until the 12nd century that Europeans began to use sugar.
C. Honey is a natural food that can be found in ancient tombs
D. Honey is made by bees.
( )3. How far does the honeybee fly to produce one kilogram of honey?
A. The distance equal to two times the axis of the globe.
B. The distance more than six times around the world.
C. The distance equal to three times around the world.
D. The distance equal to millions of miles.
( )4. Why isn’t there honey in Alaska?
A. Because the honeybee cannot live in the cold climate there.
B. Because it is too cold for honeybee-keepers to survive there. .
C. Because it is impossible to expose honey to the cold weather there.
D. Because there are few people living there.
( )5. This passage mainly tells us ____.
A. something about a kind of natural food
B. something about a kind of insect which makes honey
C. something about the place where there is no honey
D. something about how to get more honey.


She looked at the man walking along the road next to the nice houses. He didn’t live in 1 of those houses.
She drove by him. He looked at her car 2 she drove by. She went on driving. She got to the corner and 3 . She watched him walking in her direction in her rear view mirror. Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway. A car was parked there. She saw 4 walk up to the driver’s door and put his hand on the handle. He returned to the road and went on 5 in her direction.
“He must be a 6,” she thought. “He just walks through our neighborhood 7 cars to steal.”
She called the police. The office said people called three times a week to 8 the man walking by. But the police couldn’t arrest him 9 walking around. They had to catch him with stolen goods. “But he was testing that door to see if it was locked,” she said.
“I’m 10 ,” said the officer. “That’s not against the law.”
( )1. A. any B. many C. much D. some
( )2. A. since B. if C. as D. so
( )3. A. walked B. drove C. stopped D. turned
( )4. A. she B. her C. he D. him
( )5. A. walking B. calling C. putting D. driving
( )6. A. driver B. criminal C. officer D. policeman
( )7. A. finding out B. looking at C. looking for D. asking for
( )8. A. follow B. report C. help D. show
( )9. A. like B. by C. about D. for
( )10. A. sorry B. alive C. ordinary D. happy
BCCDA BCBDA

( )1. Who of the following may mostly like to see the show?
A. 20-old-old Li Ming. B. 10-year-old Linda.
C. 4-year-old Tony. D. 70-year-old Mr. Smith.
( )2. Mrs. Hsu wants to take her children to the show. She can only go in the evening. What day can she take them?
A. March 18. B. March 19. C. March 17. D. March 16.
( )3. O-fu wants to watch the show in the morning. What day can he go?
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Friday. D. Thursday.
( )4. What do you need to go to www.stg.com?
A. A car. B. A friend. C. A ticket. D. A computer.
( )5. Who many times is the show be on on Saturday, March, 18?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.

The school bus had arrived. Taj’s mother handed him a paper bag of warm samosas. This was his favorite food from his home in India. It was hard to leave, but Taj kissed his mother goodbye and headed off to school.
When Taj arrived at school that morning, a new student named Berto was in class. Mrs. Grant asked, “Who will be Berto’s helper?” Taj raised his hand. He wanted a chance to help this new boy just as some other children had helped him. One month ago Taj was the “new kid” from a faraway country.
Berto was from Puerto Rico. He spoke Spanish and English. Taj showed him around the classroom. Mrs. Grant let them go out for a school tour. Berto smiled often, asking many questions on their walk around school. Taj thought, “Maybe I have a new friend!”
Berto was lively. His long legs always seemed ready to run. Later, Berto and Taj joined a soccer game. Sports looked like fun Taj played, but his mind and body didn’t work well together. The harder he tried, the worse he played.
Before noon, Berto met other students. Some of them spoke Spanish. “Oh, well,” Taj thought. “Berto has found friends who speak the same language as he does.”
At lunch, Taj sat with some friends. He opened his lunch sack and took out the samosas. They weren’t warm anymore, but they were still good. Taj bit into a tasty samosas.
Taj saw Berto walking toward him. He came and sat right next to Taj. Berto pointed to Taj’s lunch. “What’s that?” he asked.
“Oh, no. He’s going to make fun of my lunch,” Taj thought.
Then Berto took something from a brown bag. It looked like a samosas. “See? I have one too! Mine’s an empanada. It is spicy inside!”
Berto smiled at the other students at the table. He said, “Taj is a great guy! He’s my first new friend!” Taj grinned from ear to ear.
( )1. Why did Taj raise his hand when Mrs Grant asked for Berto’s helper ?
A. He knows the new boy in his class.
B. He does not want to stay in the classroom.
C. He does not have any friends at school.
D. He knows how it feels be new at school.
( )2. When Berto points to Taj’s samosas and asks what it is, Taj __.
A. worries that Berto will laugh at his unusual lunch
B. thinks that Berto wants to eat his samosas
C. feels angry about Berto’s question
D. looks at Berto’s lunch to see what he brought
( )3. What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
A. lunchroom B. Taj’s home C. classroom D. Berto’s home
( )4. What do Taj and Berto have in common?
A. They are from Puerto Rico. B. They have almost the same lunches.
C. They both speak English and Spanish.
D. They both enjoy playing soccer.
( )5. At the end of the story, the boys will Most likely ____
A. They are from Puerto Rico.
B. They have almost the same lunches.
C. They both speak Spanish and English.
D. They both enjoy playing soccer.


There are about nine million rock climbers in the Untied States. Some do it just for fun. Others compete. Rock climbing can be dangerous. But there are many ways to keep a climber’s safety. Climbing takes strength, control and good balance. Climbers have to pull themselves straight up. So they have to be strong enough to carry their own weight. And climbers sometimes have to hold on to rocks by only their fingers or toes.
There are four kinds of rock climbing. Traditional rock climbing is done outside. Climbers wear ropes as they climb. If a climber slips, a rope can stop him from falling. There is also indoor climbing. Rock walls have places for the climber's hands and feet. Ice climbing is exactly as it sounds. People climb glaciers or frozen waterfalls instead of rocks. They use special equipment for the ice. And then there is bouldering—climbing rocks between three and seven meters high. It is a quick climbing. Many climbers like bouldering because they can use less equipment. Climbers often need only special shoes and chalk. All climbers use chalk to keep their hands dry.
Most rocks have holes. Climbers use these for footholds and handholds. Climbers use their legs to climb. Arms and hands are for position and balance. Climbers often need to lock their bodies to the rock with one small finger hold.
( )1. Who can be a perfect rock climber?
A. A weak man. B. A tall man. C. A thin man. D. A strong man.
( )2. How many kinds of rock climbing are there?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
( )3. What do rock climbers use chalk to do?
A. To dry their hands. B. To draw some signs.
C. To dry their feet. D. To make them lighter.
( )4. Why do most rocks have holes?
A. Climbers use these for fun. B. Climbers use these for footholds and handholds.
C. They can make the rock walls beautiful. D. They will make the climbing a little harder.
( )5. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Exciting Sports. B. Having Fun. C. Rock Climbing. D. Dangerous Sports.
DBABC

A submarine is a fascinating form of underwater transportation. This huge piece of metal moves quietly through the water. Most of the submarines in the water today are commanded by the military. However, one small submarine is owned by an English inventor named Robert Leeds. His submarine is considered the world’s first used just for entertainment.
Leed’s submarine can carry two people. It is able to dive down to 150 feet and stay underwater for up to four days. This unique submarine named Gemini can remain still in the water or move up and down like a helicopter. Because of its small size, Leed’s compares his invention to an underwater sports car.
“The oceans are the last place on Earth where there are no personal vehicles,” says Leeds. Ever since I was 14, I have wanted to build one.”
Leeds revealed his invention at London’s Science Museum in the fall of 2003. Gemini was displayed in one of the museum’s galleries. This location is often used for showing futuristic inventions.
The cost of building Gemini was $850,000. Therefore, it is not likely to be produced in large numbers. But some people believe that it could be used for more than just underwater entertainment. A small personal submarine may be helpful in filming science shows, searching underwater areas, or inspecting pipelines. Leed’s company is offering to build submarines for individual buyers.
.No matter how the submarines are used, Leeds may be on the way to making history. “The oceans are still the great unknown in our doorsteps”, Insists the inventor. “Twelve men have walked on the moon, but only two have been to the bottom of the sea! Perhaps the invention of Gemini will change this statistic.”
( )1. What does the underlined word “military” in the first paragraph mean?
A. 空间 B. 陆军 C. 海军 D. 炮兵
( )2. Why does Leed’s compares his invention an underwater sports car?
A. Because of its color. B. Because of it’s as big as a car.
C. Because it moves underwater like a car.
D. Because it has the same speed as a car.
( )3. Why couldn’t Gemini be produced in large numbers?
A. It costs too much money. B. It couldn’t be used by comman people.
C. It was dangerous to travel in the sea.
D. It was too small.
( )4. How many men have been to the bottom of the sea?
A. 12. B. 6 C. 4. D. 2
( )5. This passage mainly tells us something about____.
A. a inventor who invented a small submarine
B. a special kind of submarine named Gemini
C. a new kind of underwater entertainment
D. a new personal vehicles on land


When people want to say something is very pleasant, they often say it's "as sweet as honey." Sugar didn't reach Europe until the twelfth century, so until then, honey was the only sweetener in the Western world. Honey is the most natural foods, and it does not become bad with age. Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs is thousands of years old, but still tastes good.
The source of honey is the species of insect called the honeybee. The honeybee is always busy. It visits 145 flowers in order to collect the amount of just one teaspoon of honey. For a pound of honey, the honeybee flies the distance equal to three times around the world and makes visits to about two million flowers.
There are over 250 types of honey in the United States alone. Generally, the lighter the color of the honey, the higher the quality. Very high grade honeys come from, orange blossoms and alfalfa.
Bears love honey as much as humans do. The diet of some birds, such as the hummingbird of the Americas, is almost entirely honey. There is no honey in Alaska and some parts of Siberia because it is too cold for the honeybee to live there.
( )1. People often say it's "as sweet as honey" to refer to something that is____
A. exciting B. tasty C. annoying D. enjoyable
( )2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Honey is bears' favorite food.
B. It was not until the 12nd century that Europeans began to use sugar.
C. Honey is a natural food that can be found in ancient tombs
D. Honey is made by bees.
( )3. How far does the honeybee fly to produce one kilogram of honey?
A. The distance equal to two times the axis of the globe.
B. The distance more than six times around the world.
C. The distance equal to three times around the world.
D. The distance equal to millions of miles.
( )4. Why isn’t there honey in Alaska?
A. Because the honeybee cannot live in the cold climate there.
B. Because it is too cold for honeybee-keepers to survive there. .
C. Because it is impossible to expose honey to the cold weather there.
D. Because there are few people living there.
( )5. This passage mainly tells us ____.
A. something about a kind of natural food
B. something about a kind of insect which makes honey
C. something about the place where there is no honey
D. something about how to get more honey.


She looked at the man walking along the road next to the nice houses. He didn’t live in 1 of those houses.
She drove by him. He looked at her car 2 she drove by. She went on driving. She got to the corner and 3 . She watched him walking in her direction in her rear view mirror. Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway. A car was parked there. She saw 4 walk up to the driver’s door and put his hand on the handle. He returned to the road and went on 5 in her direction.
“He must be a 6,” she thought. “He just walks through our neighborhood 7 cars to steal.”
She called the police. The office said people called three times a week to 8 the man walking by. But the police couldn’t arrest him 9 walking around. They had to catch him with stolen goods. “But he was testing that door to see if it was locked,” she said.
“I’m 10 ,” said the officer. “That’s not against the law.”
( )1. A. any B. many C. much D. some
( )2. A. since B. if C. as D. so
( )3. A. walked B. drove C. stopped D. turned
( )4. A. she B. her C. he D. him
( )5. A. walking B. calling C. putting D. driving
( )6. A. driver B. criminal C. officer D. policeman
( )7. A. finding out B. looking at C. looking for D. asking for
( )8. A. follow B. report C. help D. show
( )9. A. like B. by C. about D. for
( )10. A. sorry B. alive C. ordinary D. happy
BCCDA BCBDA


A submarine is a fascinating form of underwater transportation. This huge piece of metal moves quietly through the water. Most of the submarines in the water today are commanded by the military. However, one small submarine is owned by an English inventor named Robert Leeds. His submarine is considered the world’s first used just for entertainment.
Leed’s submarine can carry two people. It is able to dive down to 150 feet and stay underwater for up to four days. This unique submarine named Gemini can remain still in the water or move up and down like a helicopter. Because of its small size, Leed’s compares his invention to an underwater sports car.
“The oceans are the last place on Earth where there are no personal vehicles,” says Leeds. Ever since I was 14, I have wanted to build one.”
Leeds revealed his invention at London’s Science Museum in the fall of 2003. Gemini was displayed in one of the museum’s galleries. This location is often used for showing futuristic inventions.
The cost of building Gemini was $850,000. Therefore, it is not likely to be produced in large numbers. But some people believe that it could be used for more than just underwater entertainment. A small personal submarine may be helpful in filming science shows, searching underwater areas, or inspecting pipelines. Leed’s company is offering to build submarines for individual buyers.
.No matter how the submarines are used, Leeds may be on the way to making history. “The oceans are still the great unknown in our doorsteps”, Insists the inventor. “Twelve men have walked on the moon, but only two have been to the bottom of the sea! Perhaps the invention of Gemini will change this statistic.”
原文
( )1. What does the underlined word “military” in the first paragraph mean?
A. 空间 B. 陆军 C. 海军 D. 炮兵
( )2. Why does Leed’s compares his invention an underwater sports car?
A. Because of its color. B. Because of it’s as big as a car.
C. Because it moves underwater like a car.
D. Because it has the same speed as a car.
( )3. Why couldn’t Gemini be produced in large numbers?
A. It costs too much money. B. It couldn’t be used by comman people.
C. It was dangerous to travel in the sea.
D. It was too small.
( )4. How many men have been to the bottom of the sea?
A. 12. B. 6 C. 4. D. 2
( )5. This passage mainly tells us something about____.
A. a inventor who invented a small submarine
B. a special kind of submarine named Gemini
C. a new kind of underwater entertainment
D. a new personal vehicles on land
CBADB

2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案5
Betty Jameson was an important woman in the world of sports. In 1950, she and twelve other women set up the Ladies Professional Golf Association. They made rules of the group.
Jameson was born in 1919 in Norman. Oklahoma. She grew up In Dallas, Texas. She began playing golf at a very young age. She was very good at the sport and won many competitions. In 1932, Jameson won the Texas competition. Two years later, she won the Southern Championship.
Jameson began playing professional golf in 1945. She won many prizes. She finished her career in the Ladies Professional Golf Association with thirteen big victories.
That may not seem like many wins compared to women’s golf today. However, during that time golf was thought a men’s sport. Women were not treated the same as men in sports. The LPGA fought to change that. The organization succeeded in making women’s golf famous as a professional sport.
Jameson was accepted into the Hall Fame of Women’s Golf in 1951. But in her late years, she was forced to live a simple life because of little money. Jameson died in 2009 when she was eighty-nine years old.
Information Card
In 1919 Betty Jamson ____ in 1919.
In 1950 women set up the Ladies Professional Golf Association
In Betty Jameson won the Southern Championship.
In 1945 Betty Jameson began playing professional golf.
In 2009 Betty Jameson at the age of 89.
Betty Jameson’s success She succeed in making women’s golf famous as a professonal sport.

1. was born 2. 13. 4. 1934 5. professional golf 5. professonal sport


"If mom finds out that I'm going to the beach, I'll be in big trouble." I said to myself when I tried to walk towards the door quietly. Mom was washing plates after lunch. When she noticed me, she asked, “Where are you going?” “To the park,” I answered. Then I went out of the house and ran towards the beach quickly.
Half an hour later, I got to the beach and found Jim and John. There we played football happily, but the ball went into the sea because John hit it too hard. Just as John was going to pick it up, the tide came up and carried the ball farther away. I wanted to show off my swimming skills, so I decided to get the ball back.
I jumped into the water and quickly swam towards the ball. After about ten minutes, I was tired. I saw the ball was only a few feet from me, but I couldn’t get it. I had no more energy. “I should obey Mom,” I thought. Just then, I saw two young men having a boat race. I cried for help, but they didn’t hear me. I started to faint and later I didn’t know what happened.
When I woke up, I was in bed in the hospital. A doctor told me that a swimmer saved me and brought me here.
I will never forget this terrible experience, and I will enver show off anything again.
( )1. A. her B. him C. me D. myself
( )2. A. Dad B. Uncle C. Mom D. Grandfather
( )3. A. answered B. asked C. shouted D.
( )4. A. park B. beach C. zoo D. school
( )5. A. before B. later C. ago D. earlier
( )6. A. river B. lake C. sea D. pond
( )7. A. carried B. threw C. blew D. threw
( )8. A. ran B. flew C. jumped D. walked
( )9. A. running B. reading C. cycling D. swimming
( )10. A. relaxed B. tried C. excited D. hungry
( )11. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )12. A. saw B. heard C. felt D. smelt
( )13. A. school B. hosptial C. hotel D. restaurant
( )14. A. hurt B. killed C. beat D. saved
( )15. A. never B. usually C. often D. sometimes
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I work in a company and I am always have lots of work to do. However, no matter how 1 I am, I won’t forget one thing. That is to 2 my daughter Sally at her school gate. I hope that she can see a 3 face when she rushes out of her school. After she finishes her homework at home, 4 go to the park nearby. Sally 5 with some other kids there. I just wait for her. Every time I tell her it’s time to go back home, Sally answers, “Five more 6 , Dad!” I always smile and say “OK” to her.
In fact, I didn’t use to spend much time with Sally. I didn’t change 7 Tom’s son died in a traffic accident. Tom told me that he never spent much time with his son, not even five minutes a day. I can never 8 Tom’s sadness. At that time, I decided not to make the same 9 as Tom had made. I think that when my daughter wants more time to play, I will spend more time enjoying being with her.
Life is uncertain.10 knows what will happen tomorrow. So, please give someone you love another five minutes every day.
( )1. A. angry B. happy C. sad D. busy
( )2. A. save B. teach C. meet D. lead
( )3. A. familiar B. strange C. young D. old
( )4. A.she B. he C. we D. they
( )5. A. plays B. fights C. agrees D. quarrels
( )6. A. hours B. minutes C. days D. months
( )7. A. after B. until C. since D. before
( )8. A. discover B. realize C. forget D. remember
( )9. A. mistake B. chance C. friend D. noise
( )10. A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Anybody D. Nobody


John Grisham is one of the most popular American authors writing today. There are over 60 million copies of his books in the world. All of his books have been bestsellers. Since 1991, he has written one book a year. Six books, including The Client, have been made into films.
Grisham was born in Arkansas in 1955. As a child he wanted to be a professional baseball player. Later he changed his mind and studied accounting at Mississippi State University. After 1981, he worked in a law firm for nearly ten years.
Although he was working 60–70 hours a week, he got up at 5 a.m. every day to write his first book, A Time to Kill. It took him three years to write this book, which was finished in 1987. His next novel, The Firm, published in 1991, was his first major success. After this, he took up writing full time.
Grisham lives with his wife and their two children in Mississippi. In his spare time, he helps children develop their baseball skills.
( )1. How many books of John Grisham’s have been made into films?
A. Over 60. B. 6. C. About 20. D. 60 million
( )2. What did Crisham want to be when he was a child?
A. A baseball player B. A teacher. C. A farmer D. A professor
( )3. When did Crisham begin to write his first book?
A. In 1983 B. In 1984 C. In 1987. D. In 1991
( )4. Which book was Crisham’s first major success?
A. A Time to Kill. B. The Client. C. The Firm. D. None of the above
( )5. The text mainly tell us ____
A. a famous writer’s life B. the reason of a lawyer became a writer
C. the books which were made into films D. a professional baseball player



A school in England is using classical music to cut down on students’ bad behaviour. The head teacher Brian Walker at the West Park School in Derby runs two-hour detention sessions after school on Fridays. He forces his students to listen to Mozart and other classical music. He also makes them copy his favorite poems and they have to watch educational videos. Mr. Walker says his main aim is to stop noisy pupils having a bad effect on lessons for other students who want to study.
Brian Walker believes the detention reminds students that education is something to value. He thinks students actually learn from being kept behind after school: "Hopefully, I open their ears to an experience they don't normally have and…don't want to have again, so it's both educational and acts as a deterrent." Music has had success elsewhere in reducing bad behaviour. In 2004, it reduced crime on London’s subway by 25 per cent. Researchers from a Belfast university found it helped stop misbehaving. However, one West Park student called Kieran said: “An hour of Mr. Walker's music is a real killer.”
1. Mozart was a bad student at school and was punished a lot. T / F
2. A teacher forced students to write poetry and listen to classical music. T / F
3. Music on London’s subway system cut crime by a quarter in 2004. T / F
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The most impressive thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course is my trip to England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me excited.
There were quite a lot of interesting places in England such as Oxford. When we walked around this city, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on the two sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist sights in Oxford is Christ Church. It is one of Oxford University’s 39 colleges.
Another place I visited was a place called Stratford-upon-Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven’t heard about it, but I’m sure you have heard about William Shakespeare. William Shakespere was born there and he spent his early years there. It was a very old and traditional house. Its sitting room, hallway（走廊）, bedrooms, and kitchen were in 16th-century style. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It told us Shakespeare’s life in both Stratford and London in pictures. It included a first edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays and a model of London’s Globe Theatre.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England. From this trip I learnt a lot. It was a very good experience for me. I’m very happy that I could visit such an interesting country. I want to go there again in the future
( )1. A. first B. second C. third D. last
( )2. A. stories B. villages C. factories D. places
( )3. A. heard B. saw C. felt D. smelt
( )4. A. schools B. colleges C. iontroductions D. supermarkets
( )5. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
( )6. A. large B. big C. old D. small
( )7. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )8. A. late B. early C.past D. future
( )9. A. traditional B. modern C. bright D. dark
( )10. A. Its B. His C. Her D. Their
( )11. A. too B. eitther C. also D. as well
( )12. A. stories B. songs C. poems D. pictures
( )13. A. hated B. enjoyed C. hoped D. disliked
( )14. A. experience B. adventure C.problem D. idea
( )15. A. sorry B. angry C. happy D. sad
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The Temple of Artemis was one of Seven Wonders of the ancient world. It was so big that it took 120 years to make the temple. It's hard to believe but it was one of the largest temples built in the ancient times.
People built the temple in 550 B.C. It stood in the Greek city of Aphasias, on the west coast which we all know as Turkey. The whole temple was all marble except for its wooden roof. It was built as a dedication to the Greek Goddess Artemis.
Chersiphron and his son Metagenes was the architects. This temple didn't last long. In 550 B.C. King Cruesus of Lydia beat Ephesus and other Greek cites of Asia Minor. During the fight, people destroyed the temple. Another temple was built in place of the first one.Then a man named Croesus Ephesian wanted to have his name in history. He managed to do this by burning the temple to ashes.
The temple also held many works of art. It was 425 feet long and 225 feet wide. It has 127 60-feet-high columns.
Today the site of this temple is a marshy field. A single column is still there to tell visitors that there once stood a Wonder of the Ancient World.
( )1. It took people _____ to buid the Temple of Artemis.
A. about half a century B. more than a century
C. half a year D. twelve months
( )2. Where was the Temple of Artemis Artemis?
A. In European. B. In China. C. In America. D. In Asia.
( )3. People built the Temple of Artemis ____ years ago.
A. 550 B. 1460 C. 2560 D. about 550
( )4. What did Croesus Ephesian do to have his name in history?
A. He built the Temple of Artemis. B. He built ather great temple.
C. He burnt the Temple of Artemis to ashes.
D. He moved into the temple to live.
( )5. Which of the following can be the titel of the passage?
A. The Temple of Artemis. B. Two famous architects.
C. Works of art in the temple. D. Temple around the world.


The first and oldest of the seven wonders is the Great pyramid of Egypt. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest is called the Great Pyramid. It was built by apharaoh Khufu as his tomb. The ancient Egyptians believed that they would have another life after death. To prepare for this life after death, their bodies had to be specially treated. Their organs were taken away and their bodies were dried. These treated bodies are known as mummies.
The Great Pyramid took about twenty years to build. It was completed around 2,480 BC. When it was finished, the pyramid was 145.75 metres high. Now, it is about ten metres shorter.
As its bottom, the pyramid has four sides. They are 229 metres long each. The structure is made of large blocks of stone—2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. During construction, the workers did not have any special tools to do the work. However, when the work was finished, the stones fitted so tightly together that you could put a playing card between them.
People used to think that the Egyptains used slaves to do all the work on the Great Pyramid. It now seen that ordinary people did most of the work for food.
( )1. Which of the following is true?
A. Khufu built three pyramids. B. There are only three pyramids in Egypt.
C. Pharaohs built pyramids as their palaces. D. Khufu’s pyramid is the largest pyramid.
( )2. In which year might Khufu begin to build the Great Pyramid?
A. Around 2480 B. Around 2480 BC. C. Around 2460 BC D. Around 2500 BC.
( )3. What’s the hight of the Great pyramid now?
A. About 145.75 metres. B. About 135.765 metres high.
C. About 2,480 metres. C. About 229 metres.
( )4. What does the underlined word construction mean?
A. 建筑 B. 摧毁 C. 耕作 D. 登基
( )5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Something about the seven wonders of the world.
B. Something about Khufu’s Great Pyramid.
C. Something about the tools to build the pyramids.
D. Something about people who buit the pyramids.


If you like nature, Mona Island is an amazing place to take a vacation. Some of the animals living there are not found anywhere else in the world. There are beautiful beaches and caves to explore. The sea around the island has colourful . Many things make Mona Island an unusual place.
Mona Island is very small. On a map it looks like a small green lima bean（利马豆）in the big blue ocean. The only way to get there is by a long boat from the island of Puerto Rico.
The government of Puerto Rico takes care of the island and has made it a natural reserve. Mona Island is different from most places because people should not live there. Only a few park rangers can stay.
The park rangers’ job is to keep Mona Island safe and beautiful. They insist that rules be followed. One rule is that only 100 people at a time can visit the island. That way, the park rangers can make sure the land and animals are safe.
Visitors to Mona Island must prepare carefully for their trip. Visitors can sleep only in certain areas and must bring their own tents. And if they want anything to eat or drink, they have to bring that along too. If you take these troubles to come to Mona Island, you can enjoy many wonderful sights.
( )1. Which of the following words can be filled into the blank in paragraph 1?
A. trees B. lions C. fish D. girls
( )2. How can you get to the Mona Island from the island of Puerto Rico?
A. By plane. B. By boat C. On foot. D. By car.
( )3. Park rangers on Mona Island ________
A. help visitors set up their tents
B. show people where to find food on the island
C. teach people how to swim underwater
D. protect the land and the animals on the island
( )4. Which of the following visitors to Mona Island can’t do?
A. Sleep in their own tents. B. Sleep in Certain areas.
C. Buy and eat food their. D. Prepare carefully for their trip.
( )5. This passage tells us ____
A. an unusual island B. a small green lima bean
C. a fantastic trip D. a natural reserve

Hi Brenda,
How are you doing? I am on vacation in Beijing 1 my paretns. We have been here for two days. Yesterday we went to a 2 and tried some Beijing Duck. It was so delicious that we 3 too much and were too full to eat dinner.
Today my paretns took me to visit Anita, my mother’s classmates in high school. she moved to Beijing about 10 years 4 when she got married. She was very nice, and she showed us around the city. In the 5 , we went to a theater to see a Beijing opera after supper..
Tomorrow we are going 6 . If you like something special in Beijing, I will buy it for you.
All the best,
Candy
( )1. A. for B. with C. from D. after
( )2. A. cinema B. market C. stadium D. restaurant
( )3. A. drank B. played C. ate D. read
( )4. A. ago B. before C. after D. later
( )5. A. evening B. morning C. afternoon D. night
( )6. A. swimming B. shopping C. cycling D. boating
BDCAAB


Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary school, secondary school and universities.
State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. More school begains at nine o’clock and lasts until five past four. School opens five days a week.
On Saturday and Sundays, there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas. Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of states schools for those who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen.
The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and physical training.
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Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The result is that students have to repeat asks which they have already done at school.
Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children.



Officials from Museums of 16 countries held a meeting in Cairo in April, 2010. They tried to get back their treasures in history. They talked about how to get back important parts of their treasures that are kept in museums in other countries. The officials were from India, Greece, Italy, Nigeria and China. Most of their treasures were taken centuries ago by armies in wars. They drew up a list of treasures they wanted to get back.
Many world famous treasures of human history were talked about. Egypt called for the return from Britain of the 2,000-year-old Rosetta Stone. Dr. Zahi Hawass from Egypt said that they also want a 3,400-year-old of Queen Nefertiti back. Hawass has had a lot of success in getting back their treasures.. In the past ten years, he has successfully got back over 30,000 treasures from other country.
Greece wanted the return of the Elgin Marbles. Elgin Marbles was also known the Parthenon Marbles. They were removed by British from Athens at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The conference also asked UNESCO to change international laws. These laws allow stolen things to be sold, even to be sold to another country.
1. What did the officials talked about in the meeting?
They talked about how to get back important parts of their treasures.
2. Where was the 2000-year-old Rosetta Stone robbed to?
To Braint
3. When was the Elgin Marble removed by British?
At the beginning of the nineteenth century.

“Goal!” Dave looked at the soccer ball as it moved into the yellow net. The game was finally over, and he was tired. This game had gone into overtime twice. Until the last goal was scored, no one had any idea which team would win.
Dave’s team had lost, so he was disappointed. He liked playing soccer, but he liked winning even more. Now the two teams were supposed to have a picnic together. Dave did not want to eat lunch with the other team. The other team would probably brag by talking about how they won the game.
Dave went to the locker room to change out of his soccer clothes. In the locker room the coach talked to the team about the game and what they had done well. Then everybody walked outside toward the barbecues grill.
One of the players from the other team was standing near the picnic table. He said to Dave, “Hi, I’m Miguel,”
“Hi,” Dave replied, looking down at the ground.
“You guys played great,” Miguel said. “I didn’t think we were going to win.”
Dave was surprised. Miguel was not bragging at all. “Thanks for the compliment,” Dave said to Miguel. “You guys played great, too.”
Dave felt happy. He was grateful the Miguel had not bragged about his team’s victory. Dave promised himself that next time his team won a game he would not brag to the other team. It was wonderful to win, but it was even more important to be a good winner.
( )6. What happens first in the story?
A. Dave meets Miguel. B. The boys eat lunch.
C. Dave goes to the locker room. D. The soccer game ends.
( )7. Which sentence best describes Dave?
A. He is not friendly to others. B. He does not like to lose.
C. He gets angry a lot. D. He gets tired easily.
( )8. What happens in the locker room?
A. Dave and Miguel talk. B. Dave and his team eat lunch.
C. The coach talks to the team. D. Dave puts on his soccer clothes.
( )9. Based on the story, what will probably happen in the future?
A. Miguel will brag the next time his team wins.
B. Dave will not brag the next time his team wins.
C. Miguel’s team will not play against Dave’s team again.
D. Dave’s team will win the next soccer game they play.
( )10. What is Dave’s problem in this story?
A. He is too tired to eat. B. He does not want to eat with the winning team.
C. He does not like Miguel. D. He does not play soccer as well as his teammates.



2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案6

A coin collection usually starts from unexpected beginnings. For example, you may have coins in your purse from a trip to another country or you may find old coins in an old shop. You can have your collections about the country, year or subject. If your friends travel to many other countries, you would find it easy to collect coins of different countries. You may also choose a foreign country that interest you, like France or India, and collect coins of that country. You’d better collect your own nation’s coins if you want to know more about collections!
Some coin collectors collect faulty coins such as coins with over dates, off-center coins and so on. But there are few faulty coins. This makes them even more interesting. You can also collect by material, gold or silver.
You can pick up interesting coins during the international travel, and you can also get them at local shops, markets and coin shows.
It’s great to collect coins, but where are you going to store them? Many people keep their coin collections in a box, but it’s difficult to find them when you need them. I give you a piece of good advice: store them in the bookmarks.
( )1. A. must B. need C. may D. should
( )2. A. in B. about C. at D. with
( )3. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
( )4. A. him B. you C. her D. it
( )5. A. whether B. if C. since D.until
( )6. A. few B. little C. many D. much
( )7. A. put up B. pick up C. put down D. make up
( )8. A. sell B. make C. buy D. store
( )9. A. hard B. easy C. interesting D. boring
( )10. A. order B. rule C. advice D. wish
CBADB ABDAC

Technology has changed things a lot since 1990. Railways, cars, and electric lights have changed our cities. Airports and airplanes let people travel to different countries easily, so there are more foreigners here than there used to be. Also, there are fewer farms than there used to be because now farmers can grow more food by using machines. But the biggest change has probably been how people live their lives at home. In the past, people had to wash their clothes by hand, which usually took about 1 or 2 hours from start to finish. Now, washing machines can do the same work in less than 40 minutes! Cooking and cleaning the house used to take many hours every day, too. Modern people have much more free time than people used to have. But his is not always a good thing. Many people get bored more easily than people in the past did. When they have free time, they just surf the Internet or listen to the radio. Thanks to technology, we have more free time now, but we must be careful to use it well. We should use our fee time to make our world and ourselves better!
( )1. How did people use to wash their clothes?
A. With their hands. B. With old washing machines.
C. On the Internet. D. Have other people do it.
( )2. How are modern people different from people in 1900?
A. They eat less. B. They live in cities.
C. They have more free time. D. They have many houses.
( )3. What does the underlined word “it” mean?
A. Technology. B. Free time. C. The Internet. D. The radio.
( )4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Today people can travel all over the world by rocket.
B. There were more foreigners here before than now.
C. All of us are busy; we don’t have free time at all.
D. People usually spent about 1 or 2 hours washing their clothes form start to finish.
( )5. Which of the following may be the title of the passage?
A. Kinds of Technology. B. Technology in 1900.
C. How Life Has Changed Since 1900.
D. The life in the future.



Are you bored of silence on your trip to school or at work? I am sure you have heard there is a solution to this problem—an mp3 player. However, if you would like to buy it on the internet, you may not know which one to choose. I will try to give you some advice.
First, you have to know what to expect from an mp3 player. Do you only want to listen to music or also to play videos and watch movies? Secondly, you have to know how much money you want to spend. There are mp3 players which cost 1000K? ( about 40 Euro) or 5000K? (about 200 Euro) for example. Thirdly, you should find a brand or make which manufactures quality products. After that you should be able to search for an mp3 player that suits your particular purpose. It is easy. You put “mp3 player” in a search engine like Google or whichever one you use and you will find many websites. However, some links could be fake, so be careful. And my last piece of advice is definitely read other people's comments. Those comments are written by people who have already bought and used the product, so they can help you much more than this article.
Finally, I would like to say that there are a lot of different ways of getting the mp3 that you want. How much you pay and how much enjoyment you get from your mp3 player will depend on you which way you decide to look for one, so be smart and hunt well.
( )1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. This problem. B. An mp3 player.
C. Your trip to school or at work.
D. A solution to this question.
( )2. The second advice of the second paragraph tell you the ___ of mp3 players.
A. sizes. B. quality C. buttons D. prices
( )3. Whose comments should you read to buy an mp3 player online?
A. From the seller B. From people who often buy things online
C. From people who has bought and used the mp3 player
D. From your parents.
( )4. If you want to buy aigo mp3 player, you should ask for advice from___.
A. a seller who sells this kind of things
B. a friend who has just bought an aigo mp3 player
C. a friend who has used aigo mp3 player for a long time
D. a friend who often buys things online
( )5. From this passage we known we can ___ on the website yahoo.
A. search many kinds of information B. buy many kinds of things
C. sells many kinds of things D. learns many kinds of skills


One cold day, Mariko and her dad were walking to the store.
“I’m tired of winter,” said Mariko.
Dad waved at their neighbor. “I bet Mr. Hill wishes spring would come too.”
Mariko looked up to see Mr. Hill in his window. He waved, and she waved back.
“Mr. Hill loves his garden,” said Mariko. Mr. Hill had the prettiest spring flower garden. It was full of tulips and daffodils.
Dad nodded. “Yes, he does. And since he is old, it is hard for him to go outside in winter. The streets are too icy.”
At the store, Mariko helped Dad choose milk, bread, and carrots. Suddenly something else caught her eye.
She pulled on Dad’s sleeve. “Oh, Dad, look, daffodils!” Dad smiled. “Is that what you want?”
Mariko nodded.
Mariko couldn’t stop looking at her daffodils all the way home. But when she got to Mr. Hill’s house, she stopped. She looked up at the window.
“Wait here, Dad, please,” she said. “I’ll be right back.” Mariko rang the doorbell.
When Mr. Hill came to the door, Mariko held out the daffodils.
Mr. Hill’s face lit up like the sun.
“What a wonderful winter surprise!” he cried. “You have brought me spring!”
( )1. What is this story mostly about?
A. Shopping for groceries. B. Walking to the store.
C. Being nice to a neighbor. D. Working in the garden
( )2. Why was Mr. Hill hard to go outside?
A. It was not safe for him to walk on icy street.
B. He was too old to walk.
C. The road was often crowd.
D. It was too hot outside.
( )3. From the sentences “Mr. Hill’s face lit up like the sun.” we know that Mr. Hill is ___
A. kind B. shy C. happy D.sad.
( )4. Which of the following sentence can best tell you about Mariko?
A. He wants to please her father. B. He is kind and thinks of others.
C. He complains a lot about winter. D. He likes pretty things like flowers.
( )5. Which detail about Mr. Hill is most important to the story?
A. He is older than Mariko. B He is Mariko’s neighbor.
C. He likes daffodils. D. He likes gardening.




There is an area in New York City known for showing some of the best plays in the world. That area is called Broadway. People who want to act in plays come from all over the world hoping to get a job as an actor. They want to become rich and famous on Broadway.
But one group of actors in a new Broadway play is happy to perform for just a snack. These actors are dogs. They perform in a musical show called Chitty Bang Bang. The dogs do a great job in the play, thanks to their trainer William Berioni.
Berioni did not plan to become an animal trainer. In college he studied acting and learned how to put on plays. But Berioni was also interested in animals. He often brought homeless animals to his house.
Berioni combined his love for plays with his love for animals. He began training a dog to be in a Broadway play. He found just the right dog for the play at an animal shelter. This is a place that takes care of homeless animals. The dog became famous as Sandy in the play Annie. The dog performed onstage for seven years. This is the longest any animal has been in a Broadway play.
Berioni hopes the dogs will be in the play for a long time. When the play finally ends, the dogs will stay on a farm with Berioni and his family. The dogs will have plenty to keep them busy. Berioni already has many other animals he takes care of on his farm.



Aaron Conley, an 11-year-old boy, is a child actor. He has performed many kinds of roles. He has taken many years of acting, dancing, and singing lessons. If chosen for a part, the children must work hard.
In fact, going to school became difficult when Aaron began receiving acting jobs in New York City. Many child actors were studying in private schools that allow them to have flexible time tables. These schools were expensive, so Aaron’s mother let him study in a public school. But the time table there was very difficult to follow since Aaron sometimes needed to leave in the middle of the school day for play practices. Finally his mother decided to teach Aaron at home.
Children actors and their families make many sacrifices. One of the biggest sacrifices that Aaron’s family has made was moving from Mississippi to New York City. Aaron needed to live close to his acting jobs. This meant leaving behind family and friends. Also, because of his busy acting time table, Aaron isn’t always able to take part in activities, which makes it difficult to make friends in a new place.
Night after night, show after show, Aaron Conley understands the difficulty of his job, but he loves what he does.
( )1. A. many B. much C. little D. fewer
( )2. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Whether
( )3. A. finished B. continued C. ended D. began
( )4. A. working B. playing C. studying D. teaching
( )5. A. cheap B. expensive C. convenient D. comfortable
( )6. A. easy B. dear C. cheap D. difficult
( )7 A. in B. on C. for D. at
( )8. A. at home B. at school C. at night D. at noon
( )9. A. One B. All C. Both D. Three
( )10. A. riding B. moving C. flying D. walking
( )11. A.close to B. far from C. near D. far
( )12. A. free B. busy C. rich D. poor
( )13. A. always B. seldom C. sometimes D. never
( )14. A. him B. them C. her D. it
( )15. A. and B. so C. but D. or
ACDCB DCAAB ABADC



I work at a store. One day, a poor old woman entered the store. She walked as if each step was painful.
After walking around the store for a moment, she stopped in front of the rows of canned vegetables. She picked up one, and looked at the label strangely. I went over to her and asked her if she needed any help.
“Are you looking for corn, madam?”
“I’m hungry. I need some food,” she answered. “Any kind.”
“Well, the corn is ninety-five cents,” I said in my most helpful voice.
“I can’t pay,” she said.
For a second, I want to say, “Take the corn.” But the employee rules flooded into my mind. I couldn’t do that. “I’m sorry; madam, but I can’t give you anything for free.”
The old woman’s face turned red. She put the corn back, and went out sadly.
Moments after she left, I rushed out the door with the corn, but I couldn’t see her. For the rest of that day, the image of the poor woman troubled me. I wish with all my heart that I had acted like a human being rather than a robot.
The person who entered the store one day in the story 81
Food the customer want to eat 82
Sum of money the corn cost 83
The reason the writer refuse to give him her the corn 84
What the writer thought of himself on that day 85

81. An old woman. 82. Anything to eat. 83. Ninety-five cents. 84. The employee rules 85. He acted like a robot.


What Color?
Maria needs a school T-shirt. She fills out this T-shirt order from.

( )1. María’s T-shirt will be ____
A. green B. orange C. blue D. yellow
( )2. A first-grade student needs ___.
A. an orange shirt B. a red shirt
C. a blue shirt D. a green shirt
( )3. What is this story mostly about?
A. A girl likes blue T-shirts.
B. A girl orders a school T-shirt.
C. A girl joins the science club.
D. A girl helps her new teacher.
( )4. María’s school is called____
A. Orange Elementary. B. Sosa Elementary.
C. First Street School. D. South Oaks School.
( )5. You can tell from the form that María is in ___.
A. second grade B. third grade
C. fourth grade D. fifth grade


Plants grow in almost every part of the world. We see such plants as flowers, grass, and 1 nearly every day. Plants 2 high on mountain-tops, far in the oceans, and in many deserts and Polar Regions.
3 plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so he 4 live without plants. The oxygen in the air we 5 comes from plants. The food we eat 6 comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We 7 houses and make many useful products from wood cut from trees. Much of our 8 is made from the fibers of the cotton plant.
9 believe there are more than 350000 kinds of plants, but no one knows for sure. Some of the 10 plants can be seen only with a microscope. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 11 high and measure over 30 feet wide.
Scientists 12 living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually 13 to tell them from each other. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, 14 nearly all kinds of animals move about under their own power. Most plants make? 15 own food from air, sunlight, and water. Animals cannot make their own food.
( )1. A. lions B. houses C. mountains D. trees
( )2. A. live B. grow C. sleep D. fly
( )3. A. Without B. With C. Among D. Between
( )4. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
( )5. A. eat B. drink C. catch D. breathe
( )6. A. also B. yet C. already D. either
( )7. A. make B. plant C. build D. grow
( )8. A. food B. drink C. clothing D. chairs
( )9. A. Drives B. Scientists C. Teachers. D. Officials
( )10. A. heaviest B. tallest C. fattest D. smallest
( )11. A. feet B. kilos C. grams D.
( )12. A. made B. divided C. changed D. stopped
( )13. A. easy B. hard C. interesting D. fantastic
( )14. A. and B. so C. or D. but
( )15. A. its B. his C. their D. her
DBACD ACCBD BADC


( )1. Who of the following may mostly like to see the show?
A. 20-old-old Li Ming. B. 10-year-old Linda.
C. 4-year-old Tony. D. 70-year-old Mr. Smith.
( )2. Mrs. Hsu wants to take her children to the show. She can only go in the evening. What day can she take them?
A. March 18. B. March 19. C. March 17. D. March 16.
( )3. O-fu wants to watch the show in the morning. What day can he go?
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Friday. D. Thursday.
( )4. What do you need to go to www.stg.com?
A. A car. B. A friend. C. A ticket. D. A computer.
( )5. Who many times is the show be on on Saturday, March, 18?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.

The school bus had arrived. Taj’s mother handed him a paper bag of warm samosas. This was his favorite food from his home in India. It was hard to leave, but Taj kissed his mother goodbye and headed off to school.
When Taj arrived at school that morning, a new student named Berto was in class. Mrs. Grant asked, “Who will be Berto’s helper?” Taj raised his hand. He wanted a chance to help this new boy just as some other children had helped him. One month ago Taj was the “new kid” from a faraway country.
Berto was from Puerto Rico. He spoke Spanish and English. Taj showed him around the classroom. Mrs. Grant let them go out for a school tour. Berto smiled often, asking many questions on their walk around school. Taj thought, “Maybe I have a new friend!”
Berto was lively. His long legs always seemed ready to run. Later, Berto and Taj joined a soccer game. Sports looked like fun Taj played, but his mind and body didn’t work well together. The harder he tried, the worse he played.
Before noon, Berto met other students. Some of them spoke Spanish. “Oh, well,” Taj thought. “Berto has found friends who speak the same language as he does.”
At lunch, Taj sat with some friends. He opened his lunch sack and took out the samosas. They weren’t warm anymore, but they were still good. Taj bit into a tasty samosas.
Taj saw Berto walking toward him. He came and sat right next to Taj. Berto pointed to Taj’s lunch. “What’s that?” he asked.
“Oh, no. He’s going to make fun of my lunch,” Taj thought.
Then Berto took something from a brown bag. It looked like a samosas. “See? I have one too! Mine’s an empanada. It is spicy inside!”
Berto smiled at the other students at the table. He said, “Taj is a great guy! He’s my first new friend!” Taj grinned from ear to ear.
( )1. Why did Taj raise his hand when Mrs Grant asked for Berto’s helper ?
A. He knows the new boy in his class.
B. He does not want to stay in the classroom.
C. He does not have any friends at school.
D. He knows how it feels be new at school.
( )2. When Berto points to Taj’s samosas and asks what it is, Taj __.
A. worries that Berto will laugh at his unusual lunch
B. thinks that Berto wants to eat his samosas
C. feels angry about Berto’s question
D. looks at Berto’s lunch to see what he brought
( )3. What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
A. lunchroom B. Taj’s home C. classroom D. Berto’s home
( )4. What do Taj and Berto have in common?
A. They are from Puerto Rico. B. They have almost the same lunches.
C. They both speak English and Spanish.
D. They both enjoy playing soccer.
( )5. At the end of the story, the boys will Most likely ____
A. They are from Puerto Rico.
B. They have almost the same lunches.
C. They both speak Spanish and English.
D. They both enjoy playing soccer.

There are about nine million rock climbers in the Untied States. Some do it just for fun. Others compete. Rock climbing can be dangerous. But there are many ways to keep a climber’s safety. Climbing takes strength, control and good balance. Climbers have to pull themselves straight up. So they have to be strong enough to carry their own weight. And climbers sometimes have to hold on to rocks by only their fingers or toes.
There are four kinds of rock climbing. Traditional rock climbing is done outside. Climbers wear ropes as they climb. If a climber slips, a rope can stop him from falling. There is also indoor climbing. Rock walls have places for the climber's hands and feet. Ice climbing is exactly as it sounds. People climb glaciers or frozen waterfalls instead of rocks. They use special equipment for the ice. And then there is bouldering—climbing rocks between three and seven meters high. It is a quick climbing. Many climbers like bouldering because they can use less equipment. Climbers often need only special shoes and chalk. All climbers use chalk to keep their hands dry.
Most rocks have holes. Climbers use these for footholds and handholds. Climbers use their legs to climb. Arms and hands are for position and balance. Climbers often need to lock their bodies to the rock with one small finger hold.
( )1. Who can be a perfect rock climber?
A. A weak man. B. A tall man. C. A thin man. D. A strong man.
( )2. How many kinds of rock climbing are there?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
( )3. What do rock climbers use chalk to do?
A. To dry their hands. B. To draw some signs.
C. To dry their feet. D. To make them lighter.
( )4. Why do most rocks have holes?
A. Climbers use these for fun. B. Climbers use these for footholds and handholds.
C. They can make the rock walls beautiful. D. They will make the climbing a little harder.
( )5. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Exciting Sports. B. Having Fun. C. Rock Climbing. D. Dangerous Sports.
DBABC

2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案7

Do you know some of English expressions about clothes? Let me explain some to you.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants. They might also fly by the seat of their pants. They use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. Sometimes, people may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket. Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your bet. You may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.


( )1. If we say a person has ants in his/her pants, we mean____.
A. he or she is too nervous B. he or she is too careless
C. he or she wears ugly pants D. he or she wears cool pants
( )2. John always flies by the seat of his pants. From the sentence, we can know John always does things according to ____
A. his knowledge B. othes’ words
C. his natural sense D. the situation
( )3. A man was caught when he was stealing someone’s wallet. We can say he ___
A. wore the pants in the family B. got caught with his pants down
C. burnt a hole in his pocket D. tightened his belt
( )4. A person who is too big for his/her boots is always too ____.
A. important B. shy C. small D. proud
( )5. How many expressions about clothes are mentioned in this passage?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.
ACBDD

My life has changed since I attended a self-help seminar.
When the first day ended, I was actually looking forward to the next day’s courses because of my new friends.
During the first course, the Landmark forum leader asked us, “What’s your racket?” He explained that everyone had a “racket”—a bad way of behaving. He said that you couldn’t be happy until you gave up your “racket”. My racket was lying. I lied about a lot of things to make myself happy. I always succeeded in lying to others. I felt happy when people told me I was such a convincing liar. However, I felt sad when I heard a girl say that she hated liars that day.
On Saturday, many teenagers started to change. One of my new friends returned the toy bear he had stolen the day before to its owner. He told me that he had never felt so relaxed before, and he suggested that I try giving up my “racket”.
One Friday morning my parents drove me to a three-day self-help seminar for teens called the Landmark Forum. When we arrived, my parents left me there.
When I got home from the Landmark Forum, I tried to stop lying and started to take part in ball games and other activities at school. Now I don’t hate life any longer. I love it! I never knew I could be so happy. That seminar actually changed my life.


There was once a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to say what something was too quickly. So he sent them each to go and look at a pear tree that was quite far away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to tell him what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was quite ugly. The second son said that it was covered with green flowers. The third son said that it was covered with flowers and looked beautiful. The last son disagreed with all of them. He said that there were many fruits on it.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season. He told them that they cannot say what a tree or a person was like by only one season. “If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fruits of your fall.”
Hold on through the difficult days and better times are sure to come sooner or later.
( )1. A. begged B. sent C. stopped D. advised(动)
( )2. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter(名)
( )3. A. back B. down C. to D. up (介)
( )4. A. how B. why C. who D. what(疑问代)
( )5. A. trees B. roots C. flowers D. grass(名)
( )6. A. all B. both C. neither D. none (代)
( )7. A.while B. because C. although D. since
( )8. A. cannot B. may not C. can D. may
( )9. A. look up B. look down C. give up D. give off
( )10. A. worse B. more boring C. more difficult D. better
BDADC ABACD

uniforms or normal clothes. Everything has its two sides. In fact, students can take much more advantages than disadvantages when they wear uniforms.
The advantages of wearing uniforms:
Firstly, school uniforms help to eliminate the different backgrounds among students. When everyone wears the same clothes in a class, the difference between rich and poor students in appearance will no longer be seen.
Secondly, wearing uniforms means the school is safer. Uniforms can help to distinguish the bad people who want to break the peace of education environment and steal the school equipment.
Thirdly, the students do not need to waste their time in thinking about what to wear before going to school. They will no longer wonder how to wear in the right fashion trend. The parents also save the money from buying the fashionable clothes for their children because they wear uniforms on most weekdays.
Last but not least, uniforms help the student to feel more about their school. Wearing uniforms is one way students show the pride and love for their school.
( )1. What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. Wearing school uniforms has both advantages and disadvantages.
B. There are more disadvantages than advantages to wear school uniforms.
C. Most students don’t like wearing school uniforms.
D. It is not necessary to wear school uniforms.
( )2. What does the underlined word “distinguish” mean?
A. 吓跑 B. 建捕 C. 拒绝 D. 辩认
( )3. Which of the following is not True?
A. You can’t tell who is rich or poor at school if students wear school uniforms.
B. School uniforms are also a kind of fashionable clothes.
C. Students can save money on clothes if they wear school uniforms.
D. Wearing school uniforms is safer.
( )4. How many advantages of the wearing school uniforms are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )5. What does the writer mainly try to tell us?
A. Students can’t wear what they like.
B. It is better for students to wear school uniforms at school.
C. Students should be allowed to wear normal clothes at school.
D. It saves money to wear school uniforms.

I and five other travelers spent one week in Tunisia, in March, 1998. Our group was interested in experiencing the history and sunlight. At first we made a reservation for a journey to Luxor, Egypt, for the autumn of 1997. The trip was cancelled because of a terrorist attack, which took place in Luzor, so we need to change our plans. We wanted sun, ancient buildings and all for less than $500 a week. We did not have a lot of choices, and so we decided to travel to Tunisia. At last we felt it was not at all a bad decision.
When we left for Tunisia we did not have any “deep” understanding of the country, its history or its culture, but once we got there we found it very interesting. We saw ruins from the Roman Empire and the ruined towns. With a little time, these places offer a lot to see. Best of all, most of the place allow visitors to walk around the ruins. So if you really enjoy the history of the Roman Empire, Tunisia is the place to go.
( )1. A. at B. in C. on D. to
( )2. A. journey B. meeting C. photo D. book
( )3. A. who B. when C. what D. which
( )4. A. make B. show C. seek D. change
( )5. A. games B. marks C. buildings D. poems
( )6. A. relaxing B. surprising C. itnerseting D. bad
( )7. A. root B. step C. understanding D. idea
( )8. A. but B. so C. and D. or
( )9. A. offer B. form C. give D. make
( )10. A. unless B. if C. before D. though
BADDC DCAAB

Mr Jones woke up early one morning before sunrise. It was a beautiful morning, so he went to the window and looked out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor, who worked in the university just up the road from Mr Jones’s house, coming from the direction of the town. He had grey hair, wore a hat and thick glasses, and was carrying an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr Jones thought that he must have arrived by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead of taking a taxi.
Mr Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches so that they could swing on it.
Mr Jones was surprised to see the professor stop when he saw the rope, and look carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was nobody, he stepped into the garden, put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end of the rope, his grey hair blowing all around his face.
At last the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, picked up his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and continued on his way to the university, looking as quiet and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be
( )1. A. door B. wall C. window D. gate
( )2. A. hear B. see C. feel D. smell
( )3. A. university B. middle school C. hospital D. stadium
( )4. A. bought B. sold C. made D. wore
( )5. A. left B. arrived C. gone D. started
( )6. A. instead of B. instead C. take the place of D. take place
( )7. A. grass B. flower C. horse D. tree
( )8. A. in order B. in order to C. so that D. such as
( )9. A. stop B. hear C. care D. hurt
( )10. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
( )11. A. long B. strong C. weak D. thick
( )12. A. shirt B. trousers C. hair D. shoes
( )13. A. At first B. In the end C. In the future D. At last
( )14. A. put off B. put down C. put on D. put up
( )15. A. smelling B. looking C. feeling D. tasting
CBADB ADBAA BCDCB



( )1. What does the poster want people to do?
A. To enjoy the town by bike. B. To build a beautiful route.
C. To work in Garden Town as an artist. D. To follow the traffic rules to avoid accidents.
( )2. After a nice afternoon tea in Sunny Park, Howeard wants to take the bicycle back to Long Leg. What is the shortest route for him?
A. Go along Fifthe Street, and turn left at QAC corner.
B. Go along first street, and turn right at Blue Square.
C. Go along River Road, and turn left on Second Street.
D. Go along Spring Road for three blocks, and turn right on Fifth Street.
( )3. How many coffee shops you can see?
A.One. B. Two C. Three. D. Four.
( )4. Where is Long Leg bicycle rental shop?
A. It’s next to the bus station. B. It’s before the Queen Market.
C. It’s in Sunny Park. D. It’s beside a coffee shop.
( )5. The two places you can do some shopping are _____.
A. on the same street B. on the same road.
C. next to each other D. next to Long Leg bike rental shop.

ACDA


My life has changed since I attended a self-help seminar.
When the first day ended, I was actually looking forward to the next day’s courses because of my new friends.
During the first course, the Landmark forum leader asked us, “What’s your racket?” He explained that everyone had a “racket”—a bad way of behaving. He said that you couldn’t be happy until you gave up your “racket”. My racket was lying. I lied about a lot of things to make myself happy. I always succeeded in lying to others. I felt happy when people told me I was such a convincing liar. However, I felt sad when I heard a girl say that she hated liars that day.
On Saturday, many teenagers started to change. One of my new friends returned the toy bear he had stolen the day before to its owner. He told me that he had never felt so relaxed before, and he suggested that I try giving up my “racket”.
One Friday morning my parents drove me to a three-day self-help seminar for teens called the Landmark Forum. When we arrived, my parents left me there.
When I got home from the Landmark Forum, I tried to stop lying and started to take part in ball games and other activities at school. Now I don’t hate life any longer. I love it! I never knew I could be so happy. That seminar actually changed my life.
( )1. Which of the following can tell you about a boy’s “racket”?
A. A boy like stealing things. B. A girl likes playing table tennis.
C. A boy likes telling jokes to his friends. D. A girl likes telling stories to her brother.
( )2. What does the underlined word liar mean?
A. 千真万确的 B. 荒诞稽的 C. 令人信服的 D. 滴水不漏的
( )3. Why did the writer’s friend feel relaxed on Saturday?
A. Because he got a toy bear. B. Because he mend a broken toy bear for another boy.
C. Because he bought another toy bear.
D. Because he thought he began to give up his “racket”.
( )4. Which of the following can tell you the main idea of the last paragraph best?
A. Ball games is good for students. B. Giving up “racket” makes me happy.
C. Self-help seminar can change one’s life. D. Activities at school may change my life.
( )5. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?
A. The Weekend That Changed My Life. B. New Friends In A Self-help Seminar.
C. Activates On a Friday Morning. D. Three Day’s Trip With parents..


Many young people like to wear jeans. But where does the word come from? Do you know? Let me tell you about it.
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18th century jean cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it did not wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to make the 1960s’ fashion: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.
( )1. A. Asia B. America. C. Africa. D. Europe.
( )2. A. sold B. made C. wore D. designed
( )3. A. from B. of C. in D. by
( )4. A. cheap B. strong C. beautiful D. ugly
( )5. A. drivers B. doctors C. students D. nurses
( )6. A. cheaper B. dearer C. bigger D. smaller
( )7. A. finished B. admitted C. advised D. started
( )8. A. down and down B. up and up
C. around and around D. above and above
( )9. A. better B. higher C. worse D.
( )10. A. never B. seomtimes C. always D. usually
DCABC ADBCA


Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know much about them. For example, there are about 350 kinds of sharks that live in oceans around the world. All of the sharks are carnivores, but most of them don’t eat people. Some sharks are very small—the smallest shark is about 6 inches long—about as long as your hand. But some sharks are very large. The largest kinds of sharks may be 60 feet long and weigh 15 tons.
Unlike many other kinds of fish, sharks do not have bone. Their bodies are made of a kind of white flexible material. Sharks do not have ears. However, they “hear” sound and movements in the water. Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate. Sharks feel these vibrations and they help the sharks find food, too. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food in the evening, or in the middle of the night.
Nowadays, scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals, including people. However, it is rare in sharks. Scientists want to find why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too.
( )1. A. ponds B. cities C. lakes D. oceans
( )2. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )3. A. tall B. long C. far D. wide
( )4. A. some B. any C. few D. little
( )5. A. kilos B. feet C.
( )6. A. birds B. worms C. fish D. plants
( )7. A. bodies B. eyes C. children D. daughters
( )8. A. feel B. see C. hear D. taste
( )9. A. earth B. water C. air D. food
( )10. A. it B. we D. he D. they
( )11. A. morning B. noon C. evening D. day
( )12. A. teachers B. scientists C. students D. doctors
( )13. A. Whoever B. Whenver C. However D. Whichever
( )14. A. Why B. Who C. When D. Where
( )15. A. get B. cure C. D. prevent
DCBAB CACBD CBCAD

Everyone has friends. But I know one girl. She is Cindy. She didn’t have any friends because all day she read, studied and did homework. I don’t think she even played a sport. She was one of those quiet people. No one really paid attention to her, everyone often laughed at her, too. I had heard she had problems, but I didn’t really believe them.
My friends and I were nice to her. We let her sit at our lunch table and we often said “Hi” to her, but she wasn’t our best friend. Throughout the year, she started talking to us more and more. We continued to be kind to her. She was really quiet.
During the summer holidays, I got a letter from her. It read, “I just wanted to tahnk you so much for being so kind and friendly to me this year. Before you became my friend, I had no one to talk to or sit with at lunch. I didn’t think anyone wanted me around. I even wanted to kill myself because of this. But you and your friends changed that. You make me feel happy. It meant so much to me. I am going to be moving and going to another school next year. I’ll never forgot you and what you did.”
By the time I finished the letter, I was so surprised. I could not believe that I had just read. I learned that the simplest things and smallest acts of kindness can mean the world to someone else.
( )1. Cindy was a(an)____ girl and she studied all day in class.
A. popular B. quiet C.easygoing D. smiling
( )2. From paragraph, we know that Cindy’s classmates ____
A. paid attention to her B. saw her play a sport every day
C. laughed at her D. thought she had no problems
( )3. The girl felt ___ before the writer became her friend.
A. lonely B. lively C. moved D. excited
( )4. When did the writer hear from the girl?
A. When he knew her B. During the first days of this school year
C. After the lunchtime D. During the summer holidays
( )5. How did the writer feel after he read the letter from Cindy?
A. Nervous. B. Upset. C. Surprised. D. Confident.


Austin is an 11-year-old boy. He had a best friend named Angel. In fact, Angel is a dog. 1 the dog is only two years old, she is brave enough to 2 her owner.
On January 2nd, 2010, Austin was on his 3 home with Angel. He suddenly met a cougar. When the cougar wanted to hurt Austin, his lovely dog, Augel 4 toward the cougar quickly. And soon the cougar caught the dog and put her 5 into his mouth. At the same time, Austin ran away and shouted for 6 . In a few minutes, they got help from a 7 and some other adults. Austin was saved by his dog.
Everyone on the scene thought that Angle was already 8 . She was in the cougar’s mouth and couldn’t move for a few minutes. But after a short time, as the officer pulled the 9 animals apart, the dog had a loud breath and moved a little.
Luckily, Angel wasn’t 10 badly. From then on, Austin regarded his pet dog as his real angel.
图：美洲狮咬住狗的脖子 图：一位警察和一些成年人起来救狗
1. Although 2. save 3. way 4. ran 5. neck 6. help 7. policeman 8. dead 9. two 10. hurt


In front of my daughter, Shelly, was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She only sat there in silence with tears in her eyes.
“Shelly, my dear, why don’t you eat a little? You mom will shout at me.”
Shelly wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
“OK, Dad. I will eat, just a little.” Then Shelly said, “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”
“Yes.”
Slowly she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the food. Then she came up to me and said. “Dad, I want to have my head shaved!”
“Shelly, why don’t you ask for something else? If we see you with a clean-shaven head, we will feel sad,” I said.
“But Dad, you promised! Now you are going back on you words.”
I had to keep my promise. Shelly had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.
On Monday morning, I took shelly to school. Just when I arrived a boy got out of a car and shouted. “Shelly, please wait for me!”
“Sir, your daughter is great!” a man got out of the car and said. “This is my son, Harish. He had cancer. He lost his hair when he got ill. Shelly cut hers off so Harish felt less different. She is a special girl.”
I stood for a while. “My little daughter, you teach me how selfless real love is!”
( )1. A. loved B. hated C. grew D. enjoyed(动)
( )2. A. nose B. mouth C. ears D. eyes（名）
( )3. A. eat B. drink C. cook D. make(动)
( )4. A. by B. to C. in D. with (介)
( )5. A. Although B. while C. If D. unless (连)
( )6. A. Yes B. No C. Pardon D. Really（副）
( )7. A. finished B. ended C. began D. continued(（动）
( )8. A. your B. his C. her D. my (代)
( )9. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing（代）
( )10. A. ought to B. had to C. might D. could (动)
( )11. A. got on B. got down C. got up D. got out of(短)
( )12. A. son B. uncle C. daughter D. brother(名)
( )13. A. got B. lost C. grew D. dropped(动)
( )14. A. but B. and C. or D. so（连）
( )15. A. how B. what C. why D. where（代）
BDADC ACDCB DABDA


Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed. “That’s a nice dog, isn’t he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture, but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“That’s true,” Sue said. “But I haven’t.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue replied in surprise. “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.”
( )1. A. looking up B. looking down C. looking through D. looking in (短
( )2. A. stand B. walk C. stop D. sit(动)
( )3. A. Come on B. Of course C. That’s OK. D. Help （交）
( )4. A. behind B. along C. on D. in（介）
( )5. A. started B. continued C. finished D. began（动）
( )6. A. it B. she C. I D. he（代）
( )7. A. bird B. worm C. animal D. plant（名）
( )8. A. but B. and C. so D. but（连）
( )9. A. thirsty B. hungry C. brave D. naughty（形）
( )10. A. wrong B. OK C. true D. false（形）
( )11. A. bite B. eat C. run D. walk（动）
( )12. A. sometimes B. always C. usually D. never（副）
( )13. A. Reading B. Seeing C. Hearing D. Smelling（动）
( )14. A. Fortunately B. Suddenly C. Increasingly D. Badly（副）
( )15. A. smiled B. laughed C. shouted D. said（动）
ADBCB DCABC ADCBC

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
( )1. A. chairs B. tables C. desks D. boxes(名)
( )2. A. smaller B. bigger C. taller D. shorter（形）
( )3. A. first B. last C. both D. second（形）
( )4. A. And B. So C. Or D. But(连)
( )5. A. discussion B. competition C. decoration D. expression（名）
( )6. A. road B. way C. place D. time(名)
( )7. A. myself B. themselves C. yourselves D. ourselves. （代）
( )8. A. talk about B. believe in C. look out D. come up（短）
( )9. A. provide B. prepare C. suggest D. afford(动)
( )10. A. must B. can C. would D. need (动)
( )11. A. friend B. student C. teacher D. doctor (名)
( )12. A. still B. really C. generally D. only（副）
( )13. A. learned B. taught C. given D. made(动)
( )14. A. easy B. free C. busy D. difficult（形）
( )15. A. find B. save C. give D. keep(动)




1. What can we learn about the Wish Tree?
A. It tells people’s future.
B. It collects people’s name cards.
C. It helps people to think of others.
D. It grows bigger when a wish comes true.
2. What do you know about Grace’s grandpa according to her wish?
A. He works in a hospital. B. He has got a disease.
C. He will come back home soon. D. He was a doctor.
3. What would Willy like to be?
A. A movie actor. C. A singer. C. A teacher. D. A doctor.
4. Which is most likely true?
A. Nina is a movie star.
B. Grace works in the hospital.
C. Willy will teach people how to make a movie.
D. Hank would like to keep children safe on the road.
5. Who does NOT write about his or her family?
A. Grace. B. Hank. C. Willy. D. Nina.

2020年人教版新目标英语中考阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案8

Paloma sat in the big room. Everyone in the hall clapped for the boy on the stage. Her brother Ramon 1 down at the piano. “I always have to go to Ramon’s baseball games. Now I have to hear him play that piano. I am tired of 2 that piano!” Paloma said to herself.
Ramon 3 playing the piano. His parents clapped for him, 4 Paloma did not clap.
The 5 day at school, Paloma kept thinking about her brother. He was 6 at many kinds of things. Paloma wished she was 6 at something, too.
At the end of the day, Paloma’s 7 gave the children a note to take home. School would pick some children to dance at Fiesta.
Paloma did not think she would be picked to dance. But she wanted to 8 . She was not like Ramon. He was 9 picked first because he was good at everything.
The next day Paloma saw her 10 on the list. She could not wait to go home and tell her mother that she was going to dance. It was now Palmo’s turn to be on the stage.
After school Palma did the dance steps over and over. It was 11 work, but she did not care. Paloma was proud of 12 she was doing.
It was the day of the dance. Paloma and the other 13 stepped onto the stage. She saw all the people watching her. She saw 14 parents and Ramon sitting up close. Then Pamoma 15 for her dad’s camera. The dance started.
( )1. A. lay B. sat C. put D. looked
( )2. A. reading B. looking C. playing D. hearing
( )3. A. stopped B. continued C.b egan D. started
( )4. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )5. A. first B. last C. next D. final
( )6. A. good B. bad C. rich D. poor
( )7. A. teacher B. friend C. uncle D. classmate
( )8. A. try B. fail C. win D. beat
( )9. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. seldom
( )10. A. address B. age C. name D. book
( )11. A. hard B. easy C. interesting D. exciting
( )12. A. how B. why C. where D. what
( )13. A. singers B. players C. dancers D. actors
( )14. A. his B. her C. it D. their
( )15. A. cried B. smiled C. laughed D. jumped

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Mrs. Goodall was worried. Where could her little girl be? “Jane! Jane!” she called. But four-year-old Jane Goodall didn’t hear. She was in the henhouse, watching the hens to lay eggs.
At last, Jane ran home. “Mother! Mother! Guess what I’ve just seen!”
Many years later, Jane was watching and waiting again. This time, however, Jane was in Africa, and she was watching and waiting for chimpanzees. Jane Goodall spent her life learning about these apes and sharing what she learned with others.
The first six months of Jane’s work in Africa were the most difficult. The government did not want her alone in the jungle. Luckily, Jane’s mother agreed to go with her.
Day after day, Jane watched and waited. She saw many chimpanzees, but they were far away. The chimps would run away when she walked closer. She was filled with disappointment. “Will they ever accept me?” she wondered.
She sat on a rock to wait. Slowly the chimps appeared. They looked at her as they ate but did not run away. At the end of the day, Jane rushed back to the camp. “Mother! Mother! Guess what I’ve just seen!”
From that day on, Jane’s work became more and more exciting. She grew closer and closer to the chimps until they became her friends. She discovered that chimps eat meat, and she learned that they make and use tools. Jane was the first person to see how chimps raise their young in the wild.
Jane Goodall has spent most of her life studying chimpanzees. Today she travels around the world, sharing her stories and urging people to protect wild animals everywhere.
( )1. The first two paragraph try to tell us that ___.
A. Jane loved eggs ever when she was young.
B. Jane loved hens better than any other animal.
C. Jane has been interested in the life of animals ever since she was young.
D. Jane was interested in the life of hens when she was young.
( )2 .Which of the following about Jane’s work at first in Africa is true?
A. The government didn’t want her go.
B. Her work in Africa became more and more difficult.
C. She decided to give up watching the chimpanzees..
D. The chimpanzees didn’t think her as a friend.
( )3. What did Jane feel to see the Chimpanizees not run away?
A. Excited. B. Interesting. C. Sad. D. Angry.
( )4. Who sea chimps raise their young in the wild before Jane?
A. Darwin B. Her mother. C. Her teacher. D. None.
( )5. What does Jane Goodall work for today?
A. Tells her stories in Africa. B. Protects wild animals.
C. Travels to Africa. D. Feeds chimpanzees.

It was in the middle of the winter month. Usually by the time I wake up, the heater has warmed up my room.
This Saturday morning was different. It was quite cold. The heater wasn’t on.
I got out of bed and try to turn on the heater, but I failed. Then I tried to turn on light, but I failed, too. I had to put on my clothes in the darkness.
I walked into the living room and asked my father what was happening.
“Look outside.” he answered.
As I looked outside, . Every branch of every tree, every leaf on every branch—everything—was in ice.
“What should we do, Dad?”
“Help your mother to gather up the candles and light them.”
You wouldn’t think a candle could produce much heat, but a dozen candles actually do heat up a room. When I was helping my mother, she asked me, “Do you want some breakfast?”
I certainly did. Some warm food would be perfect, but we had none. The stove and the microwave all ran on electricity.
“We could—“ I started to say. I thought of my favourite things to do. Watch TV? No. Watch a movie on DVD? No. Listen to a CD? No.
“Dad, can we go to a movie this afternoon?” I asked.
“We could, son, but it’s not safe to drive today.”
In the afternoon the power was still not on. At eight o’clock I went to bed even though I wasn’t sleepy. I put every blanket I had on top of me and went to sleep.
The next morning when I woke up, it was still cold. I tried to turn on the heater in our room. Well, I felt a bit warm.
( )1. Which month might the story happen in?
A. August. B. July. C. May D. December.
( )2. Which of the following sentences could be filled into the blank?
A. the world looked strange B. the trees looked more beautiful.
C. the world was quite warm. D. the leaves of the trees fell off
( )3. Why didn’t the writer and his family eat warm food?
A. Because they didn’t have a stove or a microwave.
B. Because there was no electricity.
C. Because they loved to eat cold food.
D. Because they think it good for their health to eat cold food.
( )4. What does the underlined word blanket mean?
A. 床单 B. 电辱 C. 毛毯 D. 毛巾
( )5. Which of the following sentence can be the title of this passage?
A. An ice storm. B. A cold morning C. A white word D. Candles to warm up.


注：第三行改为：In the winter of 2010, more than 2000 male and female athletes from about 80 countries competed.
( )1. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
A. In China. B. In the USA. C. In Greece.. D. In countries around the world.
( )2. How many male athletes compete in 2010 winter Olympic Games?
A. 2000. B. 80. C. 1000. D. The table didn’t tell us.
( )3. Who of the following could got a medal in ancient Olympic Games?
A. An athlete who got the first place.
B. An athlete who got the second place.
C. An athlete who got the third palce.
A. Both A, B and C.
( )4. From the table, you can know there must not be ___ in ancient Olympic Games.
A. 100-metre race. B. 400-m race..
C. 100-metre relay relay race D. 200-m race.
( )5. How many winter sports in modern Olympic games?
A. 15. B. 80. C. 3. D. None.
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Have you ever stayed up late one night? Did you feel tired the next day?
It is because your body missed its sleep! So why does a good night's sleep make you feel better?
Scientists have studied sleep to find the answer to this question. They have found some different reasons. First, sleep helps your body stay healthy. Even though you are sleeping, your body is still active. Sleep gives your body a chance to repair itself.
Sleep also helps your body to rest. When you sleep, the beat of your heart and your breathing rate become slower, which lowers your body's energy level. Your body needs rest after a busy day.
Sleep is important for your brain too. During the day your brain gathers and stores information. At night while sleeping, your brain reviews everything that you did during the day. It saves some of your experiences so you can remember them.
What happens if you do not have enough sleep? People who miss too much sleep have trouble paying attention. They make more mistakes in their work. Scientists believe that people who miss more than three days of sleep may become sick and even start seeing something that is not really there.
Most students need between ten and eleven hours of sleep each night. To keep healthy, you must sleep enough.


Joe Jameson found an old jar under the bridge near his house. He 1 the jar in his pocket and played with his friends. Later, he 2 his mother calling him for supper, and so he ran home.
Joe forgot about the jar 3 it was time to go to bed. He took the jar from his jacket and tried to see 4 might have been in it before the jar had been thrown out. Was it juice? Was it jelly? Joe began 5 the dirt from the jar when some smoke rose out of the mouth of the jar. A huge monster appeared. The monster was 6 in orange pajamas. He spoke in a very deep, but quiet 7 .
“Thank you, Joe. I have been in that jar for the past nine hundred years waiting for someone to find me and 8 . Now I’ll follow what you say to me,” said the monster.
Joe’s jar fell. His eyes opened wide. He jumped up and down 9 his bed. Joe couldn’t believe his 10 and he asked the monster, “Are you really a monster, or is this just my imagination?” But then, he knew what he could do with his classmates.
( )1. A. threw B. put C. left D. made
( )2. A. felt B. smelt C. heard D. saw
( )3. A. until B. when C. if D. because
( )4. A. which B. what C. who D. that
( )5. A. covering B. wiping C. jumping D. painting
( )6. A. put on B. worn C. dressed D. had on
( )7. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. music
( )8. A. put me off B. let me down C. keep me away D. let me out
( )9. A. on B. for C. under D. over
( )10. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. mouth
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It was Monday! Today, Mr. Romo would stand in front of the class and read a list of special?jobs. He wanted each student to try a different job every week. Jocelyn liked Mondays because she enjoyed the different jobs. Her favorite, though, was Computer Helper. She loved helping other students?use the computer.
Jocelyn looked at a table near the window. On top of the table was a big cage. Inside the cage was a rabbit named Wiggles. Taking care of Wiggles was the one special job Jocelyn didn't want.
Jocelyn liked Wiggles, but she just didn't know how to take care of him. She watched her classmates feed him and clean his cage. Jocelyn didn't know how they made caring for him seem easy. All she knew was that it would never be easy for her.
At the front of the room, Mr. Romo had only two special jobs left: Lunchroom Leader and Bunny Buddy. Jocelyn held her breath. Then she heard Mr. Romo say her name, followed by "Rabbit Buddy."
Jocelyn lowered her eyes. "I don't know how to take care of Wiggles. What will happen to him if I do something wrong?" she said.
When Jocelyn looked up, Mr. Romo was smiling. "That's why I have printed directions. The list will show you how to take care of Wiggles," Mr. Romo said as he handed the paper to Jocelyn.
Jocelyn slowly walked over to the cage where Wiggles lived. While Jocelyn watched Wiggles, he sat there wiggling his nose and looking at her.??
"Wiggles, will you forgive me if I mess up?"
Wiggles seemed to understand, and Jocelyn knew that everything would be all right.
( )1 Why does Jocelyn like being Computer Helper?
A. She wants to learn how to use the computer better.
B. She wants to play games on the computer.
C. She likes to show other students how to use the computer.
D. She likes to write stories using the classroom computer.
( )2. Why is Jocelyn worried about being Bunny Buddy?
A She does not like to hold Wiggles.
B She does not have food for Wiggles.
C She does not have a place to keep Wiggles.
D She does not want to make a mistake with Wiggles.
( )3. Why does Mr. Romo smile in paragraph 7?
A. He feels happy about the jobs. B He knows how to help Jocelyn.
C He thinks Jocelyn is funny. D He likes to watch students do their work.
( )4. Mr. Romo MOST likely chooses Jocelyn to be the Rabbit Buddy because____
A. he wants her to try something different
B. she asks him for a better job
C. the classroom computer is not working
D. the other students do not want the job
( )5. Who would be MOST helped by reading this story?
A A student who likes to do class jobs
B A student who wants to buy a pet rabbit
C A student who is shy about helping others
D A student who is worried about trying something new


Wouldn’t it be funny if your mom said to you, “It’s time for bed, Honey. It’s almost November!” Well, if you were a bear cub, your mother might be getting you ready to go into a deep sleep around October.
That “deep sleep” is called “hibernation.” Bears who live where it is cold go into hibernation to survive the winter. By taking this long nap, they can get through the chilly and snowy months when the food they eat, like berries and nuts, cannot be found.
Have you ever heard someone say they are as hungry as a bear? Bears need to eat a lot of food before hibernation. They eat so much that they may gain up to forty pounds of fat in a week.
During the winter, bears will live off the fat stored in their bodies. Bears are able to do that because their bodies use a lot less energy during hibernation. That is because their heartbeats slow down. Their breathing slows down, too. Their bodies don’t grow and body temperature drops.
If you were going to sleep all winter, wouldn’t you want to be in a safe, protected place? That is what a bear wants, so it will look for a cave or a hollow tree to use as its den. It makes a bed using grass, leaves, and twigs. The bear may start to hibernate as early as October and might not wake up until April or May, when the weather is warm again.
When the bear awakens, it will have lost much of the fat that was gained. But springtime will bring a fresh supply of berries and nuts to enjoy until it is time to hibernate again in the fall.
( )1. What does the underlined word chilly mean?
A. 燥热的 B. 温暖的 C. 寒冷的 D. 狂暴的
C. sleep during winter D. make their beds
( )2. According to the article, what do bears like to eat?
A. grass B honey C leaves and twigs D. berries and nuts
( )3. According to the article, what happens right before a bear goes into hibernation?
A. The bear eats a lot of food. B. The bear’s heartbeat slows down.
C. The bear’s body temperature drops. D. The bear loses a lot of weight
( )4. According to information in the article, what will a bear most likely do when spring comes?
A. continue to sleep B. search for food to eat
C. look for other bears D. build a new den
( )5. This article is mostly about how bears___
A. gather their food B. look for dens
C. sleep during winter D. make their beds


Bessie Coleman grew up in Texas in the early 1900s. During this time, jobs were sometimes difficult to find. Therefore, Bessie moved north to live in Chicago with her two brothers.
Bessie's brother John had been to France during World War I. When he returned, he inspired her with exciting stories about women in France becoming pilots. Being a pilot was interesting to Bessie, and she decided she wanted a new job. She would learn to fly airplanes.
In 1918 there were no African-American female pilots in the United States. Becoming a pilot, she thought, would make her different. However, all of the flying schools refused her. Yet Bessie did not give up. She went to France to learn to fly.
A few months later, Bessie returned home. Many stories were written in newspapers about her flying skills.
However, she wanted to compete with other pilots because they could do stunts that were even more exciting. Bessie wanted to be successful, so she went back to France for more training. On September 3, 1922, she was ready. Her first air show was in New York City. Bessie astonished the crowd with her amazing tricks.
Bessie Coleman has been honored in many ways since that day. In Chicago an airport road is named after her, and there is even a picture of her on a stamp.
( )1. From the second paragraph, we know that ___
A. how Bessie learned about female pilots
B. how much Bessie’s flying lessons cost
C. When Bessie went to France
D. what age Bessie’s brother when he went to France
( )2. The underlined word honored means___
A. 讨厌 B. 压制 C. 尊敬 D. 神化
( )3. Why did Bessie go to France to learn how to fly?
A. Flying overseas was her dream. B. She wanted to meet other female fliers.
C. Flying schools in the United States would not accept her.
D. She did not have money to take flying lessons in the United States.
( )4. Why did the writer most likely write this article?
A. To teach the reader how to fly a plane.
B. To tell the reader about a brave woman.
C. To persuade the reader to take flying lessons.
D. To tell the reader a story about planes.
( )5. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?
A. A successful education received in France.
B. The first show in New York City.
C. How to fly a plane?
D. The first woman pilot in America.


Look up in the sky. Do you see any clouds? What do they look like? Some clouds are fluffy and white, like cotton balls. Others are dark, almost black, and make you grab an umbrella. At sunrise and sunset, clouds can look red, purple, or yellow—as if they were colored with crayons. But what are clouds anyway?
You can’t reach out and touch the clouds, but you can make your own in a bottle.
You need.
? an adult helper
? a huge, empty glass jar
? metal strainer
? hot water
? ice cubes
Do this
1. Have your helper fill the jar with hot water, leave it there for two minutes, then pour out
most of the water, leaving just an inch or two at the bottom of the jar.
2. It’s your turn now. Put the strainer over the mouth of the jar. Fill the strainer with ice cubes. Watch the jar.
What happened?
A cloud formed in the jar! Some of the hot water at the bottom of the jar turned into hot water vapor. The water vapor rose and bumped into the cold air coming off the ice cubes. When the water vapor condensed, it formed a cloud.
Hot air rises and carries with it lots of water vapor. The higher the air rises, the more it cools down. Soon the cold air can’t hold all the water vapor so it starts turning into tiny water drops, and becomes a cloud.
( )1. What is this article mostly about?
A. The weight of a cloud B. the color of clouds
C. What makes a cloud. D. why clouds are fluffy.
( )2. What do you do right after you pour most of the water out of the jar?
A. Find an adult helper. B. Fill the jar with hot water.
C. Fill the strainer with ice cubes. D. Put the strainer over the jar.
( )3. Which do you need for Step 1?
A. A jar B. A strainer C. Ice cubes D. Crayons
( )4. Which of the following is not in the article but would be helpful for Step 1?
A. A clock. B. An ice cube. C. An umbrella D. A cotton ball
( )5. The article says that clouds____
A. are made of cotton B. can look colorful
C. can only be made of hot water D. are hard for people to see
( )6. What is the main purpose of this article?
To list the types of clouds. B. To tell a story about a cloud.
C. To give information about clouds. D. To show how to color a cloud



Elephants are highly social animals. In Africa they live together in groups, often led by the grandmother of the family. When the males reach their teens, they leave their family.
Scientists naturally expected that animals living so closely together would have a lot of communication. They had listened to sounds of an elephant group. But until recently no one had heard what could be called elephant talk.
Katy Payne is a scientist at Cornell University. She has been studying the songs and other sounds of whales. She was also curious about other big social animals and was excited when she got a chance to spend a week with elephants of the zoo in Portland, Oregon. She spent every day of that week watching and listening to elephants.
On her way home from that first experience, she realized how little she had learned about elephant talk. Could it be that the elephants were talking in sounds that her ears couldn’t hear? When she got home, she told other scientists about her idea. They encouraged her to find equipment to record infrasound—sound below the frequency that human ears can hear.
In a few months Katy and two friends were back at the elephant house with special microphones and tape recorders. After the recording, they played back the tapes in the laboratory, but at ten times the recording speed. Now there was a lot to hear—Katy said it sounded something like a lot of cows in a barn. She had learned how to listen to elephant talk.
( )1. A. teams B. groups C. couples D. pairs
( )2. A. leave B. join C. met D. visited
( )3. A. plants B. birds C. animals D. people
( )4. A. noises B. shapes C. bodies D. sounds
( )5. A. studying B. hearing C. recording D. singing
( )6. A. sad B. weak C. excited D. angry
( )7. A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost
( )8. A. in B. at C. with D. about
( )9. A. eyes B. mouth C. ears D. nose
( )10. A. should B. can C. would D. need
( )11. A. minutes B. hours D. seconds D. moths
( )12. A. Before B. After C. Since D. As
( )13. A. so B. but C. and D. or
( )14. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( )15. A. why B. who C. how D. what
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