阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
The other day, I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize machine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to share his win with the next child that walked past. He was hesitant because he was a shy little boy, but he said yes after I encouraged him a bit.
A father and his child passed by us. I went to the father and asked if my son could give his daughter a lolly that he had won. The father. looked at me sideways and was unsure what to say. I explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. At last, he said okay.
We went to his daughter, but to my surprise, the little girl wouldn't accept the lolly! My son didn't feel pleased by the fact that she wouldn't accept his offering and then he told me in a low voice, "We go to the same school. "
When we left the supermarket, I explained to my son that people in the world that day were not so open to kindness because their thoughts and opinions had been shaped by the past and I told him not to be unhappy. "They may have been unfriendly, but I'm sure we left them moved in some way. And the young girl will remember you as the boy with a kind heart, when she meets you at school!" I said and he nodded.The mother ask her son to give some of his lollies to another child because______.
| A．her son had too many lollies to share with others |
| B．she wanted her son to learn to share with others |
| C．she wanted to teach her son about the power of kindness |
| D．she wanted her son to be more open to others |
The underlined word "hesitant" in the first paragraph most probably means______.
| A．to want to finish it as soon as possible |
| B．to be not sure to do it well |
| C．to doubt whether he/she should do it |
| D．to be not able to do it on one's own |
How did the boy feel when the little girl refused his lolly?
| A．Angry. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Surprised. | D．Unhappy. |
After reading the passage, we can learn that______.
| A．the little girl is very shy |
| B．the little girl's father is very rude |
| C．the little boy has met the little girl before |
| D．the little girl felt sad for the boy's lolly |
By saying the words in the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to______.
| A．tell us that it's not good to live in the past |
| B．tell us that people are not friendly today |
| C．tell her son not to be afraid to meet the girl |
| D．teach her son that kindness will be remembered |
Terry from Kenya, 62 years old, has spent 20 years in the city he now calls home. Having lived in Beijing for more than 20 years, Terry has finally made his Chinese dream come true—becoming a volunteer.
He is often seen giving tourists directions, getting water for a baby and even helping a neighbor sell cold drinks.
“I like helping other people.” he said,“This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home.”
Terry became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi.
In 1981, he went to Shanghai. His first visit to Beijing was six years later on business. Terry and his family moved to Beijing in 1997, since then he has lived and worked in Beijing. Now Terry can make traditional Beijing bean-paste noodles, and when he goes to a restaurant, he usually orders dumplings and some traditional Beijing dishes.
He likes chatting with local people, especially taxi drivers.
“I am more familiar with the lives of taxi drivers than most Beijingers,” he said,“when I see their license numbers, I can tell how many years they have worked.”
“They are so knowledgeable,” he said, “I learned many Chinese from them.”Terry does not want to leave Beijing. He said. “Your home is where your things are. In this sense, Beijing is my home. Now I just enjoy living here.”
(1). What’s Terry’s Chinese dream?
| A． | To be a volunteer. |
B． | To eat dumplings. |
| C． | To read the Tao Te Ching . |
D． | To live in Shanghai. |
(2). When did Terry and his family move to Beijing?
| A． | In 1981. |
B． | In 1987. |
C． | In 1997. |
D． | In 2008. |
(3). Who does Terry especially like to chat with?
| A． | Shop keepers. |
B． | His neighbors. |
| C． | His friends. |
D． | Taxi drivers. |
(4). What’s the meaning of the underlined word “familiar” in Paragraph 7?
| A． | 厌烦的 |
B． | 陌生的 |
C． | 熟悉的 |
D． | 不同的 |
Welcome to Austria!
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and cheap. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. The temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Have a good trip to Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat—the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday!
Welcome to Guangzhou!
Guangzhou is a wonderful place for traveling and there are a lot of things to do. You will find many large department stores in the city. You will also find small shops near the train station. In the evening, you can take a boat trip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guangzhou from the river. At night, travelers can enjoy eating at food stalls(货摊) on the streets because the food there is cheap and delicious.
(1). How is the Hotel Post?
A. Expensive and big.B. Clean and cheap.
C. Dirty and small.D. Tidy and expensive.
(2). What can you buy from the Floating Market?
A. Flowers.B. Clothes.C. Fruits.D. Shoes.
(3). Where can travelers enjoy delicious food at night?
A. In Soll.B. In Hotel Post.C. In Bangkok.D. In Guangzhou.
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Silk, the word itself is beautiful. The story of silk started in China over 4,000 years ago. It says a silkworm’s cocoon(蚕茧) fell into a woman’s teacup. It then opened into a single, unbroken thread (线).___(1)___ The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons to make cloth that was both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.
___(2)___ In other countries, silk was valuable and not often seen. Often it was worth more than gold. It’s said that the secret finally got out when a princess left China to go to India. In her hair, she secretly carried many silkworms.
By the year 1 A. D., silk was sold as far west as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. ___(3)___ Centuries later, in 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.
Nowadays people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. Silk isn’t only beautiful. It seems that it’s easy to break. ___(4)___ For example, it has been used to make bicycle tires(轮胎). And some doctors even use silk threads in the hospital. ___(5)___ This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets, pants, and shoes.
All of this from a little insect—the silkworm. That is the miracle(神奇) of silk.
| A． | Actually it’s very strong. |
| B． | Silk is also light and warm. |
| C． | This was an important discovery. |
| D． | The woman became famous and popular. |
| E． | A princess started the silk trade between China and India. |
| F． | Making silk was a protected secret in China for many years. |
| G． | Around the year 300, silk also traveled from China to Japan. |
Improvements in technology often happen overnight. Some gadgets get smaller and faster. Others are replaced (代替) by newer things like smartphones. They can do hundreds of things. Here are some old gadgets that people used to use.
①________
Do you have a landline at home? These are phones that people plug (插入) into their living room walls. Mobile phones didn’t use to be so common at that time, so most families had a landline. But landlines only worked at home. What did people do when they were outside and needed to call someone? They looked for a pay phone! Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines.
②________
People today store plenty of information online, or on SD cards. But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks. The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful — each disk could store just 175 KB of information! Later, floppy disks got smaller and better. But even the best ones could only hold 1.44 MB. You would need three or four disks just for one song, and about 22,000 disks to match the storage (储存空间) available on a 32 GB phone!
③________
It’s easy to take photos today. People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them. To take a photo, you had to buy a roll of film. This allowed you to take about 30 photos. After finishing the roll, you left it at a shop. The shop developed the photos to make them be seen, which you could collect after a few days.
Technology changes all the time, and the gadgets we use today will one day be old. What do you think will be next to disappear?
(1). What does the underlined word “gadgets” mean in Paragraph 1?
| A． | Toys. |
B． | Tools. |
C． | Games. |
D． | Phones. |
(2). Match the title with each paragraph.
a. Goodbye Disks b. Music to My Ears c. Picture This d. Call Me e. Film Development
| A． | ①-d, ②-b, ③-e |
B． | ①-d, ②-a, ③-c |
C． | ①-c, ②-a, ③-b |
D． | ①-c, ②-b, ③-e |
(3). What were the first floppy disks like?
| A． | They could store much. |
B． | They were very useful. |
| C． | They cost a lot of money. |
D． | They were easy to carry. |
(4). What can we get from the passage?
| A． | It was convenient to take photos with film. |
| B． | People outside used landlines to call someone. |
| C． | Improvements in technology change people’s life. |
| D． | For a time, many people had pay phones at home. |
(5). What would be the best title for the passage?
| A． | The Changing Phones. |
B． | The Products of Tomorrow. |
| C． | Old Things We Use Today. |
D． | The Things We Used to Use. |
Indonesians love to celebrate. They believe that celebrating and eating together brings good luck. Let’s party Indonesia-style.
Would you be surprised to find a New Year’s Day in March? Indonesians on the island of Bali are getting ready to ring in Nyepi, their New Year. It falls in March or April on the night of the new moon and is a symbol of a fresh start for the people and the island of Bali. On the eve of Nyepi, families and friends get together in the market. They carry a huge monster which is made of wood and other materials around the village three times. After that, people set it on fire, hoping to drive out evil (邪恶的) spirits.
After Nyepi, a Turun tanah ceremony begins in honor of a child’s first steps. At the Turun Tanah, parents invite friends and family to a party to introduce the baby. They put different objects such as a bracelet (手镯), pen, mirror or toy computer around their baby. If the baby picks up a pen, he or she may be a writer. A child who picks up a gold bracelet may be rich.
While Turun tanah celebrates the future of a family. Galungan celebrates its past. Ancestors who have died return ‘home’ during this ten-day celebration. And living relatives do their best to make them happy. Tall bamboo poles line the street. People attend the ceremonies and visit their family and village temples. Actors and dancers give performances that tell stories of good fighting against evil.
A year of festivals has come to an end. Don’t worry: next year, Indonesia will be buzzing (发出嗡嗡声) again with celebrations, so welcome to the party!
(1). What’s the theme (主题) of the passage?
| A． | Celebrations. |
B． | Feelings. |
C． | Family. |
D． | Health. |
(2). What do people do during Galungan? Check and choose the right answer.
①Watch performances. ②Discuss new babies’ future.
③Visit their family and village temples. ④Put the bamboo poles along the street.
⑤Carry a huge monster around the village.
| A． | ①②⑤ |
B． | ①③④ |
C． | ②③④ |
D． | ③④⑤ |
(3). Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． | The baby who picks up a pen may be a writer. |
| B． | Nyepi usually comes after Turun tanah in Bali. |
| C． | New Year’s Day in Indonesia begins in February. |
| D． | People fire bamboo poles to drive away the monster. |
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(5). What is the writer’s purpose according to the passage?
| A． | To welcome us to the festivals. |
B． | To show us how to treat the ancestors. |
| C． | To tell us how to hold the party. |
D． | To teach us how to fight against the evil. |
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