初中英语阅读理解

根据短文内容，回答下列各题。

Gui Haichao became the country’s first payload expert（载荷专家）in space and the first Chinese civilians（平民）to go on a space flight. He went into space in the Shenzhou-16 together with Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu. They set out for the space station from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

Gui’s interest in science started when he was a child. He read a lot about space from a set of books he had at home. After finishing his studies at Beihang University, Gui went to Canada to do research and wrote many papers. Since then, he had been working at Beihang University as a teacher. In 2018, China planned to choose its third group of astronauts. Gui was chosen and went through really hard training for his body and mind. He even had to learn how to deal with high G-force during his training. Gui and his team also went to the Badain Jaran Desert in northwest China to learn living skills. They had to collect water and repair their tools in very difficult situations. During the training, Gui’s shoes broke and he had to walk on the hot sand for two hours, which was very painful.

The Shenzhou-16 is the first crewed mission（载人任务）since China’s space station entered its application（应用）and development stage. Gui Haichao is a member of the team, and he did lots of research to help scientists learn more about space. “I’m sure we can finish the mission successfully,” he said.

（1）Where was the Shenzhou-16 sent to the space station?

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（2）What did Gui Haichao do in Canada?

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（3）What was Gui Haichao before going on a space flight?

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（4）What’s the purpose of the text?

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（5）According to the text, how do you like Gui Haichao?

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根据短文内容，完成下列各题

“Every （1）________ /wз:kə/ coming to Beijing has their own reasons. No one lives here without a dream,” said Chen Jianguo, a food deliveryman（送餐员）from a small city called Songyuan.

Chen Jianguo dreamed of having his own business in Beijing about 16 years ago when he graduated from senior high school.（2）But his father asked him to take his place as a truck driver at the oil field. Although Chen disliked the job, he didn’t want to （3）l ________ his father down, He took the job us a truck driver. Then he got married and had a son.

“I got quite good pay, but life was boring there during those years.（4）time, had, of, do, the, I, to, nothing, most, because the trucks were not often used,” said Chen.

Two months ago, Chen decided to give up his job and come to Beijing. His wife agreed that he should go for his dream.

Chen has been a food deliveryman for a month.（6）他每天工作15小时and hardly has time for lunch at noon. Chen spends only 10 yuan on each meal to cut the cost of living in Beijing. “I went to give a better life to my wife and little son.” he said. “I must work harder and try to become the best food deliveryman at my station.” Chen likes his job because he can meet many different people. Every “thank you” from a customer is like praise for his work.

Chen plans to start his own restaurant in the future, therefore he always writes down what food people have ordered. In this way, he gets a better knowledge of people’s tastes.

（1）根据读音完成单词 ________

（2）写出划线句子的同义句

But he ________ ________ to take his father’s place as a truck driver at the oil field.

（3）根据句意及首字母补全单词 l________

（4）将处划线部分组合成完整的句子

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（5）请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单词

________ to have the same opinion as somebody

（6）将（C）处划线句子翻译成英语

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（7）Why does Chen want to get a better knowledge of people’s tastes?

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根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。

Pan Yuzhen, 77, is an inheritor（继承人）of the intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）of Miao embroidery（刺绣）in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Pan has often been a guest on the International fashion stage. （1）

“ （2） Since I was five years old, I have learned embroidery from my mother and sister. Miao embroidery methods are complicated（复杂的）, but I have financially mastered all of them.” Pan said. “I can embroider clothe for myself and family.”

Pan’s daughter Zhang Yanmei was born in 1977. She suffered from poliomyelitis（小儿麻痹症）at the age of three. Because her family is so poor, （3） She traveled to many cities including Shanghai, Beijing and other places by train. Zhang remembered that her mother was always back home in a hurry and brought some candies and new clothes to her, but she never complained about her hardship.

In 1999, Zhang went to Beijing to join her mother after graduation from high school to do business while learning embroidery. （4） she met many foreign friends there. “They advised me to go abroad and sell embroidery products. I went to the United Sates to do business related to Miao embroidery from 2006 to 2016.” Pan said.

Pan also went to the UK to join in all kinds of fashion show activities. Pan said. “When the foreigners saw these products （5） Miso embroidery is the pride of our Chinese people.”

A. Due to the family’s heavy financial burden（经济负担）. B. At that time, Pan had a stall（摊位）in Panjiayuan Antique（古玩）Market. C. who were interested in Miao embroidery. D. She has been famous for these experiences. E. Pan began to sell Miao embroidery products around the country. F. they rushed to take photos with the Chinese embroiderer. G. The girls in my hometown can embroider with needles（针）from a very young age.

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

（1）When does New City Zoo open?

A．

At 9:00 a.m.

B．

At 10:30 a.m.

C．

At 11:00 a.m.

（2）At 2:45 p.m., visitors can have a close look at ________.

A．

elephants

B．

monkeys

C．

bears

（3）With a ________, visitors can take the mini-train as many times as they want on the same day.

A．

1-Day Pass

B．

hand stamp

C．

yearly card

（4）Which of the following about the zoo is TRUE?

A．	The schedule is for the autumn of 2024.
B．	Visitors can touch and feed animals.
C．	Visitors can visit newcityzoo.com for more information.

（5）The main purpose of the material is to ________ in the zoo.

A．	protect the wild animals
B．	provide choices of transportation
C．	introduce the activities and rules

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

At an early age, we start learning how to manage money by watching our parents’ spending habits. Don’t worry if we haven’t learned well how to save or spend money. The following life lessons about money can help us form good spending habits.

Money doesn’t grow on trees. As kids, we don’t often think about where money comes from. We need to know that our parents work hard to make money, and that it may be used up one day. Going to their workplaces to watch how they work is a great way to understand money is not that easy to make.

We shouldn’t spend all our money in one go. It’s important for us to have a budget（预算）. In other words, we need to think about how much money we have and what we really want to spend it on. Realizing that our pocket money can’t cover everything we want, we should make smart spending choices.

We should set a clear goal and watch our money grow. If we wish to own a new bicycle but can’t afford it, we can save our pocket money. How? Write down how much money we have in a notebook and watch it grow. After we have enough, we can buy that wonderful bicycle we’ve dreamed about! Reaching our goal will greatly satiate us.

We can talk with our parents about how money is used and where money goes. Do you know what a bank account（账户）is? If not, communicate with our parents. We can also go to the supermarket with our parents to experience how money is spent in the real world.

Without doubt, we should treat money in a right way. Actually, learning about money isn’t a hard job. From these lessons, we can get a sense of money management and right money values step by step!

（1）Where does money come from according to the text?

A．	Parents’ hard work.	B．	Kids’ life lessons.
C．	Good spending habits.	D．	The bank account.

（2）What does the writer want kids to do by giving the example of buying a bicycle?

A．	Buy a wonderful notebook.	B．	Make a free spending choice.
C．	Set a goal of saving money.	D．	Have an experience of shopping.

（3）What does the underlined word “satiate” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．

Relax.

B．

Interest.

C．

Surprise.

D．

Satisfy.

（4）Which of the following will the writer probably agree with?

A．	Adults can make money grow more.
B．	Kids should have a money spending plan.
C．	Parents may give kids lots of pocket money.
D．	Supermarkets will be places to change money.

（5）What is the best title for the text?

A．	Causes of Spending Money	B．	Ways of Managing Money
C．	Purposes of Treating Money	D．	Conditions of Saving Money

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighboring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists（古生物学家）found the bones（骨头）of the largest dinosaur（恐龙）in Europe in a field near his neighboring village.

Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it.

One summer morning, Mike was exploring（勘查）in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said.

“A rock,” said Fern.

Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it’s a rock,” he said excitedly.

“Let me pull it out,” said Pepe.

“No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.”

Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur.

Fern asked, “What do we call this dinosaur?” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!”

（1）Why was Mike’s neighboring village well-known?

A．	Scientists often visited it.	B．	It was the largest in Europe.
C．	High hills were behind it.	D．	A great discovery was made there.

（2）What was Mike doing before he met his friends?

A．	Flying a kite.	B．	Exploring in the field.
C．	Collecting grey objects.	D．	Giving a report to his teacher.

（3）Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”?

A．	He thought it was a rock.	B．	He thought it was a common bone.
C．	He thought it was difficult to move.	D．	He thought it was something valuable.

（4）What do you think most probably happened next?

A．	Fern got an expensive gift.	B．	The teacher sent Pepe to hospital.
C．	Mike felt proud of himself.	D．	More people moved into this village.

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The Hutuo River is the mother river of Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei. About 20 years ago, it was dirty and almost dried up. Thanks to the government’s work, it has become much cleaner.

Wu Wenzhong, a 58-year-old villager, lives near the river. “My friends and I often played with water, swam and caught fish in it when I was a child. I liked catching fish best,” he said. He remembers that the villagers had to cross the river by boat at that time. But as time passed by, it got dirty and started to dry up.

To remediate（修复） the river, the government do a lot of things. They clean the river up and build levees（防洪堤）. They plant trees, grass and flowers to green the riverside. They set up fences（防护栏）and put up “No Swimming” signs along the river to protect people. They stop factories from putting waste water into the river. They keep an eye on the river to make sure it stays clean for the fish, birds and people who live nearby. They also have a long-term plan to keep the river in good condition.

Now, there are more than 20 kinds of birds living around the river. It becomes a home for birds again. People can enjoy a day outdoors with the beauty of nature along the river. Wu and other villagers are happy to see the river looking good again.

The Hutuo River’s story shows that when people work together to take care of nature, good things can happen.

（1）What was Wu Wenzhong’s favourite activity when he was a child?

A．	Boating.	B．	Swimming.
C．	Planting trees.	D．	Catching fish.

（2）Which question can help readers know the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．	How does the river look?	B．	When do people green the riverside?
C．	Why is the river important?	D．	What do the government do for the river?

（3）What do we know about today’s Hutuo River?

A．	Many birds live around it.	B．	Factories get water from it.
C．	Over 20 kinds of fish live in it.	D．	Villagers make boats near it.

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Chat（聊天） Today

Hi, Li Jian! Are you there? Hi! I’m here! What’s up, Wang Hao? Good. Mr. and Mrs. Sun are old and they are part of our “Help at Home” program. We can go and do something to help them. Yes! When? I’m doing shopping with Mum, but I’ll be back at five. Maybe at 5: 15? I’m doing my science project. Can we meet 30 minutes later? OK. Where? At the city library? Oh, no. What about the sports center? Sure. Zhao Min says he can clean their house and Zhang Fan says she can feed their cat and I’ll water their garden. I can make soup for them. Good! See you there at 5:45! See you.

（1）What are Wang Hao and Li Jian mainly talking about?

A．	Playing sports.	B．	Going shopping.
C．	Helping an old couple.	D．	Doing a science project.

（2）Where will Wang Hao and Li Jian meet?

A．	At the city library.	B．	At the sports center.
C．	At Li Jian’s home.	D．	At the supermarket.

（3）What will Zhao Min do?

A．	Feed the cat.	B．	Make the soup.
C．	Clean the house.	D．	Water the garden.

根据短文内容，从短文前方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. This e-bike is also very “smart”. B. So I’m very proud that we never gave up. C. The weight of this new e-bike is just 15kg. D. This material makes it light and friendly to environment. E. It included many years of research, development and failures.

E-bikes usually have a big problem—it is much heavier than common bikes. Recently, a Romanian company has solved this problem. （1） In fact, an adult can even lift it easily.

The reason for the low weight is the choice of material（材料）, which is quite unusual. It uses a frame（车架）made of bamboo. （2） What’s more, the bamboo frame also makes riding more comfortable, because it has good vibration damping（减震）.

（3） Your smartphone is connected to the e-bike. So you can check your riding information in real time through a special app on your smartphone.

The company manager said, “Creating the bikes was a hard journey. （4） To be honest, I really don’t remember how many times we had to face the failures（失败）.”

The manager continued, “But in the end, we succeeded. We have created a bike that is light-weight enough, strong enough and smart enough. （5） And now we have successfully developed these bikes to meet the needs of more people in cities.”

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Have you ever thought about what goes into making a cartoon? Or maybe there is a famous cartoon from another country you like to watch in Chinese? But how do you change the language to Chinese? This is something called dubbing（配音）. To dub means adding sounds or words in a new language to a movie, radio or TV show. Dubbing is usually done to make it easier for people in another country to understand a movie or a show.

For me, I’ve had experience dubbing TV shows and cartoons from Chinese into English. I’ve done dubbing for many kinds of shows, such as love stories, kung fu movies, documentaries（纪录片）and more. However, my favourite ones to dub are cartoons. That’s because with cartoons I can use many different kinds of voices, such as high ones for good guys and low ones for bad guys.

Two of my favourite cartoons that I’ve dubbed were called A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix（《百鸟朝凤》）and The Foolish Old Man Who Removes the Mountains（《愚公移山》）. In the first cartoon, I got to play a silly and very proud but well-meaning blackbird. In the second cartoon, I played both the main hero named Qingfeng and the main bad guy named Mountain Spirit Zheng. The hardest part was not reading the written words. But it was acting out（将……演出来）the voices while matching the actions at the same time. Still, it was really fun voicing all of these different roles!

If you enjoy making different voices, then I highly suggest that you try dubbing at least once.

（1）Why do people dub foreign movies?

A．	To show their foreign language skill.	B．	To increase the movies’ ticket prices.
C．	To make the movies easy to understand.	D．	To add their own opinions in the movies.

（2）What is the writer’s favourite type of dubbing?

A．

Love stories.

B．

Kung fu movies.

C．

Documentaries.

D．

Cartoons.

（3）The underlined word “guys” in paragraph 2 means ______ in the text.

A．

roles

B．

voices

C．

stories

D．

lifestyles

（4）What did the writer dub in A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix?

A．

A child.

B．

A bird.

C．

A mountain spirit.

D．

An old man.

（5）What was the hardest part for the writer in dubbing the second cartoon?

A．	Dubbing the voice of a blackbird.	B．	Writing the words for the movies.
C．	Reading aloud behind the screen.	D．	Matching voices and actions well.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Harry and Annie lived a mile from town, but they walked there to school every day. It was a happy walk around the pond（水塘）on their way to school. In winter, when the ice was thick enough, they went across the pond. But their mother did not like them to do this. She said, “If there’s no one with you, you mustn’t walk across the pond.”

“Don’t go across the pond today, children,” she said, as she kissed them goodbye one morning. “It is beginning to thaw.”

“All right, mother,” said Harry, not very happy, for he liked running and sliding（滑行）on the ice very much.

When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe.

“There,” Harry said to his sister, “let’s slide over it.”

“But you promised mother,” said Annie.

“No, I didn’t, I only said ‘All right’, and it is all right.”

“I didn’t say anything, so I can do what I like,” said Annie.

So they got on the ice and started to go across the pond.

They had not gone far before the ice got broken, and suddenly they fell into the water.

Luckily, a man who was at work near the pond heard the children’s cries. He rushed into the water and saved them successfully. Both of them were nearly drowned（淹死）before the man reached them.

They went home almost frozen（冻僵的）and learned a lesson they would remember for a lifetime.

（1）What did Harry and Annie do about the pond in winter?

A．

Driving along the pond.

B．

Swimming in the pond.

C．

Walking across the pond.

（2）What does the underlined word “thaw” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．

融化

B．

结冰

C．

起雾

（3）Why did Annie think she could get on the ice too?

A．	Because her mother never stopped her.
B．	Because she didn’t promise her mother.
C．	Because her brother didn’t like her to do so.

（4）What happened in the end?

A．	A man managed to save the children.
B．	Harry saved himself without help.
C．	Annie was drowned in the pond.

（5）What is the best title for the text?

A．

Never Make Promises Easily

B．

Be Calm in the Face of Danger

C．

Turning a Deaf Ear Has Costs

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项。

What represents（代表）China?

China has a long history of over 5,000 years. What could represent China in your mind?

The Great Wall represents China in my eyes. It is about 21,000 kilometers long and over 2,000 years old. There is a famous Chinese saying, “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man（不到长城非好汉）.” I really hope I can visit the fantastic place in the future! Di Xinran, Shenzhen

In my opinion, the colour red can represent China. We can see red every day in our lives, such as at weddings（婚礼）, New Year, Lantern Festival and so on. But more importantly, red is the colour of the national flag of our country. Wang Jingqi, Dalian

I think the dragon is the symbol of China. We Chinese always see ourselves as “descendants of the dragon（龙的传人）”. The dragon is a magical animal. It stands for power in China. Parents hope we can become as successful as “dragons”. Mao Zhanglinxi, Hefei

China is a country. But the word also means porcelain（瓷器）. I think porcelain is the symbol of China. In the past, Chinese porcelain was sold abroad. China was called “the nation of porcelain”. The invention of porcelain has greatly influenced the world. Xiong Anni, Nanjing

In China, dumplings represents happiness and reunion（团圆）. Families in China always get together and make dumplings during festivals. When they make dumplings, they talk and laugh. The food brings them happiness. Li Qinrui, Tianjin

（1）Who thinks the Great Wall represents China?

A．

Di Xinran.

B．

Mao Zhanglinxi.

C．

Li Qinrui.

（2）What represents China in Xiong Anni’s opinion?

A．

The colour red.

B．

The dragon.

C．

Porcelain.

（3）Which of the following represents happiness and reunion?

A．

The Great Wall.

B．

Porcelain.

C．

Dumplings.

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．	We can only find the colour red during festivals.
B．	The dragon can represent power and success.
C．	In the past, porcelain couldn’t be sold abroad.

（5）In what column（专栏）can we find this text?

A．

Science.

B．

Culture.

C．

Sports.

Reading comprehension

Chinese calligraphy is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Calligraphy started in China and spread to other parts of Asia with Chinese culture. It has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years. Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters（汉字）and rules of writing with a brush. When you practice calligraphy, it is important to pay attention to the changes of the strokes（笔画）and the spaces between characters.

There are many famous calligraphers in history, such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. Different calligraphy works can show different calligraphers’ feelings and personalities. Today, they can be seen on the walls of offices, shops, hotels and many other places.

“If I live in China, I will become a calligrapher rather than a painter for sure,” the world-famous master of art, Picasso said. He fell in love with Chinese calligraphy as soon as he saw Zhang Daqian’s works.

The tool for practicing calligraphy is calligraphy brushes. They are usually made from the hair of different animals. Practicing calligraphy takes a lot of time and many people take lessons to learn it. During the lessons, they can learn how to write different strokes of Chinese characters. If you’re interested in it, you may start practicing with a teacher right away.

Calligraphy, an amazing traditional art form, shows the love that all Chinese people have for culture and beauty. Chinese people of all ages practice calligraphy often, not to be a calligrapher, but to enjoy the peaceful mind.

（1）How long is the history of Chinese calligraphy?

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（2）What do we need to pay attention to when we practice calligraphy?

________________________________________

（3）What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

________________________________________

（4）When did Picasso fall in love with Chinese calligraphy?

________________________________________

（5）Why do Chinese people of all ages practice calligraphy often?

________________________________________

Reading comprehension

Niu Niu, a six-year-old girl, has become a good helper in a silent foot spa（足疗馆）. The owner of the foot spa and all of the workers can’t hear. And the girl helps them to communicate with the customers.

Niu Niu is the daughter of the foot spa owner Hu Yong, who lost his hearing because of a high fever in his childhood. This made it difficult for him to get a job. After finishing training in a foot spa, Hu started his own business in Chengdu in 2019. Peng Feng, the mother, who is also deaf, works together with her husband at the shop.

Though their shop is small, it is popular with customers because of the couple’s good skills. The foot spa is usually busy in the evening, when Niu Niu comes home from school and helps her parents. Niu Niu helps her parents in her sweet child voice and with rich body language. She is very funny and always makes customers laugh happily.

“She is always cheerful, active and outgoing,” said one of the customers.

“Dad taught me to work hard,” Niu Niu said. In her opinion, her parents are like superheroes who look after the family and her. “My parents are different from other people, but they are the best for me,” she added.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.

（1）What is wrong with Niu Niu’s parents?

A．

They can’t see.

B．

They can’t hear.

C．

They can’t walk.

（2）How does Niu Niu help her parents?

A．	She helps communicate with the customers.
B．	She helps tell jokes to the customers.
C．	She helps look after the customers.

（3）When did Niu Niu’s parents start the foot spa?

A．

Three years ago.

B．

Four years ago.

C．

Five years ago.

（4）Why is their foot spa popular?

A．	Because Niu Niu’s parents have good skills.
B．	Because Niu Niu is good at telling jokes.
C．	Because Niu Niu’s parents are deaf.

（5）What do you think of Niu Niu?

① She is hardworking and shy.

② She is outgoing and helpful.

③ She is cheerful and understanding.

A．

①②

B．

①③

C．

②③

Reading comprehension

	Lu Ban was a famous inventor.
	He created the Luban Lock to see how clever his son was.
	It took his son a whole night to put it back.
	One day, Lu Ban cut his hand on a leaf. He came up with a good idea. He invented the saw.
	Watching his mother making a quilt（被子）, Lu Ban created the ink line to mark a straight line on wood to saw it properly.
	The plane was invented to make flat surfaces（平整的表面）on the wood.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.

（1）Why did Lu Ban invent the Luban Lock?

A．

To see if his son was clever.

B．

To have fun.

C．

To lock the door.

（2）How did Lu Ban invent the saw?

A．	He got the idea from marking a straight line.
B．	He got the idea from cutting his hand on a leaf.
C．	He got the idea from using the Luban Lock.

（3）When did Lu Ban invent the ink line?

A．	While he was marking a straight line on the wood.
B．	After he saw the wood in a proper way.
C．	After he saw his mother making a quilt.

（4）What’s the plane used for?

A．

Sawing the wood.

B．

Flying in the sky.

C．

Making the wood flat.

（5）What do you think of Lu Ban according to the information above?

A．

Creative.

B．

Kind.

C．

Brave.