初中英语阅读理解

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

As we can learn from the story in our textbook, guide dogs are the “eyes” of blind people. But how can they be so helpful? The answer is simple. Guide dogs practice to be helpful. As part of the training, guide dogs practice getting to the places their owners will need to go. But before this, guide dogs must receive training in many other areas. This is because guiding a person safely is more important than just knowing where to go.

Suppose a tree branch（树枝） is lying on the road in front of a blind person and his guide dog. Since the person cannot see the branch, it’s up to the dog to let him know it is there. If the branch is small the dog may help guide its owner around it. If it is large, the dog will stop the person. Then he knows there is something in the way. He will work with his dog to find a way past the branch.

Many people think a guide dog tells its owner when they can cross the road. This is not true. Instead, the dog usually stops its owner when they have reached the end of a road. Then the blind person listens to their situation and considers if it is safe to cross the road. A blind person and his dog always work as a team.

（1）About guide dogs, we can know ________ from the first paragraph.

A．	blind people can’t afford a guide dog	B．	not all dogs can be trained to be helpful
C．	dogs are born to be helpful to blind people	D．	guide dogs learn to be helpful through training

（2）The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”.

A．

the road

B．

the tree branch

C．

the blind person

D．

the dog

（3）If there is a large branch on the road in front of its owner, the guide dog will ________.

A．	stop its owner	B．	ask someone for help
C．	move it with its owner	D．	guide its owner around it

（4）According to the passage, who will decide if it is safe for a blind person to cross a road?

A．	The blind person himself.	B．	His guide dog.
C．	Both he and his guide dog.	D．	A police officer.

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Do you know how to take notes? Here are some useful tips.

★Don’t write everything down. Pay more attention to the main points.

★You should write key words or very short sentences.

★You may use your own words, but try not to change the speaker’s meaning.

★Don’t worry about missing something during the speech.

★Don’t take notes on paper that you might easily lose. Keep your notes in a notebook.

★Read your notes often. This will help you remember them later.

（1）What should you write when taking notes?

A．

Everything you hear.

B．

Some key words.

C．

Long sentences.

D．

Less important points.

（2）According to the passage, it might be best to take notes on ________ .

A．

pieces of paper

B．

the textbook

C．

a notebook

D．

your desk

（3）What should you do if you want to learn from your notes?

A．	Read them often.	B．	Make them longer.
C．	Change the speaker’s meaning.	D．	Spend less time on them.

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

Spring Equinox The 4th term March 20th~April 5th

Grain in Ear The 9th term June 5th~June 20th

Beginning of Autumn The 13th term August 7th~ August22nd

Greater Cold The 24th term January 20th~ February 2nd

Everything begins to grow and flowers come out. Some birds fly back to the north. People always fly kites and go climbing.

It’s a long period of continuous（持续不断）rainy and cloudy weather. Farmers are busy sowing （播种）and working in the fields.

The leaves of trees start to fall, as the saying goes “one leaf falls, autumn arrives.” people can feel that the wind is getting cool.

It is snowy and cold. People wear thick clothes to keep warm. Children often make snowmen and do some winter sports like ice skating.

（1）Spring Equinox is the best time to ________.

A．

fly kites

B．

pick up leaves

C．

make snowmen

（2）How’s the weather during Grain in Ear?

A．

Sunny and hot.

B．

Rainy and cloudy.

C．

Snowy and cold.

（3）Which solar term is the last one of all the solar terms?

A．

Spring Equinox.

B．

Grain in Ear.

C．

Greater Cold.

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

APPs	Functions（功能）	Launch（推广）Time
Alipay Alipay Network Technology CO., LTD	*Paying for bills（账单） *Shopping online *Booking（订购）tickets	In 2004
WeChat Tencent Technology Company	*Chatting（交流）with others *Sending red packets（包） *Sharing locations *Making voice or video calls	In 20（1）
Himalaya Shanghai Himalaya Technology CO., LTD	*Listening to many radio programs *Listening to audio books（有声书籍）	In 2013

（1）Alipay is used for ________.

A．

listening to many programs

B．

paying for products

C．

chatting with others

（2）When was WeChat put to use?

A．

In 2004.

B．

In 20（1）.

C．

In 2013.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

The careful use of lecture videos could help people study more efficiently（高效地）, say researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles （UCLA）.

According to a new study, watching lecture videos at twice the normal speed has almost no bad effect on learning. Even better, watching lecture videos at an increased speed more than once may even lead to improved learning and higher test scores compared to watching once at normal speed.

The study, done by UCLA’s Department of Psychology, put students into groups and asked them to watch lecture videos at different speeds without taking notes. The students then took tests based on the video content.

The test results showed little difference in scores between students who watched the videos at normal speed and those who watched at up to double speed—meaning students could halve（减半）their study time with little effect on learning.

But students shouldn’t speed up too much—because students who watched the videos at two-and-a-half times the normal speed had lower test results.

It was also found that watching the videos twice at double speed—both one week before the test and again immediately before it—produced higher test scores compared to students who watched the videos just once at normal speed.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have used some types of remote（远程的）learning, including video lessons. And while students and teachers have worried about the effects of remote learning, the UCLA study suggests that, if used the right way, video lectures could actually help make studying more efficient.

（1）What may happen if we watch lecture videos at an increased speed more than once?

A．	It may improve learning.
B．	It may improve reading skills.
C．	It may lead to the best test result.

（2）What were the students asked to do before taking tests?

A．	Discuss the video content.
B．	Watch videos at different speeds.
C．	Take notes while watching videos.

（3）What can we learn about remote learning?

A．	It helps develop learning habits.
B．	It increases the speed of teaching.
C．	It makes learning better if rightly used.

（4）What’s the best title for the text?

A．	Watching Videos Is a Good Way of Learning
B．	Watching Videos Helps Get High Test Scores
C．	Watching Videos at Double Speed Could Help Learning

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

Chinese movies have become one of the favorites among the youth in Malawi. Because lots of Chinese movies are available in the country, many people can now enjoy them in video show halls, homes and through the Internet.

Luis Ndalama, 38, is a businessman who has been doing a videodisc（影碟）business for over 15 years. He told Xinhua Agency his customers have been watching Chinese movies for a long time. However, because they didn’t understand Chinese, many of them used to have difficulties in following the movies. “But with time, we have seen many Chinese movies with subtitles（字幕）, and this helps many of my customers to understand them even better because the Chinese language is new to most of us,” Ndalama said.

In an interview with Xinhua, many young people were able to explain things they learned from movies about China. “It’s always fun watching Chinese movies. At first it was very hard to understand them because everything about them and us was different in terms of language, food, dressing, dances and many other cultural values. But now, there are a lot of things that I know about China through movies. For example, I know about Kung Fu, the Great Wall, food like BiangBiang noodles and many other interesting things about China,” Khama said.

（1）Where can the text be found?

A．

In a novel.

B．

In a news story.

C．

In a history book.

（2）What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．

Customers.

B．

Movies.

C．

Subtitles.

（3）What can we say about the youth in Malawi?

A．	They show great interest in Chinese movies.
B．	They prefer to do business with Chinese people.
C．	They think it difficult to communicate in Chinese.

（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．	Chinese movies are popular in the world.
B．	More and more people start to study in China.
C．	Chinese movies help foreigners learn about Chinese culture.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

At one hall in a town, a huge board said, “FOOD SHORTAGE IN AFRICA. PLEASE HELP THE STARVING PEOPLE.”

A large crowd was standing in line to hand over their donations（捐赠）. Near the door of the hall stood a beautiful young girl, poorly but tidily dressed. With a shy look, she watched the people before her. She saw a businessman who laid a bag of gold on the table. Then came a rich lady who took out a lot of jewels. Some others handed cash, clothes and food. The girl wouldn’t like to take her turn but at last, she stepped forward.

“But... it is so small. I am ashamed to give it. It seems worthless, but it is all I have, ” she said.

“We are thankful for even the smallest donation,” the man at the counter replied kindly. “Here it is. I have nothing else to give,” she added. And then under her coat, she took out two long thick plaits（辫子）of her golden hair. As she did so, her hat fell back, showing the beautiful young bald（无发的）head.

This beautiful girl donated her most priceless golden hair, which was more valuable than all the glittering gold, jewels or cash of the other donors.

（1）What does the underlined word “STARVING” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．

Hungry.

B．

Sick.

C．

Thirsty.

（2）What can we learn from the girl’s words?

A．	She didn’t want to give away anything.
B．	She thought her donation had no value.
C．	She thought she gave away the best thing in town.

（3）Why was the girl’s hair the most priceless donation?

A．	It was long and thick.
B．	It was badly needed in Africa.
C．	It was the only valuable thing the girl could give.

（4）Which word can best describe the girl?

A．

Kind.

B．

Humorous.

C．

Outgoing.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

Music can be powerful. The Guardian listed 50 concerts that changed modern music history. Let’s look at three of them.

Bob Dylan: Newport Folk Festival

Rhode Island, US, July 25, 1965

Bob Dylan is well-known for his poetic guitar ballads. In this 1965 concert, Dylan took out an electric guitar and made a sharp sound. The Guardian said this is when folk rock was born.

Freddie Mercury: Live Aid

London, UK, July 13, 1985

As its name suggests, Live Aid was for helping people. It raised ＄245 million to fight famine（饥荒）in Ethiopia. It’s often seen as the first benefit（慈善）concert of its kind. The concert also saw the birth of a new rock star—Freddie Mercury.

Beyonce: Coachella Music Festival

California, US, April 14, 2018

At the Coachella Music Festival, Beyonce had an all-black dancer and backing vocals lineup. The concert, which fans call “Beychella” on Twitter, took 100 backup performers and three months of rehearsals（排练）. The Guardian thinks Beyonce is like “a goddess of war”.

（1）When was folk rock born?

A．

In 1965.

B．

In 1985.

C．

In 2018.

（2）Which concert is regarded as the first benefit concert?

A．

Newport Folk Festival.

B．

Live Aid.

C．

Coachella Music Festival.

（3）Who is like “a goddess of war”?

A．

Bob Dylan.

B．

Freddie Mercury.

C．

Beyonce.

For 16-year-old Ma Yifei, the violin performance of the Beijing 2022 Olympic theme song, Snowflake, was her best present for Paralympians （残奥运动员） all over the world. Even though snowflakes are related to winter, she let others feel warmth, hope and light through her performance. “I’m also disabled and I want to do something for them with my music,” said Ma.

Ma went blind at the age of two because of an illness. She became interested in music when she was young. She started to learn to play the piano at five and the violin at nine, experiencing the “colorful” music through sound and emotion.

Ma’s mother Ha Chunyan, a former music teacher in a primary school, helped her memorize the music score （乐谱） before she played the piano. Ma could not see the keys and always played the wrong notes. It took her thousands of tries to play a piece correctly.

Learning the violin was more challenging. Ma needed to feel the teacher’s hands, arms and back to learn the movements, and listen to the strings （弦） over and over again to feel the muscles （肌肉） herself.

“After three years of learning, she still could not make any sound except terrible noises,” said Ha, who advised her daughter to give up the violin. But Ma said, “As I’ve been practicing so long, it’s hard to give up. I believe I will play better if I persist in practicing.”

In 2018, Ma got a chance to follow Sheng Yuan and Cao Yuhan, famous musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, to study music in Beijing. She left her home in Ningxia to follow her musical dream, though she knew there would be more challenges ahead.

Ma expressed her excitement about performing at the big event. “All my hard work has paid off. I’m proud of standing on the stage today.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（1）The violin performance made people feel __________.

A．	regret, hope and light	B．	fear, warmth and hope
C．	warmth, hope and light	D．	pity, warmth and light

（2）How does the writer describe Ma’s difficulties in learning the violin?

A．	By questioning.	B．	By listing numbers.
C．	By offering advice.	D．	By giving examples.

（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Ma?

A．	Ma began to learn to play the piano at nine.
B．	In 2018, Ma got a chance to study music in Beijing.
C．	It was more challenging for Ma to learn the piano than the violin.
D．	Ma could memorize the music score by herself before playing the piano.

（4）What does the underlined phrase “persist in” probably mean in Paragraph 5?

A．	keep on	B．	end up
C．	take pride in	D．	look forward to

（5）Ma’s story tells us __________.

A．	old habits die hard	B．	there is no place like home
C．	practice makes perfect	D．	a good friend is like a mirror

I asked my dad if I had ever made him cry before because I couldn’t remember ever seeing him cry.

“There was once,” he said.

He told me that when I was one year old, he put a pen, a piece of paper money and a toy in front of me. He wanted to see which one I would pick. It’s a tradition that a lot of Chinese people do when their kids are one year old. According to this tradition, it shows what the kid will value most when he or she grows up. For example, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be an intelligent person in the future. If the kid takes the money, it means he or she will value money more than others and become rich. If the kid takes the toy, it means he or she will like fun things and play a lot.

My father was doing it because he was curious （好奇的）. It was interesting for him to see which one I would pick.

He said that I just sat there and stared at the three things. He sat across from me and waited to see the result.

According to him, I moved toward him and he held his breath. Then I pushed everything aside and went right into his arms. Tears （眼泪） came to his eyes. He didn’t realize that he was one of the choices.

And that was the first and only time I made him cry.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（1）How many choices did the father prepare?

A．

One.

B．

Two.

C．

Three.

D．

Four.

（2）According to the tradition, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be __________.

A．

rich

B．

intelligent

C．

humorous

D．

successful

（3）Which one did the writer finally pick?

A．

The father.

B．

The pen.

C．

The money.

D．

The toy.

（4）The father felt __________ after the writer pushed everything aside and went into his arms.

A．

curious

B．

nervous

C．

relaxed

D．

moved

（5）Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?

A．	A father’s warm hug	B．	Joyful tears for an old tradition
C．	Different choices of a father	D．	A tradition for a kid’s first birthday

It is well-known that silk was discovered in China. It is wonderfully strong, light and soft. As one of the best materials for clothes, silk has a perfect look and feel that no other materials can match.

There is a story about how silk was discovered. Lei Zu, the wife of Huang Di, was having tea under a mulberry tree when a silkworm cocoon (蚕茧) fell into her cup. As she tried to take the cocoon out, it started to unwind (展开) and the “line” seemed endless. She realized that the strong line could be used to make clothes. Then Lei Zu taught her people how to raise silkworms and how to get silk. In this way, the silk industry was born.

For hundreds of years after that, silk was only used by rich people. It was a symbol of identity and status (身份和地位). With the development of the silk industry, more silk was produced. It was no longer just for rich people. In the Han Dynasty, silk was transported as far away as Spain, Rome and many other countries. The trade road was famously known as the Silk Road, which connected China with the rest of the world.

Today, silk can be used for many kinds of things, not just for clothes but also for paintings, writing brushes, kites and even fishing nets. Wherever silk goes around the world, it is always warmly received.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。

（1）Silk is one of the best materials for clothes.

（2）Huang Di discovered silk could be used to make clothes by accident.

（3）As more silk was produced, it reached more people’s homes.

（4）The silk industry was born because of the Silk Road.

（5）This passage mainly talks about the history and the popularity of silk.

阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）

You don’t know me unless you read a book called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck’s my name, Huckleberry Finn. That book ends like this: my best friend, Tom Sawyer, and I found ＄12,000 in gold in a cave. We became rich. We got ＄6,000 each.

My mother died long ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was always drunk and he often beat me. Then a kind old lady called Widow Douglas took me into her home to live. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table. She sent me to school every day.

I hated those new clothes. I missed my old life. I put on my old clothes and ran away and was free and happy, but Tom Sawyer found me and said that if I wanted to join his club, I would have to return to live with the widow. For this reason, I returned to live with her.

The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside the widow’s house. My heart jumped. Pap!

“He’s heard about my money,” I thought. “And he wants it! ”

When I lit my candle and went up to my room that night, there sat Pap—his own self! I expected to be scared of him now, but I wasn’t. I stood looking at him; he set there—looking at me.

Pap was nearly fifty years old. His black hair was long and uncombed and dirty. He had allowed hair to grow on his face, which was ghostly white. Just looking at the ugly white skin made me feel sick. His clothes? —dirty and torn. His feet showed through large holes in his shoes. His hat was on the floor—an old black hat with a large hole in it.

—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

（1）Who is telling the story?

____________________________________________________________

（2）How did Tom and Huck become rich?

___________________________________________________________

（3）Why did Widow Douglas take Huck in to live with her?

___________________________________________________________

（4）Why did Huck return to live with Widow Douglas?

___________________________________________________________

（5）What is Huck’s father like in your eyes? Why do you think so?

___________________________________________________________

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense contractor, have developed and made the world’s first robot whale shark（鲸鲨）.

The robotic shark has been on display in an aquarium（水族馆）at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park since January.

A whale shark is a slow-moving carpet shark and the largest known living fish.

Designed and built by engineers at the Shenyang-based No 111 Factory, the underwater robot is 4.7 meters long, weighs 350 kilograms and can move 42 meters a minute.

Powered by a lithium battery, it can swim, turn, float and dive like a real shark by moving its mechanical fins（鳍）. The mouth and gills（鳃）can also open and close like a shark’s. The biomimetic shark is made of sensors（传感器）, multi-joint fins, batteries, and systems which enable it to avoid what’s in the way in all directions.

“The robot can reach a depth of 10 meters and work for as long as 10 hours,” said Fang Xuelin, a senior researcher in charge of the robot shark program.

“The shark can be remotely controlled and can also swim based on preset programs or its own sensors,” he said.

“We have built multiple kinds of robot fishes, and the robotic whale shark is the largest mechanical fish we have made so far,” Fang added. “Our robots are to serve three purposes—to perform in aquariums for entertainment, spread knowledge about the sea and aquatic（水生的）animals among youngsters, and carry out scientific tasks such as hydrological surveys, underwater photography and environmental inspection.”

“The factory now plans to develop more types of aquatic robots, including some extinct mammals（哺乳动物）, for display in parks and schools. It will also promote the products to businesses engaged in fields such as underwater salvage and mineral prospecting,” he said.

（1）The whale shark on display is ________.

A．	the world’s first robot	B．	the largest living fish
C．	a 7.4-meter-long shark	D．	a robotic shark

（2）What does the underlined word “biomimetic”in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．

仿生的

B．

虚拟的

C．

杂交的

D．

变异的

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	The shark is the first mechanical fish made at the factory.
B．	Powered by a lithium battery, the shark can swim without stopping.
C．	The factory has built multiple kinds of robot fishes including the shark.
D．	The factory has developed some extinct mammals for display in parks.

（4）What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A．	The limits of the aquatic robots.	B．	The purposes of the aquatic robots.
C．	The progress in making aquatic robots.	D．	The steps to developing aquatic robots.

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My five-year-old son befriends the woman. It starts with voices in the yard. When I come out to check on Daniel, his face is pressed on the fence（篱笆）.

The woman says, “You wait right here; I’ll be right back. ”

She returns with a saw（锯子）. There’s a whirring. A circle in the wooden fence drops out of sight.

“Dad! Sandy just drilled out a hole in the fence so Sandy and I can talk! ” Daniel spins around.

I hadn’t known her name was Sandy. We’ve lived here a month before Daniel was born.

Daniel’s and Sandy’s murmuring voices continue. Whenever Daniel is outside, he circles near the fence that isn’t a fence any more. Some days my son just goes to stand at the hole, yelling, “Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!” Sometimes I hear bits of their talk.

“We painted a ghost at school.”

Or: “Wheeler and Jackson were playing football, and they told me I couldn’t play.”

“That wasn’t very nice, ” says Sandy. “Did that hurt your feelings? Did you let them know that?”

I can’t hear how he replies. A moment of envy runs through me. He never talks about his school things with me.

Daniel and Sandy not only keep chatting through the hole, they also exchange gifts. A coloring book, then a Hot Wheels car. It’s unclear what Daniel gives Sandy in return.

One afternoon, I hear Sandy’s voice floating over the top of the fence with the hole. “I thought maybe Daniel could come for a play date.”

We ring the bell on Sandy’s porch. She’s a middle-aged woman with smiling eyes. Sandy’s yard is sweet with the smell of flowers. We have a pleasant afternoon with Sandy, my son’s adult friend, the first friend Daniel has made on his own.

A month later, Sandy leaves to care for her mother in Kansas. She left behind a box of presents: a coloring book, sidewalk chalk, the missing orange part in the Hot Wheels track. When I look at Daniel, he’s looking down at his shoes.

He sometimes wanders down to the fence. Instead of calling “Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!” he cries. “Hello! Helloooooo!”

One day, Daniel receives Sandy’s postcard. They write frequently, warmly.

（1）Which of the following is the correct order of the story?

a. Sandy leaves for Kansas to care for her mother.

b. Daniel and Sandy exchange gifts through the hole.

c. Daniel and Sandy are good pen friends.

d. Sandy drills out a hole in the fence.

e. Sandy invites Daniel to come to her yard for a play date.

A．

dbeac

B．

badec

C．

dceab

D．

ecadb

（2）Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 4 from the bottom?

A．	The neighbourhood I grew up in has a fence like this.
B．	We’ve passed through the hole in the fence.
C．	Beyond that fence stands Sandy’s blue house.
D．	I’m a person who looks on the bad side of the fence.

（3）What can we know about Daniel from the underlined sentences in the story?

A．	He doesn’t care about Sandy’s leaving.	B．	He is impressed with the shoes from Sandy.
C．	He is heartbroken when hearing the news.	D．	He does not want to be Sandy’s friend any more.

（4）Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

A．	Parents are children’s best friends.	B．	Trust and friendship can go beyond ages.
C．	A good fence makes a good neighbour.	D．	Grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

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Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents’ house. On each visit, their grandpa would give them a few coins. Then all the children would run off to buy sweets. One day, he gathered the children together. He said, “Let’s have a competition to see who can manage money wisely. At the end of this year, tell me how you’ve used your money.”

Ruben and Nico, the two smallest kids, continued spending their money all on sweets. Every time, they would show off their sweets in front of the other children. This made Clara and Joe so angry that these two could no longer keep saving their money. They soon joined Ruben and Nico.

Monty was a clever boy. He decided to manage his money by buying and selling things. Soon he made a lot of money with little effort. The way he was going, he would end up almost a rich man. However, he began to spend his money on more and more expensive things for himself. A few months later, he hadn’t a single penny（便士）left.

Alex saved and saved all the coins he was given, and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone. He was the clear winner.

There was also Julia. Poor Julia hadn’t a penny on the day of the competition. She had spent all her coins on her secret plan. Julia knew a poor violinist who played in the park, and she offered him all the coins for his violin lessons. Although it wasn’t much money, on seeing Julia’s excitement, the violinist agreed. A little after a year the violinist loaned her a violin so they two could play together in the park. They were so successful that she managed to buy her own violin. Even better, she later became a very famous violinist.

（1）Why did the children’s grandpa suggest the competition to them?

A．	To encourage them to win competitions.	B．	To teach them how to manage their money.
C．	To tell them money was important to them.	D．	To know who was the cleverest child in the family.

（2）The underlined words “these two” in Paragraph 2 refer to（指的是）________.

A．

Clara and Joe

B．

Ruben and Nico

C．

Monty and Alex

D．

Alex and Julia

（3）What can we learn from Julia’s story?

A．	Get rich slow, or get poor fast.
B．	Little effort always brings much money.
C．	A little money well spent can help realize your dreams.
D．	It is not wise of you to spend all the money you've got.

（4）What is the best title for the passage?

A．	Grandpa’s coins	B．	Julia’s cousins
C．	A saving competition	D．	A happy family