阅读分层训练二

_阅读分层训练二

|A＋B|

A

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()1.How long will the Huai'an Culture Group Tour last?

A．For two days. B．For four days.

C．For five days. D．For eight days.

()2.How much will Mrs. Li pay if she takes the 4-Day Qingdao Private Tour?

A．￥690. B．￥669.

C．￥8，500. D．￥16，800.

()3.If you want to go boating in Sun Moon Lake, you should call ________．

A．800-817-7223 B．800-810-6223

C．800-830-7288 D．800-850-8288

()4.If you take the 8-Day London Private Tour, you will be able to ________．

A．taste Huaiyang food

B．climb A-li Mountain

C．enjoy the view of the Thames

D．breathe the fresh air

B

Unexpected but Good

What a fine day! Mansor was sure that he would see his birthday present on the dining table. It had been like this for the past 15 years. Whatever happened, his parents would place the present next to his glass of milk on that day. He had given various hints(暗示) about what he really wanted, and even silently put a picture of the mobile phone into his mother's handbag. It was impossible that she didn't get the message.

To his surprise, there was nothing on the table this time. The family gave morning wishes to each other as usual and talked as if there was nothing special about the day. His mother only reminded him to clear his writing table.

Mansor quickly ran out of the house as he did not want his parents to see he was sad because they had forgotten his birthday! He would feel better if he joined his friends at the Old People's Home. As he did not want to stay around the house any longer, he got into the first taxi he saw. He was still sad while he was in it.

He got down from the taxi and realized how fine the weather was. The sun was shining brightly as if to give him joy. The chirping of the birds lightened his heart. He walked with a spring in his steps to Old People's Home. As he looked around, he saw people laughing and enjoying themselves. These old people didn't get much care or attention from their busy children, yet they were happy. Why should he be sad? A mobile phone was not quite a big deal after all.

Then he decided to go home. After getting home, he started to tidy his table, knowing that his mother expected him to do so. Wait! What's this? An air ticket to Pulau Redang(热浪岛) for a scuba diving course! “The mobile phone is nice, but we prefer that you learn something rather than have the latest mobile phone. Hope you will like our present.”

With tears of excitement, Mansor realized that he should have known that his parents would never forget his birthday.

()1.What did Mansor do to get the present he wanted?

A．He talked to his parents.

B．He gave hints to his parents.

C．He carefully cleaned his table.

D．He paid a visit to his good friends.

()2.After seeing those old people, Mansor________．

A．felt their life was so boring

B．realized he shouldn't be sad

C．wanted to offer help to them

D．hoped to get another present

()3.The parents bought the ticket for Mansor, because they________．

A．didn't want to let him down

B．didn't like the mobile phone

C．expected him to learn something

D．hoped he could respect their wishes

()4.What can we learn from the story?

A．Mansor liked the birthday present.

B．Mansor knew his parents very well.

C．Mansor's parents would buy a new gift.

D．Mansor's parents would say sorry to him.

|B＋C|

B

My Teacher

During my school life, I have come across several teachers. None has impressed me so much as our English teacher, Mr.

Leo. He has been teaching me English for the last two years. He is a very lovable person, soft-spoken and good-mannered. He is not big in his shape, but it is very well made up by his talents and ability. He always comes, neatly dressed, and bears a confident look. Naturally, everyone respects him.

It is a pleasure to listen to him when he teaches English, no matter it is prose(散文) or poetry(诗歌). He always uses very simple words in his class so that even an average student could follow him. He would never go on further until everyone can understand him. When he finds somebody has difficulty, he will spare no pains to help him.

Born a poetry lover, Mr. Leo teaches poetry with passion. He has a way to get into the spirit of the poet, he always carries the whole class with him in the enjoyment of the poem. Whether it is “Oh! Captain, My Captain！”“The Road Not Taken” or “When We Two Parted”，he makes us remember the lesson through his attractive way of teaching. Besides all these things, he has also been a very good coach when it comes to exams, although he insists that they are not everything.

During his free hours, he can be found in the school library looking through the books and magazines. We can get close to him easily and talk to him about our problems, doubts and everything. With his knowledge, character and wisdom, he always manages to help us out. He always looks at the bright side of things and also expects the best from us. He leaves the lasting stamp of his personality on our characters.

Many people walk into our life, but few have an influence as great as his.

()1.Why does Mr. Leo always use simple words in class?

A．He wants to get a bit more respect.

B．He thinks prose and poetry are difficult.

C．He fails to go on further with his lessons.

D．He makes sure average students can follow.

()2.What makes Mr. Leo's way of teaching attractive?

A．He is a very good coach of exams.

B．He can remember many famous poems.

C．He tells students exams are not important.

D．He brings students the enjoyment of poems.

()3.________ has a lasting influence on the students' characters.

A．Mr. Leo's love

B．Mr. Leo's personality

C．Mr. Leo's talent

D．Mr. Leo's knowledge

()4.In the writer's eyes, Mr. Leo is ________．

A．busy and strict

B．polite and funny

C．talented and caring

D．brave and patient

C

This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school's history. He didn't do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school's golf team, he quickly lost the only important match.

He didn't have friends, either. Other kids didn't care about him. If a classmate said “Hello”to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. Sparky was a loser and everyone knew it. So he accepted(承认) it.

But one thing was important to Sparky—drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors(编辑) of the yearbook, but he was refused. Sparky was hurt. But he didn't lose hope, because he believed in his ability and he stuck_to_drawing. He decided to become a professional(专业的) artist.

He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time on the cartoons. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios—they didn't like the cartoons.

Was it time to stop drawing? Sparky didn't think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self—a little boy loser, Charlie Brown. He wasn't good at football. But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide. Sparky, the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

()1. Which of the following about Sparky is TRUE?

A．He did well in his subjects.

B．He got a good grade in physics.

C．He didn't accept he was a loser.

D．He didn't lose the hope of drawing.

()2.The underlined words “stuck to drawing”(in Paragraph 3) most probably mean ________.

A．stopping drawing

B．giving up drawing

C．keeping on drawing

D．refusing to draw

()3.Who is Charlie Schulz according to the passage?

A．An editor of Walt Disney studios.

B．The boy who used to fail in school.

C．The boy who was good at everything.

D．The boy who was weak in everything.

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

A．Stick to Your Dream

B．A Cartoon Character

C．A Professional Artist

D．How to Be an Artist

|C＋D|

C

Snow is ice crystals. It forms when the air temperature is at or below 0℃. In order to form snow, there must also be some water in the air. Scientists showed that no two snowflakes are the same. They come in all sizes and shapes. When it is between －2.8℃ and 0℃，snowflakes are six-sided. If it is colder, snowflakes will be shaped like needles and stars.

Countries including Russia, Canada and some parts of the US have heavy snow in winter. The most snow in one year in record fell in Mount Baker, the US. Its total snowfall was 29 meters for the 1998 to 1999 season, according to USA Today. However, in some places, people have never seen snow, such as Singapore, some parts of India and most countries around the equator(赤道)．

In China, there is more snow in the north than in the south. The Nanling Mountains, on the border of Guangdong and Hunan provinces, may be the southernmost point in China to have snow. People in provinces such as Hainan don't get snow.

Other than snowstorms, snowfall is good for human being. Snow helps clean the environment. It cleans up the dust in the air and keeps the environment wet and comfortable.

Snow is also important to farmers. As the Chinese saying goes, “A fall of seasonable snow gives promise of a fruitful year.”Snow can keep the ground warm and protect crops from freezing. Melted snow gives enough water to crops. It also lowers the temperature of the ground, killing bad insects in the earth, which helps for a good harvest in the next year.

Snow is usually white. But sometimes you may see snow that is pink, brown, orange or red if the air is filled with dust, pollutants or sand. It was reported that orange snow fell in Siberia in 2007 and some parts of Russia were covered by pink snow in 2010.

()1.When the air temperature is between －2.8℃ and 0℃，the snowflakes will be ________．

A．rounded B．six-sided

C．like stars D．like needles

()2.People in ________ have never seen snow.

A．Russia B．the US

C．Mount Baker D．Singapore

()3.Melted snow can't ________．

A．keep the ground warm

B．help kill bad insects

C．give water to crops

D．make the environment wet and comfortable

()4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Snowstorms are good for human beings.

B．Not all snow is white.

C．Snow can protect crops from freezing.

D．Most countries around the equator are warmer than others.

D

Changed by New Media

Social media(社交媒体) is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world today. A study carried out by the Pew Research Center showed that 92% of teenagers go online daily. The wide use of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers' lives.

Changing relationships

High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face-to-face communication.

“It makes in-person relationships harder, because people give attention to their phones instead of their boyfriends or girlfriends，” Cooper said.

There's also a greater possibilities of things getting lost in translation over social media.

“If half of your relationship is over social media, you don't really know how other people are reacting，” Sienna Schulte, a junior student from Illinois, said.

Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationship with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friends through social media. Now he lives in Scotland, but they are still often able to communicate with one another.

“I can feel close to someone that I'm talking to through FaceTime，” Kaplan said.

Wanting to be “liked”

The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves.

Essena O'Neill said that she had stopped using the social networking service Instagram. The 19-year-old girl thought she had gotten lost in appearing online.

Negative comments(负面评论) can also do damage to a teenager's self-esteem(自尊). In particular, anonymous(匿名的) social media Apps such as Yik Yak may provide chances for cyber bullying(网络欺凌)．

The App allows users within 5 miles to create comments and add them to everything. Teenagers who get negative comments on these websites can't help but feel hurt.

Opening new doors

However, Armin Korsos, a student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site YouTube.

“Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world, in a way that was never possible before，”Korsos said.

Korsos recognizes that social media has become a distraction(让人分心的事). “Social media, though it helps people con nect with their friends and stay updated, is not all necessary.”

()1.How does social media change relationship according to the passage?

A．It pushes people to meet their friends more often online.

B．It encourages people to pay more attention to the friends around them.

C．It helps users to understand correctly what others are talking about online.

D．It allows people to communicate with their friends who live far away more easily.

()2.Essena O'Neill decided to stop using social media, because________．

A．she couldn't stand cyber bullying on social media

B．she wanted to spend more time with her friends in real life

C．she got lost in appearing on social media

D．She had got tired of using social media Apps like Yik Yak

()3.Which of the following opinions would Armin Korsos probably agree with?

A．Social media can easily improve teenagers' talents.

B．The use of social media taught him to correct negative comments.

C．Social media is not necessary for teenagers, because it is a distraction.

D．If used well, social media can create opportunities for teenagers to develop themselves.

()4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．The main problems with social media.

B．The effects of social media on teenagers.

C．How teenagers benefit from social media.

D．Why social media attracts teenagers so much.

参考答案

A＋B

A

1．A 2.B 3.D 4.C

B

1．B细节理解题。根据第一段第五句“He had given various hints about what he really wanted, and even silently put a picture of the mobile phone into his mother's handbag.”可知，他给了父母暗示。故选B。

2．B细节理解题。根据第四段结尾“Why should he be sad? A mobile phone was not quite a big deal after all.”可知，见到这些老人后，他就不难过了。故选B。

3．C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“The mobile phone is nice, but we prefer that you learn something rather than have the latest mobile phone. Hope you will like our present.”可知，父母给他飞机票作为礼物是为了让他学一些东西。故选C。

4．A推理判断题。根据最后一段“With tears of excitement, Mansor realized that he should have known that his parents would never forget his birthday.”可知，他对这个礼物非常满意。故选A。

B＋C

B

1．D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“He always uses very simple words in his class so that even an average student could follow him.”可知，他是为了确保所有学生能跟上。故选D。

2．D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句和第三句“He has a way to get into the spirit of the poet, he always carries the whole class with him in the enjoyment of…through his attractive way of teaching.”可知，他能给学生们带来诗歌的乐趣。并以此吸引学生。故选D。

3．B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“He leaves the lasting stamp of his personality on our characters.”可知，老师的人格对学生们的性格有一个深远的影响。故选B。

4．C推理判断题。根据第一段第五句“He is not big in his shape but it is very well made up by his talents and ability.”可知，他是一个有才华的老师；根据第二段第二句“He always uses very simple…could follow him.”可知，他关心学生。故选C。

C

1．D推理判断题。根据第三段第四句和第五句“Sparky was hurt. But he didn't lose hope…”可知，对于自己的美术作品，他总是充满希望和信心。故选D。

2．C词义猜测题。根据画线词组的下一句“他决心成为一名职业画家”可知，他不会放弃自己的理想，所以可以推测画线词组的含义应该与“坚持、不放弃”相关。故选C。

3．B细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“Sparky, the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again, was Charles Schulz.”可知选B。

4．A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要描述了一个其他方面平平甚至落后的男孩儿在绘画上锲而不舍、坚持努力最终成功的故事。所以标题就要选择体现他坚持不放弃这种精神的选项。故选A。

C＋D

C

1．B细节理解题。根据第一段第六句“…snowflakes are six-sided.”可知，温度处于零下2.8℃和0℃之间时雪花是六边形。故选B。

2．D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“However, in some places, people have never seen snow, such as Singapore，…”可知，新加坡没下过雪。故选D。

3．A细节理解题。根据第五段结尾“Melted snow gives enough water to crops. It also lowers the temperature of the ground, killing bad i nsects in the earth, which helps for a good harvest in the next year.”可知，A项表述错误。故选A。

4．A推理判断题。根据第四段开头“Other than snowstorms, snowfall is good for human being.”可知，除了暴风雪外，下雪对人类是有好处的。所以暴风雪对人类没有好处。故选A。

D

1．D细节理解题。根据“Changing relationships”下面的第五段“…some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friends through social media.”可知，社交网络平台让原本距离遥远的两个人也可以轻松亲近的交流。故选D。

2．C细节理解题。根据“Wanting to be ‘liked’”下面的第二段中“The 19-year-old girl thought she had gotten lost in appearing online.”可知，这个19岁女孩儿停用社交网络平台的原因是沉迷于在社交网络平台上表现自己。故选C。

3．D推理判断题。根据“Opening new doors”下面的第二段和第三段“Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world, in a way that was never possible before，” Korsos said.Korsos recognizes that social media has become a distraction. “Social media, though it helps people connect with their friends and stay updated, is not all necessary.”可知，Korsos从正反两方面客观地评价了网络社交平台的利弊，所以选项就要具有客观性，A、B、C只阐述了利、弊的一方面，故排除。故选D。

4．B主旨大意题。文章结构为总分结构。根据第一段最后一句主旨句“The wide use of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers' lives.”可知，本文主要讲述了社交媒体对青少年的影响。故选B。