2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《人物故事类1》

2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《人物故事类1》

1．For his eleventh birthday，Lin was given a gift that would shape his life．On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him．There was just one requirement：Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．

To that point Lin had had many hobbies，but none kept his interest for more than a week or two．His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting．That hobby lasted a week．Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through．Those paints were now under his bed，still unopened．This time Lin's parents would let him decide．Lin's eyes moved down the notice board that listed all the courses on offer．He stopped at "Photography，" He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera．Although Lin's family wasn't poor，they weren't rich either，and a camera cost a lot of money．He continued looking．

The next course to catch his eyes was "Language Art"．He didn't even know what that meant．His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches．Lin，a shy boy，could think of nothing worse．

Then he saw it．"Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do．It was inexpensive and convenient，it could be done alone and it was also creative．Based on Lin's hobby history，his dad had doubts，but he agreed．Much to his parents' surprise，Lin kept his promise．He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday，and practised at home，making delicious meals for his family．Everyone looked forward to birthdays，when they could eat his cakes．Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．

Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant．When customers say they enjoy his meal，he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child，and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．

（1）Lin didn't choose to study photography because ．

A．it was too expensive

B．he had no interest in it

C．he was not very creative

D．it was not offered that term

（2）The underlined expression ．

A．make him excited

B．make him annoyed

C．get his attention

D．help him see clearly

（3）Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking？

A．It only lasted for a short time．

B．It seemed to match his character．

C．It was forced on him by his parents．

D．It developed slowly over many months．

（4）What's the best title for the passage？

A．A Strict Father

B．A Changeable Boy

C．Fun of Cooking

D．The Birthday Gift

2．A boy in his early teens called a number and started to speak with his hand partially （部分地）over the phone．He wanted to change the tone（语气）of his voice．While all this was happening， a man who was working nearby observed listened with great interest to the conversation that followed："Lady，can you give me a job cutting your lawn（草坪）？"

"I already have someone cut my lawn，" answered the woman at the other end of the phone．

"Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．"

"I'm very satisfied with the person who is cutting my lawn．"

The boy said，"Lady，I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free．"

"No，thank you．"

With a smile on his face，the young boy thanked the lady and hung up the phone．The man then walked over to the boy and said，

"Hey! boy．I like your attitude（态度）．I'd like to offer you a job．"

"No，thanks，"said the boy．

"But you're looking for a job，aren't you？" "No，sir，" answered the boy．"I was just checking on my performance （表现）at the job I already have．I am the one who cuts that lady's lawn!"

（1）The boy spoke with his hand partially over the phone and ．

A．played a trick on the lady

B．changed the tone of his voice

C．saved the cost of the call

D．attracted more people's attention

（2）What does the underlined phrase "hung up" mean in Chinese in paragraph 8？

A．挂断B．垂下C．飞起D．晾晒

（3）The man ．

A．offered the boy a job

B．taught the boy a lesson

C．liked the boy's attitude

D．checked the boy's performance

（4）Who cut the lawn on earth？

A．The man nearby．

B．The lady herself．

C．The boy making a call．

D．The person with a smile．

3．A new restaurant is near our school．My classmates often visit it and write down their opinions about the restaurant．

Name Opinions

Mary I go to the restaurant with my friends in the evening．The food is very nice．I often drink some orange juice there．It is free．It is good to

drink cold orange juice．

David My parents take me to the restaurant for lunch．I think the food is nice，but it is a little dear．I like to eat beef noodles there．

Sam I don't like the food there．But I like the plates and cups in the restaurant．They are beautiful and clean．The restaurant is also

beautiful，too．

Tom I like the new restaurant．I go there at night．I like the food there．My favorite food is tomatoes with eggs．

（1）What does "Opinions" mean in Chinese？

A．理念B．看法C．方式D．措施

（2）Which is Mary's description（描述）about the orange juice there？

a．free b．cold c．dear d．clean

A．a，b B．a，c C．b，c D．a，d

（3）Who goes to the restaurant for lunch？

A．Mary．B．Sam．C．David．D．Tom．

（4）What does Tom like to eat？

A．Orange juice．

B．Vegetables．

C．Tomatoes with eggs．

D．Beef noodles．

（5）What do we know about the restaurant？

A．They all like the food there．

B．The orange juice is not free．

C．The restaurant is in their school．

D．The plates and cups are beautiful and clean．

4．Long ago，there was a queen who lived in a palace．She felt bored and said to her advisor ，"All the things around me are too boring．I need a different kind of beauty．Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world．And the prize will be this crown．"

Several days later，lots of people came to the competition and showed their things．The queen was not satisfied with what she saw．The advisor suggested，

"What you are looking for cannot be brought to you．You must look for it by yourself．What about a journey？"

The queen was interested in the idea，so she started immediately．As she was on top of the hill near her palace，she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart．"Why have I never found my palace so beautiful？"

The queen spent one year travelling．She saw beauty on the farm，in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey．But what was the most beautiful thing？She thought it over．Suddenly，she understood beauty was everywhere．She should learn to enjoy the world．She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen．As time went by，the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left．

She found the most beautiful thing at last．It was the world!

（1）The queen wanted to for the most beautiful thing in the world．A．hold a competition

B．buy a new crown

C．go on a journey

D．see stars twinkling

（2）came to the competition and showed their things．

A．Quite a few people

B．Not many people

C．Only the advisor

D．Everyone in the country

（3）On top of the hill near her palace，the queen suddenly found her palace so ．

A．boring B．interesting C．different D．beautiful

（4）The passage tells us that ．

A．beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world

B．you can get whatever you want if you are a queen

C．the things in the palace are most beautiful

D．Travelling around is the best lifestyle

5．Pete Sparks was a sensitive（敏感的）boy．He was so sensitive that even his hair was ticklish（怕痒的）．You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing．When this ticklish laughter started，no one could make him stop．Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness，but nothing worked．So he began to feel sad for being different．One day in the street，he met a special clown （小丑）．The clown was very old and could hardly walk，but when he saw Pete in tears，he went to cheer him up．It didn't take long to make Pete laugh．Later Pete told him about his problem，and he asked the clown how such an old man could keep on being a clown．

"I have no one to take my place，said the clown．"I have a very serious job to do．Pete looked at him，surprised．"Come，I'll show you" said the clown．So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick．As soon as they saw the clown，their faces changed completely and lit up with a

smile．The short time spent with the clown changed everything for them．That day was even more special，because in every show Pete's laughter made the children even happier．

When the visit came to an end，the old clown said to Pete，"Now do you see why I can't retire（退休），even at my age？"

That was how Pete became a clown．and took the old man's place．From that day on，the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy，thanks to his special talent．

（1）At first Pete's ticklishness made him ．

A．feel sad

B．popular among kids

C．always be laughed at

D．feel proud of himself

（2）Which of the following is TRUE about the old ？

A．He was a sensitive man

B．He liked his job as a clown

C．He was unable to make Pete laugh

D．He knew how to control his ticklishness

（3）The old clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to ．

A．treat his ticklishness

B．encourage him to be a clown

C．show him the meaning of his job

D．know whether Pete had told the truth

（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A．The old clown died

B．Pete stopped being ticklish

C．Pete felt good with his talent

D．Pete went to live with the old clown

6．Kimberley，from America，was one of the winners of the 2018 Chinese Govemment Scholarship（奖学金）．"I feel nervous and excited，but I just cant wait to go，said Kimberley who would study at Zhejiang Normal（师范）University．I'm nervous because I'm flying halfway around the world by myself．And I know just alittle bit of Chinese，"she added．She hoped to improve her Chinese and make a lot of friends in China．

Kimberley was one of the 18 who received scholarships to study in China．Under the scholarship program，international students would be sponsored so that they could study and do research at Chinese universities．For them，it's a piece of good news because they could get help fom this program．Shelley，vice﹣president for Student Life，said，"Congratulations to you for having such a chance like this．Believe me﹣you're going to have a lot of fun leaming in China．"Zhang Ping，a Chinese Official，mentioned，"You will not only have new knowledge，but also find many ways to enjoy the interesting Chinese culture and history．

（1）Where would Kimberley study？

A．Zhejiang Normal University．

B．Nanjing Normal University．

C．Beijing Normal University．

D．Hunan Normal University．

（2）What does the underlined word"sponsored"probably mean？

A．greeted．B．interviewed．C．punished．D．supported．

（3）What does the last paragraph tell us？

A．Shelley is going to have a lot of fun in China．

B．Zhang Ping will have lots of new knowledge．

C．Kimberley will get much during this study in China．

D．Shelley and Zhang Ping are both from America．

（4）What do you know about Kimberley from this passage？

A．She would come to China enjoying herself because she got a scholarship．B．She would come to China studying Chinese without paying fee．

C．She would study and research Chinese culture and history in Los Angeles．D．She and other 17 winners would have great fun learning in America．7．There was a pilot and four people in a small plane．Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane．It began to fall down．The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes．They all became worried and started to make excuses．

"I must go，" said the pilot，taking one of the parachutes and jumped out．The first person stood up "I'm a doctor，"he said，"I help people live longer and I save lives．" He took a parachute and jumped out．

The second person said，"I must have a parachute．I am a very clever person．I have to attend an important match．I know I will win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there．"He picked up a pack and jumped out．Two men were left﹣﹣an old businessman and a young mountain climber．At this time the plane was going down fast．The businessman said，" Young man，I am old but you are still young．You take the last parachute．"

The young mountain climber smiled．"Don't worry，" he said．"We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes．Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack．"

（1）Why did all the people become worried？

A．They could not find their parachutes．

B．They pilot jump out of the plane first．

C．The plane flew too fast and too high．

D．There were not enough parachutes here．

（2）What did the clever man jump out with？

A．A parachute B．Nothing C．A backpack D．Two parachutes （3）Who thought of others first rather than（而不是）himself？

A．The clever man B．The businessman C．The pilot D．The doctor

（4）According to the story，who would be dead at last？

A．The mountain climber

B．The selfish doctor

C．The clever person

D．The old businessman

（5）What is a parachute？

A．A tool to keep oil．

B． A tool to cook food．

C． A tool to repair the plane

D．A tool to land onto the ground．

8．There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son．The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of Labor （劳动）．

One day，he told his son，"Today，I want you to earn （赚）something．If you fail，you won't have your meal tonight" The boy didn't want to find a job，so he asked his mother for help．She gave him a gold coin．In the evening when the father asked his son what he had earned，the son showed him the gold coin．The father then asked him to throw it into the well （水井）．The son did as he was told．

The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother．The next day，he sent his wife to her parents home and asked his son to earn something．Since no one helped him，the son had to go to the market to look for a job．A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him．The son accepted．As he returned home and gave the coin to his father，he was asked to throw it into the well．The boy cried，"Dad! My body is aching．I' m tired．How are you asking me to throw my hard﹣earned coin into a well？

The businessman smiled．He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted．The son realized the value of hard work．He promised not to be lazy any more．

（1）Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time？

A．His father．B．His mother C．His sister D．The shopkeeper．（2）What does the underlined word"aching"mean in Chinese？

A．疼痛的B．有希望的C．有帮助的D．强有力的

（3）Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well？

A．To fill the well

B．To check if the coin is real

C．To keep the coin for the boy

D．To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself

（4）The story is mainly about ．

A．a wise father

B． a gold coin

C．the fruits of labor

D．A lazy boy

9．The first time I saw Kai，she was sitting in my front yard，hugging my dog Harley．She and her husband Sean had just moved into a small house down the road from us．I think she was drawn to Harley's friendliness，just as he was drawn to hers．From the moment I talked to her，I knew Kai would be a friendly friend．Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her．It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by everyone in our neighborhood．Children and adults visited her home often．Although she already had four cats，she also adopted （收养）a homeless dog．

When we visited her，she would kindly listen to all of our trouble and then say something so wise that we would leave her home with our hearts singing．Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep writing．

All of this time，though，Kai was slowly dying from cancer．But she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how ill she was．Still，she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down．

During the short time we had together，I learned so much from Kai about how to truly live．She taught us so many lessons about kindness，happiness，hope and cheer．

（1）What was Kai like？

A．She was quiet．

B．She was a good listener．

C．She was friendly．

D．She had a sense of humor．

（2）What happened to Kai after she moved to the new neighborhood？

A．She couldn't get along with her neighbors．

B．She was told that she had cancer．

C．She adopted the writer's dog．

D．She made friends with both kids and adults．

（3）The underlined word "beloved" means" "in Chinese．

A．善良的B．讨厌的C．凶狠的D．深爱的

（4）People left Kai's home with their hearts singing because ．

A．Kai taught them how to sing

B．Kai listened to them and gave good advice

C．Kai told them interesting storie

D．they didn' t know Kai had cancer

（5）What did Kai teach the writer？

A．How to live a happy and active life．

B．How to care for pets．

C．How to be kind．

D．How to give good advice．

10．Here is a story told an American general（将军）who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War．Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in

their homes．

Soon after the war，the general returned to Washington．One day he went to the dentist（牙医）and had six teeth pulled out．A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at ＄5 each．On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words，"Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home，" The general got angry．He rushes to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth．The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital．They were away from the office all day．In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought．They had collected 175 teeth．

（1）In the evening，the officers went back with all the teeth which cost ．A．＄785．B．＄1，050．C．＄157．D．＄875．

（2）The general felt when he heard his teeth were sold．

A．happy．B．excited．C．sad．D．angry．

（3）What does the underlined word "label" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？

A．标志．B．标本．C．标签．D．样品．

（4）There was the general's name on the label of each tooth．This shows that ．

A．the general's name was known by most of the people in Washington．

B．the shop﹣keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth．

C．the shop﹣keeper tried to make the general more pupular．

D．Both A and C．

（5）The general ordered his men to ．

A．look for his teeth and buy all of them．

B．arrest the dentist at once．

C．make all the shops stop selling teeth．

D．buy all the teeth in all the shops．

11．Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unlucky，I am one of them．I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．When I was a little girl，I'm afraid to ask strangers the way．And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance（偶然，/碰巧）I would get to the place I was going to．

Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong information．So I try not to give people wrong directions．If anyone asks me the way somewhere，I would say，"sorry，I am

a stranger here．"

Once on my way to work ，a man stopped me and he asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building．I gave him my usual reply．But just as

I walked on only a few steps．I realized that he had asked the way to my office

building．However，I had no time to turn back and look for him．When I just got to my office，I found that the secretary（秘书）showed in the man who had asked me for directions．Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised the man

was when we saw each other at the first sight!

（1）The writer always refuses to give people directions because ．A．she's a stranger to the city

B．she doesn't know the people

C．she has no time to help others

D．she's afraid of giving wrong directions．

（2）A man stopped the writer on the way to ．

A．sell her something

B．ask for the time

C．make friends with her

D．ask for the directions．

（3）The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ．

A．lives B．studies C．works D．teaches

（4）The word "embarrassed"in the last paragraph means " "．

A．尴尬的B．困惑的C．激动的D．拮据的

（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？The writer ．

A．is too shy to give others directions

B．has a very poor sense of directions

C．never got lost when she was young．

D．was quite nervous when he saw the man

12．Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world．He hardly ever falls ill（生病），but if he falls ill，it is on the weekend．He is a good student，but when he takes a test，his pen breaks．His bird sings very well，but when he asks his friends to listen to it，the bird becomes silent（沉默的）．

But Richard thinks he is the luckiest boy in the world．He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister．He has a singing bird．His classmates are friendly．Richard is always happy and he is kind．

One day his mother gave him some money to buy an ice﹣cream．When he arrived at the ice﹣cream shop，he saw an old man outside it．He had old clothes，terrible glasses，and he looked hungry．Richard thought he was poor．He decided not to buy the ice﹣cream and gave the money to the man．

"Thank you．You are a kind boy．But I'm not poor．Keep your money．I'm the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do，"the man said and gave the money back．

The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town and said，"Choose anything you like．I can buy you the most expensive one．"Richard asked，"Can I choose two？""Of course，"answered the man．

Richard chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent，he can at least listen to it with his friends．He then chose a new pair of glasses for the man．

（1）How does the passage show us"Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world"？

A．By giving examples．

B．By asking questions．

C．By describing his look．

D．By using an old man's words．

（2）Which of the following does NOT make Richard feel lucky according to Paragraph 2？

A．A singing bird．

B．A lovely gift．

C．Wonderful parents．

D．Friendly classmates．

（3）What did Richard do after he saw an old man outside the ice﹣cream shop？

A．He gave him some money．

B．He gave him an ice﹣cream．

C．He bought him new clothes．

D．He bought him a new pair of glasses．

（4）How many gifts did Richard choose？

A．1．B．2．C．3．D．4．

（5）Why did Richard choose the newest radio？

A．Because it looked cool．

B．Because his friends liked it very much．

C．Because it was the most expensive in the shop．

D．Because he and his friends can listen to it when his bird doesn't sing．13．It seems usual that a mother should help her daughter with hair braiding（扎辫子）．However，there is a different story in America．

"Beer and Braids" is an event started by Calli，who comes from Denver，Colorado．Calli is the owner of a hair salon．She decided to hold such an event for dads and their little girls because of her husband's friend．Not long ago，the friend arrived late for a meeting because his wife was out and he had to help with his daughter's hair braiding．However，he just looked at his daughter's hair and didn't know how to do it．

Hearing the story，Calli had such an idea at once．"Many of my customers are ladies．They work outside while the dads stay at home，" she said．"So it's necessary to tell dads how to care for their daughters like mothers．"

The event works like this：Dads pay﹩55 to get one﹣on﹣one training and then try to create all kinds of hairstyles for a competition．The dad who finally wins the event will get six bottles of beer and all the girls can get a full bag of hair products to take home．According to Calli，the girls love the time spent with their dads．They take the chance to get dressed up and enjoy dinner out after the event．"And the dads become more patient to stay with their daughters after the training，" she added．It's no longer embarrassing（尴尬的）for dads to do such things．They are more believable to braid their daughters' hair instead．

（1）The passage is mainly about ．

A．moms braid their daughters' hair instead

B．Calli became the owner of a hair salon

C．girls take chance to get dressed up

D．dads became more patient

（2）Calli decided to hold such an event because ．

A．she owns a hair salon

B．she will get six bottles of beer

C．she can get a full bag of hair products to take home

D．she can't get a full bag of hair products to take home

（3）It is clear that ．

A．parent pay﹩55 to get one﹣to﹣one training

B．only moms help her daughters with hair braiding

C．dads believe in braiding their daughters' hair in the end

D．Calli has got a lot of money by holding such an event in America

（4）If you join in the event with two daughters，you should pay ．A．﹩55 B．﹩110 C．﹩165 D．﹩220

（5）We learn from the passage that ．

A．"Beer and Braids" is a name of a salon

B．Calli's husband was once late for a meeting

C．moms became more patient after taking the training

D．dads used to be embarrassed to help with hair braiding

14．In the 13th century，the Italian traveler，Marco Polo，traveled a long way to China，During his stay in China ，he saw many wonderful things．One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money．In western countries，people did not use paper money until the 15th century．However，

people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century．

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago．He

made it from wood．He took the wood from trees and made it into paper．He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book．Now paper still comes from trees．We use a lot of paper every day! If we keep on wasting so much paper，there will not be any trees on the earth．If there are no trees，there will be no paper．Every day ，people throw away about 2800 tons （吨）of paper in our city．It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper．This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 trees every day．Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow，we must start using less paper now．If we don't，we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper．

So how can we save（节约）paper？We can use both sides of every piece of paper，especially when we are making notes．We can choose drinks in bottles instead（代替）of those in paper packets．We can also use cotton handkerchiefs （手帕）and not paper ones．When we go shopping，we can use fewer paper bags．If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag，we can save it and reuse it later．

Everyone can help to save paper．If we all think carefully，we can help

protect trees．But we should do it now，before it is too late．

（1）When he was in China，Marco polo ．

A．saw many wonderful things

B．learned to make paper

C．discovered Cai Lun invented paper

D．told people about it

（2）Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper？

A．To grow more trees

B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once

C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones

D．To use both sides of every piece of paper

（3）Which of the following is NOT TRUE？

A．If we keep on wasting paper，we will have no paper to use

B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries

C．It is never too late to plant trees for paper．

D．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper．

（4）Which is the best title （标题）of the passage ？

A．The history of Paper

B．Saving Paper

C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again

D．CaiLun ，the Great Inventor

15．Hey，I'm Simon．I am a l4﹣year﹣old boy from America．My favourite animal is dogs．At home，I have a big and tall dog．His name is Bruce．He is my good friend．He likes playing with me．Sometimes he also follows my father to work in the field．

Here，I'd like to tell a story to show how faithful Bruce is．

One morning when my father worked in the field，he took off his coat and put it under a big tree．Then he turned to the dog and said，"Watch my coat，Bruce!"

Bruce understood what my father asked him to do and sat down on the coat．Later，my father remembered he had to buy some food．So he hurried to the shop．After shopping，he went home immediately and forgot completely about his coat and the dog．

In the evening，I looked for my dog everywhere in the house，but I couldn't find him．At this time，my father suddenly remembered his coat and the dog．So we went back to the tree at once．As a result，we found that Bruce was still sitting on the coat!

（1）Simon is from ．

A．America B．England C．Australia D．India

（2）Where did Simon's father leave his coat？

A．In the tree．B．Under the tree

C．At the shop D．In the house．

（3）What does the underlined word faithful mean in Chinese？

A．友好的B．有帮助的C．忠城的D．善良的

（4）What did Simon's father do as soon as he finished shopping？

A．He picked Simon up at the school gate．

B．He remembered his dog and found it．

C．He went back to work in the field．

D．He went back home immediately．

16．Qian Xuesen was born in Shanghai on December 11th，1911．He is known as

"the father of China's space program" and "The king of the rocket"．When he was 24 years old，Qian went to America for further study．After graduation，he worked in America for a few years，where his working conditions were better．In the early 1950s，he heard New China had been founded（成立）and decided not to stay in America any longer．He succeeded in coming back to his motherland in 1955 though the American government tried to stop him．

In 1956，Qian Xuesen suggested setting up a special organization，which later became the leading organization for China's rocket and air travel program．In June 1964，China successfully created its first medium rocket．Qian also played an important role in developing China's first man﹣made satellite（卫星）．On April 24，1970，"Dongfanghong﹣I was successfully sent into the air．"

In 1964， a young man wrote Qian Xuesen a letter and pointed out a mistake in his published article．Qian immediately answered the letter and encouraged the young man to write an article out the mistake．

Zhu Yilin，who was said to be the last student of Qian Xuesen，once said，"I learned a lot of professional knowledge as well as the pint a attitude that a scientist should have from Mr Qian，especially his deep love for the motherland．Without that，the couldn't have helped to develop science and technology when New China was badly development．Without that，he would not have made the great contribution（贡献）to industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s when conditions in China were too hard．Mr．Qian has been dead for ten years，but he will live in the memory of Chinese people forever．

（1）Why did Qian Xuesen go to America when he was young？

A．To find a new job．

B．To receive further study．

C．To meet with his parents．

D．To find better working conditions．

（2）When was China's first medium rocket created？

A．In1955．B．In1956．C．In1964．D．In1970．

（3）What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？

A．The way Qian Xuesen tried to return to China．

B．The reason why a special organization was set up．

C．The role Qian Xuesen played in making the satellite．

D．The contribution Qian Xuesen has made to China．

（4）In Zhu Yilin's opinion，what made Qian Xuesen work hard for his motherland？

A．His love for the motherland．

B．His professional knowledge．

C．His working experience．

D．His anger towards America．

（5）We can learn from the passage that ．

A．Qian was not welcome in America in 1950s．

B．the young man couldn't understant Qian's articles．

C．New China was in great need of scientists like Qian．

D．hard conditions made it easier to develop rocket industry．

17．

I'm punctual（守时的）in my work life，but not in my personal life．However，it's OK in my country．We，Brazilians，are always late：if the party is at 8，everyone shows up at 10 and everyone，including the host，is happy that we are on time．Cheers!

Lisa Rio de Janeiro，Brazil

I'm a Japanese working in Colombia．It is good manners to arrive a little late for

a party in Colombia，which I have never understood．I always try to be early

for everything，or I consider it impolite．

Mike Tokyo，Japan

Of course! My friends and I all believe that showing up late for an appointment or class is an insult（冒犯）to the person（s）we are meeting．It seems to say，"My time is more important than yours．"

Vera Lausanne，Switzerland

Not only am I "punctual"，but I am always early for most events in my life．The secret is （and it really works!）：I keep all the clocks （except my computer）in my life 10 minutes fast!

Wang Cai Shenzhen，China

For an appointment，I always make sure I'm on time．Once I had a friend who was always late for every meeting．If we made it at 9 and it was a 45﹣minute trip for her，then she would arrive at 9：45．I liked her a lot，but could not stand the unpunctuality．

Bud Berlin，Germany

（1）If you attend a Brazilian's party and are 2 hours late，the host will ．