专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）（期中复习专项训练）七年级英语下学期新教材人教版含解析

这是一份专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）（期中复习专项训练）七年级英语下学期新教材人教版含解析，共17页。
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Passage 1
文章内容：谈论周围的人
“Dad,” I say ne day, “Let’s take a trip. Why dn’t yu fly and meet me?”
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager fr IBM. His jb filled his day, his thught and his life. While he wke up and tk a warm shwer, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put n the same Swiss watch, I rwed a bat acrss Lake f the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nthing t shw fr my 33 years but a passprt full f funny stamps. He wants me t settle dwn, but nw I want him t find an adventure.
He agrees t travel with me thrugh the natinal parks, We meet fur weeks later in Rapid City.
“What is ur first stp?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still dn’t have a watch?”
Less than an hur away is Munt Rushmre. As he stares up at the fur Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), his muth and eyes pen slwly, like thse f a little by.
“Unbelievable.” he says. “Hw was this dne?”
A film in the infrmatin center shws sculptr Gutzn Brglum devted 14 years t the sculpture and then left the final tuches t his sn.
We stare up and I ask myself, “Wuld I ever devte my life t anything?” “N directins, n gals.” I always used t hear thse wrds in my father’s vice. Nw I hear them in my wn.
The next day we’re at Yellwstne Natinal Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did yu ever travel with yur dad?” I ask.
“Only nce,” he says. “I never spke much with my father. We lved each ther but never said it. Whatever he culd give me, he gave.”
The last sentence—it’s prbably the same thing I’d say abut my father. And what I’d want my child t say abut me.
In Glacier Natinal Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water s blue.” I have, in several places f the wrld. I can keep traveling, I realize and maybe a regular jb wn’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after ur trip, I call my father. “The phts frm the trip are wnderful,” he says. “We have gt t take anther trip like that smetime.” I tell him I’ve decided t settle dwn, and I’m wearing a watch.
1. We can learn frm Paragraph 2 and 3 that the father ________.
A. fllwed the fashinB. gt bred with his jb
C. was unhappy with the authr’s lifestyleD. liked the authr’s cllectin f stamps
2. What des the authr realize at Munt Rushmre?
A. His father is interested in sculpture.B. His father is as inncent as a little by.
C. He shuld learn sculpture in the future.D. He shuld pursue a specific aim in life.
3. Frm the underlined paragraph, we can see that the authr ________.
A. wants his children t learn frm their grandfatherB. cmes t understand what parental lve means
C. learns hw t cmmunicate with his fatherD. hpes t give whatever he can t his father
4. What culd be inferred abut the authr and his father frm the end f the stry?
A. The call slves their disagreements.B. The Swiss watch has drawn then clser.
C. They decide t learn phtgraphy tgether.D. They begin t change their attitudes t life.
5. What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A. Lve Nature Lve LifeB. A Sn Lst in Adventures
C. A Jurney with DadD. The Art f Travel
Passage 2
文章内容：谈论动物
Five years ag, when my father was dying, I travelled a thusand miles frm hme t be with him in his last days. I felt very sad and it was ne f the mst difficult times in my life. After he died, I stayed alne in his flat. I was lnely and I hated the silence(寂静) f the flat.
But ne evening the silence was brken: I heard crying utside. I pened the dr t find a little cat n the steps(台阶), he was thin and pr. He lked the way I felt. I brught him inside and fed him fish. He ate it and then fell asleep quickly.
The next mrning I checked with neighburs and learned that the cat’s wner mved away and left him here, s the little cat was all alne, just as I was. When I walked back t the flat, I was thinking abut what t d with(处理) him. I was t busy t take care f smething else. But when I pened the flat dr, he ran t me and jumped int my arms. I was sure he didn’t want t g anywhere. I started calling him Willis t remember my father’s best friend.
▲ With Willis n my knees, time seemed t g much faster. When the time at last came fr me t g back hme, I had t decide what t d abut Willis. This time, I fund that I culd nt leave withut him.
Sme peple said that hw nice I was t the cat. But I knw that we saved each ther. I may give him a hme but he gave me smething greater.
1. When the writer first saw the cat, she ________.
A. felt srry fr himB. felt excited abut his crying
C. felt afraid f himD. felt angry at his crying
2. The cat saved the writer by ________.
A. telling her what real life wasB. helping her lk after smething else
C. crying utside in the eveningD. making her feel better in her hard time
3. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. The cat didn’t like staying in the writer’s flat.
B. The writer and the cat were bth hmeless.
C. The cat gt its name frm the writer’s father’s friend.
D. The cat’s wner left him because the wner died.
4. Which sentence may be the best t fill in the “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 4?
A. Frm then n, everything became mre difficult.
B. Frm then n, everything became easier.
C. Frm then n, I began t hate the nise f the cat.
D. Frm then n, I was thinking abut ging back hme.
5. Which f the fllwing shws the right rder（顺序）f the stry?
①A little cat came t my life.
②The cat wasn’t willing t leave.
③I had a difficult time in my life.
④I wasn’t able t g hme withut the cat.
⑤I wanted t d with the cat.
A. ③①⑤②④B. ③①⑤④②C. ①③⑤②④D. ①③⑤④②
Passage 3
The next day they set ff again very early. They walk a few miles and then they cme t a big ditch. It’s very wide and very deep. There are a lt f sharp rcks at the bttm f it.
“Hw can we crss the ditch?” Drthy asks her friends.
“We can’t fly ver it,” the Scarecrw says. “And we can’t jump ver it. S we must stay here.”
The Lin lks at the ditch and says, “I can jump ver it.”
“Can yu?” the Scarecrw says. “That’s gd! Yu can take us acrss n yur back, ne by ne.”
“Wh wants t g first?” the Lin says. He’s a bit afraid but he wants t help his friends.
“Me!” the Scarecrw says and he gets n the Lin’s back. The Lin jumps acrss the ditch easily. Then he jumps back and takes Drthy and Tt. Finally he takes the Tin Wdman acrss the ditch.
The Lin is tired after his five big jumps.
“Let’s rest befre we start walking again,” he says.
Later in the afternn they cme t a wide river. They can see a beautiful cuntry n the ther side f it. There are green fields and a lt f flwers. They can als see the yellw brick rad.
“Hw can we crss the river?” Drthy asks.
“Easy!” the Scarecrw replies. “The Tin Wdman can cut dwn sme trees and build a raft. We can crss the river n that.”
“Yu haven’t gt a brain,” the Lin says, “but yu have gt sme gd ideas, Scarecrw!”
The Tin Wdman takes his axe and cuts dwn sme small trees. Then he starts t make a raft. The Scarecrw and Drthy lk fr sme nuts and fruit fr dinner. The Lin and Tt sleep in the sunshine. It’s late when the Tin Wdman finishes the raft.
“We can’t crss the river nw,” he says. “It’s dark. We must wait until tmrrw.”
1. Hw d they crss the ditch?
A. Fly ver it.B. Jump ver it.
C. The Lin takes them acrss n his back.D. Build a bridge.
2. Which rder is crrect accrding t the passage?
① The Lin jumps back t take Drthy and Tt.
② They cme t a big ditch.
③ The Tin Wdman starts t make a raft.
④ They cme t a wide river.
A. ②①④③B. ②①③④C. ①②④③D. ①②③④
3. What can be inferred (推断) frm the article?
A. The Lin is nt afraid at all.B. They will crss the river the next day.
C. The Scarecrw has a brain.D. They dn’t want t crss the river.
Passage 4
Rabbit Shiny and trtise (乌龟) Smily were neighbrs. One day they were reading a stry abut their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided t have a race. While Shiny’s great grandfather went t sleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather wn the race by slwly walking twards the finish line.
Smily said, “If yur great grandfather didn’t g t sleep, my great granddad might never win. S his win was nt a real win.”
The next day there was a ntice in the jungle (丛林) newspaper. It said that there wuld be a race and the winner wuld win many prizes(奖品). The race started frm the bear’s huse. Frm there, the runners had t crss the river. But mst f the animals culd nt bth run fast and swim fast. S they didn’t knw what t d. Shiny and Smily made a plan.
Shiny ran, while Smily was sitting n his back. He and ther animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift water and std there because they were wrried. Nne f them liked the idea f crssing the river. Smily quickly gt int the water and Shiny sat n his back. Smily started swimming. Sn they reached the ther side f the river. Shiny gt dwn frm Smily’s back and Smily climbed n Shiny’s back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.
“Bth f them are the winners.” The president (总统) f the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each ther during the race and they wn. S let’s give them a big hand.”
1. Why did Smily think his grandfather’s win was nt a real win?
A. Because his grandfather ran t slw.
B. Because Shiny’s grandfather slept during the race.
C. Because he didn’t like Shiny’s family.
D. Because the race was nt fair.
2. Which f the fllwing is right?
A. Only Shiny and Smily jined the race.B. The winner culd nly get a small prize.
C. Shiny and Smily made a plan fr the race.D. Shiny swam acrss the river by himself.
3. What des the underlined wrd “swift”mean?
A. 平静的B. 湍急的C. 灵活的D. 敏捷的
4. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. The stry f Shiny’s and Smily’s grandfathers.B. Hw t win a race in the jungle.
C. The imprtance f helping each ther.D. Shiny and Smily’s trip in the jungle.
Passage 5
In ancient China, there were “fur treasures f the study”—the writing brush, ink, paper, and the inkstne (砚台). Amng all the inkstnes, the Chengni inkstne was ne f the mst famus and was widely lved.
The Chengni inkstne first appeared during the Western Han Dynasty, but the skills f making it were lst during the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty. Thankfully, tday the traditinal skills have been revived (恢复) with the help f Lin Yngma and his sn Lin Ta.
In 1984, Lin Yngma began wrking at the museum in Xinjiang, gt t knw Shanxi Chengni inkstne, and then decided t revive the lst skills.
It was easier said than dne. It tk the father and the sn tw years t find prper materials t prduce the Chengni inkstne. That was just the first step. After failing many times, they finally succeeded in making tw Chengni inkstnes in 1991. Three years later, their Chengni inkstnes wn a gld prize at an exp (博览会) n China’s famus inkstnes.
But the father and sn did nt stp here. While imprving the skills f making the Chengni inkstne, they set up a wrkshp in the hpe f passing the skills n t yung peple. They als wrked with universities and clleges t make the Chengni inkstne mre ppular. At the same time, Lin Ta has created special Chengni inkstne prducts and brught them t cmpetitins at hme and abrad t expand the influence f the Chengni inkstne.
1. What d we knw abut the Chengni inkstne?
A. It has quite a lng histry.
B. It was ppular nly in Shanxi Prvince.
C. It became famus in the late Qing Dynasty.
D. It first appeared during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
2. When did Lin Yngma and LinTa win a gld prize?
A. In 1984.B. In 1986.C. In 1991.D. In 1994.
3. What’s the purpse (目的) f Paragraph 4?
A. T tell readers hw t prduce the Chengni inkstne.
B. T explain hw hard it was t revive the Chengni inkstne.
C. T encurage readers t learn abut China’s famus inkstnes.
D. T help readers understand the imprtance f the Chengni inkstne.
4. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Inkstnes in ancient ChinaB. Best inkstne makers in China
C. Bringing ancient skills back t lifeD. Intrducing inkstnes t the wrld
Passage 6
The twelve Chinese zdiac animals (生肖) get tgether t celebrate the cming new year. Everyne is happy, but nly Snake feels dwn. “I dn’t think peple like me,” Snake thinks t himself. “I’m nt as strng as Tiger, nr as friendly as Dg. I’m nt as helpful as Ox and Hrse. And I’m nt as lvely and sunny as the ther animals. I shuldn’t be ne f the Twelve.”
Snake is s sad that he leaves his friends and walks alng the river. Suddenly, he ntices smething unusual. He can feel the earth shaking. He listens carefully and is surprised t find that there is a huge nise cming frm the upper part f the river. “Oh, I have t d smething,” Snake says t himself. “The water will destry the farming land.”
Snake runs as fast as he can t the village. The farmers in the village ntice the rising water, t. When they see Snake, they call ut excitedly, “Lk, a snake! Snakes are gd at finding safe places. Let’s fllw him.” Snake is s happy t hear these wrds. He guides the peple t climb t the higher grund and finds a piece f land that is just right fr farming.
The peple are thankful fr his help and want t give him sme delicius fd. But Snake walks away. He has already gt what he needs and believes that he can als be seen as a symbl f gd luck. He feels prud that he is ne f the Twelve and sn will take his turn t be the symbl f the year.
1. Why des Snake feel sad at first?
A. He thinks peple dn’t like him.B. He hpes t have the same size as Tiger.
C. He desn’t want t be in the Twelve.D. He wuld like t have a walk alne.
2. Which picture can shw the meaning f “destry”?
A. B. C. D.
3. The villagers climb t the higher place t ________.
A. live in a better placeB. knw the snake better
C. stay away frm dangerD. have mre farming land
4. What des “what he needs” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Believing peple like him.B. Sme delicius fd.
C. Being ne f the Twelve.D. A symbl f gd luck.
5. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. T Be, Or Nt T Be?B. Snake Has His Day
C. Animals Are FriendsD. One Of The Twelve
Passage 7
A little stream (小溪) ran dwn frm a high muntain far, far away thrugh many villages and frests, until she reached a desert. The stream then thught, “I’ve been thrugh cuntless difficulties. I shuld have n prblem crssing this desert!” But as she started her jurney, she fund herself slwly disappearing int the sand. After many tries, she still failed and was very unhappy, “Maybe I can’t reach the cean in the end,” she said sadly t herself.
At this time, a vice came, “If a breeze (微风) can crss the desert, s can a stream.” It was the vice f the desert. But the little stream replied, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannt.” “That’s because yu can’t give up what yu are. If yu like t d it, and let yurself evaprate (蒸发) int the breeze, it can take yu acrss, and yu can reach the cean,” said the desert.
“Give up what I am nw and disappear int the breeze? N! N!” The little stream culd nt accept this idea. After all, she had never experienced anything like it befre.
“The breeze can carry the vapr acrss the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will frm a stream again t cntinue its curse.” explained the desert very patiently.
“And whether yu’re a stream r vapr, yur nature never changes,” cntinued the desert. Hearing this, the little stream rushed int the pen arms f the breeze, which carried her t the next stage f her life.
The curse f ur lives is like the experience f the little stream. If yu want t vercme the difficulties in yur life t get success, yu shuld als change the way yu used t be.
1. Where did the little stream plan t reach?
A. The cean.B. The desert.C. The frest.D. The village.
2. What des the underlined wrd “it” refer t in Paragraph 2?
A. the streamB. the breezeC. the ceanD. the desert
3. Why did the little stream first refuse the desert’s advice?
A. Because she failed many times.
B. Because she was afraid f nature.
C. Because she didn’t meet any difficulties.
D. Because she wuldn’t give up what she was.
4. Hw did the little stream finally crss the desert?
A. By frming a river.B. By changing her nature.
C. By disappearing int the sand.D. By evaprating int the breeze.
5. What is the main idea f the stry?
A. The rad t success is always easy.
B. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s.
C. T succeed, we shuld change the way we used t be.
D. We may experience difficulty in life just like the little stream.
Passage 8
Thirty years ag, I lived with a dg called Ckie. Thugh I lived a hard life at that time and I culdn’t even supprt myself, I never thught f giving it away.
When Ckie saw my bags spread acrss the bed, she knew that I was packing fr a trip. Then she wuld shw unhappiness with her tail, trying t let me stay.
When I came back hme and wrte my stries, she always sat next t my desk and I wuld tell her abut what I saw and what I heard during the trip. I ften read t her what I had written. If she turned away frm me, I knew my stry wasn’t gd enugh, and I had t imprve it. Of curse, she didn’t understand what I was really writing. But I culd write a stry better in this way.
She inspired me t make up many stries and became my partner in my travels. Sme readers f mine may think it impssible t have such a relatinship, but dg wners like me will knw it’s true and understand us.
Tday I am still a travel writer. My heart is brken because my friend Ckie left me frever. Like many ld friends, she and I shared much ver the years. I miss her s much and I am thankful t her fr being by my side fr all thse years, listening and caring.
It desn’t matter if she never understd a wrd I said. She was my travel partner and always will be.
5. When the writer packed fr a trip, Ckie wuld ________.
A. be very happyB. help pack things
C. try t let her stayD. play with the bags
6. Hw did the writer knw her stry was nt gd?
A. Ckie made nise.B. Ckie barked at her.
C. Ckie jumped arund.D. Ckie turned away frm her.
7. What des the underlined wrd “inspired” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. stppedB. encuragedC. askedD. advised
8. Why des the writer miss Ckie?
A. Because Ckie was by her side fr years.
B. Because Ckie was the writer’s nly friend.
C. Because Ckie culd understand her stries.
D. Because Ckie culd help imprve her pems.
9. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. My Hard Life in the Past.
B. A Hard Trip with My Dg.
C. Hw I Became a Travel Writer.
D. My Travel and Writing Partner.
Passage 9
Lng ag in ancient China, there was a wise judge (法官) named Judge Li wh was famus fr his cleverness. One day, a farmer named Wang came t his curt (法庭), crying, “Yur Hnr, my best hrse is gne! I saw it in my neighbr Zhang’s hrse barn (马棚). I knw it’s mine because it has a white spt (斑点) n its frehead. But Zhang refuses t return it!”
Judge Li called Zhang, wh argued, “This hrse has been mine fr years. Wang is lying!” The villagers disagreed—sme believed Wang, while thers trusted Zhang.
T slve the prblem, Judge Li rdered the hrse t be brught t the curtrm. He cvered its head with a clth and asked bth men, “Describe the hrse’s eyes in detail.”
Wang said at nce, “Its left eye is slightly cludy because it was hurt last year.” Zhang stpped, then guessed, “Its eyes are big and black, like all healthy hrses!”
Judge Li remved the clth, shwing the hrse’s cludy left eye. Zhang’s face turned white. The judge said, “A true wner knws everything f his animal. The hrse is Wang’s.”
But the stry didn’t end there. A week later, the hrse ran away int the muntains. Wang’s sn ran after it but brke his leg. The villagers sighed, “What bad luck!” Wang, hwever, calmly said, “Wh knws if this is truly bad luck?”
Sn after, a war brke ut, and all yung men were called t serve in the army—except Wang’s sn, wh didn’t have t g because f his injury (受伤). The villagers then understd: what seems like bad luck may turn int smething gd.
1. Why did Judge Li cver the hrse’s head with a clth?
A. T hide the white spt and make the test mre difficult.
B. T stp the hrse frm seeing its wner and running t him.
C. T make the hrse feel cmfrtable during the test.
D. T test the men’s memry f the hrse’s characteristics.
2. What des the underlined wrd “remved” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. Cvered with.B. Tk ff.C. Burnt up.D. Light up.
3. Hw did Judge Li decide the real wner f the hrse?
A. By letting the villagers decide n the wner.B. By testing the men’s knwledge f the hrse.
C. By checking the gvernment materials.D. By letting the hrse freely chse its wner.
4. Why was Wang nt wrried abut his sn’s injury?
A. Because he didn’t truly lve his wn sn.
B. Because he wanted t encurage his sn t be strng.
C. Because he believed bad luck culd bring gd.
D. Because he didn’t care what the villagers thught.
5. What is the main lessn f this stry?
A. Always trust the judge’s final decisin.B. Gd and bad luck ften cme tgether.
C. Never disagree with yur neighbrs.D. Hrses are very imprtant animals.
Passage 10
What wuld yu d if yur best friend and yu have different ideas with each ther? Karina is my best friend. When we first met in a camp, we quickly became friends. And we wuld be friends frever. S it was hard t imagine that I wuld argue with her n sme things. Whatever we did, we were always tgether.
But then smething happened in anther summer camp. “Did yu hear abut the shpping mall news?” asked ne f ur friends Levar. “They want t cut dwn sme trees t make a shpping centre.”
“That’s terrible!” I said, “We have t stp that.”
“I differ with yu n that pint,” said Karina, “The shpping centre wuld give new jbs t peple. Sme peple really need wrk.”
“But think f all the pr birds. They wuld lse their hmes!” I said. “I want peple t have jbs, but it desn’t mean cutting dwn trees.”
“Peple’s jbs are mre imprtant, aren’t they?” Karina asked.
At that mment, I was even thinking, “Maybe tw peple with different pints f view just aren’t meant t be friends.”
Just then, Levar jumped up and brke the silence, “Let’s see wh can d the high kick (高踢腿)!”
Levar tk the challenge, Karina fllwed, and I finally jined them.
Althugh I wished Karina had agreed with me abut saving the trees, I realized she had her reasns t supprt what she did. N tw peple are exactly the same, even best friends. Mst imprtantly, we shuld respect each ther.
1. What des the underlined wrd “differ” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. refuseB. failC. disagreeD. disappint
2. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Karina thinks ecnmic (经济的) develpment is mre imprtant than envirnmental prtectin.
B. The writer and Karina first met at a party and sn became best friends.
C. The writer and Levar have different pinins n the shpping mall news.
D. The writer and Levar d the high kick t cmpete against each ther.
3. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. The writer believes their friendship is ver because f their differences.
B. The writer changes her mind and agrees with Karina’s pinin.
C. The writer decides t avid discussing serius tpics with Karina in the future.
D. The writer respects Karina’s pinin but still hlds her wn idea.
4. Which f the fllwing shws the writer’s feelings changed ver time?
A. Glad→unhappy→bred.B. Glad→unhappy→relaxed.
C. Glad→thankful→angry.D. Sad→unhappy→relaxed.
Passage 11
It was a dark and strmy night. It was New Year’s Eve. We were having ur party and had a huse full f peple just starting t celebrate (庆祝).
Suddenly, we heard lud explsins (爆炸声) frm the hills. Lking utside, we saw sparks (火花) flying frm electrical transfrmers (变压器). Then the electricity (电) went ff in ur huse. It was s dark. I tried t find every candle we had and lit them. The candles made everything lk lvely. But we had prblems. We had fifteen peple standing arund and we had t ck dinner. Hw wuld we d that withut electricity?
The barbecue! Why nt ck n the barbecue? We bys and men went utside, sme hlding flashlights and thers cking. The girls and wmen stayed inside and gt the salads ready. Everything was delicius. There were still a few hurs befre the beginning f the new year, s we all sat arund the table and sang up until a few minutes befre midnight. We culdn’t watch the ball drp in Times Square (时代广场) n televisin but that wuldn’t stp us frm celebrating. I std n a chair and with the help f smene’s watch t tell us the time, we cunted dwn (倒计时) and I drpped a tennis ball! We all screamed Happy New Year t celebrate the arrival f new year. We didn’t need electricity fr that!
Nwadays, we still get tgether with the same grup t celebrate the New Year and we still talk abut that special night. I dn’t think we have ever laughed s much as we did n that New Year’s Eve.
1. What happened during the party?
A. They heard explsins frm the kitchen.B. The electricity went ff in their huse.
C. There was a big fire n the hills.D. They culdn’t find any candles.
2. Why did the writer drp the tennis ball at the party?
A. T celebrate the arrival f new year.B. T play games with the tennis ball.
C. T make all the peple lk at him.D. T shw he is gd at drpping the tennis ball.
3. Which f the fllwing is the crrect time rder f events?
①We sat arund the dining rm table and sang up.
②We saw sparks flying frm electrical transfrmers.
③We cunted dwn and screamed Happy New Year.
④We cked dinner utside n the barbecue happily.
A. ②④①③B. ②①④③C. ④②③①D. ④②①③
4. What des the writer think f that special night mentined in the passage?
A. Educatinal.B. Bring.C. Unfrgettable.D. Meaningless.
Passage 12
A by named Jacb was riding in a car alng with his family. He was drinking sda as his father drve the family hme. After Jacb finished his sda, he threw the can (罐头) ut f the windw.
After seeing what he did, his mther turned arund t him and said, “Jacb! Dn’t thrw yur trash ut f the car!”
“______” Jacb replied.
“That may be s. But what if everybdy did that?” she said. But Jacb didn’t think much abut her questin.
The next day, ne f Jacb’s classmates was celebrating her birthday in class. Her mther had brught a nice cake t class fr everyne t eat. But then Jacb came t the cake quietly and licked (舔) ff a little cream when everyne else was singing the birthday sng. Hwever, Jacb’s teacher nticed what he had dne.
“Jacb! Yu shuldn’t lick cream ff a cake that everyne else is ging t eat!” his teacher shuted.
“But it was nly ne lick…” Jacb replied.
“That may be s. But what if everybdy did that?” she said. This time, Jacb really did think abut what wuld happen. If everyne licked the cake, n ne culd eat the beautiful cake in the end. If everyne threw trash ut f their cars, the rads wuld be very dirty. It was then that Jacb learned hw small actins can lead t big cnsequences (后果).
1. Which f the fllwing can be prbably put in the blank in Paragraph 3?
A. OK. I wn’t d that again.B. I dn’t agree with yu.
C. But it was just ne can.D. But Dad didn’t stp the car.
2. Jacb’s teacher shuted at Jacb because he ______.
A. threw the can ut f the carB. ate t much birthday cake
C. didn’t sing the birthday sngD. licked a little ff the birthday cake
3. Jacb wuld prbably feel ______ later.
A. unhappyB. srryC. excitedD. tuched
4. What’s the best title fr this passage?
A. Larger than Yu ThinkB. Grw up, Jacb!
C. Small Actins, Big CnsequencesD. Facing Yur Mistakes
Passage 13
At the age f 50, Phebe was tld that she had cancer, with less than a year t live. Hearing the news, she decided t spend the rest f her life ding what she lved mst—watching birds.
She went ff t sme f the wrld’s mst amazing natural places at nce. Her trips were really hard. But Phebe surprised her dctrs and her family as she carried n travelling. Years came and went, she was still alive.
Ten years later, the cancer came back. But as she cntinued with her trips, the cancer went away again. At the age f 61, she had seen 7, 530 kinds f birds and was named “the wrld’s leading bird watcher.”
Fur years later, during a trip t Mexic, she set a new recrd when she fund number 8, 000. In fact, at that time nly 12 peple arund the wrld had seen mre than 7, 000 kinds f birds!
When she mved t Missuri, she jined a grup f peple wh were interested in birds, insects and plants. She became very wrried abut pllutin and its influence n the envirnment. “We have t prtect nature, r the future peple wn’t be able t watch these beautiful birds.” she said.
Sadly, when she was 68, she died in a car accident n the island where she had stayed fr tw weeks and added anther five t her list. Fur years later, the American Birding Assciatin made her memirs (回忆录) available. Many peple have enjyed reading this mving bk. It isn’t just a stry abut a bird watcher’s travels, but a tuching ne f hw her hbby helped her t live much lnger than expected.
1. Phebe did the bird watching mainly t ________.
A. prtect the birdsB. fllw her heart
C. make her family happyD. vercme cancer
2. Accrding t paragraph 2, Phebe’s dctrs were surprised fr ________.
A. her lng travelsB. the difficulties she met
C. her strng life frceD. the discveries she made
3. The crrect rder f the fllwing events shuld be ________.
① Phebe made a name fr watching birds. ② Phebe picked up cancer.
③ Phebe fund 8, 000 kinds f birds. ④ Phebe stayed at an island fr tw weeks.
A. ①③④②B. ②④③①C. ②①③④D. ③②①④
4. The best title fr Phebe’s memir may be ________.
A. Facing up t ChangesB. Fighting fr the Envirnment
C. Birding n Brrwed TimeD. Enjying the Beauty f Nature
5. The writer mainly wants t tell us that ________.
A. hbbies influence healthB. family supprt is imprtant
C. nature is the best dctrD. challenges are everywhere