七年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下冊(cè)期末復(fù)習(xí)專項(xiàng)滬教版（五四學(xué)制）

專題閱讀理解

學(xué)校:姓名：班級(jí)：考號(hào)：

ThefirstthingyounoticeaboutUshiOkushimaisherlaugh.Itfillstheroomwithjoy.This

rainyafternoon,shesitscomfortablywithherfriends,SetsukoandMatsuTaira,cross-leggedona

tatamimatdrinkingtea.

Ushihasrecentlytakenanewjob.Shealsotriedtorunawayfromhomeafteranargument

withherdaughter,Kikue.Notlongago,shestartedwearingperfume（香水），too.Whenasked

abouttheperfume,shejokesthatshehasanewboyfriend.Predictablebehaviorforayoung

woman,perhaps,butUshiis103.

Withanaveragelifeexpectancyof78yearsformenand86yearsforwomen,Okinawans

areamongtheworld'slongest-livedpeople.ThisisundoubtedlypartlybecauseofOkinawa?s

warmandinvitingclimateandbeautifulscenery.Senior（年長(zhǎng)的）citizenslivingintheseislands

usuallyenjoyyearsfreefromdisabilities（殘障）.

Aleandietoffoodgrownontheislandandtheideaofmoderation（適度）mayalsobethe

reasons.Theyeatuntiltheirstomachsare80percentfullandtheydon'teatfatfromthemeat.In

fact,thishealthywayofeatingwasbomofhardship.UshiOkushimagrewupinapoorfamily;

herfamilygrewsweetpotatoes,whichwereincludedineverymeal."Weexperiencedterrible

hungerduringWorldWarII,“Setsukorecalls.

ManyolderOkinawansbelongtoamoai,asupportorganizationwhosemembersgiveand

receivehelptoandfromtheorganizationthroughoutlife.Ikigaimaybeanotherkeytotheir

success.Thewordmeans“whatmakesone'slifeworthliving,anditissomethingthatis

differentforeachperson.atMyikigaiisrighthere,^^saysUshiwithaslowsweepofherhandthat

pointstoherfriendsSetsukoandMatsu."Iftheydie,IwillwonderwhyIamliving.^^

1.WhichofthefollowingarementionedasreasonsfortheOkinawan'slongevity（長(zhǎng)壽）？

①theirsocialrelationships②theirdiet

③theirreligious（宗教的）beliefs④theirnaturalenvironment

A.①②③④B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④

2.InParagraph4,theword"lean"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.richB.low-fatC.unhealthyD.balanced

3.WhatdowelearnaboutOkinawansaccordingtothearticle?

A.ManyolderOkinawanshelpeachotherintheorganizationmoai.

B.ToOkinawans,friendshipistheonlythingthatmakeslifemeaningful.

C.Okinawanslivehardlives,withsweetpotatoesincludedineverymeal.

D.MostOkinawanscanlivealonglifewithoutanypainfulillness.

4.WhichsuggestionwouldUshiOkushimaandherfriendsprobablyagreewithmost?

A.Don'thaveamaninyourlife.B.Retirefromworkasearlyaspossible.

C.Actyoungandyouwillfeelyoung.D.Startwearingperfumeatanoldage.

Rabbitlovedhiswhitefur.Healsolovedtobragabout（吹噓）it.

Oneday,ashewasoutintheforest,RabbitcameacrossBear.Bearwasquitedirty.There

wasblackberryjuiceandhoneyonhisbigmouth,andmud（泥）onhischest（胸膛）.

“Oh,lookatthis,“saidRabbit.4CAdirtybear!Whatamessyou'vemadeofyourself!Don't

youtakecareofyourfor?Youshouldwash.Thenyourfurwouldbeasniceasmine.^^

“Yes,"saidBear."Yourfurisquitenice.Howdoyoumakeitsoperfectandwhite?”

"Iwashandbrushiteveryday!”Rabbitsaid."Ofcourse,Iwasbom（生來(lái)）beautiful,butI

workhardtomakemyfurevennicer.Noanimalshavefurasniceasmine.^^

“That'sright,9,saidBear."Isiteasytoclean?^^

“Yes,"saidRabbit."It'stheeasiestfurtoclean.Manlikestomakejacketsfromourfur!”

“Isee,“saidBear.4tWhatiftherewasatowel（毛巾）madeofyourfur?

“Itwouldbethebesttowelintheworld,“Rabbitanswered."Softandwarmandeasyto

clean.^^

Hearingthat,BearpickedupRabbitinhisgiantpaws（爪子）.Hescrubbed（用勁擦）his

mouthandchestcleanwithRabbit,andthenputthedirtyrabbitbackontheground.

“Youwereright,saidBear.tcItisthebesttowelintheworld!9,

5.WhatdoesRabbitthinkofBear?

A.Heisbeautiful.B.Heisdirty.C.Heisnice.D.Heisnoisy.

6.WhatdoweknowaboutRabbifsfur?

A.Hetakesgoodcareofit.B.Hewasbornwithoutfur.

C.Itisnoteasytoclean.D.Peopledon'tlikeitatall.

7.WhatdidBeardotoRabbit?

A.HegaveRabbitsomehoneytoeat.B.HepickedupRabbifspaws.

C.HeusedRabbifsfurasatowel.D.HescrubbedRabbifsmouth.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Don,tkillsmallanimals.B.Don'tbelievewhatotherssay.

C.Don'ttalkaboutyourlooks.D.Don'tbragaboutyourself.

Pandasmostlycatbambooandinfactitmakesup99%oftheirfood!Theyliveintherainy

mountainsofsouthwesternChina.Notonlyaretheyrare,buttheirlivingplaceisbecoming

smallerandsmaller,sotheyareontheendangeredlist.

Pandasarelonelyanimals.Theyarecertainlyshyofhumansandnotsurprisinglykeeptheir

livestothemselves.Peopledon'tknowmuchabouttheirsociallife,includinghowtheylivewith

otherpandasinthewild.

RecentlyscientistsmadeaspecialexperimentbyusingGPStostudypandas'behaviorin

thewild.TheyfittedfivepandaswithGPScollars（項(xiàng)圈）andmonitored（監(jiān)控）them.TheGPS

showedeachanimaFspositioneverytwenty-fourhoursfortwoyears.

Surprisingly,thescientistsfoundthatpandashungaroundtogetherinthesameareafor

severalweeks.Theyhadnotexpectedthisofthepandas,especiallyoutsidethebreedingseason,

butweusuallythinkpandaslivealonelylife.

Theresearchersfoundsomethingelsethatwasreallyinterestingabouttheireatinghabits.

Pandasseemedtoremembergoodmealsandwouldreturntothesamebambooforestsonlyafter

sixmonths,aftertheyhadgivenachanceforthebambootogrowback!

9.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthat.

A.pandasmainlyliveonbamboo

B.pandasliveinsouthwesternChina

C.therearen'tmanypandasintheworld

D.pandasareontheendangeredlist

10.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Infact,pandasreallylivealonelylife.

B.Peopleknowmuchaboutpandas'sociallife.

C.Pandasseemtobeshyofhumans.

D.Peopleknowhowpandaslivewithothers.

11.Howmanytimesdopandascometothesamebambooforestsforbambooinayear?

A.Sixtimes.B.Fivetimes.C.Threetimes.D.Twotimes.

閱讀下面短文，從所給選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文通順，結(jié)構(gòu)完整，其

中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

Batsareamazinganimals!Theycarrymanydifferentviruses（病毒），butmostofthese

virusesdon'thurtpeople.12

Batsliveallovertheworld,except（除了）forsomeislands,theArctic（北極）and

Antarctica（南極）.Theyliketoliveinbiggroupsandsleepduringtheday.13Somebats

evenliveinthedilapidated（荒廢的）housesandbushes.So,theydon'tlivefarawayfromus.

Atnight,batsgoouttofindfood.14Infact,onebatcaneatmorethan1,200

insectsinjustonehour!Tofindinsects,batsuseaspecialwayofseeingcalledecholocation（回聲

定位）.Theymakesharpsoundsthatbounceoffobjectsandcomebacktotheirears,helpingthem

“see"inthedark.Somebatshavereallygoodhearingandcanevenhearaninsectwalkingona

leaf!

15Theycomeindifferentsizes,fromsmallone——thesizeofacointobigones

withwingsaswideasapersonstandingup!

Eventhoughsomepeoplethinkbatsarescary（恐怖的），theyreallyhelpplantsjustlike

beesdo.Whenbatsflyaround,theytakeplantseeds（種子）todifferentplacesandprotectplants

frominsects.16

A.Batsaremammals（哺孚l動(dòng)物）thatcanfly.

B.Sobatsarehelpful!

C.Peopleseldomcatchthembecausetheydon'tlooknice.

D.Justbecarefulnottotouchabat,asyoumightgetsick.

E.Mostofthemliveinthecaves（洞穴）inthehillsormountains.

F.Theylovetoeatinsects.

Oneevening,anoldmanissittingonabenchonthetopofahill.Heislookingdownatthe

townwherehelives,downinthevalleybelowhim.

Justthen,atravelerwhocarriesastickwithabagwalksuptohim.

“Excuseme,sir,"thetravelersays."Iamgoingtothetowndowninthevalley.Doyou

knowit?”

“Yes,"saystheoldman.

“Well,“saysthetraveler.6tCanyoutellme-whatarethepeoplelikeinthattown?”

Theoldmanthinksforabit.Thenhesays,“Tellme-whatarethepeoplelikeinthe

townsyouvisit?^^

“Oh,"saysthetraveler.ctManyofthemarehorriblepeople.Idon'tlikethemandtheydon't

likeme,either.^^

Andtheoldmansays,'Tmsorrytotellyouthatthepeopleinthetowninthevalleyare

horribletoo.Youwon'tlikethem.^^

“OK,"saysthetraveler.Andhewalksawaywithoutgoingtothetown.

Aboutanhourlater,anothertravelerarrives.

“Excuseme,sir,"thesecondtravelersays.'Tmgoingtothetowndowninthevalley.Do

youknowit?”

“Yes,"saystheoldman.

“Well,“saysthesecondtraveler."Canyoutellme-whatarethepeoplelikeinthat

town?^^

Theoldmanasksthesamequestionthatheasksthefirsttraveler.

“Oh,"saysthesecondtraveler.6tTheyarereallyniceandpositive（樂(lè)觀的）people.Ilove

themandtheylikeme,too.”

AndtheoldmansaysJTmhappytotellyouthatthepeopleinthetowninthevalleyare

nicetoo.Youaregoingtolikethemverymuch.^^

<4Oh,thankyou!^^saysthesecondtraveler.Andhewalkshappilydownthehill.

17.Whatistheoldmanlookingatwhenheisonthebench?

A.Thetopofahill.B.Hisstickandbag.

C.Thetownwherehelived.D.Thepeoplewhopassedhim.

18.Thefirsttravelerthinksalotofpeoplehemeetsinothertownsare.

A.terribleB.niceC.oldD.young

19.Whatquestiondoestheoldmanaskthesecondtraveler?

A.Doyouwanttoenjoyadifferentlifehere?

B.Whatkindoftowndoyoureallywanttolivein?

C.Doyouhavemanyfriendsinthetownsyouvisit?

D.Whatarethepeoplelikeinthetownsyouvisit?

20.Whatdoesthesecondtravelerdowhenheleavestheoldman?

A.Hegoesbackhome.B.Hegoestothetowninthevalley.

C.Hehasatalkwiththefirsttraveler.D.Hecontinueswalkingonthetopofthehill.

21.Whatdoesthestorytrytotellus?

A.Theoldpeopleareoftensmart.

B.Weshouldaskforhelpwheninneed.

C.We'llmeetdifferentkindsofpeopleinlife.

D.Whetheraplaceandthepeoplethereareniceisuptous.

Whafsyourfavouritebird?Toanswerthisquestion,youmayneedtothinkforawhile.

However,manypeopleinJiangsucanansweritinnotime.Offthetopoftheirheads,theywillsay,

“Thered-crownedcrane!”

Peoplelovethered-crownedcraneformanyreasons.Itisatallandbeautifulbird.Itsings

beautifully.Thebirdisalsoasymboloflongevity（長(zhǎng)壽）.ButforpeopleinJiangsu,thereisan

importantreason.Thebirdistheirfriendanditcomestovisitthemeveryyear.

Thered-crownedcranelovesJiangsu.EveryNovember,alotofred-crownedcranesaround

theworldflytoJiangsuduringthewinter.InMarchofthefollowingyear,theyleavetheirwinter

home.Thenpeopletherecountdowntotheirnextvisit.

Thered-crownedcraneisthenationalfirst-classprotectedanimal（國(guó)家一級(jí)保護(hù)動(dòng)物）in

ourcountry.PeopleinJiangsuareproud（自豪的）oftheirroleinprotectingthebeautifulbirds.

Workerswhoprotectwildlifethereseethered-crownedcranesastheirchildren.Theylookafter

allthered-crownedcranescarefully.

Thered-crownedcranesmakeJiangsumorebeautiful,don'tthey?

22.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.JiangsuishometomanybirdsinChina.

B.Jiangsuisfamousforred-crownedcranes.

C.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesinJiangsu.

D.ManypeopleinJiangsulovered-crownedcranesverymuch.

23.Therearereasonswhypeoplelovethered-crownedcraneinParagraph2.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

24.Wherecan'twereadthispassage?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inacookbook.C.Inamagazine.D.Inatourbook.

Yesterday,ourclasshadavolunteerday.Wedidmanythingstohelpothersinneed.

Inthemorning,wewenttotheoldpeople'shome.25Theywereveryhappytosee

us.Wealsocleanedtheirroomsandmadetheirbeds.Theoldpeoplesmiledandcheered.26

Intheafternoon,wewenttothecommunity.27Wealsotookdowntheoldadson

thewalls.Thestreetslookedmuchcleanerafterwefinished.Afterthat,28Inthisway,

peopleknewtheimportanceofprotectinganimals.

Attheendoftheday,wehelpedsomestudentswithpoorgradestostudy.29The

studentsthankedusalot.

Volunteerworkisgreat.Ithelpsothersandmakesushappy.Wehopetodomorenexttime.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)

容完整。

A.Itmadeusfeelveryhappy,too.

B.wehelpedpeopleunderstandhowimportantanimalsare.

C.WetaughtthemmathandEnglish.

D.Wetalkedwiththeoldpeopleandlistenedtotheirstories.

E.Wecleanedthestreetsandpickeduplitter.

Inourneighborhood,neighborshelpeachotheralot.Itmakesourlivesbetterandmore

convenient.

Lastweek,Mrs.Green,anoldladylivingnextdoor,hadtogotothehospital.Shewas

worriedbecauseshecouldn'ttakecareofherlittledog.Mymomsaidshecouldlookafterit.She

fedthedogandwalkediteveryday.Mrs.Greenwassothankfulwhenshecameback.

Anothertime,Mr.Blackmovedtoourneighborhood:Hehadalotofheavyboxes.Mydad

andsomeotherneighborswenttohishousetohelphimcarrytheboxes.Theywerealltiredbut

happy.Mr.Blackinvitedeveryonetohishouseforadrink.

Thesesmallactsofkindnessshowthatneighborscanbelikeabigfamily.Wehelpeach

otherandmakeourneighborhoodawarmplace.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

30.WhywasMrs.Greenworried?

A.Becauseshehadnomoney.B.Becauseshecouldn'tcareforherdog.

C.Becauseshewasafraidofbeinginhospital.D.Becauseshedidn'twanttoleave.

31.WhatdidMr.Blackdoaftergettingneighbors9help?

A.Hegavemoneytothem.B.Hecookedamealforthem.

C.Heinvitedthemforadrink.D.Hemovedaway.

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Black?

A.Heisnice.B.Hedislikesneighbors.C.Heneverhelpsothers.

D.Heisunfriendly.

33.Whatlessondoesthestoryteachus?

A.Weshouldalwaysaskforhelp.B.Helpingisuseless.

C.Weonlyhelpfriends.D.Neighborscanbelikeabigfamily.

34.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Mrs.Green'sDogB.Mr.BlackMovesinC.GoodNeighbors

D.NewNeighbors

OurCommunityActivities

Communitylifebecomeswarmerwhenneighborsworktogether.Herearesomeofthe

activitiesinourcommunity.

EveryFridayevening,wemeetinthesquaretodance.Peopleofall

agesjoinin.Thisactivityhelpseveryonerelaxandbuildstrongfriendships

（友誼）.

Afterheavysnowfalls,studentsandvolunteersclearroadsandstairs.

Theireffort（努力）keepsourcommunitysafeandpreventsaccidentsduring

thewinter.

Tobeautify（美彳七）thecommunity,volunteerspickuplitterfrom

streetsandcleanadsfromwallseveryweek.Theyalsoplantflowersand

Itreesalongtheroadstogether.Now,thecommunitylookscleanandfresh!

Duringholidaysyoungvolunteerschatwithlonelyeldersorread

newspaperstothem.Inthisway,theelderlyfeelfullandhappy.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

35.Whattimedopeopleholddancepartiesinthecommunity?

A.EverySaturdayevening.B.EveryFridaymorning.C.EveryFriday

evening.D.EverySundayafternoon.

36.Whohelpclearsnowinthecommunity?

A.Teachersandparents.B.Studentsandvolunteers.C.Community

workersonly.D.Someoldmen.

37.Whatdovolunteersdotobeautifytheenvironment?

a.Plantflowersandtrees,b.Pickuplitter,c.Organize（組織）sports,d.Cleanadsfrom

walls.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.abed

38.Whydoyoungvolunteersreadnewspaperstotheelderly?

A.Toteachthemskills.B.Tohelpthemstudy.

C.Tomakethemfeellesslonely.D.Topreparethemforholidays.

39.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Dancepartieshelppeoplebuildfriendships.B.Cleaningsnowpreventswinter

accidents.

C.Volunteerscleanadsfromwallsweekly.D.Volunteersgivegiftstoeldersonlyon

Christmas.

Girishaisalittlegirl.Shelivesinasmallbutbeautifulvillage.Girishalovestobeoutside.

Alltheflowersandanimalsareherfriends.Sheplays,singsanddanceswiththemeveryday.

Oneafternoon,Girishasitsoutsideherhouse.Sheismakingsomegarlands（花環(huán)）.She

wantstogivethegarlandstoherfriends.Butaftershemakestwo,anelephantcomestothe

village.

Thevillagersareveryafraid.ctRun!Theelephantmaytrample（踩傷）us!”criesoneofthe

villagers.

ButGirishaisn'tafraid.Shehasagoodidea!

“Canyoupleasegetmesomebananas?^^sheasksherfather.Thenherfathergetshersome.

Girishagoestotheelephantandgivesthebananaquickly.Heishungry!Hedoesn,twantto

tramplepeople.Then,Girishamakesfriendswiththeelephant!Theelephantshowerssomewater

onGirishaandplayswithher.Girishagivesonegarlandtotheelephant,andhegoesback.

PeopleinthevillagethinkGirishaisverybrave（勇敢的）.Shesavesthevillage!

40.Girishaiswhentheelephantcomestothevillage.

A.dancingwithanimalsB.makingsomegarlands

C.wateringsomeflowersD.singingwithherfriends

41.Girishagivessometotheelephant.

A.flowersB.bananasC.cleanwaterD.smallanimals

42.Whatisthecorrectorder（正確順序）ofthethings?

a.Girishagetssomebananas.

b.Theelephantgoesbackhome.

c.Girishamakesfriendswiththeelephant.

d.TheelephantshowerssomewateronGirisha.

A.a-c-b-dB.c-a-d-bC.a-c-d-bD.c-b-d-a

43.What'sthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthepassage?

A.Abravegirl.B.Anicevillager.C.Acuteelephant.D.Abeautifulvillage.

Iloveanimals!SomedayIwanttoworkwithanimals.SowhenIdon'tgotoschoolon

weekends,Ivolunteer（做志愿者）atazoo.

Ihelpthezookeepers（動(dòng)物園管理員）givefoodtotheanimals.Ilearnaboutmanykindsof

foodanimalseat.Likeus,animalshavetheirfavoritefoodandfoodtheydon'tliketoeat.

Someanimalseatplantslikegrassandleaves,someanimalseatfruits;someeatplantsand

fruits.Cows,horses,rabbitsandsheepeatonlyplants.Someoftheanimalseatmeat.Biganimals

liketigersonlyeatmeat.Someofthemevenliketoeatsmallanimals.Someanimalseatplants

andmeat,likebears.Therearealsosomeanimalswholiketoeatdogfoodorcatfood!

Onhotdays,wegivetheanimalstreats（款待）.First,weputsomefruits,likebananasand

apples,intothewater.Then,wefreezethewater.Theanimalsreallyliketheircoldand

good-lookingfruittreats.

Volunteeringatthezooisfun.Also,IlearnsomethingneweveryweekendandIthinkI'm

gettingclosetomydream.

44.Thewriterisa.

A.doctorB.studentC.teacherD.zookeeper

45.WhatdoesthewriterlearnaboutattheZoo?

A.Whenanimalseatfood.B.Howanimalsfindfood.

C.Whatfoodanimalsliketoeat.D.Whyanimalseatmanykindsoffood.

46.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"freeze“meansinChinese?

A.凍住B.倒出C.煮沸D.填滿

47.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofvolunteeringatthezoo?

A.Easyandfun.B.Funanduseful.C.Funbutuseless.D.Easybutboring.

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列材料，從材料后各題所給六個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出五個(gè)可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

ThesedaysavideofromtheBeijingWildlifeZoohasbeenverypopular.48Isthe

dogindanger?Ofcoursenot.Infact,thedogandthebiganimalsarefriends.Animalsmake

friendswithmembersofadifferentspecies（物種）.

Azookeepersaidthattheyraisedthedogtogetherwiththelionsandtigerswhentheywere

veryyoung.Theyareastrangebutlovingfamily.Ifyouthinkthisistooamazing,justremember

thatpeoplehavemadefriendswithanimalsforalongtime.49Maybeyouhaveapet

yourself.

Therearesomeotherstoriesofcross-speciesfriends.Atananimalcenter,acatnamed

MarinaandapignamedLaurabecamefriendsaftertheycametothecenter.50They

grewupinthewild（野夕卜）withouttheirmothers'care.Theywereclosetoeachotherandplayed

happilytogetherwhentheyfirstmet.

51Becauseanimalsarebusyhuntingfortheirfoodinthewild.Theyhavetowork

hardtokeepthemselvessafeandprotecttheirfamilies.52Whentheyneedn'tdothese

things,animalswillnothavemuchtodo.Soifspossibleforthemtomakefriendswithmembers

ofotherspecies.

A.Bothofthemlivedahardlifeinthepast.

B.Whycandifferentspeciesbefriends?

C.Lifewasn'thardforthembefore.

D.Alltheactivitiestaketimeandenergy.

E.Itshowsadogplayingwithlionsandtigersfourtofivetimesitssize!

F.Somepeoplekeepanimalslikecatsanddogsaspets.

Mr.Worthlikedspendingtimewithhisgrandson,Shawn.Heenjoyedteachinghimsomeof

thethingshemaynotlearnatschool.

OnedayShawntoldhisgrandfatheraboutaclassscienceprojectthathewasveryexcited

about.

Eachstudentwasgoingtogrowapotofbeanplants.Whentheplantsgrewbigandstrong,

theycouldbetransplantedintotheschoolgarden.Allthestudentswantedtogrowthestrongest

andbestbeanplant.

Shawnshowedhisgrandfatherthebeanseeds（種子）.Heexplainedthathisteacherhad

taughtthemhowtomaketheseedsgrow.First,theyputtheseedsonawetpapertowel.Then,

theyputtheminawarmplace.Whentheseedssprout（發(fā)芽），theyarereadytobetransplanted

intoapot.

Afterlisteningtohisgrandson,MrWorthsaid,“Iwanttoshowyouonemorethingabout

growingplants.^^

“WhenIwasaboy,myfathershowedmehowtogrowstrongplants,hecontinued.ctWhen

theplantisstartingout,youputsomeweightonit."Shawnlookedathisgrandfatherinsurprise.

“Doesn'ttheweightpreventthebeanfromgrowing?^^heasked.

“No,ofcoursenot.Thisway,thebeanplantwillbestrongandhealthy.Ifyougiveit

everythingitwants,itwillgrowtoofastandbeweak.Itwillfalloverwhenabigwindblows.”

Shawnlistenedcarefully.Hewantedtogrowthebeaninthewayhisgrandfathersuggested.He

couldnotwaittotellhisfriendswhathehadlearntthatday.

53.HowdidShawnfeelatfirstwhenheheardabouthisgrandfather^wayofgrowingplants?

A.Surprised.B.Upset.C.Worried.D.Glad.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevent”inParagraph7mean?

A.Stop.B.Protect.C.Encourage.D.Continue.

55.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMr.Worth?

A.Lively.B.Strict.C.Creative.D.Experienced.

56.Whatdoyouthinkmighthappennext?

A.Shawnwouldgrownthebeanashisteachersaid.

B.Shawnwouldfollowhisgrandfather^advice.

C.Shawnwouldkeepwhathisgrandfathersaidtohimself.

D.Shawnwouldtellhisfriendsthathisteacherwaswrong.

57.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Givingchildrenproperpressure（適當(dāng)?shù)膲毫Γヽanhelpthemgrowup.

B.Givingchildreneverythingtheyneedisgoodforthem.

C.Puttingchildreninadangeroussituationmakesthemstrong.

D.Waitingforchildrentogrowupontheirownisthebestway.

Ayoungwomanfelthappyaboutgrowingflowersinheryard.Hergrandmothertaughther

toplantandcareforflowers,soheryardwasfullofbeautifulflowers.

Oneday,shefoundakindofflowerinashop.Shedidn'tseeitbefore.Sosheboughtit.

Sheplanteditatherbackyard.Itgrewveryvigorously,withbeautifulgreenleavesalloverit.

Dayafterday,shekepttakingcareofit,butnoflowerscameout.

Onemorning,whenshelookedattheplant,shefeltsad.Shewantedtoknowwhytheplant

didn'thaveanyflowers.

However,atthatmoment,herneighboraskedhertohisyardandsaid,"Thankyou!You

can'timagine（想象）howmuchIenjoyedtheflowersthatyouplanted.^^Theyoungwoman

walkedintoherneighbor'syard.Shesawthatontheothersideofthewalltheplantwasfullof

flowers.

Theywerereallywonderfulflowers!Theplantgrewupthroughtheholes（洞）inthewall.

Sometimesyoumaynotseetheresultofyourwork.Itdoesn'tmeanthatthereisn'tany

fruit.

58.Theunderlinedword“vigorously“inParagraph2means.

A.healthilyB.brightlyC.slowlyD.quietly

59.Whydidtheneighborthanktheyoungwoman?

A.Becauseshewasalwaysfriendlytohim.

B.Becauseshetaughthimhowtoplantflowers.

C.Becauseheenjoyedtheflowersthatsheplanted.

D.Becausesheoftenshowedherbeautifulflowerstohim.

60.Whatdidthewomanthinkoftheflowers?

A.Magical.B.Wonderful.C.Colorful.D.Perfect.

61.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFlowerPlanting.B.TheFriendlyNeighbors.

C.SomeBeautifulFlowers.D.TheOtherSideoftheWall.

Oneday,ahungrywolfislookingforfoodinthecountryside.Luckily,hefindsasheepskin

（羊皮）ontheroad.

Hethinks,"IfIwearthissheepskinandstaywiththesheep,themanwon'tknowIama

wolf.Atnight,Icangetayoungsheepandenjoyadeliciousmeal.Nightafternight,I'llhave

manydeliciousdinners.9,

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