九年級全冊英語任務(wù)型閱讀（22篇）（有答案）

（一）

LetterA

Youngpeoplearealwaystoldthattheyshouldmakethemostoftheirtime,andthat

theywillneverbeasfreeagain.So,myquestionis——whyfillupallthisfreetimewith

housework?Parentsexpecttheirchildrentogetgoodgrades,begoodatsports,andbe

popularwithotherkids.However,thereisnotenoughtimeinthedaytodothese

thingsandthendohouseworkaswell.Itsnotfairtoexpecttheteenagerstogiveup

theirprecioustimetodoboringhousework.Parentsandchildrenbothhavejobs.

Parents1jobsareintheworkplace.Theirchildren'sjobsareatschool.

Theonlydifferenceisthatparentsgetpaidandchildrendon't.Parentssaythatthey

maketheirkidsdohouseworktoteachthemresponsibility.Butthisisjustatrick.

Parentstricktheirkidsintodoinghouseworkbecausetheyarelazy.

Yours,

Overloaded

LetterB

Bothparentsandchildrenhavejobs.Theparent'sjobistogotoworktoearnmoney.

Thechild'sjobistogotoschool.Butweallgethungry.Someonehastocookthe

mealsandcleanupafterward.Weallwearclothesthatgetdirty.Someonehasto

washthem,ironthem,andputthemaway.Childrenworkfrom9until4.Parentswork

from8until6.Sure,after4o'clock,childrenhavehomework.Butafter6,parents

havehomeworktoo.Theyhavetodotheshopping,gotothebank,paythebillsand

helptheirkidswiththeirownhomework!

Ithinkit'sonlyfairthattheteenagershelpoutabitathome.Theymightnotlikeit,

butit'sgoodforthem.Itteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Thisisreally

usefulwhen

Sincerely,

Overworked

l.Howareparents*jobsdifferentfromchildren'sjobsaccordingtoLetterA?

2.WhydoesLetterBsayit'sgoodfortheteenagerstohelpoutabitathome?

3.WhomostprobablywroteLetterB,aparentorachild?

4.Thetwolettersagreethatparentsandchildrenbothhavejobs,don'tthey?

5.WhatcanbefilledintheblankattheendofLetterB?

答案：1.Parentsgetpaid(and/butchildrendon't.)

2.Because(thewriterthinks)itteacheschildrenhowtolookafterthemselves.

3.Aparent.4.Yes,theydo.

5.Theyleavehometogotocollegeortoliveontheirown...(Anyreasonableanswer

isacceptable.)

(二)

Tom,Sydney

Infact,yes!Ihaven'tchangedalot.Someofmyprimaryschoolclassmatessawme

recently,andtheysaidIlookedexactlythesameasIdidinprimaryschool.They

haven'tseenmeforovertenyears!SoIdon'tthinkI'vechangedsomuch.

Ruth,NewYork

Ofcoursenot!Iusedtowearglasses,butnowIdon'twearthem.Iusedtobesmall

andsomebiggirlsinhighschooloftenlaughedatme,butnowPmverytalland

athletic.TmgladPvechanged.

Martin,Paris

Ah,yes,Ido.I'maboutthesameheightasIwasinhighschool,andIhavethesame

hairstyle.I'mprobablyalittlebitheavierbutnotverymuch.Butonethinghas

changed.Tvegotsomegray(灰色的)hair.

Kate,California

Well,IthinkthatI'vechanged.AlotofmyfriendssaythatIhaven'tchangedatall,

butIthinkIhave.Iusedtowearsportsclothesandsportsshoes.ButnowIoftenwear

skirtsandheels(高品艮鞋).Ilookmorelikealady.

1.Whichofthefollowingquestionsarethefourpeopleanswering?

A.Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

B.Doyoulookthesameasyouusedtobe?

C.Whatdoyouthinkofyourschoollife?

D.Doyouthinkyouarehavingahealthylifestyle?

2.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatTom.

A.haschangedalotsinceprimaryschool

B.hasn'tchangedmuchsinceprimaryschool

C.oftenmeetshisprimaryschoolclassmates

D.nevermeetshisprimaryschoolclassmates

3.Theunderlinedword"them"referto.

A.skirtsB.glassesC.sportsshoesD.sportsclothes

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMartin?

A.Heisalittlelighter.

B.Heismuchtaller.

C.Hechangedhishairstyle.

D.Hehasgotsomegrayhair.

5.arebothfromtheUnitedStates.

A.TomandRuthB.MartinandKateC.KateandRuthD.TomandMartin

答案：BBBDC

（三）

ComeandbuyyourclothesatourBeautifulClothesStore.Wesellallclothesatvery

goodprices.Doyoulikesweaters?Wehaveredandgreensweatersforonly$15!

Yellowandwhitesweatersareonly$12!Doyouneedtrousers?Forboys,wehave

blacktrousersforonly$22.Andshortsareonly$16!Forgirls,wehaveskirtsin

redandpurpleforonly$20.Howmuchareourjackets?Only$30!Andwehave

blackandbrownshoesforonly$28.Socksareonly$2forthreepairs!

Cometoourstorenow!

l.WhatcanyoubuyattheBeautifulClothesStore?

2.What*sthepriceofayellowandwhitesweater?

3.Howmucharesixpairsofsocks?

4.Lucybuysaskirtandapairofshortsforherbrother.Howmucharethethingsin

all?

5.Canyoubuyschoolthingsinthestore?

答案：1.We/Icanbuyclothesandshoes.2.$12.3.$4.4.$36.5.No,we/I

can't.

（四）

Thesedays,manypeopleenjoybiking.Butthereisalottothinkaboutbeforeyoubuy

abike.Therearemanykindsofbicyclestochoosefrom.That'swhyitisoftengood

toaskanexpert（專家）foradvice.

Differentbicyclescandodifferentthings.Someofthemaremadetoberiddenon

smoothroads.Othersareforrockyroads,andsomebikescanberiddenonboth.First,

askyourselfwhereyouplantorideit.Oncitystreets?Onmountaintrails（＜|、路）？Or

both?Whenyoudecide,youstarttochoosethebikeforyourneed.

Next,besureyougettherightsizeofbikeforyou.Bicyclestoreswilltaketimeto

measureyoursize.Thentheyputthedata（數(shù)據(jù)）inacomputer.Thecomputerwill

suggestagoodsizeforyou.

Besidesthekindofbikeandthesize,youalsoneedtohavetherightpiecesofparts,

likehandles,lightsandseats.Andfinally,youneedtoknowhowtorideyourbike

comfortably.Anexpertinabikestorecanhelpyouwiththesethings.Thenyoullbe

readytohittheroad.

l.Howisittochooseabike?

Alt'seasy.B.It'sdifficult.C.Ifsfunny.

2.Howmanykindsofroadsarementionedinthesecondparagraph?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

3.Whatshouldyouthinkfirstwhenyouchooseabike?

A.Thepersonwhoridesthebike.

B.Theshopwhichsellsthebike.

C.Theroadwhereyouridethebike.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thecomputerwillsuggestagoodsizeforyou.

B.Thepartslikehandles,lightsandseatsshouldbeexpensive.

C.Youneedn'tlearnhowtoridethebike.

5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RidingBicycleisFun

B.ChoosingaBicycle

C.PlanningaBicycleTrip

答案：BBCAB

（五）

Asweallknow,robotscandoalotofthingsforpeople.Buthaveyoueverseena

"Robocop（機器人警察）”？Recentlytheworld'sfirstRobocophasalreadystarted

workinginDubai.Thecityisplanningtoletmorerobotpolicemenworkaround.

TheRobocopwentondutyonSunday.Heismakinganameforhimselfandmany

peopleareinterestedinhim.Heisabout1.65meterstallandweighs100kilos.It's

amazingthathecanspeaksixlanguages.Andhe'sdesigned（設(shè)計）tobeabletoread

expressionsonpeople'sfaces.Therobotpoliceofficerhastheabilitytoscan（掃描）

facesfrom20metersawaytotellwhetherornotsomeoneisbad.Besides,therobot

policeofficerhasatouchscreensopeoplecanuseittopaytrafficfines（罰款）or

reportcrimes,andevencontact（聯(lián)系）thelocalpolicestation.

Heisanunderstandingpoliceman.Hecantalkwithyou,replytosomeofyour

questionsandevengreetyoubyshakinghands.Healsohasamicrophonewhichis

directlyconnectedwiththeDubaipolicecallcenters.

SucharobotpoliceofficerwasfirstseenattheDubaiWorldCenterinOctober,2016.

Infact,hisearlyusewastoofferhelptotouristsonthestreetsandinshoppingcenters

inDubai.

Accordingtothelatestreport,robotswillmakeupaquarterofthecity'spoliceforce

by2030.

1.Wherehastheworld'sfirstRobocopstartedworking?

2.Howmanylanguagescanhespeak?

3.HowcantheRobocoptellifapersonisabadone?

4.1stheRobocopdesignedtoworkforpeopleinmanyways?

5.WhendidpeoplefirstseetheRobocop?

答案：l.InDubai.2.Hecanspeaksixlanguages.3.Byscanninghisorherface

from20metersaway.4.Yes,itis.5.InOctober,2016.

（六）

TheInformationaboutSomeGreatInventions

InventionWheelTelephoneLightbulbPaper

（燈泡）

AppearingAfewIn1876In1879Around2,000

Timethousandyearsago

yearsago

InventorUnknownAlexanderBellThomasCaiLun

Edison

Inventor'sUnknownAmericanAmericanChinese

Nationality

EarlyMainWoodPlasticandmetalGlassandCottonorflax

Materialmetal（亞麻）

MainUseMakingUsedforGivingUsedfor

travellingcommunicatingoverlightrecording

fasterdistances（距離）information

1.Whatstheform（表格）aboveabout?

A.Rules.B.Movies.C.Dreams.D.Inventions.

2.What*sthelatestinventionaccordingtotheformabove?

A.Thewheel.B.Thepaper.C.Thetelephone.D.Thelightbulb.

3.HowmanyChineseinventionsarementionedintheformabove?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.None.

4.Whatwasthetelephonemadeofaccordingtotheformabove?

A.Wood.B.Glassandmetal.C.Plasticandmetal.D.Cottonandflax.

5.Thankstotheinventionofthewheel,peoplecan.

A.haveenoughlighttoread.B.travelfaster

C.communicateoverdistancesD.havemorebookstoread

（七）

Herearesomerulesoftomorrow'sexaminationforyou.Youshouldrememberthem

andnotbreakanyofthem.

Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesearlybeforetheexamstarts.Ifyou

arelateformorethantenminutes,youshouldn'tbeallowedtoentertheexamination

center.

Youmustbringyourownpensorpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.You

shouldn'tbeallowedtotakethefollowingthings:Walkmans（隨身聽）,radios,

headsets（耳機）,food,drinks,schoolbags,andmobilephones.

Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.

Whenyousitdown,putyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.If

youneedadrinkorwanttogototherestroom,youshouldputupyourhandandwait

fortheteachertospeaktoyou.Youwillbegivenwaterortheteacherwilltakeyouto

therestroom.

Youshouldbeallowedtoleavetheexaminationroomearlierifyou'vefinishedyour

paperinanhour.Ifyouwanttoleave,pleasemovequietlyawayfromthe

examinationcenter.

Whentheteachersaystimeisup,youmustputdownyourpenorpencilandwaitat

yourdeskuntilyourpaperiscollected.Whenyouleave,don'tbecrowdedorrush.

Anyotherquestions?Youshouldbeallowedtoaskmeforhelprightnow.

l.Whatwillhappenifastudentislateformorethantenminutes?

2.Whatshouldn'tthestudentsbeallowedtotake?

3.Ifastudentwantstogototherestroom,whatshouldhe/shedo?

4.Whatmustthestudentsdowhentheteachersaystimeisup?

5.What'sthetitle（標題）forthepassage?

答案：l.He/Shewon'tbeallowedtoentertheexaminationcenter.

2.Walkmans,radios,headsets,food,drinks,schoolbags,andmobilephones.

3.He/Sheshouldputuphis/herhandandwaitfortheteachertospeaktohim/her.

4.Theymustputdowntheirpensorpencilsandputattheirdesksuntiltheirpapers

arecollected.

5.Somerulesoftomorrow'sexamination.

（八）

Atthemoment,highschoolstudentsinthestateofPhiladelphia,USA,canweartheir

ownclothes.However,nextyearthehighschoolsmustdooneofthefollowing:

?Eithermakestudentsbuyschooluniforms（inotherwords,allstudentsmustwear

thesameuniforms）

?Orsaywhichcolorsmustbeworn,butletstudentsbuytheirownclothesinthese

colors

AsurveymadeatCentralHighSchool,Philadelphia,showedthatmostofthestudents

didn'tthinkthatwearingschooluniformswasagoodidea.

Racheldidn'tliketheideaofauniformintheslightest."Itmakesuslooklike

prisoners（囚3E）.Everyone'sdifferent,sowhyistheschooltryingtomakeusallthe

same?”

Sandrawaswearingabrightly-coloredshirtwithherjeans."Nooneelsewearsashirt

likemine,"shesaid."Pmtheonlyone,andIlikethat.Icanunderstandthattheschool

needsadresscode（準則）.It'saproblemifstudentscometoschoolwiththeirshirts

open.Weallunderstandthat,butnoonewantsuniform.Evenmymomthinksit's

silly.n

Onlyonestudent,Ben,saidhedidn'tmindwearingaschooluniform.Hesaid."Iused

towearaschooluniformwhenIlivedinAustraliaforayear.Itwasn'tsobad.You

canwearauniformandstillbetidy.Weusedtoweargreytrousers,around-necked

shirtandajacketinblueorgreen.Itwasn'taproblem."

l.ThehighschoolsinPhiladelphia.

A.don'tallowstudentstoweartheirownclothesatpresent

B.mustmakestudentsbuyschooluniformsnextyear

C.mustletstudentswearclothesindifferentcolorsnextyear

D.canchoosenottoletstudentsbuyschooluniformsnextyear

2.AccordingtothesurveymadeatCentralHighSchoolinPhiladelphia,.

A.onethirdofthestudentsthoughtwearingschooluniformswasagoodidea

B.noneofthestudentsthoughtwearingschooluniformswasagoodidea

C.notallstudentswereagainstwearingschooluniforms

D.onlyonestudentwasagainstwearingschooluniforms

3.InRacheFsopinion,.

A.uniformsmakestudentslookugly

B.studentsshouldwearuniformsinthesameway

C.wearingaschooluniformisn'taproblem

D.somecolorsmustbewornatschool

4.WhenBenlivedinAustralia,heusedtowearintheschool.

A.abrightly-coloredshirtandjeans

B.blueorgreentrousersandaround-neckedjacket

C.clothesthatnooneelsewore

D.atidyschooluniform

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"meaninthesixthparagraph?

A.Noonewantsauniform.

B.Theschoolneedsadresscode.

C.Wearingaschooluniformisstupid.

D.Wearingone'sownclothesisn'tright.

答案：DCADB

（九）

Isthereanythingstrangehighupintheworld'stallestmountains?Ifso,isitabigbear?

Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?

Nooneknows.Thismystery（迷）haspuzzled（困惑）theworldforyears.

In1887,amountainclimberfoundlargefootprints（腳?。﹊nthesnow.Theylooked

likethefootprintsofaverylargeman.Butmendon'twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow!

In1906,anotherclimbersawmorethanfootprints.Faroff,hesawaverylargeanimal

standingontwolegs.Ashewatched,itranveryquickly.

Fifteenyearslater,newspapershadnewstoriesaboutthe"something".Amountain

climbersaidhehadseenthe"snowman"walkslowlyacrossthesnow,farbelowhim.

Hesaiditlookedlikeaverylargeman.

Fromthenon,moreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotell.Butnotuntil1951dida

mountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.Thepicturesshowedclearly

thattheSnowmanwalkedontwolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.Coulditbe

anape（猿）man?Themysterygrew!Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Somedaywe

mayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints.

l.Thepassageisabout.

A.somemountainclimbers

B.somestrangeanimals

C.somelargefootprints

D.themysteryoftheSnowman

2.Whywerepeopleinterestedinthefootprints?

A.Theywerefootprintsofalargebear.

B.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman.

C.Peoplefoundtheminthesnow.

D.Peoplefoundthemintheworld'stallestmountains.

3.Amountainclimbertookthepicturesoflargefootprintsin.

A.1887B.1906C.1921D,1951

4.Whydidthemysterygrowwhenamountainclimberbroughtbackpicturesoflarge

footprints?

A.Theywerefootprintsofanapeman.

B.TheywerefootprintsofaSnowman.

C.ThepicturesshowedclearlyhowtheSnowmanwalked.

D.Thepicturesshowedclearlyhowanapemanwalkedontwolegs.

5.Sinceamountainclimberfirstfoundthelargefootprintsinthesnow,themysteryof

theSnowmanhaspuzzledtheworldforoveryears.

A.onehundredandtwentyB.ninetyC.eightyD.fifty

答案：DBDCA

（十）

PekingOperahasahistoryofmorethan200years.Itwaslistedasaform

ofintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）in2010.

PekingOperamixesdifferentartforms,includingsinging,dancing,acrobatics（雜技）

andmartialarts（武術(shù)）.Alltheseartformsareputintooneperformance.Facial

painting（臉譜）isoneofthemostimportantsignsofPekingOpera.

PekingOperaisakindofancientChineseart.Butfewoftoday'syoungpeopleknow

muchaboutit.FamousPekingOperaartistWangPeiyu,40yearsold,wantsmore

youngpeopletofallinlovewiththeart.

Wanghosts（主持）aweeklytalkshowcalledTheWangPeiyuPekingOperaShow.It

startedtoshowoniQiyionMarch27.

Ontheshow,WangexplainsPekingOperathroughdifferentsubjects,suchashowto

prepareforashow,orsomethinginterestingabouttheart.Sheexplainshowtoputon

clothingandmakeup.Artistsoftenspendmuchmoneyontheirclothing.It'ssaidthat

asetofclothingwornbyPekingOperamasterMeiLanfangoncecostabout70,000

silverdollars.Thiswouldbe3.5millionyuanintoday'smoney.

Tomakeeverythingeasytounderstand,sheusessimplelanguage.Shetriesto

usemodernslang（現(xiàn)代俚語），suchas"freestyle"andzihei,orzichao.

Wang'sshowhasbecomepopular."Itgivesasimplestartingpointforallofus,

whetheryouknowPekingOperaornot,"afanwroteafterwatchingtheshow.

l.WhenwasPekingOperalistedasaformofintangibleculturalheritage?

2.What'soneofthemostimportantsignsofPekingOpera?

3.DotheyoungpeopletodayknowPekingOperaverywell?

4.HowoftendoesWangPeiyuhosthertalkshow?

5.WhydoesWangPeiyuusesimplelanguageinhertalkshow?

答案：l.In2010.2.Facialpainting3.No./No,theydon*t.4.0nceaweek./

Everyweek.5,Tomakeeverythingeasytounderstand./Becauseshewantstomake

everythingeasytounderstand.

(4^一)

Let'senjoyamovie!

Zootopia

Fromalargeelephanttoasmallmouse,animalslivehappilytogetherin

Disney'sZootopia.

Language:English

RunningTime:1Hourand30Minutes

Price:Weekdays一$50$25(childrenunder6)

Weekends一$60$30(childrenunder6)

I'veneverimaginedthemovieissointeresting.Thereare64kindsofanimalsinit

AfterIwatchedthemovie,Ilearnedmoreaboutanimals.Iwouldhighlyrecommend

thismovietothoseanimallovers.-John

Ihaveseenmanycartoonsofthiskind,butthisoneissurprisinglyfunnyandIlove

thesweetvoicesinit.MybrotherandIjustcouldn'thelplaughingfromthebeginning

totheend.一David

Thismovieissowellmade.Iwenttoseeitwithmy5-year-oldsonlastSunday

afternoon.IlovethebeautifulmusicwhilemysonlovestherabbitpoliceofficerJudy

verymuch.Itshowsthatsmallanimalslikehercanalsodoseriouswork.一Nancy

l.Thepostershowsthatisspokeninthemovie.

A.JapaneseB.FrenchC.EnglishD.Chinese

2.Fromtheposter,wecanknowthatthemovielasts.

A.60minutesB.90minutesC.100minutesD.120minutes

3.Johnlikesthismoviebecauseof

A.thedifferentkindsofanimalsB.thefunnyactors

C.thesweetvoicesD.thebeautifulmusic

4.1tcostNancyandhersontowatchthemovie.

A.$75B.$90C.$100D.$120

5.Accordingtotheposter,themoviemostprobablytellsastory.

A.frighteningB.sadCtrueD.funny

答案：CBABD

（十二）

Chinaisanationofetiquette（禮儀）.Chinesepeopleareamongthe

mosthospitablepeopleintheworld.IfforeignersvisitaChinesefamily,theywould

besurprisedatthewarmththattheywouldreceiveasguests.

WhenyouvisitaChinesefamily,thehostusuallymakesteaforyou.Thenhewill

serveyousnacks（〃、吃）likebiscuitsorcandy.Someoneinthefamilywillalsochat

withyou,neverlettingyoufeellonely.

Atthesametime,otherfamilymemberswillprepareamealforyou.Chinesepeople

treat（款待）theirguestswithabigmeal.Theyalwayspresentmorefoodthanthe

guestcaneat.Onthetable,theguestsmustbethefirsttoeat.Perhapsoneofthe

thingsthatsurprisesawesternguestmostisthattheChinesehostlikestopickfood

forvisitors,whichwon'thappenatwesterntables.TheChinesefamilygooutoftheir

waytomakeyoufeelathome.Asyouaredoneeating,thehostusuallysays,"It

seemsthatyoudidn'teatmuch.Pleasehavemore."Althoughyoutellthemyouare

full,theystillputmorefoodinyourbowl.

BeingwarmandhospitablehaslongbeenanimportantpartofChinesecultureand

tradition.AsConfucius（孑L子）saidthousandsofyearsago:

Tomeetfriendsfromafar

Howhappyweare!

l.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hospitable"meaninthispassage?

A.好客的B.勤勞的C.樸實的

2.AsaguestinaChinesefamilyyouareusuallyofferedbythehost.

A.coffeeandsnacksB.juiceandsnacksC.teaandsnacks

3.Whydoesawesternvisitorfeelsurprisedwhenthehostpicksfoodforhim?

A.Becausehethinksit'snotpolite.

B.Becausehethinksit'snotnecessary.

C.Becauseitwon'thappeninwesterncountries.

4.WhattheChinesefamilydofortheguestsisto.

A.makethemfeelathome

B.showtheirwealth

C.makethemfeeluncomfortable

5.What'sthemeaningofthewordsbyConfuciusattheendofthepassage?

A.學(xué)而時習(xí)之，不亦說乎？

B.有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎?

C.人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？

答案：ACCAB

（十三）

TherearealotofChineseculturesaboutfish.InChinese,nfishnsoundslike"surplus"

（余）.Chinesepeoplealwaysliketohaveasurplusattheendoftheyear.Theythinkif

theysavesomethingattheendoftheyear,thentheycanmakemoreinthenextyear.

That'swhyChinesepeopleliketoeatfishfortheNewYear.Doyouknowwhatkind

offishChinesepeopleliketoeatfortheNewYear?

?Cruciancarp

Thefirstkindoffishiscruciancarp.ItsoundsliketheChineseword"吉The

Chinesewordmeans"goodluck".Chinesepeoplethinkthateatingcruciancarpcan

bringgoodluckforthenextyear.

?Chinesemudcarp

ThesecondkindoffishisChinesemudcarp.ItsoundsliketheChineseword”禮It

meansgiftsorpresents.So,ChinesepeoplechoosetoeatChinesemudcarpduring

theChineseNewYear.Itmeans"goodfuture".

?Catfish

Thethirdkindoffishiscatfish.ItsoundsliketwoChinesewords”年余Soeating

catfishisawishforasurplusintheNewYear.

l.WhydoChinesepeopleliketoeatfishfortheNewYear?

2.Howmanykindsoffisharementionedinthepassage?

3.WhatdoesitmeantoeatChinesemudcarp?

4.Whatkindoffishcanbringgoodluck?

5.What'sthemainideaaboutthepassage?

答案：1.Because"fish"soundslike"surplus"inChinese.2.Three/3.

4.Itmeans"goodfuture".4.Cruciancarp5.Chineseculturesaboutfish.

（十四）

Happinessissomethingeveryonewantstohave.It'sastateofwell-being,apleasant

orsatisfyingexperience.Happinessisimportanttoeveryone.Happinessisimportant

toeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.

Herearesometipsaboutthediscoveringhappinessinyourlife.

Allowyourselftobehuman.Whenweacceptemotions——suchasfear,sadness,or

nervousness一asnatural,wearemorelikelytoovercomethem.Refusingour

emotions,whetherpositiveornegative,leadstosadnessandunhappiness.

Happinessmostlydependsonourunderstandingtowardstheoutsideworld,not

onhowmuchmoneywehave.Mostly,ourlevelofwell-beingisdecidedbywhatwe

choosetofocusonandbyourunderstandingofthethingsthathappened.Forexample,

doweseefailureasthemotherofsuccess,ordoweseeitasachanceoflearning?

Simplify!Weare,generally,toobusy,tryingtodomoreandmoreactivitiesinless

andlesstime.Yetsometimesthemoreweexpect,themorewewilllose.Sometimes

weevenloseourhappinessbytryingtodotoomuch.

Rememberthemind-bodyconnection.Whatwedo一ordon'tdo一withour

bodiesinfluencesourmind.Regularexercise,enoughsleep,andhealthyeatinghabits

leadtobothphysicalandmentalhealth.

l.Domostpeopleknowhowtofindhappiness?

2.Howmanytipsforhappinessaretalkedaboutinthispassage?

3.Whatdoeshappinessmostlydependon?

4.Howdowesometimesloseourhappiness?

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

答案：l.No./No,theydon't.

2.4/Four.

3.0urunderstandingtowardstheoutsideworld.

4.Sometimesweevenloseourhappinessbytryingtodotoomuch.

5.Whathappinessisandsometipsaboutthediscoveringhappinessinourlife.

（十五）

Whatmakespeoplehappier:money,havinghappyfriendsorhavinghappyneighbors?

Scientistshavefoundananswerasapartofastudy.

Thenewstudyfoundthatfriendsofthehappypeoplehadagreaterchanceofbeing

happythemselves.Andthesmallerthedistancebetweenfriends,thelargertheeffect

theyhadoneachother'shappiness.

Forexample,apersonwas20%morelikelytofeelhappyifafriendwholivedwithin

oneandahalfkilometers.Havingahappyneighborwholivednextdoorincreasedthe

chanceofbeinghappyby34%.Theeffectsoffriends*happinesslastedforuptoa

year.

Thescientistsfoundthatsadnessalsospreadamongfriends,butnotasmuchas

happiness.

Peoplewhotookthreedegreesoutofseparationstillhadaneffectonaperson's

happiness.Threedegreesofdistancemeantthefriendofafriendofafriend.

Thestudyshowedthathavinganextrafivethousanddollarsincreasedtheperson's

chanceofbecominghappierbyabout2%.Butthescientistsfoundthattheinfluence

ofafriendofafriendofafriendcouldbegreaterthanthat.Anotherfindingwasthat

peoplewhoweremarriedorworkedtogetherdidn'thaveasmuchofaneffecton

happinessasfriendsdid.

1.Havingahappyfriendwholiveswithinoneandahalfkilometersincreasesthe

chanceofbeinghappyby.

A.45%B.50%C.34%D.20%

2.Theeffectsofhappinessfromfriends.

A.haveachanceof20%tomakeyouhappy

B.areusuallywithin1.5km

C.haveachanceof34%tomakeyouhappy

D.canlastforaboutayear

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"separation"meaninthepassage?

A.間隔B.方向C.位置D.關(guān)系

4,Whichofthefollowinghasthegreatesteffectonhappinessaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Money.B.Thefriendofafriend.

C.Happyfriendswhol