八年級英語英語閱讀理解含答案一、中考英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解

Everybodyhatesrats.Butratsmaysoonbeman'snewgoodfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan'tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.

Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal.Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat'sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.

Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter.Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.Ratscanalsoseeinthedark,theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs,andunlikerobots,theydon'tneedelectricity!

The"ratproject"isnotfinished.Butascientistsays,"Itwouldbegreat.Aratcouldgetintoanyplacewecouldn'tgetto,andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe."Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding（butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse）.（1）Wheredoyouthinkyoucanfindthispassage?A.

Inamagazineabouttoys.

B.

Inahistorybook.C.

Inanewspaperaboutscience.

D.

Inanadvertisement.（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.

Ratsdon'tneedelectricity.

B.

Ratsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.C.

Ratsareascleverasradios.

D.

Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.（3）Whydoesthe"ratproject"soundgreataccordingtothepassage?A.

Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.

B.

Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.C.

Becauseratsdon'tlikerobots.

D.

Becauseratsarebrave.（4）Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.

Waysofsavingpeople

B.

Rats

C.

Earthquakes

D.

Ratsforrescue2．閱讀下列材料，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

CinyeeChiu,anartistfromTaiwan,isalwayshappytotrysomethingnew.Heramazingworkswonlotsofprizes.Amongthem,"24SolarTerms（節(jié)氣）"isthemostpopular.

AncientChinesedividedayearinto24partsaccordingtothechangesoftheweather.It'sthe24solarterms.Butnoteveryoneknowsthemwell.CinyeeChiuputthe24solarternsinpicturestohelppeopleunderstandthembetter.

Cinyeeturnedeachsolartermintoananimal.Buttheseanimalsarenotjustanimals.Youcanalsofindseasonalfruits,vegetablesorbeautifulflowersonthem.

Whenspringcomes,watergetswarmandfishstarttoswimaround.SoCinyeechosefishasasymbolofStartofSpring.Also,shedrewspringvegetables,Chinesechivesonthebackofthefish.

WhiteDewfallsonaboutSept.8.Itshowsthebeginningofthecoolautumn.Therearecolorfulleavesandcoolernightsatthistimeofyear.Asthetemperaturefalls,whitedew（露珠）isoftenseenonthegrassandtreesatnight.ForWhiteDew,Cinyeechosearaccoon—asmallanimalwiththickhair.Shedrewwhitespots（小圓點）ontheraccoontoshowdew.Andsheusedthedragonfruittoshowtherichcolorsinautumn.

TheyoungartistreallygavetheancientChinesecultureanewlook.（1）Thewritergave____examplestoshowCinyee's"24SolarTerms".A.

two

B.

three

C.

four

D.

five（2）FromParagraph5,weknowthat____.A.

araccoonlikesfishB.

StartofSpringfallsonaboutDec.8C.

WhiteDewshowstheendoftheautumnD.

Cinyeeusedwhitespotstoshowdew（3）Accordingtothepassage,Picture____can'tbefromCinyee's"24SolarTerms".A.

B.

C.

D.

（4）Thewritermainlywantstotalkabout____.A.

whyCinyeemadeherselfknownB.

whodividedayearinto24partsC.

howCinyeeshowedthe24solartermsD.

whatStartofSpringandWhiteDewmean3．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出符合題意的最佳選項。

Mr.Smithistellingtwofunnystoriesofhispolicework.

StoryA

Iremembercatchinga"thief"inaclothesshoponce.Itwasstrange.Themanwashidingayellowsweaterinsidehiscoat.Ithoughthehadstolenit,soIcaughthim.Wefoundlaterthathiswifegavehimthesweaterforhisbirthday,buthehatedit.Hejustwantedtoreturnittotheshopformoney,buthedidn'twanthiswifetoseehim!Wesoonlethimgo.

StoryB

Anotherday,amancalledBobwentintoabankonSixthStreet.Hewroteonthebackofanenvelope,"Givemethemoney!OrI'llkillyou.Andgaveittothebankclerk.Shegavehim＄100,000andthemanranaway.Thenwereceivedaphonecallfromthebankclerk.Shetoldustogototheman'shouseinCandyTownandgethim.Wecaughthimassoonashegotoutoftheelevator.Hecouldn'tbelievethatwefoundhimsoquickly.Wetoldhimthathisnameandaddresswereonthefrontoftheenvelopeheused!（1）WhatdoesMr.Smithdo？A.

Apoliceman.

B.

Abankclerk

C.

Athief

D.

Ateacher.（2）Mr.Smithcaughtthemanintheclothesshop

.A.

byexchange

B.

bychance

C.

bymistake

D.

byaccident（3）Whydidthemanwanttoreturnthesweatertotheshop？A.

Becausehedidn'twanthiswifetoseeit.B.

Becausehehatedit.C.

Becausehelikedmoneymorethanthesweater.D.

Becausehelikedmoneybest.（4）Bobwascaughtsoquicklybecause

.A.

thepolicehadgunsB.

hereceivedaphonecallfromthebankclerkC.

thepolicewaitedforhimoutsidetheelevatorD.

hisaddresswasfoundontheenvelopeheused（5）WhatdoyouthinkofBob？A.

Heisbrave

B.

Heiscareful

C.

Heiscareless

D.

Heisclever4．閱讀理解

WhatwehavebeenawareofisthatpeoplefromItalyspeakItalianandpeoplefromRussiaspeakRussian.ButhaveyoueverwonderedthereasonwhypeoplespeakSpanishinsomanySouthAmericancountries?DoyouknowwhythebrilliantfootballersofBrazilspeakPortuguese?

AndwhyisFrenchthefirstlanguageofsomepeopleinCanada?TheansweristhatallthesecountriesbelongedtoEuropeanempiresatonetime.Thenextquestionis:Howdidtheseempiresbegin?Toanswerthatquestionwehavetoprobablygobacktothe15'hand16centuries,thegoldenageofEuropeanexplorers.

AlthoughthisperiodisknownasthegoldenageofEuropeanexplorers,itwasnotthebeginningofEuropeanexploration.Asyouprobablyknow,MarcoPolotravelledalongwaytoChinaattheendofthe13"centuryandsomepeoplesaythattheVikingsdiscoveredAmerica

longbeforeColumbussetsailin1492.However,itisduringthis“golden"periodthatsomefamousvoyagestookplace.Columbus'voyagetoAmericaisthebestknownvoyageofexploration,butFerdinandMagellansailedroundtheworldinthisperiod,andSpanishexplorerssuchasCentralandPizarroreachedSouthAmerica.CortezdefeatedtheAztecsinwhatwenowknowasMesicoandPizarrodefeatedtheIncasinwhatwenowknowasPeru.TherootsoftheSpanishempirewereestablishedandthatiswhyheSpanishlanguageissowidelyspokeninCentralandSouthAmericatoday.（1）WhenisthegoldenageofEuropeanexplorers?A.

The15thcentury

B.

The16thcentury.C.

The13thcentury.

D.

The15thand16thcenturies.（2）Whichisnotthevoyageofexplorationtakingplaceduringthegoldenperiod?A.

ColumbussailedtoAmerica.B.

MarcoPolotravelledtoChina.C.

FerdinandMagellanvoyagedroundtheworld.D.

CortezandPizarroreachedSouthAmerica.（3）WhodefeatedtheAztecsinwhatwenowknowasMexico?A.

Pizarro.

B.

Cortez.

C.

Incas.

D.

Columbus.（4）Accordingtothepassage，somecountriesinAmericadidn'tusetobelongto

.A.

Portugal

B.

Spain

C.

Canada

D.

France（5）Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat

.A.

ManycountriesinSouthAmericahavebeeninfluencedbyEuropeancountriesB.

Theperiodofthe15hand16hcenturieswasthebeginningoftheEuropeanexplorationC.

EuropeanexplorersoccupiedsomeAmericancountriesinapeacefulwayD.

FerdinandMagellan'svoyageroundtheworldisnotfamousatall5．閱讀理解

Whenitcomestohelpingdevelopingcountries,weoftenthinkaboutofferingmoneyinorderthattheycanbuildschoolsandhospitals,buyfoodandmedicine,orfindcleanwatersupplies.Theseseemtobethemostimportantbasicneedsintheirlives.However,it'sfarfromenough.Wehavetocomeupwithbetterideas.

AmancalledNicholasNegroponteinventedacheaplaptopcomputer,whichhedecidedtoinventafterhevisitedaschoolinCambodia.ThelaptopwhichMr.Negropontehasdesignedisnotthesameasthenormalonethatyoucanbuyintheshops.Onedifferenceisthatitwillbecoveredinrubbersothatitisstrongandwon'tbedamagedeasily.Asanelectricitysupplycanbeaproblemindevelopingcountries,thecomputeralsohasaspecialhandleinorderthatchildrencanwindthecomputeruptogiveitextrapowerwhenneeded.

Thisspeciallaptopcomputerwillcostlessthan100USdollarsandMr.Negropontewantstoproduceasmanyas15millionlaptopcomputersinthefirstyear.Theideaisthatthesecomputerswillhelpthechildren'seducationastheywillbeabletoaccesstheInternet.Thesecomputersmightnotbenefitthepeopleindevelopingcountriesimmediately,butbyimprovingchildren'seducationtheyshouldhelppeopletofindtheirownsolutionstotheirproblemsinthelongterm.Anotherideatohelpchildrenindevelopingcountriesistorecycleoldmobilephonessothattheycanbeusedagain.IntheUK.Andprobablyinmanyothercountriestoo,millionsofmobilephonesarethrownawayeveryyear.Thewastecrestedbythrowingawaytheeoldphonesisverybedfortheenvironment,soitseemstobeanexcellentideatoachievetwoimportantgoalsatthesametime.Wewillreducethewasteweproduceandhelpothers.Inotherwords,wewillbeableto"killtwobirdswithone"andthatisalwaysagoodthing.（1）Theunderlinedphrase"windup"inparagraph2means

.A.

吹風(fēng)

B.

給……上發(fā)條

C.

搖上

D.

利用空氣……使……（2）ThelaptopcomputerthatMr.Negropontehasdesigned

.A.

willbedamagedmucheasierthanthenormaloneB.

hasaspecialhandletoaccesstheInternetC.

ischeapandcanrunwithextrapowerD.

canbehelpfultofindthepeople'sownsolutions（3）Accordingtothepassage，whatbenefitcanwegetfromrecyclingoldmobilephones?A.

Wecanreducethewastetoprotecttheenvironment.B.

Wecanhelpchildrenindevelopingcountriesreusetheoldmobilephones.C.

itisgoodfortheenvironmentandveryeducativeforphoneusers.D.

Itnotonlyreducesthewasteproducedbydevelopedcountriesbutalsohelpsthechildrenindevelopingcountries.（4）Mr.Negroponte'scheapcomputerismentionedinthepassageto

.A.

illustratethekindnessofpeopleinthedevelopedcountriesB.

telluswhathightechnologycanhelppeopleC.

showhowtofindbusinessopportunitiesindevelopingcountriesD.

giveanexampleofhowtohelpdevelopingcountries（5）Whichisthebestideatheauthorgivesustohelpthedevelopingcountries?A.

Weneedtohelppeopleindevelopingcountriestohelpthemselves，notjustthrowmoneyattheproblem.B.

Weshouldspendmuchmoneyhelpingpeopleindevelopingcountriesbuildmoreschoolsandhospitals.C.

Weshouldthinkaboutgivinghelptodevelopingcountriesmoreoften.D.

Weshouldhelpthepeopleindevelopingcountriesbyimprovingchildren'seducationimmediately.6．閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項．

TheWorldHealthOrganization（世界衛(wèi)生組織）saysairpollutionkillssevenmillionpeoplearoundtheworldeachyear.Evenifpollutedairdoesnotkillus,itcanmakesverysick.

However,breathingdirtyairmaydomorethanhurtyourbody.Itcanalsoaffect（影響）yourbrainandyourabilitytothink.

Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncancausea"huge"reduction（減少）inourintelligence（智商）.Theresearchersreportedthatlong﹣termexposure（暴露）toairpollutioncanaffectaperson'smental（智力的）abilitiesintwoareas:languageandmath.

XiChen,theresearcheroftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.Heandhisteamfoundthatbreathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson'seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.

Chensaidthattheeffect（結(jié)果）generallyisworseforthoseover64yearsofage,formenandforthosewithlittleornoeducation.

"Theolderpersons﹣theyaremoreaffected.Andwefind,quiteinterestingly,menaremoreaffectedthanwomen.Andpeopleworkingoutdoorsaremoreaffectedthanpeopleworkingindoors.

Theresearchersnotedthattheeffectofpollutiononlanguageabilityisevenmoreseriousaspeopleage,especiallyamongmenandthelesseducated.

Whywerelanguageskillsmoreaffectedthanmath？Therearetwomainkindsoftissue（組織）inthebrain:whitematterandgreymatter.Whitematterismoreconnectedwithaperson'slanguageskills,whilegreymatterisconnectedtoourabilitytosolvemathproblems.Studieshaveshownthatairpollutionhasagreateffectonthewhitematterinthebrain,butnotthegreymatter.

Chensaidthatairpollutiondidaffectthemathskills,justnotasmuchastheirlanguageskills.（1）Airpollutioncauses

millionpeopletodiearoundtheworld

eachyear.A.

one

B.

two

C.

seven

D.

sixty﹣four（2）Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

Breathingdirtyairmayhurtyourbody.B.

Breathingdirtyaircanaffectyourbrain.C.

Breathingdirtyaircanaffectyourabilitytothink.D.

Breathingdirtyaircanmakeyourimmunesystem（免疫系統(tǒng)）strong.（3）Theeffectofbreathingpollutedairgenerallyisworseforthosepeopleexcept

.A.

men

B.

women

C.

thosewithlittleornoeducation

D.

thoseover64yearsofage（4）Inthesixthparagraph,"peopleworkingoutdoors"probablyrefersto（指的是）"

".A.

theresearchersB.

peoplewithlittleornoeducationC.

peoplefromtheWorldHealthOrganizationD.

peoplefromtheYaleSchoolofPublicHealth（5）Airpollutionaffectedthelanguageskills

mathskills.A.

asmuchas

B.

aslittleas

C.

morethan

D.

lessthan7．根據(jù)文內(nèi)容判斷正誤。

WhenJimwasyoung,helikedwatchesverymuch.Whenhewas18yearsold,hejoinedthearmy,andafterayear,hebegantoteachhimselftomendwatches.Alotofhisfriendsbroughthimtheirwatcheswithproblemsandaskedformending.Jimwasalwaysgladtohelp.

Jim'scaptain（土校）heardaboutthis,andonedayhebroughtJimawatchandsaid,"Mywatchdoesn'twork,canyoumenditforme?""Yes,sir.Ican."Jimanswered.Afewdayslater,hebroughtthewatchbacktothecaptain."HowmuchshallIpay?"thecaptainasked."Nothing,sir."Jimsaid.Hetookoutasmallboxandgaveittothecaptainandsaid,"Intheboxarethreewheelsfromyourwatch,Icouldn'tfindanyplacesforthemwhenIputeverythingback."（1）WhenJimwasyoung,helikedwatchesverymuch.（2）Jimjoinedthearmywhenhewas18yearsold.（3）Jimtaughthimselftomendcomputers.（4）OnedayJim'scaptainbroughthimawatch.（5）Jimsucceededinmendingthecaptain'swatch.8．閱讀理解

Billwasaboyof15.Hisparentswentgambling（賭博）alldayandallnight.Nobodycaredabouthim.Hecouldn'tpasstheexams.Sohisteachersdidn'tlikehim,neitherdidhisclassmatesplaywithhim.

Billoftensleptinclassbecausehisheartwasnotinschool.Healmostgavehimselfup.

Oneday,MissJones,anewteacher,cametoBill'sclass.Shewasalovingandbeautifulwoman.Billwasinlove!Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn'ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher.

ItwasMissJones'class.Shewasaskingaquestion."I'dlikethesmartestboytoanswermyquestion."Thenshesaidloudly,"Bill,please!"

Billwassurprised.Andhestoodupwithoutaword.

"Justtryit!Ibelieveyoucan!"

Afterschool,MissJoneshadalongtalkwithBill.Shetoldhimthatshecaredabouthimandbelievedinhim.

Billthoughtalotthatevening.Fromthenonhearrivedatschoolontimeeveryday.MissJoneshelpedhimwithhishomeworkintheafternoon.Sheevencookeddeliciousfoodforhim.ShetoldBill,"Nothingisimpossibleifyouputyourheartintoit."

Later,MissJonesgavethemanotherexam.Billdiditwithallhisheart.Hewasveryamazedtofindthathehadpassedtheexam.NowBilldiscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,butalsohecoulddoitwell.AchangetookplaceinBill'sheart.

Youseethatoneteachersavedoneboy.It'sreallysimple.（1）Billcouldn'tpasstheexamsatfirstbecausehe_________.A.

wentgambling

B.

talkedinclass

C.

didn'tanswerquestions

D.

gavehimselfup（2）MissJoneshadalongtalkwithBillandtoldhimthatshe________himandbelievedinhim.A.

heardabout

B.

talkedabout

C.

caredabout

D.

arguedabout（3）MissJoneschangedBillby________.A.

doinghomeworkforhim

B.

encouragingandhelpinghimC.

givingBillsomebooks

D.

takinghimtorestaurants（4）Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.

MissJoneswasalovingandcarefulteacher

B.

Bill'sparentscaredabouthimverymuchC.

MissJoneslovedtoanswerBill'squestions

D.

Billdidn'tliketoplaywithhisclassmates（5）Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Parents'Love

B.

ALazyBoy

C.

ABoy'sChange

D.

AStrictTeacher9．閱讀理解

BostonChildren'sMuseumisthesecondoldestchildren'smuseumintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenteachingchildrenwithahugecollectionofobjects（可觸摸的實物）since1913.Here'salistofsomeinterestingexhibitsinthemuseum.Arthur&.FriendsThisexhibitfeaturesthecharacters（人物）fromMarcBrown'sbooksandthetelevisionseries.ChildrencanlearnandplayintheReadFamilyKitchen,MrRatburn'sClassroomandtheBackyardSleepover.ArtStudioArtStudioisaplacewherechildrenandtheirparentscancreatearttogether.TheCommonTheCommonisaplacewherevisitorscanexperiencelightshows,musicalchairs,agiganticcheckersgameandmanyotheractivities.JapaneseHouseJapaneseHouseisarealtwo-storeyhousefromKyoto,Japan,Boston'sJapanesesistercity.Visitorscanlearnabout'Japanesefamilylife,culture,artandseasonaleventsattheexhibit.KidPowerThisexhibitteachesvisitorshowtolivehealthierlivesbyeatingrightandexercising.（1）Howmanychildren'smuseumsintheUSareolderthanBostonChildren'sMuseum?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

Themuseumisover100yearsold.B.

Arthurisarealperson.C.

ParentscannotgointoArtStudio.D.

JapaneseHouseisinKyotorightnow.（3）Seven-year-oldTonyisinterestedincheckersgames.Whichexhibitshouldhevisit?A.

ArtStudio.

B.

TheCommon.

C.

JapaneseHouse.

D.

KidPower.（4）Childrencanlearnabouthealthyeatingat_______________.A.

Arthur&Friends

B.

ArtStudio

C.

JapaneseHouse

D.

KidPower（5）Thepassageismostprobablya_______________.A.

speech

B.

notice

C.

poster

D.

story10．閱讀理解

Acoupleofsparrows（麻雀）livedhappilyinahugetreeinajungle.Thefemalesparrowhadlaidhereggsandtheywereexpectingtheirbabiessoon.

Oneday,anelephantwasunabletotoleratetheheatofthesummersun.Hedestroyedalltrees,includingthetreewherethesparrowslived.

Thesparrowsmanagedtoescapebyflyingaway,buttheylosttheirbabies.Theeggsfelldowntothegroundandbrokeintopieces.Theycriedloudlyanddecidedtokilltheelephant.

Theyaskedtheirfriends,awoodpeckerandaflyforhelp.Theflytookthemtomeetoneofhisfriends,anoldfrog.Thefrogwaswiseandhecameupwithagoodplansoon.

Thefrogexplained,"Fly!Yourtaskistobuzzintheelephant'searsinordertomakehimsleepy.Thewoodpeckerstaskistohurthiseyesandmakehimblind.Inthishotsummerdays,hewillcertainlysearchforwater.Iwillsitbythenearbypit（深坑）andshoutatthetopofmyvoice."

Hecontinued,"Whenthethirstyelephanthearsme,hewillthinkthereisapondorlakenearbyandfollowmyvoice.Andwhenhedoesso,hewillfallintothepitanddie."

Theothersagreedtothefrog'splan.Everyonedidtheirtasksperfectly.Finally,theelephantfellintothepitanddied.（1）Theunderlinedword"tolerate"means________.A.

protect

B.

stand

C.

mind

D.

encourage（2）Whydidthesparrowswanttokilltheelephant?A.

Becausetheelephantdestroyedalltrees.B.

Becausetheelephantkilledsomesmallanimals.C.

Becausetheelephant'sbehaviormadethemlosetheirbabies.D.

Becausetheelephantwantedtoowntheirtree.（3）Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?a.Thefrogshoutedbythepit.b.Theflybuzzedintheelephant'sears.C.Theelephantfellintothepitanddied.d.Theelephantwantedtosearchforwater.e.Thewoodpeckermadetheelephantblind.A.

e-b-d-a-c

B.

b-e-d-a-c

C.

e-b-a-d-c

D.

b-e-a-d-c（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.

B.

Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C.

Factspeakslouderthanwords.

D.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

APerfectPlan

B.

APoorElephant

C.

GoodFriends

D.

WiseSparrows11．閱讀理解

StudentsinKenyaarereturningfortheirthirdterm.TheybegintheirschoolyearinJanuaryanditisbrokenupintothreeterms.InKenya,inthepast,studentswerenotrequiredtoattendschoolandtheeducationwasnotfree,either.

Itaughtmath,EnglishandphysicsatChamasiriSecondarySchoolwhileIwasateacherinKenya.Thisschoolhadfourclassrooms﹣oneforeachgrade,Form1,Form2,Form3andForm4.Theyaretheequivalent（對等）toour9th,10th,11thand12thgrades.Teacherstraveledfromclassroomtoclassroominsteadofthestudentsgoingfromroomtoroom.TheFormIclasshad60students,Form2had45,Form3had30,andForm4about12students.Theclasssizesbecamesmallerasthegradescontinuedon.Whydidthishappn?Manyfamilieswereverypoorandcouldnotaffordtheschoolfees（學(xué)費）.

MostcountrysideschoolsinKenyadidnothavealotofmoney.Asaresult,therewereveryfewtextbooksforthestudentstouse.IhadsevenmathtextsformyForm2classand14fortheFormIclass.Anythingthestudentsneededtoknowwasputupontheblackboardandthestudentscopieditdownintotheirnotebooks.Thenotebooksbecamethestudents'textbooks.

Kenyanstudentsstudytendifferentsubjectareas.Someofthestudentsspendoveranhourrunninghome.Theydochoresathomeandhopefullymanagetofindsometimetostudybeforeitgetsdark.Mostfamiliesdonothaveelectricityandmaynotevenhavecandiesfortheirchildrentostudyby.

Luckily,Kenyaneducationhasbeenbecomingbetterandbetterinthepastfewyears.I'msureitwillhaveagoodfuture.（1）WhichgradedoesForm3referto（指的是）inthewriter'scountry？A.

Grade9.

B.

Grade10.

C.

Grade11.

D.

Grade12.（2）Whydidthenotebooksbecomethestudents'textbooks？A.

Thestudentsdidnotpaytheschools.B.

Theschoolscouldn'taffordthetextbooks.C.

Thestudentspreferredtousetheirnotebook.D.

Theteachersaskedthestudentstotakenotes.（3）Whydosomestudentsrunhomefromschool？A.

Theyaren'tallowedtostayatschool.B.

Theydon'tlikestudyingintheschool.C.

Theyhopetohavemoretimetostudy.D.

Theywanttogetcandlesinthestores.（4）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE？A.

InKenya,aschoolyearhasthreeterms.B.

TheFormIclasshadthemoststudents.C.

EachfamilyhaselectricityinKenya.D.

Kenyaneducationhasbeenimproving.12．閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Everyyear,morethan26,000childrenarriveinBritain.Weasksomenewarrivalswhattheylikebestabouttheirnewlivesandwhat'sdifferentfromhome.Jarek,Poland

Idon'tknowanybodyfromPolandhere,butI'mluckybecausetheEnglishboynextdoorisveryfriendlyandkind.Weareinthesameclass!Iliketeachershere.Athome,theteachersseemabitstrictandserious.Therearealotofrules,too.Here,teachersarepatientanddon'tgivemuchhomework.Westudentsgooutofschoolandbuypizzaorburgersatlunchtime.Wecan'tdothatinPoland.Daisy&Luck,theUSA

MysisterandIlikelivinghere.It'scool!MysisterlovestheBritishaccent（口音）.Everybodyhereisverypolite.Butwedon'tunderstandallyourstrangewords-wesay"yard"notgarden,and"apartment"notflat.Thefoodisbetterhere.There'sChinese,IndianandThai.Athomeweeattoomuchfastfood.Zinah,India

It'stoocoldhere!Ihatedoingsports,especiallyoutsideinwinter.Theteacherhereisveryseriousaboutsports.Ipreferscienceandmaths.Ilovethemathsclassbecausetheteacherisreallyfu