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阅读理解：

一

Oncetherewasapianoplayerinabar（酒吧）.Peoplecamejusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,aladyaskedhimtosingasong.

“Idon’tsing,”saidtheman.

Buttheladytoldthewaiter,“I’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwanttheplayertosing!

”

Thewaitershoutedacrosstheroom,“Hey,friend!

Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong!

”

Sohedid.Hehadneversunginpublicbefore.Nowhewassingingfortheveryfirsttime!

NobodyhadeverheardthesongMonaLisasungsobeautifully!

Hehadtalenthewassittingon!

Hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepianoplayerinano-namebar.Butoncehefound,byaccident,thathecouldsingwell,hewentonworkinghardandbecameoneofthebest-knownsingersintheUS.HisnamewasNatKingCole.

You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Youmaynotfeelthatyourtalentisgreat,butitmaybebetterthanyouthink.Withhardwork,mostskillscanbeimproved.Besides,youmayhavenosuccessatallifyoujustsitonyourtalent.

（）1.Theladyaskedtheplayertosingasongbecause___________.

A.shehadpaidhimforthisB.sheknewhimverywell

C.shewantedtohaveachangeD.sheenjoyedhissinging

（）2.NatKingColesucceededbecause___________.

A.theladyhelpedhimalotB.hecaughtthechance

C.hecontinuedtoplayinthebarD.hestoppedplayingthepiano

（）3.Thewords“siton”inthepassageprobablymean“____________”.

A.failtorealizeB.forgettouseC.trytodevelopD.managetoshow

（）4.Fromthestoryweknowifyouhavesometalent,youshould___________.

A.hideitandwaitB.askothersforhelp

C.paynoattentiontoitD.workhardtoimproveyourself

（）5.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SingintheBarB.AchieveSuccessinLife

C.NeverLoseHeartD.FindYourHiddenTalent

二（以宣）

It’slate.You’retired.It’sbeenalongdayandyou’refeelingsleepy.Youcanhardlykeepyoureyesopen.Soyoutakeyourclothesoff,putonyourpajamas,brushyourteeth,washyourhandsandface,andgetreadytogotobed.Youpullbacktheblanketsandrestyourheadonthepillow.

Maybeyou’llstartreadingabookatthattime,butinafewminutesyoureyesgetheavy.Youcan’tstayawakeanylonger.Youturnoffthelightandsoon,verysoon,youbegintofallsleep.Youarehalfasleepalready.Slowlyyouareasleep.Butthenwhathappens？

Inthefirsthourofanormalnight’ssleep,yougointoadeepsleep.Infact,thisisthetimewhenyoursleepisthedeepest.Then,laterinthenight,themindgoesintoalightersleep,calledbyscientists“paradoxical（反常的）sleep”.Itisduringthistypeofsleepthatyouhaveyourdreams.Inanormalnight,mostpeoplegofromdeepsleeptoparadoxicalsleepaboutfivetimes.Eachperiodofdeepsleepbecomeslessdeepandshorter,andeachperiodofparadoxicalsleepbecomeslongerandlighter.Finallyyouhaveyourlastperiodofparadoxicalsleepandyourlastdream.Thenyouwakeup.Andnowthat（既然）youareawake,it’stimetogetup.

（）1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pajamas”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.睡衣B.内衣C.晚礼服D.外套

（）2.Whendoyousleepdeepestduringanormalnight’ssleep?

A.Inthefirsthourofthesleep.B.Inthemidnight

C.Duringtheparadoxicalsleep.D.Duringthelightsleep

（）3.Howmanytimesdomostpeoplegointodeepsleepduringanormalnight’ssleep?

A.3B.5C.8D.10

（）4.Astimegoesby,thedeepsleepbecomes____________.

A.lessdeepandlongerB.deeperandlonger

C.lessdeepandshorterD.deeperandshorter

（）5.Whereprobablycanyoufindthispassage?

A.InanewspaperB.Inafashionmagazine

C.InasciencemagazineD.Inamathbook

三

Manypeopleenjoychewinggum,butin1992Singaporedecidedtomakeitagainstthelaw.Thegovernmentsaidthatpeoplewerenotcarefulaboutthrowingawayusedgum.Instead,theydroppeditonthesidewalksandstreets,whichmadeabigmess.Chewinggumalsostuckinthedoorsofthesubwayorundergroundtrainssothatthedoorsdidn’tcloseproperly.Thismeantthatthetrainscouldnotrunontime.Thatmeanspeoplehadtogiveupchewinggumorpayalotofmoneytothegovernment.Duringthebanonchewinggum,thestreetsandsubwaysofSingaporewereclean.

NowthegovernmentofSingaporehaschangedtherulesalittle.Somedentistssaythatsugarless（无糖的）chewinggumcanhelppeopletakecareoftheirteeth.Theyhavediscoveredthatchewinggumcanimprovedentalhealth.Nowthegovernmentsaysthatpeoplewillbeabletobuyspecialkindsofgumatpharmacies（药店）forhealthreasons.Otherkindsofgumarestillnotallowed.

（）1.ForwhatreasondidSingaporedecidetomakechewinggumagainstthelaw?

A.Chewinggumwasbadforpeople’shealth.

B.Peoplealwaysstuckguminthedoorsofthesubwayorundergroundtrains.

C.Peoplewerenotcarefulaboutthrowingawayusedgum.

D.Peoplespenttoomuchmoneyongum.

（）2.What’theresultofthebanonchewinggum?

A.Peoplefoughtagainstthislaw.

B.Thereweremoreguminthestreets.

C.Nochangetookplace.

D.ThestreetsandsubwaysofSingaporewereclean.

（）3.WhydidthegovernmentofSingaporechangetherulesnow?

A.Becausechewinggumcanbeusedasakindof“medicine”.

B.Becausethegovernmentcangettaxfromshopsthatsellgum.

C.BecausepeopleinSingaporehadfoughtfortheban.

D.Becausethestreetsandsubwayswerecleanenough.

（）4.WherecanpeoplebuyguminSingaporenow?

A.Atanystore.

B.Atcertainstores.

C.Atpharmacies.

D.Fromthegovernment.

（）5.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.WhySingaporedecidedtomakechewinggumagainstthelaw.

B.WherepeoplecanbuyguminSingaporenow.

C.Whatpeopleshoulddotoprotectenvironment.

D.ThedevelopmentofthelawaboutchewingguminSingapore.

四

Giantpanda（大熊猫）

Wheretheylive:

MainlyinSichuan,alsoinShanxiandGansu

Whytheyareindanger:

Theydon’thaveenoughfood.Theydon’tgivebirthtomanybabies.

Funfacts:

·Anewbabypandaisassmallasarat.

·Pandasspendalmostthewholedayeating!

Buttheyonlytakein20℅ofwhattheyeat.Pandaspoop（排便）over12timesaday.

·PandashavebeenonEarthforabout3millionyears.

Siberiantiger（东北虎）

Wheretheylive:

NortheasternChinaandRussia

Whytheyareendangered:

Peoplehuntthemanddestroytheirhabitat.Babytigersareweakandoftendieearly.

Funfacts:

·Afathertigeralwaysleaveshisfamilywithoutsayinggoodbye.Thenthemothertigertakescareofthebabies.Sheisverycareful.Shehidesherbabieswhenshegoesouthunting（猎食）,andtakesadifferentwayhome.

（）1.WheredoGiantpandaslive?

A.InSichuanandRussia.B.InShanxiandGansu.

C.InNortheasternChinaandRussia.D.MainlyinSichuan,alsoinShanxiandGansu.

（）2.ByhowmanyreasonsareSiberiantigersindanger?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

（）3.HowmuchfoodarepoopedoutbyGiantpandas?

A.12℅B.20℅C.24℅D.80℅

（）4.WhatisthesamepointthatbothGiantpandasandSiberiantigershave?

A.TheybothliveinChinaandRussia.

B.Theyareassmallasaratwhennewlyborn.

C.Theyarebothindanger.

D.TheyhavebeenonEarthforabout3thousandyears.

（）5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Giantpandashaveenoughfood.

B.Siberiantigersdon’tgivebirthtomanybabies.

C.Amothertigeralwaysleavesherfamilywithoutsayinggoodbye.

D.Itisthemothertigerthattakescareofthebabytigers.

五

Areyouplayingthegame“GrowingandStealing”ontheInternetatthemoment?

It’sverypopularamongmanypeoplenow,isn’tit?

Recently,anInternetgamehasbecomepopularamongyoungofficeworkersandstudents.Peoplecan“farm”onapieceof“land”and“grow”,“sell”oreven“steal”“vegetables”,“flowers”and“fruits”ontheNet.Theycanmakesomee-moneyandbuymore“seeds”,“pets”andeven“houses”.

Joyceinterviewedsomeyoungpeople.Herearetheiropinions.

Harold:

Idon’tquiteunderstandwhytheyaresomadaboutthechildishgame.Maybetheyarejustnotconfidentenoughtofacetherealworld.

Allan:

Ienjoyputtingsome“bugs”（虫子）inmyfriends’gardensandwe’vebecomecloserbecauseofthegame.Havingfuntogetheristhemostexcitingthingaboutit.

Laura:

Youknow,peopleinthecityarehopingtoexperiencethelifeinthecityishopingtoexperiencethelifeinthecountryside.Itrelaxesmefromtheheavywork.Besides,itgivesmetheexcitingexperienceofbeinga“thief”.

Ivy:

Well,it’sjustawasteoftime.Teenagersplayingthegamespendsomanyhoursonitthattheycannotpayattentiontotheirstudy.

（）1.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecan’t_______thingsinthisgame.

A.growB.borrowC.stealD.sell

（）2.AmongthepeopleJoyceinterviewed,_______likesthegamewhile________dislikesthegame.

A.Laura,AllanB.Allan,HaroldC.Harold,IvyD.Ivy,Allan

（）3.FromLaura’swords,wecanguessthatshe’smostprobably________.

A.astudentB.anofficeworkerC.afarmerD.athief

（）4.WhichisNOTthereasonwhypeoplelikethegame?

A.Theyenjoythecountrylife.

B.Theycanhavefunwithfriends.

C.Thegamecanrelaxpeopleandgivethemanewexperience.

D.Theyareconfidentenoughtofacetherealworld.

（）5.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Inacarmagazine.B.InanadvertisementC.InanewspaperD.Inasciencebook.

六（以宣）

Peterdidn’thavemanyfriendsbecausehewasalwaystaking,nevergiving.

OnedayPetertoldBill,“I’dliketohaveapartyonSaturday.I’dlikeyoutocomeandbringMartha,too.”“Thanks,Peter.We’dbehappytocome.”“Perhapsyou’dliketobringyourviolin.YouandMarthasingwelltogether.I’msureeveryonewillbehappytohearyoursongs.”ThatwashowPeterbegantoplanhisparty.Nexth