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考前特训 期中考 阅读理解 仿真模拟 考前特训（江苏专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 特 训 范 围 Unit 1 Past and present Unit 2 Amazing China Unit 3 The world at one click Unit 4 A good read Passage 1 When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it. “Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .” At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet. “He remembers me,” she said. “He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.” Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt. The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key. “It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.” Mary skipped (跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin. “He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?” The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. —Adapted from The Secret Garden 1. Which of the following sentences can be put in “ __▲__ ” in Paragraph 2? A．Soon summer is coming B．Soon it will be cold C．Soon there will be spring flowers D．Soon animals will hide in the forest 2. What is the robin? A．A plane. B．A bird. C．A kite. D．A person. 3. Which is the right order for the robin? a. It followed Mary around the garden.     b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall. c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.     d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet. A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-d-c C．d-c-a-b D．d-a-b-c 4. Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end? A．Sad. B．Worried. C．Lonely. D．Excited. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 【导语】本文是《秘密花园》的节选片段，讲述了孤独的Mary在花园里遇到知更鸟，在知更鸟的指引下找到钥匙和门，最终进入秘密花园的故事，展现了Mary从孤独到喜悦的情绪变化。 1. 根据前一句“‘Spring is coming,’ he said to Mary. ‘I can smell it in the air.’” 可知，Ben在说春天要来了，能闻到春天的气息，接下来应描述春天到来的景象。 2. 根据文中描述“the robin flew towards them”“did not fly away”“It began pecking at the ground, looking for a worm to eat”“It began to sing.”等行为，可知它是一种会飞、会啄食、会鸣叫的鸟。 3. 文中先提到“At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet.”，接着“The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking at the ground, looking for a worm to eat.”，然后“Mary skipped around the garden. The robin followed her.”，最后“The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing.”。因此正确顺序是d-c-a-b。 4. 根据最后一段“Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.”以及前文她从孤独到找到钥匙、打开秘密花园的过程，可知她最后的心情是兴奋的。 Passage 2 I am not interested in making the New Year’s decisions. But this year, there came a decisive moment. It came when my adult children, who’d been home for two weeks, headed back to their homes. There was a sadness I felt as I waved their cars out of sight, not knowing when I’d see them again. But at that moment I realized that something in me needed to change. So I asked myself, “What is truly good in your life?” What is good is my relationships with my children, but not only those relationships. What also keeps my heart beating is creating a home, no matter who is there, and cooking balanced, plant-based meals, even if just for me. I find joy in nature and connections with close friends and family. I love doing photography and writing and teaching myself piano. Whatever was missing from my life, at the end of last year I knew about the parts that worked. As winter ended and the visiting children prepared to leave, I looked to the future. I think of my friend, Lisa, who in May lost her husband of 30 years to cancer, and who found herself on New Year’s Eve with no one to be with. Her aloneness was lasting in that turning-point moment, but her sadness was momentary (短暂的). “I realized I had a choice, ” she told me. Instead of giving way to loneliness, she chose to find something meaningful to do. We humans can become bored with defeat. We know something is just the other side. Like a new year, I have two choices. I can brand myself as the long-suffering mother who never thought of how to live on after her children left. Or I can take to the piano in the center of the house each day and practice Ode to Joy with one hand until such time as I feel ready to play with two. 1. What can we know about the author from the first paragraph? A．She didn’t want to live a lonely life any more. B．She was curious about her life in the New Year. C．She had a difficult relationship with her children. D．She didn’t think her life kept any promise any more. 2. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer would probably________ . A．go to live with one of her adult children B．continue to lose herself in loneliness C．change her life by doing what she likes D．take more music classes in college 3. Why does the author mention her friend Lisa? A．To show there are people with worse lives than herself B．To point out there are choices even when life is difficult C．To prove being on one's own has a big influence on others. D．To stress the importance of family members on New Year’s Eve. 4. How does the author feel about her future? A．Uncertain. B．Doubtful. C．Worried. D．Hopeful 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 【分析】本文讲述了作者看着长大成人的孩子回到自己的家里，他不想要再感到孤独，他选择做自己喜欢做的事，改变自己的生活。 1. 推理判断题。根据“There was a sadness I felt as I waved their cars out of sight, not knowing when I’d see them again. But at that moment I realized that something in me needed to change.”可知，当孩子们都回自己的家了，作者感到伤心，他想要改变这种情况，因此表示他不想再过孤独的生活了，故选A。 2. 推理判断题。根据“I find joy in nature and connections with close friends and family. I love doing photography and writing and teaching myself piano.”可知，作者在大自然中，与亲密的朋友和家人联系中找到了快乐，他喜欢摄影，写作，还自学钢琴，因此他做他喜欢的事，来改变他的生活，故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据“Her aloneness was lasting in that turning-point moment, but her sadness was momentary (短暂的). “I realized I had a choice, ” she told me. Instead of giving way to loneliness, she chose to find something meaningful to do.”可知，作者的朋友丽莎没有向孤独让步，而是选择做一些有意义的事情，此处提到丽莎，是告诉我们，即使生活很艰难，我们也有很多选择，故选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据“Whatever was missing from my life, at the end of last year I knew about the parts that worked. As winter ended and the visiting children prepared to leave, I looked to the future.”可知，作者展望未来，说明他对未来充满希望，故选D。 Passage 3 Here is the index (索引) and an excerpt (节选) from a book on China. Index (A-N) art, 21-23 Beijing, 52, 67 Chinese calendar, 18-19 economy, 23-40 emperors, Ming, 16-20 see also Hongwu and Yongle Forbidden City, 11, 67-68 Grand Canal, 60-63 Great Wall., 45-50 Hongwu period, 33-51 maps 55, 148 Nanjing, 52, 67 paper money, 24 philosophy, 45-50 (R-Z) religion Buddhism, 78-81 Chinese folk, 75-78 Taoism, 81-83 silk, 17, 23 society customs, 131-135   jobs, 121, 145-147 social classes, 53-57, 120,131 trade, 60, 72, 121, 130 warfare civil war, 167-169 with Japan, 174-180 with Mongolia, 180-183 Yongle period, 52-69 Zheng He, 55, 148-151 zoo, 57 Emperor Yongle (young-LAW) was one of the most powerful emperors (皇帝) in the Ming dynasty. He ruled for 22 years and made many cultural advances. One of his achievement s was the Forbidden City. 1. How many wars can you find in the index? A．Only one. B．Two wars. C．Three wars. D．Four wars. 2. On which page would you probably find the picture on the right? A．Page 11. B．Page 21. C．Page 46. D．Page 70. 3. What can we learn from the excerpt about Emperor Yongle? A．He had been the king for twenty years. B．He made no difference to the Forbidden City. C．He was the first emperor in the Ming dynasty. D．He was a powerful emperor in the Ming dynasty. 4. What is this book mainly about according to the index? A．The capital city. B．Emperor Yongle. C．The Ming dynasty. D．Emperor Hongwu. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 【导语】本文介绍了一本书的索引和摘录。 1. 细节理解题。根据“warfare”和“civil war, 167-169; with Japan, 174-180; with Mongolia, 180-183”可知，在索引里可以找到三场战争。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Great Wall., 45-50”可知，在书的46页，可以找到改图。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Emperor Yongle (young-LAW) was one of the most powerful emperors (皇帝) in the Ming dynasty.”可知，永乐帝是明朝最有权势的皇帝之一。故选D。 4. 推理判断题。根据“emperors, Ming, 16-20”和“Emperor Yongle (young-LAW) was one of the most powerful emperors (皇帝) in the Ming dynasty.”可推断，这本书是关于明朝的。故选C。 Passage 4 My name is Wei Hua and I’m a sporting robot of the 23rd century. I’m clever at high flying exercises. I jump from spaceships and as I fall, I turn, dive, circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line. Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport. Fans from all over China watch their hand-held TVs when a competition comes on. Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal (银牌) for my performance. This year I was very proud to be chosen again. I wanted to meet robots from other countries and explore ideas about our sport. However, my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving. It was very painful for her and I felt very afraid. I didn't feel so confident that I would win. The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze. I stopped for a moment (which I shouldn't) before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship, then I began my performance. At the correct moment I tried to open my parachute (降落伞) but there was a problem. It only opened a little. I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn, dive, circle or dance. My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow. This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did not win anything at the Olympics after all. I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics! 1. Wei Hua finished ________ in the 78th Olympics high flying sport. A．first B．second C．third D．fourth 2. Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game? A．His programmer was sick. B．He had a great pain in his leg. C．He himself fell ill before they were leaving. D．He couldn't meet robots from other countries. 3. According to the passage, which wasn’t the reason for Wei Hua’s failure in the competition? A．His programmer was ill. B．There was a problem with the parachute. C．He was proud. D．He was not confident. 4. How is Wei Hua feeling now? A．Ful1 of hope. B．Unsure about himself. C．Heart-broken. D．Satisfied with his result this year. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 【分析】23世纪的运动机器人魏华参加了机器人比赛，由于程序员生病，降落伞故障等原因，导致他在比赛时从高空坠落，摔坏了腿。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal (银牌) for my performance.”可知，第78届奥运会魏华赢得了银牌，即第二名，故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据“However, my programmer fell ill ... I felt very afraid. I didn't feel so confident that I would win.”可知，由于程序员生病，导致魏华失去了信心，故选A。 3. 细节理解题。通读全文可知，魏华的失败涉及到程序员生病，降落伞故障和自身的不自信，并不是由于魏华骄傲导致的，故选C。 4. 观点态度题。根据“Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!”可知，魏华是充满希望的，故选A。 Passage 5 Cameron Patterson, a British student, spent his childhood in China. He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years, especially trains. At the age of 8, Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi. In the following years, he and his parents lived in a few cities. They also travelled a lot during holidays. However, traveling itself wasn’t always relaxing. When his family moved from Jiangsu to Guangdong, they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip. Now with high-speed train, life become much easier. Long and boring trips in the past have become shorter. Also, the modern trains are more comfortable. “A coin (硬币) wouldn’t move at all on the table of a fast moving train.” He said excitedly. Patterson was glad to see these changes in China, but he also wondered how they happened. When he read a poem about China’s role model (榜样) Jiao Yulu in 2015, he got the answer. Jiao was seriously ill at that time, but still kept working to help people till the end of his life. Jiao devoted (献身) himself to improving people’s life. “He was really great. I learn a lot from him,” said Patterson. Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute volunteer at Lancaster University. “I’m proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each other’s cultures better.” 1. From the first two paragraphs, what do we know about Patterson? A．He moved to China at an early age. B．He didn’t feel any changes in China. C．He took great interest in China’s history. D．He was always excited when taking the old green train. 2. The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by _______. A．playing a trick B．asking a question C．giving an example D．showing a picture 3. Why does Patterson mention (提及) the story of Jiao Yulu? A．To ask readers to study harder. B．To tell readers to read poems. C．To make foreign readers learn Chinese. D．To show that people like him help China become stronger. 4. According to the passage, we can infer Patterson __________. A．wants more people to travel around the world B．enjoy acting as a bridge between the UK and China C．thinks it is useless to learn cultures of other countries D．feels happy to live in China with more people from the UK 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 【导语】本文是一记叙文，文章以英国学生Cameron Patterson的视角介绍了中国近年来的飞速发展。他现在作为中英两国文化交流的桥梁，他感到骄傲、自豪。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段“At the age of 8, Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi.”可知，Cameron Patterson在小时候就搬到了中国。故选A。 2. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Also, the modern trains are more comfortable. ‘A coin (硬币) wouldn’t move at all on the table of a fast moving train.’”可知，一枚硬币在快速行驶的火车的桌子上根本不会动，作者通过举例子的方式说明了现在火车的舒适度大大提升。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据第四段“Patterson was glad to see these changes in China, but he also wondered how they happened. When he read a poem about China’s role model (榜样) Jiao Yulu in 2015, he got the answer.”可知，文章介绍了以焦裕禄为代表的为中国发展作出突出贡献的领军人物，目的是告诉我们是他们让中国变得更强大。故选D。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“I’m proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each other’s cultures better.”可知，Patterson喜欢充当中英文化交流的桥梁。故选B。 Passage 6 Sunshine Village was once a poor village in Northern China, but now it has changed into a rich and livable place. In the past, people in Sunshine Village had little food and few clothes, but they had a strong wish for a better life. “In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, why can’t we? Nobody was born to be poor. “The villagers decided to make a difference. They carried water and soil to their village from faraway places to improve their land. They opened lots of land for growing crops and set up some factories. Their lives were greatly improved. However, the village faced a new problem twenty years later. Pollution was a problem then. The leaders of the village decided to take action to improve the situation. Some polluting factories were shut down. Villagers started to grow grapes and melons. They soon became a main industry（产业）in Sunshine Village. The village started a yearly tourism festival in 2016. Many travelers come to pick grapes and melons. “The grapes and melons could be sold at a better price, once Sunshine Village becomes famous through this festival. We can then live even better lives, “the villagers said with a smile. 1. Where can we probably read the passage? A．In a story book. B．In a sports magazine. C．In a novel. D．In a newspaper. 2. What are the people in Sunshine Village like according to the passage? A．Generous. B．Kind-hearted. C．Humorous. D．Hard-working. 3. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Polluting factories. B．Grapes and melons. C．Clothes factories. D．High mountains. 4. What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Ways of becoming rich. B．The story of Yu Gong. C．Changes to Sunshine Village. D．Sunshine Tourism Festival. 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍阳光村的一些变化。 1. 推理判断题。本文介绍阳光村的一些变化，所以推测可能在报纸上看到这篇文章，故选D。 2. 推理判断题。根据“In the past, people in Sunshine Village had little food and few clothes, but they had a strong wish for a better life.”和后文介绍可知，阳光村的村民们为了过上更好的生活都很努力，故选D。 3. 推理判断题。根据“Villagers started to grow grapes and melons. They soon became a main industry in Sunshine Village.”可知，村民们开始种植葡萄和瓜类，它们很快成为阳光村的主要产业。所以此处they指的是“葡萄和瓜类”，故选B。 4. 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍阳光村的一些变化，故选C。 Passage 7 After Zootopia 2 came out, a kind of snake is being sold on online platforms (平台) like Xianyu, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu. Sellers call it “Gary’s little blue snake” because it looks like a character from this movie. Surprisingly, the price rises to at most 3,000 yuan. This snake, the Island Bamboo Pit Viper, is highly venomous (有毒的). Seeing sellers selling this snake on Xianyu, someone tried to report it to the platform, and believed these living venomous animals shouldn’t be sold on the website. In his report, he told although this kind of snake is not on China’s protected animal list, people also need to get the permission (许可) to keep it. But the platform rejected his report. As the selling keeps increasing, many experts (专家) say this online deal is against the rules. Not everyone can keep them and no postman is allowed to post such living dangerous animals. “If the snake attacks someone, the apps, sellers and companies will get into serious trouble or even pay a higher price for it,” one expert says. “We cannot simply turn anything from films into a pet,” she added. Zootopia 2 is not just fun. It also tells us that we can’t buy or keep whatever we want, because some pets may lead to problems. To keep everyone from danger, we must follow the rules and always put safety first. 1. What can we know about “Gary’s little blue snake”? A．It is not venomous at all. B．It is a friendly pet from Zootopia 2. C．It is very expensive and sold online. D．It is on China’s protected animal list. 2. What does the underlined word “rejected” mean in Paragraph 2? A．cared for B．asked for C．said no to D．agreed to 3. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? A．To show different ideas on selling the snake. B．To teach people the ways to protect the snake. C．To describe why the snake is popular with people. D．To tell people animals in movies can become pets. 4. Where is the passage probably from? A．In a storybook. B．In a newspaper. C．In a travel guide. D．In a science magazine. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 【导语】本文主要讲述了《疯狂动物城2》上映后，一种被称为“加里小蓝蛇”的剧毒蛇在网上被售卖的现象，以及相关的争议和专家的警示，旨在提醒人们遵守规则，注意安全。 1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“After Zootopia 2 came out, a kind of snake is being sold on online platforms like Xianyu, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu...the price rises to at most 3,000 yuan.”可知，这种蛇在网上售卖且价格昂贵。故选C。 2. 词句猜测题。根据第二段“Seeing sellers selling this snake on Xianyu, someone tried to report it to the platform…But the platform rejected his report.”可知，有人举报但平台没有接受，因此“rejected”意为“拒绝”，与said no to意思一致。故选C。 3. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章通过“加里小蓝蛇”的售卖现象，引出专家对售卖危险动物的反对，并强调我们不能随意购买或饲养动物，必须遵守规则。A选项“展示关于售卖这种蛇的不同观点”最能概括文章主旨。故选A。 4. 推理判断题。文章是一则关于社会现象和安全警示的报道，这类内容通常出现在报纸上。故选B。 Passage 8 My name is Lisa. I am a middle school student. I use the Internet every day, and it helps me a lot in my life and study. I use the Internet to study every day. When I have difficulty in my homework, I can look up the answers and explanations online. It helps me understand the knowledge better. I also take online English courses. The courses are interesting and convenient. I can learn English at home at any time. In my free time, I use the Internet to relax. I watch cartoons and listen to music online. I also chat with my best friend who lives in another city. We talk about our school life and hobbies every day. It makes us feel close even though we are far away. Sometimes, I do online shopping with my mother. We buy clothes and food online. It’s very easy and saves us a lot of time. My mother says online shopping is much more convenient than going to the store. I think the Internet is very useful. But I never spend too much time on it. I use it to help my study and relax, and I avoid bad information. It’s a good helper in my life. 1. What does Lisa use the Internet to do every day? A．Play online games. B．Study. C．Do online shopping. D．Watch TV. 2. How does Lisa learn English online? A．By chatting with friends. B．By watching cartoons. C．By taking online courses. D．By listening to music. 3. Who does Lisa chat with online in her free time? A．Her mother. B．Her best friend. C．Her teacher. D．Her pen pal. 4. What does Lisa think of the Internet? A．Useless. B．Boring. C．Useful. D．Terrible. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 【导语】本文介绍了中学生Lisa如何合理使用互联网，将其作为学习、放松和生活的得力助手，并强调了适度使用和辨别信息的重要性。 1. 细节理解题。根据“I use the Internet to study every day.”可知，Lisa每天用互联网来学习。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据“I also take online English courses.”可知，Lisa通过参加在线英语课程来学习英语。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据“I also chat with my best friend who lives in another city.”可知，Lisa在空闲时间和她最好的朋友在线聊天。故选B。 4. 细节理解题。根据“I think the Internet is very useful.”可知，Lisa认为互联网很有用。故选C。 Passage 9 Do you need useful and interesting books? Here we’ve got plenty for you. Successful Fishermen Fishing is a healthy hobby. You can enjoy fresh air when you go fishing in the countryside. This book will teach you how to choose fishing places and how to make good fishing rods easily. Many kinds of fishing skills are shown in the book. Read it and you will become a more successful fisherman. Best Learners This book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers and students themselves. Read this book and learn: ·What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them. ·What to do if you are not interested in a subject you are studying. ·Twenty-six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast. You will get more from this book. For younger students, you can buy Learn to Study for Beginners. It is easier to understand. How to keep pets Beginners. It is easier to understand. A pet can be our best friend. Do you have pets in your house? Are they in good shape? This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets, but also provides you with the knowledge about: ·How to choose right pets for yourself. ·How to build houses or nests for your pets. ·How to feed the pets and how to keep them clean. Buy this book and you will learn more. We have many other books on sale. For more information, call the clerk. If you buy two or more books at a time, you’ll get 10% off. 1. If you read the book, Best Learners, you can learn ________. A．the interesting subject you can study easily B．simple exercises to talk with others C．what to do with the difficulties in study D．how to get more information from teachers 2. There are many pictures in ________ according to the passage. A．Best Learners B．Successful Fishermen C．How to Keep Pets D．Learn to Study for Beginners 3. You can ________ for more information about other books according to the passage. A．go to the shop B．call the clerk C．search the Internet D．ask the writer 4. You can most probably find this passage in a ________. A．story B．novel C．dictionary D．newspaper 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了三本实用有趣的书籍（《成功垂钓者》《最佳学习者》《如何饲养宠物》）及其内容亮点，并提供了购书优惠信息。 1. 细节理解题。根据“Best Learners”部分第2段“What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them.”可知，《最佳学习者》能帮助解决学习中的困难。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据“How to keep pets”部分第1段“This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets…”可知，《如何饲养宠物》中有大量图片。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“For more information, call the clerk.”可知，需通过打电话咨询。故选B。 4. 推理判断题。文章以广告形式介绍书籍内容和促销信息，语言简洁且具有宣传性质，最可能出现在报纸的广告版块。故选D。 Passage 10 While the mobile Internet is changing the way we live, more and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world, though they still have some trouble. Yang Su, a 61-year-old professional micro vlogger (专业微博博主), is among them. With more than 2.3 million followers on China’s famous short video app “Douyin”, his videos have been watched by over 1 million times. “Three years ago, my son put a short video of me playing the piano at home on ‘Douyin’, and hours later it was played over 1 million times,” Yang remembered. After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, he was a pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (交响乐团). The Internet has opened a door to a whole new world for him. For the past three years, he has filmed over 700 short videos and opened an official account on social platform WeChat to share articles and offer online piano lessons. It’s not easy for him to learn how to film a video, something that might not be easy even for young people. Spending a long time staring at the sheet music (活页乐谱) always causes eye soreness, and he needs to play through the music since he doesn’t know how to edit (编辑) and cut clips. His child helps him a lot later. “The Internet has opened the door to a new world,” Yang said. “I always keep myself busy and feel very young at my age.” However, do other old people get used to the digital world like Yang? Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. “I got my smartphone more than one year ago, but I only use WeChat for video calls,” he said. Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps. ▲ Luo Xu, a post-90s volunteer, joined a non-profit organization in Beijing nine years ago to teach old people how to use the Internet. “While I am helping people aged between 50 and 90 years old, I have a strong feeling of satisfaction (满足),” Luo said. 1. How does the writer show to us that not all the old people in China get used to the digital world? A．By telling a story. B．By using an example. C．By asking a question. D．By using numbers. 2. Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ”? A．In fact, many other old people have the same feeling as Ding. B．However, many young people find it hard to teach the old to use the Internet. C．As a result, old people have to spend much time learning to use the smartphone. D．Luckily, younger people are building a bridge between the digital world and the old. 3. What did Luo Xu think of his work in the non-profit (非营利性的) organization? A．Relaxing. B．Difficult. C．Meaningful. D．Boring. 4. Why does the writer write the passage? A．To tell us we should learn to make short videos like Yang. B．To show the mobile Internet makes a great difference to the old. C．To explain why the mobile Internet is popular in our country. D．To ask young people to spend more time caring for their parents. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了移动互联网对老年人生活的影响。 1. 推理判断题。根据第六段“Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. ‘I got my smartphone more than one year ago, but I only use WeChat for video calls,’ he said. Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps.”可推断，作者用一位73岁老人的例子来证明不是所有的老年人都习惯了数字世界。故选B。 2. 推理判断题。根据上文“Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps.”以及下文“teach old people how to use the Internet”可知，前文提到老年人使用应用软件有困难，下文提到年轻人帮助老人使用互联网，所以此处需要一个承上启下的句子；据此可以推断，年轻人在老年人和数字世界起到了桥梁作用；选项D“幸运的是，年轻人正在数字世界和老年人之间架起一座桥梁。”符合语境。故选D。 3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“While I am helping people aged between 50 and 90 years old, I have a strong feeling of satisfaction,”可知，他帮助50到90岁的老人时，他有一种强烈的满足感；据此可以判断，他对他的工作很满意，觉得有意义。故选C。 4. 主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文主要讲述了移动互联网对老年人生活的影响。故选B。 Passage 11 While the mobile Internet is changing the way we live, more and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world, although they will have some trouble. Yang Su is among them. He is both a pianist of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (交响乐团), a 61-year-old professional vlogger (视频博主). With more than 2.3 million followers on China’s famous short video app “Douyin”, his videos have been watched by over 1 million times. “Three years ago, my son put a short video of me playing the piano at home on ‘Douyin’, and hours later it was played over 1 million times,” Yang remembered. However, it’s not easy for him to learn how to film a video. He needs to play through the music since he doesn’t know how to edit (编辑) and cut clips. His child helps him a lot later. “The Internet has opened the door to a new world,” Yang said. “I always keep myself busy and feel very young at my age.” Do other old people get used to the digital world like Yang? Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. “I got my smartphone more than one year ago, but I only use WeChat for video calls,” he said. Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps. ▲ Luo Xu, a post-90s volunteer, joined a non-profit organization in Beijing nine years ago to teach old people how to use the Internet. “While I am helping people aged between 50 and 90 years old, I have a strong feeling of pleasure,” Luo said. 1. Why is it difficult for Yang Su to film a video? A．Because he can only use WeChat for video calls. B．Because nobody can help him. C．Because he doesn’t know how to edit or cut clips. D．Because he has just got his smartphone. 2. Which of the following sentences is an opinion (观点)? A．Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. B．It’s hard for Ding Qiulin to learn to use other apps. C．More and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world. D．Yang Su is both a pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and a 61-year-old professional vlogger. 3. Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ”? A．In fact, many other old people have the same feeling as Ding. B．However, many young people find it hard to teach the old to use the Internet. C．As a result, old people have to spend much time learning to use the smartphone. D．Luckily, younger people are building a bridge between the digital world and the old. 4. Why did the writer write the passage? A．To tell us we should learn to make short videos like Yang. B．To explain why the mobile Internet is popular in our country. C．To show the mobile Internet makes a great difference to the old. D．To ask young people to spend more time caring for their parents. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 【导语】本文主要讲述了移动互联网对老年人生活的影响。 1. 细节理解题。根据“He needs to play through the music since he doesn’t know how to edit and cut clips.”可知，对Yang Su来说学习如何拍摄视频不容易，是因为他不知道如何编辑和剪切剪辑。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps.”可知，Ding Qiulin发现很难学会使用其他应用程序，这是Ding Qiulin自己的观点。故选B。 3. 推理判断题。根据“Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps.”以及“teach old people how to use the Internet”可知，前文提到老年人使用最新的应用软件有困难，下文提到年轻人帮助老人使用互联网。所以此处需要一个承上启下的句子。选项D“幸运的是，年轻人正在数字世界和老年人之间架起一座桥梁。”符合语境。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。通读全文可知，文章主要通过列举两个老年人的例子告诉我们移动互联网对老年人的巨大影响。故选C。 Passage 12 Oliver decided to leave the workhouse for London. “No one will find me in London,” he thought. On the first day, he walked and walked for twenty miles, then he fell asleep, tired and hungry. He walked for another seven days, begging for food and water. Then in the afternoon, he walked slowly and sadly into a small town near London and sat down to rest. His feet were bleeding (流血) and he was covered in dirt. A boy saw him and came to talk to him. “Hello, where have you been?” asked the boy. The boy was about the same age as Oliver, but he was a ________ boy. He had a large hat and he wore a man’s coat, which came nearly to his feet. He was just a dirty little boy but he acted and talked like an adult. Oliver explained he had walked for a few days and was very hungry. The boy bought Oliver some food. Then, as Oliver ate hungrily, they talked. Oliver told the boy that he was going to London and had no place to stay. “I know an old gentleman who lives in London,” said the boy. “He’ll give you a place to stay for nothing.” “Really?” said Oliver with his eyes shining brightly. Oliver was thankful for the boy’s offer. The boy, Jack Dawkins, and Oliver soon became new friends, but Jack’s friends called him the Dodger. Late that night they reached London. Then Dodger led Oliver to a narrow smelly street, and into a house. They climbed the stairs and went into a room at the top. Oliver looked around. They were in a large room. The walls and ceiling were black with age and dirt. A man was cooking some food. The man had an ugly face and dirty red hair. There were beds on the floor. Four or five boys, about the same age as the Dodger, sat around a table. “Fagin,” said the Dodger to the man, “this is my new friend Oliver Twist.” Fagin smiled, then he shook Oliver’s hand and said, “We are very glad to meet you, Oliver.” After that, they all had supper. Oliver ate a lot and drank a nightcap that Fagin prepared specially for him. Then he fell into a deep sleep with a full stomach and satisfaction (满足). (Excerpted and adapted from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens) 1. How long did it take Oliver to get to the small town near London from the workhouse? A．One day. B．Seven days. C．Eight days. D．Nine days. 2. Which word can be put in the ________? A．bad-tempered B．hard-working C．warm-hearted D．strange-looking 3. What did Fagin look like? A．He had a large hat and wore a coat. B．He was a dirty little man with black hair. C．He was a young but ugly gentleman. D．He had an ugly face with dirty red hair. 4. How did Oliver’s feeling change during his journey? A．Hopeful- Upset- Worried. B．Upset- Hopeful- Relaxed. C．Hopeful- Worried- Excited. D．Upset- Calm- Afraid. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 【导语】本文主要介绍了奥利弗从济贫院逃往伦敦，历经八天的艰辛跋涉后，遇到了男孩杰克，并被杰克带到了费金的住处，在那里饱餐一顿后安心睡去的故事。 1. 细节理解题。根据“On the first day, he walked and walked for twenty miles...”和“He walked for another seven days,...he walked slowly and sadly into a small town near London and sat down to rest”可知，第一天走了 20 英里，又走了七天，乞讨食物和水，之后进入伦敦附近的小镇，因此总时长为8天。故选C。 2. 推理判断题。根据“He had a large hat and he wore a man's coat, which came nearly to his feet. He was just a dirty little boy but he acted and talked like an adult.”可知，他戴着大帽子，穿着几乎到脚的成人外套，虽是脏小孩，却言行像成年人。 这种穿着和行为方式显得很“奇怪”，因此 strange-looking最符合语境。故选D。 3. 细节理解题。根据“The man had an ugly face and dirty red hair.”可知，这个男人有一张丑陋的脸和肮脏的红头发。故选D。 4. 推理判断题。根据“he walked slowly and sadly into a small town near London and sat down to rest. His feet were bleeding（流血）and he was covered in dirt.”，“Oliver with his eyes shining brightly.Oliver was thankful for the boy’s offer.”和“Oliver ate a lot and drank a nightcap that Fagin prepared specially for him. Then he fell into a deep sleep with a full stomach and satisfaction（满足）.”可知，Upset-Hopeful-Relaxed最符合语境。故选B。 16 / 17乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $考前特训 期中考 阅读理解 仿真模拟 考前特训（江苏专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 特 训 范 围 Unit 1 Past and present Unit 2 Amazing China Unit 3 The world at one click Unit 4 A good read Passage 1 When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it. “Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .” At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet. “He remembers me,” she said. “He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.” Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt. The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key. “It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.” Mary skipped (跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin. “He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?” The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. —Adapted from The Secret Garden 1. Which of the following sentences can be put in “ __▲__ ” in Paragraph 2? A．Soon summer is coming B．Soon it will be cold C．Soon there will be spring flowers D．Soon animals will hide in the forest 2. What is the robin? A．A plane. B．A bird. C．A kite. D．A person. 3. Which is the right order for the robin? a. It followed Mary around the garden.     b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall. c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.     d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet. A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-d-c C．d-c-a-b D．d-a-b-c 4. Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end? A．Sad. B．Worried. C．Lonely. D．Excited. Passage 2 I am not interested in making the New Year’s decisions. But this year, there came a decisive moment. It came when my adult children, who’d been home for two weeks, headed back to their homes. There was a sadness I felt as I waved their cars out of sight, not knowing when I’d see them again. But at that moment I realized that something in me needed to change. So I asked myself, “What is truly good in your life?” What is good is my relationships with my children, but not only those relationships. What also keeps my heart beating is creating a home, no matter who is there, and cooking balanced, plant-based meals, even if just for me. I find joy in nature and connections with close friends and family. I love doing photography and writing and teaching myself piano. Whatever was missing from my life, at the end of last year I knew about the parts that worked. As winter ended and the visiting children prepared to leave, I looked to the future. I think of my friend, Lisa, who in May lost her husband of 30 years to cancer, and who found herself on New Year’s Eve with no one to be with. Her aloneness was lasting in that turning-point moment, but her sadness was momentary (短暂的). “I realized I had a choice, ” she told me. Instead of giving way to loneliness, she chose to find something meaningful to do. We humans can become bored with defeat. We know something is just the other side. Like a new year, I have two choices. I can brand myself as the long-suffering mother who never thought of how to live on after her children left. Or I can take to the piano in the center of the house each day and practice Ode to Joy with one hand until such time as I feel ready to play with two. 1. What can we know about the author from the first paragraph? A．She didn’t want to live a lonely life any more. B．She was curious about her life in the New Year. C．She had a difficult relationship with her children. D．She didn’t think her life kept any promise any more. 2. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer would probably________ . A．go to live with one of her adult children B．continue to lose herself in loneliness C．change her life by doing what she likes D．take more music classes in college 3. Why does the author mention her friend Lisa? A．To show there are people with worse lives than herself B．To point out there are choices even when life is difficult C．To prove being on one's own has a big influence on others. D．To stress the importance of family members on New Year’s Eve. 4. How does the author feel about her future? A．Uncertain. B．Doubtful. C．Worried. D．Hopeful Passage 3 Here is the index (索引) and an excerpt (节选) from a book on China. Index (A-N) art, 21-23 Beijing, 52, 67 Chinese calendar, 18-19 economy, 23-40 emperors, Ming, 16-20 see also Hongwu and Yongle Forbidden City, 11, 67-68 Grand Canal, 60-63 Great Wall., 45-50 Hongwu period, 33-51 maps 55, 148 Nanjing, 52, 67 paper money, 24 philosophy, 45-50 (R-Z) religion Buddhism, 78-81 Chinese folk, 75-78 Taoism, 81-83 silk, 17, 23 society customs, 131-135   jobs, 121, 145-147 social classes, 53-57, 120,131 trade, 60, 72, 121, 130 warfare civil war, 167-169 with Japan, 174-180 with Mongolia, 180-183 Yongle period, 52-69 Zheng He, 55, 148-151 zoo, 57 Emperor Yongle (young-LAW) was one of the most powerful emperors (皇帝) in the Ming dynasty. He ruled for 22 years and made many cultural advances. One of his achievement s was the Forbidden City. 1. How many wars can you find in the index? A．Only one. B．Two wars. C．Three wars. D．Four wars. 2. On which page would you probably find the picture on the right? A．Page 11. B．Page 21. C．Page 46. D．Page 70. 3. What can we learn from the excerpt about Emperor Yongle? A．He had been the king for twenty years. B．He made no difference to the Forbidden City. C．He was the first emperor in the Ming dynasty. D．He was a powerful emperor in the Ming dynasty. 4. What is this book mainly about according to the index? A．The capital city. B．Emperor Yongle. C．The Ming dynasty. D．Emperor Hongwu. Passage 4 My name is Wei Hua and I’m a sporting robot of the 23rd century. I’m clever at high flying exercises. I jump from spaceships and as I fall, I turn, dive, circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line. Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport. Fans from all over China watch their hand-held TVs when a competition comes on. Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal (银牌) for my performance. This year I was very proud to be chosen again. I wanted to meet robots from other countries and explore ideas about our sport. However, my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving. It was very painful for her and I felt very afraid. I didn't feel so confident that I would win. The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze. I stopped for a moment (which I shouldn't) before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship, then I began my performance. At the correct moment I tried to open my parachute (降落伞) but there was a problem. It only opened a little. I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn, dive, circle or dance. My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow. This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did not win anything at the Olympics after all. I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics! 1. Wei Hua finished ________ in the 78th Olympics high flying sport. A．first B．second C．third D．fourth 2. Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game? A．His programmer was sick. B．He had a great pain in his leg. C．He himself fell ill before they were leaving. D．He couldn't meet robots from other countries. 3. According to the passage, which wasn’t the reason for Wei Hua’s failure in the competition? A．His programmer was ill. B．There was a problem with the parachute. C．He was proud. D．He was not confident. 4. How is Wei Hua feeling now? A．Ful1 of hope. B．Unsure about himself. C．Heart-broken. D．Satisfied with his result this year. Passage 5 Cameron Patterson, a British student, spent his childhood in China. He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years, especially trains. At the age of 8, Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi. In the following years, he and his parents lived in a few cities. They also travelled a lot during holidays. However, traveling itself wasn’t always relaxing. When his family moved from Jiangsu to Guangdong, they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip. Now with high-speed train, life become much easier. Long and boring trips in the past have become shorter. Also, the modern trains are more comfortable. “A coin (硬币) wouldn’t move at all on the table of a fast moving train.” He said excitedly. Patterson was glad to see these changes in China, but he also wondered how they happened. When he read a poem about China’s role model (榜样) Jiao Yulu in 2015, he got the answer. Jiao was seriously ill at that time, but still kept working to help people till the end of his life. Jiao devoted (献身) himself to improving people’s life. “He was really great. I learn a lot from him,” said Patterson. Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute volunteer at Lancaster University. “I’m proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each other’s cultures better.” 1. From the first two paragraphs, what do we know about Patterson? A．He moved to China at an early age. B．He didn’t feel any changes in China. C．He took great interest in China’s history. D．He was always excited when taking the old green train. 2. The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by _______. A．playing a trick B．asking a question C．giving an example D．showing a picture 3. Why does Patterson mention (提及) the story of Jiao Yulu? A．To ask readers to study harder. B．To tell readers to read poems. C．To make foreign readers learn Chinese. D．To show that people like him help China become stronger. 4. According to the passage, we can infer Patterson __________. A．wants more people to travel around the world B．enjoy acting as a bridge between the UK and China C．thinks it is useless to learn cultures of other countries D．feels happy to live in China with more people from the UK Passage 6 Sunshine Village was once a poor village in Northern China, but now it has changed into a rich and livable place. In the past, people in Sunshine Village had little food and few clothes, but they had a strong wish for a better life. “In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, why can’t we? Nobody was born to be poor. “The villagers decided to make a difference. They carried water and soil to their village from faraway places to improve their land. They opened lots of land for growing crops and set up some factories. Their lives were greatly improved. However, the village faced a new problem twenty years later. Pollution was a problem then. The leaders of the village decided to take action to improve the situation. Some polluting factories were shut down. Villagers started to grow grapes and melons. They soon became a main industry（产业）in Sunshine Village. The village started a yearly tourism festival in 2016. Many travelers come to pick grapes and melons. “The grapes and melons could be sold at a better price, once Sunshine Village becomes famous through this festival. We can then live even better lives, “the villagers said with a smile. 1. Where can we probably read the passage? A．In a story book. B．In a sports magazine. C．In a novel. D．In a newspaper. 2. What are the people in Sunshine Village like according to the passage? A．Generous. B．Kind-hearted. C．Humorous. D．Hard-working. 3. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Polluting factories. B．Grapes and melons. C．Clothes factories. D．High mountains. 4. What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Ways of becoming rich. B．The story of Yu Gong. C．Changes to Sunshine Village. D．Sunshine Tourism Festival. Passage 7 After Zootopia 2 came out, a kind of snake is being sold on online platforms (平台) like Xianyu, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu. Sellers call it “Gary’s little blue snake” because it looks like a character from this movie. Surprisingly, the price rises to at most 3,000 yuan. This snake, the Island Bamboo Pit Viper, is highly venomous (有毒的). Seeing sellers selling this snake on Xianyu, someone tried to report it to the platform, and believed these living venomous animals shouldn’t be sold on the website. In his report, he told although this kind of snake is not on China’s protected animal list, people also need to get the permission (许可) to keep it. But the platform rejected his report. As the selling keeps increasing, many experts (专家) say this online deal is against the rules. Not everyone can keep them and no postman is allowed to post such living dangerous animals. “If the snake attacks someone, the apps, sellers and companies will get into serious trouble or even pay a higher price for it,” one expert says. “We cannot simply turn anything from films into a pet,” she added. Zootopia 2 is not just fun. It also tells us that we can’t buy or keep whatever we want, because some pets may lead to problems. To keep everyone from danger, we must follow the rules and always put safety first. 1. What can we know about “Gary’s little blue snake”? A．It is not venomous at all. B．It is a friendly pet from Zootopia 2. C．It is very expensive and sold online. D．It is on China’s protected animal list. 2. What does the underlined word “rejected” mean in Paragraph 2? A．cared for B．asked for C．said no to D．agreed to 3. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? A．To show different ideas on selling the snake. B．To teach people the ways to protect the snake. C．To describe why the snake is popular with people. D．To tell people animals in movies can become pets. 4. Where is the passage probably from? A．In a storybook. B．In a newspaper. C．In a travel guide. D．In a science magazine. Passage 8 My name is Lisa. I am a middle school student. I use the Internet every day, and it helps me a lot in my life and study. I use the Internet to study every day. When I have difficulty in my homework, I can look up the answers and explanations online. It helps me understand the knowledge better. I also take online English courses. The courses are interesting and convenient. I can learn English at home at any time. In my free time, I use the Internet to relax. I watch cartoons and listen to music online. I also chat with my best friend who lives in another city. We talk about our school life and hobbies every day. It makes us feel close even though we are far away. Sometimes, I do online shopping with my mother. We buy clothes and food online. It’s very easy and saves us a lot of time. My mother says online shopping is much more convenient than going to the store. I think the Internet is very useful. But I never spend too much time on it. I use it to help my study and relax, and I avoid bad information. It’s a good helper in my life. 1. What does Lisa use the Internet to do every day? A．Play online games. B．Study. C．Do online shopping. D．Watch TV. 2. How does Lisa learn English online? A．By chatting with friends. B．By watching cartoons. C．By taking online courses. D．By listening to music. 3. Who does Lisa chat with online in her free time? A．Her mother. B．Her best friend. C．Her teacher. D．Her pen pal. 4. What does Lisa think of the Internet? A．Useless. B．Boring. C．Useful. D．Terrible. Passage 9 Do you need useful and interesting books? Here we’ve got plenty for you. Successful Fishermen Fishing is a healthy hobby. You can enjoy fresh air when you go fishing in the countryside. This book will teach you how to choose fishing places and how to make good fishing rods easily. Many kinds of fishing skills are shown in the book. Read it and you will become a more successful fisherman. Best Learners This book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers and students themselves. Read this book and learn: ·What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them. ·What to do if you are not interested in a subject you are studying. ·Twenty-six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast. You will get more from this book. For younger students, you can buy Learn to Study for Beginners. It is easier to understand. How to keep pets Beginners. It is easier to understand. A pet can be our best friend. Do you have pets in your house? Are they in good shape? This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets, but also provides you with the knowledge about: ·How to choose right pets for yourself. ·How to build houses or nests for your pets. ·How to feed the pets and how to keep them clean. Buy this book and you will learn more. We have many other books on sale. For more information, call the clerk. If you buy two or more books at a time, you’ll get 10% off. 1. If you read the book, Best Learners, you can learn ________. A．the interesting subject you can study easily B．simple exercises to talk with others C．what to do with the difficulties in study D．how to get more information from teachers 2. There are many pictures in ________ according to the passage. A．Best Learners B．Successful Fishermen C．How to Keep Pets D．Learn to Study for Beginners 3. You can ________ for more information about other books according to the passage. A．go to the shop B．call the clerk C．search the Internet D．ask the writer 4. You can most probably find this passage in a ________. A．story B．novel C．dictionary D．newspaper Passage 10 While the mobile Internet is changing the way we live, more and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world, though they still have some trouble. Yang Su, a 61-year-old professional micro vlogger (专业微博博主), is among them. With more than 2.3 million followers on China’s famous short video app “Douyin”, his videos have been watched by over 1 million times. “Three years ago, my son put a short video of me playing the piano at home on ‘Douyin’, and hours later it was played over 1 million times,” Yang remembered. After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, he was a pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (交响乐团). The Internet has opened a door to a whole new world for him. For the past three years, he has filmed over 700 short videos and opened an official account on social platform WeChat to share articles and offer online piano lessons. It’s not easy for him to learn how to film a video, something that might not be easy even for young people. Spending a long time staring at the sheet music (活页乐谱) always causes eye soreness, and he needs to play through the music since he doesn’t know how to edit (编辑) and cut clips. His child helps him a lot later. “The Internet has opened the door to a new world,” Yang said. “I always keep myself busy and feel very young at my age.” However, do other old people get used to the digital world like Yang? Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. “I got my smartphone more than one year ago, but I only use WeChat for video calls,” he said. Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps. ▲ Luo Xu, a post-90s volunteer, joined a non-profit organization in Beijing nine years ago to teach old people how to use the Internet. “While I am helping people aged between 50 and 90 years old, I have a strong feeling of satisfaction (满足),” Luo said. 1. How does the writer show to us that not all the old people in China get used to the digital world? A．By telling a story. B．By using an example. C．By asking a question. D．By using numbers. 2. Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ”? A．In fact, many other old people have the same feeling as Ding. B．However, many young people find it hard to teach the old to use the Internet. C．As a result, old people have to spend much time learning to use the smartphone. D．Luckily, younger people are building a bridge between the digital world and the old. 3. What did Luo Xu think of his work in the non-profit (非营利性的) organization? A．Relaxing. B．Difficult. C．Meaningful. D．Boring. 4. Why does the writer write the passage? A．To tell us we should learn to make short videos like Yang. B．To show the mobile Internet makes a great difference to the old. C．To explain why the mobile Internet is popular in our country. D．To ask young people to spend more time caring for their parents. Passage 11 While the mobile Internet is changing the way we live, more and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world, although they will have some trouble. Yang Su is among them. He is both a pianist of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (交响乐团), a 61-year-old professional vlogger (视频博主). With more than 2.3 million followers on China’s famous short video app “Douyin”, his videos have been watched by over 1 million times. “Three years ago, my son put a short video of me playing the piano at home on ‘Douyin’, and hours later it was played over 1 million times,” Yang remembered. However, it’s not easy for him to learn how to film a video. He needs to play through the music since he doesn’t know how to edit (编辑) and cut clips. His child helps him a lot later. “The Internet has opened the door to a new world,” Yang said. “I always keep myself busy and feel very young at my age.” Do other old people get used to the digital world like Yang? Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. “I got my smartphone more than one year ago, but I only use WeChat for video calls,” he said. Ding finds it hard to learn to use other apps. ▲ Luo Xu, a post-90s volunteer, joined a non-profit organization in Beijing nine years ago to teach old people how to use the Internet. “While I am helping people aged between 50 and 90 years old, I have a strong feeling of pleasure,” Luo said. 1. Why is it difficult for Yang Su to film a video? A．Because he can only use WeChat for video calls. B．Because nobody can help him. C．Because he doesn’t know how to edit or cut clips. D．Because he has just got his smartphone. 2. Which of the following sentences is an opinion (观点)? A．Ding Qiulin is a 73-year-old man from Hunan. B．It’s hard for Ding Qiulin to learn to use other apps. C．More and more old people in China are getting in on the digital world. D．Yang Su is both a pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and a 61-year-old professional vlogger. 3. Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ”? A．In fact, many other old people have the same feeling as Ding. B．However, many young people find it hard to teach the old to use the Internet. C．As a result, old people have to spend much time learning to use the smartphone. D．Luckily, younger people are building a bridge between the digital world and the old. 4. Why did the writer write the passage? A．To tell us we should learn to make short videos like Yang. B．To explain why the mobile Internet is popular in our country. C．To show the mobile Internet makes a great difference to the old. D．To ask young people to spend more time caring for their parents. Passage 12 Oliver decided to leave the workhouse for London. “No one will find me in London,” he thought. On the first day, he walked and walked for twenty miles, then he fell asleep, tired and hungry. He walked for another seven days, begging for food and water. Then in the afternoon, he walked slowly and sadly into a small town near London and sat down to rest. His feet were bleeding (流血) and he was covered in dirt. A boy saw him and came to talk to him. “Hello, where have you been?” asked the boy. The boy was about the same age as Oliver, but he was a ________ boy. He had a large hat and he wore a man’s coat, which came nearly to his feet. He was just a dirty little boy but he acted and talked like an adult. Oliver explained he had walked for a few days and was very hungry. The boy bought Oliver some food. Then, as Oliver ate hungrily, they talked. Oliver told the boy that he was going to London and had no place to stay. “I know an old gentleman who lives in London,” said the boy. “He’ll give you a place to stay for nothing.” “Really?” said Oliver with his eyes shining brightly. Oliver was thankful for the boy’s offer. The boy, Jack Dawkins, and Oliver soon became new friends, but Jack’s friends called him the Dodger. Late that night they reached London. Then Dodger led Oliver to a narrow smelly street, and into a house. They climbed the stairs and went into a room at the top. Oliver looked around. They were in a large room. The walls and ceiling were black with age and dirt. A man was cooking some food. The man had an ugly face and dirty red hair. There were beds on the floor. Four or five boys, about the same age as the Dodger, sat around a table. “Fagin,” said the Dodger to the man, “this is my new friend Oliver Twist.” Fagin smiled, then he shook Oliver’s hand and said, “We are very glad to meet you, Oliver.” After that, they all had supper. Oliver ate a lot and drank a nightcap that Fagin prepared specially for him. Then he fell into a deep sleep with a full stomach and satisfaction (满足). (Excerpted and adapted from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens) 1. How long did it take Oliver to get to the small town near London from the workhouse? A．One day. B．Seven days. C．Eight days. D．Nine days. 2. Which word can be put in the ________? A．bad-tempered B．hard-working C．warm-hearted D．strange-looking 3. What did Fagin look like? A．He had a large hat and wore a coat. B．He was a dirty little man with black hair. C．He was a young but ugly gentleman. D．He had an ugly face with dirty red hair. 4. How did Oliver’s feeling change during his journey? A．Hopeful- Upset- Worried. B．Upset- Hopeful- Relaxed. C．Hopeful- Worried- Excited. D．Upset- Calm- Afraid. 12 / 12乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $