阅读选择 (专项训练）-2026-2027学年外研版（三起）英语六年级上册

阅读选择 (Unit1-Unit3 )外研版英语六年级上册期中复习 一、阅读短文，选择正确的答案（共10篇） Passage 1 Do you know the story of King Midas? Long long ago, there was a rich king called Midas. He loved gold more than anything else in the world. He had a lovely daughter, and her name was Marigold. One day, he met an old man. The old man could make wishes come true. Midas told him his wish, “I want a golden touch. I hope everything I touch will turn into gold.” The old man asked him again, “Are you sure?” Midas said yes. Soon, Midas found his wish worked. He touched a flower, and it became gold. He was very happy. Later, he felt hungry. He tried to eat some bread and fruit. But all the food turned hard and golden. He could not eat anything. At that time, his daughter Marigold ran in to hug him. When Midas touched her, she turned into a gold statue. Midas cried loudly. He did not want gold any more. He wanted his daughter back and simple food to eat. He learned that gold could not bring him real happiness. ( )1. What did King Midas love most? A. His daughter. B. Gold. C. Flowers. ( )2. What was Midas’ wish? A.To have more children. B.To turn everything he touched to gold. C. To make all food delicious. ( )3. What happened when Midas wanted to eat? A. The food turned into gold. B. He had no food at home. C. The food ran away. ( )4. Who turned into gold after Midas hugged her? A. The old man. B. Marigold. C. A shopkeeper. ( )5. What can we learn from this story? A. Gold is the best thing in the world. B. Real love and life are more important than gold. C. We should make many wishes. Passage 2 Sam and Amy get pocket money every week. Amy always saves her pocket money. But Sam likes to spend his money quickly. One weekend, Sam went to a shop. He saw a cool robot. It was 35 yuan. Sam bought it at once. Then he saw nice cupcakes. Each cupcake was 8 yuan. He bought one cupcake too. Soon he spent almost all his money. The School Reading Week was coming. Amy prepared many new books for the children’s home. Sam wanted to buy gifts for those kids, but he only had two coins left. He could not buy anything. Amy gave her new books to the children. All the kids said thanks to Amy. Sam watched them and thought a lot. He decided he would save his pocket money from then on. He would only spend money on the right things. ( )1. When do Sam and Amy get pocket money? A. Every month. B. Every week. C. Every day. ( )2. What did Sam buy in the shop? A. A robot and a cupcake. B. Books and cupcakes. C. A robot and books. ( )3. How much was one cupcake? A. 35 yuan. B. 8 yuan. C. 2 yuan. ( )4. What did Amy prepare for children’s home? A. Robots. B. Cupcakes. C. New books. ( )5. What will Sam do later? A. He will spend all money at once. B. He will save money for useful things. C. He will not get pocket money. Passage 3 Tom, Amy, Lingling, Sam and Daming have a picnic in the park. Tom wants to eat an apple first. But they have different ideas about apple peel. Amy says apples are good, but we should not eat the peel. She thinks apple peel is dirty. Lingling has a different idea. She says apples with peel are healthier. Sam tells them apples without peel taste better. Daming thinks eating apples with peel is easier and faster. Doctor Jacob tells us his opinion. Apples without peel taste sweeter. But it is better to eat the peel, because it is healthier. We just need to wash apples carefully before we eat them. Remember, health is more important than nice taste. There is an old saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ( )1. Where do the children have their picnic? A. At home. B. In the park. C. On the farm. ( )2. Who thinks apple peel is dirty? A. Amy. B. Lingling. C. Sam. ( )3. What is Doctor Jacob’s idea? A. We must peel all apples. B. Eating apple peel is healthier. C. Apple peel tastes sweet. ( )4. What do we need to do before eating apples with peel? A. Cut them into small pieces. B. Wash them carefully. C. Cook them. ( )5. What does “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” mean? A. Doctors do not like apples. B. Eating apples is good for our health. C. We can meet doctors when eating apples. Passage 4 Duncan has a box of crayons. One day, he opens the box, but he cannot see his crayons. There are only letters from all his crayons. Grey crayon writes a letter to Duncan. Duncan always uses Grey to colour big animals. Now Grey is much shorter than other crayons. Grey wants to colour small things next time. Pink crayon is very angry. Duncan never uses Pink. Pink thinks boys can also use pink. A pink dinosaur looks great too. Black crayon is unhappy. Duncan only uses Black to draw lines. Black wants to do more things. He hopes they can draw a black rainbow together one day. White crayon feels sad. Duncan always draws on white paper. No one can see White’s colour. He asks Duncan to use black paper. ( )1. Who writes letters to Duncan? A. His friends. B. His crayons. C. His teachers. ( )2. Why is Grey crayon shorter? A. Duncan uses it to colour big animals. B. Grey stays in the box for long. C. Grey colours many small things. ( )3. Why is Pink crayon angry? A. Pink is too short. B. Duncan never uses pink. C. Pink does not like dinosaurs. ( )4. What does Black crayon want to draw? A. A black rainbow. B. A pink dinosaur. C. Big animals. ( )5. What does White crayon want Duncan to do? A. Throw away white paper. B. Use black paper to draw. C. Draw more white animals. Passage 5 There are many amazing natural wonders on our earth. We should take good care of all of them. Mount Qomolangma is the world’s highest mountain. In 2020, it was 8,848.86 metres high. The mountain grows slowly every year. It will become higher in the future. Many people think the Sahara is the world’s biggest desert. That is not right. The Antarctic Desert is the biggest desert. It is over 14 million square kilometres. The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is about 6,671 kilometres long. The Nile runs across 11 countries. There is little rain in Africa, so the Nile is very important for people living there. ( )1. What is the world’s highest mountain? A. Mount Qomolangma. B. Huangshan. C. The Antarctic. ( )2. How high was Mount Qomolangma in 2020? A. 6,671 metres. B. 8,848.86 metres. C. 14 million metres. ( )3. What is the world’s biggest desert? A. The Sahara. B. The Antarctic Desert. C. The Gobi. ( )4. How many countries does the Nile run across? A. 11. B. 8. C. 6. ( )5. Why is the Nile important in Africa? A. There is little rain there. B. It is very short. C. It is the highest river. Passage 6 Xu Xiake was one of the most famous travellers in China. He loved nature from a young age. He read lots of books about great mountains and rivers. He hoped he could see those beautiful places with his own eyes. Xu Xiake started his travelling trip when he was 21 years old. He travelled for about 30 years. He visited many places all over China. During his trips, he wrote down what he saw about mountains and rivers, like Mount Huangshan and the Jinsha River. Some people did bad things to nature. Xu Xiake was angry about that. He always told people to take care of nature. From Xu Xiake’s writings, people today can learn about China in his old days. Xu Xiake enjoyed his travelling life. He said: “I went to so many wonderful places in China. I had a wonderful life.” ( )1. When did Xu Xiake start travelling? A. At the age of 21. B. At the age of 30. C. At the age of 18. ( )2. How long did Xu Xiake travel? A. For 21 years. B. For about 30 years. C. For 10 years. ( )3. What did Xu Xiake write about? A. Animals and plants. B. Mountains and rivers. C. People and food. ( )4. What did Xu Xiake ask people to do? A. To travel with him. B. To take care of nature. C. To write travel books. ( )5. What do we learn from his writings? A. What China was like in his time. B. How to write storybooks. C. How to climb high mountains. Passage 7 Our world has many great rivers and plateaus. The Changjiang River is about 6,300 kilometres long. It is the longest river in Asia. Tianchi Lake is on Changbai Mountain. It is the deepest lake in China. The deepest point of Tianchi Lake is about 373 metres. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the highest plateau in the world. People call it “the Roof of the World”. It has many high mountains and clean lakes. Huangguoshu Waterfall is one of the biggest waterfalls in China. It is about 74 metres high and 81 metres wide. Lots of visitors come to visit it every year. ( )1. Which is the longest river in Asia? A. The Nile. B. The Changjiang River. C. The Yellow River. ( )2. Where is Tianchi Lake? A. On Changbai Mountain. B. On Mount Huangshan. C. On Qomolangma. ( )3. What is the deepest point of Tianchi Lake? A. 74 metres. B. 373 metres. C. 6,300 metres. ( )4. What do people call the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? A. The longest waterfall. B. The biggest lake. C. The Roof of the World. ( )5. How high is Huangguoshu Waterfall? A. About 373 metres. B. About 81 metres. C. About 74 metres. Passage 8 Crayons can write letters, and Duncan’s crayons have more stories. After reading the letters, Duncan knows all crayons have their own feelings. Green crayon writes a letter to Duncan. Yellow and Orange crayon are having a debate. They argue about which colour is better for the sun. Green asks Duncan to give them some advice. Duncan listens carefully to all the crayons. He knows every colour is useful and special. Then he draws a big picture. All the crayons are happy with this picture. Every colour gets a place in the painting. We can learn that no colour is useless. Different colours make our world colourful. We should respect different ideas from our friends. ( )1. What are Yellow and Orange debating about? A. Which colour is better for the sun. B. How to draw a rainbow. C. Who is Duncan’s best crayon. ( )2. Who asks Duncan for help with the debate? A. Pink crayon. B. Green crayon. C. Black crayon. ( )3. What does Duncan do after he listens to the crayons? A. He throws away the crayons. B. He draws a picture all crayons like. C. He writes many letters back. ( )4. How do the crayons feel about Duncan’s picture? A. They like it. B. They hate it. C. They feel bored. ( )5. What can we learn from this story? A. Only bright colours are useful. B. Different colours make our world colourful. C. We should only use one colour to draw. Passage 9 Many children have saving pots. A saving pot helps us learn about money. Look at this chant: Clang, clang, clang, Money in my saving pot. Clever choices I make. Sometimes I buy, Ice cream or crayons. But I save some, too. Sometimes I share With people in need. It’s a good thing for us to do. When we get pocket money, we can make three choices. We can spend money on things we want. We can save money for later use. We can also share money and help people who are in need. Making clever choices with money is a useful life skill. ( )1. What is in the saving pot? A. Ice cream. B. Money. C. Crayons. ( )2. What can children buy with their money in the chant? A. Ice cream or crayons. B. Books and robots. C. Apples and cupcakes. ( )3. What is one of the choices we can make with money? A. Throw all money away. B. Save some money. C. Never buy anything. ( )4. Who can we share our money with? A. People in need. B. Our teachers only. C. Nobody. ( )5. What is the useful skill here? A. Making ice cream. B. Making clever choices with money. C. Drawing with crayons. Passage 10 Natural wonders are amazing, but we must protect them. Xu Xiake loved nature hundreds of years ago. He saw some people hurt the mountains and rivers, so he called on people to protect nature. Now many natural wonders are in danger. Some rivers become dirty. Some mountains lose trees. We can do small things to help. We should not litter. We should save water and trees. Mount Qomolangma, the Changjiang River and Tianchi Lake are our treasures. They are not just beautiful places. They give us clean water and fresh air. We should learn from Xu Xiake. We can tell our family and friends to love nature. If everyone takes care of the natural world, these wonders will stay beautiful for many years. ( )1. Why did Xu Xiake ask people to protect nature? A. Because he wanted to write more books. B. Because he wanted to travel alone. C. Because many people hurt nature. ( )2. What problem do some rivers have now? A. They become dirty. B. They become shorter. C. They freeze all year. ( )3. What can we do to protect nature? A. Litter everywhere. B. Save water and trees. C. Cut all the trees. ( )4. What do our natural wonders give us? A. Gold and money. B. Clean water and fresh air. C. Crayons and paper. ( )5. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Xu Xiake travelled many places. B. We need to protect our natural wonders. C. Many mountains are getting higher. 参考答案 Passage1：1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B Passage2：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B Passage3：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.B Passage4：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B Passage5：1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A Passage6：1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A Passage7：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C Passage8：1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.B Passage9：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B Passage10：1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.B 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $