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阅读理解
　　While popular in the US，the April Fool’s Day tradition is even more popular in European countries，such as France and Great Britain．Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear，the French and the British both have their own stories about the origin of the celebration．
　　One story holds that the first April Fool’s Day was on April 1 of the year when the king of France introduced the new calendar．This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April l．Many people were not used to the new calendar and continued(继续)to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April．Thus，they became the first April Fools．Others began to give funny gifts on the day to laugh at the fools who continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1．
　　An English story about the day，however，says that it began sometime during the 1200s．At the time，King John was in the habit of making roads out of the paths he most often walked along．The people of one particular farm village were aware of this．To avoid having their green grasslands and pastures(牧场)disturbed by one of the king’s roads，they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside．
　　The king sent a group of messengers(使者)to inform the villagers that they must remove the fence．Upon hearing that the king was planning to do this，however，the villagers developed a plan of their own．When the king’s messengers arrived，they were met by the villagers pretending to be mad．The people just throw things and ran around wildly．The messengers were surprised by this and reported to King John that these people were so mad that there was no necessity of punishing them．So，the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the king．In Great Britain，tradition only allows April Fool’s tricks from midnight to noon on April l．Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves．
Which country has the origin of the celebration of April Fool’s Day？
A．Japan．
B．France．
C．Great Britain．
D．Both B and C．
When was the first April Fool’s Day？

A．It was on April lst．

B．It was on April 2nd．

C．It was on March lst．

D．It was on May lst．

Why did French people become the first April Fools？

A．Because they were stupid．

B．Because they were not used to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April．

C．Because they were happy to become the first April Fools．

D．Because they were given funny gifts on the day．

The underlined word“avoid”probably means“________”in Chinese．

A．加强

B．倡议

C．避免

D．建造

From the passage we can know that________．

A．April Fool’s Day is very popular in Asian countries

B．according to the English story，April Fool’s Day began sometime during the 1300s

C．according to the English story，King John of England was in the habit of making a building

D．according to the English story，the citizens of one particular farm village were against what the king did

阅读理解
　　For years I went to school by bus，so I met many“familiar”strangers．We took the same bus but didn’t know each other’s names．I used to think it was impossible for us to be true friends．How wrong I was！Smiles from the“nameless”people have changed my thoughts．
　　The first time I got on the bus，I saw different faces．We met，greeted and cold faces turned into smiling faces．As days went on，we chatted like old friends．
　　But I felt it a pity that I was unable to set up the same friendship with a silent girl in the front of the bus．Her old clothing suggested that she didn’t have much money，but she always took a cup of water for the driver．I guessed she was a kind girl．But why did she sit in silence instead of talking with us？Why did she never reply to our friendly greetings？Couldn’t she smile？
　　Then，one evening，I got the answer．I walked to the park nearby and found the girl sitting alone under a tree，lonely and sad．I greeted her with the same warm smile that I had shown to her all these months，but this time her face turned red，then a shy smile appeared．As soon as she began her first words，I understood why she hadn’t spoken to us before．Talking was hard for her．
　　I learnt her story：Her parents worked hard somewhere．She lived with her disabled grandparents．She said，“I can’t express(表达)myself very well．Most of the time，I can’t say what I want to say．I have no friends but…you always smile to me like an angel…so I also want to smile．”That evening，we exchanged our names and we said goodbye like old friends．
　　Smile is the key to opening the door of the heart；it can break the cold walls in front of us．
All the following words can describe the girl except________．

A．silent

B．kind

C．proud

D．poor

The writer often met the girl________．

A．on the bus

B．in the park

C．at school

D．under the tree

The girl had difficulty in________．

A．listening

B．singing

C．writing

D．talking

Which of the following is TRUE？

A．The girl is very rich．

B．Smile is the key to closing the door of the heart．

C．The writer knew the name of the girl that evening．

D．The writer can’t make friends with those nameless people on the bus now．

阅读理解
(2014汕尾)

Problems	Causes	Advice
Feel stressed	Too much homework． Don’t have enough time for their hobbies．	Make a plan for study and hobbies． Find time to relax．
Get short sighted	Too much homework． Bad study habits．	Do eye exercises regularly． Do homework or read in a correct way
Fight with each other	Don’t know how to get on well with classmates．	Make more friends and understand each other．
Don’t like to study	The bad influence of computer games．	Play computer games just for a short time．
Get fat	Have more pocket money to buy snacks． Don’t like to do exercise．	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful．Do exercise every day．

For whom is this form above most probably written？

A．Parents．

B．Children．

C．Teachers．

D．Students．

According to the information given in the form，why don’t students like to study？

A．Because of too much homework．

B．Because they don’t know how to get on well with their classmates．

C．Because of the influence of computer games．

D．Because they don’t like to do exercise．

________will help you avoid becoming shortsighted．

A．Doing eye exercises regularly

B．Reading in bed

C．Reading in the sun

D．Reading too long

If you feel stressed，you should________．

A．do less homework

B．make plans for your study，hobbies and relaxation

C．fight with others

D．have some snacks

Peter is very fat．Maybe he________．

A．plays computer games too much

B．has too many snacks

C．doesn’t like to do exercise

D．B and C

阅读理解
(2013遵义)
　　One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car．He fell and broke his arm．
　　He was sent to a hospital．There a doctor operated on his arm．Then he put the arm in a cast
(石膏)．Tony could not move it at all．
　　“You must keep your arm in a cast for a month，”the doctor said．“That will give the bone(骨头)a chance to get well．”
　　A month later，Tony went back to the hospital．The doctor used a large knife to cut the cast．Then he took Tony’s arm out of the cast．
　　“Can you move your arm，Tony？”he asked．
　　Tony tried to move his arm．At first it was difficult，but soon he could move it easily．
　　“Yes，it’s fine，”he said．“Thank you very much．”
　　“In a few days it will be as good as before，”the doctor said．“Just exercise it a little every day．”
　　“Will I be able to play the guitar？”Tony asked．
　　The doctor smiled．“Of course，you will，”he said．“You will have no problems．”
　　“That’s good news．”Tony said，“because I couldn’t play it at all before．”
How did Tony break his arm？
A．He was hit by a car．
B．He fell off a bike．
C．A guitar fell on him．
How long did he have to keep his arm in a cast？
A．One week．
B．Four weeks．
C．A few days．
How was Tony’s arm when the doctor cut the cast？
A．It was OK．
B．It was hurt．
C．It was worse．
What did the doctor tell him to do after the cast was taken off？
A．Seeing another doctor．
B．Playing the guitar．
C．Exercising his arm．
Why was Tony pleased？
A．The doctor gave him a guitar．
B．The doctor said he didn’t have to work again．
C．He thought he could be able to play the guitar．

阅读理解(2014北京)
　　Billy’s favorite color is orange．But he can’t see what orange looks like．Billy is blind．
　　A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s．“Billy would never be able to see，”the doctor told his mother．After that Billy’s mother began talking to him，describing things she saw．She told him what she was cooking，or what she saw outside the window．She described everything to him．
　　Billy does not only depend on his mother’s descriptions to learn about the world around him．He sees with his cars and his hands，too．He has perfect hearing．When people make phone calls，he can tell the numbers they dial(拨)．
　　“He is very confident and his disability doesn’t stop him from being an important part of the class，”his teacher said．“The students love him，and he is just one of them．”
　　Billy loves computer science．He began teaching himself computer programming when he was just seven years old．His dream school would be Stanford University．He gets top grades in his classes，making that a real possibility．
　　“You can’t let excuses get in the way of your dreams，and if you do that，you can’t move forward and reach your goals，”said Billy．
From the passage，we know that________．

A．Billy can’t hear

B．Billy can’t see

C．Billy can’t walk

D．Billy can’t talk

How did Billy’s mother help him？

A．By teaching him how to draw．

B．By asking teachers for advice．

C．By describing everything to him．

D．By sending him to his dream school．

When did Billy begin teaching himself computer programming？

A．When he was 7 years old．

B．When he was in Grade 5．

C．When he was in high school．

D．When he was at university．