阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Not long ago, I asked large mid-aged persons a question. I asked, “How many of you had a hobby when you were children?” Nearly everyone raised a hand. I then asked them to keep their hands in the air if they knew at least one of their children had a hobby. Most of the hands went down. I felt sad. It’s terrible if the children don’t have a hobby. How I wish all the parents can care their children’s hobbies!
Thirty years ago, almost every child in my neighborhood had some kinds of hobbies. Collecting and trading baseball cards was a popular hobby. Others, like coin collecting and stamp collecting, are also popular. One of my friends was collecting photos, another was collecting radios. In fact, hobbies can benefit children in several ways. They are expressions of personal success and self-discovery(自我发现). Hobbies also help build self- respect(自尊). Hobbies are educational tools, as well. For example, a child who becomes interested in rocketry (火箭技术) —one of the most popular hobbies, can explore those skills in many ways. By working on hobbies, children learn to set goals, make decisions, and solve all sorts of problems.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What’s the age the persons I questioned?
| A．3—10. | B．15—25. | C．30—40. | D．50—60. |
Why did the writer feel sad?
| A．Because the person’s children didn’t have any hobbies. |
| B．Because most persons didn’t have children. |
| C．Because the children weren’t interested in hobbies. |
| D．Because the parents didn’t pay enough care for their children’s hobbies. |
Which was out of the popular hobbies?
| A．Radio collecting. | B．Coin collecting. |
| C．Stamp collecting. | D．Baseball cards collecting. |
What does the underlined word “They” mean?
| A．Photos. | B．Hobbies. |
| C．Children. | D．Radios. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Many parents don’t care about their children’s hobbies. |
| B．Children need to have a hobby. |
| C．Hobbies help children build self- respect. |
| D．Children learn skills by working on hobbies. |
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory(记忆力) works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault, But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can’t hear or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they can not write them down in a little book. They have to remember days, names ,songs and stories. So their memory is the whole time being exercised.The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
A. right B. wrongIf you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
A. right B. wrongA good memory comes from more practice.
A. right B. wrongSome people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
A. right B. wrongThe best title of this passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”.
A. right B. wrong
Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."
The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?"
"No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses?" Tom lived ______.
| A．with his family | B．near town | C．in the country | D．in town |
Tom didn't go to town______.
| A．never | B．often | C．sometimes | D．sometime |
Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses?
| A．Because he thought if he bought them, he could read. |
| B．Because they were very bright. |
| C．Because they were cheap. |
| D．Because he could read newspaper. |
Tom went to the shop to ______.
| A．have a rest | B．have dinner | C．wear glasses | D．buy a pair of glasses |
What do you think of Tom？
| A．He is foolish. | B．He is clever. | C．He is tall. | D．He is beautiful. |
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the women went to the town to buy something for her son . on the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university?”
“Oxford University(牛津大学).”
Most of the passenger looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!(祝贺)”
A woman said , “I’m sure he will know Fred Smith.”
“Who is Fred Smith?”
“He is my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too?”
“No.” said the woman. “He is one of the professors(教授)”The story happened in ________.
| A．America | B．France | C．Germany | D．England |
Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
| A．their son did well in his lessons |
| B．they have a big farm |
| C．they have a good harvest |
| D．their son studied at a middle school |
Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know
| A．her son finished middle school |
| B．her son was handsome |
| C．her son was going to study in a university |
| D．her son was very friendly to others. |
Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that .
| A．her friend could hear her |
| B．all the people could hear her |
| C．she hoped to make all the people happy |
| D．she hoped they would say congratulations to her |
Which of the following is true? __________.
| A．The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words |
| B．Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university |
| C．The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off |
| D．The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too |
The Simpsons is a famous cartoon (卡通片). It tells about the happy life of an American family. What chores does each of them like and dislike?
| Tom is the father of the family. He likes sweeping the floor. He often weeds (除杂草) in the garden and washes the car. He never feeds their dog or cooks the meals for his family. |
| Mary is the mother of the family and she is very busy. She always cooks the meals, does the laundry and cleans the house. She never washes the car and changes light bulbs (灯泡). |
| Lisa is the daughter of the family. She likes making her bed. She cleans the table and does the dishes every day. She can’t cook the meals but she is a good helper for her mother. |
| Bill is the son of the family. He only likes feeding the dog and walking it outside. He never cleans his bedroom. |
判断下列句子的正（T）误（F)Simpsons come from Canada.
Tom never feeds the dog or cooks the meals.
Mary cooks the meals in the kitchen.
Lisa doesn’t like making her bed doing.
Bill likes cleaning his bedroom.
Mary is a thirteen-year-old girl. She had a bad cold yesterday. She didn’t want to eat anything. Her mother took her to see the doctor. The doctor gave her a bottle of medicine and told her to take it as the instruction(说明) says. Here is the instruction:
| Cold medicine |
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| Shake it before taking. |
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| Take it three times a day after meals. |
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| Dose(剂量) for each time. |
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Age |
Over 14 |
2 teaspoons |
| 8-14 |
1 teaspoon |
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| 4-7 |
1/2teaspoon |
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| Keep it in a cold place. Take it before December 31,2015 |
Which of the following is TRUE about Mary?
| A．She had a bad fever. |
| B．The doctor told her to take the medicine as the instruction says. |
| C．She is a fourteen-year-old girl. |
| D．Her father took her to see the doctor. |
How much medicine should Mary take each day?
| A．Half a teaspoon. | B．One teaspoon. |
| C．Two teaspoons. | D．Three teaspoons. |
What should Mary do before she takes the medicine?
| A．Wash the bottle. | B．Shake the bottle. |
| C．Drink some tea. | D．Do some exercise. |
Where should Mary put the medicine?
| A．In the water. | B．In the box. |
| C．In a cold place. | D．In a warm place. |
Who can’t take the medicine according to this instruction?
| A．A six-year-old boy. | B．A nine-year-old boy. |
| C．An eleven-year-old girl. | D．A three-year-old girl. |