任务型阅读。阅读短文，然后回答后边的问题（每题2分，共6分）-优题课

Sunshine Art Museum

Place: On the north side of King Square

Arriving Here: Subway stations: Nelson Street（2-minute walk)

Embankment（3-minute walk)

Charing Cross（7-minute walk)

Opening Hours: Mon.—Sat. 10 a.m.—4 p.m.

Prices: Adults: ＄10/person Children under 12: Free

Connect with us: Call 723-1182 for more information.

根据图示内容，选择最佳答案。

（1）________ is the closest subway station to the museum.

A．

King Square

B．

Nelson Street

C．

Embankment

D．

Charing Cross

（2）Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．	This is a tea culture museum.	B．	The museum is open at 9 a.m.
C．	The museum is free for the public.	D．	You can call the museum at 723-1182.

（3）The sign means you can ________ here.

A．

have a meal

B．

enjoy photos

C．

ask for information

D．

buy a present

（4）We can find Museum Shop ________.

A．	in East Garden	B．	next to Dining Space
C．	across from Lost & Found	D．	between Ancient Arts and Modern Arts

（5）The text is probably taken from ________.

A．

a visitor guide

B．

a shopping list

C．

a street map

D．

a travel diary

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。

When winter comes, cranes migrate（迁徙）from northeast Siberia in Russia to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, China. （1） However, climate change has influenced the birds’ living conditions.

In some years, the Poyang Lake experiences floods, while in others, it experiences dry weather. （2）

To help deal with the problem, the local government has planted 70 hectares（公顷）of lotus roots（莲藕）in Nanchang. （3） The birds’ population has risen from about 3, 000 to more than 5,000 over the past 20 years.

Over the years, China has worked hard to protect migratory birds. Recently, 1,140 places in the country have been taken as important breeding（繁殖）grounds, wintering grounds and migratory stops. （4） They play a key role in cleaning water, preventing floods, and keeping the balance of the environment.

（5） The law sets rules to help manage wetlands. And it stops harmful activities, including giving out waste water. Thanks to these efforts, China has reported more birds wintering in the wetlands.

A. Most of them are wetlands.

B. We need more people to count the birds.

C. About 95% of the birds spend winter there.

D. It’s important for us to do something to protect them.

E. In this way, they provide food during the winter for the cranes.

F. Both of these lead to the problem that there isn’t enough food for cranes.

G. To protect wetlands, the Wetlands Protection Law was introduced on June 1, 2022.

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

As we know, eating vegetables is good for us. Why do some people like them but others don’t? A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could be a reason. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show a clear dislike for them can influence others.

People may make facial expressions（面部表情）when eating. How does it affect a person watching them? A team of scientists in the UK did a study. They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating broccoli（西兰花）. The people in the videos had different expressions while eating. They would smile, seem neutral（neither happy nor sad）, or look disgusted.

The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less. The opposite was not true, however. When someone had a smile while eating broccoli, people watching them did not like broccoli more.

By watching others, humans learn which behaviors will be good for them. Scientists believe that people might avoid food that looks terrible. In this way, people can protect themselves from eating something bad or dangerous.

The research focused only on adults, but the team believe that the results could also work for children. This means, if children see their parents not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either.

How does the behavior of adults influence children’s choices of food? The team said they hope to understand more about it. This could help find ways to encourage children to eat more healthy foods.

（1）What does the underlined word “disgusted” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．

Excited.

B．

Amazed.

C．

Unhappy.

D．

Untidy.

（2）What’s the result of the study?

A．	People may prefer the food others like.
B．	Children dislike eating certain vegetables.
C．	Young women are easily affected by others.
D．	People may not choose the food others dislike.

（3）The team may do further study on _________.

A．	the safety of children’s food	B．	the wish to understand children
C．	the influences of parents’ behavior	D．	the ways to produce healthy foods

（4）What is the best title of the text?

A．	Videos affect choices of food	B．	Studies on vegetables help a lot
C．	Expressions prevent possible dangers	D．	Opinions on vegetables influence others

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

If you grew up in an unusual family and felt limited by heavy thoughts, how would you change your life story? In the book Educated, the US writer Tara Westover shows us how she deals with hard times.

The book talks about Westover’s life. Her father had a junkyard（废品场）in Idaho, US. It’s a very small mountain village. Tara and her brothers and sisters worked every day. Before she turned 17, she had never traveled outside. None of the kids in her family had ever been to a school or a hospital. As she got older, she felt that she needed to get away from this uncomfortable situation. Luckily, Westover’s older brother taught her to read. With hard work, Westover went to college on a scholarship, and later got a PhD（博士学位）in History at Cambridge University.

Education changed her, her life, her way of thinking and even her luck. After reading the book, I come to feel the deepest thanks for my own family, and the education I got. Education allows girls like Westover to fly like birds toward their own goals. It allows us to get a different view, find new experiences, better understand others and explore the wider world. I wish for all of us to be like free and powerful birds, growing and changing through challenges and difficulties.

（1）What’s the writing purpose of paragraph 1?

A．	To attract readers’ interest.	B．	To collect Westover’s opinion.
C．	To show how to deal with hard times.	D．	To explain how to change one’s life story.

（2）What can we learn about Westover’s life from paragraph 2?

A．	Her brother got a PhD in History.	B．	She changed her life with hard work.
C．	Her life in the village was comfortable.	D．	She left the small village in childhood.

（3）What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．	Directions of birds’ flying.	B．	The ways of thinking.
C．	Experiences of girls’ growing.	D．	The power of education.

（4）What is the text?

A．	A news report.	B．	A book review.
C．	A science fiction.	D．	A reading plan.

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Holly gets a pet dog. She’s so happy, and the dog is happy, too! “I want to call him Eco,” says Holly. “Come here, Eco!” And Eco wags（摇摆）his tail.

“That dog is your responsibility（责任）, Holly,” says her father. “No problem!” Holly agrees.

Before school, Holly takes Eco for his first morning walk. She feels very tired. It’s really cold and dark—and it’s so early! But Eco doesn’t mind. He runs, stops, runs again, sees a black cat, tries to run after it and nearly pulls Holly off her feet!

Holly realizes it’s late when she gets back from the walk. She quickly eats a piece of bread, takes her bag and jacket, and runs to school.

What a busy morning! But that’s not all for looking after a pet dog.

When Holly takes Eco for his evening walk, it’s quite dark outside. Holly feels nervous. She runs along the road with him, but it’s difficult. Because Eco often stops to study the bushes and trees. And he often tries to catch birds, or play with sticks and fallen leaves.

A few days go by. Then…

It’s raining outside. Eco enters…and the trouble starts. Eco’s dirty paws leave prints everywhere, on the floor, on the blanket, on the sofa…“Come here, Eco!” says Holly. She wants to stop him, but it doesn’t work.

Holly gets really angry now. She decides to punish Eco. So that night Eco is kept in the green house alone.

When Holly enters the green house next morning, it’s a disaster. Her mum’s plants and flowers are lying on their sides or on the floor. And the pots（花盆）are broken into a hundred pieces. And Eco is sitting in the soil and leaves.

“Oh, no,” says Holly. She realizes it’s time to train the dog. “He needs to know the rules.”

Every day after school, Holly repeats simple orders to Eco. If he can do as ordered, he can get nice bones. The amazing thing is, Eco really enjoys it. For him, it’s one big game.

So Eco learns to sit when Holly says, “Sit!” He learns to come when Holly says, “Come here!”…And he doesn’t get into trouble!

（1）What can we learn from Holly’s words in paragraph 2?

A．	She is glad to take care of the dog.	B．	She is too busy to look after the dog.
C．	She wants her father to look after the dog.	D．	She thinks it’s hard to take care of the dog.

（2）To take care of Eco, Holly _________.

A．	is late for school every day	B．	takes him for a walk once a day
C．	has to get up early in the morning	D．	goes to school without having breakfast

（3）Which is the right order of the following events?

a. Holly keeps Eco in the green house.

b. Eco leaves the green house in a mess.

c. Eco makes the house dirty on a rainy day.

d. Holly decides to help Eco learn some rules.

e. Eco doesn’t listen to Holly and that makes her angry.

A．

c-d-a-e-b

B．

c-e-a-b-d

C．

d-c-a-b-e

D．

d-e-c-a-b

（4）From the last two paragraphs we can learn that Holly is ________.

A．

brave

B．

polite

C．

patient

D．

modest