Peoplereadbookslessofteninthes-优题课

People read books less often in these days． With the invention of radio， television and most recently， the Internet and computer games， it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity． However， I believe that books are an important part of our lives．

Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a cheaper price than taking a course． Books can make people cleverer， because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were．

Everything in today's society requires reading． Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills． Someone could not understand themand become very sick or even die．

Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading． Sometimes， you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them．

Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time． Even if we don't read books， we still read every day， and reading books can strengthen （加强） our abilities． Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time．

With a book， you can travel anywhere you want， do anything you want， and talk to anyone you want． Reading is very important in our lives， no matter your age． So I think people should read books．

（1）What activity is less popular these days than before？　　

A．	Reading a book．
B．	Listening to the radio．
C．	Watching TV．
D．	Surfing the Internet．

（2）We can learn from the second paragraph that 　　．

A．	reading can improve your memory
B．	reading can make you interesting and attractive
C．	reading can make you smarter
D．	reading can reduce stress

（3）The underlined word "them" in the third paragraph refers to 　　．

A．	the books they are reading
B．	the directions on a medicine bottle
C．	the good reading skills
D．	the words a doctor tells a sick person

（4）Some people disagree to read books because they think 　　．

A．	walking in the city also needs reading skills
B．	driving along the road is dangerous
C．	reading books is very helpful for our abilities
D．	reading books just wastes their time

（5）The best title of the passage can be 　　．

A．	People Should Enjoy Themselves
B．	How We Improve Reading Skills
C．	Why People Should Read Books
D．	What We Love Doing in Spare Time

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

知识点：日常生活类阅读内容归纳文中细节

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

（1）Lisa from Grade 7 is interested in music. She can go to _________ this Monday.

Room 301

Room 203

Room 201

Room 105

（2）John should call _________ if he wants to learn to play basketball.

623-9457

623-9662

623-0778

623-0116

（3）In the Cooking Club, you can _________.

A．	learn to make food	B．	take the food-home
C．	buy delicious food	D．	draw pictures about food

（4）Mike is a student in Grade 9. He can join the _________.

Music Club

Cooking Club

Basketball Club

Reading Club

（5）Where can you find the poster most probably?

In a hotel.

In a school.

In a hospital.

In a police station.

It’s unbelievable to save this black bear from falling off a 30-meter-high bridge.

The bear was（A）________ her way home after a long day in a California’s mountain. She was walking across the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from both sides. There was nowhere to run, so the frightened bear jumped onto the rail（护栏）and began to fall down.

Luckily, the bear pulled herself onto an arch under the bridge, but she couldn’t get out. A driver saw the surprising scene and called for help. Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from a nearby town, was sent to find out the truth. “I thought it was a joke.” he said. But it wasn’t a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League, a group that helps bears in（B）________.

（C）Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the workers who saved the bear had to wait. Early the next morning, Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more volunteers. To their surprise, the bear was still there. Then Baker had an idea. ①They should hang a net under the bear, push her into（D）it and then lower her to the ground.

Police officers closed the road. ②When the bear was sleepy, a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net.

③When the bear was gently lowered to the ground, everyone cheered. The police officers then cleared all the people from the area and left the bear alone when she slept. Since then, no one has seen the bear. “I don’t think she’s going near the bridge any more.” Brooks said.

阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。

（1）在文中（A）处和（B）处各填入一个适当的词，使文章意思完整。

（A）__________ （B）__________

（2）根据上下文，请选出与（C）处划线词Unfortunately意思相近的词：__________

A．

Unusually

B．

Unexpectedly

C．

Unluckily

（3）用英文写出文中（D）处划线词it所指代的内容：

_____________________________________________________

（4）在文中①②③处，选出能够填入“Then Brooks shot a sleeping drug（药）into the bear’s shoulder.”的最佳位置：__________

（5）Do you think the bear is worth saving? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________________

Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience（观众）can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet（皮影）play. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather（皮革）. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.

During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so that the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.

Shadow puppet play is a kind of ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

（1）What are the shadow puppets made of?

_______________________________________

（2）Is each puppet painted in bright colors?

_______________________________________

（3）Where does Wang stand during a shadow puppet play?

_______________________________________

（4）Why do Wang and his friends still work hard on shallow puppet plays without much money?

_______________________________________

（5）What’s the best title of the passage?

_______________________________________

阅读短文，根据首字母或所给词的适当形式填空，使文章语义通顺。

Electric cars may seem to be a recent invention, but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were more electric cars on the road （1）t＿＿＿＿ gasoline（汽油）cars. At that time, gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels（燃料）, so electric cars were more popular.

When gasoline prices （2）d＿＿＿＿ and new technologies on gasoline cars were developed, electric cars were out of date. Gasoline cars became more popular （3）i＿＿＿＿.

During the 20th century, gasoline cars got bigger, （4）＿＿＿＿（heavy）and faster. More and more people had bought gasoline cars. More fuel was needed. So this （5）c＿＿＿＿ more air pollution. When people began to （6）r＿＿＿＿ that there were not enough oil on the earth, they required car （7）＿＿＿＿（make）to produce more efficient（高效能的）cars.

One method of （8）＿＿＿＿（solve）the problem was a “hybrid” car, one that ran partly on gasoline and partly on electricity. Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s because gasoline prices went up while prices of hybrid cars went down.

An all-electric car uses no gasoline. （9）H＿＿＿＿, the problem is that electric cars are not suitable for long journeys. Many people are not pleased with it. The government and the car factories are working together to develop safe, cheap and （10）＿＿＿＿（use）electric cars. When more and more people have these electric cars in the future, a gasoline station may disappear.

阅读以上信息，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳的选项。

（1）Who are the main characters in the book?

A．

Blue Wing and Eva.

B．

Maple and Kiran.

C．

Blue Wing and Maple.

（2）What do you know about from the book?

A．	At first, the two girls get on well with each other.
B．	The two girls are quite different from each other.
C．	The two girls search for treasure at the bottom of the ocean.