九年級(jí)英語復(fù)習(xí)思維導(dǎo)圖分享中考閱讀之故事篇

思維導(dǎo)圖分析中考閱讀之故事篇Weoftenhearstoriesofanimalsrescuingpeople,butnowsomeonehasmanagedtoreturnthefavor．TheeventtookplaceonesnowyJanuarymorning.ThomasSmithwaswalkinghisdog，Jack，inthepark."AsIwaswalking，IjustsawJackrunningontotheicetowardstheducksinthemiddle，andthenhefellintothewaterandcouldn'tclimbout,"saidSmith.Herealizedhehadnochoicebuttotryandsavehisdog."Someoneelsetoldmethelakewasonlyone﹣meterdeep，butitwasatleasttwicethat.Ihadtobreakmywaythroughthe6﹣cmice.Finally，IgotJackbytheneck，andpulledhimout.Idon'tthinkIhaveeverfeltsocoldbythetimewegotbacktodryland.Andwhenwegotthere，everyonewasaskingifJackwasokay﹣noonewasparticularlyworriedaboutme!"Aneighbor，JulieBrown，sawitallhappen.“Thedogwentontoanicylake.Allofasudden，itstartedtogounder.Therewerecrowdsofpeoplearound,andtheywereallshoutingandscreaming.BeforeIknewit，theownerSmithwasinthewaterforcinghiswaythroughtheice.Ican'tbegintoimaginehowcolditwas.Everyonewasverynervous，buthewasascoolasacucumber﹣hejustcrawledbackout，putthedogonitslead，andwenthome.”Manyregardhimasahero，butMr．Smithisquitelaid﹣backaboutit.“Mostdogownersarethesameasme．TheywoulddowhatIdidwithoutasecondthought.Butinthefuture，I'mgoingtomakesurehe'sonleadnearanyiceponds.Petsaremembersofourfamily.Wouldyoudothesameforthem？”1．Whathappenedinthemorning?A．Mr．SmithmetJackinthepark． B．Mr．SmithranafterJackontheice．C．Jackfellfromtheiceintothewater． D．Jackplayedwiththeducksinthewater．2．HowdidMr.SmithsaveJack？A．Heaskedaneighborforhelp． B．HebroketheiceandshoutedtoJack．C．HegotJackbythelegandpulledhimout． D．HepulledJackoutoftheicywaterbytheneck．3．Theunderlinedphrases"ascoolasacucumber"inParagraph3means""A．relaxedB．proudC.shyD.brave4．Inthelastparagraph，thewriterasksaquestionto________．A．suggestkeepingpetsforfun B．remindpeopletoputtheirdogsontheleads．C．encouragepeopletotakegoodcareoftheirpets D．a(chǎn)dvisepeoplenottoleavetheirdognearicypounds5．Whatisthebestpartofthepassage?A.AMan'sPetDog B.ADog'sBestFriendC.TheDangerontheIcyLake D.SuggestionsforPets'Owners“Savethewhales!”That’swhatthepictureonJakeSmith’sbedroomwallsaid.Jakelikedhavingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportant:thatshowedhecared.Hejustneverexpectedtogetachancetosavearealwhale,onerightinhisownneighbourhood.ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales’coming.AgroupoftheanimalswereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake’shometown.Allthelocalpeoplerushedouttothebeachtoseethem.Theywereexpectingabeautifulshow,betterthanamovie,butnothingthey’dhavetodoanythingabout.Thenonewhaleswaminthedirection,directlytowardsland.Itcameinwiththewaves,andwhenthewavesreceded.Itshugebodyonthesand.Suddenly,Jakeandhisfamilyandalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecomerescuers.Afewpeoplerantowardstheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhalebackintothewater,butitwasnouse.Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinery,tohelpmovetheanimal.Jakeandhisfamilycouldn’tdomuchonthebeach,sotheywentbacktotheirhouseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,Jakethought,theycouldhelpinsomeway.Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethatitwasneeded.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachandshinedtheheadlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmanytimestheywerefinallyabletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenitheadedouttosea.Itswamoutaboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunderthesea.Then,inwhatlookedlikeajumpofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater—athank-youtothosewhohadworkedsohardtosavehislife.1.WhatdoesthepictureonJake’swalltellusabouthim? A.Helivedneartheocean. B.Hecaredabouttheenvironment. C.Heworkedasananimalrescuer. D.Hethoughtwhaleswerethemostbeautifulanimals.2.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeachthatmorning? A.Toswimwiththewhales B.Tohelprescuethewhales. C.Toseethewhalesswimming. D.Towatchamovieaboutwhales.3.Theunderlinedword“receded”inParagraph3means________. A.didn'tmove B.wentbackout C.washedover D.gotup4.HowdidJakeandhisfamilyhelpsavethewhale? A.Bycallingtherescueservice. B.Byaskingtheirneighboursforhelp. C.Bygivingtherescuersfoodanddrink. D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.5.Inwhatorderdidtheeventsofthewhalerescuetakeplace? a.Thewhaledisappearedunderthesea. b.Peopleturnedonthelightsoftheircars. c.Rescuersliftedthewhaleintothewater. d.Animalrescueservicebroughtitstruck.e.Peoplepushedthewhaletowardsthesea.A.e-d-b-c-a B.e-b-c-d-a C.d-b-e-a-c D.a-e-b-d-cForhiseleventhbirthday,Linwasgivenagiftthatwouldshapehislife.OnthatdayhisfathertookhimtotheChildren’sActivityCentreandsaidhecouldchooseanycoursethatinterestedhim.Therewasjustonerequirement:Linwouldhavetopromisetostudyitforatleastoneyear.TothatpointLinhadhadmanyhobbies,butnonekepthisinterestformorethanaweekortwo.Hismumoncegavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting.Thathobbylastedaweek.ThenhisfathergothimsomepaintshopingthatLin’sartisticsidewouldshinethrough.Thosepaintswerenowunderhisbed,stillunopened.ThistimeLin’sparentswouldlethimdecide.Lin’seyesmoveddownthenoticeboardthatlistedallthecoursesonoffer.Hestoppedat“Photography”.Helikedtheideaoftakingbeautifulpicturesbutthenoticesaidthateachstudentneededtheirowncamera.AlthoughLin’sfamilyweren’tpoor,theyweren’tricheither,andacameracostalotofmoney.Hecontinuedlooking.Thenextcoursetocatchhiseyewas“LanguageArt”.Hedidn’tevenknowwhatthatmeant.Hisfatherexplainedthatittaughtpeoplehowtomakepublicspeeches.Lin,ashyboy,couldthinkofnothingworse.Thenhesawit.“Cooking”soundedlikesomethinghe’dliketodo.Itwasinexpensiveandconvenient,itcouldbedonealoneanditwasalsocreative.BasedonLin’shobbyhistory,hisdadhaddoubts,butheagreed.Muchtohisparents’surprise,Linkepthispromise.HestudiedcookingattheCentreeverySaturday,andpractisedathome,makingdeliciousmealsforhisfamily.Everyonelookedforwardtobirthdays,whentheycouldeathiscakes.Lingotgreatsatisfactionfromthepleasurehisfoodbroughttoothers.Themonthsturnedtoyearsbuthishobbyneverchangedagain.NowLinisanadultandrunsasuccessfulrestaurant.Whencustomerssaytheyenjoyhismeal,hestillgetsthesamepleasurehedidasachild,andremembersthespecialgifthereceivedallthoseyearsago.Whydidn’tLinchoosetostudyphotography?A. Itwastooexpensive. B. Hehadnointerestinit.C. Hewasnotverycreative. D. Itwasnotofferedthatterm.2.Theunderlinedexpression“catchhiseye”inParagraph4means“ ”.A.makehimexcited B.causehimsurpriseC.gethisattention D.helphimseeclearly3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLin’sinterestincooking?A. Itonlylastedforashorttime. B. Itseemedtomatchhischaracter.C. Itwasforcedonhimbyhisparents. D. Itdevelopedslowlyovermanymonths.4.WhydidthefatherhavedoubtsaboutLin’schoiceofcooking?A.Linwasn’tgoodatcooking. B.Cookingwasn’tveryconvenient.C.Hedidn’tthinkLinwouldcontinue. D.Cookingwasn’tagoodhobbyforaboy.5. What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AStrictFather B.AChangeableBoy C.TheFunofCooking D.TheBirthdayGiftOneday,amansawanoldladystandingbyherexpensivecar,clearlyinneedofhelp.Sohestoppedhisoldtruckandgotout.Althoughhewassmiling,theoldladywasworried.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn’tlooksafe.Themancouldseethatshewasfrightened,soinhisfriendliestvoicehesaid,“I’mheretohelpyou,madam.Whydon’tyouwaitinthecarwhereit’swarm?Bytheway,mynameisBryanAnderson.”Bryanquicklyfixedthecarandtheladythankedhim.Thensheaskedhowmuchsheshouldpayhim.ButBryanwantednomoney.Hewasjustgivingahandtosomeoneintrouble.Thiswasnormalforhim.Hesaid,“Ifyoureallywanttorepayme,nexttimeyouseesomeoneinneed,helpthemandthinkofme.”Aftersayinggoodbye,theladycontinueddowntheroaduntilshereachedasmallcaféwhereshedecidedtostopforsomethingtoeat.Astheprettywaitresstookherorder,theladynoticedshewasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(懷孕).Althoughthewaitresslookedtiredshewasverykind.Astheladywasgoingtopaythe$10billsherememberedBryan’swords.Shepaidwithahundred-dollarbill.Butwhenthewaitressreturnedwiththechangetheladywasgone.Onthetableshesawasmallnote.Thereweretearsinhereyeswhenshereadit:“SomebodyoncehelpedmethewayI’mhelpingyou.Ifyouwanttopaymeback,continuebeingkindtoothers.”Underthenotewereninemore$100bills.Wastheoldladyanangel?Thewaitresswassoexcitedthatshecalledherhusbandtotellhimthenews.“BryanAndersonmydear…you’renotgoingtobelievewhatjusthappened…”1.WhentheladysawBryan,shewasworriedbecauseshethought_____.A.hemayhurtherB.hewasn’tgoingtostopC.hecouldn’thelpherD.shedidn’thaveenoughmoney2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldladyfromthestory?A.Shewasneverkindtoothers. B.Shewasusuallyquitecareless.C.Shewasprobablyveryrich. D.Shewasnotaverygooddriver.3.Theunderlinedexpression“givingahandto(Paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto“____”.A.questioningB.helpingC.hurtingD.calling4.Theunderlinedword“it”(Paragraph5)refersto“____”.A.thechangeB.thebillC.thenoteD.theorder5.Whichofthefollowingshowstherelationshipbetweentheman,theladyandthewaitress?2012PaulandJasonwerebrotherswholivedandworkedonneighbouringfarms．For35yearstheyfarmedsidebyside，sharingmachineryandgoodsasneeded，withoutasingleproblem．However，oneautumn，thingschanged．Itbeganwithatinydisagreementaboutahorse，whichgrewintoamajordifference．Thedifferenceledtoangrywords，followedbyweeksofsilencebetweenthetwobrothers．OnemorningtherewasaknockonPaul’sdoor.Heopeneditandsawabuilderholdinghistoolbox.“I’mlookingforafewdays’work,”thebuildersaid.“ArethereanyjobshereIcouldhelpwith?”“Yes，”answeredPaul，extremelypleasedtoseethebuilder．“Idohaveajobforyou．Lookatthatfarmacrossthecreek(小溪)． That’smybrother’sfarm.Thatcreekusedtobeagrassfield,butlastweekmybrotherdugapathfromtheriverandmadethecreek．ButI’llgohimonebetter．Seethatpileofwood?Iwantyoutobuildmeafence，twometrestall,soIwon’tneedtoseehimanymore.”Thebuildersaidthoughtfully．“IthinkIunderstandthesituationandI'llbeabletodoajobthatpleasesyou．”Paulhadbusinessintownthatdayandleftthebuildertohiswork．Whenhereturned，thebuilderhadjustfinishedhisjob．Paulwasshocked．Insteadofafencetherewasabridge，stretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother．AsPaulstoodonthebridge，staringinamazement，hisyoungerbrotherJason，cameacross，andtookPaul’shand．“YouareagoodmantohavebuiltthisbridgeafterallI'vedone,”saidJason．Then，Paul，withtearsinhiseyes,saidtothebuilderwhowaspackinghisbagtogo,“Thankyousomuch.Pleasestay.Ihavemuchmoreforyoutodo．”“I’dloveto.”thebuildersaidquietly，“but，Ihavemanymorebridgestobuild.”1．Whatwasthecauseofthedisagreementbetweenthetwobrothers?A．Thediggingofthecreek． B．Aproblemaboutafarmanimal．C．Whoownedthefieldbetweenthefarms． D．Whowouldpayforbuildingthefence．2．Theunderlinedexpression“gohimonebetter”inparagraph4means·A．dosomethingevenworse B.improvethesituationC．pointouthismistake D.helphimout3．Whatdoweknowaboutthebrothers?A．Theyhadbeenfightingformanyyears． B．Theirfarmswerenotverysuccessful．C．Theyfinallyrealizedtheirmistakes． D．Theylikedbuildingbridges．4.Whydidthebuilderbuildthebridge?A．Heneededawaytogetacrosstheriver． B．Therewasnotenoughwoodforthefence．C．HemisunderstoodPaul’sinstructions． D．Hewantedtobringthebrotherstogether．5．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingtakeplaceinthestory?a．Thebrothersstoodonthebridge．b．Jasondugthecreek．c．Thebrothersbecameangrywitheachother.d．Thebuilderaskedforwork．e．Paulwentintotown．A．b，c，e，d，aB．c，b，d，e，a C．b，e，c，a，dD．c，d，b，a，e花都A篇Oct31,2013wasn’tjustanotherHalloweenforme.WhileIwasdrivinghome,avehiclestruckmynewcarfrombehind,withablowthatsentmeintothebusyroad.Ifoughthardtoopenmyeyesforasecond,butIlostconsciousness(知覺).AfterIwastakentohospital,thedoctorstoldmeIwasn’tgoingtobeabletomoveanythingfrommyneckdown.Ihadlosttheuseofalmosteverymuscleandwasveryweak.Butattherehabcentre(康復(fù)中心),Isawaglimpseofhopeandwasinspiredbyotherpatientswithinjurieslikemine.ThefirstyearwasslowandIdidn’tseemuchprogress.MyheadfeltlikeaheavyballandIcouldn’tholditup,andmybloodpressurewoulddropallthetime.Andwhiletheideaofwalkingorevenstandingwasoutofthequestion,Isuredidtry.Sixmonthslater,Iwasfinallygiventhegreenlighttoreturnhome.However,that’swhentherealityofthesituationbecamecleartome.Irealizedthatmylifewassodifferent.Iwasunabletouseaphone,andunabletofeedorwashmyself.Icouldn’tgripontoanything,aforkorspoonwastooheavytopickup.Ihadtolearntobepatientwithmyself,andtoenjoyeverymomentgoingforward.Iwasdeterminedtowalkagain,sogivingupwasnolongerachoice.Ifoughthardonmyrecoveryandstilldotothisday.I’mnowmovingmylegsandarmsonmyown,doingthingslikeworkingout,swimming,andyoga.Allofthisisprovingmydoctorswrong,andisturningthepagefromtheimpossibletothepossible.Myfaith(信念),supportivefamily,friends,andteamencouragemetocontinuetoworkharder.Ibelievethatthisdifficultyisanopportunitytogrow,becomestronger,andkeeponfightingtohopefullyinspireothersnottogiveup.Ilearnedonelessonfrommycaraccident:Nevergiveuponfaith,andnevergiveuponhope.26.Whywasn’tthewriterabletomoveanythingfromhisneckdown?TheroadwasbusyonHalloween. B.Hehadafightwithotherpeople.Hewasdrivingcarelesslyonhiswayhome. D.Hiscarwasstuckbyavehiclefrombehind.27.Theunderlineexpression“outofthequestion”isclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.importantB.hopefulC.impossibleD.different28.Howisthewriternow?A.Heisstillfightingforrecovery. B.Hehasrecoveredandrunswell.C.Hecan’tmovehislegsorarms. D.Hehasalmostgivenupallhope.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter?A.Supportive.B.Faithful.C.Hard-working.D.Strong-minded.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LifeisNotEasy.B.NeverGiveUp.C.ATerribleAccident.D.OnRecoveryRoad.思維導(dǎo)圖分析中考閱讀之故事篇（答案）Weoftenhearstoriesofanimalsrescuingpeople,butnowsomeonehasmanagedtoreturnthefavor．TheeventtookplaceonesnowyJanuarymorning.ThomasSmithwaswalkinghisdog，Jack，inthepark."AsIwaswalking，IjustsawJackrunningontotheicetowardstheducksinthemiddle，andthenhefellintothewaterandcouldn'tclimbout,"saidSmith.Herealizedhehadnochoicebuttotryandsavehisdog."Someoneelsetoldmethelakewasonlyone﹣meterdeep，butitwasatleasttwicethat.Ihadtobreakmywaythroughthe6﹣cmice.Finally，IgotJackbytheneck，andpulledhimout.Idon'tthinkIhaveeverfeltsocoldbythetimewegotbacktodryland.Andwhenwegotthere，everyonewasaskingifJackwasokay﹣noonewasparticularlyworriedaboutme!"Aneighbor，JulieBrown，sawitallhappen.“Thedogwentontoanicylake.Allofasudden，itstartedtogounder.Therewerecrowdsofpeoplearound,andtheywereallshoutingandscreaming.BeforeIknewit，theownerSmithwasinthewaterforcinghiswaythroughtheice.Ican'tbegintoimaginehowcolditwas.Everyonewasverynervous，buthewasascoolasacucumber﹣hejustcrawledbackout，putthedogonitslead，andwenthome.”Manyregardhimasahero，butMr．Smithisquitelaid﹣backaboutit.“Mostdogownersarethesameasme．TheywoulddowhatIdidwithoutasecondthought.Butinthefuture，I'mgoingtomakesurehe'sonleadnearanyiceponds.Petsaremembersofourfamily.Wouldyoudothesameforthem？”1．Whathappenedinthemorning?A．Mr．SmithmetJackinthepark． B．Mr．SmithranafterJackontheice．C．Jackfellfromtheiceintothewater． D．Jackplayedwiththeducksinthewater．2．HowdidMr.SmithsaveJack？A．Heaskedaneighborforhelp． B．HebroketheiceandshoutedtoJack．C．HegotJackbythelegandpulledhimout． D．HepulledJackoutoftheicywaterbytheneck．3．Theunderlinedphrases"ascoolasacucumber"inParagraph3means""A．relaxedB．proudC.shyD.brave4．Inthelastparagraph，thewriterasksaquestionto________．A．suggestkeepingpetsforfun B．remindpeopletoputtheirdogsontheleads．C．encouragepeopletotakegoodcareoftheirpets D．a(chǎn)dvisepeoplenottoleavetheirdognearicypounds5．Whatisthebestpartofthepassage?A.AMan'sPetDog B.ADog'sBestFriendC.TheDangerontheIcyLake D.SuggestionsforPets'Owners“Savethewhales!”That’swhatthepictureonJakeSmith’sbedroomwallsaid.Jakelikedhavingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportant:thatshowedhecared.Hejustneverexpectedtogetachancetosavearealwhale,onerightinhisownneighbourhood.ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales’coming.AgroupoftheanimalswereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake’shometown.Allthelocalpeoplerushedouttothebeachtoseethem.Theywereexpectingabeautifulshow,betterthanamovie,butnothingthey’dhavetodoanythingabout.Thenonewhaleswaminthedirection,directlytowardsland.Itcameinwiththewaves,andwhenthewavesreceded.Itshugebodyonthesand.Suddenly,Jakeandhisfamilyandalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecomerescuers.Afewpeoplerantowardstheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhalebackintothewater,butitwasnouse.Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinery,tohelpmovetheanimal.Jakeandhisfamilycouldn’tdomuchonthebeach,sotheywentbacktotheirhouseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,Jakethought,theycouldhelpinsomeway.Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethatitwasneeded.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachandshinedtheheadlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmanytimestheywerefinallyabletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenitheadedouttosea.Itswamoutaboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunderthesea.Then,inwhatlookedlikeajumpofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater—athank-youtothosewhohadworkedsohardtosavehislife.1.WhatdoesthepictureonJake’swalltellusabouthim? A.Helivedneartheocean. B.Hecaredabouttheenvironment. C.Heworkedasananimalrescuer. D.Hethoughtwhaleswerethemostbeautifulanimals.2.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeachthatmorning? A.Toswimwiththewhales B.Tohelprescuethewhales. C.Toseethewhalesswimming. D.Towatchamovieaboutwhales.3.Theunderlinedword“receded”inParagraph3means________. A.didn'tmove B.wentbackout C.washedover D.gotup4.HowdidJakeandhisfamilyhelpsavethewhale? A.Bycallingtherescueservice. B.Byaskingtheirneighboursforhelp. C.Bygivingtherescuersfoodanddrink. D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.5.Inwhatorderdidtheeventsofthewhalerescuetakeplace? a.Thewhaledisappearedunderthesea. b.Peopleturnedonthelightsoftheircars. c.Rescuersliftedthewhaleintothewater. d.Animalrescueservicebroughtitstruck.e.Peoplepushedthewhaletowardsthesea.A.e-d-b-c-a B.e-b-c-d-a C.d-b-e-a-c D.a-e-b-d-cForhiseleventhbirthday,Linwasgivenagiftthatwouldshapehislife.OnthatdayhisfathertookhimtotheChildren’sActivityCentreandsaidhecouldchooseanycoursethatinterestedhim.Therewasjustonerequirement:Linwouldhavetopromisetostudyitforatleastoneyear.TothatpointLinhadhadmanyhobbies,butnonekepthisinterestformorethanaweekortwo.Hismumoncegavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting.Thathobbylastedaweek.ThenhisfathergothimsomepaintshopingthatLin’sartisticsidewouldshinethrough.Thosepaintswerenowunderhisbed,stillunopened.ThistimeLin’sparentswouldlethimdecide.Lin’seyesmoveddownthenoticeboardthatlistedallthecoursesonoffer.Hestoppedat“Photography”.Helikedtheideaoftakingbeautifulpicturesbutthenoticesaidthateachstudentneededtheirowncamera.AlthoughLin’sfamilyweren’tpoor,theyweren’tricheither,andacameracostalotofmoney.Hecontinuedlooking.Thenextcoursetocatchhiseyewas“LanguageArt”.Hedidn’tevenknowwhatthatmeant.Hisfatherexplainedthatittaughtpeoplehowtomakepublicspeeches.Lin,ashyboy,couldthinkofnothingworse.Thenhesawit.“Cooking”soundedlikesomethinghe’dliketodo.Itwasinexpensiveandconvenient,itcouldbedonealoneanditwasalsocreative.BasedonLin’shobbyhistory,hisdadhaddoubts,butheagreed.Muchtohisparents’surprise,Linkepthispromise.HestudiedcookingattheCentreeverySaturday,andpractisedathome,makingdeliciousmealsforhisfamily.Everyonelookedforwardtobirthdays,whentheycouldeathiscakes.Lingotgreatsatisfactionfromthepleasurehisfoodbroughttoothers.Themonthsturnedtoyearsbuthishobbyneverchangedagain.NowLinisanadultandrunsasuccessfulrestaurant.Whencustomerssaytheyenjoyhismeal,hestillgetsthesamepleasurehedidasachild,andremembersthespecialgifthereceivedallthoseyearsago.Whydidn’tLinchoosetostudyphotography?A. Itwastooexpensive. B. Hehadnointerestinit.C. Hewasnotverycreative. D. Itwasnotofferedthatterm.2.Theunderlinedexpression“catchhiseye”inParagraph4means“ ”.A.makehimexcited B.causehimsurpriseC.gethisattention D.helphimseeclearly3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLin’sinterestincooking?A. Itonlylastedforashorttime. B. Itseemedtomatchhischaracter.C. Itwasforcedonhimbyhisparents. D. Itdevelopedslowlyovermanymonths.4.WhydidthefatherhavedoubtsaboutLin’schoiceofcooking?A.Linwasn’tgoodatcooking. B.Cookingwasn’tveryconvenient.C.Hedidn’tthinkLinwouldcontinue. D.Cookingwasn’tagoodhobbyforaboy.5. What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AStrictFather B.AChangeableBoy C.TheFunofCooking D.TheBirthdayGiftOneday,amansawanoldladystandingbyherexpensivecar,clearlyinneedofhelp.Sohestoppedhisoldtruckandgotout.Althoughhewassmiling,theoldladywasworried.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn’tlooksafe.Themancouldseethatshewasfrightened,soinhisfriendliestvoicehesaid,“I’mheretohelpyou,madam.Whydon’tyouwaitinthecarwhereit’swarm?Bytheway,mynameisBryanAnderson.”Bryanquicklyfixedthecarandtheladythankedhim.Thensheaskedhowmuchsheshouldpayhim.ButBryanwantednomoney.Hewasjustgivingahandtosomeoneintrouble.Thiswasnormalforhim.Hesaid,“Ifyoureallywanttorepayme,nexttimeyouseesomeoneinneed,helpthemandthinkofme.”Aftersayinggoodbye,theladycontinueddowntheroaduntilshereachedasmallcaféwhereshedecidedtostopforsomethingtoeat.Astheprettywaitresstookherorder,theladynoticedshewasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(懷孕).Althoughthewaitresslookedtiredshewasverykind.Astheladywasgoingtopaythe$10billsherememberedBryan’swords.Shepaidwithahundred-dollarbill.Butwhenthewaitressreturnedwiththechangetheladywasgone.Onthetableshesawasmallnote.Thereweretearsinhereyeswhenshereadit:“SomebodyoncehelpedmethewayI’mhelpingyou.Ifyouwanttopaymeback,continuebeingkindtoothers.”Underthenotewereninemore$100bills.Wastheoldladyanangel?Thewaitresswassoexcitedthatshecalledherhusbandtotellhimthenews.“BryanAndersonmydear…you’renotgoingtobelievewhatjusthappened…”1.WhentheladysawBryan,shewasworriedbecauseshethought_____.A.hemayhurtherB.hewasn’tgoingtostopC.hecouldn’thelpherD.shedidn’thaveenoughmoney2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldladyfromthestory?A.Shewasneverkindtoothers. B.Shewasusuallyquitecareless.C.Shewasprobablyveryrich. D.Shewasnotaverygooddriver.3.Theunderlinedexpression“givingahandto(Paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto“____”.A.questioningB.helpingC.hurtingD.calling4.Theunderlinedword“it”(Paragraph5)refersto“____”.A.thechangeB.thebillC.thenoteD.theorder5.Whichofthefollowingshowstherelationshipbetweentheman,theladyandthewaitress?D2012PaulandJasonwerebrotherswholivedandworkedonneighbouringfarms．For35yearstheyfarmedsidebyside，sharingmachineryandgoodsasneeded，withoutasingleproblem．However，oneautumn，thingschanged．Itbeganwithatinydisagreementaboutahorse，whichgrewintoamajordifference．Thedifferenceledtoangrywords，followedbyweeksofsilencebetweenthetwobrothers．OnemorningtherewasaknockonPaul’sdoor.Heopeneditandsawabuilderholdinghistoolbox.“I’mlookingfo