期末閱讀練習- 人教版八年級英語上冊

第第頁八上期末閱讀專練（閱讀+任務型閱讀）一、閱讀Apassenger(乘客)toldaflightattendant(空姐)thatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinejustastheplanewastakingoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringthewatertohimintenminutes.

Thirtyminuteslater,thepassengerrangforservice,andtheflightattendantfeltveryworried.Shewassobusythatsheforgottogivehimthewater.Asaresult,thepassengercouldn’ttakehismedicineontime.Shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwater,butherefusedit.

Inthefollowinghoursontheflight,eachtimetheflightattendantpassedbythepassenger,shewouldaskhimwithasmileifheneededanything.Butheaskedfornothing.

Whenhewasgettingofftheplane,thepassengeraskedtheflightattendanttohandhimaservicereview(評論)card.Sheknewhewouldwritesomethingbad,butshepolitely(有禮貌地)handedittohim.

Later,shelookedatthecardandasmilecameoverherface.“Ontheflight,youaskedmeifIneededhelpornot12timesinall,”thepassengerwrote.“HowcanIrefuseyourtruesmiles?”

Evenaftersomeonedoessomethingwrong,noonecansaynotosomeonebeingtrulykind.Tenminuteslater,thepassengerdidn’tgetanywaterbecause_____.A.theplanedidn’ttakeoffB.theattendantwassobusyandforgotit

C.therewasn’tenoughwaterontheplaneD.theattendantwasangrywiththepassengerWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Thepassengerrefusedtotakehismedicine.

B.Thepassengerwrotesomeangrywordsonthecard.

C.Theattendantwasworriedaboutherjob.

D.Theattendantworkedwithasmileallthetime.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4means_____.

A.themedicineB.theservicereviewcardC.theflighttimetableD.thecupofwaterAttheendofthestory,weknowthepassengerwas_____withtheattendant.

A.pleasedB.boredC.unhappyD.angryDoyoucheat?Somestudentsmaysayyes.Butdoyouknowwhycheatingistempting(誘惑的)tomanystudents?Alyssa,16,isalwaysontopofallherschoolwork.Butthisweekshehadaconcerttoprepareandasoccergametoplay,andsheisfeelingreallytired.Ifshedoesn’tgetanAonherphysicstest,shemaygetoutofthetop10inherclass.Soshethinkscheatingjustonceisn’tsobad.Alyssaisjustoneofthosewhofindthemselvesagoodexcusetocheat.Theyalwaysthinktheyhavethereasonswhichseemtobereasonableormakethemfeellessguilty.Forexample,Somemightsaysomeoneelseischeating,whycan’tI?It’sunfair(不公平).Somealsosaytheycan’tsaynototheirfriends.Andtheremightbesomeotherreasons.Doyoudoubt(懷疑)thatyoucangetagoodgradeonyourown?Areyouusedto(習慣于)gettingalotofhelponhomework?DoyouhavetroubleturningofftheTVsoyoucanstudy?Nomatterwhatkindofreasonstheyare,youhavetoknowthatcheatingiswrong.Itislying.Itisunfairtoothers.Takinganexamisshowingyourteacherwhatyourrealabilityisandifyoucheat,itwillmakeyournextlearningstepharder.Ifyougiveyourselfenoughtimetoprepareandputyourheartintoit,youshouldhavetheconfidence(信心)toshowwhatyouknow.Ifyoufindouttherealreasonforcheatingandwhycheatingiswrong,you’llfindawaytoovercome(克服)it.Remember,youarereallycheatingyourselfwhenyoucheat.Whatdoes“cheating”meaninthispassage?A.檢查B.作弊C.考試D.偽造WhydoesAlyssawanttocheat?A.Becauseshehasaconcerttoprepare.B.Becauseshehasasoccergametoplay.C.Becauseshewasstressedout.D.Becauseshedoesn’twanttogetoutofthetop10inherclass.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned(提及)?A.Cheatingisunfairtoothers.B.Cheatingistellingyourselfthatyouarestupid.C.Cheatingislying.D.Cheatingmakesyournextlearningstepharder.HowmanyexcusesarelistedinParagraphThree?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.Yearsago，Iworkedinafactoryinasmallcountry.EverydayIgotupveryearlyandwhenIgothome，Iusuallyworkedforanotherfewhoursatnight.Iwassotired.Mywholelifewashopeless.ThenonedayIreadthefollowingarticlefromamagazine：AwomanwenttolivewithherhusbandincampontheMojaveDesert（沙漠）duringthewar.Shesimplyhatedtheplace:thetemperaturewasunbearable，125℃evenintheshade（樹蔭處），thewindalwaysblew，andtherewassand-sandeverywhere.Finally，shewrotetoherparentsinOhiothatshecouldn'tstanditanotherminuteandwascominghome.Quicklythereplycamebyairmailfromherfather-justtwosentences：Twomenlookedoutfromprison（監(jiān)獄）bars.Onesawthemud（泥士）buttheothersawstars.Thedaughterdidsomerealthinking，notonlywiththeintellect（思維）butalsowithherheart.Shedecidedtostaythere.Shemadefriendswiththenatives（當?shù)厝耍琹earnedtolovethecountry，andfinallywroteabookaboutit.Thedesertdidn'tchange（改變），butherattitude（態(tài)度）did.Becauseshelistenedwithherhearttothewordsfromherfather，awholenewworldopeneduptoher.Achangeofattitudecouldchangeeverything.Afterreadingthearticle，Ithoughtalot.Theunderlinedword"unbearable"means___________inChinese.A.舒適的 B.干燥的人 C.難以忍受的 D.難以理解的Fromthewoman'sfather'sreply，wecaninfer（推斷）that____________.A.twomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsB.onemanwasinprisonandtheotherwasoutofprisonC.herfatherwantedhertogointotheprisonD.herparentswantedhertostaytherewithherhusbandWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Awomanwenttolivewithherhusbandinabigcity.B.Thewomanfinallymadefriendswiththenatives.C.Shewrotetoherparentsthatshewascominghome.D.Thewomanreceivedherfather'sreplybyairmail.Wecanlearnthat________fromthepassage.A.family'slovemakesyouworseB.attitudesplayanimportantpartinourlifeC.peoplemusttaketheirparents'adviceD.weshouldn'tfightwiththebadenvironmentIfyougoshoppinginanytoystore，youcanseeclearlythedifferentgamesandtoysforboysandgirls:therearealotofpinktoysononesideofthestoreforgirls；anddark-coloredcars，guns，andsoldiersforboys.Somebigstoreswithtoysmayevenhaveapinkfloorforgirlsandabluefloorforboys.Infact，itisdifficulttobuyatoyforagirlthatisnotpink.Somepeoplethinkthattoomuchpinkisbadforgirls.SuePalmer，thewriterofToxicChildhood，isveryworriedthatmostgirlsovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolor.Accordingtosomescientists，thishappensfortworeasons.Firstly，mostcompaniesselltoomanyproductsinpink.Also，manyparentsthinktheirlittledaughterlookscuteinpink.SuePalmersaysthatgirlsatthisagecannotmakerightdecisionsbythemselves，butthepinkcanaffect（影響）thechoicesandthedecisionstheywillmakeinthefuture.Someparentsareworried，too.Forexample，VanessaHolburn，thirty-two，whohastwogirlsundertheageoffour.TheirbedroomsareaseaofpinkandVanessaisnothappy."Pinksaysthatyouaresoftandgentle.Bluesaysthatyouarestrongandpowerful（有力量的）.Iwantmydaughterstobestrongandpowerful.I'mworriedthatpinkwillnothelpthemwiththat,”shesays.________△__________GraysonTurnerisafatherofthreegirlsandheisn'tworriedatall.“Peopleforgetthatthingschangeallthetime，”hesays.“Mygirlslovedpinkwhentheywerelittle，butwhentheygetolder，theychange."Turnerexplainsthathis12-year-olddaughterneverwearspinkclothesanymore.“Thisloveofpinkisjustafashion（潮流）andallfashionschange，”headds.“Peopledidn'tstartdressinggirlsinpinkbeforethe1940s--beforethatitwasacolorforboys."Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure（結構）ofthepassage？①┌─┸─┐①A.②③B.┌──┼──┐└─┬─┘②③④④①①C.D.②③④②③④.Theunderlinedword"that”inParagraph3means__________.A.beingsoftandgentle B.beinggentlebutpowerfulC.beingstrongandpowerful D.beingcuteandbeautifulWhichisthebestfor"___△_____”inthelastparagraph？A.Soallparentsdon'tlikethecolorpinkB.Butnoteveryonethinksthere'ssomethingwrongwithpinkC.BecausetoomuchpinkisnotgoodforchildrenD.ThenpinkisacolorforbothboysandgirlsThepurpose（目的）ofthispassageisto__________.A.explainwhygirlsarecrazyaboutthecolorpinkB.makeparentslessworriedaboutthecolorpinkC.askgirlsnottoplaywithpinktoysD.showpeople'sdifferentideasaboutthecolorpinkDoyoufindwhenliningup(排隊)atthesupermarket,otherlinesalwaysseemtobemovingfasterthanyours?’NowareportbyTheNewYorkTimeslooksintothemathandpsychology(心理學)ofliningup.Italsogiveswaysonpickingthefastestline,eitherinasupermarket,abankoranywhereelse.PickingsomeonewithafullbasketUSmathematician(數(shù)學家)DanMeyerbelievesthatabasketfullofitems(物品)doesn'ttellthewholestory.“Everypersonneeds41secondstosayhello,pay,saygoodbyeandleave,”hesaid.Eachiteminthebasketonlytakes3seconds.Thismeansiftherearetenpeopleinfrontofyou,eachwith1itemintheirbasket,thewaitingtimewillbe440seconds.Butifthereisonlyonepersoninfrontofyou,with50itemsinthebasket,thewaitingtimewillbe191seconds.Youdothemath.StudythecustomersIt'simportanttoknowwhothecustomersare.Forexample,iftheyareelderpeople,theymightmoveslower.Atthesametime,theitemsintheirbasketsarealsoimportant.Forexample,fourbottlesofthesamemilkwillgofasterthanfourdifferentitems.GoleftAccordingtoUSsciencewriterRobertSamuel,about90percentofpeopleareright-handed.Thatmeanstheywillnaturallychooselinesontheright.Sostandingontheleftwillgiveyouabetterchanceoffindingafastline.Ifthereare5peopleinfrontofyou,eachwith10itemsintheirbaskets,itwilltakeyou____.A.335secondsB.205seconds C.150seconds D.410secondsFromthepassage,____maymovefaster.a.alinewiththreeelderpeople b.alinewiththreeyoungpeoplec.abasketwiththesameitems d.abasketwithdifferentitemsA.ac B.bc C.ad D.bdRobertSamuelthinks____isabetterchanceoffindingafastline.A.pickingsomeonewithafullbasket B.studyingthecustomersB.pickinglinesontheleft D.studyingtheitemscustomersboughtThebesttitleofthepassagemaybe____.A.Mathineverydaylife B.AdviceonpickingthefastestlineC.Customersliningup D.TheimportanceofpickingthefastestlineEachyear,somewordsandphrasesbecomepopular,becausetheycanmakepeoplelaughandexcited.Lookingbackon2016,whatphrasesmadeyouandyourfriendslaughandexcited?Herearesomeexamples.Let'stakealookatthem,andthestoriesandfeelingsbehindthem.SlouchdownlikeGeYou葛優(yōu)癱InJuly,aphotoofChineseactorGeYoubecamepopular.Inthisphoto,hesatonasofa,lookingtiredandlazy.Itsoontouchedpeoplewhowereundergreatstudyandworkpressure（壓力）.Puttingtheirown“GetYouslouch”photoonline,theywereabletoreleasesomeofthatpressurebutlaughingaboutit.Blueskinnymushroom藍瘦香菇Thephraseshouldgowithaphotoofabluemushroom,butithasnothingtodowiththeplant.ItwasfromavideomadebyayoungmanfromGuangxi.Hebrokeupwithhisgirlfriendandcriedout“nanshou,xiangku”inthevideo.Hisaccent(口音)madeitsoundlike“nanshou,xianggu”.Peoplesoonusedthisphraseasafunnywaytoexpresstheirsadfeelings.Smalltarget小目標ThisphrasecamefromWangJinglin,Chineserichestbusinessman.Inaninterview,hewastalkingaboutyoungpeopledreamingtoberich.“Atfirstyoushouldmakeasmalltarget.Forexample,startwithearningonly100millionyuan,”Wangadvised.Butformostpeople,100millionyuanisnotasmalltarget.Sopeoplebegantojokewiththeirown“smalltarget”,whichwasinfactadifficultone.Prehistoricpower洪荒之力ChineseswimmerFuYuanhuiusedthisphraseattheRio2016OlympicGames.“Iusedupmyprehistoricpower.”shetoldaCCTVreporterafterherrace.Fuusedittosayshetriedherbest.Thephrasesoonbecamepopularwithherfacialexpressions.Thesephrasesbecamepopularin2016because____.A.theymadepeoplelaughandexcited. B.theywereeducational. C.theywereaboutfamouspeople. D.theyhelpedpeopleimprovetheirlife.“Blueskinnymushroom”hassomethingtodowith____.A.theplant B.happyfeelings C.asmalltarget D.sadfeelings WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNotTrue?____A.Peopleuse“Blueskinnymushroom”toexpresstheirsadfeelings.B.“Smalltarget”camefromMaYun,China'srichestbusinessman.C.FuYuanhuiused“Prehistoricpower”tosayshetriedherbestintherace.D.“GeYouslouch”becamepopularinJuly,2016.Wemayfindthepassage____.A.inanewspaper. B.inastorybook. C.inatravelmagazine. D.inahistorybook.IwassittinginaBeijingcafedrinkingacoffeewithmyfriend.Wewereatatablelookingoutawindowintoahutong.Manypeoplewerewalkingpastus,butoneChinesestoppedandlookedatus.Ismiled.Then,tomysurprise,shetookaphotoofus!Theladyevencameuptothewindowandtookanotherphoto.Itwasveryfunnyandwewerealllaughing.AfewweekslaterIwasvisitingthebeautifulcoastalcityofQingdaowithtwofriends.Somanypeoplewantedtosayhelloeverywherewewent.Itwaslikewewerefamouspeople!Sowhywerewegettingsomuchattention?Ithinkit'sprobablywhyweweresopopularinsmallercitieswithfewerforeigners.ThisisprobablywhyweweresopopularinQingdao,butdidn'tgetassuchattentioninBeijing.ButChinaisnottheonlyplacethishappens.Indiansarethemostcuriousaboutus.WhenIvisited,peopletherewerealwayslookingatmeandtakingpictures.Thebestwaytofaceitisjustsmile,laughandenjoyit!AChineseladystoppedto____whenthewriterwasdrinkingcoffeeinBeijing.A.drinkcoffeewithherfriends B.sayhellotohimC.takeaphotoofhimandhisfriends D.sitinthecafeThewriterwentto____afewweekslater.A.Beijing B.Qingdao C.asmallcity D.IndiaWhydidthewritergetmuchattentioninQingdao?____A.BecauseQingdaoisabeautifulcoastalcity.B.BecausepeopleinQingdaoaremorefriendly.C.BecausepeopleinBeijingarenotfriendly.D.BecausetherearefewerforeignersinQingdao.Whichsentenceisright?____Thewriterisalwaysangrywhenpeopletookphotosofhim.ThewriterisfromIndia.ThewriteronlygetsmuchattentioninChina.Thewriter’sbestwaytofaceothers’attentionissmile,laughandenjoyit.Whenyougotsick,didyourgrandparentsanddoctorsmakeyoudrinkalotof"terriblesoup"?Althoughitisabaddrinkingexperience,itcanmakeyoufeelbetterinafewdays.The"soup"isactuallyakindoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM).MoreandmorepeoplefromallovertheworldarereadytoacceptTCM.TCMcamefromChinathousandsofyearsago.ItisfromtheChinesephilosophy(哲學）ofyinandyang.Humansshouldfollowthenaturalrulestokeephealthy.That'swhytraditionalChinesedoctorsadvisepeopletoeathealthyfoodandplaysportsineverydaylife.TraditionalChinesedoctorsoftenhavealookatyoutongue,listentoyourbreath,feelyourpulse,askyousomequestionsaboutlivinghabits.Thentheymadenaturalherbsandasksyoutodrinkthesoups.InTMC,doctorsoftenusenon-operationalwayssuchasacupuncture(針灸),massagesandherbstotreatsickpeople.In2015,ChinesescientistTuYouyouwontheNobelPrize.ShemadeanimportantdrugusingtraditionalChinesemedicine.④TraditionalChinesemedicineisbecomingmoreandmorefamousintheworld.TCMcamefrom____.China B.westerncountriesC.TheUS D.AllovertheworldTraditionalChinesedoctoradvisepeople____indailylife.toeatmedicinetohaveacupunctureandmassagetoeathealthyfoodandplaysportstowintheNobelprizeTuYouyou____oftendrankthemedicinesoupswontheNobelPrizein2015likeddrinkingsoupmadeanimportantdrugusingwesternmedicineIfweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?____;;④ B.;;④ C.;;④ D.;;;④Whoissmarter,humansorartificialintelligence（人工智能）?Thequestionbecameverypopularafewmonthsago.InMarch2016,AlphaGo,anAIprogrambyGoogle,hadtheGo(圍棋)matchwithLeeSedol,aSouthKoreanGoplayer.HeistheworldtopplayerofthisoldChinesegame.Inthisgame,AlphaGobecamethefirstcomputerprogramtobeat(打敗)aprofessionalhumanGoplayer.Andthistime,itbeatLeeSedol4-1.Infact,beforethematch,mostpeoplebelievedthatLeewouldcertainlybethewinner,becausetheydidn’tthinkthatAIwasgoodenoughtobeatthehumanmind.However,theresultwasnotwhattheyexpected.Asamachine,AlphaGowouldnevergettired,whileLeeSedolwasonlyahumanandhumansoftengottired.Thenewsshowsthatcomputerscandomoredifficultthings.Somepeoplemayworryifcomputersarenowsmartenoughtobeatusateverything.Butscientistsaythatisnottrue.ReallifeproblemscanbemoredifficultthanGogame.ThomasJohnson,ascientistofAIsaid,“It’snothardtogetacomputerprogramtorememberandworkoutprograms.Butitishardtogetcomputerstouseinformationtosolvereal-lifeproblems.”WebelievewecanuseAItoimprovetheworld.AlphaGois____.A.ahumanGoplayerB.acomputerprogramC.thenameofacartoonD.thenameofaGogame

60.InthematchinMarch2016,____.

A.GoogleprogrambeatAlphaGoB.LeeSedolwonC.LeeSedolbeatAlphaGo4-1D.AlphaGowonMostpeoplebelievedLeewouldbethewinnerbecausetheythought____.computersgottiredB.AlphaGowasbetterthanhumansC.theGogamewasanoldChinesegameD.computerswerenotassmartashumansThomasJohnsonprobablyagreesthat____.AIdoesbetterthanhumansineverythingIt’shardforAItobeathumansateverythingAIcouldbebadforhumansonedayAIcan’thelpusimprovetheworldDoyouenjoyvisitingamuseum?Didyouevermakeaplanbeforeavisit?Therearemanypossiblewaystoenjoyyourselfinamuseum.Ifyoufollowthesestepsbelow,you'llknowwhattoseeanddo,soyoucanenjoyyourtimeatthemuseum.Firstofall,decidewhatmuseumyouwillvisit.Therearesomanydifferentkindsofmuseumsandyoufirstneedtofindonethatyoulike.It'seasyforyoutochooseoneandstartanenjoyablevisit!Afterthat,getsomeinformationonline.Everymuseumnowhasawebsitewhichallowsyoutolookthroughtheinformationaboutit.Onthewebsite,youmaylookforsuchthingsas:①Theexhibits(展品)onshow--Seewhatisonshowatthemuseumatalltimes,andwhatspecialexhibitionsareheldforashorttime.②Thehistoryoftheexhibits--Therewilloftenbeveryinterestingstoriesaboutthethingsonshow.Thatcanmakeyourvisitmoreinteresting.③Activities--Seeiftherearetalks,toursorspecialactivitiesonthedaywhenyouvisit.Manymuseumsholdsomeactivitiesforallages.④Costorfood--It'simportanttoknowhowmuchthevisitwillcost.Andyouhavetodecidewhattoeatthere,too.Next,trytolearnatleastonethingonyourvisit.Itisalwaysgoodtolearnsomethingnewfromyourvisit.Also,it’simportanttoplanbreaks(休息時間)intoyourvisit.Whenyouwalkaround,standinghereandstudyingthere,youmaybecomeverytired.Soitisimportanttotakebreaks.Abreakisagoodwayforyoutothinkaboutwhatyouhaveseenandwhatelseyoumightwanttodointhemuseum.Finally,don’tforgettotakeafriendortwo.Visitingmuseumsisalwaysalotmorefunwhenyouarewithsomeoneelse.Youcantalkaboutwhatyou’reseeing.Afriendalsobringsotherwaysofthinkingwhenyoutalkaboutthethingsonshow.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldfirst____.A.

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discussthehistoryofthemuseumThepassageismainlyabout____.whattodoinamuseum B.howtoenjoyamuseumC.wheretofindamuseum D.whentovisitamuseum任務型閱讀InDecember,Beijingstudentshad6daysofspecial“holidays”.Kindergarten,primaryandmiddleschoolstudentsstudiedathomeoncomputersbecauseclasseswerestoppedbecauseofthesmog(霧霾).

It’soneofthedecisionsthegovernment(政府)madeduringthedaysundertheredalert(紅色警報)forheavyairpollution.Duringthedaysundertheredalert,thePM2.5levelinBeijingwasalwaysaround300.InnortheasternChina,thingswereevenworse.ThePM2.5levelreachedover1,000inShenyangonNov.8th.

Thegovernmentdidsomethingtodealwiththesmog.TheBeijinggovernmentsetlimits(限制)oncaruseandcutsomefactoryhours.Theyalsoadvisedpeopletostayindoors.

However,theindoorenvironmentdoesnotalwaysmeanthere’sgoodair.Manyparentsstartedtoworryabouttheirchildren’shealth.TheyaskedschoolstouseaircleanersinclassroomsandsomeparentsfromShanghaievenraisedmoneytobuythecleaners.

AccordingtotheEducationCommittees(教育委員會)ofShanghaiandBeijing,schoolsfacedifferentproblemsiftheyuseaircleanersystems,suchasmoneyandoldbuildings.Butthecommitteesalsosaidtheywereworkingonit,hopingtofindoutplansforeveryschoolsoon.DidBeijinggovernmentdoanythingtodealwiththesmog?___________________________________________________________________________HowmanydaysdidthestudentsinBeijinghaveforthisspecialholiday?___________________________________________________________________________WhendidthePM2.5levelreachover1,000inShenyang?___________________________________________________________________________Whatdidmanyparentsstarttoworryabout?___________________________________________________________________________Iliveinanapartmentwithtwolargebeds.Ihaveelectricity（電）tocookdinnerandchargemyphone.Icanwalktothestorenearbytobuymeat，fruitandvegetables.IthinkIdoenjoyareallycomfortablelifehereinthecity.However，Ialwayslookforwardtosomethingdifferent.Foralongtime，Iwasalwayswondering:Whatwouldthelifebelikewithoutalltheconveniences（便利）aroundme？Lastsummer，Igotachancetogettheanswertothatquestion.MyunclehasalittlehouseatthetopofahillinColorado.Stayinginthathouseislikegoingbacktothepast.Thereisnoelectricityorrunningwater，andthereareonlytwochairsandawoodenbedinthelivingspaceofthathouse.That'sit.Itneededpatience（耐心）andexperiencetocookwithawood-burningstove（爐灶）.Woodneededtobecutforthefire.Peopleneededtocookandeatdinnerearlysothatwecouldhaveenoughdaylighttodothedishes.Buttomysurprise，thelitewithoutcomputers，IVsandsmartphonesseemedtobesogreat.Therewasalotoftimefortalking，hikingandenjoyingthewonderfulsights（風景）withothers.Atnight，IsawsomethingIhadn'tseenforyears:stars.IleftthelittlehouseafterspendingmuchtimedoingsomethingItrulylike.It'shardtosaywhichisbetter--alifewithalltheconveniencesoronewithout.However，Ithinkpeoplewholiveincitiesshouldalltryenjoyingabreakfarfromtheconveniences.Doesthewriterthinkhislifeinthecityiscomfortable?_________________________________________________________________________________Whendidthewritervisithisuncle?_________________________________________________________________________________Whydoesthewriterthinkhislifethereinthathousewasgreat?_________________________________________________________________________________Isitnecessaryformiddleschoolstudentstousesmartphones?Whyorwhynot?(2reasons)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whenwetalkaboutthecollegeranking(排名),peopleusuallythinkthatU.S.andU.K.universitiesalwaysgetthetop.Butthisyear,TsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,oneofChina’smostprestigiousschools,beatsouttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyforthetopspotastheworld’sbestuniversityforengineering.AndalsoTsinghuaisrankedthe59thbestoverall(綜合的)universityintheworldthisyearwhileMIYisthesecondbestuniversityintheworld.TheseotherChineseuniversitiesarealsoamongthetop10ontheengineeringlist:ZhejiangUniversity(5th),theHarbinInstituteofTechnology(7th),andShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity(9th).TsinghuaisKnownas“theMITofChina”.Lastmonthitannounced(宣稱)apartnershipwiththeUniversityofWashingtononcleantechresearch.“Chinesemightbeproudoftheranking”,sayPeople’sDaily.Butthisdoesn’tmeanbudding(搖籃)engineersaregoingtochangefromCambridgetoBeijing.ItshowsthatChineseuniversitiesarewinningmorerecognition(認可)fortheirresearch,andU.S.collegerankingsarestartingtotakenotice.DopeopleusuallythinktheuniversitiesintheU.S.andU.K.getthetop?_____________________________________________________________________WhichuniversitybeatsouttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyastheworld’sbestuniversityforengineering?_____________________________________________________________________HowdoChineselikethisranking?_____________________________________________________________________WhywillyouchooseTsinghuaUniversityorMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologytostudy?_____________________________________________________________________Lastyear,IwenttovisitmygrandfatherinasmalltownnearLondon.Onacoldmorning,myfriendPeterinvitedmetoafamouscoffeeshop.Whenweenjoyedourcoffee,atallmanwithapairofglassescameinandsatdownnearus.Hecalledthewaiterandorder