貴陽市十九中八年級英語上冊期末閱讀理解匯編

貴陽市九中八年級語上冊末閱讀理解編doc一、八級英語上冊讀理解項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練1．閱讀理解Tomwaswalkingthroughtheforestwithhis（斧子）whenasapling（樹苗.Calledtohimstoppedhimhisway."Couldyoupleaseclearawaythesetrees.mykindfriend?Theyarestealing（竊取）allofmysunshine.Therenoroombecauseofthetrees.somyrootscannotgrowfreely.Icannotfeelthewindwiththetreesaboveme."Tomdecidedhecouldthisfavorforsapling.HeswunghisclearedtreesaroundtheButafterTommadespaceforsapling,sunlighthisleaves.Thentherewasheavyrainstorm.saplingcouldn't（受）theweather."Oh,foolishsaidafarmerwaspassingby."Thetallertreesmayseemthey'retakingsunshine,spaceandwindyou,they'tectyoufromsunburns,heavyrainandotherbadweather._____.Youonlyseethemtakingyourspace,butyoudon'tseehowtheyhelpyou.Onedaywhengrowup,youbeonetoprotectothersaplings."（）didsaplingdo?A.stopusingonhim.B.Todowntreesaroundhim.Ttecthimfrombadweather.（）thesaplingaskTomtohelpA.Becausehebethetallesttree.B.hewasgettingmuchsunshine.Becausehisrootswerecoveredothertrees.Becausehethoughtothertreesstoppedhisgrowth.（）thefarmertrytothesaplingunderstand?A.treeswerebeingB.tallertreeswereprotectingit.Itwouldgrowmuchtallerthanothertrees.Thetallertreessharedmostthesunshine.（）sentencecanputintheblank?A.Everyhastwosides.

B.muchmoresunlightwater.dangeroustoup.easyfortallertreesprotectyou.2．閱讀理解ThismysisterseeanewmovienamedBFG（《圓夢巨人》.ItsstoryisfromabookBritishwriterRoaldDahl.Ithinkfun!—TonyI'mlookingforwardtovisitinggrandparents'farm,happythatnextmyfatherisgoingtakesisterGinaandmethere.aremanykindsanimals,suchascows,duckssheep,goingtomilkcows.Ginaplanstakesomephotoswithanimals.—KateIdon'tliketostayathomealltheweekend.SoIplantogohikingwithfriendstomorrow.Wearegoinghikinginthecountrysideforgoingtovisitsomeplacesofinterestalongthe—PaulAustraliaismyfavoritecountry.ThissummerI'mgoingtoSydneywithmyparents.WearegoingvisitSydneyHouse,onandeatgoodfoodthere.—Rosa（）thinksthatseeingthenewmovieisgoingtobe.A.boringB.interestingC.busydifficult

（）isgoingnextweekend.A.farmB.aC.atheaterSydney（）isgoingduringtheweekend.A.milkcowseatgoodC.gohikingtake（）spendstheonthewaytodestination.A.TonyB.KateC.GinaD.Rosa（）passagecanthatofthem.A.don'tstayingatB.willthewillvisitthecountrysideD.goouttheirparents3．任務(wù)型閱讀Atravelercameoutofairport.lottaxis.Heaskedeverytaxidriverhisname.Thenhethethirdone.Itcost5dollarsfromairporttothehotel."Howmuchdoesitcostforthewholeday?"Themanasked.dollars,"saidthetaxidriver.Thiswasexpensive,butthemansaiditwasOK.Thetaxidrivertookmaneverywhere.Heshowedtheparksinthecity.Iergavethedriver100dollarssaid,"Whatabouttomorrow?anotherdollars."Butthesaid,"That'sOK!Seeyoutomorrow."Thetaxidriverwasverypleased.Thenextdaytaxidrivertooktravelereverywhereagain.visitedtheparksagain,intheeveningtheywentbacktohotel.mangavetaxidriver100dollarsagainsaid,"I'mgoinghometomorrow."Thetaxidriverwassorrybecausehelikedthetravelerand,aboveall,dollarsadaylotmoney."Soyou'regoinghome.Wheredoyoucomefrom?"heasked.NewYork!"thetraveler.haveasisterNewYork.HerisSusanna.Doyouknowher?""OfcourseknowSheme200dollarsforyou!"（）thetravelercome________（）thetravelertakethethirdtaxi?Because________（）thecosttravelingbybe________.（）thetravelertogivethemoneytothetaxidriver?________（）driverwasunhappy________4．配對閱讀

A.Rose,thankforaskingmetoplaytenniswithyou,afraidIcan't.stayinggrandpathedayto（慶祝hisbirthday.Maybeanothertime.B.Simon,I'mIcan'tgoswimmingonWednesdayafternoonbecauseIhavetothehospitalmother.hastoothache.ItojoinyounextWednesday.Alice,thankyouverymuchforaskingtodinnerFebruary16th.1wouldliketocomeverymuch,butIhaveflyTokyothatday.It'sverykindtoaskme.hopetoIinaJulie,thanksforinvitationalot.I'dlovetocometoyourpartyo'clock,tofinishsoIcomefifteenlater.E.Amy,thanksforaskingme.I'dliketocome.ButsorryIhaveapianolesson00pmto8:pm,soI'lltoatabout8:20pm.Iwonderwithyou.

（想知道）itwouldbefine下面是一些個(gè)人信息的介紹，請匹配與之相對應(yīng)的留言，并將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。（）isgoingJapanbyplaneandiscomingbackonFebruary23rd.（）Mariaatplayingtennis.Sheisonatennisteam.（）wouldliketocometopartyaboutfifteenseven.（）havingapianolesson7:pmto8:（）issomethingwrongwithteeth,sohehasgoseethedentistheronWednesday.5．根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。BarelearningEnglish,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant,butreadingalsobehelpful.Whenread,younotonlylearnsomenewwords,butalsoyoucanlearnusetheseEnglishWhenyouread,itgivesyougoodexampleforwriting.GoodreadingTrytoreadattherightlevel（水平.Readsomethingthatyoucan（moreorless）understand.Ifyouneedtostopeverythreewordstousedictionary,isinteresting.Trytoincreaseofnewwords.Iftherearefivenewwordsonpage,writetheminyournotebook.Butyoudon'thavewritethemwhileread.Instead,guesstheirmeaningread:markthemwithapen.Thenhavefinishedreadinglookthemupinadictionarywritetheminyourvocabularybook.Thentrytothem.Trytoreadregularly.Forexample,readforashorttimeonceday.Fifteenminutesevery

bettertwoSunday.（固定）atimetoreadandtoit.Youcouldforfifteenminuteswhenyoutowhenyougetuporatlunchtime.ReadwhatinterestsChooseabookmagazineaboutsubjectthatlike,youaregoingtotimereadingit.So,chooseaninterestingalsoreadnewspapers.TherearemanyEnglishinChina.Forexample,21stCenturyTeens.iseasyenoughforyoutounderstandit.issomethinginteresting（）youmeetafewnewwordsawhilereading,________.A.giveupreadingB.guesstheatwritethemdownatoncelookthemupinadictionaryatonce（）offollowingsentencesisright?A.Readingalotcanhelpyouwritebetter.B.youread,onlylearnsomenewwords.Itisinterestingstopeverythreewordstouseadictionary.Trytoreadsomethingthatyoucan'tunderstandmakeEnglishbetter.（）makeyourreadingbetter,_________.A.it'senoughforyouread21stCenturyTeensB.onlyamagazineaboutasubjectthatyouyoushouldsomethingyoulikeforashortadayatleastreadingEnglisheverySundaymuchbetterthanforshorttimeonceaday（）mainpurposeofthewritingisto_________.A.tellstudentsreadB.studentsreadingisveryhelpfultellstudentswhentoreadgiveadviceonmakereadingbetter6．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,斷下列句子正誤。BHereTVreporttheweatherinBritain.MostofEnglandandWaleswillhavecoldday.Itsunnyattimes.Therebearainthenorthonly.Thewindbeweakinthebutquitestronginthewest.InpartsofScotland,thetemperaturewillbeabovezerointheday.nightitbelowzeroagain,androadswillagainbeverydangerousice.Therewillalsobemoresnowinnight.beveryheavyplacesthe（）southEnglandwillbecold,therebearain.（）eastofEngland,thewill

（）roadsinScotlandwillbeatnightbecauseofice.7．根據(jù)短文理解選擇正確答案。DRecently,asolar-powered（陽能動(dòng)力的）planetooktotheskyforthefirsttime.passedanimportanttestonwaytotravelaroundtheworld.Theplanetookofffromanairport（機(jī)場）Switzerland.Itslowlythefieldsandintosky.“Thereneverairplaneofthatkindthatcouldfly—neveranairplanesobig,solight,usingenergy.saidBertrandPiccard,aleaderoftheproject.Duringflight（飛行,planedidseveralturns.Itclimbednearly1.6abovecountryside.（程師）plantotestanightflight（行）beforeJuly.Thentheywillusethe（結(jié)果ofthetestsbuildasecondplane.plantotravelaroundtheinthatplane2012.flyitdayandnightnofuel（料）”Piccardsaid.Piccardand（行員）AndreBorschbergwilltaketheplanearoundtheworld.Theywillafewstopstochangeplacesrestafteralongtimeintheair--andshowofftheirairplane.Theplanewillflyat70per（平均）Thatfasterabikeandslowerthancar.Thewilltheinairfortodaysatatime.（）passageprobablytakenfrom.A.（信片）

B.anewspaperC.acomicbookD.anadvertisement（）solar-poweredplane.A.isbigandB.usesmuchenergypassedfirsttestD.willhaveanightflightafterJuly（）takesolar-poweredplanetotravel140km?A.Aboutaandanight.B.Aboutdays.Abouthours.D.About90minutes.（）offollowing提到）inthepassage?A.Duringthe90-minuteflight,thesolar-poweredplaneaheightof1.6B.solar-poweredplanesloweraandfasterthanabike.solar-poweredplanewillflywithnofuel.Ittookalongtobuildthesolar-poweredplane.8．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。

Bhavenospecialplansforyourholidays,whynotspendtimehelpingothers?Don'tlistentopeoplewhosaytheyoungpeopletodayoftenthinkonlyofthemselves.trueatMoreandmorepeopleintheUSAvolunteerspendtheirschoolholidaysworkingforothers.Andtheydon'tformoney.Herearesomeoftheirstories.AliceHamilton,I'mgoingtohelpForestCentrebuildnewhikingpathsinthemountains.It'sgoingtobeterrific—I'llspendthewholelivinginthetentand（呼吸）thecleanmountainair.I'mgoingtosleepunderthestars.beanicesport,andI'llbeabletodosomethingatsametime.JasonThissummer,I'mgoingtovolunteerSpecialHouseProgram.buildgood,low-costhousesandsellthemtofamiliesthatarenotveryrich.They'llteachwhattosoI'llhelppeopleandalsohaveatolearnhowtobuildhouses.TrishAnderson,16I'mgoingtoteachkidswhotroublereading.I'llworkforacalled

ForLife.day,I'mgoingtohelpkidsandreadbooksthattheylike.teacherandIlovechildrenreading,soisgoingtobeagreat經(jīng)歷）forme.（）peopleintheUSAvolunteerspend______helpingothers.A.schoolholidaysweekdaysC.everyD.everyafternoon（）AlicevolunteertodoinA.breathethecleanairB.TothesummerlivinginthetentTosleepthestarsD.Tohelpbuildnewhikingpathsinthe（）passage,knowthatSpecialHouseProgramhelps_______.A.childrenpoorfamiliesB.buildpoorfamiliesaffordhousesbuildhikingpaths（）tobeateacher.A.AliceHamiltonB.JasonMooreTrishD.nonethem（）ispossibletitleforthispassage?A.ReadingforlifeASpecialHouseProgramTheForestCentreYoungVolunteers9．閱讀理解7-year-oldTomlikescartoonsmuch.thecartoonsbeginTV,hedoesnothinguntilthey'reover,Sometimeshewouldwaitforalongtimeandgotobedlate.Inthehismotherhastowakehimup,he'llbelateforschool.

YesterdayTomheardthereaninterestingcartoontoday.Thismorning,assoonhegotup,heturnedonthetelevision,buthedidn'tprogramonHehavebreakfastandthengotoschool.Afterschoolheranhomewhilehismothercookinglunchinthekitchen,Hehurriedthesittingroomturnedthetelevisionagain,hecouldn'okitchenhismotherfor"It'sonlytentwelvesaidYourprogramwillbeafterdinner.""Well,havedinner（）goestobedlatesometimes,so.A.hismotherhastowakehimB.hegoestoschoolhecangetinthemorninghasnotimeforbreakfast（）spendshe'sfree.A.playingfootballB.watchingfootballdoinghiswatchingcartoonsonTV（）thetelevisionaftergettingthismorning?A.Becausehethoughthesometimeleft.B.hedidn'twhencartoonwouldbegin.Becausehewantedtoknowtheimportantnews.Becausehehopedtoagameshowon（）afterschool?A.Becausehewasafraidtomissthecartoon.B.hewasafraidmisslastbus.Becausehewasafraidhehungry.Becausehewasafraidhecouldn'tfinishhomework.（）passagecanknowthat.A.isastudentatschoolB.mothertellingalieisa（氣的）boyalwaysgoestobedlate10．讀短文，從每題所給A、、和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。DearNancy,Iwasanoutgoingboy.aofgoodfriends.alwaysdidwellinandIwasatsports.ThenacalledAlancametoourschool.First,hehigherscoreinatest.hejoinedschoolsoccerteam.Heisagoodsoccerplayer.Somestudentsstartedtothinkhewasbetterthanme.Iamreallyangryaboutit.What'sworse,someofmybestfriendsbecamehisfriends.WhatcanINickDearNick,

Youareaverysmartboy.Butyoucan'tbebestintheeverything.Thisismyadvice.Youshoulddoyourbestineverything.ButifAlanisbetterthanyouatsomethings,youshouldcongratulatehimandbehappyforhim.friendsthatyoucanknowyourshortcomings,willrespectyouandstillbeyourfriends.Goodluck!Nancy（）Nick'sproblem?A.Hegetsbadgrades.B.Hehasaproblemhisteachers.doesn'tknowhowtomakefriends.tobepopularasbefore.（）sportgoodat?A.BasketballSoccerC.TennisBaseball（）isNancy'sadvice?A.Sheasksanotherschool.Sheaskschangehismind.SheaskshelpAlan.D.Sheaskstofindnewfriends.（）underlinedword"congratulate"means"________"inChinese.A.祝

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關(guān)注11．讀理解waschild,parentsalwaystoldthatIshouldnevertalktostrangers.ThiswaspartwholeofthingsIshouldneverdo:Neveracceptorfromstrangers,nevergetacarwithstrangers,andsoon.Theythinkstrangersmaydosomethingharmfultous.Butifwedidn'tconversationstrangers,we'dmakenewfriends.We'dgetjob.Wemaymissthehappinessthatcomesfromtalkingwithstrangers.Andthemorepeopleyouknow,themorechancesyouget.Thefollowingpassageoffersyousomeadviceonhowtobreaktheice.Don'tjustlookatGoand"Hi"thatnewguy.Itwillbeeasierbreaktheiceyouknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.British:Beautifulday,it?TheinBritainischangeable.So,itisthetopicsBritishcareabout.Andthere'ssimplerule:Say"Yes"youagreewithperson'sideatheornot.That'stheBritishstartaconversationusingsothattheycancontinuetheirtalk.French:Wheredidyougoholiday?TotalkwithFrenchperson,thesafesttoaskabouthisorherlastholiday.Frenchstudentsenjoya10-to-15-dayholidaytwomonths.French（雇員）getmorethanahalfmonthsholidayseveryAmerican:TheUSissobigpeoplemovesooftenthatplaceisalwaysasource（源）oftalk.Youcantrytofindaconnectionwiththeplacethey'refrom.Forexample,someonefromLosAngeles,youcouldsay,"Oh,Ihaveafriendwhostudiedthere."（）writer'sparentshimnottotalkstrangersbecause______.A.itwasdangerousthewriterdidn'ttalkwithstrangers

itwaspartoflifeD.thewriter'sparentswereafraidtotalkwithstrangers（）underlinedphrase"breaktheice"probablymeans______.A.puttheiceintopiecesB.offerachancetotalkplayaninterestinggamegiveothershelp（）passagemainlyabouthow______.A.getagoodjobB.knowmoreaboutdifferentculturesgetalongwithastrangerstartaconversationstranger12．讀理解AnnualTheresaChurchyardsaleSALEJuly1718.2018ITEMSNEEDEDCollectionsstartonJulyDeadlineJuly13（willbeacceptedafterthis）Dohavebooks,lamps,toys,records,DVDs,holidaydecorations,jewelryoranyotheritemsjustcollectingdust?TimetocleanoutatticandbringParishHall.Allelectronicworkingorder.clothing,computers（科全書accepted.ThosewithquestionsorofferinghelpcancallJaneat

（—10515.（）collectionon.A.July1B.July13C.JulyD.July（）offollowingisnotaccepted?A.Books.B.DVDs.C.Jewelry.TVs.（）youwanttodonateelectronictheymustbe.A.newcleanedC.usableD.secondhand（）youifyouwantbevolunteerattheyard?A.VisittheSt.TheresaChurch'swebsite.B.DonateasmanyitemsasyouWriteanJaneCameron.

Call（）13．讀理解JaneAusten（）,anEnglishnovelist,startedwritingfromanearlyageandcompletedsixmajornovelsherTodayAusten'sbooksaremorepopularever.Somehernovelsmadeintofilmswhilecontinuetobebest-sellersRichardJenkyns,aprofessorofEnglishtheUniversityofOxfordsaysthatnovelsaboutmarriage,friendshipsandthefamily,whicharewithustoday."Thestoriesaretimeless,"Jenkynssays.PridePrejudice（做慢與偏見》）（1813）isAusten'smostfamouswork.ItisalovestoryElizabethBennetMr.Darcy.Attheydislikeother.Elizabethispretty,smartandlively.SheisproudbecauseMr.Darcydoesn'tknowaboutherandherfamily.Mr.Darcyishandsome,richandhasabetterfamilybackground.So,heaswell.Atsametime,Mr.DarcyholdsprejudiceagainsttheBennetfamily.Hehasnounderstandingofwhythefamily,especiallythemotheranddaughterswhotrysohardtofindwealthyandpowerfulhusbands.thinkstheyarevulgar.Anyway,ElizabethandMr.Darcyfinallyinloveandbecomearomanticcoupletheirfamiliesdon'twantthemtodoso.InPrideandPrejudice,someofthethingsJanewantedtoteachpeoplefollows.OppositescanattracteachLoversshouldnotonlymakeeachotherfeelrelaxedorcomfortable,butalsoeducateandeachother.Austenisoftencalledgreatestromanticwriter,soitsurprisingunmarried."Maybeshewastooromantic,waitingfortheperfectman,"Jenkynssays.（）Paragraph1andParagraph2,canknow_______.A.JanepassedinherfiftiesB.Austen'spopulartodayallofAusten'shaveintofilmsAusten'sworksaremostlywarthefamily（）offollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.ElizabethandDarcyinloveatfirstB.ElizabethhasbetterfamilybackgroundthanMrDarcy.MrDarcyhasagoodimpressionofElizabeth'sfamily.ElizabethandDarcyaromanticcoupleintheend.（）theunderlinedword"vulgar"Paragraph3mean?A.粗的

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偽的（）Jenkynssays,wecanlearn_______.A.oppositesattracteachotherB.loversshouldimproveotherAusten'sworksbeyondhertimesmarriedaperfectmanlast14．讀理解MostAmericanchildreneatpotatoes.Butmanychildrendon'tknowwhatofthepotatoisbestfood.aknifeandcutfromthemiddleofpotatopieceasthinaspaper.I

pieceyourandlight.willseethatpotatohasskin（皮）,anoutside（邊緣）insidepart.outsideistheskinofthepotato,isthemostvaluablepartofall.Butthisisoftenawaywiththeskin.Eventheskinitselfisbetterforthantheinside.Wheneatingacookedpotato,ifyoutheinsideandleavetheoutside,youarethrowingbestpartofit.Ifyoucan'tthewholepotato,eatoutsidefirstandleaveinsidepart.（）manypartsdoesthepotatoA.Itonlypart,outsiderim.B.Ithastwoparts,andoutsiderim.Itthreeparts,outsideandinsidepart.Itfourparts,middle,skin,outsideinsidepart.（）isbestofapotato?A.Outsiderim.Insidepart.Middle.D.Skin.（）facttheskinis.A.nogoodatallB.betterthantheinsidepartbettertheoutsideasgoodtheoutside（）thispassagetellaboutpotatoes?A.tocookthemB.toplantismadeupofapotatotoeatthem15．據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正答案。Animalsgrowupindifferentways.（新生的）animalshelplessbutmothersprotectAnewbornkangaroosmall.Itisonlyafewcentimetres（厘米）long.Itcloseseyesdoesn'thavestaysinitsmothers'pouch（兒袋）longtime.Anotwalk.mothercarrieseverywhere.Otherbabyanimalscanwalksoonafterthey'reborn.Theylearntorunwiththeirmothersdangerisnear.Ababyzebracanrun,anhourafteritisborn.SomeanimalsareinaplacethatisBabyareusuallyinbighaleswithlight.babyanimalsareintheopen.babyelephantoftenonopenland.Animalsthatdrinktheirmothers'milkarecalled（乳動(dòng)物.Amotherbear'smilkisrich.Babybearsmilkforafewmonths.Thisisbabyzebras,babyanimalstheyneed（體的）food.Babylionscatwhattheirmothercatch!（）tothepassage,manynewbornanimalsneedtheirmothers'helpbecausethebabycan't.A.LookafterthemselvesB.eatC.walkbythemselves（）mothercarriesitbecause.A.itisverysmallitcan'twalkC.closeseyes

（）wolvesusuallyin（）place.A.openB.brightC.safe（）food.A.Mothers'milkB.solidC.smalleranimals（）manykindsofbabyanimalsareinthispassage?A.Six.Seven.Eight.16．讀理解lovereadingbooks,mustaboutthebook.It'safamousnovelwrittenbyaFrenchwriter.Asofthebest-sellinginhistory,ithasbeensoldasmanyas200millioncopiesin253languagesanddialects（方言）.aroundseventyyearsafterbirththebook,andirectorhasfoundawaytomakeintoaanimatedfilm.Thebooktellsthestoryofapilot,calledAviator,whocrashesthedesertayoungprincethere.However,thefilm,thestorystartsyearsaftercrashwhenTheAviatormucholder.HegotanewneighborcalledTheLittlewhosemotherhergetreadytoenterthegrown-upworld.Slowly,AviatorshareshisstorywithLittleGirlbywritingitsendingherapageatatime.arewiththepicturesinthebook,speakinghisthedesertandtakingTheLittleGirltoanamazingwhereanythingispossible.Chinaisfirstcountrythetothefilmtwoversions（本—inChineseandEnglish.filmshowsLittleGirl'slifetellsLittlePrince'sstoryatthesametimeinabeautifulway.HuangLei,afamousChineseactor,thefilmislikeachildhoodlostbymostadultsthisstressed-outsociety."Themosttouching感人的）partiseveryuswasgood-naturedkidlikeTheLittlePrince,it'sapitythatgoodcharacteristic（質(zhì)）goesawayastimeflies,"hesays.（）novelwaswrittenthe_________.A.B.C.D.（）bookTheisoneofbestsellersinhistory________.A.mustaboutitifyoulovereadingB.ittellsthestoryofTheLittlePrince'sstoryitsoldasmanyas200millioncopiesin253languagesanddialectsthedirectormadeitintoa3Dfilm（）doesTheLittletheLittlePrince?A.ShereadsthepagesthatAviatorandsendsher.B.hertogetreadyentergrown-upworld.TheAviatortakesamazingworld.ShetoTheAviator.（）theunderlinedword"good-natured"mean?A.KindB.FriendlyC.HelpfulAlltheabove（）thepassage,whichLei'sopinion?A.Hedoesn'tbelievecharacteristiciswegrowolderthisstressed-outsociety.

B.Hethinksusshouldourbetternatureandneverletitdisappear.feelsexcitedhecanfilmtwoversionsHeanddaughtervoicethefilmtogether.．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的、、和D四選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。"Homestayformofstudyabroadprogram.allowsavisitorrentaalocal（當(dāng)?shù)氐模ゝamilytounderstandlocallifestylebetter.alsohelpstothevisitor'slanguageability,"saidateacher,duringaschoollastterm."Studentswishtolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesortogetforeignexperienceshouldjointhiskindholiday.Iamsureyouwon'tbedisappointed（失望的Afterthisspecialmeeting,Ialwaysthoughtaboutthiskindofholiday.LastmonthIhadachanceattoonsuchaholidaywithsomeofschoolmatesandwewenttoLondon—aplaceIwantedtogosinceyearsago.Aswerestillyoung,wehadaleaderwhoplannedthingsforusandlookedafterus.AfterwegottoLondon,wewenttostaywithdifferentfamilies.Iwasluckythathostfamily（寄宿家庭）awhitecouplehadadaughteraboutmyage.TerestedmeandIlearntalotofthingsthemtoo.Theholidaywasfilledwithactivitieseveryday.Afterbreakfast,alocalteachercometakeincar.Thenwewouldclassesgoonsightseeingtriptodifferentplacesofinterest,theBen,LondonBridgethePalace.wouldbacktoourownhomesafteractivities.Theholidaywasvaluableexperienceforme.Ienjoyedeveryofit.Yet,reallyflewweekslater,wehadtoleave"homes"forHongKong.（）program,avisitorcan________.A.learnmoreaboutholidaysB.understandculturebetterimprovelanguageabilitytakeinforeignmeetings（）groupleadershould________.A.makeplansforfamilytakeofstudentsstaydifferentfamiliesD.renttothestudents（）writer'shostfamily________.A.kindherB.wentsightseeingwithhadtwowhitedaughtersD.wereinterestedheractivities（）passageknowthatthewriter________inLondon.A.tostayalongerspentthreeweeksinher"home"hadclassesinterestingplaceshelpedtheteachertakethestudentsacar18．讀理解

Inotrichfather.Itried3timesforuniversity,butfailed.applied

（申請）Harvardfor10times,failed.didn'tevenwanttoseeme.Forthelasttime,Iwenttotheteachers'collegeregardedasthethirdofcity.Iappliedjobsfor30timesAlotofpeoplesaidAlibabawasterriblemodel.Isaid,"Ibelieveit.Ithisthingcouldbebig.Ineverthoughtitwouldbesobigliketoday."Ibelievethatsomething,somethingiswaitingformethere,toworkhardtomyself.wasexperience.SogatheredthousandUSdollarsfrom18founders.Littlebybuiltupbusiness.Andafteryears,wehaveaAlibabagroup;haveT-mallgroup;aTaobaogroup;Alipay."Youaresmart,howcouldyoumakealikethat?Peopleasked.BillGates,Buffet,theJackLarryMarkZuckerberg,differencethosepeopleandotherpeople,theyarealwaysoptimistic樂觀的forthefuture.Theynevercomplain.Theyalwaystrytosolvetheproblemsoftheothers.youareoptimistic,alwaysanopportunity（會(huì)）Where'stheopportunity?Idon'thaveaIdon'thavethis.Idon'tthat."areatbestoftimeofthiscentury.bestasset（產(chǎn)youthatyouyoung.Don'tcomplain.theotherpeoplecomplain.Theopportunitylies,alwayslieswherepeoplecomplain.aofpeople,especiallypeoplehavefantasticideaseveryevening.nextmorning,theygototheofficeontimeagain.TomorrowisMakemove.action.investors（投資者）believethisornot,whetheryourfriendsbelieveornot,whetheryourparentsbelieveornot,that'snotimportant.Youbelieveit.Yourteambelieveandworkdayandnightonthis.Everythinghappens.Makeenoughmistakes.YouandyoustandAnymistakeanincomeandawonderfulre