2021-2022學(xué)年九年級牛津上海版英語上冊期中復(fù)習(xí)專項訓(xùn)練-閱讀回答問題（學(xué)生版）

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2020上海市黃浦區(qū)

D.Readthepassagebelowandanswerthefollowingquestions（根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容回答下歹!J問題）

PeekIntoTeamKidsChallengeinAction

TeamKids'flagship（王牌）programistheschool-based,five-weekTeamKidsChallenge.TheChallenge

enablesanaverageof650studentsateachmiddleschooltolearnaboutimportantcommunityissues（問題）andto

workalongsidepoliceofficers,fire-fighters,parentvolunteersandTeamKidsmentors（導(dǎo)師）.

Eachyear,TeamKidshostsachallengeat30schools,thankstothecombinedeffortsofnearly25,000students,

theirfamiliesand35communitypartners.Kickingoffwithanassembly（集會）ledbyTeamKidsstaff,police

officersandfirefighters,theprogramdeliverslessonsaboutimportantcommunityissues,suchashomelessness,

hungerandtheenvironment.Everystudentisinvitedtoparticipateinaweeklychallenge,suchascollectingfoodor

clothing.

Onceaweekduringlunchrecess（休息），sixthandseventhgradersvolunteerontheLeadershipTeam,further

improvingtheirskillsandabilitiesasleaders.Thisteamplansaschool-widecarnivalactivitytoraisemoneyfora

charitablecauseoftheirchoice,withtheaimofhelpingchildrenandfamiliesinneedoffood,shelterandother

care.

Togivestudentsanevengreatersenseofimpact（影響力）,TeamKidsensuresthat100%ofthemoneyis

donateddirectlytoacharityorganizationselectedbystudents.Theorganizationsthatstudentshavechoseninclude

theAmericanRedCross,theAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals,Make-A-Wish

Foundation,OCRescueMission,Orange-woodChildren.Foundation,SecondHarvestFoodBankandSt.Jude

Children'sResearchHospital.Since2001,TeamKidsChallengeparticipantshaveraisedmorethan$600,000.The

TeamChallengeisdeliveredatnochargetoparticipatingstudentsorschools.

58.WhatistheTeamKidsChallenge?

59.WhatkindoflessonsdoestheTeamKidsChallengedeliver?

60.WhodoestheLeadershipTeamraisemoneyfor?

61.CantheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsgetthedonationfromTeamKids?

62.HowmuchdostudentsneedtopaytoparticipateintheTeamKidsChallenge?

63.WhatdoyouthinkoftheTeamKidsChallenge?Andwhy?（Giveatleast2reasons）

2021上海市閔行區(qū)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題）

Intheearlydaysofhistory,beingagoodneighborwasveryimportant.Neighborshelpedoneanothersetup

housesandclearfields.Familiesdependedononeanotherforfriendshipandentertainment.Buttodayinourcities

andsuburbs,friendlyrelationshipbetweenneighborsisnotsocommon.Afamilymaynotevenknowtheother

familiesthatlivenextdoortothem.

Weliveinanageofmachines,andeachfamilymayhaveitsowncar,TVsetandwashingmachine.Peopleno

longerdependonneighborsasmuchastheyoncedid.

Machineskeeppeopleapartinotherways.Inourgrandparent'stime,womenmetwhiletheyhungoutthe

washing.Andmenstoppedandtalkedwhiletheymowthelawns（割草）.Today,theycannothearanythingabove

thenoiseoftheirpowerlawnmowers.Andwomendothehouseworkinsidewiththeirelectricaldryers,whichhelp

drytheirclothes.ChildrenareinsidewatchingtheirfavoriteTVshows.

Istheideaofbeingagoodneighboroldfashioned?In1965,apowercuthitNewYorkcity.Andmany

thousandsofpeoplewerelefthelpless.Suddenly,everyonesharedthesameproblem,andthelargestcitybecamea

groupof8millionneighbors.Peoplewithcarsofferedridestothosewalking.Otherpeoplehelpeddirecttraffic.In

elevators,peopleplayedwordgamesandhelpedcheereachotherup.Timesoftrouble,peoplestilldependonone

another.Astimegoeson,peoplemayonceagainfeelthatbeingagoodneighborisimportant.

63.Whatdidneighborsdotohelpeachotherintheearlydaysofhistory?

64.Friendlyrelationshipbetweenneighborsiscommoninourcitiesandsurburbs,isn'tit?

65.Whydopeoplenolongerdependonneighborsasmuchastheyoncedid?

66.Whatdowomenusetheirelectricaldryerstodo?

67.HowdidtheNewYorkersfeelduringthepowercutin1965?

68.Whatdoyouthinkofbeingagoodneighbor?Why?

2020上海市川沙中學(xué)南校

Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

Whatwillthehomeofthefuturelooklike?AteamofarchitectsinHongKongsaythatcityhomeswillbetiny,

aspopulationscontinuetogrowandspacebecomesmoreexpensive.

TheyhavedesigneduspaceflatsMthatareonly30squaremetresinsize.Theseflatshavesmallrooms:aliving

room,abathroomandabedroom,aswellasabalcony（陽臺）,buteverythingiscarefullyplannedtomakegood

useofthelimitedspace.

Thelivingroomisthemainroomoftheflat.Itcanbeusedasanoffice,akitchenorevenasecondbedroom.

Thereisasofathatcanbechangedintoabed.Thediningtablecanbechangedintoacomputerdesk.And,ifnot

needed,boththesofa-bedandthetablecanbefoldedaway（折疊收攏）.Thereisaflat-screenTV,whichcanalso

serveasacomputermonitor.Youcan'tseethecooker,themicrowaveandthesmallrefrigeratorbecausetheyareall

hiddenoutofsight.

Theotherroomsaresmallbutpractical（實用的）.Thebathroomcontainsatoiletandshower.Thedoublebed

inthebedroomcanalsobeasofa,ifnecessary.Thebalconyhasenoughspacefortwopeopletositandyoumay

seeanamazingfountainonit.Alltheroomshavehighceilingtoprovideasmuchstorage（存儲）spaceaspossible,

whiletheflathaslargewindowstoletinplentyofsunlight.

“Spaceflats''arenowbeingtestedinabuildinginHongKong."It'swonderful,saidonecitizen,t4Theflatis

sowelldesignedthatyoufeelthatthereisplentyofspace.^^

63.WillcityhomesbetinyaccordingtothearchitectsinHongKong?

64.Whatcanthelivingroombeusedas?

65.Howmanythingsarehiddenoutofsight?

66.Wherecantheownerenjoytheniceview?

67.Thereisplentyofsunlightintheflats,isn'tthere?

68.Wouldyouliketoliveinthe"spaceflats"?why?

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2019上海市黃浦區(qū)上外民辦勁松中學(xué)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題）

MaryDonaldsonisworriedabouther16-year-olddaughter,Sophia.Sixmonthsago,Sophiacamebackfrom

aparty,upsetandunhappy.Fromthenon,shethoughtofnothingbuthowtoloseweightandbecomebeautiful.She

refusedtoeatandkeptondoingexercise.Sophiahadalwaysbeenalittleheavy,sowhenshedecidedtogoona

diet,Maryencouragedher.Shefeltthatherdaughterwouldlookmoreattractiveifshelost10kilograms.However,

Sophiahaslost20kilogramsuntilnow.Hereatingandexercisinghabitsarehavingaharmfuleffectonherhealth.

Sheistoothinandisoftensick.

Hermotheristryingtopreventherfromgoingonadietandlosingweight,butSophiathinksthatsheisstill

tooheavyandrefusestoeatasusual.Sophia'smindisfulloftheideaoflookinglikeamodel（模特）.Everyday

shegoestoaclubtodoexercise.Whensheisnotthere,shespendshertimereadingmagazineslike"Fashion&

BeautyM（《時尚與美》）.Themodelsinthesemagazinesareverythinandbeautiful.Sophiasays,uIfIlooklike

models,Iwillbehappyandalltheboyswilllikeme.,,

Marydoesn'tknowhowtohelpherdaughter.Shefeelssorryforhavingencouragedheratfirst,because

Sophianolongerfeelsgoodorpleasedwithherbody.She'safraidthatSophiawillneverbehappyifshekeeps

comparingherselfwiththemodelsinthemagazines.MarytriestotellSophiathattruebeautycomesfromwithin.

Commonpeoplearenotsupposedtolooklikemodels.Themostordinaryfacebecomesbeautifulwhentheperson

isfilledwithconfidence,wisdomandthejoyoflife.

89.WhendidSophiadecidetoloseweight?

90.Besidesdoingexercise,whatelsedidSophiadotoloseweight?

91.HowmuchweighthasSophialostuntilnow?

92.DoesSophiaeatasusualaftershehaslostsomeweight?

93.Whydoesshespendmuchtimereadingthemagazine"Fashion&Beauty”?

94.DoyouthinkSophiareallyunderstandsthemeaningofthetruebeauty?Why?

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2019上海市嘉定區(qū)江橋中學(xué)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

Copenhagen,thecapitalofDenmark,isfamousforitsbikingculture.Itspeoplehavebikedtoworksincethe

1880s.Andrecently,ithasshownagainthatitisoneoftheworld'sgreatbikingcities.

Forthefirsttime,therearemorebikesthancarsintheheartofthecity,reportedTheGuardian.Ithasfound

13,100morebikesthancarsinthecitycenteroverthepastyear.Inthelast20years,thenumberofbikesusedhas

risenby68percent.

Thisismainlybecauseofthehugeefforts（努力）thatthelocalgovernmenthavemadetocreateabikecity.

Since2005,alargeamountofmoneyhasbeenspentonbiking,andthecitynowhasseveralnewbridgesonlyfor

bikingandwalking.

BikesarealsobecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearecyclinginstead

ofdrivingtoschool,totheirworkplaceortotouristattractions.Publicbikerental（出租）serviceshavealsobeen

introducedinmanycities,includingBeijing,HangzhouandChangchun.

TheintroductionofMobike,anewpublicbikerentalsystem-whichstartedinShanghaiinAprilandcameto

BeijingonSept1-broughttheuseofbikestoawholenewlevel.AfterScanning（掃描）theQRcode（二維碼）

onthebike,youcanridetheMobike'sorangebikestoyourdestination.Itisfarmoreconvenientthantheoldbike

rentalsystem.NewpaymentmethodssuchasAlipayandWeChatarealsosupportedbytheservice.

Despitethis,it'sstillnoteasytoridebikesinChinesecities.Becausecarsusuallytakeupbicyclelanes（車

道）,bikersoftenhavetoridenexttocars.However,Copenhagenismuchfriendliertobikes.Lanesarebuiltto

encouragecycling.Trafficlightsaretimedforbicyclespeeds.

Forexample,CycleSnake,ahighorangebikelane,allowsfastbikerstogoinbothdirections.Inthe

mid-aftemoonduringthesummer,bikerscanseethedaylightbetweentwonearbybuildings.Itmakesridingabike

evenmoreenjoyable.

63.Copenhagenisoneoftheworld'sgreatbikingcities,isn'tit?

64.WhyaretheremorebikesthancarsintheheartofCopenhagen?

Becausethelocalgovernmenttocreateabikecity.

65.WhendidCopenhagenbegantospendmoneyonbiking?

66.WhichcitiesinChinahavepublicbikerentalservicesaccordingtothepassage?

67.HowcanyouusetheMobike'sorangebikes?

By___________________________________________________________________

68.Wouldyouliketocycletoschool?WhyorWhynot?

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2019上海市金山區(qū)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）：

Formanyofus,theideaofafamilyisalotnarrowerthanitusedtobe.Todaychildrengoawaytocollege,and

takeupjobswhereverchancesseemgreatest.Soinsteadofgrowingupinafamilywithgrandparents,aunts,uncles

andcousins,manyofusaretrulyconnectedonlytoourparentsandbrothers.

Manykidstodayknowlittleofthelivesoftheirrelativesanddon'tcaredeeplyaboutthem.

Whetherwerealizeitornot.（hefeelingofbeingdisconnectedmakespeoplefeellonely/'Peopleneedtofeel

connected,nsaysJoyBrowne,adoctorintheU.S."Andtheywilldoitintheeasiestways."Whenfamilymembers

aren'tconnected,whatcouldbeeasierthanformingaconnectiontofamouspeople?

Thisisn'tsomethingunusual,ofcourse.PeoplecriedwhenMeiYanfangdiedin2003.It'snaturalandinmost

waysharmlesstofeelthatway,butthat'sunhealthy,becausetherelationshipsaren'ttwo-way（相互的）

Forthat,weneedtostayconnectedtoourownfamilies.Parentscanhelpbytellingtheirchildrenstoriesabout

theirgrandparents,auntsandcousinssothatchildrencanknowtheirlatestactivitiesandinterests.

Wecankeepconnectedwithourrelativesbyusingtechnology.It'seasytosendE-mailtogranddadbetteryet.A

weekofrelaxingvacationcanbeagreatwaytotieupfamilyties.Andwhenabadthinghappens,noonecanbeas

helpfulasyourrelatives.Becausenomatterhowmuchwecryforthefamouspeople,theycan'tbetheretocryfor

us.

63.Areweoftenconnectedtoourrelativesnow?

64.Whatmakespeoplefeellonely?

65.Therelationshipsbetweenthefamouspeopleandusaren'ttwo-way,arethey?

66.Whydoparentstellchildrenstoriesabouttherelatives?

67.Howcanwekeepconnectedwithourrelatives?

68.Whatdoyouthinkofkeepingconnectedwithyourrelatives?

69.Howdoyouconnectwiththem?

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2019上海市浦東新區(qū)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugalconsumer（節(jié)儉的消費者）isonewaytohelp.

But,whatexactlydoesthatmean?

Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpasteoutoftherube.Usethelast

littlepieceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.

WearItOut

Youdonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposeyoursneakershavebrokenlaces,buttheystillfityou.

Repairthemandwearthemlonger.Youdon'thavetohavethelatestiPhoneuntiltheoldonedoesn'twork

anymore.Thenyoucangetanewone.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.

MakeItDo

Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.

Supposeyouarepackingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.Youareoutofbutter.Haveacheese

sandwichinsteadsothatyoucanuseallofthecheese.Learntofixbrokenboysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.

Withanlittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.

DoWithout

Thinkaboutallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.Doyoureallyneedthem?Howlongwillyoureally

playwiththatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesupourworld'sresources（資源）.And,

gettingridofthethingswedon'twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.

63.Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment,don'twe?

64.Howdowedealwiththelastlittlepieceofsoap?

65.WhendoweneedtogetanewiPhone?

66.Whatshouldwedowhensomethingwewantisnotonhand?

67.Whichwaytakesupmoreresources,makingthingsthatwewantorgettingridofthethingswedon'twantany

more?

68.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

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2019上海市浦東新區(qū)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

Beinganastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?Inspace,theycandosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatingin

zerogravity（重力）.

However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,and

that'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow-becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.

Ofcourse,astronautscanstillhavetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace.Withoutgravity,tears

don'tHowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydoontheearth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtears

havenowheretogo-theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks.''Tears,"hesaid,"don't

falloffyoureyes.Theyjuststaythere.nBesidesmakingyourvision（視力）unclear,thiscanalsocausephysical

pain.Backontheearth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomfbrttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthesameinspace.Thespace

environmentdriesoutastronauts*eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort.

"Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy.1'Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.

Sincegravitydoesn*tworkinspaceastronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.

Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmet（頭盔）towipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait—

"Whenthetearsgetbigenough,theysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,astronautRonParisesaid.

Therearelotsofsmallthings-thingslikecryingthatwearesousedtoontheearth.Weusuallytakethemfor

granted（認(rèn)為理所當(dāng)然），untiltheybecomeaprobleminacompletelydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,

astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theycan'teatordrinkinnormalways;Theycan'tevenburp（打嗝）

becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomachs.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup

（P[xitt）everythingintheirstomachs,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.

Thusperhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:"Gravity,you'rethebest.”

55.Iscryingmoredifficultinspacethanontheearth?

56.Whathappenstotearswhenastronautscryinspace?

57.Whoexperiencedthatthetearsinspacecausedpainratherthancomfort?

58.Howdoastronautsgetridofthetearsinspace?

59.Whycan*tastronautsburpinspace?

60.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersays:perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:"'Gravity,you're

thebest.'*Doyouagreewiththewriter?Whyorwhynot?

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2019上海市浦東新區(qū)南片聯(lián)合體

Answerthequestions.（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

“MoreyoungpeopleshouldstudyScience**,HazelWallace,aScienceteacherfromLondon,saidata

conferenceforyoungscientistslastweekend."MoreyoungpeopleshouldtakeSciencesubjectsatschoolandstudy

thematuniversity,nshesaid."Scientistscanchangetheworldandcanimprovelifeforeveryone.Wealsoneed

morepeoplewhowanttoteachscienceanddoscientificresearch."

ButtherewasbadnewsfromProfessorGeorgeBensonaresearchscientistanduniversityScienceteacher,

whowasalsoattheconference."Sciencecoursesatuniversityareverygood,"hesaid,"butthere5sarealproblem

withScienceteachinginschools.OneinthreepeoplewhoteachPhysicsto15-and16-years-oldsdon'thavea

physicaldegree.NotenoughpeoplearestudyingScienceatuniversityandthismeansthattherearenotenough

scienceteachers."

MrsWallacedidn'tagree."IfstruethatthenumberofSciencepupilsfellbetween2000and2010."Shesaid

Butnowthenumbersarerisingagain.ThenumberofstudentswhotakeSciencesubjectsatschoolismuchhigher

nowthanitwasfiveyearsago."

ProfessorBensonwascertainthatnumberswerestilltoolowandadded,"There9sstillaproblemwithscience

lessonsinschools.MostyoungpeoplethinkthatScienceisboringordifficultorboth.Wehavetofindwaysto

interest12-16yearsoldsinstudyingPhysics,ChemistryandBiology.Old-fashionedteachingmethodshaveto

change,WemustspreadthenewsthatScienceisveryimportant,butitcanalsobefun."

63.WhatdoesHazelWallacedo?

64.Whowastheconferencefor?

65.Thenumberofsciencepupilsisstillfallingnow,isn'tit?

66.AccordingtoBenson,whatcanteachersdotomakeSciencelessonsmoreinteresting?

67.Whatmightbethetopicoftheconference?

68.WillyouchooseScienceasyourmajoratuniversity?WhyorWhynot?(Explainin2-3sentences.)

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2019上海市行知二中

D.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題

Nowadays,crowdsoftouriststravelledtothecampusesofTsinghuaandPekingUniversities.4tTsinghua

Universityopenstothepublicat8:30a.m,however,manypeoplestarttolineupat3-4a.m,becausepeoplewho

comeat6a.m.maybetoolateandcanonlyenterintheafternoon,aguardtoldPeople'sDaily.

Infact,it'snotonlyChineseuniversitiesthatareovercrowdedwithtouristsinsummer.CambridgeandOxford

intheUnitedKingdomalsocomeacrossthesameproblem.

AccordingtotheGuardian,theroadinfrontofKing'sCollege,Cambridgeisusuallyfilledwithtourists,

includingChineseschoolchildreninuniforms,beforemostcoach（長途汽車）tourshaveevenarrived.

UniversitiesintheUnitedStatesarealsopopularamongChinesetourists.NineoutoftenChinesevisitorsto

theUSwanttotourauniversity,accordingtoasurvey.

SowhydoChinesetouristshavesuchabigloveforfamousuniversities?

Onereasonisthatmanyparentshopetogettheirchildrenacceptedintoatopuniversityinthefuture,

accordingtoPeople'sDaily.

OneofthemothersfromHunanProvincesaidwhilewalkingher14-year-oldsonaroundthecampusesof

TsinghuaandPekinguniversitiesthissummer,“Ibroughthimheretoseewhattopuniversitieslooklikeandlethim

comparethemwiththoseofourhometown.Ihopehecanlearnsomethingandbeinspiredtocomeheretostudyin

thefuture,shetoldChinaDaily.

Andifsnotjustambitiousstudentsandparentsyou'Hfindtouringcampuses.Atouristof31,whocomesfrom

Xi'an,visitedtowfamousUSuniversitiesin2014.“AmericanuniversitiesaremuchmoreopenthanChineseones.

Therearenowalls,"hetoldTheNewYorkTimes,U<Iwasexcited.Ifeltthisurgetohaveafreeexchangeofideas

withsomeone.^^

53.WhendomosttouristsstarttolineupatTsinghuaUniversity?

54.WhatproblemdoCambridgeandOxfordcomeacross?

55.DoKing'sCollegetouristslovetovisitfamousuniversities?

56.HowmanyChinesevisitorstotheUSwanttotourauniversity?

57.WhydoChinesetouristslovetovisitfamousuniversity?

58.Doyouwanttovisitthefamousuniversities?Whyorwhynot?

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2019上海市徐匯區(qū)世界外國語中學(xué)

Answerthequestions:

FranKlansistheownerofacoffeehouseinBeckley,WestVirginia.HercoffeehouseiscalledSerendipity.

Untilthisfall,Serendipitywasacomfortableplacetodrinkcoffeeandchatwithfriends.Thatallchangedwhen

KlausmetCameronTaylor.Taylorisacomputerexpert.HewantedtobringnewtechnologytoWestVirginia.

KlausandTaylordecidedtoturnSerendipityintoacybercafe."Itwaslikeaboltoflightninghitusbothatthe

sametime,"Klaussaid."Whenwemet,werealizedwhatagoodteamwewouldbe.”

Withthepopularityofcomputers,email,andtheInternet,thenewlyopenedcybercafeatSerendipityisvery

busy.ItwasjustwhatBeckley,WestVirginianeeded.

SerendipityisthefirstcybercafeinWestVirginia,butcybercafesarenotunusualinotherpartsofthecountry.

Infact,thefirstoneintheUnitedStatesopenedin1984.Intheearly1990s,therewerefewerthan100.Today,

cybercafesarepopularinmanyplaces.Therearenowover1000cybercafesincitiesroundtheworld.

Serendipity*scybercafehasfournewcomputers.Customerscanusethecomputerstodomanythings.For

example,theycanwritebusinessreports,dohomework,orplaygames.Theycanalsousethecomputerstosurfthe

Internet,sendorreceiveemailmessages,andfindentertainmentinformation.Theycandoallofthesethingsinthe

comfortofacoffeehouseatmosphere.

"Weareafavouriteplacefbryoungprofessionalsandstudents,'1Klaussaid."Youseelotsofpeopleherewith

laptopcomputers.Computersandcoffeecups,businessandcoffeebeans.Theyjustseemtogotogether.

Thecybercafeisalsoafavouriteplacefortravelers.''Travelerscanchecktheiremail,sendbusiness

documents,communicatewiththeiroffice,andhaveacupofcoffeeatthesametime.

Addingacybercafeisnottheonlychangeforthecomfortablecoffeehouse.Inthefuture,KlausandTaylor

wanttoinstallvideo-conferencingequipment.Withvideo-conferencing,customerscanhaveface-to-facebusiness

meetingswithpeopleacrosstheglobe.

Serendipity'sfutureplansalsoincludepoetryreadingsonThursdaynightsandmusicaleventsonSaturday

nights

LotsofpeopleseemtoenjoygoingtoSerendipity'scybercafe.AsKlaussaid,"WhereelsecanyousurftheNet

andenjoyacupofcappuccinowithfriends?',

69.WhatdidpeopleusetodoinSerendipitybeforeKlausmetTaylor?

70.WhothoughtoftheideaofturningSerendipityintoacybercafe,KlausorTaylor?

71.CybercafesarerarelyseeninotherpartsoftheUnitedStates,arethey?

72.Whatcancustomersusethenewcomputerstodo?

Theycanusethenewcomputerstodomanythingssuchaswritingbusinessreports,doinghomework,orplaying

gamesand.

73.Whoaretheregularcustomersofthecybercafe?

74.WhatisKlausandTaylor'sfutureplanbesidespoetryreadingandmusicalevents?

75.WhatdoesKlausactuallymeanbysaying"WhereelsecanyousurftheNetandenjoyacupofcappuccinowith

friends?"

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2019上海市楊浦區(qū)蘭生復(fù)旦中學(xué)

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答問題）

Kaylawasexcited.Shewasbeginningapottery（陶瓷）class.Kaylawasinterestedinpottery.Shehadseen

picturesofAmericanIndianpotteryatschool.Thatwaswhenshedecidedshelovedit.Sonowshewasgoingto

learnhowtomakepotteryherself.

Duringthefirstclass,Kaylaandtheotherkidsleanedaboutsafety.Therewereseveralsharptoolsinthe

classroom.Therewasalsoakiln,orover,thatgotveryhot.Soeveryonehadtolearnwhatthesafetyruleswere.

Then,theirteachershowedthemhowtoworktheclay（粘土）.Forthenextfewclasses,Kaylaandtheotherkids

practiceddifferentstylesofpottery.

Finally,itwastimeforthestudentstomaketheirownpottery.Kayladecidedtomakeamatchingplateand

cup.Shegottheclaysheneededandusedatoolcalledapotter\wheeltofashiontheclayintotheshapeofaplate

andacup.Then,Kaylausedsometoolstogivetheplateandcuptheirfinalshapes.Shemadeahandleforthecup,

too.Whenthecupandplatewereshaped,theywerelefttodry.

Whentheplateandcupweredry,itwastimetopaintthem.Kaylausedpaintsforclayandcreatedherpicture.

WhenKaylawasfinished,thepaintwasallowedtodry.Itwasthentimetofire,orbake,theplateandcupinthe

kiln.Thiswouldtakesometime,sotheteachersaidthattheywouldseethepotteryatthenextclass.Anditwas!

Kayla'scupandplateturnedoutbeautifully,andshecouldn'twaittoshowittoherparent