瀘州市中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題(12-08)

閱讀理解72年瀘州

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)

應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

A

Nowadays,citiesarebecomingbiggerandbiggerandmanypeoplearemovingintothem.

Butisitreallygoodforpeopletoliveincities?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsabout

this.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisenjoyabletoliveincities.Withthedevelopmentofscience,itis

quiteconvenientandcomfortableforpeopletomoveanywhere.Asaresult,intheirmindscities

aregoodplacestolivein,

However,therearealsosomepeoplewhoareagainstlivingincities.Somepeoplewould

ratherliveinthecountryside.Theythinklivinginthecountrysideismorecomfortable,because

theyfeelrelaxed.Therearegreentrees,gentlewindsandblueskies.Theyalsothinkthattheairin

thecountrysideismuchfresherandcleanerwhichisgoodforhealth.

Infact,everycoin（硬幣）hastwosides.Inmyopinion,Iwouldlovetoliveinthe

countryside,becauseIwasbominabigcity,andIhavelivedinitsinceIwasbom.Iam

interestedinlivinginthecountrysideverymuch.Inthecountryside,afteragoldensunset,thesky

turnsintoafantasticpaintingasclearascrystal（水晶）..Thiscanmakemefeelrelaxed.

26.Somepeoplethinkcitiesaregoodplacestoliveinbecausetheycan.

A.enjoyalot

B.enjoygoodfoods

C.buydifferentthings

D.seealotofinterestingthings

27.Whydosomepeopleliketoliveinthecountryside?

A.Itismoreconvenient.

B.Theyfeelmorerelaxed.

C.Theyhavelivedincitiesforalongtime.

D.Theycanenjoymoredevelopmentofscience.

28.Whichisthemostimportantforhealthaccordingtothetext?

A.Freshair.B.Bluesides.

C.Sunset.D.Gentlewinds.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.Allcoinsarethesame.

B.Peoplehavethesameideas.

C.It'sbettertoliveinthecountryside.

D.Everythinghasitstwosides----goodandbad.

30.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthecountryside?

A.Dirty.B.Beautiful.C.Noisy.D.Large.

B

Oneday,apoorboywastryingtosellthingsfromdoortodoortopayforschool.Hewas

hungry.Thenhedecidedtoaskforamealatthenexthouse.However,whenaniceyoungwoman

openedthedoor,hechangedtoaskforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelookedhungryand

broughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitslowlyandthenasked,nHowmuchdoIpay?”“You

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needn'tdothat,11shesaid."Motherhastaughtmetobekind.'1

Yearslater,theyoungwomanbecameseriouslyill.Shewassenttoabigcity.When

Dr.HowardKelly,averyfamousdoctornow,heardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,a

strangelightfilledhiseyes.Atonce,hegotupandwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoher

room.Hemadeheroutatonceanddecidedtodohisbesttosaveherlife.Hediditandtheywon

atlast!

Beforesheleft,thebill（賬單）wassenttoher.Shewasquiteafraidtoopenit.Finally,she

looked,andtohersurprise,shefoundthesewordsonthebill:"Paidwithaglassofmilk.Dr.

HowardKelly.

Tearsofjoycamedownfromhereyesasshesaidsilently,"Thankyou,God.Yourlovehas

passedthroughheartsandhands.'*

31.Whydidtheboyjustaskforsomewater?

A.Hechangedhisidea.

B.Hedidn'tneedameaL

C.Hewasquitethirstythen.

D.Hewasafraidofthewoman.

32.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.Shewaskind.

B.Shewasveryrich.

C.Sheknewtheboy'smother.

D.Shelovedtheboyverymuch.

33.Whywasthewomanafraidtoopenthebill?

A.Shewasafraidofthedoctor.

B.Shedidn'twanttopayanything.

C.Shewasworriedaboutherillness.

D.Shethoughtitwouldcostheralot.

34.Whydidthedoctorgointothewoman'sroom?

A.Togivehersomemoney.

B.Tomakesurewhoshewas.

C.Tosendsomemedicinetoher.

D.Toasksomebodyelseforhelp.

35.Whatcanwesayaboutthedoctor?

A.Thankful.B.Rich.C.Strange.D.Surprising.

C

InEngland,onweekdays,breakfastinmosthomesisoftenahurried（匆忙的）mealofmilk,

bread,juiceandteaorcoffee.Somepeoplejuststopatcoffeeshopsforcoffee.Butatweekends,

thingsarequitedifferent.Peopleoftenhavealargebreakfastwithfriedeggs,potatoes,bacon,

sausages,tomatoes,mushroomsandtoast.

Lunchisjustashortbreakfromtheday'sworkanditisnotabigmeal.Itusuallylastsless

thananhourbecausefewpeoplehavemoretimetodoitandsomeofthemalsocanenjoya

nap（d、睡）.Mostpeoplehaveasandwichorfruitforlunch.Peopleeithertaketheirlunchtowork

oreatinafastfoodrestaurant.

DinneristhemostimportantmealofthedayinEngland.Atthismeal,mostfamiliestryto

sittogether.Itismuchbiggerthanlunchandisusuallyahotmealwithsoup,amaincourse（——道

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菜）andsometimesdessert.Themaincourseusuallyincludesmeat,vegetablesandpotatoes.Itis

happytimeforfamilymemberstositaroundthedinnertableandtalkabouttheday'sevents.

36.HowaboutbreakfastinmosthomesinEngland?

A.Smalleveryday.B.Hurriedeveryday.

C.Largeonweekends.D.Largeonweekdays.

37.WhatcanwesayaboutmostpeopleinEngland?

A.Theyalwaysfeelverytired.

B.Theyoftenhavesimplelunch.

C.Theyneverrestinthedaytime.

D.Theyhavetopreparelunchforthemselves.

38.WhatcansomepeopledoatnooninEngland?

A.Takeashortsleep.

B.Enjoyabiglunch.

C.Havelunchwiththeirfamilymembers.

D.Spendmuchtimetalkingwiththeirfriends.

39,DinnerinEnglandisusually

A.lunchB.supper

C.breakfastD.breakfromtheday'swork

40.WhyisdinnerthemostimportantformostfamiliesinEngland?

A.Itisaverybigmeal.

B.Familymemberscanenjoyittogether.

C.Familymembersmustprepareittogether.

D:Onlyitcanmakepeoplehappyeveryday.

D

'*1sometimesgetupatthreeorfourinthemorningandIsurfthenet."

"Ioftencheckmye-mailfortytimesaday.1'

“Ioftenspendmorethanthreehoursduringonetimeonthenet.',

"Ispendmoretimeinchatroomsthanwithmy'real-life'friends."

Doyouknowanypeoplelikethese?Theyarepartofanewaddiction（癖好,沉溺）called

Internetaddiction.Internetaddictsspendatleastthirtytofortyhoursonlineeveryweek.Theuse

oftheInternetcanbeanaddictionlikedrug（毒品）use.Peoplelosecontrol（控制）ofthetime

theyspendontheInternet.

Forexample,onecollegestudentwasmissingfbrseveraldays.Hisfriendswereworried,

andtheycalledthepolice.Thepolicefoundthestudentinthecomputerlab:hewassurfingthenet

fbrseveraldaysstraight..

Studiesshowthatabout6to10%ofInternetusersbecomeaddicted.Andpeopleworry

abouttheteensbecausetheInternetischangingtheplayingfieldforsomeofthem.Theyspend

moretimeonthenetthanintherealworldoffriendsandfamily.

Is"surfingthenet"ahobbyoranaddictionforyou?Youmayhaveaproblemifyouhave

thesesymptoms（癥狀）：

,Youdonotgotoimportantfamilyactivitiesoryoudonotdoschoolworkbecauseyoulike

tospendhoursontheInternet.

?Youcan'twaitforyournextonlinetime.

,Youplantospendashorttimeonline,butthenyouspendseveralhours.

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,Yougooutwithyourfriendslessandless.

41.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstfoursentences?

A.Whytowritethistext.

B.WheretofindanInternetaddict.

C.HowtobecomeanInternetaddict.

D.WhatanInternetaddictoftendoes.

42.Accordingtothetext,anaddictislikea

A.smokerB.druguser

C.policemanD.lazystudent

43.Theexampleinthetextshowsthat

A.allInternetaddictsdon'tsleepatall

B.allcollegestudentslikeInternetverymuch

C.thepoliceoftenhelptolookforInternetaddicts

D.someoftheInternetusershavealreadybeenseriouslyaddicted

44.Whydopeopleworryabouttheteens?

A.TheteensusedtoworkontheInternet.

B.Theplayingfieldoftheteenswilldisappear.

C.TheteenswastetoomuchmoneyonInternet.

D.MoreandmoreteenswillbecomeInternetaddicts.

45.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Don'tbeaddictedtoInternet.

B.Gotofatuityactivitiesmore.often.

C.Dothingsasyouhaveplanned.

D.Staywithyourparentsasoftenaspossible.

二、閱讀理解77年瀘州

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題

目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

A

Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.They

believethattheirfamiliesdon'tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquite

oftenforbrothersandsisterstofighteachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforsome

ideas.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoragroupoffriends.

Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalottotimetalkingamong

themselvesonthephone.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren'sgrowingup,because

friendscandiscusssomething.Therethingsaredifficulttotheirfamilymembers.

However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren'sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmay

evenstoptheirchildrenformmeetingtheirgoodfriends.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowing

questions?

Whochooseyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyou

gotagoodfriendyourparentsdon'tlike?Youranswersarewelcome.

1.Manyteenagersthinkthattheircanunderstandthembetter.

A.sistersB.brothersC.friendsD.parents

2.isveryimportanttoteenagers.

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A.MakingfriendsB.MeetingfriendsC.LivingwithfriendsD.Fightingwithfriends

3.Teenagersusuallyliketo.

A.gototheirbrothersandsistersforhelpB.communicatewiththeirparents

C.makefriendswiththeirparentsD.discusssomethingwiththeirfriends

29.Thesentence“Youranswersarewelcome^^means“"

A.YouranswerarerightB.Youshouldgiveusalltherightanswers

C.We'dliketohaveyourideasaboutthequestionsD.Youarewelcometounderstandyour

friends.

30.Accordingtothewriter,parentsshould

A.choosefortheirchildrenB.understandtheirchildrenbetter

C.welcomealltheirchildren'sfriendsD.stoptheirchildrenfromchoosingfriends.

B

TheseasonsinAustraliaarenotlikeours.Whenitiswinterinchina,itissummerthere.Australia

isasoutherncountry,itisinthesouthoftheworld.JulyandAugustarethewintermonths;

September,OctoberandNovemberarespring,thesummerisinJanuary,FebruaryandDecember,

andMarch,AprilandMayaretheautumnmonths.Thenorthofthecountryishotterthanthe

south.

Averylargepartofthiscountryhasnorainatall.Theeastcoast（海岸地區(qū)）hasrainallyear,

andtherearenodrymonthsthere.Thesoutheastwindsblows（吹）herealltheyear.Theybring

rainfromthesea.Thereisnotmuchrainonthewestside.ThesoutheasternpartofAustraliahas

summerrainfromthesoutheastwinds.Theyonlyblowhereinsummer.

ThesouthwesternpartofAustraliahaswinterrain.Thewestwindsblowoverthesouthwest

inwinteronly.Insummer,thesouthwestofthecountryhasnorain.InthenorthofAustralia,there

isnoraininwinter.Theraincomesinsummer.Thenorthwestwindsbringit.

31.InOctober,itisinAustralia.

A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

32.ItisinthesouththaninthenorthinAustralia.

A.warmerB.hotterC.colderD.cooler

33.ThepartofAustraliahasthemostrain.

A.easternB.southeasternC.southernD.northern

34.Thewestwindsonlycomeovertheofthecountryinwinter.

A.eastB.westC.northwestD.southeast

35.ThereisraininwinterinthenorthofAustralia.

A.enoughB.aheavyC.moreD.no

C

Ofcourseyoudon'lwanttobesickinyourvacation.Sowhatcanyoudowhiletraveling?

Therearethreethingsyoushouldremember:relax,sleepandeatwell.

Avacationisatimeforrelaxing,butveryoftenitisnot.Thinkaboutwhatyoudowhenyou

areatourist.Therearesomanyplacestovisit:shop,parks,churchesandtemples（寺廟）.You

mayspendmostofthedayswalkingaroundtheseplaces.Thiscanbeverytiring.Donotaskyour

bodytodotoomuch.Atiredbodymeansaweakbody.Aweakbodygetsdickeasily.Sositdown

forafewhoursinaniceplace.Ingoodweather,lookforaquietparkbench.

Sleepisalsoimportant.Ifyouwanttostayhealthy,youneedtogetenoughsleep.Yourhotel

roommaybenoisy,orthebedmaybetoohard.Oryoumaywanttostayoutlateatnight.Then

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youshouldplantosleepforanhourduringtheday.Theextrahourcanmakeabigdifference.

Finally,ifyouwanttostayhealthy,youmusteatwell.Thatmeanseatingtherightkindsof

food.Yourbodayneedsfreshfruit,vegetables,mean,milkandcheese.

So,rememberthis:ifyouwanttoenjoyyourvacation,takegoodcareofyourself.Giveyour

bodysomerest.Getenoughsleepandeathealthyfood.

36.Youshould___whiletraveling.

A.eatwellB.walkallthetimeC.doshoppingD.askyourbodytodoalot.

37.Travelingisusually.

A.easyB.noisyC.tiringD.dangerous

38.Youmust__toenjoyyourtraveling.

A.visitparksB.stayhealthyC.gotochurchesandtemplesD.sitdownforafewhours

39.Theunderlinedword“extra”means__here.

A.onemoreB.morethanoneC.usualD.different

40.Thetexttellsus-intraveling.

A.howtorestB.whatplacestovisitC.howtorelaxandsleepD.howtotakegoodcareof

ourselves

D

IrememberthefirsttimeImetAlfredafteryears.Hewassittingonabenchinthepark.He

lookedverysadandcold.Hehadn'tgotacoatonanditstartedtorain.Usually,Idon'tliketo

stoptospeaktoastrangerwholookedlikethat.Hisshoeswerewell-cleanedandhisclotheswere

quitesmart,buthedidnothaveanumbrellawithhimandhewasgettingwetintherain.Istopped

walkingandsaidtohiminanicevoice."AreyouOK?”helookedup,andwassurprisedtosee

me.Hecriedout.44Areyou...”hecouldn'tremembermyname.Iwasalsosurprised.Hewas

Alfred!"I'mTom,Alfred,whatareyoudoinghere?”Iasked.Hedidnotexplaintome,but

caughtmyhand,andaskedhowmylifewaslike.ItoldhimthatIwasoutofjob.Isuggestedthat

wegosomewherewarmanddry.

Sowefoundacafenearbyandcontinuedourconversation.Ilearnedthathemarriedwith

twochildren,andhiswifewasSherry.Icouldnotbelievemyears.Twentyyearsagohisbest

friendwasLinda,andSherrywashisworstenemy!Theyoftenhadquarrels（爭(zhēng)吵）andfightsin

theplay.

Alfredtoldmethathebecameabusinessmanwhenhegraduatedfromtheschoolandowned

twocompaniesinthecity.Iaskedhimwhyhewassittingintheraininthepark.Hesaidthathe

hadjusthadaquarrelwithSherry,andactinginthesamewayaswhenshewasyoung,threwhim

outofthedoorandlockedhimout.Hewasyoung,threwhimoutofthedoorandlockedhimout.

Hewaswaitingforhertobecalmandlethiminagain.

41.WhatdidAlfredlooklike?

A.PleasantB.SmartC.HungryD.Well-dressed

42.Alfredwas___them.

AmarriedB.niceC.weakD.strong

43.HowwasAlfredwhenhewasTom?

A.HappyB.SurprisedC.GladD.Angry

44.Thewriter

A.likedtospeaktoastrangerB.metAlfredinacafe

C.thoughtAlfred'swifewasSherryD.hadn'tmetAlfredtwentyyears.

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45.WhathappenedtoAlfred?

A.HelosthiswifeB.Helosthisjob

C.Hiswifedidn'tlethimgohomeD.Hisfrienddidn'twanttoseehim.

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六、閱讀理解（共10小題;每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀A、B、C三段材料，并做每篇后面的題目。從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答

案。

A

LastSaturdayLiLeididhishomeworkalmostthewholeday.Hewantedtorelaxhimself.

Hewalkedalongthestreetslowly.Suddenlyhewasstoppedbyaforeigner,"Excuseme,canyou

speakEnglish?""Yes,butI…"LiLeiwasverynervous,andhisfaceturnedred.Heisajunior

middleschoolstudentandnowinGradeTwo,buthedidn*tspendmuchtimeonEnglishinthe

pastandisnotgoodatit.HIdon'tknowChinese,“theforeignersaid.nWouldyoupleasetellme

somethingaboutthetown?'"Yes,butI…"LiLeiunderstoodwhathemeant,butdidn'tknow

howtoanswerit.Hisheartbeatfast.nIwasbornhere,“hesaid,"Thisismyhometown.Ilikemy

townverymuch.I...My...Myhometownisbeautiful...Hewantedtosaymorebuthe

couldn't.Helookedupandfoundtheforeignerlisteningtohimcarefully.LiLeihadtosay,'Tm

sorry,Ican'ttellyoumore."Theforeignersmiledtohimkindlyandsaid,"OK.Thankyouall

thesame.”

Onthewayhome,LiLeithoughttohimself,“IfIstudiedEnglishharder,Icouldspeak

moreEnglish.IfIcouldspeakmoreEnglish,Iwouldtelltheforeignermoreaboutmy

hometown.”Howsorryhefelt!

LiLeiwenthomewithheavysteps.Assoonashereachedhome,hetookouthisEnglish

bookandbegantoread.HedecidedtostudyEnglishharderthanbefore.Hedecidedtopractice

speakingEnglisheveryday.

80.WhatdidLiLeidolastSaturday?

A.Visitingaforeigner.B.Seeingafriend.

C.Goingshopping.D.Doinghishomework.

81.WhydidtheforeigneraskLiLeitotellhimsomethingaboutthetown?

A.Hewantedtoknowsomethingaboutthetown.

B.HebelievedLiLei.

C.HewantedtoimproveLiLei'sEnglish.

D.HecouldimprovehisownChinese.

82.WhatdoyouthinkofULei?

A.Hewasshy.B.HisEnglishwaspoor.

C.Hedidn'tknowEnglish.D.Hewasafraidoftheforeigner.

B

TheInternetcanbeagreatplaceforusstudentstolearn,play,chatwithourfriends,simply

relaxandsoon.Butjustliketherealworld,theInternetcanbedangerousforus.Herearesome

suggestionstoteachusaboutusingtheInternetmoresafely.

.SuggestthatweshareourInternetexperienceswithourparents.EnjoytheInternetalong

withthem.

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*Tellourparentsifwefeelnervousaboutanythingonline,orleavetheInternet.

次Besurethatweneverletoutouraddress,phonenumber,orotherinformation,including

wherewestudyorwhereweliketoplay.

*Rememberthatweshouldnevermeetnetfriendsalone.Itisclearthatthenetfriendsmay

notbewhotheysaytheyare.

*Knowwhichactivitiesonlinearegoodforus.Ifwedon'tknowwhatactivitiesaregoodor

badforus,pleaseaskourownparentsforhelp.

83.Whatdoesthewritertrytoteachus?

A.HowtoplaywellontheInternet.B.HowtousetheInternetsafely.

C.HowtofindnewsfromtheInternet.D.HowtoleavetheInternet.

84.Whenyouhavetroubleonline,youshould.

A.nevertellothersB.askforhelporleaveit

C.shareitwithyourfriendsD.notgetonlineanymore

85.Thewritertellsusto.

A.keepourinformationasasecretontheInternet

B.makeasmanynetfriendsaspossible

C.refuseonlineactivities

D.believeeveryoneonthenet

C

Onceatigerwasinacage.Soonagoodmanwentby.Whenthetigersawtheman,thetiger

begantocry."Pleaseletmeout.""No,**saidthegoodman."IfIdo,youwilleatme.""Iwill

noteatyou,"thetigersaid."Pleaseletmeout."Thegoodmanbelievedthetiger.Heopenedthe

doorofthecage.Thetigerjumpedout.uHowsillyyouare!”thetigerlaughed.nNowIamgoing

toeatyou.”"Wait!”themancried."Yououghtnottoeatme.Letusaskotherswhatthey

think.,,nYoumayasktwoothers.”Thetigersaid.Thegoodmanaskedabird.Thebirdsaid

angrily,“Ihurtnoone.Yetpeopletriedtohuntandkillme.Letthetigereatyou.”

Thesecondonethatthegoodmanaskedwasadog."Whatishappening?^^askedthedog.The

mantoldthedogthewholestory.

“Idon*tunderstand,“saidthedog.'Thetigerwantstoeatyoubecauseyouputhimina

cage?"

"No,no,"saidtheman."Someothermenputhiminacage.”"Sillydog!”thetigercried.

"Don'tyouunderstand?Iwasinthecage.Thismanletmeout.”

“Oh,Isee,"thedogsaid."Whenthemanwasinthecage,youlethimout.”“Iwasinthe

cage!vthetigercried.<4Inthisway!”withthat,hejumpedbackintothecage.

Atonce,thedogclosedthedoorofthecage.Thegoodmanandthedogwentoff.Thetiger

lookedsadinthecage.

86.Whydidthemanletthetigerout?!

A.Thetigerwasaspecialone.B.Hebelievedwhatthetigersaid.1

C.Thetigerwascryinglikeaman.D.Helovedthetiger.

87.Whydidthebirdletthetigereattheman?

A.Theybothhatedtheman.B.Themanoncehurtthebird.

C.Thebirdandthetigerwerefriends.D.Thebirdhatedpeople.

88.Whathappenedtothetiger?

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A.Hewaskilledbythedog.B.Hewascaughtinthecageagain.

C.Hebecamethedog*sfriend.D.Heranaway.

89.Whofailedintheend?

A.Theman.B.Thebird.C.Thedog.D.Thetiger.

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六、閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀(A)、(B)、(C)三段材料，并做每篇后面的題目。從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案，并把該選項(xiàng)的相應(yīng)字母代號(hào)填入答題欄中對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線匕不能答

在機(jī)讀卡上。??????

(A)

Ifyougoout,youcanfindcarshereandthere.Badsmokefromacarcangetintotheair.

Thisbadsmokeiscalledpollution.

Pollutionturnstheairagraycolor.Itisverydirty.Italsomakestheairaroundusgetworse

andworse.Itisnotgoodforourhealth.

Tokeeppollutiondown,theStatestestcarseverytwoyears.Thistestcheckstomakesure

thecarsdonotpollutetheair.Ifacardoesn'tpassthetest,theownercan'tdriveitthenextyear.

Somecarownersdrivetheircarseventhoughtheycan'tpassthetest.Itisalsoverybadfor

theair.

Peoplewanttofindawaytogetthesecarsofftheroad.Soastateprogramwasstarted.Now

itseemstobehelping.Inthestateprogram,theStatesbuycarsthatcan'tpassthetestorwillhelp

payforrepairs.Thisprogramhasbeenhelpingpeoplebuybettercarsorfixtheiroldones.And

theairisbecomingbetterandbetter.

Thestateprogramthattakespollutioncarsofftheroadhasjustfinisheditsfirstyear,and

peoplesayithasbeensuccessful.Forthepastyear,thestateprogramhasbeenbuyingcarsthat

can'tpassthetest,andthecarsboughtbytheStatesthroughtheprogramareputoutofuse.

80.iscalledpollution.

A.ThecarB.Agraycolor

C.ThesmokefromcarsD.Thetest

81.Thecarsaretestedeverytwoyearstomakesure.

A.peoplecanvisittheoldcarsB.theownersdon'tdriveanymore

C.theownerscanbuynewcarsD.theydon'tpollutetheair

82.Inorderto,theStatesbuycarsthatcan'tpassthetestorwillhelppayforrepairs.

A.getmoneyfromcarownersB.cutdownthepollution

C.maketheairaroundusworseD.sellmorenewcars

(B)

Billwasfourteenyearsold.Hehadapart-timejobwhichmadehimgetupatfive.Hewasa

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newspaperboy.Thoughitwashardwork,heenjoyeditalot.

Eachmorning,Billlefthishouseatfivefifteentogotothecomer.Thenewspapershadbeen

senttothecornerbyatruckatmidnight.Healwaysrodeabiketocarrythem.

Inwinteritwasstilldarkwhenhegotup,butduringtherestoftheyearitwasbright.Bill

hadtosendthenewspaperstothehousesofpeopleinallkindsofweather.Hetriedtoputeach

paperintheboxwhereitwouldbekeptsafefromwindandrainorsnow.Hiscustomersarein

differentplaces.Sincemanyofthemworkedduringtheday,Billhadtogetthemoneyatnight.

SometimesBill'scustomersgavehimsomemoremoneyforhisgoodwork.WhenBillwasill,his

elderbrotherhadtosendthenewspapers.Once,BilTsfatherhadtohelphim.

Billhad70customers,buthehopedtogetmoresoon.Someday,ifhegotmanymore

customers,perhapsBillcouldwinaprizeforbeingaverygoodnewspaperboy,hewouldwina

visittoEurope,buthiswishisthathecouldwinanewbike.

83.whenBillwasill,hisusuallyhelpedsendthenewspapers.

A.youngerbrotherB.customers

C.fatherD.elderbrother.

84.Bill'scustomersgavehimsomemoremoneyfbrhis.

A.littleworkB.gettingupsoearlyeveryday

C.goodserviceD.collectingmoneyatnight

85.Ifheworkedverywell,hemight.

A.haveachancetovisitEuropeB.havemorenewspapers

C.havechancetovisitafewcountriesD.haveatravelinEuropeandanewbike

(C)

Johnwasseven.Heliv