蘇教版九年級英語閱讀理解專題訓練50題（含答案解析）

蘇教版九年級英語閱讀理解專題訓練50題（含答案解析）

學校:姓名：班級:考號：

一、閱讀單選

Earlierthismonth,GoldmanSachs,the150-year-oldcompany,saidthatthetimewas

rightHtomovetoflexible（靈活的）clothingrules"

Themovetowardflexibleworkplacesbeganinthe1990swhencompaniesstarted

introducing"casual（隨意的）Fridays".Theideabecamewidelyacceptedwiththeriseof

technologycompanieslikeAmazonandFacebookandtheirleaders.FacebookchiefMark

ZuckerbergisfamousforwearingbluejeansandagrayT-shirt.WallStreetcompanieshave

hadtochangeastheycompetewithtechnologycompaniesforyoungworkers.Goldman

SachsisoneofthelastbigWallStreetcompaniestochangeitsclothingrules.

Talkofthemovetoflexibleclothingrulesisoftenaboutwhatmenwear.That'sbecause

thebankingindustryhasmostlymaleleaders.ArielSchur,headofABSStaffingSolutions,

toldtheAssociatedPressshegetsmorequestionsfrommennowadaysaboutwhattowearfor

jobinterviewsandmeetings.However,thosekindsofquestionshavebeenaskedbywomen

foralongtime.MGuyshavealwaysjustbeenabletowearthesamesuit,changetheirtiesand

shirt,"Schursaid.

So,whatisacceptabletowearattheofficethesedays?

"Thisisprettymuchwhatwewear,"saidEdSilhan,whoworksforanadvertising

technologycompany,wearingblackjeansandbootsashespoketoanAPreporterinNew

York'sMidtownManhattan.''Flipflops（人字拖），ortrainersarealsoacceptable."headded.

The"midtownuniform"—slacks（寬松長褲），button—downedshirtandfleecevest（羊

毛背心）一hasbecomearefugeformenwhoworkinU.S.offices.

"That'sprobablyalazymethod,"saidBossolaofTheNeedSupplyCo."Theworst

possibilityisthatnextMondayatGoldmanSachs,workersallwearthesame.Thebestcaseis

thattheymakeanefforttocreateasetofclothingthatworksfortheirindustry."

1.Theword"refuge"inParagraph6probablymeans"achoice”.

A.wiseB.wrongC.safeD.popular

2.Thewritermainlywants.

A.todescribehowGoldmanSachschangeitsclothingrules

B.tointroducethechangesofclothingrulesinU.S.companies

C.todiscoverwhymanycompaniesmakeclothingruleslessstrict

D.toadvisemaleworkerstocreateclothesspeciallyfortheirindustry

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutmaleworkers?

A.Maleworkersareallleadersinthebankingindustry

B.Maleworkerswearingthe"midtownuniform"arelazy.

C.Maleworkersareadvisedtowearthesamesuiteveryday.

D.Maleworkershavemorequestionsaboutclothesthanbefore.

4.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.GoldmanSachsistheoldestWallStreetcompany.

B.Wearingproperlyincompaniesiseasierforwomen.

C.Youngworkersprefertoworkinmorecasualclothes.

D.Themovetowardflexibleworkplacesbeganinthe1990s.

Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itis

thecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.

Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribes

somethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.

Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.

Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyet

developed.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadany

experienceinwar（戰(zhàn)爭）.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithas

today------apersonwhoisnewinajob.

Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest

Old——timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesinthe

east.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.

Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.The

expressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundred.

Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrow

quicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergarden

continuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.

TheGreenRevolution（革命）isthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothe

developmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlarger

crops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagricultural（農(nóng)業(yè)的）scientists

whohadgreenthumbs.

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5.Accordingtothepassage,agreenhornmeansnow.

A.apersonwhoisnewinajob

B.asoldierwhohasnothadanyexperienceinwar

C.ayoungcoworoxwhosehornshavenotyetdeveloped

D.amanwhodoesn'thavetheskillstoliveinthecountry

6.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"ripe"is.

A.未完成的B.成熱的C.青澀的D.老練的

7.WhichofthefollowingaboutisNOTright?

A.Ifthereweren'ttheGreenRevolution,wewouldhavenoricetoeat.

B.TheexpressionHtheGreenRevolution"appearedseveralyearsago.

C.BecauseoftheGreenRevolution,wehavemorekindsofriceandothergrains.

D.AgriculturalscientistswithgreenthumbsstartedtheGreenRevolution.

8.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.

A.allgrowingplantsisgreen

B.greenisthemostimportantcolorinnature

C.apersonwithagreenthumbcanmakeplantsgrowwell

D.theexpression"agreenthumb"hasahistoryoftwohundredyears

9.Themainideaofthepassageis

A.agreenhornB.agreenthumb

C.theGreenRevolutionD.theword"green"anditsstory

Yearsago,wewere,askedtocreateanewspaperingroupsaboutworldcultureinour

historyclass.

Wefirstwrotethenamesofthreefriendswewantedinourgroup.Unluckily,Mrs.

Bartlett,ourteacher,didn'tputmeinthegroupwithanyofmyfriends.Instead,Iwaswith

Mauro,whoneverspokeEnglish,Juliette,whoalwaysworethickglassesandRachel,who

worestrangeclothes.Ihadnevertalkedtothem.Oh,howbadlyIwantedtobewithmy

friends!

IwassosadthatIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartlett."Iknowwhatyouwant,Karina,ushe

gentlypattedmeonmyshoulder,nbutyourgroupneedsaleader.Ineedyoutohelpthemget

apassinggradeonthisproject.Onlyyoucanmakeit."

Iwasshocked.

"Willyouhelpthem?"sheasked.

"Yes,nIreplied.Icouldn'tbelieveitcameoutofmymouth,butitdid.

Ibravelywalkedtomygroupandstartedourproject.Wehaddifferenttasksaccording

toourinterests.Gradually,Ifeltmyselfenjoyingtheircompany.IfoundoutMaurowas

strugglingwithEnglish.BehindJuliette'sthickglasseswerehersparklingeyes.Rachelwas

socreativethatshewantedtobeafashiondesigner.Irealizedthattheywerenotstrange；

theywerejustpeoplethatnoonecaredenoughfbr-exceptMrs.Bartlett.Herthoughtfulness

broughtoutthebestinthefourofus.

Ilearnedsomethingthatweek.Iwasgivenachancetoseeotherpeopleinanewlight.I

learnedthatwhowe,areismoreimportantthanwhatweareorseemtobe.

Mrs.BartlettgaveusanAonthatproject,butthoughtweshouldhavehandeditright

back,forshewastheonewhotrulydeservedit.

10.Karinabadlywantedtobewithherfriendsbecauseshethought.

A.herfriendstookgreatinterestinhistory

B.hergroupmatesknewlittleaboutworldculture

C.itwouldbeeasyforherfriendstocreatenewspapers

D.itwouldhehardtocommunicatewithhergroupmates

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutKarina*sgroup?

A.Juliettedidn'tlikeherthickglasses.B.Maurohadtroubleinspeakinginpublic.

C.Karinawasmadetheleaderofhergroup.D.Rachelwantedtobeapopstarinthe

future.

12.Fromthestory,weknowMrs.Bartlettis.

A.thoughtfulB.creativeC.honestD.strict

Timeisshortandweareallgettingolder.Theremayneverbeabettertimethannowto

haveameaningfulconversationwithyourparents.

Yousometimeshearpeoplesaythattheyregretmissedchanceswhiletheirparentswere

aliveandthattherewerethingstheywishtheyhadspokenabout.Makesurethatyouholdthe

chancewhileyoucan.

1.Canyoutellmeastoryaboutyourparentsorgrandparents

Familyhistoryismuchmorethanafamilytreeandaphotoalbum.Itisalsoacollection

ofstorieswhichbecomeyourfamilyfolklore（奇聞異事）.Besuretohavesomestoriesabout

yourparentsandgrandparentsthatyoucanpassontoyourdescendants（后代）.

2.Canyoutellmeastoryaboutwhenyouwereachild

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Storiesabouttheiradventures,hopes,fearsandrelationshipswithfriendsandparents

canbeinterestingandrevealing（有啟迪作用的）.Whynotrecordthemonvideo?

3.Canyoutellmeastoryaboutmeasachild

Yourparentswillrememberfunnyorembarrassingthingsaboutyouasalittle

child.Thesewillbehandywhenonedayyourchildasksyouthesamequestion.

4.Whatistheonepieceofadviceyouwouldliketosharewithme

Yourparentshavealifetimeofexperienceandtherearestillthingsthatyoucanlearn

fromthem.Theymaysharesomethingphilosophical（有哲理的）orfunny.Itcanpassinto

thefamilysayings.

5.Whatthinginyourlifemadeyouthehappiestandtheproudest

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“handy“meaninChinese?

A.有用的B.無聊的C.手工的D.無用的

14.Accordingtothepassage,isthebesttimeforafamily.

A.toenjoywatchingvideoswithyourfamilies

B.toenjoymeaningfulconversationswithyourparents

C.toenjoytakingphotoswithyourparents

D.toenjoyusefultalkswithpeopleaboutdifferentexperiences

15.Whatarethegoodthingsinpeople'slivesinthepassage?

A.Achievements.B.Momentsofpride.

C.Joys.D.Allabove.

16.Whydopeoplepassonthestoriesabouttheirparentsandgrandparents?

A.Becausethestoriesremindpeopleoftheirfamilyhistory.

B.Becausethestoriesareinafamilytree.

C.Becausethestoriesareaboutfears.

D.Becausethestoriescomefromfamilyalbums.

17.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Parents,timeisshort,sowearen'tsupposedtowastetime.

B.Weneedtofindsometopicstocompleteaconversation.

C.We'dbettercatcheachchancetohaveatalkwithourparentsnow.

D.Itisachancetohaveagoodrelationshipwithfamiliesbyhavingconversations.

Ateacherwasgivingaspeechtohisstudents.Heheldupaglassofwaterandaskedthe

class,nHowheavydoyouthinkthisglassofwateris?"

Thestudents'answersweredifferent,from20gto500g."Itdoesnotmatteronthe

weightitself.Itdependsonhowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholdit

foranhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmyrightarm.IfIholditforaday,youwillhavetocallan

ambulance（救護車）.Itisexactlythesameweight,butthelongerIholdit,theheavierit

becomes."

Ifwecarryourburdens（負擔）allthetime,soonerorlater,wewillnotbeabletocarry

on,theburdenbecomingincreasinglyheavier.

"Whatyouhavetodoistoputtheglassdown,restforawhilebeforeholdingitup

again."Wehavetoputdowntheburdensometimes,sothatwecanberefreshedandareable

tocarryon.

Sobeforeyoureturnhomefromworktonight,puttheburdenofworkdown.Don'tcarry

itbackhome.Youcanpickituptomorrow.

Whateverburdensyouarehavingnowonyourshoulders,letitdownforamomentif

youcan.

18.Theteacherbroughtaglassofwatertotheclassbecause.

A.hewasverythirstyB.hisarmswerestrong

C.itwasagoodexampleD.thestudentswerethirsty

19."Aglassofwater"inthispassagereferredto（指）.

A.knowledgeB.theburdenC.thetimeD.future

20.Accordingtotheteacher,youmayfeelifyouputdowntheburdensometimes.

A.moreenergeticB.muchheavier

C.morestressedoutD.tiredout

21.Thiswasalessonabout.

A.howtorelaxoneselfinlifeB.howtosolveaphysicsproblem

C.howtokeepfitbydrinkingwaterD.howtoputtheglassdown

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youcouldbecomeheavierandheavierifyouheldaglassofwaterinyourhand.

B.Allthestudentsintheclassknewwhattheweightoftheglassofwaterexactlywas.

C.Whateverburdensyouarehavingnowonyourshoulders,youshould^putthemdown.

D.Theteacherhadagoodwayofmakinghislessonclearandeasytobeunderstood

Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>

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Nearly14,000childreninPAStatehavelosttheirhomes.Perhapsyourfamilyisableto

providehousingandemotionalsupportforachildoragroupwhohavenohomesoftheir

own,whoneedloveandcare.

Uptonow,morethan8,000familieshavejoinedus.Withyoursupport,wecanmakea

bigdifferenceinthelifeofachildandhaveagreateffect(影響)onhisfuture.

★Call492-9345tolearnabouttraining,expenseandotherrequirementsthatareneedto

careforahomelesschildinyourfamily.★AttendaGeneralMeetingattheMountJoyOffice.

Thursday,February4thor18th6：00pm-8：00pm.Call492-9338foreitheroftheGeneral

Meetings.

★Volunteersarewelcome.Call492-9396tobecomeamemberofF.U.N.

FamiliesUnitedNetwork(F.U.N.)

3908CoreyRoad,Harrisburg,PA17100

23.AboutchildreninPAStatehavenohomesoftheirown.

A.8,000B.14,000C.17,100D.22,000

24.Theunderlinedexpressionuemotionalsupport''meanscaringforachild's.

A.foodB.educationC.housesD.feelings

25.WhichtelephonenumbercanpeoplecalltoaskabouttheGeneralMeetings?

A.492-9345B.492-9338C.492-9396D.492-3908

26.TheGeneralMeetingswillbeheld.

A.everyThursdayinFebruaryB.threetimesinFebruary

C.betweenFebruary4thand18thD.onFebruary4thand18th

27.Thepurposeofthematerialaboveistohelp.

A.childrenwithnohomesB.familieswithnochildren

C.schoolswithlittlemoneyD.teacherswithlittletraining

28.Wecanreadmaterialaboveprobablyfromthesectionofanewspaper.

A.fashionB.sportsC.advertisementD.business.

StanLee(Dee.28,1922—Nov.12,2018)wasanAmericancomicbookwriter,editor,

producer,andpublisher.Workingwithseveralartists,StanLeeco-createdfictionalcharacters

includingSpider-Man,theHulk,DoctorStrange,theFantasticFour,Ant-Manandsoon.Now

let'sseesomeofthecharacters.

Spider-Man,createdbyStanLeeandSteveDitko,first

appearedinAmazingFantasy#15(Aug.1962).Heappearsin

comicbooks,aswellasmoviesandTVshows.KnownasPeter

Parker,heisanorphanraisedbyhisauntanduncleinNewYork

Cityafterhisparentswerekilledinaplanecrash.

TheHulk,createdbyStanLeeandJackKirby,first

appearedinTheIncredibleHulk(May1962).Thecharacteris

boththeHulk,agreenskinned,heavyandstronghumanoid,and

Dr.RobertBruceBanner,aphysicallyweak,quiet,and

emotionallyreserved(保守的)physicist.

TheFantasticFour,createdbyStanLeeandJackKirbyand

knownastheirfirstsuperheroteam,firstappearedinThe

FantasticFour#l(Nov.1961).Thefourgotdifferent

superpowersaftergettingclosetocosmicrays(宇宙射線)during

ascientifictasktoouterspace.

Ant-Man,createdbyStanLee,LarryLieberandJackKirby,

firstappearedinTalestoAstonish#35(Sept.1962).Itisthename

ofseveralfictionalsuperheroesappearingincomicbooks

punishedbyMarvelComics.

29.WhatisDr.RobertBruceBannerlike?

A.Heavy.B.Green-skinned.C.Active.D.Silent.

30.HowisAnt-Mandifferentfromtheothercharacters?

A.StanLeelikesAnt-Manbest.

B-Ant-Manwascreatedbythreeartists.

C.Ant-Manisthestrongestamongthecharacters.

D.StanLeecreatedthecharacterinhislateryears.

31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.StanLeecreatedallthecharactersonhisown.

B.Spider-Man5sparentsdiedinanairaccident.

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C.TheHulkappearedearliestamongthefourcharacters.

D.Spider-ManisknownasSteveDitkointhemovie.

Itisreportedrhinohornsarebigbusiness.TraditionalChinesemedicineusesthemto

treatillnesses.Akilogramcanbesoldasmuchashorn$60,000.Asaresult,almostallrhino

populationsareindanger.Inordertosolvetheseriousproblems,agoodwaytorelieve

pressureontheanimalsmightbetofillthemarketwithfakes（仿造品）,sorhinosmayhavea

chancetostayalive.

Thatwouldneedthefakestobegood.ButFritzVbllrath,azoologistatOxford

UniversityandhispartnersfromFudanUniversityhavecomeupwithacheapand

easy-to-makefakehornthatisverysimilartotherealthing.

ThemainmaterialofDr.Vbllrath^fakehornishorsehair.Althoughhorsesandrhinos

lookdifferent,theyarecloselyrelated.Horsesdonothavehorns,ofcourse,butneitherdo

rhinos.The"horns"ofrhinosarenotmadeofbonesbuthairs.Thehairsaretiedtightly

togetherbyamixtureofdeadcells.Examinationsunderamicroscopeshowedthathairsfrom

horses'tailsaresimilartothoseinthehornsofrhinos.

Sohowcanafakerhinohornbemade?First,findouttherightmaterials.Second,a

properglueshouldbeused.Dr.Vbllrathandhispartnersgetaspecialkindofglue.Itis

naturallyproducedbyspidersandsilkworms.Third,thegluedhornisputinanoventodry.

Atlast,aftersomepolishing,thefakehomlooksjustlikearealone.

DNAwouldcertainlytellthefakesbutpeople'seyesarenotabletotellthedifferences.

Sobymakingfakehorns,peoplemayhelpsavemorerhinos.

32.Rhinopopulationsareindangerbecause.

A.theybecomeseriouslyillB.rhinoshavealotofpressure

C.fakerhinohornsmayfoolpeopleD.rhinohornscanbesoldatagoodprice

33.TheChinesemeaningof'^relieve,,inParagraph1is.

A.緩和B.重復C.加劇D.消滅

34.Theunderlinedword"those"inParagraph3refersto_

A.tailsB.horsesC.hairsD.examinations

35.Therearestepstomakeafakerhinohornaccordingtothepassage.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

36.Thewriter'sopinionaboutthefakerhinohornsisthat

A.peoplehavetomakefakerhinohornstosaverhinos.

B.it'sexpensiveanddifficulttomakethefakerhinohorns.

C.peoplemakethefakerhinohornstomakelotsofmoney.

D.thefakerhinohornsarecompletelythesameastherealones.

Mostofusfearfailure.However,withoutfailure,progresswouldbeimpossible.Infact,

thewordsuccesscomesfromtheLatinsuccedere,meaning“tocomeafter."Andwhatdoes

successusuallycomeafter?Failure.Itseemsthatonecannotexistwithouttheother.

Everyfailure-eventheworstones-helpsuslearntodothingsdifferentlyinthefuture.

"LearningfromthepastmistakesandmakingchangeshelpedmetoreachthetopofEverest

successfully,,,saysmountaineerPeteAthans,whohasnowreachedthe

world'shighestpeak（山峰）seventimes.Failurealsoremindsusthatthingscangowrong

-sometimeswithterribleresults.

AustrianGerlindeKaltenbrunneristhefirstwomantoreachthetopofall14ofthe

world's8,000-meterpeakswithoutextraoxygen（氧氣）.In2007,whileclimbinginNepal,

shewasinanavalanche（雪崩）.Shesurvived,buttwonearbySpanishclimbersdied.The

experiencetaughtKaltenbrunnerthatnomatterhowpreparedapersonis,badthingscanstill

happen.ButKaltenbrunnerdecidedshehadtolearnfromherexperienceandmoveon.

Acceptingfailureisnoteasyformany,though.Weareoftenreluctanttotellpeoplethat

wearefailuresbecauseourgoodnamedependsonsuccess.However,thingsareslowly

changing.Inthepasttenyears,somescientificmagazines一mostlyinmedicine-have

publishedreportsoffailedexperiments.Thebeliefisthatthesciencecommunitycanalso

learnfrom“negative“resultsandthatthiscanfinallyleadtopositiveoutcomes.

Thebusinessworldalreadyunderstandsthevalueofnegativeresults.EliLillyand

Companyhasfailurepartiestostudydataaboutmedicinethatdoesn'twork.Infact,oneof

thebusinessworld'smostfamousfailuresbecameoneofitsbiggestsuccesses.Intheearly

1990s,AppleCorporationcreatedtheAppleNewton.ItwasoneofApple'sbiggestfailures.

However,Apple'sCEO,SteveJobs,believedtheproducthadpotential（潛力）andhebegan

toimproveit.Intime,thisledtothecreationoftheiPhoneandtheiPad,twoofthe

company'smostsuccessfulproducts.

ThestoryoftheAppleNewtoncanteachusanotherimportantlessonaboutfailure.

Thereisalotwecanlearnbystudyingmistakes.Perhapsthemostimportantlessonisthat

failureandsuccessaretwosidesofthesamecoin.Onetrulycannotexistwithouttheother.

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37.ThewriterwritesParagraph2and3mainlyto.

A.showhowbadthingscanbecomeimportantlessons

B.tellusthatifspossibleforanyonetobesuccessful

C.provehowbadthingscanhappeninanysituation

D.teachuswhatnottodowhenclimbingmountains

38.Theunderlinedword“reluctant“inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.unableB.unsureC.unwillingD.uninterested

39.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Anattitudetowardsfailure.

B.Theexperienceofsuccess.

C.Adifficultwaytosuccess.

D.Therewardsoffailure.

Ifyouarelookingforawhaleinthesea,youwillfindawholefamilyofwhales.The

papaofthewhalefamilyis,ofcourse,thewhaleitself.Butthereareothermembersaswell.

Relatives,youmightsay.Aswecansee,thewhalehasabigfamily.

Fewpeoplerealizethatdolphinsarepartofthewhalefamily.Infact,manypeopledon't

realizethatdolphinsaren'tfish.Fishbreathethroughgills（魚鯉）andlayeggs.Thedolphin

doesneither.Dolphins,likealltheothermembersofthewhalefamily,aremammals（哺乳動

物）.Theybreatheair,andtheyhavebabieslikelandmammalsandfeedthemwithmilk.

Dolphinsarefascinatingtowatchandfamousfortheirwonderfulperformances.Theycan

jumphighoutofthewaterandperformturnsintheair.Thesejumpsgivethedolphinstimeto

breathe.

Porpoises（鼠海月豕）alsobelongtothewhalefamilyandareverymuchlikedolphins.

Themaindifferencebetweendolphinsandporpoisesisthesizeandshapeofthemouth.The

dolphin'smouthislongandthin.However,themouthoftheporpoiseisshortandthick.

Dolphinsarealsomoretalkativethanpoipoises.Dolphinsmakesoundstocommunicatewith

oneanotherunderwater.Scientistsareprettysurethatporpoisesdon'tdothis.Butbothof

themaresmartandfriendlytohumans.

Butnotallthemembersofthewhalefamilyarefriendly.Perhapsthedifferencehas

somethingtodowiththesize.Bigwhalesaremorelikelytobeangrythansmallerdolphins

orporpoises.Anangrywhalecanbedangerous.Perhapsthishelpedtocreatethestoryof

MobyDickthatsank（使下沉）ashipandcausedallthepeopleonboardtodieinthesea.

40.Accordingtothepassagetheporpoise.

A.isakindofmouseB.isfriendlytohumanslikethedolphin

C.hasalongernosethanthedolphinD.ismuchbiggerthanthedolphin

41.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Dolphinsandporpoiseshavegreatdifferencesintheirhabits.

B.Whalesoftenenjoyswimmingandlivingingroups.

C.Porpoisesmakesoundstocommunicationwithoneanotherunderwater.

D.Dolphinsjumphighoutofthewatermainlytohavefun.

42.Theunderlinedpart"MobyDck”inthelastparagraphisprobably.

A.ashipB.adolphinC.aporpoiseD.awhale

43.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Foodwhaleseat.B.Mammalslivingontheearth.

C.Twomembersofthewhale'sbigfamily.D.Differencesbetweendolphinsand

porpoises.

Didyouknowthatthegamesyouplaywithchildrencaninfluencetheirinterestinmath

andscienceastheygrowolder?Youngchildrenareeasilyabletolearnconceptssuchasbig

andsmall,highandlow,fastandslow,andheavyandlight,butbyhelpingchildrenlearn

theseconcepts,youarehelpingthemdevelopaninterestinmathandscience.

Whenparentsencouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsandhelpthemexploreand

discoverthenaturalworld,theyarehelpingbuildaninterestinmathandscience.Many

scientistssaythatchildrenwhohavesuchexperiencesattheearlyagecandevelop

confidenceinmathandsciencethatpaysoff（得到回報）astheygetolder.

Herearesomeideasforwhatyoucandotohelpdevelopchildren'sinterestinmathand

science.

Goforawalkwithyourchildren.Taketimetostopalongthewayandlookatthingsthat

thechildrennotice,suchasflowers,animals,andinsects.Talkwiththemaboutwhatyousee,

andaskaboutwhattheysee.

Drawpicturestogether.Drawapictureofwhatyouhaveseen,whetheritwasonthe

frontsteps,inthebackyard,orsomethingyoucanseefromyourwindow.Askthechildto

drawaplant,ananimal,orafavoriteplace,andthenaskhimorhertotellyouaboutthe

drawing.

Turnadrawingintoastory,writedownwhatyour