中考英语阅读理解-说明文练习(带答案).doc

中考英语阅读理解集练-—说明文
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Ｒeadｉng books is a good hobbｙ for all kinds of reasons、 Firｓt, ｒｅadｉng ｂooks is ｆun、 Yｏu cａn always keｅp yoｕrｓelf happy iｆ you ｌikｅ reａdｉng、 Ｔhis ｉs esｐeciａlｌy useｆul ｗhen the weaｔher ｉs bad、 Ｉt is a rｅlａxｉｎｇ hoｂby, tｏo、 Yｏu ｃａn reａlly bee lost iｎ a book、Nｅｘt, you cａn rｅad ａ boｏk anywｈeｒe: iｎ a car， in a waiｔｉｎg-ｒoｏｍ， on a plaｎｅ or ｉn bed、 Ａll you need ｉs a ｂｏok！ Reaｄｉng ｉs a convenient hobbｙ as it is eａsｙ to stｏｐ and ｔhｅn stａrt agａin、    
 Another gｏod ｒeaｓoｎ ｆor ｒeaｄing booｋs ｉｓ that it ｉs ｕsｅful、 Iｆ you reａd as ａ hobbｙ ｙｏu will get better and better at ｉt、 Tｈis makeｓ ｙou rｅaｄ fasｔｅｒ and bｅe easier aｔ undeｒstandiｎg what yｏｕ ｒeａｄ、 If yoｕ ｒead enougｈ, yoｕ will ｐｒobablｙ find ｔhaｔ your schoolwork ｂeｅs ｍuch beｔteｒ、
Somｅ peoplｅ saｙ thａt readｉnｇ iｓ ｏｕt oｆ date、 
This ｉｓ ｎｏt tｒue、 Yoｕ caｎ read on puters anｄ, the mｏrｅ ｙou ｒead， thｅ 
beｔter ｙouｒ puter skｉｌls will bｅ、 Ｇoｏd reaｄers aｒe 
most ｌiｋeｌy to be good wriｔeｒs， too、 Ｔhey are uｓuａlly good at spelling aｓ weｌl，
ａnd have more thiｎgｓ tｏ wｒite about、 Readｉng bｏｏks is a ｗonderfuｌ hｏｂｂy、 Wｈy not start ｒeaｄｉng ｒigｈt noｗ? 
【小题1】The pａssagｅ mａinly ｔells ｕｓ______、 
A.  tｈe beｓt place to ｒead booｋｓ 
Ｂ、 hｏw to rｅad ｂooks 
C、 ｗhｙ rｅadｉng is a good hobby 
【小题2】What dｏes the ｕｎderlined word“coｎveｎiｅnt"mｅan in Chiｎｅse？ 
A.  复杂得B、 方便得C、 流行得 
【小题３】Whｉｃｈ oｆ ｔhe folloｗing is truｅ？ 
A.  Reading books is bａd for sｃhool ｗork、 
Ｂ、 Ｒeadinｇ ｂｏoks helｐｓ you ｓｔudｙ bettｅr、 
【小题４】
What ｗiｌl you be if yｏｕ are ａ goｏｄ readｅr acｃordinｇ tｏ thｅ lasｔ paragraph? 
A.  A ｗｒｉｔer、B、 A worker、C、 A doctｏr、 
【小题５】
Thｅ passａge sｕggests us____＿_、 
A.  nｏｔ readｉng too mucｈ 
B.  reａdｉｎｇ rｉght now 
C.  being ａ wrｉｔer  
CBBAＢ
B
Ｒeaｄｉng ｉｓ tｈｅ ｋey ｔo ｓcｈool sｕｃcesｓ and ， ｌike any skｉｌｌ， it ｔakes pｒａctice、 A chiｌd learns to ｗａlk ｂy ｐracticing untiｌ he no ｌongｅr has to think ａｂout 
hｏｗ ｔｏ pｕｔ one foot ｉn ｆront of the otｈeｒ、 Ａn ｅxcelｌeｎt  ｓpｏrtｓｍan prａcｔices ｕntil he cａn ｐｌａy qｕiｃkｌy, correctly anｄ witｈｏut ｔhiｎkｉng、 Edｕｃatoｒｓ caｌｌ it “ａｕtoｍａtｉcity （自动性)"、A chｉｌd ｌｅarns to rｅaｄ bｙ soｕndｉng out thｅ letteｒｓ aｎｄ finｄing the meaning oｆ ｔｈe words、 Wiｔh practｉce，  he sｔｕmｂｌes leｓs aｎd lｅsｓ, rｅading bｙ the phrases（短语）、 With autoｍaticitｙ, he doesn’t have tｏ tｈink aboｕt tｈe meaniｎg of wｏrds, so he can give alｌ hiｓ aｔtentioｎ tｏ the meaning of thｅ ｔext、 It can begin as eａrｌy ａs ｆiｒst grade、 Ｉn a rｅｃent stuｄy of chiｌdren in Iｌlinoｉｓ scｈools， Ａlan Rosｓman oｆ Nｏrthwestern Unｉveｒsity fｏunｄ tｈat automaｔｉc rｅaｄｅrs iｎ the fiｒst ｇｒade ｎｏt only read ａlｍｏｓt thrｅｅ timｅs ａs fast as thｅ ｏtｈers, but also goｔ bｅtter ｒｅｓｕlts in eｘaｍs、
Accorｄing to Rossmaｎ， ｔhe kｅy to ａｕtｏｍatｉcｉtｙ is the ａmｏuｎt(数量） oｆ tｉｍｅ thａt a cｈｉlｄ sｐｅnds ｒeａｄinｇ ，ｎｏｔ hiｓ IQ、 Aｎy child ｗho spends aｔ lｅaｓt 3、5 tｏ ４ hours a weｅk readiｎｇ bｏｏkｓ， mａgａｚineｓ oｒ newspａperｓ ｗill ｐrｏbaｂlｙ ｒｅａcｈ automaticitｙ 、 It can happen if a cｈｉlｄ turnｓ off TＶ ｊｕst ｏne night ｆｏr rｅadｉng at home、
You can tesｔ yoursｅｌｆ by rｅading ｓｏmeｔhｉｎg new ｗhicｈ is ｓuｉtａble foｒ yｏur ｌevｅl、 Ｉf you read alｏud wiｔh expreｓsioｎ， ｗith ａ sｅnse oｆ tｈe meaning oｆ the sｅｎtｅｎce， yoｕ ｐrobabｌy are aｎ ａｕｔoｍatｉc rｅａder、 If you ｒead ｂrokenly, onｅ ｗｏrd ａt a time, wiｔｈouｔ expｒessioｎ or meanｉｎg， ｙoｕ neeｄ mｏre ｐｒactice、 
【小题1】Tｈe sentence “Reading iｓ the key to scｈoｏl ｓｕｃceｓｓ" mｅans that rｅadiｎg_____＿＿＿__＿、  
A． helps sｃhool devｅloｐ fastｅr 
B． is thｅ kｅy to a ｓucｃｅssful sｃhｏol 
C． ｈeｌｐs stｕdents go ｔo a key schoｏl 
D． cａn iｍprove studeｎts’ learｎiｎg ｒesults 
【小题2】Rｏssman teｌls that ａny chｉld ｗｈo ___＿______＿＿_ wｉll ｐrobａbly be ａn auｔoｍatｉｃ rｅader、  
A． ｔurnｓ ｏｆf TＶ onｅ nigｈｔ 4 weekｓ 
B． reads ｂooｋs by tｈｅ word quickｌy 
C． spenｄs an ｈour reａdｉng eveｒy day 
D． gets tｈe saｍe gｒａｄeｓ as ｏtheｒs in exams 
【小题3】The ｕnderliｎeｄ ｗord “stumbｌｅs” in ｔｈe passａge meａns “_____＿_______” ｉｎ Chinese、  
A． 结结巴巴地读 Ｂ。全神贯注地读 C.心不在焉地读 D.声情并茂地读
 【小题4】Thｅ beｓｔ titlｅ ｆoｒ ｔhｅ pasｓａge sｈould be “ ＿______________＿___＿__”、 A。IQ Is the Ｋey ｔo tｈe Automaｔｉcitｙ 
B． TV Ｉs Ｂaｄ fｏr Ｃhiｌｄｒen's Rｅａding
C． Auｔomatiｃity Depeｎｄs on Practice 
D． D.Automatic reaｄｅrｓ Wilｌ Ｂe Ｓｕccessfuｌ
ＤCAC
C
We ｈave ａlｗayｓ been interested in the ｍooｎ、2０00 years ａgo peoｐle alrｅadｙ knew ｉｔ moved around the ｅａｒth and whｅrｅ it woｕlｄ ｂe in tｈe sky at dｉfferent ｔiｍes of the yeaｒ、Ａt thａｔ time， evｅｒytｈｉnｇ ａｂout the ｍoｏn ｗaｓ leａrｎed by waｔｃhiｎg ｉt carefulｌy ｉn the sｋy、Whｅn sｃientｉstｓ could usｅ teleｓcｏpｅs to sｔuｄy thｅ mｏon mｏre closely, ｔhｅiｒ ｉdeas bｅgan ｔo chａnge、They could ｓee tｈｅ mｏｏn was maｄe oｆ roｃkｓ、Ｍosｔ scｉentists thouｇht ｍoon rｏｃks wｏｕｌｄ be dｉfｆerent ｆrｏm tｈoｓe ｏn Eaｒth、Tｈiｓ ｗａｓ beｃause ｔhey bｅliｅved tｈｅ moｏn hａd oｎce ｂｅｅn ａ plaｎet that ｈad bｅｅn caught in the eａrth's gravｉty  mｉｌlioｎs of years ｅarlieｒ、    
 In 19６9 ｍｏoｎ ｒocｋｓ ｗeｒe finally ｂroｕgｈt to ｔhe earｔh anｄ stｕdiｅd、Mucｈ ｔｏ their sｕrprise， ｓｃientists found ｔhat， exceｐt for wａteｒ, the moon ａｎｄ ｔhｅ earｔｈ weｒe ｍadｅ ｏf the same ｔhinｇs、Once agａiｎ ｎew ideas were neeｄｅd for this new iｎfｏrmaｔｉon、    
 Afｔｅr yearｓ ｏf ｓtudy， moｓｔ ｓcienｔｉｓts ｎow tｈｉnk thaｔ the mｏon wａs ｏｎｃe 
part ｏf Earth、They ｂelｉevｅ very ｅarlｙ iｎ its histｏｒy, maybe ４ ｍillｉon yeａrｓ aｇo， sｏｍeｔhing ａbout the ｓiｚe of Mars hiｔ Earth、Thｉs sｅｎt bｉllions ｏｆ ｒockｓ into spａce around our planet、Ｔhｅse ｒocks slｏwlｙ joinｅｄ ｔogethｅr ａnd ａfｔer mａny yeａrs became tｈe moon、
In ｔhe fuｔurｅ, evｅn ｔhoｕgh ｏur iｄeas ａbｏut the moｏn maｙ change ａgaｉｎ, ｗe wiｌl stiｌｌ be interesｔｅd in iｔ、 
【小题1】Now， wｅ’re sｕｒｅ _____＿______＿___ 
A。Mｏon rockｓ arｅ ｑuite diffｅrenｔ fｒom ｔｈose on Earth、 
Ｂ。Ｍｏon was ｏｎce ａ ｐａrt of Ｅａrth、 
C.Ｍoｏn ｍoves around Eaｒth ａnd iｔ’s the only ｓａtellｉｔe ｏf Eartｈ、 
D.Ｍoon was once a planeｔ ｃaughｔ in Earth's ｇravｉty、 
【小题2】In 1969 there is a ｂiｇ eｖent, that ｉs ___＿__＿＿__、  
A． ｈｕｍａns Foｕｎd no wａter iｎ Ｍoon ｒocｋs 
B． sciｅnｔisｔs ｍadｅ out ａ mｏdeｒn sｐaｃｅsｈip
C． sｃｉeｎtistｓ inveｎted ａｎ advａnced teleｓcopｅ 
D． hｕmaｎs lｅft their fｏotprｉnts on Moｏn 
【小题3】Whａt ｄｏｅs ｔhｅ wｒiｔer want ｔo tell us in the paｓsagｅ?  
A． Why peｏpｌe ａｒe intｅｒesｔｅd ｉn the moon、 
B． How ideａs abouｔ the moon ｈaｖe cｈanｇed ｏvｅr timｅ、 
C． Ｗhere the ｍｏon ｃame frｏm ｉn ｔhe past、 
D． That ｐeｏple ｈave ｆinaｌly learned the truｔh aboｕｔ the moon、 
【小题４】Bｅforｅ 1９６９ most scienｔisｔs thought tｈｅ ｍoon wａs __＿＿_＿__、 
A.pａrt of tｈe earth bｉllｉｏnｓ of yｅars earlier 
B. oｌdｅｒ than ｔｈｅ earth 
C. a planet caught by the ｅarｔh＇s grａvity 
D. ｍade oｆ tｈe same ｔhingｓ as ｔｈｅ ｅarth 
【小题5】Fｒom tｈiｓ ｐaｓｓagｅ we can ｌearn that ＿_______、  
A． scientists in the past were not clevｅｒ 
B． tｈｅ eａrth was oncｅ ｐart of ｔhe moon 
C． ｎeｗ ｉnfoｒmａtion brinｇs nｅw ｉdｅａs 
D.wｅ nｏw ｋｎｏw eｖeryｔｈinｇ abｏut the moon
CＤBCＣ
D
Tｈｅre arｅ four seasｏns ｉn Ｃhinａ、Maｒch, Ａｐｒｉl and May mａke the spriｎg、Ｊuｎe，
 Ｊuly and Ａuguｓt ｍaｋe the ｓuｍmeｒ season、Sepｔember， October aｎd Novembeｒ make the autuｍn ｓeａsoｎ、Ｔhe ｒｅstof mｏnths make ｔhe winteｒ ｓｅａsｏn、    
Thｅ Aｕｓtrａｌｉa seａsoｎs arｅ ｔhｅ ｏｐposｉｔeoｆ ours、Wｈen iｔ’s ｓpring in Chinａ， it isａｕtumn iｎ Auｓｔｒａｌia、
Australia is iｎ the ｓouthｏｆ ｔhe earｔｈ、Juｎe, Juｌy ａnｄ Auguｓt are the wｉnter monthｓ、The summer ｉs in Decemｂer， Ｊanｕａry ａnd Ｆｅbruarｙ、It's very hot therｅ,
too、
Nｅａr the North Poｌetheｒe ａre twｏ seasｏns、Ｔｈe winteｒ nigｈts are lｏng、Fｏr more thaｎ ｔｗo mｏnｔhs yoｕ can’t ｓｅｅ the ｓuｎ， even at noon、Tｈe   summer days are long、Ｆor moｒe ｔhat tｗo ｍoｎtｈs， ｔhｅ suｎ ｎeveｒ ｓeｔｓ, aｎd there's no nighｔ、 
【小题１】
＿___＿_＿＿_make the ｗinｔeｒ seasoｎ ｉn China、  
A． October， Ｎovembｅｒ ａｎd Dｅcｅmbｅr B。Novｅｍber， Decemｂer and Janｕａry     C.Decｅmbeｒ, Januaｒy anｄ Febｒｕary Ｄ。January, Fｅbｒuａry ａnd Marｃh 
【小题２】When it’s sｕmｍer in Chiｎa, it ｉs___＿_＿_＿___iｎ Aｕstralｉａ、  
A． ｗinter B．autｕmn Ｃ.spring D。summeｒ 
【小题3】 Near ｔhe Ｎoｒth Poｌe thｅre are ｔwｏ seaｓｏns: ___＿__、  
A． sｐring and ｓummeｒ B。ｓｕmmer ａnｄ wintｅr Ｃ.ｓｕmmer and auｔumn D。spriｎｇ aｎｄ wintｅｒ 
【小题4】 Ｎear the Nortｈ Pｏｌe, ｔｈere’s no niｇｈt in ｓummｅｒ ｆｏr more thaｎ＿_＿months、  
A． ｏｎｅ B。ｔwo Ｃ．three D.fouｒ 
【小题5】
＿___＿____in winteｒ neａr thｅ Norｔh Ｐｏle、  
A.The ｄaｙs arｅ lｏnger ｔhan the ｎights Ｂ.Tｈe dａys are ａs long as the ｎigｈｔｓ C.Tｈe ｄａys aｒe shorｔeｒ than the nighｔs D。Thｅ ｎights are ｓhｏrteｒ than ｔhe days
CABBC
Ｅ
Nｏ mａtter where the ｄaｄｓ ａnｄ ｔheiｒ chilｄrｅn gｏ, ｔhat lｏcａtｉon immediａｔeｌy bｅｅs a touｒiｓｔ ｄesｔiｎaｔion、 Tｈis has beｅ a ｐaｔtｅrｎ fｏr Huｎan ＴV’ｓ reaｌｉｔy ｓhow Where Are We Ｇoing， Dad？ And lａsｔ ｗeek tｈe ｓhow was heａding ｏverseas for a spｅｃiaｌ interｎational ｅｐiｓoｄｅ、 Ｔｈe enｔry has ｔａkeｎ plaｃe in New Ｚeaｌand， whicｈ waｓ expｅcted to ｂee ａ ｐopuｌar traveｌ ｄesｔinatiｏn for Ｃhinese fａｎs of tｈe ｓhow、 If yoｕ dｏn'ｔ knｏw muｃh abouｔ New Ｚｅaland but wｏuld lｉkｅ to ｅxpｌorｅ ｉt， checｋ out our ｔrａvel ｇuｉdｅ to ｓeｅ ｗhａt kinds of activities mｉght 
Interest you、
Ｎａtuｒe ａｎd wｉldliｆe encounteｒ      
New Ｚｅalaｎｄ wａs ｔhe ｌast ｃｏuｎｔry on Eａrtｈ ｔo bｅ sｅttlｅd by ｈuｍans、 Ａs suｃｈ， ｉt’ｓ a ｐaraｄisｅ for exｏtic birds、 Ｙoｕ’re aｌsｏ able ｔo watｃｈ dolphins ａｎd whalｅｓ ｏn ｂoａt tours、
Posｓｉblｅ iｔｉnｅrarｙ (旅行指南)
1. Auckｌanｄ： fly iｎ aｎd vｉsit Tiritiｒi Maｔａngi conserｖation pｒｏject （bellｂirds spotｔing）; 2、Waipoｕa Ｆoresｔ: hugｅ ｋaｕrｉ trｅes; ３、Ｋａikourａ： whale watching by bｏat ｏr aiｒ ｓeal watchiｎg， hikｅ ｔhe Kａikｏurａ Peｎinsuｌa Walkｗay， ｊoin ａ dｏlｐhｉn enｃouｎｔeｒ tour； 4、Weｌliｎgtoｎ （Ｍatiu／Somes Iｓlａnd）： red—cｒowｎeｄ paraｋeet, ｂlｕe penguiｎs， weta, skinks and tｕatara; 5、Stewaｒｔ Islａnd: ｋiwi bird sｐotting; 6、Te Ａnau: ｔaｋahe aｎd keａ； 7、 Queenｓｔown: flｙ tｏ Aｕcｋｌand and ｆiｎallｙ ___43＿_＿、
Laｎｄscaｐｅ lｏver
Ｌandscａpe ｌovｅrｓ ｍay haｖe heaｒｄ that Ｎew Zｅaｌａnd is brimｍinｇ with naturａl wondeｒs like acｔiｖe volcaｎoes (火山)，
snowy mountaiｎtoｐs, ｇlaciｅrs ｐercheｄ ｎear ｂeaｃhes aｎd ｃaｖes infesｔed ｗｉth glowworms、 Inｄeed， ｙou ｃａn’t ｓeｅ mａny of these wonderｓ aｎｙwherｅ ｅｌse in ｔhe worｌd、
Possｉble itinerary
1. Ａｕckｌａnｄ： fly in; 2、Whａngamａｔａ: ｂeach rｅsortｓ and Thｅ Coromaｎdel Foｒｅｓt Parｋ (ｓhort walks, ｍｏｕntaｉn bike tｒaｉls）； ３、Waｉtoｍo： uｎdeｒgroｕnd cａｖｅｓ ａnd gｌowworm cavｅrns; 4、Rｏtoｒua: geotｈermａl areａｓ； 5、Abel Tａsman： gｏldeｎ ｓａnd beachｅs （takiｎg watｅｒ taxi, sea kaｙaking, hiking， ａnd snｏrkelinｇ)； 6、Ｆox Ｇｌａｃier aｎd Franｚ Ｊoseｆ: ｂｉgｇesｔ glacierｓ ｉn ｔhe ｃoｕnｔｒｙ （hｉｋｉng and guiｄed ｇｌaciｅr ｗalｋｓ）； 7、Ｑueenｓtown:  cｒyｓtal clear Laｋe Ｗakaｔｉpu （bunｇeｅ jumｐiｎg, ｓky dｉving， horse trekｋing and cycliｎｇ)； 8、 Mｉlford Souｎd： fjｏrd （ｂoat cruｉｓes， sea kａyakｉnｇ， ｄiving aｎd flight ｓeeing）； ９、Chriｓｔｃhurcｈ: flｙ baｃk、 
【小题1】
New Ｚｅaｌanｄ ｉs ____ ｆor Ｃhineｓe fans afｔer the shｏｗ Ｗhere Ａｒe Ｗe Going， Dad？  
A.more beautifｕl B．ｍoｒｅ famｏus C． ｍore poｐular  D.ｃｌｅａner 
【小题２】
Whｉcｈ is the bｅst expresｓioｎ tｏ fill ｉｎ ｔhe bｌanｋ （空白处） iｎ the paｓsａge？  
A.ｈaｖe diｎneｒ B．fｌy back C．ｇo sighｔseeｉｎｇ D。ride hｏrses 
【小题3】
 How ｉs ｔhe ｐassage organized？ (Par = Ｐａragrapｈ）  
A． Paｒ １→Ｐaｒs ２~4→Par 5 ～9 
B． Pars １～3→Paｒ 4 ～７ →Parｓ 8~９ 
C． Par １→Pars 2～５→Pａrs 6～９ 
D．Pars 1~3→Parｓ ３～4→Par 5 ～ 9 
【小题4】
From the ｐassage, ｗe knｏｗ tｈat Nｅｗ Ｚealand is a traｖel destｉｎatioｎ fｏr ＿___＿_、  
A． ｌanｄsｃape ｌoｖeｒs B。nature loｖeｒs 
B． wildｌｉfｅ lovers D.diffeｒent kinｄs ｏｆ trａｖel loｖer
CBＣD
F
Boｏｋｓ whicｈ giｖe inｓtrucｔions oｎ hｏw tｏ dｏ thiｎgs aｒｅ very ｐoｐulａｒ in ｔhｅ Unｉted Stａtes toｄay、 Thoｕｓands of ｔheｓe “Hoｗ to” books are aｖailabｌｅ； in fａct, thｅre ａre about ｆouｒ ｔhousand ｂｏｏkｓ ｗith tｉtlｅｓ tｈat bｅgiｎ with ｔhe wordｓ "How to"、 Oｎe boｏk may ｔell yoｕ hｏw to eａrn mｏｒｅ moneｙ， ａnother mａy tｅｌl you how tｏ saｖｅ ｏｒ ｓpenｄ it， anｄ aｎotｈｅr may eｘｐlaｉn hｏｗ to ｇivｅ ｙour moneｙ awａy、 Maｎｙ “Ｈow to” boｏkｓ giｖe advice ｏn cａreers、 Theｙ ｔeｌl ｙｏu how to ｃhoose a caｒeer and ｈｏｗ ｔo sucｃeed ａt ｉt、 If yoｕ fail， ｈoｗever， you can bｕｙ ａ boｏｋ caｌleｄ "Ｈoｗ to Turn Faｉlure ｉnto Success"、 If ｙou would ｌiｋe to bee veｒy ｒich， ｙou can buｙ the bｏok ”Hｏw to Mａｋe a Ｍｉllion＂、 If ｙou nｅveｒ make aｎy mｏnｅy aｔ ａll, yoｕ ｍaｙ ｎｅeｄ a book calleｄ "Hoｗ ｔｏ Lｉve on Ｎoｔｈing?"   
One ｏf ｔhe ｍosｔ popｕｌar tｙpes oｆ bｏｏkｓ is one thaｔ ｈelps you wｉth pｅｒsonal 
proｂｌemｓ、 If you want to hａｖe ａ ｂｅｔｔer love ｏf ｌifｅ， ｙｏu caｎ rｅad ”Hoｗ ｔo 
Succeｅd ａt Loｖe Everｙ Minuｔｅ oｆ Yｏur Ｌｉｆe？＂、 Ｉｆ you aｒｅ tｉred oｆ bｏoks on 
hａppinｅss， yｏu may prｅfer a booｋ cａlled "Hｏw ｔｏ Maｋe Youｒseｌf miｓeraｂｌe?”、 Ｍａｎy of tｈeｓe bｏoks help ｐeopｌe use ｔhｅir time better、 Ｓome peｏｐｌe want 
bｏoks whicｈ ｗill give ｔheｍ ｕｓefuｌ inｆｏrmatiｏｎ abouｔ sｐｏrts， hobbies， and 
ｔｒａｖel、  
Oｔher pｅoｐle ｕsｅ tｈeir free tｉme to mａke repａiｒs and iｍｐrｏvements on their 
homｅｓ、 Ｔheｙ prefer bｏｏｋs ｗｈich give stｅｐ by step insｔｒuctｉｏn on how to 
repaｉr ｔhｉngs like ｐluｍbｉng （卫生管道工程） ａnd elecｔricaｌ ｗｉrｉng， ｏr ｏｎ hｏw ｔo ｒｅｄecoｒａte （重新装饰） or enlａrge a house、
Why hａvｅ ＂Ｈow to” ｂooｋs bｅe so ｐopular？ Prｏｂaｂly becａuse ｌifｅ ｈas bee sｏ plex、 Ｔoday peｏple ｈave far ｍore free ｔｉme tｏ use, ｍore choices to mａｋe, anｄ more probleｍs tｏ solｖｅ、 ＂Hoｗ ｔo” booｋs help pｅople deaｌ with ｍodem lｉｆe、 
【小题1】“Hoｗ to” books aｒｅ wｅled ｉｎ the Unｉtｅd Stateｓ todａy beｃａuｓｅ_＿________＿、  
A． tｈeｓe bｏｏｋs aｒe cheap 
B． Ameｒicａns lovｅ the wriｔｅrs of theｓe bｏｏks
C． the reａders can get them ｗithout payｉnｇ aｎything
 Ｄ.these ｂooks can help ｔｈｅ Americａｎｓ dｅal witｈ thｅir prｏbｌｅms in moderｎ ｌife 
【小题2】
Ｔhｅse “Hoｗ ｔｏ” books are wrｉtteｎ to_＿___＿__＿＿、  
A． tｅｌl peｏｐｌe to ｌove tｈｅｉｒ life Ｂ．earn money C.giｖe ｐｅople ｓｏme gooｄ ａdviｃe on how to Ｄ.say somethinｇ abｏut Ａmerica 
【小题3】
Ｂｅｆore soｍeｏｎe wants tｏ find a ｇｏoｄ ｊob, ｈe          、  
A． ｂuy ａ book on ”How to Mａke a Milｌion？ 
B． ｒead a boｏｋ oｎ hoｗ ｔo choose a caｒeer 
C． ｂeg bosｓes or managers ｆor it 
D． uｓe his free timｅ to looｋ for ｉt 
【小题4】 
E． If ｐeople ｗｉlｌ not sｕcｃeed ｉn ｗhat he is dｏing， a book caｌlｅｄ_＿___＿____＿ ｃan ｇｉve ｈelp、  
A． “Hｏｗ ｔo" Tuｒn Failｕrｅ into Ｓｕｃcｅsｓ
B． “Hoｗ to" Makｅ ａ Millioｎ 
C.“How to” Ｓucｃeｅd at Lｏvｅ Every Minutｅ oｆ Yｏur Life 
Ｄ．“How ｔo” Mａke Yoursｅlｆ Miseraｂle 
【小题5】Whiｃh headline of the ｆoｌlowｉng is the bｅst foｒ tｈis ｐasｓａge?  
A． “ Hoｗ ｔo"Booｋs iｎ Ａmeｒica、 
B． “How to" Books Ａｒe Ｏｒdinａry in Amerｉcａ、 
C． Thousandｓ oｆ “Ｈow to" Books、 
D． Ｂoｏks wｉth Tiｔle Tｈat Beｇin with tｈe Ｗordｓ “Ｈow ｔo”、  
ＤCBAAﻩ
G
Fｏr some peoplｅ， muｓｉc iｓ nｏ fuｎ ａt aｌｌ、 Abｏut 4％ ｏf the populatｉon is what sciｅnｔists cａll “aｍusic”、Peoｐlｅ who aｒｅ amuｓic ａｒｅ bｏrn wｉthouｔ thｅ abilｉｔy to enjoy musical noteｓ、 Ａmｕｓｉc peｏple ｏfｔen ｃａnnot tell thｅ dｉfｆereｎces bｅｔweeｎ twｏ sonｇs、
As a resulｔ， sｏngs soｕnd lｉke noise to ａn ａmusiｃ、 Mａｎy amuics pａre tｈe ｓound ｏf music to pｉeces of ｍetal ｈittiｎg each ｏthｅr、 Life caｎ bｅ ｈａrd foｒ ａmuｓics、 In ｆacｔ, moｓt pｅoｐle ｃanｎｏt undｅrstaｎd wｈat ｉt ｆeel likｅ be amusic、 Just ｇoing to a restauraｎｔ or a sｈoｐｐiｎg centｅr cａｎ be unfｏrｔable ｏｒ even ｐaｉｎful、 Tｈat is wｈy ｍany aｍusiｃs ｈave to sｔaｙ aｗay from ｐlaｃeｓ where ｔhｅrｅ is ｍusic、 However， ｔhｉs cａn rｅsuｌt in sｏciａl lｏnｅliness、 “Ｉ useｄ to hａte paｒtｉeｓ,” says Ｍargaret, ａ sｅｖenty—year—old ｗｏmａn ｗho oｎｌy recentｌｙ disｃoveｒed thaｔ ｓhe was ａmｕｓiｃ、 By stuｄｙiｎg pｅopｌe liｋe Ｍａｒgaret， scｉenｔｉｓｔs aｒe fiｎａｌly learniｎg how ｔｏ idenｔifｙ(辨别) ｔhis ｕnusuａl cｏｎｄitiｏn、
Scｉenｔisｔs ｓａy ｔｈat ｔhe ｂrainｓ of ａmusicｓ are dｉfferenｔ for thｏｓe of peｏple who caｎ enｊoy music、 The difｆｅrence ｉｓ plex（复杂得)， and it is noｔ ｃonｎｅcted with pｏor heaｒｉng、 Amusicｓ cａn undｅrstanｄ ｏther ｎon-ｍusiｃaｌ soｕnｄs ｗｅlｌ、 Tｈey also ｈavｅ ｎo probleｍｓ undｅｒsｔａnｄing moｎ ｓpeech、 Ｓcｉeｎｔiｓｔs parｅ aｍuｓiｃs to peoplｅ who ｊｕsｔ cａｎ’t see ｃeｒtａiｎ colｏrs、
Many aｍｕｓicｓ are happy when