阅读理解 Dragons can be friendly or fierce, they can bring good luck or cause death, but one thing is ——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读理解

　　Dragons can be friendly or fierce(凶狠), they can bring good luck or cause death, but one thing is sure-people talk about them almost everywhere in the world．For a creature that doesn't actually exist, that's quite something．

　　In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although they can be ①unpredictable．The dragon was closely connected to the royal family：theemperor's robes(礼袍)have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws．②Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols, too, but with fewer claws and of a different colour．According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave, and a natural leader．

　　But in the west, dragons had a different reputation(名声)．The very first text in English, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, tells the story of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight．However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity．

　　③Why should the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals that the myths grew out of．In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake-an animal which people hated and ④________ of(害怕)．

　　But in China, the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator-a shy animal which lives in rivers, but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water-a good sign for agriculture(农业)．So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of ⑤good fortune．

1．(A)请写出文中画线部分①unpredictable的汉语意思：________．

(B)请从文中找出与画线部分⑤good fortune意思相近的短语：________．

2．将文中画线部分②改成主动语态：They ________

3．将文中画线句子③翻译成汉语：________

4．根据文中④处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整，每空一词．

In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake-an animal which people hated and ________ of(害怕)．

5．What are the differences between Chinese dragons and western dragons?(从文中找出相关描述的英语单词或短语，每空至少一个．)

Chinese dragons：________ Western dragons：________．

阅读下面短文，根据内容完成句子．

　　Gregg Bleakney's dream was to travel the Americas from top to Bottom．He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride．Gregg's friend, brooks Allen, also liked riding a bike．The two friends talked and made a plan：they would travel from Alaska to Argentina-by bike．

　　To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time．Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply．In many places, local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food．

　　On their way, there were deserts, rainforests and mountains．They visited modern cities and ancient ruins(遗迹)such as Machu Picchu in Peru．And they made many friends from all over the world．

　　In May 2007-two years, twelve countries, and over 30,500 kilometres later-Gregg finally reached Ushuaia, Argentina．(Near Guatemala, Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him．)

　　The trip taught both men a lot about traveling．What did they learn? Here is some of Gregg's advice：

　　Travel light．You should carry many things with you．

　　Be flexible(灵活)．Don't plan everything．Then you'll be more relaxed and pleased especially if there are problems．

　　Be polite．one traveler told Gregg, “Nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice man．” It's true．

1．Gregg Bleakney's dream was to ________．

2．Before traveling, the two friends ________ to pay for the trip．

3．________ got to Ushuaia, Argentina in May 2007．

4．According to the passage, if you plan everything for a trip, ________．

5．One traveler told Gregg that nobody wanted to ________．

任务型阅读

　　Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake．But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt．Only a few big ones hurt people．

　　Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one is Sichuan last year．Thousands of people died in it．①So it's important to know what to do when one hits．Here are some tips on how to stay safely in an earthquake．

　　1．If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．

　　2．If you are outdoors, move to a clear place．Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights．These could fall on you．

　　3．If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run to outside and rush for exits(出口)．Everyone will be doing that and you'll find it hard to go out．Don't get into a lift during an earthquake．Just hide under some strong covers near you．

　　4．When an earthquake has ended, be careful because after-shocks may still happen．②These are just as ________ as the earth-quake itself．So stay under the desk until you make sure it's ________ to get up．

　　5．If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can．A gas line in your house may be broken．This could be very dangerous．

1．写出或从文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子：

___________________

2．将①句翻译成中文：________

3．What do you remember to do when you are in a shop and far from the door during the earthquake?

___________________

4．在②句相应的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺：

________, ________．

5．找出与Most earthquakes are too weak to be felt．意思相近的句子。

___________________

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

　　A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year．83You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar．

　　Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can．A few days before the exam, you should start going to bed early．Don't stay up late at night studying and learning things．Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper．84 Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out．

A)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．Learning rules of grammar is enough to pass the English exam, isn't it?

_________________

2．What should you do a few days before the exam?

_________________

B)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3．_________________

4．_________________

C)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5．_________________

阅读表达

　　The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs．Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities(课外活动)where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life．The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education．Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter．

　　In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap．Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others．However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack(缺乏)of self-respect and self-confidence．

　　The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively．They are not teaching them the most important skills they need．They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever．

　　Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework．

　　Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It is an enjoyable but difficult experience．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step．The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence．All these will help the children step to success in the future．

　　An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒)his interest．If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up．Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book．They teach them to think and to use their minds．This is much more important than learning by reading a book．

1．Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?

_________________

2．Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese．

_________________

3．What are the children lack of today?

_________________

4．How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?

_________________

5．What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是)in the last paragraph?

_________________

任务型阅读

　　People usually hate mice(老鼠), but one mouse owns the hearts of the people all over the world-the famous Mickey Mouse．

　　Fifty years ago, most films had no sound．A man named Walt Disney made a cartoon(卡通)mouse that could talk in these films．He named his mouse Mickey Mouse．Soon Mickey Mouse became a good friend of both young and old people．Mickey is clean mouse right from the beginning．Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse．In his early life Mickey made some mistakes．People were very angry．They wrote to Disney and said that they didn’t want Mickey to do wrong things．As there were many things that Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck．He also made a dog, Pluto．This dog does foolish things and makes mistakes wherever he goes．Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean, but more interesting．He came out as a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧)．He has friends in almost every country．

回答问题：

1．What do people usually hate?

__________________．

2．Why were people very angry?

__________________．

3．What did Disney made?

__________________．

判断正误(正确的写T，错误的写F)

4．The dog, Pluto is a clever animal in the film．(　　)

将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

5．_______________．

任务型阅读。

　　Singapore Night Safari is just next to the Singapore Zoo．It was opened for public on May 26th, 1994．It is the first park in the world that was made to be seen at night．There are more than 700 lampposts(街灯柱)in the park．(3)They give enough light for people to see the animals, but not to make them feel nervous．People can watch the animals moving around at night．There are two ways to tour it．One is the walking trail(small road), and the other is on the tram(有轨电车)．Animal Show is also a great attraction there．

　　The park is open from 7∶30 pm until midnight every day．(4)However, you will not be allowed to enter after 11∶00 pm．The price of the tickets for adults is ＄20 and the price for children is ＄10．Tourists can get the tickets from the ticket booking counter at the gate of the Night Safari．

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

1．When was Singapore Night Safari opened for public?

_______________________

2．If two adults and a child go to the Night Safari, how much should they pay?

_______________________

把画线的句子翻译成汉语：

3．____________________

4．____________________

给短文你一个适当的标题

5．____________________

阅读表达

　　We usually buy things in a shop or in a supermarket．It needs much time．But now it’s different from that in the past．(3)With the popularity of the Internet, our life is getting more and more convenient．We can buy and sell things without leaving home．

　　(4)With the help of the Internet, doing shopping is not a difficult thing．Just click your mouse to choose the things you like, and the shopping is finished．You needn’t step out of your room．It seems easy and quick, but there’s a matter．If you are careless, it will bring you some troubles．You may find the color of the thing is different from what you want, or the size is either too small or too big．But it is still a very quick and easy way to do some shopping．

回答下列问题：

1．Where do people usually buy things?

______________________

2．What problems are there about buying things online?

______________________

将划线部分翻译成汉语：

3．___________________

4．___________________

给短文拟一个适当的标题：

5．___________________

阅读材料

　　My friend Peter was kind and lovely．But as a student, he was bad at maths, English and science because he didn't have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study．

　　One day we were playing football and the bail got stuck in a tree．Peter climbed the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston 9 who was looking out of the window, noticed that he was a talented climber．Mr Marston was an expert(专家)in climbing．He had climbed many mountains．

　　One weekend Mr Marston invited Peter to climb Mount Kilimanjaro．Peter really enjoyed the climbing．Mr Marston told Peter he was a very talented climber for his age．Peter left school three years later with no qualifications(毕业证)，but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it．In his early twenties, he became a professional climber．He said, “I’ll always remember Mr Marston because he showed me I had an ability which no one else, including me, knew about．"

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

1．Which subject was Peter not good at?

____________________

2．When did Peter and Mr Marston climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

____________________

3．How did Peter feel about the climbing?

____________________

4．What did Mr Marston say about Peter?

____________________

5．Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first?

____________________

任务型阅读

　　It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”

　　“To Star Hotel,” the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly, he had an idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．

　　After a long time, the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars, ”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”

任务一：回答问题

1．How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go?

2．Who cheated(欺骗)the young man, the first taxi driver or the second one?

3．How much did the young man want to pay?

4．What do you think of the two taxi drivers?

任务二：翻译

5．将文中划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。

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