山東省濟寧市

2020-2021學年上學期八年級英語期末試卷分類匯編

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山東省濟寧市泗水縣2020-2021學年八年級上學期期末考試英語試題

二、閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

WHAT'SONTHISWEEKEND

FilmsattheMuseum

TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeonthisSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBroken

Windowat1：30.The-workerswillbeat3：45.Forfurtherinformation,call49817898.

CaptainGoodFellow

Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGood

Fellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildreno￡allagesattheCitySquareonSaturday

morningat10：00.

Free.

International（國際的）Picnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoy

foodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5：00p.m..

DoYouWanttoHearHTheZooH

"TheZoo",apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcertat8：00p.m.at

RoseHall,CityCollege,Sunday.

16.HowcanyougetmoreinformationaboutthefilmsattheMuseumTheatre?

A.Bysendinganemail.B.Bywritingaletter.

C.Bymakingatelephonecall.D.Bylookingthroughthewebsite.

17.ChildrenCANNOTenjoyattheCitySquareonSaturdaymorning.

A.funnygamesB.interestingstoriesC.excitingdancesD.wonderfulpictures

18.WherecanyoutastedeliciousandcheapfoodonSaturdayafternoon?

A.AttheCentralPark.B.AttheCitySquare.

C.AttheMuseumTheatre.D.AttheRoseHall,CityCollege.

19.WhatcanwedoatRoseHall,CityCollegeat8：00p.m.,Sunday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Enjoyrockmusic.

C.Watchananimalshow.D.Listentoaspeech.

20.Whatkindofwritingisthispassage?

A.News.B.Anovel.C.Aplay.D.Anadvertisement（廣告）.

B

MostpeopleinAmericalikehavingthesurpriseparty.

It*sverypopular.Theythinkitisveryexcitingtohave

surprisepartiesfortheirfriendsorfamilymembers.They

oftenplanasurprisepartyforspecialeventslikesomeone's

birthday.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatasurprisepartyislike,

pleaselookatthefollowingexample.

OneSaturdaynight,Sam'swifeaskedhimtogotothekitchenandbringheraglassofwater.

Samwalkedtothekitchen.Whenheopenedthedoor,hesawa"bear（熊）"standinginfrontof

him!Samwasveryscaredandwantedtorunawayatonce.Justthenthe"bear"tookoffhis

costume（服裝）.

ItwasSam'sfriendJohn!Whenheturnedback,hesawsomeotherpeoplestandingbehind

him.Allofthemsaid"Surprise!Happybirthday!"tohim.

Infact,wecanhavemanykindsofsurpriseparties.Asuccessfulsurprisepartyalwaysmakes

peoplefeelsurprisedandexcited.Wouldyouliketoplanapartylikethisforyourfriendsor

familymembers?

21.HowisthesurprisepartyinAmerica?

A.Popular.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Meaningless.

22.WhenwasSam'sbirthday?

A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.D.OnSunday.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"scared“meaninEnglish?

A.Sad.B.Afraid.C.Surprised.D.Available.

24.WhostoodinfrontofSamthatnightinfact?

A.Hismother.B.Hisfriend.C.Hisfather.D.Arealbear.

25.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtohaveasurprisepartyforothers.

B.WhatasurprisepartyislikeinAmerica.

C.WhySamfeltscaredwhenhesawthebear.

D.Howpeoplefeelaboutasuccessfulsurpriseparty.

C

OneAmericanuniversityusesarobotasateachertohelpstudentswiththeirproblems.And

noneofthestudentsknewthatwasarobotatthebeginning!

JillWatson,arobotmadeinthatuniversity,helpsthestudentsalot.Whenansweringtheir

questions,Jillseemstobeanexcellentteacher.Shecangivewonderfulanswersquickly.She

soundsnaturalandusuallysaysgoodwords.

Whensomeonetoldthestudentsthattheir"teacher"wasarobot,theyallgotverysurprised.

"Howwasitpossible?Iwastalkingtoarobot?1*saidBailey,<4Shesoundslikeacommon

teacher."AnotherstudentJennifertoldthenewspaper,"WearethinkingaboutchoosingJill

Watsontobeourbestteacher.Sheisreallyhelpful/'

Nowmanystudentsliketoaskquestionsontheirschoolswebsite（網站）.Itusuallytakes

teacherstoomuchtimetoanswerthem.SotheuniversityhadsuchanideaofmakingJillWatson.

It'safasterwaytohelpthestudentswiththeirproblems.

Jillcanquicklyfindpossibleanswersinherowncomputertothequestionsandmakesure

theyareallright.Afterthat,shetellsthestudentsinanelectronicvoicethatsoundslikeafamous

actress.

26.WhatdoesJillWatsondo?

A.Sheisastudent.B.Sheisateachingrobot.

C.Sheisanactress.D.Sheisarealteacher.

27.HowdoesJillWatsonanswerstudentsquestions?

A.Bysendinge-mails.B.Bytakingnotes.

C.Bytalkingonthephone.D.Byspeakingtothem.

28.WhydidthestudentsgetsurprisedwhentheyknewaboutJillWatson?

A.Becauseshesoundedlikearobotteacher.

B.Becausesheseemedtobenaturalandwonderful.

C.Becauseshecouldonlyanswersomeeasyquestions.

D.Becausetheydidn'tbelievetheuniversitymadeher.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJillWatson?

A.Shehelpsthestudentswiththeirproblemsintheclassroom.

B.Shecangivethestudentswonderfulanswerstotheirquestions.

C.BothBaileyandJenniferkneweverythingaboutheratthebeginning.

D.Shemakestheteachersintheuniversitydonothingfortheirstudents.

30.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RobotsandthefuturelifeB.Theproblemsofstudents

C.AwonderfulrobotteacherD.StudentsinanAmericanuniversity

答案：

16-20CDABD21-25ACBBB26-30BDBBC

山東省濟寧市嘉祥縣2020-2021學年八年級第一學期期末英語試題

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A

Areyouplanningatripforthecomingwinterholiday?Herearethefouradvertisementsfrom

RobertsTravelAgency.

TripAOneWeekInTheMountainTripBThreeDaysInTheCountry

BringyourstrongshoesandwarmclothesforTherearemanybeautifulgardens.Takeyour

thiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheGreencameraandenjoythewonderfulsightinHunter

Mountains.YoumaygohikingorhaveatryofValley.Itisagoodplaceforfishingandhorse

climbing.Thisisalsoaprotectionareaforwildriding.Youcanalsofinddifferentkindsof

animals.Youcanfindmanykindsofanimalsflowershere.Thisisalsoagreatwalkfor

livinginthisarea.bird-lovers.

Time:January8-January14Time:January20-January22

Tel-639818Tel:63986432

Adult（成人）：$110.00child：$55.00Adult:$50.00Child:$25.00

TripDFiveDaysByTheSea

Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlight（手Wearyoursunhatandenjoywonderful

電筒）.andcomeforanightwalkalongthesunshineallthetimefrommorningtoevening.

DungogValley,Itisatripfullofadventure（冒Ourhotelisnexttothesea.Wehaveourboats

險）.Aguidewillleadthetour.Youwillseetoo.Youcanswimintheseaorinthe

manyoftheplantsonthistripatnight.swimmingpool.Everydayourboatwilltake

Time:January16-January18youtodifferentplacesforswimming.

Tel:63875629Time:January23-January27

Adult:$530.00NotforchildrenTel:67538293

Adult:$3200.00Child:$2700.00

16.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromJanuary7toJanuary15.Whichtripwillhe

take?

A.TripA.B.TripB.C.TripC.D.TripD.

17.SamwantstostayinHunterValleywithhiswifehisfive-year-olddaughterandhisseven-

year-oldson.Howmuchwillhepay?

A.$25.B.$50.C.$100.D.$150.

18.Whatcam*childrendoaccordingtothefouradvertisements?

A.Theycanthaveaboating.

B.Theycan'ttakeflashlightadventure.

C.Theycantrideahorse.

D.Theycan*thaveatryofclimbing.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthefouradvertisements?

A.HunterValleyisagoodplaceforboatingandhorseriding.

B.AtriptoDungogValleyisfullofadventure.

C.GreenMountainisalsoaprotectionareaforwildplants.

D.ThehotelforTripDisfarawayfromthesea.

B

MeganandMiaaresisters.Theyarethesameage,havethesamelastname,andliveinthe

samehouse.Youmightthinkthesistersaretwins,buttheyaren't.Theystartedtheirlivesinvery

differentplaces.

AfterMiawasborn,herparentsadopted（4攵養）alittlegirlfromChina.Thegirlnamed

MeganwasthreemonthsyoungerthanMia.Miahasanelderbrother,Michael.

Thegirlsareinthesamegrade,butnotinthesameclass.Theydon'tshareclothesortoysor

evenhobbies.Buttheysharesomeofthesamefriends.Andwhenthesistersfight,it'susually

aboutfriends."Sometimesoneofusthinksthattheotherisstealing（偷）friends,sowefight,"

Megansays.

Thegirlshavetheirownrooms."IfIhaveabaddreamorseeascary（恐，怖的）movie,Mia

willletmesleepinherroom,"Megansays."Wecangiveeachotherhelpandadvice,HMiasays.

“Andwekeepeachother'ssecrets."

Megansayssheissothankfulforherfamily,butsometimesshefeelssad."Ifeelsadwhen

peoplesay,"Youdon'tlooklikethem!”shesays."Maybeyoucan'tseeitrightaway,butit'sso

clearthatMiaandIaresisters.We'llalwaysbethereforeachother.n

20.WhatdoweknowaboutMia?

A.ShewasborninChina.B.Shelookslikehersister.

C.Shehasanelderbrother.D.Sheistheyoungestchild.

21.Whatwillmakethesistersfightwitheachother?

A.DifferenthobbiesB.Thesamefriends.

C.ClothesandtoysD.Differentrooms.

22.WhydoesMeganeelsadsometimes?

A.Miastealsherfriends.B.Somepeoplelaughather.

C.Shelooksdifferentinthefamily.D.Shedoesn'thaveatwinsister.

23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MysisterB.Almosttwins

C.AnadoptedgirlD.Anewfamily

C

Thesedaysmoreandmorestudentsliketohavepartiesonweekends.Butisitgoodorbad

forthem?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Somepeopleareforit,butothersareagainstit

Somepeoplethinkhavingapartyisgoodforstudentstoknowandunderstandeachother

well.Onweekdays,thestudentsarealwaysstudying.Theydon'thaveanytimetohavefun.They

seldomsingordance.Andtheyhavenotimetocommunicate.Apartycanmakethemrelaxedand

happy.Ontheotherhand,eachfamilyhasonechild.Thechildrenneedtomakefriendswitheach

other.

However,someparentsareagainsthavingparties.Theythinkit'sawasteofmoneyandtime.

Thestudentsalwaysbuymanyexpensivegifsthatwillcostthemalotofmoney.Butthestudents

don'tmakemoney.Theyhavetoasktheirparentsformoney.Andsomestudentsarealways

seriousabouttheparties.Theyspendmoremoneyandtime.Someparentssaystudentswillnot

studywhentheygettogetherandtheyonlyenjoythemselves.Theythinkthestudentscan*tpay

moreattentiontotheirstudyinthefollowingweek.

Inmyopinion,Iamforhavingaparty.Butthestudentscan*tspendmoretimeormoney.

24.Whydosomepeoplethinkhavingapartyisgoodforstudents?

A.Becausethestudentsarealwaysstudying

B.Becausethestudentsliketohaveparties.

C.Becausethestudentscansinganddance.

D.Becauseitsgoodforstudentstoknowandunderstandeachotherwell.

25.Whatdothestudentsdoonweekdays?

A.Theyhaveparties.B.Theysinganddance.

C.Theyarebusystudying.D.Theydonothing.

26.What'stheopinionofthewriterabouttheparties?

A.HeisforitB.Heisagainstit.

C.Hestandsinthemiddle.DWedon'tknow.

27.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?

A.Allthestudentsspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheparties.

B.Thepartiescanmakethestudentsrelaxed.

C.Thestudentsoftenhavepartiesonweekends.

D.Thestudentshavenotimetohavefunonweekdays.

D

Arecent（最近）reportfoundthatkids30yearsagocouldrunfasterandlongerthankids

today.Thereportfoundthattoday'skidswere15%lesshealthythankidsfrom30yearsago.You're

a13-year-oldgirl.Yourmomwasthesamekindofkidwhenshewasyourage.Nowimaginewe

couldsetupamileracebetweenyouandyourmomfrom30yearsago.Thestudyshowsyour

momwouldprobablybeatyouintheraceby1.5minutes.Itwasthesameforboys.Aboyfrom

30yearsagowouldbeataboytoday.

Thescientistswhodidthestudythinktherearesomereasonsforthebigfallinhealth.First,

toemanyoftoday'skidsareoverweight.ThatmakesitharderforthemtorunfastSecond,kids

todaydon'tgetenoughexercise.Thedoctorsaysthatkidsshouldtakeexerciseatleast60minutes

everyday.That'swhyit*simportantforstudentstohavePElessonsatschool.

Sowhatshouldkidsdo?Ifyoudon'twantyourmomanddadtothinktheyarefasterthan

you,don'tspendalotoftimelookingthroughtheInternet,watchingTVormovies.Instead,do

thingsthatwillgetyouupandtomove.

28.WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Yourfatherrunsfasterthanyounow.

B.Yourmomishealthierthanyounow.

C.Kids30yearsagowerelesshealthythankidstoday.

D.Kidsshouldtakeexerciseatleast60minuteseveryday.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"That"mean?

A.Kidstodaydon'tlikemoving.

B.Kidstodaylikeeatingjunkfood.

C.Toomanyoftoday'skidsareoverweight.

D.Kidstodayrunslowly.

30.Whatdokidsusuallydointheirsparetime?

A.TheylookthroughtheInternet.B.TheywatchTV.

C.Theyseemovies.D.Alloftheabove.

答案：

16-20ADBBC21-25BCBDC26-30AADCD

山東省濟寧市兗州區2020.2021學年八年級上學期期末考試英語試題

五、閱讀理解（本題共40分,每小題2分）

A

WelcometoHappyToyStore!Wehavethemostpopularrobottoys!Comehereandhavea

look!Youcan'tmissit!

Name：Nicky丁Cow9

Price:$210Price：$195

Forkidsover7：-Forkidsover5、

NickycanmakesimpleItlookslikeacowandhas=

dishes.Itisthemostpopularrobottoyofthefourlegs.Itcanmoveitslegsfreely（自由地）

year2019.anddance.

Name:MichaelName：Susan__

Price：$180CLU

Price：$220

$

Forkidsover10Forkidsover8

IthasabigscreenonhisItisthesmallestrobotin

face.YoucanuseittolearnEnglishonlineourstore,butitcanteachchildrentospeak

andplaygames.differentlanguages.

1.TherobotNickycan.

A.danceforchildrenB.playgameswithchildren

C.cooksimplefoodD.speaktwolanguages

2.TodayisBen's6thbirthday.Hisparentscangivehimtherobot.

A.NickyB.CowC.MichaelD.Susan

3.WhatdoweknowabouttherobotMichael?

A.Itspriceis$200.B.It'sforthekidsattheageof9.

C.Ithasabigscreenonhisback.D.ChildrencanuseittolearnEnglish.

4.Sarawantstobuytworobottoys,butsheonlyhas$380.Shecanbuy.

A.MichaelandCowB.NickyandSusan

C.MichaelandNickyD.SusanandCow

B

MobilephonesareeverywhereinourdailylifeinChina.Mostofthemare4Gmobilephones.

Butnow,the5Gmobilephonesarecoming,doyou

know?

Whatis5G?5Gisthenameforthenextgeneration

（下一代）ofmobiledalaconnectivity（移動數據連

接）.The5Gmobilephonesarethephonesthatusethiskindofdateconnectivity.Ifyouusethis

kindofphonestosurftheInternet,youcanfeelreallyfast.Youcanalsofindyoucansurfthe

Interneteasily,nomatterhowmanypeoplearesurfingatthesametime.5Gisn'tonlyformobile

phones.Peoplecanusethe5Glaptops（筆記本電腦）.

Whydoweneed5G?Itisn'tbecauseusingittovisittheInternetisveryfast,butthereisno

latency.Ifyouareagamelover,youmayknowitverywell.Forexample,whenyouareplayinga

gameonthemobilephone,youhitabutton,thenittakesalittletimetoseetheresponse（反應）.

Ifyouusea5Gmobilephone,youcanseetheresponserightaway.

5.Mostmobilephonespeopleusenowaremobilephones.

A.3GB.4GC.5GD.6G

6.Using5GtovisittheInternetis.

A.funnyB.difficultC.easyD.boring

7.Theunderlinedword“latency"meansinChinese.

A.延遲B.意義C.加速D.著急

8.Whichsubjectdoesthepassagebelongto?

A.Science.B.Music.C.History.D.Geography.

C

Now,moreandmoremotherswearthesameclothesastheirdaughters9sopeopleoften

mistakethemforeachother.Accordingtoanewstudy,motherstodaylooktotheirdaughtersfor

fashion（時尚）andbeautyideas.Thestudyquestioned343mothersanddaughters,withan

averageageof44formumsand16fordaughters.

AreportfromTempleUniversity,Philadelphiaalsosaysthatmanychildrenactolderthan

theiryears.Buttheydon'tlistentotheopinionfromtheirparentsinwearing.

Somemothersbuythesameclothesastheirdaughtersdo.Theylikethesamecolorandstyle

astheirdaughters.Theydosobecausetheywanttokeepasyoungastheirdaughters.Andnow

manymoremotherscompare（與比較）beautywiththeirdaughters.Soastrangething

happens:thewomanmaylooklikeateenagerfrombehind,butsheisalreadymiddle-agedfrom

thefront.

Thereportshowsthatifamumisyoungatheartandfashion,sheismorelikelytoview（把

視為）herdaughterasastyleexpertandcopyher.Sowhatarethemothersgoingtowearinthe

future?Thismaydependontheirdaughters.

9.Whydopeoplemistakemothersandtheirdaughters?

A.Becausetheyhavethesamehobbies.

B.Becausetheyoftenwearthesameclothes.

C.Becausetheyoftenwalktogether.

D.Becausetheyoftenhavethesamehairstyle.

10.Howmanypeoplewerequestionedinthestudy?

A.16.B.44.C.60D.343.

11.Whatdomothersliketocomparewiththeirdaughters?

A.Beauty.氏Clothes.C.Jobs.D.Lifestyle.

12.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Daughtersshouldwearastheirmothersdo.

B.Mothersshouldlearnfromtheirdaughtersinthelifestyle.

C.Daughters'fashionmayinfluence（影口向）theirmothers.

D.Ideasofwearingdifferentclothes.

D

Dadwaswalkingaroundthehouseseriously.Hewalkedhereandthereinahurry.

Heneededhisglassessohecouldreadthenewspaper.Helikesreading.Buthecouldnot

rememberwherehehadputhisglasses.

First,Dadlookedinthebedroom.Helookedonthebedandunderthebed.

Next9Dadopenedthecloset（壁櫥）.Helookedinthepocketsofhisbrowncoat.Heeven

lookedinsidehiswinterboots.ThenDadwentoutsidetothecar.Helookedontheseatsofthecar.

Hesearchedunderthecarseats,too.Dadcamebackinside.Hewalkedintothelivingroomand

lookedaround.Thenhesighed（嘆，息）loudly.

MomandWendyweresilting由ere,andtheyheardDadsigh."Whafswrong?1'askedMom.

"I'velookedeverywhereformyglasses9butIcan*tfindthem,'*hesaid.WendyandMomlooked

atDad.Thentheysmiledateachother.

Dadwasalwayslosinghisglasses,butthistimetheywerenotlost.MomandWendyknew

justwheretheywere."MaybeMomandIcanhelpyou,"saidWendy."Thatwouldbegreat/said

Dad/Tvelookedinthebedroom,inthecloset,andinthecar.Idon'tknowwhereelsetolook."

NowMomandWendystartedtolaugh.Dadlookedsurprised,HWhat'ssofunny?'*heasked.

WhenDadlookedinthemirror,helaughed,too.Hisglasseswereontopofhishead.

13.WhatisDadlookingfor?

A.Hisbrowncoat.B.Hiswinterboots.

C.Hisnewspaper.D.Hisglasses.

14.Howdoesdadfeelatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Angry.B.Worried.C.Happy.D.Sad.

15.Accordingtothestory,whatisthecorrectorder（順序）ofthepictures?

?

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16.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?

A.Peoplemakesillymistakessometimes.

B.Wemustneveraskothersforhelp.

C.Whentheroomisdirty,weshouldcleanitup.

D.Weshouldn'tgiveupwhenmeetingtrouble.

答案：

1~4CBDD5?8BCAA9-12BDAC13-16DBBA

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最佳答案。

A

JulyProgramGuide

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

123456

6:30p.m.7：30p.m.2：00p.m.

TraditionalRockmusicChildren's

musicfromfromthemusicfrom

Spain1960'stheworld

78910111213

7：00p.m.3：00p.m.

2：00p.m.

DancepartyFreeguitar

Chineseopera

intheparklessons

14151617181920

6：00p.m.

8：00p.m.

African1：30p.m.

Fluteand

drumsandKaraokeparty

pianoconcert

dancing

16.Whenisthedanceparty?

17.Forthethirdeventofthemonth,.

A.thereisaChineseopera

B.peoplecanreceivefreeguitarlessons

C.thereisafluteandpianoconcert

D.thereisaconcertwithchildren'smusic

18.DaisylikesAfricanandAsian（亞洲'的）music.Sheonlyhasfreetimeonweekends.Whatdate

isbestforher?

A.July1st.B.July13th.C.July15th.D.July19th.

MikeandJuliaalwayswantedtobesuretheyweredoingtherightthingbeforetheymade

importantdecisions.

Whentheywantedtobuyacar,ittookalongtimeforthemtodecidewhichonetobuy.They

lookedatallthedifferentcarscarefully.Ithadtobetherightsize,therightcolorandtheright

price.Finally,theychosethecartheywanted.

Whentheywentoutfordinner,italwaystookalongtimebeforetheychosewhattoeat.

Theycarefullyreadthemenuanddiscussedallthechoicestogether.Theywerepatientandnever

inahurry.

Afterawhiletheyhadababyboy,theywerehappyandcalledhimJordan.Jordansmileda

lot,buthedidn'tmakeanynoise.Henevercried.Alltheirfriendssaid,"He'ssuchanicequiet

baby!,,

Jordanlearnedeverythingthatotherbabieslearn.Helearnedtowalk.Helearnedtogotothe

bathroombyhimself.Helearnedtosleepinthebed.Helearnedtositonachairandeatatthe

table.However,hedidn'tlearnhowtotalkandhestillnevercried.ButMikeandJuliadidn't

worryaboutittoomuch.Theyjustwaited.TheywereconfidentJordanwouldtalkoneday.

Oneday,whileeatingdinner,Jordansuddenlysaid,"Mother,Ithinkthesoupneedsalittle

moresalt.”

MikeandJuliaweresurprised,"Youcantalk!”saidJulia.

“OfcourseIcantalk!”saidJordan.''Afterall,Iamthreeyearsold."

"Whydidn'tyoutalkbefore?"askedMike.

**Ididn'tneedto,"saidJordan."Thefoodwasalwaysgoodbefore."

19.HowwasJordandifferentfromotherbabies?

A.Hedidn'tcry.B.Helearnedtositatthetable.

C.Hemadepeopleworry.D.Hespokeverywell.

20.HowdidJordan'sparentsfeelbeforeJordanspoke?

A.Theythoughthewasnormal.

B.Theywantedhimtoseeadoctor.

C.Theyreallyworriedaboutit.

D.Theywerehappyhewasquiet.

21.Ifyouare"confident"somethingwillhappen,itmeansyouareaboutit.

A.happyB.sureC.sadD.careless

22.Whydidn'tJordantalkbefore?

A.Hecouldn'ttalk.

B.Hewantedtosuiprisehisparents.

C.Hewastooshytotalk.

D.Hethoughteverythingwasfine.

C

Lisawasasingle（單身的）motherwholivedwithherlittleson.Shelostherjobtwoyears

agoandtheyhadaveryhardlife.Herheartwasbrokeneverytimehersonasked,"CanIhave

somemorebreadandbutterplease.Mommy?”

Oneday,w