專(zhuān)題05閱讀理解20篇Meetingsomeoneforthefirsttimecanbeembarrassing(尷尬)ifyougetitwrong.SupposeyouaregoingtomeetapersonfromtheUK.Doyouknowwhatyoushouldsayanddo?Ahandshakeisthemostcommonwaytogreetsomeone,especiallyifyouareinaformalsituation.However,thetypeofhandshakeisimportant.Yourhandshakeshouldbeconfident,butthatdoesn’tmeanyouneedtocrush(擠壓)anybody’sfingers.Ontheotherhand.don’tbetooweak.It’salwaysagoodideatosmileandmakeeyecontactwiththepersonyouareshakinghandswith.Lastlytakeholdofthehandandshakeitupanddowntwice.Don’tholdonfortoolong.HuggingandkissingaremoreinformalgreetingsintheUK.Theyareusuallyforfriends,familyandsmallchildren.Whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,youmaynotwanttousethesetypesofgreetings.Inthepast,Britonswouldusuallygreetstrangerswitha“Howdoyoudo?”Today,thisphraseisseenasout-of-date.It’srarelyused.Phrasessuchas“Howareyoudoing?”and“Howareyou?”havebecomemorepopular.However,whenaBritonsays“Howareyou?”toyouheorsheprobablydoesn’texpectyoutoreallyanswerthequestion.Youmayjustrespondwitha“Howareyou?”tohimorher.Greetingphrasesmaydifferfromoneplacetoanother.Youmightheara“Nowthen?”or“Eyup?”whenyoumeetsomeonefromthenorthoftheUK.Howshouldyourespondthen?Justsmileandsay“Hi!”or“Howareyou?”1．Whichisthemostcommontypeofgreetingwhenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime?A． B． C． D．2．HowdopeopleshakehandspolitelyintheUK?①beconfidentandsmile

②lookthepersonintheeye

③shakeupanddowntwice

④crushtheperson’sfingersA．①③④

B．①②④ C．①②③

D．②③④3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rarely”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Often. B．Seldom. C．Always. D．Never.4．Whensomeonesays“Eyup?”inthenorthoftheUK,hemeansto________.A．sayhellotoyou B．a(chǎn)skyouaquestionC．inviteyoutogotogether D．makefriendswithyou5．Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.A．giveadviceonshakinghands B．introducegreetingsintheUKC．showgreetingsaroundtheworld D．encouragepeopletousebodylanguage“Five,four,three,two,one,blastoff.”At0:23onOctober16,2021,ChinalaunchedthemannedspaceshipShenzhou-13,sendingthreeastronautstoitsTiangongspacestation.About6.5hoursafterthelaunch,thespaceshipsuccessfullydocked(對(duì)接)withtheTianhecoremoduleofthestation.Thethree-personteamisthesecondcrew(工作組)tohaveenteredTiangong.TheteamisledbyChina’sfirstspacewalkerZhaiZhigang.TheothertwoastronautsareWangYapingandYeGuangfu.Theywillliveandworktogetheratthestationforsixmonths.ThiswillbeChina’slongest-evermannedmission.Duringtheirsix-monthstay,thecrewwillcarryoutanumberoftasks.Forexample,theywilldotwotothreespacewalkstofixequipmentinpreparationforfutureconstructionwork.WangYaping,thefirstChinesewomantoperformspacewalk,said“Apartfromthetasks,wealsohopetodomorespacescienceeducation.Thiswillbringspaceclosertothegeneralpublic.Asaresult,theywilllearnmoreabouttheastronauts’lifeinspace.”Shenzhou-13wasChina’slastmajorspacemissionin2021.Anothersixmissionsareplannedforthisyeartofinishtheconstructionofthespacestation.Onceitscompleted,Tangongwillbeaboutone-fifththesizeoftheInternaionalSpaceStation(ISS).TheISSwillreachtheendofitslifein2024.Tangongislikelytobetheonlyoperationalnear-Earthorbit(近地軌道)spacestationbythen.Chinalooksforwardtohostingastronautsfromothercountries.DenisSimon,atDukeLawintheUS,toldXinhuathatChina’ssuccessinspacecontinuestobeimpressive(令人贊嘆的).“Itisnowwelloniswaytobeingaleaderinspaceexploration.”hesaid.6．Shenzhou-13willprobablyreturntotheearthin_________.A．March,2022 B．April,2022. C．March,2024. D．April,2024.7．Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutthecrew’s_________.A．plan B．life C．spacewalk D．work8．WhatcanweknowaboutTiangongspacestation?A．ThecrewhaveenteredTiangongtwice.B．TheconstructionofTiangongwillbefinishedin6months.C．ThesizeofTiangongwillbe25%ofISSin2024.D．Tiangongwillwelcomeforeignastronautsinthefuture.9．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．IttookShenzhou-136.5daystodockwiththeTianhecoremodule.B．WangYapingwasthefirstChinesewomantoperformaspacewalk.C．ThisspacetripwillbeChina’sshortest-evercrewedmission.D．Shenzhou-13wasthefirstmajorspacemissionin2021.10．Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A．showChina’sachievementsinspacefield.B．introducethemissionsofShenzhou-13.C．explainthesuccessoflaunchingShenzhou-13.D．describetheimportanceofTiangongspacestation.“Thumper,”Icalled.“Thumper,whereareyou?”O(jiān)urfamilyjustcamehome.Wehadbeenawayforoneweek.“Thumper,”Icalled.“Thumper,wearehome,”Icalled.MomlookedforThumper.DadlookedforThumper.Hewasn’taround.“Thumper,”wecalled.“Ithinkheismissing,”Isaid.Welookedinthegarage.Welookedinthedoghouse.NoThumper.Hewasnotatthehouse.Wewentinthehouse.Weunpackedourbags.AllIcoulddowasthinkaboutThumper.Washehurt?Hadherunaway?Wherewasmydog?Itriedtounpackmybags.Itriedtothinkaboutotherthings.MymindkeptgoingbacktoThumper.Istartedtocry.Iheardthephonering.Dadwastalkingtosomeone.Hewaslaughing.“Teresa,”Dadcalled.“Pleasecomedownhere.Someonewantstotalktoyou!”“Whoisit,Dad?”“Youwillsee,”hesaidwithasmile.Itookthephone.“Hey,girl.ItisGrandpaAllen.”“Hi,Grandpa,what’sup?”“IjustcalledtotellyouIcameoverlastnight.Ihopeyoudidn’tmind.Thumperwassad.Hewasmissingyou.GrandmaandIbroughthimhomeforthenight.Weleftanote,butIthinkitblewaway!”11．Howlonghadthefamilybeenaway?A．Oneday. B．Twodays. C．Fourdays. D．Sevendays.12．HowdidTeresafeelwhenshejustgothome?A．Worried. B．Happy. C．Angry. D．Calm.13．WherewasThumper?A．Inthegarage. B．Inthedoghouse. C．InTeresa’sbag. D．InAllen’shouse.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Thephone. B．Thedog. C．Thenote. D．Thewind.15．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoureadthetext?A．SportsNews. B．JobWanted. C．StoryTime. D．ScienceStudy.TheAI(人工智能)haschangedourlives.TherearefourusefulAIinventionshere.JiugeTheAlcanremember300,000Chinesepoemsclearly.What’smore,itcanwriteapoeminaveryshorttime.InaCCTVshow,Jiugebeatthreegreatpoemfansfromafamouscollege.Itwillflash(閃)twowhitelightssidetosidetoshowthankstothebus.ForpheusTheping-pongrobotcanplayinaneasywaywithabeginnerandadifficultwaywithabetterplayer.What’smore,itnotonlyencouragesplayerswithwordslike“Goodjob!”,butalsogivessomegoodadvicetoimprovetheirskills.Self-drivingAIItcandrivethecarmoresafelythanhumans.Itdoesn’tdrinkwineandneverfeelstired.Itcandowhatwehumansdo.Forexample,ifacarwiththisAIhaspassedabus,itwillflashtwowhitelightssidetosidetoshowthankstothebus.FacialRecognition(人臉識(shí)別)ItisusedalotintheworldsuchasACS.ACSwon’tletastrangerinwithoutthehouseowner’spermission(允許).Payingbyfacialrecognitioniscommonnow.ThepoliceinHangzhouevencaughtacriminal(罪犯)ataconcertwithitshelp.16．WhyisJiugespecial?A．Becauseitcanplaytheviolin. B．Becauseit’sgoodatpoems.C．Becauseitcandrivecarssafely. D．BecauseitwasonCCTV.17．WhatwillForpheusdowhileplaying?A．Itwillguesswhatjobtheplayeris.B．Itwillbeangryiftheplayerisabeginner.C．Itwillsay“Whatashame!”totheplayer.D．Itwillchangeitswayofplayingaccordingtodifferentplayers.18．WhendoestheSelf-drivingAIcarflashtwowhitelightssidetoside?A．Whenthecarhastostop. B．Whenthecarwantstoslowdown.C．Whenthecarisreadytospeedup. D．Whenithaspassedothervehicles.19．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ACS”meaninChinese?A．電子商務(wù) B．門(mén)禁控制 C．社會(huì)福利 D．公共衛(wèi)生20．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NoonecanbeatForpheus.B．Jiugehaswritten300,000poems.C．FacialRecognitionhelpedthepolicecatchacriminal.D．Self-drivingAIcanmakesubwaytrainssafer.ThisSeptember,youmayhavenoticedafewnewtextbooksatschool.NewChineselanguagetextbooksappearedonthedesksoffirst-yearprimaryandjuniorhighschoolstudentsacrossthecountry.WrittenbytheMinistryofEducation,theNewtextbookswillreplaceolderversion(版本)usedbefore.ThenewversionfocusmoreonancientChineseliterature,accordingtoXinhua.ThechangeispartoftheeffortsfromtheMinistryofEducationtoimprovestudents’knowledgeoftraditionalChineseculture.Textbooksforthree-yearjuniorhighschoolshavemoretraditionalChinesearticles,132intotal.Theymakeup51.7percentofallthetexts.Thearticleswerechosenfromclassicproses(散文)，essays(論文)，historicalrecordsandpoemsdatingbacktotheHan,TangandSongdynasties.Therearealsomorethan30articlesaboutrevolutionaryhistoryforjuniorhighschoolstudents,suchasChairmanMaoZedong’swell-knownpieceServethePeople.Thenewtextbooksarewellreceived.Althoughthetopicsareserious,thetextsarepresentedwithlivelyillustrationswhichmakethemeasytounderstand.“Theyareverylovelyandfavoredbybothteachersandstudents,”DuBai,aChineseteacheratNo.2FruitLakePrimarySchoolinHubei,toldXinhua.LiJie,aprofessorofChineselanguageandliteratureatChinaUniversityofCommunication,couldn’tagreemorewiththechange.“LearningsomeancientliteraturewillhelpjuniorhighschoolstudentsenjoythebeautyoftraditionalChinesecultureandpreparethemtogainfurtherknowledgeofthefield”,hetoldChinaDaily.21．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatisnewforfirst-yearprimaryandjuniorstudents?A．Desksandchairs. B．Schooluniforms.C．Chineselanguagetextbooks. D．Mathtextbooks.22．Wecanfindmorecontentabout________afterthechange.A．traditionalChineseculture B．worldhistory C．westernpoemsandarticles D．Chinesemusic23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illustration”mean?A．地圖 B．插圖 C．掛圖 D．圖書(shū)24．Whatdostudentsandteachersthinkofthenewtextbooks?A．Theyaretootraditional. B．Theyarelovely. C．Theyarequiteunique. D．Theyaresouseful.25．Fromthepassage,weknow_________.A．thenewtextbooksaimtoimprovestudents’knowledgeoftraditionalChineseculture.B．a(chǎn)rticlesabouthistorymakeuphalfofallthetextsinthenewtextbooks.C．schoolsnowfocusmoreonstudents’learningability.D．studentsdon’thavetoenjoythebeautyofmodernChineseculture.Everyday,Chinaimports(進(jìn)口)differentgoodsfromcountriesacrosstheglobe.Theseimportsalsoincludesolidwaste,suchasplastics,paperandmetals.TheymainlycomefromcountriesliketheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdomandJapan.Thesegoodswillnolongerbeimportednextyear.Chinahasalreadybanned(禁止)allimportsofsolidwastestartingfromJan1,2021,saidtheMinistryofEcologyandEnvironment(MEE).WhydoesChinaimportthiswaste?In1980,China’seconomy(經(jīng)濟(jì))wasgraduallytakingoffbecauseofthereformandopening-uppolicy.Thecountry’sfactoriesdidn’thaveenoughrawmaterialsatthattime.Therefore,Chinabeganimportingsolidwaste.Afterbeingprocessed(加工),itcanbeturnedintomaterialsthatareusedtomakeotherproducts.Foryears,Chinahasbeentheworld’slargestimporterofsolidwaste,withabout45milliontonsarrivingeachyear.CountriesthatsendthiswastetoChinapayabout$25(163yuan)to$50pertonforrecycling,ChinaNewsAgencyreported.AlthoughthewastehashelpeddevelopChina’seconomy,ithasbroughtmorerisksthanbenefits.Wastethatcan’tbeusediseitherburnedorburied(填埋).Thewaterusedtowashthewasteisallowedtoflowintonearbyrivers.Thishaspollutedtheair,soilandwater,posingarisktopublichealth,ChinaDailyreported.Chinahasmadesomeeffortstobanwastesince2017.From2017to2019,importsofsolidwastefellby68percent,droppingfrom42millionto13milliontons,Xinhuareported.WhataboutChina’swaste?Chinacanproduceenoughrawmaterialstosupportitseconomynow.However,itisalsoproducingarapidly-increasingamountofwaste.In2019,thegovernmentworkedoutaguidelineforthecreationofzerosolidwasteprograms.Theseprogramshavebeencarriedoutin11citiesandfivedistricts(區(qū)域),includingShenzheninGuangdongprovinceandWeihaiinShandongprovince.26．AfterJan1,2021,whatwillnolongerbeallowedinChina?A．Importingplasticproductsfromabroad.B．Buyingsolidwastefromabroad.C．Sellingmetalstoothercountries.D．Producingsolidwaste.27．WhatdoweknowfromParagraphs3and4?A．Manyfactoriesusedtousesolidwastetomakeproducts.B．About45milliontonsofwasteareprocessedworldwideeachyear.C．Chinahasmadealotofmoneybyimportingwaste.D．Itcostsverylittlemoneytorecyclesolidwaste.28．WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?A．HowsolidwastehashelpedChina’sdevelopment.B．Whatwecandotoprotectourselvesfromwaste.C．WhatriskssolidwastebroughttoChina.D．Howsolidwasteshouldbedealtwith.29．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichworddescribesChina’seffortstobanwaste?A．wasteful B．effective C．challenging D．expensive30．Accordingtothepassage,whathasChinadonetosolvethewasteproblem?A．Thegovernmentworkedoutaguidelineforthecreationofzerosolidwasteprograms.B．Chinaimporteddifferentgoodsfromcountriesacrosstheglobe.C．Foryears,Chinahasbeentheworld’slargestimporterofsolidwaste.D．Chinacanproduceenoughrawmaterialstosupportitseconomynow.EliasHoweisalwaysusedtogoingtobedat4o’clockinthemorning.Workingallnightbecamehislivinghabit.Who’sEliasHowe?Youmayneverhearofhim.HewasborninAmerica.Thesewing(縫紉)machinewasinventedbyhim.Over100yearsago,withoutmodernmachines,peoplehadtodothesewingbyhand.Eliasdecidedtodesignamachinetodothesewinginsteadofourhands.However,hehadatrouble.Hecouldn’tgetthethread(線)torunaroundtheneedle(針).Inventingsewingmachinewashisdream.Sohedidnotgiveup.Hekeptthinkingabouthowtosolvethisproblem.Oncehewastired,hesleptinbed.Hehadadream.Inthedreamhewascaughtbyaking.Thekingorderedhimtobuildaperfectsewingmachine,orthekingwouldkillhim.Eliasmetthesameproblemasbefore.Thekingwassoangrythatheorderedhissoldierstokillhim.Thesoldiersraisedspears(長(zhǎng)矛)andcameuptohim.SuddenlyEliasnoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetip(尖端)ofeachspear.Beforethespearsstucktohisbody,Eliaswokeupfromthedream.Andherealizedthathehadfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadofgettingthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,hemadeitrunthroughasmallholeinthetipoftheneedle.AsimplethoughtfinallymadeEliasinventthefirstsewingmachine.31．WhydidEliasgotobedatabout4o’clocka.m.?A．Becausehegotusedtoworkingatnight.B．Becausehelikedtoplayatnight.C．Becausehehadsleepingproblems.D．Becauseofthenoiseofthemachine.32．Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A．Elias’sparentslivedonsewing.B．Peoplepreferredtodosewingbyhandover100yearsago.C．Eliaswantedtoinventthesewingmachinetomakemoney.D．Eliashaddifficultyininventingthesewingmachine.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something”mean?A．Spear. B．Hole. C．Dream. D．Problem.34．WhathappenedinHowe’sdreamatlast?A．Eliaswaskilled. B．Thekingwaskilled.C．Eliashadagoodthought. D．Eliascaughtthesoldiers.35．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Ifyouwanttoinventsomething,youshouldhaveagooddream.B．EliasHowe’sdreamcametrue.C．Workingatnightishelpfulinnewinventions.D．Sleepingcanalsosolvetheproblem.NamePersonalInformationFeiJunlongBornin1965inJiangsu,ChinaAnastronaut(宇航員)TraveledinShenzhouVIinouterspacewithNieHaishengfromOctober12thtoOctober17th,2005YaoMingBornin1980inShanghai,ChinaThesonoftwogreatbasketballplayersJoinedtheHoustonRocketsinJune,2002JayChouBornin1979inTaiwan,ChinaApopularsingerFavoritemusic:Hip-HopAlfredNobel(1833-1896)BorninSwedenAscientistKnownfortheNobelPrizesHelenKeller(1880-1968)NotabletoseeorhearWorkedhardandbecameoneofthefamouswritersinAmericaWrotealot,suchasTheStoryofMyLife根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。FeiJunlongandNieHaishengtraveledinouterspacefor_______days.A．five B．six C．seven D．eight37．YaoMingplayedbasketballin_______in2002.A．Germany B．Canada C．America D．England38．The_______wasbornin1833.A．player B．singer C．a(chǎn)stronaut D．scientist39．TheStoryofMylifeisthenameofa_______.A．sport B．song C．prize D．Book40．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．YaoMing’sparentswereplayers. B．JayChouisfromShanghai,China.C．AlfredNobelwasaFrenchman. D．HelenKellercouldn’tsee,butcouldhear.Intheworldofgestures,thebestsuggestionistorememberthetwoA’s-AskandAware(意識(shí)到).Ifyouseeagesturethatisneworpuzzling,askalocalpersonwhatitmeans.Thenbeawareofthebodysignsaroundyou.Let’scheckoutthreecommonhandgestures,theOK-Sign,theThumb-UpandtheV-Sign.1.TheOK-SignThisgesturewaspopularintheUSAduringtheearly19thcenturybythenewspapersthatwerestartingusingfirstletterstoshortencommonphrases.UsethegesturetotellaFrenchpersontheircookingiswonderfulandmaybethey’llthrowyouout.InJapan,itcanmeanmoney.Ifyoutravelinternationally,thesafestruleistoalwaysaskthelocalstoshowyoutheirinsult(侮辱)signstoavoidanypossibleuncomfortablesituations.2.TheThumb-UpWhenEuropeanscountfromonetofive,theyusetheThumb-Uptomeanoneandtheindexfinger(食指)becomestwo;butmostEnglish-speakingpeoplecountoneontheindexfingerandtwoonthemiddlefinger,inthiscase,theThumb-Upwillmeanthenumberfive;it’scommonlyusedbyhitch-hikers(搭便車(chē)的人)whoarethumbingalift;itisanOK-Sign;andwhenthethumbissharplyupwards,itbecomesaninsult.3.TheV-SignWinstonChurchillpopularizedtheV-for-victorysignduringtheWorldWarII,buthistwo-fingeredgesturewasdonewiththepalm(手掌)facingout.Whataboutthepalmfacestowardsthespeaker?Itwouldbeaninsult.41．Thebestsuggestionintheworldofgesturesis________.A．toaskalocalpersonwhattheymeanB．toknowthebodysignsaroundyouC．tocheckoutthreecommonhandgesturesD．torememberthetwoA’s-AskandAware42．WhenwastheOK-SigngesturepopularintheUSA?A．Duringtheearly17thcentury. B．Duringthelate18thcentury.C．Duringtheearly19thcentury. D．Duringthelate19thcentury.43．HowmanymeaningsabouttheThumb-Upgesturearementionedinthepassage?A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.44．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．WhenEuropeanscountfromonetofive,theyusetheThumb-Uptomeanone.B．YoucanusetheOK-SigngesturetotellaFrenchmantheircookingiswonderful.C．MostEnglish-speakingpeopleusetheThumb-Uptomeanthenumberone.D．IfyoudobusinesswithJapanese,youcan’tusetheOK-Signgesturetomeanmoney.45．WhichgesturedidWinstonChurchilluseduringtheWorldWarII?A． B． C． D．FromNov.1toDec.10in2020,ifsomeoneknocksatyourdoorandwantstoaskyousomequestions,don’tbeafraid.Theyareworkingonthe7thnationalpopulationcensus(普查).Theywillaskeachfamilyabouttheirname,age,educationandjob.Chinahasacensusevery10years.Atthefirstone,therewereabout600millionpeopleinChina.NowChina’spopulationhasboomed.Itwasabout1.37billioninthe6thcensus,accordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS).“Thecensusisveryimportantforeverycitizen(公民),”saidNingJizhe,directoroftheNBS.“Itwillhelpimproveinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)建設(shè))andpublicservices.Forexample,ifthecensusshowsthattherearemanychildrenlivinginacertainarea,thegovernmentwillknowthatitshouldbuildmoreschoolsthere.Scientistscanalsolearnmoreaboutpopulationgrowthfromthecensus.Insomeyears,thepopulationgrowsfasterthaninothers.Eveninthesameyear,populationgrowthisdifferentindifferentplaces.Scientistscanusetheinformationtofigureoutwhatcausesgrowthincertainyearsandplaces.2020’scensusisdifferentfrompastonesinoneimportantway.Forthefirsttime,citizenswillbeencouragedtousesmartphonesandotherdigitaltoolstorecordtheirinformation,Xinhuareported.Whencensustakersknockonyourdoor,theywillofferyouanaccount(賬號(hào))numberandaQRcode(二維碼)thatyoucanusetorecordyourinformation.46．WhichofthefollowingwillNOTbeaskedonthe7thnationalpopulationcensus?A．Theirhobby. B．Theirname. C．Theirage. D．Theirjob.47．Whenwasthe6thnationalpopulationcensusdone?A．In1990. B．In2000. C．In2010. D．In2020.48．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boomed”inParagraph2mean?A．measured B．included C．increased D．limited49．Whyisthecensusveryimportantforeverycitizen?A．Becauseiftherearemanychildren,theymayneedmorehospitals.B．Becauseitwillhelpimproveinfrastructureandpublicservices.C．Becausescientistlearnlessaboutpopulationgrowthfromthecensus.D．Becausepopulationgrowthisthesameindifferentplaces.50．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Thecensusisimportant. B．Peoplecanusesmartphones.C．2020’scensusisdifferent. D．Scientistsknowwhatcausesgrowth.DuringtheearlydaysoftheCOVID-19pandemic,whenrestaurantsfirstshutdown,Americansstartedcookingmoreathome.Theyhadmoreleftovers(剩菜).Ingeneral,leftoverscanbeaconvenientfuturemeal.Buttheyhaveadarkside,too.Leftoversandotherunspoiled(未損壞的)foodsthatwethrowawayarecalledfoodwaste.Wecreatefoodwasteinmanyplaces—onfarms,insupermarkets,atrestaurantsandevenathome.Itisalargeproblemthatwastesresourcesandcausespollution.Forexample,growing,packagingandtransportingfoodtakesalotofspace,energyandpeopletomakeithappen.Whenwethrowfoodaway,wealsowastealloftheenergythatgoesintotheseprocesses.Roeandhisteamwantedtostudyfoodwaste.Theydecidedtoconcentrateonleftovers.Theytracked(追蹤)theeatinghabitsof18menandwomeninBatonRouge,Louisiana.TheytrackedwhattheyateusinganiPhoneapp.Duringthe7-daystudy,theygathered1,200differentfoodsontheirplates.Theyfoundthatpeopleweremorelikelytopickatleftoversandnoteatthemfully.Also,eatingleftoversseemstoinspire(激發(fā))eatingotherfoods.Thisisperhapsbecausetheleftoversareolderandlessfresh.Roesaysthereisabiglessononhowtoavoidthrowingfoodintothedustbin:choosesmallermeals.51．Whenrestaurantsfirstshutdown,Americans________athome.A．startedcookingmore B．hadfewerleftoversC．stoppedcooking D．hadfewermeals52．Accordingtothepassage,wedon’tcreatefoodwaste________.A．onfarms B．a(chǎn)trestaurants C．incolleges D．a(chǎn)thome53．Whatdoesgrowing,packagingandtransportingfoodtake?A．Alotofspace,energyandplates. B．Alotofspace,energyandpeople.C．Alotofcars,energyandpeople. D．Alotofair,waterandpeople.54．HowmanypeopledidRoeandhisteamtrack?A．7. B．8. C．18. D．1200.55．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Leftovers B．Food C．Waste D．PollutionWhilemanyyoungpeoplewereenjoyingthesummervacation,ZachBonnerwasworkinghishardest.ZachstartedwalkingfromValrico,Florida,hishometown,onChristmas,2009.HereachedLosAngelesninemonthslaterinSeptember,2010.Hecoveredatotalof2,478milesandraised$120,000forkidsinneed.Alongtheway,Zachattendedschoolonline.Hismother,brotherandsistertookturnstowalkordrivetogetherwithhim.Althoughheisveryyoung,Zachhasalonghistoryofhelpingothers.Whenaterriblestormhittownin2004,Zach,whensix,pulledawagon(小推車(chē))throughhiscommunityandcollectedfoodforpeopleinneed.Hehasraised$400,000forhisLittleRedWagonFoundationsincethen.Itgivesmoneytoprojectswhichhelphomelesschildren.In2007,Zachbeganwalkingtosupportchildren’scharity(慈善組織)inTampa,Florida.Hefinishedhisjourney23dayslater,280milesawayinTallahassee.Theninthesummerof2009,hetrekkedabout670milesfromAtlantatoWashingtonD．C,injusttwomonths.“Aslongastherearehomelesskids,Iwillneverstopwalkingforthem.”Zachsays.56．WhatdidZachdoduringthesummervacationin2010?A．Hestayedathomewithhisfamily. B．Hecollectedfoodforpeopleinneed.C．Hejoinedinaschoolactivitywithotherkids. D．Hewalkedtoraisemoneyforkidsinneed.57．WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatZach________.A．begantohelppeopleataveryearlyageB．mademoneytopayforhiseducationC．enjoyedplayingaroundinhiscommunityD．workedveryhardforhisfamily58．AtwhatagedidZachstartwalkingtosupportaTampachildren’scharity?A．Atsix. B．Atnine. C．Ateleven. D．Attwelve.59．Theunderlinedword“trekked”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”inChinese.A．延伸 B．挖掘 C．跋涉 D．飛行60．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZach?A．Friendlyandshy. B．Lovelybutsilly.C．Kindandhelpful. D．Cleverbutlazy.Whenyouargue(爭(zhēng)辯)withyourfriend,willyoushoutathimorher?Whyorwhynot?Awiseoldmansawhisgrandsonhavinganargumentwithhiswife.Heaskedhisgrandson,“Whydoyouraiseyourvoiceeverytimeyouarguewithyourwife?”Hisgrandsonanswered,“Iraisemyvoicesothatmyvoiceisheard.”“Yourwifeiscloseenoughforhertohearyouwhenyousaythesamesentenceinacalmmanner.Whydoyouhavetoraiseyourvoice?”thegrandfatherasked.“PerhapsbecauseIneedtoletoffsomesteam(宣泄感情)byraisingmyvoice,”hisgrandsonreplied.“Thesteamwillgooutinthesamewayifyouwhispertoher.Sowhyisthat?”“OrbecauseIlosemypatience(耐心)whenshedoesn’tunderstandmypointofview,”themansaidunwillingly.“Perhaps,butthatisnottherealreasonwhyyouraiseyourvoice.Therealreasonisthatwhenyouareangrywithyourwife,yourheartmovesawayfromherheart.Soeventhoughyouarephysicallyclosetoeachother,youfeelthatyouarefarawayfromoneanother.Youfeellikeyouhavetoshout,”thegrandfatherreplied.“SowhatshouldIdotosolvethis?”thegrandsonasked.“Whentwopeopleareinlove,theirheartsareclosetoeachother.Ifyouwhispersoftly,youcanbothheareachotherclearly.Thisishowyoushouldtalktoeachother,”