1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The Olympic Games 阅读理解组块专练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) .阅读理解 A Dear Mary， It was so nice to read your letter the other day. I have always dreamed about having a pen friend. Hopefully, we can learn from each other and grow to be the very best of friends. It is my wish that our letters will
2、let us get to know each other and share parts of our lives. Your horse Shannon sounds beautiful. I am very jealous (羡慕的 ) that you get to live on a farm. I cannot imagine how much fun it is to ride a horse through endless fields and I would love to come and visit you one day. Your siblings (兄弟姊妹 ) a
3、lso sound lovely. I am an only child, so I can only imagine what it is like to have older brothers and sisters. Life in New York is so busy and it is difficult to find the time to get to know people. Even becoming close to my classmates has proved to be quite difficult over the years. However, at ti
4、mes it can be the most amazing city in the whole wide world. At night it is so bright and lively and the whole place is full of things to do. I love reading too! I have never read any books by your favorite author Enid Blyton though. I will have to go to my local library and find some. I also enjoy
5、dancing and often enter competitions. My other favorite hobby is ice skating. In winter, I skate in Central Park. In the other seasons, I go to an indoor rink (溜冰场 ). I am hoping to start entering ice skating competitions next year. Anyway, I have to go now and do my homework. I really hope that I h
6、ear from you soon! Lots of love， Megan 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。作 者通过这封信向对方介绍了一些自己的情况并表示非常高兴能和对方成为好朋友。 1 What can we infer from the letter? A Megan has pen friends all over the world. B Mary plans to visit Megan in New York. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C Megan has been writing to Mary for years. D Mary and Megan have just b
7、ecome friends. 解析：选 D 推理判断 题。由第一段中的 “It is my wish that our letters will let us get to know each other and share parts of our lives.” 可知，玛丽和梅甘是刚刚结识的一对朋友，故选 D 项。 2 What is mainly described in Paragraph 3? A Marys family. B Megans hobbies. C Marys life in New York. D Megans opinion of New York. 解析：选 D
8、 段落大意题。梅甘在本段中主要谈论了自己对纽约这个城市的看法，故选D 项。 3 How is Mary similar to Megan? A She likes reading. B She loves horse riding. C She has an older brother. D She lives in the countryside. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第四段中的 “I love reading too ！ ” 可知，玛丽和梅甘都喜欢读书，故选 A 项。 4 What do we know about Megan? A Her favorite author is E
9、nid Blyton. B She goes ice skating all year round. C Some of her classmates are her best friends. D Shell enter a dancing competition next year. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的 “My other favorite hobby is ice skatin g. In winter, I skate in Central Park. In the other seasons, I go to an indoor rink(溜冰场 ) ” 可知
10、，梅甘一年四季都去滑冰，故选 B 项。 B (2018 成 都 摸 底 测 试 )“Hungary ？ ”I looked at my school headmaster in confusion.“I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.” And with that, my adventure started. My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Going on an
11、exchange had always been my dream.When my high school offered an allyear program, I jumped at the opportunity.It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket.I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses.So when I heard that I wa
12、s going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked.But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity.Before I knew it, I was on the airplane, leaving for Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Hungary. I had difficult times when I almost gave up.Hungarian is th
13、e hardest language on the planet. Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peers and me.I had to give up eating carrots, my beautiful favorite, for Hungarians think carrots are rubbish in their country.The change in the landscape was amazing, looking nothing like skyscrapers, bullet tra
14、ins, cars, and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to.Gradually, I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle, the warmhearted people, and getting home at 2： 30 p m.at the latest from school.And I was sad to leave on my very last day. Having the host family who took me as one of their own
15、 members was the best thing Ive ever experienced.From my little sisters, I learned how to embrace life to its fullest.From my brothers I learned that its OK for a boy to run around the house.From my host parents I learned to stay positive, to smile and that when you pick the right people and take th
16、eir hands, suddenly, you become friends. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者作为一个交换生在国外学习的经历和感受。 5 How did Jonathan feel when he was told to go to Hungary? A Excited and satisfied. B Confused and shocked. C Amazed and embarrassed. D Delighted and interested. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据首段中的 “I looked at my school headmaster in co
17、nfusion.” 可知，作者听到这个消息很迷惑；再结合第三段中的 “So when I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked.” 可知，选项 B 正确。 6 Why did Jonathan still decide to go to Hungary instead of Spain? A He didnt like Spain. B He wanted to learn Hungarian. C It was a rare chance. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D Going to Hungary was mu
18、ch cheaper. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity.” 可知，作者决定充分利用这次机会，因为毕竟这是一次千载难逢的机会，所以选项 C 正确。 a rare chance“ 一次罕见的机会 ” 。 7 What can we learn about Jonathan during his stay in Hungary? A He fell in love with eating carrots.
19、 B He couldnt wait to leave. C He was surprised by the landscape. D He quickly got used to the life there. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “The change in the landscape was amazing” 可知选项 C 正确。 8 According to Jonathan, the host family _. A changed him completely B taught him how to dance well C treated him as eq
20、ually as a student D showed him the good things of life 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者从寄宿家庭那里学到了很多人生哲学，他们向作者展现了生活中美好的事情，故选项 D 正确。 C My friend Emily has three amazingly wellbehaved children.They put their toys away when she tells them to, go to bed without making any noise, and even settle their own disa
21、greements or quarrels.I actually witnessed her 3yearold son John calmly asking for a truck back from a friend who had pulled it out of his hands suddenly. Emily admits that her children have their moments “They are kids af ter all！ ” but she says that real discipline (纪律 ) challenges are not very of
22、ten.“Whats your secret？ ” I once asked, hoping she could impart some muchneeded wisdom.“Do you threaten them with punishment, give them timeouts or praise them with prizes？ ” I asked.Emily shook her head and said, “Nothing like that.If Ive done anything right, its that Ive made it clear what I expec
23、t from them from the beginning.Now, all I have to do is set them an example and shoot them a look, and they know to control their behavior and obey rules.” 【 精品教育资源文库 】 It may sound too good to be true, but experts agree that Emily has the right idea about teaching kids to behave.“When you make your expectations clear from the time your children are old enough to learn to walk, they accept or absorb those expectations and begin to expect the same thing from themselves， ” says
