thereis 初中英语阅读理解之教育类
Passage one
“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha. Because of his story of success, he has become an example of young people.
Michael Ha was born in a very poor family. His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find work in Britain because they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits(救济金) and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up is not easy for Michael, but he never gave up.
At the age of ten, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, which used to be called “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The sma rt boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet with his friend to learn further math. As a result, after just spending four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math.
Now Michael is the star medical student in John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award for his excellent grades. He hopes he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
1. When was Michael born？
A. In 1994
B. in 1980
C. in 1900
D. in 1984
2. Where did Michael’s parents work before 1980?
A. in Britain
B. in Vietnam
C. in Cambridge
D. in Hackney
3 . what does Michael learn about in Cambridge University ?
A. English
B. History
C. Geography
D. Medicine
4. which of the following is TURE?
A. Michael’s parents couldn’t find work in Britain because they had little work experience.
B. Michael had a dream of studying at Cambridge university when he was eleven years old.
C. to get an A in AS-level further math, Michael spent four months teaching himself.
D. Michael has won two awards for his excellent grades.
5. what is the best title of the passage?
A. How to deal with the difficulties.
B. How to become a good student.
C. From a poor area to Cambridge
D. From “worst school ” to Cambridge University.
Passage two
It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.
It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But
the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).
1 Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?
A. Because they don’t have a map.
B. Because the living space is quite small.
C. Because there are too many corridors for rooms.
D. Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long.
2 What does the word “high” in Line 6 refer to（指代）？
A. The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city.
B. Most of the soldiers received good education.
C. The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high.
D. The high-level of their training.
3 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier.
B. Most of the sailors on the carrier are college graduates.
C. There are far fewer women sailors than men sailors on the carrier.
D. It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier.
Passage three
How do you study each day? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school,
take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and varied. It’s called digital learning.
Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet. The re are three
important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications (应用). People can download them on the
ir mobiles. The other two kinds are social networking services, including weibo and WeChat and websites. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master what you learn at school.
Compared with traditional learning ways, digital learning has its advantages. Digital learning is also varied. It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it always offers students th e newest resources (资源) to learn from.Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’tmaster what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.However, digital learning also has disadvantages. When you use digital ways to learn, you’ve got little chance of talking with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smartphones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes.
1. How do students usually study everyday according to the story?
A. Have classes at school and use online tools at home.
B. Have classes at school, take notes and do homework.
C. Learn through digital ways and have classes in the classroom.
D. Have classes, take notes and do homework at school.
2. Three important kinds of digital learning are mentioned in the passage. They are _______.
a. Apps.
b. smartphones
c. computers
d. websites
e. mobiles
f. weibo and WeChat
A. a b f
B. a d f
C. b c e
D. c d e
3. The underlined word “master” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_________”.
A. 复习
B. 分析
C. 掌握
D. 归纳
4. What is the problem of digital learning?
A. You can’t communicate with your classmates or teachers.
B. You have to use both computers and smartphones.
C. You can’t decide what you want to learn by yourself.
D. It’s impossible to learn from the newest resources.
5. How can you protect your eyes when learning in digital ways?
A. Try to take a re
st for 20 minutes when watching the screen.
B. Try to use traditional ways to learn as often as possible.
C. Try to take a break every twenty minutes if possible.
D. Try to learn through digital ways less than 2 hours a day.
Passage four
Many people go to school for education. They learn language, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and math. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his student everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students everything they want to know. In modern world, the teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than memorize some facts or a formula. It is quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all successful. They invented so many things for us. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, not wasting a single moment. Above all they knew how to use their brain.
1. People go to school_____.
A. to learn several subjects
B. to get an education
C. to make a living
2. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is_____.
A. to teacher his students everything he knows
B. to know everything
C. to teach the students how to study by themselves
3. To work out a math problem, you need to know____.
A. only a certain formula
B. how to memorize
C. the way to solve it
4. Why were many scientists so successful?
A They knew how to learn
B．They were very clever
C They received good education
5. How did great scientists study?
A．They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.
B． They did thousands of experiments.
C．Both A and B.
Passage five
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance（平衡）and falling down with their school bags.” He said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!