Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
阅读理解练习题（附答案）
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Ashley left her homeland because of war and came to the United States. She became a student of mine and I gave her some advice on how to improve her language skills so she can hopefully get a good exam grade next summer. She is about to go to a university in Syria next month and at the moment she is sitting in a class with kids about 5 years younger than her,and in the last three years,she has been learning a completely new language with them.
I still remember the first year she came here. She didn’t do well in the exams. Her class teacher agreed that she should get a higher grade for her O-levels though she still had to learn a lot in her new language. So I told her that she had got a C instead of a D. Hearing this,she had tears in her eyes and was so thankful and surprised. She also shared that I greatly encouraged
her. I told her that I once had two teachers who had given me several chances and that one day it would be her turn to help somebody else. I also told her that she still needed to put in a lot of hard work!
I got a beautiful e-mail from her that evening where she expressed her thanks and said，“Nobody has ever helped me like you.” She added several little flower symbols. It was so full of
pleasure and gratitude. I was not sure what exactly to write back but I printed her e-mail and hung it up.
Teaching is not always a bed of roses,but it is moments like these that really warm the heart.
1.What is Ashley going to do next month
A. Go to a university. B. Get into her dream factory.
C. Make her language skills better. D. Get a good exam grade.
2.What does the underlined word “gratitude” most probably mean in Chinese
A. 祝福 B. 幸福 C. 感激 D. 想念
3.What can you know about Ashley and her classmates
A. Ashley doesn’t like her classmates.
B. Ashley is older than her classmates.
C. Ashley has the same hobby as her classmates.
D. Ashley’s living habits are different from her classmates.
4.Why did Ashley get a C in her new language
A. Because she studied very hard.
B. Because she cheated in the exam.
C. Because her teacher wanted to encourage her.
D. Because the teacher gave her a wrong grade.
5.What is the writer mainly trying to tell us in the story
A. Where there is a will,there is a way.
B. A good beginning makes a good ending.
C. A friend in need is a friend in deed.
D. We can’t help everyone,but everyone can help some people.
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What is a tsunami Tsunamis are often caused by earthquakes or volcanoes. The average speed of the waves is 300 mph and the waves can last from five minutes to an hour.
What to do in a tsunami
Firstly,when a strong earthquake is felt,leave the water at once,get to the shore and go as far away as you can from the beach fast. If it allows,go to a higher ground.Secondly,turn on the TV for news and weather report. They will tell you more about the tsunami. Thirdly,get all members of your family together and let everyone know the tsunami is coming. Choose a place to stay together. Make sure the place is safe and as far away from the shore as possible. Bring
emergency supplies（应急用品） when you have to leave your house. At last,if you find a huge wave is coming,climb onto the roof of your house or on the highest point of the nearest building. Hold on to anything that’s strong enough. Climb a tree if you have to.
For a tsunami,the only way to survive（幸免于） it is to be prepared.
6.When a tsunami comes,the waves will ___.
A. go as quickly as 300 mph B. become stronger before the earthquake
C. cause heavy rain D. last shorter and shorter
7.How many suggestions are mentioned in this passage
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
8.When a tsunami is coming,your family had better ___.
A. go to the beach together B. stay in a safe place together
C. stay in your house D. put emergency supplies on a lower ground
9.We should do the following when a tsunami is coming EXCEPT ___.
A. listening to the weather report B. going to a low place to keep safe
C. getting emergency supplies ready D. leaving the water as far away as you can
10.What’s the best title of the passage
A. How to Keep Safe in the Water B. What a Tsunami Is
C. What to Do After a Tsunami D. How to Survive a Tsunami
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There was a big snowstorm last night. It was so heavy that power was cut off around our town. Around 11 p.m. last night,my sister and I called several good friends with our mobile
phones. We decided to clear the snow away at 8 a.m. this morning.
After getting up,my sister and I prepared to go out.“Hurry up,Alexa!” I shouted as I struggled（较劲） with the door knob（把手）,which was difficult to turn in my heavy gloves.“We are going to be late!” My sister Alexa showed up from around the corner and helped me with the door knob before putting on her gloves.
We were going to meet other friends to shovel snow. But when we arrived at the meeting place,we couldn’t find Erica.“We called her an hour ago,but there was no reply,” said Cassie.
Then we began to work.
A few hours later，we all gathered at my house drinking hot water when Erica knocked on the door. We asked her where she had been. She answered that she had been waiting for our phone call.
“We did,but why didn’t you answer ” Cassie said angrily.“It must be the time when I was drying my hair—I didn’t hear it ring,” Erica explained.
“Erica,are you still my good friend ” I asked her in a calm voice.“You can tell me if you don’t want to work with us,but don’t tell lies.” Erica cried and chose to say sorry to us finally.
Yes,good friends need to correct each other.
11.Why did the writer decide to clear the snow away with her friends
A. Because it was interesting and meaningful.
B. Because their parents told them to do it.
C. Because they liked playing with snow.
D. Because the snowstorm had a bad influence.
12.What prevented the writer from opening the door successfully
A. Her sister. B. The door knob.
C. The heavy gloves. D. Her weak strength.
13.What does the underlined word “shovel” probably mean in Chinese
A. 铲除 B. 消灭 C. 融化 D. 转移
14.How did the writer know that Erica was lying
A. Erica was always dishonest.
B. Cassie told the writer the truth.
C. The writer went to Erica’s home to find the truth.
D. There was no power so Erica couldn’t dry her hair.
15.What’s the best title for the text
A. A Real Lie to Me B. A Stupid Girl
C. A Lesson to Good Friends D. A Clever Girl
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Michael McConnell
My favorite joke was the one played on an old workmate called James. He was always late into the office. He was told to be early the next morning （on April 1st,of course） because his
team was going to hold an important meeting. Of course,when he got into the meeting room,his team head said he was an April fool. But at least it got him into work on time for a change!
Richard Hawley
My students prepared a fake（假装的） fight in the class. They started to argue in front of me. That was terrible. When I got angry，they revealed（透露） their joke plan.
Rachel Smith
When I was younger,the day before my 8th birthday party,April Fool’s Day obviously（显而易见地）,my parents told me that the party would be put off because nobody could come. I began to cry until my parents told me that they were joking as it was April Fool’s Day!
Alex Robins
My dad was on a flight to Beijing with me and the pilot announced that they would land in a completely strange country. That made my dad fairly worried while that really amused me.
16.James used to ___.
A. go to work early B. work as a meeting host
C. be late for work D. like playing jokes on his workmates
17.What is Richard
A. A student. B. A reporter. C. A pilot. D. A teacher.
18.Whose birthday is around April Fool’s Day
A. Michael’s. B. Richard’s. C. Rachel’s. D. Alex’s.
19.Alex went to Beijing with his father ___.
A. by train B. by plane C. by ship D. by bus
20.Alex’s father was fooled by ___.
A. the pilot B. his friends C. his son D. his workmates
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Spring Festival is the most important day in the year for Chinese people. On this day, Chinese people, no matter how far away from their home, would go home for a family reunion. But the holiday has its downside. The all-important day leads to hard competition for a train ticket. To buy a ticket, Chinese people would try every possible means.
Now, let’s have a look at one of the interesting, or touching stories around China happening during the competition for a ticket for the Spring Festival travel season.
In Shenzhen, a woman felt the love of her parents when she had trouble getting a train ticket in the Spring Festival holiday.
Zhao works in a logistics (物流) company in Shenzhen. To help the 26-year-old land a train ticket that will take her home, her parents who had zero experience in online shopping learnt how to catch a ticket on the Internet in one day. They waited before the computer screen every morning since Dec 17 for the start of the sales. After three days, their hard work paid off when the father finally bought a high-speed railway ticket from Shenzhen to Wuhan.
21.What is the most important thing for Chinese people on Spring Festival
A.To make more money. B.To buy gifts for parents.
C.To get together with families. D.To have a big dinner.
22.From the passage, we know it’s _____ to get a train ticket during Spring Festival travel season.
A.difficult B.impossible C.simple D.easy
23.What does the underlined word “land” mean
A.获得 B.陆地 C.降临 D.跌落
24.Zhao’s parents ________ shopped online before.
A.usually B.sometimes C.seldom D.never
25.Where do Zhao’s parents live
A.In Shenzhen. B.In Wuhan. C.In a company. D.We don’t know.
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Ashlyn Blocker was a quiet baby. She didn’t cry even when she was hungry. Her parents felt lucky to have such a calm child. When Ashlyn was eight months old,Mr. and Mrs. Blocker noticed a problem with her eye. It was red and looked painful,so they took her to the doctor. As he checked on Ashlyn,the doctor carefully touched her sore eye. Patients,especially babies and
children,usually don’t like this,and they try to move away. Ashlyndidn’t do this. The doctor was surprised. After checking,he began to realize that Ashlyn didn’t feel pain.
After discovering that their daughter couldn’t feel pain,the Blockers no longer felt lucky,because Ashlyn could easily hurt herself and not know. As Ashlyn began to move around more and to walk,keeping her safe became more and more of a challenge.
At first,the doctors thought she might be the only case in the world. But later they found that there were others with theillness—a whole family in Pakistan and eight other kids who lived
nearer to Ashlyn in the US.
Now doctors are studying Ashlyn and other people who don’t feel pain. They want to understand the condition and help people who have it. But they also want to understand how the body can stop pain. It may help them to develop new medicines to block pain—good news for anyone who experiences a lot of it.
What’s it like to feel no pain Ashlyn deals with the condition well and has a happy life. She says,“It’s just me.It’s all I’ve ever known.”
26.Ashlyn was taken to hospital at the age of eight months because ___.
A. she was too quiet
B. she didn’t feel pain
C. she couldn’t move around
D. she had a problem with her eye
27.The Blockers found it difficult to ___.
A. find a good doctor
B. keep their daughter safe
C. find some time to go to Pakistan
D. find other kids with Ashlyn’s condition
28.The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 is closest to “___” in meaning.
A. cause B. stop C. share D. experience
29.As for her condition,Ashlyn ___.
A. accepts it B. feels angry about it
C. knows little about it D. worries a lot about it
30.What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Ashlyn and her condition.
B. A new medicine to treat pain.
C. How unlucky the Blockers are.
D. Why doctors are studying Ashlyn.
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