IV. 阅读理解(共20分) 根据短文的内容, 选择一个最佳答案,并涂在答题卡上。

A

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if w e want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare (比较) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands (品牌) . We need to know how to make a sensible (明智的)choice when we shop.

Knowing how to make such choices is a " life skill ", and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.

Most life skills are about making choices. Everyday we have to make many choices. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I ea t junk food because it is tasty? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I waste time? We make choices like this every day.

Making the wrong choices can bring unhappiness. We have realized that the choices we make can affect the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect ot her people. The next time you misbehave in class or fight with your brother or sister, think about this: who else does your choice affect?

31.In the passage “careful shopping” means ______.

A.going to lots of different shops      B. comparing prices and brands

C.comparing shops                 D.going to sensible shops

32.According to the passage life skills can make us______.

A. get to school early                B. know how to make choices

C.live useful and happy lives          D. go shopping

33.The underlined word“misbehave”means ______.

A. misunderstand   B. pay attention   C. act badly    D .  fall asleep

34. From the passage, we know that your choices affect_____.

A. you and your parents              B. you and other people

C. lots of other people                  D. everybody except you

35. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. it's important to know how to shop carefully

B. it's important to know how to compare prices

C. it's important to make the right choices

D. we learn everything we need to know at school

B

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself ? Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.

On a second or t hird floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶).From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes(灌木) and grass can help to break a fall.

36. It is important to                  .

A. know the ways to escape a fire           B. put out a fire in a burning house

C. jump out of a burning house             D. keep the door closed

37. It is possible to escape through the windows                .

A. if you are strong enough               B. if there are some bushes on the ground

C. if you live on a lower floor             D. if you have a long rope

38. Which of the following ways of escaping is not right?

A. You can escape through stairways

B. use a lift to come down at once

C. Escape through the windows which open onto a roof

D. You can choose fine escapes

39. Keep your head low at the window so that      if the building is on fire

A. you can get fresh air                    B. you can call for help

C. you can easily jump off                  D. you can be seen first

40. The best title for the passage is         .

A. Escaping through the windows      B. Save Yourself from A Burning House

C. Knowledge on fire                D. Waiting for Help