1、.阅读理解One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook.I was so interested in the story I was reading that I did not notice that it was getting dark.When I realised it was too dark for me to read easily, I put the book down and got up to turn on the light.Just the
2、n I heard someone crying，“Help! Help！” It seemed to come from the trees at the other end of the yard.I looked out but it was now too dark to see anything clearly.Almost immediately I heard the cry again.It sounded like a child. I decided that I should have a look in the yard，just in case someone was
3、 in trouble.I turned on the light and found for myself a flashlight and a stick in the room.I thought they might be useful.Armed with these, I went out into the yard.Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard.“Whos there？” I cal
4、led out as I walked across the yard towards the trees.But there was no answer.With the help of my flashlight, I searched all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees.There was no sign of anybody or anything.I came to the conclusion that my imagination was playing tricks on me,
5、probably because of the story I was reading about strange creatures on another planet.Feeling rather foolish about hunting around in my own backyard, I went back into the house and put the stick and the flashlight away.I had just sat down to read my book again when I was frightened by the cry of “He
6、lp! Help！” from right behind me.I dropped my book and jumped up.There, sitting on my book was a large green and red bird.It was my neighbours parrot (鹦鹉)! It seemed as if the bird was very interested in the story.“我”正在读一本关于外星球奇异生物的故事书，这本书太精彩了，以至于“我”没有注意到天黑了。“我”放下书打开了灯，就在这时，奇怪的事情发生了。1Why did the auth
7、or turn on the light?ABecause he was scared so much.BBecause he heard someone was crying.CBecause he realised it was too dark to read.DBecause he was so interested in the story.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段中“When I realised it was too dark for me to read easily，I put the book down and got up to turn on the ligh
8、t.”可知答案。2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AThe author heard a cry for help as soon as he put the book down. BHardly had the author got up to turn on the light when he heard a cry for help. CThe author looked out because it was too dark to see anything inside. DA child，whose v
9、oice sounded like a parrot，was crying for help on the top of a tree.答案：B解析：细节理解题。hardly.when.意为“一就”。根据文章第一段“.I put the book down and got up to turn on the light.Just then I heard someone crying，Help！Help！”可知，正确答案为B项。3What can we learn about the book the author was reading?AIts an ordinary book about
10、 science.BIts a science book on sound.CIts a science story book about strange creatures.DIts a book on how to play tricks on others.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，很可能是“我”刚才在读的关于外星球奇异生物的故事书使自己疑神疑鬼。4Finally，the author found _.Ahe was a very foolish personBhe had got used to the cry for helpCa parrot from
11、his neighbours houseDa child was in danger答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，“我”最后发现喊救命的竟然是邻居家的鹦鹉。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Can YouTube help us learn a foreign language?Its a website that everyone has heard of. Perhaps most people even use it on a daily basis, and its a form of both entertainment and soci
12、al media. But can we use YouTube to help us learn a foreign language? Of course there are channels which produce video classes dedicated to helping us learn, but what about the standard daily vlog(视频博客) videos? Can they be valuable learning resources too?In my opinion, theyre a way of experiencing h
13、ow real people talk. This makes a good change from the listening exercises we hear in class, which arent always authentic. For example，many English speakers have different accents or use lots of colloquial(口语的) words and phraseshave you ever heard them say all right, guysas a greeting in a listening
14、 clip(片段)? Some English learners dont have the chance to talk to native speakers in person, so surely YouTube videos can offer an invaluable alternative.To add to this, there is more to learning a language than simply words, phrases and grammar. Its also about the culture of the languages speakers.
15、As YouTube increases in popularity, it also offers an insight into popular culture. As well as the channels themselves that are popular, through watching the videos we can learn about a countrys fashion trends, popular video games and simply how people spend their daily lives.However, some people wo
16、uld argue that listening to YouTubers will only make us fall into bad habits. Not only do they often use colloquial words, but sometimes their speech is even grammatically incorrect. Why would we want to risk learning to speak in a way that isnt even right? Then again, others say that this is the wa
17、y that people really talk, so we should get used to it.It is debatable whether YouTube can help with language learning. But one thing for certain is that it can be a great source of entertainment!Different_people_have_different_opinions_about_whether_YouTube_is_beneficial_to_learning_a_foreign_langu
18、age.(要点1)I_think_YouTube_is helpful,_which_is_because_we_can_listen_to_ authentic_words_from_native_speakers_and_experience_the_culture_of_the_speakers_on_it.(要点2)However,_some_people_think_it_is_bad_for_us_to _listen_to_YouTubers,_whose_speech_often_includes_incorrect_grammar.(要点3)Even_so,_it_is_certain_that_YouTube_offers_much_entertainment.(要点4)
