21世纪报F1阅读理解

21世纪英语报阅读理解A

Do you want to know about how busy stude nts are in the Un ited States? Well, we are always busy. We have a lot of homework, but not as much as Chin ese stude nts. But we are not just busy work ing on our studies.

First, we have after-school clubs. We finish school early, around 2:40 pm. Then we go to our clubs from 3 pm to 4 pm. There are several kinds of clubs, such as those for arts, sports and culture. I love after-school clubs because I can lear n and socialize （社交）.

Ano ther ki nd of com mon after-school activity is playi ng on school sports teams. These teams train hard so they can win games aga inst other teams duri ng the competitive seas on. I have a friend who is on a girl ' s basketball team. It is basketball seas on now, so she trains every day afteh sol from 3 pm to 8 pm. There is just a on e-hour break.

The school band ' rehearsal （排练）period is also held after school. I am in a school band. We rehearse once a week every Mon day from 4 pm to 7 pm.

Fin ally, a lot of us do volun teer work on the weeke nds. We n eed 15 to 20 volun teer hours each term in order to graduate. I ' m usually pretty tired after I finish volunteering each week. The work is sometimes boring, but I know I ' m working for the good of society. So I enjoy it.

1. Why does the writer like after-school clubs?

A. Because she fini shes school early.

B. Because there are differe nt kinds of clubs.

C. Because she enjoys lear ning and talk ing with others.

D. Because she doesn ' t have anything better to do.

2. School sports teams train stude nts hard to ___ .

A. keep them busy after school

B. help them socialize with each other

C. win games duri ng the competitive seas on

D. help them get scholarships

3. Which after-school activity is n ecessary for graduati on?

A. Arts club.

B. Sports team.

C. School band.

D. Volun teer activity.

4. How long can the writer ' s friend have a rest in basketball team when she trains?

A. One hour

B. Five hours

C. Six hours

D. Seven hours

5. What is the main idea of the story?

A. America n stude nts lear n more tha n Chin ese stude nts.

B. There are better after-school activities in the US than in China.

C. School activities are popular in the world.

D. America n stude nts are busy with activities after school.

21世纪英语报阅读理解B

2018 is the Year of the Dog. Although dogs are see n as friends and part of the family today, China and Wester n coun tries have differe nt cultural beliefs about dogs.

In Chinese, some words about dogs have derogatory（贬义的）meanings, such as "Lead a dog's life. "In English, however, the situation is different. People use "every dog has his day" to describe a period of good luck, "work like a dog ” to describe a hard worker and "a gay dog" to describe a happy pers on.

The dog-huma n relati on ship goes right back to the begi nnings of Wester n civilizati on Perhaps the most movi ng example is from the 8th cen tury BC, i n Greek poet Homers The Odyssey. Whe n Greek hero Odysseus fin ally returns home after 20 years away at war, no one but his dog Argos recog ni zes（认出）him. The Argos is an old, sick dog, and is about to die; but he is overjoyed to see his owner aga in after so many