阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, strawberries and peppers. The body uses it to help heal wounds. Which food is named as a source of vitamin C?

1. AHard cheese
2. BWhite bread
3. CBrown rice
4. DStrawberries

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is made mostly of gas and has a giant storm called the Great Red Spot. What is the Great Red Spot?

1. AA giant storm
2. BA large moon
3. CA frozen ocean
4. DA deep crater

Elephants use their trunks for many tasks. They breathe and smell through them, pick up food, drink water and even greet other elephants. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. AElephants greet one another often.
2. BAn elephant’s trunk has many uses.
3. CElephants have a strong sense of smell.
4. DElephants drink a lot of water.

A pie chart of a family’s monthly budget shows: housing 40%, food 20%, transport 15%, savings 10%, other 15%. Which statement is true?

1. ASavings are the second largest share of the budget.
2. BHousing takes the largest share.
3. CFood and transport together exceed housing.
4. DTransport takes more than food.

“The tide was coming in fast. The children, busy building their sandcastle, did not notice the water creeping closer and closer.” What is most likely to happen next?

1. AThey will win a sandcastle prize.
2. BThe rising water will reach the sandcastle.
3. CThe tide will go back out.
4. DThey will build a castle on the cliffs.

“Most deserts are hot, but not all. Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little precipitation, even though it is covered in ice.” What makes a place a desert, according to the passage?

1. AVery little precipitation
2. BVery high temperatures
3. CA complete lack of animals
4. DA covering of sand

Passage 1: “Electric cars produce no exhaust while driving.” Passage 2: “The electricity used to charge cars may come from power plants that burn coal.” How does Passage 2 relate to Passage 1?

1. AIt adds a point that complicates its claim.
2. BIt gives an example that proves Passage 1.
3. CIt changes the topic to coal mining safety.
4. DIt repeats the same claim in other words.

A shift schedule shows: Nurse A works Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Nurse B works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Nurse C works Monday, Thursday and Saturday. On which day do Nurse A and Nurse B work together?

1. AFriday
2. BWednesday
3. CThursday
4. DMonday