阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Magnets attract objects made of iron, such as nails and paper clips. They do not attract wood, plastic or paper. Which object would a magnet attract?

1. AA sheet of paper
2. BA plastic cup
3. CAn iron nail
4. DA wooden spoon

An ambulance siren sounds higher as it comes towards you and lower as it moves away. This change in sound is called the Doppler effect. What is the Doppler effect, according to the passage?

1. AThe speed at which an ambulance can travel
2. BThe change in a sound as its source moves
3. CThe loudness of an ambulance siren at night
4. DThe echo of a sound off tall buildings

“Jake gobbled his lunch in two minutes so he could get back to the football game.” What does “gobbled” mean?

1. AShared with friends
2. BAte very slowly
3. CAte very quickly
4. DThrew it away

“Dear residents, the lift (elevator) in Block A will be out of service from Monday to Wednesday. We apologise for the inconvenience. Residents who need help with heavy items may call the caretaker.” What is the main purpose of the message?

1. ATo introduce a new caretaker
2. BTo announce that Block A is closing for good
3. CTo ask residents to repair the lift themselves
4. DTo inform residents about the lift and offer help

“After weeks of practice, Mei could finally play the whole piece without looking at the music.” What does “finally” suggest?

1. AShe learned it on the first day.
2. BShe gave up the piano after that.
3. CIt took her a long time to succeed.
4. DShe played it for the last time.

Lions live in groups called prides, and the females do most of the hunting together. Tigers usually live and hunt alone. How are lions and tigers different, according to the passage?

1. AMale lions do all the hunting, but tigers never hunt.
2. BTigers live in groups, but lions mostly live alone.
3. CLions hunt only at night, but tigers hunt by day.
4. DLions live in groups, but tigers mostly live alone.

A medication guide says: “Store below 25 °C. Keep out of reach of children. Discard 28 days after opening.” A bottle was opened on March 3. On which date should it be discarded?

1. AMarch 25
2. BMarch 31
3. CApril 3
4. DMarch 28

A survey asked 50 people leaving a fast-food restaurant about their favourite meal. Most said burgers. The writer concluded that burgers are the favourite meal of people in the country. What is the main flaw?

1. AThe sample does not represent the whole country.
2. BBurgers are not a type of meal.
3. CThe question was about the wrong topic.
4. DFifty people is far too many for a survey.