阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

A school lunch menu shows: Monday – pasta; Tuesday – tacos; Wednesday – soup and salad; Thursday – fish; Friday – pizza. On which day is fish served?

1. AMonday
2. BThursday
3. CTuesday
4. DFriday

Some trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. These trees are called deciduous. Trees that keep their leaves all year, such as pine trees, are called evergreen. What is an evergreen tree?

1. AA tree that loses its leaves in autumn
2. BA tree that grows only in spring
3. CA tree with very bright green leaves
4. DA tree that keeps its leaves all year

Kangaroos live in Australia. They move by hopping on their strong back legs and use their long tails for balance. A baby kangaroo, called a joey, grows in its mother’s pouch. What is a baby kangaroo called?

1. AA joey
2. BA pup
3. CA calf
4. DA kit

“The new phone is lighter, has a bigger screen and lasts longer on a single charge than the old model. It also costs more.” Which is a disadvantage of the new phone?

1. AIt is lighter.
2. BIt has a bigger screen.
3. CIt costs more.
4. DIts battery lasts longer.

Some people think that a cold is caused by being out in cold weather. Colds are actually caused by viruses. People may catch more colds in winter because they spend more time indoors, close to others. According to the passage, why might colds be more common in winter?

1. APeople spend more time indoors near others.
2. BViruses cannot survive in warm weather at all.
3. CPeople drink less water in the winter months.
4. DCold weather itself causes the virus to grow.

“The lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Here, oxygen passes into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out to be breathed away.” What happens in the alveoli?

1. AFood is broken down into nutrients.
2. BBlood cells are made from bone marrow.
3. CAir is warmed before reaching the nose.
4. DOxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.

A parking garage charges “$3 for the first hour and $2 for each additional hour or part of an hour.” A visitor parks for 3 hours and 20 minutes. How much does the visitor pay?

1. A$9
2. B$11
3. C$10
4. D$7

“Researchers gave half of a group of volunteers a new vitamin and the other half a dummy pill. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who got which until the end.” Why did the researchers keep this secret?

1. ATo stop expectations from affecting the results
2. BTo make the study finish more quickly
3. CTo keep the volunteers from talking
4. DTo save money on vitamins