阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Polar bears live in the Arctic. Their thick fur and a layer of fat keep them warm in freezing temperatures. They hunt seals on the sea ice. What do polar bears mainly hunt?

1. ASeals
2. BPenguins
3. CSalmon
4. DReindeer

A fire drill teaches people how to leave a building quickly and safely. During a drill, everyone should walk, not run, to the nearest exit and wait at the meeting point outside. What should people do during a fire drill?

1. ARun as fast as possible to any door
2. BWalk to the nearest exit and wait at the meeting point
3. CStay at their desks until the alarm stops ringing completely
4. DUse the lift to reach the ground floor

A parking sign reads: “No parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. Parking allowed at all times on weekends.” When may a driver park here?

1. AOn a Friday at 9 a.m.
2. BOn a Wednesday at 3 p.m.
3. COn a Monday at 10 a.m.
4. DOn a Saturday at noon

“The children had been told not to touch the cake. When their mother came back, there was a finger-shaped hole in the icing and chocolate on Tom’s chin.” What can you infer?

1. AThe cake was not finished.
2. BTom does not like chocolate.
3. CTom had tasted the cake.
4. DThe mother made a mistake.

In 1928 Alexander Fleming returned from holiday and noticed that mould had grown on one of his bacteria dishes. Around the mould, the bacteria had died. This led to the discovery of penicillin. What led Fleming to discover penicillin?

1. AHe tested many chemicals on bacteria in 1928.
2. BHe found penicillin in a book while on holiday.
3. CHe noticed that bacteria near a mould had died.
4. DHe was trying to grow mould on purpose.

“I watched as Mrs. Grey slowly climbed the steps, stopping on each one to catch her breath. ‘She’s getting older,’ I thought sadly.” From which point of view is the story told?

1. ASecond person, addressing the reader
2. BFirst person, by a narrator who observes
3. CFirst person, by Mrs. Grey herself
4. DThird person, through Mrs. Grey’s thoughts

A medicine label reads: “Take 1 capsule every 8 hours. Do not take with milk or antacids. Finish the full course even if you feel better.” A patient feels well after 3 days of a 7-day course. What should the patient do?

1. AKeep taking the capsules until the course is finished.
2. BStop taking the capsules because the symptoms are gone.
3. CTake the remaining capsules all at once with milk.
4. DTake one capsule a day for the rest of the week.

The writer argues: “We should not build the new road. It will destroy the old forest, and the traffic it saves will last only until more cars fill it.” Which piece of evidence would most strengthen the writer’s argument?

1. AStudies showing new roads often fill with more traffic
2. BA survey showing most people own a car
3. CA map showing where the new road would go
4. DA report that the forest is rarely visited