阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of about 100 km/h, but only for short bursts of around 30 seconds. What limits the cheetah’s top speed?

1. AIt is much heavier than other big cats.
2. BIt can only keep it up for short bursts.
3. CIt can only run on grass.
4. DIt runs only at night.

Bees are important for farming. As they move from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen that helps plants make fruit and seeds. How do bees help plants?

1. AThey dig the soil around the roots.
2. BThey eat the insects that harm crops.
3. CThey water the plants with nectar.
4. DThey carry pollen between flowers.

Starfish, also called sea stars, live in the ocean. If a starfish loses an arm, it can often grow a new one over time. What can a starfish often do if it loses an arm?

1. AGrow a new one
2. BSwim much faster
3. CLive on dry land
4. DChange its colour

Some birds, such as Arctic terns, migrate thousands of kilometres every year. Scientists think birds find their way using the sun, the stars and Earth’s magnetic field. Which word best describes the scientists’ explanation?

1. AUnimportant
2. BProven
3. CHumorous
4. DUncertain

“After the storm, the town came together. Neighbours cleared fallen trees, shared food and checked on elderly residents.” What is the main theme of the passage?

1. AThe danger of living near old trees
2. BWhy older people should move away
3. CPeople helping one another in hard times
4. DThe best way to prepare for a storm

“I was born in 1950 in a small farming village. Every morning I walked three miles to school, even in the snow.” What type of source is this most likely?

1. AA primary source, such as a memoir
2. BA dictionary entry about villages
3. CA textbook, a secondary source
4. DA science report about snow

Visiting rules: “Children under 14 may visit only with an adult. No more than 2 visitors at the bedside. Visiting ends at 8 p.m.” A mother and her 12-year-old and 15-year-old children want to visit together at 7 p.m. Which rule would they break?

1. AThe rule that visiting ends at 8 p.m.
2. BThe rule about children under 14
3. CThey would not break any rule
4. DThe limit of 2 visitors at the bedside

The author writes: “If we let students use calculators in maths class, soon they will forget how to add, then they won’t be able to manage money, and eventually our economy will collapse.” What type of flawed reasoning is this?

1. AAn exaggerated chain of consequences
2. BA fair comparison of two options
3. CA conclusion based on careful data
4. DAn appeal to a famous person