阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Camels can go for many days without drinking. When they do find water, they can drink a very large amount in a short time. Their hump stores fat, not water. What does a camel’s hump store?

1. AAir
2. BWater
3. CMilk
4. DFat

The Great Wall of China is not a single wall. It is a series of walls built over many centuries by different rulers to protect against invasions. Why was the Great Wall built?

1. ATo create a road for trade only
2. BTo store grain for winter
3. CTo protect against invasions
4. DTo mark the edge of a farm

Many birds fly south in the autumn. They travel to warmer places where food is easier to find. In the spring, they return north to build nests and raise their young. Why do many birds fly south in the autumn?

1. ATo find food more easily in warmer places
2. BTo find cooler places to rest
3. CTo escape from larger birds that hunt them
4. DTo build nests and raise their young

“The library will close early on Friday for staff training. Books due on Friday may be returned on Saturday without a late fee.” What can a library user conclude?

1. AAll late fees will be cancelled this month.
2. BThe library will be closed all weekend for training.
3. CA book due Friday can be returned Saturday at no charge.
4. DThe library will be open later than usual on Friday.

Washing hands with soap for at least 20 seconds removes many germs. Soap breaks up the oily layer that holds germs on the skin, and rinsing washes them away. What is the author’s main purpose?

1. ATo explain how handwashing with soap removes germs
2. BTo compare soap with hand sanitiser in detail
3. CTo tell a story about a person who got sick
4. DTo persuade readers to buy a certain brand of soap

“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. AAir is warmed before reaching the nose.
2. BOxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
3. CBlood cells are made from bone marrow.
4. DFood is broken down into nutrients.

“Patients must not eat or drink after midnight before surgery. Small sips of water to take morning medicines are allowed only if the surgeon has agreed.” A patient’s surgeon has agreed. What may the patient do at 7 a.m.?

1. AEat a small snack but drink nothing
2. BDrink a full glass of juice with medicines
3. CHave a light breakfast and a cup of tea
4. DTake morning medicines with a small sip of water

A graph shows that ice-cream sales and sunburn cases both rise in summer. A writer concludes that eating ice cream causes sunburn. What is the best explanation for the link?

1. ASunburn makes people want ice cream.
2. BIce cream makes skin more sensitive.
3. CHot, sunny weather increases both.
4. DThe graph must contain a mistake.