阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

A school notice reads: “The swimming pool will be closed next week for cleaning. PE lessons will take place in the sports hall instead.” Where will PE lessons take place next week?

1. AOn the school field
2. BIn the sports hall
3. CIn the classrooms
4. DIn the swimming pool

Each year the town plants trees in the park. This spring, volunteers planted 40 oak trees and 25 maple trees. How many trees did the volunteers plant this spring?

1. A65
2. B25
3. C15
4. D40

“Amira was furious when she found that someone had taken her bike without asking. Her face turned red, and she stamped her foot.” What does “furious” mean?

1. AVery sleepy
2. BVery sad
3. CVery angry
4. DVery scared

A notice in the staff room reads: “The parking lot will be repaved on Tuesday. Staff should park in the overflow lot on Elm Street. Shuttle buses will run every 10 minutes from 6 a.m.” What is the main purpose of the notice?

1. ATo announce a new shuttle bus route to the city
2. BTo explain why the parking lot is being repaved
3. CTo tell staff where to park during the repaving
4. DTo ask staff to work an extra shift on Tuesday

“The temperature dropped below freezing overnight. In the morning, the puddles on the path were hard and slippery.” Why were the puddles hard?

1. ASomeone had covered them with sand.
2. BRain had fallen on them all night.
3. CThe sun had dried them out.
4. DThe water in them had frozen into ice.

The library’s new rule states: “Mobile phones must be set to silent in the reading room. Calls may be taken in the lobby.” Where may visitors take phone calls?

1. ANowhere in the building
2. BAnywhere in the library
3. CIn the lobby
4. DIn the reading room

“The forest fire was finally under control after three days. Firefighters praised the townspeople, who had cleared dry brush around their homes weeks earlier, for saving many houses.” Why did the firefighters praise the townspeople?

1. AThey put out the fire themselves on the first day.
2. BTheir earlier preparation helped protect houses.
3. CThey called the firefighters very quickly.
4. DThey left the town before the fire began.

“Only 30 minutes after taking the new pill, I felt better,” said one customer in an advertisement. “It must be the best headache pill ever made.” Why is this weak evidence that the pill works?

1. AHeadaches never improve on their own.
2. BAdvertisements are never allowed to quote real customers.
3. CThe customer did not say what time it was.
4. DIt is one person’s experience, not a controlled study.