初中英语阅读理解之教育类Passageone“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”Perhapsnotmanystudentscanunderstandthisbetterthan22-year-oldMichaelHa.Becauseofhisstoryofsuccess,hehasbecomeanexampleofyoungpeople.MichaelHawasborninaverypoorfamily.HisparentsworkedinVietnambeforetheymovedtoBritainin1980.Theycouldn’tfindworkinBritainbecausetheyspokelittleEnglish.Thewholefamilyhadtoliveonbenefits(救济金)andtheylivedinasmallhouseinHackney,apoorareainEastLondon.GrowingupisnoteasyforMichael,buthenevergaveup.Attheageoften,hesethisheartongoingtoCambridgeUniversity.Itwasnoteasy,either.Michaelstudiedataschool,whichusedtobecalled“theworstschoolinBritain”.However,youngMichaelmadehismindtotryhisbest,nomatterwhatkindofschoolhewasstudyingat.Thesmartboystudiedveryhardanddidwellineverysubjectatschool.Oncehemadeabetwithhisfriendtolearnfurthermath.Asaresult,afterjustspendingfourmonthsteachinghimselffromatextbook,hegotanAinAS-levelfurthermath.NowMichaelisthestarmedicalstudentinJohn’sCollege,Cambridgeandhasjustwonanawardforhisexcellentgrades.Hehopeshewillbeaninspirationforotheryoungpeoplefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.1.WhenwasMichaelborn?A.In1994B.in1980C.in1900D.in19842.WheredidMichael’sparentsworkbefore1980?A.inBritainB.inVietnamC.inCambridgeD.inHackney3.whatdoesMichaellearnaboutinCambridgeUniversity?A.EnglishB.HistoryC.GeographyD.Medicine4.whichofthefollowingisTURE?A.Michael’sparentscouldn’tfindworkinBritainbecausetheyhadlittleworkexperience.B.MichaelhadadreamofstudyingatCambridgeuniversitywhenhewaselevenyearsold.C.togetanAinAS-levelfurthermath,Michaelspentfourmonthsteachinghimself.D.Michaelhaswontwoawardsforhisexcellentgrades.5.whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howtodealwiththedifficulties.B.Howtobecomeagoodstudent.C.FromapoorareatoCambridgeD.From“worstschool”toCambridgeUniversity.PassagetwoIt’salong-awaiteddayforChina.Thenavynowhasitsfirstaircraftcarrier(航空母舰),Liaoning.It’sauniqueexperiencetogettoknowthelifeinthecarrier.Thecarrierisjustlikeasmallcityonthesea.Ithasallthefunctionsfordailylife.Thereare4wordstosumupitscharacters:big,small,muchandhigh.ThecarrierLiaoningissuchahugeonethatthetotallengthofthewholecorridor(过道)couldreachover20kilometers.Butthelivingspaceforthesailors(水手)isquitesmall.That’sbecausethecarrierisdesignedforresearchingpurposes,ratherthancomfortableliving.Over1,000sailors,bothmenandwomen,arelivingonboard.Theyarearrangedamongover3,000tinyroomsbelowthedeck.Forvisitors,it’ssoeasytogetlost.Sothefirstthingthenewsailorshavetolearnistheirwayaround.Thenumberoffemalesailorsismuchlessthanthatofthemales,takingabout5percentofthetotal.Buttheyplayakeyroleincarryingoutsomespecialmissions.Also,youwillbesurprisedbythehighlevelofeducationoftoday’ssailors.Thecaptainsaidthatover90percentofthesailorsarecollegegraduates.SixholdDoctor’sDegreesand45haveaMaster’s.Thewholeteamisyoungbutvigorous.Thecomplexworkonthecarrierrequireshighmanagementabilitiesforthecommandersonboard(在船上).1Whydowevisitorsgetlosteasilyinsidethecarrier?A.Becausetheydon’thaveamap.B.Becausethelivingspaceisquitesmall.C.Becausetherearetoomanycorridorsforrooms.D.Becausethecorridorinsidethecarrieristoolong.2Whatdoestheword“high”inLine6referto(指代)?A.Theaircraftcarrierishighsinceitisjustlikeasmallcity.B.Mostofthesoldiersreceivedgoodeducation.C.Theexpense(花费)torunacarrierishigh.D.Thehigh-leveloftheirtraining.3WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Liaoningisourcountry’sfirstaircraftcarrier.B.Mostofthesailorsonthecarrierarecollegegraduates.C.Therearefarfewerwomensailorsthanmensailorsonthecarrier.D.Itiscomfortableforthesailorstoliveinthecarrier.PassagethreeHowdoyoustudyeachday?Youmayansweritinonesecond:haveclassesatschool,takenotesanddohomework.Feelingalittlebored?Thereareotherwaysthatcanmakelearninginterestingandvaried.It’scalleddigitallearning.DigitallearningisawaytohelpstudentslearnbyusingtheInternet.Therearethreeimportantkindsofdigitallearning.Appsarecomputersoftwareapplications(应用).Peoplecandownloadthemontheirmobiles.Theothertwokindsaresocialnetworkingservices,includingweiboandWeChatandwebsites.Everyoneofthemislikeyourteacher.Theyhelpyoumasterwhatyoulearnatschool.Comparedwithtraditionallearningways,digitallearninghasitsadvantages.Digitallearningisalsovaried.Itcoversalmosteveryschoolsubject.Moreimportantly,italwaysoffersstudentsthenewestresources(资源)tolearnfrom.Digitallearningisalsopersonalized.Youcanchoosewhatyouliketolearn.Ifyoudon’tmasterwhatyouhavelearnedatschool,youcanlearnagainthroughdigitalways.However,digitallearningalsohasdisadvantages.Whenyouusedigitalwaystolearn,you’vegotlittlechanceoftalkingwithteachersandclassmates.Asdigitallearningusescomputersorsmartphones,watchingthescreentoolongmaybebadforyoureyes.Itisbettertotakearestevery20minutes.1.Howdostudentsusuallystudyeverydayaccordingtothestory?A.Haveclassesatschoolanduseonlinetoolsathome.B.Haveclassesatschool,takenotesanddohomework.C.Learnthroughdigitalwaysandhaveclassesintheclassroom.D.Haveclasses,takenotesanddohomeworkatschool.2.Threeimportantkindsofdigitallearningarementionedinthepassage.Theyare_______.a.Apps.b.smartphonesc.