四、阅读理解。（16分）
A(2025·扬州市江都区月考)
What is collecting? In simple terms, collecting refers to gathering certain things together as a hobby. These objects can be anything, from watches to books, photos and other things. Each person's collection is different. It can either be small or big. There is also no strict time limit to collecting, so people can collect at any time.
Rick likes collecting watches and clocks. He collected his first clock five years ago. Now he collects more than two hundred old watches and clocks. He told us, “The age and the owner can affect(影响) the price of watches and clocks.”
Emily is a bookworm. She began to collect books at her early age. She said, “Books are one of the most popular things to collect. I collect books by kind, writer or language. I can find most books in the bookstore. But good books are hard to find and collect. And I have to keep the books clean and tidy.”
Cindy's hobby is collecting photos. She thought it was easy at the beginning, but later she found it was hard to collect good photos. She said, “Photos tell stories of people, places and events. Now I find they are interesting.”
()1. 新考法 写作手法 How does the writer start the text?
A. By listening and speaking. B. By reading and talking.
C. By asking and answering. D. By saying and acting.
()2. Which of the following is RIGHT about Emily's collecting?
A. She collected books by date. B. She found most books in the library.
C. She collected a lot of good books. D. She keeps the books clean and tidy.
()3. 新考法 情感基调 What was Cindy's feeling about collecting photos?
A. Easy→hard→interesting. B. Hard→easy→interesting.
C. Interesting→easy→hard. D. Interesting→hard→easy.
()4. What is the best title of this text?
A. Collect things in the free time B. Collect more, know more
C. Different things to collect D. Collecting at an early age

B(2025·无锡市江阴期中改编)
“What’s your favourite sport, Mike?” Ms Smith asks.
Mike thinks for a moment. Everyone in the class is looking at him. He is nervous(紧张的). He needs a good answer. “I like football.”
Everyone smiles. A few students say, “I like football too!”
That is a safe answer. Mike really likes ice hockey, but no one else in the class likes it. He wishes he could be honest, but he worries about what they will say. They will say things like, “Ice hockey? Why?” or “What is that?” They don’t know about it.
Mike comes from Maryland. All the kids there like hockey. But here in Florida, kids love football. He doesn’t really understand why they don’t like hockey.
He asks his dad when he gets home, “Why don’t the kids here like ice hockey?”
His dad smiles, “Their families grow up(长大) watching football. They like football. We grow up watching hockey, so we like hockey.”
“They are so similar(相似的).”
“Why don’t you invite some kids to the next game?” Dad asks. “We will take them with us.”
Mike does that. He asks his friends Dave and Tommy. They do not know about ice hockey. They never watch a hockey game before. They are excited to see. At the game, they have hot dogs and cola. They watch the game. Dave and Tommy ask Mike many questions about the rules and the teams. They watch with great interest. All of them have fun.
The next time at school when Ms Smith asks Mike what his favourite sport is, he says, “Ice hockey.” Dave and Tommy smile and say, “We like hockey too!” Mike is happy. He likes it when other people like the things he likes. He has friends who understand him.
()5. 新考法 事件排序 Which is the RIGHT order(顺序) according to the story?
① Mike is nervous in class.
② Mike is asking his dad for help.
③ Mike's friends say they like hockey too.
④ Mike invites friends to watch the game.
A. ④②③① B. ④③②① C. ①③②④ D. ①②④③
()6. How do Dave and Tommy feel after watching the hockey game?
A. Sad. B. Nervous. C. Happy. D. Angry.
()7. Why doesn't Mike tell his true feeling at first?
A. Because he likes football better than ice hockey.
B. Because he is afraid other students don't like him.
C. Because he thinks football is a very popular sport.
D. Because he thinks nobody likes football in his class.
()8. What's the best title of the passage?
A. A kind father B. A popular sport
C. Mike and his friends D. Mike's favourite sport