七、阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
Kaikai is a Grade 6 student in Nantong. His grandfather, Chen Bao, was born in 1949. They are talking about changes in life.
My family lives in a tall building. I have my own bedroom.
I used to (曾经) live in a hutong (胡同) with my family. My brother and I shared a small room.
Now everyone can go to school. Students can have meals at school after class.
In 1949, about 8 in 10 Chinese people could not read or write.
Going to school was a dream for many people.
This summer, my grandfather and I visited his brother. We took the high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai. It only took about five hours! We have the largest high-speed rail network (网络) in the world.
I wrote letters to my brother in Shanghai 30 years ago. But now, we can talk to and see each other online whenever (无论何时) and wherever we like.
(
A
) 1. Chen Bao was born in
A
.
A. 1949 B. 1939 C. 1959
(
C
) 2. In 1949, about
C
Chinese people couldn’t read or write.
A. 60% B. 40% C. 80%
(
B
) 3. The underlined sentence “Going to school was a dream for many people” means “
B
”.
A. people didn’t like going to school at that time
B. it was difficult for many people to go to school
C. most people could go to school
(
A
) 4. How long did it take Kaikai and his grandpa to go to Shanghai by high-speed train?
A. About five hours. B. About six hours. C. About seven hours.
(
A
) 5. The article is mainly about
A
.
A. the differences between Kaikai’s and Chen Bao’s lives
B. the technology in Kaikai’s and Chen Bao’s lives
C. the story of Kaikai’s and Chen Bao’s childhood
解析：
【分析】
做本题时，需先通读短文理解大意，再带着每个小题的问题回到原文定位对应信息，逐一核对选项：第1题找Chen Bao的出生年份；第2题找1949年不识字的中国人比例；第3题理解划线句含义；第4题找高铁出行时间；第5题概括文章主旨，通过原文细节匹配选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 原文第一段明确提到“His grandfather, Chen Bao, was born in 1949”，对应选项A；
2. 原文中“In 1949, about 8 in 10 Chinese people could not read or write”，8/10即80%，对应选项C；
3. 划线句“Going to school was a dream for many people”意为“上学是很多人的梦想”，说明当时上学难度大，对应选项B；
4. 原文提到“We took the high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai. It only took about five hours”，对应选项A；
5. 文章围绕Kaikai和爷爷Chen Bao的生活变化展开，主要讲两人生活的差异，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题是英语阅读理解基础题型，侧重考查学生提取原文细节信息和理解文章主旨的能力，题目设置直接，只要仔细定位原文即可解答，难度不大。
【难度系数】
0.7
