牛津上海版（深圳用)2021-2022学年五年级下学期期末题型专练：阅读理解

    I like reading stories. I like reading exciting stories about animals and policemen catching the thieves(贼). When my family was in bed, I began to read. Sometimes the story was sad and I felt unhappy. Sometimes it was happy, I felt happy, too. Sometimes I read it very late and my eyes became very tired. Now my eyes are very bad. My mother takes me to see an eye doctor. The doctor tells me to wear a pair of glasses. They are good for me. They will help me to look good. Reading is fun, but remember to use good light when you read. My eyes are ache and red because of my fault. It teaches me a lesson.

    One year there was a terrible flood (洪水) in the countryside. It rained for a week. It was frightening (吓人). Many people escaped(逃脱) from the flood in the boat. But one old man refused(拒绝)to go. He said, "God will save me." It went on raining hard. People asked him to go in a boat. He said God would save him. Soon the water went up quickly. A plane arrived and the pilot put the rope (绳子) down, "Climb up, or you'll drown (淹死)." "God will save me." Then the plane flew away. The old man drowned. When the old man saw God, he was angry and said, "I told everyone you would save me, and what happened? You let me drown.""No. What about the boat I sent? And the plane?" God said.

    American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms (学期)in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. After high school. Many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.