三、阅读理解(每小题 3 分,共 15 分)
Many of us have heard of superheroes like Superman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman. These fictional heroes appear in comics and in films. But can we find them in real life?
There's a man in Japan who's been described as a superhero. He is Chibatman—named after the city of Chiba which he comes from. He gives up his free time to do something unusual. His purpose is to make the people of the city happy—get people who have forgotten how to smile to smile again.
Chibatman started doing this several years ago. Here goes his reason, “During the great earthquake people forgot how to smile. I wanted to help bring the smile back and that's why I started. ” Because of the result brought by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, he felt people had forgotten how to smile. So he wanted to get people to smile again.
People often describe someone who has done something bravely, such as saving someone's life, as a hero. Firefighters are sometimes described as heroes because they often risk their lives to save others. But heroes don't have to be life-savers. We sometimes describe a person with great or amazing abilities as our hero—maybe a musician or an athlete.
Nowadays, we describe some modern superheroes—people who have done good things in their life.
So what does it take to be a superhero? They are doing something special—but most importantly, they are doing something good.
1. The writer asks the question in the first paragraph in order to ______.
A. make readers go on reading
B. show he is a humorous writer
C. collect answers from readers
D. make his story more interesting
2. Chibatman tried to help people ______.
A. give up free time
B. save lives in earthquakes
C. do interesting things
D. become happy and smile
3. According to the passage, why did people in the city forget how to smile?
A. Because they were very poor.
B. Because they were very tired.
C. Because of the result brought by the earthquake and tsunami.
D. Because the environment was polluted.
4. How is the passage organised?
① By giving the main ideas.
② By introducing the topic.
③ By telling a story as an example.
A. ①②③ B. ②①③ C. ②③① D. ③②①
5. What does the writer want to tell readers?
A. Heroes have to be life-savers.
B. Superheroes can do everything well.
C. Real superheroes always do something good for others.
D. Superheroes have power that ordinary humans don't have.

1. A 推理判断题。由第一段中的问句可知,是为了引起读者的兴趣从而继续阅读。
2. D 细节理解题。由短文第二段中的最后一句可知,他试图帮助人们变得开心并微笑。
3. C 细节理解题。由短文第三段中的倒数第二句可知答案。
4. C 推理判断题。分析短文内容可知,第一段提出主题;第二段和第三段讲述了一个故事;第四段到第六段给出本文主旨。
5. C 推理判断题。分析短文内容可知,超级英雄就是为他人做一些好事的人。