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中考阅读理解之手打壹(1)T or FAbout one billion people live in India. Many people live on small farms. They live a quiet and simple life. The family takes care of the farm and the animals. The most important animal on the farm is the cow. The cow helps on the farm in two days. It gives milk o the family, and it works on the farm.Farmers care about their cows very much. They want their cows to be happy. The farmers arent busy at certain times of the year. At these times, people wash and decorate their cows. Two times a year, there are special celebrations for the cows. These celebrations are like Thanksgiving Day in the United States.Old cows cannot work on farms. In India, it is against the law to kill a cow. So farmers send their old cows away from the farm. The cows walk around freely in the streets. People give their own food to the cows, and cars are careful not to hit the cows. There are special animal hospitals for old or sick cows. The government and some rich people pay for these hospitals.People in other countries do not understand why the Indian government spends money on cows. There are many poor people in India who need money. Indians say that Americans spend more money on cats and dogs. People in India care for over 200 million cows every year. They have cared for cows for a long time. It is a tradition of thousands of years.1. In India about one billion people take care of the farms and the animals.2. Cows are so important on the farm that farmers try to make them happy.3. The government spends a lot of money on cows though many people are poor in India.4. When old cows cannot work, farmers kill them for food.5. Cows are special in India. Caring for cows is an old tradition.(2)T or FDo you like Rock & Rolls? Some people dont like them. They said, “They are too noisy!” Not all Rock & Rolls are hard music. The British rock band “The Beatles” sang soft Rock & Rolls. You probably dont know them very well. But your parents may be excited by hearing their names.“The Beatles” were the most famous singers in the 1960s. Even today, some people think it is the best.There are four members in the band: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and Gorge Harrison. They became well-known in 1962 because of the song”I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Their songs helped people cheer up when they were sad. Many people now at the age of 40 or up can sing their famous songs such as “Yesterday” and “Let It Be”?“When I find myself in times of troubles, Mother Mary comes to me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” “All hour of the broken-hearted people living in the world agree. There will be an answer, let it be.”The band was over in 1970. John Lennon, the main singer of it, was shot by a crazy chaser of his on December 8th, 1980. The whole world felt sorry for the death of the superstar. Many people came to his funeral to see him for the last time.After the death of Lennon, the albums of “The Beatles” got even more popular. But few people sing their songs, because they cant afford the sadness. They know, the song is here, but their favourite star has been away forever.1. “The Beatles” was a famous British band.2. George Michael isnt the member of the band.3. A fan killed Lennon with a knife in 1980.4. After the death of Lennon, people didnt sing their songs because they didnt like them any more.5. The band broke up in the year of 1970.6. Nowadays, many people still love the songs of “The Beatles”.(3)T or FNot long ago, a businessman in London decided to sell his stamp collection. He was surprised and pleased to get over $12 million for it!Why were those small pieces of paper so valuable? The answer is that many collectors wanted to buy them. The businessman sold his collection to the person who paid the most money. So, you too might become a very, very rich person one day if you collect the right stamps!People collect stamps for many reasons. Some like the fun and excitement of finding an unusual or valuable stamp. In 1856 the post-office in Guiana found that they had only a few 4-cent and 1-cent stamps left. They printed their own special 1-cent and 4-cent stamps and used them until the usual stamps arrived. In 1873, a school boy found the last of those special 1-cent stamps. He sold it to a collector for a few dollars. In 1980 the same stamp was sold in New York for $ 5 million!Another very expensive stamp is an old American 5-cent. It is stuck on an envelope which was posted in Maryland in1846. In 1881 it was sold for $ 7 million.Stamps which have mistakes on are sometimes very valuable. Usually they are only used for a very short of time. When the mistake is found, new stamps are made. There are not many stamps with mistakes, but there are many collectors who would like to own one. That is why stamps with mistakes are so valuable.You can learn a lot from stamps. They can make school subjects interesting. Pictures about the history of different countries are shown on stamps. You can also find about famous events and people.1. The businessman had expected to earn a lot of money from his stamp collection.2. You can become a rich person if you collect many stamps.3. Some people collect stamps because they think it is interesting.4. Some stamps are very valuable because they are no longer used.5. Stamps with mistakes on are also valuable because such stamps are usually beautiful.6. Stamps are helpful to your school subjects.(4)T or FHundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People dont want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspaper never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.Another factor is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.1. It takes seconds for people to receive news now.2. News stories on the front page of every country are always the same.3. People like to read interesting and unusual news.4. Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world.5. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.6. The difference between newspapers stories and TV news reports in that people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper.(5)T or FHalloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy evening”, and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints Day. However, it is not really a church holiday; it is a holiday for children.Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means “Jack of the lantern”.The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children pain their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say, “Trick or treat! Money or eat!” The adults put a treat -money or candy-in their bags.Some children think of other people on Halloween. They carry boxes for UNICEF (The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund). They ask for money to help poor children all around the world. Of course, every time they help UNICEF, they usually receive a treat for themselves, too.1. On Halloween, children often pick pig orange pumpkins on the farm.2. From the passage, we learn children will play tricks on their friends after they receive treats of candy.3. On the eve of All Saints Day, people cut pumpkins for the dinner.4. The collection of money by children for poor children all over the world is known as UNICEF Trick or Treat.5. On Halloween children put on masks made of pumpkins to frighten other people.6. All Saints Day is on the eve of Halloween.(6)Answerl Sydney Opera House, which is the symbol of Sydney, was designed by Danish architect Joern Utzon and built between 1959 and1973.In 1947 Eugene Goossens, the conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, called for a musical center. On September 13, 1955, Australian Premier Cahill announced an international competition for the design of an opera house. On 29 January 1957 Cahill announced the winner: first prize had been awarded to 38-year-old Joern Utzon of Denmark.When in October 1973 Queen Elizabeth officially opened the Sydney Opera House, Sydney and Australia celebrated the completion with a colorful harbor festival.l Blue Mountains are a series of plateaus and ranges in New South Wales, Australia. The mountains were first sighted by Governor Phillip when he was exploring the northern shore of Port Jackson in April 1788. Owing to the color when the mountains are viewed from a distant place, they were called Blue Mountains.To early colonists Blue Mountains seemed to be an impossible barrier to western expansion. Nowadays, Blue Mountains area has been developed as one of Australians leading holiday centers. The comfortable climate and natural beauty of the highlands attract an estimated 500,000 visitors each year.1. Whats the symbol of Sydney?_2. Who designed Sydney Opera House?_3. When was Sydney Opera House built?_4. Whats the function of Sydney Opera House?_5. Who officially opened the completion ceremony of Sydney Opera House?_6. Who first discovered the mountains?_7. Why the mountains were called Blue Mountains?_8. How many visitors came to visit Blue Mountains each year?_(7)AnswerDr. Max Luscher studied color. He believed that color influences our behavior. He worked during the early part of the twentieth century, and his work is still used in advertising and design.Certain colors causes an emotional reaction in people. Dr. Luscher asked thousands of people about their reactions. He invented a test using eight colors-yellow, red, green, dark blue, grey, violet, brown, and black. Looking at the colors people chose, he worked out their emotional state. You can find his tests on the Internet, and see if they work for you.Dr. Luscher said, for example, that bright yellow means sunshine-a new day and a bright start. Green is the color of grass and trees. It means growth. Yellow and green show a positive state. Red is the color of blood, hunting, and war. It can be exciting, or it can mean danger. Dark blue, grey, and black are night colors. They could mean fear, or secret things. If you choose black or grey as your favorite color, you may not be feeling happy.Scientists did a test using unusual colors in food. They gave people blue rice, violet potatoes, and black apple juice. Most people said the food taste bad! But if they could not see the food, it tasted all right. So the color of our food influences our feelings about it.Food packaging design uses this information about colors. Sales managers said that sugar in green boxes did not sell. In blue ones, it did! Green seemed to mean “unripe” to people, but blue means “sweet”. Look at the packaging in your food store. Is the sugar in a blue packet? A well-known drink is sold in blue cans. The designers believe it means “sweet”. There are even companies that choose the best color to sell your product.1. What did Dr. Luscher do during the early part of the 20th century?_2. How many colors did Dr. Luscher use to take a test?_3. What kind of color are yellow and green?_4. What feeling will people who choose dark grey and black have?_5. In what color packets does sugar sell best?_(8)AnswerWho wants to be a billionaire? Do you? There is a television show in Britain where you can win a million pounds! What would you do with a million pounds if you won it?In 1998 a new game show came onto British television. It has become very popular. Towards the end of the first series, it had more than 18 million viewers.The show has now started in America, Singapore, and Malaysia, as well as European countries. Its called Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?Ten contestants take part in each programme. The person who answers a question in the shortest time is the first contestant. This contestant then plays for the million pound prize.The contestants must answer 15 multiple-choice questions. The questions come from a computer. It chooses them from a list of 2,500 possible questions. The contestants may leave the show at any time, and keep the money they have won.If they get the wrong answer, they fall back to either 1,000 or 32,000. Then the game is over. At any point , the contestant may use one (or more) of their three lifelines. These are:50:50-two of the four possible answers are taken away.Phone a friend-the contestants may speak o a friend or relative on the phone for 30 seconds to discuss the question.Ask the audience-the audience votes on the answer. Each lifeline may only be used once during a contestants whole game.Here is an example of the easiest question for 100:The top of a mountain is also called a .A) summit B) summary C) summons D) sumpProbably everyone would know the answer-A) summit1. When did Who Wants to Be a Billionaire start?_2. Which countries have this show on TV?_3. How many contestants take part in each programme?_4. How many questions must a contestant answer to win a million pounds?_5. What are the three lifelines?_(9)AnswerWhere can a sick person go to find out what is wrong with him? A clinic. Where can a sick car be taken if its owner wants to know what is wrong with it? Thats right- a clinic.Auto clinics are a new and growing business. There are now more than 40 auto clinics in the US. Many more will be built in the next few years.How does a clinic work? A car is put on rollers that turn slowly, then faster. As the car is driven forward, the rollers turn backward. So the car is driven without going anywhere.Meanwhile a group of mechanics gives the car more than 100 tests with the latest equipment. The car climbs an imaginary hill and screams to an imaginary stop. Everything is checked, from wheel balance to brakes.After the checkup, the owner is told what is ailing his car and what it might cost for repairs. The checkup itself costs $5.95 to $9.95. The owner can have the repairs done anywhere. Most customers have them done in the clinic.Why do car owners often prefer these clinics to service stations? A clinic owner said, “Anything that is wrong with it will have to show up. In a clinic, theres no guessing about it. Now car repairs are scientific.” A car owner said, “A mechanic might have fooled around for two weeks without finding what the clinic uncovered in half an hour.” 1. How many auto clinics are there now in the US?_2. When do Americans go to an auto clinic?_3. How much does the checkup itself cost?_4. What will the owner know after the checkup?_5. Why do car owners prefer auto clinics