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用心 爱心 专心1 云南省丽江市永胜县永北镇中学初中英语云南省丽江市永胜县永北镇中学初中英语 阅读理解练习试题阅读理解练习试题 PassagePassage 1 1 When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502 he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings So he thought the land must be rich in gold He named the place Costa Rica which means rich coast in Spanish Though little gold was found Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported 出口 to other countries like America and West Germany Bananas are the country s second most important export Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits corn and beans for their own use Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors Education is very important to the Costa Ricans Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age Boys and girls go to separate 单独的 schools Classes begin in March and end in November The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans PassagePassage 2 2 Christian Eijkman a Dutch doctor left the Netherlands for the island of Java Many people on the island had a disease called beri 鄄 beri He was going there to try and find a cure At first Eijkman thought some kind of germ 细菌 caused beri beri He raised some chickens He didn t eat them but made experiments on them The local people were quite surprised at that One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate refined white rice 精炼米 When he fed them with unrefined rice also known as brown rice they 用心 爱心 专心2 recovered Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery that some things in food could prevent disease These things were named vitamins 维 生素 The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins Later other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person s food Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat If they don t they can also take vitamin pills 6 The underlined word cure in Paragragh 1 probably means A a medical treatment B a kind of vitamin C a kind of germ D a kind of rice7 Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to A spend his holiday B find ways to grow better crops C do some research about the island D h8lp the Javanese with their illness8 Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens A To eat them B To carry out his experiments C To give the Javanese a surprise D To make money by selling them 9 If a person doesn t get enough vitamins in his diet he d better A eat more rice B eat more meat C eat some chicken D eat vitamin pills10 We can learn from the passage that A beri beri was caused by chickens B the Javanese didn t like vitaminsC Christian Eijkman s experiment was successful D the Javanese s disease was caused by a kind of germ6 10 ADBDC 11 The writer of this passage must be A an American B a Chinese C a professor D a student12 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A Friendships between 用心 爱心 专心3 Americans usually extend deeply into their families B Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives C Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy D Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break 13 From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend we will probably be A warmly welcomed at the airport B offered a ride to his homeC treated hospitably at his home D treated to dinner in a restaurant14 The underlined words generous with our time in Paragraph 3 probably mean A strict with time B serious with time C careful with time D willing to spend time15 A suitable title for this passage would probably be A Friendships between Chinese B Friendships between AmericansC Americans hospitality D Americans and Chinese s views of friendships11 15 BDCDD PassagePassage 4 4 The other day I heard a few local musicians talking I hate all the terrible pianos in this town I hate that rubbish they play on the radio They can t even understand a bit of music I m never playing in that club again Too many drunks and nobody listens to us But one younger musician said There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month and I m trying to find other places to play I m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year I ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with or to put it another way you are who your friends are Attitudes are important Whether they re positive or negative they re rubbing off on you 用心 爱心 专心4 If you re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians or blame 责怪 others and you play the role of victim 受害者 chances are you will start to as well So it s time to take a look at the people you call friends This is an easy exercise Make a list of the people who you hang out with and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list Set a new standard 标准 for yourself and don t become friends with people who fall below that standard Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better Ask them how they do it Ask if they will help you get the work you re looking for or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path 16 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage A A friend in need is a friend indeed B How to make friendship last for everC You are who your friends are D Friends are the most important in one s success17 The underlined sentence they re rubbing off on you in Paragraph 6 means A they ll push you ahead B they ll influence you C they ll cover your shortcomings D they ll help you achieve your goal18 The musicians words at the beginning are written mainly to show A the musicians living conditions are quite poor B people have poor taste in musicC people have different attitudes towards the same thingD young people have greater chances of succeeding19 By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7 you can A improve a lot in making more friends B come to the right way of making friends C develop a better relationship with 用心 爱心 专心5 your friends D arrange the time with your friends properly20 The passage is mainly written for A musicians B managers C negative people D people wanting to succeed16 20 CBCBD Key 21 25 BBCDBPassagePassage 6 6 There are many ways to find a job It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses Or job searchers can look in the newspaper Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet For example people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects meet people or find a job Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university For example students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job Of course looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do For example there is a book called What Color is Your Parachute 降落伞 by Richard Bolles This book has been helping people choose a career 职业 since it was first published in nineteen seventy Some experts also help people find jobs Susan W Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths goals and interests Then she provides them with methods and resources to help 用心 爱心 专心6 them find the right job 26 What is the passage mainly about A Finding a job B College students part time jobs C Craigslist Web site D The relation between study and work 27 By logging on the Craigslist Web site you can A sell your old things B do some shopping onlineC create your own announcement board D get useful information about 450 cities28 What Color is Your Parachute is a book which gives tips to those who want to A work on the airplane B buy a parachute C publish a book D find a suitable job29 It can be learned from the passage that A companies often put job information in local shopsB the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C Susan W Miller s company is helping people choose careersD California Career Services mainly serves university students30 How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage A Three B Four C Five D Six Key 26 30 ABDCC PassagePassage 7 7 Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you Here are some sites to begin your surfing You may start with these pages from this website just to get a little taste of it without working too hard A Is For LoveFlash cards for learning a few Chinese words Listening to the sound of Chinese Play a few words of Chinese on your computer A few Chinese words Each word is enlarged for easy study If you are studying Chinese these tools can help Zhongwen site More than a dictionary Clavis Sinica Excellent program by Professor David Porter It displays a whole document in 用心 爱心 专心7 Chinese GB or BIG5 and gives individual word s definition pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word If you are studying Chinese this is a very useful tool Chinese Character Visual Dictionary If you like to know more go to the following sites on the Internet The Chinese Outpost Pronunciation Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker The best A must visit site Learn Cantonese Mandarin Online Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning Rainland Kids discover Chinese Site is in Germany If you want to have a better understanding of China go to this one Wanfang Data As an affiliate 分支 of Chinese Ministry of Science but when the lights are out they are invisible And why when I 用心 爱心 专心9 wind up my watch I start it but when I wind up this essay I end it 36 According to the passage A sweet meats and sweetbreads are different things B there should be egg in an eggplantC pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D boxing rings should be round37 Which of the following is the correct plural A Beeth B Geese C Meese D Tooth 38 Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning A A wise man and a wise guy B Overlook and oversee C Quite a lot and quite a few D Hot as hell and cold as hell 39 The underlined words wind up in the last paragraph probably mean A blow B roll up C get hurt D finish40 Through the many paradoxes in the English language the writer wants to show that human beings are A clever B crazy C lazy D dull36 40ABCDA PassagePassage 9 9A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin was walking around the shining car Is this your car Paul he asked Paul answered Yes my brother gave it to me for Christmas The boy was surprised You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn t cost you nothing Boy I wish He hesitated Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for He was going to wish he had a brother like that But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly I wish the boy went on that I could be a brother like that Paul looked at the boy in surprise then he said again Would you like to take a ride in my car Oh yes I d love that After a short ride the boy turned and with his eyes 用心 爱心 专心10 shining said Paul would you mind driving in front of my house Paul smiled a little He thought he knew what the boy wanted He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car But Paul was wrong again Will you stop where those two steps are the boy asked He ran up to the steps Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back but he was not coming fast He was carrying his little crippled brother He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car There she is Buddy just like I told you upstairs His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn t cost him a cent And some day I m going to give you one just like it then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I ve been trying to tell you about Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car The shining eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride 注 urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbour 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分 41 The street urchin was very surprised when A Paul received an expensive car B Paul told him about the carC he saw the shining car D he was walking around the car42 From the story we can see the urchin A wished to give his brother a car B wanted Paul s brother to give him a carC wished he could have a brother like Paul s D wished Paul could be a brother like that43 The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house A to show his neighbours the big car B to show he had a rich friendC to let his brother ride in the car D to tell his brother about his wish44 We can infer 推断 from the 用心 爱心 专心11 story that A Paul couldn t understand the urchin B the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC the urchin wished to have a rich brother D the urchin s wish came true in the end45 The best name of the name story is A A Christmas Present B A Street Urchin C A Brother Like That D An Unforgettable Holiday RideKEY 41 B 42 A 43 D 44 B 45 CPassagePassage 1010Cool is a word with many meanings Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold As the world has changed the word has had many different meaning Cool can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street maybe you will say It s cool You may think He s so cool when you see your favourite footballer We all maximize 扩大 the meaning of cool You can use it instead of many words such as new or surprising Here s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall 瀑布 they had visited On one student s paper was Just the one sentence It s so cool Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt But the story also shows a scarcity 缺乏 of words Without cool some people have no words to show the same meaning So it is quite important to keep some credibility 可信性 Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word cool I can And I think they are also very cool 46 We know that the word cool has had A only one meaning B no meanings C many different meanings D the same meaning47 In the passage the 用心 爱心 专心12 word express means A see B show C know D feel48 If you are something you may say It s cool A interested in B angry about C afraid of D unhappy with49 The writer takes an example to show he is the way the word is used A pleased with B strange to C worried about D careful with50 In the passage the writer suggests 暗示 that the word cool A can be used instead of many words B usually means something interestingC can make your life colourful D may not be as cool as it seemsKEY 46 C 47 B 48 A 49 C 50 D PassagePassage 1212In 1620 about half the USA was covered by forests Today the forests have almost gone A lot of good land has gone with them leaving only sand China doesn t want to copy the USA s example We re planting more and more trees We ve built the Great Green Wall of trees across northern part of our country The Great Green Wall is 7 000 kilometres long and between 400 and 1 700 kilometres wide It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south More Great Green Walls are needed Trees must be grown all over the world Great Green Walls will make the world better 56 In 1620 about the USA was covered by forests A a third B half C two thirds D a fourth57 A lot of good land has gone with A sand B water C wind D forests58 The Great Green Wall in China is long A 7 000 kilometers B 1 700 kilometers C 7 000 meters D 400 kilometers59 Trees must be grown in 用心 爱心 专心13 A China B the USA C some countries D every part of the world60 will make the world better A The Great Wall B Tall very glad because Nasreddin said that A he would become rich again B he would soon feel much happierC he would become clever D he would have more friends 4 Nasreddin meant the young man A would get rich again B would get used to having nothingC would get used to being in trouble D would get out of poorness 5 What this story tells us is A that money is everything B that money makes the mare goC to save each penny D that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends3 A man was travelling abroad in a small red car One day he left thecar and went shopping When he came back its roof was badly damaged Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it The man did not believe them but they took him to a circus which was near there Theowner of the elephant said I am very sorry My elephant has a big round red chair He thought that your car was his chair and he sat on it Then he gave the man a letter in which he said that he was sorry andthat he would pay for all the damage When the man got back to his own country the customs officers wouldnot believe his story They said You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him Multiple choice 1 A man was travelling abroad A in a big bus B in a green jeep C in a red car D in a red taxi 2 The car was damaged because A there was a traffic accident B the circus man bro