初三英语阅读22.doc

A. True or False:(7分)Here are some American classroom rules:If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you dont understand the question or dont know the answer, its all right to tell the teacher that you dont know. Then he or she knows that you need to learn.There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent (缺席), you should call your teachers or your classmates and ask for homework. It is your duty to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teachers responsibility to tell students about the homework theyve missed.You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a make-up (补考), you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.Be on time! It is rude to be late. Also, it disturbs other students. If you come late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and paper out of your bags before you enter the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly. There is no need to ask the teachers permission (允许). Entering a teachers office or any office with a closed door without knocking first is not OK. Knock first, and then wait to be invited in.( ) 71. You neednt tell the teachers that you dont know the answers in American classes.( ) 72. If you are absent, you still have to finish your homework youve missed.( ) 73. You neednt take the make-up test soon after you get better.( ) 74. You should take your books out of bags before you enter the classroom if you are late.( ) 75. If you have to leave during a class, you must ask the teachers permission.( ) 76. You should knock and wait to be invited in before you enter the teachers office.( ) 77. According to this passage, American teachers take no care of students.B. Choose the best answer: ( 7分)Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to build a house. Your first step will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings (环境) near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan. The builder will draw the plan. It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house. He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate (预算) must be corrected and revised because prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!) You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan. The builders estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builders estimate.( ) 78. If you build a house, you will not choose a piece of land which is.A. with pleasant surroundingsB. near shops and bus stops C. far from your friends D. near the place where you work ( ) 79. After finding the right piece of land, you will.A. draw the plan B. find a builderC. work out the cost of the house D. decide when to build the house( ) 80. The phrase draw the plan in paragraph two means.A. making a picture of a buildingB. drawing a picture of surroundingsC. working out a planD. showing a number of rooms( )81. When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and revised because .A.the builder will forget his plan B.the house will cost too muchC.the prices of building materials and many other things may changeD.it will take too long to build the house( ) 82. The underlined word revised means. A. reviewedB. keptC. changed D. repeated( ) 83.What is the relationship (关系) between the estimate and the plan?A.The plan depends on the estimate B.The estimate depends on the plan.C.The plan has nothing to do with the estimate.D. The estimate and the plan depend on each other.( ) 84.This passage mainly talks about.A. building a house costs a lotB. estimate is necessaryC. planning a house is not easyD. builders are helpfulC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage: (14 分)Sammy Liu, a six-year-old boy from Kowloon, has become a hero recently. One day he used the familys 85 to stop a robbery. While the thief was very busy searching the flat, Sammy went into his bedroom 86 and used his computer to call the police, who arrived in five minutes and caught the thief.These days, it is 87 for children as young as Sammy to be so good at computers. Many children use computers at home or at school and some schools even have their own websites. Such websites not only offer students the opportunity to learn new skills but also mean that people all over the world can find out more about their schools.Some parents think that spending too much time using a computer can be 88 but there is the opposite of it. Kids should be 89 to use computers as early as possible, said Tony Robertson, a software developer. Children learn really fast. Many children know much more about technology than their parents.In Hong Kong, the IT 2011 project 90 to provide every student with a computer by the year 2011. Schools, hospitals, shops and homes will all be connected by an island-wide network. Whether at home or school, the digital age (数码时代) has certainly opened the91 to a whole new world of learning.( ) 85. A. radioB. computerC. recorderD. telephone( ) 86. A. quietlyB. slowlyC. easilyD. excitedly( ) 87. A. hardB. unusualC. commonD. dangerous( ) 88. A. harmfulB. helpfulC. comfortableD. terrible( ) 89. A. invitedB. stoppedC. orderedD. encouraged( ) 90. A. preparesB. appearsC. plansD. starts( ) 91. A. heartB. eyesC. mindsD. doorD.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: (14 分)It is one oclock in Seattle (西雅图) in the afternoon. You are walking d 92 the street. A lot of people are outside for lunch. You see a woman. She is holding a white and green paper cup. You see another person. He is also holding a cup in his hand. You see another and another. Everybody holds a cup! What are they all drinking? You s 93 the air in Seattle. Its coffee!People in Seattle love coffee. Some say its because Seattle has many rainy d 94 and people need coffee to be happy. There is caffeine in coffee and it helps people be happy. These people like latte (拿铁咖啡) better. Others say coffee shops are popular because people in Seattle are very relaxed. They need coffee to stop them from falling a 95 easily. These people like espresso (浓咖啡) better.Coffee shops in Seattle are like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read books, play games, work on the computer or relax. Coffee is an important p 96 of peoples life. The worlds largest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, first o 97 in Seattle in 1971. There are many good baristas (咖啡师) in Starbucks. But Starbucks is not the o 98 popular coffee shop chain in the city. There are other large chains. Seattle also has many small neighbourhood coffee shops.E. Answer the questions: (14分)Mary Kay is a well-known American businesswoman. Her company, Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc., is a very successful company which sells cosmetics (化妆品) and employs people all over the world. She became successful through hard work and she has a strong belief in herself.Mary Kay was born in America. Soon after she started school, her father became ill. Her mother worked 14 hours a day in a restaurant to support the family. Mary Kay had to do housework, cook, and take care of her father.After high school, her family couldnt afford to send her to college. So she got married and started a family. Then she started her sales career. At first, she sold books. Later, she visited peoples homes to sell home care products. Mary Kay was successful selling those products. Her managers praised her work but never raised her pay. It taught her that men didnt believe that a woman could succeed in business. She decided to prove them wrong.In 1963, Mary Kay started her own company. It sold many skin care and beauty products. Today the company has sales of more than 1,000 million dollars and employs more than 800,000 sales representatives (销售代表) in 37 countries around the world and most of them are women.Mary Kay shared with her employees her life motto(座右铭)-Belief first; Family second; Career third. Every year, she held an Awards Night and awarded a pink Cadillac car, diamond jewelries and 5-star vacations to successful employees. She praised them, not just money. The company wants women to feel good about themselves.Mary Kay died in 2001. She was a tough businesswoman with a great knowledge of marketing and sales(市场营销). Through her belief in womens abilities and her willingness to give them a chance, she made the dream of a successful career come true for hundreds of thousands of women all over the world. Choose the best answer.99.What did Mary Kay have to do when she started school?100. Did the managers always raise her pay because of her hard work?101. What happened to Mary in 1963?102. How many sales re