初三英语报刊阅读训练

初三英语报刊阅读训练（一）

Howtosavethesheep

肯尼亚少年发明灯光系统驱逐狮子，保护家畜。

RICHARDTurerehatesAfricanlions.However,this14-year-oldKenyanhas

becomeanunlikelyheroinprotectingthekingofthejungle.

Sincetheageof9,Turerewasresponsibleforhisfamily9slivestock（家畜）.But

thelionslivinginthenearbyNairobiNationalParkoftenattackedthelivestock.

“Weareenemies/9TureretoldthemagazineAfricaGeographic.

Peopleusuallykilllionstosolvetheproblem.Asaresult,thenumberoflionsin

Kenyahasdroppedquickly.Ithasalsoharmedthecountry'stourismand

economy.

Turerethoughtofanotherwaytoprotecthislivestock.Henoticedthatwhenhe

walkedaroundthestockade（栅栏）withaflashlight（手电筒）atnight,lions

neverattacked.Lionsarenaturallyafraidofpeopleandprobablyconnectedthe

flashlightwithhumans.ThisobservationledtoTurere9sinvention-LionLights.

Tureresetupasystemofflashing（闪烁的）LEDbulbs（灯泡）aroundhisfamily's

stockade.Itdrawselectricityfromthesolarpanel（太阳能板）andbatteriesthat

areusedtopowertheirTVAtnight,thesystemgivestheimpressionthat

someoneiswalkingaroundwithaflashlight.Sincesettingupthesystem,thelion

attacksstoppedaltogether.WhafsmoreamazingisthatTurerenevereven

learnedelectronicsatschoolorthroughbooks.

Theinventiongotattentionfrommanywildlifeprotectionorganizations.

WildlifeDirectsaidtheinventionisagreatsuccessbecauseitischeapandeasyto

setup,andit“savesbothlionsandlivestock95.NowLionLightsareusedacross

Kenya.

TurerehasbeeninvitedtotalkabouthisinventionatthefamousTEDconference

onFeb26intheUS.

Choosethebestanswer:

1.WhydidTurerersaythatheandthelionswereenemies?

A.Becausehewantedtobethekingofthejungle.

B.Becausethelionsattackedoneofhisfamilymembers.

C.Becausethelionsoftenkilledthelivestock.

D.Becausethelionsoftenbrokeintopeople'shouses.

2.HowdidTurerersolvetheproblem?

A.HeusedflashingLEDbulbstodriveawaythelions.

B.Hekilledthelionswithelectricity.

C.Heguardedthelivestockeverynight.D.HemovedtheTVsettothestockade.

3.HowdidTurererinventLionLights?

A.Bylearningelectronicsatschool.B.Bycollectingideasfromtourists.

C.Bythinkingandobserving.D.Byaskingoldpeopleforadvice.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothearticle?

A.Turerer9sinventionisexpensiveandhardtomake.

B.LionLightswon'tbeusedacrossKenya.

C.TureregaveaspeechabouthisinventionintheUK.

D.WildlifeDirectthinkshighlyofTurere9sinvention.

Cleanyourplate

拒绝浪费，加入“光盘行动”。

Awaitressholdsaplateencouragingdinersto

finishalltheirfood.XINHUA

QiHaoran,aJunior1studentatHighSchoolAttachedtoHarbinInstituteof

Technology,wasquitebusyoverthepastwintervacation-andnotjustwith

homework.Qi,togetherwith10otherclassmatesmadeavolunteergrouptocall

onpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign（“光盘行动”）.

The11studentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceof

savingfood."Excuseme,doyouknowthat950millionpeoplearoundtheworld

stillhaven'tgotenoughtoeat?Pleasedon'twastefood."Theywouldsaythis

kindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.

TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallson

peopletoreducefoodwaste.

Chinainrecentyearshasexperiencedseriousproblemswithwastedfood.CCTV

reportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughto

feed200millionpeopleforayear.

Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitable（好客的）andManyeven

feelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenalltheugenerous.food.

Luckily,thecampaignhasgotthesupportofmany.InarestaurantinXinjiang,

theownergivetheguestswhohaveeatenallthattheyorderedasticker（贴花）.

Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhentheyhave10stickers.Movethan750

restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheir

gueststotakeleftovers（剩饭剩菜）home.

Toreducefoodwasteisabigtask,anditneedstime.Ifsimportantthat

everyonedoestheirbit,justlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?

Aworldwideproblem

Wastingfoodisaseriousproblemaroundtheworld.AccordingtoTheGuardian,

upto2billiontons（吨）offoodendupaswasteeveryyear.Thisisasmuchas

halfofallthefoodintheworld.TheUNEnvironmentProgramandtheFood

andAgricultureOrganizationhelda“Think,Eat,Save“programonJan24to

helpreducefoodwaste.

Howtoreducefoodwaste

1.Donotordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.

Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouordered,taketherestofithome.

2.Don'tbetoopicky（挑剔的）aboutfood.Somefoodmaynottastegreat,but

yourbodyneedsit.

3.Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don'tbuytoomuch,especially

vegetablesandfruit

Choosethebestanswer:

（）1.Whatdidthe11studentsdointhewintervacation?

A.Thehelpedeachotherwithhomework.

B.Theyopenedarestauranttogether.

C.Theyvolunteeredforacampaign.

D.Theycollectedmoneyfromcustomersinrestaurants.

（）2.TheCleanYourPlateCampaigncallsonpeopleto.

A.dovolunteerworkB.workparttimeinrestaurants

C.cutdownonfoodwasteD.washyourplatesafterdinner

（）3.FromParagraphs4-5,welearnthat.

A.wastingfoodisaseriousprobleminChina

B.Chinesepeoplewastethemostfoodintheworld

C.Chinesepeoplewanttoshowoffthattheyarerich

D.mostChinesepeopleareafraidoflosingfaceatthetable

（）4.WhatdidtherestaurantinXinjiangdotosupportthecampaign?

A.Theownerwouldhavedinnerwiththosewhohadeatenuptheirfood.

B.Itofferedafreemealtotheguestswhohadfinishedalltheirfoodtentimes.

C.Itgavestickerstotheguestswhoorderedsmalldishes.

D.Itencouragedcustomerstotakeleftovershome.

初三英语报刊阅读训练（二）

Tastethefruitofhardwork

JAMESshookhismoneyboxagain.Nothing!Hecarefullycountedthecoinsthat

layonthebed.Allthathehadwas$24.52（about153yuan）.Thebicyclehe

wantedwasatleast$90!Howonearth（究竟）washegoingtogettherestofthe

money?

Heknewthathisfriendsallhadbicycles.Itwashardtohangoutwithpeople

whenyouweretheonlyonewithoutabicycle.Hethoughtaboutwhathecould

do.Therewasnopointaskinghisparents,forheknewtheyhadnoextramoney.

Therewasonlyonewaytogetmoney,andthatwastoearnit.Hewouldhaveto

findajob.HedecidedtoaskMrClayforadvice.

“Well,youcanstartrighthere,“saidMrClay.“Yousee,myuvvindowsneed

cleaningandmycarneedswashing.”

ThatwasthebeginningofJames'part-timejob.Forthenextthreemonthshe

workedeverydayafterfinishinghishomework.Hetookdogsforwalks,cleared

outcupboardsandmendedbooks.

ThedayfinallycamewhenJamescountedhismoneyandfound$94.32.He

wastednotimeandwentdowntotheshoptopickupthebicyclehewanted.He

rodehomeproudly,lookingfonvardtoshowinghisnewbicycletohisIthad

beenhardworkingforthemoney,butJamesknewthathevaluedmfriends.（珍惜）

hisbicyclefarmorebecausehehadboughtitwithhisownmoney.Hehad

achievedwhathethoughtwasimpossible,andthatwasworthevenmorethan

thebicycle.

Keywords

hangout闲逛OvertheweekendIhungoutwithmyfriendsandhadagood

time.

mendv.修补Canyoumendtheholeinmyshirt?

achievev.完成,达至（JHehopestoachieveallhisgoalssoon.

Choosethebestanswer:

1.Whydidn'tJamesaskhisparentsforhelp?

A.Becausetheydidn'tlovehim.B.Becausetheydidn'thaveextramoney.

C.Becausetheylivedfarawayfromhim.D.Becausetheydidn'tneedabike.

2.JamesdidthefollowingjobsEXCEPT.

A.walkingdogsB.clearingoutcupboards

C.cookingmealsD.mendingbooks

3.HowmuchmoneydidJamesearn?

A.$24.52B.$90

C.$94.32D.$69.80

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Weshouldbuyeverythingwewant.

B.Weshouldgetwhatwewantthroughhardwork.

C.Parentsshouldn'tgivechildrenanymoney.

D.Weshouldn'tshowoffnewthingstopoorchildren.

Whydowetfingersget...（P5）

手指长时间泡在水里为什么会起皱？

EVERYONEknowsthestrangefeelingofyour

fingerswrinklingup（起皱）whenwet.Sometimes

wheninwater,itseemsasthoughyourhandshave

aged30yearsinasecond.Butisthisanaccident?Or

isitsomethingthatnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies?

ScientistsattheUniversityofNewcastleintheUK

recentlydidatest.Theyaskedpeopletopickup

things（somewetandsomedry）,andtakethemfrom

oneplacetoanother.Somepeopledidthiswithdry

hands,whileothershadtoleavetheirhandsinwater

for30minutesfirstsothattheirskinwaswrinkled.

Thestudyfoundthatthesecondgroup-withwet

hands-hadanadvantagewhencarryingthingsthatwerealsowet.

AccordingtotheDailyMail,scientistTomSmulderssaidthat"thiswrinklingof

ourfingersinwetconditionscouldhavehelpedwithgatheringfoodfromwet

vegetation（植被）orstreams（溪流）Wrinklinghappenswhenbloodvessels

contract（血管收缩）andpulltheskinback.

Alongtimeago,humanbeingslivedaverydifficultlifeinabrutalworld,where

thesmallestHavingwrinkledskinmighthavehelpedadvantagecouldmakea

hugedifference,peoplecatchfish.Thiswouldhelpthemgetthroughthewinter.

Thesehumanswouldthenhavehadanadvantage.Theirgenes（基因）wouldbe

favoredbynaturalselection.

Choosethebestanswer:

（）1.Thetestshowsthat.

A.peoplecancarrydrythingsmoreeasilythanwetones

B.peoplecancarrywetthingsmoreeasilythandryones

C.peoplewithdryhandscancarrywetthingseasily

D.peoplewithwethandscancarrywetthingseasily

()2.TomSmuldersbelievedthatthewrinklingofourfingers・

A.issomethingnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies

B.doesgreatharmtoourhealth

C.hasgreatadvantagesforpeopleinwetconditions

D.happenswhenthereissomethingwrongwithbloodvessels

()3.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthat.

A.havingwrinkledskinhelpedpeoplekeepwarminwinter

B.humanbeingslivedonfishalongtimeago

C.humanswithwrinkledskinhadanadvantageoverthosewithout

D.humanswithwrinkledskinlivedlongerthanthosewithout

()4.Thearticlemainlytalksabout.

A.theadvantagesofthewrinklingofourfingers

B.thereasonsforwrinklingofourfingers

C.somephysicalchangesofpeoplethroughhistory

D.problemsofpeoplewithwrinkledskin

初三英语报刊阅读(三)

Notearsinspace

SPACEisalonelyplace.Hundredsofthousandsofkilometersfromhome,

astronautshaveahardlife.Itstandstoreasonthat,onceinawhile,theyneedto

haveagoodcry.Butthisisalotharderthanitsounds.

Westillknowverylittleaboutspace,andaboutlivinginzerogravity(重力).In

fact,wearediscoveringnewthingseverytimeastronautstaketotheskies(and

beyond).AsTheAtlanticreportedinJanuary,cryingisnotallthatsimplein

space.Thisisbecausewhenapersonnormallycries,gravitymakestheirtears

movedownwards.Butinaspacecraft,thisisnotthecase.Here,thereisno

gravity,whichiswhywesooftenseepicturesofastronautsfloatingaround.This

meansthat,strangely,whenyoucryyourtearshavenowheretogo.Asaresult,

theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthis.“Tears,”ashesaid,

“don'tfalloffofyoureye...theyjustkindofstaythere/9Thiscanbequitepainful.

Inspace,youreyesgetverydry,andtheaddedmoistureisirritating(气人的).

Sometimes,thingsgetevenweirder(更怪异的).TheastronautRonParisetold

TheAtlanticthatwhentearsgetbigenough,they“breakfreeoftheeyeandfloat

around".

Noonecanbequitesurewhyvvecry.Whyshouldwaterinoureyeshave

anythingtodowithfeelingsad?Ifyoustoptothinkaboutit,cryingisavery

strangethingindeed.Andnow,thankstothewondersofspace,itjustgoteven

stranger.

ByThomasHale,

21stCenturyTeensstaff

Choosethebestanswer:

LThefirstparagraphmainlywantstotellusthat.

A.livinginspaceislonelyB.it'seasytoteelsadinspace

C.it'shardtocryinspaceD.nobodywantstoliveinspace

2.1fastronautscryinaspacecraft,theirtearswill.

A.movedownwardsB.moveupwards

C.gooutofthewindowD.sticktotheireyes

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Inspaceoureyesareverywet.

B.Tearswillfloataroundiftheyarebigenoughinspace.

C.Peopleknoweverythingaboutlivinginzerogravity.

D.Gravitymakespeople'stearsmoveupwardsinspace.

4.Astronautsfeeliftearsarealwaysintheireyes.

A.sadB.comfortable

C.happyD.uncomfortable

Returningafather'slove

（P6）

HEwasasinglefather,raisinga

5-year-oldboyalone.Hewasoften

worrieduabouthissongrowingup

withoutamothertocareforhim.

Onedayhewentawayonbusiness,

leavingthechildalone.Hewasworried

aboutthechildalltheway,notknowing

ifhehadeaten.Buthischildalwaystold

himnottoworry.Hewenthomequickly

afterfinishinghiswork.

Whenhegothome,thechildwasdeepasleep.Hewastiredout.Whenhewas

abouttosleephimself,hewassurprisedtofindanoverturned（翻倒的）bowlof

noodlesunderthequilt（被子）.

Hespanked（打屁股）hissleepingsonangrily:"Whyareyousonaughty（淘气的）,

makingthequiltdirty?Whowillwashit?”Itwasthefirsttimethathehadhit

hisboyafterhiswife'sdeath（去世）.

“Ihaven't,"thechildexplainedwithtearsinhiseyes."Thisisyoursupper,

Daddy."Inordertolethisfathereatdinnerassoonashegothome,thechild

cookedtwobowlsofHewasafraidhistjnoodles:oneforhimself,theotherone

forhisfather,father'snoodleswouldgetcold,soheplacedthemunderthequilt

tokeepthemhot.

Hearingthis,thefatherhugged(拥抱)hisboytightlywithoutsayingaword.

Keywords

raisev.养育；抚养

Itisdifficulttoraiseafamilyinalargecity.

aloneadv.独自地

Idon'tlikegoingoutaloneafterdark.

explainv.解释

Willyoupleaseexplainthethirdparagraphagainforus?

placev.晟放置

Sheplacedabookonthetable.

Sentencebank

释义：因为儿子在成长过程中没了妈妈的照顾，他经常为儿子担心。u

用法：beworriedabout为...担心。

Hewasworriedaboutthetest.

释义：为了让爸爸一回家就能吃上晚饭，孩子煮了两碗面，一碗给自己，一碗

给爸爸。B

用法：soonas意为“一……就……%引导时间状语从句。若主句用一般将来

时，从句多用一般现在时表示将来的含义。

rilcallyouassoonasIfinishmyhomework.

Shareyourthoughts单亲父亲倾尽全力照顾得不到母爱的儿子，正所谓“父爱如

山”；而懂事的儿子也将世界上最单纯的爱回馈给了爸爸。有儿如此，夫复何求？

Choosethebestanswer:

()1.Thefatherwasoftenworriedabouthisson,becausetheson.

A.washardtogetalongwithB.hadnofriendstoplaywith

C.didn'tlistentohisfather'swords

D.didn9thaveamotherfromayoungage

()2.FromParagraph2,welearnthatthefather.

A.didn9tlikehisworkB.didn'tbelieveinhisson

C.paidalotofattentiontohisson

D.couldn9taffordtopayforfood

()3.Whydidtheboyputabowlofnoodlesunderthequilt?

A.Becausehedidn'twanthisfathertofindthem.

B.Becausehewantedtokeepthemhotforhisfather.

C.Becauseheoverturnedthemonthebedbymistake.

D.Becausehewantedtosavethemforthenextday.

()4.Whenthefatherheardtheboy'sexplanations,hewentfrombeing

to・

A.angry;movedB.angry;calmC.calm;angryD.sorry;moved

初三英语报刊阅读（四）

Bebravewhenotherswon't

LONG,longago,akinghadabigrockplacedinthemiddleofaverybusy

road.Thenhehidnearbytoseeifanyonewouldmovetherockoutofthewayto

makeitconvenientforothers.Someoftheking'swealthiestsupporterscame

pastandsimplywalkedaroundit.Manyotherscomplainedabouttherockand

someblamed（责备）thekingfortheproblem.Totheking'ssurprise,noonedid

anythingaboutmovingitoutoftheway.

Finally,apoorfarmercamealong,carryingaloadofoldvegetables.Whenhe

sawtherock,heputdownhisload,andtriedtomovetheheavyrocktotheside

oftheroad.Noonestoppedtohelphim.Manylaughedathimandmadejokesas

theywalkedpast.Finally,aftermuchpushingandstraining,andwithnohelp,

thefarmermanagedtogettherocktothesideoftheroad.Ashebentdownto

pickuphisvegetables,henoticedasmallbaglyingintheroad,exactlywherethe

rockhadbeen.Therewasalotofmoneyandanoteinthebag.Thenotewas

fromthekingsayingthatthemoneywasforthepersonwhomovedtherockout

oftheway.

Takingresponsibility（责任）isaboutsolvinghardproblems.Thefarmertakes

responsibilitywhennooneelseispreparedto.Itdoesnotalwaysmeanthatyou

willgetaninstantreward,butitisavaluethatbuildsupacommunity,and

makeslifebetterforallofus.

Keywords

hidev.躲藏（hid,hidden）Theboylikestohidebehindthedoor,

complainv.抱怨Manypeoplearecomplainingaboutthefood,

managev.设法Imanagedtofinishmyhomeworkby7o'clock.

Choosethebestanswer:

l.Theword“convenient”inParagraph1meansinChinese.

A.重要的B.方便的

C.必要的D.有用的

2.Whydidthekingputabigrockinthemiddleoftheroad?

A.Toseeifanyonewouldmovetherockaway.

B.Toseewhowasthemostpowerful.

C.Tofindoutwhowasthepoorest.D.Toseehowpeoplewalkedaroundit.

3.Whomovedtherockaway?

A.Theking.B.Theking'ssupporters.

C.Thewealthy.D.Apoorfarmer.

4.Thestorymainlytellsusthat.

A.everyoneshouldlearntotakeresponsibility

B.nobodylikestosolvehardproblems

C.takingresponsibilityalwaysmeansgettingareward

D.thepooralwaystakemoreresponsibilitythantherich

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填

入空白处的最佳选项。（二412）

Severaldaysago,somestudentsfromtheUSvisitedourschool.Whenwetalked,

IdiscovereddifferencesinschoollifebetweentheUSandChina.For

example,eachclass250minutesintheUS.Itisalittlethanthatin

China.Weusuallyhave45minutesineachclass.Anotherdifferenceisthatthey

havelessbreaktimebetween4.Besides,althoughmostschoolsinboth

countriesfinishtheir5classesat12o'clock,thestudentsintheUSonlyhave

anhour-longbreak.6theyneedtoeatlunchquickly.Theirafternoonclasses

beginat1:00pmandschoolisover73:00pm.Thentheytakepartinclub

activitiesorplaysports.

ManyChinesestudentsdon'tworkduringtheirhighschoolyears,whiletheUS

studentsliketofindapart-timejobin8freetime.Theydon'thaveadream

jobinmind.Theythink9isnodifferencebetweenjobs.Workingisauseful

10forthemandtheycanmakemoneyatthesametime.Someofthemeven

takeone-yearfull-timejobsaftertheyleavehighschoolandthengotocollege.

()LA.noB.fewC.littleD.some

()2.A.lastsB.finishesC.startsD.stays

()3.A.shorterB.longerC.earlierD.later

()4.A.schoolsB.classesC.mealsD.students

()5.A.dayB.nightC.morningD.afternoon

()6.A.orB.forC.soD.but

()7.A.inB.forC.duringD.around

()8.A.myB.hisC.theirD.your

()9.A.itB.thereC.thatD.this

()10.A.experienceB.timeC.knowledgeD.interest

初三英语报刊阅读训练(五)

完形填空(三388)

Whenyouareateenager,itseemsthateverytimeyousay,“MumandDad,I

wantto…"，yourparentsanswer,“No,youcan't.”or“Youcan'tdo."

Youngpeoplefurthercomplainthattheirparentsdonot_1_them.When

somethinggoeswrong,mostparentsjustdon'tbelieveintheirchildren.Without

askingwhy,theythinktheirkidsare_2_.Andnotmanyparentsallowtheir

childrentomakeabig_3_forthemselves.

Yes,itistruethatyourparentsalways_4_youasalittlechild.Youarenot

allowedtodo_5_youlike.Butrememberthatnotlongagoyouwerereallya

child.Yourparentsstillrememberthechildishmistakesyouusedto_6_・They

wantto_7_youthoughyoudon'twantthemtodoso.

So,ifyouwanttoget_8_freedom,pleasetrytounderstandyourparentsand

don'tlietothem.Tryamorefriendlyway._9_youwantthemtoallowyouto

stayoutlate,don9tjustsay,UA1Itheotherkidsinmyclasscanstayoutlate."Tell

_10_asmuchasyoucanaboutwhatyouwanttodoandwhereyouwillbeand

whyitisimportantforyoutostayoutlate.Thentheymightsay,“Yes,butbe

carefulandgiveusacallifpossible?5

()LA.loveB.rememberC.understandD.hate

()2.A.correctB.wrongC.friendlyD.useless

()3.A.differenceB.problemC.mistakeD.decision

()4.A.forgetB.treatC.believeD.think

()5.A.whatB.howC.whyD.when

()6.A.takeB.makeC.doD.try

()7.A.provideB.promiseC.protectD.produce

()8.A.moreB.mostC.lessD.least

()9.A.AsB.IfC.SinceD.Although

()10.A.itB.usC.meD.them

Helpingisevolving（P2）

今天我们如何“学雷锋”？

GuoMingyi,whoisfamousfordoinggooddeeds,givesaspeechinfrontofastatueofLeiFeng.

XINHUA

MARCH5is“LeiFengDay”.Fiftyyearsagoonthisday,lateChairmanMao

Zedongcalledonpeopleto“learnfromLeiFeng”.Nowhalfacenturyhas

passed.IsthespiritofLeiFengoutdated(过时的)？

Somepeoplehaveshownusthatit'snot.Butpeoplehavealsochangedtheways

inwhichtheyhelpothers.

ZhaoXinying,whoworksinahospitalinBinzhou,Shandonghasbeena

volunteerfor18years.Shestillremembersherexperienceatanursinghome（敬

老院）severalyearsago.Anoldmanheldherhandandsaid:"Youdon'tneedto

doanythingforus.Seeingyouyoungpeoplehereisallweneed.”

ThosewordsmadeZhaothink:inwhatwayscanwebetterhelppeople?66Every

persondoeswhattheycan,nomatterhowsmallitis,togiveoutpositiveenergy

（正能量）.Andbeforewelendahelpinghand,weshouldfindoutwhatthey

want,“ZhaosaidtotheQiluEveningNews.

AswellasZhao,otherpeoplehaveshowntheirunderstandingofthespiritofLei

Feng.

A“noodlefever”sweptZhengzhou,HenaninJanuary.Itstartedwithanonline

post.LiGang,a42-year-oldlocalman,saidinthepostthathehasgotcancer.He

neededalotofmoneyforanoperation.Hewasnotaskingfordonations,but

hopedpeoplewouldcometoeatathisrestaurant.

Li'spostspreadquickly.Soonhisrestaurantwasfilledwithpeopleeveryday.Li

hadanoperationonFeb2andnowheisgettingbetter.

“HelpingLiandhisfamilylikethisshowsthemrespectanddoesn'thurttheir

pride,”ChengduCommercialDailysaid.021ST

AboutLeiFeng

LeiFeng（1940-1962）isoneofthemostfamoussoldiersinChinesehistory.He

losthisparentswhenhewasveryyoung.Hisneighborsbroughthimup.Hedid

manygooddeedsinhislife.Forexample,hegavehisownmoneytotheparents

ofanothersoldier,andboughtticketsforawomanhedidn'tknowwithout

tellingherhisname.

Hediedinanaccidentat22.LateChairmanMaoZedongcalledonpeopleto

learnfromhim.LeiFengismorethananameinChina;he'sasymbolof

selflessness（无私的）andmodesty.

中考词汇

lendv.借出（lent,lent）

用法：lend表示“将某物借出去”，常见搭配：lendsbsth/lendsthtosbo

区别：borrow表示“把某物借入”，常见搭配：borrowsthfromsbo

IlentthatrecordtoJohnbutnevergotitback.

operationn.手术

用法：haveanoperationonsb给某人动手术。其动词形式是operate,常见搭配：

operateon+某人/身体部位。

She9sgoingtoneedanoperationonherleg.

考点看台

Everypersondoeswhattheycan...togiveoutpositiveenergy.

点拨：划线部分是由疑问词what引导的宾语从句，要用陈述语序。

真题演练

IwonderonApril23,WorldBookDay.Didyoufindsome

interestingbookstoread?(2012山东临沂)

A.whatdidyoudoB.whatyoudidC.whatdoyoudoD.whatyoudo

进阶词汇

spiritn.精神localadj.当地的cancern.癌症donationn.捐赠(donate

v.)

spreadv.传播，蔓延(spread,spread)

priden.自尊心(proudadj.骄傲的，自豪的)Key:B

Choosethebestanswer:

()1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,welearnthat.

A.peopletodaydon'tfollowthespiritofLeiFeng.

B.peoplefiftyyearsagoweremorehelpfulthanpeopletoday

C.peoplenowhelpothersindifferentways

D.LeiFengdiedonMarch15,1963

()2.ZhaoXinyinglearnedfromherexperiencethat・

A.theoldwantpeopletogivethemmoney

B.theyoungshouldshowrespecttotheold

C.oldpeopleinnursinghomesdon'tneedhelp

D.helpingpeopleisgivingthemwhattheyreallyneed

()3.Accordingtothearticle,whatis"noodlefever99?

A.Manypeoplegotafeveraftereatingnoodlesinarestaurant.

B.Manypeopleatenoodlesinarestauranttohelptheowner.

C.Manypeoplegavemoneytoanoodlerestaurantowner,

D.Manypeoplegotcanceraftereatingnoodlesinarestaurant.

初三英语报刊阅读训练（六）

Waysofwelcomingspring

THEweatherisstartingtowarmup.Thedaysaregettinglonger.Flowersare

appearingonthetreesandbabyanimalscanbeseeninthefields.Whatdoesall

thismean?Springisintheair!

Springstartsondifferentdatesindifferentplaces.

FormostcountriesintheNorthernHemisphere匕半球）,suchasChinaandthe

US,springbeginsinMarchandendsinMay.While,September,Octoberand

NovemberarespringmonthsinmanySouthernHemispherecountrieslike

AustraliaandNewZealand.

Springrefersnotonlytotheseasonbutalsotheideaofrebirth.Therefore,most

countrieshavespecialtraditionstocelebratethearrivalofthisbeautifulseason.

Chinesepeopleofteneatspringpancakeonthedaycalledlichun.Thistradition

meansbite-the-spring（咬春）inChinese.Inthepast,peoplethoughteating

springpancakesonthisdaywouldleadtoagoodharvest（丰收）year.Today,itis

commoninmanyrestaurants.

InJapan,familiesandfriendscelebratespringbygatheringintheparkstoenjoy

thebeautyofcherryblossoms（樱花）.Itisatraditionalcustomknownas

“hanami”，meaning“watchingflowers”.HanamiusuallylastsfromlateMarch

toearlyMay.Peopleholdpartiesorpicnicsunderthecherrytrees.Foo