中考英语阅读天天练17

中考英语阅读天天练17

Writer/TimeTopic:Who'sabettersinger,AndyLau（刘德华）orJackyCheung（张学

友）?

JimSomepeoplesayJackyisthebestChinesesinger.Idon'tthinkso!Andyis

8-15-2006thebest.Iwenttohisconcertlastyear.Itwassowonderful,Ialmost

5:25pm.cried!OK,Ididcry,butthafsbecauseAndyissohandsome（英俊的）！

TomIdisagreewithJim.Andysoundslikeeveryothersinger.Hisvoiceis

9-3-2006nothingspecial.Ontheotherhand,Jacky'svoiceisunique,andhissongs

4:38pm.aresoromantic（浪漫的）！

LindaIthinkthey'reaboutthesame.ButAndyisabetteractor.I'veseen

9-10-2006almostallofhismovies.Remembertheonewherehewasanairplane

8:54pm.pilot（飞行员），andhisplanecrashed（坠毁）nearafarm?Ilovethat

movie!

JohnIalsothinkJackyisabettersinger.IpreferhisCantonese（粤语）songs.

9-16-2006MaybetheysoundbetterbecauseCantoneseishisfirstlanguage.

10:25pm.

TomIagree.Jacky'sCantonesesongsarebetterthanhisMandarin（华语）

10-2-2006songs.（Though,Istilllikeallhissongs!）

10:12am.

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。

1.WholikesAndyLauthebest?.

A.JimB.TomC.LindaD.John

2.WhydidJimcry?Because.

A.shewassadataconcert.B.shehadabrokenheart.

C.shewasangryatJackyCheungD.shethoughtAndyLauwasverygoodlooking

3.WhafsLinda'sopinion?.

A.Andyisabettersinger.B.Jackyisabettersinger.

C.Theybothsingequallywell.D.Jackyisabetteractor.

4.WhydoesJohnthinkJacky'sCantonesesongssoundthebest?Because.

A.JackyhasnoexperiencesinginginMandarin.

B.it'shisnativelanguage

C.hismandarinpronunciationisbad

D.Jacky'sMandarinsongsareboring.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.NobodylikesAndy'smovies.

B.TomhasthesameopinionasJohn.

C.TomthinksAndy'svoiceismorespecialthanJacky's.

D.JimhasneverseenanAndyLauconcert.

2.

Elephantsusetheirtrunks(鼻子)thewaypeopleusetheirhands.Attheendofthe

trunkarepartsthatactlikefingers.Theseallowelephantstodowonderfulthings.Theypick

uptheirfood-partsoftreesormaybejustanut.Theyusetheirtrunkstodrinkwateror

spraythewaterovertheirbodiestocooloff.Becauseelephantsdonotseewell,theyusetheir

trunksasueyesv.Theydonotwalkwheretheirtrunkscannotfeeltheground.

Caroleisatwenty-two-year-oldelephantattheSanDiegoWildAnimalPark.Shecan

paintwithhertrunk.Herpaintingsaresoldtomakemoneyforthepark.

()6.Elephantspickupobjectswiththeir,

A.feelB.fingersC.teethD.trunks

()7.EIephantsdonot.

A.eattreepartsB.seewellC.eatnutD.likewater

()8.Caroleis.

A.awildanimalparkB.anelephanttrainer

C.anelephantD.acity

()9.Theword“spray"means.

A.喷B.饮C.舀D掘

（）10Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.Elephants9TrunksB.ACleverElephant

C.HowElephantsFindFoodD.HowElephantsPaint

3

It'ssobeautifuloutsidethatspendingthedayintheofficewouldbeveryboring.Sowhy

nottakethevacationsoff?Anewsurvey（调查）foundthat31%ofU.Sworkersdon'talways

takealloftheirvacationdays.Americanshave12vacationdaysonaverage（平均）each

year,buttheygivebackanaverageof3vacationdayseachyear.

Sowhydon'ttheyuseuptheirvacationdays?Somesaytheywouldrathergetmoney

backfortheirunuseddays;somebusyworkerssaytheyjustcan'tleavetheirwork.

Americanshavefewervacationdaysthanworkersinanyothercountrysurveyed.

TheFrenchtaketheirvacationsseriously.Frenchworkersgetanaverageof39vacation

days,and40%plantotakeatleastonethere-to-four-weekvacation.

WorkersinSwedenreceiveanaverageof25vacationdaysayear,buttheycan'tfind

timetousethemall.Moreworkerstherereturnvacationdaysthananyothercountry

surveyed.

BritishworkershavethelongestworkingweekinEurope,with23vacationdays-the

shortestvacation.Sotheyfeeloverworked.75%saytheirweekendsorvacationsaretoo

shortand40%wouldsacrificeaday'spay（工资）foronemorevacationday.

ll.HowmanyvacationdaysdoAmericanshaveonaverageeachyearinfact?

A.9B.12C.15D.23

12.Whichcountryhasthemostworkersworkingduringthevacationdays?

A.America.B.France.C.Sweden.D.GreatBritain.

13.WhatdoesthewordiSacrifice^meaninthelastsentence?

A.Useup.B.Putup.C.Takeup.D.Giveup.

14.Whichofthefollowingistrue