中考英语试卷(真题含答案)

初中毕业生学业考试

二、单项填空（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

26.1wenttosupermarkettobuybirthdaygiftformyauntyesterday.

A.an,aB.a,aC.the,/D./,the

27.Jessicausedtobeamanageratabigcompany,butshegaveupjobwhenshebecameamother.

A.sheB.hersC.herD.herself

28.Twomonthsago,Chinatesteditsaircraftcarrier（航空母舰）builtcompletelyonitsown.

A.oneB.firstC.theoneD.thefirst

29.Danielhastriedtolosebyeatinglessrecently,buttwokiloshasbeenputoninstead.

A.weightB.weightsC.heightD.heights

30.ICsbelievedthatplayingcomputergamestoomuchdoesharmthangood.

A.manyB.muchC.moreD.most

31.--Isthereanyoutdoorlearninginyourschool?

.Welearnoutdooronceortwiceeverymonth.

A.Yes,thereisB.No,thereisn'tC.Yes,itisD.No,itisn't

32.Wecancollectrainwaterwhenitrains.anduseittowaterplants.

A.softlyB.heavilyC.noisilyD.quietly

33.Formorethanonce,ourheadteacherasksusthehabitofkeepingadiary.

A.developB.developsC.developingD.todevelop

34.Tokeepchildrensafe,weputthethingslikeknivesandmedicineawayinourhouse.

A.mayB,shouldC.canD.might

35.iCsverykindyoutolendmeyourreusableshoppingbags

A.ofB.forC.toD.with

36.1fyouwanttoknowmoreaboutspace,pleasethebookABriefHistoryofTime.

A.lookthroughB.lookaroundC.lookafterD.lookdownupon

37.Johnsonwon'tanswerthephoneifhethenumber.

A.knewB.doesn'tknowC.willknowD.didn'tknow

38.Suewasn'thappybecauseshetheconcertgivenbyherfavoritesinger.

A.missesB.missedC.willmissD.ismissing

39.“Awhiteelephanf'meanssomethingthatisuseless,itmaycostalotofmoney.

A.unlessB.untilC.sinceD.although

40.Bettyhardsincelastterm.That'swhyherexamresultsaresogood!

A.hasworkedB.willworkC.workedD.wasworking

41.-AamirKhanplayedthepartofagreatfatherinthemovieThetalkofFatherlyLove.

—excellentactorheis!

A.WhatB.whataC.WhatanD.How

42.Thewaitertoldmethatfreeparkingforthehotelguests.

A.providesB.providedC.willbeprovidedD.wasprovided

43.--Doyouknowyesterday?

Yes.Hewentfortheboatrace.

A.whydidn'tPetergotoschool.B.whydoesn'tPetergotoschool.

C.whyPeterdidn'tgotoschool.D.whyPeterdoesn'tgotoschool.

44.Accordingtoasurvey,peopleareabletospeaktwolanguagescanmanagertwothingsatthesametime

moreeasily.

A.whichB.whomC.whoseD.who

45.--Wouldyoupleasecometothedancingpartywithmetonight?

,1supposeweshallhaveawonderfulnight!

A.NevermindB.HaveagoodtimeC.NoexactlyD.Withpleasure

三、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对

应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Jack'sloveforbirdsstartedwhenhemadehisfirstbird-feederaboutsixyearsago.Hefilledthefeederwith

seeds（种子），putitinhisbackyardandthen46startedcoming.Hegotreally47inbirdsasmore

came.Thenhejoinedalocalsociety.Asherealizedthatmoreandmorebirdsweredyingvery48,hewanted

totryhisbesttohelpthem.

Besideswhathedone,hehashisowngroupcalledProtectingOurBirds.Hedoes49aboutbirds,runsawebsite

toteachpeopleaboutbirdsandhowtohelpthem.and50boxesforbirds.Notlongago,hefoundthatthe

bluebirdswerenesting（做窝）inthedeadtreewhichwereoftencutdown.51hebegantomakebluebirdboxes

forthebirdsinordertosavethem.Nowhewantstousetheseboxesto52thedeadtrees.Hehangstheseboxes

upinthetreesandtakes53downeveryweektoseeifthebirdsarenestinginthem.Healsowrites

articles,hopingthatmorepeoplewill54protectingnaturalecosystem（生态系统）.“Reachingbirdsis55

toprotectingbirds,vJacksays.'Tnordertoprotectbirds,wehavetolearnandreallyknowaboutthebirds.”

46.A.beesB.birdsC.peopleD.scientists

47.A.nervousB.weakC上oredD.interested

48.A.PeacefullyB.safelyC.quicklyD.sadly

49.A.practiceB.businessConstruction0,research

50.A.buildsB.breaksC.liftsD.pushes

51.A.soB.butC.thoughD.because

52.A.takegoodcareofB.taketheplaceofC.catchupwithD.comeupwith

53.A.itB.thisC.theseD.them

54.A.waitfbrB.sendforC.joininD.handin

55.A.simpleB.crazyC.importantD.fresh

四、阅读理解(本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，

并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

A

InternationalPoetryCompetition

WorldPoetryDayiscelebratedon21March.Itspurposeistoimprovepeople'sabilitytoread,writeandteach

poemsallovertheworld.

Thisyear,TheInternationalPoetryCenterisholdingapoetrycompetitiontocelebratethefestival!The

competitionisopentoallthepoetsaged18andoverfromallovertheworld,andtheywillbedividedintotwo

groups.

OpenGroup(opentoallthepoetsaged18andover)

ESLGroup(opentoallthepoetsaged18andoverwhocanwriteinEnglishasaSecondLanguage)

Thiswinnersofeachgroupwillreceive£1000

RULES:

♦Allthepoemsmustbeunpublished(未出版的)works.

♦Poemswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.

♦Thepoem(s)mustbeinEnglishandcreatedbythepoethimself/herself.

♦Poemscanbewrittenonanypropersubject.Nosubjectonviolence(暴力)ordrugs.

Thecompetitionbeginson3March,2017andendson28August,2017.

Toenterthecompetition,pleasevisittheCenterShoptopay£5foreachpoem.Oncethepaymentis

made,pleaseemailthepoem(s)poetrycomp@center.uk.RemembertomarkOpenorESLinthetopright-hand

cornerofthedocument(文档)toshowwhichgrouptoenterbeforeemailingyourpoem(s).

Questionsaboutthecompetitioncanbeemailedtopoetrycomp@center.uk.

56.TheWorldPoetryDayison.

A.March28thB.March3rdC.March21slD.August28,h

57.ThepurposeoftheWorldPoetryDayis.

A.toencouragetheBritishtowritepoems.

B.toteachchildrenhowtoreadandwritepoems.

C.toraisemoneyforthepoetsfromallovertheworld.

D.tohelppeopletoread,writeandteachpoemsbetter.

58.TherulesforthecompetitionincludethefollowingEXPECT.

A.thatpoetscanwritepoemsinanylanguage.

B.thatpoetsmustusetheirunpublishedpoems.

C.thatpoemscan'tbetakenbackafterthecompetition.

D.thatpoemscan'tbewrittenonthesubjectofviolenceordrugs.

59.Poetscanget£1000if.

A.theywininthegroupB.theirpoemsarepublished

C.theyenterthecompetitionD.theirpoemsarewrittenbythemselves

60.Whichisthecorrectorderforthepoetstoenterthecompetition.

①Pay£5foreachpoem.

②VisittheCentreShop.

③Emailtheirpoem（s）topoetrycomp@center.uk.

④MarkOpenorESLinthetopright-handcornerofthedocument.

A①@③④B.②①③④C②①④③D.③④②①

B

PeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPoleandtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen（冰凉）wastelands.Theyarebothplaces

withverycoldtemperaturesandfewpeoplelivethere.However,theNorthandSouthPolesarenotmuchalikeas

peoplemayimagine.

TheNorthPolehasnoland,onlythickice.Temperaturesseldomgoabove32F,atwhichwaterturnsintoice.

Mostofthetime,itstaysbelowzero.Inwintertemperaturesareusuallyaslowas-30F.

Althoughconditionswereverypoor,peopletriedformanycenturiestoreachtheNorthPole.About100years

ago,twomen,RobertPearyandMathewHenson,wereabletogettothisenvironmentfulloftroublesand

difficulties.TheyreachedtheNorthPoleonMarch8叫1909.Itwasreallyahardtripforthem.

TherearefewthingsmoredangerousthancrossingtheArctic（北极圈）onfoot.Peoplewhostayedtheremay

facemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,andevenhunge匚Mostoftheareaisuninhabited.Few

peoplecanliveinsuchadifficultplace.

Peoplemightthinkthatwithsuchlowtemperaturesformostoftheyear,theicewouldbethickandhard.

However,thisisnottrueintheArctic.Themovementoftheoceanwaterundertheicemayoftencausemany

differentchangesonthesurface.Sometimestheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanesofwatercalled“leads”.Anyone

whofallsintoaleadcanbefrozentodeathinafewminutes.

61.Thispassagesisprobablyfrom.

A.abookreviewB.asciencebookC.AschoolreportD.acomputermagazine

62.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedabout100yearsago?

A.TwomensucceededingettingtotheNorthPole

B.TemperaturesintheNorthPolewentabove32F

C.TheenvironmentintheNorthPolesuddenlybecameworse

D.TheNorthPolechangedintothickicebecauseofthetemperatures.

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uninhabited''probablymeaninChinese?

A气候恶劣的B充满危险的C困难重重的D无人居住的

64.Thereasonfortheicetobreakintotwoopeninglanesofwateris.

A.ThatthetemperaturesuddenlydropsB.thatthewaterundertheiceisfrozen

C.ThattheoceanwaterundertheicemovesD.thatthesurfaceiscoveredwithlotsofice

65.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.ThethickiceintheNorthPoleB.AdifficulttriptotheNorthPole

C.TherealsituationintheNorthPoleD.ThedifferencesbetweentheNorthPoleandtheSouthPole

C

配对阅读，左栏是五位旅游者的需求，右栏是丝绸之路的旅游线路信息。请根据这些旅游者的需求，选出

最适合他们的旅游路线，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

A.22Daysfi*om$3629Travelontheancientroute,youmay

66.Kittywillhavetwoweeksoffandwonderwhyitwaschosenthenandlatergivenup.Theremains

she'dlikeatouratacostofabout$2500.oftheoldcitieshelptorecordtheirpast.

ShefeelslikevisitingChina'shistoric

capitals.B.13Daysfrom$2700ThisisajourneydeepintoXinjiang

area.Drivingmostpartofthisjourneyissurelyanexciting

67.Lucasdreamsoftravelingalongtheexperience,andmostareaswepassarestillundeveloped.

ancientroute（路线）inChinaduringhis

summervacationtofindoutwhatitusedC.6Daysfrom$1899WeHltakeyouacrossXinjiangarea.This

tobe.SilkRoadrouteisachallengingjourney,formostpartofthe

journeywillbemadebybus.

68.Samlikestomeetchallenges（挑战）.

Heisgoingtospendnomorethan$2000D.13Daysfrom$2449Youcanexperiencegoingthrough

travelingacrossXinjiangChina'spasttoitspresent.Theworld-famoushistoriccapitals

alongtheSilkRoadandthecolorfulculturearereallyfantastic

69.Elsaistakingherparentstovisit

China.TheyplantotravelalongtheSilkE.5Daysfrom$2069TheGreatWallandtheTenacotta

Road.TheyalsowanttotakeaciuiseonWarriors（兵马佣）aregreatwondersintheworld.Theseplaces

theYangtzeRiver.ofinterestarevaluabletreasuresacrossthebeautifularea.

F.12Daysfrom$2199Thisjourneyheadsallthewayto

70.JanetwanttolearnaboutChina.Sheiskirgizstan,afriendlyneighborfromthebeginning.Business

lookingforwardtovisitingthegreatalongthishistorictradingroadisstillgoingonthoughitisnot

wondersinChina.asbusyasbefore.

G.16Daysfrom$3799TraditionalSilkRoadincludes

excellentYangtzeCruise.Thistourfromthecapitalto

DunHuang,ChongqingandthentoShanghaishowsyouabig

partofthebasicsightseeingofChina

五、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

请用适当的词完成下面的短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上，每个空只能填写一个形式正确，

意义相符的单词。

WhatwillhappenifafamilyiswithouttheInternetforamonth?OneAmericanFamilydecidestofind

out.TheyhavesentaninvitationtoaleadingUStelevisionstation,expectingthatitwillsendafilmgrouptorecord

theirday-to-daylifewithout71technologyforamonth.

Whenthefilmgroupmeet72Smiths.theyfindthatMrSmith,MrsSmithandtheirtwosonsareso

crazyabouttechnologythat73hardlydothingstogether.Atmeantime,noone74atthediningtablefor

theirfood.^everyonejustrunsintothekitchen,takestheirfoodandthengobacktothescreen/'MrsSmith

explains,"75wedon'tmakeachange,ourfamilywillbecomestrangerstoeachother.

Gettingbacktothenormallifewithouttheinternetisnot76especiallywhentheSmithslose

themselvesinit.Theyhavetomakemany77.Forexample,thetwobrothershavetogototheschool78to

borrowbooksfortheirscientificproject,andMr.AndMrsSmithneedtogooutshoppingbecausetheycannotbuy

things79,Asthefamilyhavepickedupthenewlifestyle,theyfindthattheycanspendmoretimetalkingover

meals,playingsportsanddoingall80ofactivitiestogether.

Wouldtheybeabletogoforalongwithoutusingtheinternetafterthechallenge?

六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）

A、信息归纳（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

请阅读Jason在他的个人主页上写的一篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卡指定的

位置上。

ThePowerofLanguage

Ourwordscarryhugeweight.Theymayinlluencepeopleforyears,andevenforalifetime.Theyprovidethem

withcouragetogoonoronemorereasontogiveup.

WhenIwasfourteen,mufamilymovedtoanthercity.Juniorhighwasalwaysadifficulttimeforme,andthe

movemademyninth-gradeyearevenharder.Irememberwalkingintothedininghallforthefirsttime.Theother

kidshadgoodfriendswiththem,butIdidn'tknowanyone.Ifeltlonelyandwenttothenearestseataftergetting

somefood.Thekidsbesidemelookedatmeupanddownandthenlaughed.Icouldfeelmyfaceturningredatthat

moment.Theoneofthekidsbroketheice.9,Man!YouhaveoneBIGnose!9,Ifelthurtanddidn'tknowwhattosay.I

wantedtocry,butimanagedalittlesmileasisitdidn'thurlmeatall.Butitdid.Fromthenonjwouldoften

lookatmyselfinthemirror.Istudiedthebignoseclosely.ltseemedthatiwasjustlivingformynose.Thankfully,!

grewoutofthisinfluencefinally.Butitreallytookmetwentyyears.

Thereisanotherthingthatkeptdeepinmymind.Iremembergoingthroughaterriblebusinessfailure.Ilost

everything.!calledmydadforhelpandhetoldmealotabouthowtodealwiththefailure.Whathesaidgavemea

lotofcourageandconfidence（信心）togoonwithmybusiness.

Thethingthatmayinfluencepeopleforalongtime81

Jason'sfeelingwhenheenteredthedininghall82

ThepartofJason'sbodythatotherkidslaughedat83

ThenumberofyearsthatJasonspentgrowingoutofthe84

influence

ThepersonwhogaveJasoncourageandconfidence85

B、书面表达（本题15分）根据要求完成短文写作。请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。

常言道“良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒假设你是李雷，你将你要参加学校举办的英文演讲比赛,

主题是“语言的力量“，请你写一篇英文演讲稿，内容包括：

1,你的一次受老师或同学言语激励的经历（事情的经过以及对你的影响）

2,呼吁同学们要注意自身语言对他人的影响。

作文要求：

1.不能抄袭原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称、老师和同学的真实姓名

2.语句连贯，词数80个左右，作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Ladiesandgentlemen,

Howwillwordsinfluenceothers?Letmetellyouoneofmyexperience.

答案：

26-45BCBACABDBAABBDACDCDD

46-55BDCDAABDCC

56-65CDAACBADCC

66-70DACGE

71.any72.the73.they74,stays75.if76.easy77.changes78.library

79.online8O.kinds

8l.Ourwords

82.Hefelllonely

83.Hisbignose

84.Twentyyears

85.Hisfather

中考英语试题及答案

I.听力部分（共20分）

一、听对话回答问题（共5小题，计10分）

听下面一段对话，回答第1和第2两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两题。

1.Whatdidthemanwanttodo?

A.Toaskthewomanseveralquestionsabouthiscomputerstudy.

B.Tohavesuppertogetherwiththewomanatarestaurant

C.Totellthewomanthathewillbefreeateightthisevening.

2.Whathavewelearnedfromwhatthewomansaid?

A.Themanisnotwelcometothewoman'shome.B.Themanwillgotothewoman9shomeabouteightthis

evening.

C.Thewoman4won'tbefreeuntileightthisevening.

听下面一段对话，回答第3至第5小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三题。

3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Someplacesofinterest.

B.Afewaccidentsthesedays.

C.Travelingbyplane.

4.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.Paris.B.London.C.Berlin.

5.Thewomanhatesflying.Howmanyreasons（理由）arementionedintheconversationthen?

A.Onlyone.B.Three.C.Two.

二、听独白回答问题（共5小题，计10分）

听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前，你有25秒钟的

时间阅读这5个小题。听完独白后，你有25秒钟的时间来回答有关问题。独白连读两遍。

6.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttobe?

A.Ateacher.B.Anurse.CAworker.

7.Whatisthespeakeralwaysreadytodo?

A.Tolearnfromthedoctors.

B.Tohelpothers.

C.Toworknightsandatweekends.

8.Howoldisthespeaker?

A.Fifteen.B.Sixteen.C.Seventeen.

9.Whatdidthespeakertellus?

A.Whenwemeetsomenursesinhospital,weshouldhelpthem.

B.Thespeakeristooyoungtobeanurseinahospital.

C.Nursingisausefuljobthoughitisveryhard.

10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes（描述）thespeaker?

A.Kind-heartedandhardworking.

B.Cleverandbeautiful.

C.Verystrongandhealthy.

III.单项填空（15小题，计15分）

从A、B、C对四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

11.—AreyouChineseorJapanese?

-Chinese.ButIwasborninJapan.

A.anB.不填C.theD.one

12.Workhard,youwillpassthedrivingtest.

A.orB.butC.becauseD.and

13.一Bytheway,youcomeacrosstheword“brunch”?

一Notyet.Whatdoesitmean?

A.haveB.doC.wouldD.will

14.—Well,Ican'tdecidewhichonetobuy?—!

A.NohurryB.Takeyourtime

C.LetmehelpD.Youdecide

15.ItseemstomethatLucyandLilyyourclassmates.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

16.Doyouknowwhattime?

A.doesthetrainleaveB.leavesthetrainC.thetrainleaveD.thetrainleaves

17.一Willyoupleasewriteashortpassageon"MeteorGarden”andittomethisevening?

——Whatabouttomorrow?Mycomputerdoesn'tworkokaynow.

A.giveB.e-mailC,takeD.bring

18.Ifyoudon'tbelieve（相信）ifssnowingnow,comehereandseeyourself.

A.aboutB.forC.onD.with

19.—Idon'tknowMrGreenwillcometoseeus?

——HewillhelpuswithourEnglish.

A.whyB.whenC.howD.where

20.Shallweturn?Therainisgettingheavier.

A.backB.roundC.awayD.over

21.―Tellthetruth,Ibecameacollegestudent（大学生）atfifteen.

一t

A.YoumustbeB.Thankgoodness

C.Youdon'tsaysoD.Itdoesn'tmatter

22.Thecitycleanersrepeattheirworkmanytimesadayduringthedust-stormseason.

A.mayB.canC.mightD.haveto

23.Theradiosaysawildanimalzooistoinourcity.

A.bebuildingB.buildC.bebuiltD.built

24.FanZhiyi'stransfertoDundeeFootballClubattheendoflastyeararoused（激起）Chinesepeople'sinterest.

A.thousandofB.thousand

C.thousandsofD.thousands

25.,youngman!Ifyou^elateforworkagain,you'llloseyourjob.

A.WatchyourstepB.Takeiteasy

C.UseyourheadD.Havealook

IV.完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Ballpointpenshavemadelifeeasierformillionsofpeople.Atonetime26didnotliketheirstudentsto27with

them.Perhapsitwastooeasy.Penscanleak（漏）anditis28tospill（溢出）theink.Anditishardtowriteon

thinorcheappaperwiththem.

LadislaoBiro29fbranewspaperinBudapest.Hespentallday30hisdesk.Dayinanddayout,hecorrected31

ofthin,cheappaperwithapenandink.Heoftenhadtostopto32hispenanditdidnotwrite33onthethinpaper.

HeandhisbrotherGeorge34someexperiments.Theywantedapenthatdidnotleak,withinkthatdidnotspill.

Whynot35alittleballattheend?

TwoEnglishmen,HenryMartinandFrederickMiles,likedthe36。Itwasthe37oftheSecondWorldWar.

TheAirForce（空军）38anon-leak,non-spillpenforthementowritewithin39。MartinandMilesmade

and40manythousandsofBiro“writing・sticks“totheAirForce.

26.A.factoriesB.schoolsC.chopsD.restaurants

27.A.playB.writeC.comeD.meet

28.A.easyB.hardC.freeD.popular

29.A.leftB.waitedC.lookedD.worked

30.A.onB.nearC.atD.in

31.A.mistakesB.booksC.pagesD.diaries

32.A.mendB.fillC.brushD.change

33.A.wellB.downC.outD.up

34.A.keptB.finishedC.beganD.studied

35.A.findB.wearC.growD.use

36.A.matterB.resultC.meaningD.idea

37.A.dayB.timeC.breakD.year

38.A.boughtB.tookC.neededD.preferred

39.A.planesB.shipsC.trainsD.buses

40.A.soldB.lentC.movedD.passed

V.阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）

阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Mobilephone（手机）hasbecomeaproblemformiddleschools.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebanned

（禁止）studentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.

Mobilephoneuseamongchildrenhasbecomeaproblemfortheschoolthisyear.Severalchildrenhavegotmobile

phonesasChristmasgifts,andmorestudentswillwantthem.

MaryBluett,anofficial,saidmobilephoneuseisadistraction（分心的事）tostudentsduringschoolhoursand

italsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimesstudentsmight

usephonemessagestocheatduringexams.

Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn'tgetin

touchwiththeirchildren.

Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycould

leavetheirphonesatschooloffice.Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythestudentsshouldnothave

mobilephonesatschool：theywereeasytoloseandwereadistractionfromstudies.

Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephones,buttheythink

schoolsshouldletthestudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.

41.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephones。

A.becausetheyarestudentsB.whentheyarefree

C.whentheyareatschoolD.becausetheyarechildren

42.Weknowfromthepassagethatsomechildrengetmobilephonesfrom。

A.themakersandsellersB.thepassers-byandstrangers

C.theirparentsandfriendsD.somemobilephoneusers

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcheatmeaninthepassage?

A.聊天B.核对C.查询D.作弊

44.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn'tduringschoolhours.

A.usetheirmobilephones

B.leavetheirmobilephonesatschooloffice

C.helptheteacherswiththeirwork

D.getintouchwiththeirchildren

45.Thepassagetellsusthat。

A.studentsshouldn'thavemobilephonesatschoolexceptforsomespecialreasons

B.itisimpossibletobanstudentsfromusingmobilephoneatschool

C.someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn'tusetheirphonesatschool

D.parentsshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousemobilephonesduringschoolhours

（B）

Fiftyyearsagonotmanypeoplewouldhavesomethingrepairedintheirhomes.InthosedayslabourC劳动力）was

fairlycheapandmostpeoplewouldhavethoughtitworthwhiletohavesomebodyrepairtheirthingsunlessthey

wereverypoor.Today,however,itisquiteadifferentstory.Menandwomeninallwalksoflifeturntheirhands

toallkindsofjobsroundthehouse.Somepeoplehaveevensuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses.Thesejobshave

beenmadeeasiertodaybyusingpreparedmaterials（预制材料）。

IneveryHighStreetthroughoutBritainnowadaysthereisatleastone"DIY”shop.And"Do-it-yourself'isa

boomingbusiness.Alotofpeoplevisitedtheseshopseverydaybecauseofthehighcostofpresent-daylabour.

46.Fiftyyearsagoifpeopleneededsomerepairs,theywould。

A.trytomendthembythemselves

B.havethemrepaired,byothers

C.repairthemintheirhomes

D.havesomebodyrepairthemiftheywerepoor

47.Manyjobshavebeenmadeeasiertodaybecause。

A.somepeoplehavesuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses

B.menandwomenturntheirhandstoallkindsofjobs.

C.theycanbedonebyusingpreparedmaterials

D.alotofpeopleareveryhardupformoney

48.Forthepassageweknowthat。

A.therearemany"DIY"shopsinBritain

B.noteveryHighStreetinBritainhasone"DIY”shop

C.peoplecandonothingwithoutusingpreparedmaterials

D.uDo-it-yourself?isalazybusinessincities

49.Whydidalotofpeoplevisit“DIY”shopseveryday?

A.Becausepeoplewereusedtodoingthingsathome.

B.Becausethepresent-daylabourwasnolongercheap.

C.Becausetheywereinterestedinsuchkindofshops.

D.Becausetheyenjoyedthehighcostofpresent-daylabour.

50.Whatisthebesttitle（标题）forthispassage?

A.HighStreetsinBritainB.DIY

C.Present-dayLabourD.AStrangeBusiness

（C）

Putanicecubefromyourfridgeintoaglassofwater.Youhaveapieceofstring（线）10centimeterslong.The

problemistotakeoutthatpieceoficewiththehelpofthesting.Butyoumustnottouchtheicewithyourfingers.

Youmayaskyourfriendstotrytodothatwhenyouarehavingdinnertogeth