中考英语试题阅读理解

中考英语试题阅读理解

例（一）

Intheearly1990s,theword^IntemeCXvasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,Intemethasbecomeauseful

toolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethasbeenthegreatestinventioninthefieldof

communicationinthehistoryofmankind（人类）

①CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwithapersonwhoissittingin

theotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsandtheycanreadthee-mailswithinaminute.

②GivingallkindsofinformaiinnisprobablyihebiggesiadvaniageofiheIniernel.Wecanusesearch

enginesto|find|theinformationweneed.Justtypeinakeywordorkeywordsandthesearchenginewillgive

usalistofsuitablewebsitestolookat.

③WecanenjoyalolonIheIntemelbydownloadinggames,visitingchatroomsorsurfing（浏览）

websites.Therearesomegames]forfree.Wecanmeetnewandinterestingpeopleinthechatnow.Wecan

alsolistentomusicandseefilms.

Now,④thereisalolofserviceoniheInternelsuchasonlinebanking.jobfindingandticketbuying.We

canalsosh?pping|andfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.Sometimeswecanfindsomethingthatisquitegood

butverycheap'.

（B）26.HowmaiwmainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?（细节题）一仔细找

A.Thrcc.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

（D）27.Whalfacl|doesnTlhepassageprovide?（细节题）仔细找

A.Wecan|findalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.

B.Sorne|gaines|ontheInternetarcfree.

C.WecanbuyjmostthingsweneedontheInternet.

D.GoodsontheInternetare|nioreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.

（C）28.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?（主旨题）—分析概况排除

A.OnlineShopping

B.ExchangingInformationontheInternet

C.TheAdvantagesoftheInternet

D.SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternet

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（二）

YouwanttoknowaboutmystayinginAmerica.right?Well,totellyouthetruth,itisreallyan

eye-openingexperiencestudyhere.

InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivelimesaweeksincefifthgrade.However,Ididn'tknowhowdifferent

textbookEnglishcouldbefromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Conmecticut.

WhenIfirststudiedEnglish,!wastoldtosay,“Iamfine."whenpeoplesay"Howareyou?”Butinthe

US,1foundthatpeoplesay,“Iamgood."or"11mtired.”

Oneday,someonegreetedmewith"What'sup?,,It,madcmeconfused.Ithoughtforamomentandthen

smiledbecauseIdidn'tknowwhattosay.

Sincethen.IhavediscoveredmoreandmoredifferencesbetweenChineseandUScultures.

Tomysurprise,USgirlsspendalotoftimeintheburningsuntogetatan.However,inChina,girlstry

everypossiblewaytogettheirskinpalenor“whiter.”

Ialsosurprisedbyhowhard-working.USstudentsarc.InChina,schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowe

studyhardandthat,it.Buthere,a"goocTstudentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotfbrthepublicandplayssportsor

music.

Thekidsherearesotalented,1amstartingtobesorrythatIgaveupplayingthepianoatanearlyage

andthatIhaveneverthoughtaboutsports.

（）61.Accordingtothewriter,textbookEnglishiseverydayEnglish.

A.quitedifferentfromB.thesameasC.moredifficultthan

（）62.Whatdoestheword"tan"inthesixthparagraphmeaninChinese?

A晒黑B晒白C能量

（）63.AgoodUSstudentspendshis/herlime.

A.onlyindoinghomework

B.onlyonspoilsormusic

C.onstudies,sportsormusicandpublicwork

()64.Whichofthefollov/ingisNOTtrue?

A.ThewriterisnowinUS.

B.Americangirlslovetohavewhiteskin.

C.USstudentsaretalentedandhard-working.

()65.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyOwnTravelintheUS

B.MyStudyingintheUS

C.MyOpinionabouttheUS

(三)

PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman'shomeishiscastlc.Thcymeanthatthehomeisveryimpertantand

personaltohim.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheir

homes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual(个体的):theycanpaintthem,andchangetheminany

waytheylike.Mosthousehaveagarden,evenifitisaverysmallone,andthegardenisusuallylovedThe

houseandthegardenaretheprivate(私人的)spaceoftheindividual.

Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Arcyousittingnowinyourhomeoronatrain?haveyoumarked

thespacearoundyourselfasyour?Ifyouareonthetrainyoumayputyourcoatorsmallbagonthessat

besideyou.Ifyoushareaflatyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.

OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatable

betweenus.Themanonthespaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasangry.Maybehethoughtthatheowned

thewholetable.Ihadreadabookaboutnon-verbalcommunication.soItookvariouspapersoutofmybag

andputthemonhisbriefcase!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypopped(瞪出)outofhishead.I

hadinvaded(侵彳U)hisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffhiscaseinordertoreadthem.He

immediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.Ofcoursc.itispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpful

tome!

Ifyouarevisitinganothercountryyoumayfeelthatyoudon'thaveanyprivatespace.Hotelroomslook

muchthesameineverycountryintheworld.Alldaylong,yousharepublicspaceswithothcrpoplc.Yousec

thelocalpeopleintheirprivatespacesandyoufeelIonel、and“outside”.Localpeoplecancreatetheir

privatespacesbytalkingaboutthingsyoudon'tknowabout.Andyouevenfeelthattheylikeyoutobe

outsidethemsothattheywiller.joybeinginsideevenmore!Thisisoneofthedifficultiesofbeinga

traveler!Butifyouunderstanditthenithelpsyou.Haven'tyouenjoyedbeingpartofagroupand“owning”a

bitofspace?

()41.Thewriterwasangryashewastravellingonatrain(oLondonbecause.

A.hehadnoplacetosit

B.someonehadinvadedhis“space”

C.toomanypeoplesharedasectionwithhim

D.someotherpeopletalkedaboutthingshedidn'tknowabout

()42.”...youfeellonelyand'ouMide'"inparaqraDh4meansthat.

A.youarealoneoutsidethehouse

B.youfeellonelybecauseyontravelonyourown

C.youarealoneandthereforeyougooutsidetohavesomefun

D.youfeellonelyandyoudon'tbelongtothatplaceorthatgroupofpeople

()43.InParagraph4,thcpronoun"them"refersto(所指)“

A.publicspacesB.privatespacesC.IocalpeopleD.othercountries

()44.Whichofthefollov/ingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Britishpeopledislikemarkingtheirspace.

B.Youalwaysfeelathomeinanothercountry.

C.MostBritishpeoplepreferlivinginhousestoflats.

D.Youcan'tmarkyourprivatespaceinaforeigncountry.

()45.Thamainpurposeofthepassageistotellreadersto.

A.ownprivatespacesbylivinginhouses

B.haveonecorneroftheirowninpublicplaces

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C.realizetheimportanceof“space“incommun沁ation

D.createtheirprivatespacesbytalkingwithlocalpeople

(四)

WhenIwasaforeignteacherinChina,everydayItaughtEnglishtomystudentsandtheytaughtme

aboutChina.Onedaythetopicturnedtosaying“Iloveyou”」wasshockedtolearnthatnotoneofmy

studentshadsaidthistotheirmothers,norhadtheirmotherssaidittothem."Doesyourmomloveyou?”

“Ofcourse/'theyanswered.

“Howdoyouknow?”wasmylogicalquestion.Theyrespondedthattheirmonscookedandalwaystold

themwhattheyweredoingwrongtoshowtheircaring.Iwasstunned.Somon'scookingandcriticzingread

outas“Iloveyou"Thenhowdoyousayloveyou'toher?,,Theyagreedthatgettinggood

gradws,followedbygodjobswouldbehowtheyshowedtheirlove.

Icomefromaculturewheremostpeopleareexpressiveenough,s。Irepeatedthesequeriesinclasses

overtime.Gradually.Ibegantogetdifferentresponse.Someofthemhadexchangedthosesentimentswith

theirmoms.

Oneofmyfavoritestoriesofchangecamefromagirl.Whenshecamehomefromuniversity,hermother

metheratthedoorandhugged(拥抱)hcr.ThishadneverhappciKdbefore,buthermomsaid,4tNowthatyou

havegoneIhavemoretimetomyself.InoticedthatinsomeplacesmothersandchildrenhugeachotherandI

decideditwasagoodideaandthatIwouldbeginhuggingyou.”

Inmyfamilywcallsay“Iloveyou'alot.Whileitistnicthatwcoftensaythewordswithouthaving

greatdepthoffeelingsatthatmomenl,itisalmostlikeablessingxvegiveeachother.Thosethreelittlewords

carryaworldofmeaning,evenwhensaidasagreeting,butmostespeciallyiftheyarethelastwordswesay

toorhearfrotnthosewelove.

()52.Theforeignteacher.

A.comesfromAmericaB.isayoungwoman

C.isexpressiveenoughD.knowsmuchaboutChina

()53.Chinesepeopleprefertoshowloveby.

A.saying“Iloveyou"B.cooking

C.gettinggoodgradesD.doingsomethinghelpful

()54.Inparagraph4,what,stherealmeaningofthemom'shugging?

A.Sheismeetingherdaughteratthedoor.

B.Shelovesherdaughterandmissesher.

C.Sheisgladthatshehasmoretimetoherself

D.Shefindsitinterestingtohugherdaughter.

()55.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Say“Iloveyou“morctoyourfamily.

B.Say4iloveyou”alottoChinesepeople.

C.Say“Iloveyou“asagreetingtoothers.

D.Say“Iloveyou'withoutgreatdepthoffeelings.

(五)

EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChina.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.Itisthemost

importantfestivalinChina.Sobeforeitcomes,everyonehastopreparethings.Theybuypork,beef»

chicken,fmitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood—“dumpling*”Itmeans

“cometogether^^.Onthedaybeforethefestival,parentsbuynewclothesfortheirchildren.Childrenalsobuy

presentsfortheirparents.OntheSpringFestivalEve(除夕)，allthefamilymemberscomeback:otheir

hometown.Thisisahappymoment.Somesinganddance,someplaycardsandothersgetthedinnerready.

Whentheyenjoythemeal,theygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthecomingyear.Theyallhaveagood

time.

()26.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?

A.TheMid-AutumnFestival.B.TheSpringFestival.C.Children'sDay.

()27.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusuallycelebrated?

A.InMarchorApril.B.InMayorJune.C.InJanuaryorFebruary.

()28.isthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChina.

A.ChickenB.DumplingC.Fish

()29.What'sthemeaningofthefood“dumplings"forChinesepeopleintheSpringFestival9

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A.Lookup.B.Helpyourself.C.Cometogether.

()30.ThefamilywhentheyarehavingdinnertogetherontheSpringFestivalEve.

A.giveeachotherthebestwishesB.buyeachotherpresentsC.sing»danceandplaycards

(六)

Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfun,healthyandgoodfortheenvironment.

Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroads

worldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooilcost!

Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighbourhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.

Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketo

workandbenefit(受益)from(heenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.

Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.

Folding(折叠)bikesworkwellfbrpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.You

candothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcanalsotakeacomrr.onbike

withyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookfbrinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesare

bicycle-friendlytotravellers.

HealthBenefitsofBicycling:

Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.

Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight.

A15-minuteb汰eridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatinayear.

Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood(心情).

Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,morerelaxed

andself-confident.

Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.

()56.Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.

A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular

()57.Whenyouarcridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighbourhood,youmay.

A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnotice

C.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork

()58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbike,youcanfolditand_.

A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrain

C.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites

()59.Oneofthebenefitsfrombicyclingisthat.

A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothers

C.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter

()60.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bicyclingisenjoyableexerciseforpeople.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.

C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighbourhood.D.Commonbikesarcwelcomedbyallairlines.

(七)

Arcyouinterestedincountrymusic?!likeitverymuch!ItwilltakemeawayforawhileafterIam

tired.Theguitarsandsongswilltakemetomountainsandfields.

Countrymusicusuallytalksofeverydaylifeandfeelings.It\thespiritofAmerica,easyto

understand,slowandsimple.

CountrymusicdevelopedintheSouthernUnitedStates.ltwasthefolkmusicofAmerican

countryside.Manyofsongstellaboutthelivesoffamers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.

Thelifeofthecountrysidecanbehard,sothewordsincountrymusicareoftensad.Alfirsl,peopleplayed

themusiconlyatfamilyparties.Butitbecamemorepopularlater.IntheI920s,peopleplayedcountrysongs

ontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.

Whenpeopleinthecountrysidemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheirmusicwith

thcm.CountrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopularacrossAmerica.

JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica'smostfamouscountrysingersinthe1970s.Hissong“TakeMe

home,CountryRoads'lswell-knownandpeoplestillplayittoday.

()31.Countrymusicisusuallyabout.

A.everydaylifeandfeeling>B.fanners'sfeelingsC.thelivesofworkers

()52.Countrymusicdeveloped.

A.inJohnDenver'scity

B.intheSouthernUnitedStates

C.intheNorthernUnitedStates

()53.Peoplebagantomakecountrysongrecords.

A.inthe1920sBin1920C.inthe1970s

()54.WhydidCountrymusicbecomepopularinAmerica?

A.Becausecitypeoplelikedthemusic.

B.Becausefarmersmovedtocitieswiththeirmusicanditcontinuedtochange.

C.Becausecountrymusictalkedaboutcitypeople'slives.

()55.Whoisfamousfbrthesong“TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”？

A.Afarmerinthecountryside.B.Apersonwhomovedtotowns

C.JohnDenver.

(A)

Mymotherwastellingmeabouthowsheandherfamilygottheirfirsttelevisionwhenshewasa

teenager.Ofcourseitwasblackandwhite.Shesaidsheonlywatchitatnight.Shedoesn'trememberover

watchingitinthemorningorafternoon.WhenIwasyoungwehadonlyabout3or4differentchannels.My

bothers,mysistersandIwouldsometimesfightaboutwhichchanneltowatch.Butweusuallyenjoyedthe

sameshows.

NowadayswecangethundredsofchannelsonTV.Ican'tbelieveit!Therearechannelswithold

movies,cooking,fishingandsoon.It'samazinglThercisachannelfbreverything.!wonderhowmuchmy

bothers,mysistersandIwouldfightifwehadhundredsofchannelswhenIwasachild.Ofcoursewehad

onlyonetelevisionset.ThesedaysInoticefamilieswith2or3ormoretelevisionsetsintheirhomesIguess

itstopspeoplefromarguingoverwhichchanneltochoosefrom.

()61.In(hosedays,whatkindoftelevisionsetsdidpeopleonlyhave?

A.Blackandwhiteones.B.ColorsOnes.

C.A1Ikindsoftelevisonsets.

()62.MymotherwatchedTVwhenshewasyoung.

A.inthemorningBintheafternoonC.atnight

()63.Nowadays,howmanychannelscanwegetonTV?

A.3or4differentchannels.B.OnlyoncechannelC.Hundredsofchannels.

()64.WhenIwasateenageranybrothers,mysistersandIusuallyenjoyed.

A.fourshowsB.thesameshowsC.differentshow

()65.Whichofthefollov/inginNOTtrue?

A.Mybother,mysistersandIwouldsometimesfightabouiwhichchanneltowatchwhenIwasa

child.B.Thesedays,thereisonlyonechannelwitholdmovies.cookingandfishing.

C.Peoplehavemanychannelstochoosefromnow.

(九)

Whenwetalkaboutstars,especiallywomenstars,itseemsthattheyarcalwaysyoung,prettyandown

charmingbodyshapes.ButrecentlyaBritain,sGotTalent(英国达人)starSusanBoylehaschangedourviews

absolutely.

SimonCowell,oneofthejudgesofthetalentshowspokeofhisshockoverMsBoyle'svoice."This

ladycampup,andI'mthinking,'ThiswilltakefivesecondsandIcangotohaveacupoftea'.Thatchanged

whenshebegan(osingIDreamedtoDreamfromLesMiserablcs.Sheknewweweregoingtohavethat

reactionandjusttoseethatlookofsatisfactiononherfacewidwaythrough-itwasoneofmyfavorite

moments,nCowelIsaid.

Theperformancewaspostedonlineandbeforelong,the47-year-oldScottishwomanhasbeenfamous

allovertheworld.

SpeakingfromherhomeinScotland,MsBoylesaidthatshehasn'tthoughtofchangingher

appearance.Shesaidthatherfriendhelpedherwithmake-up.'imean,that'shardlyamakeover,“sheadded.

MsBoylealsospokeofthereasonshefirstbegantoexplorehervocaltalents,waskindofslowat

school.sogettinglikesingingwasagoodwayothidingbehind(hatandthusitbuiltmyconfidence.”

()44.SusanBoyleis

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A.ajudgeB.areporterC.abeautifulD.aScottishwoman

()45.SusanBoylehadalookofsatisfactiononherfacewhenshewassingingbecause.

A.shcwasconfidentofhersinging

B.shewassatisfiedwiththejudges

C.shewasprettyandingocdshape

D.shesangthesongIDreamedaDreamfromLesMiserables

()46.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtrue?

A.ItwasthevocaltalentsthatbuiltSusan'sconfidence

B.SusanBoylewasnotgoodatherlessonwhenatschool.

C.SusanBoylebecamefamousbecauseofherappearance.

D.SimonCowelldidn'tthirkSusanBoyleagoodsingeratthefirstsight.

()47.WhatcanwelearnfromSusanBoyle'ssuccess

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

Bit'seasiertosucceedattheageof47.

C.Ifyouhaveadreamjrytomakeitcometrue!

D.lfyouarenotabletostudywelLtobeasingerinstead.

(十)

Expo2010isheldinShanghaifromMayItoOctober31.Peopleallovertheworldarclookingforward

toit.Hereareseveralgoldenrulesonhowtobestplanyourtrip.

Rule1:Doyourhomework

Readeverythingyoucanbeforegoing.Reallystudythemaps.Knowthepavilions.Arriveattheentrance

nearesttothethingsyouwanttosee.Haveaplan.Itwillmakeabigdifference.

Rule2:Allowplentyoftime

Expo2010isthelargestattractioneventinthehistoryoftheworld.ltwilltakemanydaystooseeit.Plan

tospendfromfivetoeightdaysDfmoreseeingit.

Rule3:Paceyourself

Expoisenormous.Thedistancesarepunishing.Itisbettertospendadayseeingasingleareathanto

runbackandforthalloverthesite.Remembertowearthemostcomfortableshoes.Nevermindwhattheylook

like.

Rule4:GetgoinginMay

AtmanyExposthecrowdsaresmallerinMayandinearlyJunethananyothertime.Andbewarethe

lasttwoweeks.DuringeveryExpo.peopledelaytheirvisitsandtheninearlyOctobertheysuddenlyrealize.

“Expowillclosesoon!Ihaven'tseenit!”Asaresult,thelastseveralweeksusuallyhavethemostcrowed

daysoftheentireExpo.

Rule5:Findoutwhateveryoneelseisdoing-anddotheopposite

Ifyoudon'tlikelargecrowdsandlonglines,dotheopposite.Hereisanaxample:Mostpeoplegoon

Saturdaysoronholidays.SoavoidSaturdaysandholidays.Goonweekdayswhenmostpeoplearcatwork.

Rule6:Turnup

Expo2010isthelargestcelebrationinChina'shistory-amamazingonce-in-a-lifetimeevent.Whenitis

goneanditwillneverbeseenagain.Sowhateveryoudo,don'tmissit!

()48.Expo2010willlast.

A.fivetoeightdaysB.severalweeksC.sixmonthsD.ayear

()49.AccordingtoRule4,you'dbetternotgotoExpoon.

A.May3BJuly5C.September16D.October20

()50.Whentherearclotsofpeoplewaitinginlinetoseethemostpopularattractions,what'syourbest

choice?

A.rilwaitinlineasotherpeopledo.

B.rilgobackandreturntomorrow.

C.T11visitthelesscrowdedplacesinstead.

D.rilsitonabenchtohavearestfbrabouttwoorthreehours.

()51.InRule6"turnup"heremeans.

A.don'tmissitB.comeandsee

C.makcthesoundlouderD.ncvcrbeseenagain

(十一)

TYPING

Thiscourseisforthosewhowantiolearntoiype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.The

courseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskill

Icvcls.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.

Coursefee(费用):$125Matericls:$25

Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbya

numberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttrypingcoursesbefore.

UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

Thistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,bu(whoneedto

learnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan'tdoandhowtousethem.

Coursefee:$75Jan.4.7,11,14.18Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m.Equipmentfee:$10

DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperience

incomputerfield.

STOPSMOKING

Doyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailcd?Nowisthetimetostop

smokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.

Coursefee:$30Jan.2.9,16,23Mon.2:00-5:00p.m

DrJohnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.

()66.1fyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScoursc.youwillhaveclasses.

A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturday

C.onSaturdayandSunday

()67.HowlongwilltheSTOPSMOKINGcourselast?

A.Forfourweeks.B.Forthreehours.C.Foraweek.

)68.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethree

courses.Whatissuitabletorhim?

A.TYPINGBUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

C.STOPSMOKING

)69.1fyouwanttolearnaboutcomputersandthesamelimeyouwanttoimproveyourtyping,how

muchwillyoupayforit?

A.S75.B.S15D.C$235

()70.What'sthespecialdifferencebetweentheTYPINGcourseandtheothertwo/

A.Peoplewithdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.

B.Youwilltakeatestafter:hccourse.

C.Youwillpaylessmoney.

(十二)

Thereareover8(X)boarding(寄宿)schoolsintheUKwithstudentsfromhomeandforeigncountries.

Boardingschoolsstartedhundredsofyearsagointhecountry.Buttheearliestboardingschoolsweresetup

forwhite,richboysonly.Nowbothboysandgirlscangotoboardingschoolsfromtheageof7to18.

Whattodo

IntheUK.boardingschoolshavethreetermsinaschoolyear,withabout13weeksineachterm.Students

studyandlivetogether.Theycan'tgooutsideiftheyarcnotallowedto.Insomeschools,eachstudenthashis

orhersubjectplan.Besidestheusualclassroomsandlaboratories,theboardingschoolshavelotsofother

facilitiesfortheirstudents,includingmusicrooms,boats,swimmingpools,cinemasandtheatres.Most

boardingschoolshavea“lightouf,time.Sowhenit'stimetogotobed,allthelightsinthebedroomsare

turnedoff.Therearehouse-masterstotakecareofstudentsallthetime,especiallyafterschoolhours.

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Whattowear

Nearlyallstudentsatboardingschoolswearaschooluniform.Boysusuallywearashirtandatie,and

girlswearawhiteblouse,sometimesalsoaticandaskirt.Asstudentsgetolder,therulesbecomelessstrict.

IntheUK,boardingschoolsprovidestudentswithdeliciousfood.TheycanchoosetohaveafullEnglish

breakfastorsimplybread.Theycanalsochoosebetweenamealwithnomeatandanothermealatlunchand

dinner.Andthereisalwaysself-serviceforsalad(沙拉),othersidedishesandadessert.Studentscanalso

makethemselvessomethingtoeatatanytimeinakitchen,ordrinkteaorhaveasnackbetweenmeals.

()36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingio(根据)ihepassage?

A.Onlywhitechildrenwereallowedtoattendtheearliestboardingschools.

B.Studentsi