江苏省常熟市（2016-2020年）近五年九年级第一学期期末英语真题汇编---阅读理解（无答案）

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常熟市2019-2020学年第一学期期末学业水平调研初三英语试卷
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41. Hw ften can yu take the writing curse?
A. On nce a week. B. Twice a week.
C. Five times a week. D. Every day.
42. Hw much will yu pay if yu take the reading and listening curses?
A.￡90.00. B.￡125.00. C.￡155.00. D.￡185.00.
43. If yu are free n Sunday mrning, which curse can yu take?
A. Speaking. B. Reading. C. Writing. D. Listening
B
Schl started again, and sn the ink(墨水)in Tm's spelling
bk was fund. Tm said he hadn't split the ink, but that made it lk as if he were lying. Becky almst said Alfred Temple had dne it, but she kept quiet. She thught that Tm wuld tell the teacher abut her tearing(撕)his bk, s she didn't save him. Mr. bbbins beat him
and then Tm went back t his seat.
After an hur Mr. bbbins unlcked his desk and tk ut his bk. Tm lked ver at Becky
She lked like a hunted and helpless rabbit. The next mment the master faced the children. There
was a lng silence, then he spke, "Wh tre this bk?"
There wasn't a sund. The teacher searched their faces.
"Benjamin Rgers, did yu d it?"
Benjamin said n.
"Jseph Harper, did yu?"
Jseph als said n. bbbins lked at the rws f bys, thught fr a mment, then turned t
the girls.
"Amy Lawrence?"
A shake f the head.
"Gracie Miller?"
The same sign.
Becky was next. Tm was shaking frm head t ft.
"Rebecca Thatcher? "一(Tm lked at her face: it was white with terrr)一"did yu tear?-n, lk at my face一did yu tear this bk?"
Tm jumped t his feet and shuted, "I did it!"
The children stared(盯着)in surprise at his flish act.
And when he stepped frward fr his punishment, he saw the surprise, the thanks, and the lve that came frm Becky's eyes. This was enugh fr ne hundted beatings. And he didn't even mind staying fr tw hurs after schl, because he knew that Becky was waiting fr him utside.
Tm went t bed that night planning sme actins n Alfred Temple, fr Becky had tld him everything. And he fell asleep with Becky's last wrds t him in his ear, "Tm, yu are s great."
44. Hw did Becky feel when the teacher tk ut f the bk?
A. Afraid. B. Happy C. Angry. D. Excited.
45. What des the underlined wrd "This" in the passage mean?
A. Becky's eyesight. B. The teacher's punishment.
C. Becky's surprise, thanks and lve. D. The classmates' surprise.
46. Which is the right rder f what happened in the stry?
① Gracie Miller replied t the teacher by shaking her head.
② The children were surprised at Tm's flish act.
③ Tm was beaten fr the ink split in his spelling bk.
④ Becky was thankful t Tm fr what he did fr her.
⑤ Mr. bbbins' bk was carelessly trn by Becky.
A. ⑤③①④② B. ③①②④⑤ C. ⑤③①②④ D. ③④②⑤①
47. What can yu infer(推断)frm this passage?
A. Tm hates Becky very much.
B. Amy Lawrence tre the teacher's bk.
C. Tm waited fr Becky utside the classrm after schl.
D. Alfred Temple might be punished by Tm the next day.
C
On 30 Octber 2018, the Chinese-speaking wrld lst a
literary(文学的)giant-Luis Cha Leung-yang(查良镛),wh
was knwn by his pen name, Jin Yng. The great writer died
in Hng Kng at the age f 94 after a lng illness.
In 1955, Jin published his first wuxia nvel, The Bk
And the Swrd《书剑恩仇录》 .The nvel was a great success.
Then Jin went n t write 14 hugely ppular wuxia nvels, ending with The Deer and the Cauldrn《鹿鼎记》in 1972. In these nvels, Jin successfully created an imagined wrld f jianghu and als sme f the mst well-knwn characters in the histry f Chinese literature, including Gu Jing, Wei
Xiaba and Ling Huchng. Jin Yng als used sme stries frm histry and traditinal Chinese culture t make this imagined wrld. Jin was cnsidered as ne f the greatest wuxia nvelists with ver 300 millin cpies in bk sales. His bks have been translated int many languages， including English, French, Krean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai.
Just as the saying ges, "Wherever there are Chinese, yu will find Jin Yng's nvels." Jin Yng has wn the hearts f many, frm primary schl students t university prfessrs, frm natinal leader Deng Xiaping t billinaire(亿万富翁)Jack Ma. He tuched many peple nt nly thrugh his bks, but als thrugh films, TV shws, cmics, and vide games.
When news brke that Jin died, the whle wrld felt shcked. Jack Ma, a lifelng lver f wuxia said, "It's a huge lss fr Chinese peple arund the wrld. And it's especially sad fr us as Jin's wuxia spirit has becme a cre value f Alibaba." Ma said. Many f his emplyees(雇工)gave
themselves nicknames(绰号)drawn frm characters in Jin's nvels. Many stars at hme and abrad,
including Andy Lau, Jrdan Chan and Bllywd actr Aamir Khan, als shared their grief at the news f Cha's death.
48. Frm the passage we can knw that Jin Yng wrte abut nvels in his lifetime.
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 20
49. Deng Xiaping and Jack Ma are mentined in the passage t shw that .
A. a great number f peple lved Jin Yng's nvels
B. Jin Yng nly wn the hearts f many famus peple
C. Jin Yng used t be a diplmat and knew many famus peple
D. Jack Ma intrduced Jin Yng t the emplyees f Alibaba
50. The underlined wrd "grief " in the passage may mean .
A. great happiness B. great sadness
C. great interest D. great excitement
51. Frm the passage we can knw that .
A. many emplyees in Alibaba are fans f Jin Yng's nvels
B. Jin Yng nce wrked fr Alibaba and gave peple sme nicknames
C. Jin Yng's wrks were translated int mre than 15 languages
D. Jin Yng created an imagined wrld jianghu fr Alibaba
D
Hell and welcme t "Wrds and Their Stries". We will research int sme cmmnly used wrds and expressins. As with ther languages, American English is rich in expressins that cme frm animals. Tday we will talk abut the wlf.
Wlves are imprtant animals in the traditins and stries f America. Befre the Eurpean
arrived at Nrth America in the 1500s, t native Americans, wlves ften meant being brave.
Hwever, in English, wlves are nt t be trusted. Perhaps wlves attacked t many peple r ate t many farm animals. Whatever the reasn, wlves were killed in many places. S many died that they almst became endangered. They als became knwn as bad animals.
T begin with, there is an expressin "lne wlf'. If we call smebdy a lne wlf, he isn't a bad persn, but he may like t d things by himself. In fact, he smetimes makes yu think he desn't want t be arund peple because he dislikes them.
Nw, let's mve n t the hme. Parents tell their children nt t "wlf dwn" their fd. In ther wrds, the child eats t quickly and withut care. And if smene says a child was "raised by wlves", that child has bad manners and is behaving like a wild animal.
A "wlf call" is the nise made by a man t shw that he likes the way a wman lks. But a wlf call is nt a nice thing. These men sund rude. And trust me, mst wmen really hate wlf calls. S, they dn't help a man in the game f lve.
By the way, there is a ppular expressin abut wlf frm a very ld stry: a wlf in sheep's clthing. A wlf in sheep's clthing describes smene wh acts and lks nice n the utside but is bad n the inside. It tells us nt t be fled by appearances.
52. What can we knw after reading the passage?
A. Wlves are dangerus and shuld be killed in rder t prtect ther animals.
B. We can expect t find expressins abut wlves nly in American English.
C. In different areas and times, wlves make peple think f different things.
D. Nbdy lived in Nrth America befre the Eurpeans went there in the 1500s.
53. If a persn is called "a lne wlf ", which f the fllwing things wuld he prbably d?
A. Helping classmates t finish hmewrk.
B. Using thers' cmputer if nbdy is watching.
C. Making many friends with peple arund.
D. Ging t see a mvie n his wn after schl.
54. Which f the fllwing expressins can be used n a student wh ften breaks schl rules?
A. A lne wlf. B. Raised by wlves.
C. Wlf call. D. A wlf in sheep's clthing.
55. Where is it pssible fr us t find the passage?
A. A bk fr travel guide. B. A magazine n trade and business.
C. A science reprt. D. A prgram fr English learning.
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Here's the fllwing weather map fr Nechak Island.
31. Shirley wants t g t the beach and enjy the sunshine. What city shuld she visit?
A. She shuld visit Sintich. B. Bendixn is a gd chice.
C. She shuld g t Plie. D. Sutter is the right place.
32. “When we wke in the mrning, we culdn't see anything. We went utside the htel, but the weather wasn't clear.”Where are these peple staying?
A. In the nrth. B. In the sutheast.
C. In the east. D. In the nrtheast.
B
Here are fur ads frm Ashland's daily newspaper.
33. Danielle's little sister is ging t visit Ashland this weekend. Where will she stay fr the night?
A. Kits Music Stre. B. Guic's Cafe.
C. Ashland Cuntry Market. D. Macn's B&B.
34. What time des the cffee shp clse?
A. 12:00 p. m. B. 10:00 a. m. C. 11:00 p. m. D. Saturday mrning.
35. What can't yu d at Kits Music Stre?
A. Learn t play theguitar. B. Buy rck music CDs.
C. Brrw CDs. D. Listen t CDs in the stre.
C
Salt Lake City is a beautiful city in the west f Nrth America. If yu g there, yu'l1 see a mnument(纪念碑)with seagulls n tp f it. Here is the stry abut the seagulls.
Over ne hundred years ag, a grup f men, wmen and children traveled a lng way frm the east t the west. They crssed the muntains and arrived at thequiet place in the valley. They built their hmes and made their farms near the big salt lake. They had t wrk very hard n their farms because their life depended n their crps.
One day while they were wrking in the fields, sme farmers saw smething strange in the sky.
"What's that?" asked ne f them. "Where?" asked anther. "Over there. " he answered.
They saw smething like a clud cming twards them. But it was t lw in the sky. As they watched, it came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a shut went up:"Lcusts(蝗虫)!Millins f them! "
The farmers were all frightened, because they knew what lcusts culd d. And they had never seen s many f them befre.
In n time the lcusts came dwn and started eating their crps一the wheat, the vegetables, even the grass and the leaves n the trees. The farmers tried everything t kill the lcusts，but while they were killing them in ne place, millins mre arrived in anther. What culd they d?
Suddenly they heard a great nise. As they lked up int the sky, they saw anther great clud cming twards them. T their surprise, they saw nt lcusts, but seagulls this time. The farmer cried ut, "They've cme t eat what the lcusts. have left! "
But t their jy，the seagulls had cme t eat, nt their crps, but the lcusts. They had seen r smelt the lcusts and had cme t eat them. In a shrt while they ate up millins f them. The farmers' crps were saved.
The peple were very thankful. They decided that frrnn then n n ne shuld ever kill a seagull. They als built a mnument t shw their thanks t the seagulls.
36. Over ne hundred years ag, .
A. there was n city near the salt lake B. peple wrked hard in the lake
C. there were n lcusts near the lake D. peple didn't like seagulls at all
37. The farmers were frightened because they knew .
A. the seagulls wuld nt cme B. the lcusts might eat all their crps
C. they culd nt kill any lcusts D. the lcusts wuld kill sme f them
38. The passage des nt tell us .
A. where the lcusts came frm B. what the seagulls came t eat
C. when the grup f peple mved there D. why the farmers wrked s hard
D
There are ver 800 barding (寄宿)schls in the UK with students frm hme and freign cuntries. Barding schls started hundreds f years ag in the cuntry. But the earliest barding schls were set up fr white, rich bys nly. Nw bth bys and girls can g t barding schls frm the age f 7 t 18.
What t d
In the UK, barding schls have three terms in a schl year, with abut 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live tgether. They can't g utside if they are nt allwed t. In sme schls, each student has his r her subject plan. Besides the usual classrms and labratries, the barding schls have lts f ther facilities(设施)fr their students, including music rms, bats, swimming pls, cinemas and theatres. Mst barding schls have a "light ut" time. S when it's time t g t bed，all the lights in the bedrms are turned ff. There are huse-masters t take care f students all the time, especially after schl hurs.
What t wear
Nearly all students at barding schls wear a schl unifrm. Bys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white bluse, smetimes als a tie and a skirt. As students get lder, the rules becme less strict.
What t eat
In the UK, barding schls Prvide students with delicius fd. They can chse t have a full English breakfast r simply bread. They can als chse between a meal with n meat and anther meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service fr salad, ther side dishes and a dessert. Students can als make themselves smething t eat at any time in a kitchen, r drink tea r have a snack between meals.
39. Wh culd study in the barding schls in the past?
A. A rich British by. B. A rich American girl.
C. A rich Japanese by. D. A pr Scttish girl.
40. Which statement is NOT TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Hundreds years ag girls were nt allwed t barding schls.
B. Students have t take fd frm their hmes.
C. In the spare time, students can develp their habits in barding schls.
D. In mst barding schls, students must g t bed n time.
41. What can the students d in the barding schl?
A. Wear their wn clthes. B. Meet their friends utside.
C. D their hmewrk nly. D. Make fd by themselves.
42. What is the best title fr this passage?
A. What t d in barding schls. B. Schl rules in the UK.
C. Activities in barding schls. D. Barding schls in the UK.
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Invitatin t a Ging- away Party
Wednesday, 17 th May
Dear Lucy and Jack,
Yu are invited t a farewell(告别)party fr "the White family's visit t Africa".
Departure(离开)Date: 6th July
The best part f their big adventure t Africa will be when they cme face-t-face with lins, elephants, crcdiles and ther African wildlife. They have always wanted t d this.
Party given by:Mr. and Mrs. White, Eric and Tm
Date:Saturday, 8 th June
Time:6:00 p. m. t 10:00 p. m.
Place:12 Gld Street, New Twn, Sydney
Reply by:Thursday, 4th June
Phne:6457226
Fd and drinks will be prepared at the party.
51 .The invitatin was given by .
A. Mr. and Mrs. White B. Eric and Tm
C. Lucy and Jack D. the White family
52. The party will take place n .
A. 17th May B. 4th June C. 8th June D. 6th July
53. What is the main reasn fr the family t g t Africa
A. T visit their friend. B. T see the wild animals.
C. T have a ging-away party. D. T taste the fd and drinks.
B
James is a gd student and he has lts f friends, but he als has a prblem. Sme lder bys are bullying(欺负)him at schl. James is very unhappy and he desn't knw what t d abut it. Here are sme suggestins t him and ther teenagers in this situatin.
Dn't feel wrried. It's nt yur fault(过错)! Being bullied can make yu feel very lnely and
Angry, but yu are nt alne. Dn't feel that yu have t hide the prblem. Yu shuld find a persn yu can trust and tell them. It might be yur teacher, yur parents, r even yur friend's parents. After yu tell smene, yu will get sme supprt and feel sme relief(解脱).
Speaking t an adult might make yu nervus, but here are ther things yu can d. Sme peple express their feelings mre easily n paper. Write a letter t smene r keep a diary. Include all the details(细节)abut what the bullies d, as well as when and where the bullying happens. Yu can use it as prf(证据)t shw what is ging n. And it is a wnderful idea t shw yur letter r diary t a teacher r anther respnsible(可靠的)adult. Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Als, dn't shw yu are sad and dn't try and fight with the bullies. Yu culd get int truble yurself. Ignre them and just walk away. The bullies will sn stp.
54. What d yu think the text is trying t tell us?
A.What t d abut being bullied. B. Hw t be a gd student at schl.
C.What t write in a diary. D. Hw t give suggestins t teenagers.
55 .If yu are being bullied, yu'd better g and find a persn yu can trust and .
A. knw what happens B. learn frm them
C. ask fr help D. make them lnely
56. What des the underlined wrd "ignre" mean in the text?
A. Take n ntice f. B. Take care f.
C. Make full usc; f. D. Get mre help frm.
C
Life as a dg has been very hard fr me. Mst humans always believe that we dgs have a quite easy life, but it is nt really true. Nt every dg has a hme, and mst dgs have been thrwn away when they were very yung. Besides，finding fd t eat was nt an easy jb，either. We have t find ut garbage bins and bags t see if we can find anything t eat. It has been a cruel(残酷的)wrld utside there. Mst human beings d nt really care abut us dgs any mre.
I always have t be very careful fr the dgcatchers arund. They drive thrugh the neighbrhd t catch hmeless clgs. I always believed that they're dgs' greatest enemy yet. But ne day, I gt s unlucky that a dgcatcher caught me and put me in a building with ther hmeless dgs.
As the days turned int weeks，I nticed that several humans were always in and ut frm the
building. They were lking fr dgs as their pets. I was happy that ther animals were getting hmes. But as fr me, I was ttally upset because n human had ever lked at me nce. I have never felt s lnely in my life yet.
Until ne day I heard the dgcatchers greeting each ther with "Merry Christmas". I wke up t find a child staring at me. I raised my head and lked him back in his small smiling face
"Mmmy, can I have this ne fr Christmas" said the little by, lking at his mther hpefully.
Well, it had t be the greatest day f my life. I had finally fund a hme in which I had fund lve and respect. Life culdn't be any sweeter fr me.
57 .Which f the fllwing is NOT dgs' living difficulties?
A. Many peple are cruel t them. B. They are ften kept as kids' pets.
C. It's hard fr them t find enugh fd. D. They are ften thrwn away by their wners.
58. What d the dgcatchers catch the hmeless dg fr?
A. Keeping them as their pets. B. Helping them find their wners.
C. Offering them a hme and enugh fd. D. Earning mney by selling them.
59. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Keep Dgs as Pets. B. My Life as a Dg.
C. Dgs Are in Danger. D. Save Dgs, Save Humans.
D
A famus writer was in his study rm.
He picked up his pen and started writing, "Last year, I had an peratin. I had t stay stuck t the bed fr a lng time. The same year I reached the age f 60 and had t give up my favurite jb. I had spent 30 years f my life in this publishing cmpany. The same year I experienced the pain f the death f my father. And in the same year my sn failed his medical exam because f a car accident. The brken car was anther lss."
When the writer's wife read what was written n the paper, she left the rm silently and came back with anther paper and placed it n the side f her husband's writing.
When the writer saw this paper, he fund this written n it, "Last year I finally gt rid f(摆脱) my pain in which I had spent years. I turned 60 and gt retired(退休)frm my jb. Nw I can spend my time writing smething better with mre attentin and peace. The same year my father, at the age f 95, withut depending n anyne and withut any pain met his Gd. The same year, Gd blessed my sn with a new life. My car was brken but my sn stayed alive withut getting any disability." At the end she wrte, "This year was a great blessing f Gd and it passed well!"
See!The same event but different views. In ur daily lives，we must see that it's nt happiness that makes us thankful but thankfulness that makes us happy.
60. What can we learn abut the writer's wife?
A.She's hpeful and thankful. B. She's thughtful and lvely.
C.She's brave and thughtful. D.She's hnest and thankful.
61.Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A.The writer lst his mther last year.
B. The writer's father died in an accident.
C. The writer's wife wrked in a publishing cmpany.
D. The writer is in gd health.
62. What des the passage mainly tell us?
A. Happiness is frm curage. B. Life full f lve makes us happy.
C. Hpe is the best medicine fr us. D. Being thankful will bring us happiness.
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The 4 Smallest Cuntries In The Wrld
Nauru-21 km2
Lcated east f Australia，Nauru is the smallest island cuntry in the wrld. It is als a cuntry with the mst verweight peple in the wrld，with 97% f its men and 93% f wmen being verweight.
Tuvalu-26 km2
Lcated in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)，west f Australia. There are abut 10，000 peple，with 8 km f rads，and nly 1 hspital
n main island. Since it's a difficult place t get t, in 2010，nly abut 2，000 visitrs came t Tuvalu.
Vatican-0.44 km2
The wrld's smallest cuntry is the Vatican , als knwn as the Hly See. This cuntry fits within the Italian capital city f Rme . It is als hme t the biggest church(教堂)in the wrld-St. Peter's Basilica , and hlds sme f the mst imprtant art wrks.
Mnac-2 km2
Lcated n the French Riviera, Mnac is hme t the largest number f rich peple per capita(人均)in the wrld. With a ppulatin f ver 36，000，Mnac is the wrld's mst densely(密集地)ppulated cuntry. Peple there are mstly French-speaking. The mst ppular event is the Frmula 1 race，held there every year.
51. Which cuntry is the smallest f the fur?
A. Nauru. B. Tuvalu. C. Vatican. D. Mnac.
52. What's the ppulatin f Tuvalu?
A. Nearly 1 ,000. B. 2,000. C. Over 10,000. D. 16,000.
53. Where can we mst prbably find the abve reading?
A. In a strybk. B. In a travel magazine.
C. In a health reprt. D. In a PE magazine.
B
If parents' aim(目标)is nly t make a child be a genius(天才)，they will cause a disaster.
Several leading educatinal psychlgists(心理学家)say this is ne f the biggest mistakes that can cause great prblems t children.
Hwever, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully-especially if the parents can supprt him. Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fnd f music，and his parents help him a lt by taking him t cncerts and inviting a teacher t give him persnal pian lessns. They even drive him 59 kilmeters twice a week fr vilin lessns. Althugh Michael's mther knws very little abut music，Michael's father plays the pian very well. Hwever, he never makes Michael enter music cmpetitins if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winstn Chen, hwever, is nt s lucky. Althugh bth his parents are successful musicians, they set t high a standard fr Winstn. They want their sn t be as successful as they are，s they let him take part in every pian cmpetitin. They are very unhappy when he des nt win. " When I was yur age，I used t win every cmpetitin I entered，" Winstn's father tells him. Winstn is always afraid that he will disappint(使…失望)his parents and nw he always seems quiet and unhappy.
54. One f the wrst mistakes any parent can make is t .
A. pay much attentin t their child's educatin
B. push the child int trying t achieve t much
C. make their child becme a musician
D. help their child t succeed in the future
55. Michael Li is lucky because .
A. his father knw s music and teaches him much
B. his parents are rich enugh t supprt him
C. his mther desn't knw much abut music
D. his parents help him in a wise way
56. The tw examples shw that .
A. it is imprtant t let children develp in their wn way
B. it is successful t let children develp withut thers' help
C. successful parents ften have unsuccessful children
D. the mre yu help yur children, the less they can achieve
C
In the wrld there are a lt f peple using public transprt, sme lve it and still sme dislike it. If everyne has a car and drives anywhere they want t g, there will be serius traffic prblems n the rad. Luckily, trains are a gd frm f public transprt.
British peple use trains a lt. This is especially s fr peple wh are travelling frm Lndn t Paris. Every day abut 20 trains leave Lndn. They travel at a very high speed and peple feel glad that the trains take nly 2 hurs and 30 minutes t reach Paris. It's much faster t travel by train than by bus r by car. This is because peple have t drive cars r buses very carefully and slwly fr many reasns, such as speed limits and traffic jams(堵塞).Hwever, when yu are travelling by train, the speed is almst the same and there is n traffic jam fr a train.
Besides，Lndners think taking a train is ne f the safest ways f travelling n the grund. Trains take quite a number f quality tests while they are made. Mre imprtantly，they have t take many safety checks befre they are used n the rail track.
What's mre, trains in Britain are cmfrtable(舒适的)and prvide fine services fr their users.When yu are n a Lndn train, yu will find that the train has cmfrtable tables and seats where peple can sit. They als prvide fd services and pwer plugs(电源插头)fr persnal cmputers r mbile phne.
57. Lndners ften travel by train because trains are .
A. ld and slw B. large，clean and pwerful
C. fine and imprtant D. fast，safe and cmfrtable
58. The 3rd paragraph f the passage mainly talks abut the f trains.
A. speed B. safety C. services D. prblems
59. What can we knw frm the passage?
A. We can travel frm Lndn t Paris in less than 2 hurs.
B. We can d ur wrk with persnal cmputers n the train.
C. We have t wait till we get ff the train in rder t have sme fd.
D. The trains are nly checked fr quality reasns befre they are used.
D
Take a lk at teenagers arund, dressed in baggy-pants(宽松的裤子)，drinking sft drinks such as cke，reading Japanese cartns. Whether yu are in Beijing, Wuhan r Hng Kng, yu'll get the same impressin. But shuld we cpy thers r shuld we maintain(保持，保留)ur differences?
It sunds cnvenient(方便)that peple arund the wrld speak the same language，dress in the same style，eat the same fd and play the same games. If the wrld was like this，yu wn't feel any stranger in any crner f wrld. But just imagine living in such a strange wrld. Hw dull and clrless it wuld be!
Different kinds f fd that peple can taste, the clrful and fashinable clthes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part f the different cultures that ur ancestrs(祖先)left us. These differences represent their creativity and talent. And we all enjy different cultures in ur daily lives. When yu travel t ther places, yu want t see different things. When yu talk t freigners yu expect t listen t interesting stries. These differences in culture are what make life clrful.
But the whle wrld is shrinking int a small village as glbalizatin(全球化)takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In mst big cities arund the wrld peple wear the same clthes. Fast fd stres are everywhere. Hllywd mvies are kicking traditinal perfrming arts ut f ur lives. The clrs f ur life are disappearing.
There is a jke that even the panda and zebra want t live a clrful life. S let's take actin t prtect ur clrful culture befre it becmes as simple as black and white.
It's nt difficult. Learning sme flk sngs，trying n traditinal clthing and even eating lcal fd instead f ging t KFC can help. And we're sure yu'll enjy it.
60. The passage is written t .
A. explain cultural differences
B. cnvince(说服)readers t keep cultural differences
C. predict(预测)the future f glbalizatin
D. shw sme cultural festivals
61. The authr thinks that cultural differences .
A. make the wrld clrful B. make cmmunicatin difficult
C. nly exit in fd and clthing D. will never fade away
62. The authr starts the argument by .
A. mentining certain cultural phenmena(现象)
B. giving his view at the very beginning
C. giving the ppsite view at the very beginning
D. giving examples f cultural differences
63. The underlined wrd "shrink" means " ".
A. becme larger B. make it disappear
C. becme smaller D. grw in number
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Enjy wnderful prgrammes n Binhai TV
Fllw Billy 7. 00 a.m. - 8. 00 a. m.
As Billy grws up, his tail is becming lnger and lnger. He is wrried abut it very much and wants t ask smene fr help. It is said that there is an ld man in the frest. He has magic pwer t d everything. Billy decided t visit him. Yu can have an adventure(冒险)in the frest with Billy and learn sme useful English vcabulary frm it.
Best Friends 10. 00 a.m. - 11. 00a.m.
It is abut tw kids, Jane and Alice. They are gd friends and always trust and supprt each ther. After watching this drama series，yu will knw the magic f friendship.
Wrld Sprt 5. 00 p. m. - 6. 30 p. m.
This is a sprts rund - up fr kids. It cvers the recent imprtant sprting events. There are als interviews with sme yung sprts stars. They are hard - wrking and full f dreams. By answering questins n the phne, yu can get sme sprts psters.
51. What kind f TV prgramme is Best Friends?
A. A drama series. B. A chat shw.
C. A dcumentary. C. A cartn.
52. What might be the main character in Fllw Billy?
A. A by. B. A girl. C. A mnkey D. An ld man.
53. Accrding t the TV guide，which f the fllwing sentences is true?
A. Best Friends is shwn at night.
B. We can see sme players in Wrld Sprt.
C. Billy is wrried abut the ld man s he ges t visit him.
D. Yu can get sprts psters by answering Billy's questins.
B
Greenpeace is a glbal(全球性的)grup that tries t change peple's ideas and behaviur t prtect the envirnment. Nw it is inviting peple t take part in the“Kids fr Frests" prject. This prject tries t help t save ancient frests. Small children, teenagers, teachers and schls frm all ver the wrld are jining the prject. Everyne can d a little t help the frests, and every little bit f help is imprtant!
Over 80% f the ancient frests have already been destryed. There are nly seven big ancient frests that are still intact(完好无损的)tday. Thusand – year - ld trees are cut dwn just t make everyday gds.
Children and yung peple all ver the wrld are saying“N" t the devastatin(破坏)f ancient frests. They tgether with Greenpeace have set up“Kids fr Frests".The prject is wrking in mre than 15 different cuntries in Eurpe, Asia, Nrth America and Suth America. And by the way, this is nt the first time that“Kids fr Frests" has std up fr the prtectin f ancient frests. In 2001 and 2002, mre than 35,000 children and yung peple fught t save ancient frests all ver the wrld.
Yung peple all ver the wrld are standing up t prtect ur ancient frests，and yu can，t. G and jin them nw!
54. What des Greenpeace try t d?
A. T help pr children. B. T prtect the envirnment.
C. T change peple's ideas. D. T change peple's behaviur.
55. "Kids fr Frests" helps t save .
A. ancient frests B. intact frests
C. endangered trees D. endangered frests
56. Peple cut many ancient trees just t
A. plant a frest B. save the wrld
C. get mre fields D. make daily gds
57. Frm the passage we knw ·
A. "Kids fr Frests" is wrking in 15 cuntries
B. all the ancient frests have already been destryed
G. nt nly small children but als teenagers are jining the“Kids fr Frests" prject
D. children have never tried t prtect ancient frests arund the wrld befre
C
With six NBA Champinships and many mre achievements, Michael Jrdan is the greatest player the wrld f basketball has ever seen.
Jrdan's dream f becming a basketball player began in his childhd. When he was 9 years ld, Jrdan finished watching a basketball game in the Munich(慕尼黑)Olympics n TV，and said t his mther:“One day, I will take part in the Olympic Games and win the gld medal fr the US!”
His father nce tld him that practice, cnfidence and determinatin(决心)were the things that wuld make a real basketball player. Since then, Jrdan practiced very hard and became mre and mre cnfident and determined.
At the University f Nrth Carlina, Jrdan was a familiar(熟悉的)name. He made the game- winning sht(投篮)in the 1982 NCAA Champinship. He saw it as the turning pint in his basketball career(生涯).
In 1984, Jrdan led the US Men's Basketball Team t win the gld medal in the Olympic Games and made his childhd dream cme true.
Jrdan entered the NBA in 1984. During his 15 years there, he wn every pssible award. Jrdan was als the greatest clutch player ever. On the basketball curt, "chutch” means making the last sht when time is almst up. The shter needs t have great cnfidence t make the last sht and take away the win. Jrdan had 28 clutches in his career一the mst in NBA histry.
Being cnfident is what makes Jrdan the mst famus basketball star ever. In his Hall f Fame Speech(名人堂演讲)in 2009, Jrdan annunced cnfidently t the wrld: " There will never be anther Michael Jrdan.”
58. Jrdan's father advised him t d the fllwing EXCEPT .
A. play in the natinal team
B. practice hard
C. always be cnfident in himself
D. have strng determinatin
59. Which f the fllwing did Jrdan regard as a turning pint in his career?
A. Watching the Munich Olympics n TV.
B. His cntributin t the 1982 NCAA Champinship.
C. Playing in the 1984 Olympic Games.
D. Jining the NBA team.
60. The underlined wrd "clutch" in Paragraph 6 means “ ”.
A. 瞄准 B. 放弃 C. 绝杀 D. 坚持
61. The stry is mainly abut .
A, hw t becme a famus basketball player
B. the imprtance f cnfidence in success
C. factrs that affect peple's career
D. Jrdan's basketball career develpment
D
In the last eight years, a lt f bees have disappeared. Scientists have been studying why thse bees have been leaving their hives(蜂房)and nt returning. They believe that their living envirnment may be changing.
Nw, the US gvernment is stepping in t help fight this prblem. President Barack Obama has asked fr $50 millin(310 millin yuan ) in his 2015 budget(预算)t fight this prblem, and has annunced the start f the Pllinatr Health Task Frce. This grup will wrk n keeping the US bee ppulatin healthy and strng, and will shw peple what they can d t help bees.
Even thugh many peple may nt like bees, they are an imprtant part f hw we grw fd. As pllinatrs(花粉传授者), they mve frm ne plant t anther. Thrugh pllinatin, plants can grw seeds(种子)and fruit. It's said that at least 90 kinds f plants including nuts, fruits and vegetables depend n bees fr pllinatin.
The new Pllinatr Health Task Frce will wrk hard t prtect bees, and build new hives fr pllinatrs. It als plans t start a public educatin activity t make mre peple knw the imprtance f pllinatrs, and actins that can be taken t prtect them. The grup will reach ut t schls, libraries, museums and s n.
Obama said that helping save the bee ppulatin will avid ther lsses fr the agricultural sectr (农业部门), and will help prtect the health f the envirnment.
62. What is the majr prblem that scientists have been studying?
A. Why a lt f bees can't give birth t babies.
B. Why many bees wn't return after leaving their hives.
C. Why many hives have disappeared in the last eight years.
D. What envirnment bees shuld live in.
63. Accrding t scientists，maybe the change f has caused the prblem f bees' disappearance.
A. time B. fd
C. weather D. their living envirnment
64. What rle d bees play in grwing fd
A. They pllinate, helping plants grw seeds and fruit.
B. They can help keep Earth healthy.
C. They can help plants grw mre grains f pllen.
D. They can make fruit and vegetables grw bigger.
65. T fight this prblem, the Pllinatr Health Task Frce will d the fllwing EXCEPT
.
A. make new hives fr bees
B. let mre peple learn the imprtance f bees
C. make peple knw what they can d t prtect bees
D. make the agricultural sectr pay mre attentin t this prblem
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