Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.

38. Who created Spiderman?

A. Stan Lee. B. Marvel. C. Peter Parker. D. Superman.

39. What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?

A. He could not see with his eyes. B. He became a spider.

C. He developed spider-like powers. D. He was sick.

40. What does“with great power，there must also come great responsibility”mean?

A. Powerful people can do whatever they like.

B. People with power are always good.

C. Powerful people should have a responsibility to do good.

D. Powerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen.

41. In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people?

A. Money，time，studying，reading. B. Money，work，time，relationships.

C. Relationships，sport，money，work. D. Money，work，time，sleep.

D

Hans Bethe

The late German-American physicist(物理学家)Hans Bethe once described himself as “the H-bomb’s midwife(氢弹的半路妻子)”. He left Nazi Germany in 1933, after which he helped develop the first atomic bomb(原子弹), won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967 for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions(核反应)and advised controls over nuclear weapons(武器)for the peaceful use of the nuclear energy.

Francis Crick

The late Francis Crick, one of Britain’s most famous scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学)or Medicine in 1962. He is best known for his discovery with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, of the double helix structure(双螺旋结构)of the DNA, though he also made important contributions in other fields. He died in 2004.[

Peter Hall

Sir Peter Hall’s life in the theatre has seen him running the Arts Theatre, founding the Royal Shakespeare Company when he was only 29, and directing the National Theatre. He also directed Akenfielf for London Weekend Television and runs the Peter Hall Company, which has 40 productions worldwide to its name.

42. The above information is about _________.

A. famous physicists B. great people C. great directions D. Nobel Prize winners

43. Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death.

A. 32 B. 24 C. 42 D. 45

44. Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of _________.

A. 42 B. 92 C. 39 D. 29

45. ________ has 40 productions all over the world.

A. The Peter Hall Company B. The Royal Shakespeare Company

C. The Arts Theatre D. The National Theatre

七、任务型阅读(共6小题;每小题1分，满分6分)

请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词。(每空不止一个单词)

Have you ever studied abroad? Maybe it is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.

There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.

Information about Australia

(74) _______________ holidays From the (75) __________ of December to February

The most popular activity in December (76) ______________

Two important holidays Christmas and (77) ________________

The thing people usually do on Good Friday Go to (78) _____________ Easter show

What to do for a few foreign students in summer (79) ____________ to the beach to enjoy the sunshine

答案：

三、31---35 A B C A B 36---40 A B A C C 41---45 B B C D A

七、74. summer 75. beginning 76. Going to the beach 77. Easter 78. see 79. Go

(江苏省连云港市新海实验中学2010—2011学年度(下)第一次模拟)

三、阅读理解(共20小题, 每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Saturday，March 24th

We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand (泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday, March 27th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colourful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday，March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

26. The diaries above show the writer’s ______ days in Thailand.

A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30

27. It seems that visitors ______ in Bangkok.

A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap things

C. can’t take any photos D. can enjoy themselves

28. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

29. The people in the village _______.

A. are friendly to others B. like to s peak English

C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities

30. The best title of this article is_________.

A. My First Travel B. The Outside World

C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train

B

There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the wheel, which is still very important today. Th is made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.

In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter (直升飞机) was in 1909. Movies with sound were in 1926. The computer was in 1928. And jet planes were in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.

By this time most people had a very good life, man has a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan have made their steps into space.

In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning thought. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

31. This passage talks mainly about ______.

A. why cars were very important

B. when light was invented

C. which country made the first step into space

D. how inventions effect people’s life

32. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ______.

A. radio B. camera C. jet planes D. movies

33. Which of the statements is NOT true?

A. After the invention of the wheel there were many other inventions having as much effect as the wheel.

B. America, Russia, Japan and China have done something to explore the stars.

C. In the early 1800’s people began to work instead of exploring to make life better.

D. New inventions will change our life greatly in the future.

34. What does “a desire” mean in the sentence “man had a desire to explore more.”?

A. a good way B. a new invention C. a strong wish D. a wonderful idea

35. Man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot _______.

A. at the beginning of the 1800’s B. in the 1960’s

C. since the 1900’s D. from the 1800’s to the 1960’s

C

It looks like a mobile phone, but the service is much cheaper. It acts like a mobile phone, but only in your own city. Beyond (超出范围) the city walls, it’s useless.

“Little Smart”, also called “xiaolingtong”, has always been compared to mobile phones. But in fact it is more like one of those cordless phones (无绳电话) used around the home. The only difference is that this one reaches much further than from the bathroom to the living room. It can travel across a whole city.

Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. A mobile phone, on the other hand, can cost four or five times as much. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there’s no fee for incoming calls. So these low charges have attracted many users.

But, Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad voice quality. And there are not as many stations to pick up its signals as there are for mobiles. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li Ping, a user in Hangzhou. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”

Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly (易操作的). Messaging and Internet access have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has a colour screen.

36. Little Smart is popular in China because ______.

A. it is the same as a mobile phone B. its voice quality is really good

C. there is less fee for incoming calls D. the cost of service is much cheaper

37. What’s the charge to use Little Smart?

A. About 10 fen per minute.

B. It costs four or five times more than a mobile phone.

C. It only costs 25 yuan each month.

D. There is no fee for calls.

38. Users are often not pleased with Little Smart because ______.

A. they can’t hear each other clearly out of the city

B. the voice quality is bad

C. they must stand up when they use it

D. the charges are high

39. The underlined word “handset” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A. keyboard B. speaker

C. service D. outer part

40. Which of the following is right?

A. It’s wrong to say that Little Smart is really smart.

B. Scientists are trying to make Little Smart smaller.

C. Little Smart will be better in the future.

D. People will change Little Smart into a mobile phone.

D

Paragraph 1

Scientists have learned a lot about kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑橘) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food ; (7) butter, or something like butter.

Paragraph 2

People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countri es people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw (生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

Paragraph 3

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world ’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

41. According to the scientists, which of the following group of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages. B. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

C. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes. C. Beef, pork, fish and milk.

42. It is important for people to eat ______.

A. three times a day

B. dinner at twelve o’clock

C. cooked food all the time

D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

43. People in different places of the world ______.

A. have the right kinds of food to eat B. cook their food in the same way

C. have their meals at the same time D. eat food in different ways

44. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are too many people in the world.

B. People in some places don’t have enough to eat.

C. It is impossible for us to keep healthy by eating cooked or frozen food.

D. Eating the right kind of food helps people grow to be strong and healthy.

45. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their lunch. B. What to do with the two problems.

C. How to cook food in different ways. D. Why people eat different kind of food.

五、阅读短文(共15小题，第62~66小题每小题2分，第67~76小题每小题1分，满分20分)

A)根据下面短文内容，在文章后第62~66小题的空格里填入适当的词语，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为62~66的相应位置上。

注意：每空不超过4个单词。

Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are maybe 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them.

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, expensive school things, and often a thousand-yuan-cost bike. They think that they have done everything that they can for their dear children. In return, they only want their children to get good results in the examinations.

But why their children still can’t understand them? Does it mean that they still want more material (物质的) things? No. As a matter of fact, what they want is a true family. What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the cold world outside. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation (安慰), and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident in the outside world because we know that we have a family.

So I think that parents should sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the children and their parents could understand each other more and more. Then, no children will be regarded as little ones.

Questions Answers

What are we always like in our parents’ eyes? In their eyes, we are always little children and always 62 .

What do our parents expect us to do when they give us so much? They only want us to 63 in the examinations.

Do children want a true family? ___64___.

What does _65 _ mean? It means a place where children can hide themselves from the cold world outside.

How can our parents no longer regard us as little children? They can talk with us and we can 66 more and more.

B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

A serious earthquake measuring 7.8 hit Sichuan in China on May 12th 2008. Thousands of people l 67 their lives. Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here is some

a 68 for you.

As soon as the earthquake s 69 , you should get down the desks at once and wait until the teacher tells you it is safe to come out. The purpose is to p 70 yourself from falling objects. As soon as the tremors (震动) stop, you should w 71 towards the exit and go straight to the school playground or any open space such as a square or a p 72 .

If you are at home when the earthquake happens, stay a 73 from windows, large mirrors and so on. If you are c 74 , turn off the gas (煤气) at once. When the tremors stop, you must l 75 the building immediately. You should walk down the stairs and should not use the lift.

If you are in the street when the earthquake takes place, do not stand near buildings or walls. Move away as q 76 as possible and try to find a large open space to wait in. Standing under trees could also be dangerous.

答案：

五、阅读短文(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

A) 62. do wrong things 63. get good results 64. Yes, they do. 65. a true family

66. understand each other

B) 67. lost 68. advice 69. starts 70. protect 71. walk

72. park 73. away 74. cooking 75. leave 76. quickly

(江苏省南京六中2010/2011学年度第二学期模拟考试)

三、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(本大题共30分) A

One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.

Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.

“That’s a nice dog, isn’t he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.

“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture，but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.” “And hungry,” Jack said, “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.” “That’s true,” Sue said, “But I haven’t.”

They both laughed and then Jack said. “Does your dog bite?” “No,” Sue said, “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”

Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him. “Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.” Sue replied in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.”

26. The dog looked at the woman because _________.

A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendly

C. he was strong and healthy D. he was hungry

27. Jack touched the dog because he believed _________.

A. the dog was handsome B. Sue’s dog was unfriendly

C. the dog belonged to Sue D. Sue’s dog was at home

28. We can infer from the passage that _________.

A. Sue gave a wrong answer B. Jack made a mistake

C. the dog wasn’t dangerous D. both Jack and Sue liked the dog

B

When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(绝对地).

Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added.

Ms Boyle al so spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

29. Susan Boyle is _________.

A. a judge B. a reporter C. a beauty D. a Scottish woman

30. Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

A. she was confident of her singing

B. she was satisfied with the judges

C. she was pretty and in good shape

D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

31. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence.

B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.

C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

D. Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.

32. What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?

A. It’s never too old to learn.

B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.

C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!

D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

C

The Hawaiian Islands are lying about two thousand miles away from North America, right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Despite(不管) the distance the Islands actually make up the fiftieth state of the United States. The Islands were all formed by volcano eruption(火山爆发)and on the largest of the islands, Hawaii, or the Big Island, there are still two active volcanoes, the Mauna Loa and the Kilauea, which still erupt every few years.

On the Hawaiian islands the natives have a particularly strange way of indicating(指明) directions. They don’t use the north, south, east and west system common to the rest of the world. They use the mauka and makai system. Mauka means "mountain". The mountains in Hawaii are always at the center of the islands, as these are volcanic islands. Makai means "the sea". The islands are small and the system is simple. Wherever you want to visit, it can always be described in terms of where it lies in relation to the mountains and the sea. A typical conversation(谈话) between a native Hawaiian and a visitor might go as follows.

VISITOR： Excuse me! Could you tell me where the Sheraton Hotel is?

HAWAIIAN: Well ... Let me see! From here it’s two blocks mauka, and then one block makai. You can’t miss it!

33. This article would be most likely to appear in which of the following?

A. A novel. B. A collection of stories.

C. A travel book. D. A women’s magazine.

34. Which is the most suitable title for the article?

A. The Big Island. B. Giving Directions in Hawaii.

C. Volcanoes. D. The Hawaiian Islands.

35. In Hawaii the mountains are in the center of the islands because_____.

A. of the weather B. that’s where they originally are C. the islands were created by volcanic eruptions

D. of the islands’ location in the pacific

36. To find your way in Hawaii, you must _______.

A. refer to geographical directions

B. refer to well - known establishments

C. refer to the location of the mountains and the sea

D. refer to the earth and the sea

D

To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence(智力)? The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child on the Internet.

If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.

He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city area across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”

Smarter Child uses the vast(大量的) information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits www. intellicast. com.

Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial(人造的) being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A. I. (Artificial Intelligence), he must overcome two problems.

The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled(分类) in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.

The other problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense(缺乏常识)—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.

37. From the text we can know that www.intellicast.com is a website _______.

A. which is specially designed to help Smarter Child

B. where we people can find Smarter Child

C. where weather forecasts are made

D. which is about artificial intelligence

38. It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to _______.

A. tell us how to spell a difficult word

B. tell us how the American government is run

C. provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare

D. learn the ability to tell right behaviours from wrong ones

39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information.

B. A.I.(Artificial Intelligence) is probably the name of a film about a boy-computer.

C. Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own.

D. We have a similar product now which has the knowledge of Einstein, Nixon and Spears.

40. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Smarter Child B. A New Web Child

C. The Future of Internet D. Intelligence Development

答案：

26—30DCBDA 31—35CCCDC 36—40 CCDBA

(江苏省无锡市崇安区2010～2011学年第二学期模拟考试)

三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(本大题共30分，每小题2分)

A

The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape(太平梯) is . When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe properly because of smoke on your way out, crawl(爬行) on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.

Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest(胸).This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!

( )26. In a room filled with smoke ,you’d better crawl on the floor because__________.

A .you won’t get burnt. B. the floor is cleaner

C. there is less smoke near the floor D. you won’t breathe any smoke

( )27. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In a fire, more deaths are caused by smoke.

B. The most important thing is not to be frightened in a fire

C. When a public place is on fire, people usually push to leave.

D. Be ready to leave a burning house through a window if there is a garden down below.

B

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by ,it becomes less and less ,so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses ,carriages and bicycles .

In the Second World War ,some people didn't use gas made from petroleum (石油)in their cars .They made gas from wood and plants i nstead . The cars didn't go fast ,but they ran ,so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can't cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电)to run our cars but first we must make the electricity !Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big ,strong rivers and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river .Then the tide comes in ,the water turns the turbines and then it goes out ,it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

( )28.When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?

A. When they are poor

B. When they run out of oil

C. When they need more exercise

D. When there aren't any big trees in the world

( )29.How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A.2 B.5 C.4 D.3

( )30.The passage is mainly about .

A. how to run our cars

B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas

D. the way to make electricity

C

The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of t he paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.

The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.

In 170 0, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.

Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.

( )31. The Aborigines painted pictures .

A. on animals’ fur B. on the land

C. on the tree D. on the rock

( )32. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

A. To paint. B. To hunt. C. To fight. D. To play.

( )33. The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.

A. people B. animals C. spirits D. plants

( )34. In an Aboriginal group decided things.

A. the older men B. the leader

C. the English D. the Europeans

( ) 35.The number of the Aborigines is small today .

A. because their living condition was very bad

B. because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

C. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

D. because of the wars and the new illnesses

D

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes.But recently a Britain's Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地).

Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice. “This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance.She said that her friend helped her with make-up.“I mean，that's hardly a makeover.” she added.

Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents.”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.’’

( )36.Susan Boyle is __________.

A.a judge B.a reporter C.a beautiful lady D.a Scottish woman

( )37.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ______.

A.she was confident of her singing

B.she was sa tisfied with the judges

C.she was pretty and in good shape

D.she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

( )38. What does the underlined word “views” mean?

A. 见解 B. 预告 C. 复习 D. 景色

( )39.According to the passage，which is NOT true?

A.It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence.

B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.

C.Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

D.Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight.

( )40.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?

A.It's never too old to learn.

B.It's easier to succeed at the age of 47.

C.If you have a dream，try to make it come true!

D.If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead.

答案：

26—30 CDBDB 31—35 DBCAD 36—40DAACC

(江苏省无锡市锡山区2011年中考一模)

三、阅读理解(本大题共30分，每小题2分)

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.

I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.

But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.

That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

26. Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?

A. To compare these two famous persons.

B. To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills.

C. To show that the two persons were treated unfairly.

D. To prove that failure is the mother of success.

27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No one can be successful without working hard.

B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.

C. Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.

D. One should try his best to make his dream come true.

28. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him.

B. One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with.

C. One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.

D. One doesn’t have to take others’ advice when they get away from him.

B

During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.

29. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A. escape in it B. get to the other side of the island

C. use it for food D. go around the island

30. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skins

C. working in the cornfields D. going fishing in the sea

31. Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A. Because it was too small for a long journey.

B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C. Because there was something wrong with it.

D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.

C

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.

Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil(土壤)-make the rain in-and also bind(粘合) the soil, thus(这样) stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.

32. The most important points of trees to man is that________.

A. they help him to make money B. they give him cool

C. they give him wood and other things D. they help him to stop drought and floods

33. In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .

A. many trees have been cut down by man

B. new trees are not well looked after

C. man has not paid enough attention to planting trees

D. all the above

34. Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .

A. roots of trees break up the soil

B. there are too many rainfalls

C. strong winds bring a lot of sand

D. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.

35. Which title best fits the passage?

A. Trees and Man B. The Function of Tree Wood

C. How do People do with Trees? D. The Usage of Tree Roots

D

Mr father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced(宣布): “Get up, you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”

The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.

One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said, “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value(珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress(给……留下印象) the person you are working for.

After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had gained while working under our father.

Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.

A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don’t want to do any better than you are doing.” I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.

If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

36. The writer felt proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought _________.

A. he could cut the grass himself B. he could make much money

C. he could enjoy sunup and sundown D. he could help his family

37. The word “message” in the passage probably refers to(指) __________.

A. not leaving leaves behind B. giving no excuse for your mistakes

C. doing a good job at the very beginning D. missing things which can be found out

38. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was _________ years old.

A. fourteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. twenty-two

39. Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?

A. Keeping learning from any job you had.

B. Asking no money for work.

C. Finishing work as quickly as possible.

D. Keeping looking for different jobs.

40. The writer probably thinks his father is _________.

A. lazy B. helpful C. careless D. funny

答案:

26—30DCBAD 31—35 BDDDA 36—40DABAB

(江苏省无锡新区2010-2011学年度第二学期初三模拟考试)

四、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

(A)

Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation(请柬)on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.

Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick(恶作剧) had worked. Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.

At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings(积蓄), Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her.

What could she do now?

( )56. The sentence“…he drowned his feeling with food” means“ ”.

A. he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely

B. he asked for a lot of food from his classmates

C. he brought his food to his classmates

D. he had a lot of food to put on weight

( )57. What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

A. Jess would go on the camping trip himself.

B. Jess’s family would be angry with Cindy.

C. Cindy might have trouble with her friends.

D. Jess would be thankful to his classmates.

( )58. If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, .

A. everyone else would also buy one B. it would be the best in the class

C. Cindy would pay for it D. He would have it for no use

( )59. From the story we can guess .

A. everybody would go camping in the class

B. Jess had few friends in the class

C. Cindy was Jess’s best friend in the class

D. Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

( )60. Choose the best title for this passage：__________________.

A. Jess and His School B. Jess and His Friends

C. An Invitation for Jess D. Jess and His Camping Trip

(B)

You cannot go without a pencil when writing or drawing something，You have probably noticed letters H and B printed on your pencils.What，for example，do HB，2H or 3H mean?

Those are letters showing the hardness of the lead(铅)or graphite(石墨)in a pencil.H refers to hard lead.The bigger the Arabic(阿拉伯的) number before the letter H，the harder the lead，and the lighter will be the colour. The hardest pencil has 6H on it.Such pencils are often used in making engineering drawings.People seldom write with them.B stands for soft lead.The bigger the number before the letter B，the softer the lead，and the darker will be the colour, the softest being the 6B pencil.Such pencils are favoured by artists.

The HB pencil has a lead core(中心部分)that is neither too soft nor too hard.Its colour is medium in its blackness.It is most suitable for ordinary(平常的)writing and drawing.

( )61.The number that goes before the letter H shows_________.

A.the model of the pencil B.the factory where the pencil is made

C.how hard the pencil is D.how long the pencil lasts

( )62.A 4B pencil is_______ than a 3B one.

A.harder B.softer C.better D.more expensive

( )63.According to the passage，an HB pencil is best for people like_________.

A.students B.artists C.printers D.engineers

( )64. Artists usually use the _________ pencil for drawing.

A. 2B B. HB C. 6H D. 6B

( )65.The best title for the passage would be__________.

A.Pencil B.Hard Pencils and Soft Pencils

C.Letters H and B D.Symbols on Your Pencil

六、任务阅读 (满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease (血液病). The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease.

“I first smoked a cigarette when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong,” said Zhang.

According to the 2008 China Tobacco Control report (中国烟草控制报告), 130 million young people who are under 18 years old have tried smoking. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的).

The report came out on May 31, World No-Smoking Day. It also found that nearly 68% of teenage smokers smoked their first cigarette before the age of 13. Those living in big cities started even earlier.

“Some tobacco companies try to make cigarettes cool and attractive. It’s just to make money,” said Yang Gonghuan, a doctor. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year 1 million people die from smoking-related (与吸烟有关的) diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.

Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.

76. What caused Zhang Li’s disease?

77. When did he first smoke a cigarette?

78. How many people die from smoking-related diseases each year in China?

79. If someone smokes too much, what diseases can he develop?

80. Why do many teenagers smoke at first? (请自拟一句话作答)

答案：

56-60ACDBC 61-65 CBACD

76. His 10 years of smoking (caused the disease).

77. He first smoked when he was in Junior 3/ When he was in Junior 3/ In Junior 3.

78. One million.

79. He may develop diseases like hung cancer and heart disease.

80. Because they think smoking makes them feel like a man and look cool

/ Because cigarettes look cool and attractive. / …

(江苏省徐州市沛县五中2011届中考第一次模拟试卷)

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