( ) 42. The Google search engine is used ________.

A. to set up websites quickly B. to search for information online

C. to listen to music and news D. to send and receive emails online

( ) 43. The Google search engine came into service ________.

A. in 1993 B. in 1996 C. in 1998 D. in 2002

( ) 44. From the passage we know that at the beginning of Page and Brin’s project ______.

A. there was no search engine on the Internet

B. nobody supported them except their families and friends

C. a popular website gave them a cheque for $100,000

D. they were sure “google” would be the best search engine

( ) 45. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how to use the Google search engine

B. how to find information on the Internet

C. the development of the Google search engine

D. the story of Larry Page and Sergey Brin

答案：

31-33 DBC 34-37 DCCD 38-41 CBAB 42-45 BCBC

七、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

At the age of seven, Dominic Osorio couldn’t understand that he was facing a serious illness. To make the young boy understand the situation, his mother told him that he should become Superman to fight the serious illness.

“During his treatment, he could not move, and then he thought of himself as Superman and fought the illness bravely,” Monique Spagna, Dominic’s grandmother, told a reporter.

Thanks to his Superman thoughts, Dominic managed to get through weeks of hard treatment without complaining.

Dominic’s doctors and nurses were encouraged by this child. So was Dave Anderson, manager of a local restaurant that Dominic’s family often went to. The more he learned about Dominic, the more he wanted to help. So Anderson decided to create a comic book about the Superman created by Dominic. And the book was written according to Dominic’s real-life experience with his illness.

The book was written to help children with serious illness to feel better about their frightening treatment. “Dominic is really the Superman in this story,” said Anderson. “This one little boy has encouraged many people.”

Anderson has sold 1,000 books, and the money has been used for a children’s cancer charity.

76. When did Dominic Osorio begin to suffer from the serious illness?

______________________________________________________________

77. Whose restaurant did Dominic’s family often have meals in?

______________________________________________________________

78. What did Anderson write his comic book according to?

______________________________________________________________

79. How did Dominic fight the serious illness?

______________________________________________________________

80. What can you learn from Dominic Osorio’s fighting the serious illness?

______________________________________________________________

答案：

76. At the age of seven. 77. Dave Anderson’s.

78. Dominic’s real-life experience with his illness.

79. He thought of himself as Superman (and fought the illness bravely).

80. We must be strong/ brave enough to face serious illness. Or: ……

(2011年如皋市中考一模英语试题)

三.阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，计20分)

(A)

Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!

It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at world and it will smile back.

26. When did the writer get the gift? _______

A. When she was 16 years old.

B. After she made friends with the boy.

C. In her first year at a middle school

D. After she became closer to everyone in her class

27. Why was the smile an important gift? _______

A. Because the writer’s old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.

D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.

28. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from? _______

A. From her old school. B. From her parents.

C. From herself D. From her classmate at the new school

(B)

A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公安部).

A beautiful girl with a master's degree(硕士学位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together -with another girl. Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education.

The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, "Can you come to the office next Monday?" Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn't make a decision at the moment, so she said, "I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. " The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, "If so, let' s wait till you are ready. "

The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully (遗憾地), "Sorry, another suitable candidate (选手)has got the job. You had better try another place. "The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation(解释) and was told, "What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind. "

That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.

29. The beautiful girl wanted to ask her parents for advice because

A. she didn't like the job

B. she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question

C. she didn't want to answer the question

D. her parents would be angry if she didn't ask them

30. The examiner regarded as the most important.

A. a person's confidence B. a person's knowledge

C. a person's age D. a person' s beautiful looks

31. The underlined phrase "right under the nose of" probably means

A.就在鼻子下 B.想要得到的 C.没有把握的 D.就在眼前的

(C)

Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1to October 31.People all over the world are looking forward to it.Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your trip.

Rule 1:Do your homework

Read everything you can before going. Really study the maps .Know the pavilions. Arrive at the entrance nearest to the things you want to see. Have a plan. It will make a big difference.

Rule 2:Allow plenty of time

Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world. It will take many days too see it.Plan to spend from five to eight days of more seeing it .

Rule 3:Pace yourself

Expo is enormous .The distances are punishing .It is better to spend a day seeing a single area than to run back and forth all over the site.Remember to wear the most comfortable shoes.Never mind what they look like.

Rule 4 :Get going in May

At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time.And beware the last two weeks.During every Expo,people delay their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize. “Expo will close soon! I haven’t seen it!”As a result ,the last several weeks usually have the most crowed days of the entire Expo.

Rule 5 :Find out what everyone else is doing –and do the opposite

If you don’t like large crowds and long lines,do the opposite.Here is an axample:Most people go on Saturdays or on holidays .So avoid Saturdays and holidays.Go on weekdays when most people are at work.

Rule 6 :Turn up

Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China’s history-am amazing once –in-a-lifetime event.When it is gone and it will never be seen again.So whatever you do,don’t miss it!

32.Expo 2010 will last ________.

A.five to eight days B.several weeks C.six months D.a year

33.According to Rule 4,you’d better not go to Expo on________.

A.May 3 B.July 5 C.September 16 D.October 20

34.When there are lots of people waiting in line to see the most popular attractions ,what’s your best choice?

A.I’ll wait in line as other people do.

B.I’ll go back and return tomorrow.

C.I’ll visit the less crowded places instead.

D.I’ll sit on a bench to have a rest for about two or three hours.

35.In Rule 6 “turn up” here means __________.

A.don’t miss it B.come and see

C.make the sound louder D.never be seen again

答案：

26—28 C D C 29—31 B A D 32—35 CDCB

六.任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

(A)

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?

With medical know ledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer (受苦). Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.

ORBIS is an international charitable organization (慈善组织). Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer rela tion among countries.

ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.

For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their

eyes to the world.

56 题判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误);57 题完成句子;58～59 题简略回答

问题;60 题将文中划线句子译成汉语。

56. Both rich and developing countries have the knowledge of helping blind people. _______

57. ORBIS’ goal is to __________

58. How many doctors and nurses has ORBIS taught?

59. What can you do for $380 according to the passage?

60. __ _

(B)

China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets， shops and outlets(经销店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.?

Every year， people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we ?offer? quick service(服务) to customers， the plastic bags pollute water，earth and air， and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use ?baskets? when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.?

Many months have passed. The environment has been improved a lot.?

Action Make a decision to stop the use of 61. ________

62. ________ Supermarkets， shops and outlets

Advantage Offer 63. ________ service to customers

Disadvantage Pollute water， earth and air and waste 64. ________

What should we do Go back to carry cloth bags and use 65. ________

答案：

六.任务型阅读。

56 F 57 help fight blindness all over the world. 58 over 35,000 doctors and nurses.

59 you can bring sight to 10 people; 60 你的爱可以帮助他们睁开眼睛看世界

61. free plastic bags 62. Places 63.quick 64.the oil 65. baskets

(2011年江苏省中考冲刺英语模拟试卷1)

三.阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，计20分)

(A)

Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!

26. Prana was ________ .

A. the writer B. a boy C. a bird D. a dog

27. I wasn’t always happy because ________ .

A. Prana loved apples

B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

28. On the snowy day, Prana ________ .

A. ate up all the apples

B. dug holes to put the apples in them

C. broug ht the apples under the sn ow to the ground

D. left the house and died

(B)

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately?held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best?selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量) in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.

This magazines focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.

This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.

( )29? How often does Readers Digest come out in the USA?

A. Once a year. B. Once a month. C. Once a week. D. Once a day.

( )30? What’s the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?

A. 38 million. B. 40 million. C. 78 million. D. 108 million.

( )31? This magazine’s focus includes the following topics except .

A. something about the timely news

B. some special personal experiences

C. some information from all over the world

D. the local customs and interests of the local readers

(C)

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love, crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard,so the words in country music are often sad.At first,people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home,Country Roads”is well-known and people still play it today.

32.Country music developed ________.

A.in John Denver’s city

B.in the Southern United States

C.in the Northem United States

33.People bagan to make country song records _______.

A.in t he 1920s B.in 1920 C.in the 1970s D.in the 1980s

34.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

B.Because farmers moved to cities with thei r music and it continued to change.

C.Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D.Because country music talked about city.

35.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home,Country Roads”?

A.A farmer in the countryside. B.A person who moved to towns

C.John Denver. D. John.

答案：

26—28 DDC 29—31 B C A 32—35 BABC

六.任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

(A)

Job requirements:

★Register(注册) a store on the Internet.

★Do a market survey and think of creative ideas.

★Develop a wide social network that helps make the store liked by a lot of p eople.

Time needed:

3-5 hours a day.

Cost needed:

From Zero to as much as you can spend. (Zero?if the supplier makes you an agent(代理商), you needn’t spend anything on the products before they are sold.)

Possible income:

Anywhere from less than 100 yuan a month to more than, 10,000 yuan.

阅读以上信息，完成下面的短文，每空一词。

Are you looking for a part-time job during the holiday? I’ll be happy to offer you one. That is to open an 56 store.

You should register a store on the Internet first. Then you need to do a market survey, which can help you 57 up with some creative ideas. In addition, you should develop a wide social network to make your store 58 . If you’re an agent, you can give money to the supplier for the products 59 they are sold.

In a word, it’s an easy job. It won’t take you 60 5 hours a day. If you devote yourself to it, you may get more than 10,000 yuan in a month.

Come on! Your dream will come true.

(B)

A small town named Bundanoon in Australia has decided to stop the sale of bottled water(瓶装水). They say that bottled water can cause environmental problems. Too many resources(资源) are used to make bottled water. When people finish drinking the water, the bottles will be thrown away and go into dustbins. So they require local people in the town to stop buying bottled water and use tap water to drink. Visitors are encouraged to get water from water stations in the main streets, and fill the water in bottles that can be used again. The decision has been supported(支持) by all the s hopkeepers in the town. Bundanoon is the world’s first town that has got its shop selling bottled water. Probably we should follow the example. Let’s stop buying bottled water and use tap water!

Australian Town Bans(禁止) Bottled Water

Where bottled water is first banned A small town with the ____61_______ Bundanoon

___62_____ bottled water is banned To help solve environmental problems

What local people use for _____63________ Tap water, not bottled water

The place which visitors get water ____64______ Water stations in the main streets

Other people who have supported the plan ______65____ the shopkeepers in the town

答案：

56? online 57? come 58? popular/welcome/welcomed 59? after 60? over

61.name 62. Why 63.drinking 64.from 65.All

(2011年江苏省中考冲刺英语模拟试卷2)

三.阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，计20分)

(A)

In the early 1990s,the word” Internet” was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind(人类)

Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.

Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.

We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing (浏览)websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.

Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying.We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods.Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap.

26.How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage?

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

27.What fact doesn’t the passage provide?

A.We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet.

B.Some games on the Internet are free.

C.We can buy most things we need on the Internet.

D.Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.

28.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A.Online Shopping

B.Exchanging Information on the Internet

C.The Advantages of the Internet

D.Surfing the Websites on the Internet

(B)

Feeling left out?

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend

wasn’t around.Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different

school or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have new

friends.but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their

friends.But remember, there’s always room for more friends. 。.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play

with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly.Offer to share

something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them.Invite someone to play with you or

say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom.When you’re at break，walk over to kids

you want to play with.act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in.

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make

new friends.Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends.The best way to make

friends is to be a friend.Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend.But when you see each other, you can share

something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

29.This text is written for .

A.teachers B.parents C.students D.visitors

30.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they .

A.have trouble with their studies B.don’t have their best friends around

C.need their parents to be with them D.are too young to look after themselves

31.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“ ”in Chinese.

A.受冷落 8.被调侃 C.挨批评 D.遭攻击

(C)

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager.Of course it was black and white.She said she only watch it at night.She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon.When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels.My bothers ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch.But we usually enjoyed the same shows.

Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV.I can’t believe it!There are channels with old movies,cooking ,fishing and so on.It’s amazing!There is a channel for everything.I wonder how much my bothers,my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child.Of course we had only one television set.These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes.I guess it stops people from arguing over which channel to choose from .

32.In those days,what kind of television sets did people only have?

A.Black and white ones. B.Colors Ones.

C.All kinds of televison sets.

33.My mother watched TV ________when she was young.

A.in the morning B.in the afternoon C.at night

34.Nowadays,how many channels can we g et on TV?

A.3 or 4 different channels. B.Only once channel C.Hundreds of channels.

35.When I was a teenager ,my brothers ,my sisters and I usually enjoyed______.

A.four shows B.the same shows C.different show

答案：

26—28 BDC 29—31 CBA 32—35 ACCB

六.任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

(A)

At a special ceremony(仪式), a special award was offered to a group of students from Changjian University on February 11, 2010. They were brave enough to help save two boys from

Changjiang Rive. All the students were there except three, who lost their lives when they tried to save the boys.

On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were taking a trip to Changjiang River. Suddenly two boys fell into the riv er. Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy. However, things didn’t go so well when they tried to save the other one. More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall. Finally the other boy was saved.

However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water. At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students. But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found.

56. What did the students receive at the ceremony?

___________________________________________________________________________

57. Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony?

___________________________________________________________________________

58. What was described in the second paragraph?

___________________________________________________________________________

59. Why were many students rushed away by the water?

___________________________________________________________________________

60. What’s your idea after reading this story?

___________________________________________________________________________

(B)

Life is a great joke most the time; however ,the problem is the most people treat this joke very seriously. Life is given to us for enjoying and having fun, while we all see lots of unhappiness around us. This amazing-fact is that most of this unhappiness is our creation. We make most mistakes in life because of our greed(贪婪).However ,in all this run we miss many beautiful moments of life.

Life is full of many exciting things which offer a great enjoyment to all of us. We were all born in this world with no thoughts and desires and a child only wants to enjoy his life. However, we expected too much from this poor soul(灵魂)from childhood. In this way a circle of expectations starts moving in the life of every person. The child finds it difficult to go with the changing world and he ends up as an unhappy person.

Enjoyed life is a great art which very few people know on this earth. For enjoying life, a person needs a clear understanding of life free all the common things. We all know that there are many people who even living in big houses are unhappy and t here are strange beggars(乞丐)who are always happy even not having anything. This is a strange reality(现实)of life which many people around the world have tried to explain. Life looks strange to people who do not understand it and it becomes a great joke and excitement for those who master(征服)it.

根据短文内容，完成下面表格的相关信息。(共5分)

The passage mainly tells us _61_is a great art.

Life is a great joke most of the the time, so we can’t treat it _62_. Some people make most mistakes in life because of _63_

The author give an example of a child in the 2nd paragraph to show how a person _64_ We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph that _65_is a view of life.

答案：

56. (They received) a special award. 57. No, they weren’t.

58. (How) the students saved the two boys. 59. Because the human wall broke down.

60. Answers vary. (sample answers) The students were all heroes. / The students were all brave enough. / We should do as the students did. / We should learn from the students. / …

61.enjoying life 62.very seriously 63.their greed 64.becomes unhappy 65.hapiness

(2011年江苏省中考冲刺英语模拟试卷4)

三.阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，计20分)

(A)

The Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight o’clock in the morning until half past seven in the evening. It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool. There is a special cheap price for students with a student card. The price is one dollar forty. But you must bring your student card with you.

On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies. So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies. Please leave your older children at home on Wednesday morning.

The new Water World Café will be open up on June 22nd. From the café you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim.

Please call 2105369 for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool.

26. How long is the Water World Swimming Pool open every day?

A. Eleven hours. B. Seven hours.

C. Eleven and a half hours. D. Seven and a half hours.

27. What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool?

A. Two dollars. B. One dollar forty.

C. Two dollars sixty. D. One dollar.

28. A ten-year-old boy can’t go to the Water World Swimming Pool .

A. on Saturday B. on Sunday

C. on Wednesday afternoon D. on Wednesday morning

(B)

Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining(疼痛)too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction(减少)of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a "school bag" which is the size of a laptop computer(笔记本电脑), weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can "hold" all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in 'The Asian Age' newspaper.

The company plans to work closely with the publishers(出版商) of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download(下载) their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.

At present, the plan is being tested out in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago's DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?

29. The writer may think that Americans have a ________ way to solve the problem.

A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker

30. The goReader may be a machine ________.

A. that can work as a teacher B. that can be used as textbooks

C. that can cheat students D. that can hurt students

31. When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.

A. students might study harder

B. students might study at home

C. students might not need teachers

D. students might study without paper textbooks

(C)

“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.

Taobao,China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物网站),has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life.She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line then men.Clothing and home-use products(产品)are the most popular on line.

It was reported that more than 250 billion(十亿)yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.

Taobao means “looking for treasure”in Chinese.People can find almost everything they need on Taobao,from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .

You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them,the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”

32.Taobao is ____________.

A.a shopping mall B.an online shopper C.an online shopping site

33.Most online shoppers are ________.

A.young B.old C.babies

34.What does the underlined word “s ecurity”mean?

A.质量 B安全 C 信誉

35.Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?

A.Wang Lin’s life.

B.Online shopping in China.

C.Shopping on line is not safe.

答案：

26—28 CBD 29—31 CBD 32—35 CABB

六.任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

(A)

Waste can be seen everywhere ,and it can bring a lot of problems. Though China is rich in some resources(资源),we are short of others, for example ,fresh water .It is said that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years.Also there is not enough food in some areas.So it we go on wasting our resoures ,what can we use in the future and where can we move ?Think about it,I think we should say no to the people who waste things every day.

In our everyday life,we can do many things to stop waste from happening Usually we can try to use the same thing more than once,such as sharing your books with your friends or using both sides of paper .And we must remember to turn off the water taps when we finish washing ,or we can put little sings of “Please save water ”on the water taps-never leave the tap running after using it.Also we should try not to order more food than we need and so on .Little by little, everything will be changed Waste can be stopped one day if we do our best.

任务一：根据短文内容，用简洁的句子或短语完成下列表格

Problems *Short of fresh water.

*56._____________________________________________

*57._____________________________________________

Ways to stop waste *Try to reuse something .

*58______________________________________________

*59______________________________________________

任务二：除了文中提到的方法和建议外，你一定还有许多好方法，请写一条与大家分享

*60.__________________________________________________________ _____________

(B)

Co-operation (合作)is always needed when you make a project that the teacher gives you.

First, discuss all you would like to do with your classmates. Choose one of the members to write down what you’re talking about. Then, with the ideas you get, list all you want. Everyone shares the duty for the project. You can collect information not only from books but also on the Internet. Making a survey and doing a research are also good ways. After that, all the members put what has been found together. Try to make the project more well-organized. In the end, you can give a report in front of your class to show the results of your hard work.

任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格。(10分)

You need 61________________when you make a project.

How to do it? ★First, 62_______________with your classmates and choose one member to 63 __________what you’re talking about.

★Second, collect and list all you want.64__________and 65__________are also good ways.

★After that, put what has been found together and make the project more well-organized.

★In the end , show the results of your hard work by a report.

答案：

56. we will have no coal or oil to use 57. there is not enough food in some areas

58.To save water 59. we should not order more food than we need 60.略

61. co-operation 62. discuss 63. write down 64. Making a survey 65. doing a research

(2011年江苏省中考冲刺英语模拟试卷5)

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