(2011年安徽省芜湖市第二十九中初三年级一模)

第二节 阅读理解(共7小题，每小题2分，共14分)

(1)

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My topic is “____________”.

Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world.

People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie stars make money in this way. However, I don’t think this is a good way for them to make money, because they are not the professional(职业的)advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements.

Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means making ourselves known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before, advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most interesting thing about advertising.

67. The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is “____________”.

A. The Importance of Advertising B. Making Money through Advertising

C. Advertising Ourselves D. Advice on Advertisements

68. This passage may be a(an)____________.

A. advertisement B. story C. speech D. report

69. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

A. Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising.

B. Advertising can make some people rich.

C. People can introduce their products through advertisements.

D. Advertising is not necessary for anyone.

(2)

One terribly cold day, a snowstorm hit our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to look for a tree to cut down. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of dangers.

When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down, Bruce suddenly warned me, “Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too close to the power line!” I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I couldn’t wait to finish the job and go back home. I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell, there was no longer any doubt whether my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all, electricity can’t travel through wood. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I had been shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what happened, she quickly called the power company. Workers from the power company soon arrived. One of them asked if I had touched the tree, and when I told him I had, his face turned pale. “You should have been killed,” he said. It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours, the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down——but not my mother. Even though she was glad that I wasn’t hurt, my mother was still serious with me. After all(毕竟), I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.

70. Although Bruce warned him, the writer still cut the tree down because ____________.

A. he was sure there would be nothing to happen

B. he wasn’t sure if Bruce was right and expected to go home earlier

C. he didn’t hear his friend’s warning at all because of the blowing wind

D. he knew electricity can’t travel through wood

71. The underlined phrase “brushed off” in the last paragraph may mean “____________”.

A. pay no attention to B. give up C. think over D. give in

72. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Without his boots, the writer would have been killed by electricity.

B. The writer’s mother was angry with what he had done.

C. When the tree was cut down, the writer realized his friend was right.

D. When the tree caught the power line, Bruce called the power company.

73. In the passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ____________.

A. one of his terrible experiences when cutting down a tree

B. not to cut trees down any more to prevent dangers from happening

C. it’s important to listen to other people’s opinions

D. to be careful while we’re working with friends

第三节 任务型阅读(共7小题;每小题2分，满分14分)

阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

(3)

The greastest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl (1)This is because Markita Andrews made more than $ 80, 000 by selling cookies when she was 13 years old.

Andrews and her mother shared a dream of travelling around the world.(2) Once, while reading magazines, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world . She decided to have a try.

To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated,“Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies.”Then she asked ,“Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”

Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside. Her hard work paid off. She sold 42, 000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world.

Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people. The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling:Ask.Ask .Ask!Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want.

It takes courage to ask for what you want .And , as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier it gets.

74. 将(1)处改为同义句。

This is because Markita Andrews made ________ $ 80,000 by selling coolies ____ ____ _____ ____ 13.

75.将(2)处翻译成汉语。

_________________________________________________________________

76. 根据文章内容，完成下面的句子。

________ is difficult , _________ you put your heart into it. Andrews’ hard work makes her success.

(4)

在阅读理解各段大意的基础上给短文重新排序。

A. They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park. I walked towards the gate of the park. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of me. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He walked to a nearby dustbin and started looking through it.

B. On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket. I was feeling a little tired, as I was carrying my shopping bags.

C. Just then, I realized what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.

D. I suddenly felt sorry. I knew this man would take all that he could get, so I came up to him and gave some fruit to him. The man, with wrinkles(皱纹) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.

E. Giving sometimes doesn’t cost you much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others.

F. A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very pleased, then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then this drink and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, boy. ” Then he went away, singing a song.

正确的顺序是：第一段为B, 77.__________78.__________79. __________80. ________最后一段为E。

答案：

67-69.DDB 70-73. AADC 74. over; at the age of 75. 有一次，安迪在读杂志的时候，她发现一则营销新闻： 凡是销售饼干业绩最突出的人能带一人免费周游世界。 76. Nothing; if 77.A 78. D 79. F 80. C

(湖北省黄冈市2011年中考模拟试题)