五、阅读填空(每小题1分，满分20分)

A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，填入恰当的单词。每空一词。

Communication here means that people talk with each other about what they know, think and feel. We can learn a lot from good communication in our daily life. Part of the communication is unspoken, We sometimes show our feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes. Some qualities can make good communication, including physical appearance, ability to speak, pleasant voice, how to hold the interest of others, and so on.

What should we do so that our communication will be effective(有效的)? Here are suggestions.

Firstly, you should be yourself. Successful people never change personal character from one situation to another. They’re the same whether they’re having a talk with their close friends or being interviewed for a job. They communicate with their whole being.

Secondly, whether you’re talking to one person or more, always remember to look at them. Don’t break eyes contact while talking. As you enter a room, move your eyes comfortably, then look directly at those in the room and smile. This shows clearly that you are relaxed. Smiling is important. The best kind of smile and eye contact are gentle and comfortable.

You should also gather information about other people. If you attend a meeting or an interview, don’t immediately start throwing your opinions. Stop for a second. Absorb what’s going on there. What’s the mood of the others — are they down, up, happy? Do they want to learn from you, or do they show any interest? If you can sense what’s happening to others, you will be better able to reach them. So, listen before you talk.

The fourth suggestion is that you get your energy up. Before the meeting, collect your thoughts about it. You walk calmly through the doorway. Pay attention to the person you are meeting to find out what he is interested in. Properly collected energy comes across when you sincerely believe something. Always be confident. The audience may disagree with you, but they can’t question your belief.

Lastly, I would like to remind that you should not be too serious. That is to lighten up. Take a good hard look at yourself. Do you say “I” too often? Do you complain often? If you answered yes to even one of the two questions, you are nervous and need to be more relaxed.

How to make our 62 effective

Suggestions What you should do What you shouldn’t do

Be yourself Always be the same and communicate with your whole being. Don’t change your character in __63 situations.

Use your eyes and smile Make direct eye contact.

Present a 64 smile. Don’t break eye contact.

You shouldn’t look in other __65 instead of facing them.

Listen 66__ talking Stop for a short time to know the others’ mood and what is happening to them. Never begin your talk immediately.

Get your energy up Be 67 _ and think clearly and carefully before the meeting.

Pay attention to the person you’re meeting. You mustn’t think about yourself after __68 the meeting room.

Lighten up Try to be 69 . Don’t say “I” too often or make too__70 complain.

Conclusion Good communication depends on (取决于) 71 qualities.

答案：

62. communication 63. different 64. gentle / comfortable 65. directions 66. before 67. confident 68. entering 69. relaxed / calm 70. much 71. personal

(2011年江苏省南京白下区中考一模)

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

A

Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, providing shelter for more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services for all of Austin and Travis County. In the shelter, no animal will be turned away.

Hours of Working:

Shelter

Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on City Holidays

Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter.

Animal Protection and Control

Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

City Holidays, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Officers on-call overnight to react to emergencies

Administrative Offices

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on City Holidays

Location: 1156 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703

Mailing address: Town Lake Animal Centre, PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767

What’s New:

Animal Cruelty(虐待) Prevention Classes

Purpose: To teach people how to recognize(辨认) and report animal cruelty.

Who: All citizens are encouraged to take this class.

Cause: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(涉及到) family cruelty. People

who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings. If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area.

Programs:

Town Lake Animal Centre provides a number of animal-related services for Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(收养) and Pet Registration(注册).

The shelter accepts all animals without considering their health or behaviour. But if some of them are suffering from serious illness and there’re no other human choices for lifetime care, the shelter may perform painless(无痛) killing of them.

26. What is Town Lake Animal Center?

A. It is the largest animal shelter in the USA.

B. It offers many services to animals.

C. It is a place to kill homeless animals.

D. It is a place to raise animals for food.

27. If you meet a badly hurt pet dog at night, which is the best choice according to the passage?

A. Send it to Shelter immediately.

B. Send it to Administrative Offices at once.

C. Send it to Animal Protection and Control at once.

D. Call Animal Protection and Control quickly.

28. Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes is held to _________.

A. protect and save more animals

B. collect as many animals as possible

C. earn money for Town Lake Animal Center

D. attract more volunteers to Town Lake Animal Center

29. What can Town Lake Animal Center do according to the last paragraph?

A. It can kill any animals in the area.

B. It can reduce the number of animals greatly.

C. It can help animals reduce sufferings by killing them.

D. It can increase the number of animals in the area.

30. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

A. You can’t find people in Administrative Offices at the weekend.

B. Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes can help prevent cruelty from spreading.

C. Town Lake Animal Centre has many services including helping you find your lost pets outside.

D. Town Lake Animal Centre can take care of homeless or unwanted animals.

B

When my three children were young, there was very little time that wasn’t filled with stress, business and term papers.

“Can we go on a picnic, Mum?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky begged(恳求). “Please, please.”

I have said “no” so many times in recent months. To her surprise, I agreed. I prepared a few sandwiches and other food and called Roy at work. “Meet us at the college pond for a picnic at twelve o’clock,” I said excitedly.

Becky and I spread the tablecloth on the picnic table while Brad and Chad threw a football back and forth. In no time, the ducks joined us. Becky came with delight as the ducks begged for pieces of bread. When I got everything ready, Roy arrived.

That was the happiest meal we shared together. The gentle wind touched our face, as the sunshine warmed my heart. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work for so many months. Having finished the food, Roy and the boys skipped rocks on the lake. Becky continued to feed the ducks, and I sat quietly on the picnic table, enjoying such a wonderful family.

Soon Roy had to go back to work. When we got into the car, Becky climbed to the front seat with me. “Here, Mum!” she said. She was holding a yellow wildflower. Happy tears came to my eyes. That night as I tucked(盖好被子) our children under their covers, I kissed their cheeks(脸颊) and realized what a wonderful life I had.

“Thank you for the picnic,” Becky whispered.

“My pleasure.” I whispered back.

Even though the kids have now grown up and moved away from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting on the picnic table.

31. Why did the writer often refuse her children’s begging for a picnic?

A. Because she had a lot of housework to do every day.

B. Because her husband worked far away from home.

C. Because it’s difficult for them to find a picnic place.

D. Because she and her husband both had their own busy work.

32. When Becky asked for a picnic, what did she think first?

A. She thought her Mum would agree.

B. She thought her Mum would refuse as usual.

C. She thought her Mum would be angry.

D. She thought she would be asked to do homework.

33. Who was the last to come for the picnic?

A. Becky. B. Roy. C. Chad. D. Brad.

34. What made Mum’s tears come to her eyes?

A. Having a good rest on the picnic table.

B. Preparing for the picnic.

C. Receiving her daughter’s wildflower.

D. Kissing her children’s cheeks.

35. According to the passage, what did the writer want to tell us?

A. People should find more time for their family.

B. People should have a family picnic every week.

C. Women should remember the past from time to time.

D. Women shouldn’t work and they must stay at home.

C

Bulgaria is famous for its roses, and produces about 85 percent of all the rose oil in the world. Rose oil is called liquid(液体) gold and used in making soaps, chocolates, and even some kinds of liqueur(甜酒).

The first records about growing roses on Bulgarian land go back many centuries. The area called the Rose Valley is between the cities of Kazanlak and Karlovo in central Bulgaria.

The roses seem to love the soil and climate there. The rose is the most important plant grown in Bulgaria which could be called the country of the roses. The rose plantations in the Rose Valley are the largest in the world.

Much of the population in the Rose Valley works in some ways in the rose industry. In Bulgaria, they produce rose oil, rose water and other products. The main flower grown is the Kazanlak rose, famous around the world.

The oil is prepared by a process of distillation(蒸馏). Each flower is picked by hand, and you need 3,000 kilos to make one kilo of rose oil. That means about 30 flowers for just one tiny(很小的) drop of oil. So you can understand why it’s so expensive.

Each year on the first weekend in June, there’s a Festival of Roses in Kazanlak with many programs. The Queen of Roses is chosen as part of the summer festival. After her coronation(加冕典礼), she honors the most skillful pickers of roses in the harvest.

The festival is an old tradition and goes back more than a century. Today it also includes an International Folklore Festival and attracts many tourists. The festival ends through the Kazanlak streets at noon and a concert in the evening.

36. Why is rose oil called liquid gold?

A. Because it is of great value.

B. Because it is picked by hand.

C. Because it is the most important plant in Bulgaria.

D. Because it is prepared by a process of distillation.

37. If you want to get one and a half kilos of rose oil, how many kilos of rose flowers are needed according to the passage?

A. 3, 000 kilos. B. 4, 500 kilos.

C. 1, 500 kilos. D. 30 kilos.

38. What do most local people do in the Rose Valley?

A. They work in the fields every day.

B. They sell rose oil around the world.

C. They do what is connected with roses.

D. They build their own rose businesses.

39. Which of the followings is Not true about the Festival of Roses in Kazanlak?

A. It’s celebrated once a year, on the first weekend in June.

B. It’s a traditional festival with many programs.

C. The Queen of Roses honors the most skillful pickers of roses in the harvest.

D. People celebrate the International Folklore Festival instead of the Festival of Roses today.

40. What would be the best title of this passage? _________________.

A. The Country Bulgaria B. The Roses in Bulgaria

C. Rose Festivals of the World D. The Living Habits of Roses

D

What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course. But we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. Because man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average(平均), man is about 3 inches taller. 500 years is a relatively(相对地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.

Again, in the modern world we use our brains a lot. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we will have to use our brains more and more and finally we will need larger ones! It is likely to bring about a physical change,too. The head, especially the forehead(前额), will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time, it is possible that man’s eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive(敏感的) because they are used a lot in modern life.

But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether as time goes on because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!

Perhaps all this gives the idea that future man will not be a very attractive person to look at! This may be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.

41. How many aspects(方面) are talked about in the passage that future man is probably going to be different from us today?

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

42. What does the word “brain” mean in Chinese?

A. 头 B. 大脑 C. 身体 D. 下巴

43. How much brain’s capacity of a person hasn’t been used now?

A. About 20%. B. About 80%.

C. About 3%. D. About 500%.

44. Why are our arms and legs likely to grow weaker?

A. Because we make less use of them.

B. Because they are used a lot.

C. Because they don’t serve a useful purpose any longer.

D. Because we don’t need them any more.

45. Which of the following statements is True about man in the future?

A. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.

B. His fingers will grow stronger because he often uses them in modern life.

C. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.

D. He will think and feel in a different way.

答案：

26～30 BDACC 31～35 DBBCA 36～40 ABCDB 41～45 DBBAC

阅读短文 (共20小题;每小题1分;满分20分)

A) 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第62～71小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Photography is about taking photographs. In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photograph.

The next important date in the history of photograph was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, the process was improved. The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment(设备). But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States.

Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and destroyed cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photograph. Photographers could buy films readymade in rolls(卷). So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process(冲洗) the film at once. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made photography less expensive.

With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures “snapshot”.

Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing.

Photography is also a form of art. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

Title: The _____62_____ of Photography

Photography 63 only mean taking photographs, it is also a form of art. Photographs showed not only the real world, but also the ideas and feelings.

In 1826 A Frenchman named Niepce invented a very simple camera and the first photograph was 64 by him.

In 1837 Another Frenchman Daguerre invented a kind of photograph 65 daguerreotype. People could see 66 things in the pictures.

In 1840 The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things

67 lots of films and processing equipment.

In 68 An American photographer Brady took many pictures of real and

69 things in the war. He was the first person to take war pictures.

In the 1880s There were films readymade in rolls(卷). Photographers did not have

to carry lots of equipment any more. The invention of the small

hand-held camera made photography 70 .

In the 1890s Photographs became very popular in newspapers. 71 photographs

showed true events and people. Compared with drawing, they were

far more real.

答案：

62. development 63. doesn’t 64. taken 65.called 66.clear

67. with/carrying 68.1862 69.terrible 70.cheap 71. Documentary

(2011年江苏省南京鼓楼区初三第一次模拟调研考试)

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