四、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。(10 分)

Japanese children are so happy because they have three festivals each year. Including Boy’s day, they have Girl’s day and the 7-5-3 Festival.

May 5th is Japanese Children’s Day. But since the festival is mainly celebrated by boys, it is usually called Boy's day. On Boy’s day, children don't have to go to school. Each family with a boy hangs up huge carp-shaped flags(鲤鱼旗). The flags are usually with three colors: black (standing for the father), red (standing for the mother), and blue (standing for the son). 1) Japanese parents believe that the flags will bring their boys good luck and give them courage and power.

Girl’s day is a girls’ festival on March 3rd. It is also called the Doll’s Festival because on that day, families get a set of dolls at home for their daughters. It is celebrated because the parents want their children to be strong and healthy.

2)The 7-5-3 Festival is for________ aged three, five and ________. Japanese people think that these three ages are the luckiest ones in one’s life. On that day, these children get special candies wrapped(包裹) in beautiful bags. The candy is the symbol of a long and healthy life for these children. The 7-5-3 Festival falls in November.

51. 将1)句译成中文：_______________________________________________________

52. 在2)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺： _____________________ _____________________

53. 回答问题:Why do people call Girl’s day the Doll’s Festival?

__________________________________________________________________________

54.在文中找出与Sweets represent kids’ living long and keeping fit.意思相近的句子,并将它写在答题卡上。 __________________________________________________________________ ________

55. 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。 ____________________________________________________________ _____________

答案：

51. 日本的父母相信这些鲤鱼旗会给他们的孩子带来好运，会给他们勇气和力量。

52. children seven

53. Because on that day, families get a set of dolls at home for their daughters.

54. The candy is the symbol of a long and healthy life for these children.

55. Japanese children have three festivals each year.

(江苏省泰州市海陵区2011年初三英语适应性训练)

VI. 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(15分)

A

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.

After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.

71 How old is Nick?

A.13. B.14. C.15. D.16.

72 Nick likes _________ in his free time.

A.riding a bike B.playing the guitar

C.playing computer games D.having a school trip

73 Why was Nick taken to the hospital?

A.Because he was too excited.

B.Because he had a cold in the morning.

C.Because he was too nervous of his studies.

D.Because he couldn't move after playing computer games so long.

74 Nick should ________ to follow the doctor's advice.

A.go to a movie B.listen to music C.take more exercise D.play computer games

75 Which of the following is True?

A Nick is very busy wit hexams and studies on weekdays.

B Nick will never play computer games.

C Nick likes eating and drinking when he plays computer games.

D Nick has an unhappy and unhealthy life now.

B

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.

But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.

So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.

Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.

As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. "It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights," they say.

76 Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A.The countryside is much poorer than me city.

B.People in the countryside have nothing to eat.

C.People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.

D.Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.

77 Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?

A.Because they will find good jobs.

B.Because they are tired of living in the city.

C.Because they can make more money there.

D.Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields.

78.After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy because ___________

A.they can't make much money

B.there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside

C.some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them

D.A, B and C

79 The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows __________

A.they are happy to move back to the city

B.they miss their friends in the countryside

C.they still want to move to the countryside

D.they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city

80 The best title of this passage may be “__________”

A.A happy life! B.Living in the city!

C.Moving out or moving back ? D.Living in the countryside!

C

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be——a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he walked the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched(行军) and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

81 Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.

A. he didn’t talk to them

B. he kept away from them

C. his arms touched the ground when he moved

D. he couldn’t use his arms

82 We can know from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.

A. the height for an adult B. too tall for an adult

C. too short for an adult D. the height of a young kid

83The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” means that the Red Cross _____.

A. was only glad to give him a job

B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

C. gave him a job because he was a poor man

D. was not willing to give him a job at first

84 When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______.

A. did everything the other soldiers did

B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

D. took some special training

85 In the writer’s opinion, Hank Viscardi _______.

A. had no friends B. never saw himself as different from others

C. was very shy D. was too proud to accept help from others

答案：

71-85 B C D C A B B D A C C A D A B