X. 任务型阅读(5分)

阅读短文，按照要求完成各题。

(paragragh 1) Every day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation's school children are transported to and from school safely.

(paragragh 2) Even though the number of school bus casualties(死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense(高度的) public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done—particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory (强制性的).

(paragragh 3) Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them in any moving vehicle. On the other hand, they point out that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.

(paragragh 4) Opponents of seat belt installation(安装) suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children won't wear seat belts anyway, and that they may damage(损害) the belts or use them to hurt other children.

(paragragh 5) A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are some other safety devices and procedures that may be more effective(有效的) and less expensive. For example, a research suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.

104 根据短文内容完成句子(每空限填一词)

In the first paragragh, the writer tells us _____________ _____________ of chidren about school buses safety.

105根据短文内容完成句子(每空限填一词)

In this passage, there are different opinions about seat belt installation. People in paragragh 3 are ____________ it, however, people in paragragh 4 are ____________ it.

106 根据短文回答问题

What does the word vehicle in paragragh 3 mean in Chinese? __________________________

107 把短文中划线句子译成汉语。

_______________________________________________________________________________

108 根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子回答问题

What does the writer think of school buses safety?

He thinks that ________________________________________________________________________

答案：

104 three numbers/ several numbers; 105 for, against; 106 交通工具;

107 例如，一个研究结果建议把座椅靠背升高四英寸也可以起到于安全带同样的作用。

108 He thinks that it is much better than for passager cars; it is always of intense public concern. there are different opinions about it.… …(different answers)

(山东省济南市第二次模拟英语测试题)

四、阅读理解(本题共30分，每小题2分)

阅读下列材料，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to a small hotel and wanted to s tay there for the night. A young man welcomed them warmly, but said “I’m sorry! Our rooms here are all full and the hotels nearby are all full too, for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow.”

Hearing the young man’s words, the old couple felt very disappointed, and turned around to leave.

Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them: “Madam and sir, if you don’t mind, you can sleep in my bedroom for a night…”

The next morning, the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man, but he refused to take it.

“No! You needn’t pay me any money, for I only lend my room to you.” said the young man with a smile on his face.

“You’re great, young man! It’s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I’ll build a hotel for you!” said the old man. With these words, the old couple left. The young man only laughed and went on working.

Several years later, the young man got a letter from the old couple, inviting him to go to Manhattan. The young man met the old couple in front of a five-star hotel.

“Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago? Look! This is the hotel that I built for you!” said the old man. Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel.

56. It’s clear that ________.

A. all the hotels were too small B. a meeting would be held

C. the rooms were very dirty D. the weather was not so bad

57. At last, the old couple spent the night ________.

A. in their own house B. in another hotel

C. in the hotel D. in the young man’s room

58. The young man only laughed because ________.

A. he knew the old couple were poor B. the old man made a joke

C. the couple thought too much of it D. he didn’t like the gift

59. For the night, the old couple gave the young man ________.

A. lots of money B. lots of thanks C. nothing D. a five-star hotel

60. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. we should be kind-hearted to others B. we’d better be polite to old couples

C. old couples are rich to help young people D. five-star hotels need young managers

B

61. The above reading is most probably ________.

A. a menu B. a food report C. an advertisement D. a letter

62. It’s clear that the restaurant ________.

A. offers Chinese food B. was set up 22 years ago

C. gets no awards at all D. is good at cooking ducks

63. At 12:00 pm, customers can ________.

A. find the restaurant closed B. have a good meal in the restaurant

C. enjoy the awards in the restaurant D. make a phone call to order food

64. The reading doesn’t tell us ________.

A. the address of the restaurant B. the price of food

C. the phone number of the restaurant D. the way to order food

65. Which country does the restaurant belong to?

A. China. B. India. C. America. D. Canada.

C

My aunt Edith was a widow (寡妇) of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was thought to be a very serious heart disease.

Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat (击败) easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon (外科医生), Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said Dr. DeBakey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little girl was dreaming of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity---only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud: “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed—Michael DeBakey.”

That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know----all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his own heart.

66. We learn from the reading that ________.

A. the heart disease was hard to deal with at that time

B. some doctors also could save Aunt Edith’s life

C. Aunt Edith’s children worried about their mother

D. Aunt Edith finally died when she was 57

67. The underlined word charge is the closest in meaning to ________.

A. problem B. fee C. time D. chance

68. Aunt Edith didn’t really expect an answer because ________.

A. she didn’t know Dr. DeBakey’s exact address

B. Dr. DeBakey was too busy to write a letter

C. she didn’t tell the doctor her trouble

D. she thought the doctor didn’t care about the poor

69. Dr. DeBakey promised to help Aunt Edith in order to ________.

A. make himself better-known B. make her dream come true

C. honor his profession D. help the children live better

70. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A Lucky Widow B. A Successful Operation

C. An Unexpected Answer D. A Full-loved Letter

答案：

56—60 BDCDA 61—65 CBABD 66—70 ABDBC

(2010—2011学年度武汉市部分学校九年级模拟试题)

三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，填在题前括号内。

(A)

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

( )26.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D. They were working at men nurses there.

( )27.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

( )28.Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third m an?

A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies.

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

( )29.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 16.

(B)

In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The flattened wheat formed(形成)a circle about six meters across . Around this circle we re four smaller circles of flattened wheat.

Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields. These circles were larger—nearly 15 meters across . That same year , another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle between two small circles. During the following years, farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often.

The circles are called “crop circles” because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn. The wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?

At first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making them to attract tourists.(In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many scientists don’t believe them.) People tried to copy them: They tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldn’t flatten the wheat without breaking it.

Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared. Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space(外层空间)or the marks left by their spaceships.

Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. T hey had all the latest high-tech equipment(最新高科技设备). The equipment—worth 1.8 million dollars—got nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the field behind them, which were quite different from the others. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything.

When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said, “It was just like something that had landed in the field from the air and gone back up again. I don’t know what to make of these things.”

Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia. Experts from all over the world have studied them, and they say what Steven said: They don’t know what to make of these things.

( )30. Which picture is probably the one formed in the field behind the scientists?

( )31. “Flattened wheat” means ___________.

A. broken wheat B. lying wheat

C. harvested wheat D. growing wheat

( )32. The passage is mainly about something ___________ .

A. that is done by living things from outer space

B. that cannot be solved but found all around the world

C. that cannot be made clear or understood

D. that is discovered and copied by the farmers

(C)

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Lo ok out,” I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that “Look out” may mean “don’t look out.”

Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船长) shout, “All hands on deck,” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour,” When I went again for him, she said, “He’s not down yet.”

“If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?” I asked.

She said, “He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs.”

( )33. “Look out” here means “ _______”.

A. put your head out of the window and look

B. Take care

C. I’m going to pour the water

D. Help me

( )34.“All hands on deck” means “ _______ ”.

A. All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck

B. Give your hands to me

C. Put your right hand and left hand on deck

D. Shake your hands with me

( )35. When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

A. was washing his face

B. was having his breakfast

C. was still in an upstairs room

D. was reading a newspaper

答案：

A: 26--29 C B A B B: 30--32 A B C C: 33--35 B A C