(2011年江苏省盐城中学中考英语测试卷)

三、阅读理解(共18小题，A节每小题1.5分;B节每小题1分，满分25分)

A)阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。

A

The Internet is a big place and has lots of different kinds of information. Nobody has enough time to find something on the Internet. Yahoo gives us a lot of help.

Two Stanford University students Jerry Yang and David Filo started it in 1994. They made a list of their favorite web pages. When their list got bigger, they made a database (数据库) to keep a lot of information. They let everyone use it for free. Soon, thousands of people were using it.

Then they made a new kind of software. It could store much more information, and people can find information by using it. If you look for "animals", it will give you a list of web pages with the word.

Yahoo became a public company in 1996. As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard. They put more uses in the software, such as shopping and free e-mails. They started Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages.

Yahoo is famous on the Internet. It really makes money unlike most other web companies.

( ) 36. After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo _____.

A. became lazy B. worked less C. kept in working hard D. stopped working

( ) 37. The passage doesn't tell us if we can _____by using the Yahoo software.

A. go shopping B. look for information

C. send and receive e-mails D. book tickets

( ) 38. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Yahoo is another name of Internet. B. Yahoo is a public company.

C. Yahoo doesn't offer free e-mail D. Yahoo is losing money.

( ) 39. What does the author think of most Internet companies?

A. They don't earn much money. B. They are all famous.

C. They are just like Yahoo. D. They are better than Yahoo.

B

Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted. It is a color of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.

How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.

Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects. There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes and business and then carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.

Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas from boats often get into the lake. So, more and more bad chemicals go into the water this way.

People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.

( ) 40. What's the text mainly about?

A. How to use boats on Lake Ponkapog.

B. Why the water is dirty in the Lake Ponkapog.

C. Where the clean rainwater comes from.

D. How to turn the dirty lake into clean one.

( ) 41. In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by ___________.

A. forests B. people C. fish D. birds

( ) 42. From the text, we know that chemicals from homes and business ____________

A. are always clean B. can help the animal

C. do good to the lake D. get into the rainwater

( ) 43. What do people need to do to save Lake Ponkapog?

A. Be more careful about chemicals. B. Use less water than before.

C. Grow fewer plants in the gardens. D. Use more motorboats on the lake.

C

When my wife and I went to live in Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock(文化差异). Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.

The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute! The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!

Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying(祈祷)in a certain direction! They have strict rules for women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be seen in public.

At the weekends, we went camping in the desert(沙漠). I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.

In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture.

( ) 44. The writer experienced the culture shock _______.

A. before going to Arab country B. after camping in the desert

C. during stay in Arab country D. while watching the sunset

( ) 45. People in Arab country do not go to work _______.

A. on Mondays and Tuesdays B. on Saturdays and Sundays

C. on Wednesdays and Thursdays D. on Thursdays and Fridays

( ) 46. What does the writer think of living in Arab country?

A. He enjoyed living there. B. He enjoyed the culture there.

C. He was interested in praying. D. He felt strange to see the weather.

D

Is it time to get MP3?

Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they're in the MP3 format.

( ) 47. How can you get MP3 music?

A. By turning your home PC into a jukebox.

B. By taking your own music or songs with you.

C. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.

D. By downloading from Websites.

( ) 48. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?

A. Record. B. Play. C. Change. D. Download.

( ) 49. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Software to turn MP3 music is often free.

B. Mp3 music can be “turned”onto blank CDs.

C. Mp3 music can be taken along while traveling.

D. A blank CD to record music costs about $40.