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2008年辽宁省沈阳市中考英语试题阅读理解
三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
Born In 1907 Toru Mitsui was I00 in 2007. He was born in a small village near Hiroshima in Japan. His parents were poor farmers. Today he lives with his son. Seiji. who is 76. " Things were very different then. We were poor, and life was very difficult. Sometimes there wasn't much food, and sometimes we were hungry. There was no school in the village—we worked on the farm. There were eleven children in our family. My younger brother, Jun, was my best friend, but when he was seven he died. I was very sad. Our house was very small; there were six boys in one bedroom! But it's funny, we were usually happy. .. my childhood was a happy time in my life. " | Estelle Dupont was also 100 years old In 2007. She was born near Bordeaux In France, where her lather was a rich businessman. Today she lives In an old people's home in Paris. "My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a castle about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home was very comfortable. The house was very big—there were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens.. . and lots of servants! But my childhood wasn't happy. I was an only child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I was eight, and my father died two years later when I was ten—it was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy child. . . life is better now!" |
31. What do you think the text is mainly (主要) about?
A. Real life about two 100-year-old people.
B. How to spend 100 years in different countries.
C. Happy childhood about two 100-year-old people.
D. The secret of living 100 years happily.
32. Toru Mitsui has ten brothers and sisters while Estelle Duponthas_________.
A. only oneB. noneC. elevenD. two
33. When do you know Seiji was probably born?
A. In 1907. B. In 1941. C. In 1932. D. In 1926.
34. Dupont thinks her childhood wasn't happy because_________.
A. her house was very big
B. her bedroom was too small
C. she became a child without parents
D. she was born in a business family
B
There washeavy snow and windy weather in Chicago on Monday, and there was also heavyrain on the west coast of the United States—especiallyin and around the city of San Francisco.
Thingswere no better on the other side of the world in Australia—therewas quite heavy rain in the state of Queensland, with 475 mm of rain falling injust five days.
Insouth-west Europe, there was more hot, sunny weather with the town of Jerez dela Frontera in the south of Spain the hottest place. The .temperature was 30degrees, the warmest so far this year;
It wasn'tall good news in Europe, however. There was heavy snow in the Balkans, andparts of north-eastern Italy on Monday and Tuesday. Things are getting a littlebetter in the city of Irkutsk, in eastern Siberia, however; the temperaturewent above zero degrees for the first time since last November.
35. It is reported that most of the states and cities had bad weatherexcept
A. the south of SpainB. the north-east of Italy
C. San FranciscoD. the parts of Australia
36. Why does the report say that it wasn't all good news in Europe?
A. The temperature was low in Irkutsk.
B. It snowed heavily in the Balkans.
C. There was heavy rain in parts of Italy.
D. It was quite cold in eastern Siberia.
37. Which of the following places probably had the biggest amount ofrain (雨量)?
A. San Francisco. B. Queensland.
C. Chicago. D. Jerez de la Frontera.
38. What do you think the reading above is?
A. Geography in the world. B. The world environment.
C. The weather in Europe. D. The world weather report.
C
"What is the saddest case (患者)you ever knew of?" I asked a doctor in a hospital. She thought for aminute or two and then replied,"it was a nurse I had, one of the most beautiful girlsI ever saw. But she had a car accident and her face was so disfigured (毁容) that she realized she would haveto give up working at least until she had had many times of operations. Sheplanned to marry but broke it off. "
The doctor shook her head, remembering," She was in such lowspirit that I feared for her sanity (失去理智)," breaking into a smile. "Then I had an. idea. I took her one day tothe ‘Blind Children’sHome', and that afternoon she played with thechildren and for the first time I saw her look happy. Just as we were leaving,a little blind girl put her arms round her neck and said, 'I do like your voiceand I know you must have a lovely face, too. ' The nurse cried all the way homein the car, but it was with happiness, for she had found her life work with theblind children who came to call her their'lovelylady*. "
A sad case? Well, in a way. But what a joyful ending!
39. Who do you know had a car accident and disfigured her face in thestory?
A nurse. . B. A doctor.
C. A little blind girl. D. We don't know.
40. What idea did the doctor have one day?
A. She would go to play with the children.
B. She wanted to visit the blind children.
C. The ' Blind Children's Home' might be a help.
D. Breaking into a smile could be done.
41. After hearing the little blind girl's words, the nurse_________.
A. began to cry in the carB. decided to have an operation
C. found the way homeD. had courage to go on living
42. The underlined (划线)part "broke it off" in the story means "".
A. startedthe planB. ended the plan
C. tried the planD. made the plan
D There is an argument(争论)going on in many schools. It is about what language or languages arespoken in the classroom.
Some people argue that because this is America, only English should bespoken in schools. Others argue that America is a melting pot (多元文化的移民国家). And if students are ableto speak more than» one language, that should be accepted and celebrated inclassrooms.
We asked students in New York City what*they thought. Here's what theysaid.
Should English be the only language spoken in American classrooms? |
YES
Pedro Rodriguez: Even though you may want to speak your nativelanguage (本族语) ，you should learn and speak onlyEnglish in school. It's very important. It's the most popular language in theworld. If you live here, you should speak it.
Gisell Mata:How can people expect tocommunicate in this country if they can't speak English? School is the bestplace to start. I think if you speak and write only ' English in school, youwill learn it quicker and be able to speak it very well in a short time.
Chemway Corley:I think all kids should speak onlyEnglish in school. If you are living in the U. S. , you must know English. Itis the main language of the country. I think students should have to learn thelanguage even if they take ten periods a week learning it.
NO
Xiomarah Veras:I think people should learnEnglish in school, but they shouldn't be required to speak only English. Itshould be up to students and teachers what they speak and learn. For peoplejust learning English, it can be easier if they're allowed to speak theirnative language in class too.
Patricia Morel: People shouldn't be forced to speak alanguage that they don't want to speak. It is up to you to decide what is bestfor you in school or at home. Nobody should be forced to do anything she's notready to do.
Yessenia Ortiz: I think if English is introduced to peopleslowly, they will want to speak it more. If they are in this country, they willwant to learn English. But if you tell them it is the only language they canspeak in school, it will make them angry.
43. What does the writer try to tell us in the text?
A. Two different ideas on speaking the same language.
B. The reason why people must speak English.
C. How to speak English very well in a short time.
D. When and where English should be spoken.
44. Who thinks school is the best place to start learning English?
A. Pedro Rodriguez. B. Gisell Mata.
C. Patricia Morel. D. Xiomarah Veras.
45. From what YesseniaOrtizsays, we can know that she________.
A. can speak many foreign languages very well
B. thinks many people don't want to learn English
C. must introduce English to people slowly
D. thinks the ability to choose is important
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