初中三年级英语阅读短文回答问题专项作业题.docx

初中三年级英语阅读短文回答以下问题专项作业题学校名称：班级：学号：姓名：1 .阅读短文，根据其内容回答以下问题。You have plans for future study. A country also has plans. At the beginning of March, the 2006 National Peoples Congress passed China, s 11th Five - Year Plan. The plan promises higher incomes （收入）, better education and less pollution by 2010. If the promises all come true, Chinese people? s lives will change a lot.Let, s take Cai Wenkang as an example.Roads and waterThe 13 year old boy is a junior one student in Hunan. His parents are both farmers.According to the plan, Cai' s family will benefit a lot. For example, the government will provide safe drinking water to 100 million countryside people by 2010. Asphalt （沥青）roads will be built to connect all towns and villages.50, Cai will soon drink running water instead of well water. Trips on the bus will be more comfortable.More moneyAlso, Cai' s parents don' t need to worry about money to pay to send their son to school in two years. The plan promises that by the end of 2007, countryside students won' t need to pay school fees until they finish junior high.People" s lives will continue to improve. Each year, people will get 5 per cent more money, says the plan.That is to say, if an average Chinese family made about 10, 000 yuan in 2005, in 2010 the family could earn 12,800 yuan a year.At that time, as the plan describes, China should see great progress in science. Chinese astronauts would land on the moon. China might build its own airliners （客机）.So in 2010, if Cai goes to university by air, he probably would find the airplane is not from Boeing or Air Bus. It' s made in China.11. Where is Cai Wenkang living, in a town or in the countryside?stable （稳定的）, or even falls.46. In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?47. In 1950, what percent （百分比）of the world? s population lived in developing countries?48. How can we describe the people who are living below the poverty line?49. There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won, t there?50. .将文中画线局部翻译成汉语。11 .根据短文内容，回答以下问题。In general, laws for children are a good thing.One hundred years ago in industrial countries, children worked 18 hours a day in a factory at age seven. The factory owner could beat a child who fell asleep or was not fast enough. Both parents and teachers could do the same.Today, there are many laws about children all over the world. Some people think children must obey rules or they should be punished, others do not agree. The Inuits or Eskimos in Alaska almost never punish their children. The parents don，t hit them . If the children go too far, the parents punish them by making fun of them .Children in other parts of the world are not as lucky as Eskimo children. American parents can spank （打臀部）their children at home, buta teacher cannot hit a child in a public school. This is also true in Germany. In contrast （比照）,it is against the law for anyone to hit a child in Sweden. Swedishparents cannot spank their children. The children also have a special government official who works for their rights. There is even a plan for children to divorce from their parents though this is not a law yet!106. How were children treated in industrial countries lOOyears ago?107. W hat does the author mean by "go too far108. Can a teacher in Germany hit his students in public school?109. What kind of people can beat children in Sweden?110. What does it mean by “a plan for children to divorce from their parents ? *.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country's largest city. Sydneyis the capital of New South Wales and the most populous （人口稠密的）city of Australia.The climate （气候）of Sydney is very good. It，s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh （清新的）， birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry.Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them , Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre （80 storeys） tower, you will have a great view （视野）of the city.Sydney is famous for its deep harbor （港口）. The harbor has many bays （湾）and beautiful surf beaches. Among them , Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.People living in Sydney like to call them selves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.71. How old is Sydney?o72. How is the climate of Sydney?73. How tall is Centrepoint Tower?74. WhaI is Sydney famous for?75. What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working?13.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700' s , the world? s first printed newspaper was published. In 1609 in Germany the first regular（定期 的）newspaper was started.The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Currant. It came out in March 1702.In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper.In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in America. By 1760, America had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the USA.Tosay, as a group, English language newspaper have the largest circulation （发 行量）in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.46. Where wa the first regular published newspaper in English printed ?47. When did the first daily English newspaper come out ?48. How many more newspapers are there in America now than that in 1760 ?49. Does Asahi Shimbun have the largest circulation of all the newspapers ?50. Which English word has the closest meaning to ' Newsletter "？.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Bill Clinton took office （就职）on January 20, 1993 and became the 42nd U. S. president （/总统）.He is the first U. S. president who was born after World War II （二次世界大战）. He is also one of the youngest of all U. S. presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father , William Blats, died . When he was small, his mother remarried（再婚） Norger Clinton, so the boy's family name was changed. In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington. During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House. At that time, he wanted to become a president, and now he is!61. When did Clinton become the 42nd U. S. president?62. When did Clinton，s father die?63. Why was the boy's name changed?64.Why did Clinton come to the cityof Washington in 1963?65. What was the name of Clinton' s father?14 .根据短文内容，回答以下问题。The computer is a useful machine. It can help people a lot in their dailylife. For example, it can help people to save much time to do much work, and it can help people to work out complicated （复杂的）problems that people can't do easily. What，s more, it makes it more convenient （方'便）to send and receive messages. In the new century, it seems that it's very necessary for everyone to learn how to use computers, even for the old people. The computer is really an important tool in modern life.Today more and more families have computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help their children improve their studies at school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos, or sing karaoke, instead of studying. So, many teachers and parents complain that computers cannot help children to study but instead make them fall behind. Because of this, computers are locked in boxes by parents.In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble.Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will they really make life better, or will they bring trouble to people? The students today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.1. Why does the writer say the computer is a useful machine? The writer says this because.2. . Why do the parents buy their children computers ?They thinkcomputers.3. . What do some teachers and parents complain about ? They complain that.4. Do computers only make our life better? No, they.5. Can computers really help children to study?.6. Someone said that it's necessary for us middle school students to spend some time on computers every day. What do you think of it?16.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Barky and I talk everyday. When 1 come home, we discuss what I'm having for dinner, but strictly speaking he doesn，t talk back. I usually ask him what he has been doing all day, and he tells me he has been swimming around and looking after the house. He's a good guard fish. He would know if there were intruders （闯入者） in the kitchen and would stare them out.His favourite hobby is watching television. He pushes his face up to the glass to see. We watch Coronation Street and EastEnders together, and he enjoys football. I think he likes the colours, and he definitely prefers northern teams. He must be a Manchester United fan, as he has so much red in his bowl. Alex Ferguson would be proud.If Barky is ever upset, he squirts （使喷出）water out of the top of his bowl, so there is no chance of us forgetting his birthday. He will be two years old in September, but in fish years that is more like 30, so he could be planning a big night out. We will give him extra food and an iced gem as a birthday cake. However, what he really wants is a mate, so we will have to see what we can arrange.I would never swap Barky. He is a good listener. The children like him and he doesn，t need walking. When he was in his teens, he used to try to sneak out, but he behaves now. He is for keeps.41. Who is Barky?42. What's Barky，s hobby?43. What will Barky do if he is unhappy?17.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Hank was on holiday travelling through Europe by train with his two children, Tina and Max.Their seats were in the last carriage of the train.After they had eaten their lunch, Hank got up. T m just going down to the dining car to get a coffee. I' 11 be back soon. We won，t get to the station till five this afternoon.The dining car was near the front of the train. As the train was travelling fastand moving from side to side, Hank decided to drink his coffee there and not to carry it back to his seat. Soon he got talking to another person who happened to be from America, too, They found that they had a lot in common and got on well . There was an announcement （通矢口）in German when the train started moving again. But Hank paid no attention.Finally they said goodbye to each other and Hank started to walk through the carriages when he found he couldn，t go on further. He was in the last carriage!At that moment, his children were enjoying their trip. They looked out of the window and talked happily. They thought their father was on the same train. At about three o' clock Tina decided to see what their dad was up to. But when she went through just a few carriages, she found herself at the front of the train. Finally she discovered the truth. The train had divided（分 开）in the station where they had stopped. The front part was going to Frankfort and the other part was going to Bonn. Then they knew they had lost their dad.At five o' clock their train stopped in Bonn Station. But Hank was not with them. Where was he?61. Where were Hank and his two children travelling to?62. Why did Hank leave his children?63. What did Hank do when he got to the dining car?64. When did the two children realize that they had lost their dad?65. Which part of the train was going to Frankfort?18.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Passage 6In the early nineteenth century, people did not usr stamps. They had to pay postage （邮费）when they received letters. Sometimes they didn' t want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it . They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.Row land Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first t think of using stamps in the 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes （信 封） before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals （EH己） on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage.It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.104.Did people use stamps in the early nineteenth century?105> what did the people have to do when they received letters?106. why was the postage high at that time?107. When did Rowland Hill think of using stamps?108. What did the post office put seals on the stamps for?19.根据短文内容，回答以下问题。Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country's largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous city of Australia.The climate （气候）of Sydney is very good. It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh （清新的）， birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry.”Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them , Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre （80 storeys） tower, you will have a great view （视里予）of the city.Sydney is famous for its deep harbor （港口）. The harbor has many bays （湾）and beautiful surf beaches. Among them , Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.People living in Sydney like to call them selves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.1. How old is Sydney?2. How is the climate of Sydney?3. How tall is Centrepoint Tower?4. What is Sydney famous for?5. What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not