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1、无锡无锡阅读理解：阅读理解：（本大题共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26 分）AMy Year AbroadThis month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers experiences in year-abroad programmes.Mariko Okada TokyoMy year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience.Im not a shy person,and I was very comfortablespeaking to everyone.S

2、o I got lots of speaking practice.I also learned lots of interesting things about Americanculture.When I got home,my friends all said that I had improved so much!I hope to go back again in the future.Carla Fonseca Rio de JaneiroI spent last year studying English in London.Im from a small town,and Lo

3、ndon is a very big city.Sometimes Ifelt it was too big.There were so many people to talk to,but I always felt bad about my English.I missed myfamily,and I really missed my two cats.My roommate was always using our telephone,so I hardly had thechance for a nice long talk with my parents.I think it wa

4、s a good experience for me,but Im glad to be home!Alvin Chen Hong KongStudying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me,but it was also lots of hard work!I had English classes sixhours a day,five days a weekwith lots of homework.I also kept a diary of my experience.I like to write,andI wrote two o

5、r three pages in my diary every day.On Saturdays,my homestay family took me to lots ofinteresting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture.Im really glad I went!25.All the three teenagers went abroad.A.to study EnglishB.to visit friendsC.to have a holidayD.to find a job26.Who

6、didnt really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?A.Mariko.B.Carla.C.Alvin.D.None of them.27.Travelers Corner is most probably.A.a sports club newsletterB.a science documentaryC.a travel magazineD.a news websiteBThe Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week.Here below i

7、s Franks completed test thisweek.Weekly Test1.I prefer to spend my spare time(a)with my family(b)with my friends(c)on my own.2 f have a problem,I would rather(a)talk to my parents than to my friends.(b)talk to my friends than to my family.(c)solve it on my own.3.I prefer to study(a)at home with my f

8、amily around.(b)with my friends.(c)on my own.4.For my birthday I would prefer to(a)be with my family(b)have a party with lots of friends.(c)go out with just my best friend.You get 1 point for each(c),2 for each(b),and 3for each(c)Go and find out what your score means on theright!Scores and their mea

9、nings:4-6:Your family is very important to you.You enjoy being with friends but your familycomes first.You are kind and always thinkmore of others.7-9:You have lots of friends and like to havefun.You are close to your family but yourfriends are quite important to you,too.Youare easy-going and genero

10、us.10-12:You probably have one or two closefriends,but youd rather relax with a goodbook than go to a party.You are confidentand like to do things for yourself.You can e-mail us at and tell us whether your result has describeda REAL you.28.How many points did Frank get in the weeks test?A.8B.9C.10D.

11、1129.From Franks result,we may know that.A.he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with themB.his family comes first although he loves being with friendsC.both his family and his friends are of great importance to himD.he is a confident young student with only a few close friends30.By taking

12、 this test a student is supposed to find out.A.how to solve teenage problemsB.how to make good friendsC.what his lifestyle is likeD.what kind of person he isCAunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence(栅栏)in front of the house.He thought of the other boys out forthe day enjoying themselves and

13、he felt very unhappy.Then he had an idea!He picked up the brush and startedpainting slowly and carefully.Soon,his friend Ben Rogers appeared,eating an apple.Tom pretended(假装)notto see him.“Tom!”Ben said.“Why are you working?”“Oh,its you,Ben,”Tom said,“I didnt notice you.”“Im gong for a swim,”Ben sai

14、d,“but you dont want to come.You want to work,dont you?Its much nicer!”Ben laughed loudly.Tom looked seriously at Ben and said.“What is work?What do you call work?”“Isnt that work?”Ben asked.“Well,no.Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day?Youve never painted a fence,have you?Aunti

15、e says I have to do it with great care!“Pleas,Tom.Let me do a little,”said Ben.“No,Ben.If you do,youll do it wrong.You cant paint very well.If it was the back fence wouldnt mind,but itisnt.”“I wont do it wrong.Ill be really careful.Ill give you my apple.”Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sadfa

16、ce,but in his heart he was glad,His trick had worked.After Ben got tired and left,other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them.Soon,the whole fencewas painted white,but not by Tom.He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about theway people are.People only want

17、 what they cant have or want to do what they shouldnt do.31.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word“opportunity”on this passage?A.RewardB.Interest.C.Ability.D.Chance.32.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?A.Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.

18、B.Because he would like to try his best to attract Bens attention.C.Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.D.Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.33.What can we infer(推断)from the story?A.Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had do

19、ne.B.Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth.C.Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.D.Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.DEverything that humans hear is in the form of waves(波).Just as the eye sees light w

20、ares in the form of colors,the cat and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain(大脑)can make sense of.The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds.For example,a motheroften can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in

21、the same room.This is because thesound of her babys cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences.As the brain receives information about soundsfrom day to day,it stores the information in its memory.When the brain h

22、ears new sounds,it gives meaning tothem based on the information already in the memory.This is why certain words or songs can make a personhappy.Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling.The sounds are connected to happymemories for that person.After hearing process contr

23、olled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from.One ear is usuallycloser to the source(来源)of a sound than the other ear is.Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear thatis closer.They also reach the closer ear first.The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide t

24、helocation of the source of the sound.34.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?a.The ears receive the sound waves.b.The mother recognizes her babys cry.c.The cars turn the sound waves into signals.d.The babys cry ravels in the form of sound waves

25、e.The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.A.d-a-c-b-eB.d-a-c-e-bC.a-d-c-b-eD.a-d-c-e-b35.Certain words or songs can change tarpons moods mainly because of his.A.lifestyleB.personalityC.experiencesD.hobbies36.According to the fast paragraph,It will be the most difficult for a p

26、erson who has lost the bearing in onecar to tell.A.where the source of a sound isB.how loud a sound isC.when a sound starts to appearD.what makes a sound37.What is the best title for this passage?A.Human Brains Amazing FactsB.Human Hearing CharacteristicsC.How to improve HearingD.How Do Humans Hear苏

27、州市阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AAccording to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in1904.This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot(射杀）a young bear.The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.Morris Micht

28、om owned a small candy and toy store in New York City.He and his wife made many of thetoys they sold.When he saw the cartoon，he had a wonderful idea.He decided to make a toy bear with eyes andlegs and arms that moved.The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon.Mr.Michtomcalled

29、 it“Teddys Bear”.Many of these bears were sold.The bears became so popular that Mr.Michtom thought he might needPresident Roosevelt permission to use his name.He wrote to the president and sent him a“Teddy Bear”.Thepresident answered，saying that Mr.Michtom could use his name.Mr.Michtom borrowed mone

30、y so that he could make thousands of toy bears.His company became the IdealToy Corporation.Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.26.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_A.a candy store ownerB.a toy store ownerC.the inventor of the teddy bearD.Teddy Rooseve

31、lt friend27.The idea for making the first teddy bear came from_A.a movieB.a magazine storyC.a TV advertisementD.a newspaper cartoon28.From this passage we can see that_A.many people liked Teddy RooseveltB.many people did not like Teddy RooseveltC.President Roosevelt cared only about important people

32、D.President Roosevelt did not like young bearsBTony Wheeler was born to travel.His father worked for an airline.For the first 16 years of his life，Wheelerand his family lived in many different countries.In the early 1970s，Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen.They soon married.Before getting jobs，

33、Tony and Maureen wanted to travel.They took a year-long trip from London，through Asia，to Australia.On thetrip，they visited places like India，Iran，and Afghanistan.When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip.To answer thesequestions，Wheeler wrote a guidebook

34、 calledAcross Asia on the Cheap.The book told people about differentcountries weather，customs(风俗），andplaces to see.But unlike travel guides in the 1970s，Wheelers book alsotalked about places most tourists did not go.He also wrote about unusual things to see and do.The book was verypopularWheeler and

35、 Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet.They continued travelling.They wroteguidebooks for each place they visited.Today，400 people work for Lonely Planet.The company has over 650guidebooks.Wheeler still writes about travel“hotspots”(forexample，Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe).For mor

36、e information，read the books!29.Which trip was Tony Wheelers first guidebook about?A.The United Kingdom.B.From Asia to England.C.From Australia to Afghanistan.D.From England to Australia.30.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?A.He needed the money.B.His wife asked him to do it.C.Many peop

37、le asked questions about his travels.D.He liked writing books.31.How wasAcross Asia on the Cheapdifferent from other travel guides?A.It talked about places most tourists did not go.B.It was longer and more expensive.C.It told people about a countrys weather，customs，and places to see.D.It was the fir

38、st guidebook about Asia.32.Which sentence below is true?A.Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.B.Tony Wheelers first guidebook was not popular.C.After their first trip，Maureen did not travel with Tony.D.Today，Lonely Planet is still a small company.CComputers are good tools(工具）.The Intern

39、et is also good.But some people spend too much time online.They cant stop.Doctors say this is a new sickness.They call this sicknessInternet AddictionDisorder(互联网成瘾症）（IAD).People with IAD are online a lot.They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games.Manypeople with IAD spend mo

40、re time on the Internet than with family or friends.Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉)their jobs!Do you have IAD?Think about these questions：How many hours a day are you online?Is it a lot or a little?When you are not online，are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages?Wh

41、en youare online，do you forget the time?Do you get angry when youcantplay a game?If you have IAD，what can you do?Dr.Ivan Goldberg and Dr.Kimberly S.Young have some ideas.First，askyourself“Why am I online alot?”Thentry to take a break.For example，use the computer or play games twice aweek，not every d

42、ay.In this way，you can have a good social life with other friends.33.The passage is mainly about_A.a new sicknessB.an online gameC.messagesD.computer jobs34.If you have Internet Addiction Disorder(IAD)，you are_A.online for an hour a weekB.send e-mall messages at workC.are on the Internet more than w

43、ith friendsD.never use the computer35.According to the passage，which is NOT a sign of IAD?A.Quitting your job to spend more time online.B.Spending time with family and friends.C.Forgetting the time when you are online.D.Getting angry when youcan，tplay a game.36.Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S.Young_A.q

44、uit their jobsB.are online a lotC.have IADD.help people with IADDIf you plan to take your pet on a trip，prepare ahead of time.At least two weeks before you leave，take yourpet to a vet.See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving.The vetmay suggest c

45、ertain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)beforethey can be allowed to enter.Your vet may have this information.You can also get help on the United States andCanadian laws from a book published

46、by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have.Forinformation on foreign countries，check with their consulates(领事馆).Y o ucan also ask the airlines on whichyou are travelling.Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.If you are going by plane or train，as

47、k if pets are allowed.If they are，ask where they will be kept and whowill care for them.The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.Choose your pets box carefully.Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can bechewed(嚼碎).If going by plane or train during warm weath

48、er，try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours.Alsotry to avoid(避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold.Even in your own car，becareful.Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold.37.The main idea of this pas

49、sage is to_A.warn people to leave their pets at homeB.give general information about pet travelC.tell people how to choose their pet boxesD.tell people about foreign pet laws38.When taking a pet on a trip，a pet owner_A.doesn need to make any special plansB.should stay at friends homesC.should make p

50、lans before leaving homeD.should travel by bus instead of plane39.From the passage，we can learn that_A.it costs too much to take pets on tripsB.some pets may not be well enough to travelC.all train lines treat pets exactly the sameD.pets are welcome everywhere40.Which person would be the most intere