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1、育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编12015（13 区）初三一模英语-阅读汇编 C,D 篇1.【朝阳】C Where did that number come from?Eleven and TwelveThe reason behind the change in number naming is that eleven comes from the German term ainlif,which translates to“one left”.Twelve follows the same rule.It comes from twalif“two left”.

2、Why teen is used instead of lif for 13 through 19?There is something sadly lost in history.911 for US Emergency(急救急救)CallsEarly phones didnt use phone numbersthe operator had to connect your call by handand this led to the need for an emergency code(信号).But later phone numbers became popular,that ch

3、anged.In 1967,911 was chosen as the nationwide emergency call because it was easy to remember and could be quickly dialed(拨)on the phone.26.2 Miles in a Marathon(马拉松马拉松)The story began with an ancient Greek soldier carrying message from a battlefield(战场)in Marathon to Athens.The modern marathon was

4、born as a flagship event in the first Olympic Games,in 1896,with a distance(距离)of about 25 miles(40 km),as long as the distance from Marathon to Athens.But race organizers for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something special.The race began at Windsor Castle and ended at White City St

5、adium,with runners finishing only after passing the royal(皇室的)box.The distance was 26.2 miles(42.1 km).And since 1924 this distance has been kept in marathon.28 Days in FebruaryBefore using the Gregorian calendar that we use today,one of the first Roman calendars had only 304 days and ten months(Mar

6、ch through December),with six months of 30 days and four of 31 days.The second king of Rome improved the old calendar.He added 50 days for January and February.To make the new months longer,he took one day from each of the 30-day months,making 56 days to divide between January and February(or 28 day

7、s each).Later January was given one more day to add up to 355 days a year,but February still had 28 days.Thats how it became the shortest month and it stayed that way ever since.48.Which language do eleven and twelve come from?A.English.B.German.C.French.D.Russian.49.When was the number 911 chosen f

8、or US emergency calls?A.In 1896.B.In 1908.C.In 1924.D.In 1967.50.The marathon distance was made longer at London Olympic Games because _.A.the British was a little weak in maths B.the British didnt like the Greek story C.the British loved the royal family very much D.the British wanted to make the r

9、ace different51.How many days were there in each month after the king improved the old calendar?A.28,29 or 31.B.28,30 or 31.C.28,29 or 30.D.29,30 or 31.育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编2D“The world has never been a better place to live in”says science writer Matt Ridley,“and it will keep on getting bet

10、ter.”Read on to see how Ridley makes his case.Right or wrong?You decide.Compared with 50 years ago,when I was just four years old,people now make nearly three times as much money,eat one third more food and expect to live one third longer.In fact,its hard to find any areas of the world thats worse o

11、ff now than it was then,even though the world population has more than doubled over that period.One reason we are richer,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needsfood,clothing,fuel and shelterhave grown much cheaper.Take one example:In

12、1800,a candle providing one hours light cost six hours work.In the 1880s,the same light from a lamp took 15 minutes work to pay for.In 1950,it was eight seconds.Today,its half a second.In these terms,we are 43,200 times better off than in1800.In the United States,rivers,lakes,seas and air are gettin

13、g cleaner all the time.A car today produces less pollution traveling at full speed than a parked car did from leaks(泄漏)in 1970.Although the world population is growing,the rate(率)of increase has been falling for 50 years.Across the world,national birth rates are lower now than in 1960,and in the les

14、s developed world,the birth rate has almost halved.According to a research report from the United Nations,population will start falling once it reaches 9.2 billion in 2075.After all,there are already seven billion people on earth,and they are eating better and better.In 1970s,there were 550 billion

15、barrels(桶)of oil reserves(储存)in the world,and in the 20 years that followed the world used up 600 billion.So by 1990,reserves should have been overused by 50 billion barrels.Instead,it is reported there are 900 billion today.They will last for many years and people will find something in place of oi

16、l long before they run out.The more we develop,the more we can develop.The more we invent,the more inventions become possible.For 200 years,pessimists(people who believe that terrible things will happen in future)have had all the headlineseven though optimists have far more often been right.There ar

17、e some reasons for pessimists.No charity(慈善机构)ever raised money by saying things are getting better.No journalist ever got the front page writing a story about how terrible things wont happen.Dont be a pessimistdare to be an optimist!52.Today,providing one hours light costs _.A.6 hours workB.15 minu

18、tes workC.8 seconds workD.0.5 seconds work53.Which of the following is true,according to the passage?A.Things we used to need were much cheaper than they are today.B.The pollution today is much more serious than it was long ago.C.Population problem has nearly made the world stop developing.D.Its not

19、 necessary to be worried about oil reserves in the world.54.What does the word“optimists”in the last paragraph mean?A.People who are brave enough to face anything terrible.B.People who can always tell good things from bad ones.育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编3C.People who have hopeful and happy feelin

20、gs about life.D.People who dont easily believe what theyre told about.55.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.Never Give UpB.Cheer UpC.Dont Be SadD.Think Out2.【房山】CUsually,when your teacher asks a question,there is only one correct answer.But there is one question that has

21、millions of correct answers.The question is“Whats your name?”Everyone gives a different answer,but everyone is correct.Have you ever wondered about peoples names?Where do they come from?What do they mean?Peoples first names,or given names,are chosen by their parents.Sometimes the name of a grandpare

22、nt or other member of the family is used.Some parents choose the name of a well-known person.A boy could be named Gorge Washington Smith;a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.Some people give their children names that mean good things.Clara means“bright”;Beatrice means“one who gives happiness”;Do

23、nald means“world ruler”;Leonard means“as brave as a lion”.The earliest last names,or surnames,were taken from place names.A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook.;someone who was called Longstreet probably on a long,paved road.The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy

24、forest.Other early surnames came from peoples occupations(职业).The most common occupational name is Smith,which means a person who makes things with iron(铁)or other metals.The ancestors(祖先)of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors.The Carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probab

25、ly built houses or furniture.Sometimes people were known for the color or their hair or skin,or their size,or their special abilities.When there were two who were named John in the same village,the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray.Or the John who was very tall could call himself Joh

26、n Tallman.John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.Some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name.English speaking people add-s or son.The Johnsons are descendants(后裔)of John.Irish and Scottish people add Mac or M

27、c or O.Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the ODonnells are descendants of the same Donnell.48.According to the passage,a girl is named Helen Keller Jones because .A.her family lives near Helen Keller B.she loves Helen KellerC.her parents admire Helen Keller D.she looks like Helen Keller49.An Englis

28、h couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest,their family name is probably .A.Smith B.Carpenter C.Longstreet D.Greenwood50.The surnames in the passage do NOT cover .A.places where people lived B.peoples education C.talents that people owned D.peoples occupations育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编45

29、1.According to the passage,Jackie Speaker is probably .A.a person who runs fast B.a person who listens more C.a person who has black hair D.a person who is talkative D.Have you wondered why you have two eyes and why they are set close together on the front of your face？The reasons are simple and imp

30、ortant.Your eyes are like two small cameras.A camera catches an image(影像)of an object and records it on film.Similarly,when you look at something,each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball.Because your eyes are set close together,they see the world from about the

31、same height but from a little different angles(角度).While your right eye sees an object a little to the right,your left eye sees the same object a bit to the left.Working as a team,the eyes send the images to your brain,then your brain put them together and you see a single image in the center.Seeing

32、 in stereo means seeing with two eyes working tighter,which is called stereoscopic sight.This allows you to see the world in 3-D.Seeing depth(深度)helps you to judge how far it is between you and the objects you see,and then adjust(调整)to the changing angle so that you can see something clearly when yo

33、u move closer or farther away.If images are coming from only one eye,however,height and width(宽度)can be perceiced.So if you see with one eye,you will get a 2D image,as in a photograph.Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face.Think of other animals just like you.They are all hunti

34、ng(猎杀)animals,like lions and tigers.This provides a field of sight about 180 degree wide,which is called binocular sight.On the other hand,animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head,which provides nearly 360degree field of sight.However,they dont have stereoscopic sight.It is difficu

35、lt for them to judge how far a danger is.With both stereoscopic and binocular sight,humans and hunting animals share the ability to see from side to side and to judge how far it is from other objects.If you think it would be great to have another kind of sight,perhaps with hundreds of tiny eyes like

36、 many insects(昆虫)do,think again!Each tiny insect eye sees only a tiny part.Besides,what if you needed glasses?Be glad for the eyesight that you have.52.In Paragraph 2,the writer wants to .A.tell us how our two eyes works B.show the importance of eyes C.compare our eyes with cameras D.suggest using t

37、wo eyes properply53.The underlined word“perceiced”in Paragraph 3 means .A.set B.taken C.seen D.made54.In the last paragraph,the writer thinks that“seeing in stereo”.A.is similar to the way a camera works B.is an ability humans are lucky to have C.would be better for a wilder field of sight D.helps p

38、eople to have better sight than animals55.What is probably the best title for this passage?A.Seeing in stereo B.Protecting your eyes C.Treasuring your eyes D.Seeing with eyes育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编53.【燕山】CIt was a cold winter day.A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth.“Im paying for

39、 myself,and for the six cars behind me,”she said with a smile,handing over seven tickets.One after another,the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed,“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman,Natalie Smith,had read something on a friends refrigerator:

40、“Practice random(随意的)kindness and senseless acts of beauty.”The phrase impressed(使某人印象深刻)her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman saw the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days,she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down.“I thought i

41、t was beautiful,”she said,explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters,“like a message from above.”Her husband,Frank,liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson,a local news reporter.Alice

42、 put it in the newspaper,saying that though she liked it,she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant.Two days later,Alice got a call from Anne Herbert,a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper,after turning it around in her mind

43、for days.“Heres the idea,”Anne says.“Anything you think there should be more of,do it randomly.”Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools,leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town,and giving money secretly to a proud old lady.Anne says,“Kindness can build on

44、itself as much as violence(暴力)can build on itself.”The acts of random kindness spread.If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid,who knows what you might have been encouraged to do for someone else later.Like all great events,kindness begins slowly,with every single act.Let it be your

45、s!48.Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?A.She had seven tickets.B.She hoped to please others.C.She wanted to show kindness.D.She knew the car drivers well.49.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she _ .A.thought it was beautifully writtenB.wanted to know what it really mean

46、tC.decided to write it on a warehouse wallD.wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom50.Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?A.Judy Foreman.B.Natalie Smith.C.Alice Johnson.D.Anne Herbert.51.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.People should practice random kindness to t

47、hose in need.B.People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.C.People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.D.People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.D tollbooth育人屋教育 2015（13 区）初三一模英语-CD 阅读汇编6No one else knew about the extra(额外的)club in Zach

48、 Nashs golf bag.It belonged to a friend,and Zach forgot it was there as he played his way to win in a junior tournament(锦标赛)this summer in Wisconsin,US.The 14-year-old accepted his medal,and celebrated with grandparents who had come from a long way to watch.But when he stopped by his country club to

49、 share the news,a professional player noticed something wrong.Count your clubs,he told the teenager.Fifteenone more than allowed.Zachs eyes filled with tears.If Zach had just won a basketball or a soccer game and someone had discovered an offence(违反)after the win,it would not have mattered.Bending t

50、he rules has become acceptable,if not encouraged,in many sports.It is nothing unusual for soccer players to make a turtle dive(假摔)in the hope of breaking rules.Golf is different.In a win at all costs world,the game holds itself to a higher standard.Golf isnt a game where referees(裁判)watch closely.In