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1、北 京 中 考 英 语 任 务 型 阅 读 专 项 训 练【昌 平 区】In almost every big university in the United Sates,football is a favorite sport.American football is different.Players sometimes kick（踢）the ball that is oval（notround）,but they also throw the ball with their hands and run with it.They try to take itto the other en

2、d of the field.They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（长度单 位，码）.They can carry it or they can throw it.If they move the ball ten yards,theycan try to move it another ten yards.If they move it to the end of the field,theyreceive six points（点，分）.It is difficult to move the ball.Eleven men on

3、 the otherteam try to stop the man with the ball.If he does not move the ball ten yards,his teamkicks the ball to the other team.Each university wants its own team to win.Many,many people come to watch.Theyall shout fbr their favorite team.Young men and women come on the field to help thepeople shou

4、t more.They dance and jump while they shout.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.The season begins in Septemberand ends in November.If a team is very good,it may play another game after theseason ends.The best teams play again on January 1st,the first day of the New Year.Many people go to

5、 see these games and many others watch them on TV.17.What does this passage（短文）talk about?18.Do people in the United States like football very much?19.How many players are there in an American football team?20.Is it easy or difficult to move the ball?21.What are the differences between American foot

6、ball and English football?【宣 武 区】You may not realize it,but you are doing much more than just studying,when you areat school.School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people.But thisis not always easy.What can you do if you just dont like one of your classmates?If you discover tha

7、t you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends,themost important thing to learn is tolerance.Tolerance is the ability to realize andrespect the differences in others.We can not change the way that other people do,soit is important to learn to live happily with them.Tolerance will mak

8、e everyone get on better with each other.Getting to know someonemay help you understand why they do things differently.Something different does notexactly mean that it is bad.Tolerance teaches us to keep an even temper and openmind.You need to remember an old saying,Treat others how you want to be t

9、reated”.Ifyou tolerate something,it does not mean that you have to like it.No one is asking youto change who you are or what you believe in.Tolerance just means that you shouldrespect the differences in others and not try to make them change.It is important to practice tolerance,because it will make

10、 everyones lives easier.Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests.The world is verydifferent,and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make adifference.17.Can you learn how to get on well with people at school?18.How can you get on well with your classmat

11、es?19.If s important for you to get to know others.What can it help you?20.Why is tolerance important?21.What does the old saying Treat others how you want to be treated“mean inEnglish?【崇文区】Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspapereach day.Some people buy as man

12、y as two or three different papers.Why do people read newspaper?Newspapers supply us with news about events in ourhometown,in our country,and in other parts of the world.Today we can read aboutimportant things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened,even in countries far a

13、way.Hundreds of years ago,news of things took months oreven years to travel from one country to another.In those times,news was oftenpassed from one person to another and was never entirely true.Newspaper todaysupply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries.Ifwe want

14、 to know what the weather will be like,we can read the weather report.If wewant to find out what films are being shown,or what plays or concerts we can go to,we can look then up in newspapers.In many countries people put notices in newspapers if they are trying to get a job,hunting for a house that

15、they can rent,or even looking for a person who is lost.On the other hand,for example,some made-up news harms people,especially famouspeople.So when we read the news,we should use our heads and shouldnt believe allthat in them.Newspapers are not for the blind,for they have no sound.If newspapers had

16、sound,blind people could listen to them.17.Why do people read newspapers?18.How long did a piece of news take to travel from one country to another in thepast?19.What do people put in newspapers if they are trying to look for a person?20.Can blind people read newspapers?21.What5 s the writer5 s purp

17、ose?5.Why did scientists introduce the new type of phone?【石景山区】【东城区】A sunflower is a sunflower.A mobile phone is a mobile phone.But can youcombine the two to do something for the environment?It may well be possible.When you have finished with your mobile phone you willbe able to bury（put in the grou

18、nd）it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it toflower.Recently,a biodegradable（生物能分解的）mobile phone was introduced byscientists.It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage users to recycle.Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years.It looks likeany other plas

19、tic things and can be hard or soft,and able to change shape.Overtime itcan also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals（有毒的化学物质）.British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover thatholds a sunflower seed inside.When this new type of cover turns into was

20、te,it formsnitrates（硝酸钾，硝酸盐）.These feed the seed and help the flower grow.Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the seed.They havemade sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away.“Weve put only sunflower seeds into the covers so far.But we are working withplant experts to f

21、ind out which flowers would do best.Maybe we could put roses inthe next time,“said the scientist.1.Is it possible to plant your mobile phone?2.Where will you be able to put your mobile phone after you have finished with it?3.What did British researchers use to develop a phone cover?4.What will happe

22、n if the biodegradable phone is thrown away?Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.Itcelebrated its 350th birthday in 1986.Since its birth hundreds of years ago,theuniversity has grown from nine students with a single teacher to more than 18,000degree ca

23、ndidates.Over 14,000 people work at Harvard,including more than 2,000teachers and professors.Seven presidents of the United States were graduates ofHarvard,and it has produced 40 Nobel Prize winners.Harvard College was built in 1636 and was named for John Harvard,its firstbenefactor.John Harvard was

24、 a young priest who,upon his death in 1638,left hislibrary and half his money to the new institution.Nowadays,Harvard is one of therichest university in the world.Who is a typical Harvard student?The answer is that there is no such person.Theycome from all over the United States and more than 100 ot

25、her countries.In 1997,Mary Fasano became the oldest person to get a Harvard degree when she graduated atthe age of 89.The John Harvard Statue（雕像），located in front of University Hall,was completed in1984 and is now known as The Statue of Three Lies（谎言）Although the writingon the statue reads John Harv

26、ard,Founder,1938,none of the writing is true.Thestatue is not really John Harvard,since no pictures of Mr.Harvard has ever beenfound;John Harvard was not the founder（仓建者）of Harvard College;and theCollege started in 1636.However,the statue is very popular with tourists,and eachyear,thousands of visit

27、ors touch John Harvards shoe for luck.17.Is Harvard University the oldest institution of higher learning in the USA?18.Was Harvard College built in 1636 or in 1638?19.How many people work at Harvard?20.Why is the John Harvard Statue also called The Statue of Three Lies?21.What does the writer think

28、of Harvard University?【延庆县】At last,the mid-exams are over.Youve done the hard work,but you cant relax.You have to prepare for the next exams.Do you hate exams?If you do,you arentalone.Students in other countries hate exams as well.Luckily for them,British students have fewer exams than Chinese stude

29、nts.And theyonly have them once a year.Every summer they take a test in each subject.Each testlasts an hour.These exams dont count for much.Even if a student does really badly,they stillprogress to the next year.When the results come out,they are then placed in an end-of-year report.Thereport is sen

30、t to the child9 s parents.It describes how the student perfbrmed（完成）and behaved俵 现）throughout the year.This report is private（私密的），so only the teacher,the student and his or herparents see it.This means that the students dont know how other students scored inthe tests.Some students choose to tell ea

31、ch other,but others keep it secret.Parents9 meetings are held twice a year,at the end of the winter term and then at theend of the summer term.Children go along with their parents to meet their teachersprivately and discuss their performance at school.1.Do British students have fewer exams than Chin

32、ese students?2.How long does it take British students to finish each test,an hour or two hours?3.How often do the students in British have exams?4.Who can see a studenf s school report in Britain?5.Why does the writer write this article?【海淀区】Next time you eat potato chips in the bathtub during a bli

33、zzard,think about this:potato chips,bathtub,and blizzard are all words that were born in the USA!Americans have added thousands of words to the English language.These wordsmake up the story of America,says Allan Metcalf,co-author of a book calledAmerica in So Many Words.They show our goals,hopes,wor

34、ries,and attitudes overtime.”Need a Ride?The word carpool was invented in 1962.Around that time,Americans werebecoming more aware of（意识至U）the environment.To help protect the air,peoplebegan to share,or“pool”,car rides.Teen IdolCan you wait to be a teenager?Eighty years ago,there was no such thing as

35、 a“teenager”.Until the early 1900s,kids,age 13 or 14,were viewed as adults.At thatage,many kids ended their schooling and went to work.But new laws,which ended child labor,required kids to finish high school.Peoplein their teens were no longer children,but they werent yet adults,so teenager was thep

36、erfect word to give these 13-to-19 year-olds an identity.Words Get a New LookSome words change their meaning over time.If you were hit by a blizzard in 1825,you wouldnt be clearing snow.But,you might have a black eye.Back then,ablizzard meant a knockdown punch in boxing.Through the years,the word de

37、veloped.Soon a knockdown snowstorm was called ablizzard.Imagine trying to catch a skyscraper!In 1866,it was possible.At that time,fansreferred to a highflying baseball as a skyscraper.But when American cities startedgrowing“up，the old term was given a new meaning.The tall buildings that appearedto s

38、crape the skies became known as skyscrapers.Words have a wonderful way of changing.You never know when theyll change.In 50 years,you might be driving a hamburger to work!1.Was the word“bathtub born in America or in England?2.Why did people begin to share car rides?3.Did new laws allow child labor?4.

39、What word was once used in boxing?5.What does the passage mainly tell us?【大兴区】Once thirty thousand years ago,people from northern Asia went to America.Today,we call these people Indians.The Indians went to America because the weather began to change.Northern Asiabecame very cold.Everything froze.The

40、y had to move or die.How did the firstIndians go to America?They walked!Later Columbus found the New World in 1492.At first,only a few Europeansfollowed.They travelled to America in boats.For the next three hundred years,about500,000 people went there.Then the number grew very quickly.From 1815 to 1

41、915,over thirty-two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States.The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy.These Europeans spoke manydifferent languages.Most of them took almost no money.They went to America sothat they could find a better life.1.Were American Indians fr

42、om Europe?2.Did the first Indians go to America on foot or in boats?3.About how many people went to America in the first 300 years after Columbus?4.From which countries were the largest groups of Europeans to America?5.Why did most of the Europeans go to America?【西城区】Yolanda Bergman helps people wit

43、h their food.She can help them eat less.She canmake sure they keep away from foods that are not good for them.She can even cookspecial meals for people and deliver（发送）the meals to them.Yolanda Bergman saysshe is a one-person police department for food.Bergman did not start out in life as a“food cop”

44、（cop is another way of saying police）.When she was young,she loved to dance.Later she became a dancer for a while.Then she moved to California.There she took a job as an exercise teacher.After a fewyears she opened up her own exercise business.She and three other teachers taughtclasses and helped pe

45、ople keep in shape.During this time Bergman learned how to cook meals that are delicious and helpful,or good for you.Whats more,these meals did not make people put on weight.Shethinks good food should be like these.Soon her exercise business and her cookingcame together.Some of her exercise students

46、 asked for help with what they ate.Bergman was soon making breakfasts,dinners,and even snacks（小吃）.In about twoyears,she had more than 35 people working with her.How does Bergman do it?For some people she just has to bring them the right food.One,two,or even three times each day she will bring people

47、 their meals.People thinkthe meal she makes is different from theirs.And also each meal is specially made forthe persons needs.How do the people she works fbr feel about this?Well,more and more people arecoming to her each month.In fact she now takes care of some famous people inmovies,television,an

48、d music.But Bergman does not want to stop there.She wants tomake sure people eat good food even when she is not around.1.Did Yolanda Bergman work in a police station?2.Was she a dancer or an exercise teacher when she was in California?3.How many teachers were there at the beginning of their exercise

49、 business?4.Why do people think the meal she makes is special?5.What does the underlined phrase good food mean according to the passage?【朝阳区】A teacher from a western country visited a school in an eastern country.In one class,she watched sixty children as they learned to draw a cat.The teacher drew

50、a big circle（圆形）on the blackboard,and six children copied it on their papers.The teacherdrew a small one on the top of the first and then put two triangles（三角形）on top ofit.The children drew it in the same way.The lesson went on until there weresixty-one cats in the classroom.Each students cat looked