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1、英语中考真题演练（三）选择题(A)There are all kinds of trains in the world.There are trains to carry people.Trains to carryanimals or carry things.There are fast trains and slow ones.Some trains go through hills.In big cities,the streets are usually very busy.So you can find trains under the ground andtrains on a

2、rail(铁 轨)above the streets.They carry people quickly in and out of the city.Can a train run over water?Yes,it can.There are many bridges over the rivers.The trains caneasily run over the water.But it is not easy to build the bridges over the rivers.The trains havedining-rooms for people.You may eat

3、something in them on the way if you are hungry.Trains areuseful to men,women and children.Many children have model trains.With the model trains theycan build their own rails and enjoy the wonderful world of trains.(1)The text is about()(A)travel(B)the bridges(C)the trains(D)由 e cities(2)Trains can c

4、arry people in and out of the ci t y()(A)quickly(B)heavily(C)slowly(D)safely(3)Trains can run underground,on the streets,but they have to run()(A)in the city(B)on rails(C)at the station(D)along the streets(4)A model train is something for children(A)to ride on(C)to travel on(5)From the text we know(

5、)(A)even animals like to take trains(C)it is difficult to build bridges_()(B)to have dinner in(D)to play with(B)trains can climb up hills(D)children can make model trains(B)Mr Harris used to work in Dover,but then he changed his work,and he and his wife movedto another town.They did not have many fr

6、iends there,but they soon met a lot of interestingpeople,and after a few weeks,they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.Then Mrs Harris said to her husband,HWeve been to a lot of other peoples houses,and nowwe must invite(邀 请)them to our house,mustnt we?”“Yes,certainly,*answer

7、ed her husband,MA big party will be the easiest thing,wont it?Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs Harris said,Yes,Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.How many will that be?”Mr Harris asked.Dont invite loo many.Mrs Harris was beg

8、inning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing,Party:6:30 to 8:30 p.m.That isnt very nice,is it?u he said.Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.SoMrs Harris just wrote nParty:6:30 p.m.A lot of guests came,and they all had a good time,so they did not go home at

9、 8:30.In factthey were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived.He said,nYoumust stop making a noise,because someone has complained(抱怨)Mr Harris said he did not want to quarrel(争吵)with the policeman,so everyone went home.They were sorry to have to go.When Mr and Mrs H

10、arris were alone again,she said to him.That was a surprise,wasnt it?Who complained about the noise?I did,Mr Harris answered in a tired voice(声音).(6)Why did Mr Harris and his wife move to another town?()(A)They wanted to make some new friends.(B)Mr Harris changed his work.(C)They wanted to meet a lot

11、 of interesting people.(D)They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.(7)What made Mr and Mrs Harris hold a party at their house?()(A)It was easy to hold a big party at home.(B)They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.(C)They had gone to other peoples parties many times.(

12、D)They liked making friends with others.(8)How long would Mrs Harris like the party to last?()(A)From the morning till night.(B)About fourteen hours.(C)About two hours.(D)Till midnight(9)When did the party end that evening?()(A)At about 8:30.(B)When the policeman talked with Mr Harris on the phone.(

13、C)About twelve oclock.(D)When someone telephoned the police station.(10)Why did Mr Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?()(A)Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night,(B)He did not want his friends to stay late that night.(C)His friends had a good time that night and also

14、 feel tired.Mrs Harris complained about the noise that evening.(C)Take any long piece of paper.Now glue(粘)the ends of the paper together.You have made aring.Take a second long piece of paper.Twist(扭 转)the paper once and glue the ends together.Now you have made a Mobius band(带子).For people studying m

15、aths,this band is uncommon.This strange band was first made in the 1800s by a German man named August Mobius.MrMobius studied maths.He wanted to find a way to show how this band works with maths.Understand it or not,this band has only one surface(表面).You can find this out for yourself.If you draw a

16、line on the surface of the paper before you twist and glue it,the line is only onone side of the paper.The paper has two surfaces.However,if you draw a line after you make theMobius band,you can follow the line around all sides of the paper.In other words,the Mobiusband must have only one surface.It

17、 is also very interesting to see what happens when you cut the band.If you cut the Mobiusband in half once down the line you drew,you do not get two Mobius bands.Instead,after you cutthe band,it turns into one large twisted ring.Then,if you cut this ring in half along the middle ofthe band again,you

18、 get two connected(相连的)Mobius bands.Try it!(11)What is a Mobius band?()(A)A ling piece of paper.(C)A metal ring for music.(B)A paper ring for people to wear.(D)An interesting twisted ring.(12)Why did August Mobius make this ring?()(A)To help study a maths problem.(B)To show its the same as others.(C

19、)To show the only surface of any band.(D)To find out how many sides it has.(13)How can you change the two surfaces of a long piece of paper into one surface?()(A)Glue the ends of the long piece of paper.(B)Cut the two surfaces of the paper into one.(C)Draw a line in the middle of the paper.(D)Twist

20、the paper once and glue the two ends.(14)What do you get if you cut the Mobius band along the middle?()(A)A long piece of paper.(B)Two long pieces of paper.(C)Two Mobius Bands.(D)One large twisted ring.(15)Which of the following is NOT true?()(A)You can use any long piece of paper to make a Mobius b

21、and.(B)Any long piece of paper has two surfaces.(C)The Mobius band was first made about two hundred years ago.(D)You have to draw a line in the middle of the long piece of paper before making aMobius band.(D)Bamboo(竹子)is one of the natures most surprising plants.Many people call this plant a tree,bu

22、t it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass,a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground,but it will growback very quickly.A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in24 hours!Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.There are more that1,00

23、0 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原)Not all bamboo looks the same.Some bamboo plants are very thin.They may only grow tobe a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.This plantalso comes in different colours,from yellow to

24、 black to green.Many Asian(亚洲的)countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years.They oftenuse bamboo for building new buildings.As a matter of fact,the cables(绳 索)that hold up thehanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo.The bridge has been in usefor more than 1,000 yea

25、rs,and is still holding strong.In Africa,engineers(工程师)are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo.These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money,and theirfields often die from no rain and no water.It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can

26、use.Bamboo pipes(管)and drills(钻)can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.(16)How is bamboo like grass?()(A)It is thin and easy to cut.(B)It grows everywhere.(C)It grows quickly after its cut short.(D)It is short and green.(17)The sentence while others may grow to more than 30 centimete

27、rs across.1 means“Some other bamboo plants may grow to be ver y.()(A)short(B)strong(C)thick(D)tall(18)From the text we know.()(A)most people call bamboo plant trees(B)a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days.(C)the bamboo plant changes its colours when it grows.(D)a bridge held by bamboo cab

28、le was built thousands of years ago.(19)Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?()(A)Because it is cheap.(B)Because it is colourful.(C)Because it drills fast.(D)Because it is used by Asians.(20)Which of 由 e following is Not true?()(A)There are many different kind

29、s of bamboo with different colours.(B)Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.(C)Bamboo can be used for buildings,bridges and watering projects(工程).(D)Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.2.(南京市2002)阅读理解(A)Are you carrying too much on your back at school?Im s

30、ure lots of children of your age willsay“Yes”.Not only the students in China have this problem,but children in the United States alsohave heavy school bags.Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neckproblems as a result of school bags being too heavy for

31、them.Its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because its so heavy,*said Rick Hammond,an11-year-old student in the US.Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子)to carry them,but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的)bags.But even with rolling bags,getting up stairs an

32、d buses is still a problem for children.Many ofthem have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.But how much is too much?Doctors say students should carry no more than 10%to 15%oftheir own body weight(重 量).Scott Bautch,a back doctor,said children under Grade 4 should stay with 1

33、0%.But it is alsoimportant that older children dont stay with over 15%,because their bodies are still growing.Children are losing their balance(平衡)and falling down with their school bags,he said.Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will bereading th

34、at night.Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to takehome.One of the best answers is,as some children said,to have no homework at all!(1)From the passage we can know that.()(A)only children in China carry too heavy school bags(B)children in other countries dont carr

35、y too heavy bags(C)both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags(D)only children in the US carry too heavy school bags(2)Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs b e mu s e.()(A)they are too young(B)their school bags are too heavy(C)they dont know how to go upstairs(D)their pare

36、nts dont always go upstairs with them together(3)If a child carries a heavy school bag,.()(A)his back and neck will be hurt(B)his head and arms will be hurt(C)his hands will be hurt(D)his feet will be hurt(4)According to the doctor,Scott Bautch,if a child in Grade 5 weighs(M)about 30 kilos,theschool

37、 bag he carries should not be over.()(A)5 kilos(B)3 kilos(C)5.5 kilos(D)4.5 kilos(5)Some students think the best answer to this problem is t hat.()(A)they should have a little homework to do after they get home(B)their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework(C)they should only take home

38、library books they will read that night(D)they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones(B)Just a Little SmileMark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall overand drop all of the books he was carrying,along with two sweaters,a basketball and a Walkman(随身听)

39、.Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things.Since they were going thesame way,he helped to carry some of his things.As they walked,Mark knew that the boys namewas Bill,that he loved computer games,basketball and history,and that he was having lots oftroubles with his other subjects and tha

40、t he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bills home first and Mark was invited(邀 请)in for a Coke and to watchsome television.The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk,then Markwent home.They often saw each other at school,had lunch together once or twice,a

41、nd then theyboth finished middle school.They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes sawand talked with each other over the years.At last just three weeks before they finished high school,Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when t

42、hey had first met.uDid youever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?*asked Bill.You see,I cleaned outmy locker(锁柜)because I didnt want to leave anything for anyone else.I had put away some ofmy mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to kilt myself.But after we spent some timeto

43、gether talking and laughing,I began to understand that if I killed myself,I would have missedthat time and so many others that might follow.So you see,Mark,when you picked up thosebooks that day,you did a lot more.You saved my life.1(6)When Mark met him the first time,Bill was goi ng.()(A)to have a

44、basketball game(B)to his classroom(C)to see Mark(D)back home(7)From what Bill was carrying,we can know that he.()(A)was a good student(B)liked sports and music(C)liked all the subjects in school(D)was a good friend(8)Mark and Bi l l.()(A)were in the same middle school and high school(B)were in the s

45、ame middle school but not in the same high school(C)often had lunch together at school(D)had known each other before they began to study in middle school(9)In this passage,the phrase break up means()(A)相 处 很 好(B)和好如初(C)关系破裂(D)保持联系(10)When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things,he(A)knew he c

46、ould save Bills life(B)knew who Bill was and wanted to help him(C)didnt know why he was going to help him(D)didnt know what he was going was very important to Bill(C)Hundreds of years ago,news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse.Ittook days,weeks and sometimes months for pe

47、ople to receive news.Now it is possible to sendwords and pictures around the world in seconds(秒).Billions of people learn about news storiesof their own country and all over the world every day,either by watching TV or readingnewspapers.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since t

48、he 18th century.Manycountries have hundreds of different newspapers.How do newspaper editors(编辑)decidewhich news stories to print(印刷)?Why do they print some stories and not others?What makes agood newspaper story?Firstly,it is important to report new stories.TV stations can report news much faster t

49、hannewspapers.Yet,newspapers give more about the same story.They may also look at the story inanother way,or they may print completely(完全地)different stories to those on TV.Secondly,a news story has to be interesting and unusual.People dont want to read storiesabout everyday life.As a result,many sto

50、ries are about some kind of danger and seem to be badnews.For example,newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely,instead they printstories about plane accidents.Another factor(因 素)is also very important in many news stories.Many people areinterested in news in foreign countries,but m