英語中考閱讀

Peoplesentlettersonhorsesintheolddays.Andnowpeoplehavemanywaystosend

letters.E-mailisonegoodway.

Sendingane-mailisverydifferentfromsendingpaperletter.Ane-maildoesn*tneedany

paperorenvelopes(信封).Wecan"write"bytapping(擊打)thekeyboardonthecomputer.Sending

ane-mailisalsoveryquick.Ittakesonlyafewminutestogettoanyplaceintheworld.Youcan

sendaletter,apictureorevenvideosbye-mail.Butyoucanneversendapaperletterora

postcardbyit.

Peopleallovertheworldcaneasilymakefriendswitheachothere-mail.

()51.Howdidpeoplesendlettersintheolddays?.

A.Onhorses.B.BytrainC.Bye—mail

()52.Sendingane-maildoesn'tneed..

A.akeyboardB.acomputerC.anypaperorenvelopes

()53.Sendingane-mailisvery..

A.hardB.quickC.slow

()54.Howlongdoesittakepeopletosendane-mailtoanotherplace?.

A.Afewminutes.B.Afewhours.C.Afewdays.

()55.Whatcan'tyousendbye-mail?

A,Apaperletter.B.Aphoto.C.Avideo.

(B)

閱讀下列短文，并做短文后面的題目，從四個選項中，選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子

的最佳選項，并將代表正確選項的字母填入題前括號內(nèi)。

HongKongHarborCruiseByNight

Enjoyyourwonderfuldinneronthefbrry(渡輪)andseethefantasticcitylights

TIME：7：00pm-10:00pmdaily

PRICE:WithdinnerWithoutdinner

Adult:HK$300HKS120

Childunder12:HKS210HK$84

START/STOP:KowloonPublicPier(NearStarFerryPier)

TICKETOFFICE:StarCompany(123CantonRoad)

()56.Wheredoesthecruisestart?_.

A,KowloonPublicPier.B.NearStarCompany.

C.Ontheferry.D.Attheticketoffice.

()57.IfMrandMrsBrownwanttohavedinnerontheferry,howmuchwillthey

pay??

A.HKS300.B.HK$600.C.HKS420.D.HKS520.

()58.Wherecantheybuythetickets?,

A.AKowloonPublicPier.B.NearStarFerryPier.

C.StarCompany.D.OntheFerry.

()59.Whatcantheyseeontheferry?.

A.Afilm,B.Thecitylights.

C.Playingsports.D.Twinkingstars.

()60.Ifyouareelevenyearsoldandyoudon'thavedinnerduringthecruise,howmuch

willyoupay?.

A.HK$300.B.HKS120.C.HKS100.D.HK$84.

(C)

Davidcamefromapoorfamily.Whenhefinishedhishighschool,however,hewasgivena

wonderfulpresent.HSomeofmyfriendsgotnewclothesandarichboyevengotanewcar,"he

remembered,"Mydadreachedintohistrouserspockedandtooksomethingout.1heldoutmy

hand,andhispresentdroppedintoit-anicket(五分銀幣)，"

Dadsaidtome,'Buyanewspaperwiththat.Readeverywordofit.Thentotheclassified

section(分類欄li)andgetyourselfajob.Getintotheworld.Ifsallyoursnow.,Ialways

thoughtthatagreatjokemyfatherhadplayedonmeuntilafewyearslaterwhenIwasinthe

army,sittinginafdxhole(戰(zhàn)壤)，andthinkingaboutmyfamilyandmylife.ItwasthenIrealized

thatmyfriendshadgotonlynewcars,ornewclothes.Myfatherhadgivenmethewholeworld.

Whatagreatpresent!

()61.WhenDavidleftschool,hereceivedasapresent.

A.anewcarB.newclothesC.bothAandBD.hardlyanything

()62.David1sfatheraskedhimto

A.learnhowtoreadanewspaperB.getajobbyhimself

C.playajokeD.remembertheclassifiedsection

()63.Thetitleofthepassagemaybe”

A.HowtoBeaSoldierB.HowtoFindaJob

C.AGreatJokeD.AGreatPresent

()64,WhatdidDavidthinkofhispresentfromhisfatheratfirst?.

A.Itwasajoke.B.Itwasagreatpresent.

C.Hedislikedit.D.Thepresentwasexpensive.

()65.WhatdidDavidbecomeafewyearslater?.

A.Acollegestudent.B.Arichperson.C.Asoldier.D.Anewspaperreporter.

(D)

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LifelongLearning(終身學(xué)習(xí))

Inthepast,whenstudentsgraduatedfromcollegeandgotjobs,onlysomeofthemwenton

withthestudy.Buttoday,lifelonglearningisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.

Lucy,whoisforty,teachesphysicsatacollegeinBoston.nNextterm,I'llteachsomeofmy

classesbyusingtheInternet.ThisisthewayofteachingthatI'veneverusedbefore,MsaysLucy.

"Thesedays,I'mtakingaclasstolearnhowtoteachinthisway.Ifnot,Tillosemyjob."Atthe

sametime,Lucy'sseventy-year—oldparents,wholiveinNewYork,arehavinganarthistory

classonline,"Welovethissubject,Hsaysherfather,nandwelearnittoenjoyoursleves.Yousee

wecanstudywithpeopleallovertheworld.Whatfunitistolearnlikethis."

/LucyParents

AgeForty(66)____________

Subject(67)____________Arthistory

Place(68)____________NewYork

HowtoteachorlearnOnline(69)____________

ForwhattheygoonNottoloseherjob(70)____________

leami

Bill,FrankandDavewerethreebrothers.Everyyeartheysenttheirmothe

rexpensivegiftsonherbirthday.Theylikedtoshowherhowrichtheywere.

Theeldestbrother,Bill,hadalotofmoneyandhewantedhismothertoh

avethemostexpensivegifts,buthedidn'

tknowwhattobuy.Soheputanadinthenewspaper.Wanted一

—thegreatestgiftformymother.”

Aboutaweekbeforehismother?

sbirthdayamancametohisoffice.Hebroughtabigbird."Thisbird,

”themansaid,“canspeaktenlanguagesandsingsomepopsongs.”

“Really?I'dliketolistentoit.”Billsaid.

ThemanmadethebirdtalkinFrenchandtellajokeinJapanese.Thenthebi

rdsangabeautifulsong.Billwasveryhappyandpaideightthousanddolla

rsforthebird.ThenextdayBillsentthebirdtohismotherwithabirthda

ycard.

ThedayafterhismotherJ

sbirthdayhecalledhismother."Well,mother.heasked,“Whatdoyou

thinkofthebird?”

“Oh,it'sverydelicious,dear.saidhismother.

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51.Whoistheeldestbrother?

A.Dave.B.Jack.C.Bill.D.Frank.

52.WhatdidBillputinthenewspaper?

A.Anad.B.Ashow.C.Amagazine.D.Areport.

53.Howmanylanguagescouldthebirdspeak?

A.Five.B.Seven.C.Eight.D.Ten.

54.HowmuchdidBillpayforthebird?

A.Tenthousanddollars.B.Eightthousanddollars.

C.Tendollars.D.Eightdollars.

55.WhatdidBillsendtohismotherforherbirthday?

A.Ajoke.B.Somemoney.C.Birdwithacard.D.Asong.

B

Angerisakindoffeeling.Manythingscanmakeyouangry.Whenyourteache

rgivesyoutoomuchhomework,whenyourteamlosesanimportantgame,when

afriendborrowsyourfavoritethingandthenbreaksit,youmaygetreally

angry.

Usually,yourbodywilltellyouwhenyouareangry.Forexample,youbreat

hefaster,yourfaceturnsred,andyoumaywanttobreaksomethingorhits

omeone,butsometimes,youhideyouranger.Forexample,youmayhideitin

yourheart.Theproblemisthatifyoudothis,youmaygetaheadacheoryou

rstomachmayhurt.

Infact,it'snotgoodtohideyouranger,andit'

snormalforyoutogetangrysometimes.Butangermustbeletoutintherig

htway,withouthurtingothersoryourself.

Whenyougetangry,youcantalkaboutitwithotherpeople.It'

shelpfultotalkaboutyourangerwithanadult,suchasparents,ateacher

,etc.Whenyoutalkaboutanger,thosebadfeelingscanstarttogoaway.H

erearesomeotherthingsyoucandowhenyoustarttofeelangry:talktoa

goodfriend;countfrom1to100;givesomeoneahug;goforabikeride;thi

nkaboutgoodthings,etc.

Rememberthathowyouactwhenyouareangrycanmakeeverythingbetterorw

orse.Do