廣東省廣州中考英語閱讀提升突破（三）

廣州中考英語閱讀提升突破（三）

A中華文化逐漸在西方流行

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IfConfucius（孑L子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehis

birthdayonSeptember28th

withabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandlesonit.He'dneedastrong

windtohelphimblow

themout.

WhilemanypeoplenChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,

fewpeopleinthe

UnitedStateswillthinkofhim.It'snotstrange.MostAmericansdon't

evenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes（英雄）.

Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericandon'tcareaboutConfucius.

Confuciuswasagreatthinkerandeducationalist,andhehasagreat

influence（影響）onChineseculture.Inthatcase,foreigners（夕卜國人）must

knowsomethingmoreabouthimiftheywanttohaveabetter

understandingofChina.

Inthepasttwentyyears,thepopularity（流行）ofChinesestudieshas

riseninWesternuniversities.Sofar,thousandsofforeignstudentshave

hadclassesonChineseculture.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthas

openedConfuciusInstitutes（孔子學院）thatteachbothChineseand

Chinesecultureinmorethan80countries.ThemaincoursesofChinese

cultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy.Studentsare

taughtintraditionalChineseways.Foreignbusinessmenwhohopetomake

moneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustogetsuggestions（建議）

fortheirtrade（貿(mào)易）andunderstandtheirChinesecustomers（顧客）.

ChineseisgraduallyspreadacrossTheworld.

TodayChinaneedsmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChinese

culturetotheWest.

（）l.IfforeignerswanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,why

shouldtheystudysomethingaboutConfucius?

A.BecauseConfuciushasagreatinfluenceonChineseculture.

B.BecauseConfuciushasagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture.

C.BecauseConfuciusisanationalhero.

D.BecauseConfuciusteachesChineseattheConfuciusInstitute.

（）2.WhoismostlikelytoreadbooksaboutConfuciustoget

suggestionsforhisorhertradeinChinaandunderstandtheChinese

customers?

A.ZhangJun,adoctorworkinginChina.

B.Sara,anurseworkinginChina.

C.Mike,abusinessmanworkingintheUK.

D.John,asingerworkingintheUS.

)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ManypeopleinChinaknowsomethingaboutConfucius.

B.ManyAmericansrememberthebirthdayofConfucius.

C.Confuciuswasagreatthinker.

D.AAanyforeignersarelearningChineseculture.

)4.Whereisthispassagepossiblyfrom?

A.Acookbook.B.Amathbook.

C.Amagazine.D.Asciencebook.

B記憶的"把戲"所帶來的影響

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相應位置上。

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Agoodmemorymeansthatyoudon'tforgetwhatyouhaveseenbefore.

Youcanthinkofthingsinyourmindquicklywhensomeonetalkstoyou.

Havingagoodmemorymeansthatyouaregettingclosertosuccessoryou

willbecomesuccessfulearlierthanOtherpeople.Abettermemorycan

helpyoualot.Memory,theysay,isamatterofpracticeandexercise.If

youhavethewishandreallymakeahardeffort,thenyoucanquiteeasily

proveyourabilitytorememberthingsasquicklyaspossible.Butevenif

youaresuccessful,therearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricks

onyou.

Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.One

morninglastweek,forexample,IgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthe

frontdoorunlockedallnight,yetIclearlyrememberedlockingitcarefully

thenightbefore.Memory"tricks"worktheotherwayaswell.Onceina

whileyouremembernotdoingsomethingandthenfindoutthatyoudid.

Onedaylastmonth,forexample,Iwassittinginabarbershopwaitingfor

myturntogetahaircut,andsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircut

twodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyoffice.We

alwaysseemtofindsomefunnythingscausedbypeople'sforgetfulnessor

absentmindedness.

Storiesaboutabsent-mindedpeoplehavebeentoldforyears,andwe

nevergettiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunately,absent-mindednessis

notalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhen"tricks"ofourmemorycancause

usgreattrouble.

()1.AccordingtotheParagraph1,ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,

youshould.

A.forceyourselftorememberthings

B.makeahardefforttopracticeandexercise

C.forgetwhatyouhaveseenbefore

D.talktoyourself

()2.WhichofthefollowingsistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor.

B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor.

C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthefrontdoor.

D.Thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor.

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Unfortunately"inthelast

paragraphmean?

A.Happily.B.Luckily.C.Angrily.D.Unluckily.

)4.Wha+'sthebestTitleforthispassage?

A.TheKeytoaGoodMemoryBl'Tricks"ofMemory

C.TheDangerofForgetfulnessD.TheDangerof

Absent-mindedness

C語言學習游園會

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LanguageStudyFair

IfyouarestudyingEnglish,theLanguageStudyFairmustbe

attractive.Thefairisgoingon

between28Juneand30JuneattheNationalEducationCentre.Itcan

answeryourquestionsabout

self-s+udynomatterwhatlevelyourEnglishisat.

TheLanguageStudyFairgivesyouaverygoodchancetoseeandgetall

kindsofinformationtohelpyoutoimproveyourstudy.Over350

producers（供應商）ofeducationmaterialswillbearthefair.Comeoverto

thefair,andyouwillnotwasteyourmoneyinthefutureonmaterialsthat

careout-of-dateorbooksthatyoudon'tneed.Wehavegotlotsof

differentthingsforyoutoseeandhear.Therewillbestandsshowing

differentkindsofself-studyEnglishtextbooksandtalksbyeducational

speakersonthebestwaystostudyEnglishbyyourself.Wearesurethat

youwillbeinterestedinthelatestcomputerprogrammeswhichmake

studyingEnglishalonemucheasier.Itisuptoyoutomakethedecisions

aboutwhattobuy.

Thefairisopenfromninethirtyinthemorningtofiveinthe

afternoon.

Ticketscost5yuaneachifyou'reafull-timestudent.Youcanbook

ticketsbyringingthetickethotline.Thenumberis98427711.Hopetosee

youthere!

()1.WherewilltheLanguageStudyFairbeheld?

A.AttheNationalEducationCentre.

B.AttheEnglishEducationCentre.

C.AttheFutureCentre.

D.Atsomedifferentkindsofstands.

()2.Howmucharetheticketsifthereareeightfull-timestudents

comingtotheLanguageStudyFair?

A.20yuan.B.30yuan.C.40yuan.D.60yuan.

)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoThepassage?

A.TheLanguageStudyFairwilllastforthreedays.

B.Therewillbemorethan350producersofeducationmaterialsat

theLanguageStudyFair.

C.Youcancallthenumber98427711tobooktheticketsforthe

LanguageStudyFair.

D.TheLanguageStudyFaircananswerallofyourquestionsabout

improvingEnglish.

)4.Thepassageisprobably.

A.apieceofnewsB.aconversation

C.astoryD.anadvertisement

HowdidWins+omChurchillachievesomuch?Onekeytohissuccess

washisstrictlyobservedailyschedule.

Churchillisnotaparticularlyearlyriser;heisanightowl.Around8

clock,hetakesoffhissleepingmasktothesmellofbreakfast.Onhisbed

placesatray(托盤)tohisowndesign,withacotoutforhisroundbellythat

allowshimtohavebreakfastandworkatthesametime.

ChurchillusuallybeginsthemorningswithafullEnglishbreakfast,

oftenaccompaniedbymeatfromthepreviousnight,andsometimesaglass

ofwine.Ashepicksthroughhistrayoffood,heperusesthemorning

newspapers.Sometimesherises,walkingtohisbelovedClementineinher

separatebedroom,todiscusstodiscussastartlingdevelopment.Fromhis

battlestationhedictates（口述）letters,sipsfromaglassfilledwithwater

andatrickleof（少量的）whisky,andreadsuntillatemorning.Thenhe

bathes,dressesandbeginshisday.Lunchisfollowedbyawalkroundthe

gardensandponds,cardswithfamilyandfriends,thenfollowedbyanap.

Hisnapisexactlyanhourlong.Itallowshim,hesays,togetmorehours

outofeverytwenty-four.

Churchill'sdailyschedulerevealsimportantprinciples（原則）for

success：heknowshowtoget

thingsdone.Heisoneofthemostproductivemenwhoeverlived.To

achieveproductivity（效率）heoperatesbytwoprinciples.Thefirsthe

learntfromNapoleon：strengthofforceinthemostimportantplaces.The

secondiseconomyofeffort（節(jié)約能量）.

EconomyofeffortisoneofChurchill'sexcellentcharacteristics（性

格）.Hisdailyworkinbedsavesenergyforlater,whenhewilloftendictate

fromastand-updesk.Whentraveling,he.isevenmoreeconomical.''Never

standwhenyoucansitdown,“hewilladviseavisitor.''Neversitdownwhen

youcanliedown;andnevertomissanopportunitytovisitawashroom,as

thereisnoknowingwhenthenextopportunitywilloccur(出現(xiàn))

()l.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"peruses"meaninParagraph3?

A.Catches.B.Buys.C.Reads.D.Sells.

()2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Churchillusuallygetsupveryearly.

B.Churchillusuallywalksroundthegardensandpondsafterlunch.

C.Churchillisveryproductive.

D.Churchill'sdailyworkinbedhelpshimsaveenergyforotherthings.

()3.WhichofthefollowingscanbeusedtodescribeWinston

Churchill?

A.Hard-workingandwise.

B.Lazyandnarrow-minded.

C.Smartbutselfish.

D.Stubbornandselfish.

()4.Whereisthispassagepossiblyfrom?

A.Aposter.B.Amagazine.

C.Acomicbook.b.Atravelguide.

D

ZhangGuimei,theheadmasterofHuapingHighSchoolforGirls,based

inLijiangCity,SouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince,hasbeengranted（授予）

thetitle“RoleModeloftheTimes"forwhatshehasdoneforgirlsfrom

poorfamilies.

Theschool,whichwasfoundedbyZhangin2008,wasthefirsthigh

schoolinthecountrytoprovidefreeeducationtogirlswhowould

otherwisehavebeenunabletocontinuetheirstudiesaftercompleting

theirnineyearsofcompulsoryeducation.

AnybodywhoknowsZhang'sownconditionswillbemoredeeplymoved

byher.Shehasnopersonalproperty（貝才產(chǎn)）,andhasbeenlivinginthe

studentdormitorysinceitsfounding.Shehasspentmostofherownmoney

onherstudents.Despitehavingserioushealthproblems,for12yearsshe

hasalwaystakenmorningclassestogetherwithThestudents.Shehasalso

rackedup（累計）110,000kilometresvisitingherstudents'familiesoverthe

years.Besidesherworkwiththeschool,shealsohasapart-timejobas

headofthelocalorphanage（孤兒院）,caringformorethan130orphans.

Thankstoherefforts,about40percentofTheschool'sgraduates（畢

業(yè)生）areadmittedintokeyuniversities.Morethan1,800girlsfrompoor

familieshaveentereduniversitiesviahereducation.Byhelpingthegirls

gethighereducation,shehasactuallyhelpedthemchangetheirlives.

Inabroadersense,Zhanghasbeenhelpingtoimprovetheregion（地

區(qū)）asQwhole.Influencedbyher,manyofherstudentshavechosento

teachinpoorareas,whilesomeevenwentbacktoteachinherhighschool.

Hereffortshavethusbenefited（受益）thelocalregioninasustainableway.

Now,withZhanghavinggotthetitle,educationforgirlsfrompoorregions

willreceivemoreattention,whichhopefullybringsmoreresourcesand

assistance（援助）.

Whatshehasdonewillbelongrememberedandencouragemoreto

followherexample.

（）l.WhatcanweknowaboutHuapingHighSchool?

A.Itwasfoundedin2009.

B.TheheadmasteroftheschoolisZhangGuimei.

C.Itprovideseducationfortherich.

D.Itprovideseducationforboys.

（）2.WhathasZhangGuimeidoneforherstudentsovertheseyears

accordingtothepassage?

①ShehasspentmostofThemoneysheearnedonherstudents.

②Shehastakenmorningclasseswithherstudentsformanyyears.

③Shemakeslunchforherstudentseveryday.

④Shehasvisitedherstudents'families.

A.①②③B.①③④C.①②④D.②③④

()3.Whatcanbeinferred(推測)fromthepassage?

A.ZhangGuimeiwillstophelpingstudentsfrompoorfamilies.

B.ZhangGuimeiwillkeephelpingstudentsfrompoorfamilies.

C.ZhangGuimeiwillgivethetitle"RoleModeloftheTimes"toher

students.

b.ZhangGuimeiwillgiveupthetitle"RoleModeloftheTimes".

Doctorsrecommendthatkidsspendmostoftheirtimebeingactive

outdoorsandplayingwiththeirparents.However,thatdoesn'tmeanTV

hastobetakenoutoftheirfamilylife.ThereareseveraleducationalTV

showsthathelpyourchildrenlearnbeforeandaftertheyenterschool.

TakealookatthesefourTVshowsthatyourkidsshouldwatch.

Asoneofthelongestchildren'sshowsonTV.

SeasameStreetisstillafavouritewithparents.It

SesameStreet

tacheskidsaboutsharing,beingagoodfriend,and

otherimportantvalues.Additionally,wordsand

lettersareintroducedthroughscenesandsongs

withfavouritecharacterslikeElmo,BigBird,Zoey,

andCookieMonster.Youprobablyenjoywatching

thisshowasakid,andyourchildrencantoo.Sesame

Streethasbeenaired（播放）onPBSsince1969.

Whatkiddoesn'tlikeasuperhero?Well,Super

Why!hasfourofthem：AlphaPigwithAlphabet

Power,PrincessPrestowithSpellingPower,Wonder

RedwithWordPower,andSuperWhywiththe

PowertoRead.ThisTVshowteacheskidshowto

putletterstogethertomakewordsandhowTo

pronouncewordswhenreading.It'sgreatforkids

fromthepreschooltosecondgrade.SuperWhy!has

beenairedonPBSandPBSKidsSproutsince2008.

*BasedontherailwayseriesbooksbyReverend

WilbertAwdry.ThomasandFriendsfo11owsthe

ThomasandFriends

storyoflocomotive（火車頭）friendswholiveon

SodorIsland.Therearelargeenginesandsmall

engines.Itteacheskidstoacceptothersforwho

theyareandalwaysdotheirbestineverything.

Afterall,thepopularsentenceoftheshowis''I

thinkIcan."ThomasandFriendshasbeenaired

since1984.However,theshowwastotallyredonein

2003byITV.

Basedonaclassicchildren'sbookseriesby

遨MarcBrown.Arthurisaboutaneight-year-oldboy

Arthur

namedArthurfromElwoodCity.Hehastodealwith

severalsituationsthatmanychildrenfacetoday.

Forexample,theshowexploresseveral

health-relatedandsocialproblems,suchascancer

andotherdisabilities.Thestories,alongwiththe

song"BelieveinYourself,teachkidsArthurhowto

dealwiththeseproblemsandaccepteveryone.

ArthurhasbeenairedonPBSsince1996.

)1.WhichTVshowcanteachkidsaboutsharing,beingagoodfriend,

andotherimportantvaluesaccordingtothepassage?

A.SesameStreetB.SuperWhy!C.ThomasandFriendsD.Arthur

)2.Accordingthepassage,whichcharacterhastodealwithproblems

thatmanychildrenfacetoday?

A.Elmo.B.Thomas.

C.MarcBrown.D.Arthur.

()3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ParentsshouldwatchmoreTVshowswiththeirkidsinthedailylife.

B.Arthurteacheskidshowtowritesongs.

C.5uperWh^.helpskidsrememberEnglishsongsquickly.

D.BothThomasandFriendsandencouragekidstobeconfident.

()4,Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThewaystolearnEnglishwell.

B.Theadviceabouthowtoplaywithkids.

C.TheTVshowsthatcanhelpeducatekids.

D.Theproblemsthatkidsfacetoday.

E

Howwouldyoufeelifyourschoolbanned(禁止)phonesinclass?

InFebruary,theMinistryofEducationannounced(宣布)thatmobile

phonesshould,inprinciple,bebannedinprimaryandsecondaryschools.

Thisaimstoprotectstudents'eyesight,makesuretheyfocusontheir

workandpreventthemfrombecomingaddicted（上癮的）totheInternet

andonlinegames.Severalstudentssharetheirownopinionsaboutthis

policy（政策）.

XuXiaohe,ajuniorhighschoolstudentfrom

唇Zhejiang,supportsthepolicy.MInfact,myschoolhas

Jo1

neverallowedustobringourmobilephones/,hesaid.

"It'sadistraction（干擾）fromourwork.Evenadultscan't

controlthemselves,letalonekidslikeus.”

曾LiZihanfromBeijing,however,feelsdifferently.

,QThe13-year-oldbelievesthatamobilephonebanistoo

1simplistic（簡單化的）forQgenerationthathasgrownup

withmobilephones.''St