中考英語模擬試卷

知識運用（共14分）

一、單項填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處

的最佳選項。

1.ThegirlinaredhatisfromtheUK.nameisLinda.

A.HerB.HisC.YourD.My

2.MyfavouriteTVshowis8o'clockintheevening.

A.onB.atC.inD.of

3.Don'tworktoohard,you'llgetsick.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

4.—didyoupayforthepicture?

—200yuan.It5squitecheap.

A.HowmanyB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.Howlong

5.一MustIleavenow?

—No,you.Youcanstayherealittlelonger.

A.mustn,tB.needn'tC.can'tD.wouldn5t

6.Myuncle'snewbookoutnextmonth.

A.comeB.cameC.willcomeD.hascome

7.Ithefilmalready.Idonotwanttoseeitagain.

A.seeB.sawC.willseeD.haveseen

8.AnnthehousewhenIcalledherlastnight.

A.cleansB.wascleaningC.w川cleanD.iscleaning

9.TodayhundredsofPicasso5searlyworksatthe

PicassoMuseum.

A.showB.showedC.areshownD.were

shown

10.AfriendofminecamemelastSaturday.

A.seeB.sawC.seeingD.tosee

11.Ifyou,Tilwashthedishesafterthedinner.

A.cookB.cookedC.havecookedD.are

cooking

12.Ididn'tunderstandsomuchtimeoncomputer

games.

A.whydoeshespendB.whyhespends

C.whydidhespendD.whyhespent

二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、

D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項°

MayDayBasket

IclearlyremembertheMayDayoftheyearthatIwasinfifth

grade.ThatyearIwasfacedwithachallengebecauseofmy

bestfriend,Pam.

Anewfamilyrecentlyhadmovedintooursmalltown,andPam

wasspendingmoreandmoretimeattheirhouse.I

felt13andleftout.

WhenmymotheraskedmewhetherIwouldtakeaMayDay

baskettoPam'shouse,Iansweredangrily,“Ofcoursenot!”My

motherstoppedwhatshewasdoingand14meinherarms.

ShetoldmethatIwouldhavemanyotherfriendsinmylifetime.

"ButPamwasmybestfriendever,55Icried.

Mumtoldmethatcircumstances（環(huán)境）changeandpeople

change.She15thatoneofthegreatthingsfriendscando

istogiveeachotherachancetogrow,tochangeandtodevelop

intowhattheywanttobe.Andsometimes,shesaid,thatfriends

would16otherpeopletospendtimewith.It5snothing

wrongwiththat.

ShewentontosaythatIneededtoforgivePamforhurtingme

andthatIcouldexpressthatforgiveness（寬?。゜ygivinghera

MayDaybasket.

Itwasa17decision,butIdecidedtogivePamabasket.I

madeanextraspecialbasketofflowerswithlotsofyellow

becausethatwasPam'sfavorite18.Iaskedmytwosisters

tohelpmedelivermybasketofforgiveness.Aswe19from

ourhidingplace,Pampickeduptheflowers,pressedherface

intothemandsaid20enoughforustohear,“Thankyou,

Susie,Ihopedyouwouldn'tforgetme!”

Thatday,Imadeadecisionthatchangedmylife：Idecidedto

holdmyfriendsinmyheart,butnotinmyexpectationofthem,

allowingthemspacetogrowandtochange-withorwithout

me.

13.A.happyB.hurtC.stupidD.lucky

14.A.caughtB.acceptedC.heldD.tied

15.A.complainedB.explainedC.doubtedD

tested

16.A.directB.surveyC.controlD.

choose

17.A.hardB.poorC.

quickD.good

18.A.foodB.colorC.basketD.place

19.A.greetedB.sensedC.smelledD.

watched

20.A.angrilyB.nervouslyC.loudlyD.

privately

閱讀理解（共36分）

三、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）

閱讀下面的四篇短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

A

AreyouinterestedintheseJobs?

Videogametester

Wouldyoulikeajobthatletsyouplaygames?MitchEllisworks

foravideogamecompany.Alotofteenagerswanthisjob

becauseheplaysvideogamesfourhoursaday!He'stheone

whoteststhegamestomakesuretheywork.Mitchloveshisjob

becauseit5sexciting!

Dogwalker

Wouldyoulikeajcbthatletsyouworkwithanimals?Doyouwant

onethatletsyoubeoutsidealot?AmyCarsonwalksthreedcgs,

threetimesaday,fivedaysaweek!Dogsareplayfulandfun,so

herjobisneverboring.

Climbingguide

Manypeoplewantworkthatletsthemtravel.Areyouactiveand

healthy?Areyousomeonewholikestohikeandclimb

mountains?Joinus!PauloCostaisaclimbingguide.Hehelps

peopleclimbmountains.HetravelsalloverBrazil-andgets

paidforit!

Booksorter

Doyoulovebooks?CanyouworkonSundaynight?Thelibraryis

lookingforsomeonewhocanhelpsort（分類）booksandput

thembackontheshelves.BeforeThursday,sendane-mailto

JanetChen（Janet,chen@）ifyouare

interested.

21.Whoworksasadogwalker?

A.AmyCarson.B.MitchEllis.

C.PauloCosta.D.JanetChen.

22.Ifyouareactiveandhealthy,you'rewantedtobea.

A.videogametesterB.dogwalker

C.climbingguideD.booksorter

23.Thelibraryneedssomeonetowork.

A.onThursdaynight

B.beforeThursday

C.beforeSunday

D.onSundaynight

B

Haveyouevershoveled（鏟）snowafterasnowstorm?Most

peopletrytoremovesnow.ButinFebruary,inSapporo,Japan,

trucksactuallybringsnowintothecity!Peopleshovelthesnow

intolargepiles,andthesepilesofsnowbecomeoutdoorcafes,

concertstages,andbeautifulsculptures（雕像）.

ArtistsfromallovertheworldcometoSapporo'sSnowFestival

everyyeartoenterthesculpturecompetition.Butthesculptures

aren'tmadeofstone,metalorwood-theyaremadeofsnow

andice!Artistssometimeswork11to12hoursadaytomake

amazingsculptures.Manyofthesculpturesarehugeandvery

detailed.Duringtheday,thesculpturesshineinthewintersun.

Atnight,colorfullightsshineonthem.Millionsofpeoplegoto

seethemeveryyear.

TheSnowFestivalhadnotalwaysbeensopopular.Itstartedin

1950assomethingverysmall.PeopleinSapporowantedtogo

outsideandhavefunduringthelong,boringwinter,sothecity

heldaone-dayfairinapark.Peoplelistenedtomusicand

danced.Theywatchedmoviesanddegraces.Butsomehigh

schoolstudentshadagreatideaandbuiltsixlargeinteresting

snowsculptures.Peoplereallylikedthesculptures,andthe

SnowFestivalwasborn.

Fiveyearslater,soldiersnearbybroughttonsofsnowintothe

city.Theymadethesnowintolargeblocksandusedladdersto

buildhugesculptures.Thesesculptureswereamazing,andthe

smallfestivalturnedintoaninternationalevent.

Morethan60yearshavepassed.Tocay,thefestivalisseven

dayslong.Everyyear,millionsofpeopleweartheirwarrrest

coatsandgooutsidetocelebratethesnow!

24.ArtistsgotoSapporoeverywintermainlyto.

A.listentomusicanddance

B.watchmoviesanddograces

C.haveaone-dayfairinapark

D.enterthesculpturecompetition

25.In1950,somebuiltsixlargeinterestingsnow

sculptures.

A.artistsB.highschoolstudents

C.soldiersD.moviestars

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Winteractivity.

B.Sapporo,Japan.

C.TheSnowFestival.

D.Outdoorsculptures.

C

"TextNeckisnotjustatextingproblem,,5saidDr.DeanFishman.

“TextNeckisagamingproblem.TextNeckisane-mailing

problem.n

Fishmanmadeuptheterm“TextNeck”in2008whileexamining

a17-year-oldpatient.Theteencameincomplainingofneck

pain.Fishmannoticedthattheteenwassittinginachair,

bending（彎曲）overhersmartphone,textingaway."IknewIhad

something,"Fishmansaid.

ArecentstudypublishedinSurgicalTechnologyInternational's

25theditionsaystextingmaybehurtingyourback.Thestudy

foundthatbendingyourheadtolookatyourmobilephoneheld

inyourhandscanputupto60poundsofpressure（壓力）onyour

neck.Theaveragehumanheadweighs10poundsinaright

position-whenyourearsareoveryourshoulders.Forevery

inchyoubendyourheadforward,thepressureonyourback

doubles.

Stayinginthe￡￡forwardheadposturencanleadtomany

problems.Overtime,itcanevenchangethenaturalcurve（曲線）

ofyourneck.

Dr.MichelleCollie,directorofPerformancePhysicalTherapyin

RhodeIsland,recentlysaysTextNeckhasincreasedveryquickly,

especiallyamongheryoungerpatients.AccordingtotheKaiser

FamilyFoundation,8-to18-year-oldsspendalmostsevenand

ahalfhoursusingmobiledeviceordesktopcomputerforfun

everyday.

Sowhat'sasmartphone-texting,laptop-lovingguytodo?

First,Colliesaid,istopayattentiontoyourbody.Keepyourfeet

flatonthefloor,rollyourshouldersbackandkeepyourears

directlyoverthemsoyourheadisn'tbentforward.Anduse

somethingtosupporttheweightofamobiledevice.

Fishman'sTextNeckInstitutecreatedamobileapptohelpyou

remembertoavoidforwardheadposture.Whenyourphoneis

heldatasafepoint,agreenlightshines.Whenyou'reatriskfor

TextNeck,aredlightappears.

Mostimportantistakingbreaksfromtimetotimewhileusingany

mobiledeviceordesktopcomputer.Aboutevery20minutes,

standup,rollyou「shouldersandneckorgoforashortwalkto

haveabreak.

27.WhatmightFishmanmeanbysaying“IknewIhad

something55?

A.Hehadthesamesmartphoneasthepatient.

B.Hegotanewnameforthepatient'spain.

C.Hewantedtoplayajokeonthepatient.

D.Hehadthesameideawiththepatient.

28.Accordingtothepassage,yourheadisintherightposition

when.

A.youbendoveryourneckoften

B.yourearsareoveryourshoulders

C.youturnyournecktotheotherside

D.youputupmorepressureonyourneck

29.Thelastthreeparagraphsaremainlytalkingabout.

A.howtomakeTextNeckapps

B.whatcausesTextNeck

C.howtoavoidTextNeck

D.theresultsofTextNeck

D

Languageincrisis

Today,almost80%ofthepeopleintheworldspeakonly1%of

itslanguages.Every14daysalanguagedies.By2100,halfof

themorethan7,000languagesspokenonEarthtodaymay

disappear.

Whydolanguagesdie?

Throughouthistory,thelanguagesofdominant（統(tǒng)治的）groups

havespreadwhilethelanguagesofnativecultureshavebeccme

extinct.Thishappensbecauseofgovernmentlanguagepolicies,

orbecausethedominantlanguagebecomesmoreusefulin

everydaylife.

Whyislanguageimportant?

Studyingdifferentlanguagesincreasesourunderstandingofhow

humanscommunicate.Languageisalsoanimportantpartof

culture.Wordsthatdescribeaparticularculturalpracticemight

nothavemeaninginanotherlanguage.

Nativegroupsoftenhaveadeepunderstandingoflocalplants

andanimalsbecausetheyhavelivedclosetonaturefor

thousandsofyears.Wecoulddiscoverimportantthings,suchas

treatmentsforillness,bystudyingtheselanguages.Many

endangered（瀕臨滅絕的）languagesaren'twrittendown.Wnen

thelastspeakersofalanguagedieandtheirlanguagebecomes

extinct,theirstories,songs,andotherimportantinformationare

lost,too.

Whichlanguagesaredisappearing?

CentralSouthAmericahassomeoftheworld'smost

endangeredlanguages.TheKallawayapeoplespeakasecret

languagethathasdetailsofthousandsofmedicinalplants.

Today,fewerthan100peoplespeakit.

InCentralandEasternSiberia,almostallofthenativelanguages

areendangered.ManySiberianlanguagesnowhaveonlyafew

elderlyspeakers.

Oklahomahasthehighestnumberofnativelanguagesinthe

UnitedStates.Oneofthese,Yuchi,maybeunrelatedtoany

otherlanguageintheworld.However,duringtheearly20th

century,governmentschoolspunishedstudentswhowereheard

speakingit.In2010,onlyfiveelderlymembersoftheYuchitribe

couldspeaktheirnativelanguage.

Howarelanguagesbeingsaved?

Nativeculturesaroundtheworldareusingmoderntechnologyto

helpkeeptheirendangeredlanguagesandculturesalive.

Communitiesarecreatingdictionariesandlibrariesbyusing

pictures,video,andaudiotorecordthetraditionsofthelast

speakersoftheirlanguage.Iftheyoungergenerationsdon't

speakandunderstandthewordsandstoriesoftheirancestors

（祖先），thelanguagewilldie.Andwhenthelanguagedies,part

oftheculturedies,too.

30.Theunderlinedword“extinct"probablymeans.

A.sellingoutB.dyingoutC.speakingoutD.

puttingout

31.HowarethenativelanguagesinCentralSiberiaand

Oklahomasimilar9

A.Bothofthemaresecretlanguages.

B.Fewerpeoplecanspeakthemtoday.

C.Theyarebothunrelatedtootherlanguages.

D.Theyarebothspokenmainlybyyoungpeople.

32.Tosavealanguage,itismostimportantfortolearnit.

A.youngpeopleB.parents

C.scientistsD.dominantgroups

33.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?

A.It'snecessarytostudymorelanguages.

B.Ifsgoodforpeopletospeakthesamelanguage.

C.Preventingthelossoftheworld'slanguagesisimportant.

D.Protectinglanguagesismoreimportantthanprotecting

culture.

四、閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。（共10分，每小題2分）

Football

AncientChinese,RomanandEgyptianwritingshelpyouknow

aboutgamesplayedbykickingaball.Wealsoknowthatinthe

twelfthcentury,insomeEnglishtowns,oncertaindaysofthe

year,hundredsofyoungmenwouldkickaballaroundthestreets.

Unluckily,fightoftenresulted.Peoplewerehurtandevenkilled.

In1314,suchgameswerenotallowedbecausetheyweretoo

dangerous.

ThegamewenowknowasfootballdevelopedinEnglandinthe

earlynineteenthcentury.Footballwasplayedinmanyschools

andclubsasearlyas1823.Theseschoolsandclubsoftenhad

differentrules,butin1863,theFootballAssociationorFAwas

created,andstandardruleswereagreedforeveryonetofollow.

Thesearetherulesthatmanypartsoftheworlduseforfootball

today.In1871,acupwasgivenforthebestEnglishclub,called

theFACup.Footballsoonspreadacrosstheworld.

IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,however,adifferenttypeof

footballgamedeveloped,wherethefootballplayerscouldpick

theballupandcarryit.Theballisalsoinadifferentshape.In

Americanfootballthereisalsomoreviolentcontact（激烈交鋒）

betweenplayers,whohavetowearspecialclothingtoprotect

themselves.

Footballisnowcertainlythemostpopulargameonearth.Whyis

that?Onereasonmaybethatit'sasimplegame.Allweneedis

aball,andafewthingstomarkthegoals.It5samorerelaxed

gamewhichcanbeenjoyedbyjustafewpeopleofanyage,on

anypieceofgroundoreveninthestreet.Anotherreasonmaybe

thatitallowspeopletoshowtheirspecialskills.Somefootballers

becomeveryrichandfamous,likeDavidBeckham.Forthis

reason,manyyoungpeopledreamofbecomingfootballstars

andgettingveryrich.Televisiontoohasmadefootballmore

popular.Millionsofpeoplecanwatchinternationalmatches

suchastheWorldCup,whichisheldeveryfouryears.

34.Whathelpsyouknowaboutgamesplayedbykickingaball?

35.Wheredidthefootballgamedevelopintheearly19thcentury?

36.Whenwerethefootballstandardruesmadeforeveryoneto

follow?

37.WhydoAmericanfootballplayershavetowearspecial

clothing?

38.Whyisfootballnowthemostpopulargameonearth?

書面表達（共10分）

五、文段表達（10分）

39.從下面兩個題目中任選一題，根據中文和英文提示，完成一篇不

少于50詞的文段寫作。文中已給出內容不計入總詞數(shù)。所給提示詞

語僅供選用。請不要寫出你的校名和姓名。

題目①

假如你是李華，即將結束在美國的交換學習，回國前你想給住家媽媽

Sarah寫封感謝信，告訴她你什么時候回國，為什么感謝她，以及你

的感受。

提示詞語：help,care,communicate,drivetohospital,own

family

提示要點：?Whenareyougoingtoleave?

?Whydoyouwanttosay'thankyou5toher?

?Howdoyoufeel?

DearSarah,

mwritingtodelivermythanksto

you.

Thanksagainfortakingcareofmesowell.

Yours,

LiHua

題目②

某英文報社正就“我最喜歡的中華傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日”的話題展開討論。假如你

是李華，請你用英文寫篇短文給報社投稿，說說你最喜歡的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日

是什么，節(jié)日里你通常都做什么，以及你為什么喜歡這個節(jié)日。

提示詞語：Mid-autumnfestival,mooncake,bigdinner,en.oy,

gettogether

提示問題:?What'syourfavouritetraditionalfestival?

?Whatdoyouusuallydoonthefestival?

?Whydoyoulikeit?

Therearemanytraditionalfestivalsin

China.

英語試卷答案及評分參考

一、單項填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）

1.A2,B3.A4,C5.B6,C

7.D8.B9.C10.D11.A12.D

二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）

13.B14.C15.B16.D

17.A18.B19.D20.C

三、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）

21.A22.C23.D24.D25.B26.C27.B

28.B29.C30.B31.B32.A33.C

四、閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。（共10分，每小題2分）

34.AncientChinese,RomanandEgyptianwritings.

35.InEngland.

36.In1863.

37.Toprotectthemselves（fromtheviolentcontact）.

38.Onereasonmaybethatit'sasimplegameandanotherone

maybethatitallowspeopletoshowtheirspecialskills.

五、文段表達（10分）

39.Onepossibleversion：

題目1

DearSarah,

I'mwritingtodelivermythankstoyou.Iamgoingtoleavethe

USnextTuesdaymorning.Ireallywanttosaythankstoyou

becauseofyourhelpandcareduringmystayhere.Iwillnever

forgetyouofferedtohelpwhenIhaddifficultyincommunicating

withothersinEnglish,andIwillneverforgetyoudrovemetothe

hospitalinthelatenightwhenIdidn'tfeelwell.

Stayingwithyourfamilyisjustlikebeingwithmyownfamily,

whichremindsmeofthesaying,“Eastorwest,homeisbest.55

Thanksagainfortakingcareofmesowell.

題目2

TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina.Myfavouriteoneis

Mid-autumnFestivalanditusuallycomesonAugust15ofthe

lunaryear.

Onthefestivalweusuallygobackhomefromothercitiesor

placesandhaveabigdinnerwiththewholefamily.Afterdinner,

weofteneatmooncakes,watchthefullmoonandtalkwitheach

otherhappily.

IlikeMid-autumnFestivalbestnotonlybecauseIlikethe

deliciousmooncakesbutalsobecauseit'safamilyget-together

timeandIreallyenjoytheloveamongthefamilymembers.

書面表達評分標準：

第一檔：（9?10分）

完全符合題目要求，表達思想清楚且積極向上，內容豐富。使用多種

句型結構和豐富的詞匯，語言通順，語意連貫，具有邏輯性和交際

性口

第二檔：（6?8分）

基本符合題目要求，表達思想基本清楚，內容完整。語法結構和詞匯

基本滿足文章需要。語言基本通順，語意基本連貫。有少量語言錯誤,

但不影響整體理解。

第三檔：（3?5分）

部分內容符合題目要求，表達思想不夠清楚，內容不夠完整。語法結

構和詞匯錯誤較多，語言不通順，影響整體理解。

第四檔：（0?2分）

與題目有關內容不多，只是簡單拼湊提示詞語，所寫內容難以理解

初三中考模擬試卷(1月)

一、聽第一段對話，完成第1-2小題。

)1:What'stheweatherliketoday?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.

)2:Whenwilltherebeaparty?

A.NextSaturday.B.LastSunday.C.ThisSaturday.

聽第2段對話，完成第3—5小題。

):3、WhoisChenIluitalkingwith?

A.Ann.B.Emma.C.James.

()4、Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Theirhomework.B.Theirmother.C.Theirplansforthesummer

holiday.

()5、WhatisChenHuigoingtodothissummerholiday?

A.Sheisgoingtostayathome.

B.B.Sheisgoingtovisitsomecitiesinthewest.

C.Sheisgoingtosomeplacesofinterest.

二、短文理解下面你將聽到一篇短文，請根據聽到的短文選出正確的選項,

將其序號填入題前括號內，短文讀兩遍。

)6、WhatdidMrs.Leedoonesummerafternoon?

A.Shewenttoasupermarket.B.Shewenttothecinema.C.Shewent

towork.

()7、WhydidMrs.Leewanttobuyanice-cream?

A.Shefelthot.B.Shefelthungry,C.Shefelt

cold.

()8、Whowassellingcolddrinks?

A.Mrs.Lee.B.Theboy.C.Thegirl.

()9、Howmuchdoesanice-creamcostinthestory?

A.Oneyuan.B.Twoyuan.C.Threeyuan.

()10^WhydidMrs.Leepayoneyuanfortheboy?

.A.Shewastheboy'smother.B.Shewasangry

withtheboy.

C.Shethoughttheboywasveryfunny.

三、.單項填空(共每小題1分)

11.Jack,goodboy!PIAASApasstheglasses.Iwanttoreadthenewspaper.

A.youB.meC.himD.her

12.ThismorningIhadeggandabottleofmilkformybreakfast.

A.anB.aC.theD.不填

13-Howmanycanyouseeinthefollowingpictures?

-Three.

A.boysB.animalsC.filmsD.buildings

SB1拿1潦

14.Timmygoestoschooleveryday.Its5minutes'walkfromhishome

toschool.

A.inabusB.byplaneC.onfootD.byboat

15.Everythingisatnightmarkets.

Youdon'tneedalotofmoneytohaveagoodtime.

A.cheapB.badC.tiredD.dear

16-Excuseme,isthenearestbookshop?

-Godownthestreetandturnleftatthesecondcorner.

A.howD.whatC.whereD.who

17.Thesign?tellsus.

A.NOSMOKINGB.NOPARKINGC.NOPHOTOSD.NOFOOD

18-Canyouplayfootball?-Yes,Ican,Ican'tplayitverywell.

A.orB.andC.soD.but

19.Lastmonth,studentshadtohavetheirlessonsbyInternetbecauseof

SARS.

A.ontheplaygroundB.athomeC.inthestreetD.nearthehospital

Itistodaythanyesterday.Shallwegoswimmingthisafternoon?

A.thehottestB.hotC.hottestD.hotter

21.Listen!SomeofthegirlsaboutHarryPotter.Let/sjointhem!

A.aretalkingB.talkC.willtalkD.talked

22.ChinesearelookingforwaystolearnEnglishwellbeforeBeijing

Olympics.

A.ThousandB.ThousandsC.ThousandofD.Thousandsof

23.Ourteacher,MissChen,Englishontheradiothedaybefore

yesterday.

A.teachesB.taughtC.willteachD.hadtaught

24.Doyouknowduringthecomingsummerholiday?

A.whatwillTomdoB.whatdidTomdoC.whatTomwilldoD.whatTomdid

25.TheEnglishnovelisquiteeasyforyou.Therearenewwordsinit.

A.alittleB.littleC.afewD.few

四、完型填空

Insomecountriesvideogamesarefastbecomingabigproblem.Theyare

banned（禁止）inthePhilippinesandIndonesia.InJapan,thosewhoare2615years

oldmustn'tusethepublicmachinesatnight.CityeldersacrosstheUnitedStates

aretryingto_27_theirnumbers,_28_HongKongismovingtolicensetheir

operation.These_29_gamesaremakingchildren_30_theirmoneyonthem.

_31_adultsarelured（弓|誘）intospendingworking_32_playingthem.

Schoolchildrenintheirschoolclothesarenotallowedintotheseamusement

centers.33,onecannothelpnoticingthat_34_ofthosewhoareoftenfoundin

theseplacesare35.Manyofthemareinfactschoolchildrenwhohavechanged

_36_theirschoolclothes.Someplayforthefunofit,othershaveturnedintoa

formofgambling（賭博）,andsomeare_37_tofreethemselvesfromthem.

Hundredsof_38_gamesareintroducedeachyear.Nowkidsandadultsalike

canplaythesegamesintheirhomes.Videogamesetshave_39_intomosthomes.

The_40_thatmustbeaskedis：Havetheyanyeducationalvalue?

26.A.aboveB.underC.atD.of

27.A.raiseB.riseC.lowerD.cut

28.A.andB.whileC.butD.so

29.A.TVB.MTVC.radioD.video

30.A.wasteB.saveC.spendD.cost

31.A.JustB.EvenC.AsD.So

32.A.hoursB.weeksC.monthsD.years

33.A.ButD.HoweverC.WhileD.When

34.A.fewB.afewC.someD.most

35.A.boysB.girlsC.youngestersD.adults

36.A.outofB.intoC.fromD.in

37.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.hopelesslyD.slowly

38.A.interestingB.newC.goodD.helpful

39.A.traveledB.returnedC.enteredD.gone

40.A.questionB.problemC.childrenD.adults

五、閱讀理解

A

FindersKeepers?

MelKiserwasdrivingalongabusyhighwayinColumbus,Ohio.Hesawan

armoredtruck（運鈔車）andafewcarsaheadofhim.Suddenlythedoorsofthe

armoredtruckopened,andablueplasticbagfelloutofthetruck.AcarinfrontofMr.

Kiserhitthebag.Thebagripped（撕破）andmoneyspilledout.Thenanotherbagfell

outofthetruck,andanother.Moneywasflyingeverywhere.

Atfirst,driversthoughtthegreenpapersonthehighwaywereleaves.Thenthey

realizedthatthegreenpaperswerenotleaves—theyweremoney!Driversstopped

theircarsrightinthemiddleofthehighway.Peoplejumpedoutoftheircarsand

beganpickingupmoney.Theywereputtingten-,twenty-,andone-hundred-dollar

billsintotheirpockets.Onemansaid,“Money,money,money!It'sallfree!Grab

somewhileyoucan!”

Mr.Kiseralsogotoutofhiscar.Hegrabbedaplasticbagofmoney,putthebag

inhiscar,anddroveaway.

LaterMr.Kisercountedthemoney.Hehad$57,000.ForthenexttwohoursMr.

Kiserthoughtaboutthemoney.Hedreamedaboutspendingit.Heneededanew

furnace（火爐）forhishouse.HewantedtotakeavacationinFlorida.Buthedecided

toreturnthemoney.Hedrovetothepolicestationandgavethepolicethe$57,000.

Thearmoredtruckcompanyoffered10percentreward,soMr.Kisergota

rewardof5,700.Afewmorepeoplereturnedmoneyandgotrewards,butoverone

milliondollarswerestillmissing.

Thenamantelephonedthearmoredtruckcompanyandaid,“Iwas,driving

alongthe

highwaywhenIsawthemoney.Peoplewererunningeverywhere.Ihadacamerain

mycar

andItooksomepictures.Wouldyoulikethepictures?"

"Yes!〃answeredthecompany.Thecompanygavethepicturestothepolice.The

policelookedcloselyatthepictures.Theylookedatthecars,thelicenseplates,and

thepeople'sfaces.Theytriedtofindthepeoplewhohadtakenthemoney,butthey

didn'thavemuchluck.

OnemantelephonedaColumbusnewspaper.Themandidnotgivehisname.zzl

tooktwobagsofmoney/hesaid."I'mgoingtotakethemoneyandleaveColumbus.

Ihaveenoughmoneyfortherestofmylife.”

41MelKiserwasdrivingalongabusyhighwaywhenhesaw.

A.atruckhitablueplasticbagB.threeblueplasticbagsfelloutofthetruck

oneafteranother

C.acarhitthetruckaheadofhimD.someonewasflyingmoney

42Thedriversstoppedsuddenlyinthemiddleofthehighwaybecause.

A.therewasatrafficaccidentaheadofthem.B.theydidn'tbelievethegreen

papersweremoney

C.theyhadgrabbedsomemoney.D.theywantedtopickup

money

43.Me