2014.11月考短文.doc

A.
Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value(珍视) time. As children they are tought to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants(仆人) of the clock.
1. What do the Americans mean by “ Time is money” ?
A. If someone has time and works hard, he can make a lot of money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. It is not easy to make money.
2. Americans think it wrong ________ .
A. to work late B. to get up early
C. to be on time to do everything D. to be late for school
3. The passage says that a dying person __________ .
A. is having a good time B. thinks time goes easily
C. is living on a borrowed time D. is saving time
4. From the passage we can be sure that ____________.
A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)
B. Americans live a hard life
C. Americans are good at saving time
D. Americans always walk fast
5. Which of the following is the best title (题目) for this passage?
A. Time Is Money B. Americans’ Ideas about Time
C. Never Waste Any Time D. Learn to Be on Time
B
How I study Englhis?
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is easy for me. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject----English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is.
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary (词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit; Asking whenever I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand.
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes, and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do morie readingis an important way to learn English well.
And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words,I hope evey student can learn English well.
1. Why do some students often “have a headache”?
A. Because they are easy to catch a cold.
B. Because it’s often very cold.
C. Because they think English is easy.
D. Because they don’t think English is easy
2. The writer tells us that we should be __________ in English if we want to learn it well.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. strict
3. The sentence “ I got a very good mark” means “___________”.
A. I got a good way B. I had a good idea.
C. I did badly in the exam D. I did well in the exam.
4. The writer thinks English is interesting because _______________.
A. English is full of stories
B. English is full of jokes
C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs
D. of nothing
5. Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
A. Speaking bravely. B. Writing to foreign friends
C. Reading aloud D. Writing English diaries 2014年3月初三第一次模考
A
1970 was “ World Conservation Year”. The UN wanted everyone to know that the world wasin danger. They hoped that government would act quickly in order to protect nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives here. We can’t live without these things. If it continues like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “ what must we do now?” the people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests,and so on. In small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. It was made by the Beatles and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.
1. The UN set up “ World Conservation Year”, because__________.
A. the world was in danger of war
B. the government had done something to protect the world
C. many things were destroyed by the technology
D. man and his technology destroyed the earth badly
2. ____________ kinds of plants have disappeared in Holland in the past few years.
A. 860 B. 440 C. 1 300 D. 2 160
3. “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD” is ___________ .
A. a record B. a song C. a book D. a CD
4. It is impossible to save our world if we _____________ .
A. plant trees B. clean the banks of rivers
C. pick rubbish D. listen to the record
5. The passage mainly tells us ____________ .
A. the people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are young of today
B. what will happen in the world in the future
C. conservation of nature is necessary
D. everyone has known the importance of conservation of Nature since 1970

B
In the early days, many people in San Francisco came from China. Some worked as labors in the gold fields, and others on railroads. These were poor people when they first came to America. They worked very hard to save money.
When the chinese could afford to, they built houses much like their homes in China. Some opened stores to sell products from China. Some opened restaurants to serve Chinese foods. These people enjoyed the things they were used to having in their homeland.
Today, Grand Avenue is the main street of the very large Chinese-American community called Chinatown. Children who live in this area go to the San Francisco City School. Some also go to Chinese language schools to learn how to read and write Chinese.
People from different places enjoy visiting Chinatown. They may buy beautiful carvings or silks in the Chinese shops. They like to eat the different foods served in the Chinese restaurants.
Visitors to Chinatown also enjoy hearing the sounds of China. The music seems strange because it sounds so different from American music.
A favourite time to visit Chinatown is during the Chinese New Year, usually in February. A big procession (游行队列) to celebrate the New Year is led by a huge dragon made of paper and silk.
1. Long ago, many poor Chinese went to San Francisco of the US in order to __________.
A. sell silk and paper B. study science and technology
C. build more houses D. make a living by working hard
2. When the Chinese had enough money, they liked building houses in the style of ______.
A. Britain B. America C. China D. Denmark
3. ________ are pleased to eat the different foods served in the Chinese restaurants.
A. Only Chinese B. Visitors all over the world
C. Only American Chinese D. A few Americans
4. Some of their children learn American English and ________ as well.
A. the American language B. American Chinese
C. the Chinese language D. the English language
5. What impressed (给人留下印象) the visitors to Chinatown most in the Chinese New Year?
A. Wonderful Chinese food.
B. Nice sick on show.
C. A procession led by a huge dragon.
D. Different music from China. 英汉互译。
1. 我还没有决定要写什么。
I haven’t decide ______ _______ write about.
2. 老实说，这场吵架对你们两个都没有好处。
_______ ______ honest, this fight is bad for both of you.
3. 加拿大是许多文化的乐园。
Canada is ______ _______ many cultures.
4. 我感觉就像，我是在自己家乡。
I _______ ________ I was at home.
5. 我希望得到好的分数。
I ______ _______ good marks.