上海中考英语阅读练习.doc

Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分 阅读和写作) (共35分)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共25分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当答案) (6分)
My name is Linda Green. I'm a member of a large company which has many sections. There are two men in important positions in my office --- Mr. Thompson and Mr. White. Everyone enjoys working with Mr. Thompson, but no one likes Mr. White.
     Mr. Thompson is always kind and patient. When he wants something done, he'll ask. "Would you mind getting this information for me, please?" Mr. White is just the opposite. He usually shouts across the room, "Get me the papers, and hurry up."
     But Mr. White surprised us this morning. At first we thought he must be sick. He was kind and polite. "Miss Erickson," he asked, " if it isn't too much trouble for you, could you please make these telephone calls for me?" June Erickson was too surprised to say a word. Right after that, Mr. White said, "Miss Reed, would you be so kind as to open the window? It's quite warm in here." Then he turned to me, "I'd appreciate very much if you'd mail these letters for me."
     We couldn't imagine why he was behaving so strangely. Should we give him some medicine? Or should we send him to the hospital?
     The situation was soon cleared up. "Ladies," Mr. Thompson said, "I've been told that the president (总裁) of our company will be here soon. He's very interested in the welfare (福利) of his employees (雇员) and will have some questions to ask you about that."

60. The writer works in a ________ .
A) bank B) company C) factory D) shopping centre
61. From the passage we learn that Mr. Thompson ________.
A) is good at making money B) likes shouting across the office
C) is always late for work D) gets along well with others
62. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 tells us that Mr. White is ________.
A) rude B)lazy C) careless D) sad
63. This morning Mr. White asked June Erickson to ________ .
A) get some information B) mail some letters
C) make some phone calls D) open the window
64. Mr. White surprised the other people in his office this morning because ________.
A) he looked very sick B) he shouted at others
C) he did a lot of work himself D) he became polite and kind
65. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A) Mr White and Mr. Thompson both work in the writer's office.
B) Everyone in the office believes that Mr. White has changed.
C) The president of the company will come to see them soon.
D) The president will do a survey about the employees' welfare.
【答案】60-65 BDACDB
【分析】
60. 细节题。由第一段第二句I'm a member of a large company which has many sections. 可知选B。
61. 推断题。由第二段第一、二句Mr. Thompson is always kind and patient. When he wants something done, he'll ask. "Would you mind getting this information for me, please?" 可知Mr. Thompson和别人相处非常友好，故选D。
62. 猜测词义题。根据第二段最后一句He usually shouts across the room, "Get me the papers, and hurry up." 可知Mr. White是非常粗鲁的，故选A。
63. 细节题。由第三段第二行" if it isn't too much trouble for you, could you please make these telephone calls for me?" June Erickson was too surprised to say a word. 可知选C。
64. 细节题。由第三段前三句But Mr. White surprised us this morning. At first we thought he must be sick. He was kind and polite. 可知选D。
65. 推断题。由第四段We couldn't imagine why he was behaving so strangely. Should we give him some medicine? Or should we send him to the hospital? 可知办公室人员不太相信Mr. White态度的突然转变，选项B错误，故选B。
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) (6分)
Do you know what happens on the first Sunday of August every year? This day is International Friendship Day. On this day people think of different ways to remember their friends and (66) what their friends bring to their lives.
People have all sorts of friends --- school friends, work colleagues, neighbours, brothers and sisters, parents, and even pets! (67) can you let your friends know that you really care about them?
Here are some suggestions for what you can do on International Friendship Day to show your friends how (68) they are to you:
Try to visit all the friends who live near you and give them each a hug.
Buy flowers or chocolates for your friends, or better still, make them a cake or a small present.
If your friends are fond of (69) , why not make them a tape of the pop groups they like best.
Go with some friends to a photo machine and take some pictures of you all enjoying yourselves. These pictures will give you good (70) .
Send your friends an online greeting card, and don't forget to include some photos and messages --- maybe a poem --- telling your friends how great they are.
Plan a day out for your friends. A picnic in the park, or time at the beach is always fun.
If your friends are busy (71) , how about organizing a dinner party at a local restaurant.
Buy your best friend a ticket to a good movie or take them to see a theatre show. Make sure that you think about their tastes when you book the ticket.
66. A. write B celebrate C. recite D. enjoy
67. A. Why B. Where C. How D. When
68. A. special B. strange C. funny D. beautiful
69. A. food B. pictures C. sports D. music
70. A. memories B. lessons C. signs D. presents
71. A. in the evening B. at the weekends C. during the day D. during the week
【答案】66-71 BCADAC
【分析】
66. 考察动词辨析。句意：在这一天，人们想出不同的方法来记住他们的朋友，并庆祝朋友给他们的生活带来的一切，故选B。
67. 考察疑问词辨析。句意：你怎么样能让你的朋友知道你真的关心他们？故选C。
68. 考察形容词辨析。句意：以下是你在国际友谊日上能做的事情的一些建议，可以展现给你的朋友他们对你是多么的特别。故选A。
69. 考察名词辨析。句意：如果你的朋友喜欢 ，为什么不给他们带一张他们最喜欢的流行乐队的磁带。故选D。
70. 考察名词辨析。句意：这些照片会给你美好的记忆。故选A。
71. 考察介词短语辨析。句意：如果你的朋友白天很忙，建议在一家当地餐馆组织一个晚宴派对。故选C。
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出) (7分)
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion (转化) of other sources of energy, (72) l coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which are called primary sources. The energy sources we use to make electricity can be renewable (可再生的) or non-renewable, but electricity itself is neither renewable nor non-renewable.
Electricity is a basic part of nature and it is one of our most widely used forms of (73) e . Many cities and towns were built along waterfalls that turned water wheels to work. Thomas Edison helped (74) c everyone's life --- he perfected his invention --- the electric light bulb.
(75) A electricity is very important in our daily life, most of us hardly stop to think what life would be like (76) w electricity. Yet like air and water, we tend to take electricity for granted. Everyday, we use electricity to do many (77) j for us --- from lighting and heating / cooling our homes, to powering our televisions and computers. Electricity is a useful and convenient form of energy used in the applications of light, heat and (78) p .
72. 73. 74. 75. 76 77. 78.
【答案】72 like 73 energy 74 change 75 Although 76 without 77 jobs 78 power
【分析】
72. 根据句子成分，此处缺介词。句意：我们可以把其他能量来源转化成电能，像煤，天然气，石油，核能……故填like。
73. 根据句子成分，此处缺名词。句意：电是我们最广泛使用的能源形式之一。故填energy。
74. 根据句子成分，此处缺动词。句意：爱迪生帮助我们改变了每个人的生活。故填change。
75. 根据句子成分，此处缺连词。句意：虽然电在我们的日常生活中是非常重要的，但是我们大多数人都很少停下来思考如果没有电，生活将会像什么。故填Although。
76. 根据句子成分，此处缺介词。句意：我们大多数人都很少停下来思考如果没有电，生活将会像什么。故填without。
77. 根据句子成分，此处缺名词。句意：每一天，我们使用电来为我们做很多工作。故填jobs。
78. 根据句子成分，此处缺名词。句意：电是一种有用和方便的能源形式，可用于光、热和动力。故填power。
D. Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) (6分)
Read this dialogue between Karen Lu and Alice Evans on a daily television talk show called Our World. Alice has recently travelled around India on an elephant.
Karen: Welcome to the programme. First of all, Alice, what gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?
Alice: Well, it all started when I went to a photographic exhibition of elephants. Then, a few days later, I started reading a book about an Englishman travelling all the way to India on foot. I suddenly had the idea to travel on an elephant.
Karen: So what did you do next?
Alice: I rang a friend in India and told him I wanted to buy an elephant. He told me about the prices of elephants. He said that I would need two people to help me: one person to cut the animal's food, because elephants can eat up to 200kg of food each day, and another person to drive the elephant.
Karen: Is it expensive to buy an elephant?
Alice: We bought a female elephant called Tara for about US $6,000.
Karen: Well, Alice, you'd found your elephant. What did you do next?
Alice: Next, we had to plan our route. As we had to sell Tara at the end of the journey, we decided to travel to Sonepur in northern India where the world's oldest elephant market is located. The market lasts for two weeks every year and elephants can never be sold there before the special date of 23rd November. The whole journey would take about 64 days to complete.
Karen: I see. And did you have any problems on your journey?
Alice: Yes, a few, but nothing too serious. At the beginning, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better after a week. The weather was very bad as well. And we often found uninvited guests in our tents --- snakes --- which made sleeping rather difficult!
Karen: That sounds awful! And what finally happened when you reached the end of your journey?
Alice: I had grown very fond of Tara, and I didn't want to sell her, even though I knew I had to. Luckily, however, I met some old friends at the market. They were looking for an elephant for their national park. I knew that Tara would be safe in the national park, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
79. Did Alice get the idea of traveling on an elephant from a film?
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80. How many people did Alice need to help her travel on an elephant?
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81. Why did they decide to travel to the elephant market in northern India?
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82. Alice mentions three problems they had during the journey, doesn't she?
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83. Where did Tara go at the end of the journey?
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84. What do you think of Alice's experience?
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【答案】
79. No./No, she didn't.
80. Two/2.
81. Because they had to sell Tara at the end of the journey.
82. Yes, she does.
83. To the national park.
84. Exciting but a bit hard. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
【分析】
79. 细节题。由Alice的回答：Well, it all started when I went to a photographic exhibition of elephants. Then, a few days later, I started reading a book about an Englishman travelling all the way to India on foot. 可知答案是No./No, she didn't.

80. 细节题。由Alice的第二个回答：He said that I would need two people to help me 可知答案是Two/2.
81. 细节题。由Alice的第四个回答：As we had to sell Tara at the end of the journey, we decided to travel to Sonepur in northern India where the world's oldest elephant market is located. 可知。
82. 推断题。第一个问题Tara hurt her foot，第二个问题The weather was very bad，第三个问题sleeping rather difficult，故填Yes, she does.
83. 细节题。由倒数第二句：I knew that Tara would be safe in the national park, so I gave her to them. 可知。
84. 开放式回答。参考答案：Exciting but a bit hard. (言之有理即可。)
VII. Writing (作文) (共10分)
85. Write at least 60 words on the topic "Electricity in our daily life",using the following questions for reference. (请根据提示问题，以“我们生活中的电”为题，写一篇短文，不少于60个词，标点符号不占格)
Suggested questions:
(1) What's the relationship between electricity and human beings?
(2) What roles does electricity play in our life?
(3) What should we do to use electricity in proper ways?
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【答案】
Electricity in our daily life
Electricity is important in our daily life. Many things need electricity. For example, the electrical appliances we use in the office or at home need electricity to work. Without electricity, we can’t watch TV, listen to music, or play computer games. How terrible our life will be if there is no electricity! However, electricity is dangerous if we don't use it in the proper way. So when we use electricity, we must be careful. If so, electricity can make our life colourful and comfortable.