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[材料1]
The Wolf And The Lamb
One day a lamb and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a wolf came at the same time to a mountain stream to quench their thirst. The wolf was very hungry, and wanted very much to have the lamb for his lunch. He tried first to find some excuse. So he said, “How dare you make the water dirty for me to drink ” The lamb was much frightened and replied timidly, “How can that be You are standing farther up the stream than I, and the water flows from you to me.” The lamb had spoken the truth, but this only made the wolf angry, and he said to himself, “Now I will surely eat that lamb.” So he said, “You are a rogue, anyway. I hear that last year you said bad things about me and laughed at me.” “How can that be ” asked the poor lamb. “I am only a few months old. Last year I was not yet born.” “Then it was your father,” cried the wolf, and he did not wait for any further reply, but he caught the lamb and ate him up.



注释
1. lamp羊羔 quench消除 timidly胆怯地 rogue流氓
2. You are standing farther up the stream than I,你站在源头比我还远。
3. and he did n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot wait for any further reply, but he caught the lamb and ate him up.他没有等羊羔再说什么，抓住羊把它吃了。
字数 187 要求时间 4 实际时间
1. One da ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y a lamb and a wolf came at the same time to a mountain stream to drink water.
2. The wol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f tried to find some excuse to drive the lamb away because he didn’t like the lamb.
3. The lamb had really said bad things about the wolf.
4. The wolf’s la ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st excuse was that the lamb’s father had said bad things about him the year before
5. At last, the wolf let the lamb go away.
Key: 1.T 2.F 3. F 4.T 5.F


[材料2]

The Magic Medicine
There once lived ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineralfrom the Kun Lun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.



注释
1. monster怪物 obey遵守 mineral矿物 princess公主
2. When she drin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,她吃了你们的药之后一定要长成正常的个头还要长出头发和牙齿来。
3. The doctors ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order.医生们觉得这不可能做到，但又不敢违背国王的旨意。
4. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )snow melts on those mountains only once in six years.山上的雪每六年才融化一次。
字数 205 要求时间 4 实际时间
1. Which of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )following words makes the sentence untrue The baby was ______.
A. toothless
B. hairless
C. unusual
D. small
2. The doctors would be beaten if ______.
A. the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine
B. they refused to obey the king’s order
C. the baby daughter grew to the right size
D. the baby daughter became a monster
3. The old d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )octor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.
A. they needed a lot of different plants
B. they need a lot of different minerals
C. this would give the baby time to grow up
D. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time
4. The doctors thought it impossible ______.
A. for them to change the king’s order
B. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years
C. for the small baby to drink the medicine
D. for them to mak ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once
5. ______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.
A. Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl
B. If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals
C. Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine
D. If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later
Key: 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D
[材料3]

The lion and the bull
A hungry lion sat watching a fat bull feeding in a field.
“If only bulls didn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have horns,” thought the lion greedily, “then I could soon eat him up.”
Suddenly he had an id ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ea. Sidling up to the bull he said in a friendly voice, “I am admiring you, Mr Bull. I hope you don’t mind. What a handsome head you have! What big, strong shoulders! What powerful legs! If I may say so. But I don’t see why you stand those horns. They must give you quite a headache and they do destroy your appearance, you know ”
“Do you think so ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ” said the bull. “I never thought about it. Now that you mentioned it the horns might really get in the way and destroy my appearance. Let me see.”
The lion went aw ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ay silently and hid behind a tree to watch. The bull waited until the lion was out of sight, then began to hit his head violently against a rock. First one horn splintered ,then the other until soon the bull’s head was smooth and bare.
“Aha,” cried the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lion, jumped with snarl. “Thank you so much for getting rid of your horns. They were the only thing that stopped me from catching you before.”


注释
1. horn牛角 gree ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dily贪婪地 sidle悄悄贴近 appearance外貌 violently猛烈地 splinter裂成碎片 bare赤裸的 snarl咆啸
2. If I may say so.请允许我这么说。
3. they do destroy your appearance,它们（角）的确损坏你的外表。
4. Now t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat you mentioned it the horns might really get in the way and destroy my appearance.照你这么一说，这角的确碍事，损坏我的外表。 now that既然
5. They were t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he only thing that stopped me from catching you before.过去它们（角）是唯一阻止我吃你的东西。
字数 212 要求时间 4 实际时间
1. The lion hoped that the bull didn’t have horns.
2. The bull must look more handsome without horns.
3. The bull believed what the lion said.
4. The lion helps to get rid of the bull’s horns.
5. In the end, the lion was sure to kill the bull.
Key: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T
[材料4]

A long time age, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) monkey and the turtle were good friends. One day, they saw a fallen banana tree and decided to plant it. They divided the tree into two parts. The monkey took the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow faster, then they went home and planted it. Many days passed, the monkey’s plant died but the turtle’s grew well and produced fruit. When the fruit was ripe the turtle asked the monkey to share it with him. The monkey climbed up the tree and ate all the fruit. So the turtle got angry. He found some sharp sticks and put them round the tree. When the monkey came down, he hurt himself. The turtle laughed and hid himself under a big shell. The monkey took the sharp sticks from his body. He sat on the big shell and the turtle pulled his tail. The monkey got very angry and caught the turtle.
“I’ll cut you into pieces.” Said the monkey.
“Good, so there will be many turtles.”
“No, I’ll put you into the fire.”
“That’s better, my skin will be red.”
“No, I’ll throw you into the river.”
“No,” said the turtle, “I’ll die.”
The monkey threw t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he turtle into the river, and the turtles swam happily.
注释
1. turtle海龟 divide分 ripe成熟
2. The monkey t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ook the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow faster, then they went home and planted it.猴子拿了有叶子的部分，心想一定长得更快，于是就回家栽了。
3. That’s better, my skin will be red.那更好，我的皮肤就会变成红色了。
字数 213 要求时间 4 实际时间
1. Before the m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onkey and the turtle planted the tree, they ______.
A. cut all the leaves off
B. cut it into an upper and a lower part
C. cut it apart along the trunk
D. pulled it apart and each shared half of the roots
2. The turtle’s plant grew well because ______.
A. he was in fact clever
B. he worked harder
C. the monkey was clever
D. the monkey did not work
3. When the fruits ripened, the monkey came and ______.
A. shared them with the turtle
B. admired the turtle for his success
C. left nothing for the turtle
D. ate up the bananas and went off
4. The monkey took advantage() of the turtle because he ______.
A. knew he was right
B. knew the turtle liked him
C. thought the turtle wouldn’t mind
D. thought he was cleverer than the turtle
5. Which of these words would you use to describe the monkey
A. selfish
B. simple—minded
C. honest
D. short—tempered()
Key: 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A
[材料5]

Narcissus, a handsom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e young man, was walking through the woods one day when he heard a girl named Echonearby. She had seen him before and fallen in love with him. But Echo could only repeat what someone else had said to her. So when Narcissus asked. “Who is there ” Echo could only reply, “There”. “Come here,” called Narcissus. “Here” was the reply. When Echo finally appeared and tried to get hold of Narcissus, he pushed her roughly aside, telling her not to trouble him. This young man treated many other young women the same way because he felt that none was good enough for him. Soon the girls hoped that someone would treat Narcissus in the same way that he treated them.
One day, while ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )looking in a pool of water, Narcissus saw his reflection. Believing it was that of a beautiful young woman, he fell in love with it and tried to get it. He waited in the hope that she would return, and of course, “she” did. Day after day he came to the pool, trying to get the beautiful woman to come out of the water. He got thinner and thinner, sadder and sadder, until finally he died at the side of the pool. When the girls came to remove his body from the pool, they found nothing but a beautiful flower. Ever since then such flowers have been called the marcissus.

注释
1. Narcissus水仙花 roughly粗暴地 reflection倒影 echo回音
2. She had ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )seen him before and fallen in love with him.在她爱上他之前就见过他。
3. Soon the g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irls hoped that someone would treat Narcissus in the same way that he treated them.不久女孩们就希望有人用Narcissus对待他们的方法来对待他。
4. Believing it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was that of a beautiful young woman, he fell in love with it and tried to get it. Narcissus相信水中倒影一定是美丽女人的倒影，于是他便爱上了它（倒影）并努力得到它。
字数 236 要求时间 5 实际时间
1. From the passage we have the idea that the above is ______.
A. a true story
B. a Chinese story
C. a fairy story
D. a detective story
2. Echo cou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld do nothing but repeat what had been said because she ______.
A. was a sound sent back
B. couldn’t get close to anybody
C. was a tree in the forest
D. wouldn’t trouble Narcissus
3. Narcissus was very rude to Echo because ______.
A. girls often treated him in this way
B. he had fallen in love with her
C. Echo didn’t like him
D. he had too much pride in himself
4. Narcissus got thinner and thinner because ______.
A. he felt so sorry for himself
B. he couldn’t save his “lover” out of the water
C. he couldn’t return to the woods
D. he couldn’t never find such a beautiful girl
5. Which of the following may be true according to the story
A. Echo lived in the pool.
B. A kind of flowers is named after Narcissus.
C. Echo got drowned in the pool.
D. Echo couldn’t hear what Narcissus had said.
Key: 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.B
[材料6]

The King and The Beggar
A long time ago ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) there lived a very rich and powerful king. All the people in his kingdom were afraid of him. But was he happy No, he was always ill and unhappy. His money and his power could not help him. The doctors in his kingdom could not cure him either. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads.
One day two famous doctors from another kingdom came to his palace.
“If you can cu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re me and make me happy”, said the king, “I will give you all the gold you can carry.”
“You are a very health ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y man. Your Majesty,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and so make yourself unhappy.”
The king was very ang ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head.
The second doct ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )or knew he had to be careful. “ O King, you will be well if you wear the shoes of a man who is always happy,” he said. The king was pleased with his answer and thought that the doctor was very wise. He gave the doctor a bag of gold.
The king asked hundred ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s of people if they were always happy. They all said they were sometimes happy and sometimes sad. At last he met a beggar who said that he was always happy.
“Give me your shoes qu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ickly,” said the king, “and I will make you a very rich man.”
The beggar laughed, “I am sorry,” he answered, “I never wear shoes!”
注释
1. powerful有权力的 kingdom王国 Your Majesty陛下 wise智慧的
2. King ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), you will be well if you wear the shoes of a man who is always happy,噢，国王，你只要穿上快乐的鞋你就会好的。
3. At last he me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t a beggar who said that he was always happy.最后他遇到了一个乞丐，此人说他总是很快乐。

字数 260 要求时间 5 实际时间
1. All the people in his kingdom were ______.
A. rich and powerful
B. poor and unhappy
C. afraid of him
D. unkind to him
2. The king cut off the heads of his doctors because ______.
A. the doctors couldn’t cure him
B. the doctors were too lazy
C. they disobeyed his orders
D. they hated him very much
3. One day two famous doctors ______ came to see the king.
A. from another village
B. from another kingdom
C. from another town
D. from the palace
4. The king ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) said he would give the two doctors ______ if they could cure him.
A. all the gold they could carry
B. all the gold they wanted
C. all the food they could carry
D. a part of his kingdom
5. The second doctor asked the king to ______.
A. go and find a beggar
B. wear the shoes of a beggar
C. look for the happiest man in the world
D. wear the shoes of a man who was always happy
Key: 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.D
[材料7]
Once there lived in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) China a king who loved good stories. The older he grew, the more he liked them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his riches and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anyone who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to tell him a story for a whol year. Then one day a tall, goodlooking young man came and said that he wanted to tell a story that would go on for ever. The king agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the hand of your fair daughter,” the young man replied. He then began this well—known story:
“Once upon a time ther ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e was a king who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build a huge storehouse, which was filled with corn. When it was set up, the king felt happy. But one day he noticed a hole in the wall and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. And then a fourth came …”
“Stop!” shouted the king.
“I can’t,” answered ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to the last grain of corn.”
“But that will go on forever,” the king protested.
“Exactly,” the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )young man replied. And he smiled as he turned towards the king’s beautiful young daughter.
注释
1. risk冒险 famine饥荒 protest抗议 locust蝉
2. The older he grew, the more he liked them.他年龄越大，他越爱听故事。
3. Anyon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e who failed would be sent to prison for life.任何失败的人会终生囚禁。


字数 278 要求时间 6 实际时间
1. Every story had an end, which made the king ______.
A. sad
B. angry
C. worried
D. lonely
2. Which statement is true to the story
A. The king’s interest in good stories grew with his age.
B. The king began to like good stories when he grew old.
C. The king liked good stories when he was young.
D. The king liked to tell good stories all his life.
3. Nobody came to tell a story because ______.
A. nobody liked the king’s riches
B. nobody liked the king’s daughter
C. nobody could be sure his was a good story
D. people were afraid that they might be put into prison for life
4. The king told the young man to stop because ______.
A. he knew he wouldn’t live long enough to hear the end
B. he had grown tired of listening
C. he was afraid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the end wouldn’t be so interesting as the beginning
D. from the very beginning he knew it was an endless story
5. What do you think would happen to the young man
A. He received a lot of money.
B. He was shut in prison for life.
C. He was driven out of the Palace.
D. He married the king’s beautiful daughter.
Key: 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.C
[材料8]
1. One winter ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )morning, there was snow everywhere. It was difficult for animals to find food in such bad weather, but Renard, a very clever fox, didn’t’ look worried. She knew that she would be able to find food for her family if she used her head.
2. Sudden ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly, Renard found a truck coming. It was moving very slowly because there was much snow in the road. “Maybe there is something to eat in the truck. Let me try my luck.” Thought Renard.
3. The fox went ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) up to a higher place. From there she could see that there were some basket of fish in the truck. “How can I get onto the truck and take some fish ” thought Renard. After a while she had a good idea. She began to run as fast as she could on a short cut. Soon she got to the road far ahead of the truck.
4. Then ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) she lay down in the middle of the road and pretended to be dead, waiting for the truck. When the truck was slowly coming down the road, the man in the truck found Renard lying there. “look! A dead fox!” he said to himself, “its fur is very nice, isn’t it ”
5. The truc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k stopped. The man got off, picked up Renard and put her on the baskets full of fish.
6. The tr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uck started to move again. While the man was thinking happily about how to make the fox’s fur into a nice coat, Renard began to help herself to the fish.
7. After sh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e had a very good mdal in the truck., Renard took a big fish with her and jumped off the truck. She called to the man, “Thanks for your fish Bye-bye!”
注释
1. pretend假装
2. She began to run as fast as she could on a short cut.她抄近路奋力奔跑。
4. Renard began to help herself to the fish. Renard开始品尝起鱼来。



字数 290 要求时间 6 实际时间
1. Renard didn’t go to look for food because ______.
A. she didn’t feel hungry
B. she didn’t want to eat
C. she knew someone else would send her some
D. she was sure that she could get some easily
2. Renard went to a higher place ______.
A. to jump onto the truck
B. to make sure if there was any food on the truck
C. to stop the truck
D. to ask for her friends’ help
3. The man in the truck ______.
A. picked the fox up and put her onto his truck
B. picked the fox up and threw her away
C. picked up the fox and cooked it
D. drove away without doing anything to the fox
4. The man in the truck wanted to ______.
A. eat the meat of the fox
B. give the fox to his children
C. make a coat with the fox’s fur
D. have the fox eat his fish
5. In the end, the fox ______.
A. got nothing to eat
B. was caught by the man and was killed
C. had a good meal and ran away with a big fish
D. made friends with the fox
Key: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
[材料9]
Long long ago, the ani ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mals in the mountains found that men had a beautiful thing. It was a bright, burning thing. People cooked their food and kept themselves warm with it. The animals thought life would be better if they could also have this thing. So they had a meting to talk about how to get that burning thing. The meeting lasted for a few days and in the end the animals decided to send one of them to the people to ask for a little piece of it. At first Mouse was chosen to do it, but many animals didn’t agree, because he stole things and people hated him. Then some animals thought that Panda could do it. But neither the other animals nor he himself agreed, “I’m too heavy. I can’t walk fast,” Panda said. At last many animals thought Rooster was the good one to be sent because he was good at talking and he looked beautiful. All the animals thought men would like him.
Rooster agree ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d to go. All the animals were glad and they had a party to send him off. “I’ll try my best to take the burning thing back to the mountains. I’m sure I can do it well,” he said.
He flew far and wal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ked a long way until he came to a town of men. He went into the town and saw the burning thing. He learned that it was called “fire”. People in the town taught him how to use fire. But Rooster wasn’t good at learning and he was afraid of fire. He did not ask for a piece of it to take back to the animals, because he found that there was so much food lying around men’s houses, and he enjoyed the food and forgot what he had come for.
Men liked Roo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ster because he sang beautifully and he could wake them up in the early morning. They let him run in and out of their houses. They threw him food. So Rooster stayed with men. He felt very happy in the town and he never went back to the animals in the mountains. Years later he even forgot how to fly.
注释
1. Rooster雄鸡
2. But neit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her the other animals nor he himself agreed,但其他动物和熊猫本人都不同意。
3. At last many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) animals thought Rooster was the good one to be sent because he was good at talking and he looked beautiful.最后许多动物认为雄鸡是派遣的最佳人选，因为他能言善辩，长得也漂亮。
字数 365 要求时间 7 实际时间
1. Animals ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the mountains found that the burning thing ______.
A. was very bright and it could burn food
B. was very beautiful and it was kept in town
C. was very warm and it could be found in mountains
D. was good for cooking and it could keep them warm
2. Animals thought the one they sent to the people must ______.
A. be good at singing
B. be good at walking
C. be liked by men
D. know what the burning thing was
3. After Rooster came to the town, he ______.
A. got to know the burning thing was called “fire”
B. asked men for a piece of fire
C. began to learn how to use fire and could use it very well
D. forgot the animals in the mountains
4. Rooster stayed with men because ______.
A. he thought he could do something for men
B. life in the town was much better than that in the mountains
C. he could not fly any longer
D. he thought it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) was not easy to take the fire back to the mountains
Key: 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.B中考英语复习——分类阅读及讲解（一）人生哲理[材料1]
It’s easier to go do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wnhill than to climb uphill; so it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e suddenly . They come little by little .School children first pick up little bad habits in schools and in the streets .When they can’t write their lessons, they copy from others .If they see bigger boys smoking ,they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling , they want to copy their examples.When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stronger so that they can no longer get rid of them. From copying, they learn to cheat , from gambling ,they learn to steal. So it is very important for us to get rid of bad habits in the beginning.注释1.gamble 赌博2.From copying, they ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )learn to cheat , from gambling ,they learn to steal. 从抄作业,他们学会欺骗,从赌博他们学会了偷窃。
字数132难度系数 要求时间3.5实际时间 1.To fall into had habits is just like to_____.A. climb uphill B.go downhill C. go upstairs D.go downstairs2.Bad habits come______. A. suddenly B. quickly C.from the beginning of life D.step by step3.Which of the following is the nad habit A.Tell the truth. B.Finish the lessons every day C.Tell a lie D.Copy from others4.It’s _____to get rid of bad habits in the very beginning.A. helpful B.dangerous C.useless D.unnecessary5.From the passage we know _____A. one can never get rid of bad habitsB. gambling will make one cheatC.school children just pick up bad habits in schools.D.it’s more difficult to fall into good habits than into bad ones Key: 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D[材料2]
A friend’s gr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )andfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he went into acafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. At last, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )end,” she said , “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”“I soon learned t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat is how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success ,but you will\never wait for someone to bring to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”注释1.process入境检查 自助餐厅 pick out挑选2. Ellis Island埃利斯岛(美国东北部)3. I soon learned ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that is how everything works in America. 我很快就知道那就是在美国的处事方式。
字数160难度系数 要求时间3实际时间 1.Which is the best title for the passage A. from Eastern Europe to America.B. Life is Like a Cafeteria in America.C. How to Eat in a Cafeteria.D. Eating in an American Cafeteria.2.Maybe the old man came from _________. A. Poland B. Australia C. Canada D. Egypt3.From the passage, we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) know if you want to get success in America, you should_______.A. get help from your friendsB. know how a cafeteria worksC. get up again if you failD. try to get it by yourself4.How does everything work in America A. You must wait for others to help you.B. You must pay everything you buy.C. You must help yourself with everything.D. You must copy others’ examples.Key 1.B 2.A 3.D[材料2]
How old is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “old” The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred yesrs ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young. So, how ol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d is old The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all kinds of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you’ve lived. “Nobody grows ol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d by living a number of years,” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals.” People shouldn’t have the wrong ideals about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say,‘You look young for your age.’What does that mean You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”1. average 平均 span （生命）跨度 ideal 理想2. The answer has changed over the years.答案已随时代而变化。3. You are as old (or young) as you feel.你的年令随心态而定。4. Nobody grows old by living a number of years,人不是因度过许多年份而变老的。5. You know y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou can die old at 30 and live young at 80.你知道，你可能三十岁老死，八十岁还年青地活着。
字数168难度系数 要求是5实际时间 1.About 100 years ago, the average life span was__________.A. 35 B. 45 C. 70 D. 802..The meaning of the word “aging” is ____________.A. growing old B. staying youngC. keeping healthy D. feeling unhappy3.According to the passage, which of the following is true B. Older people are not as bright as young people.C. All older people are healthy and strong.D. Aging does not mean you become unhealthy.E. Most older people are unhealthy and poor.4.Which question is not answered in the passage F. Can older people be as bright as young people G. What tells you how well you’ve lived H. How old is “old” I. What is the average life span to day 5.The passage is mainly about_____________.A. the average life span B. agingC. the 20th century D. older people and young peopleKey: 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C [材料3]
How old is “ol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d” The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred yesrs ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young. So, how old is old ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all kinds of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you’ve lived. “Nobody grows o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld by living a number of years,” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals.” People shouldn’t have the wrong ideals about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say,‘You look young for your age.’What does that mean You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”注释6. average 平均 span （生命）跨度 ideal 理想7. The answer has changed over the years.答案已随时代而变化。8. You are as old (or young) as you feel.你的年令随心态而定。9. Nobody grows old by living a number of years,人不是因度过许多年份而变老的。10. You know you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )can die old at 30 and live young at 80.你知道，你可能三十岁老死，八十岁还年青地活着。
字数168难度系数 要求是5实际时间 1.About 100 years ago, the average life span was__________.A. 35 B. 45 C. 70 D. 802..The meaning of the word “aging” is ____________.A. growing old B. staying youngC. keeping healthy D. feeling unhappy3.According to the passage, which of the following is true B. Older people are not as bright as young people.C. All older people are healthy and strong.D. Aging does not mean you become unhealthy.E. Most older people are unhealthy and poor.4.Which question is not answered in the passage F. Can older people be as bright as young people G. What tells you how well you’ve lived H. How old is “old” I. What is the average life span to day 5.The passage is mainly about_____________.A. the average life span B. agingC. the 20th century D. older people and young peopleKey: 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C [材料4]
A great French ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this , he told the following story.An ant was drinking ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side , but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity ,the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.注释1.bit咬2. The small even can help the great.小能帮大。3.with a pity 抱着同情心4. It was an animal m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uch weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life. 正是这只比鸟弱小得多的动物救了她的命。
字数184难度系数 要求时间3.5实际时间 1. Accor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ding to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should______.A. help others as much as we canB. help the people who are may be useful to usC. get as much help as we canD. first need to help ourselves2. An ant fel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l in the river and could not reach the side ______.A. because she didn’t try toB. because she tried too hardC. because she didn’t cry for helpD. because she wasn’t able to move in the water3. Though the poor ant was too tired, she______.A. lost hope B. stopped tryingC. stopped to rest D. went on trying4. The senten ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ce in the first part “We often need help ourselves.” means______.A. We often help ourselvesB. We often need to help ourselvesC. There is a need for us to help ourselvesD. We often need other people to help ourselves5. The writer tells this story to show_____.A. how brave the bird isB. how clever the ant isC. how an ant saved a birdD. even the small can help the great6. The title of this story can be_______.A. Help B. PityC. The Ant D. The Bird Key: 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.A[材料5]
In elementary school ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), Guadalupe Quintanilla was often regarded as a “slow learner” by her teachers. But she really wasn’t slow at all. She just didn’t understand the language used in the classroom. Her problem was that she didn’t speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.When Gaudalupe grew up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), married, and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever. But some of their teachers didn’t think so. The children were having trouble in school because they didn’t speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn’t want people to think that her children were learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them.She practiced English. She looked up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn’t easy, but she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.Mrs Quintanilla ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success. One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university.1. elementary 小学2. She just d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )idn’t understand the language used in the classroom.她仅仅是听不懂课上说的话。3. So she deci ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ded to learn English herself as a way of helping them.所以她决定自学英语作为帮助他们的一种方式。
字数190难度系数 要求时间4实际时间 1. Gaudalupe was called a slow learner__________.A. to make her study harderB. because she wasn’t cleverC. because she stayed at homeD. because she didn’t speak English2. According to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he story, children who don’t speak English_____________.A. may have more trouble in schoolB. have trouble playing footballC. often write a diaryD. grow up to be teachers3. Which happened first A. Gaudalupe passed all her exams.B. Gaudalupe left school after the fourth grade.C. Gaudalupe had three children.D. Her two sons won success.4. The story is mainly about___________.A. learning to sing and danceB. the problem of slow learningC. going to a universityD. Mrs Quintanilla’s success5. The story tells us that________.A. most children fall in schoolB. school is easy for all studentsC. hard work can lead to successD. teachers themselves are slow learnersKey: 1.D 2. A 3.B 4.D 5.C[材料6]
It is duty of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )every man to work . The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. If the man is too lazy to work , he will usually become a unuseful man . Everyone, when he is young , should learn some useful work . But it is no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t enough for a man to learn some kind of work . He should put his heart and soul into his work , and not waste his free time .“Work while you work and play while you play”is as good rule for young people as old .There is no better to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) help to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this , just like all other good habits , is most easily formed in youth . There is an English saying“Lost time never returns .”This means that everybody must be diligent , and make good use of time . One must study hard when one is young so that one can make greatprogress , succeed in life and become useful to one’s country . So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.1.sould精力 diligence勤奋 youth青年人 progress进步2.be of no use 没有用（be not useful）3.as good rule for young people as old 不仅对老年人，而且对年轻人也是一条好规则。
字数198难度系数 要求时间4实际时间 1. After reading ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the passage we know that a diligent man will _________ .A. lose time B. succeed in life C. lose his life D. make little progress 2. If a man wan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts to be of use to himself and to the people , he should ________ . A. learn som ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e useful work B. do something in his free time C. put his hear ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t and soul into everything D. try his best to work without rest 3. In order to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )learn to be diligent , it’s very important for the young people to ________ . A. work while they work and play while they play B. work all the time without playing C. form the habit of getting up early D. learn some good subjects 4. One will be successful in life if he _______ when he is young . A. spends some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) time learning B. is diligent in his study C. loves his school D. gets up early 5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent B. Young People Should Rise Early C. Diligence , the Mother of Success D. Lost Time Never Returns . Key: 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C[材料7]
At 9:00 Dick Spivak ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s bank telephoned and said his payment was late. “The check is in the post,” Dick answered quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic had been bad. That evening, Dick’s girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. “It looks just great on you,” he said.Three lies i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth makes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmnless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies It partly depends on our age, education, and even where we live. One USstudy shows that women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.While most people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) use little white lies to make life easier, most Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honey than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting gworse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopherVauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched the truth when he wrote “ All men are born truthful and die liars.”注释1.harmless无害的 honesty诚实 philosopher哲学家2. Arriving ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )late, he explained that traffic had been bad.由于来完了，他解释说交通太糟糕。 Arriving late作原因状语。3.touch the truth触及到事实真相4. All men are born truthful and die liars.所有人生来都是诚实的，死的时候就成了谎言家。
字数215难度系数 要求时间4.5实际时间 When the writer s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ays “Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man”, he means___________.many people tell white lies like Dick SpivakDick could do nothing about bad traffica lot of people often delay(推迟) their paymentDick found it hard to do with everyday problemsFrom this passage we can see most Americans_____.hate white lies believe white liesvalue(珍视) honestythink others are dishonestVauvenarges’ words means that_________.lying is an age-old human problempeople become less honest as they get olderpeople were dishonest in the 18th centurythe things around make people tell liesWhich sentence is wrong All men are dishonest when they are dying.Women are more honest than men.White lies sometimes can make life easier.The younger a person is , the more honest he is.Key: 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A[材料8]
Long ago ,there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.One day a student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do But I think we students have far more than you.”With a smile ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”注释1.Greece西腊 patience耐心 opportunity机会2.He was so wel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. 他因为无所不知的丰富知识而闻名，以至全国各地的人都来向他求教。3.The more you learn , the more questions you have.你学得越多，你的问题就越多。
字数223难度系数 要求时间4.5实际时间 1. The learned man drew two circles to show _____.A. he was good at drawing circlesB. his knowledge had something to do with the circlesC. why he had more questions than the studentsD. how he could get more knowledge2. The student didn’t agree that ______.A. the teacher had so many questions as a learned manB. the teacher had so many questionsC. the students had fewer questions than the teacherD. the students had more questions than 0the teacher3. The teacher was famous for his ______.A. kindness B.knowledgeC.patience D.questions4. From the passage we can learn that_____.A. the more questions we have,the more knowledge we may getB. it’s never too old to learnC. every one of us should try to be a learned manD. a teacher should have many questions5. Which of the following shows us what the teacher drew 1. Key: 1.C 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A[材料9]
Many people go to scho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ol for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful .Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.It is always more ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or aformula. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school .Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison did not even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school . They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all , they knew how to use their brain. 注释1. skill技能 memorize记忆 formula公式 brain大脑2. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.所以更多的知识还要靠学生自己在校外学习。3. wasting not a single moment 不浪费片刻时间 。 分词短语作伴随情况。4. Abo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve all , they knew how to use their brain. 最重要的是，他们知道如何动脑筋。Above all 首要的
字数244难度系数 要求时间5实际时间 1. People go to school to _______.A. learn several subjectsB. make a livingC. get an educationD. to learn a skill2. According ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to the passage,the most important thing a teacher should do is________.A. to teach his students everything he knowsB. to know everythingC. to teach the students how to thinkD. to teach the students how to study by themselves3. To work out a math problem ,you need to know ________.A. only a certain formulaB. how to memorize some factsC. only some factsD. the method to work it out4. Why were many scientists so successful A. They received good education.B. They were very clever.C. They knew how to learn.D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.5. How did great scientists study A. They read a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) lot of books and asked many questions while reading.B. They did thousands of experiments.C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.D. All of the above.Key: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.D[材料10] Robert had just move ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d into the street and he felt strange and that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boysor get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show that he was made of in a more helpful way. That’s when he got the idea.The next day was Sa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )turday, and he knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong and to make friends with them .He arrived early and did his step exercise. He shot the ball several times and did some other exercise—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do . No one said a word .The boys just looked at each other and thought about it .In the end when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head . Robert knew he had made it.注释1.prove证明 shot投掷2. he was not wanted 人们不理他3. He was new and he had to be tested.他是新来的，必须要接受考验。4.run with bad boys和坏孩子混在一起5.get into something against law干些违法的事情6. That’s when he got the idea.就在那时候他有了这种想法。7. Robert knew he had made it. Robert知道他成功了。字数247难度系数 要求时间5实际是 1. What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean A. Robert felt mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re lonely because the other boys wanted to test himB. Robert did not want himself to be less lonelyC. Robert ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he wasD. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.2. Why would it not be easy for Robert to prove himself A. Because he was not sure if he was really strong.B. Because he was new and was not wanted in the street.C. Because t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he other boys had found out what kind of a boy he was.D. Because he must choose the best one among different ways.3. When ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.B. Long before he moved into the street.C. When the other boys came down to the playground.D. As soon as he s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )howed what he was made of in front of the other boys.4. What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.C. He did not want to make friends with Robert.D. He did not think Robert could play basketball well.5. The name of the story should be_____.A. Three Ways to Prove OneselfB. Robert Is LonelyC. Just One of the BoysD. A Saturday Basketball GameKey: 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A

中考复习—分类阅读及讲解（三） ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网" \t "_blank )中外趣闻[材料1]British newspapers ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry, so newspapermen write as few words as possible. They tell their readers at once what happened, where, when and how it happened and what was the result: how many people were killed, what damage was done, which famous man married which woman , who did very well in the match and so on.Readers want the fact set out as fully and accurately as possible. Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accdient. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words . Because he can use only a few words , the newspaperman must choose those words carefully, every one must be effective. Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes “he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write “they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry,…. 注 释1. damage破坏 accu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rately准确地 effective有效率的/高效的 loose松动 thunder发出轰隆声 roll滚动2. Reader ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s want the fact set out as fully and accuratelyas possible.读者要求事件尽可能完整准确地报道出来。3. So a newspape ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rman always likes to get some information from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .所以报人总喜欢从在场的人那儿获得信息，并且这些信息是用目击者自己的话加以描述的。（which从句作定语修饰information）字数188要求时间3实际时间 1.From the te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )xt , we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible, because readers_____________ .A.want to kno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w more about the news B.take no interest in what has happenedC.have no time to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )read the news carefully D.pay much attention to the result2.The word “one” in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the sentence “every one must be effective” means____________.A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.person3.Which of the following would best complete the text A….he will keep h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is writing short. B….he won’t care about his writing.C….he will give n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )othing but information D….he won’t make his writing good enough4.In what way do you think British newspaper have become smaller A.In page size. B.In number of readers. C.In number of pages. D.In number of copies.5.Which of the following is true A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news.B. Not ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ny people have time to read the long messages in newspapers.C. Readers find the language of the newspaper exciting.D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as pissible.Key:1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B[材料2] A Children Restaurant In Amsterdam, th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e capital of Holland, there is a unique Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members are all children form 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amesterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very prond of the work.This Restaurant wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society. And now she is the only adult there, but her job is just to take care of the children.The Restaurant is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.So you should mak ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e a reservation months in advance. The cost of a meal differs according to the customers. Usually US $ 4 for each aduit, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.注 释1. Amsterdam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )阿姆斯山 unique独特的 wholly完全 staff职员 waitress女服务员 reservation预定座位 in advance事先2．All of them are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) willing to work there and they are very prond of the work. 所有人都是自愿来工作的并且为这项工作而自豪。3．The cost of a meal differs according to the customers. 饭菜的价格根据顾客而有所不同。4．Usually US $ 4 for each aduit, but much cheaper for the children. 通常每位成人4美元，儿童要便宜得多。 字数199要求时间4实际时间 1.The children in this restaurant__________________.A. can earn only four dollars a dayB. are fond of working thereC. will have to work there for over a monthD. do all the work except cooking2. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means_________________.A. a person who cooks foodB. a person who does cleaningC. a person who receives and pays out money in a restauraut etc.D. a person who serves food to customers3. Which can be TRUE according to this passage A. All the children in the Restauraut form AmsterdamB. If yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u don’t order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city.C. Everybod ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y likes the Restaurant , so it is often filled with customers.D. In Amsterd ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )am, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes4. Which is NOT true according to the writer A. This Restaurant has a history of about 20 years.B. For the sa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me meal a child will pay less while an adults pay more.C. The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.D. There are more than a score of seats.5. The Children Restaurant was managed by_______________.A. the government of AmsterdamB. a woman cookC. the children themselvesD. one of the children’s parentsKey: 1.B 2. C 3.A 4.D 5.C[材料3] Sea MailSome people don’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) need a mailbox to send a message. They use a bottle instead. Here are twostories about peopl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e who sent a message in a bottle. Both stories are true. In 1965, a sai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lor from Sweden was on a ship. He wrote a letter, asking any young woman to him. He put the letter in a bottle and threw the bottle into the sea. Two years ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )later, a man found the bottle on a beach in Italy. He read the letter and showed it to his daughter. She was 18.As a joke, she wrote to the sailor. They began to exchange letters. In a few months, they were married. Here is the second ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) story. Back in 1924, a boy from Arkansas wrote his name on the back of his piture. He put the picture in a bottle and dropped the bottle into a river. The bottle was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) not found for many years until one day a man named Bill picked it up on a beach in Florida. He pulled the picture out of the bottle and looked at it. He could hardly believe his eyes. To his great surprise, the boy in the picture was his friend, Tom, from Arkansas. Bill had not seen Tom for 25 years. Somehow the bottle had come to the right place. 注 释1. exchange交换 Arkansas阿肯色（美国州名） somehow不知怎的2. As a joke, she wrote to the sailor.作为玩笑，她给水手写了信。3. The bot ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tle was not found for many years until one day a man named Bill picked it up on a beach in Florida.直到许多年后一个名叫比尔的人才有一天在佛罗里达州的一个海滩上拾起这只瓶子。4. Somehow the bottle had come to the right place.不知怎的，这个瓶总算来对了地方。 字数222要求时间4.5实际时间 1.What is the main idea of the whole story A.Sailing on a ship. B.Sending a message in a bottle.C.Sending a messsage to Italy. D.Find a friend.1. After the sailor wrote a letter, he________________.a) threw the letter away B.put the letter in a bottle C.found a bottle on a beachD.put the letter in a bottle and threw it into the sea2. The sailor and the girl from Italy______________.a) grew ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) up together B.went to the same school C.had not known each otherD. had known each other before3. The ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n named Bill looked at the picture of Tom and was______________.a) unhappy B.surprised C.tired D.crying harder and harder4. At the e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd of the story, Bill and Tom must have been______________.A.12 years old B.25 years old C.more than 25 years oldD.less than 25 years oldKey:1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C[材料4] Arabs consider it ve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry bad manners to start talking business at once. Even the business government official always takes time to be polite and offer refreshments. No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this.The conference v ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )isit is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Very often you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business. Do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room without being asked, talk or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave. Act as though you do not hear, and never show that you are not pleased at being interrupted.Making decisions qu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ickly is not an Arab custom. There is a vagueness in doing business in the Middle East which will puzzle a newcomer. Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions.When an Arab says ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s, he may means “maybe”. When he says maybe, he probably means “no”. You will seldomget a direct “no” from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Instead of “no”, he will say “inshallah”, which means, “If God is willing”. On the other hand “yes” does not necessarily mean “yes”. A smile and a slow nod might seem like an agreement, but in fact, your host is polite. An Arab consider it impolite to disagree with a guest. 注 释1. man ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ners礼貌行动 refreshment茶点 conference招待会式的 presence在场 interrupt打断 custom习俗 vagueness模棱两可 seldom难得2. Even the business government official always takes time to be polite and offer refreshments.即使是政府官员也总要花时间来表示他的礼貌并向客人提供茶点。3. Very ofte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business.你常常不得不在陌生人在场的情况下和人谈生意，这些陌生人也许与你的生意有关，也许没有关系。4. Act as t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hough you do not hear, and never show that you are not pleased at being interrupted.装着什么也没听见，绝对不要因被他人打扰而表露不悦。5. On the o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ther hand “yes” does not necessarily mean “yes”.另一方面，“是”不一定就意味着肯定。 字数247要求时间5实际时间 1. The passage tells us how to be polite ______.A. when traveling in ArabB. when talking to ArabsC. when having a meeting in ArabD. doing business with Arabs2. It is considered to be ______.A. politeB. impoliteC. friendlyD. terrific3. A new comer ______ when he is doing business with Arabs.A. feels happyB. feels puzzledC. feels worriedD. feels sorry4. When an Arab says “inshallah”, he really means “______”.A. YesB. MaybeC. SureD. No5. It’s impolite for an Arab ______.A. to talk with a guestB. to say “no” to a guestC. to do business with a guestD. to smile at a guestKey: 1.d 2.b 3.b 4.d 5.b[材料5] Talking About FoodIsn’t it astonis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hing how much time we spend talking about food “Have you ever eaten… ” “What did you have for lunch ” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly. In most part ofAsia, for example, no meat is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.The sort of m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious inFrance. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish.So it seems that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits. 注 释1. astonishing令人惊讶的 normal正常的 silly愚蠢的 differ与…不同 raw生的 sense感觉2. In mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st part of Asia, for example, no meat is complete without rice.在亚洲的大部分地区，没有米饭就算不上一顿完整的饭食。3. Eating, li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ke so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change.就象我们做其他事一样，吃饭成了一种难以改变的习惯。4. The sort of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another.人们喜欢吃的肉的品种各自国家也不尽相同。5. So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it.所以，情况似乎是这样的，尽管吃饭是一个我们可以一小时又一小时谈论的话题，但其中的感觉却无一点共同之处。 字数259要求时间5实际时间 1. People often feel that what others eat is ______.A. normalB. badC. terribleD. strange2. English people eat ______ every day.A. riceB. potatoesC. horse meatD. fish3. The French drink ______ every day.A. wineB. teaC. coffeeD. orange juice4. Japanese people like to eat ______.A. snakesB. sheep meatC. raw fishD. goat meat5. People’s eating habits ______.A. are easy to changeB. needn’t to be changedC. are difficult to changeD. should be changedKey: 1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.c[材料6] From the time we were ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )babies we have been taught our manners. We are taught how to hold a spoon and chopsticks and not to talk with our mouths full of food. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people. Sometimes goo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eating together means that you are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia, it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. They politely turn their backs on each other when they are talking food. Some East Afri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cans spit four times as a kind of blessing. They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well, or to pless a new born baby. In most other places, spitting means just something completely different. It’s something to do to show that you hate someone. When we go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to visit someone, we say “hello” and “How are you ” and things like that. If you were visi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting an East African village, everyone would be very careful not to pay any attention to you. The polite thing there would be for to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You would wait until he had finished what he was doing and then he would begin talking to you. In a village ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in Arab, a visitor walks behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passed in front, he would be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It was rude to refuse. 注 释1. introduce介绍 Polynesia波利西亚（中太平洋岛群） blessing祝福 rude无礼2. They politel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y turn their backs on each other when they are talking food.他们进食的时候都会有礼貌地背靠背。3. It’s something to do to show that you hate someone.这是一种表示讨厌某人的举动。4. If he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) passed in front, he would be invited into each tent and asked to eat.假如他万一打前面经过，他就会被人请进帐蓬吃饭。 字数276要求时间6实际时间 1.We have been taught_________________.A. it’s bad manners to stand and to sitB. it’s good manners to hold a spoon and chopsitcksC. it’s good manners not to talk with our mouths fullD. how to shake hands when we introduce people2.In parts of Polynesia it’s not polite____________.A. not to eat togetherB. to turn their backs on each other when they eatC. to see others eatingD. to take food3.In most places, spitting means________________. A.a kind of blessing B.you want a sick person to get well C.you give a new – born baby the blessingD.you hate someone4.If you visit an East African village, you____________.A. had better say “Hello” or “How are you” to others.B. will keep quiet and not to pay any attention to othersC. should be very careful and not to pay any attention to othersD. can talk to villagers when they are working5.If you pass in front of the tents in Arab,__________.A. you would be invited in and eat in each tentB. you just refuse to go into the tentC. you can walk behind all the tentsD. you can’t get to the one you want to visitKey: 1.C 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.A[材料7] New York is one ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horsebake. The New Yorkpolice have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States. The cost of sho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job. A blacksmith’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg. One of the blacksm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.” 注 释1. blacksmith铁匠 fit安装 weight重量2. Keeping th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ese shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths.修理这些马掌是六个铁匠的活。3. The blacksmi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th must bend over all the time when he is fitting theshoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works.铁匠给马装鞋的时候要老弯着腰，并且工作的时候还要承受马腿的重量。4. But even ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )more important, he must be able to deal with horses---但更重要的是他能对付马。字数288要求时间6实际时间 1.According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man. A.clever B.rich C.strong D.lucky2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________. A.was interested in horses B.was needed by the policemen C.drew a picture of the horseshoe D.had a make a living3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.A. fit it on the horse’s foot B.use it for two or three hoursB. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metalD.draw a picture of the shoe4.The best title for the passage is “__________”. A.Policemen on Horseback B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing C.James Cor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bin, a Blacksmith D.Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living5.Which of the follwing is true A. Only a few larg ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e American cities have some policemen on horseback. B.New York is the only city inAmerica to have some policemen on horseback. C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.Key:1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A[材料8]The other day I hea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rd an American say to a Chinese student of English “You speak very good English.” But the student answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.”The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the Chinese student still kept saying, “No.” In the end the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.What’s worng with the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) student’s answer It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the English people do. He should have said, “Thank you.” instead of “No.” He really understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he thought, “Thank you,” that would mean he was too proud. According to the Western culture if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say “Thank you.” If someone says to a woman “You look so beautiful with the new clothes on.” She should be very happy and answer “Thank you.” In our country we think being modest is a virture and showing off is a bad thing , but in the West, if you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well,” then the others will think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No, you will certainly be looked down upon by others.” If asking for a job, one says something like “Let me have a try on the job.” Instead of “Yes, I can certainly do it”, he or she will expect to get it. So in the West one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.注 释1. indeed的确 comp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )liment赞美词 modest 谦逊culture文化 virture优点 confidence自信 keen激烈的2. It is beca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )use he didn’t accept a compliment as the English people do.这是因为他没有象英国人那样接受别人的赞美。3. In our country we think being modest is a virture and showing off is a bad thing我们认为谦逊是一种美德而张扬是一件坏事。4. No, you will certainly be looked down upon by others.不，你肯定会被人瞧不起的。字数306要求时间6实际时间 5. Why was th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e American surprised at the Chinese student’s answer A. Becaus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e he wondered whether the students could really speak good English.B. Because he wouldn’t like others to say “No”.C. Because he could hardly hear what the student had said.D. Becau ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the Western countries.6. As the student kept saying “No.”, the American________________.A.because disappointed B.got angry C.lost interestD.could not continue t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he talk because he really didn’t know what else he could say7. According ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to the Western culture , if one is given a compliment he or she should say “__________”.A. Parden B.Excuse me C.Yes, thanks a lot D.Thank you8. Why does a ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n in the West who asks for a job say something like “Yes,I can certainly do it.” A. Because he is not modest.B. Becau ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se in order to get the job he should show that he’s just fit for the job.C. Because he could do nothing but speak that way.D. Because he just wanted to have a try.9. What does the passage tell us A. The C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hinese people are modest while the Westerners are confident.B. Confidence is more important than modesty.C. How to accept compliments given by Westerners.D. About the Western culture .Key: 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.B[材料9] People celebrate birth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )days in almost every country on Earth. 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During the 1800s ______.A. marriage joined two familiesB. marriage joined two peopleC. parents chose wives for their sonsD. families arranged marriages3. Today family life in Canada and the United States is ______.A. changing even fasterB. still changing, but not as muchC. not changing at allD. changing a little4. Which one is probably NOT true A. Life is more complicated in a family with no father.B. Life is more difficult for children of divorced parents.C. It is difficult to live in a society that is changing fast.D. Americans hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e small families because they do not like children very much.5. Social scientists do not study ______.A. family lifeB. how a plant can produce more foodC. the difference between life in the city and the countryD. marriage in different countriesKey: 1.d 2.d 3.a 4.d 5.b