上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷
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F. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)
08年
English is an important international language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn —but they weren’t always successful.
In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list.
R.E. Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher’, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. Unluckily, Anglic never became p opular.
In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will happen? ... a new form of English might appear. A large
number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include (包括) examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC (Oh, I see) a nd TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not be used. We might all speak fluent Internetish! 104. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, haven’t they? ________________________________________________________________________
105. Who invented Basic English in 1930 ?
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106. How long could most people learn Basic English according to Professor Ogden?
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107. What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachrisson?
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108. What might happen to English in another fifty years?
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109. What do you think of the experts’ ideas of making English easier?
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09年
Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. "
To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14，and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to goto the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax(蜡)to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we
used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22，my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course. .
99. How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?
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100. Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?
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101. What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen? '
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102. Did the candles sell well on the first day in the market?
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103. Who helped Kyra and her mum when they couldn't make enough candles during the week?
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104. How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?
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105. What do you think of this story?
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10年
Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six months ago. Sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on. she thinks of nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when he decided to go on a diet, Mary encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.
Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model (模特). Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines like Fashion & Beauty (《时尚与美》). The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says. "If I look like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like me"
Mary doesn't know how to help her daughter. She feels sorry for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with
her body. She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within. Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence (自信), wisdom and the joy of life.
99. When did Sophia decide to lose weight?
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100. Besides doing exercise, what else does Sophia do to lose weight?
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101. How much weight has Sophia lost until now?
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102. Did Sophia give up going on a diet after she had lost some weight?
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103. Where docs Sophia do exercise every day?
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104. Why does Mary feel sorry for having encouraged her daughter to go on a diet at first?
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105. In your opinion, what is "true beauty"?
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2017年上海市中考英语试卷 I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共30分） A．Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）1． 1．2．3．4．5．6．． B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案） 7．A．Pink． B．Blue． C．White． D．Brown． 8．A．For one week． B．For one year． C．For two weeks． D．For two years． 9．A．By making a call．B．By sending an email．C．By writing a letter．D．By leaving a message．
10．A．On Monday．B．On Wednesday．C．On Thursday．D．On Friday． 11．A．To visit China． B．To try something new． C．To make friends． D．To learn something easy． 12．A．Work on her project． B．Go to the school dance． C．Take a physics exam． D．Meet her dance teacher． 13．A．In a hotel． B．In a bookshop． C．In a cinema． D．In a classroom． 14．A．The food． B．Their car． C．The supermarket． D．Their house． C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following sentences are true or false 15．判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T“表示，不符合的用“F“表示 15．Peter makes hamburgers for customers in a fast food restaurant． 16．Once，Peter delivered 30 sets of hamburger meals to a school with his partner．17．The students were waiting at the school gate when Peter arrived． 18．There would be a sports meeting for the student the next day． 19．The teacher ordered the hamburger meals to encourage the students．20．Peter loves his job as he gains happiness from his working experiences．
上海中考英语A篇阅读理解解题技巧讲解 一、知识框架 二、知识点梳理 Ⅰ. 细节理解题 一、解题思路 1.凡属针对特定细节的考题，其正确答案大都可以在阅读材料中找到对应的文字部分作为验 证。这一部分可能是一个词或短语，也可能是一个句子或相关的若干句子，但句式、用词和表达方式不同。 2.干扰项往往是主体思想与细节混杂，正确答案细节和非正确答案的细节混杂，甚至真假混杂。因此，要做好阅读理解中的确定细节和事实的题目，一要在文章中找出相应的信息点， 二要排除干扰项。 【案例分析】 Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan, where his father started watching it. Lin's father moved to U.S., and passed on this love of basketball to his son, the young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun, learning from his father and older brother. But his family taught him about more than basketball. After games, his parents would discuss not only his
score but also his conduct toward other players. This taught Lin that character was more important than playing well. 74. Lin’s enjoyment of basketball started in . A. Taiwan B. the U.S C. Harvard University D. NBA 【解析】 1.断案—extract the key word in the question Lin’s enjoyment ; basketball; started 2.去案发现场寻找蛛丝马迹—find the original sentence in the passage Lin's enjoyment of basketball; began in = start 3:找到证据,破解案情—get answers near the sentence Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan Ⅰ. 理解推断题 一、解题思路 推断题就是根据某个事实推断结论，主要考查学生的理解力和推断力。这类推断通常包括：数据事实推断、常识推断以及作者的写作目的、态度和倾向等的推断。做此类题时，应 根据短文中的相关语句，对与事实有关的细节加以分析，找出线索，悟出字里行间的意思， 反复比较，从而做出合乎逻辑的判断。 二、设题方式 常以infer（推断），imply（暗示），suggest, conclude（推断），learn, intend（意指），mean, describe, purpose等词提问。提问方式如下： 1. We can guess the writer of the letter may be a ______. 2. We can infer from the text that _______. 3. From the story we can guess ______.
上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷 阅读部分 F. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分) 08年 English is an important international language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn —but they weren’t always successful. In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. R.E. Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher’, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. Unluckily, Anglic never became p opular. In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will happen? ... a new form of English might appear. A large
上海中考英语阅读理解训练：M r B r o w n M r B r o w n l i k e s t o b e e x a c t(确切的)。O n e d a y w h e n h e t o o k a w a l k i n t h e s t r e e t，a m a n c a m e u p a n d a s k e d h i m t h e w a y t o t h e b o o k s h o p.H e s a i d t o h i m，“C r o s s t h e b r i d g e(过桥)a n d t u r n t o t h e r i g h t.”T h e m a n a s k e d a g a i n，“I s t h e b r i d g e v e r y l o n g?”“O n l y t h i r t y m e t r e s l o n g.” T h e m a n t h a n k e d h i m a n d w e n t t o t h e b r i d g e.S u d d e n l y h e h e a r d a m a n r u n n i n g a f t e r h i m.“S t o p!”M r B r o w n s a i d t o t h e m a n.“I’m s o r r y.I f o r g e t t h e b r i d g e i s f o r t y m e t r e s l o n g.I f y o u w a l k t h i r t y m e t r e s l o n g a n d t u r n t o t h e r i g h t，y o u w i l l f a l l i n t o t h e r i v e r.” 根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。 1.M r B r o w n l i k e s g o i n g t o t h e b o o k s h o p. 2.T h e b o o k s h o p i s o n t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e r i v e r. 3.T h e b r i d g e i s f o r t y m e t r e s l o n g. 4.M r B r o w n r a n a f t e r t h e m a n t o t e l l h i m h o w l o n g t h e b r i d g e i s e x a c t l y. 5.T h e m a n w o u l d f a l l i n t o t h e r i v e r i f M r B r o w n d i d n’t t e l l h i m h o w l o n g t h e b r i d g e w a s.
上海市中考英语英语任务型阅读理解专题练习(附答案) 一、英语任务型阅读 1．根据短文内容，完成问题。 Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She has become the voice of girls throughout the world. Born in Swat Valley in Pakistan in 1997, Malala lived a quiet life until 2009, when the Taliban(塔利班), an Islamic organization of violence(暴力) took control of her village. ① . They believed educating girls was against Islam. But Malala didn't agree. She wouldn't give up her education and kept going to school. ② "What is wrong with us girl students? We want all girls to get their schools back," she wrote. Her hard work encouraged many young girls in Swat Valley. ③ On Oct.9, 2012, when Malala was taking a bus home, a Taliban man got on the bus with a gun in his hand. A bullet immediately hit her in the face. Luckily, the shot didn't kill her. She was taken to a hospital in the UK. The shot didn't kill her courage, either. ④ Her courage made her famous. She has spoken at the United Nations, met world leaders and written a book named I Am Malala. OnOct.10, 2013, the EP awarded Malala the top human rights prize. They said," She is an icon(符号) of courage for all teenagers who dare to follow their aspirations(愿望)." ①________②________③________④________ （2）What may be the best title for this passage? A. Dreans of peace B. A gun shot in Pakistan C. Voice of courage D. Education rights for girls 【答案】（1）B；D；A；C （2）C 【解析】【分析】主要讲了巴基斯坦女孩尤萨夫扎伊是有史以来获得诺贝尔和平奖最年轻的人。她不放弃教育，一直学习，她的艰辛工作鼓励着许多女孩，已成为全世界女孩勇气的声音。 （1）A. However, her actions also put her in danger.然而，她的行为也使她处于危险之中。 B. They stopped girls from getting an education.他们阻止女孩接受教育。 C. Now she is still calling for education rights for girls.现在她仍在呼吁女孩享有受教育的权利。 D. And she started to write a blog against the Taliban.她开始写一篇反对塔利班的博客。 ①根据后句They believed educating girls was against Islam.可知他们认为教育女孩是违背伊
学习必备 欢迎下载 上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷 阅读部分 F. Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题 ）:（12分） 08年 English is an important international language, but that doesn ' t mean it Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn — but they weren ' always successful. In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogde n of Cambridge Uni versity inven ted Basic En glish. It had only 850 words (and just eightee n verbs) and Ogde n said most people could lear n it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who lear ned Basic En glish could write and say simple messages,but they couldn 'understand the answers in ‘ realE n glish! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn ' t in the Basic English word list. R.E. Zachriss on, a uni versity professor in Swede n, decided that the biggest problem for lear ners of En glish was spelli ng, so he inven ted a Ian guage with the n ame An glic. An glic was similar to En glish, but with much simpler spelli ng. faaFheher, ' becam In the age of intern ati onal com muni cati on through the Intern et, who knows what will happen?…a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world -mails are ' s ， in English and include (包括)examples of ‘ NetLingolike OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In ano ther fifty years, En glish might not be used. We might all speak flue nt Intern etish! 104. Many experts have tried to make En glish easier to lear n, have n 105. Who invented Basic English in 1930 106. How long could most people lear n Basic En glish accord ing to Professor Ogde n? 107. What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachriss on? 108. What might happe n to En glish in ano ther fifty years? 09年 Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden new' becamue' ‘ and years aEne. Unluckily, An glic n ever becameqpular. t they? 109. What do you thi nk of the experts 'ideas of making En glish easier?
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
上海市中考英语英语阅读理解精选及答案 一、英语阅读理解专项练习试卷 1．阅读理解 At some point in life, many people develop a mental (精神) problem. While most people get over it, for others it doesn't go away easily. The WHO says that about 20 percent of teenagers worldwide suffer from mental illness. It's thought that the number of teenagers with mental illness around the world will increase by half by 2020. It will become one of the main causes of illness, and even death. In China, the picture isn't bright, either. About one tenth of teenagers under the age of 17 have a mental health challenge. The world is changing fast. Study and relationships have always caused stress, but today the stress is much higher than before, the WHO said. A research centre in Oxford University says that young people today have big stresses at school. For example, they experience bullying (欺凌). In a 2017 report, the centre noted that the Internet was a special source (渠道) of stress. Online, young people often see "messages about perfection" and this causes the young "great uncertainty about their futures", says the centre. Also, according to China Daily, Chinese people don't ask for help with their mental problems. They fear that others will think less of them if they say that they are in mental trouble. Elaine Peng, a US mental health educator, makes a similar point. And in the UK, over three quarters of young people believe their mental problems have a social stigma. It is reported in 2017 that a quarter of young UK people wouldn't ask for help if they developed a mental problem. Young people who don't ask for help for their condition may be creating problems for themselves in the future. Elaine Peng warned that, "If we hide our mental health, it may remain a problem forever." "My message for young people is, if you feel something is wrong within you—ask for help," he told China Daily. （1）Which of the following is NOT the cause of stress according to the passage? A. Heavy schoolwork B. Being bullied at school. C. Some information from the Internet. D. Certainty about the future. （2）Why don't Chinese people ask for help with their mental problems? A. They don't think them serious. B. They can get over them in time. C. They can keep their mental health secret. D. They are afraid of being looked down upon.
上海中考英语阅读技巧 一、常见题型及解题技巧 根据历年来全国各地中考阅读理解题型的分析，将阅读理解题大致归纳为以下四类：（一）细节理解题 一般针对某个特定的细节而提供，难度较小，属表层信息理解，考生通读短文后可直接找出答案依据。 解题技巧： 通读短文，领会文章大意，理解文章结构层次及细节，特别注意： 1. 五个W （who ，which ，when ，where ，what ）和一个H （how ）； 2. 数字、**期、时间等； 3. 注意加强语气的词。然后运用排除法排除不符合原文细节的选项，剩下的就是要选择的最佳答案。 （二）词句理解题 此题要求考生正确理解短文中的一些关键词语或句子的含义，常用的方法是多种表达法、一词多义法、同义近义或反义提示法、习语释文法及句型转换法等。 解题技巧： 1. 正确理解题意，从短文中找到相关的词、短语或句子，根据特定的语境来判断理解，推敲斟酌和最后确定其准确含义。 2. 根据上下文猜测词义的技巧： （1）注意定义和解释； （2）同义词或近义词的提示； （3）近义词和反义词的提示； （4）利用悬念的属种关系； （5）借助已有知识或生活常识。 （三）推理判断题 通过字里行间的阅读，作合理的推断。 解题技巧： 1. 分析文章的主旨。 2. 分清文章的主要思想及次要思想。 3. 寻找文章的逻辑思路。 4. 核对问题中各项选择与文章中有关词句的联系。 （四）归纳概括题 此题主要针对文章的主题、中心思想、文章的结构层次（主题句或主题段），要求学生在理解全文后归纳短文要点，概括中心思路。 解题技巧： 通读全文，了解大意，灵活运用概括、判断、归纳、推理等方法，准确理解文章的话题和中心思想。有时还要求对作者叙述的意图和观点作进一步剖析，甚至推测作者的语气和态度等。 一般说来，文章的段落常有概括中心思想的主题句，且多位于段首或段末，有时也会夹在中间。对无主题句的篇章，考生应对文章进行分析和归纳，然后概括中心思想。 二、答题步骤
2018年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试 英语试卷 考生注意 本卷有7大题,共94小题 2.试卷满分150分。考试时间100分钟。 全部试题均采用连续编号。请将所有答案做在答题纸的指定位置上,做在试卷上一律不给分。 Part I Listening(第一部分听力) 1. Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分) A. Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(6分) 1、________ 2、_________ 3、__________ 4、__________ 5、__________ 6、__________ 上海市教育考试院保留版权 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第1页(共10页)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分) 7. A)Apple. B)Banana. C) Orange . D)Pear. 8.A)At8:45. B)At 9:00. C)At9:15. D)At 9:30. 9. A)By bus. B)By bike. C) By car. D)By underground. 10. A)Rainy. B) Cloudy. C)Sunny. D )Windy. 11. A)Visit his uncle. B)Visit his classmates. C) Go to London. D) Go to a language camp. 12. A)In a store. B)At home. C) At the cinema. D)In a restaurant. 13.A) Husband and wife. B) Doctor and patient. C)Shop assistant and customer. D)Teacher and student. 14. A) Talk to Lucy. B)Go to the supermarket. C) Eat more. D)Lose some weight. C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false TF 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)(6分) 15. Mary has just become a college student. 16. Simon doesn’t enjoy classroom discussions. 17. Mary has nothing interesting to do after class. 18. Simon will volunteer for an international exhibition in Shanghai. 19. Mary and Simon will go to Shanghai together in five months. 20. Simon gives Mary some suggestions about how to choose a job in China. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(10分) 21. Kitty wanted to plant a _____ ______with beautiful flowers for Mum's birthday. 22. Dad found that the flowers were _______ ______. They were plastic. 23. Dad went to Mr. White _______ _______some flower seeds. 24. Kitty and Dad worked for _______ ______ before Mum came back. 25. After Mum heard the ________ ________ she was moved to tears. 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第2页(共10页)
任务型阅读 2019 Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）（12分） https://www.doczj.com/doc/0411756493.html,uren，a school head teacher，has asked thestudents to put down notes of what they have learned basedon their own experiences.Here is some of what she's got.
88.Katie probably tried dog food when there was nothing in the fridge ，didn't she? 89.Why doesn't Sally ask Dad for help with a mathsproblem? 90.Read Sally's and Jackie's notes.What kind of people won't she/he be friends with? 91.What is Jackie and Alex's attitude towards telling lies? 92.Whom do all four kids mention in their notes? 93.What will https://www.doczj.com/doc/0411756493.html,uren possibly do with the notes? Why? D.88.Yes （，she did ）. 89.Because Sally's father will give her a three-hour lesson. 90.People who do something unkind. 91.（They think ）it's wrong to tell lies. 92.Mum/Their mums. 93.She'll possibly ask the students to share the notes because she wants them to learnsomething from others'experiences/to avoid making the same mistakes... （Any reasonable answer is acceptable.） 2018 D. Answer the questions(根据以下内容回答问题)(12分) Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong. They took the teapot to America, but the American police found it. The museum sent Mr. Chan, a member of the museum staff, to collect the teapot. On the plane back to Hong Kong, he noticed two men. They were watching him closely. "Perhaps they're going to steal the teapot again. I must think of a plan,” he thought 。 Mr Chan, s daughter, Amy, met him at Hong Kong Afimor. Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes. He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice, "Take this gift box home with great care. " He walked away with the brown one. The two men followed him. Amy opened the box at home. She was expecting a pair of sports shoes, but she just found an old teapot. "This is not a very interesting gift, " said Amy, a bit disappointed."That’s all right. Lets make some tea in it, "said her mother. Then they found a note in the teapot. It said, " Dear