2013届中考英语专项突破复习《提高阅读》专练

2012怀柔五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）It was almost 9:00 p.m. when Mia Jonson left her office to go home. It was 35 . She started her car and she 36 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She turned on the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater wasn't working，and singing helped to keep her 37.The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 38 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉)。

When she 39 ，she found her head was bleeding(流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn' t know 40 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge，and her car was sitting on the 41 river! She felt very 42 . She knew the ice wouldn't 43 her car for very long. She 44 to walk up the hill several times，but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried one more time. She fell again，but this time she couldn't get up. She knew that 45 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow，and she couldn't 46 . Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That' s my truck，”said the old man. “Get in and I' ll take you home.”35. A. raining B. cool C. snowing D. late36. A. ran B. drove C. walked D. rode ?37. A. happy B. not alone C. warm D. not lonely38. A. bridge B. village C. town D. farm39. A. got up B. came back C. looked up D. woke up40. A. how B. what C. why D. where41. A. deep B. frozen C. wide D. cold42. A. angry B. sad C. surprised D. afraid?43. A. keep B. pull C. take D. hold44. A. tried B. wanted C. would like D. seemed45. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one46. A. feel B. hear C. move D. go 2012西城五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）。

中考英语专项突破阅读理解精练（4）My problems started after I went to a boar ding school. I was only 14, and at f irst I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends - bu t only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would bee a problem.Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls s aid I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from the m. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I'd already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn't include me. I was sad.Mr. Wang came to me and sai d, "Don't be sad. I know you're excellent! Mayb eyou're a little distant from the girls in our class. They don't know much a bout you, so some of them didn't choose you. It doesn't matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time."46. What was the writer's problem when she first entered the boarding schoo l?A、 She didn't like her new school.B、 She didn't get along well with her classmates.C、 She missed her family very m uch.D、She didn't like her new teacher.47. Many of the writer's friends in her new school were _______.A、 teachersB、 boysC、 girls D. women48. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?A、 Her teachers didn't like her.B、 She was a poor student.C、 Some girls didn't choose her.D、 She likes showing off herself.49. The underlined word "distant" means "______" in English.A、 estrangedB、 aggressiveC、 warm-heartedD、rude50. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A 、 The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.B 、 The writer didn't realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.C、The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.D、The teacher thought she was an excellent student.阅读理解答案：。

2013年中考英语复习提高练习试题（带答案）单项选择( )1. It is ____useful book. I borrowed it from ____school library.A. an; aB. a; anC. a; theD. an; the( )2. –Who's your English teacher?–Miss Gao. She teaches ____ English very well.A. ourB. usC. oursD. we( )3. —Must I finish the work in two days, Mrs. White?—______.A. Yes, you needB. No, you mustn’tC. No, you needn’tD. Certainly not( )4. –Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest post office is?–The nearest post office? You will have to walk ____.A. 500-metres awayB. 500 metre farC. 500 metres fartherD. 500-metre far( )5. –Mary, what about going boating if it ____ tomorrow?–Good idea!A. not rainB. will rainC. doesn't rainD. won't rain( )6. She is planning on driving. Let's help her ____ some good ideas.A. come outB. come upC. catch up withD. come up with( )7. Yesterday, some doctors ____ a ____ boy.A. had saved, dyingB. saved, deadC. has saved, deadD. saved, dying( )8. I___ in this small mountain village when I was a child.A. use to liveB. used to livingC. used to liveD. used to life( )9. We can do the work better with _____ money and _____ people.A. less, fewerB. fewer, lessC. less, lessD. fewer, fewer( )10. — Shall we play football now?—Sorry, I can’t. Because my mother is ill, I have to ______ her at home.A. look forB. look atC. look afterD. look like( )11. While I____ with my friend, she came in.A. am talkingB. was talkingC. talkedD. am going to talk( )12. All of us enjoy playing computer games, ______ we can't spend too much time on it.A. andB. orC. butD. so( )13. Mike is only 15 years old. He is not ______ to get a driver’s license.A. old enoughB. enough oldC. young enoughD. enough young( )14. –We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet.–Really? Will you please show me ____ it?A. what to useB. how to useC. how can I useD. what can I use( )15. The students got______ when they watched the interesting film.A. excitedB. boredC. sadD. upset( )16. —The food is ve ry delicious. I’m very full.—Why don’t you ______ a walk with me?A. takeB. to takeC. takesD. took( )17. Miss Wang has been afraid of ______ alone since she was young.A. beingB. beC. to beD. is( )18. —―Do you know ________ ? I’m going to see him. ‖—―Sorry, I don’t know. ‖A. where does Mr. Li liveB. where did Mr. Li liveC. where Mr. Li livesD. where Mr. Li lived( )19. John is hungry. He wants to________ eat.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothing D everything( )20. — Could you help me write the report?—__________. I haven’t got time at the moment.A. No problemB. No, sorryC. Yes, pleaseD. All right1~5 CBCCC 6~10 DDAAC 11~15 BCABA 16~20 AACAB完形填空My father was my hero, all throughout my ___31____. The father ___32____eight children, he knew his great duty.When I was very little, he ___33____to be so large. In my eyes he could do ___34____, we all knew he was in charge. He was a man of great strength both physically and in ___35____, but in him there was a gentleness, he found ___36____to be outgoing and kind.Many ___37____of childhood were greeted with a kiss, and songs to me as I awoke, those days I surely miss. He made me ___38____ so special, "Miss America" he would sing. I knew I had my ___39____ love. It gave me courage to do almost anything. He loved her and his children, so much he gave up years of his life ,caring for this woman, his wife. Day and night he fought hard for years with her ___40____.From __41_____I learned to stand up tall, to be ___42____ of who I am. Strength and decisions were the qualities of this fine man. As the years of his life reduced day by day, that strength kept him __43_____.Twenty days later his own time was at an end. I lost my hero, my father, a man ___44____ was my friend. For I am my father's daughter, one day we will meet again. But until then I will remember, and the love will ___45____end.31.A work B life C study D time32.A in B from C of D for33.A appeared B wanted C used D liked34.A things B something C nothing D anything35.A mind B head C body D arms36.A result B routes C ways D steps37.A minutes B days C years D months38.A look B sound C realize D feel39.A mother’s B father’s C friend’s D brother’s40.A illness B business C sadness D tiredness41.A he B her C himself D him42.A proud B pride C great D nice43.A living B lively C live D alive44.A whose B who C which. D whom45.A always B ever C never D hardly31—35 BCADA 36---40 CBDBA 41---45 DADBC阅读理解（A）A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. ―We want to see the president,‖ the man said softly. ―He’ll be busy all day,‖ the secretary said coldly. ―We’ll wait,‖ the lady replied.For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would f inally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. ―Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,‖ she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have the time to spend w ith nobodies.The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ”The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.“Oh, no‖ the lady explained, ―We don’t want to b uild a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.‖ The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, ―A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost sev en million and a half.‖For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university?”Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?A. They wanted to see their son.B. They had an important meetingC. They went to Harvard just to see start a universityD. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?A. He was really busy at that time.B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.48. From the passage, we can know ______.A. the old couple were in fact rich peopleB. the secretary was afraid of the old coupleC. the old couple’s son was killed in HarvardD. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. the old couple set up their own university.B. the old couple set up a memorial to their sonC. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.50. The best title of the passage is ―______‖.A. Never Judge a Book by Its CoverB. How the Stanford Was BuiltC.A Visit to Harvard UniversityD. A Strange Old Couple（B）Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn't be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine," says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process（过程）in which the brain deals with information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to tell sounds (between "dog" and "bog", for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It's a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you're pretty quick.The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language.... "When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do 'use it or lose it'," says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.51. According to the new studies, what will happen to our brains?A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30B. They will start working slowly after the age of 30C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercisesD. They can not be improved once they start to slow down52. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain, EXCEPT_____A. doing a million new activitiesB. sleeping as much as possibleC. playing some intelligent gamesD. playing table tennis53. What can we learn from the text?A. Using right tools is important for brains’ work.B. Brain research deals with information from the InternetC. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer,D. Many activities can keep our brains young.54. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?A. The train methods work better for the old.B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging.C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.55. Which one is TRUE according to the passage?A. If you are 71 years old, your brain is too old to train.B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic.C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains.D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.46. ____D____47. ____C____48. ____C____49. ____A____50. ____B____51. ____C____52. ____B____53. ____D____54. ____B____55. ____C____（C）Everyone has got two personalities – the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you c an control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn (顽固的) ,but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.56. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______. A．only in a normal nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position57. Mayb e you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she wouldn’t l ike to get help from you.58. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ____.A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessD. he or she often considers annoying people56-60BABCD。

2013 中考英语专题训练题及答案：阅读理解05第*** 题Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America ．His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself ．So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him ．As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening ．At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better ．He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased ．Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word ．When they got tothe door, a man asked the driver a difficult question ．The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it ．根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。

Einstein gave the (1) ______ lecture again and again．His driver (2) ________ to his lecture somany times (3) ____ he wanted to give it (4) ______ ．When Einstein knew it, he let the driver(5) _____ the lecture for him that night ．The driver gave a (6) _______ lecture and the greatscientist was quite pleased ．When they were (7) _____ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question ．To show (8)__________ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him (9) to answer it (10) of him ．参考答案KEY:1．same 2．listened 3 ．that 4 ．himself 5．give6．good 7 ．leaving 8．how 9 ．quietly(behind) 10 ．Instead*************************************************************************第*** 题The English people like take-away food ．The most popular food is fish and chips ．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place ．At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park ．Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England ．People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too ．But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken ．根据短文内容判断正(丁)误(F)。

AAfter our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favorite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.I vaguely（含糊地）remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we founda note. It read, “Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者), we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.26. The old couple went to a restaurant for a big breakfast in order to ________.A. become happierB. become healthierC. become lighterD. become younger27. What have you learnt from the story?A. The old couple couldn’t afford the meal.B. The old couple paid the meal by small change.C. The old couple had a free meal in the end.D. The old couple bought the man a big breakfast.28. Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was _______.A. poorB. richC. helpfulD. grateful【主旨大意】本文讲述了一对夫妇用零钱在餐馆吃饭，而一个男人以为他们没钱，把饭钱给付了。

中考英语复习【阅读理解题】专项突破训练卷1．阅读理解题主要是考查考生综合运用所学语言知识的能力，包括阅读能力、理解能力、归纳概括能力、逻辑推理能力以及对阅读材料的评估能力。

试题中所选的阅读文章题材广泛，涉及政治经济、社会文化、风俗习惯、历史地理、科学技术等各个方面。

体裁多样，包括记叙文、说明文、议论文、应用文以及新闻报道、广告、通知、操作说明、表格等各种文体。

2．中考对阅读理解的考查重点是：（1）根据上下文和构词法推断、理解生词的含义；（2）理解段落中句与句之间的逻辑关系；（3）归纳文章的主题，理解故事的情节，预测故事情节的发展和可能的结局；（4）根据不同的阅读目的，运用简单的阅读策略获取主要信息，按要求完成题目。

3．考查的方式主要有：判断正误型阅读理解，选择型阅读理解，任务型阅读理解。

题型1判断正误型阅读理解做这类题时应遵循下面的解题步骤：1．通读全文，大体了解文章的主要内容。

从而在审读问题时能抓住关键的信息。

2．审读题目，带着问题去研读短文，对于在短文中出现的句子可以直接判断出正误。

3．有些判断正误题不容易直接得出答案，这时候需要细读短文，根据短文中所有相关的信息进行综合，从而判断该题是否正确。

4．复读短文，细细斟酌，消除疑难点，保证答案的准确性。

【例1】阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）、误（F）。

“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao？”says Wang Lin,28，a writer in Beijing.Taobao，China's largest online shopping site（网上购物站），has become an important part of Wang Lin's life.She spends lots of money on Taobao.A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping.Most online shoppers are students or young workers.More women shop on line than men.Clothing and home­use products are the most popular on line.It was reported that more than250billion（十亿）yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80%through Taobao.You may question the security（安全）of online shopping.Don't worry.Unless you receive the products fromthe sellers and are satisfied with them，the shop owner will not get the money.You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.41．Taobao is an online shopping site.42．Most online shoppers are young women.43．Food is more popular than clothing on line.44．Shopping on line is not safe.答案与解析：41．T细节理解题。

中考英语一轮复习提高题专题复习中考英语阅读理解训练练习题含答案一、中考英语阅读理解训练1．阅读理解In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called "satellite kids", who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.Asians are immigrating （移居） to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the west. In Asia, especially in China, Japan and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the west. So these children become "satellite kids", and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a "satellite kid".Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the "satellite kids" problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a "satellite kid" means growing up in such a country, where you know you are different and you can't make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means growing up alone, because your parents are not there.（1）"Satellite kids" refer to （指代） the Asian kids .A. without parentsB. living abroad aloneC. with university educationD. not speaking English（2）Some Asian immigrant children become "satellite kids" because their parents .A. want to leave their own countryB. want them to go to universityC. return to their countries to workD. want them to depend on themselves（3）The following problems of "satellites kids" are right except .A. they grow up aloneB. they don't often go to schoolC. they can make friends easilyD. their parents can not look after them（4）What is the main idea of the passage?A. Parents feel lonely abroad.B. Parents want a better education for their kids.C. Canadians and Americans' kids can't find jobs easily.D. Kids in foreign countries alone are very in need of care from families.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文讲述了在美国和加拿大“Satellite kids”他们远离父母，现在很多亚洲孩子去美国和加拿大上学，在学习和生活上有很多的问题，他们需要父母的关爱。

2012西城 COf the many kinds of vegetables grown all over the world, which remains the favorite of both the young and old? The potato, of course. Perhaps you know them as ―taters‖, ―spuds‖,or ―Idahoes‖. But it‘s no matter, a potato by any other name is still a potato—the world's mostwidely grown vegetable. As a matter of fact, if you are a normal potato eater, you will eat at least a hundred pounds of them each year.That's only a tiny part of the total grown every year, however. Worldwide, the potato harvest (收获) every year is over six billion bags, with each bag having a hundred pounds of spuds, some of them as large as four pounds each. In the United States, farmers fill about four hundred million bags a year. That may seem like a lot of taters, but it leaves us in third place among world potato growers. Farmers in Poland (波兰) dig up just over 800 million bags a year, while the Russians lead the world with nearly 1.5 billion bags.People eat potatoes in many ways —baked (烘烤), mashed (捣成糊状), and roasted, to name just three. However, in the United States most potatoes are eaten in the form of French fries. One fast-food chain alone sells more than $1 billion worth of fries each year. No wonder, then, that the company pays close attention to the way its fries are prepared.Before any fry makes it to the people who eat at this popular restaurant, it must pass many separate tests. Fail any one and the French fry is thrown away. To start with, only a certain kind of Idaho potato is used to make fries. They have less water than other kinds. Once cut into ―shoestring‖ shapes, the potatoes are partly fried in secret oils, sprayed (喷洒) with liquid sugar to brown them, steam dried at high heat, and then quickly frozen for shipment to each restaurant.Before shipping, though, every shoestring is measured (测量). Forty percent of the fries must be between two and three inches long. Another forty percent has to be over three inches. What about the twenty percent that is left? Well, a few short fries in a bag are okay, it seems.So, now that you realize the huge size and value of the potato crop, you can understand why most people agree that this part of the food industry is no ―small potatoes.‖53. According to the passage, which country has the largest harvest of potatoes？A. America.B. Russia.C. Poland.D. France.54. What can be known about Americans and French fries?A. Americans like to eat French fries at home.B. Americans care about French fries‘ size and shape.C. Americans eat French fries less than mashed potatoes.D. Americans prefer potatoes to be cooked in this way.55. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Potatoes are known by many names.B. The way of making French fries is interesting.C. The potato is an important vegetable in America.D. The various names of potatoes have a long history.DWhat does the word ―patent (专利权) ‖ mean to you? Does it interest you? If it does, stop and think a moment about some of the commonplace things that you use every day: the telephone, radio, television, and the thousands of other things that enrich our lives today, were once only ideas in the minds of men. If it had not been possible to patent their ideas, so as to protect them from being copied, these inventions might never have been fully developed to serve human beings.If there were no patent protection there would be little encouragement to invent, for once the secrets of an invention became known, those who did not experience the inventor's risks and expenses(花费) might well fill the market with their copies of his product and steal much of the benefit (益处) of his efforts.The most basic values in the U. S. patent system came from England. During the rule of Queen Elizabeth I in England, the growing technology was furthered by the giving of exclusive privileges (独家特权) to people who had invented new processes (程序) or tools—a step that did much to encourage creativity. Later, an important value was added: society had everything to gain and nothing to lose by giving exclusive privileges to an inventor, because a patent for an invention was given for something new that society never had before.George Washington signed the first patent law on April 10, 1790, and less than four months later, the first patent was given to a man named Samuel Hopkins for a chemical process, an improved method in soap making.In 1936, the Patent Office became a separate department and it has grown into an organization of over 2,500 people who every week deal with more than 1,600 patent applications, and of those, give more than 1,000. A patent may be given for any new and useful process, machine, or planning method.The patent system has also helped to improve the pay of the American worker to an unexpected level; he can produce and earn more by using computers or adding machines, two important patented inventions. Patented inventions also help keep prices down by encouraging competition.Our patent laws, like the Constitution from which they grew, have stood the test of time. They have encouraged creative processes, brought great benefits to society as a whole, and enabled American technology to outstrip that of the rest of the modern world.56. From the passage, what can we learn about inventors?A. They make a lot of money.B. They fight against copiers.C. They have a lot of experience.D. They put effort into inventions.57. Why were inventors given exclusive privileges?A. Because their inventions made leaders happy.B. Because their creativity is very important.C. Because their inventions could enlarge society.D. Because they were the smartest people in society.58. According to the passage, the patent system is good for America because ______.A. it helps more workers get jobsB. it provides a first-class serviceC. it produces less expensive thingsD. it helps inventors find markets59. What is the meaning of ―outstrip‖ in the last paragraph?A. be better thanB. catch up withC. make better use ofD. cost more than2012通州 CThe note read, ―Call Margaret at 555-6167.‖ As a car instructor (教员), I often got calls from people to repair their cars. I dialed. A voice answered, ―I have something to tell you.‖―All right,‖ I answered, looking at the clock. I only had a few minutes before I went back to class. ―Yesterday I was driving when my car started acting up (出故障). It was late at night. I was so afraid to stop the car to the side of the rode, but finally my car just broke down. I sat there wondering what to do.‖I really needed to get back to class. ―Would you like me to look at your car?‖ I asked.―Let me finish. Suddenly, two young men came. I didn‘t know what they were going to do. I was so scared.‖―They asked me what happened and said they might b e able to get the car running again. I sat in the car hoping that these men weren‘t doing something bad. A few minutes later, they started the car. It started right up!They told me the car would be fine but that I should get it checked out.‖―And you‘d like me to look at it, right?‖ I asked.―No,‖ the woman went on. ―I was so thankful. I offered them money, but they wouldn‘t take it. Then they told me they were former (以前的) students of yours.‖―What?‖ I asked in surprise. ―Who were they?‖―They didn‘t tell me. They just gave me your name and the school‘s name and made me call to thank you. I hope you know how thankful I am.‖I didn‘t know what to say. I always tried to teach students to be honest and other things about life — use what you know to help others. My students helped someone because of what I had taught them in my classroom. I had just got the greatest reward a teacher could ever get.50. Why did Margaret want the instructor to call her?A. Because she wanted the instructor to repair her car.B. Because she wanted to be the instructor‘s student.C. Because the instructor had helped her to repair her car.D. Because the instructor‘s students had helped her.51. The passage does NOT mention the instructor taught students to _____.A. be honestB. repair carsC. help othersD. thank teachers52. We can infer that the author was _____.A. pleasant for what his students had doneB. proud of his students‘ driving skillC. unhappy for being late for classD. glad that M argaret‘s car had been well2012顺义CA desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain. In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground. But during the night it is sometimes so cold that water would turn into ice.Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs (悬崖) that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there is waterdeep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it. Otherplants have roots that spread out a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as itfalls.One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots.The cactus storeswater inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold.Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water, too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearingbecause most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert animals have extra bigeyes or ears.A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal fox. A gerbil (沙鼠)has huge eye, so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.53.A desert is very dry because__________.A. it is sandyB. there is so little rainC. the wind is strongD. there is no water deep under the ground54. What does the underlined phrase ―suck up‖ mean_________?A. 围堵B. 讨好C. 释放D. 吸收55.Which of the following is true?A. All the deserts are covered in sand.B. Camels have special fur to store water.C. People in the desert usually fry eggs on theground.D. Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard.DNapoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana (加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Everymorning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can‘t get enough clean water to keep healthy.Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earth‘s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can‘t use it for very many things. Fr esh water covers only 1% of the earth‘s surface.You probably feel lucky that your life isn‘t as hard as Napoga‘s. But that doesn‘t mean you don‘t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain (酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years, more tha n half of the people in the world won‘t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liter s each month.●Leaky taps (漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you‘ll be just as clean.●When you wash dishes, don‘t let the water run.●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash.If your washing machine isn‘t full, you‘re wasting water!56. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______.A. without going to schoolB. before she went to schoolC. after she finished schoolD. after she played with her friends57. On the earth, _______.A. there is 71% of fresh waterB. we don‘t need to worry about waterC. there is very little water for our livingD. sea water is widely used than fresh water58. Acid rain _______.A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesn‘t do harm to people, but it‘s bad for plants, animals and buildingsD. doesn‘t just do harm to human beings but to ani mals, plants and buildings59. What‘s the main idea of the passage?A. It‘s time to take care of the water we use.B. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.C. Something must be done to prevent water form being polluted.D. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.2012平谷CPeople could only see for about 50 metres in parts of Borneo yesterday and Singapore recorded its highest pollution for nearly 10 years as forest fires in Indonesia sent smoke across the sea to the rest of South-east Asia. Face masks have been given to hundreds of thousands of people in Malaysia, and in many places children stayed in their houses behind closed doors rather than walk through the smoke to go to school. Traffic stopped because people could not see out of their car window, boats stayed in the harbour and some airports refused to let aircraft land.In Singapore, the air quality is measured every day. A measurement over 100 is considered unhealthy and at that level people who go outside will have problems breathing. Yesterday, the reading was 128 and hundreds of people went to hospitals to try to get medical help. 500 fires were counted on satellite images yesterday. If there are many more fires, they could cause serious health problems for people living in the area.Many of the fires are caused by people setting fire to their fields when they have harvested their crops. Some are caused by people lighting fires to cook on. But most of the fires are caused by winds which blew the flames from one forest to another. The smoke from the fires is then blown across the sea to other countries and, if there is no wind or heavy rain to get rid of the smoke there, it stays in the air. If it is so bad that the sun cannot shine through, people cannot see very far and many people become ill.The smoke clouds yesterday reminded many people of the haze that covered large areas of south-east Asia in 1997 causing many people to become ill and costing countries billions of dollars. I was living in Singapore at the time and I remember it well. I remember that I could not see the next apartment block for the haze, that I walked to the office and could hardly breathe and that I coughed and coughed for weeks afterwards. So did many of my friends and family and hundreds of thousands of people in Malaysia. Let us hope that the rains come and the winds blow the smoke away. Let us also hope that people do not light any more fires.53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The author was living in Singapore in 1997.B. The fires were caused by people setting fire to the grass in the forest.C. Lots of Malaysians had to stay at home because of the heavy smoke outside.D. Some airports were closed because of the smoke and the airplanes couldn‘t land.54. Why did the people go to hospitals in Singapore?A. Because there was less smoke there.B. Because they could get face masks there.C. Because they tried to get medical help there.D. Because a measurement over 100 is considered unhealthy.55．What does the underlined word ―images‖ mean?A. public opinionsB. ideas in mindC. picuturesD. papers56. What can be the title of the text?A. WITHOUT FIRES, WITHOUT SMOKE.B. SMOKE SETTLES OVER SOUTH-EAST ASIA.C. SMOKE CAUSES MANY PEOPLE TO COUGH.D. BETTER STAYING HOME WHEN SMOKE COMES.D―It hurts me more than you,‖ and ―This is for your own good.‖ My mother used to say so years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy (不干预政策), We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them computers, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we‘ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—―so passive‖- and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Televison, says Klompus, contributes to children‘s passivity. ―We‘re talking about a generation kids who‘ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‗go look it up‘, you tell them the answer. Ittakes greater energy to say ‗no‘ to a kid.‖Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It‘s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It‘s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it‘s for their own good. It‘s time to start telling them―no‖ again.57. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. The writer‘s mother is strict with him.B. The writer developed himself naturally.C. The writer didn‘t have to stay home.D. The writer‘s mother used to let him learn Latin.58. What does the underlined word ―permissive‖ mean in the passage?A. allowing behaviourB. providing helpC. accepting opinionD. having discussion59.What‘s the main idea of the passage?A. It‘s time to be more s trict with kids.B.Kids should have more activities at school.C. Parents should leave their children along.D. Kids should have a good example to learn from.2012怀柔COne day, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, ―Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?‖ As I was walking, I saw a group of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw a terrible sadness in his eyes.My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him as he was looking for his glasses. As I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, ―Hey, thanks…‖ There was a big smile on his face. Then I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.On Graduation Day, Kyle was giving his speech, ―Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those hard years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings (兄弟姐妹), maybe a coach… but mostly your friends. I‘m going to tell you a story…‖I didn‘t believe my ears to hear his story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.I heard the gasp (喘气) at his words. I saw Kyle‘s mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it‘s depth.53.The underline word―tripping‖ here means ______in Chinese.A.绊倒Ｂ.跑开C.挡路D.指责54.The writer helped Kyle to ___ that day.A. carry his booksB. look for his glassesC. get up from the floorD. look for those kids55.How did the writer know Kyle‘s story?A. Kyle‘s parents told him.B. Kyle‘s teacher told him.C. Kyle told on Graduation Day.D. Kyle‘s other friends told him.DSome time ago sci entists and doctors believed that babies started learning at a later age. But today‘s research shows that this is not true. Experts say that babies start learning from their birth, and even before that.Babies are influenced by the world around them. The first method of communicating with the outside world is smiling and crying. They smile when their mother does something that a baby likes. They cry when they feel unpleasant or want something.Babies learn even before they are born. They recognize new sou nds when they are still in their mother‘s womb. Researchers from the Netherlands found out that unborn babies can remember sounds. They played sounds to babies and watched their movements. They realized that the older unborn babies got the longer they were able to remember sounds.Above all , mothers can influence how a baby develops in the first year after birth. American researchers studied about 1000 babies and mothers for three years. They found out that a mother‘s health influenced the intelligence of children a lot. Children of women who suffered from depression（沮丧）did worse in intelligence tests than those children of happy mothers. Such children also showed more problems when communicating with people.A baby‘s weight at birth may also influence its intelligence. Doctors have found out that babies who did not weigh that much at birth are more likely to have physical and mental problems. 500 youngsters who weighed less than 2 kg at birth were tested in the past years. Results show that they did not do as well in movement and mentaltests than babies who had a normal weight.The first three years of a child‘s development is most important when it comes to communication and language learning. The brain develops rapidly during this time. When a child sees things and hears sounds of many people it repeats them often. Children that do not develop language skills during this period may have problems when they get older.At six months babies make sounds in their native language, after a year they are often able to say a few words. By the age of two they can create simple sentences. By the age of four the number of words a child can understand quickly increases and by the age of 5 it can understand some of the rules of its language.Generally , parents who care for their child more and help develop language skills before they start school do better at school.56. What is the first method of communicating with the outside world?A. smiling and crying.B. Reapt many sounds of people.C. Recognize new sounds.D.Say a few words.57. What can we learn from the passage?A. Babies start learning from their birth.B. Morther‘s health influence the baby‘s weight at birth.C. Babies start language learning in the first year after birth.D. When babies are still in their mother‘s womb ,they can remember sounds.58.59.What can be the best title for the passage?A. Babies Develop Better When They Are Cared ForB. Babies Learn Even Before They Are BornC. How To Develop Babies‘ Language SkillD.The Best Time To Start Babies‘ Learning59. What is the writer‘s purpose in wri ting the passage?A. To tell the true that babies start learning from their birth, and even before that.B. To suggest parents to helping their babies develop language skill before they start school.C. To explain why mothers‘ health influence their babies.D. To tell parents that babies develop better when they are cared for.2012海淀CBritish HumorIs it true that the British laugh at different things from people in other countries? Let‘s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.To the British, the powerful and important are often figures of fun. It‘s not just politicians (政治家) who make us laugh quietly，but anyone whose job it is to tell other people what to do and who take themselves too seriously. We giggle at authority(权威), but also, kindly with anyone who is treated unfairly. We know they can‘t win, but if they do so sometimes, it‘s even funnier. Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things—and winning.The British laugh when other people might feel very worried. People say that the British are cold and unwilling to show their feelings and this is expressed in our humor. I don‘t really think that‘s true but I know that we do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). ―Not very pleasant‖, we say after some terrible experience. Along with this, is our love of understatement (轻描淡写). ―It‘s a bit windy today‖ we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or ―There‘s a slight problem‖ when something has gone very seriously w rong.A British comedian will often begin by saying ―Have you ever noticed…..?‖ We find humor in ordinary, boring life, especially its negative aspects. As well as this, we find it amusing to tell jokes about things that have gone wrong for us, rather than not mentioning them in case we look stupid. Our funny stories might start with ―I‘m such an idiot, I did something really stupid yesterday‖.Another thing that can make it difficult to understand ―British humor‖ is that we don‘t always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. We often ―keep a straight face‖ even when we‘re making a joke.So, is the British sense of humour unique? Well, probably not. It is the combination of all these features that make the British laugh and make so many other peopl e ask ―Why is that funny?‖53. Which of the following is the British humor?A. The British laugh at themselves.B. The British laugh at things that are rude.C. The British laugh when they meet boring people.D. The British laugh when they think things are funny.54. The underlined phrase ―keep a straight face‖ means the British_______.A. look confusedB. stop laughingC. make a faceD. seem expressionless55. The writer thinks ______.A. the British politicians are funny peopleB. the British sometimes laugh when others might cryC. the British like to tell jokes in pleasant situationsD. the British humor is easy for other people to understandDFor eight weeks last summer, scientists from several universities and government weather laboratories carried out the Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study (STEPS). They set up a center in Goodland, Kansas, home to some of the heaviest thunderstorms（雷暴雨）in the United States. In this area, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico meets hot, dry air from the southwest, resulting in storms so huge that they can last for days as they move east across the country.The scientists working in Goodland were trying to learn as much as they could about these disordered storm systems. They already knew that the combination of strong winds, large amounts of moisture(潮湿), and big differences in temperatures could produce thunderheads,known as Super Cells. They also knew that super cells could produce terrible weather, including tornadoes（龙卷风）. What the scientists did not know, however, was why some super cells produce heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes, while others produce large hail（冰雹）that can destroy a wheat crop or a roof. The scientists supposed that the physical characteristics of storm clouds would give the reason for such differences.To study the storm clouds, the researchers in Goodland met each morning and studied weather data(数据), hoping for bad weather. Their cars, equipped with weather instruments, were ready. Whenever a storm came near, some scientists drove toward the storm front and began collecting data on winds, temperature, air pressure, and humidity. During the storm, they also calculated the time and place of every lightning strike.At the same time that the scientists on the ground were collecting their data, researchers in the air were operating a special radar station that would help them measure（计量）the shape and size of the water drops inside the clouds. These scientists rode in a single-engine plane specifically designed to fly through terrible weather systems. While the pilot guided the plane through heavy wind, lightning, hail, and ice, the scientists on board collected their storm data.Researchers say that it will take years for them to understand all the data they have collected. Their hope is that by comparing the conditions on the ground with the conditions in the air, it may be possible to learn much more about how lightning is produced, why some storms produced baseball-sized hail, and why others produce floods and tornadoes.。

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My name is Tom, and I'm thirteen years old. I live in New York City with my parents and my younger sister Lily. We have a small dog named Charlie. He is my best friend. I love playing with him in the park.Every morning, I take Charlie for a walk before going to school. After school, Lily and I like to play with him in the backyard. He always makes us laugh with his funny tricks.Last Sunday, my family and I decided to go on a trip to the beach. We took Charlie with us. He was so excited to feel the sand and the waves. He enjoyed swimming in the sea with me. It was a wonderful day for all of us.1. How old is Tom?A. Twelve years old.B. Thirteen years old.C. Fourteen years old.2. Where does Tom live?A. London.B. Beijing.C. New York City.3. What is the name of Tom's dog?A. Charlie.B. Lily.C. Tom.4. What do Tom and Lily like to do with Charlie?A. Play with him in the park.B. Take him for a walk.C. Swim in the sea with him.答案：1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A练习二：阅读对话，根据对话内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的写"√"，错误的写"×"。

AI live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful sights. But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it’s also easy to become angry. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I have to deal with every day, it would have been wonderful.I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food.I was in line at Taco Bell and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in (汽车停靠)and was stuck (被困住) in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn’t be able to get out. So I backed up(倒车) and waved her into my place in the front of the line.I was surprised that this young girl did not say thanks. I was a little unhappy about it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and drove away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad but hungry, and the employee said, “Hi, that girl just paid for your food.”That food was the most satisfying nourishment (营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say “Thank you!”1. The underlined part “very over populated”probably means “__▲__”.A. 环境嘈杂的B. 人口密集的C. 交通拥挤的D. 水源污染的2. From the first paragraph, we can infer (推断) that the story happened in _____▲___.A. EnglandB. CanadaC. AustraliaD. America3. What happened to the author according to the passage?A. He remained lying in bed all the morning.B. He didn’t feel well after drinking a cup of coffee.C. He made room for a girl who jumped the queue.D. He had a quarrel with a girl who didn’t stand in line.4. How did the young girl show her thanks to the author?A. She got out of her car and said thanks.B. She drove away with her own food.C. She received her food and waved goodbye.D. She paid for the author’s food without hi s knowing.5. The best title for the passage might be __▲___.A. Kindness is spreading (传播)B. Patience is necessaryC. Being calm is important in accidentsD. Being cool can change the world1. B 此题为推断题。