【2014年湖南省长沙市中考】
阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
(共5 小题,计10 分)
When Jason’s parents saw him for the first time, they were shocked(震惊).This lovely little baby with
shining blue eyes and curly hair was born disabled(残疾的). But soon the young couple accepted this fact.
Jason’s arms are just half without hands and his legs aren’t fully grown either. They even forgot to think of him as
disabled.
At the age of six, he told his mother he wanted to get down from the prosthetics(假肢)and play with other
kids. This was the last time Jason had worn them. He now has an electric wheelchair(轮椅), but he never uses it
at home or when it is easy for him to move using only his body.
Jason learned handwriting and coloring at school, holding the pen between the ends of his arms. He also
learned to eat with forks at home. When he was ten, he fell in love with football. He never had a pair of shoes in
his life because of the shape of his feet. He only wore socks on the football field. He never won a match, but he
refused to give up. His strong arms and body, as well as some fantastic ways made him a respected(受尊重的)
player on the school team. He went to a famous university after high school.
Now Jason still faces many hardships in life, but he will make you believe that you can do what he has done.
“Never be afraid of any difficulty”, Jason often encourages others in his speeches.
Why were Jason’s parents shocked when they saw him for the first time?
A. Because he was born disabled. B. Because he had big hands.
C. Because his hair was curely
Jason learned to write and color by holding the pen ______ .
A. between his legs B. between his arms C. between his teeth
What does the underlined word “hardships” mean in this passage?
A. 成就 B. 贫穷 C. 困难
From the passage, we learn the following about Jason EXPECT ______ .
A. he only uses his electric wheelchair at home
B. he only wore socks while playing football
C. he is never afraid of any difficulty in life
What is the best title(标题)of this passage?
A. Disabled but still able
B. Playing football brings good luck
C. Never wear prosthetics even disabled
A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation.
A good reader may read at 1,000 WPM(每分钟…词 )when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or maths books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.The writer thinks that a good reader can____.
A.read at 1,000 WPM | B.read as fast as he can |
C.change the reading speeds as he needs | D.spend more time reading |
A good reader may read fastest____.
A.when he reads newspapers and story books |
B.when he reads something most useful to him |
C.when he is trying to work out a maths problem |
D.when he is trying to find something for his report |
Which is the best title for this passage?
A.The Importance of Having Fast Reading Speed |
B.A Good Reader and His Reading Speed. |
C.The Best Way of Fast Reading |
D.The Difference Between Driving and Reading |
Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Zhenjiang Sunshine Secondary School.The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress:excellent
OK
weak
Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.
Unit/ Item |
Unit l Past and present |
Unit 2 Travelling |
Unit 3 Online travel |
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Vocabulary |
opposites |
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Suffixes‘ful’ and‘less’ |
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Words about computers |
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Grammar |
Present perfect tense |
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Past continuous tense |
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Passive voice |
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Study skills/ Pronunciation |
Using a dictionary |
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Linking words |
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Organizing information |
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Main task |
A report |
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My best holiday |
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Favourite educational computer game |
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What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?
A.Present perfect tense. | B.Using a dictionary |
C.A report. | D.Opposites. |
Which do you think Li Ping does well in?
A.Present perfect tense. | B.Passive voice. |
C.Organizing information. | D.Favourite educational computer game. |
From the table we know Li Ping is weak in _____ .
A.Vocabulary | B.Main task |
C.Study skills/Pronunciation | D.Grammar |
Something interesting always happens(发生) in our life. John is a doorman(看门人) of a club in a big city. Every day hundreds of people pass his door and a lot of them stop and say to him, “①What’s the time, please?”
A few days later, John thinks, “②I don’t want tothis same(相同的) question, I’m going to the shop anda big clock. Then I’m going to put it up on the wall here.” He buys a clock and puts it up on the wall.
“③No people are going to ask me the time again,” he says happily. But after that, a lot of people also stop every day, look at the clock and say to John, “Is that clock right?”写出划线部分①的同义句。
在②句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
将句③译成中文。
What’s John’s job?
找出或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子:
English breakfast is a very big meal —eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee….
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich (三明治)bars ,where office workers can buy brown or white bread or a roll (面包卷),and then all kinds of salad(色拉)and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. School children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a sandwich, a drink and some fruit from home.
“Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal , some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite early, between six o’clock and eight o’clock, and often all the family eats together. On Sundays many families have a traditional(传统的)lunch. They have chicken, pork,… with potatoes ,vegetables…
The Englishmen like food from other countries too, such as French, Chinese, Italian and Indian. People often get take-away meals---they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat.Many people in England have a ______ breakfast and a _____ lunch.
A.fast; small | B.little; slow | C.big; quick | D.slow; big |
In _____ there are a lot of sandwich bars.
A.small towns | B.villages | C.countries | D.cities |
The office workers can buy the ______ bread for lunch.
A.white | B.black | C.red | D.orange |
What don’t they have when they have afternoon tea in this passage?
A.Sandwiches | B.Chicken | C.Cakes | D.A cup of tea |
When they get a take-away meal , they have it _______
A.at home | B.in the school | C.outside | D.in the bars |
I am an adult. I’m not a kid. I’m a grown-up. I need some money. I have no food. I am hungry. I am not thirsty, because water is everywhere. But water has no taste. I want to drink a soda. I want to drink milk. I want to drink coffee. I want to work. Nobody will hire(雇佣 )me. Nobody is hiring anybody. Companies are firing(解雇) people. Everyone is looking for a job. I cannot pay my rent(付房租). I will have to live in my car. I don’t want to live in my car. My car has no bed. Everyone should live in a house or a flat. Many people don’t have a car. They live on the street. A street has no bed. Nobody should live on the street. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know where to go. Maybe I will go to church(教堂). Maybe I will find help there.I need some money because I _______.
A.need water to drink | B.need food to eat |
C.don’t need water to drink | D.don’t need food to eat |
I don’t want to buy _______to drink.
A.soda | B.milk | C.water | D.coffee |
I want to live __________.
A.in a house | B.in my car | C.on the street | D.in the church |
I am looking for ________
A.water | B.a job | C.a house | D.the church |
Which is wrong?
A.Companies are firing people. | B.I can pay my rent . |
C.I will go to church for help. | D.Nobody should live on the street. |