【2014年内蒙古通辽市中考】
A loud noise suddenly hurts your ears while you enjoy a film in the cinema. A stranger makes you jump as he shouts at his friend on the other side of the city. Mobile phones are everywhere and sometimes they can be very annoying. Although they are necessities(必需品) of modern life, it is common to hear people complain about(抱怨) mobile phones.
Most public places have mobile phone rules. So try to keep your phone ring as low as possible or put it on vibrate mode(振动模式). It is good to leave your phone at home when you would be at school or when visiting a hospital.
If you need to make or take a call while in a meeting, at a restaurant or a theatre, go to the washroom. If you are expecting a call, get a seat near the door. It is polite to tell others at the beginning that you are expecting an important call. When you get a call and you are with friends, keep the call short and speak quietly.
A good way to make sure that people don’t interrupt(打断)you and others is to tell your friends when it’s a good time to call.
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In most public places |
Keep your phone ring as |
At school or when visiting a hospital |
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In a meeting, at a restaurant or a theatre |
If you need to make a call, |
When you get a call and you are with friends |
Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in class. It has many advantages. For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups.
I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics was very poor. I had a really hard time with it. Once in class, the teachers asked us to discuss it with each other, but I was very shy, I could not do it like what they told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely. Then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice, I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems. After that, I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time. How excited I was!
Because of studying in groups, I am not worried about physics any more. With my classmates’ help, I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”,错误的填“F”,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)The writer was weak in geography when he was in Grade 8.
The writer’s physics teacher encouraged him to faces others bravely.
When the writer didn’t understand any questions, nobody could give him some advice.
The writer did not feel stressed out at all by studying in groups..
With the teachers’ help, the writer gets more confidence.
For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being(人).
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins can not hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are many stories of dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters. Which animals do people think may be the cleverest?
A.Dolphins | B.Mammals. |
C.Big apes. | D.Chimpanzees. |
Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?
A.The dolphin language is hard to learn. |
B.Dolphins cannot hear men speaking. |
C.Most men do not speak English. |
D.Men want to talk to dolphins in secret. |
What have scientists discovered about dolphins?
A.Men can now talk to them. |
B.They understand a simple language. |
C.They can teach men their languages |
D.They can speak to one another. |
In what way are dolphins friendly to man?
A.They often follow ships. |
B.They like interesting things about man. |
C.They often jump onto ships |
D.They seem to like stories. |
Every day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she turns on her computer and logs into a website called Fuel Up to Play 60.
She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise.
All the seventh graders in Castle's school have done the same thing since the year started. It's part of their health class.
If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star.
Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far.
Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking(跟踪)the food and activities. "This is the first year we've done it," she said. "It's really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have."
The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They won't be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in Fuel Up to Play 60.
"There's lots of bad food out there that we've all been eating," Bartlett said "This really helps all of us eat healthier food." This passage is mainly about a website for helping people_______.
A.win in competitions' | B.eat more healthy food |
C.do enough exercise | D.have good living habits |
Castle logs into the health website because_______.
A.her teacher set up a competition |
B.it's part of her health class |
C.she wants to know bad food |
D.she can get lots of stars from it |
From the passage, we learn that all students_______.
A.are eating little bad food | B.have their classes at home |
C.are interested in the website | D.are clear about unhealthy food |
These are all the messages that Helen got yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers to the questions.What do you think "Happy Feet" is?
A.A book. | B.A movie. |
C.A song. | D.A basketball match. |
Who asked Helen to buy some milk and sugar?
A.Chris. | B.Lisa. |
C.Jack. | D.Steve. |
What may be the name of Lisa's pet?
A.Della. | B.Rover. |
C.Steve. | D.Chris. |
What time can Helen get her computer back?
A. At 8 : 00A. m. B. At8 : 30 A. m.
C. At 6 : 00p. m. D. At 3 : 00 p. m.
Have you ever heard of Dididache? Dididache (嘀嘀打车), a taxi-hailing smartphone app(应用程序)which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently ain Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app sthe real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible for users to hail (招呼) a taxi on their smartphones. The u
request (要求)will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide w
to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very pin Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. H
, the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be s
for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating dfor passengers who do not use the app to hire a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad w
and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great dto our life. Let’s wait and see.