【2014年上海市中考】
Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) (12 分)
Chris is not a traditional explorer（探险者）- he usually works in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster. Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people.
At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical（热带的）diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.
But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career. Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet. Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives.Does Chris work for a large organization?
When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people?
How many medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks?
What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?
According to Chris, why is his work important to other people?
Why is an MSF doctor’s job exciting and dangerous?
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This was a very busy week. This Friday was Mother’s Day, and there were lots of activities at school this week.
5/7 Tues.
Johnson, our new music teacher, taught us “Mother”, a beautiful song about our love for mothers. And Miss Alice told us the story of Mother’s Day. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna of Philadelphia（费城）. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
5/8 Wed.
We practiced “Mother” today. We prepared some songs and games to show our love to our mothers. This was going to be a special present for our parents on Friday.
5/9 Thurs.
It took us two hours to decorate（装饰）our classroom for PAT DAY. I was tired. Mom was also nervous. It would be the first time for her to meet our teachers. She had always been nervous about talking to teachers since she was a child. That’s funny!
5/10 Fri.
There were many activities at school. One of them was PAT DAY. Mom and Dad both came to the school. I was a little nervous. What had our teachers told them?
AllenWho first gave the idea of a day for mothers?
| A．Johnson | B．Miss Alice | C．Miss Anna | D．Allen. |
What did the class do on Wednesday?
| A．Decorated the classroom |
| B．Sang their thanks to their parents. |
| C．Bought presents for their parents. |
| D．Practiced activities for Mother’s Day. |
Why did Allen’s mother feel nervous?
| A．Allen did not do well at school |
| B．She was afraid of talking to teachers. |
| C．Allen’s father was going to the school, too. |
| D．She had to sing a song in front of the class. |
The above passage is taken from a _____.
| A．newspaper | B．diary | C．test paper | D．notebook |
What does “PAT DAY” mean?
| A．The day for students to make tests. |
| B．The day for teachers to practice teaching |
| C．The day for parents to meet teachers at school |
| D．The day for students to sing songs. |
In the ancient Arabic story called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba said "Open Sesame" and a door to hidden treasures was opened to him.The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun.He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba.com - Chinese largest e-commerce（电子商务）website.
In 1995, Ma Yun was working for a US trading company（公司）when he was introduced to the Internet."I know nothing about computers and has never touched a keyboard," he said.He searched the word "beer" and nothing came up about Chinese products.
Ma Yun had an idea.Why not build a large Internet market to connect customers with companies from all over the world? They could do business online in that way.That was how Alibaba began.His company grew quickly.But that didn't mean everything went smoothly.In 2000, many Internet companies failed including Alibaba.But later, he was successful because he managed to attract(吸引) investment（投资）into his company."You should stick to your dream," he said."Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started.But the most important thing is that we believe in our dream from past to today and tomorrow.Of course we made many mistakes, but we never give up."
Ma Yun is also smart.For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit.If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one - don't try to catch them all," he said."Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit.Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others."What does the word "it" mean in Paragraph l?
| A．The young hero Ali Baba. | B．The phrase "Open Sesame". |
| C．The website. | D．The old story. |
From Paragraph 2, we know that Ma Yun ______.
| A．was introduced to the Internet in 1995 |
| B．was working in America |
| C．decided to buy and sell Chinese beer |
| D．bought a keyboard from Internet |
What happened to Ma Yun in 2000?
| A．He founded his own company. |
| B．His company grew quickly and smoothly. |
| C．His company failed like many others. |
| D．He was successful though he had no investment. |
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．We should always daydream like Ma Yun. |
| B．We should never give up hope like Ma Yun. |
| C．Ma Yun seldom made mistakes. |
| D．People should try to put nine rabbits in their pockets at the same time |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Ma Yun's treasures. |
| B．The importance of working hard. |
| C．The secrets of Ma Yun's success. |
| D．Ma Yun's hobby - catching rabbits |
| Full name: Richdo Lzecson dos Santo lists Nickname: Kaka Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 National: Brazilian Weight: 73kg Height: 183cm Current club: AC Milan |
| Stay calm. Protect your head Stay under a desk or in a corner Stand away from building,s, trees, electrical lines |
| Yes, I’ve read a lot. Yes, I’ve read 1 or 2 books in English. No, but I’d like to. No, I don’t want to |
| Please come to our housewarming and celebrate in our new house 8:00 p.m.on May 30. Benny and Paula 44 Wright Avenue Southside Park Tel:555-2981 Email: bennyandpaula@email.net |
| DAY TOUR LEAVE RETURN PRICE★DISCOUNT Tues. Border Quest 09:15 17:30￡25.00￡23.00 Thurs. Saints and Sinners 09:00 18:00￡26.00￡24.00 Sat. Loch Ness and Legends 08:00 20:00￡31.00￡29.00 ★For students, over 60s and under 12s |
We can learn _____from the information on the right
| A．Kaka is from England |
| B．Kaka is 31 years old |
| C．Kaka is a football player |
| D．Kaka isn't tall |
It is very good advice for you to protect yourself _______.
| A．when a traffic accident happens. |
| B．when you go out for a picnic |
| C．when you go out for a picnic. |
| D．when a big fire breaks out |
The survey on the right is about _______.
| A．watching videos |
| B．watching TV |
| C．reading a newspaper |
| D．reading books |
Please read the notice and find out which of the following is WRONG?
| A．They will celebrate New Year. |
| B．They have just moved to a new house. |
| C．Their new house is on 44 Wright Avenue. |
| D．They will celebrate at eight in the afternoon. |
Please read the tour information and find out which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Only the students under 12 can have the discount（折扣） |
| B．You can visit Saints and Sinners on Thursday nad Sunday. |
| C．If you have only￡ 25, you can visit Loch Ness and Legends. |
| D．If you travel on Tuesday, you can go back at half past five. |
It’s important to teach children to create strong passwords（密码），and to remind them that passwords mustn’t be shared with anyone, not even best friends.
A strong password is a word that is as difficult as possible to guess because it looks like a set of random characters （随机的字符）.
It’s wise to use the whole keyboard to mix a password with letters, numbers and symbols.A password of 14 characters or more may be much safer.
The following tips will tell you how to create a strong and safe password:
Tip 1: Think of a sentence that is easy to remember, but difficult to guess.For example: “ My son Peter is five years old and my daughter Tina is one year old.” The whole sentence is so long that it can’t be a password, so what you can do is to use the first letter of each word to make a new password that seems to be meaningless.That is “mspifyoamdtioyo”.
Tip 2: Make the password more difficult to guess by mixing big and small letters.One way to do this is to use big and small letters one after another.In this way this new password will be “MsPiFyOaMdTiOyO”.
Tip 3: Still using the sentence above, you can also add numers that are meaningful to you.As a result, the new password will be “Mspi5yOaMdTi1yO”.
Tip 4: Add punctuation（标点符号）and symbols to make the password much stronger.You may use symbols, numbers and punctuation to replace some letters which look similar.For example: “MsPi3y0@MdTi!y0”.(o="0," a="@," 1=!)
任务型阅读。根据材料内容，按要求完成下列各题。（每小题2分，共10分）A strong password is ______ difficult ______ guess because all the characters are at random.（改写短文中划线句子）
Your sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
（写出一句你比较好记的句子，至少有14词，不得抄写短文中原句）Your password：____________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 1的说明，用你上面所写的句子创建一个密码）Your new password:_________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 2的说明，改编上面你已创建的密码）"mysjwboafi1990 ___________________________________________________________________
（根据短文中所给的四个建议，将题中所给密码改写成更安全的密码）。
If you are not happy with China’s high Internet fees and slow speed, you are not alone.So is Premier Li Keqiang.On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees.
“The first question people ask at a new place is ‘Is there WI-FI’ because Internet service fees are so high,” said Premier Li.According to a recent survey by CCTV, the average cost of 1GB mobile Internet data per month in China is 100 Yuan, while it is only 60 Yuan in the US and 40 in Japan.
However, high prices don’t necessarily mean good service.The average Internet speed in China was 4.25Mbps（兆比特每秒）in late 2014.South Korea had the fastest average Internet speed-25.3 Mbps.People can download a 1 GB movie within 6 minutes in South Koreas, but in China it would take half an hour.
To improve Internet services, the key is to build more fiber(光纤) networks.Through them we can send text, pictures and videos globally in less than a second, which offer high speed Internet.Besides, the lack of market competition is another problems.Having more operators（运营商）besides China Unicom and China Telecom may lower the prices.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）Why do people always ask for WI-FI at a new place in China?
| A．Because they can’t use Internet without WI-FI. |
| B．Because they can communicate with their families. |
| C．Because they want to download movies. |
| D．Because Internet service fees are too high. |
In late 2014, ____ had the fastest average Internet speed.
| A．China | B．USA | C．Japan | D．South Korea |
What is the key to improve Internet services?
| A．To increase Internet service fees. |
| B．To build more fiber networks. |
| C．To learn from South Korea. |
| D．To make the government know the situation. |
The underlined sentence in the passage infers that ______.
| A．China’s high Internet fees are probably because there is no more market competition. |
| B．China has too many tele-communication companies. |
| C．China Unicom should lower the price. |
| D．China Telecom should lower the price. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s Internet Economy. |
| B．Shopping Online. |
| C．China Wants Cheaper, Quicker Internet. |
| D．China Unicom and China Telecom |