Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.
To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (弯曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.
As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between your knees.
To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?
| A．The leg muscles. | B．The back muscles |
| C．The hips | D．The knees |
Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______.
| A．they are not strong |
| B．the things are very heavy |
| C．the way to lift the things is not correct. |
| D．they are very heavy |
The muscles are stronger if you _______.
| A．keep your back, hips and waist in a line |
| B．bend over from your waist |
| C．lower yourself |
| D．get down on your knees |
To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.
| A．stand up slowly | B．keep your back straight |
| C．bend your knees | D．put one knee on each side |
【2014年江苏省盐城市中考】
阅读下列内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Tomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.
Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.
As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.
After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.
He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip. Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.
Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖）and other honors. How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip?
| A．33. | B．26. | C．25. | D．24. |
Who does the underlined word “He” refer to in the fifth paragraph?
| A．Jim. | B．Jon. | C．Dave. | D．Garfield. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Jim Davis created Garfield with the help of his brother. |
| B．Garfield products are available in all countries of the world. |
| C．The cats his family raised made no contributions to his creation. |
| D．There were few comic strips about cats until Jim crated Garfield. |
The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is _________.
| A．to tell us to watch more comic strips |
| B．to show us how to become a cartoonist |
| C．to introduce some information about Jim Davis |
| D．to prove Garfield the most popular cartoon character |
【2014年福建省莆田市中考】
Dr. Wade is my hero. He saved my life when I could have died. He saved lots of children’ s lives. He worked hard and studied a lot to get the job he has got now. He has done very difficult operations. He has to work almost every day at the hospital. He has studied the heart and got his MD(医学博士)at Queens University. He is a great doctor and he is easy to talk to．
He is willing to take a risk to save someone’s life. He saved my life from a heart attack when I was in hospital. He worked very hard to find out what exactly was wrong with my heart and why it wasn’t working properly.
He went out of his way for someone like me and my parents, because he had to explain to them what was wrong with me and did lots of different tests to find the medicine to cure me. His life has made a difference in the lives of others. I saw him look after many other children in hospital and help them get well. Also, he is always there helping by teaching other doctors about being heart specialists(专家). He works very hard to keep others alive. You can phone him anytime and he will phone you back as soon as possible to see how he can help you. He has a group of medical workers who make his appointments(预约) and make sure you get the medicine that Dr. Wade tells them to give you.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
| A．lung | B．heart | C．eye | D．stomach |
| A．Tsinghua University | B．Harvard University |
| C．Queens University | D．Beijing University |
| A．宽以待人 | B．竭尽全力 |
| C．马虎应付 | D．黔驴技穷 |
| A．was difficult to talk with |
| B．saved the writer’s life easily |
| C．helped several doctors become heart specialists |
| D．wasn’ t willing to save some serious patients |
| A．Dr. Wade is the writer’s hero. |
| B．The doctor saved the writer’s life. |
| C．The doctor saved many children’s lives. |
| D．The doctor saved the lives of the writer’s parents. |
【2014年四川省内江市中考】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
By the time Rihanna was seventeen ,she had released (发行) her first album and had an international hit with her first single (单曲) Pon de Replay.
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael , Barbados in 1988 . She grew up there with her two younger brothers . As a child , she loved singing . She formed her first group with friends from secondary school when she was just fifteen . In 2004 friends introduced the group to American record producer Evan Rogers ,who was on holiday in Barbados . Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school. Rihhanna lived with Rogers and his wife . Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album , Music of the Sun .It came out at in 2005 and got into the top ten . Over 69,000 copies of the album were sold in the first week alone . It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide and Rihanna quickly became a big star . Her second album , A Girl Like Me ,came out a year later and included the song SOS , which was her first number one hit in America. In 2007 Rihanna brought out her third album , Good Girl Gone Bad ,which had more dance music than the first two albums.
Rihanna sold more than fifteen million album and forty - five million singles worldwide between 2005 and 2010 ,the most of any artist at the same time . However ,she manages to find time for her charity work ,too . She has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity and in 2006 she created her Believe Foundation to help sick children . She also took part in Gucci’s activities to raise money for children in Africa.What had Rihanna released before she was seventeen ?
| A．An album but no singles. |
| B．A single but not an album. |
| C．An album and at least one single. |
| D．Two album and a single Pon de Replay. |
Why did Rihanna move to America ?
| A．To try to become a famous singer. |
| B．To form her first music group. |
| C．To meet the record producer Evan Rogers. |
| D．To record her album ,A Girl Like Me ,with the help of Rogers. |
Which is true about Rihanna’s first album ?
| A．It included her first number one hit in the US. |
| B．It sold69,000 copies in total. |
| C．It made Rihanna a star. |
| D．It came out before she finished school. |
It can be learnt from the text that Rihanna ______.
| A．Wants to start a charity to help sick children |
| B．Has helped to raise money for African children |
| C．Has organized some concerts to raise money for charity |
| D．Is producing another album for her Believe Foundation |
【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 curelyJason learned to write and color by holding the pen ______ .
A. between his legsB. between his arms C. between his teethWhat 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 lifeWhat 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
Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.
“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money.” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.
I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women—tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.
Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction(吸引) to women — the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.
Appearance is starting to be more important in work places. People with good appearance can have more chances. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is short and heavy, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?
_____________________________________________________________________When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money?
_____________________________________________________________________Does cosmetic surgery have much attraction to women according to the writer?
_____________________________________________________________________What kind of people can get more job chances?
_____________________________________________________________________What do you think of cosmetic surgery?
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