阅读理解（二）(每小题2分；共10分)
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others. Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who moved My cheese? shows changes exist （存在于）in our life.
Life changes and so do we. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail. Just look at the cycle（循环） of the seasons. Trees bud（发芽）in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycle of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible（灵活的）. We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As long as we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
What’ the main idea of this passage?
How do writers share their life experiences?
What does Who moved My cheese tell us?
Any change in our life could mean a for us.
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
阅读表达5分
Dear Millie,
How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and I will visit Shanghai. It will be my second time to visit there. I book(预定) a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and I can enjoy the Huangpu River. I will get to Shanghai on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some places like Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao.
Can you give me some ideas for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you make plans for me.
Yours
Sandy
No more than six wordsWho will visit Shanghai next week?
________________________________________________________________Where does the writer(作者) book a room?
________________________________________________________________Will it be her first time to visit Shanghai?
________________________________________________________________When will the writer look around Shanghai?
________________________________________________________________How will the writer be if Mille makes plans for Sandy?
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Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to play or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, people work about 2,159 hours a year. A Japanese works longer than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to have more money. but many companies(公司) don’t pay(付钱) overtime(加班). Their workers dont’ get more money for more work. Some people think they should work more hours. Some think that they will lose(失去) their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their holidays are too short. In France , people get five weeks of paid vacation(带薪休假) a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. But less than 50% of the workers use all the holiday days. In the UK, there is a saying(谚语), “All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works ______________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．1,646 | B．2,159 | C．513 | D．3,805 |
The word “extra” means _______________
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in _____________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United States | D．the UK |
Which of the following is true accroding to the passage?
| A．Many people say they have enough time to play. |
| B．Jack is a dull boy. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for their more work. |
| D．More than 50% of the workers use all their holiday days. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many workers have holidays long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
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阅读短文回答问题（共5题，每题2分，计10分）
Most children have wonderful toys to play with. Usually, their parents buy these toys for them, often as Christmas or birthday gifts. Some children buy small toys with their pocket money. But instead of buying toys, one fun way to get new toys is to make them.
The easiest toy to make is a kite. For a kite, all you need is a large piece of paper, two sticks, some string and some glue. Take the two sticks and use the string to join them together in the centre. Then take a string and tie it to the ends of the sticks to make a string square. Cut the paper to make it the same size as the square. Finally, stick the paper to the string square with glue. Now your kite is finished. All you need to do is to tie a long string to the kite so you can fly it.
In many countries, they have kite-building competitions. Hundreds of people come together to show off their kites. In one famous competition, some of the kites are more than three metres tall. They take many strong men to fly them and use rope instead of string. According to the article, what is one fun way you can get toys?
What materials do you need to make your own kite?
What is the last thing you need to do before you can fly your kite?
How big are some of the kites in one famous competition?
With really large kites, what must people use instead of string?
A strong storm hit the town of Carlton. Some people had cuts and bruises (青肿)，but no one was badly hurt. The storm destroyed many buildings and bridges. So some people become homeless.
The people of Carlton helped one another put their town back together. One of those people was Leah Torres. Leah had an idea to collect food, clothing and other items, such as soap, dishes and towels, for people in need. Leah felt happy that she could help.
Leah was proud of her town. She decided to write a letter to the president of the United States. In the letter she told him about her town’s efforts (努力). She said that the nation might be able to solve its problems if people followed Carlton’s example, Leah didn’t tell anyone about her letter. Half a month later, when Leah and her parents turned on the television one day, the president was giving a speech. He began to read from a letter. Suddenly Leah recognized (认出) the sentences.
“That’s my letter!” she told her parents .
The next day Leah got a call from the White House. An assistant to the president was on the phone. “The president wants me to thank you for your letter,” he said. “He agrees with you that people should work together. He says that one person can make a difference in a town. And sometimes he can make a difference in a whole country. ” (选自课外必读书目《快乐英语阅读》，初二年级 第2卷，略有改动)
Where did this story happen?
A. The USA. B. The UK. C. Japan. D. China.What happened to the town of Carlton?
| A．An earthquake. | B．A storm. |
| C．A flood. | D．A heavy snow. |
Which of the following did Leah collect for people in need?
| A．Television. | B．Bikes. | C．Money. | D．Clothing. |
When did she find her letter on the television?
| A．About two weeks later. | B．About a week later. |
| C．About a year later. | D．About a month later. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Only the government could help the homeless. |
| B．We should try to write a letter to the president when we have problems. |
| C．Sometimes a person can make a difference in a whole country. |
| D．We should learn to live independently (独立地) when we are in trouble. |