【广东省汕尾市2015年初中毕业生学业考试英语试题】阅读理解
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Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turn around and ,sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists(灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “ six sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist(心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects (受试者) were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they are being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
What’s the aim of the two experiments for?
A.Prove why humans have a sixth sense. |
B.Explain when people can have a sixth sense |
C.Show how people act while being watched in the lab. |
D.Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at. |
What does parapsychologists say that humans have to sense?
A.a natural ability | B.a natural staring ability |
C.a strange thinking | D.a looking feeling |
The underlined word” outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means______.
A.value | B.result |
C.performance | D.connection |
In the second experiment, the subjects .
A.could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t. |
B.couldn’t tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t |
C.couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t. |
D.could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.People are born with a sixth sense. |
B.The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea. |
C.The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments. |
D.People have a sixth sense in all places. |
Spending more than two hours a night doing homework leads to better results in English,math and science,according to a major study (by Pam Sammons,England) which has tracked (跟踪)the progress of 3,000 children over the past 15 years.
Spending any time doing homework showed advantages,but the influence was greater for the students who put in two to three hours a night,according to the study published by the Department for Education in England.
The scientists who did the research say their study emphasizes (强调)what students actually do rather than how much work the school has set.
Pam Sammons,a professor of education at Oxford University,said that time spent on homework showed the influence of the school﹣if children were expected to do homework and if they enjoy their subjects."That's one of the reasons Indian and Chinese children do better.They put more time in it."he added.
It's also reported that students who enjoyed school got better results."Schools could make sure children had a better experience by improving the school environment,making school work interesting and making children feel supported by teachers."Sammons said.
It is suggested that children aged 5to 7should be set one﹣hour homework a week,half an hour a night for 7to 11﹣year﹣olds.Secondary schools were encouraged to set up two hours a night for 14to 16﹣year﹣olds.
"Headteachers should make their own homework policy,"the government says.
(1)Where can we probably read this passage?
A.In a poster.
B.In a magazine.
C.In a storybook.
D.In an advertisement.
(2)According to the first paragraph,spending doing homework leads to better results in lessons.
A.half an hour
B.an hour
C.over two hours
D.less than two hours
(3)The underlined word "published" probably means in Chinese.
A.公布
B.印刷
C.出版
D.发现
(4)Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Schools could make sure children had a better experience.
B.Children aged 14﹣16should spend an hour a night on homework.
C.The study was published by the Department for Education in China.
D.Chinese and Indian children do worse in schoolwork from Pam Sammons.
(5)From the passage,we can know that .
A.Students should become interested in their results
B.Students should do homework as much as possible
C.Parents should encourage their children to do more homework
D.It's headteachers' duty to make their students' own homework policy
We all waste food,you and me,every day,millions of tons of it.In China,enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people.And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast.So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.
So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?
♦Keep a kitchen diary
All of us should keep a kitchen diary,and we can know that how much food we waste at home.The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat.We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot,we should buy less.
♦Buy only what we need
We should ask for smaller portions in stores.We should also check how much food we have before buying more.We shouldn't bring much food we don't need home even if large posters ask us to do so.
♦Develop the habit of packing food.Chinese consumers are generous and friendly.In restaurants,often too much food is ordered and served.So when ordering out,we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don't plan to eat it.And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.
Don't put it off! Let's stop food waste today!
(1)Why is our nation being encouraged to stop wasting food?
A.Because there's enough food for Chinese people.
B.Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food.
C.Because the number of food wasted by us is growing fast.
D.Because it's traditional to invite friends to dinner in China.
(2)Miss Li is a housewife,she'd better at home.
A.keep a kitchen diary
B.buy things as much as possible
C.cook too much food for her family
D.keep the food as long as possible
(3)In order to urge(力劝)more and more people to prevent food waste,we design a poster with the words .
A.Enjoy the food!
B.Keep healthy!
C.Share the dish!
D.Waste not,want not!
(4)Your friend invites you to dinner,which of the following is NOT right?
A.He asks for the right portions.
B.You leave a lot of food on the table.
C.You ask your friend to order less food.
D.He takes away the food that you can still eat.
(5)As teenagers,what should we do to stop food waste?
A.Have a balanced diet.
B.Eat less food to keep fit.
C.Keep the balance of nature.
D.Have a good habit of clearing the plate.
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(1)Where can you buy these things according to the ad ?
A.In a shop.
B.In a mall.
C.On the Internet.
D.In a supermarket.
(2)From the ad,you can buy the children bicycle for a child of .
A.2
B.5
C.8
D.10
(3)The best birthday gift for your grandpa is .
A.some buttons
B.a handbag
C.a tea pot
D.a children bicycle
(4)My mother ordered some fashion buttons,and she can get them days later.
A.three
B.five
C.seven
D.ten
(5)If you have¥400,you can buy .
A.two handbags
B.500 buttons
C.a handbag and a bicycle
D.a tea pot and a handbag.
When I drove to work yesterday,I met a traffic jam(交通阻塞).As I looked out of my window,a young man was walking on the street.He was walking to the bridge.There were some homeless men with their cups around there.The young man went to one of them.He brought out some money,said a few words to him and put the money into his cup.He continued(继续)to walk and then saw another homeless man.He stopped for a minute,said a few words and then gave the man a candy.
And then he saw the next homeless man.He was shivering(冷得发抖)because of coldness.The young man now stopped and gave his scarf to him.He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.
At that moment,I was in tears(流泪).I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.
(1)The story probably happened in .
A.spring
B.summer
C.autumn
D.winter
(2)How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
(3)What did the young man give the homeless men?
A.Some money,his scarf and a candy.
B.His scarf,his coat and some money.
C.A candy,his hat and his coat.
D.His coat,some money and a candy.
(4)The man was shaking slightly because of .
A.hunger
B.coldness
C.illness
D.worries
(5)The writer felt after seeing the young man's behavior.
A.sad
B.surprised
C.impressed
D.interested
The movie Ne Zha came back to the big screen last year. And lots of people watched it.
For many years, the character Ne Zha has been familiar to many children of China. Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey to the West. Of course, Ne Zha in that TV series is not as great as Sun Wukong. But still, Ne Zha is popular in Chinese children's hearts.
Now, the relationships among the characters in the 3D movie Ne Zha are given modern meanings. New Ne Zha in the 3D movie is more than a child. He is very happy when he feels the warmth of the family.And he does not hide his anger when he meets bad men. He lives as he wants to live.
It was hard to believe that a panda﹣eyed, buck﹣toothed(龅牙) child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people. But it made it and the movie was a big success.The film's director and screenwriter is Yang Yu. It took him three years to write this play and two more years to make the cartoon.It is one of the most successful cartoons made in China. You can enjoy the beauty created by high technology when watching it
(1)From which TV series did most Chinese children come to know Ne Zha?
(2)What does new Ne Zha look like in the 3D movie?
(3)How long did it take Yang Yu to write the play and make the cartoon?
(4)请把划线句子翻译成汉语.
(5)请给短文拟一个恰当的标题.