上海中考英语模拟题阅读第3套

1、完形填空About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weightThis is almost one out of every three people in the United StatesSome people eat 16 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.17 you can see losing weight is 18

2、 work，and it will also cost a lot of moneyBut 19 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight? Many people in the United States worry about their look of the bodyFor many people，looking nice also means to be 20 Other people worry about their health as many doctors 21 overweight is not

3、good Most people want to find a faster and 22 way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popularThese books tell people how to lose weightEach year a lot of new books like these are 23 Each one says it can easily help people take fat away Losing weight can be expensiveSome overweight people

4、 go to health centers，like La Costa in CaliforniaMen and women 24 several hundred dollars a day at these health centersPeople live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foodsMeals there may be just a littleAll this works for losing weight 25 4 days on the program，one woman calle

5、d Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each poundBut she said she was still glad to do so Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of moneySo in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。16. A

6、. 1ess B. more C. nice D. fast 17. A. For B. So C. Or D. And18. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy19. A. why B. what C. how D. when 20. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat21. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell22. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier23. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied24. A. pay B.

7、 cost C. take D. have25. A. Before B. Until C. After D. At二、阅读理解A Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes. Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they

8、lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown. When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to th

9、e high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs. The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand prot

10、ects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!26. Which sentence expresses the main idea? A. Sea turtle

11、s have interesting life habits. B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs. C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.27. We can conclude（推断） from this passage that _. A. many turtles die while swimming to shore B. female turtles protect their b

12、abiesC. once turtles land, they never return to the sea D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength28. The writer compares turtles to climbers _. A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas B. to give you a picture of how hard they work C. to tell you that they like to climb D. to show that

13、mountain climbers are as slow as turtlesBNew books this monthThe Long NightThis is David Reillys first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night

14、to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there andHard WorkThis exciting story is Joannas twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then

15、 one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shopHospital or CinemaMarcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one d

16、ay she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film starWhat will Tina do? 29. The story of Hard Work happened in _.A. Australia B. Thailand C. India D. England30. From the passage we can see Tina is _. A. a doctor B. a film star C. a writer D. a college student31. _is about a

17、 difficult journey. A. Hospital or Cinema B. Hard Work C .The Long Night D. Harry PotterC Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which one do you think is the best?I think health is the most important thing. We need to make sure that

18、the money we give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care. -Robin aged 16, Birmingham I think the most important thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There is on old saying, If you give a man a fish, youll feed him for a

19、day. If you teach him how to fish, youll feed him for a lifetime. We need to help people to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears. -Rebecca aged 15, Liverpool People seem to give a lot more to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster like the earthquake: Its good

20、for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should give a small part of their salary to charity. If everyone did that, it would make a big difference.-Mary aged 14, StratfordGiving money to charity can help, but its not the final answer. I think what these countries need is a good government

21、.-Bethany aged 16, Newcastle The best thing that we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves.-Robert aged 16, Cardiff32. Who pays more attention to Africans health care? A. Mary. B. Robin. C. Rebecca. D. Robert.33. What does Rebecca mean by

22、 saying We need to help people to help themselves? A. We should help the teachers in Africa to improve their teaching ways. B. We should help people in Africa how to build a good government. C. We should help the African people develop skills to make a living. D. We should help the African people bu

23、ild more schools.34. What is Marys opinion? A. Everyone should do what we can to help the African people. B. It is not good for people to give so much money to the African people. C. It is very important to have a good government. D. We can send more teachers there to help the African people.35. Whe

24、re are these suggestions posted? A. In the textbook. B. On the website. C. In the guidebook. D. In the magazine.D After having exercise in the gym tonight, I just had a shower to relax for a while. While calming myself down with soft music, I started to recall what happened in the daytime and wrote

25、it down. The accident that gave me much thought happened on my way to the gym after work. When I walked about half way, I saw that many people surrounded something on the roadside and they were worried and shocked. I joined them and found there was a man lying on the ground. I noticed that he was a

26、young man around 30 years old. He Looked so pale and very thin. From his dressing, I simply judged that he worked in the office. The hospital ambulance（救护车） came over and some nurses did the regular check for him. A nurse said that there was nothing serious with him but his body was very weak, which

27、 should be caused by overwork and less exercise. Its a really sad thing for a young person to fall down in the street. A couple of days ago, I read a magazine mentioning that there is an increasing number of businessmen and white-collar workers with unhealthy bodies. Under huge pressure, they put al

28、l their time and energy to work and cant find enough time for a good meal or a good sleep, let alone exercise. But they forget that without health, work is equivalent to zero.As I realize how important it is to put the health matter ahead. I am willing to do more exercise. I know exercise can bring

29、me enjoyment and health. I know without health, even a most successful career and a great quantity of money will lose their meanings.When I got out of the gym, I felt that every cell(细胞) in my body was refreshed and I was able to have more energy to write the words above. The feeling in sweat was wo

30、nderful!36. The best title for this passage is _. A. How Much Exercise We Need B. What Kind of Exercise Is Useful C. Exercise Leads to My Healthy Life D. An Accident Gave Me Much Thought37. What do we know about the young man who fell down in the street? A. He worked in a factory. B. He didnt have lunch that day. C. He didnt do exercise often. D. He was seriously ill that day.38. Some white-collar workers have health problems because they _. A. cant balance work and life B. dont have time to see doctors C. dont want t