初三英语阅读20

1、A. True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）:（7 分）Chinese people around the world celebrate their most important holiday, Chinese New Year. But for one man in Taiwa n, YaoGuan Chen g, its all about bus in ess as he washes dirty bankno tes for gifts.Accord ing to Chin ese traditi on, pare n

2、ts give their childre n clea n, fresh bankno tes at the start of the New Year. But there is aserious shortage（短缺） of such banknotes as the holiday period draws near, and Yao Guan Cheng noticed that. He thought there mightbe a good cha nee to start a bus in ess to meet the n eeds of the market.Whe n

3、I first started this mon ey-wash ing bus in ess, it was for family members who liked to collect old precious banknotes. Butlater on, it hit me that this service would bring convenience to people as they are preparing for the Chin ese New Year. It is one of ourcustoms to put bankno tes in side little

4、 red en velopes in order to bring our childre n good luck. To do that, people cha nge old no tes fornew ones at the ban ks. But here in Taiwa n, there are all kinds of rules about how much you can cha nge, what days you can do that andwhich banks you can go to. Thats inconvenient. So I thought: why

5、not give people another choice? If they like, they can just have theirold notes washed and cleaned, and they will be as clea n as n ew.He does nt just put the no tes in water, he uses special chemicals and no one knows what it is. His services dont come cheap, hecharges about $10 for wash ing twenty

6、 bankno tes. But as there is one month to go before the New Year holiday, hes been very busy,cleaning peoples banknotes and in the process, giving a new, clean image（比喻） to the expressionmoney laun deri ng（洗钱）.71. Yao Guan Cheng used to collect old bankno tes for a livi ng.72. He started the bus in

7、ess to an swer the n eeds of the market.73. People can cha nge as many new bankno tes as they like in Taiwa n ban ks.74. The coming of New Year means that more peop le will need Yao s service.75. His method of wash ing money has bee n kept a secret.76. His bus in ess is going well because he provide

8、s fast and cheap service.77. Yao s success story tells uspportunities （机会）sometimes are hidden around us in ourlife.B. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:（7 分）For many kids in Africa, the colorful PlayPump（踏水车）is the first playground equipment（器材）they ve ever seen. When theygive it a push and

9、jump in for their first ride, smiles of wonder break out on their faces.The fun of going round and round in a circle is just part of the wonder. This invention doesn just change their play-time. It changestheir lives.As the merry-go-round （旋转木马 ）starts, it pumps （泵送）clean water up from deep undergro

10、und and keeps jt in a huge tank（桶）.People are welcome to come and help themselves to the water for free.In the countryside of Africa, few people drink clean water. They don t have water equipment in their Ithey ofte n walk a long way to carry water back.Patricia Molope, 15, explains that before her

11、South African village got a PlayPump, people would pay a taxi driver to take them toa well far from their homes. Sometimes the taxi drivers were busy and we would have to stop bathing in order to save water. It was toofar to walk there, but now we have our own clean water in our village, and life is

12、 better.The hard job of carry ing water usually is done by wome n and girls. Carryi ng water for miles, and hours each day is such a big jobthat it sometimes preve nts girls from being able to go to school.Thanks to the PlayPump, gett ing water is quick and easy and even boys join in. The pumps have

13、 become a new activity. Kidsand adults seem to love playing with them while collecting water.Twelve-year-old boy Khumalo says, I have see n many kinds of water pumps, but n ever one that can keep water.When I grow up, I want to be an inven tor so I can invent clever things like the PlayPump that wil

14、l help my coun try.So far, more than 800 PlayPumps are operating in schools and neighborhoods in four African countries, providing water for almosttwo milli on people.78. To get water from PlayPump, people n eed to_ .A) walk long dista ncesB) push it firstC) run round it i n circlesD) use a big tank

15、79. It ” in thedtlparagraph refers to_ .A) pumpB) merry-go-r oundC) clea n waterD) un dergro und80. For Patricia Molope, getting water used to be hard because_.A) she didn t know how to use a PlaypumpB) she had no money to pay a taxi driverC) the only place to get water was far away from homeD) ther

16、e was not eno ugh water in the well81. Twelve-year-old Khumalo is a_.A) local Africa n boyB) world famous inven torC) school teacherD) n ative taxi driver82. How does PlayPump cha nge the lives of Africa n girls?A) They have water to drink.B) They needn t work any long erC) They can play with boys.D

17、) They may go back to school.83. Which of the followi ng is NOT TRUE about PlayPump?A) People n eed to pay for the clea n water from PlayPump.B) Both children and parents enjoy the ride on PlayPump.C) PlayPump makes the life of the Africa ns much easier.D) About two millio n Africa ns are using the

18、water from PlayPump.84. What is the main idea of the story?B) PlayPump helps turn work into play.D) PlayPump is the world s greatest invention.C.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passag(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):(14 分)Liste ning to music can be fun, but it can also cause many problems. When I

19、was a young girl, I used to liste n to popmusic while doing homework. The only problem was that I listened to it very 85. At that time, I lived with myparents. They hated hearing my loud music particularly at night. It was unpleasant to them. I had to useheadphones (耳机)in order not to 86whe n I wan

20、ted to enjoy some music. I always liste ned to the music two or three levels toohigh. This brought more damage to my eardrums (耳膜)than listening to music in a(n) 87 space.After damaging my eardrums, I felt like (感至収子似 )I was always asking people to repeat themselves. And_88I had to do that a lot. I

21、could no Ion ger clearly hear what they were say ing. This became a big headache to me. At uni versity I had to sitin the front of the classroom so I could hear the lecture. This meant that 89 I was not on time for class and had to sit in the back, I couldn t not hear the teacher at all. The result

22、was thgtaotednAfter completi ng uni versity, I bega n doing sales job for a livi ng. Because I could nr clearly, my customers dftetrhea90_ that I was n t pay ing atte nti on whe n they were talk ing. That was n t good for bus in ess. Fin ally I decidehearing aid (助听器).Normally hearing aids are for 9

23、1 people, but for me loud music caused me to have one about thirty years too soon.85. A) quietlyB) loudlyC) seriouslyD) clearly86. A) make no isesB) go to sleepC) give upD) lose hope87. A) bigB) emptyC)openD) closed88. A) for exampleB) after allC) in that wayD) in fact89. A) ifB) uni essC) un tilD)

24、as90. A) promisedB) stoppedC) compla inedD) proved91. A) sickB) oldC)youngD) middle-agedA) PlayPump can bring people together.C) Every country in the world is thirsty.D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每 空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14 分）There once was a ki ng who o

25、ffered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists t 92. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were o 93 two hereally liked, and he had to choose betwee n them.One picture was of a beautiful lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all arou

26、ndit. Overhead was a b 94 sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect pictureof peace.The other picture had mountains, too. But these were lifeless and awful. Above was an angry sky, and from the sky rain was f 95and wind was blowing. Down the side of the mountain t

27、here was a running waterfall （瀑布）.This did not I 96 peaceful at all.But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a small tree growing in a h 97 in the rock. In the tree a mother birdhad built her nest （巢）.There, in the midst of the angry water, sat the mother bird on her n est in pe

28、rfect peace.Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why? Because, expla ined the king,peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no no ise, t 98, or hard work. Peace means tobe in the midst of all those things and still be calm （平静的）in your h

29、eart. That is the real meaning of peace.E. Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）:（14 分）Every day on Amelia s way to work she had to paslum （贫民窟）.Though she was a social worker （社工）,she had n ever paidmuch atte nti on to it.This cha nged whe n she met a boy n amed Jack. Jack knew that she was the head

30、of social services, and was sure she couldhelp.He reached out his hand to touch her, and said, Ca n you help me? Idad.His hands were so cold that Amelia could not help holding them. She said, What My mom is sick and too weak to get up. Her birthday is coming. I know my father back wouldbe the best p

31、rese nt. We really love him, and n eed him.So what s his name? What does he do? Amelia asked.He said, I ve no idea. My mama said he had left us before I was two years old.Amelia was deeply moved and said, Take me to your home, son.He led her to a small house. Look ing around, there was nothing in it

32、 except for a small bed. A woma n was sitt ing on it and as soonas Amelia saw her, she knew her life was near its end. She said to Amelia, Please find a home for my son. Please don t leave himalone in the world.With tears running from her eyes, Amelia took her hand and said,“ih wnldtvedaire afehriy

33、ownson ” . In fact, since her husband and she had no children, they had been wanting a child for a long time.Ever since Amelia took Jack into her home, life is full of joy and laughter. She got the best prese nt in retur n for her kindn ess.99. What was Amelia?100. Where was she stopped by Jack?101.

34、 Why was Jack looking hard for his Dad?102. How was Jack s mother?103. Jack had no memory of his father, did he?104. What was the best prese nt for Amelia?105. What can we lear n from the story?hard fsp? scomimlo杨浦区初三英语参考答案(2011 年 1 月)Part 1I.1. C 2. D 3. E 4. B 5. G 6. An.7. B 8. A9. D10. C11. B12. C13. A14. B15.