中考英语专题训练《阅读表达》

中考英语专题训练《阅读表达》

理智使用网络

SurfingtheInternetcanhelpopenstudents*eyesandgetmoreknowledge.Asateacher,I

encouragemystudentstousetheInternet.InclassthosestudentswhosurftheInternetunderstand

lessonsbetterthantheothers.Besides,peoplecanusetheInternettowritelettersorstoriesand

sendemails.Manystudentscommunicatewiththeirfriendsonline.Youcanalsomakefriendsby

chattingonQQ.Itischeaperthancallingsomebodyfarawayandit'salsomuchquicker.Nearly

onethirdofyoungpeoplesurftheInternetforfun.Theyliketolistentomusic,watchfilms,and

gototheirfavouritestars*websites.ButcantheInternetcauseproblems?Someofmystudents

whousedtostudywellatschoolarenowfailingexams.Becausetheyspendalotoftimeplaying

computergames.

1.SurfingtheInternetcanhelpopenstudents*eyes,can'tit?(nomorethansevenwords)

2.What*sthewriter?(nomorethansevenwords)

3.HowcanyoumakefriendsontheInternet?(nomorethansevenwords)

4.HowmanyyoungpeoplesurftheInternetforfun?(nomorethansevenwords)

5.WhatdoyouthinkofsurfingtheInternet?

英语的发展变化

Howdoweknowwhat'srightorwronginEnglish?LanguagessuchasFrenchandSpanish

eachhasanofficial官方的Organizationthattellsyouwhat'scorrect.Butthereisnothinglikethat

inEnglish.Sowhatcanwedo?

Thereis,ofcourse,StandardEnglish.ThisisthekindofEnglishyoureadinnewspapersor

informalletters.ItisalsotheEnglishyoulearnatschoolorintextbooks.

However,StandardEnglishisnotofficialEnglish.Andunbelievably,linguists(语言学

家)thinkStandardEnglishisonthesamelevelasallothertypesofEnglishsuchasCockney

English,YorkshireEnglish,SouthAfricanEnglish,AustralianEnglish,SingaporeanEnglish...

Andaccordingtolinguists,thereisnosuchthingasStandardSpokenEnglish.

Englishischangingallthetime.Everyyear,newwordsappearandothersdisappear.

Wordschangetoo.Forexample,formanyyears,theLatinword"agendum“wastheaccepted

singularformandMagenda"wasthepluralform.However,thesedays,veryfewpeopleusethe

Latin-sounding"agendum",with"agenda1'beingtheacceptedsingularform,and"agendas"the

plural.

Newspaperseachhastheirownstylewhentheywritecertainthings.Forexample,The

Guardianputsdateslike"21July2011”(withthedayfirst,followedbythemonthandno

commas).However,thenewsagencyReuterswritesthemlikethis"July21,2011"(withthemonth

first,andacomma(逗号)betweenthedayandtheyear).Othernewspapershavedifferentwaysof

doingittoo.So,asyoucansee,there'snoone"correct"way-there'savarietyofwaysandeach

oneisacceptable.

Nexttimesomeonetellsyouthatsomethingiswrong,tellthemthatitisn'twrong,itis

justEnglish.

1.Accordingtopassagetwo,howmanywayscanyoureadorlearnStandardEnglish(nomore

thanfourwords)

2.WhatisthepluralformoftheLatinword"agendum“inthepast?(nomorethanfourwords)

3.HowdoesthenewsagencyReuterswrite”2016年1月20日"？(nomorethanfourwords)

4.Accordingtopassageone,whatlanguageshaveofficialorganizationsthattellyouwhatis

correct?(nomorethanfourwords)

5.WhatshouldyoudowhenyoufacethechangesofEnglish?

肢体语言

Bodylanguageisoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunication,oftenevenmore

powerfulthanspokenlanguage.Peoplearoundtheworldshowallkindsoffeelings,wishesand

attitudesthattheymightneverspeakaloud.Itispossibletoreadothersaroundus,eveniftheydo

notwantustocatchtheirunspokencommunication.Ofcourse,bodylanguagecanbemisread,but

manygesturesandactionsarecommon.

Themostcommonfacialexpressionis,ofcourse,the

smile-itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeopleatease.

Itdoesnotalwaysmean由atwearetrulyhappy,however,

Smilesaroundtheworldcanbefalse,hidingotherfeelings

likeanger,fearorworry.Thereareunhappysmiles,suchas■■IV

whensomeonelosesfaceandsmilestohideit.However,■

thegeneralpurposeofsmilingistoshowgoodfeelings.

Fromthetimewearebabies,weshowunhappinessorangerbyfrowning(皱眉头).Inmost

placesaroundtheworld,frowningandturningone'sbacktosomeoneshowsanger.Makinga

fist(拳头)andshakingitalmostalwaysmeansthatsomeoneisangry.

HowaboutshowingthatIambored?Lookingawayfrompeopleoryawningwill,inmost

cases,makemeappeartobeuninterested.However,ifIturntowardandlookatsomeoneor

something,peoplefromalmosteveryculturewillthinkthatIaminterested.

Beingrespectfultopeopleissubjective,basedoneachculture,butingeneralitisprobably

notagoodideatogiveahugtobossorteacher.Inalmosteveryculture,itisnotusuallygoodto

standtooclosetosomeoneofahigherrank(等级).Standingatalittledistancewithopenhands

willshowthatIamwillingtolisten.

Withsomanyculturaldifferencesbetweenpeople,itisgreattohavesomesimilaritiesin

bodylanguage.Wecanoftenbewrongabouteachother,soitisanamazingthingthatwe

understandeachotheraswellaswedo!

1.Whatisevenmorepowerfulthanspokenlanguageaccordingtothepassage?(nomorethanfour

words)

2.Whatisthemostcommonfacialexpression?(nomorethanfourwords)

3.Howdobabiesnormallyshowtheiranger?(nomorethanfourwords)

4.Whatisnotgoodtodowhenyoustaywithsomeoneofahigherrank?(nomorethan13words)

5.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?(nomorethan14words)

从失败走向成功

Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidtofail?Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowtoface

thefailure(失败).Infact,failurecanbecomeexperiencethatmeansgrowth.Weforgetthatfailure

ispartofthehumanconditionandthateverypersonhastherighttofail.

Mostparentsworkhardtopreventfailureorprotecttheirchildren.Onewayistolower

standards.Nearly60%oftheparentschoosethisway.Whenachildfinishesmakingatable,the

motherdescribesitas''perfect"eventhoughitdoesn'tstandstill.Theotherwayistoblame(责

怪)others.IfJohnfailsinscience,histeacherisunfairorstupid.

There'saproblemwiththetwoways.Itmakesachildunpreparedforthereallifeifthey

don'tmeetenoughfailure.Theyoungneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverything,noone

canwinallthetime.Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencefailure.

Failurenevergivespeoplepleasure.Ithurtsbothgrown-upsandchildren.Butitcanbereally

goodtoyourlifewhenyoulearntouseit.

(Eachanswershouldbenomorethan6words)

1.Whatcanfailurebecomeinfact?

2.Howmanywaysdomostparentschoosetopreventfailureandprotecttheirchildren?

3.Howdo60%oftheparentspreventfailureorprotecttheirchildren

4.Whatshouldyoungpeoplebeallowedtoexperience?

5.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoufacethefailure?

水稻

Peopleallovertheworldeatrice.MillionsofpeopleinAsia,

Africa,andSouthAmericaeatiteverydayoftheirlives.Some

Peopleeatalmostnothingbutrice.

Riceisakindofgrass.Therearemorethan7,000kindsof

rice.Riceisgrowninmanycountries,eveninthesouthernpartof

theUnitedStatesandineasternAustralia.

Noonereallyknowswherericecamefrom.Somescientists

thinkthatitstartedtobeplantedintwoplaces.Theythinkthatone

kindofricewasplantedinsouthernAsiathousandsofyearsago.

SomeoneinChinawroteaboutitalmost5,000yearsago.Anotherkindwasprobablygrownin

WestAfrica.OtherscientiststhinkthatricecamefromIndia,andIndiantravellerstookittoother

partsoftheworld.

Therearetwomainwaystogrowrice.Uplandricegrowsindrysoil.Mostriceisplantedin

wetsoil.Peopleinmanycountriesdoalloftheworkofgrowingricebyhand.Thisisthesame

wayfarmersworkedhundredsofyearsago.Insomecountries,peoplenowusemachinesontheir

ricefarms.Thefarmersallusefertilizer.Someinsectsareenemiesofrice.Farmerspoisonthem.

Peopleuseeverypartofthericeplant.Theymakeanimalfeedandriceoilfromit.Theyalso

makebaskets,brooms,roofsandothersfortheirhouses.Theyburndryriceplantsinfiresfor

cooking.

（Eachanswershouldbenomorethan9words）

1.Inwhatcountriesisriceanimportantfood?

2.Howmanykindsofricearethereintheworld?

3.WhenwasricegrowninsouthernAsia?

4.Howdoricefarmerskillinsects?

5.Whydopeoplesayriceisimportant?

铅笔的承诺

AdamBruansetuptheorganization组织）PencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalistomake

sureallchildrenhaveachanceforeducation.Sixyearslater,thenon-profitorganizationis

buildinganewschoolsomewhereevery90hours.Ithashelpedmorethan22,000childrenin

Africa,AsiaandLatinAmerica.

ItallstartedwhenAdamBruanwasacollegestudent.HewasvisitingIndiawhenaboy

stoppedhimandaskedformoneyonthestreet.MrBruanaskedtheboywhathewouldwant,ifhe

couldhaveanythingintheworld.

"Ithoughttheanswerwasgoingtobe'ahouse'or'acar'or'aboat'.Hisanswerwas'a

penciP,SoIgavehimmypencilandhewasjusthappyandexcited.Irealizedhehadneverbeen

toschoolbefore,andthatwasthereality（现实）for57millionchildrenaroundtheworld,"Bruan

said.

AdamBruanstartedworkinginfinance（金融）afterhegraduatedfromcollege.Buthenever

forgottheboyandtheproblemherealized.

"Weliveinaworldinwhicheverychildcanhaveachancetogetagoodeducation,because

wehaveeverythingnecessaryalready.Weareabletoeducateeverychild,SoIpromisedtohelp

changethatworld,"Bruansaid.

MrBruanraisedmoneyforhisproject.HepaidforbuildingthefirstPencilsofPromise

SchoolinLaos,fiveyearsago.Sincethen,hisorganizationhashelpedpayformorethan200

schoolsinthecountrysideofLaos,Nicaragua,GuatemalaandGhana.

1.WhendidAdamBruansetuptheorganizationPencilsofPromise?（nomorethan5words）

2.Howoftenistheorganizationbuildinganewschoolsomewheresixyearslater?(nomorethan

3words)

3.Whatdidtheboy'sanswermakeAdamrealize?

4.WhydidAdamBruansetuptheorganizationPencilsofPromise?

5.WhatdoyouthinkoftheorganizationPencilsofPromise?Why?

培养自力更生的学生

Twoyearsago,asmalltowninChanghuastartedtogrowhealthyrice.Thehealthyricewas

notgrownbyfarmersbutbythestudentsfromasmallprimaryschoolofonlyaboutfiftypeople.

Theideaofgrowingricecamefromtheschoolteachers.Whenmakingteachingplans,the

teachersdecidedtoteachstudentshowtogrowhealthyriceonschoolland.Theywantedthe

studentstogetclosertothelandwhendoingthericefarmingoutsidetheclassroom.

What'sbetter,theschoolmademoneyfromsellingthericeandgivingfarmingclassestothe

public.Withthemoney,theschoolcouldhelpthestudentswhowishedtogotoforeigncountries

someday.Todaythedreamisbecomingreal—thestudentsareflyingtoJapantosharetheir

specialfarmingexperiences,andhavefunoverthere,ofcourse!"Weallfeelveryproudthateven

studentsfromasmalltowncanmakethemselvesseenintheworld,usaidoneoftheteachers.

1.Whendidthestudentsbegintogrowrice?(nomorethan3words)

2.Whodecidedtogrowrice?(nomorethan2words)

3.Whywasthedecisionmade?(nomorethan10words)

4.Whatdidthestudentsdowiththemoneyfromsellingthericer(nomorethan4words)

5.Wouldyouliketobethestudentstolearntogrowrice?Why?

一损俱损

Amousewassurprisedandfrightenedtodiscoverthatthefarmerandhiswifehada

mousetrap(老鼠夹)inthehouse.Itrantowarneveryone,"Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!'1and

wantedtogetsomehelpfromthem.

Thehenraiseditsheadandsaid,"MrMouse,thismousetrapisonlyforyou.Iwon'tbe

worriedaboutit.”Themouseturnedtothepig."Iamsorry,MrMouse,butthemousetraphas

nothingtodowithmeeither!"thepigsaid.Thenthemouseturnedtothecow."Itsoundslikeyou

haveaproblem,notme,nthecowsaid.Themousereturnedtothehousewithheaddownandit

wasverysadbecausenoonewouldhelpit.

Thatnightthefarmer'swifeheardaloudsoundandsherushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthe

darknessshecouldnotseethatitwasasnake.Thesnakebil(咬)lhefarmer'swife.Thewifecaught

abadfeverandthefarmerthoughtthebestwaytotreatafeverwaschickensoup.Sothefarmer

killedthehenforthesoup.Thewifegotworseandherfriendscametovisither.Thefarmerhadto

killthepigtofeedthem.Butthewifedidn*tgetbetteranddied.Herfriendscameandthefarmer

hadtokillthecowtofeedallofthem.

Sorememberwhenanyoneofusisintrouble,wemayallbeintrouble.

1.Howdidthemousefeelwhenitdiscoveredthemousetrap?

2.Howmanyanimalsdidthemousewarninall?(nomorethan3words)

3.Whywasthemouseverysad?

4.Whatwascaughtbythemousetrapthatnight?(nomorethan3words)

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

团队精神

Teamspiritmeansthewillingnessofpeopletoworktogetherandhelpeachotheraspartofa

team.Withthisspirit,peopletryhardtomaketheirteamthebestofall.Everyonehasexperienced

teamspiritonewayoranother,whethertheywerepartofateamorsawagroupofpeoplecheer

fortheirfavouriteplayer.

Therearedifferentkindsofteamspirit.Onekindistheconnectionbetweenateamof

peoplebecausetheireffortsandcooperation(合作)arenecessaryinreachingaparticulargoal.The

secondkindiswhenagroupofpeoplesupportapersonorateam.Thethirdispeople'snatural

loveforandprideintheircountry,whenawholenationcheersforitscountryincompetitions.

Teamspiritcanalsobeseenintheworkplaceorinsomeactivities.

Teamspiritcreatesvariousgoodeffects.Itcreatesfriendshipandtrustbetweenpeoplewho

maynotgetalongwhentheydon'thavesuchteamspirit.Theremayalsobebadeffects.Toogreat

teamspiritmaycauseargumentsorfightswithotherteammembers.

Somepeopledon'tunderstandteamspiritproperly.Theythinkteamspiritmeanshavingto

becomeanofficialmemberofanorganization,teamorfanclub.Infact,teamspiritcanbebuilt

anywhere-betweenfriends,coworkersorevenbetweentwopeoplesittingnexttoeachother.You

don'thavetobewearingtheteamspiritclothes.Anyonecanshowteamspiritjustbyshowing

supportforthegoal.

1.Whatisteamspirit?

2.Whichkindofteamspiritinthepassagedoyouhaveinyourgroupworkinclass?

3.Whatgoodeffectsdoesteamspiritcreate?

4.Wherecanteamspiritbebuilt?

5.Whydoyouthinkteamspiritisimportant?(请自拟一句话作答)

理智使用网络

1Yes,itcan.

2Ateacher.

3BychattingonQQ.

4Nearlyonethird.

5SurfingtheInternetcanhelpopenoureyesandgetmoreknowledge.Butspendinglotsof

timeplayingcomputergamesisbadforus.

英语的发展变化

1Four.

2Agenda.

3January20,2016.

4FrenchandSpanish.

5WeshouldreadEnglishwidely.

肢体语言

1Bodylanguage.

2Thesmile.

3Byfrowning.

4Togiveahugortostandtooclosetohimorher.

5Thewaysofshowingfeelingswithbodylanguageandtheimportanceofusingit.

从失败走向成功

1Failurebecomeexperiencethatmeansgrowth.

2Two.

3Theylowerstand