深圳中考英语历年真题

深圳市2008年初中毕业生学业考试

英语试卷

一、听力测试：

1.A.Sorry.B.Thanks.C.Notatall

2.A.Yes,itdoesB.Not,itdoesn'tC.Yes,itis

3.A.NevermindB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.it5smypleasure

4.A.Heisworking.B.HeisadoctorC.Heisathome

5.A.ThankyouB.Thankyou.Justalittle,pleaseC.itdoesn'tmatter

6.A.GoodideaB.That'strueC.Ikonw

7.A.Yes,whoareyou?B.yes,I4mSallyC.Sure.Holdon,please

8.A.Fine,thankyou.B.Howareyou?C.Howdoyoudo

9.A.MooncakesB.ZongziC.Jiaozi

10.A.AllrightB.SodidtheyC.Fmsorrytohearthat.

二、下面各组对话均有一个与对话内容有关的问题/

11、whichfloorisMissLi'sofficeon?

A.ThefirstfloorB.Thesecondfloor.C.Thefourthfloor.

12.Hasthemanfinishedhiswork?

A.Yes,hehas.B.No,hehash'tC.Wedon'tknow

13.Whendidthewomangetupthismorning?

A.AttenB.AteightC.Attwo

14.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheChineseping—pongteam.

A.TheChineseping-pongteamisn'tverygood

B.TheChineseping一pongteamisn,tNo.1.

C.TheChineseping—pongteamisthebest.

15.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabooksop.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.

听短文，从一面每小题A、B、c三个选项中选择最佳答案，并在答题卡选择题答题区将

相应的字母编号涂黑。（短文念两遍）（共5小题，每小题1分）

下面你有15秒的时间阅读16—20题。

16.Mr.Smithwenttoarestaurantto

A.buyhissupperB.buyhislunchC.havearest

17.WhenMr.Smithopenedthebag,hefoundinit

A.foodB.drinkC.money

18.Whomadethemistake?

A.ThebossB.Theassistant.C.Mr.Smith

19.WhichstatementistrueaccordingtOthepassage?

A.ThebossgavethemoneytoMr.iSmith.

B.Thebossgavethemoneytotheassistant.

C.Mr.Smithcouldhavefreehamburgers,chipsandcokesintherestauranteversince.

20.WhatdoyouthinkofMr.Smith?

A.Heissilly.

B.Heishonest.

C.Heishelpful

iv.听录音，作笔记。（此题念两遍）（共5小题，每空1分）

II.选择填空（15分）

从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，在答题卡选择题答题区将相应

的

字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1分）

21.Areyougoodatplayingbasketballorplayingpiano?

—Both.

A.a,aB.the,theC.the,/D/,the

22.…ThisismyHewe—dictionary.

Wow!Ilikeverymuch.I'IIaskmymumtobuy.

A.it,oneformeB.it,onetomeC.one,itformeD.one,ittome

23.-CanyouyourcameratOme,Mike?

■一Sorry.Iitathome.

A.borrow,leftB.borrow,forgotC.lend,forgotD.lend,left

24.■一Look!Therelotsoftrafficinthiscity.

weshouldbecarefulwhenwecrossthestreets.

A.is,ButB.are,ButC.is,SoD.are,Or

25.--CanIgofishingwithyou.Dad?

No,you.Youstayathomeanddoyourhomeworkfirst.

A.won't,mayB.can't,mustC.shouldn't,oughtD.needn,t,should

26.willyoutraveltoShanghai?

--Inamonth.

A.HowfarB.HowoftenC.HowsoonD.Howlong

27.-whatdidyouseejustnow?

-Isawtwodoctorsoutofthehouse.

A.woman,comeB.woman,cameC.women,comingD.women,tocome

28.■■-Sometimeschildrenhardlyunderstandtheirparents,?

-No,they.Ithinktheyshouldtrytounderstandtheirparents.

A.don'tthey,don'tB.don,tthey,doC.dothey,doD.dothey,don't

29.・一ThemodelplaneisSocute.Whoseisit?

-It's.Hemadeit.

A.Jack's,itselfB.Jack'S,himselfC.Jack,himselfD.Jack,itself

30.--Doyoustillrememberthesnowstormlastwinter?

Sure.peoplefromgoinghomeduringthattime.

A.Onehundred,stoppedB.Tenhundredsof,werestopped

C.Hundreds,stoppedD.Hundredsof,werestopped

31.--Theteacherlookedatherstudentswhehtheyweresaved.

・一Wealsofeltforthem.

A.happily,happyB.happy»happilyC.happy,happyD.happily,happily

32.・・・goodnewsitis!Thepandasarefoundaliveaftertheearthquake.

—It*SSO.

A.Whata,excitedB。What,excitingC•Howa,excitedD.How,exciting

33.…IsCindyathome?

No,shethelibrary.Shethereamomentago.

A.hasgoneto.wentB.Thefewer,thebetter,with

C.hasbeentO,wentD.Thefewer,theworse,to

34.---plasticbagsweuse,itwillbetOtheenvironment.

一Iagreeyou.

A.The.less,thebetter,withB.hasgoneto,hasbeen

C.Theless,theworse,toD.hasbeento,hasgone

35.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Couldyoutellmewhatisthematterwithhim?

B.DoyouknowwheredoesElizabethlive?

C.I'vegotnoideahowtodowithit.

D.Therearemanypeoplereadinthelibrary.

nl.完型填空（10分）

阅读F面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，在答

题卡

选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

Theorganizingcommitteeofthe2011Universiade（20l1大运会组委会）hascollected36

slogans（口号）fromthepublic（公众）inthepastfewmonths.Nowthecommitteeare

busy___37___theslogansinordertochooseoneforthe2011Universiade.

“Starthere“isoneoftheslogans.It___28___anamazingstowofShenzhen,ayoungand

___39___city.Chinahasahistoryof___40___5,000yearswhilethecityofShenzhenhasavery

shorthistory.People41___Shenzhenacitywith42___historyorculture.However,

___43___that,thecityisalwaysopentoallkindsofcultures.Itwelcomespeoplefromdifferent

partsofChinaandfrom___44___countries.Theybringindifferentcultures.AndShenzhenis

alwaysreadytoacceptthem.Soinonlythirtyyearsithasgrownintoabigmodemcityfroma

smallvillage.Yet,itisnottheend.EverydayisanewstarttoShenzhen.

uStartherenalsoleaves___45___forpeopletOhavetheirownunderstandingoftheword

“here”.

“Starthere“meansalot.Wehopeitcanbechosenasthesloganforthe2011Universiade.

36.A.muchB.manyC.alotD.atittle

37.A.studyingB.writingC.lookingD.making

38.A.saysB.talksC.tellsD.speaks

39.A.aloneB.aliveC.lonelyD.lively

4UA.overthanB.muchthanC.morethanD.lessthan

41A.usedtothinkingB.wereusedtOthinkC.usetOthinkD.usedtOthink

42A.noB.notC.anyD.many

43A.becauseBbecauseofCthoughDevenif

44.A.anotheiBothersCtheothersDother

45.A.roomB.aroomC.skyD.asky

.阅读理解（20分）

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项，在答题卡选择

题

答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共20小题，每小题1分）'

A

Itwasthedayoftheufreemovie”,Thelocalnewspaperadvertisedthegoodnews,sotherewas

alonglineinfrontofthecinemabefore7：30pm,thecinema'sopeningtime.

At7：25pm,asmallmanpushedhiswaytOthefrontoftheline,buthewaspushedbackby

peoplearound.Threeminuteslater,themantriedagain.Peopleshoutedathim.Andonceagain

theypushedhimbacktotheendoftheline.Thistimehegotangryandshoutedloudly,“Thal

doesit!Ifyoudon,tallowmetogotothefront；iwon*topenthecinema!?,

46.Whyweretheresomanypeopleinfrontofthecinema?

A.Becausetherewasamovieon.B.Becausetherewasafreemovie.

C.Becausethecinemaopenedtoolate.D.Becausepeoplelikedtopushthemanforfun

47.Fromthepassageweknowthattheman

AoonceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes

48.Thetimetoopenthecinemawas

A.7:00pmB.7:2pmC.7:28pmD.7:30pm

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtOthepassage?

A.Themanwantedtogetintothecinemafirst.

B.Themanwasprobablyaworkerofthecinema.

C.Peoplewereangrybecausethenewspaperfooledthem.

D.Themanwantedtodriveallthepeopleawayfromthecinema.

50.“Thatdoesit!”means"

A.That'senough!!can*tbearit!B.Allright!Youdoit

C.YesJThat'stherightthingtOdoD.That*strue!

B

It'snottrueanymorethatonlyoldwomenknit（编织）.Knittinghasnowbecomea

fashionablehobbyamongwomenintheir20sand30sandevenamongteenagers.Youngwomen

canbeseenknigingincoffeeshops,hairdressers,bookstores,andatbusstops.Famousmovie

starslikeMadonna,JuliaRobertsandCameronDiazal]knit.Theyknitscarves,hats,socks,

sweatersandevenweddingdresses.

Knittingiscalledthe''newyoga”.Itisveryrelaxingandistheperfecthobbyforpeoplewholive

abusy,stressful（紧弓长的Itslowsdowntheirheartandlowerstheirbloodpressureosusan

Blomster,a24-year-oldsecretaryfromNewYork,says、”whenIcomehomefromwork,Iam

stressedalmosteveryday.Butafter30to45minutesofknitting,I'mtotallyrelaxed•"Maria

Carter,

a31-year-oldfashiondesignerfromCalifornia,alwaysknitsthroughherlunchbreak."Ithelps

meclearmyhead,“shesays.、

51.Whathaschangedaboutknitting?

A.Morewomerlthanmenareknitting.B.Morementhanwomeilareknitting.

C.Oldwomenhavestoppedknitting.D：Youngwomenhavestartedknitting,

52.Whyisknittingcalledthe"lleWyoga”?

A.Becausemainlymendoit.B.Becauseitrelaxesyourbodyandmind

C.BecauseitcomesfromIndia.D.BecauseitCarlshapeyourbody.

53.WhendoesSusanBlomsterknit?

AoWhilesheisworking.B.Onherwayhomefromwork.

C.Aftershegetshomefromwork.D.BeforeshegoestOwork.

54.FromthepassageweknowMariaCarterknitsatlunchtimebecause

A.ithelpsherworkwellintheafternoonB.shelovesknittingSOmuch

C.shehasnOtimetodoitlaterD.sheisbored

55.Wmchofthestatemeritsistrue?

A.Knittingcleanspeople'Shair,SOit'sveryhelpful.

B.Knittingisonlypopularwithyoungwomen.

C.Peopleoftenknit30to45minutesafterwork.

D.SusanBlomsterisstressedalmosteverydaywhenshegetshome.

C

Everybodyhatesrats.ButratsmaySoonbemall'snewgoodfriend-

WhathapDensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycarlsmellpeople.

Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan'tget'

intosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosaveblives：therat.

Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbrain

give

asignal.TiffsissenttoasmallradioOilitsback,andthentheresortersfollowtheradiosingnals•

Whentherat,sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.TherathassmeUed

thatperson

Althoughthereareal1-eadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter.aRobots'nosesdon't

worK

wellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.’。Ratscanalsoseeinthedark,

theY

arecheaperandquickertOtrainthandogs,andunlikerobots,theydon'tneedelectricity!

Yhearat□rojectisnotfinished,butascientistsays."Itwouldbegreat.AratcouldgetintOo

p。ceo

wecOuldn'c2ettO,andaratwOuldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe."Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory?

peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding(butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse)

56.Wheredoyouthinkyoucanfindthispassage?

A.Inamagazineabouttoys.B.hahistorybook.

C.Inanewspaperaboutscience.D.Inanadvertisement

57.Inthewriter*Sopinion,ratsmaybecomemanJSnewfriendbecause

A.theycallbefoodforpeople

B.theyarelovely

C.theycancompletelyreplaceman'srescuejobs

D・theycantellthelocationofthelivingpeoplewhoaretrapped

58oInwhatwaydoratsactasrescuers?

A.Byscreaming.B.Bysmelling.CoBywatching.D.Byfeeling

59.WmchofthefollowingiSNOTtrue?

A.Ratsdon,tneedelectricity.

BoRatsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.

C.RatsareascleverasradiOS.

D.Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.

60.Whydoesthe“ratprojectsoundgreataccordingtOthepassage?

A.Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.

B.Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.

C.Becauseratsdon'tlikerobots.

D.Becauseratsarebrave.

61.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.WaysofsavingpeopleB.Rats

C.EarthquakeD.Ratsforrescue

D

ThecitywillstartaNewplancharging（向...收费）companiesaccordingtohowmuch、

industrial（工业的）wastetheyproduce.ThepublichavebeeninvitedtOgivetheirsuggestionson

the

newplan.

Iftransport（运输）companieswithoutlicensesdeal、vithindustrialwaste,theywillfaceafineof

upto20,000yuan.If-ansportcompanieswithlicensesleak（丫世露）wasteduringthe

transportation,.

theywillbefinedbetween1,000and5,000yuan.

Individualswhomixindustrialwastewithdailyrubbishwillfaceafineof200

yuan.Companies

thatgiveawayindustrialwasteonroads,bridges,riverbanks,andgreenerybeltswillfacefines

from

3,000to]O,000yuan,accordingtothelleWplan.

Theplansaysthemoneycollectedfromcompanieswillbespentonresearchintorecycling（回收

利用）waste.ItalsoencouragescompaniestouseFie~&,waystotul—nwasteintouseful

products.

Thecitywillproducearound10milliontonsofindustrialwasteeveryyearduringthe11th

five-yearsprogramperiod（2007—2012）andthewastewilltakeup67,000hectaresofland

62.HOwmuchmOneycollectedfromcompanieswillbespentonresearchintorecyclingwaste?

A.20,000yuan.B.From3,000to10,000yuan

C.39>200yuan.D.Thepassagedoesn*tsay.

63.Whatarecompaniesencouragedtodo?

A.Toturnwasteintousefulthings.

B.Toleakwastewhentransportingwaste

C.Tomixindustrialwastewithdailywaste

D.Tobefreed.

64.Fromthepassagewecansee

A.peoplelikethenewplan

B.themoneywillbegiventopoorareas

C.thenewplanhasbeenputintouse

D.weareproducingmuchwaste

65.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.thecompaniesB.theindustrialwaste

C.thewastechargeplanD.thewayoftransportingwaste

第二部分非选择题（20分）

V解释句子（10分）

根据自己的理解，用已学过的英语解释下列句子。必须将答案写在答题卜非选择题答题区

相应的序号内。（共5小题，每小题2分）

66.What*Syourage?

67.Itisrainingcatsanddogs.

68.Heisthecleverestinhisclass.

69.Arestudentskeenoncomputergames?

70.It?istwoweekssinceheleftLondon.

VI。书面表达（10分）

必须将答案写在答题卡背面非选择题答题区相应的序号内。（共1题）

71.假如你是Carl,是第一中学初三（3）班的学生，即将结束初中阶段的学习生活。请你用

英文给你的老师写一封信，表示感谢和祝福。•

要求：（1）可以列举事例：

（2）条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确；。

f3）信中不得出现真实的校名和姓名：

（4）60.80个字，信的开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。

08年深圳中考英语答案

选择填空

21.D22.A23.D24.C25.B26.C27.C

28.D29.B30.D31.A32.B33.A34.B

35.A

完型填空

36.B37.A38.C39.D40.C41.D42.A

43.B44.D45.A

阅读理解

46.B47.B48.D49.B50.A51.D

52.B53.C54.A55.D56.C57.D

58.B59.C60.A61.D62.D63.A

64.D65.C

非选择题

66.Howoldareyou?

67.Itisrainingheavily.

68.Heisclevererthananyotherstudentinhisclass.

69.Arestudentsinterestedincomputergames?

70.HeleftLondontwoweeksago.

09深圳中考试题

I选择题

1.—Houdoyougotowork?

-Iususllytakebus.

A.the,aB./,aC.a,aD.the,/

2.—Twodiedintheaccident.

-terribleitis!

A.policemen,

HowB.policeman,WhatC.police,WhatD.policemans,How

3.—Whichwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?

—EitherOK,butIprefercoffeemilk.

A.is,hasB.are,withC.is,withD.are,has

4.—Arthurisresponsiblethenewspaper,isn'the?

—,butJoyceis.She'sthechiefeditor.

A.of...Yes,heisn'tB.for...Yes,heis

C.of...No,heisD.for...Noheisn't

5.—Thecakelooks

—Yes,andittasteseven

A.well,goodB.nice,betterC.good,worseD.better,best

6.--DoyouknowtheboyissittingnexttoPeter?

—Yes.HeisPeter'sfriend.Theyarecelebratingthisbirthday.

A.who,ninthB.that.ninethC,/,ninethD.which,ninth

7.—lateforschoolagain,Tim!

—Sorry,IpromisethatI

A.Don't,won'tB.Don'tbe,won'tC.Don'the,don'tD.Don't,

will

8.—isthelibraryfromourschool?

—It'squitenear,Justgotheroad.

A.Howfar,crossB.Howlong,acrossC.Howfar,acrossD.How

long,cross

9.—Dad.whyshouldIstopcomputergames?

—Foryourhealth,myboy,I'mafraidyou

A.toplay,mustB.playing,havetoC.to

play,canD.playing,may

10.—Iphonedyouatsixlastnight,butanswered.

—Iawalkintheparkatthattime.

A.noone,washavingB.anyone,was

havingC.nobody,hadD.somebody,had

11.—Couldyoutellme?Heiswantedbytheheadteacher.

—Sorry,I'venoidea.Butheherejustnow.

A.whereTimwas,wasB.whereisTim,was

C.whereTimis,wasD.whereTimis,is

12.—It'sraining,Daisy.Pleaseanumbrellawithyou.

—Thanks.I'llreturnittoyouwhenInextweek.

A.take,comeB.take,willcomeC.bring,

comeD.bring,willcome

13.—thatnewbikeoverthere?

—Ithinkit's

A.Who's,SamB.Who's,Sam'sC.Whoseis,SamD.Whose

is,Sam's

14.—Howaboutintheriverwithus?

—SorryIcan't.Myparentsoftentellmethat.

A.swim,don'tdoB.swim,todo

C.swimming,notdoD.swimming,nottodo

15.—David,turnofftheTVnooneiswatchingit.

—Butitoffalready!Themusicisfromtheradio.

A.sothat,hasbeenturnedB.when,hasturned

C.if.hasbeenturnedD.because,hasturned

II完型填空（10分）

阅读下面短文。从短文屠每小题所给的A、B、C、D匹个选项中选出最佳选项，

在答题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母缠号涂黑。（共10小题，。每小题1分）

John,11yearsold,wasinbedinhospital.Severaldaysbefore,whilehe

was—16—inabaseballgame,hefellandhithishead.Thedoctorsbelieved

thathemight_17_getwell.

l,Heseemstohavegivenuphope.Somedicinesalonewon't_18_.Perhaps

heneedssomethingelse,"saidadoctor/'WhenIvisithim,allheeversaysis

thathewouldliketomeetBabeRuth.”

TomeetBabeRuth,ofcourse,wasnot_19_.InAmerica,BabeRuth

wasas_20—amanasthePresidenthimself,andhewasthemostfamous

baseballplayer.

ThenextdayJohn'sfathermanagedtotellBabeRuthaboutthestoryof

hissononthephone.Twenty-fourhourslater,astheboy_21_inhishospital

room,inwalked_22_.YoungJohncouldhardltbelievehisowneyes!

ThegreatbaseballplayersatdownatJohn'sbedside,sang,

"Now,listen,kid,you'vegottogetwell.I'vebroughtyouanewAmerican

Leaguebaseball,_23__youmuststartthrowingit."

ForJohnthiswasthebeginningofanewlife._24_hisdoctors'surprise,the

boywalkedoutofthehospitalonhisownafewweekslater.Howwasableto

liveahealthylife—allbeauseofthe25_ofBabeRuth.

16.A.lookingB.playingC.takingD.sitting

17.A.neverB.everC.alwaysD.certainly

18.A.fitB.makeC.goD.do

19.A.easyB.luckyC.difficultD.successful

20.A.strongB.importantC.kindD。clever

21.A.waitedB.liedC.preparedD.lay

22.A.hisfatherB.hisdoctorC.BabeRuthD.thepresident

23.A.thoughB.becauseC.orD.so

24.A.lnB.ToCAtD.For

25.A.storyB.basketballC.presentD.life

•III.阅读理解（35分）

i.阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项，在答

题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共25小题，每小题1分）

A

AprofessorfromNewYorkUniversityoncewenttoaremoteareatodo

somescienceresearch.Oneday,heatesomethingwrongandbecame

sick,butitwastoofartogobacktothecity.111havetoseeadoctor."hesaidto

alocal."HowcanIbesureofgettingagoodone?"

"It'seasy,"wasthereply."Everytimeadoctorlosesapatient,it'sourlawthat

hemustflyaballoonabovehisoffice."

Sohebeganhisseareh,Onedoctorflew20balloons.Abother30.Then

theprofessorfoundanofficethatwasflyingonlyfive,andwentin.

"You'llhavetowait.I'vebeenverybusytheyoungdoctortoldhim。"I

startedmybusinessonlyyesterday."

26.Theprofessorwasfrom.

A.AustraliaB.BritainC.JapanD.America

27.Theword1,remote,,inthefirstsentencemeans

A.遥远的B.繁华的C.附近的D.城市的

28.Hewantedtofindadoctorbeause

A.hewantedtodoscienceresearchB.hewantedtoflyaballoon

C.hewantedospeaktoalocalD.hebecamesick

29.Theyoungdoctorwasthedoctortheprofessorfound.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theprofessorwenttotheremoteareatoseeadoctor

B.Thedoctorwhohadfiveballoonswasthebestone

C.Thedoctorhadfiveballoonsbecausehehadlostfivepatients0

D.Thelocaltoldtheprofessortoseethedoctorwithfiveballoons.

B

Attheshoppingmall,youprobablythinkaboutspending,not

saving.Thinkaboutallthelightsthatkeepthemallbright.Thinkaboutallthe

waterfaucets（水龙头）inthetoilet□Thinkaboutalltheairconditioningin

summer.Savingenergyisahottopicforsuchabigplace!

Manythingsatthemalluseenergy.Electriclights,infrared（红外感

应）faucetsandair-conditionersneedelectrieitytowork.Onewaytosave

energyisbykeepinglightsclean.Moreandmoredustanddirtmakethelights

lessbright.Whenmallskeeplightsclean,theycanusefewerlightsandkeep

theareajustasbright.Usingfewerlightsmeansusinglessenergy,thing.

Youstepuptothewaterfaucet.Thewaterstartstoflow.Youdon'thave

totouchaWhydomallshavesuchfancyfaucets?.Theanswerissimple.They

savewater.Sometimespeopleforgettoturnthewateroffafterthey

wash.Infraredfaucetsturnthemselvesoff.

31.isahottopicforabigmall.

A.TospendmoneyB.Tosaveenergy

C.TokeepthemallbrightD.Tobuythings

32.Mallsuseinfraredfaucetsmainlybecause

A.theysavewaterB.theyarefancy

C.theyaresimpleD.theyturnthemselvesoff

33.Whichofthefollowingcannotsaveenergy?

A.Usingfewerlights.B.Usinginfraredfaucets.

C.Usingair-conditionersD.Keepinglightsclean.

34.Whatwillthefourthparagraphprobablytalkabout?

A.Howtosavewaterwhenusinginfraredfaucetsinthemall

B.Howtosaveenergywhenusingair-conditionersinthemall

C.Howtosavemoneywhenshoppinginthemall.

D.Howtospendmoneywhenshoppinginthemall.

35.Thebesttitleforthepassageis

A.Lights,faucetsandair-eonditionersB.Spendinglessmoney

C.EnergysavingatthemallD.Ahottopic

C

Oneofthemostfamomscientiststostudyadaptations（适应能力）was

CharlesDarwin（达尔文）.HewasborninEnglandin1809.Hewasn'tthebest

studentinhisschool,butwhenhewas16,hisfathersenthimtoamedical

school.Charleslikedspendingtimeoutdoorsobserving（观察）naturemore

thanattendingmedicalcalsses.Hedroppedoutwithoutgraduating.

Next,Charles'fathersenthimtoschooltobecomeaminister（牧师）.This

timehemadeittograduation,Buthedidn'twanttodotheworkofaminister.

Hisfriendsencouragedhimtofollowhisinterestinscience.

Aftergraduation,CharleswasinvitedtosailontheBeagleasanunpaid

scientist.Hewasn'tthefirstchoice,buthewastheluckyonetogo.The

BeaglewastotraveltoSoulthAmericaandthenaroundtheworld.Thecrew's

taskwastomakemapsoftheplacestheyvisited.

OnDecember27th,1831.CharlesDarwinsailedfromEnglandonthe

BeagleoThetripwasplannedtolasttwoyearsoInfact,itlastedfive.Duringthis

time,hesawmanyamazingthings.Hecollectedlotsofplantsandanimalsand

tookthembacktoEnglandtostudy.

Twenty-threeyearslater,Darwinpublishedanscientificpaperwithanother

mannamedWallace.Darwindescribedhowsomeanimalshaveadaptations

thathelpthemsurvive.Theyarepassedonto,offspring（后代）.Darwin'sideas

aboutadaptationstothestudyoflivingthings.

36.Darwinwasveryinterestedin

A.attendingmedicalclassesB.theworkofaminister

C.sailingaroundtheworldD.science

37.TheBeaglewasa（an）.

A.shipB.planeCplantD-animal

38.WhenDarwinpubishedthescientificpaper,hewasyearsold.

A.twenty-threeB.twenty-twoC.forty-fiveD.fifty

39.Theunderlinedword"they"inthelastparagraphrefersto（指的

A.adaptationsB.DarwinandWallaceC.animalsD.Darwin'sideas

40.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Darwingraduatedfromamedicalschool.

B.Someanimalshaveadaptationssothattheycansurvive.

C.Darwinpublishedthepaperbyhimself.

D.DarwinwasfirstchosentosailontheBeagle

D

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