2021年中考英语三轮复习：阅读理解 中考试题（含答案）

2021年中考英语三轮复习：阅读理解精选中考试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C.D四个选项中选出个最佳答案。

A

Playingwithapps（应用程序）onsmartphonesisverycommonamongyoungpeopleLet*stry

somespecialappsandenjoythem.

ButterCamera

Inthisapp,therearemanyfilters（滤镜）thatcanmakeyourphotosmorebeautiful.Butthecoolestthingis

thatitcanhelpyouaddprettyandartisticcharacters.Thecharacterscanbeanythingyoulike.Theycanbe

yourownwords,famoussayingsorevenapoem.Youcanmakeaphotodiarythatshowsyourfeelings.

TaoMix2（自然之声）

Sometimes,youmayfeeltiredafterabusyschoolday.Whynottrythisapp?Thisisamusicapp.But

thesoundsinitallcomefromnature.Thereareover100soundsofnature,suchasbird-calls,windand

rain.Youcanhearallthesesounds.Thebestthingisthatyoucancreateyourownmusicbyrecording

othersoundsyoulike,forexample,thesoundofyourownlaughter.

Beaker（烧杯）

Ischemistryyourfavoritesubject?Withthisapp,yoursmartphoneturnsinto

abeaker.You“pour”chemicalmaterialsbytouchingtheupperright-handcomer

ofyoursmartphone.You"light"amatchbyswiping（刷）thescreenquickly.

Youcanshakethe"beaker'*tomakechemicalreactions（反应）gofaster.There

are300chemicalreactionsinall.

31.Howmanyspecialappsdoesthepassageintroduce?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

32.Jimisaphoto-takingfan.Hemightbeinterestedin

A.ButterCameraB.TaoMix2C.BeakerD.WeChat

33.Accordingtothepassage,wecan

A.addsoundsofnaturetotheButterCamera.B.“pour"chemicalmaterialsbyswipingthe

screen.

C.recordthevoiceofourfriendsintoTaoMix2.D."light”amatchtomakechemicalreactions

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faster

.B

IfsMonday.IstaywithmybuddyuntilIsaygoodbyearoundmidnight.

Mycarisparkedonthestreet.AsIgetin,someoneopensmydoor,It*samanholdingagun.

“Getoutofthecar!"hebarks.

Istepout.Anothermanpushesmeintothebackseat.Webegindriving.

“Where'syourmoney?noneshouts.

441onlyhave$400inmyaccount.Youcancheckitthroughmyphoneandhere'smy

password,^^Isay."Youcanhaveanythingyouwant.Justletmegetbacktomyfamily"

uIfyou'relying,"hesays,'THkillyou."

WhentheyseeI'mnotlying,theyaskifmyfriendhasmoneyatthehousewheretheypicked

meup.

"Maybe,"Isay."Ifhedoes,he'llgiveyouwhateverhehas."

Wedrivebacktomyfriend'shouse.Iamledtothedoor,feelingagunagainstmyback.Before

myfriendopensthedoor,onemansuddenlyrushesmebackintothecar.Ihearthemarguing,

wonderingifmyfriendhascalledthepolice.

Nowwe'redriving,andIhavenoideawhereweare.Itrytothinkofmymom,whoisall1

haveleft.

Thenthecarstops,I'mpalledoutandpushedontotheroad.Itellmyselflcan'tdiethisway.

Justthen,Ihearthesoundofpolicecar,sodothemen.Theyjumpintomycarandspeedaway.

Fmleftalone.Iamalive.

IstandupandkeeprunninguntilIgettoagasstation.Thelightison,butnobodyisthere.The

payphonehasabrokenlinehangingfromit.Ifalltotheground,whenacouplepullsin.

"Needhelp?"thewomanasksinamom'sway.

“Yes,"Isay,likeamom'sboyJTvejustbeenrobbed（抢劫）andkidnapped/Isay.“Canyou

pleasecallthepolice?,1

Help,finallyisontheway.

34.Whohelpedthewriteratlast?

A.HisfriendB.HismomC.AcoupleD.Akidnapper

35.Accordingtothepassage,wearesurethat

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A.thewriter'sfriendhascalledthepolice.

B.there'snomoneyinthewriter'sbankaccount.

C.therobbershavedriventhewriter'scaraway.

D.thewomanagasstationisoneoftherobbers.

36.Accordingtotheunderlinedpart"likeamom'sboy"whichofthewordbelowcandescribe

thewriter'sfeeling?

A.nervousB.safeC.scaredD.satisfied

37.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter'sexperience?

A.Don'tstaywithyourbuddytillmidnight.

B.Keepmuchmoneyinyourbankaccount.

C.Don'texpectanystrangerstohelpyouanytime.

D.Doastherobberssayandtrytorunaway.

C

Gradually,moreandmorepeoplecametothefarmer'shousetoseethe"tiny"man.Likethe

emperorinLilliput.Tomakealotofmoneyfromme,thefarmerdecidedtotakemeontour

aroundthecountry.

“Pleasedon*tdothisJIheardGlumdalelitchsaytoherfather,itistoodangerousforhim.'1She

istheonlypersonwhohascaredformeinthepastmonths,andmyonlyfriendonBrobdingnag.

Butherfatherdidnotlisten,andsoonmylifebecameonelongtour.

Oneday,thequeenheardaboutme.Shelikedmesomuchthatsheinvitedmetolivewithher.

Shepaidthefarmerathousandpiecesofgoldtokeepme!

ForthefirsttimeonBrobdingnagIfeltsafeandhappy.

Thequeensawmeasherpetandtreatedmewell.Shegavemealittleboxtoliveinwith

furnitureandeverythingIneeded.

EveryWednesday,Ihadmanyinterestingconversationswiththekingandhewascuriousabout

lifeinEnglandandEurope.

Heaskedmeaboutthelawsofmycountryanditsgovernmentandreligions

'Inmycountry:'Iexplained,'thesystemworksverywellbecausethegovernmentmakesthe

lawsandtherearemanybookstoteachthemhowtogovern.Thingsarenotalwaysperfect,'I

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continued.

Thekinglistenedcarefully.Butthensuddenlyhestartedlaughing,

"Howimportantyoupolitepeoplethinkyouare,"hesaid.Youtellmeyouhavemanybooks

abouthowtogovernyourcountyareyouallsostupid?Yoursystemisnotasefficient（有效的）as

youthink."

“Youmustnotbeinfluencedbymysize,sir."Isaid.*Inmycountrytherearemanytallpeople

whoareextremelystupidandmanyshortpeoplewhoareveryintelligent.Thisistrueof

everything

1amhappytosaythekingagreedwithmeonthis.

"Sizeandappearancedonotmatter,"Iconcluded.

——TaefromGulliver'sTravels

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword.nthetinyman"inParagraph1referto?

A.GlumdalclitchB.theemperorC.thefarmerD.Gulliver

39.Bythelastsentence"Sizeandappearancedonotmatter"thewritermeans

A.peoplewhoaretallmustbeextremelystupid.

B.peoplewhoareshortmustbeveryintelligent.

C.peoplewhoaresmallmustbemuchweakerthanothers.

D.wecan'tconsiderpeoplebytheirappearanceandsize.

40.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGlumdalclitch?

A.Careful.B.Kind.C.Hard-working.D.Generous.

41.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThefarmersoldGullivertothequeenfor1000yuan.

B.Gulliverthoughtthelawsinhiscountrywereuseless.

C.GulliverwaslookedafterwellbythequeenonBrobdingnag.

D.ThekingthoughtthesysteminGullivefscountryworkedwell.

D

"Fivemoreminutes"isthefirstthoughtofmanypeoplewhentheiralarmsringinthemorning.

Thisfirstthoughtisusuallyfollowedbyhittingthesnoozebutton（小睡催醒按钮）andfalling

backasleepforafewmoremoments.Hittingthesnoozebuttonhasbecomeahabitformillionsof

people.

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Thoughhittingthesnoozebuttonallowspeopleafewmoreminutesofsleep,itcauses

unhealthysleeppatterns（模式）.Mostpeoplethinkiftheyaretiredwhentheyfirstwakeup,they

needmoresleep.However,sleepingisaprocesswithdifferentcycles（循环）.Tofeelfullyrested,

thebodymustgothroughallthesleepcycles.Fallingbackasleepafterhittingthesnoozebutton

restartstheprocess,butwhenthealarmringsagainseveralminuteslater,theprocessis

interrupted（打断）.Thebodyhasnotgonethroughallthecycles,andthiscancausethebodytofeel

sleepyfortherestoftheday.Thissleepinesscanaffectmemory,theabilitytomakechoices,and

performanceatworkorschool.

Sleepinessmayalsohappenifthebody'sbiologicalrhythm（节律）isinterrupted.Peoplenormally

fallasleepatnightandwakeupinthemorningbecausetheirrhythmsareoperatingnaturally.The

rhythmsareinfluencedbyrepeatinguseofthesnoozebutton,and_itcancausefeelingsof

sleepinessduringthedayandaninabilitytofallasleepatnight.

Peopleneedtoconsiderdevelopingdifferentroutinesratherthandependingonthesnooze

button.Theeasiestchoiceistoputthealarmontheothersideoftheroom.Youneedtogetoutof

bedtoturnitoffanditwilldecreasethepossibilityofhittingthesnoozebutton.Anotherchoiceis

tojustresetthealarm.Sittingyouralarmfor30minuteslaterwillmakethewholesleepprocess

longerinsteadofalwaysrestartingit.

Thoughafewextraminutesofseepmayseemtopromiseabetterstarttotheday,hittingthat

snoozebuttoncreatesanunhealthysleeppattern.

42.Paragraph2ismainlyabout

A.whatunhealthysleeppatternsmostpeoplehave

B.whatpeopleshoulddotofeelfullyrestedinthedaytime

C.whypeoplefeellikegoingbacktosleepafterfirstwakingup

D.whyafewminutesofsleepafterfirstwakingupcausesbadinfluence

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Ahealthysleeppattern

B.Repeatinguseofthesnoozebutton

C.Thebody'sbiologicalrhythm

D.Sleepinessintheday

44.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

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A.Hittingthesnoozebuttonhelpspeoplefallasleepatnight.

B.Peoplewakeupbecausetheirbiologicalrhythmsarestopped.

C.Puttingthealarmabitfarfromthebedhelpsformhealthysleephabits.

D.Gettingupseveralminuteslaterhelpspeoplefeelmoreenergetic.

45.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Don'tWakeUpLate!

B.Don*tTouchThatButton!

C.Don'tUseAlarmClocks!

D.Don*tChangeSleepPatterns!

31-45.CACCCBDDDBCDBCB

四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(30分)

(A)

RenaultMenage:This2-seatluxurycarprovidesacomfortable

drivingexperience.Butitspowerfulenginemeansyouhadbetterbe

preparedforabigfuel（燃料）billeachweek.Itsfantasticlookwill

makeyouthefocus（中心）ofallattention.

Company:Renault,France.Price:$85,000

Fiat500:Althoughexpensive,itwillsoonpayforitselfwiththe

moneyyousaveonpetrol（汽油）.Ithasthemostefficientand

cleanestpetrolpoweredengine.Ithas4seatsanditisperfectfora

family.

Company:Fiat,Italy.Price:$35,000

LandRoverDiscovery:With7seats,thiscarissuitableforall

drivingconditions.Ithasgoodcontrolfbrdrivinginthecityandthe

powerforroughroadsandcarryingheavythings.Butitconsumes

（消耗）lotsoffuel.

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Company:LandRover,Britain.Price:$51,999

Hyundaii20:4seatsinside.Perfectforshortjourneysbutdoesn't

havethepowertomakelongdistancedrivingenjoyableand

comfortable.Still,atthispriceyoucan'tcomplainandyou'llbe

smilingwhenyouhavetofillupthetanktoo.Itreallysavesfuel.

Company:Hyundai,Korea.Price:$8,000

51.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Eachcarabovehas4seats.B.ThefourcarsaremadebyEuropeancompanies.

C.LandRoverDiscoveryisthesecondmostexpensiveofabove.

D.BothRenaultMenageandFiat500consumelotsoffuel.

52.JohnneedstodrivehistwosonstoschoolandhelikesEuropeancars.Whatmayhechoose?

A.Hyundaii20orFiat500.B.Fiat500orLandRoverDiscovery.

C.RenaultMenageorFiat500.D.LandRoverDiscoveryorHyundai

i20.

53.Whichofthefollowingcarsaregreener?

A.Hyundaii20andFiat500.B.RenaultMenageandFiat500.

C.LandRoverDiscoveryandHyundaii20.D.RenaultMenageandLandRover

Discovery.

(B)

CaptainNemoseemedverysurethatthatsavagescouldnotharmus.Isleptwell.WhenIwent

outsidethenextmorning,Isawthatthereweremanymorenativesonthebeach.Itwaslowtide,and

manyofthemhadcomequiteclosetotheNautilus.IaskedConseiltogetanet,andweusedittoget

someshellsfromthewater.Theywereveryprettyshells.Suddenly,Isawaveryrareandbeautiful

shell.Welookedatittogether.Oneofthesavagesthrewastoneatusandbroketheshell.Conseil

wasveryangry.Hefiredhisgunatthesavage.Then,wenoticedthatthesavageshadcomevery

closetotheNautilusintheircanoes.Afewmomentslater,theybegantoshoottheirarrowsatus.We

wentinsideandtoldCaptainNemoaboutit.Heorderedhismentoclosethedoors.

“Butwhatwillhappentomorrow?^^Iasked."Youwillhavetoopenthedoorstogetmoreair,andthe

savageswillcomein.”

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“Doyouthinktheywilldare?^^

“Iamsuretheywill.”

“Wehavenothingtofear,^hesaidagain.

CaptainNemoaskedmeaboutourtriptotheisland.Itoldhimwhatwehadseenanddone.We

talkedaboutanotherFrenchsailorcalledD'Urville,whoseshipwaswreckedintheTorresStrait.He

toldmeagainthatthehightidethenextdaywouldlifttheNautilusoffthereef.（选自《海底两万

里》）

54.Theword“savages“mayhavethesimilarmeaningtointhispassage.

A.nativesB.shellsC.NautilusD.canoes

55.ConseilandItriedtogetsomeshellswitha（n）.

A.gunB.arrowC.netD.ship

56.Conseilshotatthesavagebecausethesavage.

A.lookedveryuglyB.threwastoneathim

C.shotanarrowathimD.broketheshellwithastone

57.ThestoryhappenedwhentheNautilus.

A.wasflyingovertheTorresStraitB.wasrunningintheocean

C.waskeptonthereefD.waswithD'UrviHe

（C）

InChina,DoubleElevenShoppingDaycomeseveryyear.AndthereisasimilardayintheUnited

States—BlackFriday.Ithasbeenconsideredasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.

Althoughit'snotanofficialholiday,millionsofworkershavethedayoff,andmanypeoplebuy

thingsonthatday.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.

BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation（感觉）inrecentyears.Since2005,it

hasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers（零售商）usuallyopentheir

doorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.

ButwhyisitcalledBlackFriday?Historians（历史学家）believethenamestartedinPhiladelphia

inthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused"BlackFriday^^todescribetheheavytrafficthat

wouldblockcitystreetsbecauseoftoomanyshopperstherethedayafterThanksgiving.

Businesses,however,didn'tlikethebadinfluenceaboutthe“BlackFriday^^name.Intheearly

1980s,amorepositiveexplanation（建设性的解释）ofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothis

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explanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofit（获利）fortheyear.

Inaccountingterms（会计行业）,operatingataloss（亏本经营）iscalledbeing“inthered^^because

accountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts（亏本贝长目）.Positiveamounts（盈

利贝长目）wereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being“intheblack"isagoodthingbecauseit

meansstoresareoperatingataprofit（盈利经营）.

Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon'twanttofightthe

crowds（人群；拥挤）,theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday

（网络星期一）forthemanyonlinedeals（交易）.

58.OnBlackFriday,theAmericans.

A.areusuallybusydoingshoppingB.lookexactlyliketheCanadians

C.don'thavetogotoworkasusualD.stayathomeandrelaxthemselves

59.HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFridaynow?.

A.ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDayB.Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday

C.ItneverkeepsthemverybusyD.Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?.

A.Inaccountingterms,operatingataprofitiscalledbeing"inthered”

B.Peopleused“BlackFriday^^todescribetheheavytrafficinthemid-1960s

C.OnCyberMonday,therearemanydealsontheInternet

D.OnBlackFriday,shoppersthatarriveearlycangetspecialsalesandpromotions

61.Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto.

A.introducethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB.tellthedifferencebetweenredandblack

C.introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD.explainthemeaningofBoxingDay

（D）

Freshgreengrass.Hundredsofcolorfulwildflowers.Waterrunningintolittlepools.Birds

makingtheirhomesinboxes.The9,500-square-metreAugustenborgBotanicalGardenmaylook

justlikeanyotherwell-organizedparkbutthere9sadifference.Itliesontheroo自（屋顶）of

industrialandofficebuildingsinthecityofMalmoinSweden.

Greenroofsarenotanewinvention.Andnowtheyaregettingpopularagain.Thecommon

roofsofamodemcityhaveendlessblacksurfaceswithnolifeorwater.Perhapsthat'swhyagarden

onaroofbecomessuchaperfectchoiceformoreandmorepeople.

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Greenroofsarenotjustpretty.Theyalsohelptomoderatethecitytemperature.Thehigh

temperaturesoncommonroofsinthesummercanmaketopfloorflatsuncomfortablyhot.Whatis

more,theyplayapartinmakingthecitieshotterthanthecountrysidearoundthem,causingthe

nurbanheat-islandeffect'*.Onagreenroof,however,withitsplantsandwater,temperatureschange

onlyalittle,astheydoinapark.Thiscangreatlycutthecostsofheatingandcoolinginthebuilding

below.

Also,agreenrooftakesinrainwater,andprotectsthecitydrainage（排水）system..

Andsmallanimalsandbirdscanmaketheirhomesonit.Thankstothis,thecitymaybecomepartof

nature,ratherthansomethingcompletelyseparatefromit.

Whilethecostofbuildingsucharoofcanstillbehigher,itcanbecheaperinthelongtermasa

resultofenergysavings.Andwouldn'titbewonderfultobeabletowalkoutintoagardenhigh

abovethecity'snoiseandtraffic,whetheryou'reatschoolorinanofficeorjustathomeina

ten-floorblock.

47.Theunderlinedword"moderate"inParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto"

A.raiseB.controlC.recordD.check

48.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph4?

A.AgreenroofisaliveB.Agreenroofstopspollution

C.AcommonroofisnoisyD.Acommonroofincreasesthecost

49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheAugustenborgBotanicalGardenisthesameasanyotherwell-organizedpark.

B.Greenroofsarenowgettingpopularthoughtheyareanewinvention.

C.Itisworthbuildinggreenroofsbecauseitcostslittle.

D.Greenroofscanhelpcutthecostsofheatingandcoolinginthebuildingbelow.

50.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.discovertheproblemswithgreenroofsB.introducethechangeofgreenroofs

C.describetheadvantagesofgreenrootsD.showtheamazingbeautyofgreen

roofs

答案：

51-53.CBA54-57ACDC58-61ADAC62-65BADC

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二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

RedStarTheaterMengxinShoppingCenter

JayChouwillgiveaconcert.AllclotheswillbeonsaleattheMengxin

Time:7:00pm-9:00pm,onJanuary10ShoppingCentre

Price:¥80-¥1280Time:8:00am-9:00pmfromJanuary11-25

BlueSkyCinemaInternationalPicnic

3Dmovie:Transformers3Cometoenjoydeliciousfoodfromalloverthe

Director:MichaelBayworld.

Actors/Actresses:ShiaLaBeouf,RosiePlace:People'sPark

Huntington-Whiteley.JoshDuhamelTime:12:00noon-5:00pm,February2-8

Time:7:30pm-9:30pmPrice:¥100

fromJanuary28toFebruary5

Price:¥80

31.ThesaleatthemengxinShoppingCenterwilllastfor.

A.amonthB.halfamonthC.tendaysD.aweek

32.Lucycanonlyspend80yuanonJanuary29.Shecan.

A.watchTransformers3inBlueSkyCinema

B.buyclothesonsaleattheMengxinShoppingCenter

C.enjoyJayChou'sconcertinRedStarTheater

D.gototheInternationalPicnic

33.YoucanenjoydeliciousfoodfromallovertheworldinInternationalPicnicat.

A.8:00amonFebruary3

B.9:00amonFebruary5

C.3:00pmonFebruary7

D.5:00pmonFebruary9

B

Finalexamsarejustaroundthecorner.LiuHaoxuan,14,whostudiesatBeijingDayuSchool,

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isquitebusyHowever,hestillhadtofindtimetopracticehisspokenEnglish.That'sbecausehe

hadtotakeanewEnglishlisteningandspeakingtest.

Liuisnotalone.Thisisanewtestforallstudentswhoaretakingseniorhighschoolentrance

exams（中考）inBeijing,Junior3studentshavetotakeanEnglishlisteningandspeakingtestthat

countsfor40pointsontheirfullEnglishexam.Thetestistakenonacomputer.Theycantakethe

testtwice-onceinDecemberandagaininMarch-totrytogetthehighestscorepossible.Thetest

wasjustintroducedlastyear.

Duringthe30-minutetest,studentshavetofillinblanks,answerquestionsandretellstories

afterlisteningtodifferentmaterials.uItpushesustospeak.Thoughitwashardatthebeginning,

ifsagoodthing,“Liusaid.Hegotalowscorewhenhefirsttookitlastsemester.Buthekept

workinghardinordertoimprovehispronunciationandotherskills.Hepracisedspeakinginfront

ofamirroreveryday.Later,hegotascoreof39onthetest.

LiTianyou,14,fromBeyingYuyingMiddleSchool,hashisownwaytoprepareforthe

spokenEnglishtest.Heusesappstotakepracticetestseveryday."Theappswillscoreyour

performancesothatyoucanimproveaccordingly,hesaid."Also,thepracticetestshelpmelearn

totakenotesproperly.Theyhelpmegrasptopicsentencesandconnectionwords.”

34.HowmanytimescantheytaketheEnglishlisteningandspeakingtest?

A.OnlyonceB.TwiceC.ThreetimesD.Fourtimes

35.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.Allthestudentshavetotakethetest.

B.Thetestwasintroducedthisyear.

C.Itisworth40pointsonthefullEnglishexam.

D.Mostofthestudentscangethighscoresonthetest.

36.WhatdoweknowaboutLiTianyou?

A.Hegotascoreof39onthetest.

B.Hepreparedforthetestbyusingapps.

C.HewasafraidofspeakingEnglishinclass.

D.Hestillfindsithardtograsptopicsentences.

37.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThedifficultiesstudentsfaceinlearningEnglish

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B.TheresearchofEnglisheducationinChina

C.AnoralEnglishclassthatstudentsinBeijinghavetotake

D.aneworalEnglishtestforBeijingJunior3students

C

FvebeenplayinginrockbandssinceIwasabout14yearsold.It'smyfavoritehobbyinthe

worldandIdon,tthinkI'llevergiveitup.WhenImovedtoChina,Iwasn'tsurewhatitwould

beliketoplayinabandhere.Woulditbehardtofindpeopletoplaywith?Orplacestoplayat?

Asitturnsout,Beijingisagreatplacetoplaymusic.

Oneofthemaindifferencesisthatthemusicscenehereismuchsmallerthanthoseinmost

bigWesterncities.Thismightseemlikeadisadvantage,butIactuallykindof（有点）likeit.It

meansthatmostofthepeopleinvolved,whethertheyarepromoters（宣传人员）ormusiciansor

Justmusicfans,knoweachotherwell.J'slikehavingabigfamily.Fvemetsomeamazing

friendsbyplayingmusichere.

Anotherbigdifferenceisthateverypracticestudioandlive-houseinBeijinghasthebasic

equipment（设备）forplayingmusic.WhenIplayeddrumsintheUS,Ihadtobringmywhole

drumkiteverywhereweplayed.Buthere,Ijustbringmydrumsticksandcymbals（钱）.This

makesitwaymoreconvenienttopractice,recordandplaymusic.

AndI'vedefinitelyhadsomeuniqueexperiencessinceI'vebeenplayinghere.Forone

concert,weplayedonanoutdoorstagenexttoafarminthesuburbsofBaodinginHebeiprovince.

Foranothershow,weplayedatatinybarinsideofahugeshoppingmall.Thesekindsof

experiencesarerareintheUS.Ifsdefinitelybeenalotoffuntoplaymusichere.

38.Inthefirstparagraphthewriterwasn'tsure?

A.whetherhewouldmisshisfriends

B.whetherhewouldbringhiswholedrumkit

C.whetherhecouldcontinueplayingmusic

D.whetherhecouldstartanewhobby

39.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow.

A.themusicsceneinBeijingisthesamesizeasWesterncities

B.peopleinthemusicscenecomefromabigfamily

CthewritergetsonwellwithpeopleinWesterncities

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D.thewritermakessomenewfriendsbyplayingmusic

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unique"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.独特的B.危险的C.艰难的D.可怕的

41.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterhasplayedrockmusicfor14years.

BRockbandsinBeijingarenotverypopular.

C.ThewriterenjoysplayingmusicinChina.

D.Thewriteronceplayedonanoutdoorstageonafarm.

D

Portiagavethedecision."Onepoundofthemerchant\fleshisyoursItiswhatthecontract

（合同）