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1、四、阅读短文，回答问题。（共10分，每题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。(朝阳)People didnt use to throw things away. They used to mend their clothes and reused them until they wore out. When they bought things, they used to carry shopping baskets. But now we dont reuse things well and more rubbish has been produced. We throw away 25 m

2、illion tones of waste in our dustbins (垃圾箱) every year. That means one family throw away about one thousand kilos of waste. We have a strong reason to take it as a serious problem! The fact is that lots of rubbish we throw away could be reused or recycled (回收运用). The so-called rubbish isnt really ru

3、bbish. The UK is one of the worst recyclers in Europe. In other words, in the UK theyre recycling only about 8% of their everyday waste. Thats much less than many other countries. Germany recycles 10%, while Japan recycles 40%. The government has set a goal of recycling 30% of their everyday waste b

4、y the year . But it looks that it is not easy to teach it. As we know, some habits are difficult to change and some collection plans are expensive to carry out.At present, the movement called Recycle Now in the UK tries to change that situation. The Top designer (设计师)Oliver Heath is a strong fan of

5、the movement. In he designed the first home built completely from recycled things, including metal cans and glass bottles. “It always makes me excited when I make good use of those recycled things,” he said, “Maybe in the near future, you can also make something from recycled computer printers, plas

6、tic bags, bottle tops or CDs.” When his story was reported on TV, more and more people begin to try his ideas. Some local (地方的) governments have set up recycling centres where its easy for families to take their empty bottles and old newspapers. Instead of throwing away the so-called rubbish, some f

7、amilies start doing more about it.With the effort of the whole country, we are happy to see some progress in some places in the UK. 75. Do people produce more rubbish than before?76. Why does the writer think rubbish is a serious problem?77. Which country recycles more than 10%, Germany or Japan?78.

8、 How does Oliver Heath feel when he turns recycled things into something useful?79. What conclusion (结论) can you get about the recycling work in the UK?四、阅读与体现 阅读短文，根据短文内容简要回答问题。（昌平）In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets a

9、nd regard them as their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them medical exams so that they wont carry disease (疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two h

10、undred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder (食盒) on the tall tree in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and hav

11、e a good meal. They are free to come and go and you can enjoy many kinds of beautiful birds at the windows. Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild (野生的) animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a

12、car, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family members are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own living. Then the old parents will feel lonely. But pets can solve this

13、problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.17. Do most Canadian families keep pets in their homes?_18. Where do they give their pets medical exams? _19. Do Canadian people put bird feeders on the trees or on the grass in their yard? _20. What can they enjoy with bird feeders at the

14、 windows? _21. Whats the Canadians attitude to the wild animals and how do they treat them? _四、阅读与体现。（共10分，每题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题（东城） Jackie Joyner-Kersee had a serious asthma attack while running a race at the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival. “I wasnt afraid of running; I was afraid I might die,” said Joyn

15、er- Kersee. “I said Dont be afraid. just hold on.” So, what is asthma? Its a health condition that makes it hard to breathe. Although it comes and goes, once you have asthma, you have it for a long time. Different treatments are used for asthma. There are very strong drugs that can be taken for a lo

16、ng time with few side effects. Today, even people with serious asthma can take part in sports. Joyner-Kersee has had problems with asthma for many years. She said, “I didnt have this as a little girl. It wasnt until I went to California that I noticed it, and then I didnt want to accept it. When I s

17、tart feeling good, I stop taking the medicine. It will be all right. I hope.” The race was supposed to start at 5:35 p.m. At 5:00, she began to have trouble breathing. She was given a breathing test and treatment by a doctor. She said she thought about not running. She was out of breath. “Its just h

18、ard running with asthma,” she said. “When I experienced this in practice. I couldnt breathe. It was really hard for me.” She said the problem with asthma is that you dont know when it will happen. She was fine when she arrived at the stadium. The breathing treatment helped her. Joyner-Kersees experi

19、ence shows that medical treatment is important. First, if you think you have asthma, see a doctor. Asthma drugs can protect your lungs. Second, pay attention to your health. Tell your doctor immediately if you wake up and have trouble breathing. This means the condition is getting worse. Many people

20、 dont want to be known to have asthma, and then they must go to the hospital.Most importantly, remember that with asthma, you can have a normal life. You can even win an Olympic gold medal.17. Did Jackie Joyner-Kersee run at the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival?18. What is asthma?19. When did Joyner-Kerse

21、e first find she had asthma? 20. How can you tell your asthma is getting worse? 21. What do you think is the writers purpose of writing the passage?四、阅读与体现。（共10分，每题2分）（通州）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. Howe

22、ver, you can also find many weather signs (预兆) among animals, because they have developed (发达的) senses. Drops (下降) in air pressure (压力) have an influence on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicator (批示信号). People who spend a lot of time outdoors have found that, before a

23、storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains. Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds make more noise than usual and will fight about a

24、 piece of bread. Other birds sing just before a storm. It seems they know they wont get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also try to find safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds staying in trees or coming together on a wire (电线) close to a building. Before storm low pressure

25、 makes the air so thin that its difficult for birds to fly. It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summer time. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying before a storm. By paying attention to some important signs in nature

26、carefully, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.75. Can people know weather on internet? _76. What do field mice do before a storm? _77. What animals are good weather indicators according to the passage? _78. How can birds know the coming of a storm? _79. What does the passage mainl

27、y talk about? _四、阅读短文回答问题。（共10分，每题2分） （西城） Huihua, a Chinese girl, and Mary, an American student who was studying Chinese in China, were on their way to a bookstore. As they got to the bookstore, they saw a young man walking down the stairs. In his hurry, he missed the last two steps, and fell to th

28、e ground. He tried hard to get back to his feet while people around him laughed. Luckily, he seemed to be OK. Mary was worried. She found Huihua smiling a little and was not comfortable about it. “Tell me, Huihua, how could people laugh when someone fell like that？Do they care at all? Shouldnt they

29、go up and ask the young man whether he was hurt?Huihua said, “They knew he wasnt hurt too much.”“But I still dont understand. A fall is a fall. In my culture, people would do anything but laugh!”Chinese Perspective（观点）This is an example in which the Chinese and the westerners explain a smile differe

30、ntly. Very often, the Chinese people would also laugh or make a joke to ease the embarrassment(缓和尴尬) when they are caught in the embarrassing situation. However, if someone gets hurt seriously, it will not be a laughing matter any more. People will help him instead. North American Perspective A west

31、erner would explain laughter in such a situation as a sign of either insensitivity(不关怀) or, worse, pleasure that the person falling had hurt himself because that person was disliked. A westerners reaction would have been to rush over, help the person up, and to ask him, “ Are you okay?” If a western

32、er fell, he, like a Chinese person, might probably make a joke out of the incident (事件) if he was not hurt. If two close friends are walking together, and one trips but clearly isnt hurt, a common joke is to say “ Have a nice trip”. However, this joke would be made only between two people who knew e

33、ach other well. 17. Did Huihua help the young man after he fell down in the bookstore?18. How did Mary feel about Huihuas attitude towards the young man?19. In a westerners opinion, what does the laughter in an embarrasing situation show?20. What does the underlined word “trip” mean?21. What is the

34、main idea of the passage?九、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（共10分，每题2分）（延庆县）There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington D.C. has the National Gallery of Art, Paris has the Louvre, London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art f

35、or people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened the first computer art museum in the United States. You dont have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked(连接) to a telephone. You can call the telephone n

36、umber of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically(电子地) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shos

37、tak is the director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to

38、 print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer

39、 art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.75. Has FIU opened the first computer art museum in the Unite

40、d States?_76. Where is all of the art stored in FIU ? 77. Why does Robert Shostak start the museum? 78. What do you need to see the art in FIU museum? 79. What does the writer want to tell us in the article? 九、阅读与体现（共10分，每题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容简要回答问题。（门头沟）John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. H

41、e inherited (继承)$1,000,000 when he was 23. He didnt feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didnt have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didnt tell any of his friends and gave $100,000 of his money to a charity（慈善团队）that hel

42、ped poor children to live better lives, but he is much happier.Up to now, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world , $ 200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash(钞票). The money pays for the childs school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. Joh

43、n receives a report each year on the childs progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the

44、children I was helping, I did not know anything about the type of life they had.”Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very very happy,” he said, “I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to

45、 the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need,” he added.75. Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money? 76. What kind of life is John living? 77.The children receive the money in cash, don

46、t they ? 78.Why was John very happy when he met the little girl ? 79.What do you think of John Brown ? 四、阅读短文，回答问题（共10分，每题2分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，回答问题。 （怀柔）Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning

47、. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn, that is students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is the way to teach yourself

48、. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time. How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself question, the question is something you dont understa

49、nd, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself.

50、 And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in you study.75. Which is the best way to teach yourself, listening or reading?_ 76. Who likes asking questions?_77. Is it a easy thing for the students to teach themselves?_ 78. How many ways

51、 of learning are there?_79. What do you do if you want to success? _ 九、阅读与体现（共10分，每题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（顺义） The computer makes doing schoolwork easier for me than it was for my mom and dad. For example, when writing book reports and stories, I use Microsoft Word instead of a pen and paper. That way,

52、after my teacher edits my work, I can go back and make revisions without having to rewrite the whole thing. And Microsoft Word has a spell check! I use it all the time. For English class, were reading The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. As a pre-reading assignment, my teacher asked us to research teenag

53、e groups on the Internet. I tried Google, Encarta, and Yahoo first, and finally found an article on T.For a geography assignment on the United States, I used Encarta to learn about the Mississippi River. I needed to find out how deep the river is, how its widths and depths are different, what states

54、 it runs through, and what kind of fish live in it. I used the information to show how the geography of a country affects(影响) its economy. For example, the rivers trade paths, the number of fish caught in it, and the tourists it attracts（吸引） directly affect Southerners jobs and incomes（收入）. Doing th

55、at, I had a lot of fun. I never go to the library to do research. It takes too much time. Since I live in New York City and both my parents work, getting to the library isnt always easy. For a big assignment or research project, Id have to stay at the library to read, or sign out whatever books or m

56、agazines I needed. Being able to find the information in my own living room makes everything a lot simpler. Online dictionaries and encyclopedias（百科） also save time.Sometimes, I think the computer spoils (宠坏) my generation because its so easyat least physically. But computers are not like television

57、, which does the thinking for you. You still have to use your mind. I prefer using a computer to do.75. Is it easy for the writer to do his schoolwork by using the computer? _76. How much schoolwork does the writer mention? _77. What does the writer use Encarta to do? _78. Why does the writer never

58、go to the library to do research? _79. According to the writer, what are the advantages of using the computer? _四、阅读与体现（共10分，每题2 分）（宣武 ）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。You either have it, or you dont a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, w

59、hile others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the