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Passage 1

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City forone-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had plannedeither to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soonlearned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting ofhome furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one ofAmerica’sfastest growing businesses.

What kinds of people rent their home furnishingsinstead of buying them? People who are international business or governmentofficials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple –people whosejob or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another.They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time.They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young peoplewith little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soondislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture thatthey really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniturethan they could afford to buy.

One family, who now have a large, beautiful home oftheir own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keeprenting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tellothers about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, andthey are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248words)

当John和Victoria Falls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。

什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇——那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。

有个家庭，他们有属于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了以至于他们决定继续租用而不买新的家具。但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。租家具的想法还是很新的，他们不能确定邻居们对此会怎么想。

6. Whichof the following has become one ofAmerica’s fastest growingbusinesses? ____________

以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？

A. Selling home furnishings.

B. Rentingfurnished apartments.

C. Selling used furniture.

D.Renting home furnishings. 租用家具。

7. Whydo some people prefer to rent furniture? ____________

为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？

A. Because the furniture theyget in this way is new.

B. Because it saves them alot of money.

C. Because it saves them muchtrouble and money.

因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。

D. Because they can alwaysget better quality furniture in this way.

8. Whatcan you infer from the passage? ____________

从段落中你能推断出什么？

A. The idea of renting furnitureis not acceptable.

B. Renting furniture is notpopula r in the couple’s home town.

在这对夫妇的家乡，租用家具并不流行。

C. Only those who don’t haveenough money to rent furniture.

D. People usually grow tolike the furniture they have rented.

9. Whichof the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ____________ 下面哪个作为本段的题目最好？

A. Rent or Buy?

B. A New Way of Getting HomeFurnishings.

一种新的获得家具的方法。

C. Furnished Apartments.

D. A New Idea.

10. Youngpeople liked renting home furniture in that __________.

年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么？他们没有钱而且不想买便宜的家具。

A. They have less money

B. They don’t want to buy oldfurniture

C. The new furniture is ofgood quality

D. They don’t have much moneyand don’t want to buy the cheap furniture Passage 2

A characteristic of American culturethat has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man-the man who hasrisen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with hishands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupiesa higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than thecommon laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to pointout that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of somesort.

This attitude toward manual（体力的）labor is now stillseen many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that isnot only comfortably but even luxuriously（豪华地）furnished and in which thereis every evidence of the fact the family has been able to afford foreigntravel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet thehostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and willwash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely ofsomething quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cakeor a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usuallytakes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talkabout washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wifemay even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing.The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for hisliving, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highwayin order to pay for his education.

美国文化的一个特点，并且几乎成为美国的一项传统的是对自我奋斗的人的尊敬――通过自己的努力到达顶峰，通常是白手起家。然而公司，企业的领导，社会地位很高，在社区中获得比一般工人或工厂技术人员更多的尊敬的大学教授，都不愿说出自己的父亲在美国是从一个农民，工人这类人开始奋斗的。

这种对体力劳动的尊敬在美国生活的很多地方都能看到。一个人被邀请到一户家庭赴宴，这户家庭装潢不只舒适，可以说是豪华，处处可证明这家人支付的起国外旅行，奢侈的爱好和孩子的大学教育。但是这样的女主人很有可能自己做饭招待客人，然后洗刷餐具，并且这样的宴会不会仅仅提供快餐式的罐头食品，从附近面包房买的蛋糕或派。相反的，女主人通常为精心准备特别的菜肴而感到自豪。男主人会谈论自己如何洗车，在花房劳作，粉刷房子，他的儿子在外地上大学，做餐厅侍应生，洗盘子来供自己生活花费，或者暑假的时候为建筑队在高速公路工作赚钱付学费。

11. From paragraph1, we know that in America _______.

从第一段我们可以知道在美国_______？

A. people tend to have a high opinion of theself-made man

人们对自我奋斗的人评价很高

B. people can always rise to the top throughtheir own efforts

C. college professors win great respect fromcommon workers

D. people feel painful to mention theirfathers as labors

12. According tothe passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _______.

从这篇文章来看，女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______？

A.servants in American are hard to get

B.she takes pride in what she can do herself

她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪

C. she can hardly afford servants

D. It is easy toprepare a meal with canned food

13. The expression―wait on table‖ in the second paragraph means "_______". 第二段中，词组―等在桌旁‖的意思是什么？

A. work in a furniture shop

B.keep accounts for a bar

C. wait to lay the table

D.serve customers in a restaurant 在餐厅为客人服务

14. The author’sattitude towards manual（体力的）labor is _______.

作者对体力劳动者的态度如何？

A. positive 积极的

B. negative

C. humorous

D. critical

15. Which of thefollowing may serve as the best title of the passage?

下面那项最适合作这篇文章的题目？

A.A Respectable Self-made Family.

B.American Attitude toward Manual Labor.

美国人对体力劳动者的态度

C. Characteristics of American Culture.

D. The Development of ManualLabor.

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初三英语下学期中考英语阅读理解训练单元易错题难题测试综合卷学能测试试题

初三英语下学期中考英语阅读理解训练单元易错题难题测试综合卷学能测试试题一、中考英语阅读理解训练 1．阅读理解 It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their gardens. They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds（种子）. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors. The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did. Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government. At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries. Every year, there are competitions for the largest vegetables, but don't expect to win：Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long. （1）In summer, British gardens are often . A. covered with grey leaves and plants B. colorful with different plants C. too hot for people to work there D. full of people digging there （2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening. A. around 70% B. over 50% C. only 20% D. about 10% （3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that . A. seeds were provided for free B. roses were first grown in Britain C. gardening is a hobby in the world D. the owner of Chatsworth House was rich （4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence? A. It is common to grow carrots. B. It is hard to win the competition. C. The carrot is much easier to grow. D. The carrot is their favorite vegetable. 【答案】（1）B （2）A （3）D （4）B