(新闻报道类)卷十四初中英语阅读理解篇
初中英语阅读理解篇卷十四
一、完形填空
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Frank worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was小题1:to learn more about wolves (狼). Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?They gave him lots of food, clothes and guns (手枪). Then they put him on a plane and took him to小题2:.The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.People tell 小题3:stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Frank remembered these stories, and he was afraid. He had his gun with him 小题4:.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.Frank 小题5: these wolves every day. The mother was a very good mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned 小题6: get food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf 小题7:the children. They were a nice, happy family—a wolf family! Frank did not need his 小题8:any longer. In a short time, he got on well with the family.
Frank watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were 小题9:.Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Frank wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to 小题10:them and not to kill them.
小题11:A．told B．seen C．heard D．tell
小题12:A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely beach 小题13:A．happy B．terrible C．afraid D．boring
小题14:A．sometimes B．all the night C．once a week D．all the time 小题15:A．looked B．heard C．watched D．drew
小题16:A．where B．how to C．what to D．when
小题17:A．laughed at B．looked for C．took care D．played with 小题18:A．food B．gun C．money D．patience
小题19:A．not true B．true C．interesting D．not interesting
小题20:A．grow B．understand C．knew D．feed 二、阅读理解
Michelle Obama
Jiang Wenshan
Wang Changdian
小题1:What did Michelle do at No. 7 High School in Chengdu?
A. She gave a speech on education.
B. She had dinner with China’s first lady.
C. She talked with a retired teacher.
小题2:We can learn from the passage that Jiang Wenshan ______.
A. is a man of 30 years old
B. failed to enter a university
C. always helps disabled people
小题3:Jiang Wenshan traveled with the money he made by ______.
A. teaching in different schools
B. selling his dreams online
C. working in a mountain village
小题4:Wang Changdian went to Qingjiang Village to ______.
A. help to rebuild homes for the villagers
B. work as a volunteer teacher
C. meet his daughters and mother
小题5:Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The US first lady went to visit China with her husband.
B. Jiang Wenshan was born without his right arm.
C. Wang Changdian used to work in a police station.
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News Review
Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞）near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60
people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her
1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
小题1:About people were hurt in the head-on crash.
A．18B．29C．60D．250
A．13 hours after the earthquake
B．on May 18
C．during the May Day holiday
D．on April 16
A．Huainan B．Chengdu
C．Taishan D．New York
A．in Wenchuan earthquake B．in Ya’an earthquake
C．when she took a train D．when she climbed mountains
A．help the people in Ya’an B．save the people on the trains C．forget the terrible time D．help grow better tomatoes
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The world's oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.
Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital's leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma. Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(离婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女佣）in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.
She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."
She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for
John F. Kennedy.
Ms. Baines became the world's oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.
小题1:Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______.
A．was very popular in the hospital
B．did good things for African Americans
C．did even better than John F. Kennedy
D．congratulated her on her birthday
小题2:It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that______.
A．Ms. Baines didn't like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy
B．Ms. Baines' daughter died many years before her husband C．Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now D．a positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines' long life
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Ms. Baines liked to live alone.
B．Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles.
C．Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child.
D．Ms. Baines used to serve' others in Ohio.
小题4:The passage is mainly about ______.
A．how Ms, Baines lived for so long
B．why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama
C．the world's oldest person, Ms. Baines
D．Ms. Baines and President Obama .
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A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end many pa rents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or
sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will attend their nearest school.
The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school . But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60% parents have said they would like their children to take part . Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington . The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in had asked if transport could be provided for their children to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.
小题1:What is the aim(目的) of the plan?
A．To prevent the students’ road accidents
B．To relieve the traffic pressure
C．To save time for the parents and students
D．To help the parents save money
小题2:How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?
A．By letting the bus run in the morning only.
B．By limiting the number of the students
C．By getting the support from the headmaster
D．By linking the new bus service with the existing one
小题3:Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out?
A．The bus company will make much more money
B．The children can choose whatever school they like
C．The parents can get rid of their worries
D．The students in Impington School can have free bus rides
小题4:This passage is most probably _____
A．a personal letter.B．an advertisemen C．headmaster’s report.D．a newspaper article
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根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：（共5分）
London is a very large city with about 7 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school?
In London you can travel around the city by subway, bus, taxi or private （私人的）car. The subway runs under the city. It goes to all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel about the city is by bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the road traffic is always heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the every place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”The last way to get around London is using your own car. It is inconvenient（不
方便的）if you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less heavy during this time.
小题1: How many ways are there if you travel around London ?
A．Four B．Six C．Five D．Three
小题2: What is the fastest way to get around London ?
A．Traveling by bike B．Traveling by train C．Traveling by subway D．Traveling by bus
小题3: What’s the advantage of traveling around London by taxi ?
A．It’s fast
B．You can go wherever you want to go
C．It’s cheap
D．You can visit the city easily
小题4:The underlined words “rush hour” mean ________
A．快跑时间B．高峰期C．忙碌期D．冲刺期
小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．The cheapest way to travel around London .
B．Life in London
C．Rush hour in London
D．Transport in London
A．might have 365 days a year B．has no water
C．might be a future home for human D．has bad weather
A．1000 light bulbs B．600,000 plants
C．600 light years D．7 million visitors
A．Steven Hall B．Ronan Parke
C．Kelly Clarkson D．Jai McDowall
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The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a
star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.
The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.
小题1:Tiana to make her dream come true.
A．makes cartoons B．works hard C．wishes on a star D．looks for a prince
小题2:What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?
A．Her dream comes true B．Naveen becomes human.
C．Tiana becomes a frog D．Naveen disappeared.
小题3:Which of the following is TURE?
A．The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney. B．We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams.
C．The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music.
D．The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon.
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More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the
department(系) would be shut down.
On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!
Other tasks were also difficult. One student had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges(裁判员) gave them only a passing grade.
The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together. Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players,
digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sp onsor (赞助商).
小题1:What is the letter about?
A．The headmaster would come back next term.
B．The school didn’t have money to run.
C．The music department was in big trouble.
D．The students had to give up music.
小题2:The students were nervous before the test, because _____.
A．they were not good at music
B．the judges were very strict
C．they thought they couldn’t pass
D．it would decide the future of the music department
小题3:According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that _____.
A．their school failed the test
B．he likes music very much
C．the test was just a joke
D．the girl next to him was sorry for herself
小题4:What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?
A．顺利的B．假扮的
C．受欢迎的D．便捷的
小题5:The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.
A．money B．MP3 players
C．digital cameras D．school supplies
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If cars had wings, they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to make such a car-plane called “Transition”, to customers(顾客) by the end of 2012. “It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle,”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”
The car-plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says
takes one minute-and fold back up for driving. A runway is still needed to take off and land.
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.
The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as an easier and cheaper way to fly.They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go.When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you leave it in the car park at home.
The car-plane is designed to fly under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers.
The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be something else you need to pay, like a radio, transponder or GPS and so on.
So far, the company has more than 70 orders. “We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.
小题1:We can learn from the first paragraph that _________.
A．car-planes will be popular in 2012
B．people might drive a car-plane in 2012
C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.
B．A car-plane with radio and GPS will cost $194,000
C．The car-plane may fly at 8,000 feet
D．People can park the car-plane in the car park at their home.
小题3:Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “unfold” on this passage?
A．start B．spread C．cover D．travel
小题4:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Cars With Wings May come true soon
B．A Ferrari or a Car Plane
C．A Easier and Cheaper Way to Fly
D．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes
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In today’s world, so many people like traveling around the world. Traveling abroad can be expensive, but there are some ways of visiting Britain cheaply. So we hope we can give you some good ideas.
If you don’t go there in the busy months—July and August, your visit may be cheaper. There will be fewer visitors. The weather in Britain can be pleasant from April to the end of September. Of course you can go there in winter, but it is often dark by 4 pm. Many places, such as large houses and castles(城
堡)are closed in winter. However, if you are interested in museums, art galleries(画廊) or theaters, winter may be the good time to visit.
If you are a student, it is a good idea to apply for (申请) an International Student Identify Card. With the card, you can save a lot of money. You can get the card from your local （当地的）student travel office, and you can also call (44)08708 413224 to get it. To get the card, you need to show that you are a
student, get a passport photo, and pay for a little money.
小题1:If you want to visit ____, it is not the good time to visit Britain in winter.
A．museums B．castles C．art galleries D．some places
小题2: Which of the following is not true?
A．There are many visitors in July in Britain.
B．Days are very long in winter in Britain.
C．Many museums are not closed in winter.
D．Only student can get the International Student Identify Card.
小题3: A student without an International Student Identify Card may______.
A．get a little money.B．watch TV at home.
C．spend more money.D．save a lot of money.
小题4: Which of the following is the best title?
A．How to have a cheaper trip in Britain.
B．How to travel to Britain.
C．When to travel to Britain.
D．Why to travel to Britain.
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WASHINGTON---Worldwide sales of personal computer in 1995 rose 24.7 percent over 1994 with Compaq（美国康柏电脑公司）holding its first—place position while IBM overcame（击败）Apple for the No.2 slot （表上排名）,according to Dataquest.
A total of 59.7 million computers were sold around the world with important gains（获得）in Japan and Europe.
Compaq sold 5.99 million computers ,or 10percent of the market ,unchanged from 1994.
IBM sold 4.7 million with an 8 percent share of the market compared with 8.2 percent in 1994 .
Apple sold 4.7 million ,or 7.8 percent of the trade ,compared with 8.4 percent in 1994.
Their lost market share was taken up by Packard Bell and NEC ,which sold 3.1 million and 2.8 million computers separately.
56．Which company was the first in selling computers in 1994? A．Compaq B．IBM C．Apple D．NEC
57．Which company sold the third most computers in 1995? A．Compaq B．IBM C．Apple D．NEC
58．What was the market share of Compaq in 1994?
A．5.99% B．8.2% C．8.4% D．10%
59．Packard Bell and NEC take up about of the market share in 1995. A．8.2% B．52% C．10% D．5%
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第三节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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JIUQUAN, Gansu Province, Sept. 6(Xinhua) ---- China’s manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will be launched at an appropriate time between Sept. 25 and 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman said here on Saturday. The mission will accomplish the first spacewalk by Chinese astronauts.
“All the major systems involved in the launching are now in the final
preparation. The main tests for the spacecraft, the Long-March II-F rocket, suits for the space walk and a satellite accompanying the fly have also been finished, ” said the spokesman.
In addition, the ground control system is fully prepared, including the launch site, the landing site, and the communication for observation and control. When Shenzhou-7 enters its orbit, one of the three taikonauts will conduct a space walk, said Zhao Changxi, a senior scientist with the project, earlier. According to Zhao, cameras would be fixed outside and inside of the ship for live broadcasting of the space walk.
While the last mission of Shenzhou-6, with a crew of two, was aimed at several days of manned flight, this time the task might be more stringent as one of its main goals is the space walk.
Earlier reports said a crew of six astronauts had been chosen for the mission, with three manning the spacecraft and three substitutes.
China successfully put two manned spacecrafts into orbit in 2003 and 2005 respectively, becoming the third country to send an astronaut into space after the United States and the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
56. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Shenzhou-7 is better equipped than the last two spaceships.
B. Shenzhou-7 will be more successful than the last two launches.
C. All the systems involved in the launching have been prepared.
D. China is ready for the launching of Shenzhou-7.
57. We can learn from the passage ________.
A. This will be the third time for Chinese astronauts to have a space walk
B. Three of the six astronauts chosen for the mission will walk in space
C. The space walk will be live broadcasted on TV
D. Everything has been prepared except communication system
58. The underlined word”stringent”most probably means
A. challenging
B. encouraging
C. interesting
D. moving
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More than 12 300 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake unleashed giant tsunami waves that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday was the biggest in 40 years.It triggered waves that reared up into walls of water as high as 10 meters(30 feet) as they hit coastlines in Indonesia,Sri Lanka,India and Thailand.
Aid agencies rushed staff,equipment and money to the region,warning that bodies rotting in the water were already beginning to threaten the water supply for survivors.
Rescue workers also spoke of bodies still caught up on trees after being flung inland by the waves.
“I just couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes,”Boree Carlson said from a hotel in the Thai resort of Phuket.
“As I was standing there,a car actually floated into the lobby and overturned because the current was so strong,”said the 45-year-old Swede.
“I heard an eerie sound that I have n ever heard before.It was a high pitched sound followed by a deafening roar,”said a 55-year-old Indian fisherman who gave his name as Chellappa.
“I told everyone to run for their life.”
In Indonesia,an archipelago of 17 000 islands,one official said nearly 4500 people had died.The worst affected area was Bands Aceh,the capital of Aceh Province,where 3000 were killed.More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail when the tsunami knocked down its walls.In Sri Lanka（斯里兰卡）,the death toll also reached 4500 and 1 million people,or 5 percent of its population,were affected.It was the worst natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka.Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans sheltered in schools and temples overnight,and officials expected the death toll to rise further once rescuers resumed searches after daybreak.In southern India,where at least 3000 were estimated to have died,beaches were littered with submerged cars and wrecked boats.Shanties on the coast were under water.
Thai government officials said at least 392 bodies had been retrieved and they expected the final toll to approach 1000.
The earthquake,of magnitude 8.9 as measured by the U.S. Geological Survery (news-web sites),struck at 7:59 a.m.(1959EST).It was the world’s biggest since 1964,said Julie Martinez at the USGS(news-web sites).