初三阅读练习二

初三阅读练习二A. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be usedImagine what china’s cities will be like in the future.Leaders in many Chinese cities are hoping to turn the areas where they live into “digital citie.” They have ___1___ begun stepping up efforts to get city construction companies to use digital, information and network technologies.So far, 120 cities have set up ___2___ in city planning management offices.Over the next five years, Wang Guangtao, deputy mayor of Beijing, says the city’s government will start applying information technology to b uild the structure of a “digital Beijing.” Beijing will continue efforts to ___3___ a high-speed broadband network, push e-government and e-commerce （电子商务）, and create ___4___ for imagination in IT.The projects will ___5___ people in their daily lives. For example, the e-government ___6___ will enable people to use digital technology to find and use government information and services freely and quickly. Information will include leisure, education, work and home life.Guangzhou, with one million Internet users, is ___7___ the first Chinese cities to apply information technology to banking, medical and real estate（房地产）management areas. Guangzhou mayor Lin Shusen says that in 2003 every person ___8___ lives in that city will be able to use the computer network.In Daqing, a primary oil production base in the northeast of China, deputy mayor Wang Hongen says the city will also aim to build “digital oil fields.”1. _______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______B. Read and choose the best answer.What a cold winter! How wonderful it would be if where was a fire! Fire keeps us warm. But fire is very dangerous, and can kill us.November 9th was National Fire Safety Day. It’s time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire:Shout outIf you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire”! Shout as loudly as you can because people may be asleep.Call 119Never try to put out a fire yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help form your parents or call 119. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire. Listen to 119’s instructions.Keep down close to the floorIf there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there, so it’s easier to breathe and see where you are going. If you don’t, the smoke may kill you before the fire does.Test the doorTest the door before you open it. Touch it with the back of your hand near the top. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.Most home fires start at night when people are asleep. So, always close your bedroom door before sleep. It can keep the fire out.Get outIf you can, get out of your home as soon as you can. Do not stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in a few seconds!Don’t use the liftNever use the lift during a fire. Always use the stairs. A lift may stop at a floor where the fire is burning. It may also go wrong and keep you inside.Don’t go backNever go back into a burning building! Even if you have left your pet or favorite toy inside, do not go back for it. Don’t worry about your pets. Animals have a very good sense of smell. They often get out of buildings before people!1. If you sell smoke or see fire, the first thing you should do is to ____________.A. wake up all the othersB. shout out “fire”C. help to put out the fireD. run out as fast as possible2. If the door is hot, you’d better ________________.A. open it at onceB. stay inC. close it tightlyD. find another way out3. people should keep the bedroom door closed when they are asleep because _____________.A. smoke can’t get into the bedroomB. it’s easier for them to get outC. whey can keep the fire outD. they can know about the fire earlier4. What can’t you do when a fire breaks out?A. Taking the liftB. Calling 119C. Following 119’s instructionsD. Using the stairs5. You might worry about the rest except ______________.A. the old peopleB. your moneyC. the petsD. your furniture6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. If i t’s a small fire, you can try to put it out by yourself.B. You shouldn’t stop to pick up anything.C. Keep down close to the floor when you leave your room.D. You should always follow 119’s instructions.7. The whole passage an be used as ___________.A. an advertisementB. an instructive lessonC. an interesting storyD. an introduction to fireC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.When I saw a big handmade signboard “Welcome Yuxin” at the airport. I knew I had found a caring family at the other side of the world – the United States.My ___1___ mom had already decorated my room for me. There was a doll on one side of the room, and a bookcase full of books on the other – they had heard I loved ___2___. Mom had also prepared a keyboard for me, since she knew that I played the piano.My life in the family did not go so well at first. Because I am the only child in my family in China, I ___3___ having two younger kids – Zachary and Grace – running around me yelling（大喊大叫）___4___.Mom had a serious talk with me about this problem on a Sunday afternoon. She told me, “You can’t just come home form school every day, go to your room and do your homework. You need to be a part of this family. You need to play with my kids for at least an hour.” This rule was very annoying at first. I did not have much experience playing with children.However, the more time I spent with the kids, the more I grew to love them. We played games and read books together. I even taught them Chin ese. ___5___ Mom’s rule, I began to feel like I was really part of the family.Mom also inspired（启发）me to live a ___6___ life. She got up early every morning to go running. On weekends, she took the whole family to visit parks or go camping.I did not like sports much when I was ___7___ home, but now I love to join all kinds of sports.I am healthier and more confident too.With my American family, I found joy and laughter. I learned to live with energy and optimism thanks to the care and responsibility of my loving American parents.1. A. own B. step C. host D. foreign2. A. writing B. singing C. reading D. talking3. A. wasn’t used to B. used to C. preferred D. disliked4. A. some time B. all the time C. at times D. sometime5. A. Because B. Thanks to C. For D. As6. A. busier B. different C. same D. healthier7. A. back B. leaving C. at D. returningD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.Donna Brown, a14-year-old girl, was very sick. She had a bad heart. “Donna must have a new heart,” her doctor said, “or she will die soon.” Felipe Green, Donna’s good friend, heard the news. He was very w__________ about Donna. He didn’t want her to die. He decided to give his heart to her because he knew he was going to d__________. Then he talked to his mother about his idea. But his mother didn’t pay much attention to him. “Felipe is just playing a j__________,” his mother thought. In fact, Felipe often had terrible headaches and never told his mother about them.One morning, he woke up with great pain and he c___________ breathe. Then Greens hurried to send him to the hospital. The doctors had bad news for the Greens –“Felipe’s brain is dead.” The Greens were very sad. But Felipe’s mother remembered his words. She told the doctors to give Felipe’s heart to Donna.The doctors did several t_________. They said they could give Felipe’s heat to Donna.Everything was successful. Felipe’s heat was b_________ in Donna’s chest, but Donna didn’t know it. The doctors and her parents didn’t tell her u_________ she was strong er. Donna was very thankful to the Greens. Every time the Greens saw Donna, they thought of Felipe’s heat in her chest. That gives them great peace.E. Read and answer the questions.When I worked as a waitress in Chicago, US, my coworkers（同事）and I would groan（叹息）whenever we heard someone with a foreign accent（口音）coming into our restaurant. We knew what it meant to serve a non-American: no tip. We would work just as hard as we always did, but we might not get paid.Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping: they give tips to almost everyone who offers them a service of some kind. Americans tip their waiters, barbers and taxi drivers. An appropriate tip is between 15 and 20 percent of the amount charged for the service, but the charge for the tip doesn’t appear on the bill. The customer is expected to add it on himself/herself.So if you order $100 worth of food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your total payment $115. Tipping less than this sends a message to your waiter that you think they’ve done a bad job serving you. And to leave no tip at all is simply unacceptable.It’s not that American waiters are greedy. In many countries, waiters are paid a salary for their work. The y’ll earn money even if no one comes into the restaurant. This system offers much more safety for waiters than the American version. In the US, waiters know that a night without customers means a night without pay.Some countries include a tip for waiters –a “service charge” – on the bill itself. Since the tip is included with the other charges, waiters don’t need to worry about people forgetting to tip. But in the US, waiters do not receive a salary, and service charges only appear on bills when there are six or more customers at the table.Since almost all American customers are familiar with the system, they know to add a tip without being told. But visitors to the US may expect waiters to be paid a salary, or think that the tip is included on the bill.So as much as we waiters loved hearing stories about other places from our foreign customers, we were always nervous when they got ready to leave the restaurant. We were never sure what to expect.1.If the waiters serve a non-American, what will happen?Th ey’ll not ________________________________________________________.2.Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping. What does the underlined word mean?_________________________________________________________________.3.Who will Americans give tips to?_________________________________________________________________.4.If your food cost $200, how much will you pay totally?_________________________________________________________________.5.Waiters in the US don’t get a salary, do they?_________________________________________________________________.6.According to the passage, how do you let the waiters know you’re pleased with the service?_________________________________________________________________.7.What do you think of tipping?________________________________________________________________.。