新目标中考英语适应性训练及答案

新目标中考英语适应性训练及答案一、阅读理解AA teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement, Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical （古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to.A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW, Robert Walker, argues that all students should study the works of Western classical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky.Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage （遗产）because they fail to study classical music, as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop. The lack （缺乏）of music teaching is serious, especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist （专业的）music teachers.A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions, but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools."I'm not against pop music, but it's very simple, and not difficult either to play or to sing, " Professor Walker says. "But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australia's culture heritage, most children learn it only through Hollywood films. ""At least children ought to know what's happening in Western culture. It's part of culture heritage," he says. "Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West. "Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain, Canada and Australia and is a former chief （首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education. Professor Walker says no school curriculum （课程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study , such as the Mendelssohn's."This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music, others on Elvis Presley, or on any music the teacher wants toteach. The situation should be changed as soon as possible, " he says.( )1．What's the problem in music education in Professor Walker's opinion? A．Children know nothing about their culture heritage.B．Classical music education isn't valued in schools.C．Pop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing.D．Australian schools need more specialist music teachers.( )2．According to the passage, students should study classical music because it is _____________ .A．part of culture heritage B．good for their growing up C．difficult to play and sing D．popular only in Asia( )3．According to the passage, which one is different from the other three? A．Haydn.B．Tchaikovsky.C．Mendelssohn.D．Elvis Presley. ( )4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker? A．He worries about the music education in schools.B．He thinks pop music teaching shouldn't be allowed.C．He is well known in Western classical music teaching.D．He has worked in Britain, Canada and Australia.( )5．From the last paragraph, we can learn that _____________ .A．music teachers should teach anything that they likeB．most children today are brought up by their music teachersC．music teachers shouldn't teach the music of Elvis Presley at allD．children's music education today depends on their teacher 's tasteBBooks Bring SuccessAccording to German novelist Heinrich Mann, a house without books is like a room without windows. Mann simply stated the value of books, but some researchers have found evidence that people with books in their homes really do gain a window on the world.A new study in the journal Social Science Research, published in October, suggests that people who grow up with more books are more likely to have educational advantages, and to achieve more in life, than people who grow up without them.In the study, over 160,000 adults from 31 countries and regions were asked about the number of books there were in their homes when they were 16 years old. They were then given tests in literacy (读写能力), numeracy (计算能力) and information communication technology.The research shows that the number of books for each household varies greatly from country to country. For example, the number of books is 27 in Turkey, 143 in the UK and 218 in Estonia. But “the total effects of home library size on literacy are large everywhere”.The researchers found that people who had only lower levels of secondary education but had a large number of books at home got a similar score as university graduates who grew up with only a few books.The Guardian newspaper commented that “bookish adolescence makes for a good deal of educational advantage.”“Adolescent exposure to books can compensate for shortcomings not only in adult literacy but also numeracy: its impacts are equal to additional years of education,”Sikora told Science Alert.Apart from the educational benefits, growing up with more books also plays an important role in adult success.Through analyzing their personal information, researchers found that people surrounded by books in adolescence are on average more successful in adulthood than those who had only few books at a younger age.“Early exposure to books in the parental home matters because books are an basic part of routines and practices that enrich lifelong cognitive competencies (认知能力)”, Sikora told Science Alert. These competencies are important to future development.Without doubt, the fact that we are moving toward a digital era could weaken the importance of printed books. For now, however, “they still seem to maintain quite a large positive benefit, which shows no sign of abating (减弱)”, researchers wrote in the paper.( )6．What’s the study mainly about?A．Reading habits of different countries.B．The benefits of growing up with more books.C．How reading books brings educational advantages.D．The impacts of books on people of different ages.( )7．How many books do an average British family own, according to the study? A．27.B．32.C．143.D．218.( )8．The underlined phrase“compensate for”probably means ______. A．make up for B．result in C．prepare for D．draw attention to ( )9．According to the study, people who read more books in adolescence are likely to______.a. have better literacyb. achieve more in adulthoodc.have better communication skillsd.achieve more pleasant personalitiesA．ac B．bc C．cd D．abCFirst Aid，Learn It by YourselfWhen we are injured or suddenly feeling unwell, what we need to do is to treat it in the right way. How can we do that? First aid (急救) is here to help.First aid is the first steps you can take to care for someone who’s injured. It includes keeping safe, helping someone feel better and staying calm. It also includes getting help, either by telling an adult or calling 120.Sept 14 is World First Aid Day. It’s time for us to learn about this useful life skill.NosebleedChokingBrokenboneBurn( )10．First Aid is the first step you can ______.A．take to care for someone injured B．treat it in the helpful wayC．try the useful skill D．keep safe( )11．If someone is choking, you’d better ________.A．keep the person still B．cool the area for 10 minutesC．slap the person’s back with your hand D．ask the person to lean and pinch his/her nose( )12．When somebody gets burned, you should not ______.A．move the head backward B．use ice to cool the areaC．support it with your hands D．put your arms around their waistDA day is made up of hundreds of small decisions. I'll wear this; I'll buy this; I'll have this for lunch; I'll go there at 3 o'clock; I'll reply to this e-mail.For some people, it's not a big deal. For others, however, making decisions isn't easy. They agonize over what to do, changing their minds back and forth. and second guessing themselves even after the decision has been made.Emily was in the restaurant with her husband. After several minutes of reading the menu , she said , "Um , let's see. I don't know what to order. Maybe I'll have the burger; no wait, the pasta seems good. Or, maybe the soup and salad. Don, what are you ordering? OK; that sounds good ; I'll have that too. " Don often gets annoyed (恼怒的) .He doesn't understand why she finds the simplest decisions so difficult. He sometimes makes decisions for the two of them. But Emily gets annoyed with him for being so controlling. "But we'd never decide anything if I left it up to you," he argues.Good decision-making is a skill that comes easily to some people, not so easily to others. Choices are confusing. Choices can make you anxious. They can cost you peace of mind, even after you've made the decision. The skill of good decision-making has become increasingly important. Why? Because we have a lot of choices, both with the simple and the serious things in life.Decisions force us to close the door on other possibilities. Accept that you can't have it all. You can't order every delicious dish on the menu. And there will be paths nottaken, things not experienced. Let the past be. Live in the present where what you do today will make a difference.It's often good to think through your decisions, but don't overdo it. More thinking is not always better thinking. Too much research may lead to confusion. Sixth sense can help make decisions as good as careful study of endless data(数据) , sometimes even better.Some decisions don't work out as expected ; this doesn't mean that you made a bad one. You decide to go on a cruise (油轮旅行) . You choose a large and beautiful ship. Everything should work out just right. Only you didn't count on a bug that spread through the ship, making you and your family sick for five clays. You felt terrible for making such a stupid decision. No. You did not make a stupid decision. It's just that sometimes the unexpected happens.Try to make your decision. After all, it's your special experience.( )13．The words "agonize over" in Paragraph 2 probably mean" ".A．think about a difficult decision carefully and with lots of effortB．stick to the big decision that you have madeC．let go of the decision that you have madeD．fear to make decision out of uncertainty( )14．The writer mentioned Emily and her husband in Paragraph 3 to . A．criticize Emily's husband for controllingB．show how annoying indecisiveness could beC．introduce how hard it was to decide what to eatD．explain the difficulty Emily had when making a decision( )15．What can we learn from the passage?A．We should think about all the possibilities before making a good decision. B．Neither research nor data may help people with decision-making. C．Sometimes unexpected situation may waste a good decision.D．People feel terrible when making decisions.( )16．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A．Do you have difficulty making decisions?B．Are you good at making a difficult decision?C．Can you make a right decision easily or not?D．Would you like to make decisions for others?EWhat's your pain telling you?Is that pain you feel in your back, neck or shoulders just a short ache from your new exercise menu? Or is there something deeper and more serious at work? Either way, you decide not to pay attention to it."Pain is a warning system; it tells us that something is wrong," says Bradford Butler, a doctor. "Continual pain goes further. It is telling you that a whole system in your body isn't working right. "For many people and their doctors, the first reaction for pain, and sometimes the second and third reactions as well, is to take some painkillers and go on your way."That doesn't solve the problem, " Butler says. "Too often, with back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain or other continual pain, many doctors focus on reducing(减少) the pain rather than finding out the cause. "Imagine this，you wake up midnight with an unbearable toothache，and then visit a doctor who discovers a huge cavity(空洞)but, instead of repairing the cavity, just gives you some powerful medicine for the pain and sends you home.“Left untreated，the pain would get worse and the damage to the tooth would worsen，leading to bigger and more expensive medical process later on，”Butler says.Butler offers some advice for those whose bodies are trying to warn them that something is wrongChoose your doctor wisely. Blind faith (信任) in any doctor is not the answer. Butler says, " Doctors have their own specialty and make sure you find someone who will really help you with your problem. "Don't let your body resetting its pain level fool you. What happens when you let the pain go? Your body adapts (适应) . Butler says, "When your body gets used to the pain,you think the problem must be gone. While in reality, your body's pain setting has been raised. The only time you're feeling pain is when you're already in terrible poor condition. "Think of prevention. Dental (牙科的) patients are encouraged to have regular check-ups, whether they're in pain or not, so the doctor can work on potential (潜在的)problems. "That's the way for other pain," Butler says. "Being free of symptoms( 症状)doesn't mean you don't have big problems. It just means that you don't know they're developing. "" We need to listen to our pain and fix whatever is wrong as soon as possible, " Butler says. " You won't get better until you find the cause of the problem. "( )17．Bradford Butler probably believes that .A．reducing the pain is the most importantB．finding out the cause of pain is too easyC．taking some painkillers can solve the problemsD．continual pain warns you that something is seriously wrong( )18．In Paragraph 5 , the writer wants to tell us .A．medical process is not cheap B．getting fully treated is necessary C．repairing the cavity is very difficult D．powerful medicine is the best solution ( )19．What can we know from the passage?A．Staying in terrible condition makes us fool.B．Having regular check-ups is only for dental patients.C．Finding the cause of the pain will make us healthier.D．Choosing a wise doctor is important from beginning to end.二、完形填空Once upon a time, there lived a kind -hearted king. He liked birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary（禁猎区）in his kingdom. He never 1 the animals and birds. He even did not 2 them for their meat. One day, the king looked up and 3 two birds. One bird was flying very high, very quickly. 4 , the other bird just sat on the branch（树枝）and didn't move even a step. The trainer said thathe had tried everything he could but still 5 to make the bird move. Soon, the king 6 that anyone who could make the other bird move and in a week would be given a bag of 7 .The news spread very quickly. A few days later, an old man reached the king' s palace and promised that he would make it 8 the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to 9 the bird.The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was very 10 to see the other bird fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed. The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold and asked the old man 11 he had done to make the bird fly in just a 12 . Without saying too much, the old man 13 replied, "I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird 14 to sit"Many of us are like this. We have 15 to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly. Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior（较差的）to others.( )1．A．harmed B．protected C．bought D．fed( )2．A．teach B．kill C．watch D．find( )3．A．heard B．saw C．felt D．smelled( )4．A．Anyway B．Besides C．Moreover D．However( )5．A．managed B．failed C．preferred D．forgot( )6．A．asked B．discovered C．doubted D．announced ( )7．A．apples B．vegetables C．rice D．gold( )8．A．for B．to C．like D．with( )9．A．throw B．catch C．punish D．train( )10．A．nervous B．proud C．surprised D．worried( )11．A．what B．why C．when D．how( )12．A．second B．minute C．day D．week ( )13．A．loudly B．suddenly C．quickly D．simply( )14．A．happened B．used C．continued D．decided( )15．A．arms B．feet C．feathers D．wings三、请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。