上海2020年历年中考英语阅读题汇编

2011年

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

VII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) ：（共56分）

A.True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表

示)：（7分）

Biggie Burger, a new fast food restaurant, will soon be opened in the town. A large group of kids and parents were holding signs shouting outside it yesterday. They were there because hey didn’t want the restaurant to open. Never!

“This kind of food is really bad for us!” said Diana,” It’s high in salt, fat, and sugar. it’s unhealthy and we are going to say ’no’ to it!”

“Our town has been a quiet place. Restaurants like this bring people and also a lot of trouble to this area,” said Barbara.”And I’m afraid they will take business away form our local restaurants.”

Other local people disagree. The officials believe that Biggie Burger will bring in huge amounts of money to help improve the town. And 17-year-old Sandy can’t wait for Biggie Burger to open.”I love their hamburgers and fried chicken wings! And I can get a job there.”

Sandy’s dad, a cleaner, agrees, “Biggie Burger’s prices are just right for a family like ours.”

Michael, who owns a toy shop next door to Biggie Burger, is excited, too.”Maybe people who come for a Biggie Burger will spend a few minutes in my store and pick up something.”

The town will hold a meeting on Thursday to hear sides. Everyone is welcome to attend it. Come and voice your opinion!

71. Biggie Burger was opened yesterday and many people were there.

72. Diana thinks that the food in Biggie Burger is too expensive.

73. Barbara is afraid that fewer people will come to the local restaurants.

74. Sandy has found a job in Biggie Burger and loves food there.

75. Cleaners like Sandy’s dad in the town can afford the food in Biggie Burger.

76. Michael welcomes the opening of Biggie Burger.

77. The town d oesn’t care about people’s opinions when making a decision.

B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) ：（7分）

You probably know you should say “please” and” thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down!You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play t he music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shoul dn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t

have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out!Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

78. The underlined word ”volume” in Paragraph Two probably means _ .

A) the type of music B) the amount of a sound

C) the length of a song D) the colour of an MP3 player

79. No one wants to listen to ___ from others’ MP3 players.

A) a loud sound B) sad stories

C) a long movie D) the words of a song

80. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _ .

A) is not enjoyable B) makes us tired

C) is bad for MP3 players D) huts our ears

81. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, .

A) the theatre won’t allow it B) the actors will get angry

C) others won’t hear the play well D) we will miss part of the play

82. We can take once earphone out when we .

A) show others the way B) talk to friends on the phone

C) watch a sporting event D) have dinner with our parents

83. It’s all right to use our MP3 player in .

A) schools B) libraries C) restaurants D) museums

84. What can be the best title of this passage?

A) Music Lovers B) Music Manners C) MP3 Players D) MP3 Earphones C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完

成短文）：（14分）

We have always been warned of the dangers of forest fires. They cause ____85____ to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be ____86____ for a forest? People start some of the fires with a special reason to actually do good to the eco-system.

In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can ____87____ some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.

Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds（种子）inside. Heat from a fire allows the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the ____88____ to grow.

Scientist, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A

fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or ____89____ a large space of the forest. Fires can be dangerous for animals. Even when animals continue to live after forest fires, they can go hungry ____90____their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean that animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This ____91____makes an eco-system.

So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.

85. A）illness B）difficulty C）damage D）flood

86. A）helpful B）powerful C）harmful D）awful

87. A）take the place of B）get ready for C）be bad for D）get rid of

88. A）time B）water C）chance D）skill

89. A）discover B）cover C）but D）waste

90. A）because B）although C）but D）so

91. A）almost B）again C）never D）even

D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words （在短文的空格内填入适当的

次，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）

At one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. However, modern technology has c 92 all that.

New technology has really opened up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera does not cost m 93 _ and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making.

However, film-making is t 94 _ work. You probably need many other people to help you. For example, the p 95 _ of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don′t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.

B 96 , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story e 97 . Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you. An excellent story is the key to making a s 98 _ film.

E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下了问题) ：（14分）

Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year, One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.

After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very

excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

After a hurricane(飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says," I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what."

One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn englishi. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is living and w orking in a town about 30 minutes’ walk from where Helen lives. They work on reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life .She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them .In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life.

Helen says, ”The most rewarding(有益的) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

99. When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

100. What did Helen do after she retired?

101. Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

102. Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

103. How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?

104. Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?

105. What can you learn from Helen?

2012年：

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

VI.Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)

that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.

Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream.

A) helpful B) awful C) frightening D) amazing

75.Before the ride, Gloria cried because ________.

A) she couldn't find her parents in the line B) she was too little to take the ride

C) she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride D) she had to wait for twenty minutes

76.Murphy was waiting for Gloria ________ after the ride.

A) in the ice-cream shop B) at the exit

C) in the front of the line D) at the entrance

77.In order to keep the promise, Murphy ________.

A) took Gloria to the nearest shop B) asked her new friend to help Gloria

C) helped Gloria get off the ride D) bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

78.The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.

A) Murphy B) Disney C) Gloria D) Carmen

79.Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to ________.

A) order ice-creams B) promise to visit again

C) express her thanks D) give some suggestions

B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完

成短文) (12分)

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became 80 and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I 81 myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of 82 as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports. 83 , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very 84 and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers. You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite 85 her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

80.A) angry B) lonely C) tired D) surprised

81.A) shut B) hurt . C) enjoyed D) helped

82.A) trouble B) mistakes C) money D) friends

83.A) So far B) In addition C) Once again D) After all

84.A) active B) strong C) lucky D) independent

85.A) generous to B) different from C) popular with D) disappointed in

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的

词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)

The 2012 London Olympic Games are on the way. You may have a

convenient. There is a station every few

5:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. You

D.Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) ( 12分)

It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but

changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.

There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned

from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to

business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's

leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and

there is a quick response that it has been done.

As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for

them. Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his

partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several

companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then

television.

Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels—the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers—before picking

up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.

Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She

goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.

Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.

According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.

93.Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?

Because they ______________________________________________________

94.Does Mary read space news or business news?

_________________________________________________________________

95.Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?

_________________________________________________________________

96.How does Frank work with others from home?

_________________________________________________________________

97.What are the two world languages in 2050?

_________________________________________________________________

98.What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?

I think her life in 2050 is _____________ because ________________________

2013年：

Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分读写) VI．Reading comprehension(阅读理解) (共50分)

A．Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)(12分)

74．How many family members are there in Mandy’s host family?

A)4．B)5．C)6．D)7．

75．Mandy writes in her e．mail that the__________ lesson is her favourite．

A)Thai speaking B)boxing C)Thai writing D)cooking

76．Next month，Mandy is going to visit__________．

A)Pattaya beach B)Phuket Island

C)Phairat’s hometown D)Bangkok

77．According to the e-mail，__________has been a symbol of Thailand for many years.

A) B) C) D)

78．From the e-mail we know that Mandy is__________ when she stays In Thailand.

A)bored B)quiet C)excited D)proud

79．What is the possible subject of the e-mail?

A)Study trip in Thai land B)Food culture in Thailand

C)Elephant riding in Thailand D)International schools in Thailand

B．Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)(12分)

You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize your dream．

That was quite true for me．When I was 17 years old，I broke my father’s___80___．He had saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer．Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ___81___.

“Son，I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything，’’he said with tears(眼泪)in his eyes．

When I walked out of that room，I was burning with something within my body．Not everyone has the chance to feel it．I did not just want to___83___ — I had to．But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson．It was not___84___ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.

Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course．I went and learned a lot of useful___84___．I tried my best to put them to work．Soon after that，I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time．

Some time later，I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr．Edwards．They arranged it for me．When the day came，I told him，“Mr. Edwards，my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me．’’___85___，he agreed to let me try．

All that came true because I set goals to make it happen．Sticking to the goal was the most important．

80．A)promise B)record C)heart D)law 81．A)shout B)cry C)laugh D)relax

82．A)succeed B)argue C)stop D)move

83．A)fair B)easy C)serious D)safe 84．A)poems B)dialogues C)excuses D)skills 85．A)Luckily B)Usually C)Clearly

D)Suddenly

C． Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)(14分)

At some time in your life，you might have a roommate．It is a good idea to share a flat，especially for students or people who have just finished school，because

flats are usually expensive．And m 86 is not the only reason for having a roommate．Sharing a flat can be fun．

But life with a roommate can also be a t 87 experience．Some experts(专家)did a study of college students

who shared a room．They found that students who had problems

with their roommates were not happy at school and were more

likely to get sick than other students．So，how can you l 88

with a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some advice:

Being roommates with a friend can be hard. Friends may be

different when you stay with them all the time from when you

don’t see th em very o 89 ．So，before you plan to share a room with a friend，discuss the situation carefully．

If you decide to share a room with someone you don’t kn ow，talk to each other．It’s important to be h 90 about your habits and things you hate．When you move in with a roommate，make rules．Decide how you will share h 91 ，such as cleaning，washing and shopping．Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests? And what about loud music?

Don’t get angry at small things that your roommate does．Try to f 92 the unhappy things between you and your roommate．No one —including you —is perfect．

D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(12分)

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the

Intern”

“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”

“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”

“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．

For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1oo ked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．

A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状)：

★You go out with your friends less and less．

★You can’t wait to get online again．

★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend

several hours．

★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．

93．How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?

94．Where was the missing college student found?

95．Why do some experts worry most about young people?

96．What is one symptom of Internet addiction?

97．How can Internet addicts solve their problem?

98．What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)

2014年：

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

What’s the worst

your job?

Probably the dog that

don’t mind the big ones. The small ones are the worst.

It gave me a very nasty bite.

Have you ever done any other jobs?

Yes, I did different kinds

summer I did fruit-picking in Spain.

you’ve ever done?

In order to improve my English, I worked for a rich family in New York. I never had a day 54.The underlined word “one” refers to “__________”.

A. dog B) bite C) event D)

job

55.Sally has done the following jobs EXCEPT __________.

A)picking fruit in Spain B)working for a rich family

C)looking after sick animals D)cooking in an Italian restaurant

56.After reading his first bad review in the newspaper, Leo __________.

A) wrote more reviews B) replied to every review

C) gave up his job as an actor D) stopped reading any of

his reviews

72. What does Leo think of being an actor?

A) It’s hard to make a living. B) It’s helpful to read his reviews.

C) It’s easy to make lots of money. D) It’s fun to have different experiences.

73. What did Leo hate most when working at an egg-packing factory?

A) No breaks. B) Standing for too long.

C) The bad smell. D) Putting eggs into boxes.

74. The best title of the passage might be __________.

A) An Animal Doctor B) Terrible Job Experiences

C) How to Find a Part-time Job D) Reviews of Sally and Leo B. Choose the best words and complete the passage（12分）

Be yourself

We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that lie or she is special.____75_, many of us grow up believing that we’re not spe cial at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.

Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they ___76___us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often____77__ .There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is ____78___ for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have____79____us the very things that we want. These things make us different from others. When we are growing

up, ____80____sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. Anyway,

it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way,

is special. What we are is enough.

75. A) Again B) Next C) Besides D) However

76. A) describe B) compare C) introduce D) prefer

77. A) lonely B) forgetful C) disappointed D) nervous

78. A) helpful B) impossible C) necessary D) unfair

79 A) inside B) among C) around D) for

80. A) friends B) scientists C) parents D) doctors

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内

填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填写一词，首字母已给出) （14分）

A school newspaper The Teens asked over one thousand teenagers

how they spent their spare time. Here they report the r 81 of the survey. It’s not at all surprising to learn that most teens said they wa nted

more free time. Most have less than an hour a day for after-school activities.

P 82 activity was popular among both girls and boys, averaging between three to six hours a week. Favorite sports among girls were tennis, basketball and swimming. Boys said they liked football, basketball and skating.

Speaking of entertainment, music and TV were popular. About half of

those surveyed said that music was their favorite activity. This i 83

both listening to and playing music. TV was also very popular. Three quarters said they preferred watching TV to reading a book or magazine.

Unexpectedly, as many as three out of ten teenagers mentioned that collecting things was something they liked to do in their spare time. They had

v 84 collections from cartoon books and baseball cards to stickers, toys and coins.

V 85 friends was also popular. Eight out of ten teenagers said they

met friends once a week. Nine out of ten said they contacted friends through

the Internet. A 86 popular way of contacting friends was the telephone.

Everyone we surveyed said they spoke to friends every day. Most said they spoke about twenty minutes a day. Surprisingly, teenagers s 87 went dancing, especially girls. Only one out of ten said they went to the dance regularly.

D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) (12 分)

Chris is not a traditional explorer（探险者）- he usually works in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.

Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster. Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programs that help people.

At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical （热带的）diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he h as to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.

But why would a doc tor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career. Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet. Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives.

88.Does Chris work for a large organization?

________________________________________________________ 89.When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people?

________________________________________________________

2015年：

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) （共50分）

69. At ______ , students are having a painting lesson.

A) 9:30 a. m B) 11:35 a. m C) 1:30 p. m D) 2:15 p. m

70. The underlined word “Alternatively” in closest in meaning to “______ ”.

A）As another choice B）For this reason C）At the same time D) In other words

71. Students should prepare a new part of _____ ahead of time as their homework.

A) Technology B) Biology C) Drama D) Chemistry

72. Students can learn how to ______ according to the information in the table.

A) make a video B) write a report on Drama

C) play basketball D) surf the internet safely

73. An average student need about ______ minutes to finish his homework.

A) 30 B) 40 C) 90 D) 110

74. The information in the table is mainly for students to ______

A) take classes B) do their homework

C) choose teachers D) organize hobby group

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)（12分）

Road signs for your future

Sometimes, the choices you have made prove to be wrong. Don’t worry –it’s not the end of the world! In traffic, what you do in this situation is just turn

around and find a 75 way. That’s exactly what you should also do in real

life. In your life you will find many dead ends but you will always find your

way out of them.

Life is not always a walk in the park. There will be uphill as well as

downhill, bumps(凸块) and smooth rides. If you are not careful, a bump can

make you 76 . However, riding your life along just straight roads with

no bumps can become 77 . So, a bump can be a nice experience as well.

Right or left? In your life there will be times when you have to make a

79 . You may want to focus on your studies, so you choose to stop a hobby

that you’ve had for years. 80 ! Before putting away the guitar or

stopping your dance lessons, you should think how you could divide your time

between studying and hobbies. Basically, it’s just a question of how to manage

your time.

Whatever you do in life, remember to take it easy. You don’t have to run everywhere. Sometimes running make life less enjoyable. It’s often better to

think before taking action. So, think first and then act! There’s really no rush! You don’t have to experience everything before you’re 20!

75. A) better B) shorter C) faster D) wider

76. A) grow B) cry C) change D) fall

77. A) helpful B) boring C) lucky D) dangerous

79. A) living B) decision C) mistake D) wish

80. A) Drive careful B) Act immediately C) Think again D) Speak aloud

C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14 分）

It’s a common school day at Southern Cross School near the famous Kruger National Park in South Africa. Teachers and pupils don’t sit in a classroom. I 81 , they go through the forest or sit under the trees.

The school teaches students all the same s 82 as the rest of the country’s schools, but the teaching methods are completely different. Southern Cross uses nature as a teaching tool. The teachers and their pupils go out into nature and work with animals and plants. These can be used to study a 83 from maths and social sciences to languages. The school is in an area where animals live wild and can be hunted. To get to class, students travel a road through the forest that wild animals use as well.

The classroom for small preschoolers is a little different from the rest of the school. For example, the first lesson of the day is maths, but the teaching method is very s 84 . In this school you won’t hear a teacher saying “Count how many apples Jane has in her basket.” Actually, the children visit a nearby river to count the number of marks left by animals. This way they can see how many different animals come to d 85 during the night.

The students are encouraged to take care of the injured and small animals. If they find a dead animal in the area, they study where the animal fits in the foot chain and how and why it d 86 .

The headmaster says, “We must make people understand what we are doing to the e 87 . We need to care for our planet.”

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88. Denny believed in Santa Claus, didn’t he?

89. Where did the Christmas gifts come from according to Denny ?

90. How old was Denny when he wrote the letter ?

91. Why was Denny not on the “ Nice List” ?

92. What would Denny probably do in order to get a Christmas present ?

93. Who do you think answered Denny’s letter ? Give your reason.