A. 资阳市2008年高中阶段教育学校招生统一考试
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A
A young lady was on holiday in Brighton. One day, she went into a bank to get some money. It had been sent there for her from the town where she lived.
The clerk（职员）in the Brighton bank did not know her, so he said, “What proof（证明）have you got that you are really the lady who should get this money?”
The young lady looked worried for a few moments and said, “I don’t think I’ve brought any proof with me,” but then she suddenly looked happy again. She opened her bag, took a photo of herself out of it and showed it to the clerk. “Here’s something,” she said.
The clerk looked at the photo carefully and then looked at the young lady. “Yes, that’s you,” he said, and paid the money to her without any more trouble. 41. Where did the lady live? A. In a town.
B. In Brighton.
C. In a bank.
D. In a city.
42. Why did the lady feel worried when she was at the bank? A. Because she didn’t know the clerk. B. Because she was far way from home. C. Because she had spent all her money. D. Because she couldn’t prove who she was.
43. From the passage we can see that the clerk was _______. A. silly B
Summer School trips are planned every Wednesday afternoon. Some may last to the evening when we will go on a theatre trip. Weekends are planned for all-day trips and activities. All the trips are designed（设计）to introduce students to Scotland’s culture, exciting cities and beautiful scenery（风景）, while giving them a fun-filled break from timetabled classes.
B. kind
C. clever
D. impolite
On Wednesdays students can choose from:
Glamis Castle（城堡）: Visit childhood home of Queen Elizabeth and one of Scotland’s most beautiful castles.
Royal（皇家）research ship Discovery: Visit Captain Scott’s famous research ship Discovery.
Elie Watersports: Go boating and sailing. Saturday trips：
Edinburgh: Visit Scotland’s beautiful capital. Discover Edinburgh Castle, walk along Princes Street, home to some of Edinburgh’s best shops, discover the city’s past.
Glasgow: Experience Scotland’s city of culture and buildings, internationally
famous for its Victorian buildings and wonderful museums. Visit Scotland’s best-loved museum. Discover and experience Scotland: the best small country in the world. You will not be disappointed（失望）.
44. When will the students have their trips? A. On Sunday.
B. On Wednesday morning. D. On Wednesday and Saturday.
C. On Wednesday and Sunday.
45. Where did Queen Elizabeth live when she was young? A. Glasgow.
B. Glamis Castle. D. Edinburgh Castle.
C. Elie Watersports.
46. If you want to go shopping, the best place to go to is _______. A. Glasgow
B. Edinburgh D. Discovery
C. Elie Watersports
47. What you have read is _______. A. a travel diary
B. a news report
D. an introduction to Scotland
C. an advertisement C
A wise（有智慧的）woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired
（羡慕）it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so happily. The traveller left, excited with his good luck. He knew the stone was worth（值……）enough for him to live on for his whole life.
But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman. When he found her, he returned the stone and said, “I have been thinking. I know how valuable（有价值的）this stone is, but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious. If you can, give me what you have within（在……里面）you that made you give me the stone.” 48. Where did the woman find the stone? A. In a bag.
B. In a village. D. In a small river.
C. Under a tree.
49. How did the man feel when he met the woman? A. He was sorry.
B. He was sad. D. He was excited.
C. He was hungry.
50. What does “precious” mean in this passage? A. 古老的
B. 珍贵的
C. 坚硬的
D. 新奇的
51. We know from the passage that _______. A. the man lived happily since he got the stone B. the man got the stone after he paid a lot of money
C. the man wanted to have the same good feeling as the woman D. the woman and the man were travelling together in the mountain D
As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative（消极的）meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive（积极的）actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to
describe a woman who is cruel（冷酷的）. There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol（象征）of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for（代表）love, peace（和平）, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used. 52. The word “dog” in Chinese usually _______. A. shows peace
B. stands for friendship D. has a positive meaning
C. has a negative meaning
53. “Every dog has its day.” means “_______”. A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life. C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed. D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.
54. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to（指代）“_______”. A. a tired person
B. a brave man D. an unkind woman
C. a homeless person
55. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Words show differences in culture. B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats. C. Western people think cats to be good friends. D. Rose is the national flower of all western countries. 56. What’s the best title（标题）for the passage? A. Negative or Positive
B. Different Countries Have Different Culture C. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English D. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese E
A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound
of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what seemed to be a dime（十美分硬币）.
The sound of a coin dropping on the street catches everybody’s attention. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores（忽视）the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.
There are so many sounds that catch the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when they hear the siren（警报）of a police car or an ambulance（救护车）. When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. I hardly hear a siren there. At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The faraway high sound of a police car, an ambulance or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m sitting and brings me to the window if I’m in bed.
It’s the quietest sounds that catch our attention most easily, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear water dropping a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking（吱嘎）noises and sounds in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. Why do I never hear those sounds in the daytime? 57. The sound of a coin dropping made people _______. A. think of money C. pay attention to it
B. shout aloud D. look at each other
58. People in New York _______. A. are used to sirens
B. don’t hear loud noises D. don’t care about quiet sounds
C. are interested in sounds 59. The writer _______. A. has a bad hearing
B. stays up late at night D. sleeps next to the window
C. comes from a little town
60. The last paragraph（段落）tells us that _______. A. the writer thinks a lot at night
B. water should be turned off at night D. the quietest sounds at night are easily heard
51-55 CCDDA
56-60 BCACD
C. the sounds at night make the writer afraid Key : 41-45 ADADB
46-50 BCDCB
B. 淄博市二OO八年中等学校招生考试
四、阅读理解（共15小题，计24分）
阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从各题A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Last year, we spent Christmas and New Year in Queensland, Australia. The beaches there were beautiful, and we spent a lot of time playing by the sea, swimming and surfing. One day, we were on a beach just south of a city called Cairns. My little siste was looking for shells in the sand down near the waves when she shouted to me, “Hey, Lan! Look what I’ve found!” I ran down to have a look, and saw her pointing at a strange black object that was half buried (掩埋) in the sand, “What is it?” she asked. I said I didn’t know.
Just then, my father came over, “Are you enjoying yourselves, you two?” he asked. Then he saw the strange black thing. “What’s that?” he said, bending down to take a closer look. Suddenly, he said, “Quick kids, get away from here. Go and play somewhere else.”
We went and played further down the beach, while Dad ran up to the shop near the beach to make a phone call. About 20 minutes later, we heard the noise of cars and trucks arriving, and a lot of soldiers ran onto the beach. They told everyone to leave the beach and stay away from it. About half an hour later, we were sitting with Dad in a café a few hundred metres from the beach, when we heard an enormous explosion (爆炸). “What was that?” we asked Dad. “That was the thing you found,” he said. “One of the soldiers down there told me it was a Japanese bomb（炸弹）from World War II. Sometimes they get washed up on the beaches here.” 46. The object they found was _______. A. in the sand near the water C. lying on the beach
B. in the sea
D. floating (漂) on the sea
47. When Dad saw the object, he _______.
A. told the kids to play with it somewhere else B. knew it was something dangerous C. decided to move it quickly
D. picked it up to take a closer look
48. Dad went to a shop near the beach_______. A. to meet the soldiers C. to call for help
B. to buy some drinks for the kids
D. in order to get away from the beach
49. The bomb on the beach_______.
A. was washed up by accident C. was put there by the Japanese
B. killed many people
D. was carried away by the Australian soldiers
B
Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools. You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!
The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chance to communicate.
Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles (角色). There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader” who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline (纪律) leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.
“I just looked after my own business before,” said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”
But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits (好处) now.
“ I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”
Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.
“I rarely（很少）asked others when I had problems with my English. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”
50. What makes Dulangkou School different from others? __________
A. The students’ desks are in rows. B. Students sit and study in groups. C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. D. Both B and C. 51. A discipline leader is supposed to __________. A. take care of the whole group
B. make sure that everybody finishes homework
C. make sure that nobody chats in class
D. collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers
52. The new way of learning is said to give students more chance to __________. A. chat with each other B. listen to the teachers C. make friends D. communicate
53. We can tell from the story that some students __________ this new way of learning. A. get benefits from B. are tired of C. cannot get used to D. hate C Back into the past…
1932 Liu Changchun (1901—1983) joined the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles, US. He is the first Chinese to attend (参加) Olympics. He took part in the 100m and 200m race.
1952 The People’s Republic (共和国) of China sent its first delegation to the 15th Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.This delegation had 40 people. But they arrived too late and missed most of the events.
1984 China’s first Olympics after its return to the IOC. China sent a large delegation to the 23rd Games in Los Angeles, US.
Xu Haifeng won a gold medal in the 50m pistol (手枪) shooting. It was China’s first Olympic gold medal.
1996 China got 16 gold medals in the 26th Atlanta Olympics. It was fourth on the gold medal list. Wang Junxia won a gold medal in the 5,000m race, and broke the world record.
2000 China got 28 gold medals in the 27th Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. This time, China was third on the gold medal list. Fu Mingxia won a gold medal in the platform diving.
2004 China got 32 gold medals at the 28th Olympics in Athens, Greece. It held second place on the gold medal list. Liu Xiang won a gold medal in the 110m hurdle (跨栏). He is the first Asian to win this event.
54. Who is the first Chinese that won an Olympic gold medal? __________. A. Liu Changchun
B. Xu Haifeng C. Liu Xiang
D. Fu Mingxia
55. When was the 28th Olympics held? __________. A. 1984
B.1996
C. 2000
D. 2004
56. How many gold medals did China get in Sydney Olympics? __________.
A. 16 B. 27 C. 28 D. 32
57. Where did Wang Junxia break the world record in the Olympics? __________. A. Los Angles
B. Atlanta C. Sydney
D. Athens
D
Which country grows the most tea? The answer is India. It grows three times as much as China. Which country drinks the most tea? It’s neither China nor Japan. It’s Great Britain.
In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall. But a plant grown for market is pruned (修剪). Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall. This is an easy height for tea picking. Only the two top leaves of each new shoot (芽) are picked. So to make money, tea plantations must be huge. In general, there are two kinds of tea, black tea and green tea. They are made in different ways. When black tea is made, it loses nearly all of its healthy qualities. But green tea retains its healthy qualities. For instance, it may prevent heart disease (病).
How did we get tea bags? The answer: by accident. People used to send tea in tin boxes. This was expensive. Someone thought of a cheaper way. He sent tea in small silk bags. Customers would open the bag. They would put the leaves into a pot as usual. One customer put the bag into a pot. Then he just poured hot water over it. And the tea bag was born.
Shen Nung was the first to drink tea. This was about 2737 B.C. Shen was ill, so he drank several cups of hot water daily. One day something happened. Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot. The next cup was poured. The water was now colored. Shen tasted it. He liked it. He drank it all. Shen was proud of his new drink. He served it to his guests. Word spread. People thought this way. Tea is good enough for the King. So it must be good enough for the people. Tea became the drink of China.
58.The best title for this passage might be ___________. A. An Ancient Drink C. A Favorite Drink for Centuries
B. Green Tea
D. Tea Plant
59. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to__________. A. persuade you
B. make you laugh D. give you information
C. tell you how to do something 60. In this passage retains means ____________. A. keeps
B. makes
C. takes D. loses
Key : 46—49 ABCA 50—53 DCDA 54—57 BDCB 58—60 CDA
因篇幅问题不能全部显示，请点此查看更多更全内容