中考阅读专题-中外趣闻

中外趣闻
准确地
高效的loose
发出轰隆声roll滚
fact set out as
fully and accuratelyas possible.
always likes
from
there, which
person’s own
定语修饰
because
4.In what way do you think British newspaper have become smaller?
A.In page size.
B.In number of readers.
C.In number of pages.
D.In number of copies.
5.Which of the following is true?
A.Readers are not satisfied with the short news.
B.Not many people have time to read the long messages in newspapers.
C.Readers find the language of the newspaper exciting.
D.Newspapermen try to report as fully as pissible. Key:1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B
unique独
staff职员
reservation预
事先
willing to work
proud of the
所有人都是自愿来工作的并且为
C. a person who receives and pays out money in a restauraut etc.
D. a person who serves food to customers
3.Which can be TRUE according to this passage ?
A.All the children in the Restauraut form Amsterdam
B.If you don’t order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city.
C.Everybody likes the Restaurant , so it is often filled with customers.
D.In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes
4.Which is NOT true according to the writer?
A.This Restaurant has a history of about 20 years.
B.For the same meal a child will pay less while an adults pay more.
C.The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.
D.There are more than a score of seats.
5.The Children Restaurant was managed by_______________.
A.the government of Amsterdam
B. a woman cook
C.the children themselves
D.one of the children’s parents
Key: 1.B 2. C 3.A 4.D 5.C
D.put the letter in a bottle and threw it into the sea
2.The sailor and the girl from Italy______________.
a)grew up together B.went to the same school C.had not known each other
D. had known each other before
3.The man named Bill looked at the picture of Tom and was______________.
a)unhappy B.surprised C.tired D.crying harder and harder
4.At the end of the story, Bill and Tom must have been______________.
A.12 years old
B.25 years old
C.more than 25 years old
D.less than 25 years old
Key:1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C
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茶
待会式的
打断
vagueness模棱两可
government
takes time to be
即使
presence of
business.
does not
另一方面，
C.when having a meeting in Arab
D.doing business with Arabs
2.It is considered to be ______.
A.polite
B.impolite
C.friendly
D.terrific
3. A new comer ______ when he is doing business with Arabs.
A.feels happy
B.feels puzzled
C.feels worried
D.feels sorry
4.When an Arab says ―inshallah‖, he really means ―______‖.
A.Yes
B.Maybe
C.Sure
D.No
5.It’s impolite for an Arab ______.
A.to talk with a guest
B.to say ―no‖ to a guest
C.to do business with a guest
D.to smile at a guest
Key: 1.d 2.b 3.b 4.d 5.b
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normal
differ与…
感觉
In most part of Asia, for example,
no meat is complete without rice.
在亚洲的大部分地区，没有米
饭就算不上一顿完整的饭食。

things we
which is
就象我们做
people like to
eating
talk about for
very little
what we say
B.bad
C.terrible
D.strange
2.English people eat ______ every day.
A.rice
B.potatoes
C.horse meat
D.fish
3.The French drink ______ every day.
A.wine
B.tea
C.coffee
D.orange juice
4.Japanese people like to eat ______.
A.snakes
B.sheep meat
C.raw fish
D.goat meat
5.People’s eating habits ______.
A.are easy to change
B.needn’t to be changed
C.are difficult to change
D.should be changed
Key: 1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.c
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Polynesia
blessing祝福rude
politely turn their
backs on each other when
to do to
you hate
in front, he
invited into
and asked to
一打前面经
D.how to shake hands when we introduce people
2.In parts of Polynesia it’s not pol ite____________.
A.not to eat together
B.to turn their backs on each other when they eat
C.to see others eating
D.to take food
3.In most places, spitting means________________.
A.a kind of blessing
B.you want a sick person to get well
C.you give a new – born baby the blessing
D.you hate someone
4.If you visit an East African village, you____________.
A.had better say ―Hello‖ or ―How are you‖ to others.
B.will keep quiet and not to pay any attention to others
C.should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others
D.can talk to villagers when they are working
5.If you pass in front of the tents in Arab,__________.
A.you would be invited in and eat in each tent
B.you just refuse to go into the tent
C.you can walk behind all the tents
D.you can’t get to the one you want to visit
Key: 1.C 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.A
[美文搜索7] New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horsebake. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths . There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job. A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the ho rse’s leg while he works . Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses ---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg. One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
点评区
1. blacksmith 铁匠 fit 安装 weight 重量
2. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. 修理这些马掌是六个铁匠的活。

3. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting theshoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. 铁匠给马装鞋的时候要老弯着腰，并且工作的时候还要承受马腿的重量。

4. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses--- 但更重要的是他能对付马。

A.clever
B.rich
C.strong
D.lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.
A.was interested in horses
B.was needed by the policemen
C.drew a picture of the horseshoe
D.had a make a living
3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.
A.fit it on the horse’s foot
e it for two or three hours
B.make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal
D.draw a picture of the shoe
4.The best title for the passage is “__________”.
A.Policemen on Horseback
B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith
D.Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living
5.Which of the follwing is true?
A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B.New York
is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
Key:1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A
的确
赞美词
culture文
优点
自信keen
because he didn’t
compliment as
is a
showing off
will certainly
down upon
the Western
6.As the student kept saying ―No.‖, the American________________.
A.because disappointed
B.got angry
C.lost interest
D.could not continue the talk because he really didn’t know what else he could say
7.According to the Western culture , if one is given a compliment he or she should say
―__________‖.
A.Parden
B.Excuse me
C.Yes, thanks a lot
D.Thank you
8.Why does a man in the West who asks for a job say something like ―Yes,I can certainly do it.‖?
A.Because he is not modest.
B.Because in order to get the job he should show that he’s just fit for the job.
C.Because he could do nothing but speak that way.
D.Because he just wanted to have a try.
9.What does the passage tell us?
A.The Chinese people are modest while the Westerners are confident.
B.Confidence is more important than modesty.
C.How to accept compliments given by Westerners.
D.About the Western culture .
Key: 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.B
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People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.
In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more import ant than a person’s birthday. So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year’s Day, instead of on their birthdays.
In Brazil, the special birthday food isn’t cake, but special candies. In China, it’s long noodles-for long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays.
In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration. At school, the birthday child is lifted up and ―bumped‖ by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year and once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair.
In Holland, children not only get presents, but they give things out, too. They give cakes, cookies and candies to their classmates and teachers on their birthday.
In Mexico, it’s good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So it’s usual for the birthday child to be woken up at mid-night by friends singing birthday songs.
I n India, birthday celebrations also begin before it’s light. Prayers and blessings must be said before morning comes.
In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. If it goes out early, it’s b ad luck. Another custom of Thailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck.
In Nigeria, everyone in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day.
In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to western style birthdays, with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes—birthdays are special days for everyone!
点评区
1.arrival到达roll卷Iceland冰岛
pancake薄煎饼bump摇落
growth成长Israel以色列prayer
祈祷Thailand泰国Nigeria尼日
利亚（西非）
2.So everyone adds a year to their
ages on New Year’s Day, instead
of on their birthdays.每个人是过
年的时候而不是生日的时候年
龄才增长一岁。

3.This means the child is lifted by
the feet and arms and bumped to
the ground, once for each year and
once for good growth.也就是说，
那个孩子被同伴抓住脚和胳膊
抬起来再摔在地上。

有一岁就抛
一次，每一句对成长的良好祝愿
就抛一次。

4.In Israel, the same custom is
followed, except the birthday
person is lifted and lowered while
sitting in a chair.在以色列也有同
样的风俗，所不同的是过生日的
人是坐在椅子里被抬高又放低
的。

5.So it’s usual for the birthday child
to be woken up at mid-night by
friends singing birthday songs.所
以小寿星通常在午夜就被唱着
生日歌的朋友们叫醒。

6.Old customs are giving way to
western style birthdays, with
candle-topped cakes.古老的习俗
正在让位于西方那种蛋糕上插
腊烛的生日时尚。

A.Britain
B.Israel
C.Britain and Israel
D.Israel and Thailand
2.In Mexico the birthday greetings are usually given at mid-night because ______.
A .birthday celebrations must begin before dawn
B. prayers must be said before dawn
C. the birthday person must be woken up at mid-night
D. it will bring good things to the birthday person
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthdays person as presents.
B.In Holland people give presents to unbirthday persons.
C.In Nigeria people who were born in the same period() may celebrate their birthdays on the
same day.
D.In Thailand a candle will be lighted on the birthday night.
4.How many countries are mentioned in this passage?
A.Eight
B.Nine
C.Ten
D.Eleven
5.In ______ they light one candles as tall as the birthday person.
A.India
B.Holland
C.Iceland
D.Thailand
Key: 1.b 2.d 3.b 4.d 5.d
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The Family
The family in the Western world has changed greatly during the last two centuries. Social scientists say this is one of the important changes from a traditional society to a modern society.
Before the nineteenth century, families usually arranged marriages for their children. Young people did not decide whom they wanted to marry.After they got married, they usually had a lot of children. This family was an important part of the large family of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and other relatives.
By the nineteenth century, most young people could choose whom they wanted to marry. Marriage joined two people and not two families. The reason two people got married was because they loved each other. It was not just because the families wanted them to marry.
At the same time, parents began to realize that they had to take very good care of their children. They had to take care of their health and try to give them an education. Before this, most people did not go to school. But now education was necessary for a good life.
The parents decided they should have fewer children so they could give each one a good life. They thought it was important for the mother to spend as much time as possible with the children. Before, the family all worked together at home. After 1800 more fathers worked outside the home for money. Mothers stayed home and had greater control of the home and children. Most homes did not produce anything. Home was a safe, warm place for the father after work and for the mother and small children all day. The other relatives were still important, but they were separated more than before.
Family life is changing even faster in the United States today. There is almost one divorce for every two marriages. Over 10 percent of families have mother and children but no father. At least half of all children will live part of the time with only one parent. Fifty percent of all mothers work outside the home.
In Canada people are getting divorced and remarried more often. They are having fewer children. This is having a powerful effect on a country where change has usually been slow.
Some social scientists think that soon there will be no family life in the United States as we know it today. They do not know how people will live. Others think society needs families, and we will always have them.
点评区
1.arrange安排
marriage婚姻
separate分开
divorce离婚
2.Young people did not
decide whom they
wanted to marry.年青
人不能决定他们要
娶谁或要嫁谁。

3.Mothers stayed home
and had greater
control of the home
and children.婚姻是
把两个人结合在一
起，而不是把两个家
庭凑在一起。

4.Marriage joined two
people and not two
families.母亲待在家
里，对家和孩子有更
大的控制权力。

5.At least half of all
children will live part
of the time with only
one parent.至少一半
的孩子将要和单亲
度过一段时间。

6.Some social scientists
think that soon there
will be no family life
in the United States
as we know it today.
社会科学家认为，不
久在美国就没有我
们现在所熟悉的家
庭的。

A.has not changed
B.has changed a little
C.has grown
D.has changed a lot
2.During the 1800s ______.
A.marriage joined two families
B.marriage joined two people
C.parents chose wives for their sons
D.families arranged marriages
3.Today family life in Canada and the United States is ______.
A.changing even faster
B.still changing, but not as much
C.not changing at all
D.changing a little
4.Which one is probably NOT true?
A.Life is more complicated in a family with no father.
B.Life is more difficult for children of divorced parents.
C.It is difficult to live in a society that is changing fast.
D.Americans have small families because they do not like children very much.
5.Social scientists do not study ______.
A.family life
B.how a plant can produce more food
C.the difference between life in the city and the country
D.marriage in different countries
Key: 1.d 2.d 3.a 4.d 5.b。