上海中考英语阅读回答问题技巧讲义

学习必备 欢迎下载上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷阅读部分F. Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题 ）:（12分）08年English is an important international language, but that doesn ' t mean itMany experts have tried to make English easier to learn — but they weren ' always successful.In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogde n of Cambridge Uni versity inven ted Basic En glish. It had only 850 words (and just eightee n verbs) and Ogde n said most people could lear n it in just thirty hours. The problem was thatpeople who lear ned Basic En glish could write and say simple messages,but they couldn 'understand the answers in ‘ realE n glish! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn ' t in the Basic English word list.R.E. Zachriss on, a uni versity professor in Swede n, decided that the biggest problem for lear ners of English was spelli ng, so he inven ted a Ian guage with the n ame An glic.An glic was similar to En glish, but with much simpler spelli ng.faaFheher, ' becam In the age of intern ati onal com muni cati on through the Intern et, who knows what will happen?…a newform of English might appear. A large number of the world -mails are ' s ， in English and include (包括)examples of ‘ NetLingolike OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In ano ther fifty years, En glish might not be used. We might all speak flue nt Intern etish!104. Many experts have tried to make En glish easier to lear n, have n 105. Who invented Basic English in 1930106. How long could most people lear n Basic En glish accord ing to Professor Ogde n?107. What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachriss on?108. What might happe n to En glish in ano ther fifty years?09年Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden new' becamue' ‘ and years aEne. Unluckily, An glic n ever becameqpular.t they? 109. What do you thi nk of the experts 'ideas of making En glish easier?High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.When I was little, my mother bega n sell ing flowers in Camde n Market. She could n't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her."To begi n with, I did n't have to do anythin g. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I did n't get bored. Whe n I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making can dles and I loved it. I was 14, and I did n't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spe nt my free time making can dles of all shapes and sizes. I made hun dreds of them.One day, my mother was ill so I had to goto the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The n ext week, my mum gave me some money to buy some waX苜）to make more can dles. They sold out really quickly, too.Nine mon ths later, we decided to stop selli ng flowers. My mum and I could n't make eno ugh can dles duri ng the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then,I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings. Oh, and can dles, of course..99.How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?100.Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?101.What did Kyra do in her free time whe n she was fourtee n?102.Did the can dles sell well on the first day in the market?103.Who helped Kyra and her mum whe n they could n't make eno ugh can dles duri ng the week?104.How did Kyra's uncle help her to ope n her first shop?105.What do you thi nk of this story?10年Mary Don aids on is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six mon ths ago. Sophia came back from a party, upset and un happy. From the n on. she thinks of no thi ng but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always bee n a little heavy, so whe n he decided to go on a diet, Mary encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.Her mother is trying to preve nt her from going on a diet and los ing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model （模特）.Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time readingmagazines likFashion & Beauty （《时尚与美》）.The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says. "If I look like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like me"Mary does n't know how to help her daughter. She feels sorry for hav ing en couraged her at first, because Sophia no Ion ger feels good or pleased with her body. She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magaz in es. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from withi n. Com mon people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the pers on beh ind it is filled with con fide nee （自信）,wisdom and the joy of life.99.When did Sophia decide to lose weight?100.Besides doing exercise, what else does Sophia do to lose weight?101.How much weight has Sophia lost un til now?102.Did Sophia give up going on a diet after she had lost some weight?103.Where docs Sophia do exercise every day?104.Why does Mary feel sorry for hav ing en couraged her daughter to go on a diet at first?105.In your opinion, what is "true beauty"?11年John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington, He inherited继承）$ 1,000, 000 whe n he was 23. He did n't feel happy at all His college frie nds were look ing for their first jobs, but he did n avettoh Joh n decided to keep livi ng a simple life like every one else. He didn ' t tell any of hfciends and gave $ 100, 000 of his money to a charity（慈善团体）that helped poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36, the still wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier.Up to now Joh n has helped 15 childre n from poor coun tries all over the world, $ 200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash（现金）.The money pays for the child's school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak En glish.When Joh n first heard about these childre n, he wan ted to help them. "It was not anything special, "he said. "Until I had the chanee to go to these countries and meet the childre n I was help in g, I did not know anything about the type of life they had"Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very excit ing. "Whe n I met her, I felt very very happy, " he said, "I saw that the money was used for a very good pla n. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot " "I want to do everyth ing I can. I will go on help ing those childre n in n eed," he added.Question根（据短文内容回答下列问题，不超过五个单词：1.What la nd of life is Joh n livi ng?He is living a ______________________________________________________ ；.2.Did Joh n want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the mon ey?3.Does Joh n only help the poor childre n in Africa?4.The child receives the money in cash, does n't he?5.Why did Joh n say that the meeti ng with the little girl was very excit ing?Because he saw his money was well used and this made him .6.How do you like Joh n Brow n?He i s________________________________________________12年It's March, 2050.Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switchon the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, butcha nged to electr onic n ewspapers many years ago.There is the usual n ews about space: ano ther space flight has returnedfrom Mars and scie ntists have discovered a new pla net. Then they tur n to busin ess n ews: the US dollar has rise n greatly in Shan ghai, one of the world'sleadi ng bus in ess cen tres. Marytells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick resp onse that ithas bee n done. As they watch the scree n, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffeedisappearsinto the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world.for them. FrankHe is a computer engineer, working for several compa nies. This is his third job: he usedto be in market ing and the n televisio n.Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before pick ing up the video phone totalk to her assista nt. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both sheand Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to theseaside 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 Ion ger any n eed for them: com muni cati ons systems have made it much easier to lear n at home.Louise, now thirtee n, is study ing Chin ese at prese nt, which has become a world Ian guage as importa nt as En glish. Louise has many Chin ese frie nds. They com muni cate 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 they94.Does Mary read space n ews or bus in ess n ews?95.Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?96.How does Frank work with others from home?97.What are the two world Ian guages in 2050?98.What do you thi nk of Louise's life in 2050?I thi nk her life in 2050 is _______________ because _____________________________________上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷阅读部分E. 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）08年Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change the world or, at least, make life easier for somebody? P 97 we all do sometimes, but we don' often make the idea a real thing. Recently, there was acompetition in a country, which encouraged young people to make their bright ideas come true. There were t 98 groups in the con test: Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those o 99 16. And therewere eleve n prize-w inners altogether.Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c 100 “ SunshinSuperman” by onenewspaper writing about his design. When people study the weather, it ' s important to be able to record the sunshine accurately. We need to know how many h 101 of sunshine we have and how stro ng it is. Most sunshine recorders o 102 record direct （直接的）sunshine. Neil 'i s more accurate and this is very importa nt forresearch into ways of using solar power. Neil plans to keep inventing.The ideas in the competition were so g 103 that we are surprised that the industry （工业界）doesn ' t ask more school children for suggestions.09年THIS MONTH'S GOALS FOR HELPING TO SAVE OUR PLANET!1. Save electricity2. Recycle3. Save water4. Save gasWeek 1 This week, my family tried to save electricity. We never left the lights on when leav ing the rooms. We switched off the TV whe n n 92 was watch ing it. Mum on ly used cold water in the washing machine.Week 2 We started recycling this week. We tried to write on both sides of our paper, not just on one side. We also divided our rubbish in to d 93 bags （or bottles, cans, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopp ing bags from the supermarket io use them a 94 as rubbish bags. These are great ways to help our en vir onment.Week 3 , We stopped tak ing long baths and had short showers i 95 . We flushed thetoilet with used water. Whe n mum dad made tea or coffee, they used I 96 water in the kettle （水壶）.My sister and I did n't leave the tap running whe n we brushed our teeth.Week 4 Mum used to d 97 us to school, but now my sister and I have started riding our bikes to school. It's hard work but good exercise! This week dad and a few of the people be works with also started to go to work together in one and share the cost. This should help r 98 gree nhouse gases!My friends and I became volunteers at school. We help make our school more earth - frie ndly.10年A survey has been published which shows that British people don't like their neighbours very much. 80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their n eighbours h 92 __ pay atte nti on to others" feeli ngs. 25% don't talk lo the people who live n ext door and 10% don't eve n know their n ames. In fact, one millio n people in Brita inm 93 because they don't pet along well with their neighbours.Accordi ng to the survey, the b 94 problem is no ise. Many of the complai nts about no ise came from people who live in flats and old houses. These places ofte n have thin walls which can't s 93 the noise from next door.The other main problems are disagreements（不和）about car parking spaces, and old people compla ining about the young. Some disagreeme nt last a 1 94 time. In onecase, people who live in the same buildi ng have n't talked to each other for fiftee n years. Sometimes the disagreementsend in violenee. In one of the worst cases, a man killed a n eighbour because he kept park ing in "his space".Ano ther survey shows that 90% of the n eighbours n ever share a meal, 80% have n ever had a drink t 97 ,a nd 20% have n ever eve n spoke n. However, whe n n eighbours become each other's f 98_ , they are ofte n ready to offer help, as we can see in manyparts of the world.One soluti on to such problems is to talk about them with a professi onal orga ni zati on and if necessary,to sign a written agreement. Now people can get this service in more and more tow ns.11年Of ten, doctors tell some people to go on diets 节食）.The doctors hope the diets will make the people feel b 1 . They hope the diets will make the people healthy.Ala na was on a diet, but she did n't like it at all. She was not a 2 to eat her favourite food by the doctor. While her brother Frank ate chocolate, she had to eat an apple. Ala na was on the diet for two mon ths. Her doctor was pleased with her. "You have bee n very good, "he said. "You can eat some of the foods you like best But only a little. Don't eat too many sweets. Don't eat too much ice cream. If you do, you will get a lot of weight a 3 ."Then the doctor put Frank on a diet It was a differe nt kind of diet "You c 4 eat chicke n or eggs. Fran k, "said the doctor. "These foods will make you in trouble.""How long will I have to be on the diet?" asked Frank."A long time, " said the doctor. "Maybe for the r 5 of your life.""But I really like chicken, " said Frank. "You said it is one of the best meats to eat " "It is a very good food for most people, " said the doctor. "But whe n you eat it, it makes you sick. It is not a good food for you." "You're right, " said Frank "Well, I'll eat more cake i ________ 6 ."12年The 2012 Lon don Olympic Games are on the wa3'. Yo -------------- have a nice in formatio n.would like to上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷阅读部分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）08年All about Britain ' s TeenagersSchoolBritish teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many asten subjects, 90 they have to work pretty hard! Today 's tee ns spe nd more time doing their homework tha n any tee nagers in the past, study ing for 2.—3 hours every evening.Free TimeIt ' s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have 91 ? They lovewatching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet caf s and listening d o music.CommunicationsIn additi on to the Intern et, tee nagers in Brita in use their computers to play games and do their homework.They 92 love their mobile phon es, and spe nd hourstexti ng (发短信)their friends and chatting. Today, phonesare getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more 93 them tha n just talk. Text messagi ng has become the coolest and most popular way to com muni cate. More tha n 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and expertssay that this stops 94 from spe nding their money on sweets and cigarettes. Fashion (服饰)At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. However, in their free 95 they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% ofBritish tee ns say that they thi nk it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesn' dome 96 , but manyteenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than£ 100 on one item of clothing.90. A) but B) or C) so D) because91. A) lesso ns B) sports C) advice D) fun92. A) never B) already C) also D) no Ion ger93. A) with B) for C) at D) in94. A) teachers B) relatives C) friends D) tee nagers95. A) day B) time C) week D) mon th96. A) cheap B) expe nsive C) special D) ordinary09年Sometimes you may not un dersta nd your pare nts. One min ute they're frie ndly, the n ext minute they'reshout ing and scream ing loudly eno ugh for the whole street to hear. So who makes them so —85_ ? You, probably!Is your room untidy? Do you leave things on the floor? You may find it hard eno ugh to keep one room tidy. Soimagi ne what it's like for your mum and dad trying to keep a whole house in order.Whe n you take your clothes off, remember to. 86 . Get into the habit of tak ing glasses and plates down tothe kitchen. Before long you'll be doing it without thinking.Even though you may not realize it, your parents have bought you many clothes. But they're not buying themselvesnew things every week, are they? The simple truth is that there are more __87 things to spend money on, like the electricity bill and food.You may hate missing a party to visit some boring old relatives. They may go on and on about what a sweetbaby you were. You have no choice but to liste n. Eve n if you 88 ,your pare nts won't cha nge their min ds. Pare nts like to show off their family. The best thi ng you can do is to help entertain your relatives. Your parents will be so pleased with you afterwards that they'll probably allow youto go to the next two ____________________________________________________ 89 .You might not want to eat, but thi nk of it from the pare nts' point of view. If you cook two meals a day,it mea ns 730 meals a year. Can you imagi ne how bori ng this can get? Imagi ne how your pare nts feel whe n you say you're not really hun gry. 90 , your pare nts are probably worried that you aren't eati ng eno ugh.Eat fewer sn acks "and leave room for your meals. Fi nally, offer to 91 after the meal. Your offer may not be accepted, but your pare nts will be pleased.85. A. frie ndly B. Ion ely C. cha ngeable D. comfortable86. A. hang them up B. leave them aloneC. put them onD. throw them away87. A. in terest ing B. difficult C. importa nt D. surpris ing88. A. agree B. complai n C. liste n D. win89. A. con certs B. meeti ngs C. classes D. parties90. A. In additi on B. In return C. At most D. At last91. A. do the cook ing B. lay the tableC. buy some sn acks D wash the dishes11年During the time of the Second World War, a woma n from New York was one of the many who had a son in the army in 1. The son wrote home once a week. His mother was always pleased to receive his letters, so whe n the letters 2 stopped coming, she became worried She soon learned from the Home Office that her son was 3 by the Japanese. And he was now in prison （监狱）.A few weeks later, the mother was very 4 to get a letter from her son. He wrotethat he was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, 5 he was treated well and was in fine health, At the end of the letter, he added, "PS Steam off the stamp and give it to my little brother for his collection. "As the boy was her only son, the mother steamed off the stamp at on ce. She was surprised to see a message, say in g, " 6— , we' restarvi ng（饿）to death!"1. A. Ask B. America C Africa D. Europe2. A, quickly B. sudde nly C. fin ally D. quietly3. A. sent B. chosen C heard D. caught4. A. sad B. happy C. kind D. angry5. A. or B. for C. so D. but6. A. Look B. Liste n C Save D. Help12年Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best frie nd, Sophie, moved abroad with her family becauseshe had to continue her studies in America. She eve n said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became 80 andhelpless. "I was really sad the mome nt I heard the bad n ews and I did n'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 play ing various sports there. I sig ned up for a beg inn ers' course involleyball and since the n I have bee n play ing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is won derful play ing sports in this club and I have made lots of __ 82 as well. What's more, I feel I ammuch healthier tha n before."The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good atsports. 83 , you can get to know a circle of people at your agewhile play ing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has ope ned up herself and now she has become very 84 a nd enjoys meet ingand talk ing with others.For most people, that is one of the attract ions of jo ining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar in terests. You don't have to sit dow n and talk to stra ngers.You go in for sports and it is easier to un dersta nd your part ners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite 85 her frie nds and she has also gained more con fide nee.Try to do regular sports. The mind n eeds exercise as well as the body.80. A) an gry B) Ion ely C) tired D) surprised81. A) shut B) hurt . C) enjo yed D) helped82. A) trouble B) mistakes C) money D) frie nds83. A) So far B) In addition C) Once aga in D) After all84. A) active B) stro ng C) lucky D) in depe ndent85. A) gen erous to B) differe nt from C) popular with D) disappo in ted in10年Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes thedrivers drive too fast or do n ot drive carefully e no ugh. Some of them85 the traffic rules and cause accide nts.According to some researches, it is usually the pedestrians (行人)who cause the accide nts. A lot of road users are very careless.They walk or run across the roads 86 the cars. They walkin the roads but not on the walkways. They get into or out of carsin the middle of the road. Somedo not take the trouble to _ 87 the gree n lights and simply cross theroads aga inst the red lights.Many people think accide nts often happe n in busy roads in largecities, but this is not always true. 88 , Tokyo is one of theworld's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities; however, there are 89. accide nts topedestria ns. The reas onis that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful. Pedestrians never crossagainst a red light and they 90follow traffic rules.Do you know alcohol (酒精)is another main cause of traffic accidents?It delays people's response. Those who have drunk alcohol are 91 in making decisions. They need a fewmore seconds to react (反应).Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may haveaccidents after drinking, drunken pedestria ns may put their lives in dan ger as well.()85. A. make B. break C. follow D. remember( )86. A. at the end of B. in the centre of C. on top of D. in front of()87. A.turn on()88. A. In addition ()89. A. few()90. A. even()91. A. slowD. point outD. On the other handD. someD. alwaysD. excitedC. wait forC. By the wayC.enoughC. almostC. i nterestedB. worry aboutB. For exampleB. manyB. neverB. active。