江蘇省鹽城市亭湖區(qū)2019-2021年三年中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省鹽城市亭湖區(qū)

2019-2021年三年中考一模英語(yǔ)試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

江蘇省鹽城市亭湖區(qū)2021年九年級(jí)春學(xué)期第一次學(xué)情調(diào)研試卷英語(yǔ)試題

閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

A

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）51.HowlongwilltheYanchengColourfulGroupTourlast?

A.Twodays.B.Fourdays.C.FivedaysD.Eightdays.

（）52.MrsLiisplanningtotakethe4-DayQingdaoPrivateTourwithhertwofour-year-old

daughters.Howmuchwilltheypay?

A.￥1,769.B.￥1,650.C.￥1,590.D.￥1,380.

（）53.Ifyouwanttotakethe8-DayLondonPrivateTour,youshouldcall.

A.800-817-7223B.800-810-6288

C.800-830-7288D.800-850-8288

B

Beforeyoucutoffthetagsandputonyournewestclothing,youmaywanttomakeastopat

thewashingmachine.Althoughnewclothingmaylookcleanandfresh,itcouldactuallybebad

foryourhealth.

AccordingtoDonaldBelstio,MD,aprofessoratColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter,new

clothesdocausesomerisksofhealtheffectswhentheyarewomwithoutwashing.Forstarters,in

aninterviewwiththeWallStreetJournal,DrBelstioexplainedthatdyes（染料）foundonnew

clothescanhurttheskin.Pre-washingofnewclotheswillpreventanydyesfromdoingbadtoour

skinorotherthings,likechairs,asNewYorkCitydoctorHilaryBaldwin,MD,toldRealSimple.

Butthere'smore.

DrBelstioalsowarnsthatlice（虱子）cancometoyoufromclothingtriedoninthestore

dressingroom,andtherearecertainillnessesthatcanbepassedalongthroughclothing.Dr

Baldwinadvisespeoplethatit'sespeciallyimportanttopre-washpieceslikeunderpantsand

swimsuits.Youmaynotwanttoimaginethis,butit'slikelythatyou'renotthefirstpersontotry

onthatnewclothing—it'sprobablybeentriedoninthedressingroom,andthat'sjustthefirstof

manycasesofpossibleskincontact（接觸）.It'salsolikelythatyourclothingcameintocontact

withmanypeopleduringtheproducing,shipping,andsellingprocesses."There'sjustnorealway

ofknowinghowmanyhandsorotherbodypartshavetouchedyourclothing,DrBelstiowarns.

"Washingyournewclothesisaverysmartthingtodo,”DrBelstiosaid."I'veseenexamplesof

somestrangethings,soIdon'ttakeanychances.^^Towashnewclothes,simplyputtheminvery

hotwater(iftheycanstandthattemperature—checkthetag(標(biāo)簽)first),andhangthemtodry.

Whileyouprepareyournewclothesfortheirfirstfashionshow,hereareothercommonlaundry

mistakesyouwanttoavoid...

()54.AccordingtoParagraph2,whyshouldwewashnewly-boughtclothes?

A.Becausetheyfeelbetterafterbeingwashed.

B.Becausetheyusuallydon'tlookcleanorfresh.

C.Becausewecanseeiftherearedyesinthemthisway.

D.Becausedyesinthemshouldbecleanedfirst.

()55.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?

A.Weshouldputnewclothesinhotwater*.

B.Weshouldpayattentiontonewclothes.

C.Weshouldtrytoavoidillnessescausedbyclothes.

D.Weshouldwashnewclothesbeforewearingthem.

()56.Whatwouldthetextmostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.Somecommonmistakesthatpeoplemaymakewhendoinglaundry.

B.Howwecanbuyclothesinacorrectway.

C.Somewaystowashdirtyclothing.

D.Whynewclothesshouldbewashed.

C

IwouldliketotalktoyouaboutoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI'veeverseen.Iwasborn

andraisedthereandnowIvisititfromtimetotime.Myfamilymovedtothecity,soIonlygo

backtoseefriendsortocampandfish.

IgrewupinasmalltowncalledAntonitoCo.It.issurroundedbymountains.Socampingisa

bigsourceofhappinessinthevalley(山谷).Therearesomanybeautifulplacestohike.

Thetownitselfisverysmall.Itissaidthatifyoublink(眨眼)whenyou'regoingthroughit,

you'Hmissit.Thishassometruthinitconsideringthesizeofthetown.Wehaveonegrocery

store(雜貨店)，atinypostoffice,andatinybank.Therearealsoafewgasstations,bars,some

excellentrestaurants,asmallhospitalandofcourseseveralschools.However,forclothingand

shoes,youhavetodrivethirtymilestoAlamosatoshopthere.

Everyoneinthetownisniceandweallknoweachother.Thecrimerate（犯罪率）iszero

unlessyoucountsomeweekendfightsthatbreakoutbecausesomepeopledrinktoomuch.The

classesinschoolaresmall,soyougetalotofattentionfromtheteacher.

You'reprobablywonderingwhyIdon'tlivethere.Well,Ican'tgetajobthere.Alotofthe

businessesarefamily-owned.Andtheyneverfire（解雇）theiremployees（雇工）.Sothe

employeesworkthereusuallyuntiltheyretire（退休）.Mostpeoplehavetogotootherplacesto

getajob.

（）57.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatinthewriter'shometown.

A.notmanyjobchancesareprovidedB.employeesdon'tmakemuchmoney

C.mostpeopleliveaveryhardlifeD.onlytheoldstilllivethere

（）58.Bytheunderlinedpartinparagraph3,thewriterwantstoshowthatthetownis

A.beautifulB.excitingC.smallD.safe

（）59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Teacherspaymoreattentiontothestudentsbecausetheyworkhard.

B.Itisgreatfunforthewritertogocampinginthevalley.

C.It'scommontoseesomedrunkenpeopleinthewriter'shometown.

D.Thewritermovedtothecitybecausehedidn'tlikehishometown.

（）60.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Atravelguideofthewriter'shometown.B.Thesceneryofthewriter'shometown.

C.Thehistoryofthewriter'shometown.D.Anintroductiontothewriter'shometown.

D

AndrewBereza,15,keepsalowprofileathisschoolinNewJersey,US,butonthechildren's

gamingwebsiteROBLOX,he'sthestardeveloperofagamecalledTwoPlayerGunFactory

Tycoon.Thegamehasattractednearly9millionvisitsandearnedhim$50,000（332,000yuan）

sinceitcameout.

Inthegame,eachplayerbuildsfactoriesthatmaketheresourcesneededtobuyweapons（武

器）toattackotherplayers5factories.

GonnNykreim,ateenageplayer,calledthegame"somethinglikeacrossbetweenamock

UnitedNations（模擬聯(lián)合國(guó)）andJamesBondcorporateespionage（商業(yè)間諜）

AndrewsaidheneverexpectedtomakerealmoneyfromROBLOX,asitehevisitedwhen

hewasyounger.Rather,heputtogetherhishitgamewhenhewasbored.

“IstartedplayingwithLua,theprogramming（編程的）languageonthere,"hesaid."I

eventuallygotinterestedinmakingagame,spentacoupleofweeksputtingittogether,andwhen

itwasreleasedIwasjustsurprisedtoseeitinthecharts.”

Despite（盡管）hisage,Andrewhasalotofprogrammingexperience.Helearneditfromhis

parentswhobothworkintheprogrammingfield.

Afterhismotherboughthimhisfirstcomputerwhenhewas9,shetaughthimthebasicsof

coding（編程）.Bythetimehewas12,hewasgoodatprogramming,saidhisfather,PavelBereza.

“Hehasakindofsharp,logical（有邏輯的）mind,^^hesaid.

Codingupdatestothegamehasbecomeapart-timejobforAndrew.Hespendsacoupleof

hourseachschoolnightdesigningimprovementstothegameandsendsouttheupdateson

weekends.

Meanwhile,heissavinghismoneytopayforacomputersciencedegreeincollege.

“IwanttotakeaseriousdirectionwithitandseewhatIcando,“hesaidaboutprogramming.

Headdedthathelikesbeingabletocreatesomethingoutofnothing."Mygamestartedasan

emptyvoid（空虛）andturnedintowhatitistoday.”

（）61.WhatcanwelearnaboutthegameTwoPlayerGunFactoryTycoon?

A.It'sdevelopedbyagroupofteenagers.B.It'sbasedonJamesBondmovies.

C.IfsverypopularontheInternet.D.Itmainlyattractsadultplayers.

（）62.HowdidAndrewgainhisprogrammingexperience?

A.Hetaughthimselfthroughtheinternet.B.Helearneditfromhisparents.

C.Hehadapart-timejobincoding.D.Hetookacodingcoursewhenhewas9.

（）63.Atfirst,Andrewputthegametogethermainlyto.

A.impresshisparentsB.makesomemoney

C.befamousatschoolD.killsometime

（）64.ItcanbeinferredfromthearticlethatAndrew.

A.isgoingtomakeanewgame

B.hastroublemanaginghistime

C.willkeepworkingintheprogrammingfield

D.hassavedenoughmoneyforacollegedegree

)65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAndrew,accordingtothearticle?

A.Shybutstrong-minded.B.Hardworkingandpolite.

C.Organizedandhumorous.D.Smartandtalented.

答案:

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江蘇省鹽城市亭湖區(qū)2020年九年級(jí)中考第一次學(xué)情調(diào)研(一模)英語(yǔ)試題

閱讀理解(每小題2分,計(jì)30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

[A]

ANewWorldofTransportation

Carsandairplaneschangedlifeinthe20thcentury.Newchangesintransportationaremakinglife

verydifferentinthe21stcenturytoo.Trainsandplaneswillbefasterandmorecomfortable.

Planeswillalsobebigger.

Newlargeairplanes

Todaythebiggestplanescarryabout400passengers.Soonaircraftcompanieswillbuildlarger

planes.Thesenewlargeplaneswillcarry600-800passengers.

High-speedplanes

Nowhigh-speedplanestravelfromLondontoNewYorkin3hours.Theycarryonly100

passengers.Newhigh-speedplaneswillbebiggerandfaster.

High-speedtrains

Manypeoplewilltakenew,high-speedtrainsinsteadofplanes.Todaymosttrainscango80miles

perhour(130km/h).China'shigh-speedtrainscango180mph(280km/h).Newhigh-speedtrains

willgomorethan300mph(480km/h).Germany,ChinaandJapanwillbethefirstcountriestouse

thesenewhigh-speedtrains.

Howwilllifechangewiththesefasterplanesandtrains?Peoplewillbeabletoliveinonecityand

workinanothercity.Fasttrainswillalsomakecitiesgrow.Onhigh-speedtrainspeoplecould

travelfromoneendofthecitytotheotherinaveryshorttime.

51.Todaythebiggestplanescarryabout.

A.800passengersB.130passengersC.400passengersD.480passengers

52.Germany,ChinaandJapanwillbethefirstcountriestousenew.

A.high-speedtrainsB.largeairplanesC.high-speedplanesD.largetrains

53.Nowtransportationismakingpeople'slifecomfortableand.

A.slowB.difficultC.interestingD.convenient

[B]

Manypeoplereadphysicalbooksore-books,butnowthereisanewtrend-listeningto

audiobooks（有聲讀物）.

AccordingtoarecentreportbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication（CAPP）,more

peoplearechoosingtolistentoaudiobooksthesedays.Tobespecific,26percentofadults

listenedtoaudiobooksin2018,whichwas3.2percentagehigherthanthatin2017.

Youngpeoplehavebeenthemaindriverinthedevelopmentofaudiobooks.26.2percentof

teenagerslistenedtoaudiobooksin2018,whichwas3.5percenthigherthanthatin2017.

Ximalayanotedthatteenagersaged13to18spentmoremoneyonaudiobooksin2018.

Oneofthereasonswhyaudiobooksarebecomingmorepopularisthatpeoplewanttomake

fulluseoftheirfreetime,ChinaNewsServicereported.Listeningtoe-booksfreesuptimefor

them,whethertheyareatthegym,onabus,orinbed.FasterInternetspeedsmeanthatabookcan

bedownloadedinseconds,accordingtoWeiYushan,directorofCAPP.

Listeningtoaudiobooksalsohelpswithloneliness.tsWhenIfeelboredorlonely,listeningto

audiobooksmakesmefeelthatthereissomeoneaccompanying（陪伴）me,"ZhongYan,anoffice

workerwhoisobsessedwithaudiobooks,toldBeijingEveningNews.

However,audiobooksarestillfarfromperfect.''Listeningtoaudiobooksdoesn'tmakeyou

thinkinthewayyoudowhenyou'rereadingabook.Ifsalsolikelythatyouwillmissinformation

whileyoulistenJsaidZhong.

QiangQiang,aprimarystudentwhooftenlistenstoaudiobooks,sharesthisopinion,

"Audiobooksarelessdetailedthanphysicalbooksyouread,^^hetoldBeijingEveningNews.

LiYini,assistantgeneralmanagerofBaicaoyuanBookstoreinWuxi,JiangsuProvince,told

JiangnanTimesthatpeoplewhowantabookwithseriouscontent（內(nèi)容）shouldchoosea

paperbookore-book,buttheycanchooseanaudiobookifthecontentsareeasytounderstand.

54.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Audiobookshavedevelopedquicklyinrecentyears.

B.MoreteenagersareusingtheappXimalayain2018.

C.Audiobooksaremorepopularthanphysicalbooksallovertheworld.

D.Ximalayaisthefirstchoicewhenpeoplelistentoaudiobooks.

55.Accordingtothearticle,peopleliketolistentoe-booksbecause.

A.theyarecheaperthanpaperbooks

B.theycanfreeuptimeandhelpwithloneliness

C.theycanmakepeoplethinkmorethanbefore

D.theyprovidepeoplewithabetterreadingexperience

56.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“beobsessedwith"mean?

A.bedoubtfulaboutB.beinterestedinC.becarefulwithD.betiredof

[C]

KobeBryantborninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,onAugust23,1978,wasaformer

professionalbasketballplayerfortheLosAngelesLakersthroughouthisNBAcareer（1996-2016）.

Hewasfamousas"BlackMamba"or"LittleFlyingMan”.Hewas198cmtallandweighed

100kg.

Hehadahappyfamilywithhiswifeandthreedaughters.

HewasalsoafamousNBAstar.Inhiscareer,hegotagreatsuccessandhadlotsof

achievements,suchas15timesofall-NBAteams,onceMVPinregularseason,4timesofall-star

MVR,2timesoffinalMVP,5timesofNBAchampionshipandtwoOlympicchampions.The

reasonsforsomanyfansnotjustbecauseheplayedbasketballwellbutalsoforKobespirit

calledMambaMentality（曼巴精神）.Kobewasgoodatplayingbasketball.Mostimportantly,he

played

beautifully.EverymatchwithKobewasawonderfulandexcitingperformance.Inthematch,

alltheaudiencecouldfeelhisaggressivenessandtheeagerofvictory.Heimprovedhimselfby

winningeverygame.AstheleaderofLakers,Kobeneverletpeopledown.Hewasalwayscalm

andgotthekeyscorefortheteamatlastjustlikewhathesaid:"Wedonotretreat,wedonot

shrink,wedonotrunaway,weinsist,andthenconquerouropponents.^^ItwasfamousMamba

Mentality.Henever

gaveupevenwhenhehadrupturedhisleftAchillestenden（左腳跟腱斷裂）.What'smore,

Kobe

wasafamousandrespectedbasketballplayerandanapproachablestaraswell.

Therefore,onJanuary27,2020,thenewsofthedeathofKobeBryantshockedallfansof

KobeBryantaroundtheworld.ItwasreportedthatKobeBryantdiedbecauseofaplanecrash

with9peopleincludinghisseconddaughter.KobegenerationisoverwithKobe'sdeath,butI

thinkhisMambaMentalitywilllastforever.

57.WhendidKobeBryantleavetheLosAngelesLakers?

A.In1978.B.In1996.C.In2016.D.In2020.

58.Accordingtothearticle,whichoneofthefollowingisNottrue?

A.KobeBryantwasoneofthemostfamousstars.

B.KobeBryantwasabasketballplayerfortheLosAngelesLakers.

C.KobeBryant'sseconddaughterdiedatthesametimeasKobeBryant.

D.KobeBryantwaspopularjustbecausehewasgoodatplayingbasketball

59.HowmanyachievementsdidKobeBryantgetinhiscareermentionedinthearticle?

A.6.B.29.C.30.D.26.

60.Wherecanyoureadthepassage?

A.Newsreport.B.Textbook.C.ScienceMagazine.D.Novel.

[D]

Oneday，Gulliverwascaughtinastormandhisshiphitarock,thendamaged.He

waswashedtothebeachbyseawave.Hewalkedandwalkedtofindacity,buthewastootired

andfeltasleep.Whenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfinLilliputandalotoftinypeoplewere

aroundhim.

TheEmperorspokeinahighvoicebutIcouldhearallthewordsclearly.Hisfollowersand

alltheladiesworerichandbeautifulclothes.Thegroundwheretheywerestandinglookedlike

goldandsilvercloth.

HisMajestyandIoftenspoketoeachotherbutneitherofusunderstoodasingleword.Itried

wordsfrommanylanguages-Dutch,French,Spanish,ItalianandLatin.Noonecouldunderstand

mywords,noteventhecleverestoftheEmperor'sfollowers.

Afterabouttwohours,theEmperorleft.Hiswife,childrenandtheirservantsalsowent.

Therewerestrongguardsaroundme.Thiswastostopthecrowdofpeoplefromhurtingme.

Anofficertoldtheguardstoholdsixmenwhomademeangry.Thesemenweregiventome

andIhadtochoosetheirpunishment.Iputfiveoftheminmypocket.ThenIpretended（假裝）

toeatthesixthman.

Thepoormanscreamedterribly.Theguardswereworriedwhentheysawmyknifeinmy

hand.WasIgoingtocutuptheman?ButIonlycutthebinding（捆綁物）roundhishands.Then

Iputhimonhisfeetandlethimgo.Iliftedtheotherfivemenoutofmypocketandputthem

gentlyonthegroundtoo.

Thepeopleandthesoldierswereverypleasedwithmygreatkindness.Theytoldthe

Emperoraboutitimmediately.TheEmperororderedhismentomakeabedformeandtheyhadto

joinsixhundredoftheirlittlebedstogethertomakeonebedforme.

Atthesametime,theEmperoraskedallhisadvisersfortheiradviceonhowtodealwithme.

Theywereveryworried.Ifmybindingwascut,Imightbedangerous.Iwaseatingsomuchfood

thatsoonallthepeoplewouldbeveryhungry.Thefarmerscouldnotgrowenoughfoodtofeedall

ofus.

Thewisementhoughtthattheyshouldkillme.Buttheywouldnotbeabletobury（埋葬）me.

Mydeadbodywouldsmell.Thismightcausemuchillnessalloverthecountry.

（AdaptedfromGulliver'sTravels）

61.Tothetinypeople,Gulliverwasa（an）atfirst.

A.friendB.enemyC.relativeD.tourist

62.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph4mostprobablyrefersto（指）“

A.theguardsB.theofficersC.thesixmenD.thesoldiers

63.WhywerethetinypeoplepleasedwithGulliver?

A.Becausehegavethemalotofmoney.B.Becausehekilledthesixman.

C.Becausehewaskind.D.Becausehewasdifferentfromthem.64.Putthefollowingstatements

inthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory.

?EmperororderedhismentomakeabigbedforGulliver.

②Theycouldn'tunderstandeachother.

③Theemperorspoke.

?Gulliverdidn'tpunishthesixtinypeopleandletthemgo.

A.③②①④B.③②④①C.①④③②D.②①③④

65.Whydidn'tthetinypeopleinLilliputkillGulliverfinally?

A.Hewassostrongthathewouldworkforthem.

B.Hewassobigandtheydidn'thavetheweapontokillhim.

C.Thekingandhisfamilylikedhimsomuchthattheydidn'tagree.

D.Hisdeadbodywouldsmellandcausemuchillnessintheircountry.

答案：

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江蘇省鹽城市亭湖區(qū)2019屆九年級(jí)下學(xué)期第一次調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題

四、閱讀理解。

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。(共15小題,

每小題2分，計(jì)30分)

KidsGoWild(KGW)isaschoolholidayprogramforkids.Theprogramwasfirststartedby

SunshineZooin2016andrunseveryweekdayofschoolholidays.Childrencantakepartinsome

differentactivitiesinoneday.Thissummer,KGWisbiggerandbetterthanever.Thezoowill

offermorenewactivitiestokids,suchasvisitingsecretareasofthezoo,watchinganimalsup

close,askingzookeepersquestionsaboutanimals,joininginsomecoolcraft(工藝制作)and

havingfunwithotherkidswhoarealsocrazyaboutanimals,KGWisexpectedtobringdifferent

andamazingexperiences.

PleasereadthefollowingtolearnmoreaboutKGWin2018.

Time8:30a.m-3:30p.m

DateEveryweekdayofschoolholidays(July1-August31)

Ages8-14yearsold

Cost￥35perperson(includingmorningtea)

?Wearcomfortableshoes

Tips?Bringyourownlunchandwater

?Followthezookeepersinstructions

?Tel:83664428

?Website:www.sunshinezoo.Com

Bookings?Pay48hoursahead

?5ticketsatmost

?Halfmoneycanbereturnedifnbookingiscancelled24hoursahead

51.Atthezoothissummer,childrenjoininginKGWcan.

A.visitsecretareasofthezoo

B.touchanimalsgently

C.playgameswithanimals

D.learnmoreaboutanimalsfromtheirparents

52.WhencankidsgotothezooforKGWthisyear?

A.Inschoolholidaysthiswinter.

B.AtweekendsinJulyandinAugust.

C.Anydaybetween8:30a.m.and3:30p.m.

D.OnweekdaysbetweenJulylandAugust31

53.Tohaveagooddayatthezoo,kidsareadvisedto.

A.wearcomfortableshoesB.listentotheirteachers

C.bringfoodasbreakfastD.feedanimalsastheylike

54.Whenbooking,.

A.youcanbuyticketsformorethanfivekids

B.youcancall83654128andpay48hoursahead.

C.youcan'tgetanymoneybackifyoucanceltheorder.

D.youcanonlybuyticketsonline.

55.Whatisthispassagefor?

A.Toimprovekids*abilitiesB.Tohelpkidshaveagoodholidays.

C.Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals.D.Tomakeanadvertisementforthezoo.

Manychildrenthinkmobilephonesarecool.Theycomeinfuncoloursandletyoutalkwith

afriendanytimeandanywhere.

IntheU.S.,morethan90millionpeopleusemobilephones.Manyofthosepeopleare

children.Forchildren,mobilephonesaremorethanphonecalls.Theyarefashionable.

Mostmobilephoneusersdon'tthinkaboutthehealthproblemscausedbymobilephones.

Somescientistssaythatmobilephonesgiveoffradiation（輻射）thatmightbebadforusers.One

recentstudyshowsthatmobilephoneradiationmightraiseaperson'schanceofgettingsome

kindsofcancer.Otherscientistssaymobilephonesdon'tthreatenpeople'shealth.Theysaythat

theyhavenotfoundanylink（聯(lián)系）betweenmobilephoneuseandcancer.

Scientistssaythatpeoplecanprotectthemselvesfrommobilephoneradiation.Onewayisto

useaheadset（耳機(jī)）.Orpeoplecanmakeshortercalls.

56.Manychildrenlikemobilephonesto.

A.showoffB.communicate

C.talkwithsomeoneinafarawayplaceD.paywithelectronicthings

57.ManyofthemobilephoneusersintheU.S.are.

A.girlsB.boysC.scientistsD.children

58.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Allscientiststhinkmobilephonesarebadforusers.

B.Somescientiststhinkmobilephonesarebadforusers.

C.Mobilephonesareonlygoodtogrown-up.

D.Mobilephonesareonlybadforchildren.

59.Theunderlinedwords"giveoff1inthepassagemeans.

A.發(fā)出B.放棄C.拒絕D.傳播

60.Toprotectthemselvesfromradiation,peoplecan.

AtalklongeronthephoneB.useaheadset

CtalklesonthephoneD.bothBandC

C

MyfatherwasGerman,butheWorkedinEngland.Hemarriedmymother,whowasEnglish.

HerfamilynamewasRobinson,sowhenIwasbornin632,inEngland,theycalledmeRobinson,

afterher.

MyfatherdidwellinhisbusinessandIwenttoagoodschool.Hewantedmetogetagood

job,andliveaquiet,pleasantlife.ButIwantedadventureandanexcitinglife.

“Iwanttobeasailorandgotosea”，Itoldmymotherandfather.Theywereveryunhappy

aboutthis.

“Pleasedon'tgo."myfathersaid,"Youwon'tbehappyyouknow.Sailorshaveadifficultand

dangerouslife,"andbecauseIlovehim,andhewasunhappy,Itriedtoforgetaboutthesea.

ButIcouldn'tforget,andaboutayearlater,Isawafriendintown.Hisfatherhada