中考閱讀理解題

2007第二節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A-,B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填人空白處的

正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Chinawillbethehost36the2008Olympics,somanyChinesepeoplewant37

theirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontestby38popularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangvery39

andlookedcomfortableonstage.Someofthesesingers40abletosingEnglishsongs

justaswellasnativespeakers.

ThesingersreallycamefromallagegroupsandfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthe

men1scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi*an,andthewinnerofthewomen*s

competitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodestandsaidthat

they41theywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen*s

competition,said42Englishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefelther

Englishwasnot43_,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongs

madehermore44inlearningEnglish.

ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish."Chinesepeople

shouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.WeshouldtrytomakeprogressbeforetheOlympics.nsaid

aspokespersonfromtheOlympicCommittee.Heagreesthatitisagoodideatohavefun

45_English.

36.A.toB.forC.with

37.A.improveB.improvingC.toimprove

38.A.singingB.singC.sings

39.A.clearB.clearlyC.clearlier

40.A.wasB.areC.were

41.A.don'tthinkB.didn'tthinkC.won'tthink

42.A.studyB.studiedC.studying

43.A.goodenoughB.enoughgoodC.wellenough

44.A.interestB.interestingC.interested

45.A.tolearnB.learningC.Learn

2008第二節(jié)完形填空（共10個小題，每小題2分，共20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的正確選項(xiàng)。

DearNancy,

Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,FmhavingagreattimeonmyexchangeprograminFrance.It*seven

betterthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Iwasj_6nervous

beforeIarrivedhere,buttherewas\J_reasontobe.Myhostfamilyisreallynice.They18tomakemefeel

athome.Andyouwouldn'tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasimproved!I'mverycomfortablespeaking

Frenchnow.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.AsyouJ9imagine,things

arereallydifferentfromthewaytheyareathome.Forexample,youshouldn't

putyourbreadonyourplate.You_20itonthetable!Ithoughtthatwaspretty

strangeatfirst,21nowI'musedtoit.Youshouldn'teatanythingwithyourhands22bread,notevenfruit!

(Youhavetocutitupandeatitwithafork.)Anotherthingisthatitisvery23tosayyou'refull.Ifyou

don'twantanymorefood,youshouldjustsay,"Itwasdelicious."Also,it*snotpolitetoputyourhandsin

yourlap..Youshouldalwayskeepyourhands,butnotyourelbows,onthetable.Ihavetosay,Ifind24

difficulttoremembereverything,butI'mgraduallygettingusedtothings,anddon'tfindthemsostrange

anymore.TilwritesoonandtellyoumoreaboutlifeinFrance.Hope25agoodschoolyear.

WangKun

16.A.akindofB.afewC.abit

17.A.notB.noC.noa

18.A.gooutoftheirwayB.gooutC.gohome

19.A.canbeabletoB.canC.must

20.A.aresupposetoputB.aresupposedputtingC.aresupposedtoput

21.A.butB.andC.or

22.A.besidesB.andC.except

23.A.politeB.rudeC.friendly

24.A.itB.thatC.this

25.A.youtohaveB.youarehavingC.youhaving

2009第二節(jié)完形填空（共10個小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）’

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的正確選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

DearNancy,

Thanksfbrsendingmoneyto“AnimalHelpers”.Youhavehelpedmake4Jpossibleforme

tohave“Lucky”,whohasfilledmylive42pleasure.Letme43youmystory.

Beingdisabledpeopleissomething44mostpeoplecannotimagine.BecauseIcan'tuse

myarmsorlegswell,normalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandshuttingdoorsorcarrying

thingshavebeendifficultforme.Thenoredaylastyear,afriend45thatshewouldliketohelp

meout.Shetoldmeshewouldtalkto"AnimalHelpers^^toseeifIcouldgetaspeciallytrained

46.

Aftersixmonths,Iwasabletobringmydog“Lucky"home.YouseeI'monlyabletohavea

“dog-helper"47yourkinddonation.t4Lucky^^hasbeentrainedtounderstanddifferent

instructions.Forexample,Isay“Lucky!48_mybook,,,andhedoesitatonce.Heisanamazing

dog.Thankyouagainfbrsupporting“AnimalHelpers”.It'sveryimportantthatthisorganizationdoesn't

run49money.Yourdonationisgreatlyappreciatedandthemoney50tohelp

disabledpeoplelikeme.

Bestwishes,

LizSmith

22.A.thatB.thisC.it

23.A.ofB.withC.in

24.A.tellB.tellingC.totell

25.A.whoB.thatC.which

26.A.saidB.spokeC.talked

27.A.catB.monkeyC.dog

28.A.withoutB.becauseC.as

29.A.TakeB.BringC.Fetch

30.A.outofB.awayC.off

31.A.usedB.usesC.isused

2010第二節(jié)完形填空（共青10個小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Oneday,Petetwenttoseehisdoctor."IamalwaystiredwhenI41inthemorning."he

said."Doyousleepwell?”thedoctorasked."Well,not42Idreamsomuch.Ihavebeinglike

thisforalongtime.''Peteramswered.

“Well,sometimesdreamingisgood43us「saidthedoctor.9,Maybe,“Petersaid."Butmy

troubleis44Ialwaysdreamabouthardwork!Lastnight,assoonasIfell45,I

dreamtthatIwenttothe46toplanttreesallnightlong!Thenseveralnightsagl,IdreamtthatI

wasonold47inaterriblestormatsea.Wehadtoworkforhourstostoptheshipfromsinking.

Itseemsthat,inmydreamsIalwayshaveverydifficultjobstodo

“Whataboutthesleeping48thatweregiventoyouseveraldaysago?Don,ttheywork?,,the

doctoradked.

“Yes,butmotwell.ButifIdon'ttakeone,1willbeawakeallnight

“Thentry49beforeyougotosleep.50,listentolighttomusic,“thedoctorsaid.

1.A.wakeupB.gotobedC.sleep

2.A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.really

3.A.forB.ofC.with

4.A.whatB.thatC.how

5.A.sleepB.sleepingC.asleep

6.A.houseB.gardenC.library

7.A.shipB.trainC.plane

8.A.pillB.medicineC.pills

9.A.relaxB.torelaxC.relaxed

10.A.BythewayB.AndsoonC.Forexample

2011第二節(jié)完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

OneFridaynight,apooryoungmanstoodatthetrainstation.Heplayedhisviolin

andmanypeopleput41intothehatinfrontofhim.

Thenextday,theyoungmancametothestation42Butthistimehetookouta

largepieceofpaper43__somewordsonit.Itsaid“Lastnightalady44MrsSang

putanimportantthingintomyhat45.Pleasecomeforit.”

Afteraboutanhour,amiddle-agedwomanrantotheyoungmaninahurryandsaid,

“Youdocomehere.Iknowthatyou'rea(n)46manandwillcertainlycomehere."They

hadatalkandtheyoungmanmadesureshewastheowner.Thenhetookoutalotteryticket

and47ittothewoman.Herhusbandboughtalotteryticketeveryday.Yesterdaywhen

sheknewthelotteryticketheboughtwon,shewasvery48Theprizeofthelottery

ticketwas$500,000.Whenshewalkedpasttheyoungman,shetookout$50andputitin

thehat.49,thelotteryticketwasalsothrownin.

Later,someoneaskedtheyoungman,“Youplaytheviolineverydaytomakemoney.

Whydidn'tyoujusttaketheprizeofthelotteryticketforyourself?”theyoungman

said,“AlthoughIdon'thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifI50honesty,Iwon't

behappyforever.”

41.A.moneyB.ticketsC.paper

42.A.insteadB.differentlyC.again

43.A.forB.withC.over

44.A.introducedB.spelledC.named

45.A.bymistakeB.formistakeC.onmistake

46.A.crazyB.coolC.honest

47.A.gaveB.lentC.offered

48.A.surprisingB.happyC.exciting

49.A.ButB.HoweverC.Therefore

50.A.haveB.winC.lose

第二節(jié)完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選

項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑，

WhenIwasthreejustbeforemysisterwasborn,mymomaskedmewhatweshouldnamethenew

baby.Isaid,"Let'scallherGravy!"Myparentsfoundmyidea41,butnamedher'Caroline*,instead.

Havingasisterchangedmy42.WhenmysisterandIplayedtogether,weoftengotintofights

andblamed（責(zé)怪）eachotherifwedidsomethingwrong.Itsometimesdroveourparentscrazy.Butatthe

samelime,welearnedtoshare（分享）ourthingsandtounderstandeachotherwhenwegot43.

InNorthAmerica,therearemanytypesoffamilies,butmostfamilieshaveaboyandagirl.44,

somehaveonlyonechild,andsomehavethreeormore.InChina,most45don'thavebrothersor

sisters,andtheyhavetolearnthosethingsinotherways,whichismore46.

WhenImovedawaytouniversity,mysister47meshewished1stilllivedathome.Shewasn't

usedtogettingalltheattentionfromourparents.48,Chinesechildrengetalltheattentionforall

theirlife!

SomemiddleschoolstudentsinChinawishtheyhadabrotherorsister.Ifyouareoneofthem,Ihave

agoodideaforyou.49yourfriendsandclassmatesasyourbrothersand50!Rememberyou

needtolearntoworkwiththem,toshare,tounderstandandtotreatthemfairly.

41.A.dullB.surprisingC.wrongD.interesting

42.A.universityB.lifeC.studyD.parents

43.A.proudB.angry.C.politeD.quiet

44.A.OfcourseB.AtleastC.HardlyeverD.Oncemore

45.A.schoolsB.familiesC.childrenD.adults

46.A.luckyB.famousC.difficultD.amazing

47.A.taughtB.toldC.askedD.ordered

48.A.HoweverB.TobeginwithC.ForexampleD.Therefore

49.A.MakeB.TreatC.LetD.Expect

50.A.teachersB.doctorsC.sistersD.members

第二節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10）（2013年）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

TambunGediu,nowbadlyhurtandstayinginhospital,saysitwashiswifethatsavedhisliftfromthe

mouthofatiger.

“Iwas41arabbitintheforestnotfarfrommyhomeandwasreadytocatchitwhenIsawthe42.

That'swhenIrealizedthatIwasbeingfollowed,"saidMr.Gediu.ThetigerjumpedatMr.Gediuatonce.

Hestoodtherewithgreat43sothathedidnotknowwhattodoforamoment,andthenhetried44a

treetokeepawayfromtheanimal,45waspulleddownbythetiger.

Hiswife,55-year-oldHanBesau,whowasinthekitchen,heardthenoise,realiringitwascomingfrom

the46whereherhusbandwaslookingforrabbitsandshe47thenearest“weapon（武器）“一awooden

ladle（長柄勺）_rushedoutofthe48andintothenearbyforest.Seeingherhusband49hardtostop

thetigertearing（撕裂）himtopieces,sheran50attheanimal,shoutingatthetopofhervoiceand

hittingitsheadwiththeladleuntilitranoff.

Tambunhadtowaitmorethan10hoursbeforehecouldbetakentohospitalinthenearesttown,Gerik,

becausehisvillagewasveryfar.

Itwasthefirsttimethatatigerhadcomeatsomeoneinthevillage.

41.A.cookingB.followingC.feedingD.Drawing

42.A.rabbitB.treeC.WeaponD.tiger

43.A.fearB.funC.attentionD.Surprise

44.A.cuttingB.findingC.catchingD.climbing

45.A.orB.soC.butD.and

46.A.areaB.marketC.town□.village

47.A.pickedupB.dressedupC.madeupD.setup

48.A.hospitalB.bedroomC.kitchenD上athroom

49.A.thinkingB.fightingC.waitingD.running

50.A.seriouslyB.luckilyC.CarefullyD.quickly

2007年第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題.每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡

上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

TheoldshoeshadbroughthimsomuchtroubleandJohnnydecidedtothrowthemaway.

Hewenttotherubbishpit（垃圾坑）outsidethecityandthrewtheoldshoesintoit,"Nowthey

can'tbringmemoretrouble,"hesaid.Hereturnedhome,laydownonhisbedandslept.But

hehadadog,andthedogoftenwenttotherubbishpittolookforfood.

Thedogsawtheshoesintherubbishpitandknewtheywereitsmaster's.Sothedoggot

theshoesback.WhenJohnnywokeup,hesawtheshoesbyhisbedandhewasafraid.He

thought,nTheshoescanwalkbythemselves.Theymustbethrownaway."Thenhemadea

largefireinfrontofhishouseandputtheshoesonit.Justthen,astrongwindwasblowing,

andbeforelongthefiremadethehousebeginburning.Hisneighboratoncecamebutcould

donothing.Thehouseburneddown,buttheoldshoesweresavedbythedogagain.

46.DidJohnnyliketheoldshoes?

A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn't.C.Theshoeshadbroughthimalotoftrouble.

47.WheredidJohnnythrowtheoldshoes?

A.UnderhisbedB.Outside.C.Intherubbishpit.

48.WhydidJohnny'sdogoftengototherubbishpit?

A.Tolookfortheoldshoes.

B.Tolookforsomefood.

C.Tomeetanotherdog.

49.Theword"master's"meansinChinese.

A.主人的B.鄰居C.陌生人.

50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thedogdidn'tknowJohnnyanditdidn'tknowwhoseoldshoestheywere.

B.Thedogwaslazy.

C.Thedoggottheoldshoesbackwhenitsawthemeverytime.

B

ThisisasongmillionsofAmericanswillhearthisNewYear'sEve.Itiscalled”Auld

LangSyne（《友誼地久天長》）ItisthetraditionalmusicplayedduringtheNewYear's

celebration.AuldLangSyneisanoldScottishpoem.Ittellsabouttheneedtorememberold

friends.

Thewords"auldlangsyne"mean”oldlongsince”.Nooneknowswhowrotethepoem

first.

However,aversionbyScottishpoetRobertBurnswaspublishedin1796.Thewordsand

musicweknowtodayfirstappearedinasongbookthreeyearslater.

ThesongisplayedintheUnitedStatesmainlyonNewYear'sEve.Theversionyouare

hearingtodayisbytheWashingtonSaxophoneQuartet.Oneofthe4musiciansinthegroup

isVOA'sRichKainfaite.Asweendourprogramwith"AuldLangSyne",Iwouldliketo

wishallofourradiofriendsaveryHappyNewYear!ThisisBuddyThomas.

51.What*s"AuldLangSyne"about?

A.ItsaboutthehistoryofScotland.

B.It'saboutanoldScottishpoet.

C.It'sabouttheneedtorememberoldfriends.

52.Whendidthewordsandmusicof"AuldLangSyne”weknowtodayfirstappear?A.

In1793.B.In1796.C.In1799.

53.Whenis"AuldLangSyne"mainlyplayedintheUSAaccordingtothepassage?A.On

NewYear'sEve.B.OnChristmasEve.C.Onweekends.

54.nAuldLangSyne”isanold.

A.Englishpoem.B.ScottishpoemC.Americanpoem

55.Whereisthispassagefrom?

A.Amagazine.B.ATVprogramC.Aradioprogram.

C

Wesometimessaythelionis"thekingofthejungle"becauseitisstrongerandmore

dangerousthantheotheranimals.Itcanrunfasterthanmostotheranimalsanditcanhuntthe

best.Thelionisthehighestanimalinthelandfoodchain.Itcanrunfasterthanmostother

seaanimals.Itcanalsouseitsbigteethtocatchotherseaanimalsandeatthem.

Whatisatthetopoftheworld'sfoodchain?Peopleare!Wearenotthebiggestorfastest,

butwearethecleverest.Wecouldnotrunfasterthanmostanimals,soweinventedcarsand

nowwecanmovethefastest.Wecouldnotfightbetterthanalion,soweinventedguns.Now

wecanhuntthebest.

People'sinventionsareclever,buttheycanbedangerous,too.Forexample,manyyears

agoinInnerMongolia,peopleusedgunstokillalotofwildwolves（狼）.Thewildwolves

usuallyeatwildrabbits.Butinrecentyears,thenumberofwildrabbitsisbecomingbigger

andbiggerbecausethenumberofwildwolvesisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Muchofthe

grasslandbecamedesertbecauseitwasseriouslydestroyedbytherabbits.

Rememberthatweareapartofthefoodchain,soweareindanger,too!Ifweprotect

animals,weareprotectingourselves.

56.Howmanykindsofanimalfoodchainsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

57.Whyarepeopleatthetopoftheworld'sfoodchain?

A.Becausetheycanusegun.

B.Becausetheyarethebiggest.

C.Becausetheyarethecleverest.

58.Inwhatwaydowesaypeople'sinventionscanbesometimesdangerous?

A.Theycankillalotofwildwolves.

B.Theycandestroythefoodchain.

C.Theycandestroythegrassland.

59.Muchofthegrasslandbecamedesertbecauseitwasseriouslydestroyedby___.

A.thelionsB.thewildwolves.C.thewildrabbits.

60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.People'sinventions.B.Desert.C.Foodchain.

D

判斷正（A）誤（B）

Doyouuseyourrighthandsmoreorlefthandsmore?Veryfewofususebothofour

handswell.Mostpeopleuserighthands.Onlyaboutfivepeopleofahundreduselefthands.

New-bornbabiescantakethingswitheitheroftheirhands,butinabouttwoyears,theylike

tousetheirrighthands.Scientistsdon'tknowwhythishappens.They'vestudiedit.They

thinkouranimalancestorsusedtheirrighthands,thismaynotbetrue.Monkeysareour

closestrelationsintheanimalworld.Scientistshavefoundthatmonkeysliketouseoneof

theirhandsmorethantheother-----butitcanbeeitherhand.Thereareasmanyright-handed

monkeysastheleft-handedones.Nexttimeyouvisitthezooandwatchthemonkeys

carefully.Youllseethatsomeofthemwillusetheirrighthandsandotherswillusetheirleft

hands.Butmenusetheirrighthandsbetterandthismakeslifedifficultfortheleft-handed

ones.Weliveinaright-handedworld.

Somescientistshavefoundoutthatmoreofsuccessfulpeopleareleft-handed,butthey

don*tknowwhy.Buttheyareworkinghardtodiscoverthesecret.

61.Veryfewofususebothofourhands.

62.About5%peopleusetheirlefthands.

63.Theleft-handedliveeasilybecausemostpeopleusetheirlefthands.

64.New-bornbabiesusetheirrighthandsmore.

65.Scientistsdon'tknowthereasonwhymoreofsuccessfulpeopleareleft-handed.

2008年第二部分閱讀理解（共20個小題，每小題2.5分，共50分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A,B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Dearstudents,

I'mveryhappytobeyourguestspeakertoday.It'sagreatpleasuretovisityourschoolandmeetallofyou

here.

Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmyself.Ihavebeenareporterfbrthepastfifteenyears.IchosethisjobsoI

couldtraveltheworld,butthejobhastaughtmemanyunforgettablelessons.Thisworkissometimes

difficult.Ihaveseenwars,earthquakes,povertyanddeath.ButIhavealsoseencourage,hopeand

happiness.

InIndia,Ivisitedacity,Thereweremanyhomelesschildreninit.Somewereyoungandlivedinthe

streets.ButthenakindladycalledRosaopenedahomeforthem.Inonewholeyear,shewaslookingafter

twohundredchildren,feedingthem,teachingthemandgivingthemhope.

Anothertime,IwasinJapanafteratenibleearthquake.Inaplace,Ifoundanoldlady.Herhousefell

down.Hersoncouldhardlybealive.,Buttheladydidn'tgiveuphope.Forfourdays,shemovedheavy

stonesbyherself.Shedidn'tstopuntilshefoundherson.Hewasstillalive.

HereinChina,Imetayoungboywithaseriousillness.Hehadtohavetwentyoperationsinhospital.But

whenImethim,hewasstillsmiling.

Nowwhenmylifeisdifficult,Ialwaysrememberthecourageofthethreepeople.

26.Theguestspeakerhasworkedasareporterforyears.

A.13B.14C.15

27.Fromthepassage,weknowRosawas.

A.kindB.unfriendlyC.hopeless

28.madetheoldladyinJapanfindhersonatlast.

A.HappinessB.HopeC.Reporters

29.Whentheguestspeakerisintrouble,shealwaysthinksof.

A.boringtravels

B.thecourageofthethreepeople

C.manyhomelesschildren

30.Thepassageaboveis

A.ane-mailB.aletterC.aspeech

B

LindaUsedtowakeyouuponSundaymorningwhenyouwantedtostayinbed,butnowyouwillfeel

strangeifshegetsupbeforelunch.Sheusedtobeveryquiet,butnowshetalksallthetime—butnotto

you.Sheusedtoholdyourhandwhenyouwenttovisityourfriends.Nowshedoesn'tevenwanttobeseen

withyouwhenyougotovisityourfriends.YourLindamightspendhoursonthephoneorinthe

bathroomnow.AtthesametimeJohnnextthedoorhasbecomequietanddirty.Heusedtobeverypolite.

NowasimpleconversationwithJohnbecomesverydifficult.You'vegonefromheroestothemost

embarrassingadultsintheworld.Yourchildhasbecomeateenager!

Whatmakesadolescence（青春期）sodifficult?Physicalandemotional（身體上和情感上的）changesare

thereasonsthatmakethemchangesomuch.Whenthe>areyoung,childrenliveinasafeandsimpleland

called"childhood'*.Parentsorganizetheirlives.Parentschoosechildren'sclothes,takethemtoplaces,and

spendtimewiththem.They'rewiththechildrenwhenthereisaproblem.Aschildrengetolder,however,

theylearnaboutanotherland-anexcitingland,called"adulthood".Soonerorlatertheirhormones（荷爾蒙!）

changethem.Adolescence,then,isthetripfromchildhoodtoadulthood.Somefindthetripquiteeasy.For

others,it'sverydifficult.

31.Thearticleisprobablywrittenabout.

A.teachersB.teenagersC.parents

32.WhenLindawasachild,shedidn'tuseto_..

A.staywithherparentsinpublicB.getupearlyC.spendhoursonthephone

33.Whenyourchildrengetolderandolder,.

A.theyliketotalktoyouB.theyhardlychangeC.theychangephysicallyandemotionally

34.WhyisLinda'sadolescencesodifferentfromherchildhood?

A.Becauseherteacherslookatherdifferently.

B.Becausethehormoneinherbodychangesher.,

C.Becauseparentslookatherdifferently.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheChangesfromChildhoodtoAdolescence.B.LindaandJohn.C.Hormones.

C

Formostpeople,theword"fashion"means"clothes",andpeoplemayaskthequestion,nWhatclothesare

infashionthisyear?"Andtheyoftenusetheword"fashionable"inthesameway..MShewaswearinga

fashionablecoat,"or"Hisshirtisreallyafashionablecolor.n

Ofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,in

restaurants,infilmsandinbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobsandinlanguages.

Fashionschangeastimegoesby.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethat

fashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhduseof1750wasnotthesameasoneof1650.Afashionable

manin1780lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.

Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythan

inthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionscannowsendinfonnationfromonecountryto

anotherwithinafewhours.

Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthingsrso,asyoucansee,thereisalotofmoneyinfashion.

36.Fromthispassageweknowthat"fashion"means.

A.newclothesonlyB.popularthingsC.everything

37.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?

A.SurfingontheInternet.

B.AnEnglishhouseof1650.

C.Clothesmadein1780.

38.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause.

A.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherwithinseveraldays

B.newthingsthatpeoplelikearenotoftenshownonTV

C.peoplecanquicklyleamwhatishappeningintheworld

39."Thereismoneyinfashion"means.

A.moneycanbemadeinfashion.

B.peoplelikenewthings

C.Peoplewillspendmuchmoneybuyingnewthings

40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FashionsandClothesB.WhatIsFashion?C.MoneyinFashion

D

Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatveryloudnoisescancausehearingdamageorloss（損失）.The

noisecanbethesoundofan

airplaneormachinesinfactoriesorloudmusicorothercommonsoundsfoundathomeoratwork.

Afamousscientisthasfoundthatusingaspirin（阿斯匹林）canincreasethe招用/力陽療（暫時的）hearing

lossordamagefroml