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2013-2014学年度中考二轮复习人物传记/故事类专项练习
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、理解
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。（本题共5分每空1分）
any of us have ever loved the two toy bears—a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie-the-Pooh bear. The two toy bears coe fro real stories in life.
In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D.C. and the guide asked the president to shoot (射杀) it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist (漫画家) drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the beat. Soon, the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People naed the bear Teddy which was Theodore’s nicknae (昵称).
In 1913, a captain naed Harry Cole bourn paid 20 dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian country side. The captain’s hoetown, Winnipeg, was the origin (起源) of the bear’s nae. In Winnipeg, Winnie served as the ascot (吉祥物). When Would War I began, the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which any kids often visited. Because of its lovely look, the bear becae popular with children.
The Stories about the Two Real __1．__
NaeTeddyWinnie-the-pooh
Appearing Tie11 years __2．__ than WinnieIn 1913
Birth PlaceAerica__3．__
Origin of the NaeTeddy, the nicknae of
President Theodore RooseveltWinnipeg, the __4．__ of Captain Harry Cole bourn
Reason for Being PopularA cartoon showing that the president didn’t __5．__ with the idea of shooting the bearThe lovely look attracting the attention of children who often went to London Zoo
ichael Jackson’s sudden death really astonished(震惊) his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger “King of Pop” has appeared.
Wang Yiing, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance oves. He once appeared on U.S. television show “Ellen” and perfored successfully at the World Expo 2010. About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born preaturely（早产）, which ade his other really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that oving his body to usic would help ake hi strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with usic!
“When he was young, we just started playing usic to hi and he started oving around like this. But we didn’t think that he had such a strong feeling for usic. When he was just several onths old, we would let hi listen to usic and he would stop crying and cal down at once,” the proud other once said.
So far, Xiao Bao has learned the oonwalk and other Jackson’s oves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn ore people’s attention. He is fast becoing internationally popular.
There are lots of probles waiting for hi, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career(事业). Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao’s drea will coe true one day.
6．Xiao Bao has been faous for ___________.
A. his young age B. his dance oves
C. his television shows D. his strong body
7．Why did doctors advise Xiao Bao to dance?
A. Because they knew Xiao Bao’s feeling for usic.
B. Because Xiao Bao’s parents wanted the to do so.
C. Because Xiao Bao likes ichael’s dancing a lot.
D. Because they thought dancing would be good for his health.
8．How did Xiao Bao’s parents feel when they first saw his reaction(反应) to usic?
A. Surprised. B. Happy. C. Proud. D. Worried.
9．What can we learn fro the passage?
A. People have paid little attention to Xiao Bao.
B. Xiao Bao’s fans are not satisfied with his oves.
C. Xiao Bao works seriously and never gives up dancing.
D. His parents worry about their son’s crazy love for usic.
10．What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Boy’s Dancing Career. B. A Younger “King of Pop”.
C. ichael Jackson’s oves. D. Wang Yiing’s Hobby.
Teens Talk
Lisa Black
Age 13
exico City, exico “y favorite kind of usic is salsa, and y favorite singer is are Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin usic. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting. There’s always salsa usic at our hoe. That’s because y parents love it— and because we live next to a salsa usic store!”
To White
Age 14
New York City, USA“What’s y favorite kind of usic? I like all kinds of usic, but y favorite is techno. It’s too cool! y brother hates techno— he thinks it’s terrible! He doesn’t understand it. But I understand his usic either—he thinks country usic is great!”
Linda Green
Age 13
Paris, France “y favorite kind of usic is classical. y friends think I’ boring. but I think classical usic is really cool. y o and dad like classical too, and y dad has a great collation of classical CDs.”
11．Lisa Black likes salsa and she thinks it is ________.
A. exciting B. terrible C. boring
12．To White coes fro_________.
A. exico City, exico B. New York City, USA C. Paris, France
13．Linda and her parents like usic, and _________ has a great collation of classical CDs.
A. her brother B. her other C. her father
14．Lisa Black is the sae age as _________.
A. Linda Green B. To White C. To’s brother
15．The topic of today’s talk is about teen’s __________.
A. favorite collation B. favorite usic C. favorite singer
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成81-85小题。
To lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job fro then on. He was very worried. He had a big faily to feed. His sons and daughters were often hungry. His wife was angry with hi and she went away fro his hoe.
One evening at about six, To went into the church (教堂) with a turkey（火鸡）in his hands. “ I took a turkey fro a house, y pastor (牧师),” To said, “Would you like to take it away and forgive e?”
“ I won’t take the turkey away,” said the pastor, “Since you have known your fault, (错误) you ust give it back to the host.”
“ I have tried,” cried To, “ But the host didn’t agree to take it back.”
“ I believe you,” said the pastor “You can take the turkey hoe and give it to your children.”
To thanked the pastor and went away.
When the evening prayer (祈祷) was over, the pastor went into his roo. He looked for his turkey here and there but he didn’t find it.
16．To was worried because.
17．How did his children feel?
18．To has sons and daughters , but he lost his job. (根据短文填入适当的词语)
19．The underlined word “give it back” eans .
20．Whose turkey did To take fro?
Liu Wei is very faous in China because he can play the piano with
his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a gae with
soe friends. He lost both his ars because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his ars were cut off after the
accident. But soon he had to ake a choice.
“For people like e, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreas, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without ars to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s drea was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful perforance (演奏) playing the beautiful arriage D’aour with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching hiself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. any ties he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging(鼓励) hi and he wanted to ake his parents proud.
aybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply oved and very excited when they watched his perforance.
21．Why is Liu Wei very faous in China?
22．How old was Liu Wei when he lost his ars?
23．Was Liu Wei very sad when both his ars were cut off?
24．Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
25．How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s perforance?
Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday.
While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn't see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his nae, soe people looked at her but Davy didn't coe. Then she called the police. While she was talking on the telephone, Davy et another dog outside the station. While the police were coing,Linda walked around the station and called Davy' s nae. She didn't think about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, "Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I cae in. "When Linda finally saw Davy, he was juping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to the. The police officer said to Linda, "I think y dog found your dog."
26．What was Linda doing when Davy ran away?
27．How was the station?
28．What did Linda do when she couldn't find her dog?
29．Who gave Linda the tip (提示) to find Davy?
30．Who found Davy finally?
A few days ago, I ran into (撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to hi, and he said, “Excuse e too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at hoe, as I cooked our eal, y daughter Betty walked up to e, very quietly. When I turned around (转身), I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.
That night, when I lay in bed, y husband said to e, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find soe flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked the herself pink, yellow, and your favourite blue.”
When I heard this, I thought deeply: “While eeting with a stranger, I was cal and polite; but with y daughter, I was not patient (耐心的). I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, y dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for e?” She siled, “t found the by the tree. I knew you’d like the, especially the blue.” I said, “I a so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “oy, that’s okay I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”
That day Betty gave e a lesson on how to get along with each other in the faily. I spent uch tie on work before and didn’t realize how iportant faily life was. I decided to do better in the future.
31．The writer ___________ to a stranger when she ran into hi.
32．When the writer nearly knocked Betty down, she _________ at her.
33．The writer’s ______ told her Betty had picked those flowers for her.
34．The writer felt sad and began to cry because ___________.
35．The writer decided to ___________.
ichelle, a faous lady, has found that ore than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious pro. So she starts a health progra to deal with it. The health progra is to reduce(减少) the aount （数量）of fat students today and in the future.
The progra will get failies, schools, newspapers, agazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The progra includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier eals with less fat and should also offer gy classes.
The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise ore and control (控制) their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is iportant to have less sweet food, and drink water, ilk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the sae tie she has also set a good exaple by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage ore people to plant one too.
The health progra is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
36．In ichelle’s country over _______ of the students are too fat.
A. 75% B. a quarter C. a half D. 15%
37．The word “obesity” in the second paragraph eans ________ in Chinese.
A. 厌食症 B. 抑郁症 C. 肥胖症 D. 强迫症
38．What does the lady want the shops to do?
A. To offer gy classes. B. To plant a vegetable garden.
C. To serve eals with less fat. D. To sell healthier foods.
39． It’s a good way for fat student to have ______ every day.
A. ore vegetables B. sweet foods C. any cokes D. uch fat
40．What’s the ain idea of the passage?
A. The lady introduces healthy drinks. B. The lady cares about food cost.
C. The lady fights obesity in students. D. The lady feel worried about the height.
One day a poor an was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) cae out and asked the an what was the atter.
“I have lost y axe.” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed hi a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No.” said the an.
The fairy then showed hi a silver axe and asked again. “Is this yours?” “No.” again answered the an. Then she showed hi the old axe.
“Yes, this is ine.” called out the happy an. “I know that well enough.” Said the fairy, “I only want to see if you can tell e the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”
41．The an with his old axe fell into the river.
42．The fairy cae out and asked what was wrong with hi.
43．The sad an only wanted the gold and silver axes.
44．The fairy found his lost axe for the an.
45． Fro the story, we know that an honest an ay get ore.
Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books no
Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 onths old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave hi things to think
and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 onths old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught hi to learn soething. His parents like reading very uch. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales
(童话).
His fairy tales are all fro his life. One day ,he found any ice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his other's hand. So he thought, "lf we give ice the stoachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stoach for ice.
At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a iddle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l a not different fro other children .I just wrote several books. "
46．How any books has Dou Kou written?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six
47．Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books.
A. his other B. his father
C. school life D. life in different cities
48．Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____
A. when he wrote fairy tales
B. before his father taught hi to study
C. after he went to school
D. after his other taught hi how to learn soething
49．The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____ .
A. Dou Kou is different fro other children
B. Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth
C. Dou Kou is the sae as other children
D. Dou Kou likes his books
50．Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?
A. Three Books by a Child
B. How to Write Fairy Tales
C. How Clever the Boy is
D. Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer
One day a Chinese student went to study English in England. His faily nae is Sun. It is the sae as the word “sun”. England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or foggy, and it rains now and again. So the people there don’t get uch sunshine in the whole year. When the Chinese student went to London, a tall English policean with a large face opened his passport to exaine(检查) it. The policean was interested to find the Chinese nae “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just like the English word “sun”，so he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your nae is sun. You are wanted here.”
The Chinese student was greatly surprised. But after a oent the policean began to sile, “r. Sun, you’ve brought sunshine to England! So we don’t want you to go away.”
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
51．The Chinese student’s faily nae is pronounced just like the English word “sun”.
52．London, the capital of England, is called “The foggy city”.
53．In London, a tall Englishan with large eyes exained the Chinese student’s passport.
54．The policean in London was interested in the Chinese nae “sun”.
55．r. Sun was really to bring sunshine to England.
56．Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his faous stories, he also wrote any influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.
Born in 1881 to a wealthy faily, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior governent official, was put into prison for taking oney. At the sae tie, his father becae seriously ill. Fro that tie on, his faily were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.
By the tie Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and becoe odern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student agazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of oney.
After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his faous short story Diary of a adan. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped ake it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921), ade Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.
Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he oved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote hiself to what he called “pen warfare”. He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the governent. For this, the governent stopped hi fro publishing any ore books. He was forced to write his articles using false naes.
Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s iportance and influence have grown. Today, any of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by illions around the world.
【小题1】Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?
A. The people he et in Japan.
B. The experiences in his early life.
C. Working as a teacher in Beijing.
D. His father’s being put into prison.
【小题2】According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a ada so popular?
A. It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.
B. It was the first novel to use everyday language.
C. Its story took place in odern ties.
D. It was written using a western style.
【小题3】The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to .
A. the success of Diary of a adan
B. the use of everyday language
C. the first Chinese novel
D. The True Story of Ah Q
【小题4】After oving to Shanghai, Lu Xun ainly wrote .
A. funny stories
B. articles about hiself
C. articles against the governent
D. stories about governent officials
【小题5】In what order did these events take place in Lu Xun’s life?
a. The governent stopped hi fro publishing books.
b. He wrote Diary of a adan.
c. His father becae ill.
d. He oved to Shanghai.
e. His writings were put into textbooks.
A. c-a-b-d-e B. c-b-d-a-e
C. a-c-d-b-e D. a-d-b-c-e
57．Once when I was a teenager, y father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one faily between the ticket office and us. This faily ade a big ipression on e.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of oney. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very iportant day out for the. The father and other seeed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how any tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let e buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take y faily to the circus.”
The ticket lady told hi the price.
The an’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a sile on the an’s face. He quietly asked, “How uch did you say?”
The ticket lady again told hi the price.
The an obviously didn’t have enough oney. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
Seeing what was happening, y dad took a $20 note fro his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the an on the shoulder and said, “Excuse e, sir, you dropped this.”
The an understood y father was helping hi. He picked up the oney, looked straight into y dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really eans a lot to e and y faily.”
Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.
【小题1】Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?
A. To show the children were well looked after.
B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.
C. To show how hard the other worked.
D. To show how rich the faily were.
【小题2】Why was the poor an unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?
A. He had lost his oney.B. His children were noisy.
C. The tickets were sold out.D. The tickets were too expensive.
【小题3】Who did the $20 note belong to?
A. The poor an .B. The writer’s father.
C. The poor an’s wife.D. The ticket lady.
【小题4】Why was the poor an in tears at the end of the story?
A. He found the oney he lost.B. He wanted others to help hi.
C. He ade his children unhappy.D. He was thankful for the kindness.
【小题5】Which of the following stateents is probably true according to the passage?
A. The poor ans saw the circus that night.
B. The two failies becae close friends.
C. The writer’s father earned soe oney.
D. The writer saw the circs that night.
One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woan he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woan.
Jack walked up to the woan and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? ay I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.
The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That's a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the anial.
“Yes, he's handsoe. He's a bit of a ixture(混合) but that's not a bad thing.
He's strong and healthy”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got
soe food for hi.”
“That's true,”Sue said, But I haven’t.”
The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tepered
(好脾气).”
Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the
anial's head. Iediately it juped up and bit hi.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”
“No, I didn't,”Sue replied. “You asked，if y dog bit, and I said no.
58．What did Jack do when he saw the woan?
A. He walked past her.
B. He asked to sit next to her.
C. He spoke angrily to her.
D. He spoke to her dog.
59．The dog looked_________.
A. angrily at Jack B. sick
C. as if he would bite Sue D. hungry
60．Jack thought that the dog
A. was ill B. belonged to Sue
C. was terrible D. belonged in a zoo
61．The underlined word “pet” should be ______________in Chinese.
A.宠物 B.喜欢
C.敲打 D.抚摸
62．Fro the story, we can know______________.
A. Jack and Sue talked about the sae dog
B. Jack asked Sue a right question
C. Jack was bitten by Sue's dog
D. Jack asked Sue a wrong question
根据短文肉容．判断下列句子的正误。正确的用“T”．错误的用“F”。(每小题1分．共5分)
A long tie ago. there was an eperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.
One day the eperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to hi. As soon as the eperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for e whenever I want to hear her. "
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The eperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to ake a robot bird for hi. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The eperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird becae old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that tie, the eperor becae very weak. One orning, while lying in bed, the eperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any ore. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the windo She began to sing her ost beautiful song. The eperor was very happy! He becae better and better each day.
After the eperor was well，he changed a lot and becae kind to his people. Fro then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) hi for his love and kindness.
63．Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.
64．The eperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any tie.
65．The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage.
66．The eperor was not satisfied with the robot bird at first.
67．The eperor learnt fro the nightingale what love and kindness was.
In a cold winter, a couple had to ove out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love e any ore; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let e take it first, OK?” “Why not let e take it first?” she asked. “I’ tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his coputer. After a few inutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked e why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We oved to the sall house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroo could get a little warer. So I always rushed to the bathroo first. When she took the shower, the bathroo could get warer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her ore, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
68．The couple oved out of their house ________.
A. on a rainy day
B. in a cold winter
C. when the husband lost his work
D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary
69．The woan thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.
A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes
B. he didn’t have enough oney
C. he always worked with no care of her
D. he had another woan
70．The woan’s eyes were full of tears because ________.
A. she felt sad by her husband’s words
B. the rainy day ade her sad
C. her eyes were hurt by the coputer
D. she was oved by her husband’s diary
71．The an wanted to take the shower first because ________.
A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier
B. he wanted to ake the bathroo warer
C. he wasn’t as strong as before
D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter
72．Fro the reading, we know that ________.
A. the an loved his wife very uch
B. the woan didn’t love her husband any ore
C. the an was very poor before
D. the woan had no job
any people say that they are working too any hours. They don't have enough tie to relax or to stay with their faily.
Work hours are different fro one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That eans a Japanese worker works 513 ore hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so any hours? Soe people work extra hours because they want to ake ore oney. However, any copanies don't pay overtie. Their workers don't get ore pay for ore work. Soe people think it's their duty to work ore hours. Soe are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work ore hours.
any people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Gerany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play akes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there ust be a lot of dull people in the world.
73．A Japanese worker works __ ore hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805
74．The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 eans ".
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
75．People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Gerany
C. the United States D. Great Britain
76．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. No copanies offer vacations to their workers.
B. any people say they have enough tie to relax.
C. Not all copanies pay their workers for ore work.
D. ore than half of workers use all their vacation days.
77．What can we infer fro the passage?
A. any workers have to work long hours.
B. any people have vacations long enough.
C. Work hours are the sae around the world.
D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
A crow（乌鸦）is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of eat in her outh.“y babies will have a nice breakfast,”she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the eat.“How can I get that piece of eat?”he thinks.
“Good orning, rs. Cro”says the fox,“How are you?”But the crow doesn’t say a word. “You have very nice babies, rs. Cro”says the fox,“How are they? ay I see the ?”Still the crow doesn’t say a word.
“You are very beautiful, rs. Crow, and you have a beautiful voice（嗓子）,too.”says the fox,“Would you please sing a song for e? ”rs. Crow thinks“How nice r. Fox is! I ust sing hi a song.”So she opens her outh and begins to sing. At that tie, the eat drops down（掉下）fro her outh.?
78．There’s a piece of bread in the crow’s outh.
79．The old fox wants the crow to sing for hi very uch.
80．The crow doesn’t say a word to the fox because she doesn’t like the fox at all.
81．When she opens her outh, the fox eats the baby crows.
82．The old fox has a nice breakfast.
The faous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His faily lived not far fro the River Severn, England.
Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also becoe a doctor.
As a boy Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and copared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very uch. He collected any things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.
①为了成为一名医生，十六岁时达尔文就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University) 学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.
Then he studied at Cabridge University until 1831.
Soe tie later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South Aerica and wanted a scientist. His professor advised hi to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in Deceber 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted alost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South Aerica. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw any new plants and anials. He collected all kinds of plants, which he sent hoe fro the places he visited.
When he returned hoe, Darwin was warly greeted by his failies and any friends.
In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. ②Darwin understood that plants and anials are not always the sae, and that they really change.
By 1859, Darwin had finished his faous book The Origin of Species. It ade a great hit in the world of science. ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by soe scientists. But later, ore and ore scientists agreed with hi.
Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.
请根据内容回答问题。
83．Why didn’t Charles becoe a doctor?
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84．When did Charles start the research with the Beagle?
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◆根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
85．请将①处划线句子翻译成英语。
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86．请将②处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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87．请改写③处划线句子， 使其意思与原句一致（每空一词）。
The church and even soe scientists ____________ ___________ hi.
Dear Reader,
Iagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.
Iagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stoach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away fro her father, little brother and sister because the faily is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For aria Pastora, these are the real life.
aria would gladly walk iles to school, but her other, now alone, needs her badly at hoe. If aria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?
But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like aria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help aria’s other get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the oney she needs to buy clothes and school things for aria.
To help aria ost, your oney is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help theselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.
For you there are any rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear fro your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a oent now to fill in and post the for below to help a child like aria and her village.
It can ake such a difference in her life and yours.
88．We can ost probably read the letter in __________.
A. soebody’s diary B. a newspaper
C. a progress report D. a storybook
89．Fro the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________
A. aria is an 11-year-old girl.
B. aria’s faily is very poor.
C. aria has to do a lot of hard work.
D. aria is hoping to get schooling.
90．What is “Save the Children”?
A. An organization to help poor children go to school.
B. An office of the governent to collect oney.
C. A progra shown at theatres to help the poor.
D. A group who works for children in poor places.
91．The underlined word “sponsor” eans “__________” in Chinese.
A. 回报 B. 资助 C. 感恩 D. 抢救
92．What does the last sentence in the letter ean?
A. If aria goes to school, you will be rewarded.
B. What you give is ore than what you take.
C. Both aria’s life and yours will change a lot.
D. arie and you can help each other at school.
参考答案
1．Bears
2．earlier
3．Canada
4．hoetown
5．agree
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了两个卡通人物，泰迪熊和温妮熊的由来。
1．根据短文第一段及下文描述，可知这篇短文主要讲述的是两只熊的故事。故填复数名词Bears，熊。
2．根据短文二三段描述，可知泰迪熊出现于1902年。温妮熊出现于1913年，故泰迪熊要早11年。填：earlier，更早的。
3．根据短文第三段描述，可知温妮熊出生在加拿大。故填：Canada，加拿大。
4．根据第三段The captain’s hoetown, Winnipeg, was the origin (起源) of the bear’s nae. 描述，可知此处指的是哈利科尔的家乡。故填：hoetown，家乡。
5．根据第二段A cartoonist (漫画家) drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the beat.描述，可知此处指的是总统不同意射杀这只熊。结合语境可知填原形动词agree，同意。
考点：关于两只玩具熊的传记类阅读
6．B
7．D
8．A
9．C
10．B
【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了一位在迈克尔杰克逊之后的流行音乐之王——王一鸣的成长历史。
6．根据第二段 Wang Yiing, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance oves.描述，可知小宝也是以舞蹈闻名世界的。故选B。
7．根据第二段Doctors suggested that oving his body to usic would help ake hi strong,描述，可知医生认为舞蹈对于他的健康有好处。故选D。
8．根据第二段but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with usic!描述，可知他的父母第一次看到他对于音乐的反应感到很吃惊。故选A，吃惊的。
9．根据短文最后一段描述，可知小宝工作非常认真，并从来没有放弃跳舞。故选C。
10．这篇短文主要介绍了一位在迈克尔杰克逊之后的流行音乐之王——王一鸣的成长历史。故选B，一位年轻的流行音乐之王。
11．A
12．B
13．C
14．A
15．B
【解析】主旨大意：本题以表格形式介绍了三个人在音乐方面的个人爱好。
11．根据表格第一行第二列““y favorite kind of usic is salsa, and y favorite singer is are Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin usic. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting.描述，可知丽萨喜欢萨尔萨舞曲，她认为它令人感到兴奋。故选A。
12．根据表格第二行第一列To White Age 14 New York City, USA 描述，可知汤姆怀特来自美国纽约。故选B。
13．根据表格第三行第二列y dad has a great collation of classical CDs.描述，可知琳达的父亲收藏了很古典音乐唱片。故选C。
14．根据表格第一列第一行和第三行描述，可知丽萨和琳达同岁，故选A。
15．根据表格第二列描述，可知谈论的都是各自最喜欢的音乐，故选B。
16．he lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job.
17．They felt hungry.
18．to feed
19．return （归还）
20．He took it fro the pastor.
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文中的汤姆失业了，因为有孩子需要喂养，因此他拿了牧师的一只火鸡。为了得到心灵的安慰，就去教堂巧言获得牧师的原谅。最后牧师才发现，原来汤姆拿的是自己的火鸡。
16．根据短文第一段To lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job fro then on. He was very worried.描述，可知汤姆担忧的原因是，他去年失业了，并且还没有找到工作。故答：he lost his work last year and he didn’t find a job.
17．根据第一段His sons and daughters were often hungry. 描述，可知他的孩子们经常感到饿。故答：They felt hungry.
18．根据短文第一段描述，可知本句指的是，他有儿女需要喂养。动词不定式做宾语表示具体的将要进行的动作，故填：to feed，喂养，养育。
19．联系前文描述，可知此处牧师说的是，你必须把它归还给它的主人。ust是情态动词，故填原形动词return （归还）
20．根据短文最后一段描述，可知汤姆拿的是这个牧师的火鸡。故答：He took it fro the pastor.
考点：故事类记述文阅读
点评：本题中个别小题不能直接从文中找到答案，需要自己根据相关内容分析总结。一定要弄懂全文后再动手解答问题。书写答案时，注意首字母大写，因为是回答问句，即使只有一个单词也是一个句子。为避免不必要的错误，只要能使用原文的就尽量使用原文回答问题，即使自己总结也尽量使用短句。同时并注意人称和数的变化。
21．Becaue he can play the piano with his toes.
22．He was only 10 years old.(可以只答10 years old.)
23．Yes.
24．His parents encouraged hi to play the piano.（可以只答His parents）
25．They were deeply oved and excited.
【解析】主旨大意：本文主要记述了残疾人钢琴家刘伟的成长历程及其艺术成就。
21．根据历年长沙中考阅读出题原则，即“顺序与出题顺序一致原则”，可以从第一段的第一句找到题目对应的答案“Liu Wei is very faous in China because he can play the piano with the toes(脚趾)。
22．本题所问“How old”,学生需要形成一个条件反射，即在中寻找数字，再根据“顺序与出题顺序一致原则”，可以马上锁定在第二段第一句“当刘伟10岁时候，因为和朋友们在一起玩，不小心触碰到了电，而失去了双手。”
23．本题为本类阅读中必考的一种题型，一般疑问句。看到此问题，学生的第一反应为“Yes or No.”再利用中考阅读中细节题技巧之“在题干中找专有名词和普通名词”画出“Liu Wei”和“ars”,定位在中第三段第一句“Liu Wei was very sad when both his ars were cut off after the accident.”再一次印证了“顺序与出题顺序一致原则”。
24．本题所问的是“Who”，那么学生的第一反应即到中找“人”。一眼扫下来，第四段和第五段都没有出现除了刘伟之外的人，而在第六段中出现了 “his parents went on encouraging(鼓励) hi and he wanted to ake his parents proud.”所以答案为his parents.
25．根据“顺序与出题顺序一致原则”，最后一题应该出现在64题（即第六段）之后，也就是的最后一段，找到了观众的反应“The audience(观众) were deeply oved and very excited”。
26．She was buying a newspaper.
27．crowded/It was crowded.
28．She called the police.
29．A little boy.
30．The police officer's dog.
【解析】主旨大意：这篇短文记述了琳达的狗走失，最后在一个小男孩和警察的帮助下，有重新找回来的故事。
26．根据第二段While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. 描述，可知答：She was buying a newspaper.
27．根据第二段The station was crowded 描述，可知答：crowded/It was crowded.
28．根据第二段第三行Then she called the police. 描述，可知答：She called the police.
29．根据第二段第五行Finally, a little boy said to her, "Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I cae in. "描述，可知是一个小男孩给了他提示。故答：A little boy.
30．根据短文最后两句，可知是警察的狗找到了琳达的狗。故答：The police officer's dog.
31．said sorry
32．shouted angrily
33．husband
34．she didn’t treat Betty well
Or: she was not patient (with Betty)
Or: she was rude (to Betty)
35．do better in the future
【解析】这篇短文中作者主要讲述了发生在自己和女儿之间的一个故事，通过这个故事，让作者决定在将来要更好地对待他人。
31．根据第一段I said sorry to hi, 描述，可知作者对这个陌生人说抱歉了。故填：said sorry
32．根据第二段“Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.描述，可知作者愤怒的对玛丽喊起来。故填：shouted angrily
33．根据短文第三段That night, when I lay in bed, y husband said to e, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find soe flowers there. 描述，可知作者的丈夫告诉她，玛丽为她采了一些花。故填：husband
34．根据短文二三段描述，可知作者待玛丽不是很好。故填： she didn’t treat Betty well
Or: she was not patient (with Betty)
Or: she was rude (to Betty)
35．根据短文最后一段I decided to do better in the future.描述，可知作者决定在未来要做得更好。故填：do better in the future
36．B
37．C
38．D
39．A
40．C
【解析】短文大意：这篇短文中主要介绍了一位女士，向学生们中的肥胖问题发起挑战的故事。
36．根据第一段ichelle, a faous lady, has found that ore than 25% students are too fat in her country.描述，可知在他的国家超过四分之一的人肥胖。故选B，四分之一。
37．联系下文so that students will be at a healthier weight.描述，可知此处指的是，应对学生们的肥胖问题。故选C。
38．根据短文第二段The progra includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. 描述，可知这位女士认为，商店应该销售健康的食品。故选D。
39．根据短文第三段She also wants the students ……She hopes that the garden will encourage ore people to plant one too.描述，可知每天多吃蔬菜对于肥胖学生来说是个很好的方法。故选A。
40．这篇短文中主要介绍了一位女士，向学生们中的肥胖问题发起挑战的故事。故选C。
41．F
42．T
43．F
44．T
45．T
【解析】短文大意：一个人的斧子掉到了河里面，一位仙女为他提供了一把金斧子和银斧子来考验他是否诚实。这个人面对金斧子和银斧子不动心，只想要自己的旧斧子，可见他是个诚实的人。最后仙女把金斧子和银斧子也给了他。
41．本句意思是他和斧子都掉到了河里面。根据第一段Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water.描述，可知只有他的斧子掉到了河里面，故本句描述错误。
42．本句意思是，仙女出来问他怎么了。根据第一段Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) cae out and asked the an what was the atter. 描述，可知本句描述正确。
43．本句意思是，这个伤心的男人只想要金斧子和银斧子。根据短文二三段描述，可知这个男人只想要他的旧斧子。故本句描述错误。
44．根据第三段Then she showed hi the old axe.描述，可知这位仙女帮助这个男人找到了他的斧子。故本句描述正确。
45．这篇短文中的男人面对金斧子和银斧子不动心，只想要自己的旧斧子，可见他是个诚实的人。根据最后一段描述，可知仙女把金斧子和银斧子也给了他。故本句描述正确。
46．A
47．D
48．B
49．C
50．D
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了一位最年轻的作家，文中详细描述了他的成长经历。
46．根据第一段He has written 3 books no描述，可知他已经写了三本书，故选A。
47．根据短文第二段描述，可知是在不同城市的生活经历，给了他写作的材料。故选D。
48．根据短文第三段At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught hi to learn soething.描述，可知在他父亲教他什么值钱，他就已经学会了使用词典。故选B。
49．结合语境可知他说的是，我与其它孩子没有什么不同，我只是写了几本书而已。故选C，Dou Kou与其它孩子一样。
50．这篇短文主要介绍了一位最年轻的作家——Dou Kou 。故选D。
考点：传记类记述文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
51．F
52．T
53．F
54．T
55．F
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文讲述了一个发生在英国海关的故事。因为中国学生的姓氏因为和英文单词sun的拼写一样，引起了海关人员的兴趣。
51．根据汉语与英语语音知识，可知sun这个音节虽然拼写形式一样，但是在汉语和英语的发音是不一样的，故本句描述错误。
52．根据短文第二行England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or foggy,及常识，可知伦敦曾经因为空气污染被称为雾都。故本句描述正确。
53．根据短文第三四行When the Chinese student went to London, a tall English policean with a large face opened his passport to exaine(检查) it.描述，可知是一个长着一张大脸的英国高个子男人检查了孩子们的护照。故本句描述错误。
54．根据短文第四五行The policean was interested to find the Chinese nae “sun” in the passport.描述，可知这个人对中国姓氏sun很感兴趣。故本句描述正确。
55．根据短文最后一段描述是，可知这只是一种恭维的语言，并不是这个姓氏真的能带来阳光。故本句描述错误。
考点：故事类记述文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
56．
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了中国的著名作家鲁迅的生平，按时间顺序重点描述了他一生中发生的几次重大事件。
【小题1】根据第二段These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.描述，可知选B。
【小题2】根据第四段It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped ake it a great success.描述，可知选B。
【小题3】this是指示代词，指代前文提到的人或者事物。联系前一句描述，可知指的是他成功的这件事，故选A。
【小题4】根据第五段He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the governent.描述，可知选C。
【小题5】根据短文描述，可知几个事件中最先发生的是他的父亲生病，然后是他写了狂人日记，接下来是移居到上海，政府禁止他的书出版，最后发生的是他的书被印刷出版，故选B。
57．
【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
【解析】这篇短文中作者主要记述了自己的父亲帮助一家人的故事。这是一个有着八个孩子的家庭，父母带孩子们去看马戏，可是票价太贵。正在这位父亲遭难之际，我的父亲估计丢下20美元，来帮助这一家人。最后这家人如愿以偿的看上了马戏，而我们也因为帮助别人感到很高兴。
【小题1】这句话的意思是他们的衣服不昂贵，但是很干净。由此可见父母做的工作很多，故选A，说明这些孩子们被照顾的很好。
【小题2】联系下文The an obviously didn’t have enough oney. 描述，可知这个男人没有足够的钱，故选D。
【小题3】根据Seeing what was happening, y dad took a $20 note fro his pocket and dropped in on the ground. 描述，可知这20美元是我父亲的，故选B。
【小题4】根据“Thank you. This really eans a lot to e and y faily.”可知我的父亲帮了这一家一个大忙，故选D。
【小题5】通过短文描述，可知这一家人那天晚上看上了马戏，故选A。
58．B
59．D
60．B
61．D
62．D
【解析】短文大意：本文是一篇哲理小故事，主要通过两个朋友对面前那条狗的讨论，而引发的事件，告诫我们做事一定要弄清事情的真想，切不可贸然行动，以免造成不必要的伤害。
58．根据本文中的第二和第三段两人之间的对话可知，Jack请求坐在Sue的旁边，故选B。
59．根据文中““And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got soe food for hi.””可知答案为D。
60．根据故事的最后，他被狗咬，可知，他以为狗是Sue家的。
61．根据文中“He put out his hand and touched the anial's head.”可以判断出，Jack想去抚摸那条狗，故选D。
62．根据对短文的主题理解可以判断出，那条狗不是Sue的，而Jack问了一个错误的问题“你家的狗咬不咬人？”以致于被狗咬，故选D。
63．T
64．T
65．F
66．F
67．T
【解析】这篇短文中的国王因为喜欢夜莺的叫声，而把它关进笼子里，想要随时听到它的叫声。可知夜莺因为不高兴停止了唱歌，国王就命人制作了一只机器鸟唱歌。不久这只机器鸟变旧了，唱不出优美的歌声。国王因此而生病，最后在夜莺甜美的歌声陪伴下，国王渐渐康复，也从中学到了爱和善良，更加善待他的国民。
63．根据there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.及下文He ordered the scientists in his palace to ake a robot bird for hi. The bird could sing very beautifully, too.描述，可知本句描述正确。
64．根据"Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for e whenever I want to hear her. "描述，可知本句描述正确。
65．根据The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day.可知本句描述错误。
66．根据第三段The eperor was pleased.描述，可知国王一开始很高兴，故本句描述错误。
67．根据短文最后一段描述，可知国王从这只夜莺身上学到了爱和善良，故本句描述正确。
68．B
69．C
70．D
71．B
72．A
【解析】短文大意:这篇短文记述了一对破产的夫妇,丈夫因为忙于工作,而缺少了对妻子的关爱,让自己觉得丈夫不再爱他.在一天洗澡时,因为丈夫抢着先洗澡,更让妻子很伤心.后来妻子在丈夫的日记中发现了丈夫为什么要求先洗澡的原因,深受感动.
68．根据In a cold winter, a couple had to ove out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）.描述,可知选B.
69．根据第一段The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love e any ore; he just thinks about his work.”描述,可知选C.
70．根据第三段her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary: 及下文日记内容,可知选D.
71．根据短文最后一段I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroo could get a little warer. So I always rushed to the bathroo first.描述,可知选B.
72．根据I can’t give her ore, but at least I can give her 1°C love.及本段描述,可知丈夫是在竭尽所能的爱自己的妻子,故选A.
73．A
74．B
75．C
76．C
77．A
【解析】这篇短文主要谈到了各国的工人的工作时间问题,从中我们可以知道各国工人的工作时间很不一样,工作目的也不尽相同.
73．根据第二段In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.描述,计算可知2159-1646=513,故选A.
74．联系下文because they want to ake ore oney. 可知此处指的是额外的工作,故选B.
75．根据第四段and in the United States, two weeks. 描述,可知选C.
76．根据短文第三段However, any copanies don't pay overtie. Their workers don't get ore pay for ore work. 描述,可知选C.
77．根据第一段any people say that they are working too any hours. They don't have enough tie to relax or to stay with their faily.及下文描述,可知有很多工人不得不长时间工作,故选A.
78．F
79．F
80．F
81．F
82．T
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了狐狸和乌鸦的语言故事。最后乌鸦忍不住狐狸的甜言蜜语，开口唱歌，失去了自己口中的肉。
78．本句是说乌鸦的嘴里面有一块面包。根据第一段She has a big piece of eat in her outh.可知它最里面有一块肉，故本句描述错误。
79．本句是说，这只老狐狸非常想要这只乌鸦为它唱支歌。根据短文描述，可知它最终想要的是乌鸦嘴里的肉。故本句描述错误。
80．本句是说，乌鸦没有和狐狸说话，因为它根本不喜欢狐狸。根据最后一段描述，可知它忍不住狐狸的甜言蜜语，开始唱歌了。故本句描述错误。
81．本句是说，当乌鸦开口时，狐狸吃了小乌鸦。根据短文描述，可知最终狐狸吃到的是乌鸦嘴里面的肉。故本句描述错误。
82．根据短文最后一段描述，可知狐狸吃到了乌鸦嘴里的肉，可见它的早餐很不错。故本句描述正确。
考点：故事类记述文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
83．Becaussehe was interested in the history of nature.
84．(He started it) in Deceber 1831./ in 1831
85．At the age of sixteen. /When he was sixteen(years old).Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University(to study)in order to/so as to/to becoe a doctor(so that/in order that he could becoe a doctor).(时间状语与目的状语的位置不唯一)
86．达尔文认为动物和植物不是一成不变的，实际上它们是在变化的。
87．were against/disagreed with
【解析】
83．根据But he was interested in the history of nature. 可知。
84．根据Then he studied at Cabridge University until 1831. 或So when the ship left England in Deceber 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted alost five years.可知。
85．注意时间状语和目的状语的不同翻译方法。
86．根据句子的语境进行翻译。
87．反对的不同表达方式。
88．C
89．B
90．D
91．B
92．C
【解析】
试题分析：这是封信来自一个贫困儿童的发展报告。告诉我们世界上还有很多生活贫困的儿童及他们的家庭，号召我们伸出援助之手，这样会让你我的生活有很大的不同。
88．根据最后一段Receive photos or progress reports. 及上文描述，可知本文主要介绍了一些贫困孩子及他们的家庭的生活状况，号召我们伸出援助之手。故选C。
89．根据短文第四段描述，可知玛利亚家的生活非常贫困，故选B。
90．根据短文后三段描述，可知这是一个救助贫困地区的孩子们的一个慈善组织。故选D。
91．联系前一句，But for just 52 pennies a day,每天只要52便士，可知此处指的是，你就能资助一个像玛利亚一样的孩子。故选B。
92．根据短文描述，可知只要我们都能伸出援助之手，向玛利亚这样的贫困孩子的生活就会改变很多，我们的生活也将因之有很大的不同。故选C。
考点：关于一个发展报告的应用文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。