三、 任务型阅读

      For Rachel Beckwith's 9 th birthday,she didn't ask for toys,dolls or a new pair of shoes. Instead,the girl made an interesting wish. She wanted her friends and relatives to donate money to the charity. She hoped the charity could get more water so that people in some developing countries could drink clean drinking water.

     “On June 12th,2011,I'm turning 9,” she wrote on her diary. “I find out that millions of people didn't live to see their 5th birthday. Why? Because they didn't have enough clean,safe water to drink. So I'm celebrating my birthday like never before.”

     Rachel's goal amount was $300,but she only raised $220 from her friends and relatives. That didn't bother her much,and she said she could raise more the following year. Unfortunately,Rachel met a car accident. After spending several days in a hospital,she lost her life.

     But as the news of her death spread,her story of raising money for the charity did too. Finally,the donation got over $ 1,271,713. All the money went towards building wells in developing countries.

根据短文内容，简要回答下面的问题。

1. What did Rachel Beckwith want for her ninth birthday?

2. When was Rachel's ninth birthday?

3. Why didn't millions of people live to see their fifth birthday?

4. How much did Rachel want to get from her friends and relatives?

5. What happened to Rachel at last?

C

() 1. If Alice wants to rent a room for herself for half a year,how much should she pay?

   A. $120.   B. $720.   C. $600.   D. $480.

() 2. When can you buy T-shirts for men at $ 85 according to the passage?

   A. At 8 ： 00 a. m. on Sunday. B. At 10： 30 p. m. on Saturday.

   C. At 11： 00 a. m. on Saturday. D. At 3： 00 p. m. on Friday.

() 3. If you want to work as a reporter for a magazine,you can phone for some information.

   A. 6858129   B. 7125678   C. 9655128   D. 5261319

() 4. If you want to find the black jacket you lost on the playground yesterday,you can call for help.

   A. Miss Liu   B. Miss Zhang   C. Miss Li   D. Mr. Wang

() 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Jim can phone 6858129 if he wants to rent a room for himself.

   B. If you want to rent a house with three bedrooms,you can phone 3125796.

   C. If you have $ 100,you can buy a color TV set.

   D. Blue Sky Primary School needs a table tennis coach.

B

     I recently heard about a program on the Animal Planet channel. Here are a few amazing facts about animals that few people know about.

     ◆The largest animal ever to live on the earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 170 tons —more than 24 elephants. It is about 30 meters long. A new-born baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.

     ◆ Giraffes and humans have the same number of bones in their necks;seven.

      ◆The koala doesn’t need to drink water. It can get water from eucalyptus leaves.

      ◆African elephants produce about 100 kilograms of feces per day. Most of the feces are eaten up by beetles.

      ◆On average,sharks kill about 10 humans every year. And about 100 people die each year when they are stepped on by cows.

() 1. Which is the largest animal according to the passage?

   A. The elephant. B. The bear. C. The shark. D. The blue whale.

() 2. How heavy is a new-born baby whale?

   A. It weighs about 170 tons. B. It's only 30 tons.

   C. It s as heavy as about 24 elephants. D. It's as heavy as a big elephant.

() 3. How many bones do humans have in their necks?

   A. 7.   B. 6.   C. 5.   D. 4.

() 4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The koala gets water from eucalyptus leaves.

   B. African elephants produce about 100 kilograms of feces per day.

   C. Sharks kill about 100 humans every year on average.

   D. Beetles often eat elephants^J feces.

() 5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

   A. What animal is the writer's favorite.

   B. What animal is people's friend.

   C. Some amazing animals in the world.

   D. A program about animals.

二、 阅读理解

A (2013 .江苏南京二十九中中考二模) 

      It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the garden。

     Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said, “I know where we can find all that you want Get the children and come on. ”So they went,driving down the country roads. There on a small hill they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully,she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing a nursing home (养老院) ，the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She has no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman,put the flowers in her hands,and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily,too.

     When the young mother came back to her car,her children asked her,“Who is that old granny? Why did you give flowers to her?”“I don't know her ,” their mother said. “But it's Mother's Day,and she has no children. I have all of you and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”

() 1. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because .

   A. she didn't have a presept

   B. she was far away from her mother

   C. she didn't know it was Mother's Day

   D. she wanted to have a trip

() 2. There were many beautiful purple lilacs .

   A. in the young woman's garden   B. in the market

   C. on a small hill   D. in the nursing home

() 3. The young woman had .

   A. one child   B. no child

   C. more than one child   D. a boy and a girl

() 4. The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because .

   A. she knew the old granny   B. she didn^ like the flowers

   C. her mother asked her to do so   D. she wanted the old granny to be happy

() 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The young woman was kind. B. The old granny was sad at last.

   C. The young woman loved her mother. D. The old granny has no child.

一、完形填空

     When my friend Lesa was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer,I wanted to do something for her.

     1 on the first day of her treatments,another friend and I went to the hospital to 2 some time with her. We bought her a small toy clown and 3 him Lemon-Aide. We gave Lemon-Aide to Lesa. We told her that 4 was to go with her to all of her treatments to 5 her that we were thinking of her even though we could not 6 be with her. She took Lemon-Aide with her to all of her treatments. When the treatments were 7 she said she would pass him to 8 who got cancer.

     A few months later,much to my 9 ,she passed him to me. Lemon-Aide went with me to all of my treatments. One day 10 waiting for my doctor,I got a good 11 . I decided to make our own Lemon- Aide and then sell them to people. And then we would give the money to cancer patients who did not have medical insurance (保险) . Lesa quite 12 me. We designed our version (版本) of Lemon-Aide —a soft 13 clown that stands for love,support,and encouragement. It is 14 men,women,and children of all ages. Now Lemon-Aide has been 15 to 34  states and 33 countries.

() 1. A. If   B. But   C. So   D. Since

() 2. A. spend   B. have   C. tell   D. make

() 3. A. ordered   B. named   C. created   D. drew

() 4. A. he   B. she   C. I   D. they

() 5. A. need   B. disturb   C. expect   D. remind

() 6. A. hardly   B. seldom   C. never   D. always

() 7. A. completed   B. started   C. needed   D. refused

() 8. A. something   B. nobody   C. someone   D. none

() 9. A. happiness   B. surprise   C. excitement   D. success

() 10. A. although   B. after   C. until   D. while

() 11. A. rest   B. time   C. idea   D. chance

() 12. A. put up with   B. agreed with   C. disagreed with   D. quarreled with

() 13. A. sad   B. crying   C. smiling   D. angry

() 14. A. instead of   B. for   C. by   D. except for

() 15. A. sold   B. left   C. used   D. allowed

四、短文填词

     In a palace,there was a thief. No one knew w 1 he was because the thief had fooled everyone.

     The King decided to f 2 out the thief,so he asked for h 3 from a clever boy. The boy spent some days there,watching and listening,u 4 a ring was stolen. The next morning the smart boy made all I people stay together in a room. The boy a 5 them some questions and had lunch with them.

      After the meal,suddenly,one of the gardeners began coughing hard,and finally he fell to the floor.

      The boy explained that the food they had just e 6 was poisoned (被下毒的) ，and the medicine was  hidden inside the r 7 that had been stolen. So only the thief would be able to s 8   the gardener s life.  

       All people were frightened e 9 one person: A footman (仆人) ran quickly to the place where he had hidden the ring to get the medicine. There he was c 10 .

      The boy later explained that there was no poison at all. It was just a drink that could cause pain for a while.

1.  2.  3.  4  5. 

6.  7.  8.  9. l0.

三、任务型阅读

Want to be a brave person? Try to do the following three things. They might help you in some ways.

Try something new every day. Decide to do at least one new thing that you have never done before. Go to

a new restaurant or talk to a person you have never spoken to before. Then it is possible for you to face Hi something new bravely.

Practice doing scary things. If you are afraid of making phone calls to people who you don't know very ;： well,practice doing it until you feel easier. If you feel anxious when you speak in your second language,11 speak this language more often.

Pretend to be brave enough. When you pretend that you are brave enough,you will try to make it come true. You can set a certain time to do this. How about talking at your next class meeting?

根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。

C

() 1. Zhao Wei became a graduate student studying directing at the Beijing Film Academy in .

   A. 2005   B. 2006   C. 2008   D. 2009

() 2. Zhao Wei won the best actress award for the role in the film in 2001

   A. A Time to Love   B. Painted Skin   C. Mulan   D. 14 Blades

() 3. Beckham played for  115 times.

   A. America   B. France   C. Germany   D. England

() 4. Beckham retired .

   A. on May 16 ,2012   B. on May 16 ,2014   C. on May 16 ,2013   D. on March 16 ,2013

() 5. Li Xiaoxia won her world champion at table tennis worlds on May 19th.

   A. first   B. second   C. third   D. fourth

B

      Some people believe that the name “soccer” came from “assoc”. Others believe that it came from the high socks that the players wore.

      Organized soccer games began in 1863. In a soccer match,two teams of eleven players try to kick (踢) or head the ball into their opponents’ goal (对手的球门) . The goalkeeper who tries to keep the ball out of the goal is the only player who is allowed to touch the ball with hands. Other players must use their feet,heads,and bodies to controK控制) the ball.

      Every four years,soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930.

      Now people in more than 200 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. Soccer is certainly the world's most popular sport!

() 1. Who probably made the first rules of soccer?

   A. The English. B. The American.

   C. The Chinese. D. The Brazilian.

() 2. How many players are there in a team when playing in a soccer match?

   A. Ten. B. Eleven. C. Twenty. D. Twenty-two.

() 3. When was the World Cup first held?

   A. In 1863.   B. In 1903.   C. In 1930.   D. In

1963.

() 4. What does the underlined word “goalkeeper” mean in Chinese?

   A. 队长   B. 裁判   C. 守门员   D. 教练

() 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. All the players can play soccer with their hands.

   B. The World Cup was held every three years.

   C. Soccer is the national sport of China.

   D. People call soccer “football” in European countries.

二、阅读理解

      A

     Last night,my eighteen-year-old son and I were leaving a store. At the parking lot,there stood a man. He was old—most likely in his sixties — clean but looked very sad. He was holding a sign which reads： “Looking for work. Trying to get enough money to buy a bus ticket to Wyoming (美国怀俄明州) . ”

      There was only a $ 5 bill and a $ 10 bill in my wallet. I told my son to get the $ 5 bill to the man.

      My son said ,“Mom,I think that man is really down on his luck. Can we give it all to him?”

     “That's all the cash I have ,” I answered. “But,you can choose to give him the $ 5 bill or the $ 10 one. ”

      My son took out the $ 10 bill at once.

      When I drove by the man,my son handed him the money. He looked so shocked (震惊的) and said nothing at first. When he looked at the bill and realized it wasn’t just a dollar bill. His mouth dropped open and said ,“Thank you,thank you ”

     “You’re welcome ,” we smiled and drove off.

      On the way home,my son told me that in his English class,he has been doing a service journal (期刊) . I He was excited to be able to write about this experience.

      It made us both feel very positive to help this old man. We don't know where he was going,and it really doesn’t matter. We hope,in some way,he finds his way back to Wyoming.

() 1. What did the old man look like?

   A. He was dirty and sad. B. He was clean but sad.

   C. He was clean and happy. D. He was dirty but happy.

() 2. What did the old man want?

   A. A train ticket. B. Some clothes. C. A job. D. Some food.

() 3. How miich did the writer's son give the old man?

   A. Five dollars. B. Ten dollars. C. Fifteen dollars. D. One dollar.

() 4. How was the old man when the boy gave him the money?

   A. Happy. B. Surprised. C. Embarrassed. D. Shocked.

() 5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The boy was excited to help the old man.

   B. The old man was a beggar.

   C. The writer has been doing a service journal.

   D. The writer felt very regretful to help this old man.