科目：初中英语 来源：2011-2012学年江苏省泰兴市实验中学初二下学期期中英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极的)meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of people. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的)actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good 1uck one day. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose(玫瑰)is thought of as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for(代表)love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing(比较)how some words are used.
【小题1】The word “dog” in Chinese usually_________.
| A．shows peace | B．stands for friendship |
| C．has a negative meaning | D．has a positive meaning |
| A．each person lives his own way of life |
| B．if one works hard, he is sure to succeed |
| C．everybody in the world is lucky |
| D．everybody has a time in 1ife to be lucky |
| A．a tired person | B．a brave man |
| C．a homeless person | D．an unkind woman |
| A．Words show differences in different cultures. |
| B．Chinese people like dogs better than cats. |
| C．Western people think of cats to be good friends. |
| D．Rose is the national flower of all western countries. |
| A．Negative or Positive. |
| B．Different Countries Have Different Cultures. |
| C．Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English. |
| D．What Dog and Cat Mean in English. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013-2014学年浙江省诸暨市浣江教育集团九年级下学期第一次阶段测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue,? you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
1.The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.
A. a red box is heavier than a white one
B. a color has weight in one’s mind
C. white paper is lighter than red paper
D. you can know the weight of a color by holding it
2.Why did the scientist say colors have smell?
A. Because people can sense the light from colors.
B. Because we can smell colors with our nose.
C. Because every color has its own sweet smell.
D. Because every color can give off light of the same length.
3.It can be implied from the text that ___________.
A. colors have orders in weight
B. colors can change the weight of an object
C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows
D. colors can affect our mood and health
4.This passage is probably a ___________.
A. book review????????????? ????????????? B. fiction novel????????????? ????????????? C. fairy tale????????????? ????????????? D. science report
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省泰州市九年级12月学业水平测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假如你是第二中学的一名初三学生刘红，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。
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姓 名 |
刘 红 |
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星座 爱好 |
Gemini, (curious, outgoing) 听音乐，看动作片，偶像是成龙 |
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最喜爱的颜色 |
green (energetic, new life), orange (joy, success) |
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存在问题 |
父母管得很紧，几乎不给时间玩； 迷恋上网聊天，经常晚回家，不能准时交作业；学习成绩越来越差，父母要求你放弃上网，为此很苦恼。 |
注意：
1. 词数90词左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
2. 信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。
Dear Sigmund Friend,
My name is Liu Hong. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 2 Middle School. I am curious and outgoing,my star is Gemini. My favourite hobbies are listening to music and watching action movies. My idol is Jacky Chen. I like green and orange best because green stands for energetic and new life and orange for joy and success.
But now I need your help. My parents are so strict with me that I have no time to play. I am crazy about chatting on internet,so I often go home late,，in that case I can’t hand in my homework on time. Because my scores become worse and worse ,my parents ask me to give up surf on the internet.I am very upset. Please give me some advice.
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Can you giv
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me some useful advice? I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Liu Hong
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013-2014学年北京市燕山区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A Lesson from the Elder
Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes. His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children would ask.
One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story. “Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present---a jack-knife. I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight. Some town boys came by and saw me. They surrounded me and started saying bad things. They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife. The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys. I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all."
The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much,
lifted his grandson's face so his eyes looked into the boy's face. Grandfather
said, "Let me tell you a story. I, too, at times, have felt a great hate
for those who have taken 
so
much with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down and does not hurt
your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have
struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if two wolves are inside
me.... It is a terrible fight.
One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way. This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth, and faith.
The other wolf is full of anger. The least thing will set off his fiercest temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my spirit. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too.”
The boy looked into his grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied.... "The one you feed."
1.The boy was angry because __________.
A. he was not satisfied with his present
his back was badly injured in a fight
he had waited for his father for too long
his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys
2.How does the good wolf do things in the story?
A. He never fights against others.
B. He tries to get on well with others.
C. It is hard for him to live with other wolves.
D. Sometimes he had a terrible fight because some one hit him.
3.We can learn from the third paragraph that _________.
A. “hate” is healthy
B. “hate” hurts oneself
C. “hate” is complicated
D. “hate” harms one’s enemies
4.What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?
A. We should feed the two wolves equally.
B. Living in harmony with others is important.
C. Our feelings should be expressed at the right time.
D. The choices we make determine who we will become.
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年江苏南京溧水县六校九年级12月学情调研联考测试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality(现实) of life.
In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable(不合情理的) thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling(四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky(摇晃的) legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out(着手) to do .”
1.What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．A happy thing. B．A difficult task.
C．A big dream. D．A beautiful scene.
2.What does the book A View from the Zoo talk about?
A．A new-born giraffe’s first lesson.
B．A mother giraffe’s story.
C．The lives of some great people.
D．The way for a giraffe to stand up.
3.Why were some great people mentioned in the passage?
A．Because they all worked hard.
B．Because they all liked to read some special stories.
C．Because they were born with some illnesses.
D．Because they were similar to giraffes in some ways.
4.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A．This passage is a description of giraffes’ living habits.
B．Baby giraffes can’t stand up until three months old.
C．Irving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.
D．The great people can’t stand up after they’re knocked down for years.
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Raise a Baby Giraffe.
B．Learning to Get Back Up.
C．Stories about the great people.
D．A Mother Giraffe and Its Baby Giraffe.
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