—He used to be quiet, didn’t he?
—_________ And he still enjoys keeping quiet!
A. No, he didn’t. B. Yes, he did C. Never. D. I am not sure.
科目:初中英语 来源:2012届江苏省通州市中考网阅适应性测试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
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On December 23, 2008, Niu Niu held a piano concert at the national Grand Theater (国家大剧院). As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater.
Never too young to learn
Niu Niu was born into a musical family in Xiamen. His father Zhang was a piano teacher. Niu Niu grew up listening to his father’s students playing the piano. At just three years old, Niu Niu asked his father to teach him to play, too.
“I gave Niu Niu some sheet music and helped him find the eight notes when he first played the piano. To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct,” said the father. He used to think that three years old is too young an age to learn piano, but Niu Niu changed his mind. He continued to allow Niu Niu to watch his teaching of other students and gave him more sheet music to play.
Playing for fun
Zhang started teaching Niu Niu standard piano lessons when he was four. Unlike many other piano teachers, Zhang didn’t insist that Niu Niu play strictly with the correct finger positioning (位置). He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing. So Niu Niu could play in his own way. He could play the tone successfully. But Niu Niu was required to play the music without looking at the sheet music. Now he can remember about 80 pages.
Rising to fame
In 2003, at the age of 6, Niu Niu successfully held a sole concert in his hometown Xiamen. At the age of 8, he gave a performance at the International Piano Festival in France. At the age of 10, Niu Niu played in London and his performance was praised by Prince Charles. Last year, this young pianist published his first album “Niu Niu Plays Mozart” and over 10,000 copies have been sold in the world.
We are very glad to see a young Chinese pianist rising in the music world.
【小题1】How old was Niu Niu when he performed a concert at the National Grand Theater?
【小题2】What was Niu Niu’s father?
【小题3】What did Niu Niu’s father feel when Niu Niu played nearly 80 percent of the sheet music correct?
【小题4】What did Niu Niu’s father say about the strict finger positioning?
【小题5】What do you think of Zhang’s way of teaching his son Niu Niu? (请自拟一句话作答)
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科目:初中英语 来源:2012年初中毕业升学考试(江西卷)英语(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
【小题1】Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?
A.To play with Lion. | B.To push upon a rock |
C.To run after a mouse | D.To look for something to eat. |
A.supporting | B.sleeping | C.running | D.sitting |
A.Because Lion was rushing to him. |
B.Because he was caught under a rock. |
C.Because he got an idea to get away from Lion. |
D.Because he saw a large rock moving toward him. |
A.Trust your friend, trust yourself. |
B.Work hard, and you’ll succeed. |
C.Help others when they are in trouble. |
D.Try to find a quick way out when in trouble. |
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科目:初中英语 来源:2013-2014学年浙江省温州市六校九年级上学期期末联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy .He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in2014 instead of 2016.
On October 22,Beijing Municipal Commission of Education* announced that, from 2016,the English scores in the senior high school entrances exam will be reduced* from 120 to 100.Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50.Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.
“The change won’t affect me. I fell so lucky because English is my strongest subject,’’ said Wang. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’ pressure, said Li Yi, a spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English.,’’ said Li. “Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao. But, “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language. Wang Jiaming said he understood the change.
“Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue*,” he said. “ but still, I think English is both interesting and useful.”
1. In the Beijing senior high school entrances exam of 2016, the English scores will be cut down to __________.
A. 50 B. 100 C. 120 D. 150
2. Wang Jiaming feels lucky because _______
A. the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him
B. he doesn’t need to take the important exam
C. Chinese is his strongest subject
D. he is not good at chemistry
3.The sentence “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” in the passage means ______________
A. the students can spend less time on English.
B. it’s harder to for the students get a high score.
C. English is not as important and useful as before
D. studying English is still important for the students.
4. What is the main purpose of the change?
A. To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English.
B. To make students to learn to read English news on mobile phones.
C. To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam.
D. To make students pay more attention to learn Chinese.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2013年初中毕业升学考试(重庆卷)英语(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Kindergartens( 幼儿园 ) may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E.” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22.The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. “ It is surprising for him to get off the highway ( 高速路 ) and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil. “ Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment,” he said. “And that’s the real value (价值 ) of education.”
1.When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________.
A.on the highway B.at home
C.in a shopping center D.in a hospital
2.Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak.
A.his mother B.911 C.Shine D.the reporter
3.The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”.
A.成功 B.抓住 C.救援 D.失去
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Dancy drove his father home.
B.The reporter was really a hero.
C.Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital
D.Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011-2012学年浙江省泰顺县五校初三下学期第二次“千分考”英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the cheek. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
1.Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?
A. She couldn’t speak English well.
B. Her English was very good.
C. She was not clearly heard.
D. She was not very polite.
2.From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?
A. She was good at pretending.
B. She was rude to the stockbroker.
C. She was ready to help her mother.
D. She was unwilling to phone for her mother
3.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A. It confuses her.
B. It embarrasses her.
C. It helps her understand the world.
D. It helps her forgive rude people.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers.
B. Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America.
C. Chinese English has a very bad name in America.
D. Chinese English is impolite to native speakers.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Great Mother B. A Chance
C. Mother’s Chinese English D. Perfect English
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