密云县2010初中毕业考试
八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Ellen Sims is an 18-year-old college student. She has an important history exam tomorrow morning. Ellen is going to study all night. She is not going to sleep at all. Many college students ,like Ellen, do this often. They think that they can study all night. And they think that in the morning, they will remember everything that they studied the night before, Ellen thinks that this is a good way to study, but many doctors disagree. They say that sleep is very important for memory and brain development.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School in the US studied sleep and memory. They studied 24 people. First, they asked the people to look at a picture and remember it. At night, they put the people in two groups of 12.Group One went to sleep. Group Two did not. A few days later, the scientists showed some pictures to both groups. They asked the people to find the picture they saw before. The people in Group One did well. But the people in Group Two did not do well. It wasn't easy for them to remember the picture. What happened? Scientists say that sleep helps our memory. After we learn something new, sleep helps us remember it. And when we don't sleep, we can forget new things.
Scientists say that many teenagers, like Ellen, sleep too little. They go to school and they work, too. They also spend time with their friends. They are always busy and they think that sleep doesn't matter. But scientists say the brains of teenagers are still developing, and sleep is a very important part of the development. When teens sleep less than six hours, they can't think clearly. That is not very helpful for a student who is taking an exam. 65. Is Ellen going to study all night before the history exam?
________________________________________________________________ 66. Who studied sleep and memory?
________________________________________________________________ 67. How many people were there in each group for this study?
________________________________________________________________ 68. Why did Group One remember the picture better?
________________________________________________________________ 69. What can we learn from the passage?
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九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分） 根据中文意思完成句子。
70. 不但Tom 而且Mike 也会拼这个词。
_____________Tom __________________Mike can spell this word. 71.八点钟了，该上课了。
It’s eight o’clock. ._________________________________________class. 72.下周开会别迟到啊！
Don’t __________________________________ the meeting next week! 73. 昨天他做完作业才去睡觉。
He ______________________________________ he finished his homework yesterday. 74. 我妈妈酷爱读书，以至于她每天花一个小时的时间读书。 My mother_________________________________ every day .
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北京市平谷区2009～2010学年度初三统练一
八、阅读与表达 (共10分，每小题2分)
阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。
Most people know something about the green house effect. Factories sent gases such as carbon dioxide, or CO2, into the atmosphere, the air around the earth. In the past, this wasn’t a problem because trees absorbed, or drank in CO2. But now people are cutting down billlions of trees in many countries. At the same time, factories are sending more CO2 into the atmosphere. It’s difficult to believe, but factories put billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year! One ton is 2000 pounds, so this is a lot of pollution. There is too much CO2 and there aren’t enough trees, so the world is getting warmer. In other words, we have a greenhouse effect. This is terrible for the environment.
What can we do about this? First, we can stop using so much coal and oil. We can learn to use different kinds of energy: the sun, wind, sand heat from volcanoes and from inside the earth. Second, instead of cutting down trees, we should plant more trees. One tree can absorb(吸收) ten pounds of carbon dioxide every year.
The trees are good for the earth’s atmosphere and for Guatemala. In small towns and villages in Guatemala, most women are poor and have hard lives. Trees help them in three ways. First, the Connecticut factory pays them to plant the trees. Their pay is corn, not money. The corn is good for their childrn. Second, these women know a lot about their environment. They know where to plant, when to plant, and what kinds of trees to plant. For example, they plant many fruit trees. The fruit gives them vitamins to their families’ diets. Other trees are good for firewood. In a few years, the women won’t spend so much time walking for wood. Third, all these trees are good for the soil. Now rain can’t wash the soil down the mountains so easily.
This plan isn’t enough to stop the greenhouse effect. But it’s a beginning. The women of Guatemala are helping themselves and helping their environment. As one woman says, “We’re planting for our famillies, for our children.”
65. Is there too much co2 in the atmosphere now? ______________________________________.
66. How much can a tree absorb carbon dioxide a year? ________________________________________.
67. How many good points can women in Guatemala get from planting trees? ___________________________________________.
68. What can we do to stop the world getting warmer according to Paragraph 2? ___________________________________________. 69. What does the passage mainly talk about?
___________________________________________.
九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分） 根据中文意思完成句子。
70. 快点儿！该开会了。
Hurry up! _____________________ a meeting. 71. 天真好，为什么不出去郊游呢？ What a nice day! ______ go outing ? 72. 平谷以大桃而闻名于天下。
Pinggu _____________________ peaches all over the world. 73. 学生们正忙于考试，没有太多的时间休息。
The students are ________________________ they have no much time to have a rest. 74. 多数人认为中学生不应花太多时间玩电脑，否则，不仅损害视力而且有害健康。
Most of the people ______________________________ computer games. Otherwise, it’s bad not only
for eyesight but also for health.
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通州区初三年级模拟考试
八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Music has always been an important part of Chinese people’s life. People enjoy listening to music at home
and in concerts halls. As time goes by, music changes.
Traditional(传统的) music is part of our culture, so it often stays with us for a long time. Many of the traditional Chinese songs have been around for many years. Young musicians(音乐家) learn songs from older musicians and the music changes only very little. Modern Chinese music, which is loved by many young people, however, is mainly pop music. That means the songs will be popular for a short time and then replaced(替代) by new songs. Today’s musicians write new songs every year and we hear new songs on the radio every day.
Before radio and TV were invented, music could only be heard live — that is you had to go places where musicians gave performances(演出). The best musicians were very busy, so it was difficult and often expensive to hear really good music. For most people, the best chance to hear good music was during a festival or at a wedding. Today, people hear music all the time. Radio and TV play songs every day and night and you can even hear music played on the street.
One thing that hasn’t changed very much is what the songs are about. Both modern and traditional Chinese songs are about love and life. Some songs tell stories about past and some are about the news or the future. All of the songs have something to do with what it means to be a human being.
Music, traditional or modern, Chinese or international, seems to be a world language that everybody can understand and enjoy. Music changes and styles come and go, but nothing changes our love for good music. 65. Is music important for Chinese people’s life?
________________________________________________________________ 66. How do young musicians learn songs?
________________________________________________________________ 67. By what ways can people hear music today?
________________________________________________________________ 68. How did people listen to music before radio and TV were invented?
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69. According to the passage, what is the difference between traditional and modern Chinese music? And what is their common point?
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九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
70. 明天天气好，为什么不去逛商场呢？
It’s fine tomorrow. ___________ go shopping? 71. 每天晚饭后散步对健康有好处。
__________ for you to take a walk after supper every day. 72. 你与同学们相处得好吗？
Do you __________ your classmates?
73. 放学后，他经常让我在校门口等很长时间。
He often ___________ at the school gate for a long time after school. 74. 我希望你不但按时完成这项工作，而且还要尽力完成好这项工作。
I hope you ___________.
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2010年北京市门头沟区初三第一次统一练习
八、阅读短文回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
In 1995, Osceola McCarty gave a present of $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous(慷慨的，善良的) thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact, she was poor.
How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money? Osceola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned(挣钱) only a few dollars a day. Osceola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung(悬，挂) the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s, she bought an automatic(自动的) washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough! At that time, many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work, so she started to iron(熨) clothes instead.
McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible(圣经). She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.
McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250,000. When she was 86, a lawyer(律师) helped her make a will(遗嘱). She left money to the church, her relatives, and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors(荣誉). She even flew in an airplane for the first time! Osceola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous. 65. Was Osceola McCarty a generous woman?
________________________________________________________________ 66. How old was Osceola McCarty when she left school to help her family? ________________________________________________________________
67. What did Osceola McCarty begin to do when they had their own washers and dryer in 1960s? ________________________________________________________________ 68. How was her life like?
________________________________________________________________ 69. How many children did she have?
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九、完成句子。（共10分，每小题2分）
70. 你的手表怎么了？
______________________________ your watch? 71. 现在你能听到孩子们在教室里唱歌吗？
Can you ________________________________ in the classroom now? 72. 汤姆休息了一会儿后继续弹奏钢琴。
Tom ___________________________ the piano after he had a short rest. 73. 我认为去看那部电影没有什么意思。
_________________________________________ to go to see that film. 74. 你愿意花一点儿时间帮助我学习英语吗？ ___________________________________________________ my English?
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北京市石景山区2010年初三第一次统一练习暨毕业考试
八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
Do you want to know more cultures about other countries? Here are some messages you may be interested in.
Taking off your shoes or not
It’s bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia if you don’t take off your shoes before entering a home, you are not polite enough.
What you should do instead: If you see a row of shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not, keep the shoes on.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like Japan, don’t start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You’ll meet with silence – not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not talking. Also don’t talk in places like churches in Europe.
What you should do instead: Keep quiet! Knowing your right from your left
Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional ways – using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it’s important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat using your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things. Another thing to remember: Eat the food that’s closest to you. Don’t put your hand into the center of the table.
What You Should Do Instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even children who are left-handed in this culture are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can’t, explain yourself to others before you eat.
65. Is it good manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party? ________________________________________________________________
66. Why do Japanese people keep silent while eating?
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67. What is important in Africa and the Middle East before eating?
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68. How many rules should you remember while eating in Africa?
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69. What does the passage mainly talk about?
________________________________________________________________ 九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
70. 明天是周六，为什么不和我一块参加“地球一小时”活动呢？ It’s Saturday tomorrow. ______ join “Earth Hour” event with me?
71. 要下雨了，你最好快点回家。
It’s going to rain. ______ go home quickly.
72. 工人们直到完成了国庆60年大典的所有准备工作才离开。 ? The workers ______ they finished all the work of China’s 60th National celebration.
73. 对我们来说，学会与人相处是很重要的。 ? how to get on well with others.
74. 她是如此地喜欢听音乐，以至于花很多钱去买CD。 ? She ______ CDs.
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