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Torealizethevalueofonehour，asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.

Torealizethevalueofoneminute,askapersonwhomissedthetrain.

Torealizethevalueofonesecond,

askapersonwhojustavoidedanaccident.

Torealizethevalueofonemillisecond,

askthepersonwhowonasilvermedalintheOlympics.

Timewaitsfor_____________,

treasureeverymomentthatyouhave!

16.Thewriterwantstotellusthatweshouldvaluethe__________.

A.lifeB.timeC.moneyD.friendship

17.Thebestword（s）forthethe_____________is_______.

A.everyoneB.someoneC.anyoneD.noone

18.Thispassageaboveisprobably__________.

A.anoticeB.aletterC.apoemD.adiary

B

Haveyouevergotcaughtinatrafficjamontheroad?

Howaboutatrafficjaminoneoftheworld’sbusiestcanals（运河）？

AccordingtothemanagersoftheshipnamedEverGiven,theaccidenthappenedbecauseofstrongwindsduringasandstorm.EverGivenisahuge220,000-tonship~400meterslongand59meterswide.Theshipgotcaughtinthecanal’smostnarrowarea，whichisabout205to225meterswide.

Bytheendoflastmonth，EverGivenhadbeencaughtintheSuezCanalforsixdays.Itkeptatleast422shipswaitingandcost400milliondollarsperhour,makingittheworld'

smostexpensivetrafficjamevenTheaccidentmademorepeopleunderstandhowimportanttheSuezCanalis.

ConnectingtheMediterraneanSea（地中海）withtheRedSea,theSuezCanalisamainwaterwayforworldtradeItallowsshipstotravelbetweenEuropeandSouthAsiawithoutgoingaroundAfrica,whichmakestheseajourneyabout7,000kilometersshorter.

Now，around10%oftheworldtradepassesthroughthecanalAbout1.9millionbarrels（桶）ofoilgothroughthecanaleveryday—that'

sabout7%oftheworld’soil.Thingslikemachinesandcarpartsarecarriedbytheships.Dailygoodslikefurniture,clothing,toiletpaperandcoffeegothroughitaswell.Youcanimaginewhatmayhappenifthecanalstopsworkingforalongtime.

That’swhytheaccidentshockedtheworld.ExpertsfromdifferentcountriesfliedtotheSuezCanaltosolvetheproblem.AlargenumberofbigboatsweresenttopullandpushtheshipEverGiven，butitwasnouse.Aftersixdaysofhardwork，theshipwasatlastfreedbymovingawaythesandunderit.“Therisingtide（潮水）reallyhelpedalot”anofficialsaid.

MohabMamish，Egypt’sPresidentadviserfortheSuezCanalprojectssaid“Thecanalisnowcompletelyopenfortraffic，astheshiphasmoved”addingthattheywillincreasethenumberoftheworkinghourstomovetheothershipsquickly.

19.WhydidEverGivengetcaught?

A.Itwastoobigandwideforthecanal.

B.Itwenttothecanal'

smostnarrowarea.

C.Itwastooheavytogothroughthecanal

D.Itmetstrongwindswhenpassingthecanal

20.WhichisoneofthereasonswhytheSuezCanalisimportant?

A.ItmainlyconnectsEuropeandAfrica.

B.ItshortenstheseawayfromEuropetoAsia.

C.Ithas7%oftheworldtrade.

D.Itcarriesmostofthedailygoods,

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.EverGivenwaspushedawaybybigboats.

B.Therewastoomuchsandinthecanal.

C.TherisingtidemovedEverGivenaway.

D.Manyshipswerestillwaitingaftertheaccident.

22.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TointroducetheSuezCanaltothereaders-

B.TosharethesorrowoftheaccidentofEverGiven,

C.ToshowtheprocessofsavingEverGiven.

D.TointroducetheexpensivetrafficjamintheSuezCanal

C

BOOM!

That’sawordweoftenusetodescribealoudsoundIt’salsopartoftheterm“sonicboom（音爆）”，whichissomethingthathappenswhenairispushedsostronglyandquicklythatitcreatesaloudnoise.

OnMarch20,araredaytimemeteor（流星）createdasonicboomoverpartsoftheUKandFrance,accordingtoLiveScience-Themeteorflewthroughtheskysofastthatitcouldhardlybeseen-butitcoulddefinitelybeheard.

Sohowexactlyaresonicboomsmade?

Youcanthinkofairasbeinglikewater.Whensomethingmovesthroughwater，youcanseeripples（波纹）.Iftheobjectmovesveryquickly，theripplesstarttorunintoeachother.

Thesamethinghappensintheair,evenifitcan'

tbeseen.Whentheobjectmovesfasterthanthespeedofsound，theairispushedhard，anditcompresses（压缩）liketheripplesonwater.Thiswillcreateasoundwavethatisveryloud,whichisasonicboom.

Infact,lotsofthingscanmakesonicbooms.Whenyougototheparkandseepeopleplaywithwhipsandtops（鞭子和陀螺），youmighthearatinysonicboomwhentheycrackthewhip.Aircraftthattravelfasterthanthespeedofsoundcanalsomakesonicbooms.

Astrongsonicboomcancausedamagetowindowsorbuildings,althoughthepossibilityofthisisverylow，accordingtotheUSAirForce.Theloudsoundcanalsodisturb（影响）peopleonthegroundandevencausehearingloss.That’swhysupersonicaircraftareonlyallowedintimesofwar.

23.Whichofthefollowingwouldn’tcauseasonicboom?

A.ameteorB.whipsandtops

C.supersonicaircraftD.waterripples

24.Inparagraph3,thewritermentionswaterto______________.

A.helpexplainhowasonicboomhappens.

B.describewhatwaterrippleslooklike

C.provethatwatercanmovelikeair.

D.explainthedifferencesbetweenwaterripplesandsonicbooms.

25.Accordingtothepassage，asonicboomissomethingthat_____________.

A.happenswhenairispushedsoftlyandslowly

B.neverappearsasaloudsound

C.maycausedamagetoyourhouse

D.canbeseenwhenithappens

26.Onwhichwebsitecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.www.i21st.cn/history

B.www.chinascience.org/sound

C.www.Chinadailyxom.cn/power

D.www.airforcexom/aircraft

D

RickHoytwasbornin1962toDickandJudyHoyt.Heisinawheelchairbecausehe’sgotcerebralpalsy（小儿麻瘦症）.Asaresult,Rickcouldn’twalkorspeak.TherewasnochanceofRickrecovering,andlittlehopeforRicktolivea“normal”life.

However,withgreateffort,Ricklearnedtowritehisthoughtsusingaspecialcomputer.WhenRickwas15,hecommunicatedtohisdadthathewantedtotakepartinafive-milerunningraceforcharity.DickwasnotarunnerbutagreedtopushRickinhiswheelchair.Thatnight,Ricktoldhisfather,“Dad,whenI’mrunning,itfeelslikeI’mnothandicapped.”

Afterhighschool,RickwenttoBostonUniversity,andhegraduatedwithadegreeinSpecialEducationin1993.Rickisahappyandsuccessfulman;

hehasajobattheUniversityofBoston,andheworksincomputerstudies.Ricklovessportstoo,andhetakespartinmarathonsandtriathlons（铁人三项运动）.

Triathlons?

Inthetriathlon,peopleswim4kilometers,cycle180kilometersandthenruna42-kilometermarathon.Rickcan^run,cycleorswimbecausehe'

sinawheelchair.Sohowcanhetakepartinatriathlon?

Rickcantakepartbecausehedoesitwithhisfather,DickHoyt.Intherunning,hisfatherpusheshiminhiswheelchair.Intheswimming,RickliesinasmallboatandDickswimsandpullshim.Andinthecycling,RicksitsinaspecialseatonthefrontofDick'

sbike.Together,theyare“TeamHoyt”.

Ofcourse.TeamHoytneverwinstherace.Thewinnerofatriathlonusuallyfinishesinaboutninehours.TheHoytsusuallytakeabout14or15hours.“That’sright.”saysDick.“RickandIneverwin.Butwethinkthatwealwayswin.”

DickHoyt,whobecameafamiliarsightpushinghissonRickinawheelchairatroadracesaroundthecountry,especiallytheBostonMarathon,diedonWednesdayathishomeinHolland,Mass.Hewas80.

Rickwasonceasked,ifhecouldgivehisfatheronething,whatwoulditbe?

Rickresponded,“ThethingI’dmostlikedoingformydadisthat____________.”

27.Theunderlinedword“handicapped”inparagraph2probablymeans_________________.

A.disabledB.energeticC.shamefulD.injured

28.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?

①DickHoytpushedRickHoytinafive-milerunningraceforcharity.

②TeamHoyttookpartinmarathonsandtriathlons.

③DickHoytdiedathishomeinHolland，Mass.

④RickgraduatedwithadegreeinSpecialEducationinBostonUniversity.

A.①②④③B.①④②③C.②①③④D.①④③②

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestputin__________attheendofthepassage?

A.Iwouldwatchhimwinthetriathlonsforonce.

B.Iwouldrun,swim,cycleonmyownforonce.

C.Iwouldwinthetriathlonsforhimforonce.

D.Iwouldpushhimsittinginawheelchairforonce.

30.WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellusfromthestoryofTeamHoyt?

A.ItwasimpossibleforTeamHoyttowinatriathlon.

B.TeamHoytwouldwinatriathloniftheytriedharder.

C.ItwasunfairthatTeamHoytneverwinatriathlon.

D.TeamHoytneverwonatriathlonbutalwayswon.

答案：

16-18BDC19-22DBDD23-26DACB27-30ABDD

浙江省宁波市北仑区2020年初中学业水平模拟考试英语试题

二、阅读理解（本题有20小題，每小题2分）

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（A）

Welookatpeople'

sphysicalappearance,suchaseyes,hair,andheight,allthetime.Whenwemeetsomeonewedon'

tknow,wecreateanideaofwhatthatpersonislikeinourmind.Thisiscalledafirstimpression.

Howdowecreatefirstimpressionsofpeople?

Mostofthetime,weseewhatthepersonlookslike.Forexample,wemaythinkthatapersonwearingglasseslookssmart.

Awriter,MalcolmGladwell,wroteabouthowwemakedecisionsusingourfirstimpressions.Hedidasurveyoftheleadersofbi