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上海中考英语阅读回答问题技巧讲义
上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷
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F.Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题):
(12分)
08年
Englishisanimportantinternationallanguage,butthatdoesn’tmeanit’seasytolearn.ManyexpertshavetriedtomakeEnglisheasiertolearn—buttheyweren’talwayssuccessful.
In1930,ProfessorC.K.OgdenofCambridgeUniversityinventedBasicEnglish.Ithadonly850words(andjusteighteenverbs)andOgdensaidmostpeoplecouldlearnitinjustthirtyhours.TheproblemwasthatpeoplewholearnedBasicEnglishcouldwriteandsaysimplemessages,buttheycouldn’tunderstandtheanswersin‘real’English!
Itwasalsoimpossibletoexplainawordifitwasn’tintheBasicEnglishwordlist.
R.E.Zachrisson,auniversityprofessorinSweden,decidedthatthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishwasspelling,soheinventedalanguagewiththenameAnglic.AnglicwassimilartoEnglish,butwithmuchsimplerspelling.‘Father’became‘faadher’,‘new’became‘nue’and‘years’became‘yeerz’.Unluckily,Anglicneverbecamepopular.
IntheageofinternationalcommunicationthroughtheInternet,whoknowswhatwillhappen?
...anewformofEnglishmightappear.Alargenumberoftheworld’se-mailsareinEnglishandinclude(包括)examplesof‘NetLingo’likeOIC(Oh,Isee)andTTYL(Talktoyoulater).Inanotherfiftyyears,Englishmightnotbeused.WemightallspeakfluentInternetish!
104.ManyexpertshavetriedtomakeEnglisheasiertolearn,haven’tthey?
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105.WhoinventedBasicEnglishin1930?
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106.HowlongcouldmostpeoplelearnBasicEnglishaccordingtoProfessorOgden?
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107.WhatwasthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishaccordingtoProfessorZachrisson?
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108.WhatmighthappentoEnglishinanotherfiftyyears?
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109.Whatdoyouthinkoftheexperts’ideasofmakingEnglisheasier?
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09年
KyraKomac,28yearsold,nowhas25furniturestoresalloverthecountry.Thenewstore,inLondon'sCamdenHighStreet,takesherbacktowhereitallstarted.Shetellsusabouthowthebusinessbegan.
WhenIwaslittle,mymotherbegansellingflowersinCamdenMarket.Shecouldn'tleavemeathomeonmyown,soIhadtogotothemarketwithher."
Tobeginwith,Ididn'thavetodoanything.Ijustsatthere,andmymumtoldmejokesandstoriessoIdidn'tgetbored.WhenIgotolder,IgavemymumahandandIreallyenjoyedit.
Then,oneyear,mygrandmagavemeabookforChristmas.ItwasallaboutmakingcandlesandIlovedit.Iwas14,andIdidn'thavetogotothemarketanymorebecausemumcouldleavemeathomeonmyown.Ispentmyfreetimemakingcandlesofallshapesandsizes.Imadehundredsofthem.
Oneday,mymotherwasillsoIhadtogotothemarketonmyown.IdecidedtotakesomecandleswithmeandseeifIcouldsellthem.Theyweresoldoutintwentyminutes!
Thenextweek,mymumgavemesomemoneytobuysomewax(蜡)tomakemorecandles.Theysoldoutreallyquickly,too.
Ninemonthslater,wedecidedtostopsellingflowers.MymumandIcouldn'tmakeenoughcandlesduringtheweek,sosomeofmyschoolfriendsstartedtohelpus.Ipaidthemonepoundforeverycandle,andweusedtosellthemforthreeorfourtimesthat.Itwasfunandmyfriendsworkedwithmeinthemarket.
Attheageof22,myunclelentmesomemoneyandIopenedmyfirstshopinPortobelloRoad.Sincethen,I'veneverlookedback,evenindifficulties.Inthefirststore,weonlysoldcandles,butnowweselleverythingfromdesignerfurnituretopaintings.Oh,andcandles,ofcourse..
99.HowmanyfurniturestoresdoesKyraKomachavenow?
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100.WheredidKyra'smothersellflowers?
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101.WhatdidKyradoinherfreetimewhenshewasfourteen?
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102.Didthecandlessellwellonthefirstdayinthemarket?
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103.WhohelpedKyraandhermumwhentheycouldn'tmakeenoughcandlesduringtheweek?
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104.HowdidKyra'sunclehelphertoopenherfirstshop?
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105.Whatdoyouthinkofthisstory?
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10年
MaryDonaldsonisworriedabouther16-year-olddaughter.Sophia.Sixmonthsago.Sophiacamebackfromaparty,upsetandunhappy.Fromthenon.shethinksofnothingbuthowtoloseweightandbecomebeautiful.Sherefusestoeatandkeepsondoingexercise.Sophiahadalwaysbeenalittleheavy,sowhenhedecidedtogoonadiet,Maryencouragedher.Shefeltthatherdaughterwouldlookmoreattractiveifshelost10kilograms.However,Sophiahaslostover20kilogramsuntilnow.Hereatingandexercisinghabitsarehavingaharmfuleffectonherhealth.Sheistoothinandisoftensick.
Hermotheristryingtopreventherfromgoingonadietandlosingweight,butSophiathinksthatsheisstilltooheavyandrefusestostarteatingasusual.Sophia'smindisfulloftheideaoflookinglikeamodel(模特).Everydayshegoestoaclubtodoexercise.Whensheisnotthere,shespendshertimereadingmagazineslikeFashion&Beauty(《时尚与美》).Themodelsinthesemagazinesareverythinandbeautiful.Sophiasays."IfIlooklikethesemodels,Iwillbehappyandalltheboyswilllikeme"
Marydoesn'tknowhowtohelpherdaughter.Shefeelssorryforhavingencouragedheratfirst,becauseSophianolongerfeelsgoodorpleasedwithherbody.She'safraidthatSophiawillneverbehappyifshekeepscomparingherselfwiththemodelsinthemagazines.MarytriestotellSophiathattruebeautycomesfromwithin.Commonpeoplearenotsupposedtolooklikemodels.Themostordinaryfacebecomesbeautifulwhenthepersonbehinditisfilledwithconfidence(自信),wisdomandthejoyoflife.
99.WhendidSophiadecidetoloseweight?
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100.Besidesdoingexercise,whatelsedoesSophiadotoloseweight?
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101.HowmuchweighthasSophialostuntilnow?
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102.DidSophiagiveupgoingonadietaftershehadlostsomeweight?
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103.WheredocsSophiadoexerciseeveryday?
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104.WhydoesMaryfeelsorryforhavingencouragedherdaughtertogoonadietatfirst?
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105.Inyouropinion,whatis"truebeauty"?
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11年
JohnBrown,anofficeworker,livesinWashington,Heinherited(继承)$1,000,000whenhewas23.Hedidn'tfeelhappyatallHiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirfirstjobs,buthedidn’thaveto.Johndecidedtokeeplivingasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.Hedidn’ttellanyofhisfriendsandgave$100,000ofhismoneytoacharity(慈善团体)thathelpedpoorchildrentolivebetterlives.Todayheis36,thestillwearscheapshoesandclothesandownsasmallcaronly,butheismuchhappier.
UptonowJohnhashelped15childrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,$200amonthforeach.Thechilddoesnotreceivethemoneyincash(现金).Themoneypaysforthechild'sschoolexpenses,food,medicalcareandclothing.Johnreceivesareporteachyearonthechild'sprogress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.
WhenJohnfirstheardaboutthesechildren,hewantedtohelpthem."Itwasnotanythingspecial,"hesaid."UntilIhadthechancetogotothesecountriesandmeetthechildrenIwashelping,Ididnotknowanythingaboutthetypeoflifetheyhad"
OnceJohnwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting."WhenImether,Ifeltveryveryhappy,"hesaid,"Isawthatthemoneywasusedforaverygoodplan.Itbroughtmeclosertothechildinawaythatgivingmoneyalonecannot""IwanttodoeverythingIcan.Iwillgoonhelpingthosechildreninneed,"headded.
Questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题,不超过五个单词:
1.WhatlandoflifeisJohnliving?
Heislivinga;.
2.DidJohnwanttolookforajoborstayathomeafterhegotthemoney?
3.DoesJohnonlyhelpthepoorchildreninAfrica?
4.Thechildreceivesthemoneyincash,doesn'the?
5.WhydidJohnsaythatthemeetingwiththelittlegirlwasveryexciting?
Becausehesawhismoneywaswellusedandthismadehim.
6.HowdoyoulikeJohnBrown?
Heis
12年
It'sMarch,2050.
FrankandMarySmithwakeupintheircomfortablehouseinthemorningandswitchonthebedroomcomputertogetthelatestnews.TheyusedtoreadtheTimes,but
changedtoelectronicnewspapersmanyyearsago.
Thereistheusualnewsaboutspace:
anotherspaceflighthasreturnedfromMarsandscientistshavediscoveredanewplanet.Thentheyturntobusinessnews:
theUSdollarhasrisengreatlyinShanghai,oneoftheworld'sleadingbusinesscen