北京城六区一模英语阅读AB篇汇编.docx

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北京城六区一模英语阅读AB篇汇编

2014年北京城六区一模——阅读A、B篇汇编

2014朝阳区一模

A

JohnnytheExplorer

Johnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime．Somebodyleftthegardengateopen．Johnnywanderedout，crossedsomefieldsand，twohourslater，arrivedinthenextvillage．Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress．

Bythetimebewasseven，Johnnyusedtodisappearfromhometwotothreetimesayear．Sometimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot．Sometimeshegotonabusorevenatrain，andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket．Generallythepolicebroughthimhome．“Whydoyoudoit?

”theyusedtoask．“Ijustlikeseeingplaces，”Johnnytoldthem．

Johnnycontinuedto“seeplaces”althougheveryonetriedtostophim．Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely，andsodidhisteachers；butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway．Ashegrewolder，hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck．Sometimeshetrayelledhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim．

ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtoboardaplane．Hewastwelveatthetime．Itwasacargoplaneandafewhourslater，JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo．Howdidhegetonboard?

Nooneknows!

AccordingtoJohnnyhimself，itwaseasy：

hejustwentintotheairport，walkedalongsomepassagesandgotonboardthenearestplane．

Inspiteofallthis，Johnnydidwellatschool．Heenjoyedmathematicsandlanguagesand，perhapsnotsurprisingly，hewasespeciallygoodatgeography．“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?

”histeachersaskedhim．“Anexplorer!

”heanswered．“Butit，sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodernage，”theytriedtotellhim．Butitwasnouse：

Johnnyknewwhathewanted!

Justbeforeheleftschool，Johnnysawanoticeinadailypaper．AlongjourneywasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver．Therewerejobsforthreeyoungpeople“willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure”．Johnnyapplied，andtwomonthslater，hewasonhiswaytoBrazil．

56．Johnnyfrequentlylefthomebecause

A．hepreferredtostayaloneB．heenjoyedseeingnewplaces

C．hecouldn’tdowellatschoolD．hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisparents

57．PeoplearoundJohnny

A．triedtostophimfroIlislippingawayB．keptfollowinghimtogethimback

C．bookedticketsforhimifnecessaryD．wereclearabouthowhetravelledabroad

58．Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthat

A．Johnnyworkedforadailypaper

B．Johnnylackedasenseofadventure

C．JohnnywentexploringalongtheAmazonRiver

D．JohnnywenttoBraziltwomonthsafterhefinishedschool

B

EditorHenrySlocum，

IreadyourMay10tharticleinthelocalnewspaperHonesdaleTimesaboutelectronicbooks，ore-books，withgreatinterest．Youmadeseveralgoodpointsaboutthedisadvantagesofe-books．Youmayhaveoverlooked，however，someofthewaysinwhichtheyaresuperiortotraditionalbooks．Yes，e-booksareexpensive，buttheyarealsoconvenient．Inaddition，duetotheirenvironment-friendlynature,e-bookshavethepotentialtochangeourplanetforthebetter．

E-books,foranyonewhoisunfamiliarwiththeterm，areaboutthesamesizeandshapeasregularbooks．Theyhavealargescreeninthemiddle，however．Thisscreenshowsthereaderapageoftextthathasbeendownloadedfromacomputer．Oncethereaderhasfinishedreadingthepageonthee-bookscreen．heorshescrollsdowntoseeanewpage．Theprocesscontinuesuntiltheentirebookhasbeenread．

Asyoupointedout．Mr．Slocum，it'sgreattolieonawarm，sandybeachwithabook．Youcandothatjustaseasilywithane-bookasyoucanwithatraditionalpaperbook．Infact，becausee-booksaresolight,youcancarrythemanywhere．Say，forexample，thatyouliketoreadonthebus．Whichwouldyourathercarrywithyou-aheavy800-pagenovel，orane-bookthatweighsonlyafewounces?

Anotherimportantadvantageisofferedbye-booksaswell．Theyaremoreenvironmentfriendlythantraditionalbooks．Atpresent，thousandsoftreesarecutdowneachyeartomeetthepublishingindustry’sdemandforpaper．Booksthatdon’tsellareeventuallyreturnedtotheDublisheranddestroyed．Thisterriblewastecouldbeavoidedifeveryoneusede-books，whichrequirenopaper．

Sincerely，

DavidEng

DavidEng

59．WhatdoesEditorHenrySlocumthinkaboute-books?

A．Interesting．B．Expensive．C．ConvenientD．Environment-friendly．

60．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?

A．Whatane-bookis．

B．Whye-booksarepopular．

C．Howe-bookshavedeveloped．

D．Whoarethereadersofe-books．

61．InDavid’sletter,hethinksthat

A．E-bookswillcomedowninprice

B．E-bookscomeinvarioussizesandshapes

C．E-booksdolittleharmtotheenvironment

D．E-booksarenobetterthantraditionalbooks

62．Themainpurposeoftheletteristo

A．explainhowtoreade-books

B．honorthepersonwhoinventede-books

C．scoldpublishersforwastingsomuchpaper

D．provideevidencethate-booksareagoodidea

2014海淀区一模

A

SharingBeauty

ItwasinOctober.Iwasaimlesslywanderingdownthestreet,headingintoamostgloriouslybeautifulsunset.Ihadanurgetospeaktosomeoneonthestreettosharethatbeauty,butitseemedeveryonewasinahurry.

Itookthenext-bestaction.QuicklyIduckedintoadepartmentstoreandaskedtheladybehindthecounterifshecouldcomeoutsideforjustaminute.ShelookedatmeasthoughIwerefromsomeotherplanet.Shehesitated,andthenseeminglyagainstherbetterjudgment,shemovedtowardthedoor.

WhenshegotoutsideIsaidtoher,“Justlookatthatsunset!

NobodyoutherewaslookingatitandIjusthadtoshareitwithsomeone.”

Forafewsecondswejustlooked.ThenIsaid,“Godisinhisheavenandallisrightwiththeworld.”Ithankedherforcomingouttoseeit;shewentbackinsideandIleft.Itfeltgoodtosharethebeauty.

Fouryearslatermysituationchangedgreatly.Icametotheendofatwenty-yearmarriage.Iwasaloneandonmyownforthefirsttimeinmylife.Ilivedinatrailerparkwhich,atthetime,Iconsideredarealcome-down,andIhadtodomywashinthecommunitylaundryroom.

Oneday,whilemyclothesweregoingaround,Ipickedupamagazineandreadanarticleaboutawomanwhohadbeeninsimilarcircumstances.Shehadcometotheendofamarriage,movedtoastrangecommunity,andtheonlyjobshecouldfindwasoneshedisliked:

clothingsalesinadepartmentstore.

Thensomethingthathappenedtoherchangedeverything.Shesaidawomancameintoherdepartmentstoreandaskedhertostepoutsidetolookatasunset.Thestrangerhadsaid,“Godisinhisheavenandallisrightwiththeworld,”andshehadrealizedthetruthinthatstatement.Fromthatmomenton,sheturnedherlifearound.

56.Theauthoraskedthewomantogooutsideto______.

A.admirethesunsetB.cheerherupC.offersomehelpD.haveachat

57.Fouryearslater,theauthor______.

A.foundherdreamjobB.putanendtohermarriage

C.workedinalaundryroomD.livedinthesamecommunity

58.Afterreadingthearticleinthemagazine,theauthorwasprobably______.

A.disappointedB.puzzledC.inspiredD.overjoyed

B

Thereisalotoftalkthesedaysabouthowkidsshouldbeinterestedinscience.Here’sanareaofscienceforeveryone,andthesecoolnewbooksmightinspireyoutodiscoveryourinnerscientist.

ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilledbyCatherineThimmesh,58pages, ages9-12

Seeingapictureoramodelofadinosaur,doyouwonderhowanybodyknowswhattheylooklike?

Afterall,nobodyhasseenalivingdinosaur.Thisbookexplainshowscientistsandartistsworktogethertore-createdinosaurs.Asscientificdiscoverieshavebeenmade,themodelshavechanged.Scientifictestsmayonedayexposewhatadinosaur’scoloringwas,butnowartistshavetousetheirimaginationtodeterminehowthesehugecreatureslooked.

BeyondtheSolarSystem byMaryKayCarson,128pages,ages10-13

Thisbooktakesreadersbacktothebeginningsofspaceexploration—thousandsofyearsago,whenpeoplebeganstarobservation—andforwardtotoday’ssearchforplanetsindistantpartsoftheMilkyWay.Alongwithhistorylessons,readersget21activities,suchasmakingablackholeandcreatingamodelofAlbertEinstein’suniverseusingaT-shirt.Theactivitiesareperfectforcoldwinterdays.

UltimateBugopedia byDarlyneMurawskiandNancyHonovich,272pages,ages7andolder

Ifyou’realwaysonthelookoutforbutterflies,thisbookisforyou.Hundredsofcolorphotosofcommonandunusualinsectsfillthishardcover.Therearefascinatingstoriesrelatedtothephotos.Forexample,doyouknowaninsect feedsonthetearsofAsiancattle?

There’saquestion-and-answersectionwithaninsectscientistandadviceonhowtohelppreserveendangeredinsects.

JourneyIntotheInvisible byChristineSchlitt,80pages, ages9-12

Ifyouuseamagnifying（放大的）glass,youknowaleaflooksquitedifferent.Thisbookexplainswhatmicroscopesdoandthenshowswhathappenstothingsaroundthehousewhenwatchedwiththisamazingscientifictool.Thebacteriainyourmouth,whenmagnified20,000times,lookabitlikeswimmingpoolnoodles.Fascinatingphotosarepairedwithsuggestionsabouthowtolearnabouttheworldaroundyou,justbylookingalittlecloser.

59.Kidsinterestedinpre-historicalanimalsmightread______.

A.UltimateBugopediaB.BeyondtheSolarSystem

C.JourneyIntotheInvisibleD.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilled

60.BeyondtheSolarSystemismainlyabout______.

A.spaceexplorationB.theMilkyWay

C.historylessonsD.AlbertEinstein’suniverse

61.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.

A.butterfliesarefondofthetearsofAsiancattle

B.scientistshavediscoveredthedinosaur’scoloring

C.microscopescanpresentyouwithanamazingworld

D.man