2012辽宁大连市中考英语试题

　　III.阅读理解(一)(本题共19小题，每小题2分，共38分)

　　A.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Passage 1

　　ASK THE BLOG!

　　Post your problems on the blog(博客) and get other bloggers' advice!

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　　My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do?

　　Helen,USA

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　　Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. Thay're much older than you and you should respect them. It's their house you live in and their money you spend!

　　Emily, Australia

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　　Why do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. They don't understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years!

　　Tom, Canada

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　　Helen, why should your parents do all the washing- up? You should help around the house- it's only fair. I don't think you should change your appearance(外表) though. Teenagers should look like teenagers.

　　Simon, England

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　　27.What is Helen's problem?

　　A.Her parents treat her badly.

　　B.She always worries about her parents.

　　C.Her parents don't care about her feelings.

　　D.she wouldn't like to do what her parents ask.

　　28.In Emily's opinion, Helen should ____.

　　A.respect her parents

　　B.give her parents money

　　C.understand her parents

　　D.live with her parents together

　　29.Simon suggests that Helen should ____.

　　A.wear smart clothes

　　B.help with housework

　　C.do all the washing-up

　　D.change her appearance

　　30.From the bloggers' advice, we may guess Helen is ____.

　　A.a teenager B.an American girl

　　C.a university student

　　D.a girl with many friends

　　31.Helen's problem can be thought as “____”.

　　A.a special event B.a growing worry

　　C.a private secret D.a terrible experience

　　Passage 2

　　Animals United

　　Animals United is a 3D German(德国 的) cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe. It is a story about animals that get together to find water. Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.

　　The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood(洪水). However, this year's flood seems to come later than in other years. The animals become upset and worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decide to look for the river.

　　Finally, they find the reason why they don't have any water to drink. A dam(拦河 坝)has been set up so that humans can have a better life. After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger.

　　This film is about environmental matters. The humans are the bad and the animals are the good. This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own world.32.The story of Animals United took place ____.

　　A.in Asia B.in Africa

　　C.in America D.in Germany

　　33.The animals become worried, because ____.

　　A.the year's flood is coming

　　B.they will have no water to drink

　　C.there is going to be a fight with humans

　　D.their grasslands were taken up by other animals

　　34.Along their journey to look for the river, the animals find ____.

　　A.humans set up a dam

　　B.the river is becoming dry

　　C.all the animals are in danger

　　D.the world is getting warmer

　　35.Humans are warned not to ____.

　　A.damage nature B.kill any animals

　　C.pollute the environment

　　D.do harm to the grasslands

　　36.The story of the cartoon film mainly tells us ____.

　　A.it's our duty to protect animals

　　B.humans and animals should live in peace

　　C.humans should care about the environment

　　D.it's time to think about animals' living environment

　　Passage 3

　　The Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and today it is used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren't allowed to use the US network, and when they were allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.

　　The world Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists. so he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos (also called multimedia documents). In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.

　　So what's the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware. It allows us to communicate with other people. The world Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create, see and read multimedia documents.

　　The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favourite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.

　　Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It's cheaper and quicker to use email than send normal mail. New users call normal mail “snail mail” because it's so slow!

　　It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?

　　37. The Internet was first invented for ____.

　　A.scientific work B.American army

　　C.businesspeople

　　D.American government

　　38.The World Wide Web was invented to ____.

　　A.communicate with others

　　B.create, see and read documents

　　C.send and receive scientific documents

　　D.send and receive simple text without photos

　　39.The Internet and the World Wide Web began to be widely used ____.

　　A.in the 1970s B.in the 1990s

　　C.in the late of 1980s D.by the year 2000

　　40.The writer wrote the last paragraph to show that ____.

　　A.the Internet has a greater influence than radio and TV

　　B.radio and TV will be replaced by computers

　　C.the use of the Internet spreade very quickly

　　D.people spend much more time on the Internet

　　41.The best title of the passage may be “____”.

　　A.The effect of the greatest invention

　　B.The development of the Internet

　　C.The movement of new technology

　　D.The history of the World Wide Web

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