人大附中09年初三英语期中试题卷及答案

　　三、阅读理解。(共30分，每小题2分)

　　阅读下面短文，根据其内容从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。

　　A Notes for Visitors to the Evergreen World?Children under 140 centimetres and the old above sixty-five are at half price and children under five. the old above seventy are admitted free.?Car parking is free.? Parties of 15 or more visitors are at reduced(降低的) price and will have tour-guides if their visit is arranged ahead of time.?Dogs： Dogs must be kept out of tile Evergreen World except guide dogs for the blind.?Disabled visitors will get special service. 41.According to the notes， who can get free tickets?

　　A. Children under 140 centimetres. B. Children under five and the old above seventy. C. Children under 140 centimetres and the old above seventy. D. Children under five and the old above sixty-five. 42.From the notes we know that reduced price is given to__________ A. the disabled B. children under five C. old people above seventy D. large parties of visitors

　　43. Can you take you dog into the Evergreen World?

　　A. Yes， if your dog is a guide dog. B. Yes， if your dog is a pet dog. C. Yes. if your dog is a big dog D. Yes， if your dog is a blind dog.

　　B The class teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She hoped that all her pupils would have one， and sometimes she arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result. One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a holiday that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to the following afternoon. So on Friday afternoon， while those of the pupils who had nothing to show had their usual lessons， the lucky ones who had made something were agreed to go home， but they had to return before five o'clock to bring what they were going to show， and to arrange it. When the afternoon lessons began， the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. She found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby. However， at a quarter to five， Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass boxes. After his teacher had nelped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom. she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up and began to leave.“What are you doing， Tommy?” She asked， " Those things must be here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them." "I know they are coming then，" answered Tommy， "and will bring them back tomorrow， but my big brother does not want them to be out of house at night because they might be stolen." "But what has it got to do with your big brother?" asked the teacher， ".Aren‘t the butterflies yours?" "No，" answered Tommy. "The" are his." "But Tommy， you are asked to show your own hobby here， not somebody's else."' said the teacher. "I know that，" answered Tommy， " My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies."

　　44. One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby_______ A. could do the things they like B. could have a holiday to go home and play C. could be free from school that afternoon to get things they had made D. could ask their parents to come to the school 45. The teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not at afternoon's lessons， for___ A. Tommy was not a clever boy B. she could hardly believe that Tommy had a hobby C . Tommy didn‘t say he would go home. D. she had no idea whether Tommy was ill 46. Aren't' the butterflies yours! implies(暗示)______ A. she began to have a feeling that Tommy was not showing his own hobby B. she knew for sure whom the butterflies belonged to C. nothing but great surprise D. she only couldn't believe Tommy's words

　　C Betty could not do her work. She felt too tired. She put down her book， yawned (打哈欠)and felt better. Betty looked up. Had the teacher seen her? To her surprise， the teacher was yawning， too. He took a long breath and opened his mouth wide. He closed his eyes a bit and let out his breath in a big， slow yawn. Then Betty heard other yawns. The teacher said， "Betty yawned because our doors and windows are closed. And the room is warm. Her body needed more air. Maybe she yawned because she was tired. Or she just needed to move a bit. Do you feel better now， Betty?" be asked. "Yes，" said Betty. "Yawns wake us up，" the teacher said， "When you yawn you stretch (伸展) many parts of your body. That stretching makes you feel good. ' There were more yawns. "People do not know why they yawn，' the teacher said， "But if you see a yawn， hear one， or even read about one， you may yawn too. And once your yawn starts， you can‘t stop it. You may close your mouth to stop it. But the yawn will still come. The teacher stood up and said. "Let's open the window and lct some air in. You may also go out for a drink. A cold drink or water on your face helps to stop yawns. Betty may go first." How do you feel now after you have read this story? Did you yawn? Watch a friend read this. See if your friend starts to yawn. If you see a yawn， you will know why!

　　47. Betty yawned because A. the teacher yawned B. she put down her book C. she felt tired D. she felt hungry 48. When you yawn _______ . A parts of your body stretch B. you close your mouth C you open your eyes wide D. you put up your hands 49. You may yawn when______ A. someone else yawns B. you have a cold drink C. you look up D. you get some cold air in the room 50. Something that helps to stop yawns is ____________. A. watching others yawn B. hearing your friend yawn C. closing your mouth D. water on the face

　　D Computer programmer David Jones earns.￡35，000 a year designing new computer games， yet he Cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque (支票) card. Instead， he had been told to wait another two years， until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm (= business company) in Liverpool， where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm produces two new games for the development of home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary， earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules (= plans)， with bonus (奖金)payments， he cannot drive a car， take out a mortgage (抵押) ， or obtain credit (贷款) cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool， where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company a few months ago， a year after leaving school with six O-levels (ordinary levels) and working for a time in a computer shop： I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs，“ he said. "I suppose￡35，000 sounds a lot but actually that being pessimistic(悲观的)。I hope it will come to more than that this year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes， and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. "Unfortunately， computing was not part of our studies at school，" he said. ”But ?I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young anyway." David added： "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retiremen (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear" 51. Why is David different from other young people of his age?

　　A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed. C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with hit parents. 52. David's greatest problem is how to ______ A. make the banks treat him as an adult B. invent computer games C. spend his salary D. learn to drive 53. He was employed by the company because A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programs C. he worked very hard D. he had learnt to use computers at school 54. He left school after taking O-levels because ________ A. he didn't enjoy school education at all B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing D. he wanted to earn a lot of money 55. Why does David think he might retire early?

　　A. He has to be young to write computer programs. B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire. C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well. D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt (破产)。