_______ they reached the small village before dusk.
A. Towards the end
B. By the end
C. In the end
D. At the end
科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年四川省遂宁中学八年级第二学段考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles(吹熄蜡烛) on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what job the child will choose later in life.
For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration(庆祝) Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举权), join the army （参军）and (in Britain) drink alcohol （酒）or buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
【小题1】Which of the following birthday traditions can you find almost anywhere, anytime?
A. Putting many things on the floor.
B. Sending birthday cards.
C. Dancing a waltz.
【小题2】Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of .
A. five B. seven C. fifteen
【小题3】In many countries you can ___ when you reach the age of eighteen.
A. join the army B. have a key C. have a special ceremony
【小题4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.
【小题5】Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Birthday Traditions around the World
B. The Drinking Age in Many Countries
C. Japanese Special Celebration
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013届江苏扬州梅岭中学九年级第一次模拟考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly about the .
| A．styles of music | B．history of music | C．taste of music | D．knowledge of music |
| A．To study the language of music . | B．To learn more about the music. |
| C．To give a complete background to the music. | D．To give people some music to listen to. |
| A．a host | B．a singer | C．a dancer | D．a teacher |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013届浙江省杭州市启正中学九年级中考二模（5月）英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They so spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
【小题1】According to the survey of the Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier .
| A．when they are between the ages of 18 and 85 | B．when they come to their old age |
| C．when they are in their twenties | D．when they are 18 years old |
| A．20 | B．25 | C．35 | D．40 |
| A．have a positive attitude towards their life | B．know how to spend money wisely |
| C．dream about good things every day | D．control their behaviors better |
| A．Those who are worried about getting old | B．Those who are single and unemployed |
| C．Those who feel unhappy all the time | D．Those who suffer from mental stress |
| A．Getting Older Means Getting Happier | B．The Young Are Happier Than the Old |
| C．Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life | D．The Younger, the Happier |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省九年级上学期第一次过关检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.
The researchers 
asked
questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also
asked about mental or emotional stress. They also found that levels of stress
were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.The
findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their
fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar
emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more
sadness, stress and worry than men
.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
1.When will people become happier and experience less worry?
A. 18 years old B. 80
years old C. 50 years old D. 25 years
old
2.What does the underlined word“emotions”mean in Paragragh Two?
A. 体力 B. 情感 C. 智力 D. 目标
3.Who has the most sadness, stress and worry?
A. a fifty-year-old man B. a fifty-year-old woman
C. a twenty-five-year-old woman D. a twenty-five-year-old man
4.According to the last paragraph, why may people be happier at an older age?
A. They are more thankful for what they have
B. They have better control of their emotions
C. They spend less time thinking about their bad experiences
D. All of the above.
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012-2013学年江苏扬州梅岭中学九年级第一次模拟考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about the .
A．styles of music B．history of music C．taste of music D．knowledge of music
2.Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?
A．To study the language of music . B．To learn more about the music.
C．To give a complete background to the music. D．To give people some music to listen to.
3.The speaker is probably .
A．a host B．a singer C．a dancer D．a teacher
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