Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country---candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |  India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
| A．flowers | B．presents |
| C．a flag | D．a chair |
| A．Japan | B．Denmark |
| C．India | D．Holland |
| A．give out chocolate to their classmates |
| B．share chocolate with their best friends |
| C．go to school in white clothes |
| D．wear new clothes to mark the special time |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
解析试题分析：全世界的人们都会庆祝生日。一些庆祝生日的方式都是相同的，有蜡烛，蛋糕和生日祝福。但是有一些国家庆祝生日的方式是不同的。作者列举了丹麦、印度、日本和荷兰四个国家独具特色的过生日方式，让我们对各国的风俗习惯有所了解。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题：当某人在丹麦正在过生日的时候，你往窗外能看到什么？联系原文：A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday.句意：一面旗帜放在窗外，展示这个家庭中有人过生日。因此选择第三项。故选C
【小题2】细节理解题。问题：在哪一个国家孩子们过生日的时候，鲜花被放在他的椅子上。分析第四栏信息，要给过生日的孩子的椅子上放鲜花，明确指出国家是荷兰。故选 D
【小题3】细节理解题。问题：在印度，过生日的孩子们做什么？联系原文：on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class.句意：在他们过生日的那天，孩子们穿彩色的衣服去上学，并且给班级里的每一位同学分巧克力。结合选项，第一项符合实际。故选A
考点：广告布告类短文阅读。
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
There are some famous buildings that everyone can recognize. When you see a picture of a sports stadium that reminds you of a bird’s nest, you probably know it is the Olympic stadium in Beijing. When you see a picture of a famous concert hall that reminds you of a sailing ship, you probably know it is the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Buildings like these are easily recognized everywhere in the world. They were designed to look like other things if people use their imaginations.
Other buildings do not need any imagination. They are made to look exactly like other things. Sometimes, these buildings are offices, restaurants, or even houses. Three buildings built in this way are actually museums. The shape of the building is clue to the objects people can see inside.
In Guizhou, China, people can visit the Meitan Tea Museum, built in the shape of a giant teapot. There is also a second building next door that is shaped like a huge tea cup. From far away, the nine-story teapot-shaped museum looks like some kinds of giant work of art. But as one gets closer, the windows make it clear that this is a building.
People who are interested in guitars might want to visit the Guitar Museum in Tennessee, USA. The three-story building is shaped like a guitar lying on its side. Inside, visitors can see all kinds of guitars as well as learn about famous guitar players.
One of the newest funny shaped museums is a pottery museum in Gyconggi, Korean museum, built in 2011, is shaped just like a traditional Korean pot, Along with seeing exam pots and tools used for making pots in the museum, visitors can try to make their own pots.
【小题1】Sydney Opera House look like_______and it is in Australia.
A. a bird’s nest B. a sailing ship C. a nice guitar
【小题2】People can visit the building in the shape of teapot__________.
A. in Guizhou, China B. In Tennessee, USA C. in Gycouggi, Korea
【小题3】The underlined word” giant” means “_________” in Chinese.
A.豪华的 B. 巨大的 C. 古老的
【小题4】 Which is NOT true about the building that is shaped like a guitar?
A. People can see all kinds of guitars inside of it.
B. You can find information about famous guitar players there.
C. The two-story building is shaped like a guitar lying on its side.
【小题5】The Olympic stadium and the Sydney Opera House are examples of ________.
A. buildings that look exactly like things in them
B. buildings that look like other things
C. buildings that look like famous things
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Sharon has been a serious runner for six years. She has completed three marathons and several shorter races. Each week she runs about 20 miles.
Her favorite shoes? A $25 pair of Champion shoes she bought at Target. “I like running in simple shoes,” she said, “The more you pay, the more trouble you get.” She is right. Money often buys higher-quality goods, but not when it comes to running shoes.
Over the last forty years, running has been popular as a leisure (闲暇的) sport. In 2009, 476,000 runners took part in a marathon. In 1976, the number was just 25,000. Sales of running shoes reached a record $ 2.36 billion in 2009, 60 percent more than ten years earlier.
But some of those dollars may not have been well spent. In 2007, Scottish researchers tested running shoes at three price levels, ranging from $80 to $150, and found that low-cost and mid-cost shoes within the same brand protected runners’ feet just as well as high-cost ones, sometimes even better.
“The common idea is that if you pay more, you will get better shoes,” said Abboud, director of the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research at the University of Dundee in Scotland, “Our research did not show that.” Professor Abboud and his colleagues have just completed a similar study, as not yet published, with nearly the same results.
If you want to run well and run safely, consider fit first and price last. “You want a shoe that helps you keep a balanced position,” said Mark Montgomery, manager of the JackRabbit Sports store in Union Square in New York, “A more expensive shoe is not always the solution.”
“The less you think about a shoe, the better,” said Ms Bakoul, a marathoner.
【小题1】According to Sharon, ________.
| A．expensive shoes will give you more trouble |
| B．higher-quality shoes will protect your feet better |
| C．taking part in marathons is very important for runners |
| D．running about 20 miles a week is the best for your health |
| A．it was spent on running |
| B．it was spent on high- cost shoes |
| C．running needs the cheapest shoes |
| D．money often buys higher-quality goods |
| A．running as a leisure sport will be no longer popular |
| B．Professor Abboud thinks the common idea is right |
| C．Ms Bakoul is against the research results |
| D．Mark Montgomery agrees with Sharon |
| A．The More, the Better | B．Run Well and Run Safely |
| C．The Less, the Better | D．Fit First and Price Last |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Jake thought today was going to be very bad. To start with, it was raining, and the rainy days made him sad. 【小题1】今天是他的生日。 But when he got up in the morning, no one was home, and his mother and his father didn’t leave him any gifts. 【小题2】He walked to school with his best friend, Mike. Mike didn’t say anything to him, either. 【小题3】这使他不高兴。 Jake said “Happy birthday” to him last week, but he didn’t remember his birthday! In class, the teacher asked him for his homework, but as he was so sad when he left home, he forgot to bring it with him. This made him annoyed(烦恼的) with himself. 【小题4】But things became better in the afternoon. Mike invited him for supper. Jake was so happy to hear Mike say “Happy birthday” to him on the way to the restaurant. 【小题5】He was very glad to see his parents and all his friends were there. Jake had a wonderful surprised birthday supper. That made him very happy.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to keep your words all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you must do it. Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.
He is always lying or making excuses for breaking his words. Would you like to have him as one of your best friends? You wouldn’t. And your own friends feel the same way.
So, be more careful when you have to agree to do something for your friends. Don’t have “Maybe”in your mind when you say something about what you are going to do.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】The underlined phrase keep one’s words means ____ in Chinese.
| A．记住单词 | B．记录语言 |
| C．保存语言 | D．信守诺言 |
| A．keep your words | B．be funny |
| C．be kind to them | D．be helpful for them |
| A．your friends agree to help you |
| B．they are helpful |
| C．there is something unexpected happening |
| D．they are late |
| A．He is always being late. |
| B．He is always lying. |
| C．He is always breaking his words. |
| D．He is always keeping. |
| A．we shouldn’t agree to help others |
| B．we should be ready to help others |
| C．it’s difficult to make friends |
| D．we should keep our words when we make friends |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don’t think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in , but the boy didn’t stop crying “ Mom, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.
To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.
【小题1】What did the writer do in the passage ?
| A．A write | B．A reporter |
| C．A pupil | D．A student |
| A．It’s a hall. | B．It’s the classroom. |
| C．It’s a bedroom. | D．It’s a school. |
| A．Because he was short. |
| B．Because the window was too high. |
| C．Because he was short seeing. |
| D．Because he was blind. |
| A．He was quiet. | B．He was happy. |
| C．He was crying. | D．He was shy. |
| A．The students | B．The mother |
| C．The writer | D．The teacher |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn't panic anymore.
"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
【小题1】 What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?
| A．He used to get high marks. |
| B．He did well in math. |
| C．He did not so well as before in math. |
| D．He had no time to study math. |
| A．Lin chose to face his problems. |
| B．His parents and teachers also helped him. |
| C．After some hard work, he now gets marks over 110 points. |
| D．Lin faced his problems instead of giving up. |
| A．He is also not good at math. |
| B．He is also not good at PE. |
| C．He is also not good at sit-ups. |
| D．He is also not good at PE entrance exam. |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a wood and he thought he could hear a sad cry. Following the sound he came to a big, round, mysterious, grey fountain. The sad sound seemed to be coming from the fountain pool. The boy swept aside the pool’s dirty surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.
Amused by this, the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish. But when he stuck his arm into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow. As this happened, a huge sadness entered into him, and he suddenly understood how sad the fish were feeling.
He quickly pulled his arm out of the water, and ran from that place. But the arm stayed grey, and the boy continued feeling sad. He tried so many times to cheer himself up, but nothing worked. That was, until he realized that if he were to make the Earth happy then that happiness would be, in turn, transmitted back to him, through the earth on his arm. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |m
From then on, he set about looking after countryside. He cared for the plants, and he did what he could to keep the water from being polluted. He encouraged others to do the same. He was so successful that his arm started to recover its normal color. When the grey had disappeared completely, he started feeling happy again, and he decided to go and visit the fountain. When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the fish singing happily.
【小题1】 What happened to the boy when he stuck his arm into the water?
| A．He caught some fish. | B．His arm was bitten by the fish. |
| C．He felt great sadness. | D．Nothing special happened. |
| A．转变 | B．进化 | C．变异 | D．恢复 |
| A．He started to look after the countryside. |
| B．He stopped the water from being polluted. |
| C．He encouraged people to protect the earth. |
| D．His arm kept grey and he never felt happy. |
| A．We should protect the earth. | B．We shouldn’t catch fish. |
| C．Even the fountain may cry. | D．We should visit the fountain. |
| A．The Beautiful Countryside. | B．The Talking Fish. |
| C．The Sad Cry. | D．The Grey Fountain. |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of parting. If you're saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.
【小题1】Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.
| A．for you to make more and more new friends |
| B．to begin your business talks |
| C．to get the conversation going smoothly |
| D．for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others |
| A．make clear what kind of person he is |
| B．listen to his reply attentively |
| C．wait quietly and patiently for his answer |
| D．go on asking him more questions |
| A．are good at making any topic interesting |
| B．never talk too much or too little |
| C．always speak in a gentle way |
| D．know how and when they should change the topic of the talk |
| A．you may take him as your lifelong true friend |
| B．it seems necessary for you to let him know it |
| C．it's proper for you to give him a second handshake |
| D．it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him |
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com