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1.“Dolphin Intelligence” is probably a story about dolphins’ ______.
A. eating habits B. living places
C. learning activities D. communication methods
2.What is true about New York according to the website?
A. People are now afraid to visit.
B. Millions of tourists go there.
C. It has some new activities.
D. It offers many big apples.
3.A person going to the page “The Magic of Night Markets” would expect to find______.
A. a long article about night markets
B. an interview with night market sellers
C. many photographs of newly market foods and food shops
D. many pictures of night market foods and food shops
4.From which page can a reader get some useful advice on photography?
A. Video B. Visions of Earth
C. Your Shot D. Photo of the Day
5. What has been the most popular story on the website this week?
A. Top Danger for Lions: Hunting
B. Controlling the Mckong
C. A Day in New York
D. Amazing Amazon
科目:初中英语 来源:2015年初中毕业升学考试(山东泰安卷)英语(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.
Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines(图像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Project in the Harry Potter books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.
Electronic paper is not a new idea. A company in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines(决定)whether each microsphere(灌球)looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The techniques seems promising for creating still imagines that can be changed when needed, but the process(进程)is too slow for good videos.
Scientists in the Netherlands now report a new type of e-paper technology. By using layers(层) of oil, the requirements. They can also make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors,. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.
For now, reading and watching TV will have to return two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though, in the future, TV watching and reading might be part of the same work.
1.According to the passage, kids soon can .
A. be allowed to watch TV
B. watch TV while doing their homework
C. watch Harry Potter on TV
D. be allowed to read a newspaper
2.Several companies are racing to .
A. Make the Harry Potter TV program
B. create a newspaper like the The Daily Project
C. provide baseball games for kids
D. produce electronic paper with colors and moving images
3.What determines the black and white color of each microsphere?
A. Images B. Electricity
C. Oil and ink D. Fingernail
4.Which of the following in NOT true?
A. Electronic paper is not a new idea.
B. Microspheres make up words and images .
C. Now TV watching and reading is part of the same work.
D. Scientists use layers of oil in a new research.
5.From the last paragraph, we know that .
A. scientists are still working on the new technology
B. kids love to red while watching TV
C. parents may be against this new idea
D. teachers may not teach students any more
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--- What do you think of the woman singer?
--- Her voice sounds _____. I like her songs.
A. sweet B. sweetly C. bad D. badly
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Look! There are some birds _______ in the sky. They are very beautiful.
A. to fly B. fly C. flying D. flown
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科目:初中英语 来源:2015年初中毕业升学考试(四川宜宾卷)英语(解析版) 题型:单项填空
The Whites have planned to visit _______ Great wall in China.
A. the B. an C. a D. /
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科目:初中英语 来源:2015年初中毕业升学考试(广东广州卷)英语(解析版) 题型:完形填空
语法选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从1~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man the king a harp(竖琴).
The king took it to the palace, but he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many people tried it. They agreed that the harp was and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private , giving her and her family many riches.
1.A. offer B. offers C. offered D. has offered
2.A. when B. before C. if D. because
3.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
4.A. used B. using C. useless D. uselessness
5.A. late B. lately C. latest D. later
6.A. played B. to play C. playing D. to playing
7.A. so B. and C. or D. but
8.A. a B. an C. the D. /
9.A. in B. of C. by D. with
10.A. music B. musical C. musician D. musically
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The weather forecast says that ______ another storm tomorrow.
A. there will have B. there will be
C. there has D. there has been
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科目:初中英语 来源:2015年初中毕业升学考试(安徽卷)英语(解析版) 题型:单项填空
–What do you think of your Junior Middle School life?
--I think it is colorful, ______ I am always busy.
A. if B. though C. while D. until
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科目:初中英语 来源:2014-2015学年浙江宁波市北仑区中考一模英语试卷(解析版) 题型:翻译
Are you trying to figure out how to make the most of this summer? Here’re some tips.
1. Read some books while you’re not at school. There are books out there that are really 1. (吸引人的). You can even 2. (组织)a book club for your friends. The club can meet 3. (每周)or as often as you want. Incorporate snacks, activities, and occasional field trips for the most fun.
2. Join a 4. (志愿者)group of some sort. All communities have some sort of soup kitchen, or you can start being a candy striper or 5. (帮助)out around your community. 6. (交流)with friends, have a great sense of accomplishment, stay 7. (活跃), and even give a hand to others!
3. Start a summer business. This may 8. (取决于)on your age. However, make sure that it is age-approptiate and that you will follow through. Some ideas 9. (包括)a lemonade stand, babysitting, lawn care, or getting a summer job at a 10. (当地的)library or restaurant.
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