发布时间 : 星期六 文章2012东城区初三英语一模试题及答案更新完毕开始阅读5ce712a6571252d380eb6294dd88d0d233d43c8a
六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Some top students are giving advice. Bill, Canada
When taking tests, relax. If you’re worried that you’ll fail the test, you’re sure to get a low score. If you studied for it long enough that you know the information, then you shouldn’t be worried about getting a low grade.
Lily, America
Remember the most important advice to getting good grades is very simple; do well on tests to get an A or an A-. Do what your teacher says, and the chances are fairly good that you’ll get an A+. Don’t stress yourself. Act cool.
Betty, Britain
Write good notes. Colored pens are fun to write with if you want to get more creative with your notes, but use them only for sections of your notes that you feel will be on a test or that are important. It makes them stand out. Go over your notes before you take the exams.
Tom, Australia
In order to get good grades, try to do your homework immediately after school. Time management is important. If you’re told to do the homework next week, get started the same day you know it. Before you start, you’d better make clear what to do and how to do it.
47. Lily is from ________. A. America B. Australia C. Britain D. Canada 48. Who gives advice on homework?
A. Betty. B. Bill. C. Lily. D. Tom. 49. The top students are giving advice on _______.
A. how to start learning B. how to get good grades C. what to do when taking tests D. what to take when going to school
B
Mary Cassatt, a famous artist, was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. She spent her childhood in Europe with her family and at age 16 she returned to America and went to school at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She also studied in Paris where she copied the great works of earlier artists. When she was 22, Cassatt began private art lessons. She enjoyed painting with bright colors.
Later, she became friends with Edgar Degas. He influenced her style and encouraged her to show her works with the Impressionists, artists who painted in a special style. She became a strong supporter（支持者）of the Impressionists. Cassatt
created scenes of everyday life. She painted pictures of mothers and children. She was good at drawing and printmaking. Through her friendships with wealthy private collectors, she had a lasting influence on American art. Cassatt moved to Chicago, Illinois where most of her best works were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Cassatt moved to Spain where she received an invitation to join the Impressionist group. In 1915, Cassatt stopped working because of poor eyesight and she finally passed away on June 14, 1926 at the age of 82.
50. When was Mary Cassatt born?
A. In 1926. B. In 1915. C. In 1871. D. In 1844. 51. Which of the following happened last according to the passage?
A. Mary moved to Spain. B. Mary started private lessons. C. Mary became friends with Edgar Degas.
D. Mary was invited to join the Impressionist group. 52. Why did Mary Cassatt stop painting?
A. She couldn’t see clearly. B. Wealthy people collected her paintings. C. Edgar Degas influenced her. D. Her painting was destroyed in Chicago.
C
Florida school children chose the panther as the state animal. What is the Florida panther?
Florida panthers are a type of mountain lion. The Florida panther is the only group of mountain lions east of the Mississippi River. The panther stands for beauty and power of life.
Is the Florida panther endangered?
In 1967 the government listed the Florida panther as endangered. Endangered means that without human help an animal or plant will become extinct. Extinct means that the animal or plant will never again stay alive on earth. What do Florida panthers look like?
Panthers are about 10 times as big as a housecat. Like all cats they have very sharp claws and teeth. They need sharp claws and teeth to kill and eat their food. Florida panthers are tawny (the same color as deer). The fur on their bellies and the inside of their legs is lighter, and the fur on their backs, tails, and legs is darker. These are Florida panther paw prints: Front paw
Length: 3 inches Width: 3.5 inches Hind paw
Length: 3 inches Width: 3 inches
What do Florida panthers eat?
Panthers only eat meat. Panthers eat deer, wild hogs, raccoons, armadillos, and rabbits. Sometimes they eat birds and even alligators. No panther has ever even killed a
person.
What kinds of families do panthers have?
Panther females and kittens make up the panther family. The father does not help take care of the kittens. Panthers may have from 1 to 4 kittens. Panthers leave their mothers when they are about 2 years old. Growing up is harder for boy panthers than girl panthers. Girls often stay near their mother. Boys must try to find a home range of their own.
Where do Florida panthers live?
Panthers need lots of land. The area where a panther hunts is its home range. They prefer hardwood hammocks and pine forest with lots of palmettos for their range. Panthers usually rest during the day hidden in thickets of palmetto. At dusk they begin to travel and hunt. Unless you are very lucky, you will probably never see a panther in the wild. But you can help them by protecting the lands they need to keep alive. You can support efforts to recover the panther from being endangered.
53. Which of the following looks like the panther most?
A. B. C. D. 54. The underlined word “extinct” means “________”. A. dead B. brave C. bright D. natural 55. The panther was chosen as the state animal mainly because ______. A. No panther has ever even killed a person. B. The panther is beautiful and full of energy. C. People will never see a panther in the wild. D. Panthers leave their mothers at an early age. 56. How do people protect the panther in Florida? A. They take panthers to the zoo. B. They give panthers enough meat. C. They keep the land safe for panthers. D. They help to look after small panthers.
D
When we found Tony, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were dirty. There was blood all over his arm. Before we reached him we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked a few yards with difficulty through the woods and fell again. When we lifted him off the ground, he tried to break away and run, like a wild animal.
After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His footprints showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so weak by fear that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night. He was very tired. We found him just in time. This man, like others before him, was full of fear when he knew he was lost.
Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of watching out. An experienced woodsman always keeps an eye on the things around him. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction that water flows through the mountain, and everything along with him when he travels—how a tree leans across it and how a rock stands. He sees the way and the general flows of water. With these in mind, he may be turned around many times, but his way is seldom lost.
There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does get into some strange difficulty that puts him into the “lost” column. A rainstorm may catch him without a compass to show him the direction. Darkness may find him in a very hard situation, where travel is dangerous without a light.
When this happens, the normal first reaction is the fear of difficulty as a result of this poor woodsmanship. He may also worry about the trouble that he will cause his friends when he doesn’t show up. If he is short of experience, he may keep on the move in an effort to find the camp against all bad happenings. And the result is that he might walk in circles or in the wrong direction and in the end beat himself out physically and mentally—he will be found mad and crazy.
57. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Tony went to look for a wild animal.
B. Tony found his gun in the circle he walked. C. A man will be full of fear when he gets lost.
D. A man won’t get lost if he has a sense of direction. 58. The word “woodsmanship” refers to ______.
A. ways of protecting the forest B. the art of travelling in the forests C. the experience of finding a lost man D. skills of helping people in the woods 59. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Don’t Be Mad B. Fears in the Forest C. Easy to Get Lost D. What to Do in the Forest
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳
选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
Have you ever wondered why toy bears are called Teddy Bears? Why not Harry or Joe or Jane? 60 .
The president was Teddy Roosevelt. He was the 26th president of the United States. In 1902 Roosevelt went bear hunting（狩猎）with some friends. 61 . He couldn’t seem to find anything. His friends found a black bear, and tied it to a tree. They thought that Roosevelt would want to shoot it with his gun. When Roosevelt saw the bear, he refused to kill it. Shooting a bear tied to a tree wasn’t fair! 62 .
A newspaper artist heard the story of the bear hunt and drew a cartoon about it. 63 . He made a toy bear. Later he was allowed to use President Roosevelt’s name for the bears he made. The “Teddy Bear” was born!