【10套打包】上海民辦迅行中學(xué)中考第一次模擬考試英語試題中考英語第一次模擬測(cè)試試卷一、單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！狟oysandcouldsomethingaboutthenewofushaseverwatchedeither B.none C.both D.neitherThe“ch”theword“ ”pronouncedfromtheotherthree.coach B.teach C.D.stomachreportedthatBeijing2022Games?Andwecan’twaitbevolunteersforhold B.enter C.deal D.becomeThemaybecancelledbecausewearenotsure theparkbeclosedbecauseonestormastheweatherreportwhy B.what C.which D.whethermakesourmucheasiertodaythanbefore.—Iagree!Thatwhyso peoplepreferusefew B.C.much D.many—ArethealmosttenI myButnothingmuchB.C.D.finished—IfeelstressedatbutIknow aboutcancomemewheneverneed.whomB.whenC.whoD.whenthefootballmatchbecoveredonfindabit unlessareasportsfan.boring B.bored C.interesting D.interested—IhearhasbeenchosenbeavolunteerfortheBeijingExpo2019.true!Nobodyelsecanspeakhimamongus.asbeautifulas B.asbadlyas C.worsethan D.betterthanshouldthatbeingcarefulandhard-workingcanhelp quitealotofproblemsputout B.turnout C.workout D.carryoutGoodnews!canhigh-speedtrainsfromGaochunMountHuangnexthaveanew forholidaysbythen.charm B.choice C.practice D.researchInthewordsanduseless,the“-less”means ?not B.C.without D.full—Iguesshemaybeworkingtheclassroom.—No,he betheclassroom,heathomeB.C.D.troubleyou,butIreallywonder ?shouldspeakasoftenaspossibleorafterclass.howIcanimproveB.whocanhelpmeC.whyIshouldreadD.wrongjoinedthesingingatlastButIknowdowell— .IdidjustshowthatIambravedosomethingI’mnotgoodat.Notreally B.notthepointC.Iagreemore D.Itsoundsa二、完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10認(rèn)閱下短文短后題給的ABCD個(gè)項(xiàng)中出佳項(xiàng)。AsIwaspassingtheelephants,Isuddenlystopped.Iwasconfused(困惑的)bythefactthatthesehugeanimalswerebeingheldbynothing16 asmallrope.Theropewastheirfrontnochains(鎖鏈),nocages.Theelephantscould17 awayfromtheropesatanyButforreason,theydidnot.Isawatrainernearbyandasked18theseelephantsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempt(嘗試)hesaid,“whentheyareweuseropesofthe19 Atthatage,holdAsthey 20,theseelephantsarealreadyused21thattheycannotescape(逃脫).TheythinktheropecanholdsotheyneverIwasamazed.Theseanimalscouldatanybreakfreefromtheirbonds,butbecausetheybelievedtheywouldthey22haveanytheelephants,howmanyofusthroughhangingontoabeliefthatwecannotdobecausewe23dooncebefore?Howmanyofusarebeingheldback24oldandoutdatedbeliefs?Howmanyofushaveavoidedtryingsomething25becauseofanoldbelief?worse,howmanyofusarebeingheldbackbysomeoneoldbeliefs?A.or B.and C.but D.A.receive B.hold C.carry D.breakA.how B.when C.why D.whetherA.B.size C.height D.A.up B.turnup C.showup D.upA.doubting B.wondering C.believing D.A.accepted B.practised C.refused D.hopedA.managed B.succeeded C.D.failedA.B.for C.at D.byA.old B.new C.useless D.hopeless三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15認(rèn)閱下材材后題給的ABCD個(gè)項(xiàng)中出佳項(xiàng)。ANowadays,stresseverywhereourdailyMen,womenandyoungpeopleallfromstress.Therearemanycauses,suchasdeath,marriage,house,changingjobs,endingrelationshipsandsoon.howdoknowfromstress?FinishtheDoDoyouseldomsleepheadachesoften?findfindputyourheartsomething?angrywhenwrong?needalcohol(酒精)orkeepsleepingNohavemorethanamongthesequestions,mustbefromstress.whatcandoaboutDoingchewingandworrybeadsareallcommonofrelievingstress.doctorsnowsaythattherearesimplerTheysaythatpeopleshouldandoften.Whenandyourbodyrelaxes.Theyalsosaythatpeople,especiallymenshouldcrybecausethenaturalwayofrelievingstress.mayfromstress.neverdependonalcoholorcigarettes. B.cansleepwithoutsleepingC.oftencommunicateanyoneelse. D.angryeasilywhenwrong.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat .manysocialproblemscancausestress.doingtheusefulwayrelievestress.youngpeoplefromstressthantheold.arefromstressonlyalltheanswersareWhichofthefollowingNOTawaystress?DoingB.Laughingandcrying.C.sleepingD.Playingworrybeads.BGamesandHobbiesTherearewebsitesfornearlyeveryandhobbyoutthere.bookenjoyThewebsitefeaturesreviewsofnewandpopularbooksforteenagers,alongsurveys,contestsandplacesdiscussbooks.Fansofentertainmentchannelfindinformationonthelatestshows,aswellasgames,videosandquizzes.theupdatesonshows,alsofeaturesstoriesjustforteens,suggestionsonhowschools.TheInSitedesignedforteenswhohaveaninterestimprovingtheworld.canlearnaboutsocialjustice(公正),andhowbuildaandhowhelptheearth.Theycanalsodiscusshowmaketheworldabetterplace.acomputerwebsite.cangamesontheorplaygamesdesignedbyotherandteens.Theycansharetheirgamesfriendsorpartgame-buildingcontests.TherealsoachatroomandaforumwhereuserscandiscussgamesWherecanwefindinformationonthelatestteenagerbooks?OnB.OnC.OnTheInSite. D.OnWhatdoestheunderlinedword“forum”meanChinese?B.D.Ifhaveacomputershareyourfriends,should.B.C.TheInSite. D.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaccordingthearticle?canpublishyourownwritingonmainlyaplacediscussschoolproblems.TheInSitehelpsmakeabetterandabetterworld.canfindinformationaboutgamesonallthesewebsites.CAsweallrubbishabigproblemonEarth.Whatmanypeopledonotknowthatjunkhasbecomeaproblemouterspacetoo.AccordingBBCNews,therearemorethan22,000piecesofspacejunkfloatingaroundtheearth.Andthesearejustthethatwecanseefromthesurfaceoftheearthbytelescopes.Therearealsomillionsofsmallerpiecesofjunkthatwecan'tsee.Objects,ofoldspacerocketsorsatellites,aroundtheplanetatspeedsfastthatevenasmallpiececanbreakimportantsatellitesorbecomedangerousastronauts.Ifthepieceofjunkcrashedaspaceship,thevehicle.makethingsworse,whenobjectsspacecrash,theybreakintomanysmallerpieces.Forexample,whenasatellitehitanoldRussianrocket2009,brokethan2,000pieces,increasingtheamountofspacereduceadditionalspacecountrieshaveagreedthatallnewspacetoolscanonlystayspacefor25yearsatEachtoolmustbebuiltfallsafelytheatmosphereafterthatIntheupperpartsoftheatmosphere,burnup.ManyalsocleanupspaceInEnglandareametalnetthatcanbefiredspaceThenetcatchesthejunkandthenpullstheatmosphereburnup.TheGermansarebuildingrobotsthatcancollectpiecesofspacejunkandbringthembackbesafelydestroyed.“Theproblembecomingchallengingbecausewe’resendingmoreobjectsspacehelppeopleusetheirmobilephonesandcomputers,”MarcoCastronuovo,anspace“TheactThelongerwetheproblem,thebecome,”heHowdotheGermansplandealSpaceCatchnets. B.UsecollectC.Burntheatmosphere. D.Sendfurtherawayfromtheearth.Countrieswantfuturespacetoolsbeablefallbacktheatmospheresothat .thetoolscanbereusedB.thetoolsbecomespaceC.theatmospherecanstayclean. D.theofspacecanbestudied.WhySpacejunkconsideredaproblem?Itbunsupafterre-enterstheatmosphere.ItoftenstopstheoftelescopesonEarth.Itcouldforcenewspacetoolstravelatslowerspeed.Itmaycrashotherspacetoolscausingordeath.Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldprobablyreadarticle?Education. B.LocalNews. C.Environment. D.Fashion.DWheredidduringthesummerholidays?SomeofhaveandPekinguniversities.Andalone.crowdsoftraveledthecampusesoftheseuniversities,reportedChinaopensthepublicat8:30manypeoplestartupatbecausepeoplewhocomeat6maybetooandcanonlyentertheafternoon,”aguardfact,notonlyChineseuniversitiesthatareovercrowdedCambridgeandtheUKalsofacetheproblem.AccordingTheGuardian,theroadfrontofCollege,CambridgeusuallyfilledincludingChineseschoolchildrenuniforms.UniversitiestheUnitedStatesarealsopopularamongChineseNineoutof10ChinesetheUSwantaaccordingasurveyfrom2014byUStourismcompanyAttractChina.whydoChinesehavesuchabigforfamousuniversities?Onereasonthatmanyparentshopetheirchildrenacceptedatopuniversitythefuture.Forexample,Chanyi,amotherfromHunanprovince,walkedhersonaroundthecampusesofandPekinguniversities“Ibroughthimhereseewhattopuniversitieslookandlethimcomparethemthoseofourhometown.Ihopehecanlearnsomethingandbereadycomeherestudythefuture,”sheChinaAndnotjuststudentsandparentsfindtouringcampuses.31,whocomesfromXi'an,famousUSuniversities2014.“AmericanuniversitiesaremuchopenthanChineseones.TherearenoheTheNew“Iwasexcited.Ifelthaveafreeexchangeofideassomeone.”WhydidfamousUSuniversities2014?BecauseAmericanuniversitieshavenoBecausehisparentshopedheshouldtopuniversities.Becausehehopedlearnsomethingandstudytherethefuture.Becausehefeltsuchatourcouldhelphaveafreeexchangeofideas.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”Paragraph7referto?parents. B.topuniversities.C.schoolchildren. D.universitiesourhometown.Whichofthefollowingtrueaccordingthearticle?ManyparentshopetheirchildrenacceptatopChinesetopuniversitiesaremuchopenthanAmericanones.areonlyableentertheafternoon.Asurveyshowed90%ofChinesetheUSwantaWhatthemainlyabout?Wtopuniversities.Childrenandparentstopuniversities.Howtopuniversitiestheworld.50四、填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15A）請(qǐng)根據(jù)括號(hào)中所給的漢語寫出單詞，使句子意思完整正確，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)41-45的相應(yīng)橫線上。I’mcertainhisadvicequite ▲ (有價(jià)值的)thestudents.Thebadtooth ▲ (引起)muchpainandIhadseethedentistattheopeningofthetwo-childthe ▲ (人口)ofChinabecomepeaceandreallyhopethereareno ▲ (戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))anymoretheworld.andsurelyfinda ▲ (簡(jiǎn)單的)waytheproblem.B)請(qǐng)根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為46-50的相應(yīng)橫線上。Thewealthymanwasfound ▲ (die)hishousebyawitness.membersoftheclubtogether▲ (mean)lastterm.Oneofthemain ▲ (attract)oftheplacethefantasticlandscape.—Mycomputerrunasfastasbefore.—Whynothave▲ (check)Ourmonitorcanhelp.thefiremen ▲ (success)savedtheoldladyoutofthedamagedC）請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組填空，使短文內(nèi)容完整正確，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為51-55的相應(yīng)橫線上。cool,heardcool,heardof,thousandsof,careful,OfalltheoutdoorIclimbingbest.IbeganasIstudiedtheUK.Infact,51peoplearefondofclimbingthere.BritishpeoplewereoftenthepeoplemountainsEurope,theHimalayasandacrosstheworld.52thefamousBritishadventurerRanulph?Hesaidclimbing53andclimbingmountainsalsodangerous54.So,climbingalone.asabetoo 55 .Safetyshouldcome五、閱讀填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20A請(qǐng)真讀列并據(jù)讀容文后格第5665小的格填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。意每空只填請(qǐng)答填在題標(biāo)為5665相橫上。Millionsofwomenusecosmetics,oftencalled“make-up”.Thecosmeticsindustryoneofthetheworld.Moststoressellcosmetics,andthereareshopsatairportsthemTheword“cosmetics”refersanythingthatpeopleputontheirfacesthemlookbeautiful.facepowderandcream,andmake-uparethewomenthanusecosmetics,therearecosmeticsforaswellaswomen.SomepeopleevenhavecosmetictheirfaceslookTheyhavetheshapeoftheirnosesandeyeschanged.Themostwidelyusedprobablyasmanywomenwhodonotwearanyothermake-upoftenputonaLipstickproducedbymixingtogetherdifferentandcolours.mixturethenallowedhardandthenproducerscuttheshapeofapencil.Whenawomanpressesthelipstickhertheendofbecomessoft,andofstickshergivingthemextraCosmeticswereprobablyfirstusedIndia,butwastheEgyptians,thousandyearsago,whomadetheuseofRichwomenpaintedtheireyesgreenandblack.Theyusedaredcolorpaintprettydesignsontheirtheoftheirhandsandthesolesoftheirfeet.PicturesofCleopatra《埃及艷后》alwaysshowherwearingalotofmake-up.TheRomansalsousedcosmetics.Theylikedtheirandpainttheireyes.TheyalsousedaofEnglandatonerichwomenhadbathstheirskinTheyalsostoppedpeoplesmellingtheirbodies,whichwereoftenbecausetheydidnotwashwashoftenorchangetheirclothesalotofsweet-smelling56 thatpeopleputontheirfacesmakethemlook57 users59 Mostpopularproduct58 facepowderandcream,andmake-upLipstickProducingprocess●60 togetherandcolours.Themixturehardand61 theshapeofasmallpencil.oflipstickRomeEnglandFirst63 cosmetics.Madetheuseofcosmetics.64 theskinandtheeyescosmetics.Hadbathsmilk;usedalotofsweet-smelling65.General62 ofcosmetics.B請(qǐng)據(jù)文容首母提填所單并答填在題標(biāo)號(hào)為6675的相應(yīng)位置上。Manyyearsago,IworkedasavolunteeratStanfordHospital.ThereIknowanamedwhowasfromarareand66disease.Heronlychanceofbeingsavedappearedbeabloodtransfusionfromherwhohadmiraculously(奇跡般地)survivedthe67diseaseandhaddevelopedtheantibodies(抗體)neededcombattheThedoctore 68 theherandaskedtheboyhewouldbewingoiehs69 ohssse.Isawhmhesa（猶豫）foronyamoentbefore70 adeepbreathanddoAsthetransfusionprogressed,helaybed71hisandsmiled,aswealldid,seeingthecolourreturnherface.Thenhisfaceturnedp72andhisdisappeared.Helookedupatthedoctoranda73alowvoice,Istartd74away?”BeingtheboyhadmisunderstoodtheHethoughthewashisa 75 ofhisblood.Andhewaswillingdothatfor六、書面表達(dá)（滿分15友是們享的大快樂假你在加ENS全中生語講比賽，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，用英文寫一篇關(guān)于“Friends”的演講稿。whatfriendscanshareeachotherwhetherimportantchoosefriendshowweshouldtreatfriends注意：1，陳述要點(diǎn)齊全，語言通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，書寫規(guī)范；可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。2，詞數(shù)80詞左右，演講稿的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。3，文中不得提及有關(guān)考生個(gè)人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。DearSir/madam:Friendshiponeofthegreatestpleasuresthatpeoplecan ▲ ▲ ▲ Thanksfor參考答案2019.51——5BDADD 6—10DCADC BCAAB16—20CDCBA 21—25CCDDB26—30DACAB 31—35DCBBD 36—40CDBDB41.valuable 42.caused 43.population 44.wars 45.46.dead/dying 47.meaningful 48.attractions 49.checked 50.successfully51.thousandsof 52.heardof 53.cool 54.55.careful56.Cosmetics 57.58.59.Products/kinds/types 60.Mix61.cut 62.history 63.used 64.Painted 65.powder66.serious 67.same 68.explained 69.blood 70.taking72.pale 73.asked 74.die 75.allOnepossibleversion:DearSir/madam:Friendshiponeofthegreatestpleasuresthatpeoplecanfriendscanshareoursadnessanddoubleourmore,theyarethereusadvice,ourproblemsandthebestusahelpinghand.importantchoosefriendssowechoosefriendsgoodcharactersortheinterests.Ofcourse,thosewhoarefromuscanalsobeourfriendstheyusfeelgood.shouldrespectfriendsandbereadyhelpwhentheyareneed.wecankeepourfriendshipalive.Thanksfor評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：五1315分寫全要言本誤有量寫誤文暢達(dá)清楚。四1012寫大分點(diǎn)言一錯(cuò)子構(gòu)動(dòng)時(shí)錯(cuò)誤12處），但行文基本流暢，表達(dá)基本清楚。第7—9分能明些點(diǎn)語錯(cuò)較句結(jié)或詞態(tài)錯(cuò)誤34，但意思基本連貫，表達(dá)基本清楚。第二檔：（4—6分）能寫出少數(shù)要點(diǎn)，語言錯(cuò)誤多，意思不連貫，影響意思表達(dá)。第一檔：（1—3分）只能寫出若干詞語，無可讀的句子。

中考英語第一次模擬測(cè)試試卷一、單項(xiàng)填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1.Wealllike______Englishteacherbecausesheisverykindandhard-working.A.we B.our C.us D.ours2.MyparentsandIwillcelebrateourbirthdaystogether______October.A.at B.on C.of D.in3.—______isyourhomefromthesubwaystation?—Quitenear.It’sabout5minutes’walk.A.Howfar B.Howoften C.Howmuch D.Howmany4.—Wow!Whatabighouse!—Yes.It’stwice______thantheoldone.A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.thebiggest5.Mybrother______hislovelydogaftersuppereveryday.A.walks B.walked C.willwalk D.haswalked6.I______welllastnightbecauseIhadabadheadache.A.didn’tsleep B.don’tsleep C.haven’tslept D.won’tsleep7.Ourschooltrip______overtomorrowmorning,butI’llrememberitforever.A.is B.was C.willbe D.hasbeen8.—WhereisMissLi?—She______areportatthemeetingroomnow.A.gave B.gives C.isgiving D.willgive9.Thegirl______fivehousesforherdollssincelastmonth.A.makes B.made C.willmake D.hasmade10.IthinkthecountrysideinNewZealandisbeautiful______peaceful.A.but B.and C.or D.so11.Nohurry!You______plentyoftimetodecide.A. gave B.willgive C.aregiven D.willbegiven12.—Tom,couldyoutellme______?—On30thofJune,2014. A.whenwillyourpetcatbeborn B.whenwasyourpetcatbornC.whenyourpetcatwasborn D.whenyourpetcatwillbeborn二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。TheMuseumofFailureAround80examplesoffailedproducts,businessesandideasareshowedinthenewlyopenedmuseuminSweden.Itistocelebratemodernhistory’sworst13—fromCoca-ColaBlak,acoffee-inspireddrink,toBicpensmadejustforwomen.Besidesshowinglong-forgottenfailures,founderDr.SamuelWestisonatasktohelpuslearnfromour14.Samuelsetupthemuseumaftergrowingtiredofsuccessstories.Hesaidunderstandingbaddesigncouldbemore15thancopyinggooddesign.“Mostofallcreativeprojectsfail,andlearningistheonlywaytoturnfailureintosuccess,”saysthemuseum’swebsite.“Ihopethatvisitors16hometwomessages:thatfailureisconnectedwithsuccess,andthattheyshouldunderstandthe17oflearningfromfailure,”saidDr.West.“Thepurposeofthemuseumistoshowthatcreativityrequiresfailure,”Dr.Westsaidasheintroducedsomeoftheproductsinavideo.“Ifyouare18offailure,thenyoucan’tcreate.”Sotheworldwillnotignore(忽視)themandpretendtheyneverhappened.Manyofthemuseum’sitemscanbeseenonline.Westbelievedthatpoorly-designedproductshavelittleincommonwithoneanother.Oneoftheitems,forexample,isafrozenbeeflasagna(意式千層面)madebyColgate(Yes,thecompanythatmakestoothpaste).West19thisasaclassiccaseof“failureinproducinganimpropernewproductbyawell-knowncompany”.Acollectionofnineobjectsfromthemuseumisontour.ThetravelingcollectionoffailureswillthenvisitLosAngeles,NewYork,ShanghaiandTokyoin2019.Historymaybewrittenbythewinners,butweshouldnotignorethelosers.Atleast,that’swhattheMuseumofFailurewantsusto20.13.A.plan B.design C.problem D.message 14.A.technology B.dryness C.mistakes D.success15.A.difficult B.serious C.valuable D.popular16.A.take B.find C.leave D.send 17.A.possibility B.importance C.difference D.difficulty 18.A.proud B.tired C.short D.afraid19.A.forgot B.mistook C.imagined D.described 20.A.believe B.promise C.compare D.introduce閱讀理解（共36分）三、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（共26分，每小題2分）ATherearemanyEnglishidioms(習(xí)語).Herearesomeinterestingonesandtheirorigins(起源).Pullsomeone’slegMeaning:Jokeorfoolwithsomeone.Origin:Topullsomeone’sleghadmuchmoreunpleasantmeaningwhenitfirstcameinuse.Itwasamethodusedbythievestocheatotherpeopleandthenforcethemtogivetheirmoneyorvaluablethingstothem.Luckily,thesedaysthesayingismuchfriendlier,thoughbeingontheendofajokemightnotalwaysbefun.MeetadeadlineMeaning:Tofinishsomethingbyapresettime.Origin:ThissayingcomesfromtheprisoncampsduringtheCivilWar.Inthecampsalinewasdrawntomarktheareasfortheprisoners.Thelinebecameknownasadeadlinebecauseanyprisonerwhotriedtocrossitwasshot.HattrickMeaning:Theachievementofthreesuccessesorwins.Origin:ItcamefromtheEnglishgameofcricket(曲棍球).Itreferstothreewicketstakenbyabowlerinthreecontinuousballs.Thiswasconsideredquiteanachievementandwastraditionallygivenahat.Thetermisnowusedforothersports,too.Apopularusetodayisthreegoalsbyasingleplayerinonegameofhockeyorsoccer.RuleofthumbMeaning:Abasicrulethatisusuallybutnotalwayscorrect.Origin:Itisbasedontheuseofone’sthumbasatooltoshowthelength.MostoldEnglishmeasures(測(cè)量)ofdistancewerebasedonthebodymeasurementsoftheking—thelengthofthefoot,inch(thumbtiptofirstknuckle指節(jié)),cubit(elbow肘-to-fingertip),andyard(nose-to-fingertip).21.Whichofthefollowingmeansjokingwithsomeone?A.Pullingsomeone’sleg. B.Meetingadeadline.C.Hattrick. D.Ruleofthumb.22.Theoriginof“Hattrick”hassomethingtodowith________.A.methodsusedbythieves B.achievementinsportsC.linesdrawnforprisoners D.bodymeasurementsoftheking23.Acubitmeansthedistance________.A.ofthelengthofthefoot B.fromthumbtiptofirstknuckleC.fromnosetofingertip D.fromelbowtofingertipBThe23rdAprilisWorldBookDay,butdoyouknowthatitisalsoShakespeareDay?EverybodyhasheardofShakespeare,butdoyouknowhowmanyplayshewrote?Haveyouheardofanyofhispoems?Shakespeare’splaysfitintothreekinds:tragedies(悲劇),comedies(喜劇)andhistories.PerhapshismostfamousplayisthetragicstoryofRomeoandJuliet.Itisabouttwoyoungloverswhocouldn’tgetmarriedbecauseoftheirparents.OthertragediesincludeHamlet,OthelloandMacbeth.Ifyou’veseenHarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban,you’llrecognize“hubblebubbleboilandtrouble,fireburnandcauldronbubble”whichissungintheGreatHall.ThesewordsjustcomefromMacbeth!Shakespeare’scomediesincludeMuchAdoAboutNothing,AMidsummerNight’sDreamandTwelfthNight.InTwelfthNight,everybodyfallsinlovewiththewrongperson,butitisallmaderightintheend.Thehistoryplays,suchasAntonyandCleopatra,RichardIIIandHenryVarebasedonthelivesofrealhistoricalpeople.AntonyandCleopatraisastorythathappenedinancientEgypt.AnthonylovedCleopatrasomuch.BothofthemdiedaftertheEgyptarmywasbeateninthewar.Shakespeare’splayscanbeveryheavygoingsometimes.Someofthetopicstheydealwithareheavyandcomplex,sotheyalmostalwayshavealightersubplot(次要情節(jié))withcharacterswhodon’thavecloserelationshipswiththecharactersinthemainplot.Theyareoftenusedintragediestolightenthemood(氣氛)oftheplayandtokeepthereadersinterestedinthemainplot.24.WhichplayisoneofShakespeare’scomedies?A.Macbeth. B.HenryV. C.TwelfthNight.D.Hamlet.25.Shakespeareoftenused______tomakehistragediesfeelnotsoheavy.A.lovestories B.realhistoricalpeopleC.strangewords D.charactersinalightsubplot26.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HistoryofShakespeareDay. B.InformationaboutShakespeare.C.TopicsofShakespeare’spoems. D.IntroductiontoShakespeare’splays.CBilingualismBeingthemotheroftwobilingualchildrenandtheteacherofFrenchandEnglishbilingualchildren,thesubjectofbilingualismisveryimportanttome.Whatisabilingualchild?Letmetaketheexampleofmydaughter.Attwoandahalfshehasalreadyhadtheconceptof“DaddyspeaksFrenchandMummyspeaksEnglish.”ThisiswhatmakesitpossibleforhertocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundhernomatterwhethertheyareFrenchorEnglish.InourcaseitisreasonablethatwithanEnglishmotherandFrenchfatherourchildrenshouldbeabletousebothlanguagestocommunicate,notonlywithusbutwiththeirgrandparentsandotherrelatives.Ontheotherhand,learningtwoormorelanguages,likeChineseandGermanhelpschildrentoacceptculturesotherthantheirown.Theremaybeadominant(支配的)languageandthiswillnormallydependonthecountryyouliveinorthelanguageyourchildusesmostatschool.However,itwillalsodependonwhatlanguageisspokeninthehome.WelivedinFranceandmostofthetimewespokeFrenchathomebutIalsospeaktomychildreninEnglish.TheyknowthattheirEnglishauntwillalwaysspeaktotheminEnglishandtheyshouldspeaktoherinEnglish,too.Ofcourseitcanbeverydifficultforpeoplearoundyoutosupportwhatyoudo.Grandparentscanbeupsetiftheydon’tunderstandwhatyou’resayingtotheirgrandchildandworrythattheywillneverbeabletocommunicatewiththem.Anotherproblemwehavefacedwaswhenourdaughterrefusedtolistentoeitherofus.Apsychologistadvisedusthatastherewasn’tacommonlanguageathomebetweentheparentsandchild,IshouldstopspeakingEnglishandspendtheweekendspeakingonlyinFrench.ThankfullyIdecidedtopaynoattentiontotheadviceandcontinuedtospeakEnglishathome!Ialsoknowofonechildwhohadproblemsatschoolbecausehisfriendsmadefunofhim.HisparentsfinallygaveupspeakingEnglishtohim.Unluckilychildrencanbeunfriendly,anddifferences,whatevertheymaybe,areoftenasourceofbullying(欺凌).Differencesneedtobevalued.27.TheunderlinedwordbilingualinParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A.usingtwolanguages B.livingintwocountriesC.knowingmorecultures D.speakingmotherlanguage28.AccordingtoParagraph3,thewritermayagreethatchildren______.A.acceptculturesmoreeasily B.cangetbenefitsfrombilingualismC.shouldlearnsomeskillsofcommunication D.shouldspeakwiththeirgrandparentsoften29.Thelastthreeparagraphsmainlytellusabout______.A.thedifficultiesinlanguageslearning B.thedifferencesamongbilingualchildrenC.someproblemsthebilingualchildrenmeet D.someadviceonhelpingbilingualchildrenDPsychologyprofessorVictorBenassiattheUniversityofNewHampshirehasbeenexperimentingwithwaystousedataanalytics(數(shù)據(jù)分析)tomaketechnologymoreeffectiveintheclassroom.Inonestudy,BenassiprovedthatPowerPointpresentationswithanimation(動(dòng)畫),colorfulbackgroundsandunrelatedphotographscandirectstudents’attentionawayfromthelessons.Toshowtheinfluencepresentationdesigncanhaveonstudentlearning,BenassicarriedoutastudyinwhichheaskedvolunteerstogivetheirPowerPointslidestohim.Hethenredesignedhalftheslidesinprofessors’presentationsbycuttinganythingextra,breakingmaterialsintosmallerpartsandaddingnecessarypicturesorgraphstoexplaintext.Theresult?Thepercentageofcorrectanswerstotestsattheendofeachclasswas14%higherforquestionsaboutmaterialpresentedintheredesignedslidescomparedwiththoseaboutmaterialspresentedintheoriginal(原始的)slides.Thechangesimprovedstudents’long-termretention,too,andbecauseoftheincreasedsharpmemories,inthemid-termexamstherewasa10-pointdifferencebetweenquestionsbasedonmaterialpresentedinredesignedversusoriginalslides.Usingdatatochecklearningandimproveteachingisespeciallyimportantaseducationfacescallsforgreateranswerablenessforstudentsuccess,saidLindaBaer,PhD,founderofahighereducationfirmcalledi4Solutions.Whenprofessorscollectandanalyzedataquiteoften,theycandecidewhenstudentsareatriskforfailure,andevencanhelpstudentsconsideringachangeinmajors,saidBaer.Ofcourse,therealthingiswhattodowiththeinformationyoufind,shesaid.“Theproblemisthatmanytimeswelookatthedatatoseehoweverybodydidattheendoftheterminsteadoflookingthroughoutthetermandunderstandinghowthingsaregoingearlyenoughtodosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Nomatterwhatlevelyouapplyanalyticsto”,