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山东省青岛市2019年中考英语试卷

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    Rupert Isaacson was born in Africa, and grew up in London and in the English countryside, where he discovered his love of horses. Because he grew up hearing so many fascinating memories about Africa from his parents, he went there and lived with the people called The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.

    By the year 2000, Rupert was already working as a reporter, writing articles and guidebooks about Africa and India. He met his wife Kristin in India. Today, they live with their son, Rowan, in the US. But Rupert faced the greatest challenge of his life when, at the age of two, Rowan was

diagnosed (诊断) with an illness that influenced his ability to communicate with others.

    Rupert discovered that spending time with horses and riding them was helping Rowan. But unluckily, the Bushmen of the Kalahari do not have horses. So the family set out for Mongolia, where horses have been important for long. Rupert has written about this journey to help his son in his book Horse Boy, and he has produced a documentary of the same name. In the film, people have the chances to see the family travelling in Mongolia, riding horses and meeting healers (治疗师) in order to help Rowan.

    Because working with horses has helped Rowan, Rupert set up The Horse Boy Foundation on his farm in Texas. It is a school that teaches people how to use horses for healing. Besides writing another book, The Long Ride Home, about travelling with Rowan to Africa, Australia and Arizona in the US, Rupert has also produced the documentary Endangerous, with Rowan as host, about dangerous animals that are endangered. Rupert Isaacson has managed to discover the secret of turning one challenge into many achievements.

(1)、Where did Rupert Isaacson discover his love of horses?
A、In the English countryside. B、In India. C、In Africa. D、In Mongolia.
(2)、When was Rowan diagnosed with the illness mentioned in the passage?
A、In the year 2000. B、At the age of two. C、When he was in Mongolia. D、When he was in London.
(3)、Why did Rupert's family go to Mongolia?

Because                          there.

A、he worked as a reporter B、there were no horses C、there were lots of horses D、he wanted to meet his wife
(4)、What is the purpose of The Horse Boy Foundation?
A、To produce a documentary. B、To communicate with others. C、To learn how to ride horses. D、To teach people how to use horses for healing.
(5)、How many documentaries has Rupert produced in the passage?
A、Two. B、Three. C、Four. D、Five.
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    Maybe you are not familiar with the name Emma Watson, but you are sure to know Hermione Granger, the main character in Harry Potter. It is Watson who played the role of Hermione in all eight Harry Potter films, adapted from the bestselling book series by J. K. Rowling, from 2001 to 2011.

    In September 2014, Watson, as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, gave a speech to start the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which fights for women equality.

In January 2016, Watson announced, on Facebook and Twitter, that she would be starting a club for females. Soon after, the book club, “Our Shared Shelf'', whose name was suggested by a fan, was formally set up on a popular book review website Goodreads.

In explaining the reason for starting this book club, Watson wrote on the website, “As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get. There is so much amazing stuff there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought—provoking! I've been discovering so much……. I decided to start a book club, as l want to share what I'm learning and hear your thoughts too. The plan is to choose and read a book every month, and then discuss it during the month's last week.”

    Our Shared Shelf has already discussed some famous books including Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman, Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Gloria Steinem's My Life on the Road. Watson told the group that she read Mom&Me&Mom. It is one of her favorites, so it will be the November's choice.

    Now Our Shared Shelf has around l50, 000 members. Watson says everyone is welcome to join up.

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    It was 12:45 pm on 2nd January 2007. 50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at an underground station in New York. His two daughters were with him.
    Suddenly a sick(生病的)man fell on the platform(站台). The man,20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter,got up,but then fell again—this time,onto the underground track(轨道). A train was coming into the station. It was very dangerous.
    But Mr Autrey wasn't afraid. He looked at the man. and he looked at where the man was. And he thought. "The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up. the train will kill him. But if he lies on the track and doesn't move. he will be OK. "So he knew he had to make a decision(决定).
    He jumped. Mr Autrey lay on top of Mr Hollopeter,and kept him down as hard as he could. The train driver saw them. He was very afraid,but he couldn't stop in time. Several carriages(客车厢)passed over the two men before the train stopped.
    The people on the platform screamed(尖叫). When Mr Autrey heard them screaming,he shouted,"We're OK down here,but I've got two daughters up there. Let them know their father's ok. "People on the platform cheered and cheered for Mr Autrey.Underground workers helped the two men out. Mr Hollopeter was sent to hospital soon. He had no serious injuries(伤).
    Later on a TV talk show,Mr Autrey said,"The only thing that happened to me was that my blue hat got dirty. I didn't do anything special. I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I thought was right. "
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    Tim Berners­Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives. He was born in London, England in 1955.When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

    There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners­Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.

    Tim Berners­Lee doesn't think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today. Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

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