题型:任务型阅读 题类:真题 难易度:普通
江苏省苏州市2017年中考英语真题试卷
Book Review by Patricia Ann Turner
It is school holiday time and Mitch Morrow's family have just moved to a new home in a new place. Mitch can't stop worrying about what his new school is going to be like. He is not even sure about the neighbours. Next door live the Bull family and they have two children, Di and Bruce.
The older of the two, Bruce, is a large boy, about Mitch's age. Mitch. Watches him carry big rocks. He looks really strong and unkind. Mitch gives him the name Bruiser(彪形大汉) because he has a black eye. Did he get it in a fight? Mitch imagines all the worst possible things about Bruiser. He is probably the class bully (恶霸). In his mind Mitch thinks of him as the enemy.
Things seem to get more worring for Mitch. He finds out he will be in the same class as Bruiser. Then on the first day of school he learns that Bruiser is his buddy for the day.
This is a lovely story for young readers to read or listen to. It has a wonderful message for all children about facing their fears —real and imagined.
The pictures in the book catch the worry Mitch feels and make Bruiser rcally look like a bad guy.
My only complaint is the colour of the printing of the text. Why there are pages of different coloured print I cannot tell. They may create problems for children with poor eyesight.
I give it four stars.
life,mean,as,popular,they,for,shop,why,have,start |
Tiehua Village lies in Taitung' Taiwan.It is a(n){#blank#}1{#/blank#}place to visit and is full of culture and life.Now many people live in busy places and have busy {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.They are always in a hurry and don't have a lot of time to relax.That's{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Tiehua Village is so nice.It is a quiet,relaxing place.But that doesn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#}it is boring!
Tiehua Village isn't really a village.It's a small park with space(60){#blank#}5{#/blank#} concerts.In the evening,visitors can enjoy live(现场演出的)music.The music is played by local and foreign artists.Some visitors come to Tiehua Village in the late afternoon{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the sun goes down.They find good places to sit and wait for the concert to{#blank#}7{#/blank#}
People can see a lot of art at Tiehua village too.Local artists bring their work there and show it.There are also a few{#blank#}8{#/blank#}and a small market.People can buy things there to remember{#blank#}9{#/blank#}visits.The Tiehua Bar{#blank#}10{#/blank#}special drinks made from local ingredient(原料).
At Tiehua Village,everyone can have a good time.
Last summer, Jeff became a middle school student. He was a good student, and he always worked hard. He had a test in the first month and he finished the questions easily until he read the last one:”{#blank#}1{#/blank#}What's her name?”
Of course, this question was a little special.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}She was tall and her hair was dark. But Jeff didn't talk with her and didn't know her name. The test was over.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Then a student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?”
“Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we will meet many hard-working people. They are important.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}We may smile at them or say hello to them.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}He also learned that woman's name later. It was Kathy.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺,内容完整,并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
A.Jeff gave his paper to the teacher. B.Jeff never forgot that question. C.Jeff saw the woman sometimes. D.Everyone sees our school's cleaner every day. E.We should care about them. |
Do you have a tail? Of course not, we know. But tails are like opinions, actually, everyone has them: fishes, birds, most reptiles, and even some of our closest relatives
Since tails first evolved(进化) at least 500 million years ago. Geckos (壁虎)use them to store fat. birds use them to steer through the air, But for most mammals (哺乳动物).{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Yet, as you get closer to humans on the evolutionary tree, tails disappear, Gorillas(大猩猩)don' t have them, and neither do chimps(黑猩猩) or any other apes (类人猿) including us, of course, To understand why, take a look at how we walk.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}walking like this gives us a huge advantage because unlike four﹣legged animals. which have to pour energy into every step they take, two legs take advantage of gravity(重力),which does some of the work for us. You see, each time we take a step, gravity pulls us forward. The end result is that when we walk, we use around 25% less energy than walking on all fours, and this way of getting around also totally eliminate (淘汰) the need for a tail.
It's said that you can still see a reminder of a time when our ancient ancestors had one. Just look at a human spine(脊椎).{#blank#}3{#/blank#}That's your tailbone. It's all that's the rest of our tail.
Now, babies are born with what looks like a tail, but that's not what's really going on. Most often, these tails are actually a parasitic twin(寄生虫). These types of tails usually form as a birth defect(瑕疵).{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
So the tail of humans has gone, it's the result of evolution millions of years Will humans be much taller, stronger or smarter in the future?
A. Nowadays, humans can walk completely upright. B. And in these situations, doctors will advise to remove the tails with no harm to the babies C. they serve one major purpose—balance. D. You can see how the last few bones are partly fused(融合) together |
试题篮