2015中考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷（三）

2015中考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷（三）

（滿分120分）

I.單項(xiàng)選擇（共15分，每小題1分）

從各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案，將其字母標(biāo)號(hào)寫(xiě)在答題的相應(yīng)位置上。

()1.一Wouldyoulikesome?

一No,thanks.Tmnothungryalall.

A.waterB.soupC.orangeD.bread

()2.—Doyouknowthisdictionarybelongsto?

一Letmesee.Oh,it's.

A.whodoes,mineB.who,meC.whose,mineD.who,mine

()3.一Howdoyoulikeyournewjob,Sam?

—Itlsso,Idon'tlikeitatall.

A.boringB.interestingC.excitingD.relaxing

()4.Inthepianocontest,mybrotherdidn*tplaywellandIdid.

A.verywellB.muchbetterC.verygoodD.evenworse

()5.Pleasetellthestudentstoomuchnoiseinclass.

A.tomakeB.totakeC.nottotakeD.nottomake：

()6.-MarydancesbestillourschOO1.

—Iagree.I'llneverforgetherdanceforthefirsttime.

A.seeingB.toseeC.seeD.seen

()7.——Whichoneofthesedoyouwant?

—.EitherwillbeOK.

A.NoproblemB.TmsureC.ComeonD.Idon?tmind

()8.TherearenowordstodescribeImissmyhometown.

A.howmuchB.howmanyC.howsoonD.howlong

()9.Howdangerous!Shewasdrivingthecarwithonehandandholdinganicecreamwith

A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.other

()10.MysisterhaslearntEnglish.

A.fortwelveyearsagoB.sinceshewasfour

C.twelveyearsagoD.attheageoffour

()11.Aboutthefansarewaitinghere.Theywanttoseethegreatsinger。

A.twothousandofB.twothousandC.thousandofD.twothousandsof

()12.Tomhasjustfinishedwritingaarticle.

A.nine-hundred-wordsB.nine-hundreds-word

C.nine-hundred-wordD.nine-hundreds-words

()13.Theastronautissotiredthatheforelevenhours.

A.hasbeenasleepB.hasfallenasleepC.hasgonetobedD.hasgonetosleep

()14.—Ithinkteenagersshould___togooutonschoolnights.

—Iagreewithyou.

A.areallowedB.beallowedC.notallowed.Disallowed

()15.—Wheredidyougolastweek?

一IwenttoZhangAiping'shometownandvisitedthehousehewasbomin.

A.thatB.thereC.whoD.whose

II.補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(共10分，每空1分)

(A).補(bǔ)全對(duì)話：根據(jù)對(duì)話回答，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話，其中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

A:What'sthedatetoday?

B:It'sJune16.

A:16Thenit'sDragonBoatFestivaltoday,isn'tit?

B:Yes.17

A:Didyouhavericedumplingsthismorning?

B:Sure.18

A:Ididn*t.

B:Whatapity!ButIhappentohavegotsomewithme.19

A:Tdloveto.Bytheway,whydoyoucallitDragonBoat,Festival?

B:BecauseinChina,peopleracedragonboatsthisdayeveryyear.

A:Oh,Isee.20

B:Youarewelcome.

A.WeChineseusuallyeatricedumplingsthisday.

B.Ihateeatingricedumplings.

C.Thankyouforyourricedumpling.

D.Idon'tthinkso.

E.Wouldyouliketohaveone?

F.Already?

G.Howaboutyou?

9.20.

（B）根據(jù)上下文的意思填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~把下.列對(duì)話補(bǔ)充完整，每空一詞。（共5個(gè)小題，每

小題1分）

A：Hi,LiYan!Haveyoueverbeen21thelocallibrarybefore?

B：YoumeantheoneneartheDragonTower?

A：That'stheone.

B：IgototheEnglishComerinthelibraryeverySaturday.AlotofEnglishloverspracticespoken

Englishtogether.Why22youjoinus?

A：Soundsgreat!Couldyoutellmehowtogotthere?

B：TheNo.7buswilltakeyourightthere.

A：How23isit?

B：It'sabouttwentyminutes,ride.

A：24isthenearestbusstop?

B：Walkalongthestreet,andtakethefirstturningontheleft.It'soppositethepostoffice.You

can't25it.

A：Thanksalot.

B：You'rewelcome.

4.25.

III.句子翻譯（15分）

（A）根據(jù)所給中文完成句子翻譯，將答案寫(xiě)在相應(yīng)的位置上。（共11分，局部翻譯每小題1

分，整句翻譯每小題2分）

26.我正盼著上高中。

Fmgoingtoseniorhighschool.

27.昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一個(gè)朋友.

Imeetafriendofmineinthestreetyesterday.

28.我會(huì)盡力幫你的.

Iwilltohelpyou.

29.你能過(guò)來(lái)和我們作伴嗎？

Canyouandjoinus?

30.你想和我一起去看電影嗎？

Doyouwantwithme?

31.聽(tīng)!有人在練習(xí)彈鋼琴。

32「?所新學(xué)校在這兒被蓋起來(lái)了。

33.你們,醒來(lái)就必須和爸爸去森林里。

（B）閱讀下面短，把短文中畫(huà)底線的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)，將答案寫(xiě)在相應(yīng)的位置上

IntheCharlesF.JohnsonElementarySchoolinNewYork,thereisaspecialradio.Itgives

peoplewarnings（警報(bào)）aboutbadweather.

Oneday,therecameasoundfromtheradio.Thissoundbroughtthepieceofnews:aheavy

stormwascoming.WilliamTomic,principal（校長(zhǎng)）oftheschool,askedteacherstobringchildren

indoorsandputtheminasafeplaceatonce

Minuteslater,thestormcame.However,becauseofthewarningoftheradioandquick

workoftheprincipal,noonewashurt..

34.“Theradioreallydidworkverywell.Wefelt/werehappyaboutitswork."William

Tomicsaid.Htheparentswereaswell."

TheU.S.governmenthopestherewillbemoresuchsuccessstories.Itplanstogivethis

kindofradiostoall97,000publicschoolsinthecountry.

Everyyear,morethan10,000bigthunderstorms,2,500floods,1,000tornadoes（龍卷風(fēng)）

andsomehurricanes（颶風(fēng)）takeplaceintheU.S.,sothewarningradiosareveryuseful.35,They

notonlygivepeoplewarningsaboutbadweather,butalsogivewarningsaboutotherdangerous

things.

34.

35.________________________________________________________________________

IV.完形填空（共20分，每小題1分）

閱讀短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)能填入文章中相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

（共20分，每小題1分，）

（A）GilbertjoinedtheScienceClublastsummer.Onedayhewashandedapieceofpaper,a

blockofwoodandfourwheels;hewastoldtogohomeand36themallto"dad”.

However,Gilbert'smomknewthathisdadwasn'tgoodatmakingthingsanddecidedthatshe

wouldreadthe37andletGilbertdothework.Afewdayslatertheblockofwoodwas

turningintoacarthatGilbert38named“BlueLightning99.Thenheandhismotherwent

toacarracetogether.Butwhenthey39there,Gilbertfoundthathiscarwastheonlyone

thathadnotbeenmadebya“father-son“partnership（合作）.

Theracebegan.Onebyonethecarswereknockedoutuntilit49tothefinal

betweenGilbertandJimmy.Justbeforetherace,Gilbertasked41theycouldstopfora

minutesothathecouldmakeawish.Afteralongminute,Gilbertsaidthathewas42.

Peoplecheeredastheracebegan.Jimmystoodwithhisfatherandwatchedtheircarracing

downtheroadwhileGilbertwassuiprisedatthegreat8ofhiscarasitrushedoverthe

finishinglinelessthanasecondbeforeJimmy's.Gilbertjumpedupanddownwithexcitement.

Soontheclubmanagercameoverandaskedhim,“So,Gilbert,yourwishwasto44,

right?^^“Ohno,sir,"hereplied.i4IjustwishedthatIwouldn'tcryifIlost.”

Childrensometimes45adultswithunexpectedideas.WhenGilbertfirstsawthe

othercars,hedidn'tcryout,“Notfair!Otherchildrenhadtheirfathers'help!”Gilbertdidn'twish

forvictoryintherace;insteadhewishedforcourage.

()36.A.sendB.returnC.lendD.give

()37.A.instructionsB.passageC.messageD.explanations

()38.A.easilyB.carefullyC.proudlyD.kindly

()39.A.livedB.gotC.metD.passed

()40.A.ranB.movedC.cameD.rushed

()41.A.whetherB.whyC.whenD.where

()42.A.sureB.readyC.tiredD.sorry

()43.A.effortB.energyC.speedD.value

()44.A.changeB.breakC.leaveD.win

()45.A.satisfyB.surpriseC.pleaseD.encourage

(B)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選出適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語(yǔ)填空，使語(yǔ)意通順完整。每個(gè)選項(xiàng)只用一次，有

兩項(xiàng)剩余。請(qǐng)將答案標(biāo)號(hào)寫(xiě)在短文后的橫線上。

harddohowitawaylivemeanyoungexperienceforgeteducate

Travelcanteachkidsmorethanatextbook.Travellingwithkidsisgood46them.

Theycanfindnewinterests.Travelmakesinformationaliveforkids,andmakesitmuchmore

excitingthanstudyingtextbooksor47experimentsinthelab.Whiletraveling,they

learn48todealwithnewsituations,andcommunicatewithotherpeople.Theylearn

patience,becausesometimes49takesalongtimetogettosomeexcitingorinteresting

places.

I'vebeentravelingsinceIwassevenyearsold.Forme,tostoptravelingwouldbeliketaking

something50frommysoul(靈魂).Ican'tlivewithouttravelingandIwouldn'tbewho

IamifIdon'ttravel.Somepeoplethinkit's51totravelafterhavingkids.Butinmy

opinion,whenpeoplebecomeparents,itdoesn't52

theycouldn'ttravelanymore.Mychildrenhavebeentravelingsincetheywerethreeweeksold.

Bringinganewlifeintotheworldcomeswithmanyresponsibilities(責(zé)任)andI'dlovetobea

goodmother.Oneofmydutiesisto53mychildren.Tmsothankfulthatmyparentstook

meonfamilytripswhenIwas54.Fvelearnedthattheoutsideworldismorecolorfulthan

thelittleoneIwaslivingin.Ofcourse,Iwanttopassthesetravel55ontomychildren.

IvaluethememoriesIhavetravelingwithmychildren.Tmsuretheywillalwaysremember

themintheirlives.

9.50.

4.55.

V.閱讀理解(共40分)

(A)閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案，將答案寫(xiě)在相應(yīng)

的位置上。(共20分，每小題1分)

Passage1

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything-tutors（家庭

教師），cards,speciallearningcenters—inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.Finallytheytook

Tommytoacatholic（天主教的）school.

Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface.H

-edidn'tkisshismotherhello.Instead,hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.

Booksandpaperswerespread（鋪開(kāi)）outallovertheroomandlittleTommywashard

atwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefini

shedeating,hewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhittingt

-hebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsometime,dayafterdaywhilethemother

triedtounderstandwhatwashappening.

Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandw

-entuptohisroomandhitthebooks.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleT

-ommygotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity（好奇心'）.Shewentto

hisroomandasked,“Son,whatwasit?Wasitthenuns（修女）?”

LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,"No.”

"Wellthen,^^sheaskedagain.t4WHATwasit?”

LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsaw

thatmannailed（釘）totheplussign（加號(hào)），Iknewtheyweren'tjoking.”

根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。'

（）56.WhydidTommy'sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool?

A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.

B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.

C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhismath.

D.Becausehisparentsdidn'twanthimtolearnmathanymore.

（）57.Tommy'smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson.

A.wasstillthesameasusual

B.atesomuchatdinner

C.kissedherhelloafterschool

D.workedhardbutsaidlittle

（）58.“Hittingthebooks^^means""inChinese.

A.用功B.捶書(shū)C.發(fā)泄D.振作

（）59.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat.

A.Tommyfeltsorryforthemail

B.Tommywasafraidofbeingnailed

C.Tommydidn'tliketheplussign

D.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers

（）60.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）that.

A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudents

B.mistaking（誤解）mightdogoodsometimes

C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotherones

D.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath

RachelCarsonwasbornintheUSAonMay27,1907.Hermother,MariaCarson,hadbeena

schoolteacher.Shelovedbooks.Shealsolovednature.SheshowedRachelthebeautyofnature.

ShealsotaughtRacheladeeploveforbooks.Asaquietchild,Rachellikedtoreadandwrite

stories.Ataveryearlyage,shedecidedshewantedtobeawritersomeday.Herstoryfirst

appearedinachildren'smagazinewhenshewastenyearsold.

Herfirstbook,UndertheSeaWindcameoutin1941.In1948,MissCarsonbeganworkingon

anotherbook,TheSeaAroundUs.Shealwaysresearchedcarefullywhenshewrote.Shecollected

informationfrommorethanonethousandplacestowriteTheSeaAroundUs.Whenthebook

cameoutin1951,itwontheNationalBookAward.ItwasNo.1onthebestsellerlistformore

thanayear.TheSeaAroundUsmadeRachelCarsonfamous.

RachelCarson'smostfamousbook,SilentSpringcameoutin1962.Inthisbook,shepointed

outthattheuseofsomekindsofpesticides（殺蟲(chóng)劑）likeDDTwouldcausethenumberofbirdsto

declinebecauseitwouldkillthemaswell.Finally,inNovember1969,theUnitedStates

governmentdecidedthattheuseofDDTmuststopintwoyears.

RachelCarsonhasbeenregardedasagreatenvironmentalist（環(huán)保主義者）andwriter.She

willberememberedbytheworld.

56.WhatdidRachelCarsonMotherdo?

A.ateacherB.aworkerC.SheisfineD.Sheis50yearsold.

57.RachelCarsonhadadeeplovefornatureandbooksbecauseof.

A.herfatherB.hermotherC.herschoolteacherD.herbrother

58.Racheldecidedthatshewantedtobeawriterwhen.

A.shewasveryyoungB.shewasincollege

C.shebecameateacherD.shebecamefamous

59.TheChinesemeaningoftheword“decline“inthispassageisprobably"

A.增加B.減少C.維持D.翻番

60.WhichifthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.RachelCarsonwasacarefulandseriouswriter.

B.TheSeaAroundUswontheNationalBookAward.

C.InSilentSpringRachelsaidsomepesticideswerebadfortheenvironment.

D.TheuseofDDTwasstoppedassoonasthebookSilentSpringcameout.

Passage!

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChrist

maspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin（頑童）w

aswalkingaroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.

Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.Theboywassurprise

d.”Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish...”H

ehesitated（方士豫）.Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,butwhattheboy

saidsurprisedhimgreatly."Iwish,^^theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherliketh

at.”P(pán)aullookedattheboyinsurprise,andthenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotake

arideinmycar?”“Ohyes,I'dloveto,“theboyanswered.

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“Sir,wouldyoum

inddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?^^

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowh

isneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyou

stopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthe

wasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled（殘疾1向）brother.Hesatdownon

thestepandpointedtothecar.

“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChr

istmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlike

it...thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatFveb

eentryingtotellyouabout.^^

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedelderb

rotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreebegananunforgettableholidayride.

根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

（）61.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.hemetPaul

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

（）62.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

()63.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.toshowhehadarichfriend

B.toshowhisneighborsthebigcar

C.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

()64.Wecanfindfromthestorythat.

A.theurchinwishedPaultogivehiscartoBuddy

B.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

C.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

D.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

()65.Thebestnameofthestoryis.

A.AChristmasPresentB.Paul,aKind-heartedPerson

C.ABrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

Passage?

WhentheAudetfamilyturnsonthelightsatBlueFarm,theyareusingelectricitythatcomes

fromcows-cowmanure(糞月巴),tobespecific.

Cowsproducealotofwastes.Onecowcancreate30gallonsofwasteseachday.Now

imaginetheoutputofover1,000cowsatBlueFarm.That'sreallyabigamount.

Whenfarmerscleantheirbarns,theyputthewastesinabigheap,andspreadsomeofthem

ontheirfieldsforfertilizer(月巴料).ButnowplaceslikeBlueSpruceFarmhaveanewwayofusing

cowwastes.Theyusethemtoproduceelectricity.

Here'showitworks:Abigmachinemovesbackandforthcleaningthebamfloor."Thecows

aren'tbothered,nsaysMarieAudet."Theyareanimalsofhabit;theygetusedtoit,andjustlift

onefootandthenanothertoletitgoby.”

Themachinepushesthemanureintoabig600-gallontanklikeasmallswimmingpool.The

tankiscalledadigester(化糞池)becausewhathappensthereisjustlikewhathappensinsidea

cow:Bacteria(細(xì)菌)gettoworkandcontinuetodigestthemanure.

Methanegas(甲烷、沼氣)intheatmosphereisknownasa“greenhouse“gasbecauseitkeeps

heatjustlikeagreenhousedoes,causingourplanettowarmup.That'sanenvironmentalconcern.

Butthedigesterhasagoodresult.Itsgasiskeptandusedtopowerelectricgenerators(發(fā)電機(jī)).

AtBlueFarm,thegeneratorsmakeenoughelectricitytopower400homes.TheAudetfamily

sellstheextraelectricitytheycan'tusethemselves.

()66.WelearnfromthetextthattheAudetfamilyisusingcowwastesto.

A.makeelectricityB.producefertilizerC.buildtheirfarmD.feedthecows

()67.HowarethecowwastescollectedintothedigesteratBlueFarm?

A.MarieAudetdoestheworkB.Thejobisdonebymachine

C.ThecowsliftthecowwastesD.Bacteriagettoworkonthem

()68.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingischangedintoelectricity?

A.Thepowerofmovingwater.B.Theheatofburningcoal.

C.Thepowerofsunlight.D.Theheatofthemethanegas

()69.ThenewwayofusingcowwastesatBlueFarmmightbebestdescribedas.

A.reducingB.savingC.recyclingD.changing

()70.Whatisthemainpurposeforwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroduceanewwayofmakingelectricity

B.Toexplainhowanewenergyworksbetter

C.Toshowanewrebuildingplanforabigfarm

D.Toexplainthereasonsforgreenhouseeffect

Smilinggirlshavetheirluck.ItfitsHuangRuijiawell.The15-year-oldstudentcomesfrom

ChenduExperimentalForeignLanguageSchool.OnMarch22,2014,shewonthirdplace(junior

category)atthe12thChinaDaily"21stCenturyLenovoCup"NationalHighSchoolEnglish

SpeakingCompetition,heldinBeijing.

Duringthecompetition,manycontestants(選手)keptaseriousface.ButHuangwassmiling

allthetime.HergoodmannersalsowonhertheBestStyleprizeatthecontest/'Smilingshows

confidence,whichisanimportantqualityforspeakers,“saidMengQingtao,associateresearch

fellowattheNationalInstituteofEducationSciences,andoneofthejudges（評(píng)委）.“Huang's

smilebroughtjudgesclosertoher,andalsocured（消除）herstress.^^“Isawapokerfacereciting

（背誦）acoldspeech,saidHuang."Whowouldliketolistentoaspeakerlikethat?”

Huangonlybecameasmilinggirltwoyearsago.sherealizedherpokerfaceinthemiiTor

.SincethenHuangdecidedtofaceeverythingwithasmile.Ithasworkedinspeaking

competitionsandinmanyothersituationsinherlife,suchasbuildingfriendships.

OnceHuangandherfriendhadafightandweremadateachother.Afterthreedays,Huang

saidshewantedtotalkbutdidn'tknowhowtostart.Shethendecidedtogiveasmile,andher

friendsmiledbackandgaveherahuginreturn.

“Thisisthepowerofsmiling,“saidHuang.uYoucanmakeadifferenceinyourlifesimplyby

smiling.”

66.HuangRuijiasucceededbecauseshewasalwaysinthecompetition.

A.talkingB.discussing

C.cooperatingD.smiling

67.MengQingtaoisaaccordingtothepassage.

A.studentB.judge

C.nurseD.headmaster

68.HuangRuijiastartedtosmilewhensherealizedherpokerfaceinthemirror.

A.manyyearsagoB.threemonthsago

C.twodaysagoD.twoyearsago

69.HuangRuijiathinkssmilingisalsohelpfulwhen.

A.studyingB.walking

C.makingfriendsD.fighting

70.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.HuangRuijiais16intheyear2015.

B."21slCenturyLenovoCup“EnglishSpeakingCompetitionwasheldinBeijing.

C.Smilecanbringcloserbetweenpeople.

D.SmilebroughtbackHuangRuijia'sfriend.

Passage4

WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasexpensive.Oneofmyfathefsfriends,

Bernie,wasarichbusinessman,whoownedalargestoreinSt.Paul.

Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsarrived,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgoto

Bernie'splace.We'dsitontheedgeofthedock（碼頭），feetdangling（搖晃），andgotreadyfora

bigmeal.

Berniewouldtakehisknife,cutourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdown

nexttous.Thenwe'dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart—thereddest,juiciest,

firmest,sweetest,mostseed-freepart-andthrowawaytherest.

Berniewasmyfather'sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassucha

successfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatitwasnotBernie'swealthitselfbuthiswayof

dealingwithitthatmyfatherliked.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriends

andeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.

WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhow

muchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Ifyou

don'ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandenjoylife'ssmallpleasure,yourworkis

probablyhurtingyourlife.

Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI'dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.Iwastoobusy

makingallthemoneyIcould.

Well,I'verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoythesuccessofothersandtotake

pleasureintheday.That'stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherest

away.

（）71.Welearnedfromthesecondparagraphthatthewriterandhisfatherwerefeeling.

A.relaxedB.worriedC.hungryD.proud

（）72.Howdidthewriterandhisfathereatthewatermelon?

A.Theyateitinapoliteway.B.Theyonlyateitsbestpart.

C.Theyateeverypartofit.D.Theysharedonlyonepiece.

（）73.Intheeyesofthewriter'sfather,Bernie.

A.wasjustarichbusinessmanB.workedhardallthetime

C.livedarichbuthealthylifeD.knewhowtomakemoney

（）74.Theunderlinedpart“theheartofthewatermelon^inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.thebestpartofthewatermelonB.thewriter'sbusylife

C.thewriter'sdecisionofmakingmoneyD.thewriter'shopeofenjoyinglife

（）75.Itcanbeleamedfromthepassagethat.

A.onehastoworkhardtoreachhisgoalB.afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.watermelonisthehealthiestfruitD.oneshouldkeepwork-lifebalance

Rulersareeverywhere.Whenyou'rereadingatthelibrary,playingbasketontheplayground

ordrivingontheroad,you'llhavetofollowsomerules.Buthaveyoueverreadanyrulesona

plane?Ifyou'retravelingbyairinAmerica,youmayfindthefollowingcriteria（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）.

ExitSeatCriteria

Ifyouaresittinginanexitseat,readtheinformationbelow.

Youmust:

☆Beatleast15yearsoldandhealthyenoughtoofferhelp.

☆Beabletospeak,readandunderstandEnglishwell.

☆Beabletofollowasafewayfromtheemergencyexit（緊急出口）.

☆Beabletohelpothersawayfromtheplane.

Youmustnot:

☆Travelwithapet,suchasadog.

☆Travelwithsomeonethatneedsspecialcare,suchasachild.

Ifyoucannotmeetthecriteria,askcrewmembers（工作人員）tomoveyoutoanother

seat.Youdonothavetoexplainwhy,justsay,“Idonotwanttositisanexitseat.”

71..Howmanycriteriasmustyoufollowifyou'retravelingbyairinAmerica?

A.Three.B.fourC.FiveD.Six

72.Thepassengersittinginanexitseat.

A.mustbeunder15B.needn'tspeakEnglish

C.mustbehealthyenoughD.needn'thelpothers

73.Ifyouaresittinginanexitseat,youcanNOT.

A.explainthereasonB.bringapetwithyou

C.readExitSeatCriteriaD.movetoanotherseat

74.ThispieceofExitSeatCriteriamayappear.

A.ontheplaygroundB.onatrainC.ontheroadD.ontheplane

75.TheChinesemeaningoftheword“meet”inthispassageisprobably"

A.遇見(jiàn)B.符合C.相信D.開(kāi)會(huì)

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