科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆江蘇高郵初三下學期適應訓練（二模）英語卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
After a hard campaign, Barack Obama won the US president election on November 4. He will become the 44th President of the United States---the first African-American in the country’s history.
On the election eve, Obama’s grandmother died---only a few days before seeing her grandson’s victory. Tears ran down the face of Obama as he spoke about his grandmother. “She taught me about hard work.She was the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”
In his first speech as the president, Obama declared to tens of thousands of cheering supporters, “…The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America---I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there…” The crowd broke out into the same chant(詠唱，吟誦), “Yes, we can!”Those three short words have become the defining phrase of Obama’s campaign.
Forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today the dream has come true.
【小題1】When will Obama begin to work as a president?
| A．On November 4 | B．Before November 4 |
| C．After November 4 | D．On the day he won the election. |
| A．His grandmother passed away. | B．His grandmother was killed. |
| C．His grandmother gave him a lesson. | D．His grandmother was kidnapped. |
| A．公關 | B．競選活動 | C．辯論 | D．比賽 |
| A．Obama makes Martin Luther King’s dream come true. |
| B．Americans believe Obama will change everything of America. |
| C．Obama’s grandmother had a great effect on him. |
| D．Many people support Obama to become the president of America. |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆北京市海淀區(qū)中考二模英語卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
People have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years. In the 12th century, the royal palaces of Iraq and Syria included pigeon houses so the kings could be kept informed of their generals’ victories and defeats on the battlefield. In fact, pigeons were a common way to send messages right up through World War II.
Many countries, such as the United States, England, France, Germany, and Italy, in both World War I and World War II, used carrier pigeons. Not only were the birds often the fastest, most reliable way to send messages, they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines, where radios and field telephone lines were useless. Since they could easily be released (釋放) from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. In World War II, more than 3,000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the U.S. Pigeon Service.
Carrying messages could be a dangerous job. Some pigeons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals, such as England’s Dicken Medal of Gallantry. In a few cases, pigeons even became prisoners of war. In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named Kaiser, which had been trained to fly special missions for Germany during battle. He was taken to America, where he lived to the age of 32. The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami. Stationed in France during World War I, he carried twelve important messages for American forces. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers. For his extraordinary service, he was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre.”
Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed (品種) from the kind of pigeons you see on city streets. They are much thinner and taller, with longer legs. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a bent buildup of skin on the beak（鳥嘴）; however, people who raise pigeons often enjoy this strange appearance and consider carriers the best of their breed.
Today, modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon could do. However, few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons—especially those that served in the military—have earned their place in history. Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami, President Wilson, and Colonel’s Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high-speed Internet connection could ever do.
【小題1】Many countries used carrier pigeons in the war because_______.
| A．they could be believed in |
| B．they were easily raised |
| C．they could reach the enemy lines |
| D．they could hardly be found by airplanes |
| A．Carrier pigeons could fly to places where radios and telephone lines were useless. |
| B．For his extraordinary service, Cher Ami was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre”. |
| C．In World War II, more than 3,000 soldiers were needed to care for and train the pigeons. |
| D．In the 12th century, kings in Iraq were kept informed of the victories and defeats by pigeons. |
| A．how carrier pigeons developed in history |
| B．how to train carrier pigeons to get victory |
| C．carrier pigeons played an important role in the wars in the old days |
| D．pigeons inspired soldiers to fight before high-speed Internet invented |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011-2012學年安徽省蕪湖市畢業(yè)學業(yè)中考模擬三英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
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Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大規(guī)模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引發(fā)) tsunami warnings（海嘯警報）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.
1.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.
A. illness B. disaster C. terror D. danger
2. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan.
B. Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days.
C. The tsunami devastated not only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast.
D. The massive earthquake caused the tsunami.
3.According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?
A. the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011
B. the one in Chile in 1960
C. the fifth largest earthquake since 1900
D. We don't know.
4.If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?
A. newspapers and magazines
B. some medicine
C. paper napkins and toothpastes
D. rice balls and bottled water
5.The passage can't be in/on __________.
A. March 10th newspapers B. TV C. Internet D. Radios
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆浙江杭州黨灣鎮(zhèn)初級中學初三10月學生學習能力測試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：單選題
Tens years ago, there _____ full of fish in the lake .Now there are _____ fish .
| A．used to live; little | B．had; a few |
| C．were; many | D．used to be; few |
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