科目:初中英語 來源:2014屆浙江溫中實驗學(xué)校九年級第一次模擬英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers(乘客). Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food or drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延誤),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
1.The underlined word “adventurous” means _____________.
A. 奇怪的?????? B. 平淡的????? C. 有趣的????? D. 冒險的
2.The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.
A. her flying experience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. her university education
C. her nursing experience ????????????? ????????????? D. her life attitudes
3.According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.
A. be a nurse????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. be married????????????? ????????????? C. be a mother????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. be young
4.The passage mainly talks about _______.
A. the background of early flying pilots????????????? ?????????????
B. the experience of flying passengers
C. the history of early flight attendants????????????? ?????????????
D. the development of airplanes
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科目:初中英語 來源:2015屆河南省項城市八年級英語第二次月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達
閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)短文意思和首字母提示補全單詞,使短文意思完整。共10分
In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots. They help with the housework and do the1.m unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots,and they think that robots will be2.a to talk to people in the future. But James White thinks it will be3.d for a robot to do so. However,they agree it may4.t______ hundreds of years. They are now trying to make robots look like people,and do the same things5.a___us. There are already robots6.w______in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. They will never get bored.
In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have7.l______ work to do. New robots will have many different8.s____. Some will look like humans and9.o______ might look like snakes. They could help look for people under buildings10.a______ an earthquake. That may not seem possible now,but we never know what will happen in the future!
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科目:初中英語 來源:2015屆江蘇省七年級下學(xué)期期末考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Singles’ Day (光棍節(jié))falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(慶祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong(麻將).
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.
For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.
1.__________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.
A.The Chinese government B.People who have been married
C.Four people playing Mahjong D.People who don’t want to get married
2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
A.盲人聚會 B.相親會 C.化妝舞會 D.盲人黨派
3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.
A.some bread B.noodles C.4 youtiao D.nothing
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Singles’ Day is on November 11th.
B.Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.
C.Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.
D.To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.
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科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年江蘇省南京市鼓樓區(qū)中考二模英語卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達
書面表達(滿分15分)
過馬路闖紅燈近年來已成為社會關(guān)注的熱點話題,請結(jié)合下面的一則報道和圖片。寫篇英語小短文,詞數(shù)在100字左右。短文應(yīng)包含以下幾個方面:
1. 簡單描述圖片內(nèi)容;
2. 談?wù)勀銓Υ祟愋袨榈母惺芑蚩捶ā?/p>
3. 提出解決此類問題的合理建議;
(參考詞匯:run a red light ,be punished, build more footbridges / underpasses, keep orders)
注意:
1、語言通順,意思連貫,書寫規(guī)范;
2、文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名和校名。
A Report from People’s Daily
"Chinese style of crossing the road" is a ridicule(調(diào)侃)used by the net friend. It describes a way of some Chinese walking across the road, namely "enough of a person can go(湊夠一撮人就走), not red light”. Just look at other people and do not see the light. It is generally believed that as long as we cross the road together, no car dares to hit us. Here is one of the excuses given by a pedestrian (行人).
Reporter:You know, you can’t run a red light, can you?
Pedestrian:No, I can’t.
Reporter:But why did you do that just now?
Pedestrian:I am in a hurry. I’ll be late for work.
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Everyone knows rules are made for people to follow, not to break.
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科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年海南省八年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Welcome to Happy Days Club. It is a great place to keep healthy. It has great fun and is very exciting.
Ball Game Center You can play volleyball, tennis or other ball games here. |
3:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4789 |
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Swimming Center It’s really cool! |
4:00 p.m.—12:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4753 |
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Free Class Center |
Dancing |
8:00 a.m.—12:00 a.m. Tel: 375-4676 |
Skating |
1:00 p.m.—6 : 00 p.m. Tel: 375-4762 |
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Kids Club You can play and make friends here. |
Tel: 375-4766 |
1. Happy Days Club is a club for people to _______.
A. keep healthy B. enjoy music C. play volleyball
2.If you want to play basketball , you can call _______.
A. 375-4753 B.375-4789 C.375-4766
3.You can take the dancing class at ________.
A.8:00 a.m. B.1:00 p.m. C.3:00 p.m.
4.If a child wants to have more friends, he or she can go to _______.
A. Swimming pool B. Ball Game Center C. Kids Club
5.There are _______ different clubs in the club.
A. three B. four C. five
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