2011北京市西城区初三英语二模试题及答案

owning a dog will last the child’s whole lifetime and will help him or her grow into a reliable(可靠的)and caring child.

54．Which of the following may help children to be more responsible?

A．Giving the dog food every other day. B．Stopping the dog from hurting people.

C．Turning a blind eye to the dog’s needs. D．Putting his desire ahead of the dog’s needs.

55．The underlind word “empathy” in paragraph means____ __. A．to learn from another person. B．to take care of another person.

C．to share another person’s feelings. D．to express another person’s feelings. 56．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Lessons children learn from a dog. B．Advice on owning a dog for children.

C．The relationship between children and dogs. D．The good effects on children of owning a dog.

D

One thing that every good money manager does is make a budget (预算) .

What is a budget? It’s a means of keeping track(轨迹)of exactly how much money is coming in and exactly how much money is going out. If you get an allowance(零用钱), you want to know how much money you have at any given time. You don’t want to run out of money when you really need it.

So, people make budgets.

The most common way to make a budgets is to write down every single expense and every single income. Here is an example.

So at the end of June, Mai-ling has spent ＄20 but earned＄40. She has ＄20 left over. Now, this amount of money is relatively small. Mai-ling can easily count just how much money she is spending and taking in, so she can easily know that she has＄20 left over.

But what about a large company, which has hundreds of expenses and many sources (来源)of income each month? That company especially needs to keep track of its money, going out and coming in, so the company can play its bills.

So large companies keep budgets, too. Here is an example.

The toy company earned ＄6,400 in sales in March. The company paid out ＄5,950 in expenses. So, the company made ＄450 in March.

Why is it a good idea to know all this? What if the company wanted to buy a new computer system and that new computer system cost＄2,000? If the company had only＄450, then they’d have to buy the computer system by borrowing money.

Also, if the company has a few more months like March, when income is more than expenses, then the company can plan ahead and save up enough money to buy that computer system, so the company doesn’t have to borrowing money.

A company will also keep a budget in order to see whether spending money on things like advertising is a good idea. Take a look at the graph (图表)below. It is the same as the one above, with one important addition: It has a line for advertising.

Company managers will look at this budget and decide whether to advertise again, based on how much money they make or lose.

For all of these reasons, keeping a budget keeps you aware of how much money you have, whether it’s ＄20 or ＄20,000. Companies do it, and you can do it, too. 57．Who is the passage written for?

A．Ordinary people like you and me. B．Children who have got an allowance.

C．Parents who want to educate their children. D．Company managers wanting to increase sales.

58．The purpose of comparing the second graph with the third one is to show____ __. A．the company makes more money. B．advertising helps with the sales. C．it helps a lot to make a budget. D．the sales are much better than before.

59．From the passage, wen can conclude that ____ __. A．keeping a budget helps us know how much we have. B．advertising should be based on sales and losses. C．we can manage money well by making a budget. D．making a budget helps us make more money.

60．Which should be the best title of the passage?

A．Making a budget. B．Budgeting Your Life.

C．Arranging Your Allowing. D．Planning Makes Money.

七、阅读还原句子（共8分，每小题2分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后方框中所给的五个句子中选出四个，分别填入文中相应的序号后，使短文语义连贯，结构完整。

Tornadoes are whirlwinds (旋风)with speeds of up to 400 km per hour. In Britain, there were very few tornadoes in the past. 61．________. Tornadoes are only one sign of the world’s climate changes. 62．________. The number of thunderstorms is increasing, and there are more floods in some parts of the world, and there is much less rain in others.

Scientists still do not know enough about the reasons for these climate changes. 63．________.

Cutting down trees, burning too much oil, and the increase in the number of the cars are some of the things that cause the problems. Global (全球)temperatures are rising because of these things.

Scientists believe that if the temperature continue to rise, the ice of the poles will melt(融化) .

64．________.Some islands might disappear completely. All this means that unless we do something to stop global warning now, there may be many other dramatic changes in the future.

八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。