2014-2015年北京市朝阳区初三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案 - 图文

37. A. decision 38. A. angry 39. A. yet 40. A. hands

B. chance B. afraid B. even B. protects

C. progress C. sorry C. already C. corrects

D. report D. serious D. still D. follows

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六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最

佳选项。（共30分，每小题2分） A

The founder of Apple Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time. Here are some of his greatest inventions.

Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world's first personal computer. The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The iPad is a great success. 41.When was the iPhone 4s invented?

A.In 1977. B.In 1998. C.In 2010. D.In 2011. 42.Which one was the oldest?

A.The Apple II. B.The iMac. C.The iPad. D.The iPhone 4s. 43.From the passage, we can know that the iPad _______. A. has a CD-ROM slot C. has a better camera

B. is great for watching movies D. is the first personal computer

The iMac Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot (狭孔). iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a better camera. 5

B

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star (流星)! Seeing one doesn?t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit?s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit?s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit?s foot if you will, but remember it didn?t work for the rabbit!”

People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!

44．Which one is the oldest good luck tradition?

A. A falling leaf. B．A rabbit?s foot. C．A shooting star. D．A wish from friends. 45. According to Paragraph 3, we know that ______. A．shooting stars can often be seen

B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star D．people believe that it?s unlucky to see a shooting star 46. British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______. A. the leaves fall in autumn B. there are so many leaves to catch C. the leaves can bring them a lucky month D. they want to have a whole year of good luck

47. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to______.

A. leaves B. trees C. people D. years

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C

In October, 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, an old deaf (耳聋的)gentleman named William E Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired (退休) from professional (职业的) baseball 58 years earlier, in 1903. However, he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

William E Hoy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After completing his study, he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh of the Northwestern League. In 1888, he started as an outfielder (外场手) with the old Washington Senators. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 league season, he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators' leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19, 1889, he threw out three batters (击球手) at the plate from his outfield position. The arm signals used by judges (裁判员) today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike, and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.

For many years, people talked about Hoy's last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy made a wonderful play which won the game. It was a very foggy (有雾的) night and, therefore, very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning (棒球的一局), with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog.

After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. Until a few years before his death, he took 4 and 10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961, William Hoy died at the age of 99. 48. When was Hoy?s last game?

A. In 1862. B. In 1888. C. In 1903. D. In 1961. 49. According to the passage, what happened in 1886?

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A. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.

B. Hoy began playing professional baseball. C. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series. D. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.

50. We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________in his late years. A. became famous B. led a relaxed life C. traveled around the world D. was in good health. 51. This passage is mainly about ________. A. a deaf player?s success in the game of baseball B. how Hoy became a professional baseball player C. baseball game rules and some important players D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from D

Scientists have tried to come up with biological (生物学的)explanations for the difference between boys and girls.

One scientist points out, “There are small genetic (遗传的) differences between the sexes (性别) at birth which may influence the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other reasons that it is almost impossible to tell whether boys work hard at science and maths, or whether girls have been brought up to think of these subjects as boys' ? territory?”.

A study shows that in maths, at least, girls are the same as boys. A report suggests that girls only stop studying maths because of social opinions and feelings. A reporter says, “While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are ?hope-less? at maths. Although girls get marks which are as good as the boys', they have not been encouraged to do so.”

The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in kindergarten (幼儿园) , girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys and not girls, are often asked to ?help? with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life.

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