初中英语专项阅读——生活点滴.doc

初中英语专项阅读—生活点滴
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                                           HOUSE TO RENT
       Older house to rent in the city center. One bedroom and one kitchen. Near important stations. Buses pass back door.
        $ 475/mo.   Telephone: [phone]

       (ENGLISH NEWS PAPER, March 19) English News Paper needs a foreign editor. He / She must have worked in China for over two years. British nationality is necessary. The salary(薪水) is $ 100,000 a year. The term is three years. In ten days this piece of ad will be available(有效的).
        Telephone: [phone] Address: No. 65 Hexing Road

                                      Strongman Shopping Center
                                 10, Strongman Road, Singapore 2234
        WE’RE OPEN! Opening Hours: 10 am to 10 pm daily. Celebrate with us! Free balloons and nice door gifts for the first 1000 customers(顾客). Come and join us at the new Strongman Shopping Center. Discounts(折扣) of 20% at all shops.
         Great shopping and eating that you’ve been waiting for.
         HIGHLIGHTS AT THE ENTRANCE:(入口处的精彩节目)
         Live Magic Show: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
         Kids’Fashion Show: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Choose the best answer according to the advertisements above.
( )1. Susan is looking for a house to rent. It doesn’t matter how old and how expensive it is. She’s going to study for her exams, so the house must be quiet. Susan doesn’t rent the house in the advertisement 1 because _______.
A. it’s too old B. it’s too expensive
C. it’s too small D. it’s too noisy
( )2. If a British editor has worked in China for three years and comes to English News Paper office to ask for the job in April, he will ______.
A. get the job B. not get the job
C. be a good editor D. be not useful
( )3. The opening hours of the Strongman Shopping Center is _______.
A. from 10 am to 10 pm
B. from 10 am to 6 pm
C. from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
D. from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
( )4. If you see a pair of shoes that costs $15 in the Strongman Shopping Center, you’ll pay _______ at the discount.
A. $18 B. $15 C. $12 D. $3
( )5. If you’re one of the first 1000 people who visit the Strongman Shopping Center, you’ll get _______.
A. nothing B. only a balloon
C. only a nice door gift D. free balloons and nice door gifts

B
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends lots of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends who she contacts(联系) quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David told many stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when Jean knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had talked with was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim.
True(T) or False(F):
( )1. Jean spends lots of time on QQ because she is very lonely.
( )2. Both Jean and “David” enjoy rock music a lot.
( )3. Jean thought “David” was special because “David” sent her a picture of himself.
( )4. When Jean and “David” met in San Francisco, Jean found “David” wasn’t her friend’s real name.
( )5. The passage tells us not to believe those we get to know on QQ so easily.

Key: A 1-5 DBACD B 1-5 TTFTT

C

Learning a new language isn’t easy. For many of us, speaking the language is even harder! Here are some tips to help you become more comfortable speaking English.
Tip 1 When you study, make your mouth do what your mind is learning. If you read aloud, you make your mouth and your mind work. This will help you with both speech and pronunciation.
Tip 2 Talk to yourself as much as possible. You need to be comfortable making sounds in English. All over the day, talk to yourself in English! This will help you feel comfortable thinking in English. Then write down what you are saying and read it aloud again.
Tip 3 Have a “study partner”. Get together with him or her at least once a week and study together. Speak as much English as you can whenever you meet. Then you can help each other.
Complete the following table according to the passage above.

Helping yourself talk in English

D
Do you know what your name means? I know that my name, Vivienne, means “alive” or “lively”. If you don’t know 1 your name means, there are books in your local library or school library listing names and their meanings. It’s fun to look up the 2 of your names, though they don’t really mean much these days.
For example, the name Brasil means “king” or “kingly”. Today not many kings are called Brasil. But once upon a time there must have been a 3 named Brasil. The name Boyd means “yellow hair”. Once upon a time there must have been a Boyd with 4 hair. The name Dale means “valley”. Once there must have been a Dale 5 lived in a valley.
You may find that some names have 6 explanations. My daughter Belinda found three different meanings for her name 7 different books. The first gave the meaning “snake or serpent-like”; the second, “grace”; and the 8 , “beautiful or pretty”. Guess which meaning Belinda prefers! When meanings vary(不同), choose the one you like best.
Parents usually look up the meanings of names before they decide on a name for their 9 . They want to make sure they don’t choose a name with an unpleasant meaning. I don’t think many parents today would choose a name like Jabez, which means “causing pain”. 10 , if parents really like a name, they will probably choose it, whatever it means.
Choose the best word to complete the passage.
( )1. A. that B. how C. what D. which
( )2. A. books B. meanings
C. dictionaries D. lists
( )3. A. king B. person C. man D. child
( )4. A. red B. black C. fair D. brown
( )5. A. what B. where C. he D. who
( )6. A. different B. some C. a few D. a lot of
( )7. A. of B. at C. on D. in
( )8. A. three B. third C. another D. other
( )9. A. relatives B. parents
C. children D. family
( )10. A. However B. So C. And D. Though

Key: C 1. read aloud 2. as much as 3. feel comfortable 4. a “study partner”
5. Help each other. / (Then) You can help each other.
D 1-5 CBACD 6-10 ADBCA

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