黑龙江省黑河市2012年英语中考试卷及答案(3)

C: OK.

第三部分 阅读理解 (共计35分)

得分 评卷人

V. Reading comprehension(本题共35分，A、B、C每小题1分, D、

E每小题2分)

( A )

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of each paragraph.

No one knows when the first house was built and who was the first one to built the house. But the houses are changing all the time.

( )61. What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects (建筑学家) believe that they may come true one day. The only thing for sure is the houses will be as green as possible in the future.

( )62. Many architects in the world would like to build a house like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even make fresh air for the room. The“root”(根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil to control the room’s temperature.

( )63. Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn white to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns dark and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.

( )64. This design is perhaps for the future of food. It has a garden on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.

( )65. Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, the old ways of building houses can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to run out of the chimney.

A. Learning from the past B. Meals at home

C. The lizard house D. Houses in the future

E. The tree house F. The history of the houses

People enjoy traveling a round the world during their holidays. Before traveling to New York, you’d better know the following tips.

★ Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.

★ Public transport In New York there’s a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park.

★ Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on 5th Avenue, but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(基督教青年会)near Central Park is great for young people.

★ Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

★ Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax(税)on everything you buy in New York.

★ Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Empire State Building to enjoy the scenery of the city.

Judge the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to the passage.

( )66. You should buy ten subway tickets once when you take a subway in New York.

( )67. People must travel by subway or taxi in New York.

( )68. The Plaza is the best hotel on 5th Avenue .

( )69. If a camera is worth $300 in New York, you should pay $276.

( )70. The Empire State Building is a good place for enjoying the scenery of the city.

( C )

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( )71. If Mary wants to be an assistant, she can phone the number______.

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( )73. There are several kinds of books on sale except______.

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A. Cathy B. The assistant C. Carrie

( )75. The assistant has lunch at the restaurant, she should______.

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( D )

Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America 5,000 years ago. But they only became popular in other places 200 years ago.

In the 16th century, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the people didn’t like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that their skins would look like the skin of the plant if they ate the potato. So they only ate the leaves. This made them sick because there is poison (毒药) in the leaves.

In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. Potatoes became the main food in Ireland. Then something unlucky happened. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger.

Today each country has its potato dish. Germans eat potato salad, and the USA has the baked potato. Of course, the French invented French fries.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

Potatoes were(76)______in South America 5,000 years ago. But they weren’t popular in other places(77)______200 y ears ago. In the 16th century, the Spanish took them to Europe. They ate leaves (78) of having potatoes. As a result, people were badly ill because of the poison in the leaves. In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. (79)______, there was something wrong with the potatoes. Two million people died because of the shortage (缺少) of potat oes in 1845. But now there are many (80)______of potato dishes in the world.