2013上海中考英语一模阅读理解
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Choo the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:（12分）
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24.17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around(闲逛) with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no u asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money incread and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.
沙滩怎么画 The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.
74.James in the passage was probably ________.
A.a cleaner B. a worker C. a student D. a teacher
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75.The only way for James to earn money was to ________.
A.find a part-time job B. borrow some from his parents
C. ask Mr. Clay for help D. study very hard
76. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. He mended books. B. He cleared out cupboards.
C. He washed dogs. D. He cleaned windows.
77. The underline 孕妇能吃桃胶吗phra “lost count of” in paragraph 5 means ________.
A. remembered B. forgot C. added D. reduced
78. James valued his bicycle very much becau ________.
A. it was very expensive B. it was bought with his own money
C. he was too poor to have one D. his friends all had bicycles.
79. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Too poor to have a bicycle. B. A part-time job.
C. How to get a bicycle. D. James’ new bicycle.
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A. Choo the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (吐司的做法12分)
农村调查The cultural traditions of African dress
Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.
The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the cond is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third reprents the grasslands of home.
The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for 龙女士“unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which reprents “组织英文strength”.
阅读分享Becau clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a rious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loo(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is becau it has deep cultural meanings.
74. The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.
A) the history of clothes B) modern fashion styles
