中考英语阅读理解评估自测题及答案（四）

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   In the developing countries， more than one billion people already live below the poverty (贫困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing; children get little or no time at school and people suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

   At the beginning of the 21st century， the world’s population was around six billion people. The UN has said that the world’s population will level off at 12.5 billion people by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow， reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable (稳定的)， or even falls.

　　1. How many people are added to the world’s population an hour?

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2. Developing countries can be found in what areas of the world?

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3. In 1950， what percentage of the world’s population lived in developing countries?

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4. What are examples that show people are living below the poverty line?

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5. There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100 according to the UN， won’t there?

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(6)

Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays， trains， buses and planes are all very busy. It’s very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for traveling.

Last May Day， my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road. So we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time， we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic. So we stopped and took the food， fruit and drink out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a sad trip!

1. Why do peoples on holidays?

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2. What often happens on holidays?

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3. Why is it hard to buy train tickets or air tickets?

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4. Where did the family go last May Day?

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5. Did they have a good trip? Why or why not?

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(7)

As the Internet gets more and more popular in China， Bill Gates and his Microsoft have become well-known to the Chinese young people. But few people know Michael Dell， another wizard(天才) of the information age.

  Dell， 39， is head of Dell Computer， the second largest PC company in the United States. His company was able to defeat larger competitors(对手) and sell the computers at lower prices because they didn’t use the distributors(批发商).

While he was a first-year student at the university of Texas， Dell used $1，000 to start a business selling computer accessories(配件). He would buy parts， put them together into upgraded personal computers and sell them directly to customers(顾客). He succeeded by keeping his mind firmly on doing business instead of making money.

Dell sometimes returned to the university to speak to business students. One of them asked the young billionaire(亿万富翁) why he still kept working.

    “You’ve got so much money， ”he said. “Why don’t you just sell out， and buy a boat and sail off to the Caribbean?”

Dell looked at him and replied， “Sailing is not that interesting. Do you have any idea how much fun it is to run a billion-dollar company?”

1. When did Dell begin his business?

2. Why was Dell Computer able to sell personal computers at lower prices than its bigger competitors?

3. What does the underlined word “upgraded” mean in English or Chinese?

4. Is Dell very interested in running a big computer company or making money?

(8)

Coffee has been a part of people’s life for thousands of years， and today it is still a favourite drink of millions of people in the world. Coffee is so popular， but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?

    There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa long， long time ago. One day， a farmer was watching his goats， and he saw them eat some small berries from a plant. After they ate the berries， the goats became very active. The man often felt tired， so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly， he did not feel tired any more. Coffee plants were thus discovered. Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia， and there it was first used as medicine. The Arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. Later， coffee came to Turkey， then Italy， then France. From Europe， the coffee plant was taken to America. People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America， so large coffee farms were started， and many coffee plants were grown. On these farms， coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. Then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell. Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to all over the world， and soon became very popular.

1. Where did coffee come from?

2. Who discovered it? How?

3. Did coffee come to Europe shortly after it was discovered?

4. What was coffee first used as in Arabia?

5. Why were large coffee farms started in South America?

6. How did people get coffee beans from the plants?

7. Why did people mix different coffee beans together?

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　　Section Four

(1) 1. A French. 2. He went to London to study. 3. Because he was too busy to write back.

4. No， they don’t. 5. Yes， they are.

(2) 1. It was a windy day today.

2. He came to the town to ask the manager to pay for the clothes.

3. Because it was a little warmer there.

4. He got up at half past eight.

5. Because the writer saved his son.

(3) 1. No， never.     

2. He was kind.  

3. Because the doctor thought the lawyer would give him money.

4. She died.        

5. No. the doctor didn’t get any money from the lawyer.

(4) 1. A computer and e-mail address.

2. By e-mail.

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