Around the World by Bicycle
In 1884, Thomas Steves decided to ride around the world. He would go by bicycle. No one had done that before. No one has done it the same way since. But first Tom had to learn how to ride a bicycle.
Tom learned quickly. In April, he left his home in San Francisco. He covered (行過) 3000 miles of rough (艱難地) roads. He got to Boston in August. By then, Tom had run out of money. He met the famous Colonel Pope. Pope was a rich man who made and sold bicycles. He agreed to pay for Tom's trip to Europe, so Tom put his bicycle on a boat.
Tom's bike had a giant wheel in front. Sometimes the wheel broke. In Europe, there was always someone to fix it. Tom liked Europe. The roads were good there. There were wonderful things to see. Back home, people read about Tom's trip in the newspapers .
In Asia, the ride got harder. Most people did not speak English. Sometimes people stopped him to look at his bicycle. Animals blocked (阻塞) his path, but Tom rode on. Chinese people gave him gifts. Tom was pleased with the gifts, but they were heavy. The gifts slowed him down. He didn't worry about lost time, though. He was in no hurry.
In January, 1887, Tom returned to San Francisco. He had been away for almost three years. He wrote about his trip and gave talks. He became well known. He made enough money to live on. Tom's long ride really paid off!
1．This story is mostly about ________ .
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A．animals in Asia |
B．a man who saw the world on a bicycle |
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C．a new kind of bicycle |
2．Colonel Pope paid for ________ .
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A．Tom's trip to Europe |
B．a new bicycle |
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C．a hamburger dinner |
3．Tom liked Europe because ________ .
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A．he made money |
B．the roads were good |
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C．his wheel broke |
4．At home, people found out about Tom's trip ________ .
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A．on the radio |
B．from Chinese people |
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C．from newspapers |
5．Tom rode slowly in Asia because ________ .
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A．his gifts were heavy |
B．he did not speak English |
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C．his bicycle broke |
科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學年浙江省溫州地區(qū)九年級上學期第一次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
New York City is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school?
In New York you can travel by subways, bus, taxi and private (私人的) car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel is by bus. It is a slower way to travel.
You can also travel by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work..
The last way is to use your private car. It’s not good to drive during the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel is from 9 a.m to 4.pm . Traffic will be less crowded during this time because most people are already at school or at work at that time.
1.How many ways of travelling are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2.The word “rush hour” in Chinese means _____________.
A.高峰時間. B. 匆忙時間 C. 沖刺時間 D. 繁忙時間
3.From the last paragraph we know that in New York City ____________.
A. there is no “rush hour” from 9.am to 4 p.m.
B. traffic is heavy at noon.
C. most Americans have lunch at home.
D. people go to work and school at 9:00.
4.Why do so many people go to work or school by subway, taxi, bus and private car?
A. Because New York City is a modern city.
B. Because New York City is a very large city.
C. Because New York City is new.
D. Because the people in New York City are very busy.
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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.The writer lived in when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4.After they visited the factory, the girl .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined work “horrible” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 緊張的 C. 浪漫的
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The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent（新月）. All of these agencies（機構）share a common goal of trying to help people in need. The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受傷害的） people regardless of（無論）which side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.
1.A good title for this passage is _______________.
A．People in Need of Help B．Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier
C．The International Red Cross D．Join the Red Cross
2.The underlined word “ suffering” means “___________”.
A．受苦的 B．生活的 C．歡慶的 D．喜悅的
3.Who can be helped by the Red Cross?
A．The soldiers. B．The American. C．All the wounded people. D．Anyone.
4.Where can you find the Red Cross?
A. We can only find it in the USA. B. We can find it all over the world.
C. We can find it only in India, Mexico and Paris. D. In the places with natural disasters.
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In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.
1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
A．his business B．his house C．his garden D．his window
2.The Daguerreotype was_______.
A．a Frenchman B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera D．a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
A．watch lots of films
B．buy an expensive camera
C．stop in most cities
D．take many films and something else.
4.This passage tells us_____________.
A．how photography was developed
B．how to show feelings in pictures
C．how to take pictures in the world
D．how to use different cameras
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科目：初中英語 來源：2014屆遼寧大石橋水源二中初二上期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(頑童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（驚奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(猶豫)．
Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I’d love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（殘疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（難忘的） holiday ride.
1.The street urchin was very surprised when ________．
A．Paul received an expensive car
B．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car
D．he was walking around the car
2.From the story we can see the urchin ________．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．
A．to show his neighbours the big car
B．to show he had a rich friend
C．to let his brother ride in the car
D．to tell his brother about his wish
4.We can infer（推斷）from the story that ________．
A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end
5.The best name of the name story is _________．
A．A Christmas Present
B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That
D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
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