阅读短文，根据其内容简要回答问题。 1. When the Beijing Olympics begin this August, the world - 初中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读短文，根据其内容简要回答问题。     1. When the Beijing Olympics begin this August, the world will be watching. The games have become
a huge international event. People will come from around the world to watch 10,500 athletes from 205
countries and districts compete (竞争) to take home the gold.
     2. The first recorded Olympics, in 776 B.C., were an important religious (宗教的) festival. Olympic
sports have changed a lot in the last few thousand years. The ancient games began with just one 192-meter
race. In later years, the games grew to include a total of six sports. Most of the ancient Olympic sports
tested skills soldiers needed.
     3. Even the modern Olympics were once far smaller than they are today. The first of the modern games,
in 1896, only had 241 athletes from 14 countries. Moreover (此外), the early modern Olympics were not
an independent (独立的) event. Until l 908 the Olympics were part of the world"s fair!
     4. At the first modern Olympics, there were 43 events from ten sports. Many of the sports from the
early modern games are no longer part of the Olympics, such as golf and tug of war (拔河). There has
always been a lot of disagreement over changing Olympic sports.
     5. The number of Olympic sports has constantly increased throughout history. At the Beijing games,
athletes will compete in 302 events from 28 sports. Despite (尽管) all the changes over the years, some
ancient sports are still part of the modern games. These include running,boxing and wrestling. 1. How many countries and districts will take part in the Beijing Olympics?
    ________________________________________________________________________
2. What did the ancient Olympics begin with?
    ________________________________________________________________________
3. What do Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly tell us about?
    ________________________________________________________________________
4. At least how many gold medals will the athletes compete for in the coming Olympics?
    ________________________________________________________________________
5. What ancient sports are still parts of the modern games?
    ________________________________________________________________________

1. 205.
2. One／A 192-meter race.
3. The modern Olympics are changing／developing／enlarging／becoming bigger
／richer.／The changing／developing／increasing of the modern Olympics.
／The modern Olympics.
4. 302.
5. Running, boxing and wrestling.
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阅读理解。     Bicycles are very popular around the world today. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment.
In some places,people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places,bicycle riding is a very popular exercise
to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle? In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de
Sovran invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs. Sovran rode (骑) the bicycle in Paris. The handles (把手)
and the seat were wooden. This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front
wheel to change direction. Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet! Riding a
bicycle was a great risk.
     In 1817, a German named Baronvon Drais de Sauer burn made the first bicycle better. The seat became
more comfortable. The wheel could now change direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead
of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time.
      Sauer burn brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France. Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman,
made a bicycle for women. It had space for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes
or pedals,and riders often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular.
     It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular. More than 100 years later, bicycle riding
is more popular than ever. In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than ears. 1. Which of the following best describes the first bicycle? A. Very popular.
B. Easy to carry.
C. Ugly-looking.
D. Difficult to ride. 2. Why was it a risk to ride the first bicycle? A. Because it had no pedals for the feet.
B. Because it was difficult to control (控制).
C. Because people would laugh at you.
D. Because handles and the seat were wooden. 3. Which of the following was not improved by Sauer burn to the first bicycle? A. Brakes were added to it.
B. It was made to go faster.
C. The wheel could now change direction.
D. The seat was made more comfortable. 4. What"s the major difference between Denis Johnson"s bicycle and the earlier ones?A. It was more comfortable.
B. It was faster and safer.
C. It had space for the rider"s dress.
D. It had metal handles and seat. 5. The best title (题目) for the passage would be _______. A. Bicycles Around the World
B. How to Ride a Bicycle
C. The Greatest Invention
D. The First Bicycle

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阅读理解。     There are some stories behind English words.
     You"ve spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered
why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a
piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?
     Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look
back into old western history. Let"s take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases:
     OK
     "OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was
trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting" OKOK "
The supporters thought their future leader was" all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is
"all right", people like to say"OK"
     Boss
     Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren"t living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses
could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from
an old German word meaning"to beat".
     A piece of cake
     A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and
wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote," Her picture"s in the papers now, and
life"s a piece of cake." His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought
that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn"t life be easy?
     For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy. 1. Some of English words can tell us stories about _________. A. how people learned English
B. how English speakers create the words
C. how people spoke English
D. how people taught others to speak English 2. The word "boss" in old German means"_________". A. to work
B. to help
C. to beat
D. to kill 3. "OK" comes from "_________". A. Old King
B. Old Kindman
C. Old Kinderhook
D. Old Mcdonald 4. In this passage "a piece of cake" means "_________".A. an easy task or activity
B. a difficult task or activity
C. a simple newspaper to read
D. a famous picture in a newspaper

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完形填空。     In America, where labor (劳工) costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people  1 their
own cars, build their own garages; and even rebuild their own houses.  2 many of them will also write their
own books. In Hollywood there is a  3 that publishes ( 出版) children"s books with the help of computers.  4
other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  5 the reader to become
the main character with the help of computers. Here is  6 they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody.
The computer uses this information to make up a story  7 pictures. The story is then printed up."This book
is about me," a child who  8 such a book might say. So the company is called the"Me-Books Publishing
Company".
       9 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their
friends and their pets. But more 10 , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories.
Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

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(     )1. A. make
(     )2. A. Otherwise
(     )3. A. director
(     )4. A. However
(     )5. A. allows
(     )6. A. what
(     )7. A. with
(     )8. A. prints
(     )9. A. Writers
(     )10. A. impossible

B. build
B. Only
B. person
B. Although
B. hates
B. how
B. about
B. borrows
B. Children
B. imaginative

C. buy
C. Once
C. company
C. That
C. hires
C. why
C. for
C. sells
C. Companies
C. important

D. repair
D. Soon
D. computer
D. Unless
D. pays
D. where
D. except
D. receives
D. Friends
D. inactive

     阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入适当的单词。
     注意：1. 每空不超过4个单词；
               2. 可在短文后的Mini-dictionary．中查找带*单词的意思。

     BARCELONA Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is on the northeast coast, about five
hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona"s most famous landmarks is the
Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi. Gaudi worked
on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926.
     FLORENCE Florence is an Italian city, which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great
artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years. During the Renaissance,
some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence. Many of Florence"s most beautiful
paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art galleries*, churches and
museums.
     ATHENS Athens, the capital of Greece, is knows as the birthplace of Western civilization*. Two
thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world"s most powerful city. Buildings such as the Parthenon on
the Acropolis Hill were built during this period. Greece"s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their works
have influenced other writers ever since.
     AUCKLAND Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, located on North Island. This seaside city is
an important centre for business and industry. Famous scenes include Mt Eden, one of many large volcanoes,
as well as the Auckland Harbour Bridge. In the city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the Sky Tower,
which is the city"s tallest tower. You can also see Maori traditional dances at the Auckland Museum.
Auckland is called "the city of sails" because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world.

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