中考英语阅读新视野共7节
中考英语阅读目录
Crazy Reading 1 The Sphinx (2)
Crazy Reading 2 Blogging (6)
Crazy Reading 3 Blockbuster Movies (10)
Crazy Reading 4 Body Language (14)
Crazy Reading 5 The Tour de France (18)
Crazy Reading 6 Left-Handedness (23)
Crazy Reading 7 Jennifer Lopez (27)
Crazy Reading 1 The Sphinx
Answer the following questions.
1．What do you know about the famous monument in Egypt? ______________________
2．Do you know any other Egyptian monuments? _______________________________
3．What are some famous monuments in your country? ____________________________
Match each word with the best meaning.
1．_____ archaeologist a．to make something look like it did when it was new
2．____ cane b．easy to see
3．______ crawl c．a stick made of wood or metal used to help a person walk
4．______ monument d．to move slowly and close to the ground
5．____ restore e．a person, animal, or thing made from wood, stone, or metal
6．____riddle f．to show great respect for
7．____ statue g．a question that requires cleverness to answer
8．____ strangle h．to kill someone by squeezing their neck so they can’t breathe
9．______visible i．a sculpture or building built in memory of a person or historical event
For any tourist visiting Egypt, there are two things that everyone must see. The first is the 173-meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt. The second is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a sculpture with the body of a lion and the head of a man, which stands 20 meters tall and 73 meters long. The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back 5,000 years, Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years, researchers believe that the Great Sphinx which guards the pyramids in Giza was actually the first one to be made (around 2600-2500B.C.). The head of the Sphinx represents Khafre, the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at the time. About two thousand years later, around 570 B.C., sand had covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx. The people living in the area had forgotten the history of the statue, so they imagined that the head represented the sun god Ra and began worshiping it. The son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II heard the head speak to him in a dream. The Sphinx’s head made him promise to clear the sand from the statue’s body. The son, Thutmose, kept his word and did what he was told in the dream. He also built walls around the statue to prevent the sand from covering it again. After all of the sand was cleared away, Thutmose made a large stone tablet that told the story of his dream. He placed this tablet between the two front feet of the Sphinx, where it stands to this day. For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art. But eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only
the head visible. It was not until the 1800s that archaeologists began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx. At last, in the 1920s, all of the sand was finally. Cleared away and restoration work, which continues to this day, was begun.
The name “sphinx” comes from an ancient Greek word, meaning “strangler.” According to Greek legend, the Sphinx was a demon with the body of a winged lion, and the head of a woman. She sat beside a road, and asked all people who passed her a riddle: “Which animal in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and on three in the evening?” She strangled anyone who couldn’t make sense of the question. The riddle was finally solved by the Greek king, Oedipus. The answer was man, who crawls on hands and knees as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and finally walks with a cane in old age. The Sphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died.
1．What is this passage mainly about?
a．how the Great Sphinx is being restored c．the history of the Egyptian pharaohs
b．the history of the Great Sphinx d．the monuments of Egypt 2．Which statement about the Great Sphinx is true?
a．It is the only sphinx in the world. c．It was built by the ancient Greeks.
b．It is the largest monument in Egypt. d．It has been covered by sand at least twice.
3．The Great Sphinx was built as a monument to who?
a．Khafre b．Ra c．Amenhotep ii d．Oedipus 4．What sentence about the Great Sphinx is NOT true?
a．It is no longer covered by sand. b．It is still being restored.
c．People today believe that it represents the sun god Ra.
d．You can still see a tablet in front of it.
5．According to legend, how did the Sphinx die?
a．Oedipus killed her. b．She died of old age. c．She killed herself. d．She was strangled.
Find each idiom in the story.
1．to this day–until and including today
She left her country when she was sixteen and to this day has never been back.
The mystery of Jim Thomson’s disappearance is unsolved to this day.
2．keep one’s word- do what you say you will do
You can really trust Junichi. He always keeps his word.
I didn’t think she’d remember her promise, but she kept her word.
3．make sense(of)– able to be understood; succeed in understanding
Can you help me with this question? I can’t make sense of it.
No one could understand why he killed himself. It just didn’t make sense.
A ．Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1．Before babies can walk, they learn to ______.
a ．strangle
b ．worship
c ．crawl
d ．restore
2．Which of these would be most useful in helping an elderly person walk?
a ．a statue
b ．a cane
c ．a riddle
d ．an archaeologist
3．To celebrate the town ’s anniversary, they funded a _____ of the founder.
a ．statue
b ．species
c ．pyrami
d d ．tablet
4．To be thought of as honest, you should always ______.
a ．make sense
b ．make a go of it
c ．clear away
d ．keep your word
5．My grandfather had a bicycle accident in 1973 and ____ hasn ’t been on a bike again.
a ．as the name suggests
b ．in the long run
c ．to this day
d ．thes
e days
6．“Why did the chicken cross the road?” is a very old _____.
a ．riddle
b ．monument
c ．restoration
d ．demon
7．That old house will need to be ____ before people can live in it again.
a ．ruled
b ．restored
c ．funde
d d ．worshiped
8．Road signs are usually painted in bright colors to make them more ______.
a ．artificial
b ．visible
c ．potential
d ．deadly
B ．Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra .
The Sphinx is a very famous (1) _____________ in Egypt that almost every tourist there goes to see. According to (2) ___________, the Great Sphinx of Giza was probably the first sphinx made. Over thousands of years, sand covered the Sphinx until only the head was (3) ________. People forgot that the head represented a Pharaoh, and they began to (4) ________ the Sphinx as Ra, the sun god. In fact, the name “sphinx ” is not Egyptian, but from the Greek word meaning “strangler.” According to legend, the Sphinx (5) __________ and killed anyone who could not (6) _________________ of her riddle.
1．
Are there any monuments or buildings in your country that should be (or have been) restored?
2．What riddles do you know? Part 1：Complete the sentences 完成句子
Decide which words are best for the spaces. Circle the letter of your choice.
1．Ancient Egyptians ________________ a sun god.
a．strangled b．funded c．crawled d．worshiped 2．My little brother loves _____________ and other word games.
a．benefits b．riddles c．species d．statues 3．The military en quietly ______ close to the ground so they would not be visible.
a．funded b．strangled c．crawled d．ruled
4．Could you help me? I can’t ________ of these directions.
a．make sense b．keep my word c．show respect d．stand a chance 5．Ever since his accident, Tom’s grandfather has walked with a wooden ____________.
a．monument b．cane c．statue d．pyramid
Part 2：Read and answer 阅读并答题
Read the news report and decide if the statement is true, false, or unknown. Circle your answer.
Cairo, May25,1998 After ten years of hard work by archaeologists, most of the restoration work on the Sphinx has been completed. A big celebration was held today to mark the achievement.
Important people from many nations attended, in addition to thousands of Egyptians. For Egyptians, the Sphinx is more than a monument; it is a visible symbol of their culture. They also hope that the multimillion dollar project will bring tourists to benefit the economy.
In an interview with this newspaper, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the archaeologist running the project, said that the restoration continues to this day. Dr. Hawass said that the Sphinx had been repaired before, but that some parts of it continue to have problems. Earlier workers used artificial materials such as concrete, which has hurt the natural limestone material from which the monument is made. In addition, the air pollution in the local environment has caused other problems.
Dr. Hawass said that because it is located in the desert, sand had covered the Sphinx many times, and he said it stands a chance of being covered by sand again. Hawass also said that although the damage to the head of the Sphinx happened a long time ago, the restoration did not attempt to fix the nose and beard. Some people were worried that the restoration work would change the Sphinx too much, so Hawass said the restoration team had kept their word to leave the face as it was.
1．True false unknown Restoration work started in 1988.
2．True false unknown Not all of the work on the monument has been finished.
3．True false unknown The workers on the restoration came from many countries.
4．True false unknown Limestone is a material made by humans in factories.
5．True false unknown Archaeologists promised to fix the head of the Sphinx
Crazy Reading 2 Blogging
Answer the following questions.
1．Have you ever kept a diary? For how long? ____________________________
2．How often do you use the internet? What do you use it for? ______________________
3．What do you think this unit is about? _______________________________
Match each word with the best meaning.
1．_______ ally a ．a professional meeting, usually at a big hotel
2．________ban
b ．a partner 3．______ conference
c ．stop; not allow 4．________ enable
d ．an event or happening, usually bad 5．_________ incident
e ．television, radio, newspapers, and magazines 6．_____ media
f ．happenin
g at frequent periods 7．_____ regular
g ．the place where something (often information) comes from 8．_____ shock
h ．particular; not general 9．_____ source i ．to make possible for someone
’s comfort and well-being
What important events are happening around the world, most people turn to traditional media sources, such as CNN and BBC, for their news. However, during the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies in early 2003, a significant number of people followed the war from the point of view of an anonymous Iraqi citizen who called himself “Salam Pax ” (salam means “peace ” in Arabic, and pax means “peace ” in Latin)
Salam Pax wrote a diary about everyday life in Baghdad during the war, and posted it on his web site. Pax ’s online diary was a kind of web site known as a “blog ”. Blogs, short for “web-logs,” are online diaries, usually kept by individuals, but sometimes by companies and other groups of people. They are the fastest growing type of web site on the Internet. In 2003, there were estimated to be several hundred thousand blogs on the Internet, and the number was growing by tens of thousands a month.
A blog differs from a traditional web site in several ways. Most importantly, it is updated much more regularly. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, most blogs use special software or web sites which are specifically aimed at bloggers, so you don ’t need to be a computer expert to create your own blog. This means that ordinary people who may find computers difficult to use can easily set up and start writing their own blog. In 2003, the Internet company AOL introduced their own blogging service, enabling its 35 million members to quickly and easily start blogging.
There are many different kinds of blogs. The most popular type is an online diary of links, where the blog writer surfs the Internet and then posts links to sites or news articles that they find interesting, with a few comments about each one. Other types are personal diaries, where the writer talks about their life and feelings. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.
There is another kind of blogging, called “moblogging,” short for “mobile blogging ”. Mobloggers use mobile phones with cameras to take photos, which are posted instantly to the Internet. In 2003, the first international mobloggers conference was held in Tokyo. The use of mobile phones in this way made the headlines in Singapore
when a high school student posted on the Internet a movie he had taken of a teacher shouting at another student, and tearing up the student’s homework. Many people were shocked by the student posting a video of the incident on the Internet, and wanted phones with cameras to be banned from schools.
Many people think that as blogs become more common, news reporting will rely less on big media companies, and more on ordinary people posting news to the Internet. They think that then the news will be less like a lecture, and more like a conversation, where anyone can join in.
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1．What is this passage mainly about?
a．the history of the internet c．new types of media
b．the war in lraq d．the increase in popularity of computers 2．Which statement about Salam Pax is true?
a．He worked for CNN. c．Salam Pax is not his real name.
b．He lived in an ally country. d．He used a mobile phone for his blog.
3．To start your own blog, what do you need most?
a．special software c．an interesting point of view
b．an AOL account d．access to the internet
4．According to the passage, which statement about the future is most likely? In the future,…
a．everyone will have a blog.
b．large media companies will be unnecessary.
c．people will be able to learn the news from alternative points of view.
d．blogging technology will be banned.
Find each idiom in the story.
1．find (something + adjective) – think that something is (adjective)
I don’t know why people think math is difficult. I find it easy.
Since her baby was born, Nicole finds it hard to get time to meet her friends.
2．make (the) headlines ---- become news
The terrorist attack made headlines around the world.
The celebrity divorce made the headlines.
3．Point of view – opinions or feelings on has about something
She always disagrees with me. She just can’t see my point of view.
His point of view just doesn’t make sense.
A．Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
1．Archaeologists from all over the world came to the conference.
a．party b．meeting c．incident d．monument
2．The two countries were strong allies .
a ．competitors
b ．enemies
c ．militaries
d ．partners
3．The incident was big news all over the world.
a ．event
b ．discovery
c ．decision
d ．announcement
4．Paulo regularly exercises at the gym.
a ．rarely
b ．sometimes
c ．often
d ．never
5．The aim of the new law is to enable people to change jobs easily.
a ．stop
b ．encourage
c ．discourage
d ．allow
6．The newspaper article was quite specific about the government ’s problems.
a ．particular
b ．general
c ．honest
d ．limited
7．Smoking is banned in the garden.
a ．allowed
b ．not allowed
c ．encourage
d d ．discouraged
8．The Prime Minister ’s assistant was the source of the information.
a ．inventor
b ．researcher
c ．announcer
d ．provider
B ．Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra .
When major events happen in the world today, people now have a new way to learn about them in addition to traditional forms of (1) _____________. For example, during the war in Iraq in 2003, one blog in particular (2) ______. It was read by many people as a (3) _______ of information on daily life in Baghdad, from the (4) _______ of an Iraqi citizen. Some people have also begun to keep moblogs using mobile phones with cameras in them. However, some people were (5) _____ when one student used his phone to take pictures of a teacher yelling at a student. Some people think such cameras should be (6) _______ from places like schools.
1
．Do you, or does anyone you know, have a web site? If so, what is it like?
2．If you had a blog, what kind of things would you write about? Part 1：Find the same meaning 同义替换
Decide which words are best for the spaces. Circle the letter of your choice.
1．The country usually has good trade relations with its partners.
a ．managers
b ．enemies
c ．allies
d ．media 2．When th
e doctor prescribes medicine, you must take that particular kind, not another type. a ．general
b ．artificial
c ．significant
d ．specific 3．Th
e lower airfares make it possible for families to take more frequent holidays together.
a ．enable
b ．shock
c ．make sense
d ．restore
4．Jessica’s blogs clearly indicate her strong feelings about animal rights.
a．keeping her word b．point of view c．making a go d．name suggests 5．The commuter train is frequently delayed due to equipment problems.
a．seldom b．rarely c．never d．regularly Part 2：Read and answer 阅读并答题
Read the web-log and answer the questions. Write short answers in the spaces.
1．What is the writer’s usual job? _____________________________________
2．Where was the dog show held? _____________________________________
3．What was not allowed at the media conference? _____________________________________ 4．What did the writer plan to do on January 1? _____________________________________ 5．What did the writer do on January 1? _____________________________________
Crazy Reading 3 Blockbuster Movies
Answer the following question. Do you prefer big-budget movies or smaller independent films?
Match each word with the best meaning.
1．_______budget a．a plan of expected income and expenses over time
2．_______expect b．poor; modest
3．_______humble c．well-known or famous for something bad
4．_______merchandising d．a group of similar things or events
5．________minimum e．wonderful; exciting
6．________notorious f．need someone or something in order to work or live well
7．_______rely (on) g．the smallest amount (opposite: maximum-the largest amount)
8．_ ____series h．believe something will happen; believe you should have something
9．_______spectacular i．a company that produces movies; a place where movies are made
10．______studio j．toys or clothes made in order to promote something, e.g., a film, sports team.
Reading Passage 阅读文章
’s full-length movies began with short
’s first full-length film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, came from Australia. This silent film, which showed the life of the notorious Criminal Ned Kelly, opened at the Melbourne Town Hall on December 26, 1906. It was over an hour long.
The film industry has come a long way from its humble beginning, and today millions of dollars are spent producing and advertising movies. Some of the most expensive movies ever produced include Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (US﹩175 million), Titanic (﹩200 million), and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (﹩300 million –about ﹩100 million a film). In comparison, the most expensive Bollywood film ever made, Devdas, cost only ﹩10 million to make.
However, when you compare the cost of an older movie with the value of money at the time it was made, Cleopatra remains the most expensive movie ever made. Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra in this film made in 1963. One of the reasons why this movie cost so much money was because Ms. Taylor had 65 different (and very expensive) costumes in the movie! This movie, if made today, would cost a minimum of ﹩275 million to shoot.
Some people, however, think the one film beats this record. For All Mankind, a documentary about NASA’s nine Apollo space missions, was produced from film taken by NASA aboard its spaceships over several years. If the cost of the spaceships is taken into account, the film cost billions of dollars to make!
The average budget of most Hollywood movies produced in the 1990s was over﹩50 million, and movie budgets are still continuing to climb. Often ,the movie itself cannot make enough money from ticket sales alone to cover the cost of production, and the studio relies on merchandising and selling products related to the movie to help make up
for poor box office sales. For example, the film Star Wars, which was a huge success in terms of box office sales(it made ﹩500 million at the box office), has gone on to make more than﹩2.5 billion after its release from toys and other merchandising connected to the Star Wars series.
The problem that Hollywood studios are finding is that as film budgets increase, audiences expect more and more spectacular special effects-all of which cost increasing amounts of money. “You have to drive the audience into the theater, and they won’t be driven into the theater unless you can show them something they haven’t seen before,”says Joel Silver, the producer of the three Matrix films. “You have to wow them.” With audiences taking expensive special effects for granted, it seems that for the time being, big budget films are here to stay.
1．What was the subject of the first full-length film?
a．the Lumiere brothers c．a famous Australian building
b．a thief d．France in the 1800s
2．Which is true in comparing Hollywood and Bollywood movies?
a．Bollywood movies are much cheaper. c．Their movies cost about the same to make
b．Hollywood films are much cheaper. d．The passage doesn’t say 3．Why was For All Mankind so expensive to make?
a．The rockets in the film were very expensive to make?
b．NASA needed to train astronauts to act.
c．The movie included many famous actors.
d．The special effects were very expensive.
4．What can be assumed about the average cost of producing a Hollywood movie today?
a．It is less than ﹩50 million. c．It is higher than ﹩50 million.
b．It is about ﹩50 million. d．The cost can’t be assumed from the reading 5．How did Star Wars continue to make money after it stopped being shown in cinemas?
a．by selling items related to the move c．by advertising
b．by changing the story d．by reducing its budget
Find each idiom in the story.
1．take (something) into account- consider something when thinking about a situation
If you take the cost of postage into account, you don’t save much money by buying books over the internet.
2．make up for- replace or pay for something that is lost, broken, or missing
Sylvia stayed late at work to make up for arriving late.
Sebastian bought his girlfriend flowers to make up for forgetting her birthday.
3．take (something) for granted –believe something is true or normal without thinking about it Most waiters in the United States take it for granted that they will get a tip at the end of the meal.
Many husbands and wives start to take their partner for granted after a few years of marriage.
A．Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1．The designer of Hello Kitty has made a lot of money from _______.
a．merchandising b．budgets c．series d．studios 2．Jack the Ripper was _____ for murdering many people in the nineteenth century.
a．spectacular b．popular c．notorious d．specific 3．There are three books (and movies) in the Lord of the Rings ______.
a．species b．source c．account d．series 4．I put on so much weight on my vacation that I need to go to the gym every day to ______.
a．make up for it b．make sense of it c．take it into account d．take it for granted 5．Naoko is new at her job, and really ____ her manager to help her.
a．crawls on b．relies on c．worships d．budgets 6．That elevator can take a _____ of twelve people.
a．maximum b．minimum c．ban d．conference 7．That baseball team wins so often that their fans _____ that they will win.
a．make up for it b．take it into account c．take it for granted d．stand a chance 8．When deciding a new worker’s salary, most employers _____ an applicant’s experience.
a．take for granted b．take into account c．make up for d．rely on B．Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra.
Today’s modern movie industry had its (1) __________ beginning with the silent Australian movie The Story of the Kelly Gang. Since that time, both the popularity and (2) ______________ of movies have grown an incredible amount. By far, (3) ____________ in the United States spend the most, with the average movie in the 1990s costing over ＄50 million. Today the cost is even higher because people (4) ______ more and more (5) ___________ special effects Many films today have to rely on (6) ________ to make back the cost of producing the film.
1．Do you agree with Joel Silver? Do movies have to wow the audience with special effects to be good?
2．Why do you think action films are so popular?
Find the different word 找出不同类的单词
One of the four words is different from the other three. Circle the letter of your choice.
1．a．spectacular b．wonderful c．notorious d．exciting
2．a．rely on b．need c．depend on d．make sense
3．a．maximum b．minimum c．smallest amount d．the least
4．a．point of view b．opinions c．budget d．personal feelings
5．a．studio b．riddle c．blockbuster d．film
Part 2：Organize the paragraphs 段落重组
Number the paragraphs from 1 to 5in the correct order to make a reading on the history of film.
( )In France in 1895, the Lumiere brothers saw what Edison had done and took the idea further. They developed a camera and projecting equipment so that many people could watch the film at the same time. They called to camera Cinematographe, a name that continues in the film industry to this day. Not only did the Lumiere brothers invent movie equipment, they also developed short films based on actual events such as a boy playing with water or a train in a station.
( )Between 1896 and 1912, other filmmakers made longer films that were based on imagination and fiction, not true life. For example, the French filmmaker Georges Melies became famous for his 1903 film A Trip to the Moon. Another early fictional film was Edwin Porter’s The Great Train Robbery from 1905. Although all these early films were silent movies, audiences loved them.
( )The origins of movie-making can be found in research carried out n the early 1800s. At that time, scientists noticed that the eye kept a picture in the mind for a short time after the original source of the picture was removed. This lasting picture is called persistence of vision and it is how movies work. When a series of images change quickly, we see the changes as one motion, not as separate images.
( )By the 1880s, other inventors such as Thomas Edison and William Dickson made machines to save the moving pictures and play them back so that other people could view them too. By 1893, Edison built the first film studio for these machines. The only problem was that only one person could watch the motion pictures at a time.
( )Throughout the 1800s, people experimented with the potential of this idea. Inventors created machines that would quickly move pictures which were visible to the eye as motion. Men like George Eastman experimented with different kinds of film used to record these pictures.
Crazy Reading 4 Body Language
Answer the following questions.
1．What do you think it means if someone crosses their arms when you are talking to them?
__________________________
2．What kind of body language do you use when you are talking to people? _________________________
Match each word with the best meaning.
1．________ automatic a．a fact that one needs to consider
2．_________ circumstances b．working by itself
3．________ factor c．conditions that make something happen
4．_________ gesture d．a body movement to show something
5．___________ imply e．to suggest only indirectly
6．________ interpret f．rude or impolite
7．_________ offensive g．the loudness or character of a voice
8．_________ tone h．not thinking or sensing
9．___________ unconscious i．found or done everywhere
10．_______ universal j．to change the meaning of something in one language into another language
People use more than just words to communicate. In fact, some researchers claim that less than half of a spoken message’s real meaning is in the words used in the message. They say that most of a message’s meaning comes from understanding how the speaker uses things like tone of voice and body language.
Body language includes such things as the expression on the speaker’s face, gestures the speaker makes with his or her hands, and to position of the speaker’s body. Just as there are many different languages spoken around the world, there are many different ways for people to use body language, too. For example, gestures may imply different meaning in different cultures. Making a “thumbs up” sign in America means “Great!” However, in Arab cultures, this gesture is extremely offensive. And in India, if listeners want to show speakers that they understand, the listeners will move their heads from side to side. In many Western countries, a similar gesture means “no”.
Although many gestures can be interpreted differently by different cultures, there are also many gestures that are almost universally interpreted the same way. For example, by and large a smile is understood as a sign of friendship or good will around the world. Also, using an open hand to gesture toward something is viewed as polite or friendly in most cultures.
There are also some forms of body language that can be universally red with the meaning, “I am interested in
you” or “I like you.” Sometimes this kind of body language is used unconsciously between two people. These signs of interest include standing or sitting with both feet flat on the ground, mirroring or using the same gestures as the other person, and turning on e’s body to fully face the other person. In addition, a person’s pupils will automatically become wider when they are interested in another person.
Body language that can be read with the meaning, “I am not interested in you” or “I don’t like you”, may include the following gestures: looking down or looking in another direction, leaning away from a person, crossing one’s arms or legs, or tapping a foot or finger.
Body language experts point out one important thing. The person’s culture is only one factor that can influence his or her use of body language. The time and place where the body language is being used can have a lot to do with a person’s body language. If the person has had a bad day or if a meeting takes place in a crowded place, the body language a person uses may be very different that under other circumstances.
1．What is the main idea of the passage?
a．Body language is an important part of communication.
b．Body language is less important for communication that spoken words.
c．Body language can be extremely offensive.
d．The best way to tell if someone likes you is by watching their body language.
2．What does the second paragraph describe?
a．an example of a gesture not used in India
b．differences in the meanings of gestures in different cultures
c．how gestures completely change the meaning of a person’s words
d．useful gestures in Arab cultures
3．If the person you are talking to starts unconsciously copying your body language, what does this suggest about the person?
a．She is interested in you. c．She doesn’t agree with you.
b．She isn’t interested in you. d．She agrees with you.
4．Which gesture shows that you are not interested in the speaker?
a．an increase in the size of your pupils c．eating or drinking while the person speaks
b．turning to face the speaker d．not making eye contact with the speaker 5．Which of the following is NOT an example of body language?
a．eye direction c．head shaking
b．voice tone d．feet direction
Find each idiom in the story.
1．point out —make people look at something, or show them where it is
She pointed out an error in the report.
He pointed out that the company cannot continue to lose money.
2．have （something /nothing）to do with —be related in some way
Kim’s reaction to the news may have something to do with her mother being sick.
The color of someone’s hair has nothing to do with how intelligent they are.
3．by and large —in general; in most ways
By and large, the students in the class did well on the exam.
Television, by and large, is how people get news from around the world.
A．Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1．He wasn’t going to pay until I told him that I paid last time.
a．had to do with him b．kept track c．took for granted d．pointed out 2．The feeling of love is a very widespread human characteristic.
a．universal b．regular c．mild d．passionate 3．Many things contributed to the accident.
a．aliens b．factors c．dots d．gestures 4．That movie was really offensive.
a．rude b．romantic c．funny d．exciting 5．It really has nothing to do with you.
a．wouldn’t be interesting for you b．would be difficult for you
c．isn’t related to you at all d．would be damaging for you
6．Generally, dogs make great pets.
a．As well as b．To this day c．As the name suggests d．By and large 7．Although he didn’t say it directly, the tone of his voice suggested that he was angry.
a．implied b．gestured c．pointed out d．announced 8．If you put a coin in that machine it washes your clothes by itself.
a．well b．quickly c．automatically d．carefully B．Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra.
and their body language to communicate. Sometimes people use body language consciously to and meaning to their words, but other body language may be (2) ________________. For example, a person may (3) _________ start tapping his or her foot while talking with someone. This body language could be (4) ___________ as meaning “I am not interested in talking with you”. Other (5) _____________ that (6) ___________ not being interested in others include crossed arms, leaning away from others, and not looking at the speaker.
What advice about body language in your country would you give to a foreign tourist?
Tour de France: Contador of Spain wins title
Source: https://www.wendangku.net/doc/1912203454.html, 07-30-2007 10:23
]Alberto Contador has become the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France in 12 years, and the youngest one to win it in a decade. The 24 year-old Discovery Channel rider reached Paris with a 23-second lead over Australia's Cadel Evans on Sunday.
For the participants of the Tour de France, the sight of the Eiffel Tower means they have completed the greatest and most gruelling cycle race there is.
Dogged yet again by doping scandals, which forced the withdrawal of one of the pre-race favorite and a wearer of the famous yellow jersey, the 2007 Tour will not be remembered primarily for its sporting achievement.
But the final 146-kilometres stage from Marcoussis to the French capital brought victory for Alberto Contador. The 24 year-old Spaniard was merely leading the young riders' standings, but after the expulsion of Dane Michael Rasmussen last week, he was already assured to be the winner.
As long as Contador covered the moves from his nearest challengers, he would be safe. Contador's moment of glory was saved at last.
The final stage was won by Italy's Daniele Bennati. Belgium's Tom Boonen picked up the Green Jersey for overall points leader, and Juan Mauricio Soler won the polka dot "King of the Mountain's jersey".
Tour de France organizers offer olive branch to UCI
Source: https://www.wendangku.net/doc/1912203454.html, 07-31-2007 11:30
The Tour de France is over, but the race to clean things up has just begun: The French government and the organisers of cycling's most prestigious race have teamed up to settle the dust of drug allegations that has clouded this year's event.
The fall-out from this year's scandal-ridden Tour de France continues.
Roselyne Bachelot, the French health and sports minister, pressed for a period of rebuilding in the lead-up to next year's race and urged organisers ASO to work together with the International Cycling Union to find a solution.
Roselyne Bachelot, French Health and Sports minister, said, I consider that the International Cycling Union (UCI) is an actor that can not be ignored. I understand the organisers of the Tour de France and the director of the race who was absolutely furious and more than that, sad because of problems - to say the least - that have occurred during the race."
Patrice Clerc, the head of the beleaguered organizers ASO, then offered a, somewhat reluctant, olive branch to the UCI.
Patrice Clerc said, "We have very good relationships with the UCI (International Cycling Union). For us, there is just a real loss of confidence between some high-ranked people at the UCI and ourselves. Why? Because we have the feeling we've been betrayed several times, and - forgive me for the expression - we've been taken for a ride. So for us it is difficult today to take up with these people but clearly the ties are not broken with the UCI. I repeat. I've said it before. We do not want to free ourselves from this higher power, clearly not."
Crazy Reading 5 The Tour de France
Answer the following questions.
1．Do you like cycling? How popular is cycling in your country? ________________________
2．What long-distance sporting events are popular in your country? _________________________
3．What do you know about the Tour de France? _____________________________
Match each word with the best meaning.
1．_____ alien a．including everything; total
2．_______ clockwise b．a path along which one travels
3．______ consist of c．to be made up of
4．_______ cycle d．ride a bicycle
5．______ dot e．in the direction that the hands of a clock move
6．____ honor f．one from another country, or from space
7．______ neighboring g．a small circle or point
8．_____ overall h．located near
9．____ route i．ride or run as fast as you can over a short distance
10．_____ sprint j．a special award for doing something good
There is a saying in France that states:“The government could fall, the louvre could be broken into ,or aliens could land on Earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.”The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one-day stages, plus several rest days. The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighboring countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time.
The Tour de France first started on July 1,1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Café, just outside of Paris, and rode 467 kilometers to Lyon. The first race consisted of six legs, each of which was about 400 kilometers long. At that time there were no rest days- the winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, received 2,000 francs(about＄350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometers of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The race has been held every year since that time, except during
the years of World Wars I and II.
The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete. The highest honor is the “yellow jersey.” Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each day of the Tour de France. Each day, the officials who keep track of all of the riders’ times compare each rider’s total time up to that point. The racer with the lowest overall time wears the yellow jersey during the following day’s race. Other honors include the “green jersey,” which is given to the best sprinter, and the “polka dot jersey,” a white jersey with red dots, for the best rider in the mountains along the route.
Over the years of the race, the competitors have gained a reputation for good sportsmanship. For example, if a lead rider falls off his bike, it is common for the following riders to slow down to allow the fallen rider to catch up. Some watchers are surprised by this, but as German rider Jan Ullrich, who came in runner-up in 2002 after waiting for winner Lance Armstrong, says, “Of course I would wait. If I would have won this race by taking advantage of someone’s bad luck, then the race was not worth winning.”
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1．What is this passage mainly about?
a．famous Tour de France winners c．the rules and history of the Tour de France
b．sportsmanship in the Tour de France d．techniques of the Tour de France cyclists 2．Who wins the Tour de France?
a．the cyclist with the most points c．the first cyclist to finish the race
b．the cyclist with the shortest overall time d．the cyclist with the polka dot jersey 3．Who was Henri Desgranges?
a．a famous cyclist c．the man who won the first Tour de France
b．a café owner d．the man who had the idea for the Tour de France 4．Today, the Tour de France is different from the original race because cyclist s…
a．ride in a clockwise direction. c．have days to rest during the race.
b．receive money as a prize. d．have to ride for over 2,000 kilometers.
5．Who wears the yellow jersey?
a．the fastest cyclist of the previous day c．the fastest cyclist over short distances
b．the fastest overall cyclist up to that time d．the winner from the year before
Find each idiom in the story.
1．Keep track of —keep accurate information about something
·The university uses special software to keep track of its students’ grades.
·For her diet, Melanie keeps track of how many calories she eats every day.
2．Take advantage of — to use an opportunity; to cheat someone
·I had a chance to buy a car for a low price, so I took advantage of it.
·Ian doesn’t kn ow much about business, so people are always taking advantage of him.
3．Catch up (with/to someone)
—reach someone in front of you by moving faster; reach someone else’s level
·I had to walk slowly to let him catch up with me.
·Philip missed a lot of school while he was sick, and had to study extra hard to catch to the rest of the class.
A．Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word(s) in italics.
1．According to a survey, more that fifty percent of Americans believe in aliens.
a．dead people come back to earth b．reading other people’s minds
c．invisible people d．people from space
2．I’m not really very good at sprinting.
a．cycling b．running fast c．swimming d．sportsmanship 3．Which way did you take to get here?
a．automatic b．factor c．circumstances d．route 4．Meeting the president was a special thing for me.
a．notorious b．an incident c．humble d．an honor 5．I’m going to take advantage of the quiet time at work and go on vacation.
a．stand a chance with b．rely on c．keep track of d．use the opportunity 6．He was walking so quickly that I had to ask him to slow down so I could reach him.
a．make up with b．catch up to c．keep track of d．take advantage of 7．Her dress is covered in black dots.
a．circles b．squares c．stripes d．dirt 8．Many rock bands contain three guitarists and a drummer.
a．restore b．honor c．consist of d．expect B．Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra.
The Tour de France is the most famous（1）______ race in the world. The race follows a（2）__________route around France, and some parts of the race may go into（3）__________ countries like Belgium an Italy. The race（4）__________________ twenty one day stages, but there are a few rest days for cyclists during these twenty days. The judges of the race（5）_____________ the time each rider takes to complete each stage of the race. At the end of the race, the cyclist with the shortest（6）___________ time is the winner.
1．Do you agree with Jan Ullrich? Is sportsmanship more important than winning?
2．Is there any athlete in your country who is famous for his or her sportsmanship?
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Unit1 奔向更加光明的未来 1 下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。 2 在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。妈妈吩咐我们：“姿势自然点。”“等一等,”爸爸说，“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。”在大学期间，那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。 3 让我来告诉你们,一些你们未必预料得到的事情。你们将会怀念以前的生活习惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩。你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。 4 对你们而言，接下来的四年将会是无与伦比的一段时光。在这里，你们拥有丰富的资源：有来自全国各地的有趣的学生，有学识渊博又充满爱心的老师，有综合性图书馆，有完备的运动设施，还有针对不同兴趣的学生社团——从文科社团到理科社团、到社区服务等等。你们将自由地探索、学习新科目。你们要学着习惯点灯熬油，学着结交充满魅力的人，学着去追求新的爱好。我想鼓励你们充分利用这一特殊的经历，并用你们的干劲和热情去收获这一机会所带来的丰硕成果。 5 有这么多课程可供选择，你可能会不知所措。你不可能选修所有的课程，但是要尽可能体验更多的课程！大学里有很多事情可做可学，每件事情都会为你提供不同视角来审视世界。如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话，那就是：挑战自己！不要认为你早就了解自己对什么样的领域最感兴趣。选择一些你从未接触过的领域的课程。这样，你不仅会变得更加博学，而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好。一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师王薇薇，她最初学的是艺术史。随着时间的推移，王薇薇把艺术史研究和对时装的热爱结合起来，并将其转化为对设计的热情，从而使她成为全球闻名的设计师。 6 在大学里，一下子拥有这么多新鲜体验可能不会总是令人愉快的。在你的宿舍楼里，住在你隔壁寝室的同学可能会反复播放同一首歌，令你头痛欲裂！你可能喜欢早起，而你的室友却是个夜猫子！尽管如此，你和你的室友仍然可能成为最要好的朋友。如果有些新的经历让你感觉不那么舒心，不要担心。我保证快乐的经历会多于不快的经历。而且我保证几乎所有这些经历都会给你带来宝贵的经验教训，从而使你的生活更加丰富多彩。所以，带着热切的目光和欢乐的心情，勇敢向前去拥抱这些新的体验吧！ 7 我们相信，你们的自我发现之旅和对爱好的寻求带给你们的将不仅仅是个人的进步。我们相信，当你们成为我们的学者群体中的一员时，你们很快就会认识到，大学不仅提供大量自我充实的机会，同时也带来了责任。一位智者说过：“教育代代相传，它就是社会的灵魂。”你们是你们家庭辛勤劳动成果的传承者，也是无数前辈辛勤劳动成果的传承者。他们积累了知识，并把知识传递给你们，而这些知识正是你们取得成功所必需的。现在轮到你们了。你们会获取什么样的知识？你们会发现什么样的兴趣爱好？你们怎样做才能为你们的子孙后代创造一个强大昌盛的未来？ 8 我们很高兴能为你们人生旅途中这一重大阶段开启大门。我们很高兴你们将获得许多机会，也很高兴你们将作为社区、国家乃至世界的公民承担起应有的责任。欢迎你们！
中考英语阅读新视野共7节
中考英语阅读目录 Crazy Reading 1 The Sphinx (2) Crazy Reading 2 Blogging (6) Crazy Reading 3 Blockbuster Movies (10) Crazy Reading 4 Body Language (14) Crazy Reading 5 The Tour de France (18) Crazy Reading 6 Left-Handedness (23) Crazy Reading 7 Jennifer Lopez (27)
Crazy Reading 1 The Sphinx Answer the following questions. 1．What do you know about the famous monument in Egypt? ______________________ 2．Do you know any other Egyptian monuments? _______________________________ 3．What are some famous monuments in your country? ____________________________ Match each word with the best meaning. 1．_____ archaeologist a．to make something look like it did when it was new 2．____ cane b．easy to see 3．______ crawl c．a stick made of wood or metal used to help a person walk 4．______ monument d．to move slowly and close to the ground 5．____ restore e．a person, animal, or thing made from wood, stone, or metal 6．____riddle f．to show great respect for 7．____ statue g．a question that requires cleverness to answer 8．____ strangle h．to kill someone by squeezing their neck so they can’t breathe 9．______visible i．a sculpture or building built in memory of a person or historical event For any tourist visiting Egypt, there are two things that everyone must see. The first is the 173-meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt. The second is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a sculpture with the body of a lion and the head of a man, which stands 20 meters tall and 73 meters long. The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back 5,000 years, Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years, researchers believe that the Great Sphinx which guards the pyramids in Giza was actually the first one to be made (around 2600-2500B.C.). The head of the Sphinx represents Khafre, the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at the time. About two thousand years later, around 570 B.C., sand had covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx. The people living in the area had forgotten the history of the statue, so they imagined that the head represented the sun god Ra and began worshiping it. The son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II heard the head speak to him in a dream. The Sphinx’s head made him promise to clear the sand from the statue’s body. The son, Thutmose, kept his word and did what he was told in the dream. He also built walls around the statue to prevent the sand from covering it again. After all of the sand was cleared away, Thutmose made a large stone tablet that told the story of his dream. He placed this tablet between the two front feet of the Sphinx, where it stands to this day. For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art. But eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only
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The Sphinx 狮身人面像 Before You Read 阅前思考 Answer the following questions. 1. What do you know about the monument in the picture? 2. Do you know any other Egyptian monuments? 3. What are some famous monuments in your country? Target Vocabulary 目标词汇 Match each word with the best meaning. 1. archaeologist a. to make something look like it did when it was new 2. cane b. easy to see 3. crawl c. a stick made of wood or metal used to help a person walk 4. monument d. to move slowly and close to the ground 5. restore e. a person, animal, or thing made from wood, stone, or metal 6. riddle f. to show great respect for 7. statue g. a question that requires cleverness to answer 8. strangle h. to kill someone by squeezing their neck so they can’t breathe 9. visible i. a sculpture or building built in memory of a person or historical event 10. worship j. a person who studies historical people and cultures by looking at old things Reading Passage 阅读文章 For any tourist visiting Egypt, there are two things that everyone must see. The first is the 137-meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt. The second is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a sculpture with the body of a lion and the head of a man, which stands 20 meters tall and 73 meters long. The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back 5, 000 years. Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years, researchers believe that the Great Sphinx which guards the pyramids in Giza was actually the first one to be made (around 2600-2500 B. C.). The head of the Sphinx represents Khafre, the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt at that time. About two thousand years later, around 570 B. C., sand havd covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx. The people living in the area had forgotten the history of the statue, so they imagined that the head represented the sun god Ra and began worshiping it. The son of Pharaoh Amenhotep Ⅱ heard the head speak to him in a dream. The Sphinx’s head made him promise to clear the sand from the statue’s body. The son, Thutmose, kept his word and did what he was told in the dream. He also built walls around the statue to prevent the sand from covering it again. After all of the sand was cleared away, Thutmose made a large stone tablet that told the story of his dream. He placed this tablet between the town front feet of the Sphinx, where it stands to this day. For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art. But eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only the head visible. It was not until the 1800s that archaeologists began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx. At last, in the 1920s, all of the sand was finally cleared
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Unit 1 Book One Section A: Toward a brighter future for all Teaching Objectives: To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To study Passage A and understand the main idea of the text To understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing it To talk about college education Teaching Procedures: Pre-reading Activities Step 1. Greetings Greet the whole class warmly. Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for reading Let them talk to each other about the following questions: 1. What is the ideal university like in your eyes? 2. What are your expectations of your college life? 3. What advice did your parents give you before you left for college? Step 3. Fast reading Ask the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure. Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts. Part1 (para.1-3) Opening part of the welcome speech Part 2 (para.4-7) Making the best of what you have. Challenging yourself. Facing new experiences. Opportunities and responsibilities. Part 3 (Para.8) Concluding remarks of the welcome speech. Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph. Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical
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The Tour de France 环法自行车大赛 Before You Read 阅前思考 Answer the following questions. 1. Do you like cycling? How popular is cycling in your country? 2. What long-distance sporting events are popular in you country? 3. What do you know about the Tour de France? Target Vocabulary 目标词汇 Match each word with the best meaning. 1. alien a. including everything; total 2. clockwise b. a path along which one travels 3. consist of c. to be made up of 4. cycle d. ride a bicycle 5. dot e. in the direction that the hands of a clock move 6. honor f. one from another country, or from space 7. neighboring g. a small circle or point 8. overall h. located near 9. route i. ride or run as fast as you can over a short distance 10. sprint j. a special award for doing something good There is a saying in France that states: “The government could fall, the Louvre could be broken into, or aliens could land on Earth, but if any of the these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.” The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one-day stages, plus several rest days. The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighboring countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time. The Tour de France first started on July 1, 1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Café, just outside of Paris, and rode 467 kilometers to Lyon. The first time there were no rest days-the winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, received 2,000 francs (about $ 350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2, 428 kilometers of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The race has been held every year since that time, except during the years of World Wars I and Ⅱ. The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete. The highest honor is the “yellow jersey.”Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each day of the Tour de France. Each day, the officials who keep track of the all of the rider’s times compare each rider’s total time up to that point. The racer with the lowest overall time wears the yellow jersey during the following day’s