中考英语阅读理解实战演练之社会文化SectionIV社会文化篇Passage32Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective(形容词)“fashionable”inthesameway:“Shewaswearingafashionablecolor.”Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages.Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural(自然的).Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.1.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means_________.A.clothesB.manythingsC.mostofthepopularthingsD.everything2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?A.SurfingontheInternetB.HavingafamilydinneronNewYear’sDayC.LearningtosingsongsontheradioD.Doingmorningexercisesatschool.3.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause_______.A.PeoplereadnewspaperseverydayB.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherC.newthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTVD.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld4.“Thereismoneyinfashion.”means________.A.clothesareexpensiveB.moneycomesfromfashionC.peoplelikenewthingsD.therearenofashionswithoutmoneyPassage33FirstFrenchman:Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout,"Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabasin(盆)ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"don‘tlookout."SecondFrenchman:OnceIwasonashipandheardthecaptain(船长)shout,"Allhandsondeck,"Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem.ThirdFrenchman:IoncevisitedanEnglishfriendearlyinthemorningandthemaidwhocametothedoorandsaid,"He’snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour,"WhenIwentagainforhim,shesaid,"He‘snotdownyet.""Ifhe’snotupandhe’snotdown,whereishe?"Iasked.Shesaid,"He’sstillinbed.WhenIsay‘He’snotup’Imean‘hehasnotyetgotup’.WhenIsay‘He’snotdown’Imean‘hehasnotyetcomedownstairs,’"1."Lookout"heremeans“_______”.A.putyourheadoutofthewindowandlookB.TakecareC.I’mgoingtopourthewaterD.Helpme2."Allhandsondeck"means“_______”.A.Allthesailorsgather(集合)ondeckB.GiveyourhandstomeC.PutyourrighthandandlefthandondeckD.Shakeyourhandswithme3.Whenthemaidsaid,“He’snotupyet.”Shemeantthat_______.A.hehasnotgrownupyetB.hehasnotyetgotupC.hehasnotwokeupyetD.hehasnotyetcomeupstairs4.WhenthethirdFrenchmanwentback,theEnglishfriend_______.A.waswashinghisfaceB.washavinghisbreakfastC.wasstillinanupstairsroomD.wasreadinganewspaper5.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A.ThreeFrenchmenandtheirEnglishFriendsB.TheEnglishLanguageC.ThreeFrenchStoriesD.WhataLanguage!Passage34Newspapersareveryimportantinourdailylife.Manypeoplebegintheirdaybyreadingthepaper.Inthiswaytheylearnwhatisgoingonintheworld.Sometimes,however,theydidn‘thavethetimetoreadthenewscarefullyandmustbepleasedwithaquicklookatthefrontpage.Atothertimestheymaybeinsuchahurrythattheyhavetimeonlytohaveaquicklookattheheadlines(标题).Therearenewspaperstopleaseeveryreader.Inbigcitiestherearemanytypeswithseveraldifferenteditionseveryday.Insometownstherearefewernewspapersandperhapsonlyoneeditioneachday.Insomeplacesthepaperisprintedweekl...
