【精品】初中英语阅读理解-议论文篇(3)

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Each year，many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons. They are becoming younger and younger year by year. Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school. They think their children can get a wider view, less academic(

学业)competition or family honor.

But life can be bad for young people there. At first, they have to face the culture differences and language problems. However, these are not always the most difficult things to overcome(克服).To best children, controlling(管理)themselves well is a big challenge when studying alone in strange country．

Yu Yang，a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high school in Toronto, Canada．To his surprise，his teachers there seldom push students to study abroad．And usually there isn’too t much homework．Students have lots of free time to do the activities．Some of his friends spend their whole yearin the first two months of the new term. So they have to ask their parents for some more money.

On the one hand, studying abroad can help students learn foreign languages quickly and en up their eyes, but on the other hand, some children may feel lonely, become bad，lose themselves，etc. Many problems may happen to them．These are different from their original thoughts．So parents should think them over before their children go abroad.

Answer the questions according to the passage．81．Why do Chinese parents send their children abroad?

82．What do the students have to face in foreign countries at first? 83．Controlling themselves well is a big challenge，isn’t it?84．Do students in Canada have more free time than those in China? 85．What’s the article mainly about?

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In many western schools，sports day is a big event．Children take part in competitive(竞争性的) sports，trying to break school records and take the first place．

Sports days，or sports meets，are usually held in the warmer seasons，either at the beginning or the end of the school year．They are also called field days．

Primary school sports days are fun．They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race and the

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’sack race．Other events include the skipping race(跳绳)

and the three-legged race．In middle and high schools，sports days include many of the common track and field events (田径项目)．They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones．

Students’ parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports days．They watch children play．Many schools in the West have

“ mothers and fatherss for parents to take part in! ” race

Although sports days are exciting，they also have some problems．According to some reports in the US，sports days have become too competitive to be good for students．Some parents put too much pressure(压力) on the children．Some schools don’havet “　mothers and fatherscheating．

91．What do children try to do when they take part in sports meets?

______________________________________________________ 92．When are sports days usually held in the school year?

______________________________________________________ 93．What are primary school and middle school sports days like?

______________________________________________________ 94．Who would come to the school to watch children play on sports days?

______________________________________________________ 95．What does the writer think about sports day?

races any ”　more as there is much fighting and

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Are Sports Important?

Sports are all around us．We watch and read sports news．There are also sports clubs，and even sports-only channels(频道) on TV．In many countries，players make millions of dollars every year．

But why are sports so important? TheyOur readers answer：

Vlad(Ukraine乌克兰)

Sports bring people together．In 2006，our team was able to play in the 2006 World Cup for the first time．Everyone was happy．Rich and poor，old and young，men and women—everyone was in the streets together!

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’re only games，right?

Mike(USA)

Sports bring people together，but they divide them too．Fans of different teams fight all the time—they shout and hit each other．And here’s another example：My brother plays high school baseball．Last week，his team played an important game．At the game，two parents fought about a call．Come on... baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive(有竞争力的) these days．It’s all about winning．Then the game isnOba(South Africa)

Right now，some of the world

’s best soccer players are from African countries，and the 2010 World Cup

’．t fun

games will be in South Africa．Yes，some players make a lot of money—maybe too much．But sporting events (like the World Cup) bring tourists and money to countries and people．And that is good for Africa．73．What does Mike think of a game when players and fans only think about winning?

A．It’s important．C．It’s not fun．

B．It’s exciting．

D．It’s not necessary．

74．Why are sports important for Oba?

A．Because sports are competitive these days．B．Because sports can make money for a country．C．Because sports can make players rich every year．D．Because sports can make people happy．75．What does the underlined word

A．Decision．

B．Telephone．

“call”mean?C．Suggestion．

D．Seat．

76．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Sports are popular all over the world．B．Sp6rts divide people from different countries．C．People have different opinions about sports．D．Sports bring tourists and money to Africa．

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(1)全世界越来越多的人正在参加一些危险的运动和活动。

Of course，there have always been people who have

looked for adventure(冒险)— those who have climbed the highest mountains or explored unknown parts of the world．Now，however，there are people who look for a quick pleasure from a dangerous activity，which may only last a few minutes or even seconds．

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(2)bungee jumping(蹦极)，of，example，a，think，such an activity，is，I，good．Yet jump from a high place(maybe a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope(弹力绳) to your ankles．You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground

．(3)It is said that

2000000 people around the world have now tried bungee jumping．Most people think that other activities，such as jumping from the tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks are as dangerous as bungee jumping．

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some scientists think it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring．Now life has little excitement．They buy food in shops and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they are ill．The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities as bungee jumping．

71．Does bungee jumping take much shorter time to get pleasure?

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________________________________________________ 75．Why do people take part in dangerous sports and activities?

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It’s lunchtime．You’re hungry and want to get your favourite meal in the restaurant，but there are a lot of people Waiting at the door．Don’t worry-in cyberworld(网络世界)，you can get your meal just on the Internet．

“Shopping has never been, go easy．With just a single click on your mouse，anything that you ordered online can be taken to your door quickly．”said Bian Jing，a twenty-year-old girl．She took part in an online survival(生存) competition held in Shanghai．The competitors were given a little money to use online in 100 hours．

“I don’t want to spend too much time shopping，so I like doing shopping online better

than in a usual store．”said a boy from a middle school．“It’s easy to find the things you want online．”

If the shoppers buy something online，they can find lower prices and wider choices of thingsteachers and parents are worried that shopping online is becoming too popular．

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“It’s not a good way for middle school students to spend their money．”said a teacher．“I don’t want them to shop online．”

“It’also s dangerous to lose money at online stores，because some of them just want to cheat(欺骗) shoppers，”another teacher said．

Most parents are not willing to pay the money their children spend on the Internet．41．The boy in the passage likes to go shopping in a usual store better．42．The girl named Bian Jing thinks ordering things online can save her time．43．The teachers think shopping online is a good way to spend money．44．Most parents-don’t want their children to do shopping online．45．The passage mainly describes different opinions of shopping online．

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（11）81.Because they think their children can get a wider view, less academic competition or family honor.Because they want their children to get a wider view，less academic competition or family honor．

82.The culture differences and language problems.／They have to face the culture differences and language problems．

83.Yes．it is./ Yes．84.Yes，they do.／Yes．

85.The advantages and disadvantages of studying in foreign countries.

／The problems of young students

／The life and

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studying in foreign countries.／The good or bad points of studying in foreign countries(abroad).studying problems in foreign countries．

（12）91．They try to break school records and take the first place.

92．Sports days are usually held either at the beginning or the end of the school year.

93．Primary school sports days are fun, but middle school sports days are more serious and competitive. 94．Students’ parents and other relatives (come to the school to watch them play on sports days).95．Although sports days are exciting, they also have some problems.

（13）73-76．BBAC （14）71．Yes, it does

72．More and more people around the world / all over the world / in the world are taking part in some

dangerous sports and activities.

73．I think bungee jumping is a good example of such an activity. 74．据说全世界现在已经有两百万人都尝试过嘣极。

75．Because life in modern societies has become safe and boring.

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