1、上海中考英语阅读回答问题技巧讲义上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷阅读部分F. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)08年English is an important international language, but that doesnt mean its easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn but they werent always successful.In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogden of Cam
2、bridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldnt understand the answers in real English
3、! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasnt in the Basic English word list.R.E. Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much
4、 simpler spelling. Father became faadher, new became nue and years became yeerz. Unluckily, Anglic never became popular. In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will happen? . a new form of English might appear. A large number of the worlds e-mails are in Engli
5、sh and include (包括) examples of NetLingo like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not be used. We might all speak fluent Internetish! 104. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, havent they?_105. Who invented Basic English in 1930 ?_1
6、06. How long could most people learn Basic English according to Professor Ogden?_107. What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachrisson?_108. What might happen to English in another fifty years?_109. What do you think of the experts ideas of making English easier
7、?_09年Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in Londons Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldnt leave me a
8、t home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. To begin with, I didnt have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didnt get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It
9、 was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14， and I didnt have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.One day, my mother was ill so I had to goto the market on my own. I
10、 decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax(蜡)to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldnt ma
11、ke enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.At the age of 22， my uncle lent me some money and I opened my firs
12、t shop in Portobello Road. Since then, Ive never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course. .99. How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?_100. Where did Kyras mot
13、her sell flowers?_101. What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen? _102. Did the candles sell well on the first day in the market?_103. Who helped Kyra and her mum when they couldnt make enough candles during the week?_104. How did Kyras uncle help her to open her first shop? _105. What
14、 do you think of this story?_10年Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six months ago. Sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on. she thinks of nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia
15、had always been a little heavy, so when he decided to go on a diet, Mary encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. S
16、he is too thin and is often sick. Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophias mind is full of the idea of looking like a model (模特). Every day she goes to a club to do exercise
17、. When she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines like Fashion & Beauty (时尚与美). The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says. If I look like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like meMary doesnt know how to help her daughter. She feels sorry fo
18、r having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. Shes afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within. Common people are not supposed to
19、 look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence (自信), wisdom and the joy of life.99. When did Sophia decide to lose weight?_100. Besides doing exercise, what else does Sophia do to lose weight?_101. How much weight has Sophia lost until
20、 now?_102. Did Sophia give up going on a diet after she had lost some weight?_103. Where docs Sophia do exercise every day?_104. Why does Mary feel sorry for having encouraged her daughter to go on a diet at first?_105. In your opinion, what is true beauty?_11年John Brown, an office worker, lives in
21、Washington, He inherited(继承) $ 1,000, 000 when he was 23. He didnt feel happy at all His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didnt have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didnt tell any of his friends and gave $ 100, 000 of his money to a chari
22、ty(慈善团体)that helped poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36, the still wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier. Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $ 200 a month for each. The child does not receive the mone
23、y in cash(现金). The money pays for the childs school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the childs progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. It
24、was not anything special, he said. Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know anything about the type of life they hadOnce John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. When I met her, I felt very very
25、happy, he said, I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need, he added. Questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题，不超过五个单词：1. What land of life is John living?He is
26、 living a ；. 2.Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money? 3.Does John only help the poor children in Africa? 4.The child receives the money in cash, doesnt he? 5. Why did John say that the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?Because he saw his money was well u
27、sed and this made him . 6.How do you like John Brown?He is 12年Its March, 2050. Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago. There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the worlds leading business cen
