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You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.
In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away. But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books, the sound of their pages’ flutter (翻页) and their smell… You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.
Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (语音学). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life. Teenagers are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.
The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.
Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can. 56. Which of the following is true?
A. Children should start reading at a young age. B. Parents should tell their children stories every day. C. Teenagers should think and act differently from others. D. Students should find answers to their questions in books.
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57. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ______. A. reading books is no longer a pleasure to people B. reading books is less interesting than reading online C. reading online can’t take the place of reading books D. reading online can’t be difficult for people 58. What can we infer from the passage?
A. More teenagers read online now.
B. What teenagers read builds their future. C. What children should learn first is phonics. D. More practice makes reading easier. 59. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Why Is Reading Important? B. What Should Teenagers Read? C. How Is Reading Ability Improved?
D. When Should Children Start Reading?
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳
选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分） Once upon a time, there was a group of frogs. 60 . The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd (群) came to see the race and cheered on the players. The race began… Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed that the frogs would reach the top of the tower. “Oh, too difficult. 61 ,” one frog in the crowd shouted. “Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!” another one continued. The frogs began falling down, one by one, except for those who were climbing higher. The crowd continued to shout, “It is too difficult! No one will make it!” 62 . But one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up! In the end, everyone else had given up climbing the tower except for one. 63 . Then all of the other frogs wanted to know how he managed to do it. One frog asked him why he could reach the goal successfully. It turned out that the winner was DEAF! A. They planned to have a race B. More frogs got tired and gave up C. They will never make it to the top D. He was the only one that reached the top E. Some frogs were climbing faster and faster 初三英语试卷 第10页（共12页）
八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
On 19th September 1783, Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, sent the first hot air balloon. The passengers were three animals and the balloon stayed in the air for about 15 minutes before hitting back to the ground.
The first manned（载人的）flight was about 2 months later, with a balloon made by 2 French brothers. The balloon flew for a period of 20 minutes.
Sailing through the sky in the balloon, high above buildings and trees, you can’t feel or hear the wind because you’re traveling in the same direction and at the same speed as it is.
A hot air balloon has three main parts: the balloon, called an envelope; a basket, where passengers ride; and a burner system, which supplies the hot air.
Most balloon envelopes are made of strong, lightweight nylon（尼龙）. They are different in size and shape, but they have to be really, really big to lift even one person. Most weigh more than an adult man.
The basket is usually made of wicker（柳条）, which is strong but not too hard. It needs to bend a bit for a soft landing, just like a good jumper bends her legs instead of keeping them straight when she lands.
The hot air balloon works on the theory that hot air rises faster than cooler air. When the burner system is turned on, it makes a noisy sound, but once the balloon is flying, the burner can be turned off. The air in the envelope will then cool, and the balloon will slowly go down unless the pilot starts the burner system again.
To control a hot air balloon, a pilot adds hot air to it to go up or lets the air out to go down until he finds a wind blowing in the direction he wants to fly. But no matter which way the wind blows, the passengers have an amazing bird’s-eye view of the world.
64. Who were the passengers on the first hot air balloon?
_____________________________________________________________________ 65. Did the first manned balloon fly for 20 minutes?
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66. Why is the basket usually made of wicker?
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67. How does a pilot control the hot air balloon?
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68. What are the main points in this passage?
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九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。 69. 要下雨了。你最好带把伞。
It is going to rain. _________________________ take an umbrella with you. ____________________________ like red, so we chose the blue one. He did the chemical experiment ____________________________ he could. _______________________________________ and your dream will come true. 73. 李女士很关心村子里的人。她花了很多时间和精力帮助他们改善生活。 Miss
Li
cared
much
about
the
people
in
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village.
She__________________________________________________________ their life. 十、文段表达（15分）
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 74. 我们周围有很多值得尊敬的人，家长，老师，朋友……你最尊敬的人是谁呢？
某英文报纸以“我最尊敬的人（The person I respect most）”为题进行征文，请你投稿。介绍一下你最尊敬的人是谁，你为什么尊敬他/她，你从他/她身上学到了什么。
The person I respect most
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70. 我和妈妈都不喜欢红色，所以选择了蓝色的。 71. 他尽可能小心地做了这个化学实验。 72. 坚持努力，你的梦想会实现的。
提示词语：important, learn, help…