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中考英语总复习：阅读理解 阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。 阅读理解（1） A Ticket Prices for Shanghai Expo Time
Types Pre-sale（预售）Ⅰ Mar. 27，2009 ～Jun. 30，2009 Pre-sale Ⅱ Jul. 1，2009 ～Dec. 31，2009 Pre-sale Ⅲ Jan. 1，2010 ～Apr. 30，2010 Expo Session（期间）May. 1，2010 ～Oct. 31，2010 Peak Day Ticket （指定日门票） ￥170 ￥180 ￥190 ￥200 Standard Day Ticket （平日门票） ￥130 ￥140 ￥150 ￥160 3-Day Ticket N/A（无） ￥400 7-Day Ticket ￥900 Evening Ticket N/A ￥90 ( )1．If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day，he could book（预定）one during ． A．Pre - sale Ⅰ B．Pre – sale Ⅱ C．Pre – sale Ⅲ D．Expo Session ( )2．On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents. She paid for them. A．￥380 B．￥300 C．￥260 D．￥180 ( )3．It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on ． A．April 23，2009 B．August l，2009 C．February 2，2010 D．May 20，2010 ( )4．Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo．Her visit can last days． A．one B．three C．seven D．ten ( )5．Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1，2010． A. morning B．afternoon C．evening D．midnight B On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America．These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）．
After World War II（二战），a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed．Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat．In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way．At every stop，people gave whatever they could．Factories gave clothing and medicine．Farmers gave food．Families gave money．Even school children gave away their pocket money．All the things were then taken to France by ship． By 1949，the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the war．The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America．French people had filled the boxcars with gifts．Most of them were personal，like hand - made toys，children’s drawings，or postcards．But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts．On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces．with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted． Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums．The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace． ( )6．Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to ． A．welcome the Merci Train B．meet their families C．have a big party D．start a trip by ship ( )7．In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to ． A．give away clothing and food B．get more soldiers for the war C．collect things to help French people D．show exhibitions from the museums ( )8．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指） ． A．the American people B．the French people C．the boxcars D．the gifts ( )9．The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because ． A．they thought France was stronger than America B．it could show the friendship between the two countries C．the boxcars would be more beautiful D．they were very good at painting pictures ( )10．The passage is mainly about ． A．the story of the Merci Train B．American museums where the boxcars kept C．gifts that American people liked D．World War II C ①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day． ②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet． ③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today． ④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that! ⑤ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long． ⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your Stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ? ( )1l．In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage? A．Sports B．News C．Culture D．Business ( )12．What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ② mean ? A．Broken B．Realized C．Lost D．Destroyed ( )13．What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ? A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day B．Make Money Every Moment C．Play All Day Long D．Travel
