初中英语政治经济类阅读试题

China has been famous around the world since ancient times．In the past，we had the Four Great Inventions．Nowadays，more inventions and creations have made China stronger and greater in the world．

On May 5 ^th，2017，at Shanghai Pudong International Airport，China's first large homemade jet airliner（喷气式客机），the C919，took off successfully for the first time．It has taken about ten years for the scientists and researchers to make this Chinese dream come true，It's a pride of the whole nation．So far，more than 23 companies have already ordered 570 C919 planes from China．But we still have a long way to go before the C919 carries passengers by 2020．It also faces the challenge of

competing with the Airbus A320 and the new Boeing B737．

What's more，China is working on the new high-speed trains with the highest speed of 400km/h．It will be ready by 2020．The new trains are expected to push area cooperation（合作） and create new business for China and foreign countries．Many countries，especially the ones in Central Asia，Southeast Asia，the Middle East and Eastern Europe，are planning to build high-speed rail lines or to improve their railways with the help of China．They'd like to get support in technology from China．

China has made great progress in both science and technology．And it makes a great contribution（贡献） to human，too．All of these are changing the daily life of Chinese people，even of the people around the world．

（1）The C919 will have a competition with 　　and the new Boeing B737．

A．	the Airbus A320
B．	the Boeing B777
C．	the Airbus A380
D．	the Boeing B787

（2）From the passage，we know that many countries in 　　are planning to build high-speed rail lines or to improve their railways．

①Southeast Asia     ②North America     ④Eastern Europe

④Central Asia       ⑤South America     ⑥the Middle East

A．①③④⑤

A．	①③④⑥
B．	②③④⑤
C．	②④⑤⑥

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Over 32 companies ordered 570 C919 planes from China．
B．	Successfully，the C919 took off for the first time on May 5 ^th，2017．
C．	Many countries in Central Asia help China build high-speed rail lines．
D．	The high-speed trains with the speed of 400km/h can carry more passengers．

（4）The passage mainly wants to tell us 　　．

A．	the Chinese scientists are better at science and technology than before
B．	the four Great Inventions makes China strong and great in the world
C．	China has increased the international influence with its development
D．	China has produced the new high-speed trains with the speed of 400km/h．

China is a great country with the largest population in the world．In order to solve the population problem，our government carried outone-child policy （政策） before．When it is carried out for some time，many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages．

From 2016，two-child policy is put into effect．In my opinion，two-child policy is good．First of all，two-child policy is the gift for some only child （独生子）．For some families，maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child．Besides the loneliness of their child，when their child grows up and they grow older，their child marry an only child girl，the burden （负担） on their child and his wife is too heavy．Their child and his wife have to take care of two couples．Usually，it is a little difficult for a young couple to look after an old couple．But if their parents have two children，they can share the burden of taking care of their parents．It would be much better．Secondly，two-child policy can guarantee （保证） the number of Chinese population．

All in all，one-child policy has been out of date．And tow-child policy is needed and necessary．It can solve the problem of nowadays and the future．

根据材料内容，选择一个最佳答案．

（1）Which country has the largest population in the world？ 　　

A．	Japan．
B．	America．
C．	Britain．
D．	China．

（2）The underlined phrase"carried out"in paragraph 1means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	实行
B．	携带
C．	取消
D．	禁止

（3）Our government carried out one-child policy before in order to 　　．

A．	share the burden of taking care of their parents
B．	solve the population problem
C．	argue that two-policy should be put into effect
D．	take care of two old couples

（4）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ 　　

A．	America is country with the largest population in the world．
B．	One-child policy has its advantages and disadvantages．
C．	One-child policy is carried out after 2016 in China．

（5）What is the main idea of this passage？ 　　

A．	Two-child policy is the gift for all families in Britain．
B．	Two-child policy is needed and necessary．
C．	Our government carried out three-child policy．
D．	Two-child policy is a new burden．

Humans' Greatest Achievements

The Earth is 4.5billion years old，but the human race has lived on it for just 200，000years．In that short time，we have achieved some amazing things．

（76） 　 　The list is almost endless．The invention of the airplane has changed our lives．The discovery of antibiotics （抗生素） has saved the lives of millions of people．Can you imagine living without electricity？What about the printing press （印刷术）？Without the printing press，you wouldn't be reading this．In the last 50years，there have been great achievements in communication，such as radio，TV，computers，the Internet，and smartphones （智能手机）．（77） 　 　

What about the arts？The arts have brought pleasure to many people，but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics？（78） 　 　

Finally，we must not forget humans' early achievements．（79） 　 　We can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars．

What are humans' greatest achievements？To answer the question，we need to decide what we mean by "great"．（80） 　 　Or is it just something that makes us say "Wow，"like the Great Wall？What do you think？

A．Do you think it is difficult to have great achievements？

B．Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives？

C．We enjoy these things every day because they are free to use．

D．They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel．

E．Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology．

F．And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space？

G．We could probably live without them，but life wouldn't be as interesting．

For many years， sales of garlic in California had been little because of the much cheaper garlic from China． This year， however， California garlic sales are rising because American government increases tariffs（关税）on Chinese products．

Christopher， a garlic grower in California， is manager of his company and he said， "In a perfect world， we would love to see the tariffs on China．"

Tariffs on Chinese garlic rose from 10% to 25% on May 9，2019，and the reason is that U．S President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Chinese products worth of ＄200 billion． Since then， Chinese buyers have almost stopped buying soybeans from the United States and American soybean farmers are now getting worried．

Not everyone likes the garlic tariffs in the U．S． Last July Christopher expressed his support on Trump's policy（政策）． However， officials from McCormick and Company Inc． didn't agree with the policy． McCormick's CEO， Lawrence told Reuters（路透社）that without Chinese garlic America can't go． Actually ，the trade war（贸易战）between China and America is a sign of American hegemony（霸权），and itwill destroy American economy and U．S government will lose its trust from other countries in the world．

（1）From the passage we infer（推理）that 　　．

A．	America is buying garlic from China as much as before
B．	American soybean farmers make money as much as before
C．	China is still buying crops from America as much as before
D．	Garlic growers in California are making more money than before

（2）Why is less Chinese garlic bought by America this year？ 　　

A．	Because enough garlic is grown in California．
B．	Because American government has increased tax（税收）on Chinese garlic．
C．	Because China is not buying soybeans from America．
D．	Because companies support American government．

（3）What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to？ 　　

A．	China
B．	the trade
C．	American hegemony
D．	a sign

（4）How much tariff did American government increase on Chinese garlic On May 9，2019？_ 　

A．	15%
B．	25%
C．	10%
D．	35%

（5）According to the passage， who disagrees with the America policy of having tariffs on Chinese products？ 　　

A．	Christopher
B．	Donald Trump
C．	California garlic growers
D．	Lawrence