初中英语任务型阅读阅读理解

There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant （令人愉快的）but are not．（61） 　　When someone says they have to"face the music"，it does not mean they are going to a concert．"Facing the music"means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action．

（62） 　　For example，"I can't face another night of camping!It's cold and rainy．"Or"In life，you must face your fears．"Face used in this way is very common．But now，let's go back to facing the music．Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car．She gives you the keys and says，"Thanks so much for watching my car while I'm away．But please，do not drive it．It is an extremely （极其） fast car．"（63） 　　You want to show off to some friends．So，you drive it around town one night．As bad luck would have it，you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign．Bang!

When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and"face the music"．（64）____ 　　It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both．Whatever the music is，you must face it．

（65） 　　To"take your medicine"means to accept the results from something bad you have done．And if someone says，"You made your bed．Now lie in it．"they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上．

A．	But you do not listen．
B．	"Face the music"is a good example．
C．	The"music"here is the result of your actions．
D．	Americans often use the word"face"in this way．
E．	There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as"face the music"．

Who designed（设计）the first helicopter（直升飞机）？Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world？（56） 　　There is an answer to all these questions﹣Leonardo de Vinci．

Leonardo may have been the greatest genius（天才）people have ever known．He lived in Italy around the year 1500，but many of his inventions seem modern to us today．For example，one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter．（57） 　　But scientists say his idea would have worked．

Leonardo wasn't just an inventor．（58） 　　By the time he was twenty years old，he was called a master painter，and as he got older he became even more famous．Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways before he was ready to paint．

（59） 　　You may know one of his most famous works﹣the smiling woman known as the Mona Lisa．

A．Of course，he couldn't build a helicopter with the things he had． B．Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with us today． C．Who knew more about the human body than most doctors？ D．He was one of the greatest artists of his day．

60．What is not mentioned in the passage？ 　　

A．	Leonardo is a famous inventor．
B．	Leonardo knew more about the human body．
C．	Leonardo drew the helicopter．
D．	Leonardo painted the most famous painting in the world．

Mahalya is a student in Grade 8at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania， US． Every afternoon at 2o'clock， she runs to a store at her school， she is not running to buy snacks． Instead， she works as the storekeeper and helps count change（零钱）for customers．

"I didn't know that it took so much work． I didn't do anything like this，" Mahalya told The Seaeinel， a local newspaper．

In fact， she and another 11students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains， the school's first student﹣run store． I started on February 22， and it opens each school day during break time from 2to 2：30p．m． It mainly sells stationeryand snacks．

Through this， students see what a business is like． Christian 11g， a 14﹣year﹣old student， was really surprised by how hard it was to not make mistakes and do the transactions（交易）． "It's kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the stock（供应物）lists and remember all the prices of the products，" Christian told the newspaper．

To help them learn about business， they took a class． The class taught students how to use money and some simple business rules．

The school did a survey on what products students would buy from a school store． In the future， they plan to sell things made by the students themselves． For example， students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases．

61． Mahalya runs to a store in her school to 　　．

A．	buy some snacks
B．	learn about customers
C．	work as the storekeeper
D．	learn about the information

62． What does the underlined word "stationery" mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	文具
B．	餐具
C．	道具
D．	家具

63． How long does Bison Bargains open each school day during break time？ 　　

A．	60 minutes．
B．	50 minutes．
C．	40 minutes．
D．	30 minutes．

64． The purpose of having a student﹣run store is to 　　．

A．	teach students to learn from mistakes
B．	help students see what a business is like
C．	sell more stationery and snacks to students
D．	start a class on how to use money in the store

65． What is this passage mainly about？ 　　

A．	The school's new program， a student﹣run store．
B．	The results of a survey on the student﹣run store．
C．	The reasons of opening a student﹣run store．
D．	The rule of the student﹣run store．

Nick and his friends were talking about things that can bring them luck．"I have a lucky red pen，"said Andy．"I have a lucky coin，"said Peter．"Every time I take a test，I carry my lucky coin．"Nick thought for a moment，and said，"My blue socks．""Blue socks？"the boys were surprised and asked together．Nick said that every time he wore his blue socks to school before a test，he got a good mark．

The next day Nick had a Chinese test．He was sad because he couldn't find his blue socks．"Mom!"shouted Nick．"Where are my blue socks？I have a Chinese test today，and I need to wear them．"

"Don't be silly，"Nick's mom said．"They need to be washed．""When I wear them，I get a good grade．"Nick said．

"Did you prepare for your test？"asked Mom．

"Yes．"

"Then don't worry about it．Just do your best．"Mom encouraged．

A few days later，Nick's teacher told him that he got 95in his test．Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom he did well in his test．Mom said，"It wasn't the blue socks that made you success．In fact，it was made by yourself．"

71．Who could get luck from a red pen？（根据短文内容回答问题） 　　

72．Why was Nick sad the next day？（根据短文内容回答问题） 　　

73．Was Nick's good mark made by the blue socks or by himself？

（根据短文内容回答问题） 　　

74．从文中找出与下面句子中画线部分意思最接近的短语．

Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom he 　        

75．In this passage，the underlined word"it"refers to 　　．

Tips for the Perfect Selfie（自拍）

You can take a selfie with a hand﹣held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet．So selfies have been especially popular over the years．（91） 　　．Love them or hate them，selfies show no sign of stopping．

After all，the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday．Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies．How can you take the best holiday selfies？（92） 　　．

◆'Food chew'style

Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are？（93） 　　．You can also cut off a piece to show off what's inside．But don't have food hanging out of your mouth．Remember，food always looks best before being eaten．

◆'I'm so adventurous'style

Rock climbing，hiking，surfing，or skiing？（94） 　　．Just let the natural settings make people go"wow"．One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are．But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie．

◆'I am cultured tourist'style

（95） 　　．You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉）by making it look like you're holding up the leaning tower of Pisa，touching the top of the Eiffel Tower，or picking the Sphinx's nose．

A．	Here are some useful posing tips for you．
B．	Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks．
C．	These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie．
D．	Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great．
E．	According to a recent survey，haft of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday．

	Age	Looks	Favorite actor
Alice	Eleven	Big eyes and a small mouth	Tom Cruise
Jenny	Thirteen	A round face and short hair	Sun Honglei
Maria	Twelve	A small mouth and long hair	Ge You

Alice has big           and a small           .
Jenny is            years          .
Jenny`s face is             and her hair is           .
Maria`s                       is Ge You .
Alice and Maria both(都) have                       .