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中考英语阅读理解精练07AMostpeoplegraduatefromschoolandthengetajob.Everyonewantsajobthatpayswell.HowmuchmoneycanyoumakeAskyourselfthesequestions:WhatcanIdoWhatskillsdoIhaveAlsoaskyourself:HowmucheducationdoIhaveFormostjobsthehigheryoureducationthehigheryourearningpower.IntheUnitedStateshighschoolgraduatesmakeabout$18600ayear.Ifyoudonotfinishhighschoolyoumakeonly$10800ayear.Youcanmake$7800moreeachyearbystayinginhighschool!Ifyoustayinschoolthenyoucanmakemoremoney.Apersonwithahighschooldegreemakesabout$18600ayear.Ifthatpersongoestocollegeandgetsabachelorsdegree(学士学位hecanmakeS
42000.Withamastersdegree硕士学位hecanmakeabout$
53000.IfthepersongetsaPhD(博士学位hecanmakealmost$79000ormoreayear.Wecanlearnaveryimportantthingfromthisinformation.Ifyouwanttoworkandmakemoremoneygetagoodeducation.
1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howeducationandpayareconnectedB.highpayingjobsC.jobsforhighschoolstudentsD.goodschools
2.Accordingto根据thepassageearningpowermeanstheabilityto_____money.A.saveB.spendC.payD.make
3.Thewriterthinksthatahighschoolgraduateusuallymakesmoremoneythan_______.A.auniversitygraduateB.apersonwhogetsaPhDC.apersonwhoonlyfinishesprimaryschoolD.apersonwithamastersdegree
4.EachyearapersonwithaPhDcanmakemorethanapersonwhodoesnotfinishhighschool.A.$37000B.$68200C.$60400I.$
260005.Fromthelastparagraph段落weknowthat______.A.ahighschooldegreeisnotimportantB.universityistooexpensiveC.apersoncanmakemoremoneywithagoodeducationD.peoplewithadegreedontneedtowornaboutfindingjobsBTimeTempGlassesAreyouapersonwhowantstoknowthetimeandtemperatureduringthedayYoumightlikeTimeTempGlasses.Thesespecialglassesshowthetimeaboveyourrighteyeandthetemperatureaboveyourlefteye.Itissurelyeasierthanwearingawristwatchandyouneverhavetoguessthetemperature.Alarm(警示)ForkDoyoueattooquicklyDoyoueattoomuchHowcantheAlarmForkhelpyouAren’tyoucurious(好奇的)?Wellthisspecialforkhastwolights:onegreenandonered.Whenthegreenlightisonit’sOKtoeatapieceoffood.Thefork“knows”whenyoueatapieceandsoontheredlightgoeson.Waitforthegreenlightbeforeyoueatanotherpiece.SmellThisHowdoyouknowifyourbreathsmellsniceorifitsmellsbadIt’sdifficulttoknowbecauseit’sveryhardtosmelltheairthatcomesoutofyourownmouth.SmellThisisusefulforthissituation.SmellThiscoversyournoseandyourmouth.Doesyourbreathsmellniceordoyouneedapieceofgum(口香糖)?BananaSuitcase(手提箱)HasthiseverhappenedtoyouYouputabananainyourbaglunchinthemorningandwhenyouopenthebagatnoonthebananalookslikesomeonedroveacaroverit.IfyouputyourbananaintheBananaSuitcasethiswillneverhappen.Itkeepsabananasafedeliciousandlookinglikeabanana!
6.Thewriterthinksthatthefourinventionsare______.A.dangerousB.uselessC.unusualD.expensive
7.Apersonwhowantstoloseweightmaybeinterestedin_____.A.TimeTempGlassesB.AlarmForkC.SmellThisD.BananaSuitcase
8.WhichinventionismosthelpfulforsomeonewaitingforatrainA.TimeTempGlasses.B.AlarmIink.C.SmellThis.D.BananaSuitcase.
9.Ifyouwanttoknowhowyourbreathisyoumaybuy_____.A.TimeTempGlassesB.AlarmForkC.SmellThisD.BananaSuitcase
10.WhomightusetheBananaSuitcaseA.Apersonwhoeatsbananasonlyathome.B.Someonewhoneedstothrowawayabanana.C.Apersonwhohaslittleinterestineatingbananas.D.Someonewholovesbananasandbringslunchtoschooleveryday.CHerearetwostoriesfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Theyseemstrangebutbelieveitornottheyrealltrue!JohnLeewasanEnglishmanwhorefusedtobehanged!In1884thepolicesaidLeehadkilledanoldwomanwhoheusedtoworkwith.TherewasnothingtoshowthatLeehadkilledthewoman.Leetoldthepolicehehadntdoneitbutnoonebelievedhimandhewasgoingtobehanged.OnthedayofthehanginghoweverthedoorinthefloorthroughwhichLeesbodywouldfalldidnotopen.Theytriedthreetimesbuteachtimethedoorstayedclosedeventhoughithadworkedwellthedaybefore.IntheendtheysentLeebacktoprisonwherehelivedforthenexttwenty-twoyears.AtalltimesJohnLeesaidhehadntkilledthewomanandhebelieveditwasthehandofGodthathadsavedhimfromdeathbyhanging.ThepoliceinVenezuela委内瑞拉inSouthAmericafollowedamanhomeonenight.Hewasthethieftheywantedtocatch.HoweverhalfofhishousewasstandinginVenezuelaandtheotherhalfwasstandinginColombia哥伦比亚.Venezuelasneighbor.WhenthepoliceenteredthehousethemanranupstairstohisbedroomwhichwasinColombiaandcalledhislawyer律师.TheVenezuelanpolicewerenotallowedtoenterColombiasotheycouldnotenterthebedroom.TheyaskedthepoliceinColombiatohelp.TheColombianpolicerefusedtohelpbecausethemanscrime罪行wasnotacrimeinColombia.IntheendtheVenezuelanpolicegaveupandwentbacktothepolicestation.
11.Theunderlined(下划线wordhangedinthispassageprobablymeans_____.A.shutinaroomB.questionedbythepoliceC.killedbyputtingaropearoundtheneckD.keptinaplace
12.WhatdoweknowaboutthedoorinthefloorA.Ithadopenedthedaybeforethehanging.B.Ithadbeenbrokenalongtime.C.Afterthreetimesitopened.D.JohnLeesdeadbodyfellthroughit.
13.Fromthestoryweknowthatthethiefsbedroomwas____.A.inVenezuelaB.inColombiaC.inneitherVenezuelanorColombiaD.inbothVenezuelaandColombia
14.WhydidnttheVenezuelanpolicegointothemansbedroomA.Theydidntknowwhereitwas.B.TheVenezuelanpolicewerenotallowedtoenterColombia.C.ThepoliceinColombiatoldthemthattheywouldhelp.D.ThepoliceinColombiatoldthemnottogoinside.
15.ThepoliceinColombiadidnthelpthepoliceinVenezuelatocatchthethiefbecauseA.theydidntknowwherehewasB.thepoliceinVenezueladidn’taskforhelpC.themanslawyertoldthemnottohelpD.themanscrimewasnotacrimeinColombiaD
16.Marsha’sHousemaybea________.A.supermarketB.hotelC.restaurantD.cinema
17.Ifyouwanttobuyapplesyoushouldgoto________.A.Marsha’sHouseB.CountryLifeMarketC.WawaVillageD.NextWaveMusicStore
18.ArnoldSwensonmaybean________.A.musicianB.athleteC.filmstarD.singer
19.IfyouwanttogetapresentfromNextWaveMusicStoreyoushould________.A.gettherebefore7:00a.mB.bethefirstpeopletogetthereC.call543-616D.notgettherelaterthan50peopleonSaturday
20.Thefourforms________.A.arenovelsB.isnewsC.areadvertisementsD.essaysKey:1-5ADCBC6-10CBACD11-15CABBD16-20BBADC。