嘉兴英语教学网 www.jxenglish.com 收集整理 欢迎使用第 1 页 共 22 页2012 年中考英语总复习：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 ExpoTimeTypesPre-sale（预售）Mar. 27，2009Jun. 30，2009Pre-sale Jul. 1，2009Dec. 31，2009Pre-sale Jan. 1，2010Apr. 30，2010Expo Session（期间）May. 1，2010Oct. 31，2010Peak Day Ticket（指定日门票）￥170 ￥180 ￥190 ￥200Standard Day Ticket（平日门票）￥130 ￥140 ￥150 ￥1603-Day Ticket ￥4007-Day TicketN/A（无）￥900Evening Ticket N/A ￥90( )1If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day，he could book（预定）one during APre - sale BPre sale CPre sale DExpo Session( )2On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents. She paid for them.A￥380 B￥300 C￥260 D￥180( )3It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on AApril 23，2009 BAugust l，2009 CFebruary 2，2010 DMay 20，2010( )4Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo Her visit can last daysAone Bthree Cseven Dten( )5Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1，2010嘉兴英语教学网 www.jxenglish.com 收集整理 欢迎使用第 2 页 共 22 页A. morning Bafternoon Cevening DmidnightB On February 3rd，1949， New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place Many people were there to greet a ship from FranceOn the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of AmericaThese 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 destroyedMany French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eatIn the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the wayAt every stop，people gave whatever they couldFactories gave clothing and medicineFarmers gave foodFamilies gave moneyEven school children gave away their pocket moneyAll the things were then taken to France by shipBy 1949，the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the warThe Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to AmericaFrench people had filled the boxcars with giftsMost of them were personal，like hand - made toys，childrens drawings，or postcardsBut the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the giftsOn each car， the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinceswith an American eagle on the front The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greetedNow many of the states still keep their boxcarsGifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museumsThe Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace( )6Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to Awelcome the Merci Train Bmeet their familiesChave a big party Dstart a trip by ship( )7In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to Agive away clothing and food Bget more soldiers for the warCcollect things to help French people Dshow exhibitions from the museums( )8The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指） Athe American people Bthe French people Cthe boxcars Dthe gifts嘉兴英语教学网 www.jxenglish.com 收集整理 欢迎使用第 3 页 共 22 页( )9The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because Athey thought France was stronger than AmericaBit could show the friendship between the two countriesCthe boxcars would be more beautiful Dthey were very good at painting pictures( )10The passage is mainly about Athe story of the Merci Train BAmerican museums where the boxcars keptCgifts that American people liked DWorld War IIC The Dream It is everyones dream to work at home or not work at allYou can plan your own hours and work when you want toThere is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every dayThe Fact The fact is that this dream can be attainedYou can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need toThere are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the InternetStart Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for youIt will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen todayHow 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 notBut you can do that! 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 weekYou will make money while you sleep， travel or do whatever you want to do all day longGet Going!