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1、阅读理解【中考先睹为快】（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。In the 1920s , the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants(服务) to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards” h
2、elped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didnt want to work on a farm o
3、r marry a farmer she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital and at the same time took flying lessons and got her pilots license. Ellen was twenty-five years old
4、 when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a mans world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were fr
5、ightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weather made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses
6、became the first air stewardesses.At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and
7、slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned1 an hour.In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have
8、 been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.( )38. From the first paragraph, we know that _.A. the word “stewardess” was made up by Ellen ChurchB. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a planeC. Food and drinks were offered on the plane then.D. Travel
9、ling by air was very popular because of the flight attendants.( )39. From the second paragraph, we learn that _.A. Ellen did not behave（行为） in the same way as most as other girlsB. Ellens family was not rich enough to support her educationC. Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospitalD. Ell
10、en has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely( )40. Boeing Air Transport (BAT) offered Ellen the job because of _.A. her flying experienceB. her university educationC. her nursing experience D. her life attitudes(态度)( )41. According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to _ if she want
11、ed to be a stewardess.A. be a nurseB. be marriedC. be a motherD. be young( )42. The passage mainly talks about _.A. the background of early flying pilotsB. the experience of flying passengersC. the history of early flight attendantsD. the development of airplanes参考答案38-42 BACDCPassage A（来自2016中考模拟训练
12、）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.First, why do you want to be popular? As
13、k yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone
14、 is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in a right way.Volunteer to help with clas
15、sroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .( )34.What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Strange. B. Popular. C. Exciting D. Common( )35.What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph? ANot losing a sense of self BCreating a cl
