中考英语复习

In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety 8

from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal

shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was 9 the

levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The 10

would appear in Scientific Humor.

三、阅读理解(共l0小题，每小题l分；计l0分)

A．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。(共5小题，每小题l分；

计5分)

The earth is about 4,600 million years old. We humans have lived on the earth

for only 35,000 years, but during this period we have changed our planet a lot in many ways. 1

All over the world, people have cut down millions of trees, so more and more kinds of animals and plants are disappearing. In big cities, cars and buses have

polluted the air. Factories have also polluted the land and the water. 2 It is important to the earth. But now air pollution is destroying it

and that has made a very big hole in the ozone layer (臭氧层). 3 This is very

dangerous because it can cause cancer.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air has increased a lot. 4 it has formed a

"blanket" (毛毯) around the each. 5 This makes our earth become warmer and

warmer. Therefore, this causes the level of the ocean to rise.

All these problems are very serious. We must do something to stop our earth

B．阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。(共5小题，每小题l分；计5

分)

Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while

others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages to both types

of friendship. If a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no problem

that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life.

This means that they will be able to help each other in achieving their goals. Two

people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand

each other' s feelings better. Their friendship may be deeper and last longer.

There are also many advantages of making friends with someone of opposite

interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement

(补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, the other is strong. While two people

with similar goals may find themselves in competition, hut those who want different

things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can