2009年北京市西城区中考英语一模试卷

46．A．hope C．death D．life

阅读理解（共24分）

五、阅读短文选择最佳选项（共24分，每小题2分）

阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，然后从其后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

A

B．kiss

47．What is the name of the store?

A．Plaza Center B．WAL ★ MART

C．SUPER SALE D．PRODUCE DEPARTMENT

48．How many hours is it open every day?

A．Seven. B．Eight. C．Ten. D．Fourteen.

49．Which is NOT on sale according to the advertisement?

A．Oranges. B．Cheese. C．Pizza. D．Apples.

50．What does it mean by “Super Food-Super Prices”?

A．Our prices are very high. B．We have a wonderful store.

C．We sell good food at good prices. D．Our store is more than just a supermarket.

B

What are emotions? As far as we know, human beings have always had emotions. Poets write about them, singers sing about them, and lovers and friends talk about them. We know that we can ‘control' emotions, ‘express' emotions and ‘feel' emotions. Is it possible that we can smell emotions? Are we able, like some animals, to smell fear?

Sometimes you can see what emotions a person is feeling. When people are happy, they smile; when they are sad, they might cry; when they are angry, their faces might turn red; when they are feeling shy, they might sweat（出汗）. These are all physical reactions（反应）, so can we say that emotions are physical reactions to something in our lives?

The problem is that emotions don't always include physical reactions that we can see. Some people are good at hiding their emotions, and different people can have different physical reactions to the same emotion. Some people's faces, for example, go white when they are angry and some people's faces turn red. Some people go quiet when they are angry and some people shout.

Sometimes there is a physical reaction that we can't see. For example, a person might be nervous and feel sick inside, but other people might not be able to see that. We might be able to see or smell emotions, but we can't touch them. Can we describe them? In one way we can describe emotions. Everybody has some idea what ‘happy' and ‘sad' mean. But in another way it is difficult to describe emotions. Is the way you ‘love' your pet, your family, your friend, or your husband and wife the same? I always think it is strange in English that we often write ‘love' at the bottom of a Christmas card or a letter to a relative we hardly know or hardly ever see. We might write ‘love' at the bottom