2011年中考英语精品复习资料

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	(A) China，Torch(火炬) Passing On     The torch for the 29th Olympic Games was lit on March 25，2008．It will arrive in Beijing on August 8 after traveling across 135 cities around the world over 130 days．		(B) Reading，Happiness and Knowledge     On April 23，2008，World Reading Day，billions of people opened their books and read．Books brought them into a world of happiness and knowledge．

				(D) Plastic(塑料) Bags Limited (受限制)     From June 1，2008，the Chinese are not allowed to use common plastic bags thinner than 0.025mm． Instead，they are encouraged to use cloth bags or environmental plastic bags. ronmcntal plastic bags．
	(C) Chang’e I into Space     Chang’e I，China’s first moon satellite，went into space on October 24，2007．It took pictures of the moon and sent them back to the Earth．
	(E) Movie on Show     Do you believe cats are afraid of mice? It is so in Mouse Madness，an American cartoon movie，which was on show in May，2008．

将下面各句与上面五条信息匹配，并将代表信息的字母写在相应的横线上。(5分)

71．Ben is interested in movies．He might like，reading ________．

72．Zhang Ying will go shopping．She could use cloth bags according to ________．

73．Mike wants to know something, about the 29th Olympic Games．He can read ________.

74．Maria can get some information about China’s satellites after reading ________．

75．John’s hobby is reading．He will be happy if he reads ________．

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Sleep

Babies sleep about eighteen hours a day．Mrs Thatcher and Napoleon both said they only needed to do it three or four hours a night．Sleep．No one can live without it．But how much do we really need?

    Research(研究) by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington says that we all need eight hours’ sleep every night．Scientists have found that people who sleep for less than six and a half hours fl night are more often ill than people who sleep for eight hours．Going without sleep also increases(增加) the chance of serious illness．“Workaholics(工作狂)”who sleep for less than five hours often die young，and do less well at work．

    The scientists found that adults(成年人) usually sleep for seven hours a night，with 32% sleeping less than six hours．