Last month some parents visited a pizza restaurant in Florida with their children. On the door, they saw a sign in capital letters: “NO CHILDREN.” “Why can’t we bring our children?”, “What on earth does the owner intend to do?!” The parents were surprised and complained __________.
So why did the restaurant put up the sign on its door?
Troy Taylor, the owner of the pizza restaurant, found that many parents couldn’t control their children and many children couldn’t have meals quietly, which __________ other customers. Therefore, he made up his mind to ban (禁止) children from his restaurant.
Some people said that this was discrimination (歧視). Mr. Taylor, however, defended (為…辯護) his decision. He said that the restaurant was near a busy road, so there might be some__________ if the parents didn’t take good care of their children. Moreover, the restaurant served alcohol, which is not child-friendly.
Others _________ his decision. They said they were tired of noisy children in restaurants and now they could finally have a place for adults only.
_______, many other restaurants have also met the same problem. Some have done nothing and others have tried to ban children during certain times of the day. There’s one restaurant in Italy which has been __________ in dealing with the problem. They rewarded well-behaved children with a family meal discount (折扣), to encourage parents to control their children.
These methods may work for a while, but it may be a long time before restaurants find a permanent (永久的) solution to this problem.
1.A. politely B. angrily C. gently D. clearly
2.A. disliked B. trusted C. disturbed D. prevented.
3.A. noise B. joy C. food D. danger
4.A. supported B. cancelled C. refused D. explained
5.A. In brief B. In fact C. After all D. In return
6.A. creative B. responsible C. disappointed D. crazy
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.A 【解析】比薩餐廳的老板發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多父母無法控制自己的孩子，許多孩子不能安靜地吃飯，打擾了其他顧客，于是貼出了一個“禁止兒童”的標(biāo)牌，引發(fā)了大家的爭議。 1.句意：父母感到驚訝并且生氣地抱怨。前句中父母看到了“禁止兒童”的標(biāo)識，感到不可思議，所以這里會生氣地抱怨，選項A“禮貌地”，選項B“生氣地”，選項C“溫和地...科目：初中英語 來源：中考英語--代詞典型例題解析 題型：單選題
--- The population of China is larger than _____ of India.
--- Yes, but India’s population is increasing rapidly.
A. it B. one C. that D. this
C 【解析】句意：——中國的人口比印度的人口要大�！堑�，但是印度的人口增長地很快。it 上文提到下文再次提到的名詞的單數(shù)；one一個，指同類事物中的一個；C. that代之上文提到的名詞的單數(shù)；D. this這個，指代距離較近的名詞的單數(shù)。后有限定語of India，用that指代上文提及的population，以避免重復(fù)，故選C。查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：河南省信陽市2018屆九年級下學(xué)期第一次模擬考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀單選
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2.ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT Some evening and weekend work. All meals are free. Ring 332-0178.
3.JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM Boys and girls who wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9-13. Meet in Greek Park at 3 p.m. on Friday.
4.ROOM TO RENT Small room to rent in an apartment above a restaurant in the city center. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near to the railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 332-2108.
Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she is diligent(勤奮的).
She is ready to work on Sundays and Saturdays if she can get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares much about money?
Tom is a middle school student. He is 12. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr. Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be restful.
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。
1.Why can’t the Browns buy the house in ADVERTISEMENT 1?
A. The garden is too big.
B. There is no dining room.
C. It is on the north side of the city.
D. The bedrooms fail to meet their requirements.
2.Why is Ann eager to be an clerk in a restaurant?
A. It’s an easy work for her.
B. The place can make her excited.
C. She thinks it will be interesting.
D. She needs to spend Saturdays and Sundays.
3.Why can’t Tom play for the local football team?
A. He isn’t old enough. B. He’s in a different village.
C. School stops too late. D. He has to do his homework.
4.What’s wrong with the room for Jack in ADVERTISEMENT 4?
A. It’s too small. B. The walls are the wrong color.
C. He likes old furniture better. D. It’s too noisy in the city center.
5.What does the underlined sentence “All meals are free” mean?
A. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant at any time.
B. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant with the customers.
C. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.
D. The customers can have meals in the restaurant without paying money.
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.C 【解析】文章介紹了幾個廣告和布朗一家的情況。 1.根據(jù)HOUSE FOR SALE Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of the town. Living room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom and t...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：2018年上海中考英語二模B篇匯編 題型：完型填空
My father used to work in the fire prevention industry. He saw many terrible situations at the scene of the fire. And he attended Disaster Conferences. That was quite ________for a father.
As a result, as children, we used to have fire drills at home.
My father would call us to a room. Whatever we were doing, we would go to the room ________and stand in front of my father.
“OK,” he would say and point in one direction or another, “the fire is OUT THERE. How would you get out of here?”
If we knew, we would answer him with what he had taught us before.
“Open the window and climb out!”
“But, what will you do if the window is ________?”
“Break the window?”
“What with? What would you use in the sitting room to break the window? And once you’ve broken the window, how would you make it ________ to climb out? What would you put over the broken glass?
In the sitting room, we would use the cushions off the sofa and armchairs to cover any broken glass. Upstairs, he taught us how to climb out of a bedroom window: throw out as many soft things to land on, such as pillows, blankets, quilts and even teddy bears, and then climb out and lower ourselves down to make the ________to the ground as short as possible.
Besides, we should put wet towels at the bottom of the door to prevent smoke from coming in.
Whenever we moved house, he would ________ the advice accordingly (相應(yīng)地). It made us aware of the risk of fire.
If we can pay more attention to fire risk in our daily life, there will be fewer tragedies.
1.A. unusual B. important C. strange D. perfect
2.A. in this way B. with great care C. at once D. all the way
3.A. stuck B. broken C. open D. clean
4.A. comfortable B. pleasant C. safe D. easy
5.A. road B. distance C. weight D. rope
6.A. discover B. take C. provide D. change
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 【解析】這篇文章講了在防火行業(yè)工作的父親在日常中經(jīng)常對我們進行的各種防火訓(xùn)練。他常常在家中模擬各種危險的情景讓我們想出路，為我們提出實用的建議。 1.句意：那對一個父親來說是挺不尋常的。后面說“結(jié)果，作為兒童，我們過去常常在家進行消防訓(xùn)練”。這就說明父親在這一行、參與相關(guān)的會議等等這些經(jīng)歷是很不尋常的（unu...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：2018年上海中考英語二模B篇匯編 題型：完型填空
Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course, she had to do some volunteer services in a nursing home for a week.
One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spent an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.
Emily stood awkwardly（別扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon I’m Emily.”
“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.
Then, _______ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.
“Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly.
“Well,” Emily started, “I don’t have any grandparents, so I don’t know how to get on well with elderly people. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”
Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to mind. “Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to _______ old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”
Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”
“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered.
“Cool! Can you tell me about it!” Emily asked, amazed.
Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, _______ the lead actress had the honor to wear a special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”
Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become very _______ Mrs. Blair’s stories. She decided to come earlier the next day.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.
“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, “It’s my gift to you.”
Emily _______ opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.”
On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and_______ that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.
1.A. happiness B. friendship C. silence D. humour
2.A. care for B. agree with C. depend on D. worry about
3.A. even B. maybe C. yet D. only
4.A. afraid of B. interested in C. pleased with D. familiar with
5.A. angrily B. easily C. carefully D. suddenly
6.A. promised B. denied C. introduced D. lied
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 【解析】小女孩去做一周的志愿者服務(wù)，遇到了布萊爾太太，從一開始的尷尬不知要說什么到后來相談甚歡直到后來布萊爾太太送給了她一份珍貴的禮物，本文描述了艾米麗參與這次志愿服務(wù)的難忘的經(jīng)歷。 1.句意：然后，寂靜填滿他們之間的空間。前文可以看出艾米麗是很別扭的，后句看出來“艾米麗想要知道該說什么”，所以她應(yīng)該是坐著卻...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省連云港市2018屆九年級下學(xué)期全真模擬（一）英語試卷 題型：單詞填空
根據(jù)短文意思和所給首字母，寫出一個完整正確的單詞。
Recently a lot of people have been punished for speaking on their mobile phones while driving. S1. on the phone requires concentration(專心) and takes a driver’s attention from the road.
If you drive after you have consumed alcoholic(含酒精的) drinks, you are a2. the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of others. If you are with someone else who has been drinking alcohol, even if they had just a glass of beer, do not a3.them to drive.
There is a fact that driving too fast through city streets is very dangerous. Our city streets are always b4. with people, cars and bicycles. Drivers have to take the responsibility(責(zé)任) to be careful for people crossing the road, especially older people w5. may walk slowly and young children who may not look before stepping into the road.
1.Speaking 2.against 3.allow 4.busy 5.who 【解析】請在此填寫整體分析! 1.本句的含義為通過電話說話需要集中注意力，說作為主語使用動名詞故填Speaking 2.本句的含義為醉酒駕駛是違反法律的，故本句空格處填對……不利，和……對抗，故填against 3.甚至喝一杯啤酒也不允許駕駛，allow somebo...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省連云港市2018屆九年級下學(xué)期全真模擬（一）英語試卷 題型：單選題
— ________ terrible mess you have made!
— Sorry, I will ______ right now.
A. What; clear up it B. What a; clear it up
C. How; clear up them D. How a; clear them up
B 【解析】--你弄的是多么的一塌糊涂！--對不起，我將馬上打掃干凈。make a mess 搞成一團糟。根據(jù)感嘆的是mess，所以用感嘆詞what，mess經(jīng)常用a mess；clear up打掃……，后面的賓語是代詞要放在中間。it用來代替弄得一團糟的地方，故選B。查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：云南省開遠市業(yè)水平復(fù)習(xí)統(tǒng)一檢測英語試卷 題型：閱讀單選
It was nearly dark; the sun was dropping down the mountains far away. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.
“What’s the matter, Tom? How’s your trip?” His mother asked with a big smile. “ I failed .The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way ,I still go ahead .But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back ,” Tom cried . “It doesn’t matter; you are only 12 years after all. You will have another chance,” his mother said. “But, standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said. His father come over and asked. “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?” “Sure and there are a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road,” Tom replied. “Did you hear the birds singing?’’ his father asked. “There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees and the sound was very sweet,” Tom said. “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” his father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and colorful flowers made a nice picture,” Tom answered. “That’s enough!” His father smiled and said, ”Please remember, son. For often , achieving what you expect is not the most important thing .Although you didn’t reach the top of the mountain , you got a lot on the way .”
It’s true that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery (風(fēng)景) is on the way.
1.Tom got back home ________when the sun was dropping.
A. slowly B. sadly C. quickly D. early
2.Tom’s parents wanted Tom ____________.
A. to be friendly B. to be happy C. to be clever D. to be healthy
3.What’s the main reason that Tom didn’t reach the top of the mountain?
A. The mountain was so high.
B. The way was full of big or small stones.
C. He was tired and it was so late.
D. He was only 12 years old.
4.Tom saw a lot of things on the way to the mountains except _______ .
A. green trees B. beautiful flowers
C. white clouds D. many stars
5.The writer tries to tell us that _____________.
A. the goal is not important
B. everyone should climb the mountain
C. the process is more important than the result
D. Having a trip is not easy.
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.C 【解析】文章講述了湯姆因為沒爬到山頂而沮喪，他的爸爸告訴他你在路上看到美麗的風(fēng)景就夠了，最美的風(fēng)景在路上。 1.根據(jù)Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.可知他是傷心的；故選B 2.根據(jù)His mother asked with a big smile和H...查看答案和解析>>
科目：初中英語 來源：安徽省合肥市包河區(qū)一模英語試卷 題型：單選題
---Where are you going on holiday this summer? Chengdu?
---You are __________. We will go on a 6-day trip to Chongqing.
A. right B. funny C. cool D. close
D 【解析】句意：——今年夏天，你將要去哪里度假？成都？——你猜的差不多了。我們將去重慶進行一次六日游。You are right.你說的對； You are funny.你太有趣了； You are cool.你很酷； You are close.你猜的差不多了。根據(jù)Chengdu?和We will go on a 6-day trip to Chongqing可知去重慶與去成都，差...查看答案和解析>>
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