江苏省无锡市20xx年中考英语试题(编辑修改稿)

江苏省无锡市20xx年中考英语试题(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet! Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur? Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye. 29. Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________. 用心 爱心 专心 5 A. a visit to a zoo B. an elephant expert from India C. the photos of elephant D. an old friend who lived in India 30. The elephant expert told Chris __________. A. when to buy an elephant B. how to feed an elephant C. where to sell his elephant D. how to ride an elephant 31. Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________. A. it is a very interesting place B. he would be able to sell Tara there easily C. elephants cannot be sold anywhere else D. it would take only a short time to get there 32. When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________. A. he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara B. he visited some shopkeepers C. he sold Tara to a national park D. he decided to take Tara home with him C Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客 ) at all times. A London taxi driver said the following about his job. During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license ( 驾驶执照 ).” He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长 ) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course! 33. London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________. A. they make a living by driving B. they prefer to work for themselves C. they want to help more passengers D. they are used to working deep into the night 34. How do London taxi drivers “give”? A. They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer. B. They give poor children the chance to meet the maor. C. They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer. 用心 爱心 专心 6 D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. 35. Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers? A. Brave and careful. B. Rich and generous C. Modest and easygoing D. Hardworking and kind. 36. The passage is most likely to be found from __________. A. an advertisement of a taxi pany B. an online travel guide C. a website about the taxi drivers in London D. a report about living conditions in London D Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have bee very important. Many foreign panies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan diffic。