2014届上海浦东新区初三英语一模试卷+答案（含听力文字材料） -(2)

American students lose one or two months of learning during their summer vacations. Away from school for so many weeks, students forget what they learned. Experts say that students lose maths skills and readingskills. At the beginning of school in September, teachers have to review last year's studies for the first four to six weeks of school.

Summer vacations are not great opportunities for learning. Most parents work outside of the home. They can't be with their kids during thelong summer months. Some families can pay for summer camps, but many can't. Most children stay home and watch TV. They are bored. Most children do not learn new skills during the summer. James, Teacher

Letter B

To the Editor:

I am against a longer school year. I believe people learn everywhere, not just in school. I believe children gain experience in the world. Summer vacation is a great opportunity. Kids can discover the world outside of school. They can learn to do things they can't learn in a classroom. They can learn to swim and ride bikes. They can travel or go to summer camps. They can take time to do things like cooking and art. Some can get summer jobs. They can get work experience or help people in the community. They can spend time with people of other ages. Basically, they can get more experience in the world.

Long summer vacations give families time together. During the school year, everyone is busy. During summer vacations, we take time to do things together. Vacations are good for families.

Linda, Parent 69. According to the chart(图表)，which two countries have the same number of school days? A) England and Australia. B) Singapore and Thailand. C) Japan and the United States. D) South Korea and China. 70. James says that, many years ago, most children used their vacation time to A) study in school B) go to summer camps C) have new experiences D) help on the farm 71. James says most parents_during the summer months.

A) travel abroad B) are with their children C) are busy with their work D) go to summer camps 72. Linda says children can get ._ during their summer vacations.

A) no time to watch TV B) more work experience C) more classroom time D) better reading skills 73. According to Linda, children do a lot of activities except that

A) they learn to swim and ride bikes B) they go to summer camps

C) they do cooking D) they improve maths skills 74. What is best title of the Letter B?

A) Yes to a Longer School Year B) Vacations Are a Way of Experiencing C) Adults Need More Vacation Time D) Vacations Are Boring to Families

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分) People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers, magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero-一.Spiderman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals 75 paper. Comic strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic 76 . Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which oftencontinue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.

The comic books first 77 during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected (反映)the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy' Duck, made people laugh during this 78 time in history. After the war, people became 79 interested in old comic book characters, so new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spiderman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, comic books had to 80 TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.

Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes