2013年山东省东营市中考英语试题及答案flash版(4)

The bus slowly started moving away from the gas station. As the bus picked up speed, the kids began shouting and crying. Ten-year-old Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat and held the steering wheel (方向盘). He pressed hard on the brake pedal (踏板) and managed to stop the bus as it came nearer to a river bed. Jake turned off the engine at last. After the police arrived at the scene, they praised Jake for his great effort.
“That is one cool kid,” said the police officer. “I told him he would make a great police officer when he grew up.”
Jake wasn’t impressed with what he had done. “Stopping the bus,” he said, “was easy compared to playing Grand Theft Auto III,” his favorite action video game. The bus driver was taken to the police station. He was at first charged (指控) with “leaving a child alone while motor is running.” The lawyer said he hoped to upgrade the charge because of the number of children (twenty) on the bus.
“Whatever he is charged with,” the police officer said, “I will see that he never drives a bus again.”
46. Why didn’t the driver turn off the engine when he went to the bathroom? Because _________.
A. he was in a hurry      B. he forgot to do it
C. he didn’t want the kids to get cold    D. he thought he would be back in a minute
47. What is the correct order?  _________
a. The bus started moving.
b. Jake turned off the engine.
c. Jake held the steering wheel.
d. The kids began shouting and crying.
e. Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat.
f. Jake pressed hard on the brake pedal.
A. a-b-c-d-e-f   B. a-d-e-c-f-b    C. d-a-c-e-f-b   D. d-e-a-b-c-f
48. What do we know about Jake?   ________
A. He could drive.       B. He was eleven years old.
C. He wanted to be a police officer.   D. He liked playing Grand Theft Auto III.
49. What does the underlined word “upgrade” mean in the fourth paragraph?  __________
A. 改变    B. 取消    C. 加重    D. 减轻     
50. What will most probably happen to the bus driver? He will_______.
A. not be charged
B. face the most serious charge
C. not be allowed to drive a bus again
D. only be charged with “leaving a child alone while motor is running”
D
At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel?  “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travellers.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
51. Chinese people travel abroad not to _________.
A. go shopping         B. see more of the world
C. go sightseeing        D. make money
52. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, ________.
A. 30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese   
B. the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30%  
C. more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2012
D. more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2012