初三英语阅读20.doc

A. True or False:(7分)Here are some American classroom rules:If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you don't understand the question or don't know the answer, it's all right to tell the teacher that you don't know. Then he or she knows that you need to learn.There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent (缺席), you should call your teachers or your classmates and ask for homework. It is your duty to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher's responsibility to tell students about the homework they've missed.You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a make-up (补考), you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.Be on time! It is rude to be late. Also, it disturbs other students. If you come late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and paper out of your bags before you enter the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly. There is no need to ask the teacher's permission (允许). Entering a teacher's office or any office with a closed door without knocking first is not OK. Knock first, and then wait to be invited in.( ) 71. You needn't tell the teachers that you don't know the answers in American classes.( ) 72. If you are absent, you still have to finish your homework you've missed.( ) 73. You needn't take the make-up test soon after you get better.( ) 74. You should take your books out of bags before you enter the classroom if you are late.( ) 75. If you have to leave during a class, you must ask the teacher's permission.( ) 76. You should knock and wait to be invited in before you enter the teachers' office.( ) 77. According to this passage, American teachers take no care of students.B. Choose the best answer: ( 7分)Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to build a house. Your first step will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings (环境) near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan. The builder will draw the plan. It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house. He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate (预算) must be corrected and revised because prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!) You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.( ) 78. If you build a house, you will not choose a piece of land which is .A. with pleasant surroundings B. near shops and bus stops C. far from your friends D. near the place where you work ( ) 79. After finding the right piece of land, you will .A. draw the plan B. find a builderC. work out the cost of the house D. decide when to build the house( ) 80. The phrase "draw the plan" in paragraph two means .A. making a picture of a building B. drawing a picture of surroundingsC. working out a plan D. showing a number of rooms( )81. When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and revised because .A. the builder will forget his plan B. the house will cost too muchC. the prices of building materials and many other things may changeD. it will take too long to build the house( ) 82. The underlined word "revised" means . A. reviewed B. kept C. changed D. repeated( ) 83.What is the relationship (关系) between the estimate and the plan?A. The plan depends on the estimate B. The estimate depends on the plan.C. The plan has nothing to do with the estimate.D. The estimate and the plan depend on each other.( ) 84.This passage mainly talks about .A. building a house costs a lot B. estimate is necessaryC. planning a house is not easy D. builders are helpfulC。