2007年中考英语模拟试卷(三)_中考真题试卷

2007年中考英语模拟试卷(三)

　　53. Who needn’t go to work on Fridays?

　　 A. Canadians. B. Scots. C. Japanese. D. Egyptians.

　　54. Which country will welcome Saturday first, Canada, Japan, UK or Egypt?

　　 A. UK B. Japan C. Egypt D. Canada

　　55. What does “ahead of” mean in English?

　　 A. earlier than B. later than C. after D. until

　　 (C)

　　What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.

　　Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

　　“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.

　　Just because Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

　　Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.