1初中英语听力口语自动化考试训练材料第一部分朗读短文1OurgoodfriendJasonisleavingBeijingtomorrow.Jasonisanexchangestudentwhostudiedatourschoolforsixmonths.Jasonissmart.HeisgoodatMaths,andheoftenhelpeduswithourhomework.Helikesourschoolbecausewehavemoreafter-schoolactivitiesandmoreclubs.EveryonelikesJasonbecauseheisalwayskindandgenerous.Heiswillingtosharethingswithothers.Jasonalsohasagreatsenseofhumour.Wewillneverforgethisjokes.NowJasonhastogobacktohisfamilyandfriendsinNewYork.Wewillallmisshimverymuch.Wewishhimgoodluck.2MynameisLucy.IaminYear9atWoodlandSchoolnearLondon.Itisamixedschool.Boysandgirlshavelessonstogether.MyfavouritesubjectisFrench.Learningforeignlanguagesisfun.OurschoolhasaReadingWeekeveryyear.Duringtheweek,wecanborrowmorebooksfromtheschoollibrary.Wecanalsobringinbooksandmagazinesfromhome.Ioftenreadmorebooksthanmyclassmates.Neartheendoftheweek,wediscussthebookswithourclassmatesinclass.Timeseemstogofasterwhenwearereadinginterestingbooks.3Winterismyfavouriteseason.Itisverycoldandeveryonehastowearthickwarmclothes,butIalwaysenjoythewinterhereinHarbin.Thetemperatureisusuallybelowzeroanditisoftensnowy.Everythingiscoveredindeepwhitesnow,andthelakesandriversarefrozen.Duringthisseason,youcannotseebeautifulflowersorgreentrees,butthelandisquietandbeautiful.MyfriendsandIloveplayingoutsideinwinter.Itisexcitingtohavebigsnowballfights.Wealsomakesnowmenandusecarrotsfortheirnoses.Theylookfunny.Winterisgreat!4DIYstandsfordo-it-yourself.WhenyoudoDIY,youmake,repairordecoratethingsyourselfinsteadofpayingsomeonetodoit.Today,wearegoingtomakesomesandwiches.Sandwichesarequickandeasytomake.First,youshouldpickapieceofbread.Thenputsometomatosauceonit.Next,youcanputsomehamandvegetablesonit.Theyaregoodforourhealth.Finally,youjustneedtoputanotherpieceofbreadontopofit.Ifyoulike,youcancutitinhalfwithaknife.Becareful!Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.Whynothaveatrynow?25HalloweenisonOctober31.Peoplecelebrateitinmanyways.ChildrenwearspecialcostumesandmasksatHalloween.Manychildrenplayagamecalledtrickortreat.Theyknockontheirneighbours'doorsandshouttrickortreat.Theirneighboursusuallygivethemsomecandyasatreat.Ifthechildrendonotgetanycandy,theycanplayatrickontheirneighbours.Somepeoplealsomakelanternsoutofbigorangepumpkins.Theycutouttheeyes,thenoseandthesharpteeth.Theyputcandlesinthemsothelightshinesthroughtheeyes,thenoseandtheteeth.6TanDunisoneofthegreatestartistsintheworldtoday.Whenhewasveryyoung,Tanshowedaninterestinmusic.Tohim,thebestmusiccomesfromnature.Ashelikesthesoundsofnature,Tanusesthemalotinhismusic.Forexample,inoneofhisworks,Water,hedoesn'tuseanymusicalinstruments.Hemakesover50soundsfromwaterbycontrollingthespeedofwaterflow.That'sreallyamazing!TanhassuccessfullybroughtChineseandWesternmusictogether.HehashelpedbuildabridgebetweentheEastandtheWest.Inhiswords,Mymusicistodreamwithoutboundaries.7DinosaurslivedontheEarthalongtimeago.Wenowknowthatthefirstdinosaursappearedabout230millionyearsago.Therewerehundredsofdifferentkindsofdinosaurs,buttheydidn'tliveatthesametime.Somedinosaurswerereallysmall.Oneofthesmallestdinosaurswasaboutonemetrelongandweighedaboutthreekilograms.Otherswerereallybig.Someverylargeonesweighedover100,000kilogramsandsomewereabout40metreslong.Somedinosaursateplantsandothersatemeat.Alldinosaurshadfourlegsandlivedonland.8Wearegoingtoholdatalkongoodtablemannersthisafternoon.Thepurposeistoteachstudentsrulesforeating.Therewillbealotofadviceontablemanners.Aboveall,whenyouaresittingatthetable,youshouldnotstarteatinguntileveryoneisready,anditisimpolitetomaketoomuchnoisewhileyouareeatingordrinking.Youshouldnoteatwithyourmouthopenortalkwithfoodinyourmouth.Beforeyouleavethetable,waitforeveryonetofinish.Theserulesareimportantbecauseweshouldmakesurethatbothguestsandhostsarecomfortableatthetable.9Weneedtodosomethingforgiantpandas.Theyarenowindanger.Forexample,giantpandasdonothavemanybabiesduringtheirlives,andit'seasyforbabypandastogetsickanddiewhentheyareveryyoung.Also,giantpandasmainlyliveonaspecialkindofbamboo,sothebambooforestsareveryimportanttothem.However,thebambooforestsare3becomingsmallerandsmaller.Asaresult,giantpandasmaynothaveaplacetoliveorfoodtoeat.Therearenowonlyabout1,600pandasinthewild.Weshouldtakeactiontoprotectthemrightaway.10NewYork,London,Parisandmanyothercitiesareexcitingplacestolive.Therearelotsofinterestingthingstoseeanddo.Butthereareseriousproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Itisexpensivetolivethere,andtherearetoomanypeople.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,studyatgoodschoolsandreceivehigh-qualitymedicalcare,butsometimesthesepeoplecan'tfindworkorgoodplacestolive.Alsoitishardtokeepbigcitiessafeandclean.So,beforepeoplemovetoabigcity,theyshouldthinkabouttheseproblemstheymighthavetodealwiththere.11YaoMingwasborninShanghaiin1980.Hegothisfirstbasketballwhenhewasonlyfouryearsold,buthedidnotbecomeseriousaboutbasketballuntilhewas12.YaojoinedtheHoustonRocketsin2002andbecamethebestChineseplayertoeverplayintheNBA.WhenYaoMinglivedintheUSA,hereturnedtoChinawheneverhewasneeded.HetookpartintheOlympicsin2004andin2008asoneoftheChineseathletes.Sinceheendedhis