Sam: Hey, Maria and John. This Thursday is Bill’s birthday. Let’s think about the presents.
Maria: Sure, Sam. I want to give him a computer game.
Sam: No, Bill never plays computer games.
John: I want to buy a CD of his favourite songs.
Sam: Good idea. Bill likes listening to music.
Maria: How about buying a birthday cake for him?
Sam: Oh, you don’t have to do it. His mother usually buys a birthday cake for him.
Maria: How about buying him a cinema ticket? I remember Bill likes watching films.
Sam: That sounds a good idea.
Maria &John: What about you? What would you like to buy for Bill, Sam?
Sam: It’s a secret. Bill’s birthday is ________.
| A．this Sunday | B．this Saturday | C．this Friday | D．this Thursday |
From the conversation, we know Bill doesn’t ________.
| A．watch films | B．like music |
| C．play computer games | D．like birthday cakes |
Bill’s mother usually buys ________ for Bill on his birthday.
| A．a cinema ticket | B．a birthday cake | C．a CD | D．a concert ticket |
________ wants to give Bill a cinema ticket.
| A．John | B．Bill’s mother | C．Maria | D．Sam |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Bill likes playing computer games. |
| B．Maria wants to buy a CD for Bill. |
| C．They would sing a Chinese song for Bill. |
| D．We don’t know Sam’s present for Bill. |
【山东省青岛市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解 阅读下面短文，做出正误判断或选出最佳答案。A篇为判断正（A）误（B）题，B、C篇为选择题(共15道小题，每小题1分，共20分)
A
An important part of learning something is making sure you plan your time and use it well. If you want to remember
things well, you need to review information you’ve learned. Try to follow the advice:
| DO |
DON’T |
| ●Make a study timetable at least three weeks before your exams and follow time to relax and have fun. ●Review little and often. ●While you’re studying, have short regular breaks. A short break every 45 minutes is good idea. Stand up and walk around— you will feel more awake. ●Try making a weekly plan showing what you do every day(school, travel, meals, etc). You might see where you’re wasting time that you could use to study or read. |
●Study for hours every night a week before your exam! Studying for hours the night before will make you tired and your brain won’t work well. ●Study for a long period of time without a break. You probably won’t remember information very well if you do this ●Worry too much. If you feel nervous, you won’t learn as well as if you’re relaxed. |
When learning something, you’d better make a plan first.
Make sure to review as much as possible every time.
You’ll feel more awake after a 45-minute break while studying.
If you worry too much, you can’t learn well.
You should stay up late the night before exams.
【山东省东营市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题，计30分）
阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
D
There are many colors in nature. But do you think that a color has weight? I think you'll say 6/no". But I'm afraid you are wrong. If you don't believe it, you may do a small experiment(实验).
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the boxes.
Third, wrap(包裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other one with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weights in man's mind. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say S07 That is because every color stands for (代表) a kind of light with a certain wavelength,(波长). It reaches our brain through sense organs According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you'll be nervous or even get ill. For example (例如) , you like blue and hate red. If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpaper and furniture（家具) for two hours, you'll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you'll feel you have been there for only an hour. And, if a person walks out of a blue room and into a red room, his temperature will rise.
That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
From the experiment, we know that .
| A．the two boxes have the same weight |
| B．colors can change the weight of an object |
| C．the red paper is heavier than the white paper |
| D．colors have different weights in people's mind |
From the fourth paragraph, we can infer(推断)____.
| A．the smell of colors is changeable（可变的） |
| B．people can sense the light from colors |
| C．people can smell the colors through the nose |
| D．all the colors have the same smell for the blind |
Which of the following is true?____.
| A．White color is heavier than red color |
| B．People may get ill if they refuse the colors they don't like |
| C．People can stay longer in red rooms than in blue rooms |
| D．People's body temperature will change with different colors |
We can infer from the last paragraph that____.
| A．red color is bad for our health |
| B．people may get nervous in a red room |
| C．blue color can raise（提升）our body temperature |
| D．colors can influence our mood（情绪）and health |
The passage is probably____.
| A．a short novel | B．a news report |
| C．a science report | D．an advertisement |
【江苏省盐城市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共15小题，每小题2分，计30分)
A
A plant is a living thing. It uses its many parts to grow from a small seed to a large plant. Each part helps the plant stay healthy. Plants also need sunlight to grow. They get light from the sun and minerals from the soil. These things help the plant stay alive and grow.
Which word can be filled in the empty box?
| A．Leaves. | B．Sticks. | C．Bushes | D．Grasses |
Which part might grow around the seeds?
| A．The stem. | B．The flower. |
| C．The root. | D．The fruit. |
Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．A plant grows flowers under the ground. |
| B．Flowers can grow into new plants. |
| C．Not all plants have fruit. |
| D．The stem helps hold the roots up. |
What's the passage mainly about?
| A．Plant parts. | B．Plant seeds. |
| C．Plant leaves. | D．Plant roots. |
In what subject might you learn this passage?
| A．Geography. | B．Biology. | C．Physics. | D．Chemistry. |
【江苏省常州市2015年中考英语试题】阅谈理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
D
Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called "Internet of things" is developing.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官)BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now，every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器).
So, how do household(家用)objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(识别)people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.
But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全)systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example,many early connected-home devices(装置)don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击)，In addition, it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014.
So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.The Samsung CEO's speech is mentioned to prove that_____.
| A．the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner |
| B．Samsung has produced the Internet of things recently |
| C．Samsung products have been part of the Internet of things |
| D．he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things |
We can infer(推断)from paragraphs 3 and 4 that
| A．the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not |
| B．a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in |
| C．an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house |
| D．an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone |
According to the passage, it is mentioned that_____·
①the temperature inside is neither too high nor too low
②your fridge provides the drinks for you
③the chair warms up if you feel cold
④your favourite music starts playing
⑤your washing machine starts working
| A．①②⑤ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①④⑤ |
What's the problem about the Internet of things?
| A．Companies which produce connected-home devices haven't joined together. |
| B．Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked. |
| C．Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet.’ |
| D．These new devices are produced by different companies. |
【广东省梅州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解。（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
B
Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”What’s the aim of the two experiments for?
| A．Prove why humans have a sixth sense. |
| B．Explain when people can have a sixth sense. |
| C．Show how people act while being watched in the lab. |
| D．Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at. |
What sense does Parapsychologists say that humans have to sense?
| A．A natural ability. | B．A natural staring ability. |
| C．A strange thinking. | D．A looking feeling. |
The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
| A．value | B．result | C．performance | D．connection |
In the second experiment, the subjects _________.
| A．could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t. |
| B．couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t. |
| C．couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t. |
| D．could tell when they were stared at but couldn‟t tell when they weren’t. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．People are born with a sixth sense. |
| B．The experiments support parapsychologists‟ idea. |
| C．The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments. |
| D．People have a sixth sense in all places. |
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