One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the pennies he bought some grapes.
It was very hot, and there wasn’t a house or a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another grape and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes, always remember the lesson: A person who does not worry about the little things will find that he can not do the great things.”The horseshoe was picked up by______
A. the father B.the son C.nobodyThe father bought some ______ after he sold the horseshoe.
A.pennies B.grapes C.treesThomas picked up the grapes and ate them because______.
A. he was asked to B. he liked them C. he was thirstyThe father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted ______.
A. his son to eat them all
B. to teach his son a lesson
C. to make fun of his son From the passage, we can learn that______.
A. if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money
C. we should worry about small things before we do the great things
【2014年甘肃省兰州市中考】
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，回答问题。
As human beings, we depend on plants for a number of reasons. They give us food, wood to build houses and furniture, paper, medicines and clothes. Like all living things, plants also have their own life cycle. The following picture can help you understand it.
根据以上科普材料，在1至4处填写A、B、C、D四段文字，使其相匹配；并回答第5小题。
A. A small shoot comes from the seed.
B. The plant forms seeds and the life cycle starts all over again.
C. The shoot grows and becomes bigger. It can get energy from the sunshine. Roots start forming and going into the soil.
D. The stem becomes stronger and taller. It starts having leaves and flowers. What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Life Cycle of a Plant | B．I Love Plants |
| C．How to Plant | D．Roots and Stems |
【2014年福建省漳州市中考】
根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
Butterflies are common all over the world，but butterflies in hotter countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in coo1er countries，and there are more different kinds．
Usually the male(雄性的)butterflies are more brightly colored than the females．The females have bigger and heavier bodies since they carry the eggs．The bright colors of the males help to attract the females，and the duller(较暗淡的)colors of the females make them less likely(可能的)to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs．
Some butterflies have bright pattern colors on the upper surface of their wings that show when flying ,but when they rest on a tree or leaves , they close their wings．On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown marks which look like the tree or leaves．They are then difficult to be seen．The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly．When its wings are c1osed，it looks exactly like a dead leaf．There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf．When the butterfly is run after by a bird，it closes its wings and seems to have disappeared completely．
Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes．The round marks have a useful function(功能)．When the butterflies are resting，their wings are closed，and these marks can’t be seen. When a bird sees one，and begins to attack it，the butterfly will open its Wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it，frightened，and flies away．
The female butterflies have bigger and heavier bodies than the males because _______
| A．the females carry the eggs |
| B．the females eat more |
| C．the males are more active |
| D．the males have smaller wings |
The duller colors of the female butterflies ___________ .
| A．help to fly easily |
| B．help to attract the males |
| C．make them look fearful |
| D．make them harder to be caught |
The underlined word“that”in Paragraph 3 refer to______．
| A．their wings | B．pattern colors |
| C．green leaves | D．some butterflies |
when run after by a bird，the Dead Leaf Butterfly _________.
| A．is frightened and flies away at once |
| B．opens its eyes and stares at the bird |
| C．closes its wings and seems to have gone |
| D．opens its wings to frighten the bird away |
The last paragraph mainly tells US________
| A．why the butterfly can not be seen |
| B．how the butterfly opens its wings |
| C．what the round marks look like |
| D．what the function of the round marks is |
【2014年福建省莆田市中考】
What do people usually put in their living rooms? Perhaps you will think of something such as a TV, a coffee table or a sofa. But French designers Mathieu Lehanneur and Anthony van den Bossche didn’t think that was enough. They wanted to add something new in people’s living rooms. So they created a do-it-yourself ecosystem(生态系统) named “Local River”. The system lets its owner grow fish and plants inside tanks (缸) in their living rooms.
In the DIY fish and gardening ecosystem, the plants on top of the tank feed on the waste of the fish below. It makes the water clean so the fish can go on living. In this way, the fish and plants in the“Local River”can keep the balanced environment, and only need a little help from the owner. The system is also called “fridge-aquarium(冰箱水族馆) ”by some people because owners can use the fish and plants as food. That is to say, owners are able to grow fish and plants within the "Local River" before eating them. Almost any plant can grow on top of the tanks and most freshwater fish are able to live in the tanks below.
The“Local River”ecosystem from Paris comes in small and large models. It is a relaxing thing to have in your home.
根据短文内容, 从题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案 ( 10分)
| A．fish and plants | B．fish and crops |
| C．plants and tortoises | D．flowers and grass |
| A．the fish | B．the water |
| C．the fish waste | D．the fish food |
| A．Because the tank can be put in the fridge. |
| B．Because owners can grow fish and plants in it. |
| C．Because owners can eat the fish and plants in it. |
| D．Because owners can grow and eat the fish and plants in it. |
A. All fish are able to live in the tanks below.
B. The designer Mathieu Lehanneur comes from France.
C: The "Local River" can keep the balanced environment by itself.
D. In the DIY fish and gardening ecosystem, the plants grow under the tank.
| A．Fish and Plants |
| B．Fridge-aquarium |
| C．Balanced Environment |
| D．“Local River”Ecosystem |
【2014年四川省乐山市中考】
Usually, students are not encouraged to run or jump around in the corridor (走廊). However,students in a British grammar school really enjoy running on the corridor tiles (瓷砖) and their teachers even encourage them to do that.
Why? It is because the corridor was built with special kinetic (动能的) tiles. When students jump on the tiles, electricity will be generated ( 产生). After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can fully charge 853 mobile phones or power(供电) an electric car to drive seven miles. It’s amazing, isn’t it?
The corridor tiles are really a brilliant invention. Students can not only play on the corridor,but also help power the lights in their school corridors and other devices ( 设备) in their classrooms. Besides, this is a good way to teach students to be creative. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers in the future to find clean energy for all humans.
The inventor of the magic corridor tiles is Laurence Kemball-Cook. He was once a student in this school. Now, he is CEO of his own company. The corridor tiles are not Laurence’s only invention. He has also invented a special dance floor, which can be used at music festivals. It allows dancers to charge their mobile phones while they are dancing on the dance floor.Why do the students in the passage enjoy running on the corridor tiles?
A. Because the corridor tiles are expensive.
B. Because the teachers ask them to do that.
C. Because the corridor was built with special tiles.After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can provide enough energy for _______.
A. over 800 mobile phones
B. all the lights of the school
C. an electric car to drive70 milesThe underlined word “inspired” most probably means “ _________”.
A. encouraged B. forced C. trainedWhat else has Laurence invented besides the corridor tiles from the passage?
A. A mobile phone.
B. A music player.
C. A special dance floor.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Students are not allowed to walk in the corridor.
B. Laurence once studied in the British grammar school.
C. Laurence has more than one company of his own.
【2014年山东省临沂市中考】
What will the car be like in the future? Maybe we can sit in a car that can drive itself.
About 40 years ago, scientists from the United States started to develop self-driving cars (无人驾驶汽车). The most famous recent one was made by Google in 2009. There are cameras and radars (雷达) on the top of the car. They allow the computer in the car to draw a 3D map of the environment. Chinese scientists have also successfully developed a self-driving car. The car made a trip from Changsha to Wuhan.
Is a self-driving car safe? A recent study shows that robots make safer drivers than humans. If only 10% of cars on the street are self-driving, they will save 1,000 lives (生命) every year. If 90% of vehicles (交通工具) are self-driving, 21,700 lives will be saved a year. However, a self-driving car is expensive and each costs about $100,000. So it is impossible to be very popular in the near future.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。American scientists started to develop self-driving cars in 2009.
Cameras and computers are on the top of the self-driving car by Google.
In China, scientists have successfully developed a self-driving car.
The more self-driving cars there are on the street, the fewer traffic deaths there will be.
The self-driving cars will be very popular in the near future.
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