In the middle of a really embarrassing moment, you might feel like you just want to disappear. Maybe you wish for a time machine that could send you back five minutes. Well, time machines are hard to come by in the real world, so finding a better way of getting through the humiliation(蒙羞的场面) is needed.
Sometimes, embarrassment is caused by how we act after we make an unwanted thing. If the thing is a small one, you can just pretend it didn't happen, and many people won’t notice. On the other hand, if you stop, or get red in the face after you've messed up, people will really notice, and it will be hard to let the moment pass by. Of course, some embarrassing moments are too big or obvious for this plan to work.
Sometimes when you meet or get caught in a really cringe-worthy(尴尬的) moment, it doesn't seem funny. Other people may laugh, but you just get red in the face and feel like curling up in a ball of shame. But there are some people who can laugh at their own mistakes. When they mess up, they laugh harder than their friends do! People like this don't stay embarrassed for long, because this can turn into another funny story. They might even make a joke about their mistake before anyone else gets the chance to.
You shouldn't pretend a laugh if you really feel angry or embarrassed, but changing your attitude or outlook might be worth trying. Remember that a thing that makes you embarrassed today will probably make you laugh tomorrow. So why not try to laugh today?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 Why do persons wish for a time machine in this passage?
| A．They want to turn younger. |
| B．They miss the past years. |
| C．They terrify the future days. |
| D．They don’t want something to happen. |
If a small thing happens to you, what should you do?
| A．Stop and quarrel with others. |
| B．Do as it didn’t happen. |
| C．Get in the red face. |
| D．Do the same thing to others. |
How will you feel when you meet or caught in a really cringe-worthy moment?
| A．Funny. | B．Interesting. |
| C．Bored. | D．Excited. |
What does the underlined word “ this” mean in this passage?
| A．Getting in a red face. |
| B．Curling up in a ball of shame. |
| C．Laughing harder than friends do. |
| D．Making a joke. |
What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?
| A．Life is not fair, get used to it. |
| B．Easy come, easy go. |
| C．Easier said than done. |
| D．Better late than never. |
【浙江省丽水市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。B
He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever.
The old man was thin with deep wrinkles (皱纹) in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars (伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.
“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”
The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.
“No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”
“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”
“I remember,” the old man said.
“It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”
“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”
“He hasn’t much faith (信心).”
“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?”
“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?”
“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”In the story the old man was the boy’s _____.
| A．grandfather | B．friend | C．boss | D．host |
The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) _____ of the old man.
| A．the hands | B．the scars |
| C．the eyes | D．the wrinkles |
The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because _____.
| A．he wanted to fish by himself |
| B．he could really understand his parents |
| C．the boy asked for some money |
| D．the boy had already learnt how to fish |
From the story we can know that _____.
| A．the old man was always full of hope |
| B．the boy’s parents believed in the old man |
| C．everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck |
| D．the boy was worried about the old man’s health |
【四川省南充市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读短文，从题中所给的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。
B
Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
is the eldest brother?
| A．Bob | B．Bill | C．Dave | D．Amy |
What did Dave put in the newspaper?
| A．A show | B．A joke | C．An ad | D．A report |
How many songs could the bird sing?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
How much did the bird cost Dave?
| A．＄8 | B．＄80 | C．＄800 | D．＄8000 |
How did the mother deal with the bird?
| A．She sold it. | B．She played with it. |
| C．She ate it. | D．She gave it to others. |
【四川省乐山市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
B
My mother only had one eye. I never wanted her to show up at my school.
One day during primary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye!” yelled some of my classmates. I wished my mother would have just disappeared (消失).
“If you embarrass (使……尴尬) me, why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying anything.
At that time, I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom crying in her room. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a decision: I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful. I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother until one day I got a letter.
“My son ，I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was never angry with you and I never regretted it because I love you.”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realise how beautiful my mother was!Why didn’t the writer want his mom to show up at his school?
A. Because he thought she was ugly.
B. Because his mom couldn’t see anything.
C. Because his classmates didn’t like her.From the underlined word “shouted” in Paragraph 4, we learn that at that time the writer was very _____.
A. nervous B. angry C. excitedThat night, the writer decided to _______.
A. ask his mom never to go to his school
B. take good care of his mom from that time
C. work hard and stay away from his momThe writer’s mom lost one eye because _______.
A. she used it to save her son’s sight
B. she had a serious car accident
C. she was born with only one eyeThe story is mainly about _______.
A. the difficulties on a boy’s way to success
B. a naughty boy’s experience of growing up
C. a mother’s great love for her son
【陕西省2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）
D
The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and painful decision.
When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes bent（弯曲的）. Its long and once flexible（灵活的） talons can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a painful time of change which needs five months.
When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life, the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out, the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulls out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.
Like the eagle, we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition, we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits, memories and traditions. We can’t go on with all our past burdens（重负）.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak is still straight. |
| B．For a new life, the eagle knocks its talons against a rock. |
| C．If the eagle doesn’t change itself, it will have a new life. |
| D．The writer’s idea is that we can’t go on with all our past burdens. |
The underlined word“miserable” here probably means“ ”.
| A．terrible | B．good | C．lonely | D．lucky |
The best title for the passage can be“ ”.
| A．The death of the eagle |
| B．The living period of the eagle |
| C．A good and easy decision |
| D．Rebirth of the eagle |
【陕西省2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）
C
A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）.
Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake and would be refused.
A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,“Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job.”
The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The boss said, “I’m sorry, but all the time you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this.”
The young man got the information about the job from .
| A．the telegraph | B．the newspaper |
| C．an office worker | D．a friend |
What was the office like?
| A．Large, busy and noisy | B．Busy, noisy and crowded |
| C．Large, crowded but quiet | D．Busy, crowded but quiet |
How many people went fot the job interview that day?
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
The young man was offered the job because .
| A．he was young |
| B．he knew the boss |
| C．he heard the telegraph message and understood it |
| D．he was the last one to walk into the inner office |
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