【2014年内蒙古通辽市中考】
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Tony has always loved going to the beach. He spends as much time there as he can. It was a bright, sunny day. The beach was full by the time Tony and his mum got there. It seemed that everyone had the same idea today. When they found a spot（地点）, Tony sat down and began to relax.
Soon Tony noticed something strange. There was an empty water bottle in the sand. Then, a paper bag was blowing down by the water. People had littered（乱扔废物）all over the beach!
Tony was mad. His mum explained that a lot of people littered instead of using garbage cans（垃圾桶）. If Tony wanted to stop it, he would have to work to save the beach.
He worked hard. Tony got a group to help clean up. He put up signs saying“ ” and got his town to add more garbage cans in the area. Most of all, he let people know how bad littering is for the environment.
Tony worked hard to make a difference!
What was the weather like on that day?
| A． Rainy. | B．Cloudy. |
| C．Sunny. | D．Windy. |
Who went to the beach with Tony?
| A．His best friend. | B．His dog. |
| C．His mum. | D． Nobody. |
What problem did Tony notice on the beath?
| A． It started to rain. |
| B． People littered on the beach. |
| C． He lost his beach ball. |
| D． The water was too cold. |
What did the signs that Tony put up say?
| A． No swimming. | B．No Food or Drinks. |
| C． No Dancing. | D． No Littering. |
What is Tony like according to the passage?
| A． Hard-working and caring. |
| B．Hard-working but careless. |
| C．Outgoing（开朗的） but lazy. |
| D． Lazy and careless. |
Mr Black looks young, but he is 40. He has three children. One of his sons is a doctor. The other one is studying in English. His daughter is working with him in China now.
Mr Black teaches English in a middle school near here. He likes working in China. He says Chinese people are very friendly and Chinese food is very good, too. He can speak a little Chinese. So he goes to Chinese classes on Thursday evening. He doesn’t think Chinese is easy. He says he must study very hard.
根据短文判断正误。（正确的写T,错误的写F）Mr Black is a young man .
One of his sons is with him in China now.
Mr Black speaks English very well.
He learns Chinese every Thursday .
He likes China because he likes Chinese people and food.
The 30th Olympic host (主办) city, London, is opening its arms to the world. It's the capital city of the UK and one of the business centers in the world. It has a history of more than about 2000 years.
Many places of London were once villages. Today, London is a growing city with about 7 million people. They came from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious (和谐的). Their favorite food is pie and mashed potato. The symbol of London is a red double-deck (双层) bus. It came to London in 1956 and was in use there until 2005. Now it only runs on two main streets in the center of London. Let's look forward to London's wonderful show next year!
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The 30th Olympic host city |
| The history of London |
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About 7 million |
| The ways of life |
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A red double-deck bus |
Courage (勇气) is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “I am sorry”: you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
Believe you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle (肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear.
They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.What is courage?
What will you do in face of difficulty or danger if you don’t have courage?
How can courage become stronger?
What is the difference between courageous people and others?
How can we build up our courage?（回答一个方面即可）
Our sun is a star, and nine worlds (天体) move round it. Worlds like these are planets. But there are other stars, other suns, not only thousands of them, but millions of them. Do different stars have planets? We can see the planets round our own sun. but we haven’t been anymore. The stars are too far away from us. Stars give out light, but the planets don’t have any light of their own. So we can’t see them. They are too far, and too dark. Still, we can tell that some stars have planets. While a big planet goes round, it pulls its star to one side. And sometimes we can see this. Then we know that the star has a planet. For example, Barnard’s Star is a small red star. And it is the quickest star in the universe. But sometimes it moves slower, and then quicker again. We have known Bernard’s Star for many years, and now we are sure it has a planet.A star is a large body in the universe. It _________.
| A．moves round our sun | B．has light of its own |
| C．can also be called a sun | D．both B and C |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．The earth is one of the sun’s world’s |
| B．There are millions of suns in the universe |
| C．The worlds are very bright |
| D．some stars have planets |
We can see the planets round our sun. But we can’t see ________.
| A．nine worlds in the universe |
| B．the planets round other stars |
| C．the satellites round the earth |
| D．other stars |
Barnard’s Star moves more quickly than ________.
| A．most stars | B．any other star |
| C．its planet | D．the planets round the sun |
How can people know that there is a planet round Barnard’s Star?
| A．Sometimes they see that the planet pulls the star to one side and makes it move slower. |
| B．The planet is shining |
| C．The planet is next to our earth. |
| D．The planet is a red one. |
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA.
One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The "birth of basketball" is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special "basketballs" through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
| A．Teach P.E in school. |
| B．Write some books. |
| C．Work at hospital. |
| D．Take part in the Olympic Games. |
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
| A．Summer. | B．Winter. |
| C．Spring. | D．Autumn. |
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
| A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball. |
| B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born. |
| C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game. |
| D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played. |
At the time of Dr Naismith's death, which of the following was true?
| A．Basketball was already a worldwide game. |
| B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side. |
| C．Basketball was an Olympic sport. |
| D．Basketball was still played using footballs. |
What would be the best title for this story?
| A．History of Basketball | B．How Basketball Has Changed |
| C．Father of Basketball | D．Happy Birthday, Basketball |
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