【山东省泰安市2015年中考英语试题】 阅读理解
On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.
Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines(图像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Project in the Harry Potter books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.
Electronic paper is not a new idea. A company in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines(决定)whether each microsphere(灌球)looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The techniques seems promising for creating still imagines that can be changed when needed, but the process(进程)is too slow for good videos.
Scientists in the Netherlands now report a new type of e-paper technology. By using layers(层) of oil, the requirements. They can also make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors,. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.
For now, reading and watching TV will have to return two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though, in the future, TV watching and reading might be part of the same work.
According to the passage, kids soon can .
| A．be allowed to watch TV |
| B．watch TV while doing their homework |
| C．watch Harry Potter on TV |
| D．be allowed to read a newspaper |
Several companies are racing to .
| A．Make the Harry Potter TV program |
| B．create a newspaper like the The Daily Project |
| C．provide baseball games for kids |
| D．produce electronic paper with colors and moving images |
What determines the black and white color of each microsphere?
| A．Images | B．Electricity | C．Oil and ink | D．Fingernail |
Which of the following in NOT true?
| A．Electronic paper is not a new idea. |
| B．Microspheres make up words and images . |
| C．Now TV watching and reading is part of the same work. |
| D．Scientists use layers of oil in a new research. |
From the last paragraph, we know that .
| A．scientists are still working on the new technology |
| B．kids love to red while watching TV |
| C．parents may be against this new idea |
| D．teachers may not teach students any more |
Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in houses, not flat(公寓). Most(大多数的) houses have gardens.
Daily Life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine am and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.Many British people live in __________
| A．gardens | B．houses | C．flats | D．parks |
Most offices start work at about __________ in the morning.
| A．nine | B．ten | C．seven | D．eight |
Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch____________.
| A．in the garden | B．in the shop |
| C．at school | D．at home |
The children in Britain usually study at school for_____________.
| A．sixteen or seventeen hours |
| B．four or five years |
| C．nine or ten hours |
| D．twelve or thirteen years |
Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?
| A．Yes, they don’t close for lunch |
| B．No, shops open at one p.m |
| C．No, they close for lunch |
| D．Yes, but there is no people in the shop |
In Germany（德国）, more than 70% of people like reading. They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids（小孩）.
It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small towns（城镇）. A bookshop can sell（卖） many books every day. Germans（德国人） also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.
In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.What is the best title(标题) of the passage ?
| A．Germans like reading books |
| B．Germans like buying books |
| C．Germans like watching TV |
| D．Germans like surfing the Internet |
Where can they buy books?
| A．bookshops | B．small towns. |
| C．on the Internet | D．everywhere (随处) |
What kind of parties do they have according to the passage(根据这篇短文)?
| A．birthday parties | B．New Year parties |
| C．Christmas parties | D．reading parties |
If there are 10 Germans, ______ like reading.
| A．six | B．five | C．seven | D．eight |
According to the passage, we can know Germans ___________.
| A．have much money | B．have good education（教育） |
| C．have good jobs | D．Have little knowledge （知识） |
My friend John has got a restaurant in a big city. It is near a supermarket. He gets ten robots for the restaurant. Each robot costs (价钱为) 20,000 yuan. The restaurant is not big, but very popular. Now more and more people come here for dinner.
The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Two robots cook different kinds of food; one washes the dishes; one cleans the floor and the others give food to the guests (客人).
Although robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, John is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily, John is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well. I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot themed restaurants (机器人主题餐厅) around the world.How many robots give food to the guests in the restaurant?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Who cook food in the restaurant.
| A．John | B．Cook (厨师） | C．Robots | D．Waiters |
What is John good at?
| A．Playing games. | B．Studying robots. |
| C．Cooking food. | D．Making robots. |
From the passage we can learn ________.
| A．John’s restaurant is in a small city |
| B．John is always free because of the robots |
| C．The robots cost John 200,000 yuan |
| D．There are two robots sweeping the floor in the restaurant |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The restaurant is big and clean. |
| B．It is expensive to eat in the restaurant. |
| C．There are three robot cooks (厨师) in the restaurant. |
| D．The restaurant is popular in John’s city. |
“Who did this？” asked Miss Green.
There were 30 children in the classroom and all were trying to think about not only what they did, but also what our teacher already knew.
“Who broke this window?”
“Uh, Oh.” I thought. I was the one who broke the window with a football. I did not mean to do it. I would be in a lot of trouble. How could I pay for a big window like that? I didn't want to put up my hand. But I had to tell the truth. So, I put up my hand and told the teacher I broke the window.
Miss Green went to the bookshelf and took down a book.
“I know how you like birds, Peter.” She said. “Here is a book about birds and the book is yours now. I will not punish you this time. But Peter, you should remember that I am rewarding （奖赏）you for your honesty（诚实）, not for breaking the window.”
I couldn't believe it! The teacher didn't punish me and I was getting my very favorite book. Now, I still use that book, and it always reminds me of (使我想起)the lesson my teacher taught me.
Honesty is always best.Who broke the window? (No more than 2 words)
___________________________________________________________________How many children were in the classroom? (No more than 1 word)
___________________________________________________________________Where did Miss Green take down the book? (No more than 2 words)
___________________________________________________________________What was the book about? (No more than 2 words)
___________________________________________________________________What can we learn from the story? (No more than 4 words)
___________________________________________________________________
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do. On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes.peoplethinkcleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
| A．Family members gather for a big meal. |
| B．Friends eat dumplings together. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other hong bao. |
Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
| A．Because they enjoy being clean. |
| B．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. |
Which of the following things is not supposed to(不应该) happen during the Spring Festival?
| A．Returning money before the Spring Festival. |
| B．Saying words that have to do with death. |
| C．Wearing red clothes. |
| D．Decorating houses with red paper. |
We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.
| A．a time of harvest and fun |
| B．celebrated for one whole month |
| C．only celebrated in China |
| D．a time for families to get together |
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