【江苏省无锡市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An early form of a game in which a ball was kicked around a field is recorded in 1004 B.C. Japan. Some sports historians believe that the game of soccer began in England in the third century, however. They say that early English warriors（武士） kicked around the head of a killed enemy. This may or may not be true, but it is certain that soccer is an ancient sport.
Without doubt, the English played soccer during the times of King Edward I in the 1300s. In fact, the king passed a law against playing it. The law said, "There is great noise ... caused by kicking large balls from which many ghosts may appear." Anyone caught playing soccer at that time was put into prison. Two hundred years later, Queen Elizabeth I still had people put into prison for playing this "vulgar" sport.
Although there were such laws, soccer grew more popular. In 1681 it became an official(正式的) sport in England. By the 1800s, people throughout the country played soccer. By the 18th century, upper-class boys played it at schools. Its popularity grew among all English people.
At a meeting held in an English school in 1843, the first rules were suggested. In 1863 the heads of English soccer teams met in London to agree on some official rules. They organized an English football association（协会）. By 1871 all of the English clubs were following these rules. Today all soccer teams play by them.
Soccer is called "football" everywhere but in the United States. The game is played mostly with feet. No players except the goalie (守门员 ) may touch the ball with their hands. They may control the ball with any part of the body except their hands.
Soccer is by far the world's most popular sport. Every four years, nearly every country in the world tlghts for the World Cup. Tens of billions of soccer fans from around the world watch the World Cup on television.According to the passage, a "vulgar" sport probably
| A．appears to be rude |
| B．appears to be old |
| C．requires lots of energy |
| D．requires good teamwork |
Which ofthe following shows the right order ofthe development ofthe game?
Upper-class boy students played it at schools.
An English football association was organized.
It became a popular sport throughout England.
The rules were accepted by all English clubs.
Playing the game was considered to be guilty.
| A．e-c-a-b-d. | B．e-c-a-d-b. | C．e-a-c-b-d. | D．e-a-c-d-b. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．It is certain that soccer has a history ofover l,800 years. |
| B．The English had to play soccer in secret for two centuries. |
| C．Football is called "soccer" in the US because of the rules. |
| D．The king passed the law against the game for a stupid reason. |
This passage is mainly about
| A．why the game is so popular |
| B．how the game has developed |
| C．what the game is like |
| D．where the game first began |
Skin-diving is a new sport today.This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy. Under water, everything is blue and green.
During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea. Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
| A new sport today |
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| There is plenty of light |
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| Everything is |
Under the water |
| You can stay in deep water for a long time with |
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| One of the most interesting parts of this sport |
My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
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。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
| A．60 | B．61 | C．75 | D．76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
| A．play taijiquan | B．swim |
| C．wash clothes | D．cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
| A．listens to music | B．plays taijiquan |
| C．talks to other old people | D．goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer’s father is a young man. |
| B．The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
| C．The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
| D．No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
| A．the school | B．the university |
| C．the park | D．the zoo |
These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。How many girls are there at least in Class 4?
| A．4 | B．9 | C．20 | D．23 |
Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?
| A．Football. | B．Cycling. |
| C．Baseball. | D．Swimming. |
Which sport do girls like better than boys?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming. | D．Cycling |
What is more popular than Cycling?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming | D．Basketball. |
According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Most girls like baseball. |
| B．11 students will play football. |
| C．Ten students like cycling. |
| D．Students can choose选择to play basketball. |
Many years ago,there was a very popular sport in America. Who invented the sport more than 3,000 years ago? We don’t know . But everyone thinks it was the 01mecs(輿梅充人）made it popular.
People don’t have the same rules about the game all over the world . People in different parts of the world play the game in different places at different times. If we want to bring back the sport, we need to have two teams of players standing on each end of a court. When the game begins, the two teams need to pass a ball with their hands and feet. The players can’t touch the ball with their hands and feet.
But they can use their elbows(肘) and other parts of their bodies hit it. If a player does not pick up t he ball in time and lets it fall to the ground, that team loses a point. Or if a player makes the ball through a hoop(环),that team scores a point. The team with the most points wins the game.The sports has a history of_______.
| A．2,000 years | B．3,000 years |
| C．a century | D．more than3,000 years |
People in different parts of the world play the sport _______.
| A．in the same ways | B．at the same times |
| C．with different rules | D．with the same rules |
The player can’t touch the ball with their_______.
| A．feet | B．legs | C．elbows | D．heads |
The word“pick up”may mean _________in Chinese.
| A．捡起 | B．带走 | C．获得 | D．救起 |
Which one is wrong?
| A．Olmosmadethesportpopular. |
| B．Playersmuststandattheendofacourt. |
| C．Playersdon’tneedtopassballs. |
| D．Playerswhomaketheballthroughahoopcanscoreapoint. |
The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。每空填一词。
| Time |
World’s population |
| Two thousand years ago |
There were only ____ |
| Four hundred years ago |
The number was ____ |
| At the __ |
The world’s population was about 1,700 million. |
| By the end of the 20th century |
The world population had __ |
| By the year of 2025 |
The world’s population will be ___ |
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