【河北省2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
One day after school, I went to the teacher's office to see my teacher, but nobody was there. As I was about to leave, I noticed a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up and saw the words "FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION" at the top. I put the paper into my school bag secretly and ran out of the room.
After I came back home, I took out the paper quickly. It was the exam paper of my worst subject, History. I felt excited. My heart beat fast. I took out my History book and started working on the answer. I had never answered any questions so seriously.
On the day of the History exam, I went into the exam hall confidently. When the paper was sent to me, I dreamt of getting the highest mark in the whole grade and could not help smiling. "My History teacher always encouraged me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him down time and time again. This time I will give him a big surprise," I thought.
When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all the questions were different. Later I felt nervous. In the end, I almost left the paper undone. After the exam. I ran to the toilet, took out the paper and carefully read it from the top. Oh! It was last year's exam paper. I read all the questions but I hadn't read the date.
This is a lesson in which I know I have to put my feet on the ground. I regretted doing such a silly thing. After that, I told my teacher the truth and I promised to be honest. From then on, I worked harder than ever before.
The writer went to the teacher's office to _________.
| A．take an exam | B．see his teacher |
| C．get his school bag | D．ask some questions |
The writer always _________ in his History exams.
| A．got high marks | B．did silly things |
| C．let his teacher down | D．left the paper undone |
The writer felt _________ when he first saw all the questions were different.
| A．surprised | B．excited | C．nervous | D．crazy |
When did the writer know it was last year's exam paper?
| A．Before he read all the questions. |
| B．As soon as he returned home. |
| C．Until he went into the teacher's office. |
| D．After he read the paper in the toilet. |
What might the writer write in his diary?
| A．I'm glad that I did very well in the exam. I gave my teacher... |
| B．After the exam, my teacher asked me to go to his office. My heart... |
| C．When I turned over the paper, I couldn't help smiling. My teacher... |
| D．I'm truly sorry for what I did. Everyone should be honest. I'll ... |
People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.What is genius according to Thomas Edison?
| A．Hard thinking. | B．Hard work. | C．Useful ideas. | D．Useful inventions. |
How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?
| A．To write down what he had learned. |
| B．To carry out a new experiment. |
| C．To make them useful in life. |
| D．To share them with others. |
What does the last sentence in the passage mean?
| A．Edison was born to be a great inventor. |
| B．Edison was able to live another 100 years. |
| C．Edison was ready to make his 100th invention. |
| D．Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings. |
More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.
I have been used to school life since I came here two months ago, and I am starting to enjoy most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a number of activities, including many sports, such as rugby(英式橄榄球) , football, basketball and tennis.
As a boarder(寄宿者), the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional company, and the quality of food is excellent, and they are always trying to make the diet healthy. One of the obvious advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?
| A．15 | B．45 | C．27 | D．18 |
The passage mainly tells us about __________________.
| A．the writer’s school life in the UK as a boarder |
| B．the writer’s opinion of the school life in the UK |
| C．the differences in school life between China and the UK |
| D．the boarder life in a British middle school |
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “ let me down” in the passage?
| A．made me blue | B．cheered me up |
| C．encouraged me | D．made me surprised |
“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes you life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who convinces( 使相信 ) you that there really is an open door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits( 精神 ) and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. If you have a forever friend, it will be easier for you to get through the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you, encourages (鼓励) you, holds your hands and tells you that everything is going to be OK. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life and forever has no end.
| Forever friendship |
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| What’s a __ |
____ Make you laugh until you can’t stop. Make you_ |
| What’s forever friendship like in time of___ |
When you are not _ |
| Nothing can worry you if you find a _ You can turn to him for help even when you lose your way. Wherever you go, he will follow you. |
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| Conclusion(总结) |
It’s __ |
Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student, 14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one exam, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have .
| A．mental problems | B．a headache | C．a knife with them | D．no parents |
Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because .
| A．he was afraid of his teacher |
| B．he wanted to frighten his parents |
| C．he was so worried about his studies |
| D．his finger was badly hurt |
Yang Fang’s problem happened when .
| A．she studied very hard |
| B．she had exams |
| C．she talked with her parents |
| D．she thought of something |
Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because .
| A．they won’t let others think they are stupid |
| B．they don’t think doctors can help them |
| C．they think the problems are not serious |
| D．they have no secrets about others |
Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that .
| A．it’s unnecessary for them to be with others |
| B．only group activities and sports can help them |
| C．teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems |
| D．it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others. |
Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunch. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinner very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.
The state of Washington is proud of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
____________ produces the most apples in the world.
| A．The United States | B．Canada | C．China | D．France |
Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.
| A．eat nothing but apples | B．feel it better to eat apples |
| C．often eat simple food | D．can get apples easily |
“The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is __.
| A．100,000 | B．1,000,000 | C．10,000,000 | D．1,000,000,000 |
The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.
| A．everyone in the world can share their happiness |
| B．they can produce as many apples as people all over the world |
| C．their apples are better than any of the other fruits |
| D．their apple trees are the best in the world |
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