【湖南省张家界市2015年中考英语试题】阅读技能（共20小题，满分45分）
阅读下面的材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
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Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple
With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our 8-day cruise visits San Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.
With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation?Let the fun begin.
A cruise means a trip mainly _____.
A. by plane B. by ship C. on foot
The cruise will start from______.
A. New York City B. Bermuda C. St.John
During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.
A. swimming B. shopping C. skating
If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.
A. the 6-day cruise
B. the 8-day cruise
C. the 7-month cruise
The Big Apple is ______.
A. a delicious fruit
B. a travel agency(旅行社)
C. a popular cellphone(手机）
The trees have been on the earth for millions of years. Disease(疾病) is destroying trees. For example, in the 1970s, many trees in Europe were killed by disease.
This new danger attacks all the forests and woods of Europe from northern Sweden to southern Italy. First the branches turn yellow and brown. Then the trees’ leaves fall. The roots and the trunk shrink(萎缩). Finally the trees die. In the Black Forest in southern Germany, 75％of the trees have been destroyed or killed．
Nobody knows exactly, but it is probably air pollution or acid rain(酸雨). Factories, power stations and cars give off tons of smoke with acid into the air. Sunlight turns these into something harmful which fall with rain or snow onto the trees.
What can be done about acid rain?
Acid rain doesn’t always fall on the countries which produce the pollution. The wind carries it from one country to another. Badly, the governments don’ t want to spend money on it if it won’ t harm the trees in their own countries. The rainforests of Asia and South America are being cut down for firewood and building materials. Something must be done. If the trees die, we will, too.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。
| A．What is killing the trees? |
| B．But today trees are in great danger. |
| C．Trees are also killed by people. |
| D．Now an even greater danger is destroying trees. |
E. Why don’t the governments do something to save the trees?
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| Basketball Match BULLS vs. LAKERS Friday, June 11 2 o’clock Bull basketball club For detailed(详细的) information see Paul Burton before Friday |
| KARMA Health Food Restaurant 6th Castle Street Hot and cold vegetarian (素食的) food Lunch (11:00 ---14:00) Self-service Dinner (17:00 --- 21:00) Table service For-booking ring: 0865 – 53060 |
. Who can’t go dancing in Ticky’s Disco?
| A．A 15-year-old student. | B．A 40-year-old worker. |
| C．A 30-year-old teacher. | D．A 21-year-old assistant. |
. If you have lunch in Karma, who will serve you at the table?
| A．The waiter. | B．Yourself. |
| C．Your Friend. | D．The waitress. |
Who will tell you the information about the basketball match?
| A．Lakers. | B．Bulls. |
| C．Paul Burton. | D．The Club assistant. |
. Which of the following foods can you have at Karma?
| A．Fish. | B．Tomatoes. |
| C．Chicken. | D．Beef. |
. You can see these advertisements in the ________.
| A．hospital | B．library |
| C．museum | D．newspapers |
A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you can see on the roads.
Number One is a sign with the number forty on it. When driver see this sign, they must not go at more than forty kilometers one hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (弯道) on the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction(交叉点) at this place.
Number Five is a sign that there is a dangerous mountain road and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully when they see these signs. Number Seven is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with a letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are signs “NO PARKING” or “NO WAITING”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.. At the place where you see Sign 1, ________.
| A．you are already out of the town |
| B．you still have forty kilometers to go |
| C．there must be a town forty kilometers away |
| D．there must be many houses and buildings not far away |
There stands Sign 2 near a place where ________.
| A．two roads cross | B．the road gets narrow |
| C．there are no traffic lights | D．people can cross the road |
You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find ________ according to the passage.
| A．either of signs 2 and 3 | B．all of signs 3, 5, 6 and 7 |
| C．each of the eight signs | D．any of signs 3, 6, 7 and 8 |
A driver can leave his car ________.
| A．near Sign 8 at any time |
| B．near a sign with “NO PARKING” on it |
| C．near Sign 3 in the daytime |
| D．near a sign with “NO WAITING” if there’re no police there |
People put these signs on the roads to ________.
| A．show drivers the way | B．stop cars going too fast |
| C．make driving even safer | D．learn another kind of language |
One day, a young man visited a small farm in the countryside. As he got closer to the farm, he saw many chickens and an eagle (鹰) playing together.
He then went up to the farm house and talked to the farmer, “Sir, I was just passing by and I saw that you have many chickens and an eagle.” The farmer smiled and said, “That’s not an eagle. It’s a chicken.” The young man kept saying that it was an eagle. He said to the farmer, “Sir, that is an eagle! I can proveit to you.” The farmer laughed, “Sure, go ahead.”
The young man then pulled that big bird out and climbed a high mountain. He held the bird in his hands and said, “You are an eagle, fly!” But the bird failed. The young man tried the second time. He said to the bird, “I don’t care you have been raised as a chicken for those years. But I know what you were created to be. You are an eagle, now fly!” After the young man tried another three times, the bird began to flap (拍打) its wings. Finally, it flew high and began to fly around the farm.
It is true to us. Some people around us have continued to keep us down by lying to us. Over all of those years, we were told to be a failure, not to be good enough and to accept the “reality”. They are wrong. We should try our best to reach our highest potential (潜能) to prove that we are eagles. The underlined word “raised” probably has the similar meaning to the word “ ”.
| A．kept | B．treated |
| C．trained | D．regarded |
How many times did the young man try before the bird flapped its wings?
| A．Four. | B．Five. |
| C．Three. | D．Six. |
According to the passage, during all of those years, “we” were told all of the following EXCEPT .
| A．to be a failure | B．not to be good enough |
| C．to accept the "reality" | D．to prove that we are eagles |
. Why did the young man pull that bird out?
| A．Because he wanted to kill the bird. |
| B．Because the farmer asked him to do it. |
| C．Because he wanted to prove something to the farmer. |
| D．Because the farmer wanted the young man to throw the bird away. |
What is the best title for the story?
| A．You Are an Eagle | B．Chickens And an Eagle |
| C．How to Prove the Eagle | D．A Farmer And a Young Man |
According to the key points, what’s the searching area for the missing plane?
| A．In the southern India Ocean. |
| B．In the water area around Australia. |
| C．In the water area in the southern pacific ocean. |
| D．In the area 2,500km south-west of Perth, Australia. |
How many passengers are there from China on the missing plane?
| A．370 | B．239 | C．154 | D．393 |
What does the underlined sentence “We cannot stand this situation.” mean？
| A．Some of the families cannot live in this situation. |
| B．Some of the families cannot stand there for so long. |
| C．Some of the families cannot bear all the terrible things. |
| D．Some of the families cannot understand why it has happened. |
According to the report at 15:45, which of the following statements is true?
| A．The reports are renewed every 2 minutes. |
| B．The web page is shown on Saturday. |
| C．China has found out the debris of the missing plane. |
| D．The search is focused on a definitely limited area near Perth. |
What’s the web page mainly about?
| A．People still keep on searching MH370. |
| B．There’s a small hope to find out MH370. |
| C．People are searching MH370 much more widely. |
| D．What are happening to the missing plane, MH370. |
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