【甘肃省兰州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。
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The golden rule: Watch the other people. Do as they do!
阅读以上节选自学校国际文化周活动中的海报，根据其内容回答下列各个小题。What time do western people usually have dinner?
| A．About midday. |
| B．At 5:00 in the afternoon. |
| C．Around 7 p.m. or even later. |
| D．Before 7:00 in the afternoon. |
Most food in the West is eaten with ______________.
| A．spoons | B．chopsticks | C．fingers | D．knives and forks |
What will a host probably say to a guest at the start of a meal?
| A．“Can I help you?” |
| B．“Eat slowly!” |
| C．“Help yourself!” |
| D．“Could you serve me?” |
When might people want to say, “I’m sorry, I can’t eat this.”?
| A．If they’ve been given something they don’t like. |
| B．If they are full. |
| C．If the hosts keep offering a lot of food to them. |
| D．If they are not hungry. |
Which of the following is helpful when you’re in the West according to the poster?
| A．You can leave as soon as you’ve finished eating. |
| B．If you don’t know what to do, just watch the others and do as they do. |
| C．You can’t eat chicken legs with your fingers. |
| D．The fork is held in your right hand and the knife in your left. |
My brother and like sports very much. We like running, playing basketball, swimming and so on. Of all the sports we like swimming best. Swimming is really interesting. If you swim in the pool, you look like a lovely fish. Very cool! You will be happy is you can swim. If you often swim, you will be healthy. Swimming can bring you a lot of fun. Come and enjoy swimming with us in the following two clubs.
| Star Club Swimming Mon. –Sun. 8:00pm–9:00pm Basketball Mon. –Sun. 8:00pm–5:00pm Volleyball Sat. –Sun. 10:00pm–6:00pm |
| Health Club Swimming Mon. –Fri. 3:00pm–8:00pm Basketball Fri. –Sun. 8:30pm–6:00pm Volleyball Sat. –Sun. 10:00pm–6:00pm |
The writer and his brother like best of all.
| A．sports | B．basketball |
| C．football | D．swimming |
The writer thinks it’s to swim often.
| A．very boring | B．like a cool fish |
| C．excited | D．good for health |
The writer wants to swim on Sunday. Where can he go?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club
C. A and B. D. He can’t swim on Sunday.If you want to join them in swimming in the afternoon, where can you find them?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club.
C. A and B. D. You can’t find them..Which club can you send e-mails to?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club.
C. A and B. D. No club has.
Bob is eleven years old. One day, his friend Jenny said to him, “I’m going to have a birthday party on Saturday. Bob, can you come?”
Bob asked his mother, and his mother said, “Yes, you can go. ” On Saturday afternoon, his mother said to him again, “Now, Bob, when you go to the party, you must be polite(礼貌的), and don’t ask for food until someone gives it to you. ”
“All right, Mom. ” Bob said, and he went to Jenny’s house by bike.
There were many children at the party. They played games for about an hour, and then Jenny’s mother gave them some food, but she forgot Bob and didn’t give him any. After a long time, he took up his plate（盘子）and said loudly, “Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”How old is Bob?
| A．Nine. | B．Ten. | C．Eleven. | D．We don’t know. |
When was the birthday party?
| A．On Saturday. | B．On Sunday. |
| C．On Friday. | D．On Monday. |
How did Bob go to Jenny’s house?
| A．On foot. | B．By taxi. |
| C．On his bike. | D．By boat. |
Whose birthday is it?
| A．Bob’s. | B．Bob’s mother’s. |
| C．Jenny’s mother’s. | D．Jenny’s. |
Why did Bob take up his plate?
| A．Because he wanted others to look at his clean plate. |
| B．Because he had a nice clean plate. |
| C．Because he wanted some food. |
| D．Because his plate was very clean. |
John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says，“God can’t hear you, my boy.” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.”John likes _____ very much.
| A．reading books | B．eating | C．chocolates | D．God |
John comes from _____ .
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．England |
What day is John’s birthday?
| A．Sunday. | B．Monday. |
| C．Tuesday. | D．Saturday. |
Who often buy some chocolates for John?
| A．His mother. | B．God. |
| C．His grandfather. | D．Himself (他自己). |
Where’s John’s grandfather on that day?
A.In the factory. B.On a farm.
C.In the U.S.A. D.In the next room.
Dear Mr. Lee,
I am Jack. I want to be in a club in our school. I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments, the guitar, the violin (小提琴) and the piano. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe (也许) I can be a famous musician. I like reading story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful sportsman (运动员). Can I join you?
Yours,
JackWhat’s the Chinese meaning (含义) of the underlined word “instrument”?
| A．琴 | B．乐章 | C．乐器 | D．乐谱 |
Jack can’t _____ .
| A．act in movies | B．write stories |
| C．play the violin | D．read |
Jack thinks he can be a famous _____ or a famous writer.
| A．sportsman | B．singer | C．actor | D．musician |
What club can Jack join?
| A．The art(艺术) club. | B．The sports club. |
| C．The movie club. | D．The music club. |
Why doesn’t Jack join the sports club?
| A．He isn’t good at sports. |
| B．He is not strong enough (不够强壮). |
| C．He doesn’t think he can be famous and successful in sports. |
| D．He doesn’t like sports. |
阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)
Confidence isveryimportant in daily life. It can help you to develop ahealthyattitude （态度）.A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
•Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearl y. The .high voice can help you become more confident.
•Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
•Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things youdid during thedayto see how many things you have donewell. Did youfinishyour homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise（赞扬） for the good things you've done.
•Get rid of （消除） fear Fear comes along with failure （失败）. But it's easy to overcome （克服） if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupidlasttime. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
•Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confidentIs confidence very important in our daily life?
How many suggestions can you get from the passage?
Which can help you to be more confident, to speak in low voice or in loud voice?
How can you encourage yourself?
What is the main idea of this passage?
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