It was the first day of class. Two of Tara’s new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where she was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked like Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, “No, I’m not.” Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple “no”. Laughing, one woman said to the other, “She’s not from anywhere!” The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean.
The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Tara’s group asked her, “Where are you from?” Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara’s answer.
“Aha!” they both exclaimed, “You are from Korea!” Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized (道歉) to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother languages in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.
“I agree.” said Rose.
“You’re 100 percent right.” agreed Jenny, “Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right, Rose?” Rose nodded, and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed.
The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.Where does Tara come from?
| A．China. | B．Thailand. | C．Japan. | D．Korea. |
The underlined word “exclaimed” in Paragraph 3 means “_________”.
| A．cried in fear | B．shouted in surprise |
| C．screamed with joy | D．announced with excitement |
According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.
| A．Tara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea. |
| B．Tara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group. |
| C．Tara said she wasn’t from Korea because she didn’t like Rose and Jenny and wasn’t willing to speak Korean with them. |
| D．Tara said she wasn’t from Korea because she didn’t want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her during the class. |
What can be the best title of this passage?
| A．Let’s Speak English | B．An ESL Class |
| C．Don’t Tell Lies | D．Let’s Practice Korean |
【2015年襄阳市初中毕业生学业水平考试英语试题】阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该标号涂黑。
| Postman wanted No experience necessary but you must be Hardworking. Free to choose working hours. Have a driver’s license. Write to No. 38 Changhong Rd Xiangyang. |
English teacher wanted Warm and patient college students. Able to speak standard English, good with children. Time: on weekends. E-mail address: Sunshine School @163.com. |
| Taxi drivers wanted Full-time taxi drivers. Over five years’ Experience, good knowledge of the city. Under 45 years old. For more information, please come to Shunda Taxi Company to visit the manager. |
Tour guides wanted Two year’s working experience. Good English and good at talking to people. Age: 20-30. Go to Friendship Traveling Company to ask the Manager for more information. |
If you want to be a postman, it’s necessary for you to have _____________.
| A．working experience |
| B．good knowledge of the city |
| C．a driver’s license |
| D．a college student’s card |
Sunshine School needs _____________.
| A．excellent English teachers |
| B．a hard-working postman |
| C．full-time drivers |
| D．an outgoing tour guide |
If you want to be a taxi driver, you should _____________.
| A．be over 45 years old |
| B．know the city very well |
| C．write to No. 38 Changhong Rd. |
| D．speak English well |
The tour guides wanted should ____________.
| A．have no working experience |
| B．be patient with children |
| C．be good at driving |
| D．speak good English |
You can not get information by ___________ if you want to get a job above.
| A．making a call |
| B．going to visit the manager |
| C．sending an e-mail |
| D．writing a letter |
【湖北省武汉市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
The material above has something to do with ____.
| A．phone books | B．a website |
| C．Oxford University | D．newspapers |
How many requirements (条件) are needed for getting the job?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
This advertisement is probably given by ____.
| A．a bicycle company | B．newspaper owners |
| C．Oxford Distribution | D．the local government |
If we do the job, ____.
| A．we can win free bicycles |
| B．we can design paper rounds |
| C．we will pay extra money |
| D．we will wear free uniforms |
How can we get more information?
| A．By sending an email. |
| B．By going around all areas. |
| C．By calling 01852 476666. |
| D．By asking a 13-year-old child. |
【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
If you need glasses to read this, you are among most of Chinese students. About four-fifths of high school students in China have poor eyesight(视力). And now more and more children in primary school need glasses, too.
Two main reasons can cause poor eyesight: too much time spent indoors studying and too little time spent outdoors playing. Reading and writing for hours and hours, sometimes in poorly lighted rooms, causes eyesight to weaken. But students have to do this because there is so much pressure on them to succeed in school. They have less time to enjoy the sun.
The sun, it turns out, is important in developing good eyesight. According to a study by Australian National University, Australian children and Chinese children have the same level of eyesight before they start school, but once they enter primary school, Chinese children only spend about an hour a day outside, while Australian children spend three to four hours each day in the sunshine. The result is that while about forty percent of Chinese primary school students need glasses, only three percent of Australian children do.
And poor eyesight at a young age can have serious long term influence. As you get older, your eyesight can worsen.
With all that in mind, don’t you think it’s time to give your eyes a break?How many high school students have poor eyesight in China according to the reading?
| A．A half of them. |
| B．Three percent of them. |
| C．Forty percent of them. |
| D．Four-fifths of them. |
Which can cause poor eyesight according to the reading?
| A．Like reading and writing very much. |
| B．Spend too much time enjoying the sun. |
| C．Spend too much time indoors studying. |
| D．Start primary school at a young age. |
What can we learn from the third paragraph?
| A．Primary school studying can be very harmful to young students. |
| B．Australian children spend more time outdoors than Chinese children. |
| C．After primary school, children in China and Australia have the same eyesight. |
| D．Fewer Chinese primary school students have poor eyesight than Australian ones. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Remember to give our eyes a break. |
| B．Develop good eyesight in Australia. |
| C．Avoid poor eyesight at an old age. |
| D．Spend little time outdoors playing. |
【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A new term might be the best time to make new friends, but it can be hard to begin the first conversation. Below are four useful ways. Take a look.
Search for common interests. Talking about shared interests, such as sports and popular talent shows, is the easiest way to make a successful talk with someone.
Welcome the silence. In fact, sometimes silence is needed in order to continue a conversation. Remember that if you say something, the other person may need time to understand it.
Keep it positive(积极的). To make great small talk, you should keep things fun. You should be cheerful and able to laugh over things that aren’t very interesting. These will make the other person want to keep talking to you.
Take it as a learning experience. Every time you meet someone from other places, it’s a good chance to learn something new. You can learn more about their cultures and nations. These make you a more interesting person to talk to as well.
How many ways are mentioned to start a conversation in the reading?
| A．Only one. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
You can start a meaningful conversation by according to the reading.
A. travelling to other countries
B. studying very hard in the class
C. talking about the same interests
D finding someone from other places
If someone is talking about something you don't like, you should according to the reading.
| A．stop the conversation at once |
| B．be cheerful and relaxed |
| C．keep silent all the time |
| D．talk about something new |
【广州市2015年初中毕业生学业考试英语】阅读下列短文，从每题所级的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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