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One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “ Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?” “ I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “ Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
(   )1. ______ the elephant.
A. The young man sells      B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell         D. The old man buys
(   )2. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out _______.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad    B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad     D. what it looks like
(   )3. The young man _______.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears   B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant   D. gets some money from the old man
(   )4. The young man _______.
A. is not interested in elephants
B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before
D. has never seen an elephant before
(  )5. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be ______
A. angry      B. happy      C. dangerous     D. hungry

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阅读下面的短文,从每小题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
D
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According to the passage,nowadays a smart home can lock the door through ______________.

A.electric lights B.mirror technologies
C.mobile phones D.shopping programs

The third paragraph of the passage is mainly about _________.

A.the steps to use smart systems
B.the prices of smart programs
C.the advantages of a smart home
D.the tools for setting up smart devices

Which of the following is TRUE about a smart home according to the passage?

A.Smart homes can’t help feed pets nowadays.
B.Smart homes costs a lot of money at present.
C.You can’t control your smart home in other countries.
D.It’s hard for hackers to get information from smart homes.

What’s the writer’s opinion according to the passage?

A.People will become less happy in the future.
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C.Mobile phones are the most important in smart homes.
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【浙江省丽水市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)
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Changing Weather
The weather is changing. Over the last few years, heavy rains have caused floods (洪灾) in Brazil, Pakistan, and Thailand. Droughts (干旱) have struck Russia and Australia. Heat waves have killed thousands in Europe. There are more different kinds of terrible wild weather all over the world. In 2011 alone, the bad weather caused the world to lose 150 billion dollars.
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A.It is too late to stop global warming.
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What is the main idea of the passage?
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C
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Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’t master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.
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How do students usually study everyday according to the story?

A.Have classes at school and use online tools at home.
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C.Learn through digital ways and have classes in the classroom.
D.Have classes, take notes and do homework at school.

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A.a b f B.a d f C.b c e D.c d e

The underlined word “master” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_________”.

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(一) 阅读短文,完成31— 45小题。(共15小题,计15分)
A
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【江西省南昌市2015年中考英语试题】请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从每小题 所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题2分)
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