阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says:“I want one ticket to the zoo ” and gives him one Yuan. The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds and then says to him, “How old are you, young man?” The mother begins to speak, but the conductor stops her. The boy says: “I am four at home, and two in the buses.” At last the mother has to take fifty fen out of her pocket and gives it to the conductor.Why does the conductor look at the small boy for a few seconds ?
| A．She likes him |
| B．She thinks the boy need to buy a half-price ticket |
| C．She knows the small boy. |
| D．She saw the boy somewhere |
Why does the conductor stop the mother and let the boy say?
| A．The boy’s words are interesting |
| B．The mother is a bad mother |
| C．The small boy can tell the truth |
| D．She loves the small boy |
At last the mother ______________.
| A．buys another ticket |
| B．buys a half-price ticket for the boy |
| C．says sorry to the conductor |
| D．gives one Yuan to the conductor |
What does the word “conductor” mean?
| A．司机 | B．售票员 | C．乘客 | D．警察 |
From the story we can see ______________.
| A．every boy must buy a ticket in the bus |
| B．when a child is four, he must buy a ticket |
| C．sometimes a child is more honest（诚实）than his parents |
| D．women are not good mothers |
【浙江省宁波市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
Patrick Johnson，an artist for the Washington Post，found some treasure in his new house一一35，000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had car and house payments（贷款）in his head, he still decided to return all of the money to the previous（先前的）owner of the house,Mr. Williams. Would you have done the same？
Just hours after he had bought the house，Patrick came into the small house，where he was planning
to lay out his tools and hang things up. He looked up and noticed a little hole in the wall. He didn't know
what it was inside， so he walked towards the wall. It was very dark inside，but an old box caught his eye.
“I caught the thing，it was heavy. I thought it might be some pieces of wood.” he said. Actually it was
not. It was filled with lots of dollar bills. But he and his wife knew they had to return the money to Mr. Williams.
“I've got two boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right. I knew this was a teachable moment that I would never get back again.” Patrick said to his wife. “So I thought we would do something honest with it. It's been a great thing for us and our kids.”Patrick decided to return the money to .
| A．his wife | B．the bank | C．their sons | D．Mr. Williams |
Patrick found the box_______.
| A．outside the small house | B．in his wife's room |
| C．in the hole of the wall | D．among his tools |
Patrick thought there might be in the box when he found it.
| A．35,000 dollars | B．some pieces of wood |
| C．many famous pictures | D．some expensive treasures |
Patrick and his wife returned the money at last because .
| A．they didn't need the money at all |
| B．their children liked money very much |
| C．they wanted to teach their children to be honest |
| D．the previous owner of the house asked them to do so |
【浙江省嘉兴市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds, and in their love for him . He lived in a grove full of all kinds of trees. He had no wife or children in his home. He was an old man with blue and kind eyes, and a voice that the birds loved.
While he was at work in the grove, the birds came close to pick up the worms(蠕虫) in the fresh earth he dug up. At first, they kept their distance from him, but they soon found he was a kind man, and would not hurt them, but liked to have them near him.
They knew this by his kind eyes and voice, which tell what is in the heart. So, day by day their faith in his love grew in them.
All the birds of the grove were soon his fast friends. They were on the watch for him, and would fly down from the green tree tops to greet him with their chirp(叽叽喳喳叫).
When he had no work to do, he took bread with him, and dropped the pieces on the ground. Down they would dart(俯冲) on his head and feet to catch them as they fell from his hand.
He showed me how they loved him, He put a piece of bread in his mouth, with one end of it out of his lips, Down they came like bees at a flower, and flew off with it piece by piece,
When they thought he slept too long in the morning, they would fly in and_____________.
They went with him to church, and while he sang his hymns in it, they sat in the trees, and sang their praises.
So the love and trust of birds were a joy to the old man all his life long.The birds didn't get close to the old man at first because_____.
| A．he often hurt them |
| B．he disliked them near him |
| C．they knew little about him |
| D．they got no food from him |
The underlined word "faith" in Paragraph 3 means______ in Chinese.
| A．承诺 | B．祝福 | C．希望 | D．信任 |
Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage?
| A．follow him here and there |
| B．call him up with their chirp |
| C．drop pieces of bread on him |
| D．look for worms in the house |
It can be learnt from the story that______.
| A．birds are human's best friends |
| B．everyone gets on well with animals |
| C．one can get love in return for giving love |
| D．a person who loves birds is warm-hearted |
【2015浙江省杭州市中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
Teenager Jake Deham was skiing(滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.
Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.
It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm(镇定). At home, Jake watched a lot of programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.
But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said,“ If you are lost, you should find someone else’ s tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake.“So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!
His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.
So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until .
| A．they reached the foot of the mountain |
| B．they began to ski down the mountain |
| C．a team of workers found Jake |
| D．Jake lost on of his skis |
What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?
A. To go skiing with his family in the USA.
B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.
C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.
D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.How did Jake get down the mountain the next morning?
| A．He followed his parents. |
| B．He followed the workers. |
| C．He followed some ski tracks. |
| D．He followed some light. |
What was the correct order in which these events happened?
a. Jake made a hole in the snow. b. Jake lost one of his skis.
c. Jake finally saw lights. d. He followed some lights.
| A．d-b-a-c | B．a-b-c-d | C．b-a-d-c | D．c-b-a-d |
Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was .
| A．polite and hardworking |
| B．calm and clever |
| C．outgoing and helpful |
| D．warm and friendly |
【天津市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
Mr Robin（知更鸟）had his house in a tree.
His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
“It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
“Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
“You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
“Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
Then the other robins tried.
In a little while they could all fly.
The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
“No, Dad, we can not sing.”
“You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
One little robin sang.
Then they all sang.
A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”How many baby robins lived in the house?
| A．3. | B．4. | C．6. | D．7. |
What did Mr Robin ask his babies to do first?
| A．To fly. | B．To jump. |
| C．To look for food. | D．To build houses. |
How did the little robin feel when he flew into a tree?
| A．Interested. | B．Bored. | C．Tired. | D．Worried. |
What else did the baby robins learn to do?
| A．To have dinner. | B．To take a trip. |
| C．To have a party. | D．To sing. |
What did the girl think of the birds?
| A．They were poor. | B．They were rude. |
| C．They were happy. | D．They were sad. |
【四川省宜宾市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。
How much do you know about Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like?
Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运 动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He
once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”
When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.
Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”
Why is the sky blue?
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.According to the passage, Albert Einstein haircuts and new clothes.
A．forgot B．minded C．dislikedThe underlined part actually shows Albert Einstein was a/an _person.
A．cleverB．imaginative C．childlikeEinstein learning sailing and playing the violin.
A．was interested in
B．looked forward to
C．was known forFrom Paragraph 3 we know that .
A．mother teaches the best
B．without mother’s push, we can’t love anything
C．when we love something, we’d like to learn about itEinstein offered a _ explanation for the question why the sky is blue.
A．magic B．scientificC．careful