| The Longest Bicycle The longest true bicycle was 28.1 meters long and had two wheels. It was built by the students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The bicycle was ridden more than 100 meters in Delft on December 11, 2002. |
The Most Expensive Jeans A pair of Levis jeans which was over 115 years old then was sold by Randy Knight to a Japanese buyer over the Internet on June 15, 2005. The jeans cost the buyer $60,000. |
| The Heaviest Apple The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kilos. It was grown by Chisato Iwasaki on his apple farm in Japan. Chisato picked the apple on October 24, 2005. |
The Largest Mobile Phone The Iargest mobile phone was the Sony Ericsson W810i. It was 2.50×1.14×0.49m and was measured (量) at the MTN Scien Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 20, 2007. |
The longest bicycle ______.
A. was made in the USA.
B. couldn't be ridden
C. was about 100 meters long
D. had only two wheelsWhich of the following is NOT true about the most expensive pair of jeans?
| A．It was sold over the Internet. |
| B．It cost the buyer $60,000. |
| C．It was sold to an American buyer. |
| D．It is more than 100 years old now. |
According to the passage, what happened on October 24, 2005?
| A．The heaviest apple was grown. |
| B．The longest bicycle was built. |
| C．The largest mobile phone was made. |
| D．The heaviest apple was picked. |
【湖北省宜昌市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解：读A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读C篇短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。共15小题，计30分。
C
| A. Goldie does not care about beauty or clothes B. She learned to make a machine with the blocks（积木） C. Yet girls appear far less interested in STEM subjects D. They should also provide a good education E. The four areas together are known as STEM |
Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The US government wants to change that. The government will spend three billion dollars on the education of young Americans in science, technology, engineering, and math. (66) ____________.
Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years. The purpose of the government’s investment（投资）is to increase the number of Americans who can take those jobs. (67) _____________ than boys. Only 25 percent of STEM students are girls.
Camsie McAdams is at the US Education Department. She says girls simply do not feel welcomed in STEM subjects.
Debbie Sterling is an engineer. She invented a toy for girls. The name of the toy is “Goldie Blox”. To interest girls, Sterling created the character “Goldie”. (68) _____________. Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and builds new worlds.
Mia is a seven-year-old girl who likes science. In her room, she has no fashion dolls. Instead, she received a set of Goldie Blox from her grandmother. (69) _____________.
Experts say parents should do more than just buy toys to interest their girls in STEM subjects. (70) _____________. At school, girls should take part in projects that require teamwork and creative thinking.
【湖北省孝感市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解 阅读短文，然后根据其内容选择正确答案。（共30分，每小题2分）
C
On May 23, Shenzhen introduced tough new rules in order to discourage the “Chinese style of crossing the road”. “Chinese people cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a crowd,” said a post on Sina Weibo.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Many people say that they jaywalk(乱穿马路) because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings for three years. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds(秒) before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly because they ignore rules. “I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” someone wrote on his Weibo.
Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?
| A．To cross a road slowly. |
| B．To follow the basic traffic rules. |
| C．To wait for the traffic light to turn green. |
| D．To cross roads without looking at traffic lights. |
What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
| A．A CCTV news program. |
| B．A research group at Tongji University. |
| C．A post on Sina Weibo. |
| D．A daily newspaper. |
How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience?
| A．About five minutes. |
| B．Less than one minute. |
| C．Less than one and a half minutes. |
| D．More than ten minutes. |
Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?
| A．Because people don’t pay much attention to rules. |
| B．Because there are too many people on the road. |
| C．Because the red light lasts too long. |
| D．Because people have less patience. |
The writer suggests that we should __________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.
| A．punish the jaywalkers |
| B．reduce (减少) the time of red lights |
| C．ignore the traffic rules |
| D．call on people to obey the traffic rules |
【湖北省孝感市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解 阅读短文，然后根据其内容选择正确答案。（共30分，每小题2分）
A
Report Card
Name: James Smith Time: January 24th, 2015
Subjects Grades Comments(评语)
English B+: Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent(口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.
Physics A+: You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject.
Math C: You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.
Music B: It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing.James got the best grade in __________.
| A．English | B．physics | C．math | D．music |
The underlined word “effort” means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．分值 | B．计划 | C．努力 | D．兴趣 |
Why did NOT James get the best grade in music?
| A．He was a little lazy. |
| B．He had a strong accent. |
| C．He didn’t play the piano well. |
| D．He didn’t like music. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．James studies hard in physics. |
| B．James doesn’t like math. |
| C．James’ speaking is good. |
| D．James is good at singing. |
From this passage, we know that __________.
| A．James is a bad student |
| B．all the teachers are happy with James |
| C．James had the exams on January 24th |
| D．studying hard can make one get good grades |
【湖北省黄冈市2015年中考英语试题】综合阅读（共两节；计 32 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分）
阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
（3）
Have you ever heard of a mobile phone company called Nokia? And do you know that there’s a mobile phone throwing competition in Finland every year?
In order to recycle old mobile phones, the town of Savonlinna in southeast Finland holds a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition every year. And people can have a little fun from the games.
While competitors cannot throw their own phones, the competition organizers provide hundreds of mobiles to choose from. Then people throw as far as possible from the throwing area. Last year’s winner Ere Karjalainen set a world record with his 101.46m throw. As a prize, he got a chance of drinking and practiced again as his preferred training methods.
Those without a strong throwing arm can enter the freestyle competition. During the competition, the style of the throw are judged (判断) rather than the distance. A three-person jury (评委) gives scores from one to six, and the thrower with the highest number of points wins.
This Year’s competition will be held on August 24. Sign-ups(报名注册) are still being accepted for five dollars per person or two dollars for children 12 and under. Once all the day’s phones have been thrown, they are taken to a recycling center.Finland holds the mobile phone throwing competition mainly in order to________
| A．recycle old Nokia mobile phones |
| B．raise money for the poor |
| C．have fun and enjoy the competition |
| D．take exercise and keep healthy |
The underlined word“competitors ”in the passage means“________ ”.
| A．The competition organizers |
| B．Members of the competition juries |
| C．Those who have nothing to do with the competition |
| D．Those who take part in the competition |
A child at the age of ten must pay________ dollars for the sign\|up.
| A．0 | B．2 | C．5 | D．6 |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．People only can throw the mobile phones provided by the organizers. |
| B．Those who throw the farthest will win the freestyle competition. |
| C．If you are weak, you can take part in the freestyle competition. |
| D．Ere Karjaiainen won last year’s competition with his 101.46 m throw. |
【黑龙江省龙东地区2015年中考英语试题】 Reading comprehension (本题共40分, A, D每小题1分, B, C, E每小题2分)
( C )
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
Where can you learn to play the drums?
A. In Music Club
B. In National park
C. In Art MuseumIf you want to ride a horse, you can go to .
A.25 Jiefang Road
B.120 Xinjin Street
C.95 the Fifth AvenueYou are eleven. If you and your parents visit Art Museum, how much should you pay?
A.$10 B.$15.50 C.$25.50If you want to know more information about boating, you can call .
A.420-258-1200
B.208-683-3400
C.307-864-2997Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?
A. You can pay $20 each for the guitar lesson.
B. There are no pictures in Art Museum.
C. A 15-year-old boy can pay $15 for riding a horse.