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【广东省茂名市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，从每小题所给出的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
One morning, Mr Black was driving in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old woman on the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old woman, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old woman said,“I will show you the way.” She got into Mr Black’s car and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old woman said, “stop here!” Mr, Black stopped and looked at the house.“But this isn’t a hotel.” He said to the old woman.
“No”the old woman answered, “This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the hotel.”
Where did Mr Black want to go?

A．The old woman's hote1.

B．The old woman’s house.

C．The Sun Hotel

D．His own house.

What’s the relationship between the two persons?

A．They didn't know each other.

B．They were good friends.

C．They were husband and wife.

D．They were mother and son.

How far was it from the old woman's house t othe Sun Hotel?
A About nine miles. B. About twelve miles
C.About three miles D. About twenty-one miles
Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The old woman lived in the country.

B．Mr Black took the old woman to her house.

C．The old woman was waiting for her husband.

D．Mr Black stopped his car when he saw the old woman.

The writer wrote the story in order to .

A．tellus a serious story	B．tell us a sad story
C．tell us to help others	D．tell us a joke

【福建省漳州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解(A、B、C、E篇：每小题2分，D篇：每小题1分．计45分)
A、B、C篇：根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
D
It's very common to meet different people in public places.
When I was 12, I got a job in a shop. On my first day at work, I didn't come home for lunch. _____,Dad asked' "Where did you manage your 1unch, dear? " I answered, "I made some new friends in the shop, twin brothers, their mom and dad They were my customers. ___________________. "
Dad was happy had made new friends., but he wanted to know what kind of people they might be.
Several days later, I asked my friends to come to the shop where I worked and let Dad meet them .Dad was very surprised to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest. _________.
When Dad asked me about this, I said "I know that, too. But do you know that their mom has to make al1 clothes because it's too difficult to find anything to fit them? _______ . That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch . "
________ .But to me, what I cared about was that they had difficulty buying clothes and they were good cooks.
把A—E五个选项填人文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

【福建省漳州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解(A、B、C、E篇：每小题2分，D篇：每小题1分．计45分)
A、B、C篇：根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
B
For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas , John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English Margaret Howe, an experiment (试验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her 1ife in swimming clothes -- with a coat on colder evenings --- and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himse1f by refusing to breathe, and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English --- but, just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.

Peter is the name of________
A. a doctorB. dolphin
C. a scientist D an experiment helper
Margaret worked days_____a week during the experiment..
A. four B five C six D seven
To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn't _______.

A．cut her hair short

B．have a common life-like others

C．wear swimming c1othes

D．eat, bathe and play together with him

The ending of the story was that _________ .
A. Margaret didn't leave the lab
B. the lab was closed and the dolphin died
C. the dolphin could speak English at last
D. Dr John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment
From this passage, we can learn that __________.

A．dolphins aren't worth studying

B．dolphins can't be humans' good friends

C．dolphins can't communicate with humans

D．dolphins may have feelings just like humans

【福建省厦门市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面五篇文章，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答1-5小题。
A
Two men were going through a forest.
“I am afraid,” said one, “that we may meet with wild animals” “Fear nothing, friend Quickwit,” cried the other, whose name was Braggart. “If they come at us, we shall stand by one another like men. I have a strong arm, a strong heart, and-”
“Hark!” cried the first in fear, as a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby, Braggart, who was light and nimble, climbed up a tree like a squirrel(松鼠), leaving his friend, who was not so active, to face the danger alone! Quickwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended(假装) to be dead; for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body. In no time the bear camp up to him, sniffed(用鼻子吸气) at him. Quickwit did not dare to move; and the bear, thinking him dead, went off into the wood again, leaving him quite unharmed!
When Braggart saw that the danger was over, he came down from the tree and tried to pass off the matter with a joke. “Well, my friend Quickwit,” he said, “what did the bear say to you when he put his mouth close to your ear?”
“He told me,” replied Quickwit, “never again to trust a man who talks big like you!”
The correct order of the following events is____.
a. Two men were going through a forest
b. Quickwit threw himself on the ground.
c. Braggart climbed up a tree like a squirrel.
d. A low sound was heard from somewhere nearby.
A. a,b,dc B. a,d,c,b C. d,a,c,b
The underlined word “nimble” is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. nervous B. crazy C. active
The bear left Quickwit because it ____.
A. was hit by Braggart
B. felt pity for him
C. thought he was dead
We can learn from the passage that ____.
A. a true friend reaches for your hand
B. a friend to all is a friend to none
C. a good friend is a good listener
The best title for the passage would be ____.
A. A Fight Between Two Travelers
B. The Travelers and the Bear
C. A Kind-hearted Bear

【浙江省温州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
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
When you’re not at home,many worries may start to crowd your mind.Did I turn the coffee maker off?Did I lock the door?Are the kids doing their homework or watching television?With a smart home,you can quiet all of these worries.
A smart home is a home with a communication network.This network connects devices(装置),such as lights and TV sets,and allows them to be controlled from far away through electrical wiring,mobile phone communication or WiFi over the internet.
More and more people may start to consider owning a smart home,because it makes life much more convenient.It can help keep your room at a certain temperature.It can record what happens inside the home and send the video to your phone.When you are on vacation abroad,you can use a smart home controller to switch on or off the electricity when necessary.Some smart homes can receive a visitor,allowing him to come in and offering him a drink.They can even feed the cat and water the plants.
Besides,smart homes are easy to fix.Most smart home technology and devices are wireless and can be set up with a minimum of tools,using only the guiding information.When a problem appears,you can deal with it yourself without paying a professional.
However,for home-users,the smart home technology is far from perfect.It can be rather expensive to own the technology and the devices.Also,because the smart home system(系统)allow its owner to get home information from anywhere,it leaves the home easy to be attacked by hackers(黑客),who may secretly use or change the information in the system.
Now,many scientists are excited at the future of smart home technology.Imagine being able to get fashion advice from your mirror,or receive food shopping suggestions from your refrigerator.While there are others who worry that those smart devices will make people lazier and lonelier.Whatever it is,one thing is for sure---smart home technology will change the way we live and work.
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.

B．People’s life style will be different in the future.

C．Mobile phones are the most important in smart homes.

D．Smart homes are much better than other smart systems.