A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”
The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”In this passage, the underlined word “furious” in Paragraph 5 means _________.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father didn’t lend the money because _________.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself. |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something useless |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
The boy wanted to buy _________ with twenty dollars.
| A．a new novel for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday | D．one hour of his father’s time |
【江苏省淮安市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Ma Yun became one of the richest men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock（股票)market last year with a value of around 140 billion-the largest public offering in history. Here are some stories about him on the way to success.
Ma made his first trip to the a US in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time. After searching for “beer”, he saw that no results came up about China. Then he searched for “China” and still saw no results. He decided to set up a Chinese website--the seed for Alibaba was sown(播种).
Ma said he was refused many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and few companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.
It was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager because of limited resources. However, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou. And he kept it for nine years. Ma said that tourists opened up a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents.
Ma’s hero is Forrest Gump who never gives up. When he made a speech about his success at Davos(达沃斯论坛)in 2015,Ma said, “Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get.”
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。When did Ma Yun make his first trip to the US.
____________________________________________________________________How many times was Ma Yun refused by Harvard University?
____________________________________________________________________How did Ma Yun learn English well when he was a teenager?
____________________________________________________________________Did Ma Yun make a speech at Davos in 2015?
_____________________________________________________________________Why does Ma Yun consider Forrest Gump as his hero?
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【黑龙江省哈尔滨市2015年中考英语试题】任务性阅读（本题15分，每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B）、（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。
(A)
There are plenty of things we can do to help the people around us. For example, if we find our friends in trouble, we can give them some 66 ; If our neighbor is busy 67 in the garden, let's give him a hand; If we see an old man on a 68 bus, we should ask him to take our seat. Actually, when we help others, we're helping 69 . Helping others makes us feel happy because we know we are doing something right. Sometimes we can even make friends and get 70 experiences by helping others.
(B)
In English, the spelling of words does not always represent(代表)the sound. And some words seem to have too many letters. An American called Noah Webster wanted to do something for the development of English, so he began his work on it. His first book, The Elementary(基础的)Spelling Book, suggested making the spelling of English words easy. The book was very popular. In fact, Webster is famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. This dictionary came out in 1828 after it was completed. It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation, use and the new spelling. Today, Webster's dictionary is still widely used in English-speaking countries.
(C)
If you want to have a wonderful vacation, you can visit Kingston(金斯顿 ). It's a famous Canadian city on the bank of Lake Ontario (安大略湖). It is about three hours' trip by bus from Kingston to Toronto(多伦多 ). There are some famous universities(大学)in Kingston. About 25,000 students study in these universities. Queen's University, founded in 1841, is more famous than any other university in Kingston. Kingston is one of the friendliest cities in the world and it welcomes tourists from all over the world. Wherever tourists go in this city, they will see a warm smile on the street or hear a happy "hello" in a public park. It's easy for them to feel at home.
任务1：阅读短文(A)，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）
【河南省2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
Why is setting goals(目标） important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. It's like having a sign to show you where you want to go. Think of it in this way. There are two drivers.One has a place to go to clearly in mind which can be found on a map. He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time. The other driver has no goal , or a map.
But she drivers aimlessly(无目的地） around, never getting anywhere, just using up oil. Which driver do you want to be?
They decide what they want in life and then get there by setting goals and making plans. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set, and they aren't difficult to reach.
You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. They are harder to forget. Also when you write your goals in your own way， you are able to make yourself realize situations that will bring you nearer to your goals.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。
| A．Written goals can be reviewed usually |
| B．He starts off at the same time from the same place. |
| C．It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. |
| D．By setting goals you are taking control of your life. |
E.Winners in life set goals and follow through on them.
【贵州省六盘水市2015年中考英语试题】英语与生活，阅读短文，完成76---80题。（共5 小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Confidence (自信）is very important in daily life. It is helpful to develop a healthy attitude(态度）
If people are more confident, they are much happier. And they can have more chances to be successful. Here are some suggestions to be more confident.
Speak loud！ When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud in order that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports！Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself！Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Give yourself praise(表扬) for the good things you've done.
Keep a hobby! If you like drawing, draw as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you perfect. And it will make you happy and confident.Why is confidence important in daily life?
_______________________________________________________________________Do you have more or fewer chances to be successful if you are confident?
_______________________________________________________________________What can make you tired but strong according to the passage.
_______________________________________________________________________Can a hobby make you perfect in some ways?
_______________________________________________________________________How many suggestions of being confident are given in the passage? Please list one of them..
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【广东省茂名市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读(共5个空格, 每个空格1分, 满分5分), 请在答题卡指定区域内作答。
阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容, 将文本框中的短文补充完整,每个空格只准填一个单词 。
Hello, my name is Kate. I have studied in a nursing school for three years. During my second month of the school, our teacher gave us a small test. I answered the questions very quickly until I read the last one,“What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” I thought this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman a few times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how could I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. “Of course,” said the teacher,“As a nurse, you will meet many people. You should care all of them, even if al1 you do is just to smile and say ‘hello’.” I've never forgotten that lesson. Later I learned her name was Dorothy.
| An unforgettable lesson Kate would never forget a small test when she studied in a nursing school. In the test, she found the last |