E-book is short for electronic( 电子的) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.
Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly
E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader (电子阅读器) without worrying about their weight.
But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format (文件格式) is not supported or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _________.
| A．earlier e-books are about only a few subjects. |
| B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more. |
| C．most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers. |
| D．the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful. |
How many advantages do e-books have according to this article?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Which of the following is true according to this article？
| A．E-books can’t be red on mobile phones. |
| B．All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. |
| C．E-books can make reading more convenient. |
| D．You can’t read e-books without a personal computer. |
What is the disadvantage of the e-books?
| A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported. |
| B．You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. |
| C．You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. |
| D．You can read e-books at any time. |
The author mainly tells us __________.
| A．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books. |
| B．the information can be lost if its file format is changed. |
| C．the development of e-books can help save the environment. |
| D．e-books provide us with a new way of reading. |
【山东省青岛市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。（共7分）
The power of humor
An old saying goes ”Laughter is the best medicine.” It’s true that laughter is really good for our health. So, the next time you’re feeling stressed, try to laugh a lot, ①develop a sense of humor and watch funny films.
The Comic Relief charity, an organization that helps people in need, uses laughter to raise money. Every two years in spring, many English people put on a red nose, make a fool of themselves and do ”silly” things to make themselves and others laugh. Examples of silly things you can do are:
Invite friends round to your house to watch funny films. They have to pay to watch the films—those with the most comfortable chairs pay more—and for food and drinks.
Hold a talent show at school and ask your friends and teachers to sing, dance or tell jokes. Sell tickets for the show to the rest of the school.
Have a red nose party at your house. All your friends come dressed in red—including red nose—and your serve red food and drinks. If they don’t wear red, they have to pay a fine.
Get the students in your school to make funny sculptures(雕塑)using all kinds of materials. Sell tickets to your Red Nose Day exhibition and part of the money goes to Comic Relief.
The organization has helped people for more than 20 years. And how much have they collected since the first Red Nose Day? Over￡600 million!② . In New Zealand, for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings.
任务一请根据短文内容，把相关的信息匹配。将Ⅱ栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。（每小题1分，共3分）
1. 2. 3.
ⅠⅡ
1. the Comic Relief charity A. pay a fine
2. in New Zealand B. big red house on buildings
3. a red nose partyC. raise money
任务二请根据短文内容，将①处划线词组 develop a sense of humor 译成汉语。
任务三 请根据短文内容，对下面句子做出正（T）误（F）判断。 .
Comic Relief can’t get all the money from the Red Nose Day exhibition
任务四 请根据短文内容，回答问题。
Why do many English people do “silly” things sometimes? .
任务五 选择合适的句子填入②处，使文章合理通顺。 将句子的字母代号填写在答题卡上。
A. So more charities have been opened around the world.
B. Red Nose Day has become something special for English people.
C. The idea of Red Nose Day has traveled to other countries, too.
【山东省青岛市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。（共8分）
Where is the true home of hamburger?
The kind of beef we see in hamburgers , minced(切碎)beef, was possibly invented by Mongolians over 800 years ago. But who first put the beef between pieces of bread and called it a hamburger? Three different cities in the United States all say that they were the first to invent America’s favorite food.
Some people say that Fletcher Davis, from Athens, invented hamburgers. “Old Dave,” as people called him, was selling minced beef sandwiches in his lunch bar as early as the 1880s. Some years later, they say that a group of Germans called①his sandwich a “hamburger” because people from the German city of Hamburger ate this kind of beef.
Other people believe that the hamburger came from a different American city.②coincidentally, its name was also Hamburg. The Menches brothers were selling pork sandwiches at a fair in 1885, but when there was no more pork, they used minced beef and gave it a new name, the “hamburger”.
The third possible inventor of the hamburger was Charlie Nagreen, also known as “Hamburger Charlie,” from Seymour. He said that in 1885 he invented the world’s first hamburgers. Seymour now celebrates the invention of the hamburger every year. In 1989, it was the home of the world’s largest ever burger—over 2,500kg!
任务一请根据短文内容，完成句子。每空一词。
1. There are three American cities in this passage. They are Athens, And .
2. When there was no more at the1885 fair, the Menches brothers used minced beef .
任务二请根据短文内容，用英语表达 ①处划线单词his 所指代的内容。
任务三请根据短文内容，猜测②处划线单词coincidentally 的中文意思。 将其字母代号填写在答题卡上。
A 幸运地 B 碰巧地 C 相反地
任务四请根据短文内容， 回答问题。
How often is the invention the hamburger celebrated in Seymour? .
任务五请从文中找出与Mongolians possibly invented minced beef a long time ago. 意思相近的句子。
.
任务六请用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意，不超过10个词。
It ‘s mainly about .
【山东省东营市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读
There was a time when New York City buildings were almost all the same height.
Today you can see buildings of different heights that seem to touch the sky. They are called skyscrapers(摩天大楼). They shape the famous New York City skyline.
It started about 90 years ago. It began like a race. This wasn't a race down the street or around a track(跑道). It was a race for the sky. Who was racing? Buildings were.
Their builders were actually racing to build the world's tallest skyscraper.
The race started slowly.
First came the Woolworth Building, in 1913. It rose 792 feet(英尺) on the southern side of the city. Then the race heated up.In1930, two skyscrapers were nearing completion. The Bank of Manhattan Building was finished first. It rose up to 927 feet into the sky. Builders were then putting a round roof（屋顶）on the top of the Chrysler Building. It rose up t0 925 feet. The Bank of Manhattan, two feet taller, seemed to be the winner.
A few weeks later, New Yorkers saw a strange sight（景象）. The day that the Chrysler Building was to be completed, workers raised a shiny metal, spire（尖顶）through the top of the building, adding 121 feet to the building's height! At l,048 feet, the Chrysler Building was now the world's tallest.
But the race was not over. A year later, in 1931, the Empire State Building became the new winner.At l,250 feet, it was the world's tallest building.
In 1973, even that record was broken. Builders finished the World Trade Center. At 1,368 feet high, it rose above all other buildings in New York City.
Time goes on. As technology improves, taller buildings are being built. The race is still on.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。Which skyscrapers had been the world's tallest buildings?Please list them.
During which period of the time did the race heat up?
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
【苏省盐城市2015年中考英语试题】阅读与回答问题。(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)
Read a Timeline
Every family has a history. A timeline can show events in a family's history. A timeline is an ordered group of words and dates that shows when events happened.
Learn the skill
Step1 The title tells what the timeline is about. The timeline has a line divided in equal parts. Each park stands for 10 years.
Step2 Look at the first and last numbers on the timeline. The numbers are years. The events on the timeline happened between these years.
Step3 The numbers with the events on the timeline tell the year in which each event happened.
Practice the skill
Title _______________________
How long does each part in the timeline stand for?
_____________________________________________________________________Where did Lily's great-grandmother come from? (in no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________Who was born in 1970?
____________________________________________________________________What happened in 1994?
____________________________________________________________________What's the best title of the timeline?
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【苏省盐城市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，没空一词。
You will read about how you are a citizen in your school, community and nation. A citizen is a person who belongs to a place. You are a citizen of the community where you live and the nation where you were born.
Citizens Have Rights
As a citizen, you have rights that the government protects. A right is something you may do. As a citizen, you have a right to speak freely and to practise your religion. You also have the right to privacy. That means you may decide what to show or tell someone and what not to tell.
Citizens Have Responsibilities
Along with rights, citizens have responsibilities. A responsibility is something that you should do. For example, you should follow the laws. A law is a rule that everyone in a community, state or country must follow. Laws keep people safe and help them get along well with one another. When people follow the traffic laws, they help keep others safe. When you follow laws in a park, you help others enjoy the park.
Being a Good Citizen
Good citizens care about people's rights. They try to make things fair and safe for everyone. Good citizens work together to solve problems. Children can be good citizens by solving problems together in their school or community. They may follow proper steps to deal with problems. First, name the problem. Then, list ways to solve it. Next, choose the best way. And finally, find out if it solves the problems.
Citizens' and Responsibilities
Passage outline Supporting details
Main idea Learn about to be a good citizen.
☆ Speak .
Rights☆Practise your religion.
☆Make a on what to show or tell someone and what not to.
Responsibilities
☆Follow the laws, which are that everyone should follow.
◇Obey a traffic law to keep people safe.
◇Follow laws in a park to help others the park.
☆Care about people's rights.
☆Try to do things in a and safe way.
Ways to be good citizens ☆Work with others.
☆Learn to solve problems in four steps.