Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________
| A．She was a baby | B．She went to college |
| C．Her teacher came to her home | D．She was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher |
| C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________
| A．She was an American. |
| B．She traveled around the world |
| C．Ser teacher taught her many things |
| D．She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____
| A．She was very bright. |
| B．She was blind and deaf. |
| C．She was a brave and wonderful person. |
| D．She went to college. |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______
A She found a way to understand the world
B Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.
C She found a way to travel around the world.
D She found out how people became blind and deaf.
【湖南省娄底市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
Yao Beina was not only a popular singer but also an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She donated her corneas (眼角膜) to two men after her death.
Yao was born in a music family in September 1981 in Wuhan. She
started to learn music at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the
stage when she was 9. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in
the 13th Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-known to the public after making some songs for
the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan”（甄嬛传）, and the mandarin
version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”（冰雪奇缘）.
In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the
second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won many music prizes.
Yao Beina was unlucky to be diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer (乳腺癌). She had a successful operation（手术） in 2011. She has fought against the illness for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. Although she’s gone, her fans will remember her beautiful voice and kindness for ever.How old was Yao Beina when she started to learn music?
A. Four.B. Nine.C. Thirteen.Yao was born in a ________ family in September 1981 in Wuhan.
A. doctorB. farmerC. musicYao was diagnosed（诊断）with___________.
A. stomach cancerB. breast cancer C. nose cancerWhich is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?
A. She donated hercorneas to help two men.
B. She had a great voice and won a few music prizes.
C. She won over the breast cancer in the end.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Yao Beina’s family.
B. Yao Beina’s illness.
C. Yao Beina’s art achievements.
【湖北省武汉市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic （化妆品） company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful, she says that she finds it harder every year in balance (平衡) her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby---sitter than they do about her.
Molly employs (雇佣) around eighty people in her factory and warehouse, and ten others in her two new fashion stores, but her newest employee is the most important one for her. After years of worrying about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company. Molly will still be involved in decision- making, and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids.
The new arrangement (安排) is going to start on Monday, and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says, “I’m very nervous, actually, but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days, even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”
Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. ”I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says, “She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years. I mean, I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago.”The passage is mainly about _____________.
| A．Molly and her children |
| B．Molly finding a new manager |
| C．the baby-sitter and the kids |
| D．Molly making a change about her business |
The underlined phrase “be involved in” in the passage probably means_________.
| A．be interested in |
| B．take part in |
| C．be nervous about |
| D．learn about |
Sally seems to be a good manager because ___________.
| A．she has set up a new Blazes |
| B．she keeps in close touch with the workers |
| C．she has been able to solve a few problems |
| D．she has been working for the company since 1992 |
According to the passage, Molly ___________ .
| A．will not run her business any more |
| B．seems satisfied with the new arrangement |
| C．was not pleased with the baby-sitter |
| D．was successful both in her business and her family |
The best thing for Molly now is that _________.
| A．she has more than eighty people working for her |
| B．her kids know more about the baby-sitter |
| C．she can have more time to be with her kids |
| D．she has got a new general manager in her company |
【湖北省武汉市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Donna Ashlock, a 14-year-old girl from California, was very sick. She had a bad heart. “Donna needs a new heart,” her doctor said, “she must have a new heart, or she will die soon.”
Felipe Carza, 15, was worried about Donna. Felipe was Donna’s friend. He liked Donna very much. He liked her freckles, and he liked her smile. Felipe didn’t want Donna to die.
Felipe talked to his mother about Donna. “I am going to die,” Felipe told his mother, “and I am going to give my heat to Donna.”
Felipe’s mother didn’t pay much attention to Felipe. “Felipe is just kidding,” she thought, “Felipe is not going to die. He’s strong and healthy.”
But Felipe was not healthy. He had terrible headaches sometimes. “my head hurts,” he often told his friends. Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.
One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head. He was dizzy (眩晕的), and he couldn’t breathe. His parents rushed Felipe to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital had terrible news for them. “Felipe’ s brain is dead,” the doctors said, “we can’t save him.”
The parents were very sad. But they remembered Felipe’s words. “Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna,” they told the doctors.
The doctors did several tests. Then they told the parents, “we can give Felipe’s heart to Donna.”
The doctors took out Felipe’s heart and rushed the heart to Donna. Other doctors took out Donna’s heart and put Felipe’s heart in her chest. In a short time the heart began to beat.
The operation was a success. Felipe’s heart was beating in Donna’s chest, but Donna didn’t know it. Her parents and doctors didn’t tell her. They waited until she was stronger; then they told her about Felipe. “I feel very sad,” Donna said, “but I am thankful to Felipe.”
Three months later the operation Donna went back to school. She has to have regular checkups, and she has to take medicine every day. But she is living a normal life.
Felipe’s brother John says, “Every time we see Donna, we think of Felipe. She has Felipe‘s heart in her. That gives us great peace.”Felipe was worried about Donna because .
| A．she had freckles |
| B．she was very sick |
| C．she would have a new heart |
| D．she had a sharp pain in her head |
We learn from the passage that .
| A．Felipe promised Donna to give her his heart |
| B．Donna needed a new heart instead of her own |
| C．the doctors asked Felipe’s parents to donate his heart |
| D．Felipe never told anyone about his terrible headaches |
Donna knew nothing about Felipe’s heart until .
| A．Felipe’s parents told her the bad news |
| B．the operation was going to start |
| C．she was well and strong enough |
| D．she went back to school |
It is clear that .
| A．Felipe’s brother often goes to see Donna in hospital |
| B．Donna can live a normal life without medicine |
| C．the doctors did several tests during the operation |
| D．the Carza have great peace because of Donna |
Which of the following may probably be the best title for the passage?
| A．The Gift | B．The Operation | C．The Peace | D．The Illness |
【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One cold winter night in Shanghai, I was walking home at one in the morning after long tiring work. I was having trouble with my job in the bank. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up living there. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible danger. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets（毛毯）.
Suddenly, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, all I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. When I reached home, I realized what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Now I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched carefully for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck（垃圾车）come to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Chen?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.One cold winter night, the writer felt when she was back home after work.
| A．cold and sick |
| B．lucky and helpful |
| C．excited and cheerful |
| D．disappointed and helpless |
What happened when the writer was running down the empty streets?
| A．She lost her wallet unknowingly. |
| B．Someone had stolen her wallet. |
| C．She was stopped by a garbage truck driver. |
| D．She found some homeless people following her |
In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A. red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.From the reading, we can infer(推断) that the writer_____.
| A．would stop working at night |
| B．would stay on in Shanghai |
| C．would make friends with cleaners |
| D．would give up her job at the bank。 |
【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The message was short. I read it three times: “Hey, Mom, can I come to see you guys?” I wrote back: “Yes!” He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner.
I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors’ game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn’t have to miss the first half. Then I began cooking, cleaning, watching the clock and listening for his footsteps coming up the walk.
It’s called waiting. I’m good at it. When he was a newborn, I’d wait for him to go to sleep. Soon then I’d stand by his bed waiting for him to wake up. I waited, as he learned to do things like walking , talking and feeding himself; throwing a ball, riding a bike and reading a book.
I waited for him to start preschool, primary school, middle school and college.
I waited with dread for him to start driving. And I waited up every time he came home late.
I wait for my son to grow up, but that doesn’t mean the waiting game is over. It never really ends.
Mothers wait for all kinds of reasons—good news or bad, happiness or heartache. But the waiting is soon forgotten, usually, the minute a long awaited child walks through the door.
My boy will be here soon. But if he’s late, I can wait. I’m good at it. And he’s worth it. I will always leave a light on for him. After knowing her son would come home, which of the following activities did she do?
a. Shopping. b. Cooking. c. Cleaning. d. Watching the Warriors’ game.
| A．bc | B．ad | C．abc | D．bcd |
What does the underlined word “dread” mean?
| A．激动 | B．骄傲 | C．厌恶 | D．害怕 |
Which of the following about the writer is TRUE according to the reading?
| A．Luckily, her son never makes her wait long. |
| B．She has experienced all kinds of feelings while waiting for her son to do things. |
| C．When her son went to college, her waiting ended. |
| D．Waiting for her son is often boring, but once her son arrives she forgets about it. |
Which do you think would be the best title for the reading?
| A．Worth waiting for |
| B．Being patient is difficult |
| C．Learn to be a mother |
| D．Visit your mother often |