请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从方框中选择适当的句子还原到文中。
There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique(唯一的).
That makes the world interesting. There are people who are taller than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s, but perhaps yours is longer than hers.
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I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you.
But there are also people around you who are not good at these things.
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Do you both like to finish your homework in the same day you get it ? Are you both neat(爱整洁的)? I think in some ways you are the same, but in some other ways you are different.
So shout to the world, “I am who I am – I am unique!” It takes all sorts to make a world.
A. Are you the same as your best friend? B. And you also have friends who are as good at sports as you. C. Everybody is different from others. D. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly. E. However, you can also become good friends. F. No one likes to have friends who are smarter than him. G. Different people make our world colorful. |
【贵州省铜仁市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读 (10分)
Known as the mother river by all the Chinese people, the Huanghe River(Yellow river) is the second longest river in China after the Changjiang River. It is 5464 kilometers long. It starts from the Kunlun Mountains northwestern Qinghai Province. It runs through nine provinces and flows to Bohai Sea in Shangdong Province. The first appearance of the name “ Yellow River” is in The Book of Han. The word “yellow” describes the color of the muddy water in the lower course of the river.
根据以上短文内容,完成下列表格。答案书写在答题卡卷Ⅱ各小题规定的位置。每空一词。
the Huanghe River(Yellow river) |
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It is 5464 km long |
the Huanghe River is the second |
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from the Kunlun Mountains |
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through nine provinces and flows to Bohai |
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of the name “ Yellow River” is in The Book of |
The word “yellow” |
describes the color of the muddy |
【北京市2015年中考英语试题】阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每题2分)
Black Friday
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?
What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?
How long may people have to wait before a store opens?
Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?
Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?
【北京市2015年中考英语试题】阅读短文,根据短文内容,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。(共10分,每小题2分)
A Special Delivery
Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. __________ , but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally.
_____The letter said,
Dear Sally.
I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.
Love to you and the kids,
Ben
On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! __________ , and it began eating grass.
Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”____________ . He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.
Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. _____________ .
When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.
A. So they sent a letter to Sally B. After a while, a policeman came C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard D. They wanted Ben to watch the video E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip |
【上海市2015年中考英语试题】Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)
Road signs for your future
Sometimes, the choices you have made prove to be wrong. Don’t worry – it’s not the end of the world! In traffic, what you do in this situation is just turn around and find a way. That’s exactly what you should also do in real life. In your life you will find many dead ends but you will always find your way out of them.
Life is not always a walk in the park. There will be uphill as well as downhill, bumps(凸块) and smooth rides. If you are not careful, a bump can make you . However, riding your life along just straight roads with no bumps can become . So, a bump can be a nice experience as well.
Right or left? In your life there will be times when you have to make a . You may want to focus on your studies, so you choose to stop a hobby that you’ve had for years. ! Before putting away the guitar or stopping your dance lessons, you should think how you could divide your time between studying and hobbies. Basically, it’s just a question of how to manage your time.
Whatever you do in life, remember to take it easy. You don’t have to run everywhere. Sometimes running make life less enjoyable. It’s often better to think before taking action. So, think first and then act! There’s really no rush! You don’t have to experience everything before you’re 20!
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【江苏省常州市2015年中考英语试题】阅谈理解(共13小题;每小题2分,满分26分)
阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate (研究生)year in England,and I was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase(箱子)through the London Underground. I was also crying out of control.
The day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again.Earlier, I made a joke. I didn't mean to hurt my aunt's feelings, but it did.I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭). crying as I spoke to a family friend who lived in England.
When I left the phone booth, I went back to a silent house with three closed bedroom doors. In the morning, I heard everyone get up and leave for work and school. I wrote a note to say sorry and pulled my bags to the train station. When I got into London, I had to take the underground to Angel Station to get to my family friend's house.
I was familiar with the underground, but at the time, it was just endless white tiles(瓷砖).Coming to England seemed like a bad decision. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the stairs.
When I was trying hard to walk forward, there were hands. Each time I faced another group of steps,a hand would lift the suitcase. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull the suitcase to the next group. And just as I wanted to try again,another hand would appear.
It happened several times. I never looked up, because I couldn't stop crying.Each hand looked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything. I couldn't look up. I wasn't able to say thank you.
I went on to have an amazing year studying in England, but that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of my uncle's family. Yet when I think about that terrible loss in 2008, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they help me out of the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I ride the underground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists to offer hands at any time.What was the writer's feeling while she was walking in the station?
A.She felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later. |
B.She was looking forward to getting help from friends. |
C.She expected to leave London and go back home |
D.She regretted making the joke, but was angry with her uncle. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined words "that terrible loss" probably mean_________.
A.I was crying when I took the underground in London |
B.I left my uncle's family and haven't contacted them since then |
C.I didn't say thank you to those who gave hands to me |
D.I lost my good mood and felt sad when I left my uncle's family |
What is the passage mainly about?
A.It tells us a story about an unlucky and homeless college student. |
B.It.describes the writer's experience through the underground. |
C.It expresses the idea of giving hands to strangers who are in need. |
D.It shows the helping hands that writer got from strangers. |