For us boys and girls, books are not all. We can find time to play at home or at school. Playing is about having fun. But how do we play? It doesn’t mean (意味着) watching TV or playing computer games.
In the morning, we can run with our parents to be healthy. We can play sports with friends after school. We can also do what we like after class. For example, we can draw and we can play chess with others. It is also fun to help others.
Playing can make children happy and they can’t be bored. It can also help students get on well with others and it is good for them.
Play well and then you can learn well.According to the passage, what can children do in the morning?
| A．Watch TV. | B．Play computer games. |
| C．Run with parents. | D．Learn Maths. |
When children are playing, they are __________.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．hungry | D．bored |
Which one is TRUE（正确的）according to the passage?
| A．Playing means watching TV. |
| B．Playing means playing computer games. |
| C．Children can’t play at school. |
| D．Playing is good for children. |
The underlined (划线的) word “It” means “___________”.
| A．Playing | B．Reading |
| C．Studying | D．Helping |
【山东省济宁市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共 16 小题，计 24 分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答 案D。
No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.
Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.
Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?
| A．Who invented jazz. |
| B．When jazz was invented. |
| C．Where jazz was invented. |
| D．Why jazz was invented. |
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指）____ ____.
| A．New styles. | B．Jazz pioneers. |
| C．Black musicians. | D．White musicians. |
What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?
| A．His family background. |
| B．His talent and hard work. |
| C．His good sense of humor. |
| D．His big, good-natured smiles. |
Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?
| A．He laughs best who laughs last. |
| B．Failure is the mother of success. |
| C．When you smile, the world smiles ba ck. |
| D．Without music, life is a journe y through a desert. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The development of jazz. |
| B．The influence of jazz on Americans. |
| C．The achievements of Louis Armstrong. |
| D．The development of jazz and its best musician. |
【山东省济宁市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共 16 小题，计 24 分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答 案。C
There is an unusual holiday in the US that falls on the fourth Thursday of April every year. It is very different from Christmas, Thanksgiving, or other well-known holidays. It is called Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This holiday is meant to be educational as well as fun. The idea is simple, and the name says it all. It is a day for working parents to show their kids what they do all day.
Although this holiday doesn’t seem very complex(复杂的), it has meaningful purposes. There are many
good reasons why a child should know what his or her parents do at work. For one thing, it is hard for children to understand the life of an adult when all they know is school. Therefore, this holiday helps children learn what it means to have a job. It also helps them learn about the differences and similarities between their world and the grown-up world. When young people know more about their parents’ lives, they can form stronger parent-child relationships. This alone is worth a day of celebration.This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on _____ .
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
The underlined part in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___ .
| A．every holiday needs a name |
| B．the name says it is known to all |
| C．the name explains the idea clearly |
| D．it is very different from Christmas |
The writer thinks the holiday is ____.
| A．usual | B．simple | C．complex | D．meaningful |
【山东省济宁市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共 16 小题，计 24 分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。B
Do you still remember the great snacks in your childhood? Do they remind you of your happy childhood?
Sugar Figure（糖人）
In the old days, you could always find people making sugar figures at the school gate. First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖）with a small spoon, using
his hands to make a figure, such as the Monkey King, the White Dragonet, and so on. It was not expensive, only 1 yuan for one. If one child bought a sugar figure, many other children would crowd around and admire it.
Dada Bubble Gum（泡泡糖）
Almost every kid is fond of bubble gum. They often gather together to see who gets the largest bubble. I still remember my cousin once blew a big bubble and then it broke, covering her face with gum! It was cheap. I could get 2 for 1 yuan.
Baby Face Ice Cream
We prefer to call it snowman ice cream. It tastes very delicious. It was rather
expensive; I remember the price was 2 yuan for each piece, which was not easy for me to buy them those days. Each time I got one, the happiness would last for several days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt Sugar Candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and is offered during the days just before the Spring Festival. It’s delicious but cheap, and you could get five pieces for 1 yuan. My friends and I would get together to enjoy Tangguar. What happy time!A child who wants a cartoon character should choose ____.
| A．Sugar Figure | B．Dada Bubble Gum |
| C．Baby Face Ice Cream | D．Malt Sugar Candy |
If you had 10 yuan, you could buy ____.
| A．20 sugar figures |
| B．10 dada bubble gums |
| C．5 pieces of baby face ice cream |
| D．25 pieces of Tangguar |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．People made Sugar Figures mainly for boys. |
| B．Children usually enjoy blowing bubbles together. |
| C．The writer used to eat lots of baby face ice cream. |
| D．You can buy Malt Sugar Candy at any time. |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To sell some popular snacks. |
| B．To tell some funny stories. |
| C．To remember the poor childhood. |
| D．To introduce some great snacks. |
【山东省济宁市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共 16 小题，计 24 分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Show your Art Talent
Hand in a drawing of your favorite place in school and get a chance to win PRIZES!
Your drawing may be a picure of the gate,the dining hall,the field,the classroom or even the toilet!
Along with your picture,include a short description(3—5sentences)explaining why that place is special for you!
All winning picture will be on show outside the school hall for the whole month of June!
1st prize--$100
2nd prize --$70
3nd prize -$50
5 Comfort prizes of $30 each
Your picture can be either or black-and-white.All drawings must be handed in to your Art teacher by May 30,2015.
All LCPS students are encouraged to join!
Organized by:
Lion City Primary School (LCPS) Prizes sponsored(赞助)by:
（Art Department） Lucky Books and StationeryWhich of the following would be a proper picture for thecompetition?
Besides your picture, you must write about _____.
| A．why you like the place somuch |
| B．why drawing is your favoritehobby |
| C．whether you think you canwin |
| D．when you started learning todraw |
According to the ad（广告）, all winners can get ____.
| A．a $100prize |
| B．a $70prize |
| C．a favorite place inschool |
| D．their pictures onshow |
The competition is organized by___________.
| A．an Artteacher | B．LCPS ArtDepartment |
| C．theheadmaster | D．Lucky Books &Stationery |
【辽宁省丹东市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
（根据短文内容，从每个题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将符合题意的选项用2B铅笔涂在答题卡的相应位置上。每小题1分，共20分）
Passage 3
In modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobile phones, MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey, most teenagers say it’s unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.
However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a creative(有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it’s not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.
Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(实用的), so watches are designed(设计) to meet the need of almost any personality(个性). Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars and even USB drives …
All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.According to the survey, ________ use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.
| A．most teenagers | B．the old people |
| C．watchmakers | D．most people |
Watches will get ________ again when people reach their 20s and 30s.
| A．expensive | B．small |
| C．popular | D．cheap |
In this passage, watches can be used as different kinds of things except _______.
| A．compasses | B．calendars |
| C．USB drives | D．wallets |
Recently, a new kind of watches uses ________ to tell the time according to the passage.
| A．different color lights | B．sound |
| C．pictures | D．music |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Most people want to spend money on mobile phones. |
| B．A watch has become more important than the time it tells. |
| C．Many watchmakers are worried about their products. |
| D．Fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time. |