If you are going to Europe, you might consider taking some time to visit Provence. Whether you are interested in beautiful places, ancient history, good food, or music and theater, Provence has something to offer to you.
Provence once was a Roman province and is in the southeast of France now. You will be attracted by its green hills, olive trees, and old towns with pretty houses. Visitors can find forests, colorful flowers, horses, and people with smiles there. Provence is also “the city of dream in Europe.” Some people say it is Provence that makes France so romantic. The place should play an important part in the romantic stories.
The Flowers: Provence is the hometown of lavenders and sunflowers. Lavender means “waiting for love”. It also means beautiful. The mountains of Lubero is the most beautiful area across France. And there are also many kinds of lavenders. Compared with the fantastic flowers Lavender, sunflower is a lot warmer. Under the sunlight, thousands of yellow sunflowers are smiling at the sun.
The Food: The people there are well-known for keeping their traditional lifestyles. And in the restaurant, you will have the experience of eating the food that has the too much use of olive oil. The food is fresh and healthy. All the things make Provence become the heaven to those who like delicious food.
The other activities: Provence is the Kingdom of city. They hold many parties, dance, and festivals. You can even see a bullfight in the towns of Arles and Nimes, or enjoy great shows with the famous stars.
May to July are the best tourist months. Not only the red sky, the sweet smell of olive, but also the wonderful lavenders, make Provence send out the breath of romantic.The Provence lies ___________.
| A．in the southeast of France | B．in the northeast of France |
| C．in the southwest of France | D．in the northwest of France |
We can do following things EXCEPT____________ in Provence
| A．watching a bullfight |
| B．enjoying great shows with the famous stars. |
| C．seeing beautiful sights |
| D．eating the food that has the too much use of fish oil |
According to the passage, which following statement is RIGHT?
| A．Provence has green hills, olive trees, and new towns with pretty houses. |
| B．Lavender is warmer than sunflower. |
| C．If a person likes food, Provence is a wonderful place for him. |
| D．June is not a good time to visit Provence. |
Where is the passage probably from?
| A．A history book. |
| B．An English-learning newspaper. |
| C．A book on France cultures. |
| D．A travelling magazine. |
【湖南省张家界市2015年中考英语试题】 问答题（共5小题，满分15分）根据短文内容回答问题。 Honesty of American students
When I first arrived in America,I was surprised by the honesty of my classmates.Over my first month at school,I didn’t see or hear anyone cheating.I found two reasons for this.
First,if any student cheats,he or she will get punished.My school has a rule called the Honor Code.It asks students not to steal,lie or cheat.If someone goes against the code,he or she will have to leave the school.During my first year in the school,seven students left the school because of cheating.
Second,American students don’t care about scores as much as Chinese students do.They know that colleges will look at their all-round abilities instead of only scores.So they have fewer reasons to cheat.The writer didn’t see or hear anyone cheating when she first arrived in America, did she?
What is the Honor Code about?
What will happen if students go against the code?
Who does the writer think care more about scores, American students or Chinese students?
Do American colleges think all-round abilities are important for students?
【湖北省孝感市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读 阅读短文，按要求完成所给任务。（共8分， 每空2分）
The Sunday Mail magazine interviewed some parents about whether children should do chores at home. Different people have different opinions.
Ms Miller thinks that kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. When kids get older, they will have to do housework. So there is no need for them to do it now. She thinks that doing chores is not so difficult.
However, Mr. Smith disagrees with her. He thinks it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.任务一：请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
_____________________________________________________________________________任务二：请在文中找出与此句意思相同的句子。
If kids learn to be independent earlier, it is better for their future.
_____________________________________________________________________________任务三：请回答问题：What does Mr Smith think doing chores can help?
_____________________________________________________________________________任务四：What does the passage mainly talk about?
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【湖北省黄冈市2015年中考英语试题】第二节任务型阅读（共 4 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 8 分）
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Recently the students in our school all take part in sports. They fall into three groups.
The students who put much more stress on their study go to the playground. They just want to go back to their classrooms with a clearer and quicker mind. Most of them choose long-distance running. So they can be well regarded as study-oriented (倾向的) sports participants (参加者).
The students in the second group are real sports lovers. They put aside their studies for a match. They join in the sport that interests them most. They may be called fun-oriented sports participants.
The students in the third group want beauty from sports. Boys want to become strong; girls want to be slim and graceful. They are very careful in choosing the kind of exercise they do, and are afraid that certain sports may influence their body shapes. They may be beauty-oriented sports participants.
Now, if you look around the school yard, you can’t find the bookworms (书呆子) any more, and instead, there are healthy, strong, clever and modernized students everywhere.
阅读上面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中的信息。
| Participants in our school |
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| Groups |
Which sport to choose |
Why to do sports |
| Study-oriented sports participants |
They want to have a clearer and quicker mind. |
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| Interesting sports |
They want to put aside their studies for a match. |
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| Beauty-oriented sports participants |
The exercise that doesn’t influence their body shapes |
Boys want to become strong; girls want to |
| Result |
The healthy, strong, clever and modernized students are everywhere, and the bookworms |
【河北省2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读短文，并按要求完成1~5题。
Many people believe that yellowing and wetness are the greatest enemy of stamps. In fact, stamps are afraid of not only wetness, but also light and dirty things. People protect their stamps in several different ways.
To protect stamps, we should never touch the stamps with our hands. This avoids moving dirty things onto them. Stamp tweezers (镊子) should be used in all conditions.
Stamps are printed things. The colour will slowly disappear if the stamps are put in the light for a long time. So we should not put stamps in the light for long. Direct sunlight must be avoided as well.
Wetness is an important problem for stamps. Some collectors will put stamps in separate plastic (塑料) bags. However, it is possible that some stamps have taken in some water from the air before they are put into the plastic bags. Stamps become yellow easily and rapidly after they take in wet air. To protect the stamps, some people also put the stamps into a special room which has a machine to keep the air cool and dry. However, not many people can afford that.
To keep stamps, stamp collectors usually put them under plastic covers. It is a common and simple way. This helps because the plastic cover keeps the stamps off the wet air. It also stops the fingersfrom touching te stamps.
Some collectors prefer to store stamps inside a plastic box with desiccants (干燥剂).However, we should take care not to let the stamps. touch the desiccants. On top of that, don't take your stamps out on a wet day.
1题完成句子；2~3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。One way to protect stamps is that we should never touch them __________________.
What will disappear if we put the stamps in the light for long?
_______________________________________________________________When do stamps become yellow easily and rapidly?
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【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 |
| It starts |
from the Kunlun Mountains |
| It runs |
through nine provinces and flows to Bohai |
| The first appearance |
of the name “ Yellow River” is in The Book of |
| The word “yellow” |
describes the color of the muddy |