【2014年内蒙古包头市、乌兰察布市中考】阅读下面的文章，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the river in front of his house.
In a to dive into the cool river, he ran out through the back door, leaving his shoes and shirt as he went. He dived into the water, not that as he swam toward the middle of the river, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming him. Inside the house, his mother was looking out by the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great fear, she rushed out of the house and toward the water, to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a o swim to his mother. It was too . Just as the mother reached her son, so did the ailigator.
From the bank, the mother caught the boy by the while the alligator snatched his leg. Then began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much than the mother, but the mother wouldn't give up.
A farmer to drive by. He heard the cry, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in hospital, the little boy was in good again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疤) by the animal and, on his arms, there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter asked the boy he would show his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with clear , he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms, I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go. "
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完形填空（（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
What comes to your mind when you talk about donations? You probably think of a group of people with in hand asking people to donate money. But my school think of a way of raising funds－Fun Night.
Fun Night is like a party. Students pay money to get in and have dinner at school. The they pay will go towards helping poor children .
Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring（夺环）”. I “jousted” with several of my and tried to knock plenty of them off the ring. ，they developed different strategies（策略） to win, such as starting in a crouched position（蹲姿）to gather more strength when pushing.
Sometimes they attacked me I was ready. It would usually be as cheating（作弊）, but we didn't care and playing. After all, it was just a game, not .
The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money by having a time. A lot of students at my school wouldn’t money if they were simply asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them to give, but also allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that can be fun. We raised 2,000 yuan on that night.
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完型填空: 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for something that can help them deliver the mail； they open packages, expecting that something will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be forever； there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are are invited to the offices with objects（物品） found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the bidder (出价者).
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“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to .
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
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You say you plan to have a pet. I think it’s a good idea. In the USA,keeping pets is very . More than of the families have their pets. They keep many different kinds of animals. Most of them keep dogs their pets. There are about 65 pet dogs in the country. It means that about 40% of America families keep pets dogs.
People are always kind to their pets. They think pets are of their family, and give them the best food. Some pets are too . They need to lose their weight! Isn’t it interesting? And of course, they also have for pets. And being a doctor there is many people’s wish.
It is interesting to have a pet. But you should be to love your pet when you get one. They are our friends. They will you much fun if you love it.
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Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises. After I have , I often go to a supermarket with my mother. The supermarket is my home, so we walk there. It takes us about 10 to get there on foot. The supermarket has a good __ . It’s called Hao You Duo. It’s new and big. many things there, such as TVs, fridges, computers, clothes, shoes, food and drinks. Of course there are many people there. They are men and women, old and . Parents must look their children the supermarket is so big that young children may get lost in it. The supermarket is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm every day. The shopkeepers are very nice and friendly. The things in it are usually good and cheap. If you come here, I can take you to have a look.
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