【2014年江苏省盐城市中考】
阅读下列内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
My name is Jim. My story begins when an old sailor came to the inn(小旅馆)where I lived with my father. My father was the innkeeper.
“Do many people came here?” the old sailor asked my father.
“No,” my father told him. “It is a very quiet place.”
“Good,” the old sailor said. “Then this is a place for me.”
“And what’s your name, sir?” my father asked him.
“Just call me ‘captain’”, the man said.
He put some gold coins on the table. “Tell me when I have spent all these,” he said.
Not long after he came to the inn, the captain said to me, “Do you want to earn some money?”
“Yes, please,” I answered. I was only a boy at the time and never had any money. “What do you want me to do?”
“Keep watch for a man with one leg.” he said, “Tell me as soon as you see him. Do that and I’ll give you a coin every week.”
At first, the Captain was a very quiet man and did not want to talk to anyone. But there were nights when he drank a lot of rum. Then he talked a lot and became very noisy. He told stories about bad men doing bad things, and he sang the same song over and over again at the top of his voice, “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest. Yo-hap-ho! And a bottle of rum.”
My father wanted him to leave because some visitors stopped coming to the inn. But, even when the gold was spent, my father didn’t dare to tell him to leave.
Then father became ill, and Dr. Livesey came to see him. After giving my father some medicine, the doctor came into the inn. When the doctor waited for a man to bring his horse. The Captain started singing the same song again.
The doctor asked him to be quiet. “There was a sick man here,” he said angrily.
The Captain took out his knife and pointed it at the doctor.
“Put that knife down, man,” the doctor said. “And if you keep drinking rum, you’ll soon be dead.”
The Captain was very angry. He began to move toward the doctor.
“Keep away from me. If you do anything bad, you’ll be in trouble.” said the doctor.
Then the doctor’s horse came, and he rode away from the inn. For a few days after this, the Captain was quiet.The Captain asked Jim _________.
| A．to give him some money |
| B．to bring him some drinks |
| C．to watch the doctor |
| D．to look for a man with one leg |
The underlined word “rum” in the passage probably means a kind of _________.
| A．tea | B．wine | C．juice | D．soup |
Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Jim’s father got sick.
b. Some visitors stopped coming to the inn.
c. The man told Jim’s father his name.
d. The doctor told the Captain to be quiet and mind his behaviour
e. The Captain gave Jim’s father some coins so he could stay at the inn.
| A．c e a b d | B．c e b a d |
| C．e c b a d | D．e c a d b |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．An Important Visit | B．A Quiet Inn |
| C．An Unwanted Guest | D．A Simple Boy |
Shyness（害羞）means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in sentences when they are shy. But some become shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big . Some experts（专家）say shy people are good at working because they think more and less. But remember not to let good opportunities（机会）pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to .
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Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research(研究）on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A.go to university
B. spend one year as volunteers
C. go to work for moneyPauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England B. China C. Belize Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea Pauline Jones wants toafter she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another year
B. go back home to start work
C. travel around Central America
Once,Mr. King had a cat,and he loved it very much. He called it “sky”,because he thought “sky”was the strongest name in the world.
One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, “How foolish you are! Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called ‘cloud’ because cloud is stronger than sky.” After hearing this, Mr. King called his cat “wind” because he thought wind was stronger than cloud.
After a few days he suddenly（突然）thought that “wall” was stronger than wind. And “mouse（老鼠）”was stronger than wall. So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said, “Don’t you think ‘cat ’is stronger than mouse? ”“ Yes, but...”
The man thought and thought and then decided his cat’s name had better be “cat” because a mouse was always afraid of a cat.
Don’t you think Mr. King is very silly（傻的）or funny?Mr.Kinghis cat very much.
A. didn’t like B. loved C .hatedHis cat’s first name was.
A. sky B. cat C. windHe decided his cat’s last name was.
A. mouse B. wall C. catMr.King called his cat “cat” because he thought.
A.a cat was always afraid of a mouse
B.he liked this beautiful name
C. a mouse was always afraid of a catMr.King gave his catnames in all（总共）and at last he called it “cat”.
A. six B. five C.Three
Do you know the story about Vince? It was a true story. Vince was an English boy and he was eight years old. He didn't like soap or water. Three or four times a day his mother said to him, “Vince, your hands are very dirty again.Go and wash them. ” But Vince never washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them out again.
Vince’s uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Vince’s parents, and they brought their small son, Toby, with them. Toby was seven years old and he didn’t like soap or water, either.
The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes and then they went outside. When they were playing, Vince looked at Toby's hands and then went back to Toby’s parents and said proudly (骄傲地）， “Toby’s hands are dirtier than mine, ”
“Of course they are，”Toby said angrily. “You are one year older than I am, ” Vince’s mother asked him to______ three or four times a day.
A. wash his hands
B. do his homework
C. clean his bedroomWhen Vince saw Toby’s hands, he felt________.
A, sorry B. proud C. sad Vince’s hands were a little______ than Toby’s.
A. dirtierB. cleaner C. biggerFrom the story we know that_______ .
A. Vince liked soap and water, but Toby didn’t
B. Toby liked soap and water，but Vince didn’t
C. Vince and Toby didn’t like soap or water How many people are there in the story?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six
It’s important for us to be healthy. But how can we keep healthy? First, you should eat fruit and vegetables three or four times a week. Then eat some tofu every day because it’s good for people, both the young and the old. Milk is also necessary(必要的），especially for women. So you should have milk twice a day. It can help you to be strong. Next, doing more exercise is better. You can do morning exercises or evening exercises. After supper, you should take a walk. You should eat_______ three or four times a week.
A. fruit and fish
B. vegetables and mutton
C. fruit and vegetables Tofu is good for ______.
A. young people
B. old people
C. young and old people. Why do people have milk?
A. It’s delicious.
B. It’s a kind of drink.
C. It can help you keep strong. You should have milk_____________ .
A. four times a day
B. five times a week
C. twice a day The passage mainly tells us__________
A. how to keep healthy
B. what health is
C. why health is important