【2014年甘肃省兰州市中考】
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，回答问题。
As human beings, we depend on plants for a number of reasons. They give us food, wood to build houses and furniture, paper, medicines and clothes. Like all living things, plants also have their own life cycle. The following picture can help you understand it.
根据以上科普材料，在1至4处填写A、B、C、D四段文字，使其相匹配；并回答第5小题。
A. A small shoot comes from the seed.
B. The plant forms seeds and the life cycle starts all over again.
C. The shoot grows and becomes bigger. It can get energy from the sunshine. Roots start forming and going into the soil.
D. The stem becomes stronger and taller. It starts having leaves and flowers. What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Life Cycle of a Plant | B．I Love Plants |
| C．How to Plant | D．Roots and Stems |
Who has the smelliest sneakers (臭球鞋)?
How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers.This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest. This year in March, there was the annual (每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America.This contest first came out in 1975.The person who had a sporting goods (商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes. This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop (鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop (粪便). Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, who has the smelliest sneakers? Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?
| A．The 36th. | B．The 37th. |
| C．The 38th. | D．The 39th. |
The underlined word “promote” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．试验 | B．展览 |
| C．推销 | D．维修 |
How did Casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?
| A．She walked chickens. |
| B．She washed chickens. |
| C．She lived with chickens. |
| D．She cleaned out the chicken coop. |
How did Casey take her sneakers to the contest?
| A．Wore them there. |
| B．Sent them there. |
| C．Took them inside some bags. |
| D．Took them inside a shoe box. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．It’s a contest in the UK. |
| B．The winner of the contest can get $2,500. |
| C．A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest. |
| D．Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money. |
Do you want to know about my staying in America? It was really an eye-opening experience. In China, I had English classes five times a week. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English was from daily English until I went to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say “I’m fine” when people say “How are you?” But in America, I found that people said “I’m good” or “I’m tired.” One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
To my surprise, American girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin whiter. I’m also surprised by how hard-working American students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. But in America, a good student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music. According to the writer, textbook English isdaily English.
| A．different from | B．the same as |
| C．more difficult than | D．as easy as |
The underlined word “confused” means“” in Chinese.
| A．厌倦的 | B．感兴趣的 |
| C．疑惑的 | D．耐心的 |
A good American student spends his or her time .
| A．only in doing homework |
| B．only on sports |
| C．only on music |
| D．on study, sports, music and public work |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．The writer has returned from America. |
| B．American girls love to have white skin. |
| C．Schoolwork is almost everything for Chinese students. |
| D．American students are hard-working. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．My travelling in the US |
| B．My opinions about the US |
| C．My studying in the US |
| D．My friends in the US |
Tina was not like many of her classmates. She didn’t listen to popular music or watch many movies, and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes. When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and pop music. When Tina asked if they would like to try classical (古典的) music, they all looked at her strangely.“Classical music is for old people, ” one of her friends said. Tina was worried that something was wrong with her. She decided to talk to her father. As she entered his study (书房), her father could feel something was wrong.
“Dad, am I strange?” she asked her father.“Of course not, ” he answered. “Why do you ask that?” “Because I don’t like the same things as my classmates do. They want to listen to Mariah Carey’s music. I like Yo Yo Ma’s.” “I can understand, Tina, it’s all rightto be your own person. You don’t have to copy (模仿) what other people do. Everybody has different tastes. Some of them are popular, and others aren’t. ”After talking with her father, Tina felt better. She realized (意识到) that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.Tina liked to.
| A．listen to Mariah Carey’s music |
| B．go to the movies |
| C．listen to classical music |
| D．buy nice clothes |
Why did Tina talk with her father?
| A．Because she wanted to tell him about Yo Yo Ma. |
| B．Because she wanted to talk about her problem. |
| C．Because she wanted to know about her friends. |
| D．Because she wanted to give him some ideas. |
What does the underlined part “be your own person” mean?
| A．Do what’s right for you. |
| B．Try to like the same things. |
| C．Do what others do. |
| D．Try to get everything you need. |
Tina’s father made Tina feel.
| A．angry | B．worried |
| C．excited | D．better |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We don’t have to be like others. |
| B．Friends can say bad things sometimes. |
| C．Classical music is better than pop music. |
| D．Tina found a new friend. |
Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.
There are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.
We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours
JackJack is at a/an ________ school.
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．small | D．Japanese |
There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.
| A．1,400; 104 | B．1, 040; 104 |
| C．1,400; 140 | D．1, 040; 140 |
Jack's teachers ________.
| A．teach him English very well |
| B．only teach him Chinese and English |
| C．don't like him at all |
| D．are quite good to him |
Jack ________ his new classmates.
| A．doesn't get on well with |
| B．doesn't like |
| C．makes good friends with |
| D．is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
| A．Jack goes to school every day. |
| B．Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
| C．Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
| D．Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |
On Children's Day a young woman from America goes to Beihai Park with her little daughter. There are too many people in the park. The woman can't find her daughter, So she goes to the policeman for help. She tells the policeman her daughter is only six years old. She has two big eyes and a round face. Her hair is golden yellow. And she is in a short blue dress. At last the policeman helps her find her daughter. She thanks him very much.On Children's Day, _______ woman goes to Beihai Park with her little daughter.
| A．an America | B．American |
| C．USA | D．an American |
The woman can't find her_______.
| A．son | B．daughter |
| C．children | D．sister |
Her daughter is only _______.
| A．five | B．six |
| C．seven | D．four |
The little girl's hair is _______.
| A．yellow | B．black |
| C．brown | D．golden yellow |
_______ helps her find her daughter.
| A．The men | B．Policemen |
| C．Some people | D．The policeman |