【2014年山东省威海市中考】
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从短文后面每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。(每小题1.5分)
Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.
However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source(资源) of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn’t need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and sees. So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a recycling bin near you? Well, there are loes of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.
What is not mentioned about bottled water in this passage?
A.It’s healthy | B.It’s clean. |
C.It’s easy. | D.It’s expensive. |
Plastic products are made from .
A.energy | B.oil |
C.rubbish | D.plants |
of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.
A.10% | B.50% | C.80% | D.90% |
Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?
A.To recycle them. |
B.To make a piggy bank. |
C.To make a plant pot. |
D.To drop them into the river. |
The underlined part in this passage tells us “ ”.
A.To make a different life, you’d better go outside. |
B.To look different, you’d better wear green clothes. |
C.To protect the environment, you can do something. |
D.To go green, you should use plastic products. |
Before Christmas Mr. Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn't like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr. Smith didn't get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr. Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year's Day outside hospital. Soon Mr. Smith left hospital and on New Year's Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was!Mr. Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
A.he like to |
B.his wife told him to |
C.he broke his left leg |
D.he had to |
He had a good time on ______.
A.Christmas’ Eve |
B.Christmas Day |
C.New Year’s Eve |
D.New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
A.he was too happy |
B.both of his two legs got well |
C.he had a fall |
D.he was in hospital |
Mr. Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
A.at home
B.at a party
C.in hospital
D.outside hospital
Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.
One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.
A.twenty-four
B.thirty-nine
C.sixty-three
D.eightyThe old woman took a wrong train because _______________
A.she had never taken a train before. |
B.her daughter took her to a wrong train. |
C.she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there. |
D.the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault. |
A ‘conductor’ means _________
A.司机 |
B.售票员 |
C.检票员 |
D.乘警 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mrs. Clark took a wrong train. |
B.The driver drove to a wrong place. |
C.Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother. |
D.The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket. |
Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?
A.Because he was free. |
B.Because he liked washing apples. |
C.Because his mother was lazy. |
D.Because he didn’t like apples. |
Who was going to eat the biggest apple?
A.His mother.
B.His father.
C.His sister.
D.Val.Which is right?
A.Val is not polite and he has no friends. |
B.Mother was cooking in the kitchen. |
C.His sister was doing her homework. |
D.Val’s father came back for some apples. |
阅读理解
NEW YORK PLUMBING(管道)& HEATING
Since 1968
Plumbing and Heating Fixing
LARGE OR SMALL
24 Hours 7 Days Service
Tel: 56568833
268 Pine Street 5th AvenueWhich shows New York P & H (Plumber & Heating) has been in business for a long time?
A.“Since 1968” | B.“24 Hours 7 Days Service |
C.“56568822” | D.268 Pine Street 5th Avenue |
For which of the following problems would one call New York P & H?
A.Rainwater drops from the roof |
B.A refrigerator stops working |
C.The floor of the bathroom is covered with water. |
D.There’s something wrong with the furniture |
What will the person who needs help probably discuss with New York P & H?
A.Duties | B.Tools | C.Meals | D.Costs |
If something is wrong with your heating, ____________.
A.you can ask them for help at once. |
B.New York P & H has known it clearly |
C.P & H will just help you by telephone |
D.you can ask for free fixing in 24 hours. |
Which of the following is NOT clear in the reading?
A.Where P & H is | B.How big P & H is |
C.What P & H does | D.When P & H was set up |
阅读理解
It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone, so nobody wants to be her friend.
One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a biscuit. I accepted it. We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana. I felt a little uneasy.
After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me. She offered me a sandwich. She also offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless.
“Never mind,” Vivien said, “I’m used to it.”
After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. While walking home, I tried to correct her attitude, but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.”
For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled(宠坏的)girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive(原谅)me?” Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been best friends. The writer was angry with Diana __________.
A.because she was too good for anyone. |
B.when Diana refused Vivien’s sandwich |
C.though she asked the writer to forgive |
D.so Diana walked away |
According to the passage, it is clear that __________.
A.Diana and the writer had been good friends. |
B.Diana didn’t like sandwiches. |
C.Vivien didn’t want to make new friends at all |
D.the writer forgot her old friends after she had new one. |
Vivien’s saying “I’m used to it” shows that _________.
A.someone refused to give her things |
B.Vivien used to be rude to others. |
C.she lied to be refused. |
D.some people were rude to her before. |
Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive because ________.
A.they didn’t spend much time with her. |
B.she realized she was wrong. |
C.Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her. |
D.she was a rich and proud girl. |
The reading is mainly about __________.
A.the mistake among the three friends. |
B.two best friends at a school |
C.three friends at a school |
D.the trouble between Diana and Vivien |