【2014年江苏省南通市中考】
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Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.
True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friend’s help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation.
In fact，true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts（心）.
True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine，water is tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don’t need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute.
True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter，it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.
True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need their help. You’re not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch to live through difficulties.
True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life─your parents，your spouse，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy. However，you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.
True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more than yourself，and try to better you.
Once you have found such a true friend，do treasure（珍惜）him. If your true friend disappears，how can you make the sound of your heart understood？
The writer feels sad because some people .
| A．don’t understand friendship |
| B．make wrong friends |
| C．don’t treasure friendship |
| D．blame their friends |
The writer speaks of water because .
| A．it has no taste |
| B．it is important to our life |
| C．it is easy to get |
| D．it stays with us every day |
The underlined word“influential”in Paragraph 5 means“ ”.
| A．busy | B．quiet |
| C．helpful | D．powerful |
According to the passage，true friends may help you .
| A．enjoy mental health | B．achieve success |
| C．understand them better | D．live a happy life |
Today is Tom’s birthday. After school he walks past the shop on the street corner. He looks at the window. That pair of trainers is still there. He really wants to have them very much.
He was very sad and walks away. He knows his mother can give him anything he likes if she can. But he also knows she has no money and the trainers are too expensive. He doesn’t go home at once because his mother could notice (注意) his worry. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He finds that the boy moves the wheel with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thinks. There is no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He smiles and thinks he is happier.Tom passed the shop__________.
| A．on foot | B．by bus | C．by bike | D．in a car |
Tom wants to buy a pair of trainers and the trainers are___________.
| A．too expensive | B．quite cheap |
| C．not there | D．not fit him |
Tom goes into the park because he___________.
| A．wants to watch someone fishing there |
| B．wants to see the boy |
| C．doesn’t want his mother to notice his worry |
| D．wants to sit on the grass |
From the story we can know that Tom______.
| A．asks his mother to buy the trains at last |
| B．doesn’t want to buy the new trainers |
| C．didn’t want to go to school |
| D．didn’t want to stay at home |
The Dragon Boat festival is very popular in China, it usually comes in May or June. On that day, people eat a special food--- rice dumplings. It is known as dragon-boat racing. Dragon-boat racing is the most popular activity during the festival. A dragon boat looks like a dragon, and is painted in red, white, yellow or black. Usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 40 metres long, and needs 20 people to row. Boatmen row the boat in cadence (节奏) with the drumbeats(鼓点), and a man in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help coordinate(使动作协调) the rowing.
Dragon-boat racing becomes a popular activity in South China. International(国际的) dragon-boat racing is held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong every year. Which is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival ?
| A．Eat rice dumplings | B．trick or treat |
| C．Pumpkin lantern | D．Dragon-Boat racing |
A Dragon boat needs ______________ people to row.
| A．20 | B．40 | C．60 | D．30 |
If you want to watch international dragon-boat racing, you can go to ______.
| A．Guangxi and Guangzhou |
| B．Guangzhou and Fujian |
| C．Guangzhou and Hong Kong |
| D．Hong Kong and Guangxi |
This passage is about __________.
| A．South China |
| B．Dragon-boat racing |
| C．how to row the boat |
| D．the Dragon Boat Festival |
| Festivals |
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| Name |
Spring Festival |
Halloween |
Dragon Boat Festival |
Christmas Day |
Mid-autumn Day |
| Symbol |
dumpling |
pumpkin |
rice dumpling |
Christmas tree |
mooncake |
| Country |
China |
the USA |
China |
the USA |
China |
The people in the USA celebrate___________________.
| A．Christmas Day |
| B．Christmas Day and Halloween |
| C．Spring Festival |
| D．Mid-autumn Day |
The symbol of Dragon Boat Festival is_________.
| A．tree | B．pumpkin |
| C．rice dumpling | D．dumpling |
There are _______ festivals in China in the form.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.
But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house.
| A．with his wife’s help |
| B．by knocking at the door |
| C．with his child’s help |
| D．by opening the door with his key |
One night when he found his key lost, he first .
| A．spoke to his wife |
| B．shouted at his wife |
| C．rang the bell |
| D．knocked at the bedroom window |
Mrs King woke up because.
| A．she heard the sound of the bell |
| B．she heard Mr King’s voice |
| C．she heard a knock at the door |
| D．she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s |
Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife .
| A．loudly | B．in a low voice |
| C．angrily | D．with tears in his eyes |
At last .
| A．Mrs King opened the door for Mr King |
| B．his child opened the door for Mr King |
| C．Mr King opened the door by force |
| D．Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key |
Mr Green has a holiday, so he said , “I’m going to the city by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains, But the wind blew his hat off. Mr Green quickly took his bag and threw that out of the window, too.
The other people in the carriage(车厢) laughed. “Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?” they asked.
“No,” Mr Green answered, “But there’s no name and no address on my hat, and there’s a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat back.”Mr Green takes a trip .
| A．by ship | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by car |
During the trip flies away.
| A．Mr Green’s bag | B．Mr Green’s shoe |
| C．Mr Green’s coat | D．Mr Green’s hat |
Mr Green often in the train.
| A．writes his name in his hat |
| B．throws the things out of the window |
| C．sends others some bags |
| D．puts his head out of the window |
Mr Green threw out of the window quickly.
| A．his bag | B．his hat | C．his glasses | D．his book |