【2014年四川省内江市中考】
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成1—5题（请注意各问题后的字数要求）。
Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment . People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we don’t have to accept the society full of cars . It was first started by 34 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day . The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is “If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day .”
Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day . In Brussels, Car Free Day shall be valid (有效的)for everybody except persons with a special permit (许可证)， but they have to slow down to the speed of 30 kilometers per hour . The public transportation is free on that day. In London, they have special “green areas”.Walking, biking, and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers ,bicycles and buses from 7:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In Beijing , it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work . More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year ,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days , and you may see haze(雾霾) almost every day ! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said , “ We may not change the weather, but we can choose not to drive.”
But we do not want just one day and then a return to “ normal ” life . We should go on with Car Free Day.
Where was Car Free Day started first ? [ within (不超过)two words ]
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How long should the car drivers not drive in the streets in London on Car Free Day ?
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Who’s allowed to drive on Car Free Day in Brussels ?[within five words ]
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What does Car Free Day ask Beijingers not to do every month ?[within nine words ]
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What’s the purpose of Car Free Day? [within seven words ]
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Do you know the Tantou New Year Picture？ It's a famous traditional art form in Shaoyang． It is used for the Spring Festival．
The Tantou New Year Picture appeared in the Tang Dynasty first． And it has a long history ﹣ more than 1，300 years． Since the end of the Ming Dynasty， the Tantou New Year Picture has got its special features（特点）一 bright colors， old and exaggerated images（夸张的图象）， ordinary materials and special skills． There are more than 20 steps to make the Tantou New Year Picture． All these steps， from making paper by hand to producing the New Year Picture， are finished in one place． This is not usual in our country．
In 1994， the Tantou New Year Picture won the silver medal at the folk arts fair． However， fewer people know the skill well now and most young people are not interested in it． The Tantou New Year Picture is in danger of disappearing in the world． Luckily， the government has taken action to protect and save it．
Tantou New Year Picture
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History |
It appeared in the Tang Dynasty and has a long history ﹣ more than （1）___ years． |
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♦Bright colors ♦Old and exaggerated images ♦Ordinary materials and special skills |
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Producing steps |
There are more than 20 steps to make the Tantou New Year Picture， and finishing all these steps in one place in a country is （3） ． |
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Prize |
It won the （4） medal at the folk arts fair in 1994． |
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Situation |
The Tantou New Year Picture is in danger of disappearing， but the government has taken action to（5） it． |
Many students think it is too difficult to learn English well， though they know it is important． （1）
Firstly， （2） A lot of people can't speak English well because they are afraid of making mistakes． But in order to improve your spoken English， you need to be brave and confident． Don't care too much about the mistakes in your spoken English． Being able to express your ideas is the most important thing．
Secondly， （3） You can watch Hollywood movies like Spider﹣Man and Captain America． Listen to what they say carefully and try to understand the main ideas of the movies．
Lastly， （4） I know that students are tired nowadays and you always have to do exercises of different subjects． But practice makes perfect． Only by doing a lot of exercises can you get better English skills．
（5） and you just have to find the best way for you．
A．watch English movies．
B．don't be afraid to speak English．
C．listen to English songs．
D．Here are some ideas on how to learn English well．
E．All in all， there are many ways to learn English well，
F．do a lot of English exercises．
A woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day．
"This bird doesn't talk，" she told the pet shop owner．
"Does he have a mirror in his cage（笼子）？" the owner asked． "Parrots love mirrors．"
The woman bought a mirror and left． The next day she came back，saying that the bird still wasn't talking．
"How about a ladder？ Parrots love ladders，" the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left． But the next day， she was back．
"Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts swinging， he'll talk，"the owner said．
The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry． "The parrot died，" she said．
The pet store owner was shocked． "I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked．
"Yes， right before he died，" the woman answered， "in a low voice， he asked me， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life． We sometimes have lots of things to do at once， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives．
（1）The underlined word "parrot" in paragraph 1 means " " in Chinese．
A．孔雀
B．鹦鹉
C．鸽子
（2）The woman bought from the pet shop owner．
A．a mirror and a ladder
B．a ladder and a swing
C．a mirror， a ladder and a swing
（3）Why did the parrot die？
A．Because he didn't eat any food．
B．Because the woman killed him．
C．Because the pet shop owner killed him．
（4）Did the parrot say anything before he died？
A． Yes， he did．
B． No， he didn't．
C． We don't know．
（5）Which is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The woman forgot to buy any food for the parrot．
B．The parrot liked the mirror most．
C．We shouldn't forget to deal with the most important things first．
When you look up into the night sky， you can see the moon． But do you know that you're only seeing one side of the moon？ The other side， also known as the far side of the moon， has long been a secret to us． But now， we have a chance to see what's on the far side．
On January 3rd，China's Chang'e 4 probe（探测器） landed on the far side of the moon． It is the first probe in history to land there．
Chang'e 4 probe has already done a lot of things on the moon． One of its jobs is to grow plants． Chang'e 4 probe took six living things to the moon． Such as cotton， potatoes and fruit flies（果蝇）． The cotton has already started growing． This is the first time humans have grown plants on the moon．
Chang'e 4 probe also took a lot of pictures of the moon's far side． With these pictures， scientists will learn more about the moon．
（1）According to the passage， we can see both sides of the moon． （判断对错）
（2）Growing plants on the moon is Chang'e 4 probe's only task． （判断对错）
（3）Chang'e 4 probe is the first probe to land on the far side of the moon． （判断对错）
（4）Seven living things were brought to the moon by Chang'e 4 probe． （判断对错）
（5）The cotton has already begun growing on the moon． （判断对错）
Mr． Green brought his family to China and visited Zhangjiajie． On May 4th， 2019， they enjoyed the magic mountains there． They had a great time． They took a lot of photos on the way and then they had a picnic under a big tree， ①Suddenly it began to rain heavily，so they hurried to The hotel．When they got there， they couldn't find their expensive camera． They wanted to go back to look for it，but there wasn't enough time because they had to catch the plane at 20： 30 that night! They didn't have dinner in the hotel because they all felt sorry． To make his family happy， Mr． Green said， "Well，
②让我给你们讲一个有趣的故事吧． An old man lived in a200 ﹣meter﹣tall building． One day he fell down from it by accident， but he didn't hurt himself at all．"
" It was a miracle（奇迹）" shouted his children．why？"
"Because he lived on the first floor！"
They all began to laugh loudly． Just at that time a policeman with a camera came in． He said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and the boy asked him to find out the owner．
"It's really a miracle!"the Greens said happily．
根据短文内容用简要答语回答下面三个问题．
（1）Did the Greens enjoy themselves in Zhangjiajie？
（2）Where did the Greens lose their camera？
（3）If you were the Chinese boy， what would you do？
将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文．
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