【2015年安徽省初中毕业学业考试英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.
| Set a certain bedtime and rising time A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks. Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you. Don’t change your bedtime and rising time on weekends. |
| Avoid exciting activities just before sleeping Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time, if you make tomorrow’s plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light, it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep. |
| Keep the bedroom for sleeping only It’s a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep. |
| Don’t go to bed too early Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness. |
| Take a warm shower before your bedtime A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45 –50 not only is a great relax at day’s end, but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy. |
If you want to build up your body clocks, you should ______.
| A．set a certain bedtime and rising time |
| B．go to bed neither too early nor too late |
| C．keep the bedroom for sleeping only |
| D．take a warm shower before sleeping |
Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?
| A．Because they will get your thoughts running |
| B．Because you have to make tomorrow’s paln |
| C．Because you should read an exciting story |
| D．Because you will have to turn off the light. |
Your bedroom should be kept for ______ only.
| A．talking | B．eating | C．reading | D．sleeping |
According to the passage, ______ will make you feel sleepy.
| A．taking a cold shower | B．your body temperature dropping |
| C．your daily experience | D．raising your body temperature |
When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum.He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things. Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?
| A．Because he was hungry. | B．Because he missed his mother. |
| C．Because he wanted to sleep. | D．Because he wanted to play outside. |
What does the underlined word “regretful” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．Sorry. | B．Happy. | C．Excited. | D．Angry. |
What did the man mean by saying “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”?
| A．People are more important than things. |
| B．Things are more important than people. |
| C．Both the shoe and your brother are important. |
| D．The shoe is more important than your brother. |
According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?
| A．Rude. | B．Funny. | C．Silly. | D．Kind. |
Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn. 
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother.
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑马）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固体的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch. Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?
| A．Lions. | B．Zebras. | C．Kangaroos. | D．Elephants. |
What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?
| A．Drink milk. | B．Walk by herself. |
| C．Run with her mother. | D．Make a circle to protect herself. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Baby wolves are born in the open. |
| B．Newborn lions only eat solid food. |
| C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump. |
| D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. |
It’s 10:00 pm. A man leaves a
restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 metres further he’s stopped by a police officer.
Officer: Good evening, sir. We’re testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow（吹）into this machine?
Man: I’m sorry, I can’t do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air.
Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test.
Man: I can’t do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed（流血）to death.
Officer: Then you’ll have to get out and walk five metres along this white line.
Man: I can’t do that, either.
Officer: Why not?
Man: Because I’m dead drunk! I can’t open the door.The man is stopped ______ metres away from the restaurant.
| A．5 | B．10 | C．200 | D．205 |
The conversation probably happens in a (an) ______.
| A．office | B．street | C．hospital | D．restaurant |
The man wouldn’t have the test for drunk driving because ______.
| A．he is badly ill | B．he will get out of air |
C．he is dead drunk |
D．he will bleed to death |
Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV — movies，news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the vie
wers (观众) are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can't change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?According to the passage,_is one of the most important ways of gettinginformation.
a. a book b. a computer C. TV _can't be got on Television.
a. Knowledgeb. Sports news C. Computer gamesThe underlined word "baby-sitter" means
A. 小妹妹 B. 保育员 C. 女婴What can we do with programs on TV?
A. We can surely change them.
B. We can do nothing.
C. We can choose them. From the passage, we may know_.
A. TV is both good and bad for children.
B. Everything is true on TV.
C All programs on TV are suitable for children.
In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands. Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
The passage is mainly about American education.