【2015年江苏省苏州市中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
| From: Wendy and Jack Brown Date: September 22, 2014 To: 8th and 9th graders at R.L.S. Junior School Subject: Bonjour! Bonjour! (That means hello in French.) We hope you all had a great summer. Ours was a lot of fun. We have seen so many new things and met so many wonderful people. The French gave us a warm welcome and helped us get used to living here soon. We have so many things to share with all of you. We are going to send you more emails, but here are the best parts of our holiday in France so far. We had a fantastic time seeing the Tour de France this summer. It is the most famous bicycle race in the world. The riders travel more than two thousand miles in about a month! We got a quick look at the riders as they sped past! After the race, our family rented bikes, and rode along part of the route that the cyclists used. A few of you asked whether the French really eat snails(蜗牛). The answer is yes. We went out to dinner the other day, and our parents ordered some. We each tried one and it didn’t taste too bad. The snails, called escargots, are served with lots of butter. They feel a little rubbery when you bite into them, but they don’t really have much taste. Mum’s favourite food here is the French pastries. Dad loves the red wine. Our favourite is the fresh bread from the shop down the street. We went to visit the Eiffel Tower a few weeks ago. We went all the way to the top. It was a sunny day, so we could see for miles and miles into the distance. Dad doesn’t like heights, so he stayed at the bottom of the tower and took pictures from the ground. We miss all of you a lot. Write back to us and let us know what is new at home. Au revoir! (Can you guess what that means in French?) Wendy and Jack Brown |
What do the Browns think of French people?
| A．Friendly. | B．Funny. | C．Welcome. | D．Popular. |
Jack’s favourite food in France is .
| A．tasty snails | B．French pastries | C．fresh bread | D．red wine |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the email?
| A．Wendy and Jack got used to the life in France soon. |
| B．Tour de France is the best-known bicycle race in the world. |
| C．The Browns have seen many wonderful things in France. |
| D．The Browns went to the top of the Eiffel Tower together. |
Wendy and Jack wrote this email to .
| A．tell a story about riding bicycles in France |
| B．tell a story about their experiences in France |
| C．advise the readers to try escargots in France |
| D．advise the readers to visit France in summer |
| Name: |
Julia |
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Name: |
Paul |
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Name: |
Linda |
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| From: |
Cuba |
From: |
England |
From: |
Canada |
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| Look: |
long hair, round face, big eyes |
Look: |
short blond hair, long face, small blue eyes |
Look: |
long red hair, round face, big brown eyes |
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| Clothes: |
green dress, white shoes |
Clothes: |
yellow jacket, blue pants, brown shoes |
Clothes: |
white dress, brown shoes |
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| QQ number: |
3746360 |
QQ number: |
7364851 |
QQ number: |
51053867 |
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| Tel: |
543752 |
Tel: |
874599 |
Tel: |
4358390 |
Where is Julia from?
| A．Cuba. | B．England | C．China | D．Japan |
What’s Julia’s telephone number?
| A．3746360 | B．543752 | C．874599 | D．4358390 |
Does Paul have long blond hair?
| A．Yes, he is. | B．Yes, he does. | C．No, he isn’t. | D．No, he doesn’t. |
Does Linda wear a white dress?
| A．Yes, she is. | B．Yes, she does. | C．No, she isn’t. | D．No, she doesn’t. |
Is Linda’s QQ number 51053867?
| A．Yes, it is. | B．Yes, she does. | C．No, it isn’t. | D．No, she doesn’t. |
I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.
In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.
My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!
My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.The writer’s grandmother taught him towhen he was young.
| A．read and write | B．sing and dance |
| C．draw and sing | D．play and learn |
His grandmother always madefor family and friends.
| A．cakes | B．cards | C．clothes | D．meals |
While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.
| A．at home | B．at work | C．out of work | D．in hospital |
At the age of 60, his grandmotherin a hospital for a long time every day.
| A．cooked meals | B．worked in the office |
| C．did the cleaning | D．stayed with his mother. |
Which of the following is not TRUE?
| A．His grandmother is hard-working. |
| B．Her grandchildren all love her. |
| C．His grandmother could read. |
| D．His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him. |
Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead代替 of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"This article mainly主要 tells us that .
| A．some children wish to be writers some day |
| B．it is good to write something for people to read |
| C．reading books is fun |
| D．reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer |
Reading more books may .
| A．help you to be a good writer |
| B．help you play well |
| C．make you work better |
| D．make you watch more TV at home |
It's good for children .
| A．to do a lot of reading | B．to watch TV in the evening |
| C．to be good writers right now | D．to have wishes only |
Some children want to be writers .
| A．because they want to be good readers |
| B．to get more money and buy a lot of good things. |
| C．to write stories or books for people to read |
| D．to find good work some day |
From the passage， we know that .
| A．all children like to be writers |
| B．people like to read for children |
| C．children need to read more and more books |
| D．all writers are children |
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food，too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead，they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different，too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the future there will be ______.
| A．much more fruit | B．fewer people |
| C．less vegetables | D．less people |
Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future people don't have to ______.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast | C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that ______.
| A．many people don't have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
A new library opens in the town. It's a very big library. Some robots work there as library assistants. The robots can help you find the right books you want and do other things you tell them to. But you must say “Please”when you ask for something and “Thank you”when you get something.
Li Ming wants to borrow a book from the new library. He comes to the library with Zhang Hua. They see a robot standing there.
Li：Hey，give me the book “Little Tom”．Why，the robot doesn't work. There must be something wrong with it.
Zhang：No，there isn't. When you borrow a book，you must say “Please”．
Li：Will you please give me the book“Little Tom”，Mr. Robot?
Zhang：Look！The robot is bringing you the book. Take it，Li Ming.
Li：What's wrong with the robot？It won't let me have the book.
Zhang：Yor must say “Thank you”．
Li：Oh，thank you very much，Mr. Robot.
The robot smiles and gives the book to Li Ming.
阅读短文，判断正T误F。In the library all the assistants are robots.
The robot will be glad to help you if you say
“Please”and “Thank you”.Li Ming asks for help from the robot in the library.
Mr. Robot is a young man.
People say “Please”and “Thank you”only to robots.