【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。
Be honest. That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year. It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day, which celebrate lies. On Honesty Day, anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer. That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.
M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said in his book that almost all person lie about 200 times a day. In our daily life, a typical（典型的）life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a woman is “Nothing is wrong, I’m fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people, while sales people and politicians（政客）are the biggest liars.
Every Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to ______.
| A．celebrate lies |
| B．encourage honesty |
| C．ask questions |
| D．hand out prizes |
Which of the following is Honesty Day?
| A．April 1st | B．April 10th | C．April 20th | D．April 30th |
According to the passage, ______ are the most honest people.
| A．nurses | B．sales people | C．politicians | D．all men |
The underlined word “liars” probably means “______”.
| A．获利者 | B．说谎者 | C．影响着 | D．领导者 |
Aren't mobile phone，e﹣mail and voice mail supposed to help us communicate more easily？Sadly，that's not always the case．Take the other day for example，when I was walking through the park with my friend，suddenly his mobile phone rang and he answered it﹣﹣leaving me alone and cutting our conversation dead! In fact，the park was filled with people talking on their mobile phones．They were passing other people without even looking at them，or stopping to walk their dogs．Clearly，people preferred the voice on the mobile phone to human contact（联系）．
Why is it that the more connected we get，the more disconnected I feel？Development in communication technology seems to keep people from human contact．With e﹣mail over the Internet，we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another．With voice mail，you can have conversations without even meeting that person．Even some food stores are using self﹣scanners（自助扫瞄仪）so that you can check yourself out．As the contact between human beings becomes automated（自动化的），my feeling of being disconnected gets stronger．Don't get me wrong．I'm not against machines．I also own a mobile phone，a voice mail system，and an e﹣mail account．Giving them up isn't a good idea，as they are useful to have around．It's just that when they keep us away from human contact，I begin to feel sad．More and more，I find myself answering e﹣mail instead of talking to people．The technology that was made to help keep us in contact with each other is，in fact making me feel more lonely．
What is to be done？Well，I've made myself a plan to use less technology：no e﹣mailing people who live near me，and no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home．
42．The example in Paragraph I shows that people now ．
A．communicate more easily
B．dislike talking face to face at all
C．prefer talking on their mobile phones
D．are only good at using mobile phones
43．The underlined word disconnected in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A．lonely
B．satisfied
C．stupid
D．interested
44．It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that ．
A．the writer is going to give up mobile phones
B．machines are now not useful to have around
C．machines actually keep people closer to each other
D．the writer decides not to phone others a lot when with friends
45．Which is the best title of the passage？
A．Technology and Human Life
B．The Importance of Technology
C．Technology and Human Contact
D．The Development of Technology．
Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor（辅导员）．It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry，uncontrollable and evil（惹人厌的）boy．How could such a little boy，after being in school only one year，be considered "evil"？Over the next several months，I came to know Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable．
But，one day，Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office．I asked him what made him do this．He replied that his teacher hated him．He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him．I asked him if he would tell his teacher this．He noded，and we called her into my office．
When the teacher came，________．He then said that he knew he was a very，very bad boy，and he didn't think anyone could ever like him．His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion．Then she gave him a big warm hug，telling him she didn't hate him at all and，actually，she cared very much about him．Only sometimes Chip's behavior really scared her．It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it．
I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart．I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be．I praised how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings．
As I was speaking to him，his whole body came to rest on my right hand next to his heart．It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before．From then on，I'm pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school years．
A child's mind is clear and sensitive（敏感的）．He receives whatever others say without protection．It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way．
38．The first paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．Chip was very popular at school
B．the teacher didn't care about Chip at all
C．Chip had no way to get others to like him
D．the writer thought differently about Chip
39．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the bland in the passage？
A．she couldn't control her feelings
B．I advised her to be more patient
C．Chip became angry and crazy again
D．I encouraged Chip to express his feelings
40．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip ．
A．accepted the writer
B．wanted a rest
C．was quite afraid
D．felt a little nervous
41．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Love me，love my dog
C．Expect higher，act better．
D．Where there is a will，there is a way．
In the modern age，human society runs on energy．Most machines need electricity to operate．Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work．They have many different ways to create electricity．But some ways are harmful to the environment．
For example，fossil fuels（化石燃料）are the most common kind of energy．They include coal，oil，and natural gas．First，people have to dig them from the ground．This can sometimes harm the environment．However，scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days．So the environment is not harmed as much as before．But when people burn these fossil fuels，they can give off a lot of harmful gases，which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming．This might harm the environment．
Tidal（潮汐）energy is another way to make electricity．This uses the ocean tides to make electricity．But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals．Also dams（大坝）can create lots of clean energy．But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers．
34．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels？___
A．They are dug from the ground．
B．They are considered expensive．
C．They hardly harm the environment．
D．They are not widely used in the world．
35．From the passage，we know that tidal energy can ．
A．cause serious accidents
B．change the way that rivers run
C．give off a lot of harmful gases
D．kill many living things in the ocean
36．Nowadays many countries start to use nuclear energy more because ．
A．it's a common kind of energy
B．people ara not afraid of it now
C．it's cheap，clean and safer than before
D．people can't live without nuclear energy
37．The passage is probably in the part of in a newspaper．
A．health
B．science
C．culture
D．sports．
Emily's Blog
Shut Up Zoos，Not Animals!
You may think that visiting zoos is harmless fun，but you're wrong because zoos are just prisons（监狱）for animals．The difference is that prisoners get out after a few years! Animals in cages look bored and are boring to look at．After all，we all know what an elephant looks like，we've seen them on TV．So why make animals suffer by shutting them up for our fun？Shut up the zoos instead!
Posted by：Emily on April 19，at 18：12 Comments（3）
Comments
I partly agree．But some zoos aren't there for our fun．I've just got back from Jersey Zoo．It saves rare（珍稀）animals and breeds them．Then it returns the babies to the wild．Not all zoos are the same，you know．
Posted by：Angela on April21，at 18：17
Quite agree! Every time I go to the zoo，I never look into the poor animal's eyes! Kept in the small and smelly cages，they look so lonely and sad．Hope one day they will return to nature，where they can live happily and freely with their families．Posted by：John on April 22，at 12：21
Personally，I think zoos are fantastic places for children．They can play with animals and enjoy themselves so much there．Also，they learn a lot about animals．Why shut up？
Posted by：David on April 22，at 21：05
31．Emily thinks a zoo is ．
A．a fun place for children
B．a terrible place for animals
C．a warm home for animals
D．a popular place for visitors
32．Who thinks some animals can be well protected in the zoos？
A．Emily．
B．Angela．
C．John．
D．David．
33．John never looks into the animals' eyes in the zoos because he ．
A．feels sorry for them
B．feels kind of shy
C．is afraid of them
D．is angry with them．
A．Remember the environment
B．Keep a good memory for your holiday
C．Travel with your friends
D．Do some research
E．Get organized
F．Help the local population
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holiday abroad．They give us the chance to see some sights，have some fun and relax．However，holidays aren't always a great experience．Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday．
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Have you packed your passport？Your tickets？Every year，thousands of people miss flights because they've forgotten their passport，they arrive at the airport too late，or even go to the wrong airport．
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How much do you know about the place you are going to visit？Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people．Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends．
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Try to reduce the pollution you cause．Travel by train if you can．Flying produces twenty times more carbon dioxide than traveling by train．Of course，it might be impossible to avoid flying，but when you arrive，use buses or trains instead of taxis．
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You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants．This means that your money will go to local people，rather than to a large international company．
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You don't want to forget your holiday．Make a scrapbook﹣a book of memories﹣about your holiday．You can show it to friends，or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made on holiday．Did you promise to send them pictures or presents？Don't forget to do it! Then next time you go on holiday，you can visit them again．