【湖北省荆州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The message was short. I read it three times: “Hey, Mom, can I come to see you guys?” I wrote back: “Yes!” He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner.
I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors’ game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn’t have to miss the first half. Then I began cooking, cleaning, watching the clock and listening for his footsteps coming up the walk.
It’s called waiting. I’m good at it. When he was a newborn, I’d wait for him to go to sleep. Soon then I’d stand by his bed waiting for him to wake up. I waited, as he learned to do things like walking , talking and feeding himself; throwing a ball, riding a bike and reading a book.
I waited for him to start preschool, primary school, middle school and college.
I waited with dread for him to start driving. And I waited up every time he came home late.
I wait for my son to grow up, but that doesn’t mean the waiting game is over. It never really ends.
Mothers wait for all kinds of reasons—good news or bad, happiness or heartache. But the waiting is soon forgotten, usually, the minute a long awaited child walks through the door.
My boy will be here soon. But if he’s late, I can wait. I’m good at it. And he’s worth it. I will always leave a light on for him.
After knowing her son would come home, which of the following activities did she do?
a. Shopping. b. Cooking. c. Cleaning. d. Watching the Warriors’ game.
| A．bc | B．ad | C．abc | D．bcd |
What does the underlined word “dread” mean?
| A．激动 | B．骄傲 | C．厌恶 | D．害怕 |
Which of the following about the writer is TRUE according to the reading?
| A．Luckily, her son never makes her wait long. |
| B．She has experienced all kinds of feelings while waiting for her son to do things. |
| C．When her son went to college, her waiting ended. |
| D．Waiting for her son is often boring, but once her son arrives she forgets about it. |
Which do you think would be the best title for the reading?
| A．Worth waiting for |
| B．Being patient is difficult |
| C．Learn to be a mother |
| D．Visit your mother often |
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 more 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 houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have work to do. This will be a problem.
| A．much more fruit | B．fewer people |
| C．less meat | D．less people |
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
| A．work long hours | B．work fast |
| C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
| A．fruit | B．vegetables | C．meat | D．rice |
| 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. |
Young people have many dreams. Here are Lei Ping and her friends’ dreams. Lei Ping is going to be an actor. She likes acting. She thinks the actors are well-known and they can make lots of money. She is going to take acting lessons. Her friend Yong likes writing. He is going to write articles for the magazines when he grows up. He thinks reading more is good for writing. So he often reads books in the library now. The other friend Li is going to be a teacher. She thinks children are lovely and in the long vacation she can do what she wants to do.
| A．actor | B．pilot |
| C．bank clerk | D．reader |
| A．The actors are famous. |
| B．The actors can travel anywhere. |
| C．She doesn’t like actors. |
| D．She thinks they are tired. |
| A．He does more exercise every day. |
| B．He writes articles for the magazines. |
| C．He reads books in the library. |
| D．He takes writing lessons after school. |
| A．reader | B．cousin |
| C．sister | D．friend |
| A．not good | B．interesting |
| C．not to be true | D．wrong |
Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late when his wife and the child were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key and came in very quietly.
But one night when he was coming home very 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. Brown knocked at (敲) the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife. He shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mother!” he said. “I want to go to the toilet!” He spoke quite quietly but at once (立刻) Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确填A，错误填B。The Browns lived in a small town in London.
Mr. Brown’s wife and his child went to sleep before he came back from work.
One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door.
Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.
Mr. Brown said “Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.
Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking, and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat and drink less, don’t smoke, and exercise more.”
Running is a good form(形式) of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs every morning. She runs to lose weight.
Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,” says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确填A，错误填B。
The English love sports. One of the popular games in England is cricket (板球). But cricket doesn’t change（改变） much these years. For some parts of England, the eight months of the football season is more important than the four months of the cricket season.
Most middle schools have sports fields (场地) and boys usually play rugby (橄榄球) or football in winter and cricket in summer. While school girls play tennis or baseball in summer and basketball or hockey (曲棍球) in winter ,boys seldom play basketball. The more popular grown-up (成人的) games are golf and tennis. A lot of people play them.
The British also like watching horse racing, but few show interest in bike racing. Britain is the home of many modern (现代的) popular sports.
请根据短文内容从所给选项中选出最佳选项，每小题两分。
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．8 |
| A．spring | B．winter | C．summer | D．fall |
| A．football and basketball | B．tennis and football |
| C．golf and tennis | D．tennis and soccer |
| A．America | B．Britain | C．Japan | D．China |
| A．For most British people, the cricket season is more important than the football season. |
| B．Cricket changed a lot during the last ten years. |
| C．Middle school girls seldom play basketball. |
| D．The British prefer horse racing to bike racing. |