【天津市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
Mr Robin（知更鸟）had his house in a tree.
His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
“It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
“Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
“You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
“Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
Then the other robins tried.
In a little while they could all fly.
The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
“No, Dad, we can not sing.”
“You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
One little robin sang.
Then they all sang.
A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”How many baby robins lived in the house?
| A．3. | B．4. | C．6. | D．7. |
What did Mr Robin ask his babies to do first?
| A．To fly. | B．To jump. |
| C．To look for food. | D．To build houses. |
How did the little robin feel when he flew into a tree?
| A．Interested. | B．Bored. | C．Tired. | D．Worried. |
What else did the baby robins learn to do?
| A．To have dinner. | B．To take a trip. |
| C．To have a party. | D．To sing. |
What did the girl think of the birds?
| A．They were poor. | B．They were rude. |
| C．They were happy. | D．They were sad. |
Studies show that walking several times a week can lower the risk of a lot of
diseases．They include heart disease，diabetes（糖尿病），stroke（中风）and bone loss（骨质疏松）．Walking can also help you lose weight．
Studies have also shown that walking for thirty minutes a day can slow down and
even prevent the development of type two diabetes．Walking several times a week is a
good way to control weight and lose body fat．Studies show it also helps reduce feelings of sadness．
Experts say walking is one of the safest ways to exereise．There is a low risk of injuries，So it is good for people who are starting an exercise program for the first time and for older people．
A walking program is easy to start．You should wear loose clothes and good shoes．There are shoes that are designed on purpose for lots of walking，Doctors say you should walk fast enough to have you breathe hard．Yet you should still be able to talk．Let your arms move freely while you are walking．
There are no rules for starting a walking program．You might walk short distances．Or you might walk up hills to strengthen your leg muscles（肌肉）．Health esperts say you can get the most from a walking program if you walk at about 6 kilometers an hour for thirty minutes a day．You should do this about several times a week．
61．Walking is one of the ways to exercise according to the passage．
A．funniest
B．worst
C．safest
D．fastest
62．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage．
A．If you are over 70，you'd better not exercise walking
B．If you want to prevent yourself from heart disease and stoke，you can keep walking
C．If you want to lose weight，walking several times a week is a good choice
D．Whether you walk short distances or walk up hills，it's good for your health
63．According to the passage，which picture is RIGHT？
64．Doctors or experts suggest that you should when you are walking．
A．wear good shoes and tight（紧身的）clothes
B．walk as fast as you can
C．walk until you can't talk
D．walk with your arms moving freely
65．Which do you think is the best title？
A．A Good Walking Program
B．Walking to Better Health
C．walking studies and Experts
D．Some Rules for Walking．
Some of the world's most Accomplished people have spoken out about their own journeys toward success，their thoughts on how to achieve it，and their feelings on finally reaching it，Here are some opinions on success from the world's most successful people：
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"If you really look closely，most overnight successes took a long time．" ﹣﹣Steve Jobs |
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"Success isn't about how much money you make．It's about the difference you make to people's lives．" ﹣﹣Michelle Obama |
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"If I cannot do great things，I can do small things in a great way．" ﹣﹣Martin Luther King |
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"I've failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed．" ﹣﹣Martin Jordan |
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"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment．" ﹣﹣Oprah Winfrey |
56．What's the meaning of the underlined word"accomplished"in the first paragraph？
A．从政的
B．经商的
C．杰出的
D．失败的
57．Who thinks that it takes a long time to become successful？
A．Steve Jobs and Michael Jordan
B．Oprad Winfirey and Martin Luther King
C．Michelle Obama and Steve Jobs
D．Michael Jordan and Oprah Winfrey
58．What is Michael Jordan？
A．A businessman
B．First Lady of the USA
C．A basketball player
D．A hostess of a talk show
59．According to the passage，which do you think is TRUE？
A．Steve Jobs thinks we should learn from small things
B．Oprah thinks she will make herself better later if she is trying her best now
C．Martin Luther King thinks the key to success is to fail over and over again
D．Michelle thinks she can't make a difference to people's lives
60．What's the passage mainly about？
A．Some ways to solve our problems
B．Some results of an exam
C．Some interviews about famous people
D．Some secrets on success from successful people．
Have you seen the cartoons of two penguins（企鹅） on the Internet？They sit on either side of a small boat．They are friends，but each does something selfish（自私的） which causes their friend "ship" to sink（沉没）．
（53） It shows how much people value friendship and sometimes worry they may lose their friends．（54） A friend is someone to talk to about your deepest feelings．And with a good friend you will never be alone．
（55） The key to protecting your friend "ship" from sinking comes down to three simple things：sharing，caring and communicating．Good friends like to share everything with each other．They share their snacks，they share their knowledge about schoolwork，sometimes they even share their clothes!（56） They do whatever they can to make their friends happy．But the most important part of friendship is communicating．
（57） It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in different schools or live far away．Without communication it is sure to send your friend "ship" to sink into the sea．
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A．And good friends also care about each other． B．The cartoons have become very popular． C．However，keeping friendship isn't always easy． D．Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them． E．A friend is someone you can share your happy and sad moments with． |
Joe was an old man．The 75﹣year﹣old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family．Joe had four grandchildren，and they visited him during their holidays．
During one vacation，Joe was preparing his home for the kids：cleaning and buying their favorite foods．After he finished working，he realized he lost his favorite watch．The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born．Joe loved the watch very much，especially after his wife's death．He was very upset about losing it．
Once his grandchildren came，they promised him they would find the watch．
One granddaughter asked："Grandpa，do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing？"
"I guess when I was cleaning the barn（谷仓）！"Joe replied．
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe，but they could not find it．The kids were now also sad，but they tried to comfort（安慰） their grandfather．
One grandson went back to the barn to search again．Joe asked why he was going there a second time．But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent．
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather．He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe．
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it．The little boy replied："I sat there without making a noise，and the barn was so silent．After a few minutes，I heard the‘tick，tick' sound and found the watch．"
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy．
49．From Paragraph 2，we learn that Joe ．
A．knew his grandchildren very well
B．liked doing housework very much
C．got tired of his grandchildren's visits
D．looked forward to his grandchildren's visits
50．Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost？
A．Because it was very expensive．
B．Because it was full of memories with his wife．
C．Because it was a gift from his first child．
D．Because it had been with him since he was born．
51．How did one of the grandchildren find the watch？
A．He cleaned the barn carefully again．
B．He searched the barn carefully for two hours．
C．He made no noise and followed the ticking sound．
D．He asked other children for help．
52．What does the story mainly tell us？
A．Helping those in need can make you feel good．
B．We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others．
C．Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end．
D．Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice．
Who is smarter，human being or artificial intelligence（AI，人工智能）？The question swept the world a few months ago．In March 2016，AlphaGo，an AI program developed by Google，had the Go（围棋） match with Lee Sedol，a South Korean Go player．He is the world top player of this old Chinese game．
In October 2015，AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional（职业的） human Go player．And this time，it beat Lee Sedol 4﹣1．
In fact，before the match，most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner，because they didn't think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind．However，the result was disappointing．As a machine，AlphaGo would never get tired，while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses．
AlphaGo's wins over a human champion（冠军） show that computers can do more difficult tasks．Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything．But scientists say that is not the case．Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game．Thomas Johnson，a scientist of AI said，"It's not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts．What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation．"We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world．
45．The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to ．
A．get the reader to think about AI
B．draw the reader's attention to AlphaGo
C．show how AI is usually tested
D．tell the reader AI has over the human brain
46．What was the result of the match？
A．Google program beat AlphaGo．
B．Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4﹣1．
C．Lee Sedol was beaten．
D．Neither side won the match．
47．﹣Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner？
﹣Because ．
A．computers had weaknesses and also got tired
B．AlphaGo only beat a human Go player once
C．the Go game was invented by Chinese people
D．computers were not so smart as a human
48．What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？
A．AI does better than humans in every situation．
B．It's hard for AI to beat the human at everything．
C．The development of AI could be harmful one day．
D．AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions．
