【湖南省益阳市2015年中考英语试题】根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)
Miss Kate taught physics in a New York school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how well they had understood her explanation. She said to them, “Now, I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone, and at the same time you were 80 meters away, and were listening to me from across
the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
A boy at once answered, “ Your brother, Miss Kate, because electricity travels faster than sound waves(声波).
“That’s very good.” Miss Kate said, but then Jenny said, “I don’t agree. Your brother would hear you earlier because it is 11 o’clock here, it’s only eight o’clock in Los Angeles.”Miss Kate was a physics teacher.
All her students understood her lesson.
The boy’s answer was not correct.
The boy’s answer was just what Kate wanted her students to know.
Jenny thought the boy’s reason was wrong because she found Los Angeles Time was three hours earlier than New York Time.
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If you spend 100 yuan, you can .
A.get a piano lesson |
B.get 6 hours of free parking |
C.get free drinks |
D.get a lost cat |
How can you contact(联系) the owner of the house for more information?
A.By visiting Mrs. Smith. | B.By sending a letter. |
C.By making a phone call. | D.By calling Linda. |
Who can teach children to play the piano?
A.Miss Smith | B.Jim | C.Linda | D.Happy Store |
When you find a small cat with black and white hair, you may call .
A.86083957 | B.31388888 | C.86153788 | D.315161222 |
Where are these advertisements from?
A.China Daily. | B.New York Times. |
C.Changjiang Evening News. | D.Star Evening News. |
2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12th to 23rd.
As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?
Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.
Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.
How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.The26th World Universiade will begin on .
A.August 12th | B.August 23rd | C.September 12th | D.September 23rd |
The pair of pandas comes from .
A.Shenzhen | B.Sichuan | C.Guangzhou | D.Beijing |
Yongba is a(n)
A.Universiade Panda |
B.Asian Games Panda |
C.Onympic Panda |
D.panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park |
From the passage we can know the of the Universiade Pandas.
A.arrival time | B.ages | C.names | D.living habits |
The passage tells us that
A.the slogan of the 26th World Universiade is “Just Do It” |
B.there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen |
C.Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009 |
D.Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas |
When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!The writer lived in when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. ChinaAt first she thought life in the factory would be than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautifulWhen she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothingAfter they visited the factory, the girl .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mindThe underlined work “horrible” means “” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
As we know, Meizhou Island is a famous place of interest in Putian. My pen pal from Australia, Sam, would like to visit it very much. He is coming here for a holiday next week. He is planning to stay here for seven days. He has never come to Putian before, so he needs to know something about it. The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know. He wants to know what he should get ready for the trip and what kinds of clothes he has to take with him. Here is the seven-day weather report for Putian.How long will Sam stay in Putian?
A.Two days. | B.Five days. | C.A week. | D.A month. |
What information does Sam most want to know?
A.The food in Putian. | B.The history of Putian. |
C.The traffic in Putian. | D.The weather in Putian. |
What will the weather be like on July 5th?
A.Sunny. | B.Cloudy. | C.windy. | D.Rainy. |
On July 3rd, the high temperature is .
A.26℃ | B.28℃ | C.32℃ | D.36℃ |
What do you think Sam should wear when he stays in Putian?
Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the street in front of him. Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different street to go home. Why did he do that?
“It’s unlucky when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,” says Ben, “I did not want to walk down that street!”
Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.
“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),” says Ben. “And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck.”
And what brings good luck? “We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,” says Ben.
“And when I find a penny on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!”Why did Ben turn around when he saw the black cat crossing the street?
A. Because he thought it was unlucky.
B. Because he disliked a black cat.
C. Because he was afraid of the cat.In western countries, which number do some people think is unlucky?
A. 4 B. 10C. 13Which of the following things can bring people good luck?
A. Opening an umbrella inside the house.
B. Walking under a ladder.
C. Picking up a penny on the ground.Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?
A. Over the front door.
B. Inside the house.
C. Under a ladder.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A black cat.
B. Good luck and bad luck.
C. Good things can bring good luck.