【湖南省长沙市2015年中考英语试题】短文理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（
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China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪). Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.
At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat (款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, ”It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago:
To meet friends from after
How happy we are!
What does the underline word “hospitable” mean in this passage.
A.好客的 B. 勤劳的 C.朴实的
As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered_____ by the host.
A. coffee and snacks B. juice and snacks C. tea and snacks
Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?
A. Because he thinks it’s not polite.
B. Because he thinks it’s not necessary.
C. Because it won’t happen in western countries.
What the Chinese family do for the guests is to_____.
A. make them feel at home
B. show their wealth
C. make them feel uncomfortable.
What’s the meaning of the words by Confucius at the end of the passage?
A．学而时习之，不亦悦乎？
B．有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
C．人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成文后的句子 ，并将答案填写在答题卡上指定的位置。
The Silk Road
The routes
For centuries,the Silk Road was the most important line of communication connecting modern day Xi’an with the Middle East and Europe,today one area in particular is associated most closely with the name of the Silk Road.This area is Xinjiang in Northwest China,through which two major routes of the Silk Road passed on the northern and southern side of the Taklamakan desert.
The name
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China.However,silk wasn’t the only thing that passed along the Silk Road;anything that had buyers was traded along the road.Goods were traded from market to market passing through many hands before they reached their final destinations.
Buddhism
The Silk Road was not just the route through which goods were carried.It was also important for the exchange of ideas.Buddhism from India entered China along the Silk Road and had a huge influence on Chinese culture.Greek art styles were popular along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues in Northern India classical Western faces.These styles from Northerm India were also found in Xinjiang.
The people
One of China’s famous monks,Xuan Zang,followed the Silk Road in the 6th century to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.Around 600 years later,one of Europe’s famous travellers,MarcoPolo,entered China along the Silk Road.Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road.
The Silk Road today
Today, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries,and tourists from all over the world regularly meet.Trade in precious stones,food,drinks,crafts,art,and of course,silk,contimues,too.For centuries,the Silk Road was the most important line of communication which connected .
The Silk Road was named by after he found the route that Romans got silk from China.
The Silk Road was not only the route for trade but also an important route for .
Xuan Zang and Marco Polo did a lot in ___ of their journeys along the Silk Road.
According to the passage, today ____ is still an important international crossroad on the Silk Road.
When Susan Chen left high school, she want to go to university. Unfortunately, her father was quite poor,and a university education cost a lot of money.
Take the entrance examination, she didn’t score very high marks, but she scored enough, and was offered a place at the university.
“I’m very proud of you, Susan,” her father said, “I must find the money for a university education for you somehow.”
“But how ,Dad?” Susan asked.
“Well, I can sell my car and work a lot of overtime, I can even work at two jobs if necessary. One during the day and one at night.”
“You’re a generous father” Susan said.
“Your future is worth the sacrifice,” he told her.The next day he sold his car and asked his boss to give him three hours overtime every day.This meant walking to work and working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but he didn’t complain. His daughter’s education was worth it.
A year passed, Susan took her first-year examination. When the results were announced, she ran home to tell her father the news. “Dad” she said, “I've got my examination results, you’ll be pleased,” “You’ve passed” he exclaimed ,“guess what? I’ve got the third place and won the scholarship. You can have your car back and stop working so hard.”Susan Chen wanted to_____when she graduated from high school.
A.make some money
B.go to university
C.go to workshe took the entrance examination and passed it with_______.
A.the highest marks
B.full marks
C.just enough marksTo pay for her university education,her father______.
A.sold his car
B.bought a house
C.changed his jobAt the end of her first year at university,Susan______.
A.bought her father a car.
B.failed the exam
C.passed the exam.According to the story,it’s probably true that_______.
A.Susan didn’t do well in her subject.
B.Mr Chen was pleased to hear the news
C.Susan found a job to have her father’s car back.
Looking back at these past three years, I remember many things,trying to be on time for morning readings.Running when the lunch bell rings. I remember the excitement of the school sports day each year.The many hours of training ,pride of overcoming fear. I remember starting day one .The shiest in my whole class.never speaking to anyone and think i would not pass.Then slowly I made some new friends to remember forever.helping each other with homework getting better together. Preparing for art festivals and making a great big mess.Having fun at New Year’s parties, wishing everyone the best.
We have learned a different language,That is from a foreign land ,English brings many challenges. We work hard to understand ,and now, it’s time to graduate, we will leave our lovely school. I can’t believe it’s been three yearsI’m trying to keep my cool.But it’s difficult not to cry, I’ll miss the school trees and flowers and our kind and caring teachers, wonderful memories of ours.According to the poem,we can guess the writer is probably______of junior high school.
A.a coachB.a teacher C.a graduateFrom the part of the poem,we know the writer used to be a _________person at school.
A.shy B.good C.cute.The writer thinks English is a subject which is full of______.
A.words B.challengesC.meanings.The underlined sentence“I’m trying to keep my cool”means________in Chinese.
A.我一定让我自己很酷
B.我保持清新的模样。
C.我极力保持冷静。In the poem,the writer mentioned several beautiful memories of_________.
A.the school life
B.school sports day
C.the art festival.
Have you seen Avatar（《阿凡达》）? It’s a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images(图像)from the movie look as if they were coming straight towards you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. 3D technology can make TV and movies are more exciting. However, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies. Why?
When we look at an object(物体), each eye sees it at a different angle(角度). Our eyes send the two images to our brain(大脑), and the brain puts them together. 3D technology uses two film projectors(投影机). One projects a left-eye-image and the other projects a right-eye-image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye. So, when we are watching a 3D movie, our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes. The brain needs to work harder at “reading” the images. That makes it easier for people with eye problems to get dizzy(头晕的) or have headaches. A famous eye doctor said if your eyes can’t focus(聚焦) on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies.
根据短文内容完成下列问题。According to the passage, Avatar is a ______.
| A．digital camera | B．digital TV set |
| C．3D movie | D．4D movie |
The 3D glasses can make the images from the movie ______.
| A．look more beautiful than usual |
| B．look as if they were coming straight towards you |
| C．look as if they were far away from you |
| D．look more clear than usual |
People will have ______ in their homes in the near future.
| A．3D computers | B．3D phones |
| C．3D movies | D．3D TV sets |
When we look at an object, ______.
| A．each eye sees the object at the same angle |
| B．our brain puts the two different pictures together |
| C．there will be two film projectors in our eyes |
| D．our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes |
If you wear a pair of 3D glasses, ______.
| A．you will see different images in both eyes |
| B．your brain can’t work at all |
| C．the images can be put together easily by your brain |
| D．our brain can put the images together |
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize— “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.
Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.
When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.
When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.
根据短文内容完成下列问题。 What did Pablo Picasso’s father do?
| A．A teacher. | B．A painter. |
| C．An artist. | D．A painter and art teacher. |
What prize did he win when he was fifteen?
A.Science and Painting.
B.Science and Art.C.Science and
C.harity.
D.Painting and Charity.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen?
| A．Paris and Spain. | B．London and Paris. |
| C．Spain and Paris. | D．London and Spain. |
How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?
| A．Twenty-three and ninety. |
| B．Twenty-three and ninety-one. |
| C．Nineteen and ninety-one. |
| D．Nineteen and ninety. |
What did he do when he was old?
| A．He lived his life like a young man. |
| B．He looked for new ideas. |
| C．He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials. |
| D．All the above. |