【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。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. The she said, “Susan, look at this thread（线）. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, may mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?
| A．To send Susan to school | B．To get to see the doctor |
| C．To buy a strong quilt | D．To show their love |
Susan’ father stayed in hospital for ______.
| A．one day | B．one month | C．two months | D．three months |
Susan came to understand her mother ______.
| A．while her mother was sewing a quilt | B．before her father was in hospital |
| C．when she was sitting beside her mother | D．after her father was seriously sick |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Susan’s father is very lazy | B．Susan’s mother is a nurse |
| C．Susan’s parents love each other | D．Susan doesn’t like her father |
Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
| A．How to make a Quilt Strong | B．Love is just a Tread |
| C．Walking on the Country Road | D．A Seriously Sick Father |
My name’s Mary. I am a heavy and tall girl with long hair. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is Wang Fang. She comes from China. She is shorter than me. And she has longer hair than me. She is much more outgoing than me. She often tells jokes. Her favorite thing is reading books. My favorite thing is playing chess. But we have one thing in common. We both like playing ping-pong. She plays better than me. We often help and learn from each other. Mary is______ .
A. heavy B. thin C. littleMary likes to have friends who are______ .
A. taller than B. the same as C. different fromWang Fang’s hair is______ than Mary’s.
A. shorter B. longer C. curlierWang Fang’s favorite thing is______ .
A. reading books B. drawing C. playing basketball Mary and Wang Fang both like to______ .
A. play soccer B. dance C. play ping-pong
判断正误，正确的打T，错误的打F。
Bob’s Bargain Store is the cheapest store in town. Though it’s the cheapest, it isn’t the most popular. People don’t shop there very often because lots of people say the things there are the worst in town.
The Lord & Lady Store sells very good things. They sell the most fashionable(时尚的) clothes and the best record players. And they have the best service. However, people don’t often shop there because the things are also the most expensive. And it is far from the town center.
The Super Saver Store is the most popular store in town. The things there aren’t the cheapest, and they aren’t the most expensive. It doesn’t have the best things, and it doesn’t have the worst. So is the service. The clothes aren’t the most fashionable, but they’re more fashionable than the clothes at many other stores. And its location(位置) is convenient(方便), too.Bob’s Bargain Store is the most popular store in town.
The service at the Lord & Lady Store is better than that at the Super Saver Store.
The location of the Lord & Lady Store isn’t as convenient as that of the Super Saver Store.
The things in the Super Saver Store are the most expensive.
People think the cheapest store is the Super Saver Store.
 Mark |
I think south America is the most interesting place in the world.You can enjoy beautiful nature in Brazil, the beaches of Rio and the Amazon Rainforest. You can also feel people’s great love for football. |
 Kelvin |
I would say that France is the most interesting place to visit. And it has so much to see in France. Just remembering my trip last summer there makes me want to visit the country again. |
 Mason |
I live in America. I think the Greece is the most interesting place. My mother was born there and she told me many great stories about it. I love to learn about the history of Greece. |
 Helen |
There is no place like China! It has long rivers, high mountains and beautiful lakes. It has the longest history and the most fantastic culture. And the traditional Chinese food is very delicious. I want to live there when I grow up. |
People in South America like very much according to the passage.
| A．Chinese food | B．basketball |
| C．stories | D．football |
When did Kelvin go to France?
| A．last summer | B．last winter |
| C．this summer | D．this winter |
Which country does Mason think is the most interesting?
| A．Brazil | B．America | C．Greece | D．China |
which of the following is TRUE about Helen according to the passage?
| A．She comes from China. |
| B．She likes Chinese food. |
| C．Her mother was born in Greece. |
| D．She doesn’t like Chinese culture. |
The four people are mainly talking about .
| A．their favorite places |
| B．where they want to live |
| C．which country they are from |
| D．when they are going on a vacation |
Friendship is the most important thing in the world. But now do you find a real friendship and keep it?
An American writer tells young students some smart ways to find friends. He says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, to make friends, you must be kind and friendly to others. You should learn to smile at others and try to make a stranger feel at home. You should think more of others than of yourself.
Second, friends should negotiate(商量) instead of quarrel(争吵). When you don’t agree with someone, please discuss with him or her. But even the best friends can quarrel. After the quarrel, you have to talk to him or her. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter. Tell him or her how you are feeling, and explain why you did this or that.
Finally, never believe in those who leave you when you are in trouble. And never leave your friend when he or she is in trouble. Remember, a friend in need is a friend indeed.The American writer thinks finding friendship is just like ________.
| A．looking for a good job |
| B．looking after an old person |
| C．planting a tree |
| D．taking care of a baby |
The underlined sentence means _______.
| A．you should think of other people first and put other people before yourself |
| B．you should forget yourself in front of your friend |
| C．you should make every stranger feel at home |
| D．you should learn to smile at all the people you love |
When you don’t agree with others, you should _______.
| A．quarrel, then discuss with him or her |
| B．talk with him or her about it calmly(平静地) |
| C．write a letter and explain when he or she doesn’t want to say |
| D．both B and C |
Which sentence is NOT right according to this passage?
| A．You shouldn’t leave your friends when he or she need your help. |
| B．You shouldn’t leave these friends however he or she is . |
| C．Don’t make friends with those who leave you when you are in trouble. |
| D．To love each other is easy but to make friends is hard. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Afriend in need is a friend indeed. |
| B．How to treat friendship problems? |
| C．How to find a real friend? |
| D．Don’t make friends with bad persons. |
Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
| A．beside his garden | B．outside his garden |
| C．in his garden | D．near his garden |
The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.
| A．all the oranges on the tree were like |
| B．one of his oranges was as big as |
| C．what was on his tree was |
| D．one of his oranges was bigger than |
Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
| A．Because the King had never seen such a big orange. |
| B．Because he could sell the orange to the King. |
| C．Because the King liked to eat big oranges. |
| D．Because he wanted to get much money. |
The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.
| A．the King would give him the biggest orange |
| B．the King would give him a new house |
| C．he could get much more money than the poor man |
| D．the King would give him something wonderful |
At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
| A．the biggest orange |
| B．a lot of money than he expected |
| C．what he wished to get |
| D．nothing |