【福建省福州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面四篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Flow like the river of change
Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,’’ she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze（微风）can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, ‘‘That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”
“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.The little stream aimed to reach _____.
| A．the forest | B．the ocean | C．the desert | D．the river |
The little stream _____ before she got to the desert.
| A．didn’t meet much difficulty | B．was worried about herself |
| C．knew well about the desert | D．was confident about herself |
At first, the little stream didn’t accept the desert’s advice because _____.
| A．she failed many times | B．she was afraid of the breeze |
| C．she wasn’t able to fly | D．she wouldn’t give up what she was |
The little stream finally crossed the desert by _____.
| A．evaporating into the breeze | B．forming a river |
| C．disappearing into the sand | D．changing her nature |
What does the story mainly tell us?
| A．The road to success is not always easy and smooth. |
| B．Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves. |
| C．To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary. |
| D．We may experience difficulty in life just like the little stream. |
The Year of the Rabbit(兔) will begin on February 3, 2011. We Chinese use 12 different animals to stand for（象征）the order of our birth year. What does it mean to be a “rabbit” ? The rabbit is a symbol(象征) for kind, elegance(优雅) and a love of beauty. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind and quick-minded(思维敏捷的). Although they are sometimes shy, they have a strong mind and will run after their dreams all their lives.
Rabbit people are talented and they like artistic activities, such as music and painting. They are so kind and well organized (有良好组织能力的) that they can be great teachers. There are some famous people who were born in the Year of the Rabbit. For example, actress US Angelina Jolie and England soccer star David Beckham. In China, famous director Zhang Yimou and kung fu star Jet Li are rabbits, too.2011 is the Year of ________.
| A．Tiger |
B．Rabbit |
C．Horse |
D．Monkey |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “artistic”?
| A．音乐的 |
B．体育的 |
C．艺术的 |
D．运动的 |
According to the passage, rabbit people may be __________.
| A．wild |
B．quiet |
C．kind |
D．calm |
Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station．Each time when Spring Festival comes，buying tickets of train trip would be very hard．And things seem to be getting worse and worse，although we have greatly increased the mileage(总里程) of railway network and speeded up trains．Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family．Many people become angry with the Ministry(部)of Railways．They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station．Instead，they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers at much higher price．
The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计) that about 216 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak period(高峰期) during the 2010 Spring Festival holiday．The number of travelers will be 8％higher than that of 2009．This problem even attracted the President Hu Jintao’s attention．He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways，asking him to make sure of a “smooth and safe” transportation．Afterwards，officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station． What does the underlined word “scalper” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．代售点 | B．售票员 | C．票贩 | D．赌徒 |
Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station，and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers．
| A．expensively | B．wrongly | C．dangerously | D．hardly |
How many people took the train trip during the peak period during the 2009 Spring Festival holiday?
| A．About 216 million． | B．About 172 million． |
| C．About 200 million． | D．About 233 million． |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival． |
| B．It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival． |
| C．President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem． |
| D．The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem． |
In China，people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人)．Most of them come from single-child families．However，this generation is playing a more and more important part in China，and their image(形象) in people’s minds is changing．Han Han，a popular youth writer，is one of them．
Han Han was born in 1982 in Shanghai．His talent for writing was clear at an early age．When he was 17，he attracted the public’s attention with the article Viewing the People throughthe Glass．The article won first prize in the national New Concept Composition Competition．Later，Han Han again surprised the public by leaving high school．“I didn’t do well in Grade One of high school and failed to move up to the next grade．I tried my best to improve my studies，but failed，so I gave up．However，I am always learning，since learning and going to school are two different things,” Han Han said．
Han Han’s first novel Three Folded Gates sold very well in China．Later the book was translated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad．
In the following years，Han Han wrote a lot of books．All of them were welcomed by the market．In 2006，he started blogging (写博客)and had great success．Today，Han Han’s blog has become one of the honest blogs on the Internet．The post-80s generation ．
| A．have changed China’s image |
| B．are playing an important role in China |
| C．are very good at writing |
| D．are people who are more than 80 years old |
When did Han Han begin to write a blog?
| A．When he was seventeen． | B．In 1982． |
| C．When he was twenty-four. | D．In 2008. |
Which of the following is TRUEaccording to the passage?
| A．Three Folded Gates was only sold in China． |
| B．Nobody was surprised that Han Han left high school． |
| C．Han Han was not liked by the post-80s generation． |
| D．Han Han’s blog is very popular on the Internet． |
“Haibao，the mascot(吉祥物)of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo，is very cute，”said Gu Hui，a school kid．“I want a big toy like the mascot．”
Haibao looks like the Chinese word ren，which means people or a person．The name，a typical lucky one in Chinese tradition comes from the Chinese phrase “Si Hai Zhi Bao” —the treasure of the four seas．It also means the treasure of Shanghai，which lies beside the sea．
Haibao’s blue curly(卷曲的)hair looks like the waves of the sea．Its smile is a sign of the healthy spirit of China．Those thumbs-up(翘拇指)will welcome millions of people to Shanghai from around the world．Its big feet show China has the ability to host a successful Expo．
Haibao was created by two artists，one from the mainland(大陆) and the other from Taiwan．The design is about people living together in the city．The designers want it to fit the theme of the Shanghai Expo，that is，a good life should be created by all the people and people should have harmonious relationships(和谐关系) with nature and society，so that life in cities would be better．
Surely the mascot will become the lucky symbol and cultural remark of Shanghai Expo． Which is the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo?
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．School children like Haibao． |
| B．The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture． |
| C．Haibao is the wisdom of two artists． |
| D．Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai． |
What is the theme of the Shanghai World Expo?
| A．One World, One Dream. | B．One China, One Family. |
| C．Better City, Better Life. | D．Shanghai, An Open City. |
阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提问题。(共五个小题，10分)
I’m Simon from America．I am twelve and I’m at Wllize．junior School(初中)．This month We have two school events(事件)．One is an English party and one is a school trip．Next month，there will be five events．
here is a list．
| Date |
Event |
| May12 |
School Day |
| May15-17 |
English speech Contest 3:00pm--4:30pm |
| May18 |
Volleyball game 2:00--3:30pm |
| May19 |
Art Festival 19:00am--5:00pm |
| May24 |
Music party 6:00--9:00pm |
I’m in the school volleyball club．1 also like singing．1 want to play in the volleyball game and sing at the music party．1’m very happy.
1．How old is Simon?
2．How many(多少)school events does Simon have in April?
3．Does Simon have a volleyball game in May?
4．When is the Art Festival?
5．Does Simon have a music party at 10：00 pm?