【浙江省台州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共计30分）
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Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.
In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.
Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.
Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.
“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”
In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.
Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) .
| A．doctor | B．teacher | C．actor | D．writer |
After Roald went to America, he .
| A．lost his parents in a plane accident |
| B．wrote a story about his pilot experience |
| C．got married with an English film star |
| D．won a big prize for his book Matilda |
Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?
| A．they lived a happy life |
| B．three terrible things happened |
| C．he went on writing books |
| D．he created some unlucky characters |
What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that .
| A．being a writer was a popular job at that time |
| B．one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer |
| C．Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it |
| D．though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life |
Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
| A．food | B．water | C．gold | D．money |
When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
| A．food or water | B．rocks and sand |
| C．bags full of gold | D．food and water |
The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
| A．the bag was too small |
| B．the gold wasn’t his |
| C．he was very hungry and thirsty |
| D．he didn’t like gold at all |
In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
| A．the best thing | B．the worst thing |
| C．better than anything | D．not the best thing |
Mr Smith gave his wife (妻子)money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don't know .”So on Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife , “Please write down how you spend the money .”Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,”she said gladly(乐意的). She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. ” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote , “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”Mr. Smith gave his wife money every _________.
| A．Monday morning | B．Friday evening |
| C．Friday morning | D．Wednesday afternoon |
Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her________.
| A．to do homework |
| B．to draw a picture on it |
| C．to write down how she spent the money |
| D．to have a look |
Mrs Smith was _________ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .
| A．happy | B．sad | C．sorry | D．excited |
The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very_________.
| A．glad | B．tall | C．careful | D．healthy |
Beijing Sunshine Secondary School offers after-school clubs and activities from Monday to Friday. These activities are offered to all of the students at no cost. The school decides to give its students opportunities(机会) to become successful lifelong learners.
| Clubs and activities |
Time |
Place |
Advisor(指导教师) |
| Art Club |
Tuesday& Thursday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Art Room |
Ms. Wang |
| Chess Club |
Monday& Wednesday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Chess Room |
Mr. Zhang |
| Computer Club |
Tuesday& Thursday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Computer Room |
Mr. Chen |
| Sewing Club |
Monday& Wednesday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
The dressmaker’s |
Ms Wang |
| Web Design |
Monday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Computer Room |
Mr. He |
| Drama Club |
Tuesday& Thursday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Music Room |
Ms Qing& Ms Yao |
| Dress Designing |
Friday 3.05PM—4.35PM |
Art Room |
Ms Wang |
| Other helpful clubs and activities, as you like. |
Why does the school offer its students the clubs and activities?
| A．To make the students get ready for work. |
| B．To help the students spend their free time. |
| C．To make some money. |
| D．To give the students abilities to learn. |
What is Ms. Wang good at?
| A．Music and dancing. | B．Sport and games. |
| C．Computers and design. | D．Dress and art. |
Who teaches you Web Design?
| A．Mr. Zhang | B．Mr. Chen |
| C．Mr. He | D．Ms. He |
请阅读1-5小题中购买者的信息，然后从所给的A-F这些广告语中找出与购买者相匹配的产品。Jack passed the entrance exam and was admitted to a famous university. These days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.
Tom was a senior middle school student. He likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. But after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of shoes because his shoes have been worn out.
There’s a party this evening — for Mary’s 15th birthday. Her family are making preparations for it. Her brother’s job is to buy some drink.
Joan doesn’t want to forget the past, especially the happy moments.
Bill travelsed a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs.
| A．“Just do it!” — This slogan（口号）speaks out to teens. It tells them to do something, but only if they think it’s worth it. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? |
| B．“Always Coca-Cola.” — Coke’s slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand’s spirit. It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.” |
| C．“Share moments, share life.” — This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty. It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them — using Kodak film of course! |
| D．On hearing the slogan “Make yourself heard”, you will know there is Ericsson product for you to call anyone. |
E. There are some public service advertisements（PSAs）that educate people about public service projects, such as Project Hope. Its slogan is “Project Hope — Schooling every child.”
F. One magazine ad says “Make me your window on the world!” The advertisers say that the weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. “Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of color pictures, is your window on the world.
Do you like games? Do you like playing games with children? Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee(裁判) and hardly trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities can’t be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the decision of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.
Grown-ups can hardly find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is afraid in life. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in some game, where it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win. From the passage, we know that ________ when the children play the games
| A．they need a referee |
| B．they care the scores |
| C．they depend on a lucky chance |
| D．they care who the winner is |
What is TRUE about children when they play games?
| A．They can stop playing any time they like. |
| B．They can test their personal abilities. |
| C．They want to pick a better team. |
| D．They don’t need rules. |
A child becomes a leader during the games ________.
| A．if he is popular. |
| B．when it is his turn. |
| C．when others are afraid of him. |
| D．if he is confident. |
One of the reasons that a child likes playing games is that ________.
| A．he can be someone other than himself |
| B．he can become popular among friends |
| C．he finds he is always lucky in games |
| D．he likes the place where he plays a game |
The writer believes that ________.
| A．children should make better rules for their games |
| B．children should invite grown-ups to play with them |
| C．children can get a lot from the game. |
| D．children play games without reasons |