【湖北省宜昌市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解：读A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读C篇短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。共15小题，计30分。
A
Teaching is one of the most rewarding（有回报的） jobs. It is also one of the most stressful. If you want to be a teacher, you should have a passion（激情） for young people. If you are thinking about going into teaching for any other reason than this, you need to find another job.
Teaching is difficult. Students can be difficult. Parents can be difficult. If you do not have a passion for the young people that you teach, you will burn out quickly. Passion is what keeps an excellent teacher going. When students have trouble understanding what is taught, it is what drives him to spend long hours trying to think out how to help them. If you do not have enough passion for your students, you might last a year or two, but not long. Passion is a must-have quality（品质） for every good teacher.
Teaching can be rewarding, but you shouldn’t expect that reward to come easily. Teachers who search out better and new methods are the ones who will make it. A good teacher needs to be able to work with everyone. All teachers face stress. It is important to be able to deal with everything that is thrown at you when you walk through your classroom doors. There are so many chances for stress within a classroom that an excellent teacher has to be able to bring it in control. If you cannot manage stress quite well, then teaching may not be the right job for you.According to the passage, if you want to be a teacher, ____________.
| A．you’d better ask the writer for advice |
| B．passion is the most important |
| C．you will be best rewarded |
| D．you have to be young enough |
A successful teacher is someone who ____________.
| A．burns out quickly and easily |
| B．faces the most stress and difficult parents |
| C．searches out better and new methods |
| D．has the right reason for his job |
The key words for the passage are ____________.
| A．passion and stress | B．difficult and rewarding |
| C．deal with and be able to | D．teachers and students |
Most stress is thrown at the teacher ____________.
| A．in the classroom | B．from the parents |
| C．in a year or two | D．after class |
An excellent teacher knows ____________.
| A．how the reward as a teacher will come |
| B．how to manage everything that happens in his work |
| C．how long his passion for young people will last |
| D．how many new methods he will have to use |
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）(10 分)
People didn’t eat potatoes before. They thought potatoes were bad for their health.
After many years, some people in France had some potatoes. They were surprised the potatoes were nice. Later they went to their King and said, “Potatoes are a kind of nice food.” The King was very happy because his people could have more food to eat. He asked his people to plant potatoes but nobody wanted. At last the King had a good idea. He asked some people to plant lots of potatoes in a garden. And then he asked some guards(卫兵)to guard(守卫) the potatoes. many people came and wanted to know what plant was so important. They tried to get some potatoes. Days later, there were no potatoes there. The King was happy.
From then on more and more people in France started to eat potatoes. Because potatoes were good and cheap, people from other countries started to eat them, too.People didn’t eat potatoes before, because they thought potatoes were unhealthy.
The France king had some potatoes first.
The King wanted to have potatoes himself, and didn’t want his people to eat them.
Potatoes were very expensive at that time.
Later potatoes arrived at every corner of the world from France.
I’m Tony. My best friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank lives next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old .He is tall and of medium build. He has curly hair and blue eyes. He’s good-looking and very clever. He’s good at math and often helps me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants and yellow T-shirts.
Cindy doesn’t go to my school. She’s eleven years old. She is thin and medium height.. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are brown. She is good-looking, too, but a little shy. She is good at playing the guitar. Her favorite subject is music. She often teaches Frank and me to play the guitar after class.
The three of us have fun together, and we help each other and sometimes play video games at my house.What things do the three children do together? They ___________.
| A．play baseball | B．play video games |
| C．play soccer | D．play chess |
_____________ eyes are blue.
| A．Frank’s | B．Cindy’s | C．My | D．Tony’s |
_______________ good at math.
| A．I am | B．Cindy is | C．Frank is | D．Tony is |
________________ is good-looking, but a little shy.
| A．Frank | B．Cindy | C．Tony | D．My friend |
Where do they play video games? _________________.
| A．at school | B．at Frank’s house |
| C．at Cindy’s house | D．at Tony’s house |
Hi，I am Jennifer．I am 13 years old．I am from Africa．My father is a teacher and my mother works in a hospital．Now they are working in Beijing．They both like their work and work very hard．My father’s favorite animal is pandas．but I like dolphins best．
I am studying at a middle school．And I like music and drawing best．I want to be a designer（设计师）．I like to design my room．I like the color pink，so there are a lot of pink things in my room．
I have three friends in my room．They are Mike．Dora and Peter．They are my toys．I love them．Every night，they sleep on my bed with me．What does Jennifer’s mother do？
| A．A teacher． |
| B．A doctor． |
| C．A farmer． |
| D．A designer． |
What’s Jennifer’s favorite color？
| A．Red． |
| B．Yellow． |
| C．Pink． |
| D．White． |
What does Jennifer tell us in the second paragraph（段落）？
| A．What she likes． |
| B．Her room． |
| C．Pink things． |
| D．The things in her room． |
What does Jennifer tell us in the third paragraph？
| A．Mike． |
| B．Dora． |
| C．Peter． |
| D．Her toys． |
Which of the following is wrong？
| A．Jennifer’s parents are from Beijing． |
| B．Jennifer likes dolphins best． |
| C．Jennifer wants to be a designer． |
| D．Jennifer has three toy friends． |
阅读理解
Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land．There are more than 5.000 kinds of frogs on the earth．The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same．Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs．Enjoy！
The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs
Some frogs can be very big．The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa．Its body can be nearly 30cm long，about the size of a large cat．The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world．They are less than lem long．Though the Poison Frog is very small，it is not weak at all．It is dangerous．Any animal that eats it will die very soon．
The Best Jumpers
Frogs are very good at jumping．They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals．Using their big strong legs，most frogs can jump over 20 times their own length．It is like a person jumping over about 30.48m．The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m，which is 50 times its body length（5.5cm）．That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth．
The Cryogenic Animal
Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places．When the temperature goes down，they become ice frogs．2／3 of their body water freezes．Their hearts stop，and their breathing stops too．You may think they are dead，but in fact they are not．Maybe we humanscan learn thc way that the frogs do for medical purpose．The earliest frogs lived about________million years ago．
| A．20 |
| B．30 |
| C．50 |
| D．190 |
The Gold Frog is one of the________frogs on the earth．
| A．smallest |
| B．biggest |
| C．strongest |
| D．weakest |
________can jump over 2m．
| A．The Goliath Frog |
| B．The Common Wood Frog |
| C．The Poison Frog |
| D．The Austrailan Rocket Frog |
What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperatures？
| A．It will die very soon． |
| B．It will be an ice frog． |
| C．It will become dangerous． |
| D．It will become very small． |
Fred went into a photostudio．“I would like a photo，please，”he said．“How much is it？”
“$25 for the first one，”the man said．“Then $2 for others”．
“OK，”Fred said．“Can you take my photo now？”
“Yes，come this way，please．”
The man took Fred into a room and asked him to sit down．Then he turned on some bright lights and took his photo．“Come here and get your photo tomorrow，”the man said．
The next day，Fred went to get his photo．“Your photo is OK，”the man said．
Fred looked at his photo．He was not happy．“This photo makes me look very old．”he told the man．
The man smiled，“With this photo，you don’t need to ask someone to take your photo again many years later．”What’s the meaning（意思）of“photostudio”？
| A．放映室 |
| B．录音棚 |
| C．照相馆 |
| D．画室 |
If Fred needs three photos，he must spend________．
| A．$25 |
| B．$27 |
| C．$28 |
| D．$29 |
Fred waited for the photo for________．
| A．some hours |
| B．one day |
| C．one hour |
| D．one week |
Fred thinks________．
| A．his photos are old |
| B．his photos are OK |
| C．he looks old in the photo |
| D．the photos are expensive |
What do you think of the story？
| A．It’s funny． |
| B．It’s boring． |
| C．It’s awful． |
| D．It’s terrible． |