【河北省2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
C
Making a good job choice is almost as good as choosing a good life. So, choosing a job is one of the most important decisions to make in life.
For my job, there are three important things that I will consider:
The first one － that I must work in an area I like － is most important to me. Someone once said if you find a job that you enjoy, then you won't have to work another day. I would like to work in an area where I can be more creative. I would like to be the most valuable member there. All this is possible only if I like what I do.
The second one is that the area of my work must lead me to solve some new and hard problems. I would like to stay in the same area for a long time. In order for this to happen, the work must provide enough problems. More than just working to live, I enjoy making a difference and trying my best for the whole progress. I would also like to be well remunerated for my hard work, so I can lead a comfortable life with this hard-won money. Then I can provide the best for my family.
The third important thing is that I would like to work in an area that would help other people. The work in my mind is in fields such as the army, training or management. In such areas, I can help to develop the abilities of others and bring out their best. It would be a most satisfying job to help young people to become the best that they can be. When I become old, I would like to look back with a great sense of satisfaction that thousands of people have become better persons through my work.
I accept the idea that no one should make a choice of a job suddenly or quickly. He should decide what he wants to be in the long run. Then, he should decide how he works towards it. He should study the proper courses, read the books and speak to knowledgeable persons in that field before making a job choice. A good choice will most probably lead to a better life.
According to the passage, a good job choice probably makes people _.
| A．solve fewer problems | B．choose a good life |
| C．be good family members | D．provide hard things |
The writer considers an enjoyable job most important because _.
| A．he has to bring out his best |
| B．it can make him more creative |
| C．he will have to work another day |
| D．it is possible for him to live better |
The underlined word "remunerated" in the passage means" ".
| A．trained | B．praised | C．accepted | D．paid |
The writer wants to tell us that everyone should _.
| A．become a knowledgeable person |
| B．join the army to become a better person |
| C．make preparations to find a satisfying job |
| D．help young people to choose an interesting job |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．My Job Choice | B．My Favorite Job |
| C．My Comfortable Life | D．My Sense of Satisfaction |
The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it. In October, it is ______ in Australia.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
It is ____ in the south than in the north in Australia.
| A．warmer | B．hotter | C．colder | D．cooler |
The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.
| A．eastern | B．southeastern | C．southern | D．northern |
The west winds only come over the ____ of the country in winter.
| A．east | B．west | C．northwest | D．southeast |
There is _____ rain in winter in the north of Australia.
| A．enough | B．a heavy | C．more | D．no |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.
Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot to time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. There things are difficult to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their c
hildren’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children form meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome. Many teenagers think that their _____ can understand them better.
| A．sisters | B．brothers | C．friends | D．parents |
_____ is very important to teenagers.
| A．Making friends | B．Meeting friends | C．Living with friends | D．Fighting with friends |
Teenagers usually like to ______.
| A．go to their brothers and sisters for help | B．communicate with their parents |
| C．make friends with their parents | D．discuss something with their friends |
The sentence “ Your answers are welcome” means “ _______”
| A．Your answer are right |
| B．You should give us all the right answers |
| C．We’d like to have your ideas about the questions |
| D．You are welcome to understand your friends. |
According to the writer, parents should _____-.
| A．choose for their children |
| B．understand their children better |
| C．welcome all their children’s friends |
| D．stop their children from choosing friends. |
Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $ 3,500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Kelly first showed the art ability about 5 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk(象鼻). She rubbed out(抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Kelly was painting pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by painting.
This is how Kelly does the painting. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Kelly touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her the chosen colors to the brushes in her trunk and Kelly begins to paint.We most probably read this story in.
A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a history textbookKelly first learned to draw pictures.
A. in the sand with her trunk
B. to make money
C. when she was 5 years oldPeople asked for Kelly's pictures because.
A. they just wanted to have fun
B. the zoo leaders asked them to do so
C. the zoo workers asked them to do soKelly rubbed out the marks she had made in order to.
A. make other ones B. clean her trunk C. ask for more brushes and paints From the story we can know that.
A. Kelly can draw nice pictures all by herself
B. Kelly doesn't like to draw pictures at all
C. Kelly can draw pictures with the help of the zoo workers
Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.
Jackson knew how she felt. He said." I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait
in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson."
The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.
Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping i someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.Jackson feltwhen he drove home that evening.
A. strange B. happy C. sadWhy did the lady look worried?
A. Because she lost her way. B. Because her car broke down.
C. Because she felt very cold. It wasfor Jackson to repair the lady's car.
A. difficult B. interesting C. impossibleJackson helped the lady because.
A. the lady would pay him
B. the lady felt cold
C. he wanted to help someone in needThe old lady shouldthe next time she met someone who needed help.
A. help that person
B. leave that person alone
C. call Jackson for help again
One day, two young men went to a small city. They stayed outside a shop for a long time, and they seemed to have nothing to do. The owner of the shop felt they were unusual. So he used his new mobile phone to take a picture of them. After that he sent a message with the picture to the police. The picture surprised the police because the persons in the picture had done something wrong before. And the police were trying to catch them! A police car was immediately sent to the shop. The two young men were caught there. Later a policeman told the reporter, "We think this is the first time in the world that a picture message has been used to help catch criminals(罪犯)."
根据以上内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F)The owner of the shop sent the picture message to the police.
The two young men went to the shop to buy a new mobile phone.
The shop owner thought the two young men were kind.
The two young men were caught by the police.
The police thought a picture message was often used to help catch criminals.