【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）
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” The question comes from the Bible(圣经). In the Bible, Cain kills his brother Abel. When God asks Cain where Abel is, he replies, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” by which he means, “Am I responsible (有责任心的) for my brother—his safety and health?” The answer, of course, is “Yes, you are.”
This sense of responsibility for others is basic to all good societies. And also it is basic to what we call “civil(文明的) society”. China is now working on building a civil society and the high schools in Shanghai want students to take part in that through volunteering. They are supposed to do sixty class hours of volunteer work before graduation. This is something new in China, but it is not new in other countries.
In the Canadian province of Ontario, high school students are required to do forty hours of volunteering. In some American states, the volunteering requirement is one hundred hours. These students spend about an hour a week during the school year and summer vacations, helping the poor, the sick and the old. They also teach young children to read and help to clean up the environment. And studies have shown that this volunteering experience influences students a lot after graduation.
Some of you may be thinking, “Gee, sixty class hours is a lot. How can I find the time?” In fact, if you finish it in three years, you only need to do the work about three class hours a month. And the time is well spent if it helps you realize that “being your brother’s keeper” makes you a better person and makes society a better place for everyone.
A Shanghai high school student should finish class hours of volunteer work before graduation.
| A．thirty | B．forty | C．sixty | D．one hundred |
The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to “ ”.
| A．building a civil society | B．reading the Bible |
| C．doing the volunteer work | D．playing more sports |
According to the writer, “being your brother’s keeper” means “ ”.
| A．being a good school student |
| B．being responsible for others |
| C．taking good care of your brother |
| D．doing volunteer work with your brother |
The main purpose of the writing is to .
| A．tell students where to do volunteer work |
| B．give advice on how to be a good volunteer |
| C．encourage students to do more volunteer work |
| D．introduce volunteer work in different countries |
Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in warm places. It has many uses. Everything—from chairs and fishing rods to basket and paper can be made from it. And that’s not all. It can be eaten, too. People in China like bamboo shoots very much. They think the bamboo shoots are a delicious vegetable for parties and meals.
In many parts of Asia, bamboo shoots are a favorite food. The winter shoots are the best because they are soft, with a white and green color. Usually they are boiled in water with some salt. Spring shoots are darker and harder, so they take longer to cook. But they are cheaper than winter shoots.
Fresh bamboo shoots are seldom found outside bamboos’ hometown. But people in other places can buy bamboo shoots, too. These shoots are kept in bottles and cans. They need no cooking and are almost as good as fresh bamboo shoots.Winter shoots_________.
| A．taste better | B．have a lighter color |
| C．take less time to cook | D．all of the above |
Fresh bamboo shoots are easily found in_________.
| A．Asia | B．Europe | C．America | D．Australia |
Bamboo shoots kept in cans_________.
| A．need no cooking before eating | B．are sweet |
| C．can be made into chairs and tables | D．are used to make rope |
One day we invited some friends to dinner．When it was about six o'clock，my wife found that we had little bread．So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some．
“Here’s a dollar,”my wife said，“get two loaves(条)of bread, if they have it．If they don’t have it，get anything．But hurry!”
Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited．By a quarter past six，all the friends had arrived．But Kathy had not returned．Finally we saw her dancing around the comer with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈)whirling(旋转)round her middle．
“Kathy!”her mother cried．“Where did you get that hula hoop．and where is the bread?，，
“Well，when I got to the shop，they had sold all their bread,”answered Kathy．“And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything！’”One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to _________．
| A．have breakfast | B．have lunch |
| C．have supper | D．have a party |
Kathy _______ in a hurry．
| A．played games | B．went to the shop |
| C．went to dance | D．came back home |
What did Kathy buy at last?
| A．other food | B．nothing |
| C．hula hoop | D．two loaves of bread |
Why did she do this?
| A．Because the shop had sold all their bread． |
| B．Because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread． |
| C．Because she loved playing with hula hoop． |
| D．All above． |
A young woman was at the cinema，and she was enjoying the film very much．In the next seat there was an old man，and he began looking on the floor under him．The woman was angry and whispered(低声说话)，“What are you doing now? What are you looking for?”
“A piece of chocolate(巧克力)，”the man whispered to her,“I've dropped it on the floor．”
“A piece of chocolate? ”the woman said angrily,“It s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I'm listening to the film!”She gave the man a big piece of chocolate．
“But．”the man said,“my teeth are in the piece on the floor!”This story took place at the cinema _______．
| A．when the film was on |
| B．when the film was over |
| C．when the old man was looking for the chocolate |
| D．when the woman was whispering to the man |
The woman gave the man a big piece of chocolate _________．
| A．so that he could listen to the film |
| B．so that he could be quiet |
| C．because his chocolate was dirty |
| D．because she had too much chocolate |
At last the woman knew that the man was looking for _________．
| A．the piece of chocolate | B．his seat |
| C．the big piece of chocolate | D．his teeth |
On the floor lay _________．
| A．neither chocolate nor his teeth |
| B．either chocolate or his teeth |
| C．both his chocolate and his teeth |
| D．chocolate only |
Easter(复活节)is one of the two important Christian festivals．Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．It's not a festival as big as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday．It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．
The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．
Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．People love Easter because ___________．
| A．it’s a long holiday |
| B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ |
| C．they can have real eggs on that day |
| D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ |
People begin to celebrate Easter in _________．
| A．mid-April or late April |
| B．mid-March or late March |
| C．late March or early April |
| D．early March or mid-March |
Easter eggs are _________．
| A．covered by chocolate | B．chocolate eggs |
| C．a symbol of death | D．not food |
From the passages，we know that ________．
| A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day |
| B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day |
| C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter |
| D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day． |
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company（公司）. “What is it?” I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind traveled many years back.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, the owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.
Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car. We stopped in front of a shoe shop. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a car, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said kindly, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.” I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to .
| A．borrow some money | B．ask Mr. Rader for help |
| C．sell magazines | D．find a job there |
From the passage we can see the writer was to Mr. Rader.
| A．helpful | B．thankful | C．polite | D．kind |
Mr. Rader helped the writer so much mainly because .
| A．he wanted to set a good example to his workers. |
| B．he wanted to show kindness to the boy. |
| C．the writer needed his help. |
| D．he wanted others to return his help. |
What does the underlined sentence “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” mean?
| A．If you want somebody’s help, you have to help him first. |
| B．You should do the things that others want you to do. |
| C．Before you do anything, think about what others do to you. |
| D．If you want others to do kind things to you, you’d better be kind to them. |