【北京市2015年中考英语试题】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每题2分）
Black Friday
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?
What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?
How long may people have to wait before a store opens?
Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?
Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?
FILM TIMES（19th May—26th May）
| WANNER VILLAGE Film: Harry Potter (3 hours) Date: Sunday Time: 2:00pm—5:00pm Price: $4.20(adults) $3.50(children under 18) Tele: 0115- 845616 |
THE KING’S CINEMA Film: The Twins (1 hour and 40 minutes) Date: from Monday to Friday Time: 2:30pm Price: $2.00 (free tickets for children under 10) Tele:0115-831931 |
| HOLLYWOOD THEATER Film: Catch Me If You Can (2 hours 35 minutes) Date: Saturday and Sunday Time: 4:00pm Price: $3.00 (children under 12 are not allowed) Tele: 0115-806163 |
THE ROYAL THEATER Film: I Spy (2 hours) Date: from Monday to Friday Time: 9:00am Price: $2.00 Tele: 0115-873420 |
Which film lasts the shortest?
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Catch Me If You Can. |
| C．The Twins. | D．I Spy. |
You can see Harry Potter on ________.
| A．Saturday | B．Sunday |
| C．Friday | D．Saturday and Sunday |
If you want to book a ticket for Catch Me If You Can, you can call ______.
| A．0115-845616 | B．0115-831931 |
| C．0115-873420 | D．0115-806163 |
When Mr. Green and his 9-year-old son go to see The Twins, they should pay __.
| A．$4.20 | B．$4.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$2.00 |
In the morning, you can only go toto see a film.
| A．THE ROYAL THEATER | B．HOLLYWOOD THEATER |
| C．THE KING’S CIMEMA | D．WANNER VILLAGE |
Welcome to our restaurant! We have many kinds of food and drinks here. We have fish, chicken, rice, eggs and vegetables for you to eat. We have apple juice, orange juice, milk and beer(啤酒) for you to drink. Many people come here for dinner every day. We have Sichuan food, Shandong food and Guangdong food. All these Chinese food are nice to eat. But they aren’t dear. Would you like to have some? Please come in. Our telephone number is 6821-8301.What can you find in this restaurant?
| A．Jiaozi. | B．Hamburgers. |
| C．Bread. | D．Chicken. |
Can people have beer in the restaurant?
| A．Yes, they can. |
| B．No, they can’t. |
| C．Yes, I think so. |
| D．I’m nut sure. |
Many people come here for _______ every day.
| A．dinner | B．lunch |
| C．breakfast | D．drinking |
How many kinds of Chinese food can you eat here?
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
The word “dear” in the underlined sentence means___________ in Chinese.
| A．亲爱的 | B．昂贵的 | C．好吃的 | D．便宜的 |
My grandparents have two sons and one daughter. They are my uncle, my aunt and my father. My uncle, Peter, is a doctor. He likes fish and chicken a lot. He has a son and two daughters. I like playing with them. My aunt, Mary, is a teacher. She teaches in No. 5 High School. All the students there love her. My father, Thomas, is a driver. My mother is a doctor. She likes fish and hamburgers very much. I have a sister, Rose. She is 8 years old. Her favorite food is fish. I love my family very much.Rose’s father is a __________.
| A．doctor | B．driver | C．teacher | D．worker |
__________ are both(都是) doctors.
| A．Rose’s mother and Peter |
| B．Peter my Mary |
| C．Thomas and Peter’s mother |
| D．Rose’s grandparents |
Mary works __________.
| A．on a farm | B．in a hospital |
| C．in a school | D．in an office |
__________ like fish very much.
| A．Rose, Mary and Peter |
| B．Rose’s cousins and Rose’s mother |
| C．Rose’s mother, Peter and Rose |
| D．Thomas, Rose and Peter |
Rose’s family have __________ people.
| A．fifteen | B．ten | C．eleven | D．twelve |
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Please don’t put the fish bowl on the TV set.
Would you mind moving the baby away? He is going to play with the outlet.（插座）
You should not put anything on a lamp.
Could you please take the wire away? Don’t let the dog play with the outlet.
Will you please not use the heater in a wet bathroom?
OUR children grew up on peanut butter (花生酱) and jelly (果酱) sandwiches. The right jelly makes them very happy, and homemade is the only choice.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this family. My mother-in-law was. She didn’t provide a wide range of flavors (味道), either. It was either grape or blackberry. And since we liked both flavors, we usually picked whatever jar was at the front of the pantry (食物储藏室).
It was always there. Jelly making was just a way of life for her. She always did it, following the same habits ---from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves.
This past December, my mother-in-law passed away. Among the things in the house to be divided up were the remaining canned (罐装的) goods. Each of us chose from the many jars of tomato juice, green beans and jelly.
The other day I reached in there to get jelly for a quick sandwich, and there it was. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly. Written on the lid with a black marker was “GR” for grape and the year the jelly had been made.
As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from my mother-in-law’s patient, loving hands. Our children had never known a day without their grandmother’s jelly. It seems like such a small thing, but it was a great treasure.
Holding that last jar in my hand, my heart traveled back to meeting my mother-in-law for the first time. I saw her crying on our wedding (婚礼) day, and later, kissing and loving our children. I saw her walking in the woods or riding the wagon (马车). I saw her surrounded by loving children at her funeral.(葬礼)
I put the jelly back on the shelf. No longer was it just a jar of jelly. I guess I believed that as long as it was there, my mother-in-law would always live on.According to the passage, the jelly maker is the __________.
| A．author’s mother |
| B．Author’s father |
| C．author’s mother-in-law |
| D．author’s father-in-law |
We can learn from the first three paragraphs that__________.
| A．The author preferred grape jelly to blackberry jelly |
| B．The author used to be her mother-in-law’s helper when she made jelly |
| C．The author’s mother-in-law loved to make many different flavors of jelly |
| D．The author’s mother-in-law always made jelly for the family |
When the author found the last jar of jelly, ________.
| A．she decided to share it with her children |
| B．she realized she had to learn to make jelly herself |
| C．she was filled with memories of her mother-in-law |
| D．she cried because of her great love for her mother-in-law |
With the story, the author want to tell us that __________.
| A．Love from your family often hides in small things |
| B．Homemade food is always simple but delicious |
| C．We should always give the best things to our kids |
| D．It’s never too late to show love for our families |