【湖北省黄冈市2015年中考英语试题】第二节任务型阅读（共4-优题课

Have you ever taken a color test? It isn’t like a normal test because you don’t pass or fail it. You choose your favorite color from a list and then a computer will tell you your personality(个性). If you like red, you may like to take risks（冒险）. If you like pink, you are a peaceful person.
Some large companies（公司）and universities(大学)use color tests to decide if somebody is going to be a hard worker. Some doctors use them to get a quick idea of the problems that a patient may have.
Choose your favorite color below. Then you will know what kind of person you are.

Color	Personality
Red	Energetic(精力旺盛)
Yellow	Happy and relaxed
Green	Don’t like changes
Blue	Calm
Black	Stubborn（固执）

When you are taking a color test, ____________________.
A. you may fail it B. you must pass it C. a computer will tell you your personality
If a person like blue, he ____________________.
A. always feels tired B. is usually very calm C. is always very happy
Jane has a chance to go abroad, but she refuses. What color does Jane perhaps like?
A. Black B. Blue C. Green
If someone is peaceful, he may like ______________.
A. blue B. pink C. Yellow
According to the passage, color tests are usually used by(被┅使用) ___________.
A. doctors, large companies and universities B. doctors, patients and universities
C. doctors, patients, large companies and universities.

Schools of Nangtong, Jiangsu Province start the morning classes an hour later than before. That’s, they begin the first class at about 8:30 a.m. This helps students feel less tired. The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming said,“I’m glad that we don’t have to get up so early.”
Wu Hongli feels the same. She said that would be good for her health. “I used to get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework, ” said Wu.
Many teachers agree that the change helps students learn better. “Students used to doze（打瞌睡） in the first two classes in the morning,” said Huang Shan, an English teacher. “But now they are full of energy in class and learn much better than before.”
However, some parents are worried that more sleep means less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
Schools of Nantong used to begin the first class at about 7：30a.m.
Some students and parents feel worried about the change in the school timetable.
Wu Hongli enjoys drinking coffee at night.
The English teacher thinks the new timetable does good to the students’ study.
“Every coin has two sides” means “凡事皆有利弊” in Chinese.

.Your mouth will be opened and your teeth will be shown when you laugh. However, the h____(1)_____ those teeth are, the happier you look. Strong, healthy teeth can help you eat the right food to help you g_____(2)______. They also help you speak clearly. But do you know how to take care of your teeth? These should be f_______(3)______.
Brush your teeth twice a day after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after eating sweet cakes. T____(4)_____ your time while brushing. Spend at least 3 minutes each time you brush. Brush all of your teeth, not just the f____(5)_____ ones. Spend some time on the teeth along the s_____(6)______ and in the back.
Be sure the t____(7)_____ you use is soft and should be changed every three months or even less.
Learn how to floss(用牙线清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to keep them healthy. It feels s when you do it at first, but soon you’ll get used to doing it. The floss cleans up food that’s h____(8)_____ between your teeth.
Brushing and flossing keep your teeth healthy. You also need to c______(9)______ about what you eat and drink. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink water i____(10)____ of drinks.

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的). No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means ‘no’. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it’s quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult ——it's just not done in Thailand .
The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________.

A．were foreigners	B．didn't have tickets
C．made a loud noise	D．didn't line up for the bus

Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you only need to learn the language of the country.

B．In India it is considered polite to touch an adult’s head.

C．To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is a common habit.

D．In Bulgaria, if you don’t want to drink, you should cover the cup with your hand.

The best title for this article is ________.

A．People's Everyday Life	B．Mind Your Manners
C．Habit is quite important	D．Language and customs

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004. Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations（创新）that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably（无法衡量的）better".
Tributes(赞美之辞) have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary（有远见卓识的人）". "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators —— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday. "In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius(天才) and the world have lost an amazing human being". Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple". Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters（总部） in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour. I will miss Steve very much."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said: "The digital age has lost its leading light." South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents(专利), admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry".
Hearing of Steve Jobs’ death, the heads of other leading technology companies have paid tribute and __________.

A．shared the treasure with his family	B．suffered from the sad news
C．been involved in a case with Apple	D．spoken highly of him

Obama made a speech at Steve Jobs’ death because _________________.
A. they had been friends for years
B. they had set up an excellent company
C Jobs had played an important role in the development of the IT industry
D. Jobs had changed Obama’s political(政治的) life
Who became Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs?

A．Tim Cook

B．Howard Stringer

C．Mark Zuckerberg

D．Barack Obama

Participants in our school
Groups	Which sport to choose	Why to do sports
Study-oriented sports participants	_________	They want to have a clearer and quicker mind.
__________	Interesting sports	They want to put aside their studies for a match.
Beauty-oriented sports participants	The exercise that doesn’t influence their body shapes	Boys want to become strong; girls want to .
Result	The healthy, strong, clever and modernized students are everywhere, and the bookworms .