【福建省厦门市2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面五篇文章，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答1-5小题。
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(1)Go Green Enjoy tap water
IT’S THE RESPNSIBLE CHOICE
Producing plastic bottles and transporting water require a lot of energy and resources(资源)…just to land in the waste!
(2) IT SAVES MONEY
Bottled water costs money. Tap water is free for you!
Go Green Eat responsibly
(1)
Shorter distance(距离) requires less transport fuels(燃料)…and less chemicals needed to keep food fresh.
(1) EAT LESS MEAT
Meat production needs a lot of resources.
(2) AVOID PACKING
Packaging requires energy and resources just to end up in the waste…
Go Green Keep it on the screen
…and if printing cannot be avoided remember to:
PRINT DOUBLE-SIDED and in black-white.
Set the printer/copy machine to ENERGY SAVING model when done
REUSE single-sided printed paper for internal documents(内部文件) or as not paper…
Go Green E-communicate
Reduce what gives out quite a lot of Greenhouse Gas(温室效应气体):instead of traveling, make use of VIDEO MEETING, WEB MEETING, and the good old phone.
For more information visit www.greeningtheblue.org.
The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to ____.
A. protect the environment
B. cancel traveling
C. avoid printing
____ save money for you.
A. Producing plastic bottles
B. Using bottled water
C. Using tap water
The missing part in Go Green Eat responsibly is ____. .
A. CHOOSE GREEN FOOD
B. KEEP FOOD FRESH
C. SUPPORT LOCAL
It is suggested that____ printed paper should be reused for taking notes.
A. doubled-sided
B. single-sided
C. colored
You can get more information about “Go Green” by ____.
A. visiting the website given
B. making a phone call
C. having a meeting
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
| A．Family members gather for a big meal. |
| B．Friends eat dumplings together. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other hong bao. |
Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
| A．Because they enjoy being clean. |
| B．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. |
We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is _________.
| A．a time of harvest and fun |
| B．celebrated for one whole month |
| C．only celebrated in China |
| D．a time for families to get together |
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year．You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．
Do not remember only grammar when you are learning English．Try to read stories in English and speak in English as often as you can．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not study late at night．Before you start the exam，read carefully over the exam paper．Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam，read your answers again．Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure you have not missed anything out．If you want to do well in an exam，you must_____．
| A．work hard every day in the year |
| B．study hard a few days before the exam |
| C．get up early a few days before the exam |
| D．keep doing your homework day and night |
It is_______ to go to bed late at night before the exam．
| A．useful | B．not helpful |
| C．important | D．difficult |
Do your best to get the meaning of each question________．
| A．after you write down your answers |
| B．before you write down your answers |
| C．as soon as you write down your answers |
| D．while you are writing down your answers |
In the last sentence“miss...out”means“______．”
| A．think it hard | B．be important enough |
| C．be wrong | D．forget to answer |
If you want to learn English well，you must_______．
| A．try to read as many English stories as you can |
| B．learn grammar well |
| C．try to speak in English as much as possible |
| D．both A，B and C |
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
仔细阅读下面四则有助于提高你的健康状况的生活方式，并找到与其相对应的描述。
| A. Breakfast gives you energy for the morning. |
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| B. Every year, seat belts save thousands of lives. |
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| C. Water helps your body in many ways. |
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| D. Walking is good exercise, and exercise is necessary for good health. |
请根据上述提示，写出一条你认为有助于提高你的健康状况的方式：
Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always”.
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3. Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person’s side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish”makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don’t decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own “win-win” result. A “win-win” result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators’ work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a “win-win” result.Peer mediators’ work is to.
| A．teach lessons to disputants |
| B．find out who starts the quarrel |
| C．give students some special training |
| D．help find a way to make both disputants happy |
What’s the first step in finding a “win-win” result?
| A．Getting disputants to talk to each other. |
| B．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators. |
| C．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind. |
| D．Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories. |
During the talk, if peer mediators say “You are a fool”,.
| A．disputants will realize they are wrong |
| B．disputants will understand peer mediators better |
| C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right |
| D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a “win-win” result |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All schools have peer mediators. |
| B．Peer mediators are usually students. |
| C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time. |
| D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time. |
Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary (林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or bush (灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.
A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.
In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.
Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.
Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world. The correct order of the following is .
a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.
b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.
c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.
d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.
| A．d--a--b--c | B．b--c--a—d |
| C．a--d--c--b | D．d--a--c--b |
The underlined word “trimmed” in the third paragraph means .
| A．shaken | B．Cut |
| C．cleaned | D．collected |
The topiary gardening first began .
| A．in Rome | B．in Europe |
| C．in America | D．in Africa |
The writer wants to tell us .
| A．what a topiary is like |
| B．a topiary is a tree in the shape of a bear |
| C．it’s easy and interesting to grow a topiary |
| D．growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills |