【江西省南昌市2015年中考英语试题】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题 所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分）
B
Today there are many fires than in the past. Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy（损害）huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.
Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The first reason is climate（气候）change. Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads to dangerous fire conditions. When lightening strikes（发生雷电），dry grass easily catches fire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 fires destroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.
Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn’t allow the grass and trees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation（植被）.Thicker vegetation means more fuel（燃料）for fires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded and unhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. So surprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices.
Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, fire fighters even start fires to get rid of（去除）dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The fire thins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result, fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat（威胁）to people, firefighters may let it burn naturally.Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010?
| A．Because lightening spread the fire. |
| B．Because there was much fuel for fires. |
| C．Because there were not enough firefighters. |
| D．Because it was unusually hot, dry and windy. |
What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
| A．Fires are serious threats to human beings. |
| B．Australian firefighters don’t put out fires. |
| C．Fires can play an important role I forests. |
| D．It’s difficult for firefighters to control the fires. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Not all the fires in the forests must be put out.
B. People’s carelessness leads to dangerous fires.
C. Australia allows all the fires to burn naturally.
D. There are more fires in Russia than in the USA.
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
B
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know．I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder．
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile．She said, “Hi, handsome．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked．She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel．”
I knew she was joking．I was curious what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age．
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me．We became friends．Every day we would talk nonstop after class．I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me．And Rose easily made friends wherever she went．
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech．She cleared her throat(喉咙) and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing．I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams, you die．”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn’t take any talent or ability．The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity(机会) in change．．．”When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner．
| A．polite |
| B．impolite |
| C．serious |
| D．humorous |
The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________．
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________．
| A．growing older |
| B．growing up |
| C．staying young |
| D．being happy |
From this passage we know Rose believed ________．
| A．“Easier said than done．” |
| B．“Well begun is half done．” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn．” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man．” |
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阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
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| A．story |
| B．notice |
| C．invitation |
| D．advertisement |
Some typical British expressions are quoted（引用）mainly because the course organizers think__________．
| A．English is hard to learn and needs hard work |
| B．these typical English expressions are interesting |
| C．some learners can be attracted to take the course |
| D．British English expressions are better than American ones |
If you and two of your classmates have decided to take the course, how much will you pay all together?
| A．1,200． |
| B．1,400． |
| C．1,500． |
| D．1,600． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
C
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life．Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.
Colours influence our moods．There is a relationship between colours and moods．A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day．Black is depressing (令人压抑的)．There was a black bridge over River Thames．The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green．
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active．In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black．An active person may like ________.
| A．yellow, orange or red |
| B．yellow, black or red |
| C．orange, blue or black |
| D．green, blue or brown |
Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
| A．tired |
| B．bored |
| C．relaxed |
| D．worried |
Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
| A．Because the bridge was too crowded． |
| B．Because people didn’t like the bridge. |
| C．Because the colour of the bridge was depressing． |
| D．Because no one saved them. |
In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.
| A．worse |
| B．harder |
| C．more slowly |
| D．more carelessly |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Your Favourite Colour |
| B．The Secret of Colour |
| C．The Colour of A Bridge |
| D．Stop People from Killing Themselves |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs．In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t．It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs．But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living．This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education．In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school．People can get education for a living in a short time．Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone．Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either．Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man．It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities．After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human．Education is to make a man lead a better life．Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the whole world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually ____.
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to ______.
| A．make a man lead a better life |
| B．teach a man to write and think |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 |
| B．崭新的 |
| C．公平的 |
| D．全面的 |
It is expected that educated people will be able to _____.
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that _______.
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get better paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
A
John and Bob were neighbours．For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well．But one day their good relationship broke.
One morning John woke up to find a stream(小溪) between the two farms．“It must be Bob,” John thought．Then John met a carpenter(木匠)．
John said．“My neighbour Bob dug(挖) a stream between the two farms．I want you to build a fence(栅栏)—an 8-foot fence．I don’t want to see his place or his face any more.”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that makes you happy.”About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job．The farmer’s eyes opened wide．There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出)．“Hi, John! You’re quite a guy to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands．“I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done．We should be good to each other,” said Bob．
Later they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go．“No, wait! Stay a few days．I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said John．“I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”Before John found a stream between the two farms, John and Bob _______each other.
| A．didn’t speak to |
| B．were friendly to |
| C．often fought with |
| D．had bad words with |
John asked the carpenter to build a fence because _________.
| A．he wanted to protect his farm |
| B．he didn’t want to do it himself |
| C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob |
| D．he wanted to find him something to do |
What does the sentence “You’re quite a guy to build this bridge！”mean?
| A．John was great to build this bridge． |
| B．John was not good at building bridges. |
| C．John was foolish to build such a bridge． |
| D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
What do you think of the carpenter?
| A．Shy |
| B．Wise |
| C．Proud |
| D．Careless |
What may happen according to the passage?
| A．The carpenter will stay to do other jobs． |
| B．Bob and John will build more bridges. |
| C．The two farmers will build a fence themselves． |
| D．Bob and John will be friends again. |