【云南省2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题；满分25分）
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These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me to get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.
◆ Clear your purpose for reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
◆ Read only what you are interested in
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
◆ Give up books that you don’t enjoy
You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn’t be a chore.
◆ Set a reading goal
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
According to the passage, the writer might be a .
| A．teacher | B．doctor | C．student | D．scientist |
Why do most people read books?
| A．To get the latest news and communicate with friends. |
| B．For pleasure or knowledge. |
| C．To open their eyes and improve their language skills. |
| D．To get good grades. |
What should you do when you find the book which you are reading is boring?
| A．Keep on reading. |
| B．Set a reading goal. |
| C．Read the books your friends love. |
| D．Give up the book. |
The underlined words “due date” mean in Chinese.
| A．星期 | B．借期 | C．还期 | D．日期 |
This passage mainly tells us .
| A．how to read more and learn more |
| B．how to choose a good book |
| C．how to read faster |
| D．why we should read more books |
An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．出现 | B．保留 | C．漏出 | D．爆发 |
The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
| A．children who like asking questions |
| B．children who like playing with water |
| C．children who dislike farming |
| D．children who dislike reading |
The basket was ________ in the end.
| A．light | B．clean | C．useless | D．dirty |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．The old farmer might be changed by reading. |
| B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson. |
| C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last. |
| D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket. |
| Teddy Smith’s Fast Food Open: 10:00 a.m.---10:30 p.m. Lunch served till 2:00 p.m. Dinner served till 9:30 p.m. Eat in or take away |
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| Mains(主食) Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05(small) $ 2.50 (large) |
Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 taste(味道)： Banana, Chocolate, Apple Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) taste(味道)： Cola, Apple, orange Coffee or Tea $ 1.25 |
When do they stop serving dinner?
| A．10:00 a.m. | B．10:30 p.m. | C．2:00 p.m. | D．9:30 p.m. |
How much do a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink cost?
| A．$ 4.1. | B．$ 5.85 | C．$ 6.00. | D．$ 6.60 |
How many kinds of things have chocolate in them?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example. From this passage we know_______.
| A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer |
| B．the writer came from a poor family |
| C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food |
| D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays |
Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.
| A．she was tired of cafeteria food |
| B．she hated getting in line with kids |
| C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother |
| D．she wanted to show care to the writer |
The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.
| A．perfect | B．sweet | C．unpleasant | D．bad |
Which of the following can we learn from this passage?
| A．It is hard to please all. |
| B．Better to give than to receive. |
| C．Love makes the world go around. |
| D．The more you offer, the more you get. |
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile! How does the eye-recognition program work?
| A．You type in your number. | B．You say your name. |
| C．You look at the machine. | D．You show your ID card. |
Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?
| A．Because eyes hardly change. |
| B．Because the program is widely used around the world. |
| C．Because people like the idea of the program. |
| D．Because hands or fingers can get dirty. |
Which recognition program has been already in use?
| A．Remembering smells. |
| B．Remembering eyes. |
| C．Remembering fingerprints. |
| D．Remembering the shape of faces. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The program is being tested in Japan. |
| B．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. |
| C．91％ of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program. |
| D．Machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future. |
One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.
In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world. What did Aghta Christie do?
| A．She was a detective. | B．she wrote books. |
| C．She was a mystery． | D．She knew famous detectives. |
Who was Hercule Poirot?
| A．A detective in her books. | B．One of her books. |
| C．Her husband. | D．A writer. |
What happened in 1976?
| A．Agatha Christie died. |
| B．Agatha Christie left her husband. |
| C．Agatha Christie wrote her last book. |
| D．Agatha Christie wrote a short story. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Books about detectives. |
| B．Famous detectives. |
| C．A famous writer. |
| D．Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller. |