【甘肃省兰州市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读理解（共5小-优题课

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17， 1706 in Boston．When he was 12， he began working at his brother's print shop， where he learned a lot about writing and printing．He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant．At the age of 17， he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia．

He also took an active role in the community．In 1736，he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year．

He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain．He also made many more trips to France and Britain．

He returned to America in 1787， where he served as a delegate （代表） to the Constitutional Convention．He played a strong role here as an elder statesman， who shared his world view （观点）．He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution．Unfortunately， he died in 1790 at the age of 84， only three years after the Constitution was put into place．He was also famous ﹣ sill is， 200 some years after his death．

In his life， he did as he said，"Honesty and diligence （勤勉） should be your eternal partner"．

（1）Where was Benjamin Franklin born？

（2）What did he learn at his brother's print shop？

（3）How old was he as a postmaster？

（4）How did he feel when the United States became independent？

（5）What can we learn from his word？

Bees （蜜蜂） live in a house that is called a hive．They are of three kinds： workers， queens， and drones．

They are very wise and busy little creatures （生物体）， They all join together to build cells of wax（蜡巢） for their honey．The cells which they build are not round but have six sides．They are all of one shape and size．

Each bee takes its proper place， and does its own work．Some go out and gather （采集）honey from the flowers； others stay at home and work inside the hive．

When spring comes， and the flowers begin to come out， the bees leave the hives very early in the morning．They fly away， and gather the sweet juice of the flowers．They do not visit only the flowers near at hand．They go very often more than a mile from their own hives， but they never lose their way．When a shower of rain comes on， they hide themselves in some little holes in a wall， or perhaps among the leaves of a tree， or inside a large flower．

Only one queen can live in each hive．If she is lost or dead， the other bees will stop their work．

The drones do not work．Before winter comes， all the drones are driven from the hive or killed， so that they may not eat the honey which they did not gather．

It is not quite safe for children to touch bees．They have sharp stings （螫针） that they know well how to use to protect themselves．

（1）How many kinds of bees are there according to the passage？　　

A．	2．
B．	3．
C．	4．
D．	5．

（2）What can we know about the cells？　　

A．	They are little creatures．
B．	Their shapes are different．
C．	They are 6﹣side﹣shaped．
D．	Their sizes aren't the same．

（3）In which season do bees usually gather honey？　　

A．	Spring．
B．	Summer．
C．	Fall．
D．	Winter．

（4）What can we know about bees？　　

A．	They visit only the flowers near at hand．
B．	They leave the hives late in the morning．
C．	They can find their way back over a mile away．
D．	They are busy gathering honey in a heavy rain．

（5）According the passage， touching bees may be 　　．

A．	great
B．	safe
C．	interesting
D．	dangerous

One day a man gave his son some wood to saw （锯；锯子）．The boy did not want to do such work， so after his father had gone away， he threw the saw down， and it broke．

"I did not break the saw，" said the boy to himself， "it broke itself．" He tried to deceivehimself with words， but he knew in his heart that they were false words， and he was afraid to meet his father．

One day a mother said to her son， who had just returned from school， "It is six o'clock．Your school closes at four ﹣where have you been， my boy？" "Oh， mother，" said Ned， "when we play at ball， we forget everything else．We do not think of the time， or of coming home．Is tea ready？"

The boy 's mother was cheated．Ned's answer led her to think that he had been playing with his friends．But he had not been playing at all． He had been "kept in" by his teacher， because he had not learned his lessons．He did not like to tell his mother that．He wished her to think that he had been playing． "What a shame it is for you to try to cheat your mother，" said something in Ned's heart， as he sat down to his tea． "I don't care，" said the boy to himself， "I don't care．I did not tell a lie﹣ I did not say that I was playing．"

If we use words which are about to cheat， we tell a lie．Ned's lie was a very bad one， for it looked so like the truth．A lie that looks like the truth is the worst kind of lie．

（1）Who broke the saw actually？　　

A．	The father．
B．	The boy．
C．	The mother．
D．	Nobody．

（2）The underlined word "deceive" probably means" 　　．

A．	鼓励
B．	鞭策
C．	欺骗
D．	惩罚

（3）What time did the school close？　　

A．	At 14：00．
B．	At 15：00．
C．	At 16：00．
D．	At 17：00．

（4）The boy got home at six on that day， because he 　　．

A．	played at ball
B．	was busy with his lessons
C．	forgot the time
D．	was asked to stay by the teacher

（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？　　

A．	A truth is a real lie．
B．	What looks like a truth is a lie．
C．	A truth that looks like a lie is a lie．
D．	A lie that looks real is the worst lie．

One day a poor man was walking along from house to house．He carried an old wallet in one hand and at every house he asked for a little money to buy something to eat．As he was complaining about his misfortune （不幸）， he kept wondering why some people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more．

He thought that if he only had enough money to buy food and clothing， he would be very happy and wouldn 't want anything more．

At that moment， Fortune came down the street．She saw the poor man and stopped．She said to him．"I want to help you．Hold out your wallet and I will pour this gold into it， but only on this condition．All that falls into your wallet will be gold， but all that hits the ground will turn into sand．Do you understand？

" Oh， yes I understand，" said the poor man，

" Your wallet is old．Don't put too much in it，" said Fortune．

The poor man opened his wallet and a lot of gold was poured into it．His wallet grew heavy．

"You are the richest man in the world now ，" said Fortune．"I think you should stop! Your wallet is going to break!"

However， the poor man said he wanted one more handful．Fortune added one more handful and the wallet broke．All the gold fell to the ground and turned into sand．The poor man had nothing but his empty wallet．He was as poor as he had been before．

（1）Why did the poor man walk along from door to door？　　

A．	To visit his friend．
B．	To try clothing on
C．	To enjoy nice food．
D．	To ask for a little money．

（2）What could only make the poor man happy at first？　　

A．	Big houses and beautiful clothing．
B．	A lot of gold．
C．	Enough money for food and clothing．
D．	Many close friends．

（3）What did Fortune pour into the poor man's wallet？　　

A．	Sand．
B．	Gold．
C．	Food．
D．	Coins．

（4）What do we know about the man at the end of the story？　　

A．	He was the richest man．
B．	His dream came true．
C．	His wallet was full of sand．
D．	He became poor again．

（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？　　

A．	Catch all， lose all．
B．	Silence is gold．
C．	The more， the better．
D．	No pains， no gains．

A boy was one day walking in a field at the foot of a hill， when he saw a sheep coming towards him．

The poor sheep came running up quite close to him.She then went on a few steps, at the same time turning round, and looking up in the boy 's face,and bleating（咪咪叫）loudly.

The boy had never seen a sheep act in this way before．and wishing to find out what the sheep wanted， he began to follow her across the field．

On and on she went， every now and then turning round to see if the boy was coming．

At last， she led the way to a place where there was a running river， and a deep pool of water．

As soon as the boy came to this place， he saw a baby sheep trying in vain （徒劳地） to get out．It had fallen over the bank into the pool below．

The poor mother sheep must have known that better help that she could give was needed to save her little one．

From the bank， the boy found that he could just reach the baby sheep．

He soon caught hold of it， and lifted it up on the bank．The mother sheep seemed greatly pleased to have her little one again beside her．

（1）Why did the mother sheep come to the boy？　　

A．	To play with him．
B．	To get some help．
C．	To join in walking．
D．	To look up in his face．

（2）How did the boy probably feel when he saw the mother sheep's actions？　　

A．	Strange．
B．	Comfortable．
C．	Proud．
D．	Painful．

（3）Where did the mother sheep lead the boy？　　

A．	A field．
B．	A hill．
C．	A river．
D．	A step．

（4）What would probably have happened if the boy had not come？　　

A．	The baby sheep would not fall．
B．	The baby sheep would be dead，
C．	The mother sheep would be pleased．
D．	The baby sheep would be back to the mother．

（5）What do you think of the boy according to the passage？　　

A．	Thankful．
B．	Stupid．
C．	Outgoing
D．	Helpful．