【陕西省2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读:阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,完成下列各题。(共5小题,计10分)
In the UK, bus journeys are very common. Buses are often convenient(便利的)for the people who live or work in the city center. Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and not have to pay for the parking. However, taking the bus is just a necessary but boring part of life: they get on the bus, pay for it and sit or find a place to stand when it is crowded. Everyone seems sad and bored.
In Latin America, however, bus trips can be wonderful. For a start, films are showed on the buses between cities for passengers to have fun along the journeys. Local buses do not show films, but drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and get relaxed.
Even better than films and music are the sights and sounds on the buses. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by themselves. There passengers can see shops that they have never heard about. And they can also see other cultures of the town from the windows of the buses.
Besides, passengers’ luggage(行李)is also interesting. It is common to see a happy dog’s head getting out of somebody’s bag or a lovely chicken“speaking cheerfully”under somebody’s arm. Once on a bus in Peru, a farmer even tied a sheep to the top of the bus. It was quite surprising.
In all, taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unforgettable.
According to the passage, in the UK, how to passengers probably feel on the buses?
They probably feel .
In Latin America, how can people have fun on the buses between cities?
They can .
In the writer’s opinion, what are even better than films and music on the buses?
Are.
Why does the writer think passengers’ luggage is interesting?
Because it’s common to see different kinds of on the buses.
What does the passage mainly tell us?
It mainly tells us about in Latin America.
It was near Christmas during my first term teaching at a new school. I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.
Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact, I wasn’t expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First, I got a much-loved toy monkey from a shy girl. I was told, “He is my favorite, but I love you and I want him to be with you, Miss Taylor.” How thrilled I was!
Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother’s cupboard(碗橱).
Finally, I came to one little boy’s gift which I had never received. It was an old, dirty and broken Christmas storybook. Just when I wanted to show my happiness, I was interrupted(打断) by the giver, “And see, it is new! It still has the price tag(标签).”
When other children laughed at him, I stopped them and said, “Oh, books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now, Let’s read one together.” Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.
I still keep those Christmas gifts. They always remind me of my lovely kids. Miss Taylor loved her small special class so much because______________.
A.this was her first term teaching at a new school |
B.these little kids were from rich families |
C.the students studied very hard and she enjoyed teaching them |
D.she didn’t get any Christmas gifts |
____________ brought Miss Taylor a Christmas gift.
A.Every child | B.Most of the children | C.Only three children | D.No one |
Miss Taylor felt __________ when she got the gifts from the children.
A.sad | B.scared | C.thrilled | D.tired |
Many gifts were mentioned (被提及) in the article except____________.
A.a toy monkey | B.an old storybook |
C.a set of Christmas tree lights | D.a Christmas card |
Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.
Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.
Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. They aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.
My name is Alice. I would like to say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something comfortable and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…How many people are talking about clothes?
A.Three. | B.Five. | C.Four. | D.Two. |
What does the underlined word in the sentence “ They aren’t the thing I’m interested in.” refer to (指的是)?
A.Summers | B.Shopping | C.Colors | D.Clothes |
Which is TRUE from the passage?
A.Betty only buys clothes in bright colors. |
B.Alice likes comfortable clothes and changes her clothes often. |
C.The boy, Jack shows the most interest in clothes. |
D.Jack knows a lot about fashion and he always wears different clothes. |
Information for New Members
Welcome to Banktown Bushwalking (丛林徒步旅行) Club! Here are some things you need to know:
Most walks are in faraway places. You need to take enough food and water for a full day of activity on each walk. This is the most important thing to remember.
Wear good lace-up shoes, because you need to do some climbing sometimes.
Each walk has a grade. If you haven’t been bushwalking before, we suggest that you start with an easy walk- Grade 1 or 2. If you have been bushwalking before, then a Grade 3 walk may be suitable.
All beginners need to call or e-mail the leader of an activity 48 hours before the start of the activity. They need to make sure that you are fit and able to finish the activity as planned.
Membership fees(费用) for a year:
$35 for an adult over 18 years old.
If a family joins the club, fees will be lower. $55 for the parents and $10 for each child between the ages of 5 and 18. Before starting a walk, ________ is the most important thing that walkers must remember.
A.sunglasses | B.money | C.lace-up shoes | D.food and water |
A person who hasn’t been bushwalking before should choose a ________ walk.
A.Grade 1 or 2 | B.Grade 3 | C.Grade 4 | D.Grade 5 |
Eric, his wife and their 16-year-old child want to join the club. They should pay ______ for a year.
A.$35 | B.$55 | C.$65 | D.$75 |
John has a pet dog named Sunlight. He loves him very much. He ever told others that Sunlight was one of his family members.
One midnight, John’s house was on fire suddenly. John was sleeping and didn’t know what was happening. At that time, Sunlight noticed the fire and woke up John. John called the police. Soon the fire was put out by the police.
Now John often says to others, “ The dog is really my good friend. In the thick smoke and big fire, he could have run out of the house first, but he didn’t. No matter how dangerous it is, he first thinks of his owner.”
Today more and more dogs are wandering ( 流浪 ) in the street. Many people don’t want to keep their dogs because they move to another place. Even some people say that they can’t stand the dogs’ dirtiness. Animals are one part of our society. Maybe our pets will give us a hand like Sunlight someday.We knew Sunlight is John’s son from the passage.
The police put out the fire that night.
Sunlight ran away because he was afraid of the fire.
Some people don’t want to keep dogs because they move to another place.
The passage mainly told us when something is on fire, you must call the police first.
When you watch TV programs about wild animals, it is surprising to see how an antelope (羚羊) can run away from a strong lion. In the wilderness, everyone has his own way to protect himself. Even plants have their own ways to fight off enemies.
Over millions of years, plants have developed their own defense system (防卫系统). Chemicals(化学物) are fantastically used by plants to survive . By making their leaves, flowers, roots and fruits poisonous (有毒的) to enemies, plants can fight back.
One such plant is the Golden Wattle tree. The British scientist David Cameron has found when an animal eats the tree's leaves, the amount (数量) of poison increases in the other leaves. "It's like the injured leaves telephoning the others to fight together against the enemy", he said.
The tree also sends defense messages to neighboring plants by giving out a special smell. Golden Wattle trees in the nearby 45 meters will get the message and produce more poison within 10 minutes. Now, if an enemy eats too many of the trees' leaves, he will die.
Every kind of plant or tree is good at producing a special set of chemicals. Herbivores, like rabbits, can safely eat the leaves of one tree, but they may be poisoned by its neighbor.
In this way, plants have not only developed their own defense system, but also shared it with others. This makes it impossible for a single animal to destroy even a small area of forest.From the first 2 paragraphs, we can learn that_______.
A.plants can do nothing against their enemies |
B.chemicals are quite useful for plants to survive |
C.an antelope can always run away from a strong lion |
D.leaves, roots, flowers and fruits of plants are poisonous |
The underlined word "herbivores" in the 5th paragraph probably means animals which_______.
A.produce poison | B.live on small animals |
C.like to eat rabbits | D.feed on plants or grass |
The last paragraph of the passage suggests that this kind of defense system is_______.
A.bad for animals | B.good for forests |
C.helpful to some animals | D.harmful to forests |
The passage is mainly about_____________________.
A.the examples of protecting forests |
B.the balance between animals and plants |
C.the ways of plants fighting against enemies |
D.the relationship between lions and antelopes |