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【2014年福建省漳州市中考】
根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China．But several days ago，I had a biology class outside in my American schoo1．
My biology teacher，Mr.Kwak，divided us into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection(选择)and how birds find food．
He gave the first group one spoon per person，the second group forks and my group"knives．I thought we were going hunting，so knives might work better．Surprisingly，he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools．
When the game started all of us ran to the grass area．We squatted(蹲)down and looked for beans．It was hard to pick up something that small，especially from the grass .
When I almost fired a bean，it dropped back to the ground．When I finally picked up several beans．one of my friends ran into me．I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over．All my beans dropped to the ground!Just at that moment，Mr．Kwak called us back．I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result．I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird living on Galapagos Island，I would be dead soon．
The fun game made me realize that natural selection is redly competitive(竞争的)．Everyone is trying his or her best to—survive．
What did the writer’s group use to pick up the beans?

A．Spoons．

B．Forks．

C．Knives．

D．Hands．

How many beans did the writer get at last?

A．None．

B．One．

C．Several．

D．Many．

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer did a good job in the biology class．

B．The writer had a biology class outside their schoo1．

C．The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard．

D．The writer didn’t find enough food for the birds on Galapagos Island．

What’s the meaning of the underlined word“survive’’in the last paragraph?

A．Find food．	B．Remain alive．
C．Be lovely．	D．Keep balanced．

What was the aim of Mr．Kwak’s class?

A．To play an interesting game．

B．To pick up the beans．

C．To know different kinds of birds．

D．To learn natural selection．

【2014年四川省内江市中考】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .
We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .
I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.
My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.
The best title for the text is ________.

A．A Hungry Childhood Caused by Droughts

B．Food and Hunger

C．Protecting the Environment

D．Droughts and Their Names

What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?

A．Many animals needed food dropped by planes.

B．People had to eat animals because of hunger.

C．Many animals died because of the droughts.

D．People died of hunger even if they had money.

Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling?

A．To wait for her father to come back to have supper.

B．To cook the food that her father would bring back.

C．To keep her house warm all night.

D．To make her hungry mother happy.

The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ ________.”

A．I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed

B．I felt sorry because my family got hungry again

C．I went to sleep with no food for breakfast.

D．I went to bed with nothing to eat

【2014年内蒙古呼和浩特市中考】
I loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. Looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother,“But the desk,”she said again,“is for Elizabeth. ”
I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened and a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”, but she lived“on the surface”.
As years went by and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive (原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn’t come.
It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to her.
I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside… a photo of my father and a one-paper letter. Folded (折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.

A．after mother died

B．when she was a child

C．before she became a writer

D．when mother gave it to her

The passage shows that mother _______.

A．was too serious about everything her daughter had done

B．was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

C．cared much about her daughter in words

D．wrote to her daughter in careful words

The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means _______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．part of the sea going far in land

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．different ideas between mother and daughter

What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness？

A．She read the letter again and again till she died.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life.

D．She had never received the letter.

What’s the best title of the passage？

A．My Letter to Mother

B．Mother and Children

C．My Mother’s Desk

D．Talks Between Mother and Me

【2012年江西】How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
What was drawn in the earliest maps?

A．Stars.

B．Landmarks.

C．Cities and towns,

D．Mountains and rivers.

When did road maps come out?

A．Around 15th and 16th centuries.

B．When people began to travel by train.

C．When people began to travel by sea.

D．When cities and towns appeared.

Which of the following is true?

A．A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.

B．Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.

C．The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.

D．Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Maps have a long history.

B．We never get lost these days.

C．We can't travel without maps.

D．Henry Beck designed a new map.

【2013年福建漳州】We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.
Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.
The third period is called the "adjustment(调整) period". This is When you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor(善于求生者).
The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language,but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.
According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you

A．get married to a foreigner

B．live in a big city

C．go to live in a foreign country

D．meet foreigners in your motherland

During the first period of the process, you feel

A．sad and lonely	B．happy and excited
C．angry but strong	D．easy but uncomfortable

You will find that you are a survivor in

A．the lst period	B．the 2nd period
C．the 3rd period	D．the 4th period

The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being

A．relaxing	B．worrying
C．tiring	D．adjustable

We can conclude(lgth$it) from the passage that

A．Living in another country is fun

B．it's boring to live in another country

C．knowing about culture shock is hard

D．it's not easy to dea1 with culture shock