| Joan’s Favourite Activities |
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| Day |
Activity |
Place |
Time |
| Monday |
Play tennis with her friends |
In the Tennis Club |
4:30 p.m. --- 5:15 p. m. |
| Wednesday |
Play basketball with her classmates |
In the playground |
4:00 p.m. --- 5:30 p. m. |
| Friday |
Go swimming |
In the Swimming Club |
6:00 p.m. --- 7:00 p. m. |
| Saturday |
Have a picnic with her parents |
In the park |
10:00 a.m.--- 12:00 a. m. |
| Sunday |
Read books with her sister |
At home |
2:00 p.m. --- 5:00 p. m. |
Where does Joan often play tennis?
| A．In the playground. | B．In the club. |
| C．In the park. | D．At home. |
Who often goes out for a picnic with Joan?
| A．Her friends. | B．Her classmates. |
| C．Her parents. | D．Her sister. |
What does Joan often do on Friday evening?
| A．Play basketball. | B．Read books. |
| C．Go swimming. | D．Have a picnic. |
When does Joan’s sister usually read books?
| A．From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a. m. |
| B．From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p. m. |
| C．From 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p. m. |
| D．From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Joan often plays basketball for two hours. |
| B．Joan likes to stay at home on Saturday. |
| C．Joan likes to read books on Saturday. |
| D．Joan likes sports very much. |
【2014年山东省威海市中考】
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。（每小题1.5分）
Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.
However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source(资源) of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn’t need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and sees. So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a recycling bin near you? Well, there are loes of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.
What is not mentioned about bottled water in this passage?
| A．It’s healthy | B．It’s clean. |
| C．It’s easy. | D．It’s expensive. |
Plastic products are made from .
| A．energy | B．oil |
| C．rubbish | D．plants |
of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.
| A．10% | B．50% | C．80% | D．90% |
Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?
| A．To recycle them. |
| B．To make a piggy bank. |
| C．To make a plant pot. |
| D．To drop them into the river. |
The underlined part in this passage tells us “ ”.
| A．To make a different life, you’d better go outside. |
| B．To look different, you’d better wear green clothes. |
| C．To protect the environment, you can do something. |
| D．To go green, you should use plastic products. |
【2014年江苏省淮安市中考】
With the development of science and technology, our dailylife is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
An Underwater Hotel
It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.
Google Glass
Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池)hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.
A New Kind of shirt
Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).
The Digital(数字) Library
Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into companies? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas, America. Computers will take the place of books soon. The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.
| A．10 | B．15 | C．100 | D．150 |
You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.
| A．camera | B．a screen |
| C．a battery | D．your hand |
You can wear the Wool&Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.
| A．a month | B．two months |
| C．three months | D．a year |
The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.
| A．books | B．computers |
| C．bookshelves | D．reader |
Which one of the following can reduce our housework in our daily life?
A. The underwater hotel B Google Glass
C. The Wool&Prince shirt D. The digital Library
【2014年湖北省荆州市中考】
先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。
March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night.
What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role.
Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) and micro blog(博客) messages, or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. If we can't get enough sleep, we'll feel sleepy and think slowly. And sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from soda, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to sleep well. Leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Watch less TV.
Look at these numbers in the box. They are glycemic indexes (血糖生成指数). The bigger the number is, the better that food can help you to get better sleep.
How many hours of sleep do teenagers need every night according to the passage?
| A．About 12 hours | B．About 9 hours |
| C．About 4 hours | D．About 5 hours |
Many students can’t get enough sleep because .
| A．they play sports too much and feel tired |
| B．they use mobile phones during the day time |
| C．they drink too much soda, coffee and tea at night |
| D．they have too much homework and bad sleeping habits |
When people can’t get enough sleep, they may .
| A．feel sleepy and unhappy |
| B．go to bed earlier next day |
| C．change their school time |
| D．go to work late next day |
In the passage if you want to get better sleep, you should .
| A．chat with your friends |
| B．eat the right food |
| C．put your phone beside you |
| D．be away from food like dates |
【2014年湖北省荆州市中考】
先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。
Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer.
◆Keep your computer in a cool room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5 ºC—30 ºC.
◆Don’t let people smoke cigarette(香烟）near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
◆Don’t eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
◆Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.
◆Keep your screen clean and don’t have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. According to the passage you should use your computer .
| A．in a small room | B．in a big room |
| C．in a cool room | D．below 5ºC |
When you work on the computer, you can .
| A．wear glasses | B．smoke cigarette |
| C．eat some hamburgers | D．clean the keyboard with water |
If you want to look after your eyes, you should when you use computers.
| A．buy a pair of sunglasses |
| B．keep your screen clean |
| C．have your screen very bright |
| D．keep your screen near your eyes |
【2014年甘肃省兰州市中考】
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，回答问题。
As human beings, we depend on plants for a number of reasons. They give us food, wood to build houses and furniture, paper, medicines and clothes. Like all living things, plants also have their own life cycle. The following picture can help you understand it.
根据以上科普材料，在1至4处填写A、B、C、D四段文字，使其相匹配；并回答第5小题。
A. A small shoot comes from the seed.
B. The plant forms seeds and the life cycle starts all over again.
C. The shoot grows and becomes bigger. It can get energy from the sunshine. Roots start forming and going into the soil.
D. The stem becomes stronger and taller. It starts having leaves and flowers. What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Life Cycle of a Plant | B．I Love Plants |
| C．How to Plant | D．Roots and Stems |