Are you always unwilling to do housework and cleaning for no reason? Well, you will be happy today. Today is No Housework Day. It’s time to forget about housework and be relaxed.
No Housework Day is always on April 7th. It is your chance to do anything, except housework. Better still, have someone else do housework for a day. Housework is a daily and endless job and most people think it’s boring to do housework. I have many friends and their wish is to stay away from housework. In fact, their wish can never come true.
Do you know how to celebrate No Housework Day? Well , there are two different ways.
If you usually do the housework around the house, forget it on this day. Instead, kick back and enjoy the day. Relax and do anything, except housework.
If you never do housework, you can do it for your family. It gives your parents a break from the housework. And, you just might get a chance to know how much housework your parents need to do every day.The writer has many friends and their wish is _________.
| A．not to do any housework any more |
| B．to ask others to do their housework |
| C．to celebrate No Housework Day |
| D．to ask all the family members to do housework |
If Lisa never does housework, the writer thinks she can _________ on No Housework Day.
| A．forget housework | B．do housework |
| C．feel relaxed | D．do anything except housework |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．It’s about the daily housework. |
| B．It’s about our duty and right. |
| C．It’s about No Housework Day. |
| D．It’s about some national holiday. |
【四川省南充市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
B
Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother. is the eldest brother?
| A．Bob | B．Bill | C．Dave | D．Amy |
What did Dave put in the newspaper?
| A．A show | B．A joke | C．An ad | D．A report |
How many songs could the bird sing?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
How much did the bird cost Dave?
| A．＄8 | B．＄80 | C．＄800 | D．＄8000 |
How did the mother deal with the bird?
| A．She sold it. | B．She played with it. |
| C．She ate it. | D．She gave it to others. |
【四川省乐山市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
B
My mother only had one eye. I never wanted her to show up at my school.
One day during primary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye!” yelled some of my classmates. I wished my mother would have just disappeared (消失).
“If you embarrass (使……尴尬) me, why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying anything.
At that time, I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom crying in her room. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a decision: I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful. I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother until one day I got a letter.
“My son ，I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was never angry with you and I never regretted it because I love you.”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realise how beautiful my mother was!Why didn’t the writer want his mom to show up at his school?
A. Because he thought she was ugly.
B. Because his mom couldn’t see anything.
C. Because his classmates didn’t like her.From the underlined word “shouted” in Paragraph 4, we learn that at that time the writer was very _____.
A. nervous B. angry C. excitedThat night, the writer decided to _______.
A. ask his mom never to go to his school
B. take good care of his mom from that time
C. work hard and stay away from his momThe writer’s mom lost one eye because _______.
A. she used it to save her son’s sight
B. she had a serious car accident
C. she was born with only one eyeThe story is mainly about _______.
A. the difficulties on a boy’s way to success
B. a naughty boy’s experience of growing up
C. a mother’s great love for her son
【陕西省2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）
D
The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and painful decision.
When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes bent（弯曲的）. Its long and once flexible（灵活的） talons can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a painful time of change which needs five months.
When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life, the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out, the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulls out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.
Like the eagle, we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition, we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits, memories and traditions. We can’t go on with all our past burdens（重负）.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak is still straight. |
| B．For a new life, the eagle knocks its talons against a rock. |
| C．If the eagle doesn’t change itself, it will have a new life. |
| D．The writer’s idea is that we can’t go on with all our past burdens. |
The underlined word“miserable” here probably means“ ”.
| A．terrible | B．good | C．lonely | D．lucky |
The best title for the passage can be“ ”.
| A．The death of the eagle |
| B．The living period of the eagle |
| C．A good and easy decision |
| D．Rebirth of the eagle |
【陕西省2015年中考英语试题】阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）
C
A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）.
Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake and would be refused.
A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,“Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job.”
The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The boss said, “I’m sorry, but all the time you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this.”The young man got the information about the job from .
| A．the telegraph | B．the newspaper |
| C．an office worker | D．a friend |
What was the office like?
| A．Large, busy and noisy | B．Busy, noisy and crowded |
| C．Large, crowded but quiet | D．Busy, crowded but quiet |
How many people went fot the job interview that day?
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
The young man was offered the job because .
| A．he was young |
| B．he knew the boss |
| C．he heard the telegraph message and understood it |
| D．he was the last one to walk into the inner office |
【辽宁省丹东市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解
（根据短文内容，从每个题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将符合题意的选项用2B铅笔涂在答题卡的相应位置上。每小题1分，共20分）
Passage 2
Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother. Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.
| A．on the radio | B．on TV |
| C．in the newspaper | D．on the Internet |
What could the bird do?
| A．Talk in French. | B．Tell a joke in Japanese. |
| C．Sing. | D．All of the above. |
The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.
| A．a birthday cake | B．some flowers |
| C．nine thousand dollars | D．a birthday card |
We can infer (推理) ________.
| A．the mother cooked the bird |
| B．the bird flew away |
| C．the mother kept the bird as a pet |
| D．the mother sent the bird to Frank |
The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.
| A．a clever son | B．a birthday gift |
| C．a lucky mother | D．a talented bird |