Tea house is one of Lao She's most famous plays．He wrote it in 1957．The play has three acts．It shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the 19th century to the middle of
the 20th century．It tells us the story of Wang Li fa and customers of his tea house in Beijing．It describes the changes in Chinese society more than fifty years．
Last Sunday Miss Li，our teacher，took us to visit Lao She．
Tea house in Beijing．When we entered the house，we not only learn the story about Lao She，but also drank tea and ate delicious Beijing food at the tea house．
Then all of us went to the People Theater to see the play，Tea house．The actors and actresses'clothes and Tea house scenes were right for the first half of the twentieth century．The actors and actresses all did a very good job．It was easy for everyone to understand the story and see the changes in Chinese society．We learn a lot about Chinese lives one hundred years ago．
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899．After finishing school in 1918，he became a head teacher of a primary school．In 1924，Lao She taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later．He wrote many plays，novels and short stories about people's lives，and was named"the people's artist"．Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the
twentieth century．
51．What characters did Lao She write in his works？
| A． |
Common people． |
| B． |
Soldiers． |
| C． |
Policemen． |
| D． |
Students． |
52．How many years of changes does Tea house describe in Chinese society？
| A． |
About 5years． |
| B． |
Over 50years． |
| C． |
Nearly 50years． |
| D． |
Above 100years． |
53．What did they do when they entered the Lao She Tea house？
| A． |
Saw the play Tea house． |
| B． |
Learn Chinese lives one hundred years ago． |
| C． |
Drank coffee and ate food． |
| D． |
Learn the story about Lao She． |
5．Why did they enjoy the play Tea house？
| A． |
They knew a lot about the Tea house． |
| B． |
The actors and actresses'clothes were fashionable． |
| C． |
The play scene was right for the late twentieth century． |
| D． |
The actors and actresses all did well in their performance． |
55．When did Lao She return to China from London？
| A． |
In 1918． |
| B． |
In 1924． |
| C． |
In 1929． |
| D． |
In 1957． |
Look at these two photos. They are John and Ann. They’re my good friends. All of us like music and we often sing together (一起). John lives near my house and we are in the same class. John is 15 years old and 1.68 metres tall. He has blond hair and blue eyes. John’s English is very good and sometimes he helps me with my homework. He often wears a T-shirt and shorts. But in the photo, he is wearing a yellow shirt and black pants. Ann is in another school. She is short with brown hair and brown eyes. She looks very pretty. She has dance classes every Saturday afternoon and Ann can dance very well. Her favourite clothes are blouses and skirts. In the photo, she is wearing a dress and a hat.What do the three children often do together?
| A．Play games. | B．Read books. |
| C．Sing songs. | D．Paint pictures. |
How tall is John?
| A．1.50 metres tall. | B．1.60 metres tall. |
| C．1.68 metres tall. | D．1.74 metres tall. |
What colour is John’s shirt in the photo?
| A．Yellow. | B．Blue. | C．Black. | D．Brown. |
When does Ann have dance classes?
| A．Every Saturday morning. |
| B．Every Saturday afternoon. |
| C．Every morning. |
| D．Every evening. |
What are Ann’s favourite clothes?
| A．T-shirts and shorts. | B．T-shirts and skirts. |
| C．Blouses and dresses. | D．Blouses and skirts. |
【福建省厦门市2015年中考英语试题】根据情景提示，用适当的短语或句子填空。 （每空2分，共10分）你找不到自己的书包，可以这样问：
_____________________________________________________?你想知道Lisa 上周末做什么，可以这样问：
_______________________ ____________________,Lisa?你想知道附近是否有超市，可以这样问：
______________________ a supermarket ____________________?你告诉你的朋友你以前个子不高，可以这样说：
_________________________________________________short.你想知道同学们春游的感受，可以这样问：
_ school trip?
【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.
【辽宁省丹东市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（根据短文内容按要求完成任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置上。每小题2分，共20分）
(A) 根据短文内容简要回答下面的问题
My mother was a cleaner in our school canteen(食堂) when I was in the middle school. At that time she was such an embarrassment(难堪) to me not only because of her job but also her look. She had only one eye. Every time I saw her in my school, I pretended(假装) not to see her and ran away.
After graduating, I got a good job in another city. Then I got married and had two kids. I told my family that my parents had been dead, so they never saw my mother, even her photo. But one year later, I got a letter, it read:
My dear son Jeff,
I’m sorry to disturb(打扰) you, but I really miss you all the time. I’m afraid that I will have no chance to see you again.
I’m sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up. However, I had no choice. When you were very young, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand that you would have to grow up with one eye. So I ……
I was proud of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye.
With all my love to you!
Mom
After reading the letter, I couldn’t help crying.What was his mother’s job?
What did Jeff tell his family about his mother?
Who got into an accident?
Do you think his mother gave one of her eyes to her son?
What do you think of his mother?
【江苏省淮安市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
B
Many companies today hold meetings to discuss their new plans. As people are paying more attention to the environment problems, more companies are looking for ways to reduce their bad influence on the environment. Many of them achieve this by using web meeting.
Web meeting is a technology that allows people to communicate better over the Internet. It’s an easy way of hosting and attending a meeting. Participants(与会者) don’t have to leave the office. Each of them will receive an invitation with the meeting time and date on it. When the meeting is ready to begin, they must sit before their computers.
With web meeting, all participants can attend the meeting at their own desks. They don’t need to drive a car to travel to and from the meeting. As a result, no fuel（燃料) is used and less time is taken up in attending a web meeting.
Materials for the meeting are simply e-mailed to all the participants before it begins. Then participants can just read them on the screen. For the company, this not only saves the use of paper but also greatly reduces the mailing cost.
As a meeting hall is not used, the only power for a web meeting is the power that is used by the computers. Besides, organized don’t have to pay for food or accommodation（住宿)for the participants. All this means that less energy is used.
In a word, web meeting is a cheaper, greener, and more friendly way of hosting and attending a meeting. Companies that hold web meetings are willing to work hard for a better environment. So they can more easily find their working partners who have the same green ideas. In return, they develop good relationship with other companies and improve their business.
根据上面短文内容填空。Many companies are looking for ways to _________ on the environment, because people are paying more attention to the ________.
Web meeting is an easy way to _________the meeting. Participants just sit before their computers instead of ________________the office.
The use of paper___________and the __________is greatly reduced by e-mailing meeting materials.
Power is only used by the computers because there is no need for a__________. Besides, organizers needn’t ________on food and accommodation for the participants.
If they have the same___________, it’s ________for companies to find their working partners.