We can help you plan your holiday! Welcome to Sunset Island Tourist Information Centre． 25 Green Street， Port George， Sunset Island Open every day except Sunday． 09：00﹣17：00 We can help you find a hotel， choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day． Please take a free map of the island for more． |
Boat trips around Lighthouse Island! Two﹣hour trip leaves each day at 09：00． Lunch included． Swim in the beautiful water off Lighthouse Island! |
Exciting nightlife! The clubs of Port George are open every night until 04：00﹣the latest music every night! Two free drinks if you arrive before midnight． |
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Make friends with our wildlife! At Rose town Reserve， you'll find wildlife that only lives on Sunset Island﹣get close to wild horses， deer and parrots． Easy walks and a great tea house! |
（1）To get more tourist information， you can go to 25 Green Street ．
A． at 10：00 on Sunday
B． every day at 10：00
C． every night until 04：00
D． at 14：00 on Friday
（2）Where can tourists see wild horses， deer and parrots？
A． On Lighthouse Island．
B． At Rose town Reserve．
C． At Tourist Information Centre．
D． In the clubs of Port George．
（3）How will a tourist enjoy the two﹣hour trip around Lighthouse Island？
A． By bicycle．
B． On foot．
C． By boat．
D． By minibus．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading material？
A． You can enjoy a cup of tea at Rose town Reserve．
B． You can get some special gifts at Sunset Tourist Information Centre．
C． You can enjoy the latest music at 5 a．m． in the club of Port George．
D． You can get a free dinner during the two﹣hour trip around Lighthouse Island．
（5）Where can you most probably see the reading material？
A． In a novel．
B． In a fairy tale．
C． In a travel guide．
D． In an art magazine．
【江西省南昌市2015年中考英语试题】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题 所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分）
C
The first part of a new science-fiction series （系列剧）was shown on NBC last night. Star Trek is about a spacecraft（宇宙飞船）which travels faster than the speed of light. The show is developed from three ideas about the 22nd century. First, we’ll find other life forms great tools which will make amazing things possible.
Let’s think about these predictions. If we find life forms on other planets, will they be intelligent? I hope so. But we human beings might not be friendly – I don’t think we’ll believe in the idea o fpeace one hundred years from now. But this is science fiction, so we can be optimistic! And Star Trek’s idea of life in the future is ‘communicators’. And we will be ablt to have conversatins with people who are on because you’ll have an electronic notebook. And if you get ill, the doctor won’t have to examine you – a machine will ‘read’ your body. The strangest manchine includes a ‘teleport’ which will take people to a different placein a second!
The ideas are interesting, and in my opinion there’s only one problem with star trek: the acting. The TV company （公司）will have to get better actors. If they do that, the show might be a success. If the acting doesn’t improve, Star Trek won’t last for more than one series. Of course, my prediction may be wrong. I can’t see into the future!What is Star Trek?
| A．A TV play. | B．A popular song. |
| C．A spacecraft. | D．An alien. |
What does the underlined word “optimistic” mean?
| A．Lucky and happy. | B．Hopeful and confident. |
| C．Helpful and creative. | D．Thankful and popular. |
What’s the writer’s opinion about Star Trek?
A. The life forms on other planets are stupid.
B. Interesting ideas make a new series popular.
C. The new series might not be successful without better actors.Which would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Aliens on Other Planets. | B．The Idea of Human Life. |
| C．A Science Fiction. | D．A New Series about Future. |
【江苏省淮安市2015年中考英语试题】 阅读理解（共15小题；AB两篇每小题2分，C篇每小题1分，满分25分）
B
Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from different places around the world. Tourists and travelers often get to try some unfamiliar food. That is part of the fun of traveling. Here are four people’s experiences with foreign food.
| David King is a Chinese student in France. “I never had cheese or even milk before I came to France. Cows are seldom seen in my part of China. So there is no milk or milk products. I drank some milk when I first arrived in France. I hated it! I tried cheese, too, but I didn’t like it. I love ice cream, though that’s made from milk.” |
| Birgit is from Sweden. She traveled to Australia on vocation. “I was in a restaurant that was special in fish. I heard some other people order flake, so I ordered some, too. It was delicious! Later, I learned that flakes is an Australian name for shark. Now, whenever I see a new food, I try it on purpose. You know why? I remember how much I enjoyed flake.” |
| Chandra is a dentist in Texas. She is from India. “ I’m afraid to try new foods because maybe there is beef in them. I’m a Hindu(印度教信徒)and my religion(信仰) stops me from eating meat from the cow. That’s why I can’t eat hamburgers or noodles with meatballs.” |
| Nathan is from the United States. He taught for a year in China. “My friend gave me some 100-year-old eggs to eat. I didn’t like their appearance at all. The eggs were green inside, but my friends said the color was normal. Chinese people put something on fresh eggs. Then they put them in the earth for three months. So the eggs weren’t really very old. Even so, I didn’t want to touch them.” |
David King is a student in France and he comes from________.
| A．China | B．Sweden | C．India | D．America |
.Birgit ordered _____in a restaurant during her vocation in Australia.
| A．cheese | B．eggs | C．hamburgers | D．flake |
Chandra is afraid to try new foods because_________.
| A．she can’t eat food with beef |
| B．she doesn’t like their appearance |
| C．she doesn’t like foreign food |
| D．she doesn’t need any food at all |
Nathan worked as _______ in China for a year.
| A．a worker | B．a dentist | C．a teacher | D．a student |
The passage tells us that ___________.
| A．David King often drinks milk |
| B．flake and shark are the same fish |
| C．a Hindu eats meat from the cow |
| D．the egg is put in the earth for a hundred years |
【黑龙江省哈尔滨市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（本题共20分，每小题1分）
(D)
Last year, a special kind of glove came out. It was invented to help bind people to learn Braille,which is a special system for the blind to read by touching. Shaking motors (震动马达) are put on each finger of the glove. They can make different sounds to tell a user which letter he is touching.Recently, two British college students have invented another special glove for the blind. It can make the user feel small and quick movements. An ultrasonic sensor(超声波传感器)with a battery is put on the back of the glove. When the user wearing the glove is close to an object（物体）, ultrasonic waves( 超声波)from the glove are sent out (发出). As soon as they hit the object in front, the waves will return to the glove. Then the waves cause the glove to shake. And the ultrasonic sensor makes different kinds of sounds. The sounds make the user know how far he is from the object.
In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds. One of the designers said, "Now the ultrasonic sensor on the glove is quite large. We're going to use the money to develop a smaller and lighter ultrasonic sensor."
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。The underlined word "Braille" in the passage means "_ " in Chinese.
A. 盲文 B. 口语 C.手语The glove with an ultrasonic sensor .
A. can make only one kind of sound
B. can make the user feel small and quick movements
C. was designed by two American college studentsPicture shows how the glove with an ultrasonic sensor works according to the passage.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sounds from the ultrasonic sensor make the user know what the object is.
B. The two college students wanted to use 15,400 pounds to develop the glove.
C. The glove with shaking motors was invented for blind people. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Way to Make Gloves
B. Two Kinds of Special Gloves
C. An Ultrasonic Sensor and Shaking Motors
【广东省茂名市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，从每小题所给出的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。
C
Many rules govern drivers on American streets and highways. The most common ones are the speed limits(限制). The speed limits control how fast a car may go.
On streets in the city, the speed limitis usually 25 or 35 miles per hour.On the highways between cities, the speedlimit is usually 55 miles per hour. When people drive faster than the speedlimit, a policeman can stop them. The policemen give them pieces of paper which people call traffic tickets. Traffic tickets tell the drivers how much money they must pay. When drivers receive too many tickets, they probably cannot drive for a while.
The rush hour is when people are going to work or going home from work. At rush hour there are many cars on the streets and traffic moves very slowly. Nearly all American cities have rush hours. Drivers do not get tickets very often for speeding during the rush hours because they cannot drive fast.What does the underlined word “ones” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Rules | B．Drivers. |
| C．Governments. | D．Highways. |
On the highways, the police will stop you if your speed is over .
| A．25 miles per hour | B．35 miles per hour |
| C．55 miles per hour | D．45 miles per hour |
According to the passage, traffic tickets tell the drivers .
A how much they have to pay
B. where they have to pay
C. when they have to pay
D.why they have to payDrivers will not be allowed to drive for some time .
| A．if they drive too fast |
| B．If they drive too slowly |
| C．if they break the rules too often |
| D．if the stop too often |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．rush hours | B．American drivers |
| C．traffic rules | D．traffic policemen |
【甘肃省兰州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。
C
Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there are still things you can do to protect yourself.
Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your chances of survival (幸存；存活) in an earthquake go up if you can keep calm. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects. Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.
Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car, pull over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea, try to get as far away from the water as possible. Earthquakes can cause huge waves that can really harm the people nearby.
For example, gas fire often comes with an earthquake. If you see a fire, quickly move outdoors to an open area.
Remember to always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
阅读以上短文，从文后表格中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使文意通顺、正确；根据短文内容回答第5小题。
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The ways to protect yourself when an earthquake happens. |
| B．The ways to stay away from tall buildings. |
| C．The ways to stay calm. |
| D．The ways to move outdoors to an open area. |