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Once Louis the Twelfth,the King of France,happened to walk into the kitchen of his palace.There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily.

The boy had bright eyes,and a happy,sunny face,and his looks and manners pleased the king.With a smile Louis asked him his name.He replied that his name was Simon.In answer to further questions,the king learnt that the boy was an orphan; both his father and mother were dead.

"Are you content(满足的)to do this kind of work?"the king asked,pointing at the bowls which the boy was washing."Are you willing to spend your time in the kitchen when so many of the others work upstairs?"

"Why not?"answered the boy,with a twinkle in his eye."I am doing as well as the best of them.The king himself can do no better."

"Indeed!" said the king,no little surprised at the boy's words."How do you know that?"

"Well,sir,the king lives,and so do I.I am content with my life.Can the king say that he is content with his life?"

Louis walked away,his mind full of strange,sad thoughts.No one knew better than he did that kings seldom feel content.

The next day,much to Simon's surprise,he was called before the king.He was still more surprised when he found that his visitor of the day before was Louis himself.The king talked with him about many things,and found him to be a very quick and clever boy.

After that Simon was made to serve the king directly.Step by step,he rose from one important task to another,until he became one of the best soldiers of that time.He is known in history as General La Roche,and considered as one of the greatest men of France.

If Simon had not,early in life,learnt to be content with his life,he might never have been given those chances.The king did not want people who were always unhappy because they did not have as good a place as some others.You cannot too soon learn that only those who are content are happy.

42.What did Simon do before he met the king?  

A.He sang in the king's palace.

B.He served in the king's army.

C.He worked in the king's kitchen.

D.He guarded the king's palace.

43.Simon was made to serve the king directly because he  

A.knew what the king thought             

B.was content with his life

C.did as well as the best of others       

D.had bright eyes,and a happy,sunny face

44.Which of the following is the correct order about Simon?  

①He served the king directly.

②He found the visitor was the king.

③He became one of the best soldiers.

④He had a chat with a visitor in the kitchen.

⑤He is a well﹣known man in French history.

A.①②⑤③④

B.④②⑤①③

C.③④②①⑤

D.④②①③⑤

45.We can learn from the story that  

A.being content makes us happy            

B.working hard can lead to success

C.it's important to be kind to others       

D.children are always more honest.

来源:2016年浙江省舟山市中考英语试卷
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A guy walked into a store with a gun and asked for all of the money from the cashier(收银员).

After the shop assistant put the money in a bag,the robber saw a bottle of wine on the shelf.He told the man to put it in the bag as well.But the man refused and said."No,because I don't believe you are over 21."The robber said he was,but the young man still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him.

At that moment,the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant.The man looked it over and agreed that the guy was in fact over 2I.He put the wine in the hag.The robber then ran from the store with the bag.

The man called the police and gave the name and the address of the robber that he got off the license.They caught the robber two hours later.

This guy definitely wins the Stupid Prize.

41.What did the robber see on the shelf?  

A.A bottle of wine

B.A glass of coffee

C.Some bread

42.Why did the man refuse to give the wine to the robber?  

A.Because the man wanted to drink it himself.

B.Because he didn't believe the robber was over 21.

C.Because the wine was very expensive.

43.The robber took his   out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant

A.money

B.ID card

C.driver's license

44.Who caught the robber two hours later?  

A.The shop assistant.

B.The police.

C.The cashier.

45.What do you think of the guy?  

A.He is stupid.

B.He is clever.

C.He is handsome.

来源:2016年湖南省张家界市中考英语试卷
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Long long ago,there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children.They had a hen.It laid a golden egg every day.The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life.

    But the man was very greedy (贪婪的).He wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time.So,he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last.He decided to kill the hen and get all the eggs.He didn't want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise.He was so excited about his great plan.He even started to sing when he thought of the plan.

    The next day when the hen laid a golden egg,the man couldn't wait to take a knife and cut its body open.However,there was nothing but blood (血液)all around.There weren't any eggs at all.He was very sad because he would not get even one egg now.Their life used to be comfortable with one egg a day,but now their life changed a lot.

    How silly he was!

(1)How many children did the man have?  

(2)Had the man's family lived a rich and comfortable life before he killed the hen?  

(3)Why did the man kill the hen?  

(4)What did the man get from the hen at last?  

(5)What do you think of the man in the passage?  

来源:2016年湖南省邵阳市中考英语试卷
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英汉互译,阅读下面的短文,将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语.

A rich man was trying to find his daughter a birthday gift when he saw a poor man with beautiful white horse.(71)He told the man that he would give him500 for the horse

The poor man answered."Sir,it doesn't look so good."And he walked away.

The next day the rich man came back.He would give the poor man﹩1,000 for the horse.

The poor man said again,"Sir,it doesn't look so good."

(72)在第三天,the rich man took out $2,000 for the horse.

He said he wouldn't take no for an answer.The poor man said OK.

(73)Then the rich man took the horse home

(74)富人的女儿很喜欢这个礼物.She climbed onto the horse,but then the horse ran into a tree.It turned out that the horse was blind.The rich man ran to see the poor man.He asked for a reason.The poor man said,"I told you.(75)It doesn't look so good."

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来源:2016年湖南省怀化市中考英语试卷
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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league with 32teams in.How does one choose which team to support?Some people choose the team of their hometown,or where they now live,or the team that their parents or their parents or their friends follow.

A boy student from Oklahoma wrote a letter to each of the owners or presidents of the 32NFL teams.He would see what answers he got,and then choose his team.

Bill was home from school sick.It was the week before Christmas.He was"kind of bored"and needed something to do.So he asked his parents if he could write to every professional football team.Bill wrote the 32 letters by hand.

"We weren't quite sure what we could get back.He didn't really have one team that he wanted to hear from,"his mother said:"He just wanted to see what kind of reply he'd get."

A letter to the Carolina Panthers'owner Jerry Richardson was one of those posted.Bill wrote in his letter,"My family and I love football.They are fans of different teams.But I don't have a team to cheer for yet.I am ready to pick an NFL team to cheer on for lifetime!"

A few weeks later,Bill's mother was pulling into her driveway when a delivery man arrived with a box from the Panthers.When Bill came home,he excitedly opened the box.Inside he found a signed Carolina Panthers helmet(头盔)as well as a handwritten note from Jerry.

The team owner had written to Bill,"We should be honored(光荣的)if our Carolina Panthers became your team.We would make you proud of your joining us."

Bill was overjoyed with what he got.He decided that from then on he would support the Panthers.He keeps the letter from Jerry in his bedroom.His mother says,"It's not the helmet they sent us.It's what they told us."That is what mattered to Bill and why he chose to become a Panthers'fan.

66.We learn from the passage  

A.friends always choose different teams to support.

B.only 32cities in America have their own football teams

C.some people choose a team to support as their parents do

D.football teams are just popular with the people of their hometowns

67.Bill wanted to choose a football team to support because  

A.NFL was very professional

B.he himself was willing to do it

C.his parents expected him to do it

D.he was ill and felt bored at school

68.The result of Bill's letter to the Panthers was that  

A.his mother kept the reply from him

B.he got many helmets from 32teams

C.each team wanted him to be its player

D.he became a fan of the Carolina Panthers

69.It's clear that  

A.it is proper to be a football fan by Christmas

B.the team owner wrote back to Bill by email

C.the note from the team owner meant a lot to Bill

D.Bill's parents would also be fans of the Panthers

70.The best title for the passage can be  

A.Christmas Gift

B.Helpful Mother

C.Receiving a Helmet

D.Choosing a Team.

来源:2016年湖北省武汉市中考英语试卷
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How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home?The animal uses its nose.Right away it smells its new places.Then it makes wider and wider circles,smelling all the time.Before long it can find its way home very well,even in the dark.It simply follows something it knows well.

Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before.Take the case of Smoky,a small white cat.Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear.One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey.They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee.When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home,Smoky jumped out of the car.Then he found his way back to the old house.There he wandered around outside for many days.Finally he disappeared.

A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee.A man opened the door."Is that you,Smoky?"he said in surprise.At first he couldn't believe it.Then he saw the red hair around its right ear.It was Smoky!

41.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?  

A.It travels a long way.

B.It smells the new place.

C.It finds its way in the dark

D.It follows something it knows.

42.Put these events in the right order that they happened.  

①Smoky got to Tennessee.

②Smoky jumped out of the car.

③Smoky went to his old house.

A.③①②B.①③②

C.②③①D.③②①

43.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?  

A.游荡     B.思考    

C.搜寻     D.围绕

44.What is the best title of the passage?  

A.A Kind Owner       

B.A Humorours Cat

C.A Surprising Journey  

D.An Excellent Memory.

来源:2016年湖北省荆州市中考英语试卷
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Everyone has two personalities(性格)﹣the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You don't show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control yourself,but when you are asleep,your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night,of course,you often change your sleeping positions.The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back,you are a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas.You don't like to make people unhappy,so you never express your real feelings.You are quite shy and you aren't very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach,you are a person who likes to keep secrets.You worry a lot and you are always easily becoming sad.You never want to change your ideas,but you are satisfied with your life the way it is.You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up,you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt,so you are very defensive(防御性的).You are shy and you don't usually like meeting people.You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side,you have usually got a well﹣balanced personality.You know your strengths and weaknesses.You're usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel worried,but you don't often get unhappy.You always say what you think,even if it makes people angry.

67.When can we know a person's personality through the sleeping position?  

A.At night

B.During the daytime

C.During the deep sleep

D.At the beginning of sleep

68.If Tom is shy and likes to stay alone,he probably goes to sleep  

A.on curled up

B.on his stomach

C.on his side

D.on his back

69.Which statement is right according to the passage?  

A.In a normal night,people often sleep in one position.

B.If you don't have confidence in yourself,you may sleep on your side.

C.Changing positons can cause sleeping problems.

D.Sleeping positons can show people's secret personalities.

70.Where do you think the passage is from?  

A.A story book.

B.A science magazine.

C.An amusement magazine

D.A guide book.

来源:2016年湖北省荆门市中考英语试卷
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning,a perfect morning for playing or swimming.However,Tom had to finish the work.Aunt Polly gave him.As Tom started to paint Aunt Polly's very long fence,along came Ben Rogers with a juicy apple in his hand.

Tom was silent.He focused on his painting like an artist.

"Looks like a lot of work,Tom."

Tom turned suddenly."Oh,it's you,Ben! I didn't notice."

"I'm going swimming.Don't you wish you could come instead of doing work?"

"What do you call work?"asked Tom.

"Isn't that work?"

Tom kept painting and answered carelessly,"Well,maybe it is,and may be it isn't.All I know is it isn't work for me."

"Oh come on.You can't mean you like it?"

Tom continued painting."Like it?Well,I don't see why not.Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day?"

That put the thing in a new light.Ben stopped eating his apple.Tom swept his brush carefully back and forth,added a touch of paint here and there,and stopped to take a look at it all.Ben watched every move and became more and more interested until he finally said,"Tom,why don't you let me paint a little?"

Tom considered Ben's offer."WellnoI can't let youBenYou seeAunt Polly's very proud of this fenceI think there isn't one boy in a thousandmaybe two thousandthat can do it the way it's got to be done"

"Oh come on.Let me try.I'd let you,if I were painting,Tom."

"Ben,I'd like to,honestly,but Aunt Polly,well…"

"I'll be careful.Just let me try.I'll give you some of my apple."

"Well,no,Ben.I'm afraid…"

"I'll give you all of it!"

Tom slowly gave Ben the paintbrush.Ben took the brush eagerly and started to paint.On his face was a look of regret but in his heart,he was satisfied.

47.Why did Tom focus on his painting like an artist?  

A.He was strict in his work

B.He enjoyed the work very much

C.He had to finish the work by himself

D.He tried to make the work quite interesting

48.What did Tom's words mean in the underlined part?  

A.Tom didn't want Ben to do the work

B.Nobody but Tom could do the work well

C.Any boy would be very proud to do the work

D.Aunt Polly didn't want her fence to be painted badly

49.Which of the following is True?  

A.Ben was Tom's best friend

B.Tom felt sorry for fooling Ben

C.Aunt Polly regarded Tom as her own son

D.Ben thought Tom was doing hard work at first

50.What do you think of Tom?  

A.Smart B.Lazy C.Honest D.Hard﹣working.

来源:2016年湖北省江汉油田、潜江市、天门市、仙桃市中考英语试卷
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One day,Mr.Li was reading a book in his office after school.To his surprise,a ball flew in suddenly and hurt him on the head.He took the ball to the window,but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and disappearing in a minute.He sat down again and continued his reading.As it got dark,it was time for him to leave for home.Looking at the ball,he wondered what to do with it.He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wished to get it back.He went downstairs and walked to the playground.It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball with a piece of paper,on which he wrote"Be careful next time!".Then he walked away.

    The next morning,as Mr.Li opened the office door,he found the same piece of paper on the floor.Some words were added after his words:"Thank you for your kindness.Anyway,you are a clever fellow."

(1)What happened while Mr.Li was reading in his office?  

A.The window was broken by a ball.

B.A ball hurt him on the head.

C.A ball hit the window.

D.The door was broken by a ball.

(2)Why did the owner of the ball run away quickly?  

A.He was afraid of Mr.Li.

B.He wanted to get the ball back.

C.He wanted to go home.

D.He went to look for the ball.

(3)How did Mr.Li deal with the ball?  

A.He took it home.

B.He put it in his office.

C.He put it back on the playground.

D.He had no idea about it.

(4)According to the passage,we can know that  

A.Mr.Li is interested in reading

B.Mr.Li is too hard on his students

C.Mr.Li is good at playing sports

D.Mr.Li is a clever teacher with kindness.

来源:2016年湖北省黄冈市中考英语试卷
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What surprises us most? It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love. A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love. He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki live in a large flower garden. The garden has turned into a tourist attraction (旅游胜地) recently. Around 7,000 visitors come here each year, not only for the beautiful scenery (景色), but also for the special story behind the two old farmers.

In 1956, the newly married couple first moved into the house. The house would be their home for the rest of their lives. They had two children and lived happily for years. However, as years passed, Mrs. Kuroki's health began to decline. Her vision (视力) problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary.

Mr. Kuroki got an idea. He wanted to give her gifts﹣flowers. So he got to work on his big surprise. Mr. Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance (芳香). He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside. When he realized that his idea was going to work, he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.

Now Mrs. Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day.

(1)From Paragraph 1, we can know    

A.

the farmer loves his wife very much

B.

the farmer has planted some trees for his wife

C.

there is nothing wrong with the farmer's wife's eyes

D.

it has taken the farmer over three years to plant flowers

(2)What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "decline" in the passage?    

A.

好转

B.

控制

C.

恶化

D.

拒绝

(3)After Mrs. Kuroki became blind, she    

A.

managed to go out

B.

hid herself in her home for a while

C.

planted the flowers with her husband

D.

refused to leave unless it was necessary

(4)Mr. Kuroki planted the flowers to    

A.

get more visitors' attention

B.

make his wife love flowers

C.

enjoy the fragrance of the flowers

D.

make his wife come out and enjoy the fragrance

(5)Which is the best title of this passage?    

A.

A Famous Japanese Farmer

B.

A Beautiful Act of Love

C.

A Large Flower Garden

D.

A Kind of Flower with Strong Fragrance

来源:2020年辽宁省锦州市中考英语试卷
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A young couple decided to go camping in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage. They took with them all the things they would need to go camping﹣warm clothes, food and a tent.

They went up to the mountains and found the perfect place to set up their tent. After that, they decided to go for a hike(远足)to see more of the mountains.

After a long hike, they went back to their camp, built a fire and cooked dinner. Finally, it was time to go to sleep,

Sometime in the middle of the night, the wife woke her husband up and said, "Look up at the sky.What do you see?"

Her husband answered, "I see millions of stars."

His wife said, "That's right. What does that mean to you?"

The husband said, "Well, if there are so many stars out there, that means there might also be a planet just like the planet we live on:And if that's true,then there could be life on one of those planets,That's kind of exciting!"

His wife said, "You are wrong. It means that someone has stolen our tent!"

(1)The young couple went to the mountains to   

A.

go fishing

B.

have a party

C.

go camping

D.

celebrate birthdays

(2)Before going hiking, they   

A.

built a fire

B.

set up a tent

C.

went to sleep

D.

cooked dinner

(3)The husband could see   in the sky.

A.

many nice birds

B.

lots of planes

C.

some dark clouds

D.

millions of stars

(4)The wife wanted to tell her husband   

A.

someone stole their tent

B.

the stars were beautiful

C.

people lived on other planets

D.

there was a planet like theirs

(5)The best title of the passage is"   ".

A.

A Boring Trip

B.

A Great Planet

C.

A Missing Tent

D.

A Perfect Night

来源:2019年辽宁省抚顺市中考英语试卷
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"Please take my penny(便士)." Maggie said to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his net."Please take it." She said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. "Thank you, little girl." he said.

After that,Maggie went to the beach to collect sea shells.She never thought how fast time went by.Two hours later,she sat down on a rock beside a little pool,and Dan's large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! He made a loud noise, and then began to pull her coat gently."Rover wishes me to leave here,I see." she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home.However,she found the places she had got down easily was now very difficult to climb up, and because the tide(潮水)had been in for some time, she found some of the stones wet and smooth.

What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the tide made a much louder noise than she could make. Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the tide could not drown(淹没)it. Finally, Dan heard the loud barking of the dog.He came in a boat and brought Maggie and Rover safely to the land!

"It was the penny that did it, madam." Dan said to Maggie's mother later, " I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kindly into my hand﹣﹣just as if he would have said,'Rover will be your friend now, little girl.' And I am thinking he has looked after her all day,because he never came near me after that."

Some years later, Rover came to Maggie's home with a little note, in which was written﹣﹣﹣"Will Maggie help Rover? ﹣﹣﹣his master is dead."

(1)What is Maggie like according to the passage?   

A.

Smart

B.

Kind

C.

Creative

D.

Brave

(2)Who brought Maggie to the land safely in the end?   

A.

Rover

B.

Maggie's mother

C.

Herself

D.

Old Dan

(3)Which is the RIGHT oeder of the following events?   

①Maggie went to the beach to play.

②Rover barked for help and they were saved.

③Maggie gave a penny to Dan, the old fisherman.

④Maggie found i t hard to get back from the rock.

A.

①③④②

B.

③①④②

C.

③①②④

D.

①③②④

(4)Why did Rover look after Maggie all day according to Dan's words?   

A.

Because Rover noticed Maggie's kind action and felt like being with her.

B.

Because Maggie was a friend of Dan's family.

C.

Because Maggie often came to play with Rover.

D.

Because Rover was a naughty dog and liked to play with little kids on the beach.

(5)What is the best title for thepassage ?   

A.

Rover and his master

B.

Rover's new friend

C.

A brave dog

D.

What Maggie's penny did

来源:2016年新疆乌鲁木齐市中考英语试卷
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A man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond, when a woman came near him.She had a white dog with her.

She sat down on a chair, took out of a magazine and began to read.

The dog was sitting between her and the man.

After it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, the dog turned and looked up at the man.

 " Excuse me," the dog whispered(低语)," but you look like a kind man. Please buy me from this awful woman."

The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog was whispering to him, in English.

" She is so meanto me," the dog continued. "She never pets me or plays with me. She doesn't feed me properly and she often beats me when she is unhappy, which is most of the time."

The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this.He was even more surprised when the dog added, "And I am really a very good dog. I'm quite famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I've saved three children﹣two from drowning and one from a fire."

The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of thousands of dollars on television. It would be the world's first talking dog.

" Excuse me," he said to the woman," but I love your little dog. Will you sell him to me?"

"I'll be pleased to sell him, " the woman said. " You can have him for ten dollars.

" Ten dollars!" the man said. " Only ten dollars? Why so little? "

 " Because," the woman said, " he' s a trouble﹣ making liar(说谎者)."

(1)At the beginning of the story, the dog   

A.

was leading the woman

B.

was watching the ducks

C.

was reading a magazine

D.

was sitting close to the man and the woman

(2)From what the dog said, the woman   

A.

didn't feed her dog

B.

treated her dog badly

C.

was always unhappy

D.

played with her dog sometimes

(3)The underlined word "mean" probably means   

A.

宽容的

B.

有意的

C.

刻薄的

D.

宠爱的

(4)Why did the man decide to buy the dog? Because the dog   

A.

was famous

B.

was poor

C.

could behave bravely

D.

would earn much money soon

(5)How did the woman feel when the man wanted to buy her dog?   

A.

Glad

B.

Proud

C.

Sorry

D.

Worried

来源:2020年四川省泸州市中考英语试卷
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Mr.Black was too fat.His wife was worried about his health and took him to see a doctor."Don't eat meat or cakes," the doctor said to him."I'm going to stop him from eating them,doctor," his wife said.

The next morning ,Mr.Black made a nice cake, and his wife ate half of it.After his wife went out,Mr.Black cut a very small piece of the cake and ate it.It was very delicious.Then he cut a bigger piece of it and ate it.In several minutes, he finished the rest of the cake."My wife will be very angry," he said to himself." What should I do?"Then he had an idea.He made another cake very quickly, ate half of it and left the other half on the table.When his wife came back at noon,she was very happy to see the half of the cake.

(1)What was the matter with Mr.Black?   

A.

He was too heavy.

B.

He slept too long.

C.

He was too worried.

D.

He had too much stress.

(2)Who made the cake?   

A.

The doctor.

B.

Mr.Black.

C.

The doctor's wife.

D.

Mr.Black's wife.

(3)In the morning,Mrs.Black ate   

A.

half a cake

B.

one cake

C.

one and a half cakes

D.

two cakes

(4)Why was Mrs.Black happy to see the half of the cake?   

A.

Because she saw her husband waiting for her.

B.

Because the cake on the table was very delicious.

C.

Because she was hungry and wanted to eat the cake.

D.

Because she thought her husband didn't eat the cake.

来源:2020年四川省德阳市中考英语试卷
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Tom is ten years old. He loves watching TV. But for one year, he didn't watch TV at all. What was the reason? Tom's parents said they would give him $600 if he didn't watch TV for a year. Tom's parents thought he watched TV too much.

One day his mother read a story in a newspaper about a boy who didn't watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Tom. Tom liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away, and said, "It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV. I just want the money." At first, Tom's parents were very happy. Tom read books and newspapers, played outside, and played computer games, but soon he got bored.

Every evening, he asked his parents, "What are we doing tonight?" Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV just for one evening. Tom always said, "No, it would cost me money!" Finally the year was over. Then Tom started watching his favorite TV shows all day again. Tom got the money from his parents. What did he plan to do with the $600? "I want to buy myself a TV set!" he said.

(1)Tom didn't watch TV for one year because   

A.

he wanted the money

B.

he wanted to study harder

C.

he wanted to learn from the boy

D.

he thought watching TV too much was bad

(2)"It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV." means "   ".

A.

It's no use watching TV.

B.

It's a waste of time watching TV.

C.

It's important for me to watch TV.

D.

It doesn't matter not to watch TV.

(3)Why did his parents promise to give him $600 if he didn't watch TV for a year?   

A.

Because they were very rich.

B.

Because they wanted to play with him.

C.

Because they wanted him to buy a new TV.

D.

Because they didn't want him to watch TV too much.

(4)What didn't Tom do instead of watching TV for one year?   

A.

He played outside.

B.

He did his homework.

C.

He played computer games.

D.

He read books and newspapers.

(5)Tom's last words would most probably make his parents   

A.

happy

B.

interested

C.

surprised

D.

Excited

来源:2019年四川省遂宁市中考英语试卷
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