【福建省龙岩市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答1－4小题，并按要求完成第5小题。
Do you know what are the World’s tallest animals? How do they sleep and drink?
You may think it's difficult for them to sleep, but they have no such problems because giraffes don’t often stop for a snooze(打盹). As they are so tall—males can grow up to 18 feet, giraffes actually have the shortest sleep requirement of all mamma1s哺乳动物), with an average(平均) of half an hour a day. When they sleep, they seldom lie down and sleep for minutes at a time, since it's difficult for them to get up again and it’s dangerous in the wild. But the giraffe in the zoo sleeps around 4.6 hours per day, mostly at night. It usually sleeps lying down.
Drinking Water may cause problems for the animals because their long necks are too short to reach the ground. To drink they must spread their legs in an uncomfortable position, which makes them easily hunted by other animals like Africa's big cats. As a result. thev get most of their water from the plants that they eat. They only need to drink water every few days.

How1ong do giraffes living in the wild sleep every day?
How does the giraffe in the zoo usua11y sleep?
What must giraffes do to drink water?
What's the main idea of the passage?
请将划线句子翻译成汉语,,

【福建省漳州市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解(A、B、C、E篇：每小题2分，D篇：每小题1分．计45分)
A、B、C篇：根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
Is chatting on your mobile phone boring without colorful emojis(表情符号)?Those happy , sad and laughing faces help us talk
So what kind of emoji does a country like most ? It has something to do with the environment and culture of different countries，according to a report in The Atlantic．
France loves heart emoji more than any other country．It’s reported that55％of emojis it uses are hearts .This adds to France’s image(形象)as a romantic country．
As for Americans，we see many users choose food pictures．America uses the burger and chicken leg emoji more often than other countries．

Besides，a nation’s scenery and history affect its emoji usage，too ?

As it often snows in Russia, people there turn to snow emoji more than those in any other country．In China，people like using panda emoji．And Australia uses more rabbit emoji than anywhere else．It
once built the longest fence(篱笆)in the world to keep rabbits from eating their way too far west．
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
The_______ emojis can help people________on the mobile phone．
France loves________ emoji best_______France is a romantic country．
The environment，culture，as well as_______and scenery of a country can_______its emoji usage．
It is often for ______ to choose emoji of food ________ the burger and chicken leg .
Australia once built the _______ fence in the world to ______ rabbits eating their way too far west .

【甘肃省兰州市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。
Our dog Abbey died last month. My 4-year-old daughter Lucy missed her a lot and asked if we could write a letter to God to make sure he could look after Abbey well. I told Lucy that I thought we could, and she dictated (口述) these words:

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Lucy and addressed it to God/Heaven. Yesterday, we received a package addressed, “To Lucy” with this note:

将文中①处画线内容，连词成句。___________________________________
将文中②处画线句子翻译成汉语。__________________________________
将文中③处画线句子改写为感叹句。(每空限填一词)
____________ ____________ wonderful mother you have!
Who helped Lucy write the letter to God? (回答最多不超过三词) ____________
Where can we find God according to the passage? (回答最多不超过六词) ________

【广东省茂名市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读(共5个空格, 每个空格1分, 满分5分), 请在答题卡指定区域内作答。
阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容, 将文本框中的短文补充完整,每个空格只准填一个单词 。
Hello, my name is Kate. I have studied in a nursing school for three years. During my second month of the school, our teacher gave us a small test. I answered the questions very quickly until I read the last one,“What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” I thought this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman a few times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how could I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. “Of course,” said the teacher,“As a nurse, you will meet many people. You should care all of them, even if al1 you do is just to smile and say ‘hello’.” I've never forgotten that lesson. Later I learned her name was Dorothy.

An unforgettable lesson Kate would never forget a small test when she studied in a nursing school. In the test, she found the last_ surprising. The question was “What is the first name of the cleaning woman in the school?” Kate thought it must be a_ . So she finished all the questions_ the last one. .However, later she found that she was completely . Her teacher said tha the last question was not a joke. He told his students that it was necessary for a nurse to care about person they met.

【贵州省六盘水市2015年中考英语试题】英语与生活，阅读短文，完成76---80题。（共5 小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Confidence (自信）is very important in daily life. It is helpful to develop a healthy attitude(态度）
If people are more confident, they are much happier. And they can have more chances to be successful. Here are some suggestions to be more confident.
Speak loud！ When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud in order that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports！Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself！Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Give yourself praise(表扬) for the good things you've done.
Keep a hobby! If you like drawing, draw as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you perfect. And it will make you happy and confident.
Why is confidence important in daily life?
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Do you have more or fewer chances to be successful if you are confident?
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What can make you tired but strong according to the passage.
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Can a hobby make you perfect in some ways?
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How many suggestions of being confident are given in the passage? Please list one of them..
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