【题目】Once a farmer’s daughter began to think and plan while she was carrying her pai1 (桶) of milk from the field to the farmhouse.“I will sell this milk”, she said to herself,“and with the money I can surely buy three hundred eggs. I will put these eggs under hens. And surely two hundred and fifty of them will hatch(孵化). I will feed these chickens, and make them fat. And I will take them to the market when chickens are dear. I will sell them at the market, and with the money, I will buy a new dress. In this dress, I will go to the fair. I shall look so fine that all the young men will ask me to marry them . But I will toss my head, and say NO to them all..”As she said this, she really tossed her head. Down fell the pail, and the milk spilled all over the ground. That was the end of all her fine plans.

The moral of this story is: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Fill in the blanks according to the pasage. Only one word for each blank.

A farmer’s daughter was once carrying her pail of milk on the farm 【1】_ she began to think and plan. She planned to sell the milk and buy a new dress. She thought that he must【2】 _the men who fell in love with her when she【3】_ _the new dress to the fair. 【4】 _ of this, she tossed her head and the milk spilled all over the ground. Her fine plans were【5】 _.

【题目】Can you help me _______ English?

A. in B. learn C. learning D. at

【题目】She lived_ in a small village, but she didn't feel _ .

A. 1onely,lonely

B. alone, lonely

C. lonely, alone

【题目】 _ ! There is little time left.

A. Hurry up

B.Don't worry

C. Take it easy

【题目】【湖南省益阳市2015年中考英语试题】回答问题（共5小题，计10分）

阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).

One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost

both his arms because of electricity.

Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to

make a choice.

“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which

would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.”

says Liu Wei.

Liu Wei’s dream was to be a pianist. He learned to play the piano with his toes. And teaching

himself to play the piano with his toes was very hard. Many times he wanted to give up, but his

parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

【1】What can Liu Wei play the piano with?

【2】How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

【3】Was Liu Wei very unhappy when both his arms were cut off？

【4】Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

【5】How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?

【题目】- Excuse me, could you please tell me the way to the nearest hospital?

- I'm sorry, _I am new here. You can ask the policeman over there.

A. and B. but C. so

【题目】【山东省泰安市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解

Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who’s one of the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.

Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America’s Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?

Mara: Well, America’s Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10 . I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again.

Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show?

Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience .,but I just try to do my best .I always go on to the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts.

Reporter: Who is your role model or idol(偶像) ? What inspires you?

Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mom. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.

Reporter: What are your other hobbies?

Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis!

【1】 From the passage, what can we knew about Mara Justine?

A. She’s the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.

B. She was accepted by America’s Got Talent the first time she auditioned.

C. She’s hardworking and optimistic (乐观的)。

D. She’s less confident (乐观的).

【2】 The underlined word “audition” probably means “ “

A. 试镜 B. 试音 C. 观看 D. 报名

【3】Who encourages Mara to make the dream come true?

A. Her mom

B. Aretha Franklin

C. Her fans

D. Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera

【4】 What’s the best title of this passage?

A. The Youngest Singer B. Mara’s Got Talent

C. A Singing Competition D. Mara’s Honbbies

【5】 What type of writing is the passage?

A. A travel guide B. A science report

C. A poster for a concert D. An intervie

【题目】- Who taught _ skating?

- Nobody. I learnt it by_ .

A. your, myself B. you, me C. you, myself

【题目】_ amazing news we were told!

A. What an B.How C. What

【题目】—Does he go to bed at 9:00?—Yes, he _______.

A. is B. goes C. does D. do