Saturday,17th March 

     Today I got my dream job in New York!However,it's far away from my home town and I've never visited New York before. Yesterday I took the train here and one of my workmates met me at the railway station. Then he showed me the company. There they had a welcome party for me. Great!

    My company offered no living place,so I had to find somewhere to live. I stayed in a hotel while I was looking for a new home.

               Sunday,1st April

     I've found the perfect flat!It's small but very nice. It's near my office,so I can walk to work. The only problem is that it's $ 1,000 a month. ThatJs too much for a young man like me!

      I've soon got used to the life here. I love it!There s a supermarket nearby and some restaurants where I can go when I do not want to cook. My workmates and new neighbors are friendly. It's April Fool's Day today and I even played a trick on my neighbor next door. Cool!

() 1. How did Daniel get to New York?

   A. By train. B. By plane. C. By car. D. By ship.

() 2. What is Daniel's flat like?

   A. It's far away from his office. B. It's quite cheap.

   C. It’s very big. D. It's very nice.

() 3. Daniel needs to pay a month for the flat.

   A. $ 100   B. $ 500   C. $ 1000   D. $ 2000

() 4. Why did he play a trick on his neighbor next door today?

   A. He is a funny person.           B. It's April Fools’ Day.

   C. He doesn’t like his neighbor.     D. He often play tricks on others.

() 5. What does Daniel NOT tell us?

   A. Whether he has visited New York before.   B. Where he stayed before he found a flat.

   C. Why he had a party on April Fool's Day.   D. What his workmates and new neighbors are like.

    Mr. Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids. Two months ago,he was told that he had cancer and he needed 1 at once. And he knew he would spend a lot of 2on the operation. It was too much for Mr. Lin's family. They had no jobs and both their children were at school. The situation seemed 3 .

     After two weeks,4 , Mr. Lin got a piece of good news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for 5 patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less. 6 the project,he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting 7 . Now he has returned to his family.

     The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in 8 China. So far,the project has helped more than 5,000 people to 9 medical aid. The Chinese government is also working together with other 10 and international organizations to do it. They hope to develop a new health care model for China.

() 1. A. some medicine   B. some help   C. an operation   D. a doctor

() 2. A. money   B. time   C. work   D. energy

() 3. A. hopeful   B. hopeless   C. colorful   D. colorless

() 4. A. instead   B. though   C. but   D. however

() 5. A. young   B. old   C. poor   D. rich

() 6. A. Thanks to   B. Thanks for   C. According to   D. Instead of

() 7. A. bad   B. worse   C. well   D. better

() 8. A. eastern   B. southern   C. western   D. northern

() 9. A. offer   B. make   C. give   D. receive

() 10. A. towns   B. provinces   C. cities   D. countries

(2015 •呼和浩特中考) 

   Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores?

   A study into how lazy British people has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

   Just over 2, 000 people were quizzed by independent researchers in the Britain's largest health center. The results were very surprising.

   About one in six people who were asked said if their control was broken,they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

   More than one third of those asked said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly,of 654 respondents (離婚被告) with children,64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

   We know that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are very fat before they start school.

   Dr Sarah,Dauncey,medical director of the center,said, “People need to get fitter,not just for their own health,but for their families,friends and pets,too.

   “If we don't start to take control of this problem,a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic tasks. ”

   And Scotland's largest city,Glasgow,was shamed as the laziest city in the UK,with 75% asked thinking they do not get enough exercise,followed by Birmingham and Southampton,both with 67%.

   So there are some problems for the National Health Service,where fatness-related (相關(guān)的) illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on an increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

1. What does the underlined word “quizzed” mean?

   A. questioned   B. answered   C. listened   D. heard

2. Of 654 respondents with children,64% said .

   A. they were often too busy to play with their children

   B. they were often so tired that they couldn’t play with their children

   C. they were often so sad that they didn't want to play with their children

   D. they were often ill and they couldn’t play with their children

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. All the adults in the UK are very lazy.

   B. Half of the children are very fat before they go to school.

   C. Pets will be in trouble if their owners don't keep healthy.

   D. All people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they don't get enough exercise.

4. From the last paragraph,we can learnif they keep lazy.

   A. people may have heart disease

   B. people can work at home all the time

   C. people like shopping online

   D. people don't like climbing the stairs

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A. The health service in the UK.

   B. A study of British people's lifestyles.

   C. A study of British people's laziness.

   D. The fatness problem in the UK.

(2015 •呼和浩特中考) 

   For most children,the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter 1 the game is. Things become better when they need a(n) 2 to play with. On the one hand,it is quite 3 for the development of a child's personality (個(gè)性) to win and to 4 the best ways to get that. On the other hand,if a child only cares about 5 , then for him,playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner,he will get 6 and he doesn’t want to go on playing.

   It's parents’ 7 to make their children know that ： you can't always win and there are many unpleasant moments 8 when you have to learn how to lose. The idea is to compete,to prove you are good,not only to win.

   In a word,playing a game is not funny only when you win. It is funny 9 you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky,don't 10 a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.

1. A. how   B. why   C. what   D. when

2. A. owner   B. worker   C. student   D. partner

3. A. useful   B. simple   C. correct   D. special

4. A. pay attention to   B. take pride in   C. jump out of   D. think of

5. A. playing   B. studying   C. winning   D. losing

6. A. unhappy   B. lonely   C. relaxed   D. excited

7. A. rule   B. duty   C. plan   D. habit

8. A. in life   B. in the future   C. in fact   D. in the way

9. A. or   B. and   C. when   D. before

10. A. worry   B. believe   C. wish   D. imagine

13. (2013 •揚(yáng)州中考) 誰(shuí)將應(yīng)邀主持下周的演出？

12. (2013 •莆田中考) 不吃早餐去上學(xué)對(duì)我們的健康 有害。

Going to school without breakfast our health.

11. (2013 •連云港中考) Peter was so tired that he   (直到……才醒來(lái)) half past eight yesterday.

10. (2013 •宜賓中考) 據(jù)報(bào)道約200人在蘆山地震中 喪生。

It  that about 200 people had lost their lives in Lushan earthquake.

9. (2013 •棗莊中考) 這些學(xué)生現(xiàn)在忙于觀看中國(guó)和美 國(guó)的足球賽。(be busy doing)

8. (2013 •鹽城中考) To keep fit,we should have more vegetables and fruit (代替) of too much meat.