(2015 •泰安中考) 

   Here,a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer,Mara Justine,who's one of the youngest contestants of Americans 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 know about Mara Justine?

   A. She's the youngest contestant of Americans Got Talent.

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

   C. She's hardworking and optimistic (樂觀的) .

   D. She's less confident (自信的) than those with more experience.

2. The underlined word “audition” probably means “ ”.

   A. 試鏡   B. 試音   C. 觀看   D. 報名

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 tide of this passage?

   A. The Youngest Singer

   B. Mara's Got Talent

   C. A Singing Competition

   D. Mara's Hobbies

5. What type of writing is the passage?

   A. A travel guide. B. A science report.

   C. A poster for a concert. D. An interview.

(2015 •濟(jì)寧中考) 

   Last year,four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes,on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles,parts of old bikes,and 1 soda cans (蘇打罐) everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had no leaves,and there wasn^ any flower at all. It was ugly.

   One Friday,one of the children looked at the corner and decided to do 2 about it. The next Monday,she brought a bag and 3 some of the old bottles to recycle. On Tuesday,she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles,while her best friend picked up soda cans and put them in a different 4 for recycling. On Wednesday,all the children joined together. The corner became 5 !

   The corner looked better but it was 6 ugly. So the next day the girl brought some flower seeds (種子) . She planted the seeds and watered them,and watered the 7 , too. She only had ten minutes a day but that was enough.

   A few months later,this corner had become a beautiful 8 with pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to help your city?

1. A. full   B. empty   C. cheap   D. expensive

2. A. nothing   B. anything   C. something   D. everything

3. A. gave   B. offered   C. bought   D. collected

4. A. bag   B. box   C. room   D. corner

5. A. ugly   B. clean   C. dirty   D. green

6. A. so   B. yet   C. even   D. still

7. A. trees   B. plants   C. flowers   D. vegetables

8. A. city   B. park   C. garden   D. street

3. (2013 •孝感中考) 完成句子根據(jù)A句的意思完成 B句，使兩句的意思基本相同。

A： Greeting each other with a smile is necessary in our daily life.

B：is necessary greet each other with a smile in our daily life,

2. (2013 •白銀中考) 今天我以學(xué)校為榮，明天學(xué)校以 我為傲。

Today I’m my school and tomorrow my school will take in my success.

1. (2014 •連云港中考) It   (對我們是有幫助的) to choose public transport to change traffic jams.

22. (2014 •鹽城中考) UNICEF was in 1946. It works to help children live a better life.

   A. set up   B. put up

   C. picked up   D. turned up

21. (2013 •縷化中考) She is a girl with two big eyes.

   A. six-years-old   B. six-year-old   C. six years old

20. (2013 •寧波中考) 一Would you mind turning down the music?

--.

   A. Not at all   B. No mind

   C. Yes,I will   D. No,I don't mind

19. (2013 •麗水中考) Being honest is the first if you want to make friends with others.

   A. step   B. time   C. job   D. hand

18. (2013 •白銀中考) A Wechat (微信) is an invention can help people talk to friends,share photos,ideas and feelings freely.

   A. which   B. who   C. whose   D. /