【2014年内蒙古包头市、乌兰察布市中考】
阅读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一介最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

All of them are from English--speaking countries except .

What do we know about Take me home, Country Road ?

Who of them are of the same age?

Where is Kate from?

【2014年内蒙古包头市、乌兰察布市中考】
阅读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一介最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A person's nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions.
Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions easily. And many people will never pay through the nose, that is, they will not pay too much money for something.
It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people's business.The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people's private matters. He is considered nosy.
And my teacher often says, "If you put your heart into it, the answers should be right under your nose. " It means something can be found or seen easily.
As for ear, there are also some expressions.
When I want to say something to you, I hope you are all ears and listen carefully. I also advise you to keep your ear to the ground. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.
Another expression about ear is to play it by ear. Someone is able to play a song or a piece of music by remembering the tune(旋律) and not by reading the music.
There are many other expressions about different parts of our body.
For example, if someone is playing a joke on you, you can say, "You are pulling my leg. " And to turn your hand to something means to begin to do something. If a child does something wrong, we say he will get it in the neck, or he will be punished.
If a person always wants to lead others by the nose, that means .

If someone is hard-nosed, .

When our parents or teachers are talking to us, what should we do?

On April Fools'Day, what may some people try to do?

【2014年内蒙古通辽市中考】
Zhang Bin and Zhang Rui are brothers. But their living habits are different. Now Let’s go to Zhang Bin’s room. He cleans his bedroom every day and puts his things away. Look! There is a computer on the desk. There are two balls under the bed. A guitar and a kite are on the wall. Some books are on the shelf. So he must be a careful boy. Now let’s go to Zhang Rui’s room. The room isn’t clean. Can we see his clothes on the desk? Oh, yes. We can see a football and a knife on the desk, too. Zhang Rui never does any cleaning on weekends. So his room is in a mess.
What do you think of Zhang Bin and Zhang Rui? Zhang Bin is a good boy. Zhang Rui needs to learn from his brother.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
How often does Zhang Bin clean his bedroom?

There is a guitar .

What can we see on Zhang Rui’s desk？

What does “in a mess” mean in Chinese?

Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

【2014年内蒙古通辽市中考】
仔细阅读下面短文，完成各个选项。
Tony has always loved going to the beach. He spends as much time there as he can. It was a bright, sunny day. The beach was full by the time Tony and his mum got there. It seemed that everyone had the same idea today. When they found a spot（地点）, Tony sat down and began to relax.
Soon Tony noticed something strange. There was an empty water bottle in the sand. Then, a paper bag was blowing down by the water. People had littered（乱扔废物）all over the beach!
Tony was mad. His mum explained that a lot of people littered instead of using garbage cans（垃圾桶）. If Tony wanted to stop it, he would have to work to save the beach.
He worked hard. Tony got a group to help clean up. He put up signs saying“ ” and got his town to add more garbage cans in the area. Most of all, he let people know how bad littering is for the environment.
Tony worked hard to make a difference!
What was the weather like on that day?

Who went to the beach with Tony?

What problem did Tony notice on the beath?

What did the signs that Tony put up say?

What is Tony like according to the passage?

【2014年内蒙古通辽市中考】
A loud noise suddenly hurts your ears while you enjoy a film in the cinema. A stranger makes you jump as he shouts at his friend on the other side of the city. Mobile phones are everywhere and sometimes they can be very annoying. Although they are necessities（必需品） of modern life, it is common to hear people complain about（抱怨） mobile phones.
Most public places have mobile phone rules. So try to keep your phone ring as low as possible or put it on vibrate mode（振动模式）. It is good to leave your phone at home when you would be at school or when visiting a hospital.
If you need to make or take a call while in a meeting, at a restaurant or a theatre, go to the washroom. If you are expecting a call, get a seat near the door. It is polite to tell others at the beginning that you are expecting an important call. When you get a call and you are with friends, keep the call short and speak quietly.
A good way to make sure that people don’t interrupt（打断）you and others is to tell your friends when it’s a good time to call.
根据短文内容，补全表格。

In most public places	Keep your phone ring as . as possible or put it on vibrate mode.
At school or when visiting a hospital	at home.
In a meeting, at a restaurant or a theatre	If you need to make a call, . If you are waiting for a call, you should near the door.
When you get a call and you are with friends	and speak quietly.